Tottenham fans are absolutely crucifying Xherdan Shaqiri, after a report claimed Liverpool are going to beat the North Londoners to the Swiss winger.If you only watched football during major international tournaments, you would think Switzerland’s Shaqiri is one of the world’s superstars.The fiery little winger was the star of the show once again on Friday night, scoring a sensational winning goal to lift Switzerland over Serbia.The 26 year-old hit a sensational curling effort off the post in the second half, before breaking away in the dying moments to calmly slot home the winner.[brid autoplay=”true” video=”255896″ player=”12034″ title=”Watch Tottenham’s opening fixtures for the 201819 Premier League season”]The Stoke star is expected to leave the Potters this summer, with reports suggesting he has a £12m relegation clause in his contract.Teams like Everton and West Ham would love to bring the winger in this summer, but he seems an ideal fit to be a super sub for one of the top six teams.According to Gambling Times insider Graeme Bailey, the Reds believe they will beat Tottenham to Shaqiri, and Spurs fans are certain they’re dodging a bullet.[ad_pod ]Shaqiri is undoubtedly talented, but he tends to go missing in between flashes of brilliance, and fans are adamant they should let Liverpool sign him.You can find some of the best Twitter reactions down below…
Tough-tackling Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong has ended his three year tenure at the Etihad Stadium by joining Serie A side AC Milan, according to The Daily Mail.
The fee for the Dutchman is thought to be in the region of £3.5 million. City boss Roberto Mancini accepted that he felt that de Jong needed to gain some regular first-team football: “I am sorry because Nigel was an important player for us but if he is happy, I am happy for him. I am sure he will do really well in the Italian championship.”
De Jong, who joined Manchester City from Hamburg in 2009, expressed his delight at joining one of the biggest clubs in the world, “Milan will be competitive – both in Italy and in Europe. It is a fascinating club with a great history. After having experienced the Manchester derby, I will now get to experience the Milan derby.”
De Jong had made an impressive start to his Manchester City career and became renowned in the Premier League for his hard, dismissive style of play, becoming labelled as “the lawnmower” by his adoring fans.
However, in the last couple of seasons de Jong has fallen out of favour with manager Mancini and has often been limited to appearances from the substitute’s bench of late. As a result de Jong has made just 37 Premier League appearances in the last two seasons for City.
De Jong is expected to go straight into the Milan side for their away trip to Bologna tomorrow night.
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Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis was disappointed with the way in which his side defended during Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates, reports Sky Sports.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain marked his return to the Arsenal first team with two second half goals, and ended Palace’s hopes of three consecutive Premier League wins.
The result saw Pulis’ team slip to 17th place in the table, and the former Stoke City boss was quick to bemoan his side’s defending for the first goal, as well as their inability to take their chances.
Cameron Jerome wasted arguably the chance of the game, having a free header saved by Woijech Szczesny in the 51st minute.
“We’ve been to Man City, Chelsea and Tottenham, and I didn’t think we created as many chances today as we did in those games,” Pulis said after the game.
“The first goal was a poor, poor goal. Two players have been caught with their body positions in poor positions and they get a runner off the back.
“Once they get the first goal, you’re up against it but having said that, a couple of minutes later we’ve had our best chance and if Cammy (Jerome) scores then, it might have been a different game.”
Palace take on fellow Premier League strugglers West Brom at Selhurst Park next weekend, and Pulis is hopeful the new signings and injury returnees can push his side towards three crucial points.
“The spirit, commitment and togetherness of the players is brilliant and we can bring a couple more players into it now, which will help us,” he added.
“Joe Ledley is a good passer of the ball and keeps things ticking, but he’ll also score a goal. We need that.
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“Glenn Murray isn’t far away either, he’s going to have another game on Monday and we need goals in the team, no question of a doubt.”
Wilfried Zaha has been loaned out by a third different manager at Manchester United – will he ever make it at Old Trafford?
Zaha became a key member of the Crystal Palace team in 2009/10 and was showing real potential. He won The Eagles’ Young Player of the Year in his first senior season and in the following season he picked up the award again, along with the Football League Young Player of the Year – an impressive start.
Wilfried was starting to attract attention from various Premier League clubs and as the January transfer window opened during the 2012/13 season Sir Alex Ferguson purchased the English winger for Manchester United.
A dream move to one of the biggest football teams with arguably the best manager of all time in charge – but not for long.
Manchester United instantly loaned Zaha back to Crystal Palace for the remainder of the season and he played a key part in winning Crystal Palace promotion into the Premier League via the playoffs. He came through the ranks with The Eagles’ but wasn’t going to get a chance to represent them in the Premier League.
He was still off to play for Manchester United but David Moyes was now in charge. He made four appearances under Moyes for United and he was loaned out to Cardiff City to gain some more first team football. This is where Zaha’s career move fell down immediately, he signed for a team with a certain manager who was gone by the time he arrived – not ideal.
He had a half decent time with Cardiff City who were relegated and Wilfried again returned to Manchester United with another different manager in charge. Louis van Gaal arrived and signed more world class attacking midfielders and strikers than you can shake a stick at. He also deemed Zaha surplus to requirements and again he was loaned out but this time it was back to Crystal Palace. Perhaps two years of his career wasted?
Wilfried is still only 21-years-old so his career is still very much in the early stages. Just after the arrival of van Gaal, he had made it known that he was willing to fight for a place with The Red Devils but I don’t think he foresaw the incoming transfers. In terms of attacking midfielders at United, Wilfried is behind Young, Valencia, Mata, di Maria, Herrara, and Januzaj. And since Van Gaal’s system generally doesn’t include wingers, he was unlikely to want more than 2 in his squad.
His return to Crystal Palace has sparked him to life again and he scored on his return. He’s back where he wants to be and should he impress during this loan spell, a permanent move away from Old Trafford may be in the pipeline come the end of the season, or even in January. There is no doubting that the England international (OK, he’s only played seven minutes – but still) has an immense amount of talent and at 21 he is picking up a lot of experience.
He’s playing under Neil Warnock now and is in desperate need of game time if there was any chance of him becoming a part of van Gaal’s first team plans.
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I would suggest that Van Gaal is unlikely to change his style of wing-backs and/or lack of wingers, so all the while that he boss at Manchester United, there is no place for Zaha. The 21-year-old was left in the dark with the departure of Sir Alex as under his guidance he may have flourished. He’s now been rejected by two managers and hasn’t made it into two of the worst United sides in recent history, although the attacking options are as good as they have ever been.
A shame for Zaha but his move to Manchester United was disastrous and while he may return back to Palace on a permanent basis, he probably wishes that he never left.
أعلن عبد الواحد السيد مدير الكرة بفريق نادي الزمالك، عن التقدم بشكوى ضد ثنائي الفريق يوسف أسامة نبيه وسيف فاروق جعفر.
وكان مرتضى منصور رئيس نادي الزمالك، قد أعلن عن رحيل سيف جعفر لفريق بيراميدز، بعد أيام من انتشار أنباء مؤكدة حول انضمام يوسف أسامة نبيه للنادي ذاته، مما أدى إلى تجميد الثنائي من المشاركة مع الفارس الأبيض.
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وقال عبدالواحد السيد في تصريحات للصحفيين عقب مباراة المقاولون العرب في كأس مصر: “الزمالك تقدم بشكوى رسمية في اتحاد الكرة ضد يوسف نبيه وسيف جعفر بسبب انقطاعهما عن التدريبات رغم سريان عقدهما مع النادي لنهاية الموسم الذي لم ينته حتى الآن”.
يذكر أن الزمالك قد نجح في تحقيق فوز ساحق على المقاولون العرب في ربع نهائي كأس مصر بنتيجة 6-1.
ومن المقرر أن يصطدم الزمالك بنظيره بيراميدز في مباراة الدور نصف النهائي من عمر البطولة المحلية.
تحدث السويسري مارسيل كولر المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالأهلي، عن مواجهة اليوم أمام منتخب السويس، التي جمعت بينهما ببطولة كأس مصر.
الأهلي واجه منتخب السويس، في إطار منافسات دور الـ32 من عمر مواجهات بطولة كأس مصر للموسم الحالي 2023.
وقال كولر في تصريحات خلال المؤتمر الصحفي عقب المباراة: “مباراة كانت صعبة مثلما توقعت، وقلت للاعبين إنها تحتاج لجدية، لأن فرق الدرجة الثانية تمتلك الدافع، ومن الواضح أنهم يمتلكون خبرات في الناحية الدفاعية ويلعبون تحت الكرة”.
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وأضاف: “أفشة نزل في الشوط الثاني وأدى بشكل جيد، جاءت لنا ركلة جزاء أضاعها رامي ربيعة رغم أنه لا يُهدر في التدريبات وهذه أول ركلة يهدرها، وسارت المباراة حتى سنحت فرصة تسجيل هدف”.
وأوضح: “حاولت طوال الوقت وقاومت مع اللاعبين ألا يحدث منهم تراخي، لكن هناك بعض اللاعبين حصلوا على إجازة وآخرون لا، ورتم الأداء للاعبين كان متفاوتًا”.
وأكمل: “مباريات الكأس المهم خلالها هو الفوز سواء خلال الوقت الأصلي أو الإضافي، والفريق حقق المطلوب من المباراة”.
وأتم: “فرحة دوري الأبطال قد تكون مؤثرة حتى الآن، وطبيعي أن اللاعبين لا يقدمون 100% من مستواهم في بعض الفترات”.
Pensando no futuro, o Santos acertou a contratação do lateral-direito Lucas Minele, que teve como último clube o Palmeiras. O jovem de 20 anos chega, a princípio, para a equipe sub-20. A informação foi dada inicialmente pelo UOL e confirmada pelo LANCE!.
Com passagens por seleções de base, o atleta se destacou no passado quando esteve em um treino com os titulares do Verdão e acabou irritando companheiros. Além do Alviverde, Minele teve passagem pelo Corinthians, onde foi revelado e chegou a conquistar uma Copa São Paulo, em 2017. Após uma lesão no joelho, ficou afastado por quase dois meses e acabou deixando o clube do Parque São Jorge.
Após ficar livre, Lucas assinou contrato de três meses com o Palmeiras, em julho do ano passado. Um mês depois integrou um dos treinos do profissional e teve grande destaque. Durante o coletivo, deu passe de letra, girou em cima da bola em lindo drible e deu até uma caneta em Diogo Barbosa. O lance, inclusive, gerou irritação em Borja. O colombiano dividiu duas bolas com o garoto de maneira ríspida e fechou a cara.
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Minele ouviu duras também de Felipe Melo. Mesmo em campo, durante a atividade de movimentação de ataque, o volante chamou a atenção do garoto para lhe passar a bola na perna direita e não na esquerda. Dono de uma batida firme, o jovem ala mostrou bom cruzamento e teve bom aproveitamento na atividade.
Apesar de ter possibilidade de renovar contrato por mais um ano com o Verdão, o lateral não teve seu vínculo estendido e novamente ficou livre no mercado. Dessa forma, o Peixe assinou com o jovem, que já treina com o grupo que integra os treinamentos do técnico Jorge Sampaoli, que ainda não tem a intenção de utilizá-lo entre os profissionais.
أكد علي لطفي، حارس فريق الكرة بالأهلي سعادته بتتويج الفريق بلقب الدوري المصري بجانب الفوز على الزمالك خلال مواجهة أمس التي جمعت بينهما في اللقاء المؤجل من الجولة الـ31 للمسابقة المحلية.
وكان الأهلي قد حقق فوزا كبيرا على حساب الزمالك بأربعة أهداف مقابل هدف، ليواصل سلسلة انتصاراته في مسابقة الدوري بعد تتويجه باللقب للمرة الـ43 في تاريخه.
وقال علي لطفي في تصريحات صحفية عبر الموقع الرسمي للأهلي: “هذا الموسم شهد العديد من التحديات سواء خلال مشاركة الفريق في دوري أبطال إفريقيا أو الدوري الممتاز، والذي نجح الفريق في التتويج به واستعادة اللقب من جديد”.
وأكمل: “توقعت تسجيل حسين الشحات ومحمد شريف قبل مباراة الزمالك، وجميع لاعبي الفريق أدوا ما عليهم ونفذوا تعليمات الجهاز الفني”.
واستطرد: “حراس الأهلي قدموا موسمًا قويًّا واستثنائيًّا بداية من محمد الشناوي ومصطفى شوبير وحمزة علاء الذي تألق مع المنتخب الأولمبي في بطولة إفريقيا، ونحن نتعامل كأسرة واحدة والأهم مصلحة الفريق”.
واختتم علي لطفي تصريحاته بالتأكد أن جماهير الأهلي دائمًا على الموعد وحسن الظن بهم وأنهم داعمون بشكل مستمر لجميع اللاعبين.
Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka Cricket’s chief selector has confirmed that fast bowler Lasith Malinga will miss the tour of Zimbabwe, which starts in the first week of October
Sa'adi Thawfeeq30-Aug-2013
Lasith Malinga will be missing the tour of Zimbabwe due to personal reasons•AFP
Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka Cricket’s chief selector, has confirmed that fast bowler Lasith Malinga will miss the tour of Zimbabwe, which begins in the first week of October. Malinga had requested permission from SLC to skip the tour, stating that he wanted to be with his wife and family, as they expect their second child late in September. He has already made himself unavailable for the Champions League T20 tournament.”The selection committee has accepted Malinga’s request and we have given him permission to forego the tour,” Jayasuriya said on Thursday.Jayasuriya also elaborated on the selection policy for the Zimbabwe tour, saying the selectors would focus on a balanced side, especially for the Test series, because the conditions required the presence of seniors in the side.”We are thinking of bringing in youngsters whenever we can but the Test series is very important for us. We need the senior players in the team also,” Jayasuriya said. “We need to have a serious discussion on how we are going to approach the Test series especially. Just because it is Zimbabwe, we should not get carried away and select a very young side. The conditions are different in Zimbabwe and we will require the services of the senior players, especially for the Test series.”Jayasuriya also said that Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have indicated to the selectors that they will be available for selection until the 2015 World Cup.”Our policy is to give as much exposure to youngsters but, in this regard, we must also be careful as to how we go about it,” Jayasuriya said. “In Tests and ODIs, we cannot experiment too much with youngsters, we need the three seniors around. As you may have noticed, it is the seniors who have won us matches in these two formats over the last couple of years.”We had a tough series against South Africa and, in the ODIs, we had the three senior cricketers and at least six youngsters. For the T20 series, we tried bringing in youngsters because we thought that is one format they can adjust to very quickly.”Jayasuriya also stressed that the team would face a few losses, while experimenting with youngsters in the playing XI.On the exclusion of allrounder Jeevan Mendis and opener Upul Tharanga from the 27-member squad named for the Zimbabwe tour, Jayasuriya said that Mendis. had been given enough opportunities and the selectors had decided to back another player. He shared a similar opinion about Tharanga”Upul has not performed to our expectations,” said Jayasuriya. “He scored a big hundred in one game but after that he never showed the consistency that we expected from him.”We have retained Kusal Perera because he is young and he has talent. He has shown what a destructive batsman he can be on his day.”Sri Lanka are scheduled to play two Tests, three ODIs and two T20s on their tour of Zimbabwe.