Barcelona's Dani Alves reacted to having a banana thrown at him during Sunday's dramatic 3-2 win at Villarreal by peeling it and then taking a bite...LOL!

He was about to take a corner when the banana landed on the pitch.

"We have suffered this in Spain for some time. You have to take it with a dose of humour," Alves said.

"Barcelona wishes to express its complete support and solidarity with Dani Alves following the insults he was subject to," a club statement read.

"Barcelona urges all clubs to continue fighting against the blight on the game which any kind of aggression against a sportsperson on the basis of their race represents.''

Former Barca striker Gary Lineker praised the actions of Alves. "Picked it up, peeled it, ate it and proceeded to take the corner," he tweeted.  "Top response."

The ex-England striker added: "Utterly brilliant reaction from Alves. Treat the racist berk with complete disdain!"

Neymar, a club-mate of Alves and a fellow Brazil international, and Manchester City and Argentina forward Sergio Aguero also displayed their solidarity with the player by publishing photographs of themselves eating bananas.

Compatriots Hulk, Fred and Lucas Leiva also lent support via their social media accounts, with Liverpool midfielder Lucas writing on Twitter:  "Congratulations on your attitude yesterday. We are together on this fight against racism."

Tottenham and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor said on Twitter:  "Massive respect to danid2ois, there is no place for Racism in Football. #saynotoracism."

Spurs duo Nacer Chadli and Moussa Dembele were also pictured eating bananas with a message supporting the fight against racism.

The Spanish media  reported that match referee David Fernandez Borbalan made a note of the incident and that the country's football association, RFEF, will meet on Tuesday to discuss the matter.

Alves has been a regular target of racist abuse during his 12 years in Spain with both Sevilla and Barcelona.

In January 2013, he complained of racist abuse  following a Copa del Rey semi-final match against Real Madrid.

We aren't going to change things easily," he added.
Referring specifically to Sunday's incident, which took place in on 75 minutes, he said: "If you don't give it importance, they don't achieve their objective."

Alves, 30, was involved in Barca's first two goals as they came from 2-0 down against Villarreal to win 3-2 at El Madrigal.

His cross was deflected into the Villarreal net by Gabriel Armando on 65 minutes. Then another cross was deflected home by Mateo Musacchio 13 minutes later.

Lionel Messi then sealed the comeback seven minutes from time to reach the 40-goal mark in all competitions for the fifth straight season.

The win leaves Gerardo Martino's Barcelona side second in the table, four points behind leaders Atletico Madrid and two ahead of Real Madrid.

Barca and Atletico have three matches left, but Real, who play Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, have a game in hand. Atletico face Chelsea in the second semi-final on Wednesday.


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Cute Things Spouses Secretly Think About Their Partners

On Whisper, a free mobile app that allows users to share secrets anonymously, sentimental husbands and wives can share the super sweet things they think and feel without fear of judgment....details of our relationships that we tend to keep to ourselves.
Here are some of the endearing ones...
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Find out the amazing health benefits of Bee Pollen.... and why Victoria Beckham is obsessed with it!

 

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What's her secret? Victoria Beckham has just hit her 40th birthday and has revealed her favourite new health superfood as bee pollen

 

While the majority of us were devouring our leftover Easter eggs on Bank Holiday Monday, Victoria Beckham tweeted to her 7.46m followers: 'Totally obsessed with this Bee pollen! so good for u!! X vb'.

 

Bee pollen, which is made by honeybees and priced at around £3.50 for 50g, is usually taken in granule form and you can sprinkle it onto salads or smoothies.

It is widely considered one of nature's most complete nourishing superfoods because it contains nearly all of the nutrients required to function by humans, including amino acids, B-complex, and folic acid.

New obsession: Victoria, who last weekend celebrated her 40th birthday, tweeted about her love for bee pollen, which she described as being 'so good for you'

It is said that bee pollen boosts energy levels, can be used topically to soothe skin conditions, curbs cravings and even acts as an aphrodisiac.

What does it do? Bee pollen, which can be sprinkled onto salad or into smoothies, is said to boost energy levels, curb cravings and act as an aphrodisiac

Katy Mason, Nutritionist at NutriCentre.com, said: 'Bee pollen is the pollen collected by bees from flowers; if you look closely at bees in the summer you may see little yellow balls collected on their legs, this is bee pollen which the bee is gathering to take back to the hive.

'These little pellets of bee pollen can then be harvested by bee keepers from the hive and taken to supplement the diet.

'Bee pollen is known for its rich and varied nutritional properties, it is high in proteins, amino acids, vitamins and folic acid.

'It is unique in that it is high in nutrients other products of animal origin don't possess. For example, bee pollen contains more amino acids gram for gram than beef, eggs or cheese.

'It can help increase energy due to the high B vitamin content and includes large amounts of rutin, an antioxidant that helps strengthen capillaries and blood vessels, which can support the cardiovascular system. 

'Bee pollen contains all the nutrients we need; it is a wonderful vegetarian source of protein and contains all of the B vitamins, including vitamin B12 which can be hard to find in vegetarian sources.'

Susan Curtis, Natural Health Director of Neal’s Yard Remedies, adds: 'Bee pollen is one of nature's most completely nourishing foods, with nearly all the nutrients required by humans.

'It has been used for energy and endurance since ancient times, with a single pellet containing over 2 million nutrient-packed flower pollen granule.'

                                               

Looking good: Clearly the bee pollen is working wonders; Victoria arrived back from LA after her birthday celebrations looking younger than ever

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PHOTOS: Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz tie the knots in star-studded Dubai wedding

Tiwa Savage and Tunji Balogun a.k.a “Tee Billz” tied the knot today in Dubai at the Armani Hotel.

Some of the attendees include Don Jazzy, Lola Omotayo-Okoye, Toke makinwa, Dr Sid, Tolu Oniru, Eku Edewor, Seyi Shay, Tania Omotayo and several others. See photos of the star studded event:

Tiwa Savage’s speech make ladies cry

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Custom-made gold iPhone for Tiwa Savage’s wedding

 

 

Samsung Galaxy phone explodes in girl's pocket leaving severe burns

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Injured: Ariana required a skin transplant following the incident

A seven-year-old girl has been left with horrific injuries after her smartphone EXPLODED in her pocket.

Ariana Aitzhan was playing in the garden in the Kazakhstan capital Astana when her parents report suddenly hearing screaming.

They rushed outside to see the remains of the Samsung Galaxy S2 model on the floor with the girl's friends saying it had exploded in her pocket.

Scared: Ariana Aitzhan's injured leg

 

Ariana was subsequently taken to hospital where she required a skin transplant.

Her father Yerlan recounted the harrowing moment he discovered the shocking extent of his daughter's injuries.

"When it exploded she was screaming and calling for help, a neighbour that was nearest pulled her jeans off and said that some of her skin came away with it.

Explosion: The burn suffered was so severe it actually went down to the bone

 

"The burn was horrific – it went all the way through to the bone."

Ariana's mother Alia Kamzina added: "She is in shock still, as are we all.

"She is now afraid of smartphones, she can't bear to even see one being used without being terrified."

Samsung have offered to pay for all of Ariana's medical bills and plastic surgery but Mr Aitzhan has so far refused to return the torched handset, for fear of his daughter's horrifying story being hushed up.

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Body of woman found this morning in Dunnes Stores toilets, Cork

Discovery: A worker made the grim find this morning

A Dunnes Stores worker has discovered the body of a woman in her 60s in the bathroom one of the outlets.

A member of the cleaning staff made the grim discovery at around 8am this morning in the Dunnes Stores on Patrick Street in Cork city.

Gardai investigating the find believe the woman may have collapsed yesterday evening and remained in the store overnight. 

They are examining CCTV footage in the hope of establishing what has happened. 

A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later today but gardai have said there is nothing to suggest any foul play in the death. 

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Soap made out of human breast milk! ...Would you use it for your baby to cure nappy rash and prevent eczema?

Business is booming for a new mum in China who used her breast milk to make soaps after her baby son refused to drink it

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Soap made from breast milk

A new soap made from breast milk that claims to cure nappy rash is proving popular in China.

The soap was invented by a new mum who found her baby son couldn't take breast milk.

Instead of wasting it, she decided to make soap from it so he would still get some of the skincare benefits.

The soaps are proving popular on China's answer to eBay and Amazon, Taobao.

With over 500 million registered users, Taobao has some unusual items.

The soap vendor writes that her creation is good for deep-cleansing adult skin but also helps prevent nappy rash on babies.

She has moulded the soaps into shapes likes teddies, rabbits, tortoises and fish.

She said: "I used to pour it all down the drain, but it seemed such a waste."

NHS studies show that breast milk (taken in the usual manner) improves a baby's chances of not developing skin conditions like eczema.

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