لا يوجد مثل ليونيل ميسي يمكنه التحدث عن ما يخص الكرة الذهبية، فهو اللاعب الأكثر تحقيقًا للجائزة بـ 8 مرات، بفارق 3 جوائز عن أقرب ملاحقيه كريستيانو رونالدو.
ليونيل ميسي صاحب الكرة الذهبية الأخيرة من فرانس فوتبول، كان خارج الترشيحات هذا العام، لكنه كان حاضرًا برسالة للفائزين بعد نهاية الحفل الذي أقيم أمس في العاصمة الفرنسية باريس.
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وبعيدًا عن الدخول في جدل، حول ما حدث مع فينيسيوس وعدم تحقيقه الجائزة. فضل ليو التركيز على تهنئة الفائزين والمرشحين، ولم يذكر سوى أثنين فقط، وهما إيمليانو مارتينيز ولاوتارو مارتينيز.
لاوتارو مارتينيز كان من ضمن المرشحين للفوز بالجائزة، بينما إيمليانو فقد حصل على جائزة ياشين لأفضل حارس في العالم لعام 2024.
وقال ميسي عبر حسابه الشخصي على إنستجرام: “تهانينا لجميع الفائزين والمرشحين لجائزة الكرة الذهبية لعام 2024. خاصة ديبو، كم هي جائزة رائعة كأفضل حارس مرمى في العالم”.
Grounds locked in as venues for showpiece events of new competition
ESPNcricinfo staff10-Dec-2019
Lord’s will host the inaugural final of the Hundred•Getty Images
Lord’s and Hove will host the inaugural finals days of the Hundred, with the grounds confirmed to stage the showpiece event of the men’s and women’s competitions respectively.As revealed by ESPNcricinfo in September, the competition’s knockout format will mirror that used in the Kia Super League. In both competitions, the team finishing top of the group stage will progress straight to the final, with the second and third-placed teams playing off in a ‘qualifier’ immediately before on the same day.Several other grounds had applied to host the fixtures, but the ECB’s host venue panel came to their choice based on Lord’s and Hove’s suitability against their stipulated criteria, “including the hosting of sell-out games across a season, accessibility, safety, connection with the cricket community and suitable match-day operations capabilities”.Lord’s is perhaps a surprising choice for the men’s event, given the ground has never hosted T20 finals day, but has lost the One-Day Cup final to Trent Bridge and the redevelopment of the Compton and Edrich stands will have been completed by the start of the season.ALSO READ: Lord’s handed floodlight boost as council supports MCC applicationThe MCC hierarchy has also made plans to offset a potential under-subscription from its more traditionally minded members, by outlining plans to invite children to fill any vacant seats in the pavilion and elsewhere in the ground, as was the case during Pakistan’s group-stage match with Bangladesh in last summer’s World Cup.Guy Lavender, the MCC’s chief executive, said: “We are delighted to be hosting the inaugural men’s final of The Hundred at Lord’s and we are committed to making it a great success. The Home of Cricket is a great setting for the final of this brand new competition, which will provide MCC the opportunity to welcome many more young people and families into the ground, including the pavilion, not only for the final but across the group stages with our team, London Spirit.”We have been fortunate enough to host some incredible finals over the years, not least with the recent exploits of both the England men’s and women’s teams winning their respective World Cups in exhilarating fashion, and we know this is going to be another momentous sporting occasion – as well as another seminal moment in the rich history of Lord’s.”Hove has been the venue for Kia Super League finals day since 2016, and has also hosted several women’s internationals.Rob Andrew, Sussex’s CEO, said: “We are delighted to be hosting the first women’s Finals Day for The Hundred. We have a strong reputation for supporting and promoting the women’s game in Sussex and this will help grow the interest in girls’ and women’s cricket – one of our key priorities over the coming years.”Women’s finals day will be held on Friday, August 14, with the men’s version the following day.
It's been a slow start to the Oliver Glasner era at Crystal Palace over the last couple of months, but with six points from his first seven games, things aren't looking too bad.
The defeat to champions Manchester City last time out was far from ideal, but with 30 points on the board and seven games to go, the Eagles look set to play Premier League football once more next season.
It hasn't been the easiest introduction to English football for the Austrian, especially with the number of injuries he has had to deal with, including star defender Marc Guéhi, who hasn't played a game since the defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion two months ago.
Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi.
The young Englishman is one of the club's most talented players, although his current wage isn't even half of what a former flop used to earn.
Marc Guéhi's salary at Crystal Palace
The south Londoners completed the £18m signing of Guéhi from cross-city rivals Chelsea in July 2021, and to say he's been a success at Selhurst Park in the years since would be an understatement.
Starting XI on Marc Guéhi's full debut
Chelsea 3 – 0 Crystal Palace: August 2021
GK – Vicente Guaita
RB – Joel Ward
CB – Cheikhou Kouyate
CB – Marc Guéhi
LB – Tyrick Mitchell
CM – Jairo Riedewald
CM – James McArthur
RM – Jordan Ayew
LM – Jeffrey Schlupp
ST – Wilfried Zaha
ST – Jean-Philippe Mateta
All Data via Transfermarkt
Since making his debut for the club against his old team in August 2021, the 23-year-old "rock", as talent scout Jacek Kulig described him, has played for the Eagles 108 times, scoring five goals and providing two assists.
The Abidjan-born titan has been so impressive in red and blue that he has picked up nine senior England caps since making his debut in March 2022.
Marc Guehi
He also became the club's youngest captain in over a decade when he was given the armband for a Premier League game against Watford in February 2022 – a game the Eagles won.
In all, the 6 foot centre-back is one of the most important players at the club, although you wouldn't think that from looking at his pay packet, as at the moment he earns £50k-per-week, which means ten players in the team earn more than him.
It also means that a former player who didn't enjoy the most fruitful spell in south London earned more than double his wage.
Christian Benteke's salary at Crystal Palace
The player in question is former Aston Villa and Liverpool forward Christan Benteke, who, after a shoddy season at Anfield, joined Alan Pardew's Eagles for £27m in August 2016.
It was a sizeable investment from the south Londoners at the time, and while Benteke had struggled on Merseyside, his record of 49 goals and 12 assists in 101 games for Villa gave fans hope that he could become a lethal number nine in red and blue.
Unfortunately for all involved, this never happened, and while he wasn't dreadful, a return of 37 goals and 12 assists in 177 games across six seasons was undeniably disappointing.
Christian Benteke's record in England
Team
Aston Villa
Liverpool
Crystal Palace
Appearances
101
42
177
Goals
49
10
37
Assists
12
6
12
Goal Involvements per Match
0.60
0.38
0.27
All Stats via Transfermarkt
This underwhelming output was made worse by the fact that the Belgian forward earned a whopping £120k-per-week for all 310 weeks he was at the club, amounting to a final total of £37.2m.
Therefore, when combining his wages and his transfer fee and taking away the €5.46m – about £5m – they received for selling him to DC United, the former Villan cost Palace a staggering £59.2m all in.
The finances of Christian Benteke's Crystal Palace career
Fee
£27m
Wages per Week (Total)
£120k (£37.2m)
Sold For
£5m
Total Cost
£59.2m
Appearances
177
Cost per Appearance
£334k
Goals
37
Cost per Goal
£1.6m
Assists
12
Cost per Assist
£4.9m
Goal Involvements
49
Cost per Goal Involvement
£1.2m
All Stats via Transfermarkt & All Wages via Capology
In other words, the 45-capped international cost the Eagles around £1.6m-per-goal, £4.9m-per-assist, or £334k-per-appearance.
Ultimately, while Benteke did score a reasonable number of goals during his time at Selhurst Park, it would be hard to call his time at the club anything other than a disappointment due to the finances involved.
Crystal Palace are being rinsed by Pardew signing earning more than Wharton
While the veteran has been a loyal servant to the club, his wage is excessive.
A atacante Bia Zaneratto mostrou otimismo com a postura da Seleção feminina na sua preparação de olho na Olimpíada. Ao final do empate em 0 a 0 com o Canadá, nesta segunda-feira, no último amistoso preparatório das comandadas de Pia Sundhage antes da convocação final para Tóquio, a jogadora de 27 anos avaliou como tem sido o trabalho com a treinadora.
– A preparação (para a Olimpíada) tem sido muito bem feita. A Pia vem extraindo o melhor de nós. Eu me sinto com mais liberdade, ainda mais depois dessa passagem pelo Palmeiras. Estou procurando ajudar da melhor forma – declarou, à Rede Globo.
Ao falar sobre o amistoso realizado em Cartagena, a atleta falou.
– Infelizmente, o gol não saiu, mas estamos de parabéns. A gente vai firme para buscar o título da Olimpíada – assegurou.
A treinadora Pia Sundhage anunciará nesta sexta-feira as 18 convocadas da Seleção feminina para os Jogos Olímpicos.
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Prestes a deixar o Corinthians para defender o Internacional por empréstimo até o fim da temporada, o zagueiro Bruno Méndez formará um time de emprestados pelo Timão, que possui outros 13 jogadores.
O goleiro Walter (Cuiabá); o lateral-direito Michel Macedo (Juventude), os meias Richard (Athletico-PR), Éderson (Fortaleza), Matheus Jesus (Juventude) e Sornoza (Tijuana-MEX); e os atacantes André Luís (Atlético-GO), Janderson (Atlético-GO), Jonathan Cafú (Cuiabá), Marquinhos (Sport), Everaldo (Sport) e Matheus Davó (Guarani) estão cedidos até o dia 31 de dezembro de 2021, assim como será com Méndez ao Colorado.
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Em alguns desses negócios, o Corinthians paga parte dos salários, diferentemente do que ocorrerá com o defensor uruguaio, que terá os vencimentos assumidos integralmente pelo Inter até o fim desta temporada. O clube gaúcho ainda pagará ao Timão R$ 500 mil pelo empréstimo.
Bruno Méndez tem contrato com o Alvinegro do Parque São Jorge até dezembro de 2023. Sem valor fixado para compra ao Internacional no fim do empréstimo.
As expectativas da diretoria corintiana são: enxugar a folha salarial, assim como fez com os demais atletas cedidos a outros clubes, já que o zagueiro é apenas a quarta opção do setor atualmente; e valorizar o ativo, dando minutagem para ele em outra agremiação.
Como é um atleta novo, de 21 anos, a expectativa é que Bruno Méndez tenha espaço no Inter, que recentemente anunciou o compatriota do zagueiro, Diego Aguirre, como treinador. O jogador sonha em disputar a Copa do Mundo de 2022, no Catar, pela Seleção do Uruguai, e, até por isso, há otimismo entre todas as partes envolvidas no negócio que ele seja vantajoso.
O meia Ramiro será o 15° nome a ser emprestado pelo Timão. O negócio ainda não foi oficializado, mas o clube do Parque São Jorge tem um acordo já firmado com o Al Wasl, dos Emirados Árabes, e o camisa 8 defenderá a equipe do Oriente Médio a partir de julho.
علق ياسين مناع، المدير الفني لمنتخب الجزائر للشباب، على التعادل مع منتخب مصر في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم ضمن بطولة شمال إفريقيا.
انتهت مباراة منتخب مصر للشباب أمام الجزائر بالتعادل 1-1، التي جمعت بينهما ضمن منافسات تصفيات بطولة شمال إفريقيا تحت 20 عامًا.
طالع..ميكالي يعلق على فرص منتخب مصر للشباب في التأهل إلى بطولة شمال إفريقيا
وقال مناع عبر قناة أون تايم سبورتس: “الشيء الذي يفرح هو رؤية المنتخبات العربية تقدم مستويات عالية, كان هناك تكافؤ كبير في اللعب، كما كانت هناك فرص محققة”.
وتابع: “المنتخب المصري سجل هدفًا لم نكن نتوقعه، لكننا تمكنا بجهد اللاعبين وبفضل من الله من تسجيل هدف التعادل. كنت أتمنى تحقيق نتيجة أفضل من ذلك”.
وتقام التصفيات المؤهلة إلى كأس أمم إفريقيا تحت 20 عامًا في مصر خلال الفترة من 14 إلى 26 نوفمبر الجاري، بمشاركة 5 منتخبات: مصر، المغرب، الجزائر، ليبيا، وتونس.
As Liverpool seemingly work on the arrival of Ruben Amorim to replace Jurgen Klopp, signing players who can slot into his 3-4-3 system this summer could be the key to any success. And that may see a Premier League defender arrive.
Liverpool transfer news
Talks between the Reds and Amorim are reportedly progressing well at a key stage in what is a positive ahead of Klopp's departure. The Sporting CP boss is still just 39 years old and has an incredibly promising future ahead.
It's no surprise since the links to Amorim that the Reds have been linked with players who have thrived in Portugal such as Alan Varela in a move that would bolster their midfield once again. But it could be a more familiar face who steps into the backline when the summer transfer window arrives.
Amorim's dream signing: Liverpool eyeing £68m star who could be Suarez 2.0
He has over 30 goals this season
ByJoe Nuttall Apr 18, 2024
According to Pete O'Rourke of Football Insider, Liverpool have registered their interest in centre-back Murillo, who Nottingham Forest could demand a "huge" fee for in the coming months in an attempt to comply with profit and sustainability rules. The Midlands club have already been punished once with a point deduction and will want to do everything in their power to avoid a second sanction.
Liverpool aren't the only club to have registered their interest in Murillo either, with Chelsea and Manchester United also doing the same, whilst Paris Saint-Germain are keeping tabs on the defender. Those at Anfield may well be hoping to tempt Murillo with Champions League football over their struggling rivals, however.
"Fast" Murillo would suit Amorim's system
Although Forest may be battling relegation, Murillo has been one of the few bright sparks, especially under Nuno Espirito Santo. And now more than ever, he could be available for a departure as the Midlands club look to comply with profit and sustainability rules. At just 21 years old too, there could be plenty more to come from Murillo, who has enjoyed quite the season.
A defender with the ability to progress with the ball in such an absurd manner from the back is the exact type of player that Liverpool need to not only replace Joel Matip but also to possibly step into Amorim's back-three system alongside Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate next season.
ousmane-diomande-joel-matip-liverpool-opinion
Espirito Santo will likely be frustrated if Murillo does depart, however, having been full of praise when speaking about the defender back in March. Espirito Santo said via Nottingham Post: "It was a nice surprise. I didn't know him very well. But since we have started working together I've been impressed by his quality.
"There are a lot of details he can still improve on but he has performed really well and I think he has all the characteristics to become even better. He is fast, he is good on the ball, he is a good defender. He is doing really well."
“We will rather make sacrifices today and survive tomorrow,” says Zimbabwe Cricket chairman
ESPNcricinfo staff31-Jan-2020
Sikandar Raza joins his team-mates in celebrating a dismissal•AFP
Even as they pushed for a first ever Test win against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe’s cricketers did so knowing their salaries would be cut after the two-Test series. Zimbabwe had been defeated in the first Test by 10 wickets, though they fought well in the first half of the match.Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani said “it can’t be business as usual” given the financial crunch the team faced, and indicated that this was being done to ensure better long-term financial health.”It’s an on-going process,” Mukuhlani was quoted as saying by Associated Press. “But yes, we will have to cut back. It can’t be business as usual.”Obviously it’s a bit of a touchy subject. But I will assume that everyone will accept it. We will rather make sacrifices today and survive tomorrow. It’s bring and take, a bargaining process.”Zimbabwe have faced monetary troubles for several years. On occasions, these have led to players threatening strikes, while more regularly, several promising cricketers have left Zimbabwe to carve out cricket careers elsewhere.Last year, the ICC had banned all Zimbabwe teams from participating in any international competitions citing government interference in running the national board. During the ban period, the ICC had also stopped all funds to Zimbabwe Cricket. The government had fired the board amid allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement, sparking the ban. The cricket board was later reinstated and the ICC lifted its ban in October 2019.However, the ban stopped Zimbabwe from playing in the qualifiers for the T20 World Cup that will be held this year in Australia.ALSO READ: ‘The smaller teams want to play more, but they can’t because the cash is not there’ – Alistair CampbellFormer Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell had recently told ESPNcricinfo in an interview that playing the Test series against Sri Lanka would leave a big hole in the budget for Zimbabwe Cricket.”That’s going to make a big hole in the budget,” Campbell had said. “But it’s a sort of catch-22 isn’t it? You know that you’re making a loss, and it might impact some of your further tours, but you’re eager to play Test cricket. These opportunities don’t arise [often], so you can’t cancel it. You have to go ahead and try to make a plan.”Zimbabwe were allotted a grant of USD 94 million from the ICC for an eight-year period from 2017. But Mukuhlani, who is part of the ICC board as a representative of a Test-playing nation, said there has been reduced financial help from the ICC in other areas for many countries and that’s exacerbated the problems in Zimbabwe.
Aston Villa’s smash and grab win over Arsenal on the weekend reignited their top four ambitions after it looked like Tottenham Hotspur were going to derail their Champions League dreams.
This means Villa enter the second leg of their Conference League clash against Lille having won two games on the spin for the first time since early March, and it could be the tonic they need to secure a place in the semifinals.
Several players stood up to the challenge against the Gunners, but Unai Emery could still make a few changes to his starting XI ahead of Thursday evening's clash.
Moussa Diaby failed to inspire his side on the weekend, indicating that he may drop out of the lineup for the second leg.
Moussa Diaby’s statistics vs Arsenal
The Frenchman was given a start by Emery, deployed on the right of a four-man midfield, and tasked with creating chances for Ollie Watkins throughout the match.
He couldn’t really get into the game, however, managing just 22 touches, 13 passes and zero key passes during his spell on the pitch.
Moussa Diaby vs Arsenal
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
0
Dribble attempts (successful)
2 (0)
Total duels (won)
5 (2)
Via Sofascore
The winger also failed with both of his dribble attempts, along with delivering zero successful crosses and winning only two of his five total duels contested.
With the score finely poises at 0-0, the Spaniard switched things up slightly in the hope that Villa could go on and score a late winner, introducing Leon Bailey for the former Bayer Leverkusen gem.
Aston Villa players celebrate
The move clearly worked a treat.
Leon Bailey’s game in numbers vs Arsenal
The £120k-per-week star had previously scored 12 goals and grabbed 12 assists prior to the Arsenal tie, counting himself unlucky to be on the bench against the Gunners.
Hailed as "special" by journalist Bence Bocsak – who also lauded him for having an “amazing season” this term – Bailey came on with just under half an hour to go as Emery looked for the winger to make a difference.
Aston Villa players including Douglas Luiz
Make a difference he did. With just six minutes of normal time remaining, Bailey scored Villa’s opening goal – his 13th of the season – before Watkins netted the clincher to seal a famous 2-0 win.
During his 30-minute cameo, the 26-year-old succeeded with 50% of his dribble attempts, took 18 touches and completed 80% of his passes.
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He also won three of his five duels contested and looked like a man full of confidence, which led to him finding the back of the net once again.
He should certainly come back into the starting XI in place of Diaby against Lille in what will be a tense match, with potentially a single moment of brilliance separating the two clubs.
Bailey could provide this moment of magic and propel Villa into their first European semi-final since the 1982 European Cup.
If he does, his season will go from great to fantastic, and he has certainly emerged as one of the club’s most important players throughout the current campaign.
If he can spearhead Villa to continental glory along with claiming fourth place in the top flight, he could go down in the history books.
Tielemans isn't the only Villa star who's just made himself undroppable
Aston Villa secured a famous win over Arsenal on Sunday as two players shone in particular