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Manchester City are reportedly hoping to capitalise on Chelsea’s current ownership turmoil with a move for one of their key assets…

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According to the Sun, Thomas Tuchel’s side are fearful of losing first-team star Mason Mount to one of their top-flight rivals – namely City or Liverpool – due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the club.

The Blues have been unable to hand out new contracts due to the sanctions placed on the club as a result of now disqualified owner Roman Abramovich’s reported links to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with the Englishman currently one of the Stamford Bridge outfit’s lowest earners on £76k-per-week.

With just two years remaining on his existing deal, his current side are fearful that if they cannot agree to a new long-term deal in the coming months then the current title contenders could pounce, with Pep Guardiola believed to be an ‘admirer’ of the 23-year-old.

The report does suggest that the league leaders would not be in a position to bid this summer, although could try to secure his services if a new contract is not signed by the autumn.

The next De Bruyne?

It is a mouthwatering prospect just thinking about the 27-cap international plying his trade at the Etihad, with the Portsmouth-born playmaker seemingly the ideal heir to the club’s current talisman, Kevin De Bruyne.

While he may still have some way to go to match the quality and consistency of a man who holds the joint Premier League record for most assists in a single campaign (20), Mount is already showing signs of having the talent needed to be City’s chief creator.

He has already proven his worth against Guardiola’s side in recent times, teeing up Kai Havertz for the matchwinning goal in last season’s Champions League final with a sumptuous threaded pass, the ball having been the type which most have come to expect from the man he could replace, De Bruyne.

The current campaign has proven particularly eye-catching for the Blues academy graduate, as he has registered a mightily impressive haul of 27 goals and assists in all competitions, including 19 goal contributions in the top-flight alone.

Such form has unsurprisingly ensured he is Chelsea’s top-ranked player in the league this season, according to SofaScore, with an average match rating of 7.37 across his 30 outings, while he has also created nine big chances so far this term – the eighth-best in the division.

One of those above him is unsurprisingly City’s Belgian superstar, with the 30-year-old creating 11 big chances thus far, while he has also made 27 goal contributions of his own this term across all fronts, including 18 goals and assists in the league.

That almost identical record between the two men this season illustrates not only why Mount – who has been dubbed the “full package” by Tuchel and “magic” by Nizaar Kinsella – is so highly-rated, but also why he can be the man to fill the shoes of the man currently pulling the strings for the Cityzens.

De Bruyne himself, of course, traded life in London for life in Manchester – via a brief stint in Wolfsburg – with the current Blues man potentially set to follow suit in the near future.

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كشفت تقارير صحفية أن نادي إنتر ميامي الأمريكي بات على وشك التعاقد مع النجم الأرجنتيني ليونيل ميسي.

من المقرر أن يكون النجم الأرجنتيني وكيلًا مجانيًا في نهاية الموسم عندما ينتهي عقده مع باريس سان جيرمان.

ارتبط ميسي، 35 عامًا، بالعودة إلى برشلونة ليلعب تحت قيادة زميله السابق تشافي.

لكن وفقًا لصحيفة “ذا تايمز” الإنجليزية، اقترب ليونيل ميسي من الانتقال إلى صفوف إنتر ميامي، وذلك في صفقة بنهاية الموسم الحالي.

وأوضحت أنه من المقرر أن يصبح ميسي اللاعب الأعلى أجرًا في تاريخ الدوري الأمريكي من خلال انضمامه إلى النادي الذي يملكه ديفيد بيكهام.

وأفادت أن إنتر ميامي قد يتمكن من التوصل إلى اتفاق نهائي وحاسم مع ميسي بعد نهاية كأس العالم، المُقام حاليًا في قطر.

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يمتلك ميسي بالفعل شقة فاخرة بقيمة 5 ملايين جنيه إسترليني في ميامي، ويقضي فترات هناك بانتظام مع أسرته.

مع استضافة الولايات المتحدة المشتركة لكأس العالم المقبلة، سيكون الدوري الأمريكي حريصًا على تجنيد ميسي من أجل زيادة إبراز لعبتهم المحلية.

بيكهام، 47 عامًا، له صلة مباشرة بمالكي باريس سان جيرمان القطريين كسفير لكأس العالم في البلاد، بينما لديه أيضًا وسيلة لإقناع ميسي من خلال صفقات أديداس الخاصة بهما.

قد يحاول باريس سان جيرمان تمديد عقده المذهل البالغ 1.2 مليون جنيه إسترليني أسبوعيًا، لكن القرار النهائي سيعود إلى ميسي.

Round-up of the second day’s action in the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup 2010-11

ESPNcricinfo staff11-Oct-2010Faisalabad Wolves thrashed Quetta Bears by 51 runs in their opening game at the Gaddafi Stadium. In a game they dominated from start to finish, the openers set the tone with a 70-run stand before Mohammad Hafeez was caught behind. The other opener, 30-year-old Asif Hussain, went on to complete his half-century, which earned him the Man-of-the-Match award, and set up Faisalabad for a competitive total of 147.Quetta’s chase never looked on track after fast bowler Samiullah Khan, who played two ODIs for Pakistan two years ago, nipped out their openers cheaply. The wickets continued to tumble for Quetta – six of their top seven falling in single digits to leave the side at a hopeless 56 for 6. Fast bowler Asad Ali was the most successful of the Faisalabad bowlers, finishing with three wickets including the final two as Quetta folded for 106.In another one-sided match, Gulraiz Sadaf’s unbeaten 71 steered Multan Tigers to a seven-wicket victory over Abbottabad Falcons. It was Multan’s second win in two days, and Abbottabad’s second loss in two days and put them out of the race for the semi-finals.Abbottabad’s trouble, after being put in to bat, was that their batsmen couldn’t score at a rate demanded by Twenty20s. Forties from opener Mir Azam and Adnan Raees pushed Abbottabad to 147, a total which proved too small to defend. Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who recently made his debut for Pakistan was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 4-1-11-2.Multan were in a bit of trouble at 23 for 2 after opener Imranullah Aslam’s blasted three fours and a six in his 21. Sadaf and Rameez Alam, though, added 84 for the third wicket to swing the match Multan’s way.Shahzaib Hasan struck a violent 76 off 38 balls, inclusive of 12 fours and a six, to launch Karachi Dolphins to 195, a total they defended easily against Hyderabad Hawks in Lahore.Shahzaib made light of opening partner Khalid Latif’s dismissal for a duck and waded into Hyderabad’s attack with a regal display. Asad Shafiq supported him with 31 off 25 balls in a stand of 106 that came in nine overs and took the game away. The innings lost momentum after Shahzaib’s effort, and a brief spark from Shahid Afridi was the only remaining highlight as Ghumman reined them in with 3 for 29 in four overs.Hyderabad lost Ghumman off the first ball of the chase, but their run-rate stayed within touching distance thanks to Karachi’s generosity with wides and no-balls – 19 in all. Faisal Athar struck 10 fours in his 67, but consumed too many dot balls as Karachi kept the pressure. Lal Kumar weighed in with 40 off 31 balls but it was not enough as Hyderabad fell 20 runs short.

Celtic have been rather active in the transfer market over the past few years in their constant search for silverware and success.

Throughout the past few transfer windows, the Hoops have spent a significant amount of money to bring new players to Celtic Park.

However, as happens with a lot of clubs, not every transfer deal that takes place ends up being successful.

One prime example of a player that the Hoops and Nick Hammond spent money on that ended up being a waste of time for all parties is Patryk Klimala.

Back in the 2020 January transfer window, the Bhoys secured a £3.5m deal to sign the striker from Jagiellonia Bialystok.

After making just 28 appearances for the Hoops across all competitions, the 23-year-old ended up getting moved onto New York Red Bulls in the previous summer transfer window.

In those 28 appearances, the Polish centre-forward could only find the back of the net on three occasions, meaning that he cost the club over £1.1m per goal.

As well as his lack of regular goals, the attacker’s overall performances in the league were rather uninspiring as well.

With 17 SPFL appearances to his name last season, the striker picked up an overall rating of 6.36/10 from WhoScored, making him the lowest-rated player to start more than one league game.

This shows just how unsuited he was at playing in Scotland.

To further highlight how disappointing the centre-forward was, he ended the 2020/21 campaign with the lowest average of passes per game (3.7) than any other player to feature for Celtic in that season.

Taking all of this into account, it’s hard to deny that Celtic’s move for Klimala was anything other than a mistake for all involved.

Speaking about the move, Hoops journalist Kieran Devlin had this to say on the matter.

He said: “Klimala was always a strange one from the start, underlying reports were never that impressive. Seemed a bizarre move to sanction for that money.”

Moving forward, with the way Ange Postecoglou’s side have been scoring goals for fun throughout this season, it’s safe to say that not many supporters will have been giving much thought to the former Hoops dud since he left.

In other news: “Understand that…”: Journalist drops big transfer update, it’s bad news for Celtic

Manchester United have now turned down an enquiry from Tottenham for midfielder Jesse Lingard, ESPN report.

And, as to be expected, a number of United fans have been reacting to the news on social media.

Lingard is out of contract at Old Trafford at the end of the season, with his immediate future seemingly up in the air after starting just two games in all competitions this season.

The midfielder, who Rio Ferdinand labelled as ‘amazing’, is in Dubai with some of his United teammates, with Newcastle reportedly offering £10m to take Lingard on loan until the end of the season.

According to ESPN’s Rob Dawson, both Spurs and West Ham have also made enquiries to sign Lingard this month, but they were turned down as United don’t want to ‘strengthen clubs also competing for a place in the top four.’

United fans react

@utdreport relayed Dawson’s claim regarding Lingard on Twitter. This is what these United supporters had to say in reply, with many not exactly thrilled at United’s reasoning.

“Nonsense surely?! The mighty Spurs and West Ham”

Credit: @Niall_UTD

“This club @ManUtd might actually be finished because what is this??”

Credit: @Doye_A_Doyen

“This is embarrassing beyond belief, how low we’ve fallen.”

Credit: @AdamManred

“Total madness”

Credit: @JohnK4nM

“Are we that finished? Wow”

Credit: @UtdJuice

“This tweet sums up the downfall of Manchester United”

Credit: @UTDFrankie

In other news: ‘Wow’ – Lots of Man United fans erupt as ‘ridiculous’ transfer news emerges

Sunil Gavaskar has come down hard on India’s shortcomings against the short ball during the World Twenty20 in the West Indies, suggesting they train at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore to rectify their difficulties. For the second time in succession, India bowed out of a World Twenty20 without registering a win in a single Super Eights game, making it six such losses in a row since England last year.India won both their group games but lost to Australia, West Indies and Sri Lanka in the second stage. Besides their difficulties in tackling bouncers – a weakness exploited by their opponents – India were ordinary in terms of their fielding and running between the wickets.”The guys who have been found to be uncomfortable against the short ball should be sent to the NCA, where they will be able to practice against the short ball, either through a bowling machine or maybe with some of the younger bowlers bowling to them from say 18 to 16 yards,” Gavaskar told the news channel . “They are under contract with the BCCI so nobody can actually claim that they need a break they don’t need a break if they haven’t performed, they need to go to the NCA and hone their skills against the short ball.”Several other former India players criticized the team’s performance, saying it was not adequately prepared to succeed in a tournament where the quality of cricket was considerably higher than the IPL. MS Dhoni, the captain, said the constant traveling associated with the IPL and it’s after parties took a toll on the body.There was just a five-day gap between the IPL final and the start of the World Twenty20, giving the players barely enough rest, but Gavaskar, a member of the IPL’s governing council, didn’t blame the IPL for India’s performance.”If that was the case then Sri Lanka would not have been in the semi-final, or England and Australia. A lot of Australian players were in the IPL so I don’t think that is an issue at all,” he said. “It’s just the fact that T20 is a format where you have got to be good on the day and if you are not good on your day, you lose. I don’t think much should be read into the fact that the players were playing IPL, if anything playing in the IPL meant that they had lot more practice than the other teams.”Former players like Madan Lal and Mohammad Azharuddin felt Dhoni was making excuses by referring to the IPL parties and Gavaskar concurred. “I don’t think that is an excuse at all. I think that is a very poor excuse used by people to say that IPL parties were the reason for the team not performing here. Tell me one thing, there were no parties here were they? So how can you say that the team performed badly in the Caribbean because of parties in India?”Continuing on the fall-out of India’s exit, Gavaskar chose not to comment on coach Gary Kirsten’s alleged statement that he was fitter than some of the team members, saying he would rather wait for Kirsten to communicate his thoughts officially to the BCCI. However, Gavaskar threw his weight behind Dhoni, with the Indian media speculating on his future as captain of India in the limited-overs formats.”MS Dhoni has done the best that he could. I still think he is the best bet as far as captaining the country is concerned. He has not quite had the luck he had when he had started with the India captaincy.”

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Apresentado oficialmente como novo treinador do Flamengo, Paulo César Carpegiani terá muito trabalho pela frente. Grande parte do elenco rubro-negro só volta ao trabalho no próximo sábado (13), mas a estreia da equipe no Campeonato Carioca, contra o Volta Redonda, será pouco depois, no dia 17 e o clube já divulgou que o restante do grupo não estarão em campo no Raulino de Oliveira.

Por enquanto, o Rubro-Negro ainda não anunciou contratações. O clube carioca tem interesse no zagueiro Pablo, no lateral-esquerdo Zeca, no atacante Vagner Love e ainda no volante Walace. Durante a apresentação de Carpegiani, o diretor executivo de futebol do Fla, Rodrigo Caetano falou sobre a demora para apresentar reforços.

-Definimos lá atrás que vamos trazer atletas que venham qualificar o elenco. Precisamos abrir espaço para a base. Temos definidas algumas posições, que não vou falar. Por serem contratações de bom nível, é natural que elas sejam mais demoradas – afirmou.

Carpegiani ainda não poderá contar com o goleiro Diego Alves, que ainda se recupera de uma fratura na clavícula. Já o meia Ederson está se preparando para voltar aos gramados após vencer a luta contra o câncer. O atacante Berrío é outro desfalque. Ele só deve voltar a jogar no meio da temporada, pois sofreu uma lesão gravíssima no ligamento do joelho esquerdo em outubro de 2017. Guerrero segue suspenso pela Fifa.

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As cenas de selvageria em torno do embate entre Flamengo e Independiente (ARG) foi pesado na noite de quarta-feira. De acordo com o Juizado Especial do Torcedor e dos Grandes Eventos, 13 pessoas foram detidas.

Todos os réus são integrantes de organizadas criadas em homenagem ao Rubro-Negro. Após a prisão, todosforam encaminhados pelo Grupamento Especial de Policiamento nos Estádios (Gepe) da Polícia Militar ao Juizado.

O juizado decretou quatro prisões preventivas por roubo (três deles por roubo qualificado). Outras seis ocorrências foram ligadas a provocação de tumulto, enquanto uma foi por cambismo, outra por estelionato e uma por fato atípico. As decisões variaram entre transações penais (quando o réu concorda em se declarar culpado e há abrandamento de pena) e concessão de liberdade provisória.

Segundo o Juizado do Torcedor e dos Grandes Eventos, neste ano cerca de 500 membros de organizadas de clubes como Flamengo, Vasco, Boafogo, Fluminense, Corinthians e Macaé foram afastados dos estádios.

تحدث محمود شبانة لاعب فريق الكرة الأول بنادي الزمالك والمعار لسموحة عن تفاصيل رحيله للفريق السكندري.

وقال شبانة في تصريحات تلفزيونية لفضائية “أون تايم سبورتس”: “بعد انتهاء الموسم اجتمعت مع أمير مرتضى وأبلغني أنني سأعود من الإعارة، وبعد ذلك جلست مع مجلس إدارة الزمالك ورأيت ان فرصتي في المشاركة ليست قوية”.

محمود شبانة لـ بطولات: الزمالك قرر إعارتي إلى سموحة.. وأسعى لتحقيق 3 أهداف

وأضاف: “لذلك خرجت للإعارة للمشاركة لكي أعود بعد ذلك للعب بصفة أساسية، كان هناك تمسك من قبل نادي سموحة بي وأشكرهم على ذلك”.

وأردف: “رأيت أن الخروج من أجل المشاركة أفضل لأن الأمور ستكون صعبة مع فيريرا المدير الفني، والمجموعة المتواجدة في الفريق حصدت الدوري والكأس وفرصتي مشاركتي لن تكون قوية”.

وتابع: “كانت هناك مفاوضات من نادي الاتحاد السكندري من قبل محمد مصليحي بعد انتهاء الموسم ولكن لم تكن بشكل قوي ولم يتم الاتفاق على التفاصيل المادية، وكان لدي عروض كثيرة من أندية أخرى”.

واستطرد: “سأبذل قصارى جهدي مع سموحة وفيتوريا مدرب منتخب مصر يتابع كل اللاعبين، ولو هناك فرصة لي ستكون عن طريق سموحة”.

واختتم شبانة: “ما زال متبقي في عقدي ثلاث سنوات مع نادي الزمالك”.

In a format that is right up their alley, Bangladesh will entertain thoughts of upsetting New Zealand in the Twenty20 fixture in Hamilton

The Preview by Nitin Sundar02-Feb-2010Match Facts
Wednesday, February 3
Start time 07.00pm (0600 GMT)Brendon McCullum and the rest of the New Zealand batting will fancy their chances against Bangladesh, but should guard against complacency•Associated Press

Big Picture
Bangladesh begin their tour of New Zealand with a Twenty20 fixture in Hamilton and, despite the gulf between their respective standings in the pecking order of the game, both sides will look forward to the face-off as an opportunity to settle nerves and fire a strong opening salvo.It can be argued that Shakib al Hasan’s young Bangladesh side is cut out for the Twenty20 format. In the recent Tests against India there were passages of play where their batsmen combined premeditated aggression with caution, often several times in the same over. The newest format of the game, however, gives them the license to not have to shoulder arms, and to throw the kitchen sink at everything – something that their cavalier batting line-up will fancy. Add the attraction of a smaller ground and the absence of Shane Bond, and Bangladesh emerge as serious contenders for the solitary Twenty20 fixture at Seddon Park.Even as the higher-ranked teams struggled to come to grips with the format, Bangladesh got off to a strong start in Twenty20s, winning three of their first four matches, including one against West Indies in the inaugural World Cup. Reality has caught up with them since, and the next nine matches ended in defeat.The hosts have their own problems to address, and will hope that Mark Greatbatch’s appointment as coach will end a tumultuous period that began with Andy Moles’ resignation in October. One of the biggest problems New Zealand have faced in recent times, albeit in the longer formats, is their misfiring top-order. Greatbatch has already identified it as a priority area and will hope his batsmen use this platform to ease back into form.Form guide (Most recent first)
New Zealand: LLWWL
Bangladesh: LLLLLWatch out for…
Brendom McCullum will have fond memories of the only previous Twenty20 match at Seddon Park, when he caned the West Indies bowlers to set up an easy win. He will have equally fond memories of batting against Bangladesh, in particular his brutal, unbeaten 80 in a Queenstown ODI that ended in quick time. The Bangladesh attack, sans Mashrafe Mortaza, will need some well-thought plans for the elder McCullum.Bangladesh may not have found a pace bowler of Mortaza’s quality but in Shakib al Hasan they have a strong stand-in for the captaincy. While his batting was a let-down in the Tests against India, he was more than a handful with the ball. In the past, he has opened the bowling for Bangladesh in the shortest format and his searching lines and lack of pace could set up an intriguing duel against McCullum and co.Team news
The hosts are expected to exclude Gareth Hopkins from the twelve, leaving Brendon McCullum to handle duties behind the stumps in addition to opening the innings. He is most likely to be accompanied at the top by Peter Ingram, who is set to debut at the age of 31.New Zealand (probable): 1. Brendon McCullum (wk), 2. Peter Ingram, 3. Martin Guptill, 4. Ross Taylor, 5. Jacob Oram, 6. Daniel Vettori (capt), 7. Nathan McCullum, 8. James Franklin, 9. Ian Butler, 10. Daryl Tuffey, 11. Tim Southee.Bangladesh announced their side a day early, leaving out Imrul Kayes and Junaid Siddique. Aftab Ahmed comes back into the picture, and could share opening duties with the in-form Tamim Iqbal. The promotion to Mohammad Ashraful and the lower-order firm of Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim, augurs well for the visitors.Bangladesh (probable): 1. Tamim Iqbal, 2. Mohammad Ashraful, 3. Aftab Ahmed, 4. Raqibul Hasan, 5. Shakib al Hasan (capt), 6. Naeem Islam, 7. Mahmudullah, 8. Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 9. Shahadat Hossain, 10. Shafiul Islam, 11. Nazmul Hossain.Pitch and conditions
Expect a pitch full of runs, and nippy conditions that could see the ball moving around. Though there is almost no chance of rain, the forecast is for cloudy skies, with the temperature hovering around 20C.Stats and trivia
Bangladesh have lost their last nine Twenty20 matches. With 813 runs in 30 innings, Brendon McCullum is the most prolific batsman in Twenty20 internationals, 171 runs clear of Graeme Smith. Ross Taylor is 11th in the list. Daniel Vettori’s 27 wickets puts him at third in the wicket-takers list, behind Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi.Quotes”Bangladesh are playing some good cricket and if we go out there and are complacent it will show in our performances.”

“”From my point of view, I expect us to win the one-day series, and win the Test match if we play well, without a doubt.”