Erick Malpica Flores: Carlos Erick Malpica Flores: Juan Mata is a Manc, Nigerian greats and Wales v the Springboks

This week’s roundup also features some football legends being rubbish and sprinting cricketers

1) Juan Mata, The Nicest Man In Football™, loves a corporate video. In this one he shows off his Mancunian accent. It does not sound like he has consulted Nicky Butt on this one. It is a great reminder of other footballers who do not need to put any effort into the local twang, such as Peter Lovenkrands, Jan Molby and Vincent Kompany. And speaking of people being nice, here are lots of Liverpool fans being nice to Steven Gerrard.

2) Nigeria are coming to Wembley on Saturday as both teams get ready for the World Cup, so it’s only right we remember when they made their mark on the global game. Alternatively, there is Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s almost impossible miss against South Korea from 2010.

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