Sem Carli, que trata de fissura no pé, Botafogo treina no Nilton Santos

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O Botafogo tem mais um imprevisto médico. O zagueiro Carli, que sofreu um pisão no pé direito no jogo contra o Fluminense, no mês passado, e a princípio não preocupava, foi reavaliado. Ele vem tratando de uma fissura no local. A expectativa é de tê-lo para os dois próximos jogos da Copa Libertadores.

O Glorioso encara o Atlético Nacional, na Colômbia, na semana que vem, e o Barcelona, no Equador, na semana seguinte. Para este domingo, contra o Fluminense, pela semifinal da Taça Rio, o argentino está fora.

O argentino é titular desde o início da temporada passada, e se tornou referência para a defesa alvinegra, além de envergar a braçadeira de capitão no ano passado e neste ano. A defesa botafoguense já tem os desfalques de Luis Ricardo, Jonas e Marcinho; Marcelo está em fase de transição.

Nesta quarta-feira, Carli não foi a campo, assim como Luis Ricardo e Marcelo. A parte principal do trabalho no campo anexo do Estádio Nilton Santos foi fechada à imprensa.

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ليفربول يودع أوريجي وسط جماهير الأنفيلد.. واللاعب: شرف لي

حرص نادي ليفربول على توديع لاعب الفريق ديفوك أوريجي بعد نهاية موسم الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، 2021/22.

واستضاف ملعب الأنفيلد مباراة ليفربول وولفرهامبتون مساء اليوم، في الجولة الثامنة والثلاثين من الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث فاز ليفربول بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدف.

ولم يشارك أوريجي في تلك المباراة بسبب الإصابة، رغم أنها كانت الأخيرة بالنسبة له بقميص ليفربول، حيث سينتهي عقده في يونيو المقبل، وبات قريبًا من الانتقال إلى صفوف ميلان.

وبعد المباراة، أقام لاعبو ليفربول ممرًا شرفيًا لـ أوريجي وسط تصفيق حار وهتافات من قِبل جماهير، إلى جانب تقديم حائط تذكاري يتضمن أبرز ما قدمه مع الريدز.

من جانبه، قال أوريجي في تصريحات عبر شبكة “سكاي سبورتس” العالمية: “أنا أحب ذلك، أن أرى كل المشجعين بعد كورونا، إنه شعور رائع، أمر خاص حقًا”.

وأضاف: “ليفربول نادٍ لا يُصدق، عندما توقع معه، تدرك فقط مدى ضخامة هذا النادي وتميز جماهيره، والليالي والأجواء، كان أمرًا مميزًا”.

وواصل: “كنت أعلم أن ليفربول نادًا خاصًا، لكن كان عليّ أن أختبر ذلك، الأمر يفوق الكلمات إنه شيء سيظل معي طوال حياتي، كان شرفًا وفخرًا بالنسبة لي، هذه مجموعة لا تصدق من اللاعبين”.

وأردف: “أحاول دائمًا أن أضع الفريق في المقام الأول، أحاول أن أقدم أفضل نسخة مني، أحاول مساعدة الفريق، أريد أن أكون على أرض الملعب كل دقيقة ولكن أكثر من ذلك أريد أن يفوز الفريق”.

واستكمل: “كنت هناك اليوم أحاول فقط دعم الفريق، يمكننا أن نكون فخورين للغاية، يمكننا أن نأخذ هذه التجربة ونأمل أن نحظى بليلة أخرى كبيرة الأسبوع المقبل”.

Who is Spurs’ bargain Romero alternative?

Tottenham Hotspur should look to turn their attention elsewhere after a frustrating update emerged this week.

According to football.london reporter Alasdair Gold, talks to sign Atalanta centre-back Cristian Romero have “slowed” down due to the Serie A outfit’s financial demands. Reports in Italy suggested that the Serie A outfit are demanding around €60m (£51m) for his signature, whilst La Liga giants Barcelona have been credited with an interest in recent weeks.

Spurs have not splashed out that sort of money since signing Tanguy Ndombele in the summer of 2019 for a club-record £55m, whilst their biggest fee spent on a defender was Davinson Sanchez for £42m.

His performances since then prove why it’s a massive gamble to spend so much on just one player, and as a result, the North Londoners may want to approach this Romero situation with caution.

For that money, the North Londoners could seal at least two players in the role, especially amid links to fellow Serie A monster Nikola Milenkovic.

As revealed by The Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare, Spurs “hold an interest” in the Fiorentina star, and he claims that it would be an easy deal to do as the player would love to play in the Premier League and has less than a year remaining on his current contract.

The reliable journalist also hints that just €15m (£12.5m) would be enough to secure him. That’s a fraction of Romero’s price and he’s arguably just as good.

At just 23, Milenkovic has been likened to Nemanja Vidic, who is arguably one of the greatest to ever do it in the English top-flight.

“Milenkovic is better than Vidic with the ball at his feet, and he is much calmer on the field,” Mozzart journalist Dejan Stankovic told ESPN FC. “He is the most talented centre-back Serbia have had since Vidic, and they definitely have one thing in common – both are fearless.”

The 28-cap Serbian has also been dubbed a “beast”, and during the 2020/21 season, he averaged 3.6 clearances, three aerial duels won, 1.4 tackles and 1.3 interceptions in a worse team than Atalanta, who finished third overall.

By comparison, Romero – who won the Serie A’s ‘Defender of the Year’ award – was only way clear with his averages for tackles and interceptions, but again he played in the more solid team.

For just £12.5m, Spurs sporting director Fabio Paratici could secure a new defender for a bargain fee, especially with Transfermarkt currently valuing him at £22.5m.

The Lilywhites must consider Milenkovic as a bargain alternative to Romero should talks continue to slow down before next month’s deadline.

AND in other news, Paratici must sanction Spurs swoop for 6ft 3 “leader”, he’s a HUGE upgrade on Sanchez…

Living on the edge, and a kamikaze artist

Presenting the plays of the day from the match between the Deccan Chargers and the Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad

Cricinfo staff18-May-2008
Shahid Afridi pulled off a super catch on the boundary line but lasted just one ball at the crease (file photo) © AFP
Gambling with Venu
It takes a brave man to try a part-time spinner against a rampaging Sanath Jayasuriya but Adam Gilchrist’s ploy to bring on Venugopal Rao as early as the third over came off. The plan appeared to backfire when Rao drifted onto the pads, with Jayasuriya helping himself to two fours, but a quicker one was to get him out – a top-edged sweep sailing straight to deep square leg.Catching on the edge
Shahid Afridi started it and Dominic Thornely and Dwayne Bravo carried on the trend of taking catches on the boundary. Afridi completed a superbly-judged catch at the long-on boundary to dismiss Robin Uthappa – he watched the ball into his hands and ensured he stayed within the boundary. Thornely’s was a splendid running catch – sprinting from point to latch onto the skier close to the deep point boundary and Bravo nearly pulled off the catch of the day with a running attempt to extra cover – the only hitch being his step over the line while gaining control of the ball.First-ball kamikaze
Some batsmen prefer to see out the first ball but others just prefer to try and hit it out of the ground. Afridi, bristling with confidence after his fine show with the ball, swung at a wide one first up, trying to blast it over the square boundary, but Thornley snaffled a beauty.Nehra silences Gilly
Ashish Nehra went wicketless but he gave a lesson in bowling to Gilchrist early on. He should have had him twice in the first over – an inside-edge raced away past the stumps and a leading edge was put down by Rohan Raje at mid-on. He managed to move the ball either way, kept varying his length shrewdly and hardly gave Gilchrist the room to free his arms. The only ball that got away was the last ball of the second over. Gilchrist moved forward and converted a good-length ball into a half-volley, crashing it over the bowler’s head.Fernando gets two in two
Once Nehra had turned the screw, it was upto Dilhara Fernando to reap the rewards. He fooled Gilchrist with a slower ball first-up, before slipping in a quick shorter one – a glide that flew straight to deep third man. For the next one, he rolled his wrists over again, a ball so tantalising that Rohit Sharma had finished his shot before finding himself trapped plumb in front.Venu stands alone
For the third match in a row, Rao produced a valiant hand in a losing cause. Like the 42-ball 71 against Kolkata Knight Riders and the 18-ball 34 against Delhi Daredevils, the 38-ball 57 today was struck against a mounting asking-rate with mainly the lower order for company. He needed to farm the strike and also look for the big hits. Typically he managed to score with hardly any stroke in anger but once again it was in vain.

Ganhando confiança, Vasco valoriza final da Taça Rio contra o Botafogo

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A final da Taça Rio entre Vasco e Botafogo, neste domingo, não muda em nada as semifinais do Carioca, que já estão decididas desde o fim do segundo turno. Por isso, muito se fala que a decisão não é importante. No entanto, o discurso no Cruz-Maltino é de valorizar a partida. Apesar de o título não ter um efeito prático para o campeonato, tem um peso para o Vasco por alguns motivos.

O principal deles é a retomada da confiança da equipe. Depois de um início de temporada ruim, com eliminações na Taça Guanabara e Copa do Brasil, o time vem crescendo de produção com a chegada do técnico Milton Mendes. Segundo o atacante Muriqui, o título da Taça Rio daria uma motivação a mais para o grupo na disputa da semifinal do Estadual, contra o Fluminense.

– Acho que vencendo a Taça Rio, dá uma moral para a semifinal do Carioca. Entre aspas, não vale nada essa Taça Rio. Mas para a gente tem um valor muito grande pela retomada da confiança. Temos um Campeonato Brasileiro que começa em pouco mais de um mês, só com jogos grandes, e não conseguimos vencer uma equipe da Série A ainda esse ano. Então, é importante a gente vencer, ser campeão, para retomar a confiança – disse o atacante ao ‘SporTV’.

Outro fator importante da final é manter o time com ritmo de jogo. Enquanto os rivais estão disputando outras competições, o Cruz-Maltino tem só o Estadual no momento. Por isso, é um bom compromisso para manter a equipe em atividade até as finais do Campeonato Carioca. Milton Mendes pode ainda aproveitar para dar ritmo de jogo para alguns atletas que estão voltando de lesão.

Além disso, é um bom teste para a reta final da competição. Com a semana inteira de treinos, o comandante vascaíno poderá testar suas ideias contra um rival direito pelo título carioca.

Na decisão, dois jejuns ainda podem ser quebrados: um da equipe e outro de Luis Fabiano. Vale lembrar que o Vasco ainda não venceu nenhum clássico este ano e essa é mais uma chance. O duelo também é um prato cheio para o Fabuloso enfim desencantar com a camisa cruz-maltina.

جوتا يوجه رسالة قوية لـ مانشستر سيتي خلال الاحتفال مع جماهير ليفربول

وجه دييجو جوتا لاعب فريق ليفربول رسالة نارية إلى مانشستر سيتي، خلال احتفالات الريدز ببطولتي موسم 2021/22.

ورغم خسارة نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا مساء أمس على يد ريال مدريد، بهدف دون رد في العاصمة الفرنسية باريس، حرص لاعبو ليفربول على الاحتفال مع جماهير النادي وسط شوارع المدينة.

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وحقق ليفربول بطولتين في موسم 2021/22، الأولى كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية والثانية كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي.

وقال جوتا في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “آنفيلد ووتش” الإنجليزية: “هذا أمر مذهل لأكون صريحًا، من المستحيل أن تحزن في هذه اللحظة عندما يكون لديك كل هؤلاء الأشخاص هنا”.

وأضاف البرتغالي: “كانت الليلة الماضية لحظة حزينة، لكن 4 هزائم وكأسين في موسم واحد؟ إنه أمر يستحق الاحتفال”.

وواصل: “كرة القدم تدور حول تسجيل الأهداف ولم نقم الليلة الماضية بذلك، لكن هذا الموسم كان رائعًا، لقبان في موسم ليس سيئًا، نأمل أن نبدأ الموسم المقبل مع درع المجتمع!”.

ويلتقي ليفربول بطل كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي مع مانشستر سيتي بطل الدوري الإنجليزي في مباراة كأس الدرع الخيرية قبل الموسم الجديد.

Maicon alerta para descuidos e pede que Grêmio não 'viva da Copa BR'

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No dia após a eliminação do Grêmio no Campeonato Gaúcho, o volante Maicon foi o escolhido para conceder entrevista exclusiva. O meio-campista não escondeu a insatisfação por mais uma queda no Estadual e pediu que o time não sobreviva do título da Copa do Brasil de 2016.

– Ficamos chateados, era um objetivo ganhar o Gauchão e não conseguimos. Pedimos desculpas aos torcedores, mas temos o ano todo pela frente. Não podemos ficar vivendo da conquista da Copa do Brasil. Temos que brigar pelo topo. A concorrência é muito grande, mas só vale a equipe que for campeã. Com a eliminação é complicado, mas não podemos baixar a cabeça e desanimar. Temos que saber o que fizemos de errado para que o Renato possa corrigir – comentou o capitão gremista na última segunda-feira.

O camisa 8 do Tricolor também pediu desculpas pela eliminação e alertou para os erros do Grêmio. Apesar disso, ele descartou que não há ‘terra arrasada’ no time de Renato Portaluppi.

-A gente mesmo frisa que conseguimos construir para fazer os gols. Em uma bobeira, um descuido, a gente acaba tomando o gol. No Iquique, fizemos três e em descuidos nossos tomamos os gols. Mas ganhamos o jogo. (Contra o Novo Hamburgo) Empatamos os dois jogos, nos pênaltis não passamos, gera toda desconfiança que vem acontecendo – opinou Maicon.

– Falei e friso: não tem terra arrasada. Ficamos p… Era um objetivo ganhar o Gaúcho e, mais uma vez, não conseguimos chegar na final. Pedimos desculpas, mas temos o ano pela frente. Ano passado foi dessa maneira e conseguimos dar alegria. Mas sabemos que não podemos ficar vivendo da Copa do Brasil – completou.

Eliminado no Campeonato Gaúcho, o Grêmio volta as suas atenções à Libertadores. Na próxima quinta-feira, na Arena, o clube recebe o Guaraní-PAR pela quarta rodada da competição internacional. Aos olhos de Maicon, uma grande partida diante dos paraguaios recupera a confiança interna no time.

– Temos um jogo importante nesta quinta-feira. Estamos chateados, mas precisamos esquecer. Hoje já ficaremos concentrados para realizarmos um grande jogo. Só assim vai voltar o clima bom. Todos conhecem a nossa qualidade, é entrar de cabeça erguida no próximo jogo. É fazer uma grande partida para a nossa moral voltar. A melhor resposta que temos é conseguir uma vitória na quinta – finalizou.

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تقارير: تشيلسي يثق في حسم صفقة دفاعية من الدوري الإسباني

كشفت تقارير صحفية أن نادي تشيلسي مقتنع بأنه سيحسم صفقة مدافع إشبيلية، جول كوندي، بنجاح في موسم الانتقالات الصيفي لهذا العام.

وكان تشيلسي يتطلع إلى الظفر بخدمات كوندي منذ الصيف الماضي، وقدم أكثر من عرض للتعاقد معه ولكن إدارة إشبيلية رفضتهم جميعًا.

ورغم ذلك، فإن النادي اللندني تمسك بفكرة نقل كوندي إلى ستامفورد بريدج من أجل تعزيز خط الدفاع.

وحسبما ذكرت صحيفة “ذا صن” الإنجليزية، نقلًا عن “ABC Sevilla” الإسبانية، فإن مسؤولي تشيلسي مقتنعون بأنهم يمكنهم التوصل إلى اتفاق مع نظرائهم في إشبيلية لحسم صفقة كوندي هذا الصيف.

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وأوضحت أن تشيلسي يحث ممثلي كوندي على رفض عروض الأندية الأخرى، مع العلم أن إشبيلية كان متمسكًا بفكرة الحصول على قيمة الشرط الجزائي في عقده الذي يُقدر بـ70 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

ولكن تشيلسي يعتقد أنه يستطيع الحصول على خدمات كوندي مقابل سعر أقل من المحدد، في فترة الانتقالات الصيفية المرتقب.

Newcastle: Ryder provides latest on Vilca

Members of the Peruvian media were told that Rodrigo Vilca will leave Newcastle United on loan this season, according to Chronicle Live journalist Lee Ryder.

The lowdown

Newcastle paid £225,000 to sign Vilca from native outfit Deportivo Municipal last October.

He had played 29 senior games for the club, scoring four goals and providing three assists.

But Vilca, who can play as an attacking midfielder and operate on both wings, spent his first season with the Under-23s and is yet to make a full debut (via Transfermarkt).

He’s been described as an ‘ingenious’ player with ‘great vision’ (via Chronicle).

The latest

Journalists in South America were apparently briefed that Vilca would temporarily leave St James’ Park for valuable minutes, but any such move has ‘yet to unfold’.

Ryder reports that the player is ‘still some distance from where Newcastle want to be’, and for now they appear to be limiting expectations.

Nonetheless, they are confident he will make progress in the remaining years of his deal.

The verdict

It doesn’t look great for Vilca at this moment in time. He’s 22 years old, and at that point you’d have expected him to kick-on and at least challenge for some minutes off the bench for the first-team.

An initial season in the Under-23s may well have been the plan, but the fact that he couldn’t even make the matchday squad for cup competitions is a little concerning.

If he does wind up staying – a loan to the second or third tier might be the better option – then he’ll simply have to make more of an impression than at youth level. If he finds himself in the same spot next summer, this £225,000 experiment may be headed for failure.

In other news, Newcastle turned down the chance to sign a player who was bound for greatness.

Senators call for state intervention in Asif case

The Senate Standing Committee on Sports in Pakistan has requested the intervention of president Pervez Musharraf and prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in securing the release of fast bowler Mohammad Asif

Cricinfo staff19-Jun-2008
Pakistan senator: “‘Mohammad Asif is a superstar of Pakistan and we should not leave him alone over there” © AFP
The Senate Standing Committee on Sports in Pakistan has requested the intervention of president Pervez Musharraf and prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in securing the release of fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who has been in detention in Dubai for suspected possession of an illegal substance since June 1.”Mohammad Asif is a superstar of Pakistan and we should not leave him alone over there [Dubai] and should not spare any effort to bring him back,” senator Zafar Iqbal Chaudhary said during the committee meeting on Wednesday. “We request the president and the premier to intervene in the matter and bring back the superstar.”Asif represents Pakistan and the [cricket] board should also talk to the president of Pakistan, who is the patron of the board, to do something in this regard.”Nasim Ashraf, the Pakistan board chairman, replying to a question from senator Enver Baig said that they hadn’t received any information about Asif from Dubai. “We have hired a legal firm which is working on the case,” Ashraf said. “However, it hasn’t yet been established exactly what substance was he carrying with him.”Baig, an outspoken PCB critic who has previously criticised the PCB’s efforts to help Asif, said that “an exemplary punishment be given to Asif” and suggested that he be banned for life if found guilty.It is likely that the PCB will take action against Asif should he return, but even if they don’t, the ICC might. They have been monitoring the situation and it is possible that Asif will face penalties under the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), of which the ICC is a signatory, once he is released.Dave Richardson, ICC’s acting chief executive, said that they had asked the PCB to keep them updated on the Asif issue. “As far as we know he has not been charged as yet,” Richardson said. “But since the ICC is a signatory of WADA regulations if he is charged then he is liable to penalties under WADA code of conduct.”

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