{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"Champions League, Ballon D\u2019or, FIFA Presidency and more! - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6r9EnibzcF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/champions-league-ballon-dor-fifa-presidency-and-more\/\">Champions League, Ballon D\u2019or, FIFA Presidency and more!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/champions-league-ballon-dor-fifa-presidency-and-more\/embed\/#?secret=6r9EnibzcF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Champions League, Ballon D\u2019or, FIFA Presidency and more!&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"6r9EnibzcF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Big_Seg_FIFA_1.jpg","thumbnail_width":861,"thumbnail_height":831,"description":"There are several things on my mind this weekend.  During the week I watched several exciting matches in the European Champions League.  One, in particular, left me flabbergasted. What a beautiful, totally unpredictable game football is.   There was also the release of the list of the 23 best football players in the world from among who would be chosen the World\u2019s Best Player of the Year. There is only one African in the list. One would think that it makes sense that he would almost automatically win the other award of Africa\u2019s best player. But he is unlikely to.   There is also the FIFA presidential election - the deadline for submission of documents is in 48 hours, and the Nigeria Football Federation is still unable to decide which of two persons to nominate. Yet, it is so obvious that some persons are just bent on selling their souls and take a decision they know is obviously not right!   There was also time to join their families and friends in mourning the passage of my moral mentor, Mr Gamaliel Onosode.   Permit me to start with the Champions League. What stood out for me was the match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich. It was absolutely bizarre. The match and the eventual result just do not add up at all. The match came and what happened? Pep Guardiola must still be in a daze. Arsenal was outplayed in all departments of the game. But Bayern lost. Neither team actually created any clear-cut chances with Bayern dominating play with over 70% ball possession and hardly threatened throughout the game. Uncharacteristically, Arsenal applied a strategy they had never been seen to use before \u2013 they fell back into defence for most of 90 minutes conceding their attacking style football for a well-organised defensive system that kept Bayern\u2019s attack away from their goal and depended on a few occasional counters to hunt for the odd goal. The elements sided with Wenger and the Gunners. Arsenal got not one, but two goals that came out of nowhere! No one can still fathom what happened."}