أبو ريدة: فيفا الأكثر انزعاجًا من خسارة الأهلي أمام باتشوكا في كأس إنتركونتيننتال

وجه هاني أبو ريدة رئيس الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم وعضو المكتب التنفيذي للاتحاد الدولي “فيفا” التهنئة لمجلس إدارة النادي الأهلي ومشجعيه بعد الفوز بجائزة أفضل نادي في إفريقيا.

وقال أبو ريدة في تصريحات تلفزيونية ببرنامج “الماتش”: “فخر كبير جدًا أن يترشح ناديين من ثلاثة فرق على مستوى القارة لجائزة الأفضل”.

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وأكد: “النتائج هي من تحدد أن الأهلي يسيطر على القارة بشكل كبير جدًا، هو بطل إفريقيا لسنوات عديدة”.

وتابع: “فيفا أكثر الناس انزعاجًا من خسارة الأهلي أمام باتشوكا في نصف نهائي كأس إنتركونتيننتال، وذلك لأن الأهلي يتمتع بجماهير تسير خلفه في كل مكان، والبطولة ستفتقد هذه الجماهير في مباراة ريال مدريد”.

وكشف: “جياني إنفانتينو رئيس الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم، قال لي، كيف سنأتي بهؤلاء الجماهير في مباراة نهائي كأس إنتركونتيننتال”.

وكيل جيلسون دالا يرد عبر بطولات على أنباء اهتمام الأهلي بضمه

واستكمل: “سألني البعض عن جماهيرية الأهلي في ولايات مثل نيويورك ونيوجيرسي بأمريكا فقلت أعتقد الجماهير المصرية متواجدة بكثافة كبيرة جدًا، وسيكون لهم دور كبير في تشجيع الأهلي بكأس العالم للأندية”.

وأتم: “إقامة مباريات الأهلي في كأس العالم للأندية بعد لقاء الافتتاح أمام انتر ميامي في نيوجيرسي كان بناءً على اقتراحي لأنهم سألوني عن أكثر المناطق التي تشهد كثافة للجالية المصرية، فنصحتهم بنيو جيرسي ونيوريوك ونحمد الله على استجابتهم”.

فيديو | بيراميدز يهزم فاركو بثلاثية في الدوري المصري

حقق فريق الكرة الأول بنادي بيراميدز فوزًا على نظيره فاركو بنتيجة 3-0، في خضم منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز “النيل” 2024-2025 

مباراة بيراميدز وفاركو أقيمت على أرضية استاد الدفاع الجوي في إطار لقاءات الجولة السادسة من الدور الأول بالدوري.

طالع | أبرزهم رمضان صبحي.. بيراميدز يعلن أسباب غياب 6 لاعبين أمام فاركو في الدوري

تقدم محمد الشيبي في النتيجة في الدقيقة 22 بتسديدة رائعة من خارج منطقة الجزاء بعد متابعة لإبعاد حارس فاركو محمد شيكا.

وأحرز الهدف الثاني اللاعب النيجيري صديق اوجولا في الدقيقة 53 بعد تدرج رائع بالكرة للاعبي بيراميدز.

ثم زاد فيستون مايلي غلة الأهداف بتسجيل الثالث في الدقيقة 68 من عمر اللقاء بعد انفراده بحارس فاركو.

بتلك النتيجة يرتفع رصيد بيراميدز إلى 11 نقطة محتلًا وصافة ترتيب الدوري المصري.

وحقق بيراميدز اليوم فوزه الثالث في الدوري، فيما تعادل في مواجهتين وخسر لقاء وحيد، وسجل لاعبوه 10 أهداف واستقبلت شباكه 5 أهداف.

وفي الوقت ذاته يتجمد رصيد فاركو عند 7 نقاط محتلًا المركز التاسع بعد أن نال الليلة خسارته الثالثة، فيما حقق انتصارين وتعادل وحيد. أهداف مباراة بيراميدز وفاركو اليوم في الدوري المصري

ملخص مباراة بيراميدز وفاركو في الدوري

João Gomes pode aumentar a lista: veja promessas da base negociadas pelo Flamengo em 2021

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O volante João Gomes pode ser mais um jogador formado na base do Flamengo a deixar o clube. Na última semana, o Rubro-Negro recebeuuma proposta do Al Ain, dos Emirados Árabes, e o jogador pode estar de saída do time que o revelou para o futebol. Por isso, a seguir, o LANCE! relembra jogadores da base que foram negociados recentemente pelo Fla.

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A mais recente venda foi de Klebinho, que rescindiu com o Flamengo para fechar com oGuayaquil City, do Equador, até dezembro de 2022 – na negociação, o clube carioca manteve uma parte dos direitos econômicos. O jogador foi revelado na base rubro-negra e teve algumas oportunidades na equipe profissional em 2018 e 2019.

Entre 2019 e 2020, o lateral-direito foi emprestado ao Tokyo Verdy, do Japão. Por lá, disputou 31 partidas, não marcou gols, mas contribuiu com quatro assistências. Antes de ser negociado para o time equatoriano, Klebinho teve uma rápida passagem, também por empréstimo, pelo Cruzeiro. Hoje, o Flamengo conta com Isla, Matheuzinho e Rodinei para a posição.

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Ainda em janeiro deste ano, o Flamengo vendeu Yuri César aopara o Shabab Al Ahli Club, dos Emirados Árabes. Com a transação, o Rubro-Negro recebeu cerca de R$ 31 milhões.

Vale lembrar que Yuri César estava no Fortaleza, onde chegou por empréstimo em março de 2020. Assim, a diretoria do Leão do Pici informou que o clube cearense recebeu R$ 1,15 milhão pela venda do atacante.

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No mesmo mês, o Flamengo acertou a venda do atacante Lincoln para o Vissel Kobe, do Japão. Com a negociação,o Rubro-Negro receberá 3 milhões de dólares (cerca de R$ 15,6 milhões na cotação da época), em parcelas a serem depositadas ao longo de 2021.

Com um contrato de três anos e opção de extensão por mais um, o Vissel Kobe adquire 75% dos direitos econômicos do atleta. Vale lembrar que, inicialmente, a oferta japonesa foi pelo empréstimo do atacante, mas Lincoln foi negociado em definitivo.

Lincoln foi formado nas divisões de base do Rubro-Negro e tinha contrato válido até dezembro de 2023. Na equipe profissional do Flamengo desde 2017, o centroavante já disputou 64 partidas e marcou oito gols pelo Rubro-Negro. No entanto, eleperdeu espaço no elenco profissional nas últimas semanas de 2020 e, mais recentemente, não fazia mais parte dos planos do clube.

Em fevereiro, o Flamengo emprestou o meia-atacante Bill aonipro-1, da Ucrânia. O vínculo é por uma temporada, mas o clube, no site oficial, confirmou que existe uma opção de compra definida.

Segundo o jornal “O Dia” reportou na época, a opção de compra estabelecida por ambas as partes equivale a 1 milhão de euros (cerca de R$ 6,6 milhões, na cotação de quando o acordo foi firmado).

Uma das principais promessas recente da base, Bill chegou ao Flamengo após se destacar pelo Nova Iguaçu e tem, ao todo, 62 gols em 187 partidas pelo clube – um gol e três jogos pelo time profissional. Campeão da Copa São Paulo em 2018, o atacante disputou a Série B do Brasileiro de 2019 pela Ponte Preta e, em 2020, esteve cedido ao CRB, onde teve uma passagem apagada e uma saída conturbada.

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Em março, foi a vez do zagueiro Natan se despedir do Flamengo. O defensor chegou porempréstimo válido até janeiro de 2022, com cláusula que obriga o Braga a exercer a opção de compra do jogador caso o mesmo atue em um número mínimo de jogos. Ao todo, a transação pode render R$ 27 milhões aos cofres do Flamengo.

De imediato, o clube recebeu R$ 5 milhões pelo empréstimo de Natan até dezembro. Ao fim da cessão, o Red Bull Bragantino terá que desembolsar mais R$ 22 milhões para contratá-lo em definitivo.No entanto, a negociação, que envolveu três times, foi complexa. Abaixo, o L! explica.

Os direitos de Natan são divididos entre Flamengo, que tem 60%, e Porto Vitória, clube do Espírito Santo que detém os outros 40%. Na negociação, o Rubro-Negro receberá uma fatia de 22% da equipe capixaba antes de vender 70% para o Red Bull Bragantino.

Dessa forma, ao fim da transferência em dezembro de 2021, o Flamengo manterá 12% dos direitos de Natan, o Porto Vitória ficará com 18% e o RB Bragantino será o detentor dos 70% restantes. Os detalhes da divisão dos direitos econômicos foram divulgados inicialmente pelo jornalista Venê Casagrande, do jornal “O Dia”.

Em abril, foi a vez de Pepê deixar o Flamengo para acertar com o Cuiabá por três anos. Revelado nas categorias de base do Rubro-Negro, o meio-campista ainda tinha mais dois meses de contrato com o clube carioca, que permaneceu com 20% dos direitos econômicos.

Em 2020, Pepê ganhou chances em sequência a partir de novembro, com a chegada de Ceni, participando de dez rodadas na reta final do Brasileiro.No início desta temporada, ele foi titular nas cinco partidas do Campeonato Carioca, período no qual o Rubro-Negro atuou com um time alternativo comandada por Maurício Souza, do time sub-20.

Ainda vale lembrar que em dezembro do ano passado, o meia teve o vínculo renovado – se encerrava na virada para 2021 – até junho deste ano. Uma nova extensão foi estudada, mas a pauta não avançou. Pepê também esteve perto de deixar a Gávea rumo ao Botafogo em 2020, mas negócio travado pela rivalidade na última hora.

Outro jogador a deixar o Flamengo para acertar com o Cuiabá foi o lateral João Lucas. Em maio, o jogadorfoi emprestado pelo Rubro-Negro ao Dourado até o fim de 2021 para a disputa do Campeonato Brasileiro.

João Lucas foi contratado pelo Flamengo após se destacar pelo Bangu no Carioca de 2019. No Rubro-Negro, ele fez parte do elenco campeão da Libertadores em 2019 e do Brasileirão em 2019 e 2020, além da Recopa Sul-Americana, da Supercopa do Brasil 2020 e do Carioca em 2020.

No contrato de empréstimo, ficou acordado que o Cuiabá arcará integralmente com os salários do lateral-direito, mas não terá opção de compra. Para concretizar a negociação e não correr o risco de perder o jogador de graça, o Flamengo estendeu o contrato com João Lucas até junho de 2022.

Em junho, o Flamengo oficializou o empréstimo de Richard Riosao Mazatlán, da primeira divisão mexicana.O volante colombiano, que passou pelas divisões de base do Ninho do Urubu, assinou vínculo com o clube até 30 de junho de 2022. Assim, ele prorrogou seu contrato com o Rubro-Negro até junho de 2023.

Richard chegou ao Flamengo em 2019 após chamar a atenção pela seleção de futsal da Colômbia. O jovem meio-campista se adaptou rapidamente ao campo e, na temporada passada e na atual, participou da conquista do Campeonato Carioca sub-20. Fora isso, ele foi campeão do Estadual, do Brasileiro, do OPG e da Supercopa em 2019.

Com a idade estourada para jogar no time sub-20, Richard atuou em quatro partidas nesta temporada, todas pelo Estadual. Além disso, ele vinha com pouco espaço – o último jogo ocorreu no dia 27 de março e por poucos minutos na reta final.

No mesmo mês, apenas dois dias depois,Montpellier anunciou o zagueiro Thuler, ex-Flamengo, como reforço para a temporada 2021/22. O jogador chega ao clube francês por empréstimo e assina por um ano. Há uma opção de compra após este período, avaliada em 2,5 milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 14,6 milhões na cotação da época). De imediato, o time da Gávea recebeu 200 mil euros pelo acordo (R$ 1,1 milhão, também na cotação da época).

O zagueiro, vale lembrar, tem vínculo com o Flamengo até dezembro de 2024. Cria do Ninho, Thuler estreou entre os profissionais em 2017 e viveu o melhor momento no clube em 2019, com 17 partidas, participando das conquistas da Libertadores e do Brasileirão. Entretanto, ele perdeu espaço e não atuava desde novembro de 2020.

Em julho, foi a vez de Ronaldo se despedir do Flamengo. Revelado pelo clube em 2015, o volante estava fora dos planos do até então técnico Rogério Ceni, ele assinou com Shimizu S-Pulse, do Japão. Como o contrato com o Rubro-Negro expirou, o clube não recebeu pela transferência.

Vale lembrar que oFluminense chegou a apresentar uma proposta ao jogador e quase conseguiu fechar o contrato, mas a oferta do clube japonês foi maior. Em março, o Cruzeiro também demonstrou interesse por Ronaldo, que tentou uma rescisão amigável com o Flamengo, porém sem sucesso.

Em julho, o Flamengo finalizou a operação para a transferência de Hugo Moura ao Lugano, da Suíça. No acordo, estava previsto o empréstimo do volantepor um ano, sem compensação financeira, e com opção de compra estabelecida no contrato.

A contratação de Hugo Moura, inclusive, foi um pedido do técnico Abel Braga, que está no Lugano desde junho. O treinador trabalhou com o volante em 2019, nos tempos de Flamengo, e foi ele justamente quem promoveu o jogador aos profissionais.

No ano passado, ele esteve cedido ao Coritiba e, apesar do rebaixamento, foi um dos destaques da equipe no Campeonato Brasileiro. Com 23 anos, Hugo Moura tem contrato com o Rubro-Negro até dezembro de 2023. Na temporada atual, ele soma 20 partidas e um gol marcado, no clássico contra o Botafogo pela Taça Guanabara.

Em agosto, o Fulham, time da segunda divisão inglesa, oficializou a compra de Rodrigo Muniz, ex-Flamengo.Na negociação, o Rubro-Negro, que não divulgou números oficiais da transação, manteve 25% dos direitos do jogador, vendido por 8 milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 50 milhões na cotação da época).

O pagamento, vale destacar, será realizado em duas parcelas de 4 milhões de euros: uma em 2021, e a segunda, em 2022.Artilheiro de diversos torneios nas divisões de base, Rodrigo Muniz passou a receber oportunidades na equipe principal do Flamengo em 2020, e correspondeu à altura. Em 32 partidas – sendo dez como titular – o atacante marcou dez gols.

Como um “Garoto do Ninho”, o atacante ainda conquistou o Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 e a Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20, em 2019. Além disso, faturou a Copa do Brasil Sub-17, em 2018.

Aston Villa now leading the race to sign "massive" new £500,000 teenager

Aston Villa are reportedly leading the race to sign a potential future star in the making who has already been called "massive".

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The main focus of Aston Villa's transfer window so far has been on outgoings, as they look to comply with the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules before the end of the month. That potential punishment has already seen one youngster complete his exit, with Tim Iroegbunam swapping Villa Park for Everton in a deal worth a reported £9m, and now another young player is heading for the exit door.

According to reports, Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Omari Kellyman from Aston Villa in a deal worth £19m this summer. And if those two departures weren't enough of a blow, Unai Emery is reportedly set to lose one of his best players in Douglas Luiz, who is set to join Serie A giants Juventus. Villa will at least receive Weston McKennie and Samuel Iling-Junior in return, but it remains to be seen whether they can ease their Luiz exit blow.

In between those frustrating departures, however, Villa and NSWE could be on their way to landing another incoming of their own alongside Ian Maatsen and Lewis Dobbin.

Fast transfer possible as Aston Villa eye £42m Bayern target amid Luiz exit

The Brazilian is closing in on a move to Juventus.

ByEmilio Galantini Jun 22, 2024

According to The Daily Mail, Aston Villa are leading the race to sign Harley Hunt from Swindon Town alongside Southampton. The 16-year-old defender can also play in midfield and has already made first-team appearances for the League Two side, who have set his price tag at £500,000 this summer.

Hunt is one for the future

As one future star leaves in the form of Kellyman, another may well be on his way this summer. And if the praise of Swindon Town's U18s manager Sean Wood is anything to go by, Hunt is certainly on course for stardom.

Wood told the club's official website via Total Swindon: “Fair play to him, he looks massive out there, doesn’t he? He doesn’t look out of place at all. It is brilliant to see, he is a great kid who wants to learn, but he still does have loads to learn. But it was two really good positive performances and two starts when he didn’t look out of place.

"He knows what he needs to improve on and we will continue to do that next year with whatever environment he is in and what staff he is working under. We will continue to work with him and support him on and off the pitch. He has got the right character and determination to kick on now, so that will hold him in good stead.”

At just 16 years old, those at Villa Park will have to be patient if Hunt does arrive this summer, with a place in the academy the most likely destination at this stage.

Pooran, bowlers give Kings XI playoffs boost with third straight win

Shikhar Dhawan’s second hundred in a row went in vain for the Capitals

Hemant Brar20-Oct-2020

Nicholas Pooran muscles one away to the leg side•BCCI

Shikhar Dhawan became the first batsman to score back-to-back hundreds in the IPL but it wasn’t enough as the Kings XI Punjab beat the Delhi Capitals by five wickets in Dubai to boost their playoff hopes with the third straight win. The Kings XI are now fifth on the points table with eight points from ten games.Batting first, the Capitals could manage only 164 for 5 despite Dhawan’s unbeaten 106 off 61 balls, which included 12 fours and three sixes. The main reason for a below-par total being the lack of support from the other batsmen, who could muster only 54 from 59 balls, and some excellent death bowling by the Kings XI bowlers.The Kings XI lost their openers early in the chase but Chris Gayle’s 13-ball 29 and Nicholas Pooran’s 28-ball 53 meant the asking rate never crossed eight after the fifth over and dipped below six after 11 overs. Kagiso Rabada returned to dismiss Pooran and Glenn Maxwell, but it was too late by then with the Kings XI needing just 17 from the last four overs. R Ashwin and Axar Patel bowled two quiet overs but James Neesham hit the last ball off the penultimate over deep midwicket to take his side home.Shaw’s lean run and another Dhawan hundredPrithvi Shaw had scores of 4, 0 and 0 coming into this game and there was no respite for him on Tuesday night either. He struggled to find the middle of the bat and when he did, he couldn’t find the gaps. He then tried to go inside-out over extra cover against Neesham, who was brought on as early as in the fourth over. But a slight roll of fingers over the ball meant Shaw ended up playing a touch early and handed a skier to Maxwell at extra cover.Before the match against the Chennai Super Kings, Dhawan had never scored a T20 hundred in 267 outings but now has two in last two games. He started with a four and a six off Maxwell in the first over of the match and then, alongside Shreyas Iyer, took the Capitals past 50 in the sixth over. Dhawan and Iyer added 48 off 31 balls for the second wicket before Ashwin had the latter caught down the leg side for 14 off 12 balls.Shikhar Dhawan became the first player to hit back-to-back hundreds in the IPL•BCCI

Rishabh Pant, who returned to the side after recovering from his hamstring injury, too, didn’t have a fruitful outing and was caught at long-on off Maxwell for a laboured 14 off 20 balls. But there was no stopping for Dhawan, who brought up his fifty off 28 balls. While he attacked every bowler, he was particularly severe on the spinners. Employing an array of sweep shots, he looted 61 off 32 against them and reached his second successive hundred, in 57 balls, in the 19th over.Shami helps Kings XI pull it backThe Capitals were 117 for 3 at the end of the 15th over but could manage only 47 in the last five overs. The main reason behind that was Mohammed Shami, who sent down yorker after yorker and gave away only 13 from his last two overs – 18th and 20th of the innings – while also picking up the wickets of Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer.Universe Boss’ Big Bang doesn’t last longChasing 165, the Kings XI didn’t have the best of the starts. While KL Rahul deposited a free hit from Daniel Sams for six over long-off, Patel had him soon after when the batsman tried to give him the charge only to hole out to mid-on.With Gayle new at the crease, it was expected the Capitals would go to Ashwin straightaway, who had dismissed Gayle four times in ten T20 innings before this match while conceding only 65 off 79 balls. Instead, the Capitals used Sams and Tushar Deshpande for the next two overs, and Gayle took full advantage of that. He tonked Deshpande for three fours and two sixes to take the Capitals to 50 at the end of the fifth over before Ashwin came into the attack and bowled him with his second ball, for 29 off 13.Drop and run… outPooran started with a crisp cover drive off Ashwin and two balls later, dropped the ball on the off side for a quick single. Mayank Agarwal at the non-striker’s end was hesitant to take off but seeing Pooran halfway down, he dashed towards the other end. Ashwin, meanwhile, had charged towards the ball and his throw to Pant found Agarwal well short.Pooran tried the same thing two overs later but this time Maxwell sent him back. Had Iyer’s off-balanced throw been more accurate, or had Pant’s flick hit the stumps, Pooran would have been on his way back in the eighth over.Pooran and Maxwell nearly take Kings XI throughPooran, though, didn’t let those incidents deter him and kept finding the boundary with his clean hitting. Deshpande once again came in for harsh treatment as Pooran smashed his three consecutive balls for 6, 4 and 4 in the ninth over.With 45 required from the last eight overs, Iyer brought Rabada back and had immediate success. Pooran tried to leave one outside off but failed to drop his hands and the ball brushed the gloves on its way to the wicketkeeper. By that time, though, Pooran and Maxwell had already paved the way for Kings XI’s victory by adding 69 in 40 balls. Maxwell, who was on 16 off 15 balls then, took over the baton and doubled his score in the next nine balls before becoming Rabada’s second wicket. While the Capitals didn’t have enough on the board to create panic, a missed stumping and a dropped catch didn’t help their cause and the Kings finished the game with one over to spare.

Former Dallas baseball stadium to become 'new home of USA cricket'

USA Cricket commercial partner buys lease rights to renovate Dallas baseball facility into ODI venue

Peter Della Penna19-Nov-2020

The AirHogs Stadium in Dallas, which will soon become a new cricket facility•USA Cricket

USA Cricket has announced that its commercial T20 franchise league partner, American Cricket Enterprises, has signed a 15-year lease to acquire AirHogs Stadium, formerly a 6,000 seat minor league baseball and soccer facility located in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas.According to ACE co-founder Sameer Mehta, the ambition for the venue is to host a Major League Cricket franchise for the league’s opening season in 2022, develop a USA national team high performance center and “hopefully be the home of USA Cricket”.The $20 million stadium venue opened in 2008 and housed the Texas AirHogs, an independent minor league baseball team for the last 13 seasons. However, the AirHogs folded in the summer of 2020, one of numerous minor league baseball organisations to go under as a consequence of the devastating financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.Major League Baseball made the decision in June to cancel the entire minor league season for all of its affiliate franchises. It opened the door for ACE to take over the facility with a new lease agreement, including plans to spend at least $10 million to renovate the facility into a cricket-exclusive ODI-accredited turf wicket venue, ready to open by the summer of 2022.”This is a watershed moment for us. We’re pretty excited,” said USA Cricket chairman Paraag Marathe, who also serves as executive vice president of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, during a Zoom press conference on Wednesday. “We’re going to put Grand Prairie on the global map because hopefully when we get World Cups and international events, this is going to be one of the key stadiums we’re playing matches in. The flagship where we’re going to be first putting up our flag and announcing USA Cricket to the rest of the world is going to be right here in Grand Prairie.”One of the major challenges that USA Cricket officials may have is overcoming a string of underwhelming ventures in other cities. National cricket administrators were similarly enthusiastic about the opening of the $6 million Indianapolis World Sports Park before city officials subsequently ripped up a three-year contract to host the USA Cricket National Championship from 2014-16. After hosting a solitary ICC Americas T20 championship in 2015, the venue has mostly laid dormant to international cricket.Similarly, the Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida was approved with hopes of drawing warm-up matches, if not full-fledged tournament games, for the 2007 World Cup hosted by the West Indies. The $70 million park venue eventually opened in 2008 and has hosted a string of T20 internationals, including India v West Indies to 12,000+ crowds in 2019.However, the venue has struggled to attract similar support for USA national team matches, with just 20 people attending USA’s first ever ODI on home soil in September 2019 against Papua New Guinea, six weeks after India and West Indies played to a full house. Similarly, the Caribbean Premier League pulled the plug on their foray into Florida after three years. Though CPL organisers were able to sell out a doubleheader slate for 10,000 fans in 2016, crowds had shrunk to as few as 700 people in 2018 for a weeknight contest featuring Andre Russell’s Jamaica Tallawahs and Steven Smith’s Barbados Tridents.However, Marathe and Mehta believe that the Grand Prairie facility is much better suited to drawing people in. Mehta introduced data stating that Willow TV, a major rights holder cable network for US market TV cricket rights content, has 250,000 subscribers that are based between Dallas and Houston, demonstrating a strong local appetite for international cricket viewing.The stadium venue is adjacent to Lone Star Park horse racecourse and is a short drive along Interstate 30 from AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park, home to the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers. Marathe also stated that the success of the venue should not be judged by attendance figures or profits.”We just have really great infrastructure around AirHogs Stadium,” Marathe said. “The opportunity to grow and develop, whether it is bringing in a high performance center in the Dallas-Grand Prairie area, whether we do other things as the Mayor said, adding more pitches as demand and popularity grows, there’s the infrastructure that’s already there to grow more. We also feel really good about the opportunity to expand this current stadium. That’s from a geography and infrastructure standpoint.”The measurement of growth when you’re trying to build something and make something very special… we’re not just looking at dollars and cents. We’re looking at building popularity and building interest. That doesn’t just mean what your profit is on events or how many fans are attending. Number one I think we’re going to have a tremendous amount of fan support, especially in the Grand Prairie area. We’re really excited about that.”But at the same time, we’re also building viewership. We’re also building people who are hopefully watching it when they’re not sitting in the stadium and we’re building a groundswell of popularity for it. We’re not just looking at the bottom line of dollars and cents. It’s really just building the popularity and putting us on a path.”

Arsenal could sell £100k-p/w man for big fee if they sign Gyokeres

Arsenal's recruitment has so far been non-existent in the summer transfer window. With Euro 2024 and Copa America in full swing, that's hardly a surprise.

Mikel Arteta and Edu have never unnecessarily spent the club's funds so you can forgive them for being pragmatic in the opening stages of the summer months.

That said, it would not be a surprise if everything was wrapped up by the middle of July. After all, there was a wave of new signings in that month last year, with Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber notably arriving in the same week.

Rice's transfer was hardly a secret but the deal to bring Timber to the Emirates Stadium was kept under wraps a little bit more. So, it's evident that not everything Arsenal are working on in 2024 will be shouted from the rooftops. You'd think, however, that if a new striker arrives there will be a greater sense of know from the fanbase.

So, who could that striker be?

Arsenal's striker shortlist in 2024

Back in January, it looked as though this would be the primary area of concern for the Gunners in 2024. Ivan Toney had been relentlessly linked after a period where Arteta's side struggled to find the net.

Brentford striker Ivan Toney

However, rumours surrounding the Brentford forward have now gone quiet. Benjamin Sesko, who played for Slovenia against England earlier this week, was the next best bet.

Reports emerged suggesting those behind the scenes at Arsenal were confident of bringing the player to north London but he is now set to stay in Germany with his club side RB Leipzig, signing a new deal too.

So, where to next? Well, the big name doing the rounds at the moment is Viktor Gyokeres of Portuguese side Sporting CP.

Sporting CP strikerViktor Gyokeres.

The Swede knows English football well for his time with Coventry where he was electric, scoring 22 goals for the Sky Blues during the 2022/23 campaign.

Why, therefore, did English sides not make a move then? They will be cursing their luck after a season where he rippled the net on 43 occasions in 50 outings for the Lisbon outfit.

The rumour mill has been relentless in linking Gyokeres with English shores again, with some reports on the continent even noting that the player is definitely on his way to Arsenal. Whether you believe that or not, we'll leave that up to you.

The knock-on effect of signing Gyokeres

It's hard not to get excited when a new striker signs for your club, particularly when they score goals at such a ridiculous rate of knots.

The cynic in us does wonder whether the Swedish attacker could just be a one-hit wonder but his level of progression in recent years has been superb.

Kai Havertz finally found form last term as a centre-forward – or false 9 – scoring eight times and supplying seven assists in 18 appearances from that role. He offers a wide skill set, ranging from goalscoring, assisting, making selfless runs and holding the ball up to bring others into play.

To put it simply, he has been the perfect foil for the likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard, Arsenal's chief goalscorers and creators last term.

That said, Gyokeres is no one trick pony himself. Although his arrival would be bad news for Havertz's hopes of continuing as the focal point of attack, the Sporting sensation is no slouch creatively either, boasting 12 assists in Portugal throughout 2023/24.

Havertz would still surely feel confident about earning enough game time but the same can not be said for Eddie Nketiah who slipped further and further down the pecking order in 2024.

It was his torrid run in front of goal that led to the former Chelsea man even being given a shot up front.

Nketiah did score a hat-trick against relegated Sheffield United back in October but he has not actually scored in domestic action since that happy day. He did find the net in a Champions League clash with PSV in December but has left much to be desired since.

Nketiah's Arsenal career in numbers

Season

Games

Goals

Assists

2017/18

10

2

0

2018/19

9

1

0

2019/20

17

4

0

2020/21

29

6

1

2021/22

27

10

1

2022/23

39

9

2

2023/24

37

6

3

Stats via Transfermarkt.

Once Gabriel Jesus returned from injury, he quickly fell to the club's third-choice striker. As a result, it's no surprise to see him linked with the exit door.

talkSPORT revealed earlier this week that the Londoners have slapped a mega £50m price tag on his head amid interest from Crystal Palace, Southampton and West Ham.

Whether anyone pays that price remains to be seen but if someone of Gyokeres' calibre does arrive, the chance of Arsenal's no.14 earning any minutes next term are slim.

For the good of his career, he needs to leave, and for the good of the team, he needs to head through the exit door. The £100k-per-week earner's record in front of goal, scoring six goals in 37 matches last season is not good enough for a team challenging for major honours.

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قرار جديد من رابطة الأندية بشأن مباراة الزمالك ومودرن سبورت في الدوري

اتخذت رابطة الأندية المصرية المحترفة، قرارًا جديدًا بشأن مباراة الزمالك ومودرن سبورت، التي تقام بينهما يوم الخميس المقبل، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ومن المقرر أن يلعب الزمالك ضد مودرن سبورت، ضمن مواجهات الجولة الثالثة من عمر مباريات بطولة الدوري للموسم الحالي 2025-2026.

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وقررت لجنة المسابقات برابطة الأندية، إقامة مباراة مودرن سبورت والزمالك في الجولة الثالثة على ستاد هيئة قناة السويس، بدلًا من ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي المحدد لها سابقًا.

وجاء قرار رابطة الأندية، بنقل عدد من المباريات من استاد القاهرة وذلك بسبب غلقه لأجراء أعمال صيانة أعتبارًا من يوم 21 أغسطس حتى نهاية الشهر الجاري.

وفي نفس الوقت أخطرت رابطة الأندية مسؤولي الزمالك بنقل مباراة فاركو المقرر لها يوم 26 أغسطس الجاري في الجولة الرابعة لمسابقة الدوري إلى ستاد هيئة قناة السويس أيضًا، لنفس السبب المذكور.

الزمالك كان قد استهل مشواره في بطولة الدوري المصري للموسم الحالي، بالفوز على سيراميكا كليوباترا 2-0، ثم تعادل في لقاء الجولة الثانية مع المقاولون العرب سلبيًا.

Em alta no Guarani, Lucão espera atingir o G4 da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro com a equipe

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Em ótimo momento na Série B, o atacante Lucão, hoje no Guarani, pediu intensidade máxima do grupo nas próximas partidas da disputa visando o G4 dela. Segundo o centroavante, a meta de todos no elenco é melhorar o desempenho em campo em 2021.

Como seria o seu time se fosse formado apenas por jogadores da base?

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– O elenco tem lutado muito para entrar no G4 e para não sair mais dele. Estamos fazendo um campeonato forte, de alto nível, e queremos estar nesta briga pelo acesso até o fim dele. Lutaremos muito por isso. – disse.

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O jogador destacou o bom momento que vive na carreira.

– Tenho vivido um momento muito bom em 2021. Venho trabalhado para melhorar ainda mais meus números e meu desempenho em campo com o clube. – concluiu.

Ten Hag could oust Dalot in repeat of Man Utd’s Cantona swoop

Over the years, there have been several players who have played for Manchester United and Leeds United. The two sides have one of the biggest rivalries in English football, and it is fair to say there is no love lost between each set of fans.

However, there is a select group of players who have played for both sides, including some of the best players to wear each club’s shirts.

Perhaps the most famous name on this list is Eric Cantona. The Frenchman is a United legend, having played 183 times for the club, scoring 82 times and registering 61 assists. They signed him from Leeds at the start of the Premier League era, in 1992, and the rest is history.

The other notable name on this list is Rio Ferdinand, who played 455 times for the Red Devils, having joined from Leeds in 2002. The £30m United paid for the then 23-year-old was a world record for a defender at the time.

Other notable names to have played for both United and Leeds include Alan Smith, Gordon McQueen, Denis Irwin, and Lee Sharpe. Now, with the transfer window upon us, there might be another player to add to that list soon, with United linked to a current Leeds starlet.

Man Utd target Leeds midfielder

The player in question here is Leeds’ 18-year-old versatile midfielder Archie Gray. With the Championship side failing to get promotion back to the Premier League last season, Gray could be one of a number of players to leave Elland Road, with United a potential destination.

At least, that is according to a report from TEAMtalk. It explains that United “have spoken about” signing Gray internally and notes that 'their interest has been registered' in signing the talented youngster.

However, the Red Devils will not be the only side vying for the services of Gray this summer. The report states that United’s Mancunian rivals Manchester City, North London pair Tottenham and Arsenal, and West Londoners Chelsea are also interested in adding Gray to their squad ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Interestingly, Brentford had a deal agreed with Gray, with a medical all penciled in, according to David Ornstein. However, just hours later, the Bees saw their bid of £35m rejected by Leeds, as confirmed by The Athletic.

TEAMtalk explains that Gray is currently happy at his boyhood club, and it would not be an easy deal for United to do given the rivalry between the two sides.

Why Gray would be a good signing

One of the great things about 18-year-old Gray is his versatility. Primarily, the youngster is a midfielder. However, last season under Daniel Farke, Gray often played as a right-back, inverting into midfield when his side had the ball. He featured in 44 games last season in the Championship, with many of them coming at right-back, as well as in midfield.

Gray positions played 2023/24 (45 mins minimum)

Position

Games played

Right-back

30

Centre midfield

10

Defensive midfield

6

Attacking midfield

3

Stats from Transfermarkt

This is an attribute of Gray’s game that Erik ten Hag would really value; as we saw from Diogo Dalot last season, the Dutchman likes his right-back to be comfortable on the ball and able to tuck into midfield in possession, at times making bursting runs into the last line. These are certainly boxes that Gray ticks.

When on the ball, he looks like a Barcelona midfielder who has received his footballing education at La Masia. He is wonderful on the half-turn and has such a calm head on his shoulders.

Archie Gray

On the ball, Gray is superior to Dalot in several different metrics, according to Fbref. The Leeds man averages 4.15 progressive passes per 90 minutes, and 4.20 passes into the final third, compared to just 3.51 progressive passes and 3.03 final-third passes from the Portugal international. On top of that, Greay’s pass accuracy of 82.8% is slightly better than Dalot’s 81.2%.

With that in mind, Ten Hag may well view Gray as a better option at right-back than Dalot, if he values on-the-ball qualities more than off-the-ball qualities. That is not to say Gray is bad out of possession; his 3.05 tackles and interaction per 90 minutes are only slightly fewer than Dalot’s 3.34. However, the Portuguese right-back is certainly more accomplished off the ball.

Football analyst Ben Mattinson called Gray a “future £100m” player, and his most recent season in the white shirt of his boyhood club shows why. He could be Ten Hag’s dream right-back, given how he likes his fullbacks to play in possession, and it may well be the case United go all out for him.

Perhaps Gray will join the illustrious list from earlier, and add his name to the hall of fame which includes Cantona and Ferdinand to become the next great player to play for both Leeds and United, ousting Dalot in the process.

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