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Many Sheffield Wednesday were not happy with referee David Webb after he showed Josh Windass a red card during their Championship clash against Preston North End.

The Owls were down to 10 men midway through the first half after just 17 minutes as Windass appeared to strike Joe Rafferty in the chest with the studs of his boot.

Wednesday were rooted to the bottom of the Championship before this afternoon’s proceedings and were of course desperately looking to turn their fortunes around after Tony Pulis took to the dugout for his first match in charge.

But Windass’ first-half sending off did not help their cause, providing them with an uphill battle for the rest of the game, which they lost 1-0 courtesy of a Tom Barkhuizen goal.

Supporters were left fuming by the decision, with some saying that Rafferty was already on his way down before the two players came together.

Fans blast officials over Windass red card

In other news, Wednesday fans react as Owls’ key asset speaks out regarding his future.

"لن أشكو وطني".. مرتضى منصور يوجه رسالة إلى جماهير الزمالك

وجه مرتضى منصور، رئيس مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك (الموقوف)، رسالة إلى أعضاء الجمعية العمومية للقلعة البيضاء، بشأن عدم عودته حتى الآن إلى منصبه بعد قرار محكمة القضاء الإداري.

وكانت محكمة القضاء الإداري قد أقرت في حكم صدر الشهر الماضي، بأحقية مرتضى منصور في العودة إلى منصبه، لعدم إثبات مخالفات مالية من قبل النيابة العامة، إلا أن القرار لم يتم تنفيذه بعد.

وقال مرتضى في بيان رسمي عبر صفحته بموقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيس بوك”: “إلى جماهير نادي الزمالك العظيمة وأعضاء الجمعية العمومية المحترمين، يطالبني الكثيرون بالتوجة إلي الاتحاد الدولي (الفيفا) لتقديم شكوى ضد وطني مصر بسبب قرار تجميد مجلس الإدارة المنتخب الذي تشرفت برئاسته، وبسبب عدم تنفيذ الحكم القضائي الصادر يوم 24 أكتوبر حتى الآن، ومهما طالبني البعض من اتهامات في التفريط في حقي بعدم تقديم هذه الشكوى”.

وتابع: “أود أن أوضح الأمور الآتية، لن أشكو وطني في يوم من الأيام إلى أي جهة أجنبية مهما كلفني ذلك، لأن مصر لا تستحق منا أن نشوها في الخارج”.

طالع أيضا.. وزير الرياضة لـ بطولات: لسنا ضد مرتضى منصور.. وانتخابات الزمالك “هتتعمل هتتعمل”

وأضاف: “طوال حياتي كنت في ظهر دولتي المصرية سندًا لمؤسساتها، ولن أكون يومًا شوكة في ظهرها، ومصر في عهد الرئيس السيسي هي دولة مؤسسات تحترم القانون، ولن أنفذ الحكم الصادر لصالح مجلس الإدارة إلا بالطرق القانونية”.

وواصل: “حزنت للأسف لبعض التجاوزات التي حدثت في الآونة الاخيرة، والتي تزيد نبرات التعصب الكروي في الوقت الذي يحتاج فيه الوطن للتكاتف في ظل الظروف السياسية والاقتصادية الصعبة التي تتطلب وقوفنا جميعا خلف قيادتنا السياسية، التي تبذل كل الجهد لحماية الوطن من التيارات المعادية التي تحيط بنا، ولا تريد لهذا البلد الامين الاستقرار والازدهار”.

واختتم: “ولن يتحقق ذلك الاستقرار إلا بوعي شعبنا المصري العظيم ويقظة قواتنا المسلحة ورجال الشرطة، الذين سقط منهم العشرات فداء لهذا الوطن وحمايته من جماعات الشر الإرهابية، وحمي الله مصر وشعبها”.

Marlone estreia no Timão e ganha elogios de Tite por versatilidade

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Marlone estreou com a camisa do Corinthians na derrota por 1 a 0 para o Atlético-MG, neste domingo, na estreia da Florida Cup. Ele atuou por pouco mais de 20 minutos e não teve muito brilho individual, mas mesmo assim recebeu elogios do técnico Tite após o confronto.

O comandante alvinegro destacou a versatilidade do jogador, que disputou o último Brasileirão pelo Sport e foi comprado pelo Timão por cerca de R$ 4 milhões.

– Ele é um jogador de lado, que não sente o contato físico. Quando tem marcação mais forte, ele sustenta, tem capacidade do contato. Quando o jogo é jogado, de bola no chão, ele também tem essa qualidade. Preferencialmente ele joga de lado, como atuou no Sport, mas com o tempo ele pode flutuar, rodar… o tempo vai permitir isso, ele tem essas características – afirmou.

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Tite também falou sobre Danilo, meia de 36 anos, que ocupou a função de Vagner Love, vendido ao Monaco (FRA), atuando mais avançado.

– Ele está retomando uma função que ele fez ano passado, contra o Once Caldas (COL) e outros jogos mais. Ele é de meio, não vai ficar atacante, enfiado, ele tem liberdade de se movimentar entre a linha de meio e de zagueiros, não ficar presa fácil dos zagueiros. É a característica da equipe sempre ter um articulador, antes era um de lado que vinha pra dentro, com o Danilo é a de um de centro que volta para compor o meio – explicou.

O Timão volta a campo na próxima campo, novamente pela Florida Cup, contra o Shakhtar (UCR), em Orlando.

Everton must avoid making costly transfer error over Sami Khedira

Ahead of the January transfer window, Everton have been linked with yet another midfield option, though it’s one they should avoid at all costs…

What’s the word?

According to Calciomercato, the Toffees are ‘making concrete steps forward’ in their reported pursuit of Juventus outcast Sami Khedira over a potential deal.

It’s claimed that the German World Cup winner wants to leave Turin and is working to have his contract terminated before the turn of the year.

The 33-year-old is said to want a move sorted out before he leaves the Serie A giants, which is where Everton come into the equation. It remains to be seen where the Merseysiders currently stand in this regard.

Gbamin 2.0?

Khedira is yet to play for Juventus this season and has not featured for the Italian champions since their 0-0 draw with AC Milan in the Coppa Italia back in June.

In fact, that has been his only competitive showing in 2020. This is because the former Real Madrid powerhouse has been battling injuries for the latter part of his career.

During the last two years alone, the veteran midfielder has gone under the needle twice for two knee surgeries and that has got to be a major red flag, especially considering this effectively mirrors the problems the club have been dealing with in the shape of 2019 arrival, Jean-Philippe Gbamin.

The 25-year-old has played just twice for the Toffees since joining for £25m. Whilst it is not his fault, director of football Marcel Brands cannot afford to risk his reported £184k-per-week wages when there’s a risk he won’t even play let alone be the back-up to Allan.

In the past, Khedira has been lauded as an “intelligent and smart player” by Joachim Low whilst Jose Mourinho dubbed him the “best” in his position.

Even Ancelotti has recently waxed lyrical about his former player, he told reporters: “I have a good memory of Sami Khedira, he was with me at Real Madrid and was a fantastic professional. I would love to work with him, but unfortunately, he’s not the only one! I’ve had fantastic players in my career, I’ve had good memories of them.”

Regardless of what he once was, Khedira would be an awful signing for the Toffees to make. It would be inexcusable to crack on and sign him this January, even if he arrived on a free transfer.

AND in other news, Everton flop was worse than Tom Davies during defeat to Leeds…

Torneio amistoso faz Verdão começar a planejar logística da Libertadores

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Aos jogadores, o quadrangular disputado no Uruguai é a oportunidade para que o time comece a ganhar a “cara” da Libertadores. Para a comissão técnica e diretoria, a viagem tem servido não só para isto, mas também para já começar a ser feita a logística da competição internacional.

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No Grupo 2 da Libertadores, o Palmeiras terá de viajar a Montevidéu para enfrentar o Nacional, rival de sábado na final do torneio amistoso. Além disso, existe a chance de o time enfrentar o River Plate (URU), rival no jogo-treino de quinta e que disputa a última vaga da chave com a Universidad do Chile. Conhecer a cidade antes tem sido algo valorizado no clube.

– A gente acreditou que haveria uma maior adaptação à Libertadores (viajando ao Uruguai). Estamos fazer uma análise e até agora atingimos 100% dos nossos objetivos – comemorou o dirigente, em entrevista para a ESPN Brasil.

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– No jogo-treino, a ideia era dar movimentação a todo o elenco. O Marcelo já usou 100% dos que estão em condição física. Esta viagem, o maior componente, alémdo estilo de jogo, é a relação dos adversários e os árbitros que falam a mesma língua, diferente da nossa. Entender a relação deles e como tem de ser nossa abordagem é decisivo. É um futebol mais pegado, e tem de entender logística, fuso. Foi bom, porque já vamos ficar aqui neste hotel quando voltarmos, a nossa ambientação vai ser muito facilitada – reforçou.

A relação com a arbitragem já foi algo que os palmeirenses tiveram de se acostumar no jogo-treino de quinta. Allione confessou depois da goleada palmeirense por 4 a 0 que se incomodou com a atuação do juiz.

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-Sim (é diferente da arbitragem no Brasil), a gente fica até um pouco bravo também (com o juiz), eu achei que deixou jogar mais para eles do que para nós. Mas ganhamos e é importante – disse o argentino.

No sábado, o Verdão enfrenta o Nacional às 23h15 (de Brasília), uma hora mais tarde do que o inicialmente previsto. Domingo, a delegação volta ao Brasil.

أسطورة ليفربول عن اهتمام برشلونة بـ محمد صلاح: غارقون في الديون

عبر أسطورة نادي ليفربول، جون ألدريدج، عن اندهاشه الكبير من التقارير التي تربط نادي برشلونة باهتمام لضم جناح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، محمد صلاح، في الميركاتو الصيفي المقبل.

وخرجت بعض التقارير الكتالونية في الأيام الماضية عن رغبة مدرب برشلونة، تشافي هيرنانديز، في ضم محمد صلاح بأي ثمن بعد نهاية الموسم الحالي واستغلال عدم توصله لاتفاق مع ليفربول على التمديد لما بعد 2023.

اقرأ أيضًا.. ماركا: يويفا يقسو على جريزمان بعد طرده في مباراة ليفربول وأتلتيكو مدريد

وتحدث ألدريدج عن رأيه في اهتمام برشلونة خلال مقاله مع صحيفة “ليفربول إيكو” البريطانية، وقال: “إنه أمر سخيف، شيء من المستحيل أن يحدث لأن برشلونة غارق في الديون ومدينون بمليار جنيه إسترليني”.

وتابع: “كيف سيتحملون راتب محمد صلاح؟ لا توجد أي طريقة تمكنهم من ذلك واعتقد أن كل ما يُقال ما هو إلا من اختلاق الصحافة نظرًا للتوقف الدولي للمنتخبات”.

وأضاف: “من غير المرجح أن يصل برشلونة وريال مدريد إلى نصف نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا هذا الموسم، نحن نتقدم مليون ميل عن أي نادٍ آخر، لماذا سيذهب إلى هناك؟ لا تفهموني بشكل خاطئ ولكن في هذا الوقت لماذا سينتقل إلى هنا؟”.

وواصل تصريحاته: “الدوري الإنجليزي هو المكان المناسب لوجود، محمد صلاح، عكس الكرة الإسبانية فهي ليست جيدة في الوقت الحالي، إذا كان لديك طموحات لتبقى في إنجلترا”.

وأتم: “اعتقد أن الأمر ذاته ينطبق على تياجو ألكانتارا، الذي يرتبط أيضًا في الأيام الأخيرة بالعودة إلى برشلونة ولا أرى أي فرصة لإتمام ذلك”.

Paulo Dybala: Spurs must resist the temptation to sign struggling Juventus star

Paulo Dybala to Tottenham Hotspur. It’s that time again, folks…

What’s the word?

According to 90min, the £45m-rated Juventus star has been offered to several Premier League teams ahead of the January transfer window, including to Spurs once again.

Dybala came close to joining the north Londoners in 2019 before image rights proved to be the major stumbling block preventing a record-breaking deal.

With the 27-year-old entering the final 18 months of his contract in Turin, his representatives have been in contact with England’s ‘big six,’ though it’s also claimed that the Serie A champions would like to tie him down to an extension.

Resist the urge, Levy…

And perhaps Spurs should let them do it.

Since the summer, Dybala has gone from superstar to a faltering flop – he has bagged just one goal in 569 minutes of action in all competitions, leading to scathing criticism in the Italian press.

Just this weekend, La Gazzetta dello Sport claimed he was “slow and useless” during their win over Torino, in which Dybala started alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in attack, whilst Corriere della Sera compared him to a “vintage player” for being “too slow” (via JuveFC).

It wasn’t too long ago that the Argentinian international was being compared to the late Maradona by Juventus legend Michel Platini. Even Alessandro del Piero dubbed him a player of “extraordinary quality.”

But clearly, things haven’t gone to plan in 2020 for the former Levy target. Indeed, Spurs dodged a massive bullet then, and they should look to snub his advances this time around, no matter how tempting it’ll be.

It is not like Jose Mourinho’s league-leaders even need a player of stature anymore either, he’d merely be another Erik Lamela, especially with his recent injury record (he has missed 57 days of action since last season alone).

The Portuguese boss secured a new back-up to Harry Kane in Carlos Vinicius whilst Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele have finally emerged as potential options in the hole.

Despite his struggles this term, the Italian giants would undoubtedly still want a huge fee for his signature and that is not something worth risking on Levy’s part.

AND in other news, Forget Kane and Son, £85k-p/w titan ran the show vs the Gunners…

Edu Gaspar tenta tranquilizar Fiel e diz ter 'quatro folhas' de reforços

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O gerente de futebol do Corinthians, Edu Gaspar, convocou uma entrevista coletiva na noite desta terça-feira, em Orlando, nos Estados Unidos, onde o clube realiza pré-temporada. Contudo, quem esperava detalhes sobre possíveis reforços ou comentários sobre a saída de Gil se decepcionou. O dirigente evitou falar sobre negociações, mas tentou tranquilizar a torcida do Timão.

O cartola pediu paciência da Fiel por contratações e reforçou que ele e a cúpula alvinegra estão se empenhando ao máximo para qualificar o grupo e repor as saídas:

-O que posso falar é que estamos trabalhando de uma maneira que ninguém pode imaginar. Até gostaria de mostrar uma particularidade nossa, dentro do meu quarto tenho um escritório. Seria tão legal se vissem o que fazemos, quantas ligações e reuniões temos. Tenho mais de quatro folhas com nomes de reforços que conversamos, estudamos… – declarou.

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– Quando se fala de negociações, muitos clubes acham que o Corinthians, por ter vendido jogadores, está economicamente saudável e aí vêm com valores muito altos. Fazemos sondagem e tem momento que a gente até até para, porque encontram no Corinthians um clube com poder forte. Aí por qualquer jogador médio já pedem valor de atleta de ponta. Não podemos, por essas saídas, fazer loucuras. A ideia é ser criterioso. A questão não são nomes, mas características que emprestam à equipe – completou o cartola.

Por diversos momento, Edu Gaspar evocou o passado recente do Timão e lembrou que muitos reforços pouco badalados quando chegaram ao clube deram certo.

-Já mostramos que somos capazes de reverter essa situação. O torcedor pode ficar tranquilo que horas de trabalho e de sono perdidasnão estão faltando a nós. Gostaria que o torcedor entendesse essas palavras, que tenham confiança na gente, mostramos nos últimos anos que tomamos decisões nas quais fomos criticados e depois tivemos êxito, com ao bancar o Felipe e anunciarmos a saída do Anderson Martins – declarou.

Two changes from Hasenhuttl as Salisu makes his debut: Predicted Southampton team to face Brighton

Southampton return to Premier League action on Monday night as they face Brighton and Hove Albion away from home, with Ralph Hasenhuttl no doubt desperate to bounce back from last week’s disappointing 3-2 defeat against Manchester United.

The Saints went 2-0 up against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side before a second-half fightback saw them pick up no points for their efforts, thanks to a late goal from Edinson Cavani.

Therefore, Hasenhuttl may be tempted to make some changes to his team ahead of the trip to the Amex Stadium, especially in his defence.

Here’s how Football FanCast expects Southampton to line up against Brighton, with two changes from the starting team that lost against Manchester United…

Alex McCarthy unsurprisingly keeps his place in goal after an excellent start to the season, whilst Ryan Bertrand and Kyle Walker-Peters start at full-back, although the former Spurs man is perhaps lucky that there is a lack of competition at right-back at the moment, as his performance against United was one of his poorest in a Southampton shirt.

There’s one change in central-defence, as Mohammed Salisu makes his first start for the club, after he joined from Real Valladolid for £10.9 million in the summer, with Hasenhuttl confirming that he was in contention earlier in the week. He comes in for Jannik Vestergaard, who endured a nightmare display against United, and would also potentially struggle against Brighton’s willing runners in attack.

Therefore, it seems as if now is the right time for Hasenhuttl to hand Salisu his debut, as he and Bednarek are arguably better equipped to deal with the pace in Brighton’s forward line.

Southampton’s midfield stays the same, with James Ward-Prowse and Oriol Romeu having formed an effective partnership in the centre of midfield so far this season.

Meanwhile, after returning to training this week, Danny Ings starts up top with Che Adams, in the hope that those two can pick up where they left off before the former Liverpool man’s injury.

It will be interesting to see how Hasenhuttl sets his team up against Brighton and whether we do see the likes of Salisu and Ings from the start.

And, in other news… Southampton must avoid Hojbjerg repeat with Danny Ings, Semmens must make a brave call

فان دايك عن محمد صلاح: من أفضل لاعبي العالم ولكن لا يستطيع مراوغتي أبدًا

أشاد الدولي الهولندي فيرجيل فان دايك، مدافع ليفربول بزميله في الفريق المصري محمد صلاح، مُشيرًا إلى أنه من بين أفصل اللاعبين في العالم عندما يكون في أفضل حالاته.

صلاح هذا الموسم ظهر بشكل أكثر من رائع مع ليفربول، ويتصدر ترتيب هدافي الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز بـ10 أهداف بعد أن خاض 11 مباراة.

وقال فان دايك في تصريحات عبر شبكة “beIN” الرياضية القطرية: “محمد صلاح عندما يكون في أفضل حالاته فهو واحد من أفضل اللاعبين في العالم حاليًا، وهو يفعل ذلك منذ سنوات وبثبات دومًا والأرقام تؤكد ذلك”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. جونسون: محمد صلاح وبرشلونة سينتظران ‘كمبيوتر’ ليفربول

وأضاف: “الجميع يشيد به أيضًا لأن الفريق يؤدي بشكل جيد، ونحن نلعب بشكل جيد رغم الخسارة الأخيرة (أمام وست هام)”.

وواصل: “بداية موسمنا كانت جيدة ومحمد صلاح كان عاملًا مؤثرًا وأساسيًا مع الأهداف التي كان يسجلها”.

وتابع: “نحن سعداء جدًا بأن محمد صلاح يلعب معنا في ليفربول ونتمنى أن يستمر على هذا النحو ونحصد ثمار ذلك في نهاية الموسم”.

وأتم تصريحاته بالحديث عن اللعب ضد مو في التدريبات قائلًا: “محمد صلاح لا يتمكن من مراوغتي أبدًا في التدريبات”.

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