لابورتا: قدمنا عرضًا لضم ليفاندوفسكي وننتظر رد بايرن ميونخ

كشف خوان لابورتا رئيس نادي برشلونة، عن إرسال عرض إلى نادي بايرن ميونخ الألماني، للتعاقد مع الدولي البولندي روبرت ليفاندوفسكي.

يعتبر ليفاندوفسكي هو الهدف الأساسي لهجوم برشلونة في ميركاتو الصيف الجاري، كما أن اللاعب يريد الرحيل عن بايرن ميونخ بعدما حقق كل شيء هناك.

وقال لابورتا في مؤتمر صحفي اليوم بتقديم اللاعب كريستنسن: “لقد قدمنا عرضًا لـ ليفاندوفسكي وننتظر ردًا من بايرن ميونخ، دعونا نرى ما إذا كان إيجابيًا أم لا، نحن نقدر جهود اللاعب”.

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وشدد: “نحن نحترم بايرن ميونخ، ولا أصدق تلك التصريحات التي تُنسب إليهم، لأننا نادٍ عمره 125 عامًا، وهناك عدد قليل من الأندية التي لها تاريخ مثلنا، نحن نحترمهم”.

وردًا على التقارير بشأن قلق تشافي بسبب تأخر التعاقدات: “لقد تحدثت معه، منحني الحماس والرغبة في بدء كل شيء، رأيته متحركًا ومتحمسًا للغاية، نحن ننتظر كل شيء أن يسير كما هو مخطط له”.

وعن جيرارد بيكيه: “يريد أن يحظى بموسم جيد، وقد أبلغني بذلك، سيقوم المدرب بتقييم الأمور وما يجب عليه القيام به من وجهة نظر فنية، ولكن على المستوى الشخصي أخبرني أنه يريد تقديم كل شيء”.

أول تعليق من رودي جارسيا بعد توليه تدريب النصر السعودي: لا أستطيع الانتظار حتى المباراة الأولى

عبر الفرنسي رودي جارسيا المدير الفني الجديد لفريق النصر السعودي، عن سعادته باستقبال جماهير العالمي له بعد إعلان توليه مسؤولية تدريب الفريق في الموسم الجديد.

وكان النصر قد أعلن إقالة المدرب الأرجنتيني ميجيل روسو عقب انتهاء الموسم واحتلال الفريق المركز الثالث في جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي للمحترفين برصيد 61 نقطة من الفوز في 19 مباراة، وتعادل في 4 لقاءات، وخسر 7 مباريات.

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وكتب جارسيا عبر حسابه الرسمي بموقع التواصل الاجتماعي “تويتر”: “الاستقبال من النادي والمشجعين كان رائعًا، شكرًا لكم جميعًا.. لا أستطيع الانتظار حتى مباراتي الأولى في مرسول بارك”.

وأعلن النصر تعاقده مع جارسيا لمدة موسمين مقابل 5.8 مليون يورو في الموسم الواحد شاملة الجهاز المعاون للمدرب الفرنسي.

واستقبل جارسيا في المطار عددا من جماهير العالمي التي حرصت على التقاط الصور التذكارية مع المدرب الفرنسي وطالبته بالمنافسة على الألقاب في الموسم المقبل.

Celtic: Fans fume at Ajeti vs Ross County

Albian Ajeti’s first-half display against Ross County has angered loads of Celtic fans. 

Celtic were looking to return to winning ways after falling to defeat away at arch-rivals Rangers prior to the international break.

Visitors Ross County, meanwhile, were aiming to pull off an upset in Glasgow and land their first victory of the 2021/22 season.

Ajeti led the line for Celtic, with Liel Abada to his right and new signing Jota to his left.

He’d only played seven Scottish Premiership minutes before this fixture, having come on as a substitute in the 6-0 rout of St Mirren.

Ajeti had a chance to put Celtic in front midway through the half after being set through on goal, but he could only direct his shot straight at the goalkeeper.

The Swiss striker actually recorded fewer touches than Hoops ‘keeper Joe Hart and his SofaScore rating of 6.4 is the second-lowest in the team after the opening 45 minutes.

Here’s what fans had to say.

These Celtic fans rip into Ajeti

“Ajeti needs to do better in every aspect of his game.. offering nothing at the moment”

Credit: @steo_kelly89

“We are missing Kyogo’s movement big time… Ajeti like a statue”

Credit: @grimbobaggins1

“Ajeti positioning is criminal at times”

Credit: @dalehayward1

“Be nice if Ajeti tried a leg today”

Credit: @michaelmcp

“Long way to go but Ajeti just offers absolutely nothing when we want to play like this. So static.”

Credit: @CalMcl

“Ajeti couldn’t finish his tea”

Credit: @o_sneddon

In other news, Chris Sutton has floated this intriguing CEO idea.

Tom Leach drops Yan Valery latest

Hampshire Live journalist Tom Leach has shared a fresh update on Yan Valery, with reports suggesting that he will join Olympiacos on loan from Southampton before this evening’s transfer deadline.

What’s the word?

Leach suggested via Twitter that Southampton were looking into whether or not a move to the Greek club would be the best thing for the right-back after Olympiacos registered their interest in taking him on loan.

He suggests that while nothing had been agreed last night, there could be plenty of loan exits on transfer deadline day, and it seems likely that Valery could be one of the first out the door.

Should Southampton let Valery leave?

Ralph Hasenhuttl made the interesting decision to send Valery out in January last season which left him extremely low on right-back options, especially when Kyle Walker-Peters was sidelined through injury.

That proved to be a poor decision as the 22-year-old made just two starts for Birmingham City in the Championship, but there are very different circumstances this time round.

The summer arrival of Valentino Livramento means that Hasenhuttl has good competition at right-back, whilst Jack Stephens and Jan Bednarek may not be naturals there but can fill in if Southampton are desperate.

Therefore, it seems highly unlikely that Valery will get much game-time this season, so it makes a lot of sense to send him out on loan. That should hopefully increase his value before potentially selling him next summer, as it is difficult to see him overtaking Livramento or Walker-Peters in the pecking order any time soon.

Dan Sheldon, who writes on Southampton for The Athletic, dubbed Valery the “weak link” in Hasenhuttl’s side in the summer of 2020 and it seems as if the Austrian agreed, as the defender made just five appearances for the Saints in all competitions last season.

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Therefore, Saints fans will surely be delighted with Leach’s latest update on Valery, as it gives him arguably one final chance to reignite his Southampton career before likely being sold next summer ahead of his contract expiry in 2023 – unless he can revive his fortunes during a prospective loan spell elsewhere.

In other news…Bye-bye Obafemi: Semmens should seal Southampton swoop for “shining light” 

Ábila marca duas vezes e Cruzeiro vence Atlético-GO no Mineirão

MatériaMais Notícias

O Cruzeiro venceu o Atlético-GO por 2 a 0 na noite deste domingo (11), pela sexta rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Os comandados de Mano Menezes contaram com dois gols de Ramon Abila para assegurar o triunfo no Mineirão.

Com o resultado, a Raposa chega a 10 pontos e ocupa a sexta colocação do torneio, enquanto o Dragão é o 19º colocado, com três.

O JOGO

O Cruzeiro dominou a posse de bola no primeiro tempo, mas esbarrou em um adversário muito bem postado defensivamente. A alternativa foi arriscar de fora da área. O destaque da Raposa no primeiro tempo foi o meia Thiago Neves, que chegou a acertar o travessão do goleiro Felipe.

No Dragão, a tática foi tentar sair em velocidade pelos lados do campo, mas faltou gente no ataque rubro-negro. O goleiro Fábio foi pouco exigido.

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Na volta do intervalo, a Raposa foi para cima do rival e criou boas chances de balançar a rede. Ramon Abila aproveitou passe de Alisson e balançou a rede.

O argentino voltou a marcar pouco tempo depois. Ele cobrou pênalti com categoria, assegurando o triunfo.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CRUZEIRO 2 x 0 ATLÉTICO-GO

Data/Hora: 11/06/2017, às 18h30
Local: Mineirão, em Belo Horizonte (MG)
Árbitro: João Batista de Arruda (RJ)
Assistentes: Luiz Claudio Regazone (RJ) e Eduardo de Souza Couto (RJ)

GOLS: Ramón Abila, 16’2ºT (1-0), 34’2ºT (2-0)
Cartões amarelos: Ariel Cabral, Robinho, Thiago Neves (CRU); Andrigo, Marcão, Jorginho, André Castro (ATL)
Cartão vermelho: Nenhum
Público/Renda: 7.263 pagantes / R$110.781,00

Cruzeiro: Fábio; Ezequiel, Murilo, Léo e Diogo Barbosa; Lucas Romero, Ariel Cabral (Hudson, 43’2ºT); Robinho, Thiago Neves (Rafinha, 28’2ºT), Rafael Marques (Alisson – intervalo); Ramón Abila. Técnico: Mano Menezes.

Atlético-GO: Felipe Garcia; André Castro, Eduardo Gabriel, Roger Carvalho e Bruno Pacheco; Silva (Luiz Fernando, 24’2ºT), Marcão; Breno Lopes (Walterson, 28’2ºT), Jorginho e Andrigo (Júnior Viçosa, 39’2ºT); Everaldo. Técnico: Doriva.

النصر السعودي يُنهي اتفاقه على ضم ثاني صفقات الميركاتو الصيفي

يواصل نادي النصر السعودي تدعيم صفوفه خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية، استعدادًا للمنافسة على البطولات في الموسم المقبل.

وكان نادي النصر قد أنهى الموسم الماضي دون حصد أي بطولات، مكتفيًا باحتلال المركز الثالث المؤهل إلى تصفيات دوري أبطال آسيا والسوبر السعودي في نسخته الجديدة.

وكشفت تقارير عبر صحيفة “الرياضية”، عن إبرام مسؤولي نادي النصر اتفاقهم مع ثاني صفقات الميركاتو الصيفي.

وأوضحت الصحيفة أن إدارة النصر حصلت على موافقة الظهير الأيسر الإيفواري جيسلان كونان من أجل ضمه بداية الموسم المقبل في صفقة انتقال حر.

وينتهي تعاقد اللاعب صاحب الـ26 عامًا مع ناديه ستاد ريمس الفرنسي، بنهاية الموسم الجاري.

يذكر، أن إدارة نادي النصر قد أتمت اتفاقها في وقت سابق مع حارس المرمى الكولومبي دافيد أوسبينا، الذي سينضم أيضًا بعد انتهاء تعاقده مع نابولي الإيطالي.

Domestic set-up needs a revamp – Imran

Imran Khan, the former Pakistan captain, believes a revamp is needed in the country’s domestic structure, with fewer teams and a more professional body at the helm

Cricinfo staff14-Oct-2008
Imran Khan believes neither the PCB nor the team that refused to tour can be blamed for the Champions Trophy’s postponement © AFP
Imran Khan, the former Pakistan captain, believes a revamp is needed in the domestic structure of the game in the country, with fewer teams in the fray and a more professional body at the helm.”Pakistani cricket needs to become truly professional; it needs to be made into an institution,” Imran said in an interview to pakpassion.net. “These departments [teams] are a cancer within Pakistani cricket, we need to get rid of them and replace them with a maximum of seven regional first-class teams.” Pakistan’s domestic first-class competition, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, was contested by 13 regional teams and nine departments [SNGPL, the Gas department, won] in 2007-08.”These teams should be represented by regional associations with elected members and the chairman of the PCB should be someone who is elected by the same regional associations.”Under the current system, Pakistan’s president appoints the chairman of the PCB, one which Imran felt must be done away with. “We need to separate politics and sport. It’s unacceptable for the head of state to appoint the PCB Chairman. This ad-hoc system needs to stop, we need a full-time salaried head of the PCB who is selected solely on merit and not because of his connections. It’s not rocket science, it’s the same system in place elsewhere.”Imran did not, however, blame the PCB for the Champions Trophy postponement, nor the teams reluctant to visit the country. “I don’t think there was anything else they could have done to change the decision that was made,” he said. “The PCB are paying for the mess we made when we joined someone else’s war and made it into our war. Because of that decision we now have a domestic situation that understandably makes other teams reluctant to tour Pakistan. I don’t think we can blame the teams in isolation, they were just following the advice given to them by their foreign offices about Pakistan being a dangerous and unsafe place.”

Vítima de câncer, Raphael Aguiar, ex – Atlético-MG, morre aos 29 anos

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Morreu na madrugada desta quarta-feira, o ex-atacante do Atlético-MG, Raphael Aguiar. Ele tinha 29 anos, foi vítima de um câncer ósseo no joelho esquerdo e morreu no Hospital Felício Rocha, em Belo Horizonte.

Cria das categorias de base do Galo, Raphael estreou no empate em 1 a 1 com o Palmeiras, pela 9° rodada do Brasileirão de 2008. Aguiar somou 23 jogos, apenas um gol com a camisa atleticana e deixou o time na temporada seguinte. Depois, foi jogar no Tombense, Tupi, Macaé, Democrata, Guarani, Villa Nova e Valério. Ele se aposentou em 2014, quando descobriu a doença

O velório de Raphael Aguiar será realizado na tarde desta quarta-feira, no Bosque da Esperança, em Belo Horizonte. De lá, o corpo segue para o Espírito Santo, sua terra natal, onde será enterrado.

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Everton prepare £25.7m bid for Correa

An update has emerged regarding how much Everton are prepared to pay for Lazio forward Joaquin Correa.

What’s the talk?

According to Italian journalist Rudy Galetti, via Sportslens, Everton are preparing to make an official offer to Lazio for the 27-year-old.

The reporter claims that the Toffees have a €30m (£25.7m) package ready for the Argentine international, with €25m (£21.4m) upfront and €5m (£4.3m) in further add-ons. They remain in talks with the Italian club and are now poised to submit their bid.

Fans will love it

Farhad Moshiri clearly means business and is willing to splash the cash on Correa to bring him to Goodison Park, if this report is to be believed. A £25.7m deal would be the seventh-most expensive signing in Everton’s history, via Transfermarkt, which shows that it would be a significant investment by the Toffees.

Everton fans will surely love that the club is showing ambition in the market and attempting to strengthen the team by snapping up a top talent. Supporters will surely want to see Moshiri and co do all they can to give Rafa Benitez the best chance of challenging for European football, and the potential signing of Correa could help.

In Serie A last season, the 27-year-old produced eight goals and four assists in 28 games for Lazio. The wing wizard also managed three goals and two assists in eight Champions League appearances for the Biancocelesti, showing that he is able to perform at the pinnacle of European football.

Correa scored twice in a game against AC Milan earlier this year and was hailed as ‘formidable’ by his then- manager Simeone Inzaghi, who has since left the club.

The 45-year-old was quoted by Lazio’s official website as saying: “Correa is a formidable player, he is very intelligent tactically, he sacrifices a lot for the team. I am happy with his double, when he has no problems and can train continuously he always proves to be able to play at the highest levels.”

Along with his statistics, this illustrates that he is capable of playing at the top level. He has been able to provide end product in both Serie A and the Champions League, which suggests that he has the quality to make an impact in the Premier League.

Of course, it is impossible to tell how a player will adapt to the style of football in England or how they will get on with their team-mates, but on the evidence above, Correa would seem a shrewd signing for the Blues. This is why fans will surely be delighted to hear that Moshiri is getting the chequebook out to try and bring him in.

AND in other news, Bye-bye James: Rafa could unearth Everton’s new Tim Cahill in “special” £20m machine…

ACA denies ignoring Pakistan advice

The Australian Cricketers’ Association has rejected suggestions that it ignored a comprehensive report on the security situation in Pakistan when making its decision to advise Australia’s players not to tour

Brydon Coverdale20-Aug-2008
Paul Marsh: “We’ve relied on Reg [Dickason]’s recommendations for 12 years. Reg has never let us down, so, yes, we put a lot of faith in what he has to say.” © Getty Images
The Australian Cricketers’ Association has rejected suggestions that it ignored a comprehensive report on the security situation in Pakistan when making its decision to advise Australia’s players not to tour. The ACA chief executive Paul Marsh said the organisation relied heavily on an assessment from the Australian security expert Reg Dickason, who visited Pakistan briefly in June.But the Pakistan Cricket Board believes a more detailed and more positive report was supplied by Nicholls Steyn & Associates, the security firm engaged by the ICC, who investigated the situation in Pakistan for months. Pakistan are concerned that the ACA made its decision without taking enough note of that analysis, a claim that Marsh denied.”Without getting into the specific details of the Nicholls-Steyn report, if you were to read that you’d probably share our concerns,” Marsh said. “From a player’s perspective we need to be absolutely sure that if we’re recommending that players go into an environment like this that we need to be comfortable that they’re going to be safe, and reading that report we couldn’t be.”However, Marsh conceded that Dickason’s advice played a large part in the ACA’s decision to recommend Australian players do not visit Pakistan for next month’s Champions Trophy. “We’ve relied on Reg’s recommendations for 12 years,” Marsh said. “Reg has never let us down, so, yes, we put a lot of faith in what he has to say.”Our job is to assess whether it’s safe for the players to go. We’ve done that and we do that through independent sources, it’s not as though we just read the newspaper and make the decision.”Those newspapers have in the past few days carried stories on the resignation of Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf. While Marsh said that development had not affected the ACA’s decision, general terrorism concerns and the assassination of the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto last December remained in the back of their minds.”There are other issues here at play,” Marsh said. “The level of terrorist activity in Pakistan over this year and last year – and I could quote you some statistics that are from our perspective relatively scary – they’re at play without Musharraf standing down.”There are external threats, and you only have to go to the DFAT [Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade] website to be able to get a bit of a handle on that, and there are internal threats, the ability to actually secure the team. Once again we could probably point to a Benazir Bhutto situation to see whether the team could be secured.”Such comments will do nothing to diminish suggestions from Pakistan that Australia had made up their minds some time ago that they did not wish to tour. Marsh said while there was virtually nothing Pakistan could do to change the ACA’s stance, he did not expect a final decision to rest with Australia’s players.”If [the ICC] decide that it will take place in Pakistan then it will I guess become Cricket Australia’s decision as to whether Australia participates. If Cricket Australia make the decision to send a team, then and only then will it become a player’s decision. Talk of a boycott and all of those sort of things are some way off and I don’t expect that it will get to that point.”

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