All posts by h79snht.top

Noel Whelan has made a prediction on when Newcastle United will get a result in their upcoming arbitration case over the failed takeover.

The Lowdown: Newcastle statement

Earlier this week, the Tyneside club released a statement on their official website asking for the forthcoming arbitration process to be made public.

However, this is only possible if the Premier League also agrees to it, as otherwise the process will remain entirely confidential.

In what can be described as bullish words, Newcastle also claimed that they have ‘nothing to hide’ with regards to the process, and even suggested that the Premier League should have ‘no reason to be afraid of the public spotlight’, providing that they have acted ‘lawfully and properly’.

The Latest: Whelan predicts

Speaking to Football Insider, Whelan – who is now a pundit after playing as a striker for the likes of Leeds United and Coventry City – does not think that the Premier League would have enjoyed reading the statement, and predicts that the results of the arbitration case will not be disclosed before the start of the new 2021/22 season. He said:

“It’s put the cat among the pigeons, put it that way. I’m sure the Premier League will not be enjoying Newcastle doing this.

“I’m not expecting the Premier League to go: Yes, yes, we’ll show you everything.’ They will put up a fight, they will be stubborn.

“You also need to tread very, very carefully when it comes to the owners of the league. They have such a hold over a lot of clubs.

“Newcastle need some clarity, they need an end to this. They need to know some reasons.

“It’s not going to happen overnight. They’ll stall as long as possible. There are lots of lawyers involved and people looking at the in and outs of everything.

“So this is no doubt going to drag on. It’s not going to be disclosed or finalised by the start of the season, that’s for sure.”

The Verdict: Would not be ideal

It certainly would not be ideal at all if the arbitration results were not disclosed before the start of the new season, especially in the middle of the summer transfer window.

Newcastle will want to go into the new campaign as best prepared as possible, and uncertainly surrounding the takeover will not help their cause.

If the results are positive for the Magpies, then the takeover process could be accelerated, but realistically there would not be enough time for the new owners-in-waiting to flex their financial muscles in the transfer market, assuming that a deal can be done quickly after the hearing ends.

In other news, find out what Premier League update Liam Kennedy has dropped on the anti-competition case

أكد إبراهيم خرفية المتحدث الرسمي لفريق وفاق سطيف، أن الهزيمة أمام الأهلي برباعية كانت قاسية على النادي، في اللقاء الذي جمع بينهما ضمن منافسات دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

الأهلي يواجه وفاق سطيف مساء السبت المقبل 14 مايو الجاري، في مباراة الإياب لدور نصف نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا، والمقرر إقامتها على ملعب 5 يوليو في العاصمة الجزائرية.

طالع | رئيس وفاق سطيف: الأهلي يسبق الأندية الجزائرية بـ50 عامًا

وقال إبراهيم خرفية في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة الأهلي: “لم نكن ننتظر أن يخسر الفريق برباعية، كانت هزيمة قاسية، كانت هناك أخطاء ارتكبناها فوق أرضية الميدان جعلت النتيجة بهذا الشكل”.

وعن تصريح رئيس النادي إن الأهلي يسبق الأندية الجزائرية بخمسين عامًا، أردف: “تصريحاته عادية، وهو من أكبر الشخصيات الرياضية في الجزائر ويعي جيدًا ما يقوله”.

وأوضح: “نستعد لمواجهة الإياب جيدًا وكرة القدم بها متغيرات، الأهلي خسر بخماسية من صن داونز من قبل، وهذه كرة قدم كل شيء فيها وارد”.

طالع.. عاجل | كاف يعلن استضافة المغرب نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا ويكشف موعده الجديد

وحول استضافة المغرب لنهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا، أردف: “من المفترض أن تُقام المباراة النهائية على أرض مُحايدة لكي تتساوى جميع الفرق في المنافسة على اللقب”.

Wolves are reportedly expected to make a bid to sign Matthew Hoppe in the summer transfer window.

The Lowdown: Cutrone future unclear

According to The Express & Star, Patrick Cutrone has returned to Molineux for pre-season training and hopes to have his future sorted out soon.

With his future in the balance, the Midlands club may be eyeing a move for a new striker to give cover for Raul Jimenez, with Kaio Jorge recently being linked with a move to the Black Country.

The Latest: Hoppe bid expected

As per 90min, Wolves, Tottenham, Southampton and Newcastle are all expected to reach out to Schalke 04 in the coming days with bids to sign Hoppe.

There is optimism that he can be sold for the right price, so it is certainly one to keep an eye on if you are a Wolves fan.

The Verdict: Sign

Described as a player with ‘real quality’ by Schalke manager Dimitrios Grammozis back in March, Hoppe endured a difficult 2020/21 season as the Gelsenkirchen club found themselves relegated from the Bundesliga.

Nonetheless, he still managed to score six goals and supply one assist in 22 top-flight games (Transfermarkt), and clearly impressed his boss with his individual performances.

The 1.91m (6 foot 2) colossus has been likened to Robert Lewandowski in terms of his playing style, and he could be a fantastic alternative source for goals to ease the burden on Jimenez.

At just 20 years of age, Hoppe is a player who Bruno Lage could develop into a top striker for years to come if Wolves can win the race for his signature.

In other news, find out what transfer update has left these Wolves fans talking

New Zealand’s ability to overcome the hiccups of their bomb-disrupted tour to Pakistan, the inability to prepare properly due to rain in the West Indies and their controversial end to the one-day series, was a special delight from today’s first Test

Lynn McConnell25-Jun-2002New Zealand’s ability to overcome the hiccups of their bomb-disrupted tour to Pakistan, the inability to prepare properly due to rain in the West Indies and their controversial end to the one-day series, was a special delight from today’s first Test victory in Barbados for New Zealand selection chairman Sir Richard Hadlee.Holidaying on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Hadlee had to rely on CricInfo coverage to keep up with the news throughout the match but was delighted to be woken this morning by a newspaper reporter to be told the news of New Zealand’s 204-run victory.”All those disruptions could have affected them psychologically but they have overcome them and made history.”The side is going from strength-to-strength and is well-balanced. All the bowlers in the attack now are wicket-taking bowlers,” he said.Having some pace in Shane Bond’s speed was also a decided bonus for the team.”Shane Bond [who took his first five-wicket haul in the second innings], Ian Butler and Daryl Tuffey are all very inexperienced,” he said.The trio have only 17 Tests between them, but Bond achieved his career-best figures in the victory while Tuffey had his best performance two Tests earlier in the victory over England and Butler, his best, in the second Test against England. In their 17 Tests the trio have now taken 66 wickets between them at an average of 29.63.This is a far cry from the position New Zealand found themselves in when injury decimated the side on their tour of South Africa at the end of 2000.Hadlee said captain Stephen Fleming now had options in attack and an ability to keep at batsmen with pace, something that had not always been available with younger bowlers, in terms of experience, coming into the attack when others had been injured.As a result he was now in a position where if Daniel Vettori couldn’t get a breakthrough with his spin, he could go back to one of the fast bowlers to achieve it.”He now has the armoury to use effectively to bring about success. They are inexperienced, but they are gaining all the time and will get better for it,” Hadlee said.Now that this victory has been achieved Hadlee said it was time to wrap up the series win.It was a chance for the side to make a statement about where they are at in terms of their development.”Win one – lose one” had for too long been part of New Zealand’s results.Another win is what the team should be looking for and at the very least they should ensure that if they can’t win then they should try for a winning draw, he said.The victory had also highlighted the recent move by New Zealand Cricket to look after those players who could be classified as Test specialists who, because of the nature of modern touring, don’t have the warm-up games to prepare for matches.”Something different has to be done to prepare Test players. This has proved a point for the preparation undertaken. You can’t put a monetary cost on its value,” Hadlee said.New Zealand Cricket’s operations manager John Reid said the win was significant for the side.”It consolidates our third position on the world Test championship and is a very positive result.”He backed Hadlee’s comments about the preparation that had gone in for Bond, Robbie Hart and Mark Richardson.”It was an innovative approach but it has been very beneficial,” he said.Like Hadlee, Reid was most impressed with the mental strength the side had shown after the one-day losses, especially early in the tour.”They were pretty determined going into the Test series,” he said.Reid also hit out at news reports that were too quick in their judgmental approach of New Zealand’s position at the end of the first day.Such reporting needed to be kept in context within the conditions in which the match was being played.New Zealand had gained a position that allowed it to go on and win the game from the work done on the first day, but back here all the reports had been about what a disastrous first day it had been, Reid said.”Stephen Fleming played a man of the match role with his batting by giving the side an edge by making the one big score of the game,” Reid said.By rushing in and claiming New Zealand’s effort was sub-standard before the West Indies had batted in similar conditions, the critics had been proven to have made their judgments too quickly.

MatériaMais Notícias

Na partida de volta da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil, o Internacional derrotou o Sampaio Corrêa por 3 a 0 no Beira-Rio. Os gols foram do atacante Carlos, um em cada tempo, e D’Alessandro. O adversário do Colorado será definido em sorteio que será realizado na sede da CBF. O Inter volta a atenção para o Campeonato Gaúcho, em que receberá o São Paulo-RS no Beira-Rio. Já o Sampaio Corrêa receberá o Imperatriz-MA no Castelão, em São Luis.

Com o confronto praticamente definido no Castelão, o Inter entrou em campo com uma equipe praticamente reserva, mas começou em cima do Sampaio. Seijas teve a primeira oportunidade em finalização de fora da área, mas Jean fez boa defesa. A resposta da Bolívia Querida foi imediata, com uma finalização venenosa de Daniel Barros, por cima do gol de Marcelo Lomba.

Melhor em campo, o Colorado quase abriu o placar na cabeçada de Ernando que saiu tirando tinta da trave. A pressão só aumentou e deu resultado aos 41 minutos, quando Fabinho cruzou na cabeça de Carlos e o atacante mandou um míssil para o fundo do gol de Jean, Inter 1 a 0. No último lance da primeira etapa, Hiltinho chutou rasteiro e Marcelo Lomba fez uma grande defesa, impedindo o empate.

Na volta do intervalo, Zago colocou D’Alessandro em campo, e no primeiro lance do argentino, saiu um cruzamento em que Charles cabeceou por cima do gol. Administrando a partida, o Colorado deu o golpe fatal aos 23 minutos: Iago fez um lançamento perfeito para Carlos, e o atacante só teve o trabalho de encobrir Jean para marcar um golaço, 2 a 0.

O gol acabou com as esperanças do Sampaio Corrêa na partida e o Colorado aproveitou para fazer o terceiro gol aos 29 minutos: D’Ale cobrou falta com perfeição, no ângulo de Jean, 3 a 0. Após o último gol, as duas equipes levaram a partida em banho-maria até o fim da partida, que confirmou a classificação do Inter no placar agregado de 6 a 1.

16-year-old Everton defender Thierry Small failed to report for the first week of pre-season training, The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe has revealed.

Small is apparently looking to force a way out of Goodison Park, concerned that older full-backs Lucas Digne and Niels Nkounkou are blocking his path to first-team football.

Could Small be lured away from Everton?

Everton have a ‘bumper’ professional deal ready for Small’s 17th birthday on August 1, but ‘several’ European clubs are also admirers.

The list includes Manchester United and Arsenal domestically, as well as German giants Bayern Munich.

Small, who has recently taken on a new agent, was apparently in contact with the club on Monday.

He’s made 13 appearances for Everton at Under-23 level and earned his senior debut in an FA Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday in January.

The five-minute run-out officially made the Englishman Everton’s youngest-ever player.

Fan feed The Toffee Blues relayed The Athletic’s revelations, and here’s what supporters made of them.

Everton fans fume at Small strike

“Let him go, already having contract trouble for a kid that hasn’t played.. c ya mate hope league one suits you”

Credit: @Tomwalk62023010

“If the reports are accurate and he is treating the club in this manner as a 16 year old a) the club need to show him the door regardless of his potential and b) he needs a new agent.”

Credit: @1matthewburgess

“Any other job in the world you don’t turn up, you get sacked, at Everton, don’t turn up “ooooo let’s give him more money!”

Credit: @justdezza87

“If that’s his attitude at 16 what will it be like in a few years”

Credit: @irishevertonian

“Get the little wet wipe gone, attitude at that age won’t get anywhere”

Credit: @LukeC692

“Get rid then, real lack of professionalism that”

Credit: @lewissefc

“And he’s done what exactly to act like a superstar primadona? Get shut”

Credit: @Gillsta1878

In other news, there’s fresh interest in this forward. 

أصدر الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم “كاف” بيانًا عبر موقعه الرسمي، ردًا على طلب الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم والنادي الأهلي لاستضافة نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ويتنافس الأهلي ووفاق سطيف الجزائري، والوداد المغربي وبترو أتلتيكو في دور نصف النهائي لدوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وكان “كاف” أعلن إقامة نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا، يوم 30 مايو الجاري، على استاد محمد الخامس بالدار البيضاء بالمغرب، وهو الأمر الذي اعترض عليه الأهلي في بيان رسمي باعتباره أمرًا يخالف العدالة وتحقيق مبدأ تكافؤ الفرص بين الأندية الأربعة التي تتنافس في الدور قبل النهائي للبطولة.

اعتراض الأهلي بناء على استضافة المغرب للنهائي للعام الثاني على التوالي، إذ بات نادٍ بعينه هو المستفيد دون غيره من قرار الاتحاد الإفريقي ويلعب النهائي حال تأهله على ملعبه ووسط جماهيره، وذلك يتنافى مع قواعد اللعب النظيف.

وأفاد “كاف” في موقعه الرسمي: “تلقى كاف خطابًا من وزارة الشباب والرياضة المصرية تشير إلى طلب الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم والأهلي لاستضافة نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا”.

مضيفًا: “يقدّر كاف ويفهم تمامًا الشكاوى والمخاوف التي أثارها النادي الأهلي والاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم ويلتزم بمبادئ الإنصاف والعدالة والمساواة بين جميع الأندية والاتحادات الأعضاء”.

متابعًا: “ومع ذلك، كان كاف ملزمًا بالالتزام بالقرار الذي اتخذته قيادة كاف السابقة في يوليو 2019 وتنفيذه، وهو أن نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا سيكون نهائيًا ذهابًا واحدًا بدلاً من النهائي المعتاد ذهابًا وإيابًا”.

وأكد: “علاوة على ذلك، فإن كاف ملزم أيضًا بقواعد كاف وفيفا التي لا تسمح بتغيير قواعد المنافسة بمجرد بدء المنافسة”.

وأوضح: “كان المغرب والسنغال هما البلدان الوحيدان اللذان استوفيا معايير البلد المضيف، بعد أن طلب كاف من الاتحادات الأعضاء البالغ عددها 54 تقديم عروض لاستضافة نهائي دوري الأبطال، ومصر لم تقدم محاولة”.

وواصل: “قدمت جنوب إفريقيا ونيجيريا وثائق تعرب عن اهتمامها باستضافة نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا لكن لم تستوف معايير البلد المضيف لتقديم العطاءات”.

وأكمل: “قدمت مصر عرضًا لاستضافة نهائي كأس الكونفيدرالية لكنها لم تفي بمعايير البلد المضيف، ومنح الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم بعد ذلك نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا للمغرب بعد أن سحبت السنغال عرضها”.

وأتم: “كما ذكرنا سابقًا، هناك مناقشات جارية حاليًا داخل كاف للعب مباراة النهائي بنظام الذهاب والإياب بدلاً من خوض مباراة واحدة لتحديد الفائز بدوري أبطال إفريقيا”.

The last day of the match between Somerset and the West Indies ‘A’ was one of the most fascinating days seen at the County Ground for a long time

Richard Walsh26-Jul-2002The last day of the match between Somerset and the West Indies ‘A’ was one of the most fascinating days seen at the County Ground for a long time.The West Indies declared on their overnight total of 266 for 7, which left the Cidermen needing 454 to win, and all day to get them.When Chris Gayle started to bowl the last over of the day, Somerset needed 8 runs to win with their last pair at the wicket. Matt Bulbeck scored 5 off the first three balls, Graham Rose scored a single from the fourth and Bulbeck then levelled the scored from the fifth ball.Facing the final ball with just a single required for victory, the veteran Rose who batted with Matt Wood as a runner, gave a catch to Suliman Benn fielding at short fine leg, and the game ended as a tie, with honours even.Earlier there had been an impressive 140 from Pete Trego, which included 19×4’s and 2×6’s, Piran Holloway played another solid innings, and was unlucky to be out for 88, and later on Wes Durston batted sensibly for his 55, which came at a time when Somerset were really in the hunt.At the end of the day Somerset Coach Kevin Shine told me: "This was a brilliant game, when you consider that we were chasing 454, and had been outplayed for the first two days."He continued: "All of our debutants made a valuable contribution to the game, and today Pete Trego, Piran Holloway and Wes Durston have all played their part in helping us to get this result."Chief Executive Peter Anderson said: "As with the one day victory over Sri Lanka we have produced another excellent day’s cricket. It’s just a pity that were so few spectators here to see it."

MatériaMais Notícias

Sonho antigo do Corinthians, o atacante Clayton já realizou exames no Corinthians e pode ser confirmado como reforço do clube nesta sexta-feira. Trocado por Marlone, ele assinará contrato de empréstimo até dezembro. Mas o que esperar deste jogador, que ano passado, quando ainda estava no Figueirense, chegou a negociar com o Timão? O LANCE! colheu números, reuniu um histórico do atleta e ouviu quem o acompanhou de parte no Galo para responder a essa pergunta!

Clayton chega para suprir uma carência detectada pelo técnico Fabio Carille no Corinthians. Há mais de um mês ele já havia passado para a diretoria alvinegra a necessidade de contratar um atacante veloz, que atuasse pelos lados do campo. Até então, Romero, Léo Jabá, Luidy, Bruno Paulo e Mendoza eram as opções.

Contudo, o novo reforço alvinegro não vinha em boa fase… Contratado por aproximadamente R$ 13 milhões, ele nunca conseguiu se firmar como titular do Atlético-MG. Foram 52 jogos e apenas oito gols marcados.

Neste ano, o aproveitamento foi ainda pior.O atacante foi titular só uma vez e disputou apenas 237 minutos. O único gol dele foi contra a Chapecoense, pela Primeira Liga, quando o Galo escalou uma formação toda reserva.

Destro e com 1,73m, Clayton é natural do Rio de Janeiro e foi revelado no Figueirense. Ele passou pela Seleção Sub-23,sendo vice-artilheiro nos Jogos Pan-Americanos,com 4 gols em 5 jogosna conquista do bronze.

Confira a opinião de Léo Gomide, repórter da Rádio Inconfidência, que acompanhou Clayton de perto no Atlético-MG:

Juntamente com o Elias, contratado neste ano, o Clayton foi um dos maiores investimentos da atual diretoria do Atlético-MG. No ano passado o clube pagou 2,5 milhões de euros para comprar 50% dos direitos econômicos dele do Figueirense.

O Clayton é bem diferente do Marlone, é um atacante, chega mais na área. Um dos grandes pontos que ele precisa trabalhar é ser menos individualista. Ele tem velocidade, se trabalhado num passe rápido, pode render mais. Já no Atlético-MG ele partia muito para o um contra um, e acabava desperdiçando oportunidades ofensivas. É um atleta menos rodado que o Marlone, mas pode amadurecer mais no Corinthians e render frutos.

continua após a publicidade

Reliable reporter John Percy has had his say on Aston Villa’s links to Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey.

The Lowdown: Bailey links

Villa’s interest in Bailey emerged on Wednesday, with reports suggesting the club were eyeing up a £30m swoop for the wide man.

The 23-year-old is viewed as an attainable target by Villa and are thought to be readying an approach to the Bundesliga side.

Bailey, who scored 15 goals and registered 11 assists last season, has just under two years left on his Leverkusen deal.

The Latest: Percy’s post

Percy, who writes for The Telegraph, responded to a Villa supporter on Wednesday evening suggesting Bailey fits the criteria for Villa in terms of position and price, however, he didn’t feel a move is imminent.

Another Villa fan then quoted his tweet, sharing his disappointment, with Percy replying to the supporter in question, saying:

“Never said he wasn’t on the list mate”

Percy, who has over 120,000 followers, can get hundreds of retweets and thousands of likes on his transfer posts, but as this was a reply to a fan, it seemed to go under the radar with just two retweets.

The Verdict: Sign

Bailey could well be on Villa’s shopping list, according to Percy, and a move for the Jamaican could turn out to be an excellent piece of business.

He’s capable of playing on either flank or as a centre-forward, with his main position coming on the right.

Should he move to the Midlands, Dean Smith may well then decide to use Jack Grealish in a central role, if he stays at Villa Park of course.

A front four of Bailey, Grealish, Emiliano Buendia and Ollie Watkins looks dangerous on paper, but a lot could happen between now and Villa’s opener against Watford on August 14.

In other news: Everton ace keen on Villa move, find out more here.