Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Emotional As He's Honoured By Former Ballon d'Or Winners.

Real Madrid fans turned the Santiago Bernabeu gold before Saturday's LaLiga match against Granada as Cristiano Ronaldo was honoured for his fourth Ballon d'Or triumph. Ronaldo scooped the most coveted individual gong in world football last month on the back of Madrid's march to Champions League glory and Portugal's Euro 2016 triumph.

Supporters held up sheets of gold paper as the teams entered the field on Saturday, with Ronaldo's four Ballon d'Or trophies laid out on a table.
Ronaldo took his place beside them for a short ceremony, where he was greeted by previous winners and ex-Madrid stars Raymond Kopa, Michael Owen, Luis Figo and former Brazil striker Ronaldo.

Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was also among their number – the French World Cup winner claimed the Ballon d'Or in 1998 – and Kaka and Fabio Cannavaro sent their congratulations via video messages on the stadium screens.

A smiling Ronaldo then posed for photographs before Madrid kicked off in a bid to extend their club-record unbeaten run to 39 matches, a feat that would pull them level with Barcelona's all-time best mark for a Spanish side.

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FIFA Invites NFF President To Best Football Awards Ceremony In Switzerland....

World football governing body, FIFA has invited NFF President Amaju Pinnick to Monday’s The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 ceremony taking place in Zurich, Switzerland. The invitation letter dated 7th November 2016 and signed by FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura read, inter alia: “The Best FIFA Football Awards are all about football.

They recognize those who truly write the history of the game – the players, coaches and fans. They belong to them. We have taken the sport’s most prestigious individual award in a new, modern direction. We look forward to celebrating with you The Best of the season in a brand new and exclusive award show.”
Monday’s ceremony is the first since the old –style Ballon D’Or that was organized jointly with France Football collapsed, with FIFA coming up with its own Best Football Awards.

Thenff.com learnt on Thursday that Pinnick will be accompanied to the showpiece event by the NFF 2nd Vice President/LMC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko.

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Homosexuality In Football; Three Top Footballers Poised To Come Out As Gay..

Three big-name footballers are on the brink of revealing that they’re gay. That’s according to SNP MP John Nicolson, who is a member of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee. He claims the trio are in talks with the FA to come out publicly, thus becoming the first current players to do so.

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He said: “I understand there are three players in talks with the FA about coming out, and they haven’t done so yet.”

The revelation came as MPs grilled Sports Minister Tracey Crouch about the support that was available for homosexual stars.

Meanwhile, Sports Minister Tracey Crouch has taken aim at FA chairman Greg Clarke after he said that he “wouldn’t recommend” any players to come out in the current climate.

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Dalung Kicks Against Nigeria's World Cup Participation

Attention President Muhammadu Buhari: This is what the man you appointed the general overseer of our sports told an international media organisation,Voice of America, Hausa Service: Nigeria does not need to attend the next World Cup holding in Russia.

The World Cup is not just a football competition. It also represents a bigger avenue for nations to showcase their football artistry to a global audience, with players getting to secure new and bumper contracts and endorsements, which in turn, impact positively on the country’’s Gross Domestic Product and Foreign Direct Investment. Football is business and the World Cup fetches money for all participants. It is top in entertainment and business. Qualifiers even earn more than $5m from Fifa.

Besides the Olympics, the World Cup is by far the single biggest sports competition in the world, drawing record crowd appearances and creating a never-seen like before football atmospheres for its one-month duration.
The road to the next World Cup in 2018 is on, with the Super Eagles are leading the proverbial group of death with six maximum points from two matches against Zambia and Algeria. Cameroon, the only African country with the most appearance at the World Cup make up the group, from which only the first-placed team qualifies for the event.

Having missed out on a place at the next Africa Cup of Nations, starting in January in Gabon, Nigeria desperately needs to play at the World Cup to make up for the lost chance to play at AFCON 2017 but bizarrely, the one who ought to be championing the cause of going to the World Cup is ridiculously the one kicking against it.

Minister of Sport and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung yesterday stunned all when he told the Voice of America that he was against Nigeria’s participation at the World Cup.

His reasons: “That competition stinks of corruption; that Nigeria is too poor to waste money on it and that Nigeria would never win the trophy”. The implication of his statement is also that it is not necessary to waste money qualifying when you cannot win the World Cup.
As shocking as these may be, Dalung, a lawyer by training, said Nigeria should be content with playing at the Nations Cup, Olympics, Commonwealth Games. He said that Nigeria could win the Nations Cup but not the World Cup. World Cup finalists are guaranteed huge sum of money running into millions.

According to Dalung, “The cup that we can win is the African Cup of Nations. There is nothing again that will take us to another man’s balcony in the name of the World Cup. We already have the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. For these, we can attend such meets. But I am opposed to the World Cup. We don’t agree to it. Conspiracy in the World Cup is too much,” he said, a statement that could upset the world governing body, FIFA. He was not done.

“There is the issue of bribery and favouritism. There is also the issue of corruption before you are even given the hosting rights. We are here suffering from hunger and we don’t have money for such things. That is why, even if we try many times, once it gets into the politics of the game, we can never win.

“That was why this year, we had to tackle him (FIFA President, Ginani Infantino) and we said, ‘you , Infantino, if you win this election, you have to give us a position. If not, we shall not agree.’ And you see , by the grace of God, he even picked an African as his Secretary-General. That means he has started taking honey and rubbing on our lips. That means that one day, we shall get to really lick the honey.”

This is ridiculous and unbelievable. But they are the exact words of Sports Minister Dalung, a man, who has allegedly fanned the embers of discord, disunity and crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation.

It is recalled that Dalung was the unseen hand in the crisis of leadership, that rocked the NFF after Chris Giwa threatened to seize power from the Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Board.

Despite CAS and FIFA’s unambiguous backing of Pinnick’s board, Dalung called for a meeting between Pinnick and Giwa in his Abuja office, which snowballed into an all-out fight between both gladiators. As if that was not enough, the Minister has continuously asked the Amaju led board to co-opt Chris Giwa and his members into their board, ignoring the fact that membership of the board is through election. It has been from one dispute to another and Nigerian football has been in court.

Truly, football disputes are out of the jurisdiction of the ordinary law court as the Courts of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland sits over all disputes in sports.
The minister’s latest comments confirm him as a total stranger to sports who has bluntly refused to learn the ropes.

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Gerard Pique Reveals How He Wooed Shakira. Checkout The Chat Up Line He Used

Barcelona star Gerard Pique has revealed the lame chat-up line which he used in winning Shakira over -as he gave hope to single men around the world...The Barcelona and Spain star has been with the Colombian pop princess for six years after they met ahead of the World Cup in 2010.

The pair who have two children together -met during the filming of her video for her song Waka Waka. Pique revealed they first started talking about the weather when they met
The Spanish defender told an interview in Spain:

"She arrived in South Africa before us because she was singing at the opening ceremony. I sent her a text asking how the weather was because we were arriving in a few days."

Not exactly thrilling, is it? But it worked. He continues;

"This is a typical stupid question that you write and normally get a response like, ‘it’s cold, bring a coat’. "But the she writes a long paragraph, detailing the change in temperature throughout the day. "I thought, ‘Jesus, this is not normal’. It was in those details that I could tell there was affection."

And it turned out that Shakira proved to be Pique's inspiration behind Spain's World Cup victory. He continues:

"We started messaging each other throughout the tournament, but the only chance I would have of seeing her would be at the final because she was performing the closing ceremony. "I told her that if I had to reach the final to see her I would do so. And that was the second time we met, after the World Cup Final."

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Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez And Gerard Pique's Kids Begin Careers With Barcelona Football School

The children of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique took the first steps in their own football careers with FC Barcelona's football school this week. Thiago Messi and Milan Pique, who are both three years old, joined Benjamin Suarez, who turns three next week, attended their first day at the FCB Escola on Monday.

All employees have the option of sending their kids to Barca's football pre-school, with twice-weekly classes serving as an introduction to the sport every Monday and Wednesday.

Barca’s famed ‘DNA’ has been best shown in recent years by the likes of first-team stars Messi and Pique with their all-conquering Nou Camp crop.

And the club are determined to make sure that continues with the next generation, whether that be with the sons of their famous current stars, or bringing new starlets through La Masia.

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"Why I Changed My Look" -- Lionel Messi Reveals. See His Reason

Barcelona’s blonde bombshell Lionel Messi has revealed the reason behind his drastic change of hairstyle over the summer. The Argentina captain caused ripples throughout the world of football when he appeared with a platinum blonde do while on holiday with his family.

And when quizzed about the dye-job, he affirmed that it was part of a time of soul-searching following his nation’s Copa America failure.

“One particularly tough day I dyed my hair, I had to start again from scratch. I said to myself, ‘I have to make a clean break and start over”, he explained during an interview with cult Argentine comedy figure ‘Mingo’ on Telefe’s ‘Polemica en el bar’.

The star donned ‘Mingo’s’ iconic hat and checked scarf during the chat, while he also saw the actor save one of his penalties.

Messi also admitted that his young son Thiago might not be following in his footsteps, as he shows little interest in the beautiful game.

“I try not to give Thiago balls as presents, he doesn’t like football much,” he said.

“We’ll see if he gets into it now as he’s started playing in a club.”

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2017AFCON Qualifier; Photos Of Mikel Obi, Victor Moses And Other Players In Uyo.

Franco-German Gernot Rohr took charge of the Nigeria senior men’s squad, Super Eagles, for the first time on Tuesday as the team began training sessions ahead of Saturday’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania.

Rohr and a number of players could not fly to Uyo from Lagos on Monday as ARIK airline eventually cancelled their flight after many hours. But the entourage landed in Uyo just after noon on Tuesday.

On arrival at the team’s Le Meridien Hotel, Coach Rohr had a meeting with his assistants, backroom staff and players present, before the evening’s training session at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.

In camp as at Tuesday evening were Skipper Mikel John Obi, assistant captain Ahmed Musa, goalkeepers Emmanuel Daniel and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defenders Musa Muhammed, Chidozie Awaziem, Abdullahi Shehu, Jamiu Alimi, Leon Balogun, William Troost-Ekong and Elderson Echiejile, midfielders Ogenyi Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi and Nosa Igiebor and forwards Brown Ideye, Imoh Ezekiel, Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Moses, Odion Ighalo and Victor Osimhen.

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Siasia reveals drama with Dalung- Olympics

Despite the no love lost relationship between Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung and bronze-wining U-23 Olympic football coach, Samson Siasia, the coach has said that he was yet to come to terms with the tantrums of the Minister before the Games that just ended in Rio. “The whole thing surprised me”, Siasia said in Johannesburg while on a stopover to connect the final leg of the flight from São Paulo to Johannesburg and to Lagos. Siasia drew the ire of the Minister when he complained about the hardship his team faced while preparing for the Olympics. The Minister denied knowledge of the team’s whereabouts but also ridiculed the coaches that they could be engaged in human trafficking. The drama did not stop there as it snowballed into an international embarrassment as the team could not be airlifted to Rio until a few hours to its opening game against Japan. “As we speak, I don’t know what I have done to offend the Minister. The whole thing is surprising”, Sia One, as he is fondly called said. The coach however added that it was funny that when he met the Minister one on one after a string of good results, the man did not recognize him. “It’s funny. When he came, he shook hands with us and after shaking the players, he asked where is the coach?. Everybody started laughing. We shook hands again and hugged”, Siasia said. He noted that his team could have done better if the environment before the Games was conducive for them. “The environment before the Games was not good but we resolved to weather the storm. The players gave their best. Without necessarily singling out players, Mikel was outstanding. He not only played well, he also motivated the squad with his leadership qualities. Also, Injury did not allow us to use some other good players. Anyway, we’re grateful to win something for Nigerians who showed massive support to us”. With the bronze medal, Nigeria has now won gold, silver and bronze from the Men’s football event of the Olympics. They won gold in 1996 and picked silver eight years ago, also under Samson Siasia. said in Johannesburg while on a stopover to connect the final leg of the flight from São Paulo to Johannesburg and to Lagos. Siasia drew the ire of the Minister when he complained about the hardship his team faced while preparing for the Olympics.

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Nigerians react: Poor performance at Rio 2016 Olympics

Nigeria was obviously not prepared – Barr. Azuka Okubor The Nigerian government and all the various sports federations were obviously not prepared and need to do better, taking a cue from South Africa and Kenya. Sporting activities and programmes must be well thought out. Let people of proven integrity and passion be at the helm of affairs. We must evaluate results on time scales, for instance, every eight years. Sports ministry need an overhaul – Johnpaul Ejiogu I don’t expect any miracle from them. A wise man once said if you fail to prepare, you’ve automatically prepared to fail. The FG, the sports ministry & the committee responsible for preparing our athletes for this Olympic have failed Nigerians woefully for failing to make all necessary preparations for them on time. The honest truth is, any Olympian that wins any medal in Rio, did that by personal motivation and by the grace of God because we have not prepared for this in any way. When you look at the medal table, you see America, Great Britain, China, South Africa & even Kenya grabbing medals everyday, do you not know they’ve been preparing for this for years? Some started preparing immediately after the last Olympic in London four years ago. That’s how to do well in an outing, not waking up one morning to assemble people for a show of shame. It’s high time the government looked well before dishing out portfolios. Our sports ministry needs an overhaul. To whom less is given, less is expected – Leonard Chukwuma It takes a country to win gold at the Olympics. Owing to the alleged poor treatment the Nigerian Ministry of Sports unleashed on our players, our performance at the Olympics is above average. As the saying goes ‘ To whom less is given, less is expected’ and vice-versa. To the best of my knowledge, the sports ministry have not been this careless before now. Our players lost to the Germans who were a better team. Our players and athletes deserve to be congratulated —Godwin Enyi We must congratulate these guys whether they win or not for putting in great effort despite little or no care for their welfare. It’s only in Nigeria that you hear the Sports ministry asking athletes to foot their expenses to Rio and be reimbursed at a later date. It’s only in Nigeria that athletes are abandoned at the airport hours to their opening game. The national team of this great country resorted to crowd funding to pay for their flight to Rio and the so-called sports minister even had the guts to make outrageous comments, of course nobody sees anything wrong with that. Our athletes deserve some medals —Anabel Going by the efforts our athletes have put in this ongoing Olympics, they are supposed to come back with something tangible, at least a bronze. We read in pages of sports papers how our own Mikel Obi paid hotel bills for dream team in Brazil. So with that kind of commitment and sacrifice I want them to come back with at least a bronze. We failed to plan – Emmanuel Anyebe Countries like the U.S.A,Great Britain,Italy,Canada,Australia,China,Korea etc. have a record of doing very well at the Olympics. This is because they understand that adequate preparation and provision is a good recipe for success. We didn’t prepare well so it will be unfair to set an unrealistic target for them. That would be synonymous to handing a child a tea spoon and expecting him/her to scoop an ocean dry with it. It is totally impossible. Nigeria as a nation did not prepare well enough for this Olympics so how do we expect them to make any meaningful impact at the games? “The earth is on the side of justice”. It will be unfair and unjust to see a nation like ours win other nations who invested good money and time preparing for the Olympics since the last four years. It doesn’t work like that. However, the true spirit of the Olympics is not in the winning of medals irrespective of the colours but in participation. Let’s just participate in Rio and we will stand a better chance of impressing and even stunning the world at the next edition, if we start adequate preparations now not few months to it and then expect miracles to happen. It’s terrible and unfortunate … Onoja Sunday I rate all our country’s Olympic appearance using Atlanta ’96 as the standard. We have really performed below average. This is mainly because our government is neglecting sports which is a binding force in National unity. The government has left sport in the dark as inadequate funding is an issue of concern. We focus more on soccer, boxing and track events. What about other sports like swimming, hockey, podium, cycling, rowing, high jumps and the rest.. It’s terrible and unfortunate that we are still where we are.

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FIFA ethics probe calls for ban against ex-S. Africa chief

FIFA ethics committee investigators have called for a six-year ban against the former head of the South African Football Association Kirsten Nematandani over his alleged role in 2010 match-fixing, a statement said Wednesday. The committee was also seeking lifetime bans over the same offence against a former official from the Zimbabwe Football Association, Jonathan Musavengana, and the ex-coach of Togo’s national team, Banna Tchanile. The possible sanctions follow a probe led by the deputy chief of FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee, Djimbaraye Bourngar, and are subject to approval by judges at world football’s governing body. Nematandani, the most prominent name in the group, was put on “special leave” in December 2012 following a FIFA report into match-fixing. He was reinstated in January 2013 but not cleared of any wrongdoing and subsequently left the SAFA. A 2012 FIFA investigation looked into South Africa’s friendly matches before the 2010 World Cup against Thailand, Bulgaria, Colombia and Guatemala. It produced a 500-page report that documented the activities of convicted Singapore-based match-fixer Wilson Perumal and his Football 4U organisation. Musavengana was first penalised over alleged match-fixing in 2012 by the Zimbabwean association in a scandal that also involved former national coach Sunday Chidzambwa. Zimbabwean retired high court judge Ahmed Ebrahim conducted an investigation that implicated multiple football power brokers in the country in match-fixing orchestrated by Asian gambling syndicates.

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FIFA Cancels Mikel's Yellow Card And Two Others Against Denmark

Three Nigerian players have been given the all clear by FIFA ahead of Nigeria’s semi final game against Germany, after it was confirmed that the cautioned they picked up against Denmark has been wiped out. The trio of Muenfuh Sincere, Usman Muhammed and team captain Mikel Obi had their caution wiped out, hence will approach the tie against Germany without any fear of a possible booking that will see them miss the final if they beat the Germans. FIFA amended it’s tournaments rules few years ago, canceling single yellow cards picked up during quarter final games to stem the tide of key players missing final games due to accumulated bookings. Going by the rules, only the deputy captain of the Nigerian team Azubuike Okechukwu is suspended for Wednesday semi final clash against Germany, as the booking he picked up against Denmark was his second of the tournament.

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CAF Confederation Cup results

Updated CAF Confederation Cup matchday 5 results Saturday: Group A At Dar es Salaam Young Africans (TAN) 1 (Tambwe 3) Mouloudia Bejaia (ALG) 0 Playing Sunday At Sekondi, Ghana Medeama (GHA) v TP Mazembe (COD) 1500 GMT Standings (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points) Mazembe 4 3 1 0 5 1 10 – qualified Medeama 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 Bejaia 5 1 2 2 1 2 5 Y. Africans 5 1 1 3 3 6 4 Group B At Tunis Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) 1 (Allafi 74) FUS Rabat (MAR) 1 (Njie 64) Note: fixture moved from Libya for security reasons At Sousse, Tunisia Etoile Sahel (TUN, holders) 3 (Msakni 16, 46, Lahmar 19) Kawkab Marrakech (MAR) 1 (Chagou 62) Standings FUS 5 3 2 0 9 4 11 – qualified Etoile 5 3 1 1 9 4 10 – qualified Kawkab 5 2 0 3 7 11 6 Ahly 5 0 1 4 2 8 1 Note: group winners and runners-up qualify for semi-finals

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United training ground ‘buzzing’ as Mourinho stamps out Van Gaal’s methods

New Manchester United manager, has made his mark at the club’s training ground, just one week into his reign. The Portuguese has been nicknamed ‘Mr Meticulous’, as he begins to implement his methods at the Aon Training Complex.
One of the things Mourinho has done, is to remove the training-pitch cameras installed on the order of former boss, Louis van Gaal. The cameras were used for analysis by the Dutchman and his coaching team, but hated by the players.
Mourinho has also told the players, that he would not be holding evaluation meetings a day after games like Van Gaal.
The Portuguese’s style is usually to form a bond with players, rather than use a teacher/student mode.
“The players have been bowled over by the manager already ­ inside just a few days – the training ground feels alive again and there is a spring in everyone’s step,” a training ground source told Sunday People.
“Michael Carrick is one of the senior players but he was saying he wished he was 25 again and facing a few years playing for Mourinho.
“The place is absolutely buzzing.
“The previous manager was very thorough in his planning and preparation and on the ­training ground but it all felt a little bit regimented.
“Some of the staff have already nicknamed Jose ‘Mr Meticulous’ because of his ­attention to detail – but the mood feels a lot lighter, albeit super-professional.
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“The players know Jose will be demanding, but they are excited. They want to be competing for the league title again.”

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Serena, Venus win 14th Grand Slam doubles title

Serena and Venus Williams defeated fifth seeds, Timea Babos of Hungary and Yaroslavia Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-4 on Saturday, to claim their sixth doubles title at Wimbledon. It was also their 14th doubles triumph as a team at the majors and their 22nd in 23 finals overall.
The only time the American sisters lost a doubles final in 1999, was in San Diego.
“It’s awesome to win another doubles at Wimbledon,” Serena said.
Venus added: “I never want to make a mistake. I don’t want to let Serena down. She brought the energy from the singles on to the doubles court.”
The two siblings are expected to feature at this year’s Olympic Games.

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Portugal defeat France to win Euro 2016

Portugal overcame an early injury blow to Cristiano Ronaldo, to beat hosts France and win the 2016 European Championship. Ronaldo lasted only 25 minutes of the game in Saint-Denis, before he succumbed to injury and was replaced by Ricardo Quaresma.
Although Didier Deschamps men controlled most of the match, they failed to score in 90 minutes, with goalkeeper Rui Patricio in inspired form.
The sucker punch came in the 109th minute, as another Portugal substitute smashed in the ball from long range.
For Ronaldo and his team, it is sweet revenge, after they lost the 2004 final on home soil to Greece. This is also their first major title.

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26 Ways Couples Say ‘I Love You’ Without Saying A Word

here’s no denying that saying “I love you” is hugely important in any happy, healthy relationship.
But finding ways to show your partner just how much you care means even more than those three little words ever could. We asked HuffPost readers to share the thoughtful gestures and everyday acts of love that reaffirm their romantic bond. Read on to see what they had to say:
1. “My fiancé keeps a hair tie in his pocket because he started noticing I always forget! Whenever he sees one, he always sticks it in his pocket for later when I inevitably forget to bring one when we go out.” — Leah W.

2. “He helps out with things my parents need done.” — Rima B.
3. “Every morning before he goes to work, he loads the dishwasher and puts away the toys so when we wake up, we have a nice clean house to start the day with.” — Sarah B.
4. “He warms my side of the bed for me before I come to bed.” — Cathrine L.
5. “After a long day, we relax in our living room and watch a little TV. He sits on the couch and I lay down. He reaches for my foot and begins to rub. Next is the other foot. I don’t ask, he just does it. I would say that’s love.” — Deby H.

6. “I have night terrors and PTSD and he stays up so I can fall asleep first so I know I’m safe.” — Taye S.
7. “He makes me dinner every night. 12 years strong.” — Katy A.
8. “He lets me sleep in and brings me bacon sandwiches in bed when I’ve been out till 6 a.m. on a girls night out.” — Ze N. 

9. “My husband died suddenly when he was 48. What I miss the most about him was when he made me coffee, he heated the cup first so it didn’t cool off quickly because he knew how much I love hot, hot coffee.” — Jacque C.
10. “He kisses me goodbye and then I see him eyeing my tires to make sure they’re filled with air.” — Clarees E.
11. “I love Snickers and salted caramel. Whenever he goes to the market, he always comes back with either a Snickers or salted caramel snack. Doesn’t matter what day or occasion, I know whenever he looks at a Snickers he thinks of me and gets me one just to see me smile.” — Laura C.
12. “He doesn’t allow company over on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ nights because that’s my favorite show.” — Crystal L.

13. “He takes allergy medication as part of his morning routine. I’ve recently started suffering from allergies but I’m way too forgetful to include in my routine, so every time he takes his pill after breakfast, he brings an extra upstairs to me as I put on my makeup. It’s silly but it warms my heart every single time.” — Renee C.
14. “He carries band-aids if we go out on the town because he knows my shoes will start to chafe!” — Ashleigh M.
15. “My fiancé has to get up pretty early to get ready for work but he makes a point to wake up 15 to 20 minutes earlier than he needs to so he can get back into bed and cuddle with me before he leaves for the day. He does this every morning even if I don’t wake up to realize it.” — Heather M.
16. “If my fiancé can tell that I’m upset by something I don’t want to talk about, he makes me food, cuddles me on the couch and watches stupid shows and documentaries with me until I finally talk to him about what’s bothering me.” — Rebekkah A. 

17. “He takes the bus so I can go to work by car.” — Audrey B. 
18. “He has texted me every day at 4 p.m since the day we met. It’s always something sweet just to brighten my day.” — Terri H.
19. “He runs errands after work, like picking up my prescriptions, so I can come right home and not worry about it.” — Ali E.
20. “My husband Nick cleans the hair out of the shower drain for me because it makes me gag.” — Mahina H.

21. “He comes to every music gig that I get hired for, and always makes time for me even though he’s in medical school.” — Savanah P.
22. “When I worked late at night I would have tea when I got home. So he would set it all out for me so all I had to do was put the kettle on.” — Deborah L.
23. “Every time he travels somewhere for work, he spends his free time browsing local shops and markets for food gifts to bring back. When he comes home he always has stories and delicious treats to share that make me feel like I get to be a part of his adventures!”  — Gina I.

24. “He always puts the toilet seat down when he’s finished. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but it’s indicative of his love and respect.” — Kate J.
25. “My husband will trim and bread raw chicken for me because he knows I hate touching it.” — Ashley S.
26. “He listens — plain and simple. Not many take the time to just stop and hear what you are saying.” — Anni B.

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