Sergio Ramos is coming home — not as a player this time, but as the new owner. The Real Madrid legend has reached an agreement to buy his boyhood club Sevilla FC in a deal worth around €450 million. After months of negotiations, Ramos and his investment group Five Eleven Capital agreed terms with Sevilla’s majority shareholders on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The deal covers roughly 80% of the club’s shares. The agreement was finalized following marathon meetings at the club offices, including a nine-hour session on Monday and a two-hour follow-up on Tuesday. The takeover is now pending final paperwork, notarization, and approval from LaLiga and Spain’s High Council for Sport. 187d113d As part of the deal, the new owners will inject €80-100 million into the club to ease financial pressure and raise the salary cap for next season. Ramos, 40, came through Sevilla’s academy and made his senior debut in 2002 before moving to Real Madrid in 2005. He returned for a final season as a pl...

Nollywood is in mourning following the death of popular actor and model Alexx Ekubo, who passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the age of 40. Family sources confirmed that Ekubo died in a Lagos hospital after a prolonged battle with stage 4 liver cancer. He was diagnosed in 2024 and had undergone a liver transplant, briefly returning to work before complications set in and his condition worsened.  The news broke on Tuesday, May 12, after colleagues including Godwin Nnadiekwe and filmmaker Stanley Ontop shared emotional tributes online.  Born Alexx Ekubo-Okwaraeke on April 10, 1986, in Port Harcourt, he first gained national attention as first runner-up at Mr Nigeria 2010. That launched him into modeling and acting, where he became one of Nollywood’s most recognizable romantic leads.  He starred in over 100 films, including _Weekend Getaway_, _A Sunday Affair_, _Almajiri_, and _Devil in Agbada_. Outside film, many knew him from Yemi Al...