كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، أن نادي برشلونة سيتقدم بطلب لرابطة الدوري الإسباني، ولجنة التحكيم، لمعرفة السبب في إلغاء هدف روبرت ليفاندوفسكي ضد ريال سوسيداد.
برشلونة خسر مباراته الثانية في الدوري الإسباني، بهدف نظيف أمام ريال سوسيداد، بعدما سجل عن طريق ليفاندوفسكي وألغى الحكم الهدف بداعي التسلل.
صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، أكدت أن برشلونة سيتقدم بطلب إلى رابطة الدوري الإسباني، للحصول على توضيحات بشأن تسلل ليفاندوفسكي.
وأشارت التقارير إلى أن برشلونة يريد توضيحًا فقط، وليس احتجاجًا أو استئنافا، ولكن لمعرفة المعايير التي يتم تطبيقها، خاصة أن الرسم غير مطابق للواقع.
ويرى برشلونة أن الصورة التي تم إظهارها في المباشر، توضح بأن ليفاندوفسكي لم يكن متسللًا، ولكن بدون سخط على التحكيم، يريدون الحصول على توضيحات، ولماذا تم إلغاء الهدف، من خلال تقنية التسلل شبه التلقائي.
السبب في ذلك الطلب، هو أن برشلونة يريد تجنب ذلك الأمر مستقبلًا، بعدما غضب هانز فليك، الذي كان سببًا ورائ هذا الطلب.
The Championship certainly didn't disappoint again when Middlesbrough and Leeds United faced off at the Riverside Stadium, a seven goal thriller making it an enthralling must-watch for the neutral.
No doubt, Whites fans watching on would have preferred a more straightforward affair but were thankful all the same for Crysencio Summerville's heroics once more against Michael Carrick's stubborn hosts to win the back-and-forth game 4-3.
The Dutchman bagged himself a brace to help steer Daniel Farke's men back up to second spot for the time being, a superstar showing from Leeds' consistent top performer.
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Crysencio Summerville's performance vs Boro in numbers
Those two strikes take Summerville's stunning goal total for the season up to 20 strikes in all competitions, with his second on the night a trademark curling effort from his repertoire.
He also teed up Wilfried Gnonto for the crucial third Leeds goal at the Riverside, fortunate that the linesman didn't flag the Italian's effort as offside after cutting open the Boro defence to put it on a plate for the 20-year-old.
It was a devastatingly effective attacking display from the former Feyenoord man turned Leeds hero, only needing 40 touches in the game to wreak absolute havoc when charging forward past a stunned Boro defence.
Leeds would have been thankful for Summerville stepping up to the mark, when assessing Illan Meslier's shaky display in between the sticks versus Carrick's men.
Summerville's numbers vs Boro
Minutes played
90
Touches
40
Goals
2
Assists
1
Key passes
2
Duels won
4/12
Stats by Sofascore
If it hadn't been for the slick Whites number ten grabbing the game by the scruff of its neck, Leeds might well have dropped even more points with the Frenchman unconvincing throughout.
Illan Meslier's performance vs Boro in numbers
The 24-year-old 'keeper struggled against Boro, unable to pick up another clean sheet by leaking three avoidable goals.
A mix-up at the back resulted in Boro's opening goal of the evening, a tangle between Joe Rodon and Meslier allowing Isaiah Jones to tap home into an empty net.
Emmanuel Latte Lath was a constant thorn in the side of Leeds in the huge clash alongside Jones, with the Ivorian's equaliser too fierce for Meslier to save despite the Frenchman initially getting a glove on the effort.
His looped header over the 6 foot 6 'keeper also made the final exchanges at the Riverside far nervier than they needed to be from a Whites point of view, a ball over the top catching out the Leeds defence before Latte Lath instinctively headed over a hapless Meslier.
On the night, the ex-Lorient man would only end up making two saves with Boro clearly buoyed on by the 24-year-old's unsteady display as a result.
Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier.
Yorkshire Evening Post journalist Graham Smyth would hand out a low 5/10 rating to Meslier at the full-time whistle consequently, whilst Summerville was rewarded with a far higher 9/10 rating for his efforts.
Smyth would describe Meslier's performance as 'flappy', with Farke just breathing a major sigh of relief at the end that the shot-stopper's poor showing didn't end up costing his side an invaluable three points in the ongoing automatic promotion race – with any slip up set to be fatal such is the tight nature of things at the top.
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke watches a Championship game.
It looks very unlikely that Farke will think about dropping Meslier anytime soon, with a lack of bodies at his disposal that could do a more impactful job, but he will want far more from his number one when Leeds travel to Queens Park Rangers this coming Friday night in yet another crunch clash at the top of the division.
8/10 Leeds star just showed he’s way too good for the Championship
The Whites attacker put in a phenomenal performance on the flank for the manager on Monday night.
Bismah Maroof to lead the side, which has three changes from the one that played England recently
ESPNcricinfo staff20-Jan-2020
Sana Mir in action•PCB
Sana Mir, the vastly experienced former captain of the Pakistan women’s team, has been left out of the 15-player squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.Bismah Maroof will lead the side, which has three changes from the side that lost a T20I series 3-0 against England in Kuala Lumpur in December last year: batsmen Nahida Khan and Ayesha Zafar, and offspiner Rameen Shamim have been dropped, and in their place batsmen Muneeba Ali and Ayesha Naseem, and medium-pacer Aiman Anwar have been brought in.Pakistan squad
Mir, 34, wasn’t a part of that series but played in the 3-0 win over Bangladesh at home in Lahore in November, picking up five wickets with a best of 3 for 49 in the second fixture. Overall, she has turned out in 106 T20Is over the years – the same as Maroof, making them the most experienced Pakistani players in the format – as well as 120 ODIs, the most among Pakistan women players.”Though Sana Mir doesn’t feature in the 15-player line-up, I believe we still have the desired experience in the squad,” Urooj Mumtaz, the chair of the national women’s selection committee, said in a statement. “Sana has been a phenomenal servant of Pakistan cricket while being an inspiration to many girls out there. Unfortunately, her recent performances in the T20 format were not on her side.”Captain Maroof said she had wanted Mir in the side, and hoped the veteran would continue to be a part of the set-up going forward. “It was a tough decision to leave out Sana Mir,” Maroof said. “I wanted to have her in the squad over which I, along with the selection committee, had deep deliberations. We had to decide between her and the emerging players who had been impressing on all the stages.”I respect and support the decision of the major group and hope she will continue to serve Pakistan women’s cricket in future with the same passion and energy.”On the make-up of the side, especially the inclusion of the teenaged Zafar and Aroob Shah, Mumtaz said, “Though the players who have been left out will be disappointed and heart-broken, this, however, should act as a motivation for them to come back more strongly. On the other side of the coin, the selection of 15-year-old Ayesha and 16-year-old Aroob Shah should be a motivation and message for all the budding youngsters.”Furthermore, the selectors have also valued our domestic competition, while also taking into consideration the players who have been regularly part of the side since the Bangladesh series. The team has been selected keeping in mind the current form and performances along with the conditions in Australia and, at the same moment, we have come up with the right balance of youth and experience which will complement each other in the mega event.”The Women’s T20 World Cup, to be played in Australia, will start on February 21, with Pakistan playing their first game on February 26, against West Indies in Canberra.As part of the preparation for the event, Pakistan will leave for Australia on January 31 and play three warm-up matches against West Indies in early February. Prior to that, the PCB confirmed, there will be an eight-day camp from January 23 to 30 at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre in Karachi.
كشفت تقارير صحفية إنجليزية عن تطورات جديدة حول مستقبل المدرب الإسباني، بيب جوارديولا، مع فريقه مانشستر سيتي خلال الفترة المقبلة.
وسينتهي عقد بيب جوارديولا الحالي مع مانشستر سيتي بنهاية الموسم الجاري، صيف 2025.
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وذكرت شبكة “فوتبول إنسايدر” أنه بيب جوارديولا توصل إلى اتفاق مبدئي بشأن تمديد عقده مع مانشستر سيتي خلال الفترة الحالية من الموسم.
وأضافت أنه ومن المقرر أن يوقع المدرب الإسباني على تمديد عقده لمدة عام واحد حتى صيف عام 2026.
وأكدت المصادر الإنجليزية أن الصفقة “اكتملت بنسبة 99%” بعد محادثات جديدة، ومن المتوقع الإعلان الرسمي عنها قريبًا.
جدير بالذكر أن جوارديولا قد فاز بستة ألقاب في الدوري الإنجليزي وكأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي مرتين، بالإضافة إلى تتويجه بكأس الرابطة في أربع مناسبات ولقب وحيد لكل من دوري أبطال أوروبا، وكأس السوبر الأوروبي وكأس العالم للأندية منذ توليه مسؤولية مانشستر سيتي في عام 2016.
ويتأخر مانشستر سيتي بخمس نقاط فقط عن ليفربول متصدر ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ويطمح المدرب الإسباني إلى الفوز باللقب للمرة الخامسة على التوالي، والسابع في آخر ثمانية مواسم.
Os treinos desta seta-feira (25) trouxeram uma excelente notícia para a torcida do São Paulo. O volante Luan está recuperado de um edema na região posterior da coxa esquerda e já voltou a integrar os treinamentos com o resto do elenco, ficando à disposição de Hernán Crespo.
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O volante não joga desde o dia quatro de junho, quando sentiu dores musculares durante os treinos e passou a desfalcar a equipe na sequência do Campeonato Brasileiro.
Assim, Luan ficou de fora de cinco das seis partidas disputadas pelo São Paulo na competição. O atleta não enfrentou o Atlético Goianiense, o Atlético Mineiro, a Chapecoense, o Santos e o Cuiabá, jogando apenas contra o Fluminense, na primeira rodada do campeonato.
Sendo um dos desfalques mais importantes da equipe, até pela ausência de jogadores de característica semelhante que pudessem o substituir, Luan é uma grande adição ao elenco para as rodadas seguintes.
O volante já deve estar à disposição de Hernán Crespo para a partida da sétima rodada. O Tricolor viaja para Fortaleza, para enfrentar o Ceará, no Castelão, às 20h30. Sem ter vencido ainda no campeonato, o São Paulo segue em busca de sua primeira vitória na competição.
Tottenham Hotspur were a day late and a dollar short against Arsenal in the Premier League, with an infuriating North London Derby defeat exposing defensive frailties that have blemished a promising campaign.
Ange Postecoglou's side were ravaged by an error-strewn opening half that was aggravated by some contentious officiating decisions, but the fact remains that there is a canyon of quality between the Lilywhites and their title-chasing arch-rivals.
A second-half rally spoke of the desire, spoke of the ability of this brewing project, but there is much for Postecoglou to stew over and much for bruised Tottenham to reflect on, with the hopes of reclaiming a position among Europe's elite next year narrowing.
One such issue is that of central midfield. Yves Bissouma was dropped after a string of poor displays but his stand-in, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, failed to impress once again from the outset.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's performance vs Arsenal
Hojbjerg has not started often this season but his Malian counterpart's struggles called for intervention, and the Dane's express purpose of controlling and organising in the centre of the park convinced Postecoglou to throw him back into the mix.
It, quite literally, backfired, with Hojbjerg's skewed header following Bukayo Saka's corner handing Mikel Arteta's side a venomous opener down N17, 15 minutes on the clock.
His travails led him to a substitution just after the hour mark, having failed to contain the slick-moving visitors and being branded with a 4/10 match rating by football.london correspondent Alasdair Gold, who wrote: 'Making only his seventh start in the league and within 15 minutes he had headed the ball into his own net from a corner. Wasn't Spurs' worst player but it's another defeat to his name when he starts.'
As per Sofascore, the Dane might not have been the worst performer – James Maddison, ensnared still in the webbed net of post-injury strife – and he was at least at the heart of the action, taking 83 touches across his 64 minutes, completing 87% of his passes, pushing forward with two dribbles, making three tackles and winning six of his 11 contested duels.
James Maddison
But he choked on the big occasion once again and was too conservative in possession, failing to make a single key pass and losing possession 12 times.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's season in numbers
Does Hojbjerg have a future at Spurs? Does he fit the Ange-ball prototype, requisite for success and sharpened for prominence in this flowering new system at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?
Likely not. The 28-year-old was fiercely linked with a move away back in January and, out of contract in 2025 with just seven Premier League starts to his name this season, it would seem unlikely that he will retain his bit-part position in the side next season – especially with present interest from teams such as AC Milan.
Spurs PL 23/24 Stats: Hojbjerg Starting
Fixture
Date
Result
Minutes played
Fulham (H)
23/10/23
2-0 win
90'
Wolves (A)
11/11/23
2-1 loss
90'
West Ham (H)
07/12/23
2-1 loss
67'
Brighton (A)
28/12/23
4-2 loss
90'
Man Utd (A)
14/01/24
2-2 draw
90'
Everton (A)
03/02/24
2-2 draw
89'
Arsenal (H)
28/04/24
3-2 loss
64'
Stats via Transfermarkt
Moreover, let's just glance at the table above. It hardly denotes Hojbjerg's success, his compatibility in the fast-moving, free-spirited style that this craggy-faced Australian has blessed an outfit seeking respite from an interminably challenging series of campaigns, following the warm and sure football that Mauricio Pochettino instilled.
Hojbjerg was a product of Jose Mourinho's arrival, signed from Southampton for a shrewd £15m fee, but his time is surely up and it's difficult to imagine Postecoglou will be convinced to start him again this season, instead using his crisp in-possession quality in the later stages of matches.
Hojbjerg is a cultured midfielder, strong in the tackle and commanding in his short-placed passing game, but he faces yet another year of inactivity under Postecoglou's wing and he must now be sold.
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Novamente fundamental ao Corinthians, mesmo com o empate do Timão em 1 a 1 contra o Fluminense, neste domingo (27), pela sétima rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, no Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Mosquito destacou o apoio do elenco corintiano na última semana, após o atacante perder o seu pai, vitima de Covid-19.
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Ainda no primeiro tempo, o camisa 19 sofreu o pênalti que resultou no gol corintiano, após cobrança convertida por Jô. O lance aconteceu após o jogador do Timão girar contra o zagueiro do Tricolor Carioca, Luccas Claro, ganhar na corrida e ser derrubado no lado direito da grande área.
Foi o quarto pênalti consecutivo sofrido por Mosquito.
– Feliz. Tenho certeza que estou dando muito orgulho para o meu pai, lá de cima, para a minha família. Tem que ter muita força nesse momento difícil, mas Deus tá me dando força, minha família, meus companheiros essa semana me ajudaram muito – disse o atleta ao Grupo Globo, na saída do gramado.
Ainda que contente com a boa atuação, o atacante do Corinthians lamentou o empate sofrido na segunda etapa, alertou a queda do time no segundo tempo e já projetou o próximo compromisso do Alvinegro, o clássico contra o São Paulo, na Neo Química Arena, na próxima quarta-feira (30), às 21h30, pela oitava rodada do Brasileirão.
– Claro que queria sair com os três pontos, mas é focar, segundo tempo a gente deixou cair um pouco, coisa que não pode acontecer. Focar porque agora é clássico, cabeça boa, para trabalhar forte, porque a gente precisa dessa vitória.
Mosquito já marcou quatro tentos nesta temporada e deu duas assistências. No elenco corintiano, o camisa 19 só fica atrás de Mateus Vital, que tem o mesmo número de passes para gols, mas foi às redes uma vez mais.
تصدر فريق الاتحاد، ترتيب بطولة الدوري السعودي، بعدما حقق فوزًا بثنائية على نظيره الفتح، في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما اليوم الأحد.
وتواجه الاتحاد مع الفتح، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الـ11 من عمر مباريات بطولة دوري روشن للموسم الحالي 2024-2025.
الاتحاد استطاع أن يفوز بهدفين دون رد، سجلهما البرازيلي فابينهو في الدقيقة 58، بتسديدة من لمسة واحدة من داخل منطقة الجزاء.
وأضاف الثاني للاتحاد، الجزائري حسام عوار في الدقيقة 90، بعد متابعة لكرة عرضية مرسلة داخل منطقة الجزاء سددها في المرمى.
هذا الفوز، جعل فريق الاتحاد يحصد 3 نقاط هامة، وضعته في صدارة ترتيب جدول الدوري السعودي، برصيد 30 نقطة بعد مرور 11 جولة.
وبذلك استغل فريق الاتحاد سقوط منافسه على الصدارة، الهلال، أمس السبت، بعدما تلقى خسارته الأولى في بطولة الدوري السعودي أمام الخليج بنتيجة 3-2.
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المباراة كانت قد شهدت تسجيل فريق الاتحاد هدفًا آخر، عن طريق المهاجم صالح الشهري في الدقيقة 16 من عمر الشوط الأول للمباراة، لكن تم إلغاءه بداعي التسلل على اللاعب قبل تسجيله الهدف، وذلك بعد عودة حكم اللقاء إلى تقنية الفيديو.
فريق الاتحاد هذا الموسم من بطولة الدوري السعودي، حقق 10 انتصارات، وخسر في مباراة واحدة فقط.
وعلى الجانب الآخر، فريق الفتح يقبع في المركز الأخير (18)، في جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي، برصيد 5 نقاط، حيث تلقى 8 هزائم وفاز في لقاء وتعادل في مباراتين.
Admits guilt on four counts of anti-corruption code for trying to influence team members to fix matches
ESPNcricinfo staff24-Feb-2020The ICC has banned Oman player Yousuf Al Balushi from all cricket for seven years after he accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The charges relate to attempting to influence team members to engage in corruption during the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifier, played in the UAE.Balushi had been suspended last month for the same offence, and has now been formally slapped with the sanction after he “chose to admit the charges and agreed the sanction with the ICC in lieu of an Anti-Corruption Tribunal hearing,” an ICC release said.While Alex Marshall, the ICC’s general manager for Integrity, called Balushi’s offence “very serious”, he also revealed that the ban could have been “significantly longer” had Balushi not cooperated with the investigation and admitted his guilt.”This is a very serious offence where a player attempted but failed to get a team mate to engage in corrupt activity in high profile games and this is reflected in the severity of the sentence,” Marshall said in the ICC statement. “Without Mr Balushi’s admission of guilt and full cooperation throughout our investigation, the ban could have been significantly longer. The player has also indicated that he is willing to contribute to future integrity education programmes on our behalf to help younger players learn from his mistakes.”The ACU had charged Al Balushi for breaching its code on the following four counts:Article 2.1.1: Being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of matches in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019.Article 2.1.4: Attempting to solicit, induce, entice, persuade, encourage or intentionally facilitate a Participant to breach Article 2.1.Article 2.4.4: Failing to report the approaches or invitations that you received from three different individuals to be a party to an agreement or effort to fix matches in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2019.Article 2.4.7: Obstructing or delaying an investigation carried out by the ACU in relation to possible Corrupt Conduct under the Code, including by concealing or tampering with information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence of or lead to the discovery of evidence of Corrupt Conduct under the Code.The ICC’s investigation found that Balushi had been approached in August 2019 by someone he knew from playing in an unsanctioned Arabian Carnival League match in Bahrain. The individual, referred to as Mr X by the ICC, asked Balushi if they could “do some work together”, asking for Balushi’s help to fix matches in the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifiers.Subsequently, Mr X introduced Balushi to two other men (Mr Y and Mr Z) who told him he needed to get a particular Oman player on board. The fix would involve this player getting out for less than a pre-agreed amount of runs. To show that the fix was on, the player would have to use an orange or black coloured grip on his bat, and he would then have to act on a signal from Mr Y and Mr Z, who would be in the stands.Balushi messaged the player and put the offer to him, but the approach was immediately rejected and reported to the ICC’s anti-corruption unit. Balushi learned of the approach being reported, and on being told that the ACU would interview him and also look at his phone messages, he deleted the messages. Balushi did not report the approaches made to him and accepted he had deleted incriminating messages on his phone, which then led to the punishment.
Arsenal stars Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard could inadvertently thwart the club's chances of signing a £60 million forward who the club really like.
Edu and Arteta planning to sign new attackers for Arsenal
The North Londoners, in their bid to win a first Premier League title in 20 years, have been imperious going forward, despite not having an out and out goalscorer leading the line.
£43 million star certain to move as Arsenal enter pole position for deal
The Gunners are “very impressed” by his ability.
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Indeed, no other team have racked up more goals in the top flight than Mikel Arteta's men so far this season, with strikes coming from all across the attacking areas courtesy of top scorers Saka (16), Kai Havertz (12) and Leandro Trossard (11).
However, it is still widely believed that Arsenal are planning to bring in an important new striker this summer, and reliable journalist Charles Watts has also claimed they could look to bring in yet another winger as well.
Arsenal's top scorers in the league this season
Goals
Bukayo Saka
16
Kai Havertz
12
Leandro Trossard
11
Martin Odegaard
8
Declan Rice
7
The Gunners are targeting number nines in big names like Napoli star Victor Osimhen and Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres. The latter has been in scintillating form over 2023/2024, scoring 41 goals in all competitions, and it is believed Arsenal are in pole position to sign Gyokeres for Arteta.
In terms of wingers who Arsenal could have their eyes on, Crystal Palace star Michael Olise is thought to be one of them.
The France youth international, barring his injury absences, has been a star player for Oliver Glasner and his predecessor. Scoring nine goals and assisting four others over 17 league appearances, he's displayed real cutting edge, and this has alerted Arsenal chiefs.
Arsenal really like Olise but Odegaard and Saka could thwart deal
According to Football Transfers, Arsenal are big fans of Olise but Saka and Odegaard could actually thwart a deal. This is because the prospect of regular game time for the 22-year-old is diminished, thanks to the latter pair cementing their roles in similar positions to Olise.
The Eagles star wants to join a team playing Champions League football next term but also wants to start week in week out, with Aston Villa now confident they can beat both Arteta and Man United in the race for Olise – who is rumoured to command a £60 million price tag.
“In the first-half we didn’t get enough out of him, and we couldn’t bring him into the game as much as we wanted," said former Palace boss Roy Hodgson when discussing Olise's future after a terrific 5-1 win away to Leeds last season.
“In the first-half he was a figure on the right but he wasn’t creating chances or showing aggression in his play. In the second-half he got it all right in both defence and attack and he showed what a wonderful player he is.
“I have seen him for 10 days less than I have seen the others. What I make of him is that I think he is an enormous talent – he has got a great possibility to have a wonderful career and a wonderful future. We can only hope we at Crystal Palace can give him that platform.”