The Italian was an unused substitute as Brendan Rodgers'
side kept up the heat on the top four with a 2-0 win at Anfield over the
Premier League strugglers
Out of favour: Balotelli has been back on the Reds' bench lately
Mario Balotelli posted a cryptic Instagram message after Liverpool's victory over Burnley last night.
The
Italian striker said "someone doesn't like me" on the photo sharing
site, after he was left on the bench for the duration of the game, with
Brendan Rodgers preferring Daniel Sturridge as a lone striker.
The Reds didn't need their maverick forward, after goals from Jordan Henderson and Sturridge saw them to a comfortable 2-0 win.
Balotelli
wrote: "Someone doesn't like me but differently of what they say about
me I'm a team player and I'm so proud of my team, of this win and of
these fans! Let's keep going. Bravi Ragazzi!!! YNWA !!!"
He has scored just one Premier League goal for Liverpool since joining the club at the start of the season for £16million from AC Milan and only four in all competitions.
It was the third Premier League match running that the Italian has
been left with a watching brief and he hasn't started a league game
since November 1, in the 1-0 defeat at Newcastle.
The Frenchman fell to the floor shortly into the clash with
Tottenham at White Hart Lane before being stretchered from the field
five minutes later
Bafetimbi Gomis has insisted he is "back in order" after his sickening collapse last night.
The 29-year-old Swansea striker slumped to the ground at White Hart Lane with no-one near him after just six minutes. His fall came as his team-mates prepared to restart the match after Nacer Chadli had given Spurs the lead.
The entire stadium was plunged into silence by the scenes which were
frighteningly reminiscent of Fabrice Muamba’s near-fatal cardiac arrest
on the same pitch three years ago this month.
Both sets of medical staff came rushing onto the pitch to attend to
stricken Gomis while the horrified Spurs and Swansea players looked on
in despair.
But Gomis
was able to acknowledge the applause of the fans as he was stretchered
off and was up and talking in Tottenham's medical room during the second
half.
As reported by Mirror Football last night, the former Lyon marksman actually wanted to continue playing.
He tweeted in English after the match: “I wanted to reassure you
concerning my health, it actually looks much more scary than physically
dangerous and I am feeling well now.
“I have been under a great deal of stress and fatigue due to my
father’s health that requires me to go back and forth to France.”
"I was disappointed that I couldn't help my team tonight but now
everything is back In order. I also want to thank everyone for their
support and get well messages."
Gomis was taken to hospital midway through the second half of last
night's match, which Spurs won 3-2. The club were set to have him picked
up on their journey home.
But Swansea boss Garry Monk and other members of the club’s staff maintained the frontman was “fine” and that the incident looked worse than it really was.
Muamba had lay dying on the pitch on March 17, 2012. It was the skill
and expertise of the medical staff on the scene at the time that saved
his life.
Swansea were more relaxed last night about Gomis' situation. The
striker is understood to suffer from vasovagal — a medical condition
that can lead to fainting when his blood pressure drops.
The condition occurs when the body overreacts to certain triggers,
such as physical or emotional distress. This can then cause a sudden
drop in heart rate and blood pressure, which reduces the blood flow to
the brain. A brief loss of consciousness can follow.
Gomis has fainted on several previous occasions at his former clubs St Etienne and Lyon.
"He is fine," said a Swansea spokesperson. "‘He is in the medical
room. It is something we have been aware of — it is something called a
vasovagal condition.
"We have always been aware of it and it has happened before. He has had all the medical and cardiology tests with us."
Swansea boss Garry Monk said: "Obviously with the history at this ground it’s a bit of panic.
"But coming off the pitch, he was fine. He was talking and he
actually wanted to stay on the pitch. It’s something that we’re well
aware of and it’s part of his history.
"He’s had every single medical check that you can possibly have, and he’s fine. It’s just part of his life."
What is a vasovagal condition?
A certain trigger can cause blood pressure to drop which in turn
leads to a reduced flow to the brain. A brief loss of consciousness can
follow.
Vasovagal syncope, as it's known, is usually relatively harmless apart from any additional injury caused in any fall.
What can cause it?
Physical and emotional stress are the most common causes. Others include extremely high temperatures or standing up quickly.
Gomis pointed to the "stress and fatigue" of his father's illness and constant travelling to and from France.
Has it happened to Gomis before?
Gomis has lived with the condition all his life and Garry Monk
confirmed afterwards it is something the club were aware of before last
night's incident.
Gomis has fainted on several previous occasions at his former clubs St Etienne and Lyon
Can anything be done about it?
While there is no specific cure as such treatments include removing or minimising the exposure to causes or triggers.
Certain medications that lower blood pressure are sometimes
prescribed while a number of varying therapy techniques are also
utilised.
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Aderonke Apata has been denied the rights to same-sex marriage by the UK Home Office.
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The London Home Office has once again threw the spanner into the works of Nigerian renowned lesbian and gay-rights activist, Aderonke Apata, to get a permanent stay in the UK because she has not always been a lesbian.
The
Home Office argue that Apata cannot be a lesbian after she’s been in
multiple heterosexual relationships which resulted in the birth of her
children.
The 46 year old lady who said she fled
Nigeria to the UK in 2004, has been locked in a running battle with the
Home Office seeking a permanent stay.
According to
her, her country people had marked her to be killed when she came out
with her status as a lesbian and wanted to be given an asylum so that
she can get married to her partner, Happiness Agboro.
But
the the Home Office Secretary's lawyer, Andrew Bird, argued that Apata
was not part of the select group classified as 'true lesbians' because
she had indulged in sex with men which resulted in her having biological
children before she decided she wanted to be a lesbian.
He said:
"You can’t be a heterosexual one day and a lesbian the next day. Just as you can’t change your race."
Apata was in the court with her 'wife-to-be', Agboro.
During the hearing, she said:
"The Home Office has treated me badly from day one. Staying in Britain means
staying safe, staying with my partner and continuing my campaigning."
Who says even mad people do not fall in love?
That is far from the truth. People with insanity also fall in love as
witnessed by these two mentally deranged heart-throbs showing their affection in public in Calabar, Cross River State.
Those who have been seeing these two 'playing love' say the man is so possessive of his woman and does not joke with her at all.
He is said to show his affection for her any where the fancy catches him.
