يرى ويسلي شنايدر، أسطورة كرة القدم الهولندية، أنه كان بإمكانه أن ينافس ليونيل ميسي وكريستيانو رونالدو، لكنه اختار عدم القيام بذلك.
اللاعب الهولندي تألق في صفوف إنتر ميلان خلال 3 مواسم، وحقق الثلاثية في 2010 (الدوري الإيطالي وكأس إيطاليا ودوري أبطال أوروبا) بعد أن رحل عن ريال مدريد، وأنهى مسيرته بعد ذلك في الغرافة القطري، بعد تجارب مع جالطة سراي التركي ونيس الفرنسي.
وفي حديثه مع الصحفي الإيطالي جيانلوكا دي ماريزيو، قال شنايدر: “كان بإمكاني أن أصبح مثل رونالدو أو ميسي، لكنني ببساطة لم أشعر بذلك، استمتعت بحياتي، تناولت الكثير من النبيذ على العشاء، في الوقت الذي كان رونالدو يقدم الكثير من التضحيات وكذلك ميسي”.
وأضاف: “رغم ذلك، كانت مسيرتي رائعة، وحققت العديد من البطولات مع إنتر ميلان”.
وعن عدم حصوله على الكرة الذهبية في 2010، قال الهولندي: “من الغريب أن صامويل إيتو طوال مسيرته لم يتمكن من الفوز بالكرة الذهبية، ليس أنا فقط، لكنني كنت ضمن أفضل 11 لاعبًا في الموسم”.
طالع أيضًا.. جيرارد يختار الأفضل بين رونالدو وميسي
شنايدر كان المرشح الأوفر حظًا في الفوز بالكرة الذهبية في 2010 بعد ثلاثيته مع إنتر ميلان، ووصافة مونديال جنوب إفريقيا خلف إسبانيا، لكنه جاء في المركز الثالث بعد ميسي وإنييستا وتشافي، متقدمًا على كريستيانو رونالدو.
واختتم: “مورينيو تحدث معنا في ذلك الوقت وقال إنني وصامويل إيتو كنا نستحق الفوز بالكرة الذهبية، ولكن لم يحدث ذلك في النهاية”.
The European Union has widened sanctions against Zimbabwe, publishing a list of 37 more individuals and four businesses subject to visa bans and asset freezes … and the list includes Peter Chingoka
Cricinfo staff23-Jul-2008The European Union has widened sanctions against Zimbabwe, publishing a list of 37 more individuals and four businesses subject to visa bans and asset freezes. One of those included on the list for the first time is Peter Chingoka, the chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket. The additions take the total number of targeted individuals to 168.The EU release included Chingoka with the following short explanation. “Chief of the federation of cricket of Zimbabwe, having publicly supported the terror campaign carried out before and during the elections”.An important aspect of the action is that Switzerland and other European Free Trade Association countries also support it, so Chingoka will not be able to transit through any EFTA or EU countries.Chingoka has steadfastly denied that he has any links to the ruling regime of Robert Mugabe, and a decision last October to deny him a visa to enter the UK was shrouded in confusion. While government sources told Cricinfo that the visa had been refused because of evidence of links to the Zanu-PF government, the ICC apparently never asked Chingoka himself why he had been barred. A consequence was that the ICC annual conference earlier this month was moved away from London for the first time in 99 years as it was felt that Chingoka would be denied entry, even though he never actually reapplied for his visa.However, his inclusion on an EU list will weaken his standing, and will also undermine claims by his supporters within the ICC that the original ban was an unwarranted unilateral action by the British government. It is possible that the US authorities will extend their own list of individuals subject to sanctions in the coming weeks.”The sanctions … are designed very much to reinforce the drive for the transitional government that reflects the democratic will of the Zimbabwe people as expressed in the election in March,” David Miliband, the British foreign secretary, said.
Graham Roberts has told Manchester City to pay £160m or they simply won’t sign Harry Kane this summer.
The Premier League champions have made just one bid for the England captain of around £100m, which was rejected by Daniel Levy, who values him in excess of £150m.
Tottenham want to keep their star striker despite his off the field actions having missed training in a bid to push a move to City.
Kane later came out and denied missing his return to Hotspur Way but was then left out of Spurs’ opening day victory over Pep Guardiola’s men, although his lack of a pre-season could have been the reason for his exclusion – with the 28-year-old only joining the rest of his teammates on Friday.
Reports from The Times believe that City are set to return with an improved offer, although it’s still less than Tottenham’s asking-price, which means it’ll most likely be rejected by Levy.
Several Manchester City plays have seen their names thrown into the ring as part of a possible deal to bring Kane to the Etihad Stadium.
But Roberts exclusively told Football FanCast that City simply must pay the money or look elsewhere:
“All they have to do is pay £160m, that’s it. There’s no good throwing in Sterling, Silva, Laporte, those players are on mega wages. Sterling hasn’t signed a new contract because he wants £400,000 per-week.
“Pay us what Harry Kane is worth, Pep Guardiola should stop talking about players who aren’t his. If he wants him, come up with the money, and I’m sure the club will sell him to you.
“But are you going to pay what he’s worth? He’s worth £160m, pay it.”
زعمت صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الكتالونية أن ظهير أيمن الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي برشلونة السابق، داني ألفيس، قد يبقى في الدوري الإسباني رغم الرحيل عن قلعة “كامب نو”.
وأعلن برشلونة رحيل داني ألفيس بعد انتهاء عقده مع الفريق، والذي كانت مدته 6 أشهر فقط من يناير الماضي، رغم رغبة البرازيلي في الاستمرار.
كان يريد ألفيس البقاء لأنه يريد الحفاظ على لياقته البدنية قبل بطولة كأس العالم 2022، والمشاركة مع منتخب البرازيل في المحفل العالمي، خلال الفترة من 21 نوفمبر حتى 18 ديسمبر.
اقرأ أيضًا.. سكاي | تمت.. ليفربول يحسم ثالث صفقاته الصيفية
وبحسب التقرير فإن ألفيس قد تم عرضه على نادٍ إسباني جديد، وهو ريال مايوركا الذي يدربه في الوقت الحالي خافيير أجيري، للاستمرار في الدوري الإسباني من خلال وكلاء.
ولكن مايوركا يمتلك ضمن صفوفه في الموسم المقبل ظهيرين، مثل بابلو مافيو وجيو جونزاليس، وهو ما قد يعرقل الصفقة بين الطرفين.
إذا انتقل ألفيس إلى ريال مايوركا سيكون ناديه الإسباني الثالث بعد إشبيلية وبرشلونة، ولكن الأمر لا يزال فقط مجرد عرض من قبل الوكلاء والوسطاء.
Cuca acertou a volta ao Palmeiras há uma semana e, neste domingo,o terá a oportunidade de reencontrar a torcida no Allianz Parque. A recepção promete ser calorosa e mais de 30 mil ingressos já foram vendidos para o confronto com o Vasco da Gama, válido pela primeira rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.
A venda é feita pelo site da Futebol Card e tem bilhetes entre R$ 45 (meia-entrada para o setor gol norte) e R$ 200 (na central oeste). Os sócios do programa Avanti tiveram prioridade na compra das entradas até o último dia 5, justamente quando a volta de Cuca foi anunciada.
Será o primeiro jogo do técnico no estádio alviverde desde a conquista do Campeonato Brasileiro de 2016. Na ocasião, o Palmeiras venceu a Chapecoense por 1 a 0 e garantiu seu nono troféu da competição.
Será também o primeiro duelo sem Eduardo Baptista no comando. O antigo treinador foi demitido após perder por 3 a 2 para o Jorge Wilstermann (BOL) pela Copa Libertadores da América, no dia 3 de maio.
Confira os preços dos ingressos para Palmeiras x Vasco:
Gol Norte – R$ 90,00 [R$ 45,00 meia-entrada] Gol Sul – R$ 140,00 [R$ 70,00 meia-entrada] Central Leste – R$ 160,00 [R$ 80,00 meia-entrada] Central Oeste – R$ 200,00 [R$ 100,00 meia-entrada] Superior Norte e Sul – R$ 110,00 [R$ 55,00 meia-entrada] Superior Leste e Oeste – R$ 130,00 [R$ 65,00 meia-entrada] Superior Visitante – R$ 110,00 [R$ 55,00 meia-entrada]*
*A venda de ingressos para a torcida rival acontecerá apenas na data da partida, nas bilheterias do Portão D do Allianz Parque, após a liberação do policiamento.
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Hearts manager Robbie Neilson says a loan move for Liverpool’s Ben Woodburn is ‘almost done’ as the Reds prepare to take on Burnley at Anfield on Saturday.
The lowdown
Woodburn wrote himself into the Liverpool history books on just his second senior appearance. His goal in the 2-0 League Cup win against Leeds United at Anfield in November 2016 made him the club’s youngest-ever scorer, eclipsing Michael Owen’s record (via BBC Sport).
He’s made nine further appearances for the Reds’ first team and also earned ten Wales caps, though he did miss out on their squad for the European Championships (via Transfermarkt).
Woodburn, who will turn 22 in October, is now set for his fourth loan spell away from Anfield after previous stints at Sheffield United, Oxford United and Blackpool. He’s now into the final 12 months of his contract, and it’s unclear if he’ll remain on Liverpool’s books beyond next summer.
Club legend and former youth team coach Steven Gerrard has showered praise on Woodburn in the past, labelling him an ‘excellent’ player with a ’10 out of 10′ attitude.
The latest
Speaking ahead of Hearts’ Scottish Premiership clash with Aberdeen on Sunday, Neilson revealed the transfer is on the verge of completion and expressed his excitement.
“We are still negotiating with Liverpool,” he said. “We are almost done with it, it’s just a case of trying to get things finalised.
“He is still a Liverpool player at the moment and he is one we are really interested in taking here.”
The verdict
Woodburn will hope to build on an impressive pre-season when he heads to the Scottish capital. Above all, he looked physically stronger than ever before, ready to truly thrive in the men’s game.
It seems unlikely that he’ll forge a career at Liverpool, having been leapfrogged by fellow youngsters like Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott, but there should be plenty of opportunities available elsewhere.
With the World Cup coming round pretty soon after the Euros – it’s pencilled in for the end of next year – Woodburn’s focus in the short to medium term should be on forcing his way back into Wales contention.
In other news, this Liverpool squad player has been tipped to make a ‘very difficult’ decision.
A tribute to Graeme Hick, who has announced his retirement in his 25th year in county cricket
Andrew Miller03-Sep-2008
Graeme Hick leaves the field to a standing ovation•PA Photos
“One day I’ll just get out of bed and come down to the ground and think ‘I’ve had enough’. Whether that comes in July, August, September or while in a gym in October, who knows, but I’ve always hoped that’s the way it will happen.” That was Graeme Hick on the eve of his 40th birthday, two years and three seasons ago, and his prophecy has proven to be spot-on. Aside from a niggling elbow injury that has hindered his participation this summer, there was no obvious sign that the end – finally – was nigh. Had Hick taken guard for one more season in 2009, no-one would have been the slightest bit taken aback, except perhaps the county bowlers who must now be breathing a wistful sigh of relief that their 25-year sentence has been lifted.There is still the best part of a month of the 2008 season remaining, and with Worcestershire sitting at the top of the second division of the Championship, Hick has the chance to sign off with a measure of the glory that his lengthy service deserves. But win or lose, he will soon be gone, and while those whose judgment derives solely from feats achieved at the highest echelons will size up his Test record and shrug, countless others will rightly mourn the passing of one of the gentle giants of the game.More than any other cricketer, Graeme Hick has come to embody – for better and for worse – the fading magnificence of county cricket, a version of the game that has existed since the early 1800s but whose relevance in this 100mph world of Twenty20 cricket seems to face new questions on a daily basis. But those that live fast, die young, and leave little for the memories. Hick chose instead to slow down and endure – like a stately galleon, he proved ill-equipped for the iron-clad warfare of modern Test cricket, but his billowing sails patrolled the calmer waters of the shires for a full quarter of a century.Does it matter that he was found wanting at the very highest level? Of course it does, and doubtless retirement will afford him plenty of time to dwell on the moments that might have made a difference. If only he could have adopted a less cluttered mindset when facing Curtly Ambrose during that traumatic debut series in 1991. If only he could have read the match situation better at Sydney in 1994-95, and hustled to his hundred instead of compelling Mike Atherton to leave him high and dry on 98 not out.If only the security of the central contract system had arrived ten years earlier, and bonded him to a team ethic that was palpably lacking for much of his piecemeal international career. Whatever the reasons for his shortcomings, the limelight never suited him. Instead the definitive period of Hick’s career was not his turbulent decade in and out of the England team, but the 15 languidly brilliant years at New Road that bookended his time at the top. His six Test hundreds are mementoes he’ll doubtless treasure, but for his county he scored no fewer than 106 – out of a grand total of 136 that places him eighth on the all-time list of first-class century-makers.That list, however, is already a living anachronism. Mark Ramprakash, whose career mirrors Hick’s in so many ways (and whose England debut came in the same Headingley Test in 1991) became the 25th man to reach 100 hundreds earlier this season, but the chances of anyone ever emulating that feat are as good as non-existent. From WG Grace through Frank Woolley to Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch, there once was a common narrative to the game of cricket. All that is changing at a frightening pace, and the notions of love and loyalty that sustained Hick throughout his Worcestershire career are fast being replaced by the quest for a quick buck.And perhaps, tragically, that fate has also been forced upon Hick himself, because as he conceded in a tearful farewell to the media, the prospect of him signing for the rebel Indian Cricket League has not been entirely ruled out. At the age of 42, but with the fitness of a man half his age, who could begrudge him the chance to secure a nest egg for retirement, especially in a form of the game for which his bold strokes might have been invented? But in the light of the woes that befell Kent this season, there’s no alternative but for a complete severing of Hick’s cricketing umbilical cord.But those that live fast, die young, and leave little for the memories. Hick chose instead to slow down and endure – like a stately galleon, he proved ill-equipped for the iron-clad warfare of modern Test cricket, but his billowing sails patrolled the calmer waters of the shires for a full quarter of a century. That means tearing himself away from Worcestershire, the one team to which Hick truly belonged during his days as a professional in his adopted country. With its bucolic river-frontage and cathedral backdrop, it’s not hard to understand why Hick, the modest son of a Rhodesian tobacco farmer, felt at peace in such surroundings, and he repaid them with the finest days of his life. The bright lights were never his scene – except, perversely, for the occasions in which he batted under them in one-day internationals for England, when instinct was able to surplant circumstance, and the full array of his talent was given a chance to breathe.Hick never had such problems being his own man on the county circuit. When he arrived at Worcestershire as a callow 18-year-old in 1984, he stunned the old stagers with the uncomplicated certainty of his strokeplay – that season he made 84 unbeaten runs on debut against Surrey, and in 1986, became the youngest player ever to pass 2000 runs. England recognition followed the moment he completed his qualification period in 1991, and though we’ll never truly know why he couldn’t reproduce his county form for his country, that inevitability of selection, coupled with the anxiety of waiting, surely helped to turn him into a marked man.The scars of his England experience have long since healed, and the Hick who heads for retirement is a man who knows he gave his all for the sport – and the club – that he loved. Quite what he leaves behind him, however, is another matter entirely. Perhaps his very longevity has perpetuated the era that he helped to define, but without his totemic presence in the first-class averages, there’s suddenly a void that may never be adequately filled.
كشفت تقارير مغربية، عن تهديد واضح من الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم كاف، إلى نادي الوداد بطل نسخة 2022 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا بالاستبعاد من البطولة الجديدة 2023.
الوداد كان قد حقق لقب دوري أبطال إفريقيا للمرة الثالثة في تاريخه بعد الفوز على الأهلي بهدفين دون رد، في المباراة التي أقيمت نهاية الشهر الماضي في الدار البيضاء بالمغرب.
ووفقاً لصحيفة “هسبورت” المغربية، فإن إدارة نادي الوداد تلقت خطابًا من الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم، بشأن الشكوى التي تقدم بها سيسوكو، لاعب الفريق السابق”.
طالع | لا تراجع.. مجلس الأهلي يعلن عقد اجتماع بشأن أزمة ملعب نهائي إفريقيا
وأضاف التقرير: “الوداد الرياضي مهدد بعقوبات قاسية في حالة لم يقم بعمل تسوية ملف اللاعب سيسوكو بشكل خاص وملفات نزاعاته الأخرى العالقة بشكل عام”.
وأشار إلى أن نادي الوداد لن يتمكن من المشاركة في المسابقات الإفريقية الموسم المقبل في حالة عدم تسوية نزاعاته”.
يذكر أن سيسوكو لاعب الوداد كان قد حصل على حكم من المحكمة الرياضية الدولية ضد النادي المغربي بسبب مستحقاته المالية المتأخرة لدى النادي.
تجدر الإشارة إلى أن كاف أصدر بيانا، يؤكد فيه أنه سيستبعد أي فريق من البطولات القارية، وذلك في حالة وجود أي نزاعات قضائية ضده لم يتم حسمها.
Atlético e Godoy Cruz, fizeram, na noite desta terça feira, a última partida da fase de grupos da Libertadores, valendo a liderança e vantagem de jogar em casa no segundo jogo das oitavas de final. O Galo não tomou conhecimento do adversário e fez mais uma vítima no Independência: goleada por 3 a 1.
Logo com três minutos de jogo, Cazares recebeu em passe em profundidade de Marcos Rocha e chutou de primeira para abrir o placar. Depois, o Galo continuou dominando a partida, com a posse de bola e criando oportunidades. A primeira chegada do Godoy Cruz só aconteceu aos 22 minutos, em cruzamento pela esquerda de Sigales, que não encontrou o alvo.
Aos 28, Cazares, de novo, recebeu de Robinho e foi derrubado na entrada da área por Poyet. Ele mesmo foi para a cobrança da falta e, com enorme felicidade, colocou por cima da barreira para fazer o segundo gol do Atlético. Depois, o Galo só ia administrando a posse de bola até o intervalo até que Elias encontrou uma brecha, invadiu a área e chutou na saída do goleiro para fazer o terceiro antes da pausa.
A segunda etapa começou como a primeira. Depois de bela jogada, Cazares deu grande passe para Fred, que ficou cara a cara com Rey e tirou do goleiro. 4 a 0. Poucos minutos depois, a única notícia preocupante para o torcedor do Atlético: Robinho sentiu e precisou ser substituído por Otero.
A partir daí o Galo tirou um pouco o pé do acelerador. Isso fez com que a equipe argentina conseguisse sair um pouco para o jogo e criasse algumas oportunidades. Aos 27 minutos, o equilíbrio resultou em gol. Garro subiu mais alto que Felipe Santana depois de cruzamento vindo da esquerda e diminuiu para o Godoy.
Após o gol, o Godoy continuou pressionando em busca de diminuir a vantagem atleticana. O Galo, porém, se fechou bem e segurou o placar até o final da partida. Com o resultado, o Atlético terminou a primeira fase em primeiro lugar e jogará em casa a partida de volta nas oitavas de final.