في إطار حرص مجلس إدارة النادي الإسماعيلي على الحفاظ على الكيان العريق للنادي وتجاوز التحديات التي يمر بها في المرحلة الحالية، يواصل النادي جهوده المستمرة من أجل تسوية الملفات العالقة والقضايا الدولية المرفوعة ضده لدى الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا”.
وانطلاقًا من إيمان إدارة النادي بضرورة الشفافية والمشاركة المجتمعية، وجّهت الدعوة إلى جماهير الدراويش الأوفياء، وأبناء الإسماعيلية داخل مصر وخارجها، للمساهمة في دعم النادي والمشاركة في إنقاذه من أعباء الغرامات الدولية التي تهدد استقراره واستمراره في أداء دوره الرياضي والوطني.
ويُعاني الإسماعيلي من أزمات مادية لا حصر لها، بالإضافة إلى إيقاف القيد النادي لثلاث فترات من قبل المحكمة الرياضية كاس، لعدم سداد المستحقات المتأخرة لبعض لاعبيه السابقين، على رأسهم فراس شواط وجان موريل وكارميلو.
وفي هذا الإطار، أعلن النادي عن فتح حساب بنكي مخصص لتلقي التبرعات، يخضع لإشراف الجهة الإدارية المختصة، ويُخصَّص بالكامل لسداد الغرامات والقضايا الدولية فقط، تأكيدًا على التزام الإدارة بالشفافية والمصداقية في إدارة موارد النادي وحماية حقوقه.
طالع.. عضو مجلس الإسماعيلي يعلن عبر “بطولات” استقالته بعد الخسارة أمام سموحة بيان النادي الإسماعيلي
قام النادي الإسماعيلي بفتح حساب بنكي ببنك مصر خاص لتلقي التبرعات تخصص لحل مشاكل القضايا الدوليه بالفيفا على ان يخضع الحساب المعلن لاشراف كامل من الجهه الإدارية المختصه بحيث يكون الغرض من هذا الحساب فقط سداد الغرامات الدولية
O Botafogo não dará descanso aos seus titulares na partida contra o Patronato. A lista de relacionados divulgada pelo clube às vésperas do jogo de volta do playoff das oitavas de final da Copa Sul-Americana deixa à disposição boa parte do elenco principal do Glorioso.
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Mesmo com a possibilidade de um time misto ir a campo nesta quarta-feira (19), às 19h, no Nilton Santos, boa parte dos atletas tende a entrar em campo no decorrer do jogo.
As únicas baixas são o volante Marlon Freitas, que cumpre suspensão, e o goleiro João Fernando, que foi submetido a uma cirurgia na mão.
Atletas relacionados para o jogo deste sábado, no Nilton Santos, com o RB Bragantino. ???????? #VamosBOTAFOGO pic.twitter.com/sGa7YdUabj
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There’s a very strong argument that Luis Suarez is the best striker of his generation. Above Robert Lewandowski, above Karim Benzema and above the rest of the chasing pack. From his Liverpool days, which very nearly featured the club’s first Premier League title at the time, to forming MSN next to Neymar and Lionel Messi, the South American never dipped below world-class throughout a long prime.
Even now at Inter Miami, Suarez is still showing his quality as he approaches his 40s. He’s simply one of those players who, no matter their natural physical decline, were always likely to fall back on an unbelievable technical ability.
What validates Suarez’s place as one of the best of his generation the most, however, is the praise of so many legends that came before him. Among those to be left in awe of his ability, former teammate and Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard said it best: “Luis seems to be cleaning up at the moment.
“He’s won everything and we are lucky to have such a world-class talent like Luis playing here with us and helping us to great things and be successful.
“He is out there by a big distance as the best player I have played with and that is no disrespect to anyone else – there has been some top talent for club and country – but this fella can do the lot.
“He is different to most footballers. There is some disappointment looming around but if this fella stays around for a few more years I think there will be some really big nights.”
Luis Suarez
Gerrard’s praise would have been music to Suarez’s ears at the time and even after he joined Barcelona, the South American didn’t forget the impact that Liverpool had on his career.
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Reflecting on his time at Anfield after grabbing further headlines in Spain, Suarez wasted no time before handing plenty of credit to Brendan Rodgers for the impact that he had on his career.
Rodgers and Suarez very nearly achieved what many thought was the unthinkable at Liverpool in 2014 before the Reds slipped to defeat in the Premier League title race. Alas, even in the face of defeat, it’s clear that both the manager and the forward got the best out of each other.
O Santos busca a remontada no Brasileirão diante do Fortaleza neste domingo (13). Com técnico novo e nova esperança, o Peixe terá que quebrar um tabu incômodo que persiste desde a promoção do clube cearense para a Série A do futebol nacional.
Quando o assunto é enfrentar o Leão do Pici na Arena Castelão, o Alvinegro Praiano encontra dificuldades. Desde 2019, quando o Fortaleza voltou para a primeira divisão do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Santos não venceu uma partida sequer.
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No total do confronto dentro da casa do time nordestino, aconteceram quatro partidas, com duas vitórias do Fortaleza e dois empates.
Além disso, ao pegar o histórico mais longínquo do confronto, o Alvinegro não vence o Tricolor fora de casa há 39 anos. Contudo, vale ressaltar que aconteceram apenas sete duelos no período, pois a equipe da capital do Ceará ficou ausente da elite do futebol nacional durante muito tempo.
INSPIRAÇÃO PARA O PEIXE!
O rival do Santos deste domingo passou por maus bocados no primeiro turno do Brasileirão 2022. Após terminar a 19ª rodada na lanterna da competição, com apenas 15 pontos conquistados, o Leão do Pici embalou uma sequência invejável em busca da melhora na tabela.
No término da competição, o clube cearense finalizou a participação na liga nacional com 55 pontos e o 8º lugar da tabela, garantindo uma vaga na Pré-libertadores.
With nine needed off the final over with six wickets in hand, RR seemed to have the edge, only for Mitchell Starc to turn the script around
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Are RR overdoing the left-right combinations?
DC won the Super OverNine runs needed, six wickets in hand – it should have been a routine finish for Rajasthan Royals (RR) against Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2025. But Mitchell Starc flipped the script, delivering five pinpoint yorkers in a sensational final over. Dhruv Jurel couldn’t find two runs off the last ball, and Starc dragged the game into a Super Over.RR imploded in the Super Over, lasting just five balls and losing both Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal to run outs. DC chased down the 12-run target in just four deliveries.Munaf Patel penalised
Munaf Patel, the DC bowling coach, has been fined 25% of his match fee and one demerit point has been added to his record for breaching the IPL code of conduct during the game against RR. The statement by the IPL did not specify the nature of Munaf’s offence. He was, however, spotted arguing with a match official when he was not allowed to send a reserve player into the middle to pass on a message.
With DC needing 5 off 3, Tristan Stubbs pulled Sandeep Sharma for six to seal DC’s fifth win in six games that took them to the top of the points table. Stubbs had earlier contributed a vital unbeaten 18-ball 34 in regulation time to help DC score 42 off the last three overs.The Stubbs showThe 200-run mark had been breached on each of the last eight T20s by the side batting first at Arun Jaitley Stadium. DC didn’t look like getting anywhere close, until Stubbs joined hands with Axar Patel, who also injected momentum with his takedown of Wanindu Hasaranga to make 34 off 14.RR also didn’t finish well. Sandeep, who had figures of 3-0-14-0, bowled four wides and a no-ball in what proved to be a 11-ball over that ended with Maheesh Theekshana dropping a sitter, the over costing 19.There was also a reprieve for Stubbs on 12 when Parag put down a regulation chance at long-on. And he hurt them with some important runs at the death – all contributing to RR chasing a bigger total than they would have.While Stubbs’ runs were crucial, a gun throw running around from wide long-on to restrict the penultimate delivery to a single in regulation time – with RR needing 3 off 2 – was invaluable.1:42
Pujara: Rahul needs to go hard even after the powerplay
The drop that could have proved costlyIt could have so easily turned pear-shaped for Stubbs before that blockbuster finish. Nitish Rana was reprieved on 20 when Stubbs palmed the ball over the long-on boundary to deny Axar a wicket.Rana’s wicket would have been the perfect double-strike for DC, who only five balls earlier had dismissed Jaiswal when Kuldeep Yadav lulled him in flight and had him drag one to long-on.Rana kicked on to make 31 more off 12 deliveries to take pressure off RR going into the last three overs from a slightly precarious 73 off 36, with the ball gripping. It needed a gun inswinging yorker from Starc in his third over to dismiss Rana, with RR needing 28 off 14. Shimron Hetmyer and Jurel then needed 9 off the final over, but couldn’t manage a single boundary as Starc nailed his yorkers.Starc’s ragged start and Samson’s injuryBefore the finish, Starc had a nightmarish start when Jaiswal hit him for a sequence of 4, 6, 4 in his first over. Jaiswal chewed into Starc’s full-length deliveries, clearing the front leg and moving them with brute force over the infield towards the short leg-side fence. When he bowled short and into the body, Jaiswal got inside the line and pulled him imperiously over deep backward square.1:38
Bishop: We saw the best of Starc tonight
Jaiswal’s early impetus also seemed to have an effect on Sanju Samson, who found his hitting range until a suspected side issue forced him to retire hurt with RR 61 without loss in 5.3 overs. The two balls leading into him retiring out were picked for a four and a six. But it was only when he reached out to cut Vipraj Nigam, that he pulled up and went off straightaway.Porel, Rahul lead DC’s fightDC lost Jake Fraser-McGurk and Karun Nair early. Fraser-McGurk holed out to mid-off, and Nair, fresh off an IPL high score in his comeback game, was run out for a three-ball duck after being roughed up by two Jofra Archer short balls. Before that, Abishek Porel picked 23 off the second over, by Tushar Deshpande, to get going.Rahul was cautious to begin with, the slowness of the surface making it tough for stroke making. At one stage, he was on 17 off 18 but couldn’t quite push on – eventually falling for a 32-ball 38 when he pulled Archer to deep midwicket.Porel, too, struggled to bring out the big hits after his turbocharge, eventually falling for 49. Fortunately for DC, Axar injected momentum that Stubbs carried forward to give them a total to bowl at, which they defended in the end courtesy Starc’s mastery.
كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية عن رد فعل برشلونة بعد رفض لجنة الاستئناف قرار إلغاء عقوبة هانز فليك بعد طرده أمام جيرونا، لكي يتم السماح له بقيادة الفريق من مقاعد البدلاء أمام ريال مدريد في الدوري الاسباني لكرة القدم.
ووفقاً لصحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية فإن برشلونة يصر على جلوس هانز فليك على مقاعد البدلاء في ملعب سانتياجو برنابيو يوم الأحد، وسيلجأ النادي للمحكمة الإدارية للرياضة “TAD” لمحاولة منح الألماني حق قيادة الفريق في هذه المباراة الهامة والطعن في طرد فليك أمام جيرونا.
وكانت محكمة الاستئناف قد أيدت قرار لجنة الانضباط، وأكدت أن ما عرضه برشلونة لنفي هذه العقوبة لم تثبت عكس ما كتبه الحكم جيل مانزانو في تقريره للمباراة.
أقرأ أيضاً.. لجنة الاستئناف تحسم موقف فليك من قيادة برشلونة أمام ريال مدريد
وفي حالة عدم نجاح الاستئناف المقدم للمحكمة الإدارية للرياضة سيجلس ماركوس سورج مساعد فليك على مقاعد البدلاء ويقود المباراة بدلاً من المدرب الألماني، والذي سيكون في تواصل دائم مع جهازه الفني.
ولن يحضر هانز فليك غداً للحديث في المؤتمر الصحفي عن لقاء ريال مدريد، بل سيحضر بدلاً منه ماركوس سورج للرد على أسئلة الصحفيين ووسائل الإعلام.
جدير بالذكر أن برشلونة يدخل مباراة ريال مدريد بعد تحقيق انتصارين متتاليين على حساب جيرونا بهدفين لهدف واحد، وأولمبياكوس بستة أهداف لهدف في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
Everton’s start to the 2024/25 Premier League season has been anything but dull.
David Moye’s side may have lost their opener 1-0 at a raucous Elland Road, but the response was emphatic.
The Toffees christened their new Hill Dickinson Stadium with a 2-0 win over Brighton, followed by a breathless 3-2 victory at Wolves.
The ride hasn’t been smooth every week – a cagey 0-0 with Aston Villa showed they are still bedding in their summer signings, and the Merseyside derby ended in a narrow 2-1 defeat.
Yet, there is a newfound sharpness in attack.
Everton’s front four of Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Iliman Ndiaye, and Beto have breathed life into Moyes’ forward line, offering pace, technical quality, and variety of movement.
Sitting 10th in the table, Everton already look like a far more threatening side going forward compared to last season.
Their next test comes against struggling West Ham, where the Toffees will be favourites to build further momentum.
Amid this early-season optimism, however, one player is quietly developing in the background.
A 6ft 5in striker who may yet become the jewel of this Everton project.
Thierno Barry finding his feet at Everton
When Everton paid £27.6m to bring Thierno Barry from Villarreal, they knew they weren’t buying the finished article.
At just 22, the French U21 international represents an investment in the future – a striker whose raw attributes suggest a ceiling as high as some of Europe’s elite forwards.
Barry arrives in England off the back of a promising season in La Liga, scoring 11 goals from an xG of 11.7 while adding four assists.
What makes him stand out is not just his finishing, but his ability to impose himself physically and stretch defences.
Ranking in the 87th percentile for aerial duels won (3.84 per 90), Barry has the profile of a classic penalty-box predator yet also shows surprising agility with strong progressive carries and take-ons.
Standing taller than most centre-backs, Barry has been compared to Dusan Vlahović and Ollie Watkins for his blend of physicality and dynamism, as noted by FBref.
He thrives in attacking the six-yard box but is equally capable of pulling wide to create space for teammates.
So far, Moyes has been cautious with his integration. Barry has featured in five league matches, totalling 142 minutes, with flashes of potential rather than complete performances.
The Everton manager has stressed patience, saying the striker will require a period of adjustment to adapt to the physicality and pace of the Premier League.
It is a smart approach. Everton have the luxury of easing Barry in thanks to the immediate impact of their new frontline.
But make no mistake, the long-term plan is to see him leading the line. Hopefully, he does not go the same way as those before him…
Why Thierno Barry can learn from Moise Kean
For Everton fans, Barry’s situation may feel eerily familiar.
In 2019, the club signed another young striker in the form of Moise Kean.
Like Barry, Kean arrived with high expectations, touted as a generational talent who could transform the club’s attack.
But unlike Barry, he was thrust into the spotlight without the right platform, and his time at Goodison never truly took off.
Kean made 39 appearances for Everton, scoring four goals and registering two assists, before a series of loan moves eventually led him back to Juventus and later Fiorentina.
It was in Serie A where his career took off.
Last season with Fiorentina, Kean netted 19 goals in 32 appearances, finishing second in the league’s scoring charts behind Mateo Retegui.
Moise Kean – 2024/25
Matches Played
31
Goals
19
Assists
3
Progressive Carries
42
Progressive Passes
26
Source: FBref
Now valued at €50m (£45m), as per Transfermarkt, Kean has become the striker many thought he could be, while drawing statistical comparisons with Erling Haaland for his explosive pace, direct style, and ruthless finishing.
Indeed, FBref notes that the most similar striker to him in Europe’s top five leagues is the Manchester City hitman. Former teammate Weston McKennie went as far as to describe him as a “beast.”
His numbers underline the transformation: ranking in the 89th percentile for non-penalty goals per 90 (0.58), the 87th percentile for total shots (3.39), and the 93rd percentile for successful take-ons (1.46).
Everton undoubtedly let a gem slip through their fingers.
Yet in Barry, they have a second chance.
The lesson from Kean’s time on Merseyside is clear: patience and the right environment are crucial.
Barry cannot be burdened with expectation too soon, but if nurtured properly, he has the potential to blossom into one of Europe’s most dangerous forwards.
However, this time in blue.
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Opener produces Test best with 139 off 143 to lift tourists at Trent Bridge
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Brian Bennett thanks Trent Bridge for ‘unbelievable’ century reception
It was not Castle Corner at Harare Sports Club but the songs being sung from the stands at Trent Bridge made Brian Bennett feel right at home as he approached a milestone century against England. A small but boisterous group of Zimbabwean fans, including Bennett’s parents, were in attendance and though they made up only a few hundred of the 13,282 people at the ground, they filled the air with the sound of thousands more.”I could hear them singing the war cries as we always hear at Harare Sports Club, so it gave me a little goosebumps,” Bennett said at the press conference afterwards. “The reception I got from the crowd was unbelievable.”Zimbabwean fans have had little to cheer over two gruelling days of cricket on their return to England after a 22-year absence but Bennett gave them reason to believe better days are coming. Among those that have scored Test centuries in the last five years are Sean Williams, Craig Ervine and Gary Ballance. The first two are 38 and 39 respectively and the last of those has joined the coaching staff. So to have 21-year old Bennett raise his bat to three figures twice in the space of six months points to the future; a future in which Zimbabwean cricket may be less reactive and more proactive as they seek to make their case for greater recognition.Related
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Zimbabwe are not part of the World Test Championship, and don’t know how they could be included, but have scheduled 11 Tests this year and Bennett is certain to play a big role. In Nottingham, he showed what he can offer as he scored the fastest hundred by a Zimbabwean inTests and took on the challenge of replying to England’s first-innings score of 565 for 6 with intent.”If it’s in my area, I’m going to try and go for it,” he said. “It’s in my game plan, not too reckless and today it came off. Opening the batting in Test match cricket is probably where I want to bat. It gives me more freedom. There are more gaps in the field, and that suits my game. If I stick to my game plans, I can get the team off to a good start, and that’s what happened.”Zimbabwe were 96 for 1 and 156 for 2 but their middle order was not able to stand up to Ben Stokes, who swung the ball both ways and asked questions Zimbabwe had no answers for. That’s hardly their fault. Most of them had never faced the Dukes ball before last week’s warm-up match, which Bennett identified as a particular challenge. “It’s not something we face but there’s always challenges in cricket. You’re only going to grow when you go out of your comfort zone,” he said.Bennett said he had also never faced a short-ball barrage in Tests before, having only played in Belfast, Bulawayo and Bangladesh before. His school coach Andrew Birch told ESPNcricinfo that Bennett was unusually strong on the back foot for a youngster and he showed that with a selection of strong cut shots, including the shot that took him to his century – although he was eventually bounced out by Josh Tongue.Getting a hundred means he will go up on the honours board, alongside fellow Zimbabwean Murray Goodwin which he described as “inspiring”, and someone whose name he saw being inscribed just a few hours ago. “This morning I saw them putting up Zak Crawley’s name and I thought, ‘ooooh, it would be nice to be there as well,’ so a few hours later, my name will be there. What a feeling.”Better than his first century against Afghanistan in Bulawayo? “Probably, yes,” he said. “This one tops that. To do it against England in England at Trent Bridge with a full crowd, with lots of Zimbabweans as well as my family, it’s going to take a good performance to beat this one.”But at 21, he knows the best could be yet to come. “I’m still young, I’m still young. I’m still going to learn and adapt to different bowling strategies.”And for Zimbabwean fans, that may mean they need some new songs to match.
Pablo Maia atingiu um recorde importante contra o Botafogo neste final de semana, e por conta disso, ultrapassou dois grandes nomes da história do São Paulo: Lucas Moura e Casemiro. Ao completar 100 jogos pelo profissional do Tricolor, se tornou o atleta revelado em Cotia que levou menos tempo para conseguir este número pelo profissional.
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Uma das principais peças do meio de campo são-paulino, Pablo Maia estreou no dia 30 de janeiro de 2022. Assim, levou 566 dias desde a sua estreia para conseguir este feito.
Antes, que liderava o ranking era Lucas Moura, que levou 679 dias, seguido por Casemiro, que levou 783 dias. Pablo Maia, agora, está à frente dos dois atletas neste quesito. O jogador falou sobre a importância do feito e destacou sua evolução.
– É diferente. Agora as pessoas me reconhecem, me param, é diferente ver o carinho. É uma sensação diferente com o Morumbi lotado, um momento muito bom e gostoso de participar. Incrível. Venho ganhando muita experiência, isso para mim é muito bom – disse.
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Revelado nas categorias de base do clube, Pablo foi eleito a revelação do Campeonato Paulista de 2022. Na atual temporada, são 39 jogos, três gols e duas assistências.
Liverpool aren’t quite right this season. Despite an incredible summer spending spree that soared above anything that English football has seen before, Arne Slot’s side are struggling to recapture the verve of last season.
But for Liverpool to have completed an underwhelming start to their title defence and perch at the top of the table after six games, winning the first five before suffering defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend.
Many Redmen have struggled to find their finest form, but not all have flattered to deceive, with Federico Chiesa already looking leaps and bounds above the rarely-seen winger on the margins last year.
Chiesa's Liverpool resurgence
Liverpool hardly broke the bank after replacing Jurgen Klopp with Slot during the summer of 2024, only adding Chiesa to the ranks, and for a shrewd £12.5m fee at that.
However, Chiesa arrived having been ravaged by injury problems in recent years at Juventus, and he spent the lion’s share of the 2024/25 campaign on the sidelines, either suffering from fitness issues or overlooked by Slot.
This year, however, he is looking to make up for lost time, already with two goals and two assists apiece across all competitions. So impressive has he been that there have been calls for the underperforming Mohamed Salah to be dropped, and for Chiesa to start from the right.
Liverpool’s Frontline in 25/26 (all comps)
Player
Apps
Goals (assists)
Hugo Ekitike
9
5 (1)
Mohamed Salah
9
3 (3)
Federico Chiesa
6
2 (2)
Alexander Isak
5
1 (0)
Cody Gakpo
9
1 (2)
Rio Ngumoha
5
1 (0)
Data via Transfermarkt
The versatile Italian will play an important role across the term, but there’s another member of Slot’s squad who has fallen deeper into the fringes of the squad and is beginning to look like last year’s version of the 27-year-old.
Slot's new version of Chiesa
While Chiesa is enjoying a resurgence on Merseyside, Wataru Endo’s role at the club continues to become more and more insubstantial, having
Described by Liverpool correspondent David Lynch as being an “unsung hero” for Liverpool, Endo was instrumental in steering Klopp toward a trophy-winning crescendo at the Anfield helm, and he achieved cult status last year for his tough-tackling cameos in the dying embers of matches.
Having joined for about £16m from Stuttgart after Liverpool missed out on Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, both signing for Chelsea, the 32-year-old Endo has played a crucial role in getting this current Liverpool team off the ground, but he’s into the penultimate year of his contract and has sat as an unused substitute for each of his side’s past three top-flight fixtures.
Tenacious, industrious and a model professional, Endo remains a valued member of Slot’s squad, but it’s hard to see him earning many opportunities, with his quality on the ball admittedly limited.
Given Gravenberch came into his own last year and is now one of Liverpool’s most important players, even said by journalist Beth Lindop to be “on par with Salah and Van Dijk”, it doesn’t look like Endo will be earning a string of starts in the Premier League any time soon, with Slot sure to look for other ways to cover at number six, should the Dutchman fall to an injury.
With Stefan Bajcetic also waiting in the wings and boasting a confidence in receiving the ball, pivoting and progressing forward, there’s a sense Endo’s fringe role at Liverpool may become more peripheral still as the year goes on.
While Chiesa’s bounce-back across the opening weeks of the season serves as inspiration for any footballer looking to pick themselves up from the wayside, Endo is not a spring chicken anymore, and his big moments in Slot’s squad might trail behind him.
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