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تحدث محمد الشناوي حارس مرمى النادي الأهلي، عن الأجواء الإيجابية التي يعيشها الفريق في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية، المقامة حاليًا في المغرب.

الأهلي يستعد لملاقاة ريال مدريد الإسباني، غدًا الأربعاء، على ملعب مولاي عبد الله بالرباط، في دور نصف النهائي من مونديال الأندية.

وقال الشناوي خلال المؤتمر الصحفي الخاص بمباراة الأهلي وريال مدريد: “الأهلي يلعب بشكل جماعي، ويعمل حسابا كبيرا لفريق ريال مدريد، والتجهيز للمباراة ليس تجاه لاعب معين فحسب، ولكن نستعد للفريق بشكل عام، ونلتزم بخطة المدير الفني”. 

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وأضاف: “لدينا تركيز كبير منذ بداية البطولة، واليوم يزداد التركيز كثيرًا، خصوصًا أننا سنلعب أمام ريال مدريد، فالتركيز يتضاعف؛ أملا في خطوة جديدة بالمونديال”. 

وأشار حارس الأهلي: “نشكر الجمهور المغربي على المساندة الرائعة، كنا نتمنى التوفيق للوداد، ولكن الآن نحن ممثل للكرة العربية مع الهلال، ونتمنى أن يستمر الدعم لنا غدًا أمام ريال مدريد”. 

وتابع: “بالتأكيد سعيد أن الأهلي أكثر فريق يصل لنصف نهائي البطولة، لكن حظنا في هذا الدور دائما يضعنا أمام فرق كبيرة مثل ريال مدريد، لكن لدينا تركيز كبير لتخطي ما حققناه من مركز ثالث والميدالية البرونزية في ثلاث مناسبات، ولدينا طموح كبير للوصول إلى المباراة النهائية في مونديال الأندية هذه المرة”. 

واختتم محمد الشناوي تصريحاته مؤكدًا أن أي مباراة مثل ريال مدريد وبايرن ميونيخ من قبل كانت تعد من أهم المباريات في مسيرة اللاعب، ولكن في الأهلي الوضع مختلف، فالهدف دائما هو الوصول إلى هذه المكانة العالمية، وخوض تلك المباريات الكبيرة بتحدٍ وإصرار وبذل كل الجهد من أجل الفوز.

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O zagueiro Lucas Veríssimo seguirá no Santos. Ao menos nas próximas semanas. O jogador tinha uma proposta do Torino, da Itália, mas o clube desistiu de sua contratação e fechou com Bremer, do Atlético-MG, que já está na Europa para fazer exames médicos e assinar contrato. Aos 23 anos, o atleta do Peixe era a prioridade dos italianos, mas o Alvinegro demorou, fez jogo duro e a venda não foi concretizada. Não há nenhuma outra proposta pelo jogador neste momento.

A exigência inicial do Santos era de uma proposta de 10 milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 45 milhões). O valor foi atingido pelos italianos depois de várias semanas de conversa. O problema é que o presidente José Carlos Peres exigiu que o valor caísse integralmente no caixa santista, embora o clube só detenha 80% dos direitos do jogador. Detalhe determinante para emperrar a venda.

O próprio Lucas detém outros 10%. A fatia final é de 5% para cada um de seus empresários. Se o Peixe ficasse com todo o valor da transação, as três partes sairiam sem ganhar nada, embora, por contrato, tenham direito a receber. O Torino havia sinalizado que não subiria a proposta pelo jogador.

A proposta por Bremer, do Galo, é de mais ou menos metade do valor da oferecida por Lucas. O garoto do clube mineiro tem apenas 21 anos e é uma das promessas do futebol brasileiro. O Atlético não impôs resistência na venda do jogador e, por isso, a negociação foi concretizada rapidamente.

A demora da diretoria santista chateou Veríssimo, que tinha a intenção de jogar em solo europeu. No começo do ano, o zagueiro quase foi vendido ao Spartk Moscou, mas a negociação também não se concretizou. O jogador não está com o restante do elenco no México, pois trata de dores na coxa direita.

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Neymar é a pior figura criada pelo futebol brasileiro nos últimos 20 anos. Antes que eu tenha de desviar da primeira pedra, reitero: a pior figura, não o jogador. Como atleta, o camisa 10 está na linha sucessória de Ronaldo Fenômeno, Romário e Ronaldinho Gaúcho, mesmo ainda sem vencer uma Copa do Mundo como o trio. O atacante também pode atingir, por que não, o nível de Messi e Cristiano Ronaldo, embora as circunstâncias indiquem que essa não é a tendência.

A Copa do Mundo trouxe um choque de realidade ao astro da Seleção. De candidato a melhor do planeta e responsável por levar o Brasil ao hexa à principal chacota universal. Antes, éramos reconhecidos pela grandeza de Pelé e as cinco estrelas que temos na camisa. Hoje, em qualquer esquina do mundo, um brasileiro é associado às quedas de Neymar nos gramados da Rússia.

Mas Neymar se recusa a fazer autocrítica e parece crer que está no caminho correto enquanto o mundo inteiro cismou em persegui-lo.

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‘O problema é que Neymar vive em uma bolha’

O problema é que Neymar vive em uma bolha. Basta uma visita à caixa fechada de comentários do seu Instagram para ver a quantidade de bajuladores e aproveitadores de segunda categoria que tentam tapar o sol com a peneira.

Para quem não quer perder o tempo com a rede social é só lembrar a declaração do coordenador de seleções da CBF, Edu Gaspar, na qual afirma que “é muito difícil ser Neymar” e se compadece com o “drama” vivido pelo camisa 10. Tite foi outro que o mimou durante o período na Copa e esqueceu o valor pedagógico na função de treinador da Seleção Brasileira.

Um dos poucos que tiveram coragem de enfrentá-lo foi René Simões, em setembro de 2010. Na célebre frase “estávamos criando um mostro”, o então treinador do Atlético-GO alertou para o perigo de termos um fora de série e mal-educado desportivamente ao mesmo tempo.

Naquela época, após o jogo contra o Santos, René já se mostrava atento em relação ao número de vezes que Neymar se atirava no chão.

As palavras de René se desmancharam no vento. O mostro foi sendo moldado com a complacência da imprensa e treinadores. Em um momento, ele até esteve adormecido. Neymar parecia que explodiria e seria o sucessor natural de Messi no Barcelona. Porém, desde a metade do ano passado, o menino mimado quis ter um time só para ele e deixou aflorar os piores comportamentos. Que desperdício!

*Leonardo Pereira é editor do LANCE!

Shahriar Nafees’s half-century on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan has put the other two Test fifties he made this year in the shade

Mohammad Isam at Mirpur17-Dec-2011

Shahriar Nafees’s half-century on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan has put the other two Test fifties he made this year in the shade. Despite the significance of half-centuries in Harare and Chittagong, this innings has reinforced his place in the Bangladesh top-order from a position that could accurately be described as “hanging by a thread”.It was hardly a secret that Nafees was the most vulnerable among the top-order to get the sack after a string of low scores beginning from the second Test against West Indies at the end of November. In this ongoing series, he was averaging 13.4 in five innings before he walked out to bat in the third over of the cold, murky morning.The pressure on him at that point was mostly at a personal level. He was one bad Test match away from oblivion. Having made two comebacks in his five-year international career already, expecting a third would have been quite un-Bangladeshi for a cricketer.There was a time this year when he had struck three fifties in a row, two of them coming against Australia in the April ODIs. He carried that form into Zimbabwe but after a flashy 50 in the second innings, he looked out of sorts in the ODIs. He started off the West Indies series with a duck in the third one-dayer before being slammed on the head by Fidel Edwards in the first innings in Chittagong. He struck an unconvincing 50 in the second innings, though given his state of health, it was appreciable.So when he saw Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Nasir Hossain trudge back to the pavilion in the first hour, it was clear that Nafees had to survive the onslaught of Pakistan. Shakib Al Hasan was, thankfully, striding out and it was quite clear what lay ahead for the left-handers.After surviving till lunch, both batted at a fair pace to add 99 during the second session in 25 overs. Though innocuous, it meant a whole lot more for the Bangladesh side. This was the first time in almost two years that a pair had batted through a session without getting dismissed. The last time it happened was in March 2010 when Junaid Siddique and Mushfiqur Iahim were battling for survival against England. On that occasion too, one of them made a century (Junaid) and the other fell in the nineties (Mushfiqur).Shakib went on to score his second Test century while Nafees fell in the nineties when a real snorter from Umar Gul had him fending to the wicketkeeper but his broad smile said something else.”It is satisfying to have made the runs against this attack and in such conditions and especially when the team was in trouble,” he told ESPNcricinfo, adding that he tried to focus on only two things during the four-and-a-half hour stay.”Whoever I’ve met after the last Test whether it was family members, ex-cricketers, management, journalists, etc they said that I looked very hurried. I didn’t want to do it today,” Nafees said. “The other thing was that I won’t get out badly. I could be out but I didn’t want to raise the question of why you got out like this?”His distinct lack of regret couldn’t hide the fact that he was just pleased to score the runs but also that he had little to do against that particular delivery. “I couldn’t move my hand, unfortunately. I was disappointed at once but I got out to a good ball so there isn’t much to do. If I got out to a bad ball, then I’d have felt bad,” he said.The 180-run stand between Shakib and Nafees was also the highest fifth wicket stand for Bangladesh in Test cricket. Importantly, it took Bangladesh out of the woods and into a position of promise.Nafees was highly grateful to Shakib’s class as a batsman, which allowed him to relax at his end and the runs came more frequently. “The team needed this partnership. We weren’t in a good situation when Shakib walked in. There was much to learn from this. I wanted to keep myself in control. We talked normally, nothing big, in the middle. Tried to enjoy the situation.”Shakib is very cool when he bats,” said Nafees. “He can calm things down. He was doing it today, playing spin so well. It became easier at my end. We talked constantly. The best part of the partnership was that we took a lot of singles, it took off the pressure from us.”This innings has taught him a few lessons, especially to calm down and not rush into decisions. Striking though would be the fact that a batsman in the Bangladesh team only reacts when his backs are firmly against the wall, his skills coming out and the mental blocks removed when the fear of the chop comes to the fore.

سجل الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، الهدف الثاني في شباك فلامينجو البرازيلي، خلال المباراة الجارية بينهما الآن، ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس العالم للأندية.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع فلامينجو على ملعب “ابن بطوطة” في مباراة تحديد المركزين الثالث والرابع في مونديال الأندية.

وكان أحمد عبد القادر قد سجل الهدف الأول في الدقيقة 37 من عمر اللقاء، بعد كرة عرضية من ركنية بقدم علي معلول قابلها عبد القادر برأسية سكنت الشباك. (طالع الهدف من هنـــا)

ونجح عبد القادر في تسجيل الهدف الثاني في الدقيقة 60، بعد استلام كرة طولية، وراوغ مدافعي فلامينجو ووضعها في الزاوية اليسرى لحارس المرمى.

يذكر أن الأهلي كان قد خسر أمام ريال مدريد بأربعة أهداف مقابل هدف، بينما فلامينجو تلقى الهزيمة من الهلال السعودي بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين وذلك في نصف نهائي كأس العالم للأندية. هدف أحمد عبد القادر الثاني في مرمى فلامينجو بكأس العالم للأندية

Brad Haddin has said Australia have mentally recovered from the defeat to New Zealand, and are ready for the Indian challenge

Sidharth Monga at the MCG25-Dec-2011

Brad Haddin has said Australia have mentally recovered from the defeat to New Zealand, and are prepared to face India. “I think we’re in a very good space,” he said on the eve of the Boxing Day Test. “We’ve had a week to prepare. We couldn’t be more prepared and more looking forward to the game. Boxing Day is a great occasion to walk out on the MCG. As a sportsman it’s a highlight to come out in front of sometimes 60-70 thousand. We’ve had a very good couple of days at our batting camp and we’re ready for this.”Haddin has had an ordinary year with the bat, with two half-centuries in 14 innings, although both of them set up wins for the side. At the batting camp in the lead-up to the match, he said, he worked more on the mental side of things. “From my point of view it’s not the swinging ball,” he said. “It’s just making sure my mindset is just playing at the tempo I play at, don’t try to take the game forward too quick and just react to the game.”Similarly the three senior batsmen in the line-up, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey, have been under pressure, especially with a total experience of five Tests among the top three. “I think it’s important that we all stand up,” Haddin said. “After our series against New Zealand we are very much looking forward to this. You talk about our inexperienced top three, I think we’ve got a very in-form top three, which is good, and if we’re going to do any good in this series it’s going to be from one to seven with the bat. We’ve all got to perform. We’ve got to make sure we’ve got our game heads on and ready to go.”One of those top three is debutant Ed Cowan, Australia’s 10th new Test cap this year. “He’s very excited like we all are,” Haddin said. “The one thing in Ed’s favour, he’s coming off some very very good form and he is feeling confident. He played the Indians last week. It’s an exciting time to make your Test debut and especially Boxing Day. It’s a massive event and he’ll be up for the challenge. There will obviously be some nervous energy today, tomorrow, but he will deal with that.”Haddin admitted he didn’t know quite what to make of the speculation around the fitness of Indian quicks. “I think they rely on the two big boys quite a lot,” he said. “With the injury cloud I don’t think too much about that with this Indian team. Once they take the field they seem to roll out all right. We know where their strengths are, but we also know there are areas that we can get the game moving forward and develop the game as quick as we like.”Haddin spoke about freeing the mind of too many thoughts now that all the preparation is done and there are fewer than 24 hours to the toss on Boxing Day. He then went off to the Christmas lunch with his team-mates and their families. “It’s an exciting time of the year.”

تحدث عبد المنعم شطة عضو اللجنة الفنية بالاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم “كاف” سابقًا، عن القرار الذي صدر ضد فريق الهلال بعدم حضور الجماهير في مباراة الأهلي، ضمن منافسات دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ويستعد الأهلي لمواجهة الهلال السوداني في الجولة الثانية بدور المجموعات لدوري أبطال إفريقيا يوم السبت المقبل على ملعب الجوهرة الزرقاء بالخرطوم. وقال شطة في تصريحات تليفزيونية عبر قناة “إي تي سي”: “سألت المسئولين في السودان وأبلغوني بأن هناك عقوبة ضد جماهير الهلال التي قامت بإطلاق شماريخ في المباريات، والفريق تلقى منذ يومين قرار رسمي بمعاقبته ومنع حضور جماهيره وهو الأمر الذي فاجأ المسئولين في الهلال”.

طالع..موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة الزمالك والمريخ السوداني في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

وأضاف: “الصحفيون السودانيون سألوني بشأن مجاملة الأهلي وأبلغتهم أن الكاف لا يكيل بمكيالين مطلقًا، والأهلي نفسه تضرر في وقت سابق ولم يستعن بلاعبيه في مونديال الأندية 2021 وقت أمم إفريقيا السابقة، هناك شخصيات مؤثرة في الكاف قد تتدخل في بعض الأمور، لكن لا يتم مجاملة أي طرف على حساب اللوائح”.

وأكمل: “الأهلي لا يتدخل في أي أمور خاصة مع الكاف بشأن المباريات، ولا يتم مجاملته مطلقًا، البعض يعتقد أنه طالما الفريق يحصل على البطولات فإن البعض يقوم بمجاملته لكن هذا غير صحيح مطلقًا”.

واستكمل: “سبق وتدخلت لتغيير حكم مواجهة الزمالك ضد مازيمبي قبل سنوات، وكان هذا الحكم إيدي ماييه قد افتعل أزمة للزمالك، وطالبنا مجدي شمس الدين رئيس لجنة الحكام وقتها بالتدخل لتغيير الطاقم، كنا كمسئولين نتدخل في بعض الأمور داخل الكاف، الأندية المصرية والسودانية ليس لها اليد العليا داخل الكاف حالياً”

وأوضح: “كنا نمتلك كوادر مصرية في الكاف في وقت سابق والآن يتواجد عدد قليل للغاية في لجان الكاف عكس دول أخرى مثل المغرب وجيبوتي وموريتانيا وغيرها من الدول الإفريقية، التواجد المصري داخل الكاف تراجع بشكل رهيب خلال السنوات الماضية، وتحديدًا منذ انتخاب أحمد أحمد رئيسًا للكاف”.

وأردف: “الأندية المصرية لا تمتلك حالياً نفوذاً داخل الكاف، لم يعد لدينا كوادر مؤثرة بالكاف كما كان في السنوات الماضية، ومسئولي الهلال تحدثوا معي وحاولت مع الكاف لحل المشكلة لكنهم أبلغوني بوجود عقوبة على الجماهير، ومبني الكاف لم يعد فيها أحد”.

واستطرد: “تراجعت قوة الجانب المصري داخل الكاف إلى 20%، وقديمًا كانت 80% هذه القوة من إدارة الكاف عبر كافة لجانه، الآن هناك عدد محدود من المصريين لم يعد لهم دور كبير وهم مجرد موظفين كما أن هاني أبوريدة مختفي إعلاميًا ولا نراه كثيرًا ومبتعد حاليا عن المشهد تمامًا”.

واختتم: “عندما جاء أحمد أحمد كان هناك إتجاه قوي لتقليل عدد المصريين واعتبرونا من رجال عيسى حياتو، واستبعدونا بدون تكريم حتى وتم استبعاد العديد من العاملين المصريين ورؤساء عدد من اللجان من بينهم أنا وعمرو شاهين، الكاف أساء معاملة المصريين الذين تواجدوا وعملوا داخل المقر، وقام المستبعدون برفع قضايا للحصول على حقوقهم”.

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Tentando melhorar cada vez mais o elenco para o restante da temporada, o Vasco anunciou, nesta sexta-feira, a contratação do atacante Vinícius Araújo, que estava sem clube após não renovar seu contrato com o Zaragoza, da Espanha. O atleta de 25 anos assinou um contrato até o fim de 2019.
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O atacante Vinícius Araújo agora é Vasco! O jogador de 25 anos chega ao Gigante da Colina para reforçar o nosso ataque. Estamos juntos, Vinícius!#Vasco120 #VemMaisPorAí pic.twitter.com/hUin1SmS58

— #Vasco120 (@VascodaGama) 3 de agosto de 2018

Revelado pelo Cruzeiro em 2013, Vinícius surgiu com muito brilho, fazendo parte do elenco campeão brasileiro do mesmo ano e chegou a defender a seleção de base no período. Após isso, assinou com o Valencia, clube no qual esteve presente em apenas sete partidas, sendo emprestado posteriormente para Standard Liége, a própria Raposa, Sport e o Huesca, da Espanha.

Na temporada passada, Vinícius se transferiu ao Real Zaragoza, clube da segunda divisão da Espanha. Participando de apenas 16 partidas na campanha do clube, o atacante marcou um gol e distribuiu uma assistência.

Até aqui, essa foi a segunda contratação confirmada pelo Vasco após a Copa do Mundo. Antes dele, o experiente atacante Maxi López havia assinado um vínculo com a equipe de São Januário, que também está próxima de fechar um negócio para a aquisição do zagueiro Leandro Castan.

حسم التعادل الإيجابي مباراة البنك الأهلي ونظيره سموحة بنتيجة 2-2، خلال المباراة التي جرت بينهما مساء اليوم الأحد، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري.

وتواجه البنك الأهلي وفاركو، على أرضية ملعب استاد بتروسبورت، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الـ19 من عمر المسابقة المحلية.

وسجل سعيدو سيمبوري الهدف الأول للبنك الأهلي في الدقيقة 15، من كرة عرضية لداخل منطقة الجزاء، حولها سعيدو سيمبوري برأسية قوية مرت على يمين الحارس لداخل الشباك.

طالع..مُدرب موزمبيق يفسّر لـ”بطولات” سر طريقته الدفاعية أمام مصر

وأضاف حسام حسن هدف سموحة الأول في الدقيقة 57 من عمر المباراة، بعد احتساب حكم اللقاء ركلة جزاء بعد عرقلة من أسامة إبراهيم.

وفي الدقيقة 61 سجل لاعب البنك الأهلي أحمد ياسر الهدف الثاني، بعد تصويبة قوية للكرة من داخل منطقة الجزاء مرت على يسار الحارس عمر صلاح لداخل الشباك.

وأدرك فريق سموحة التعادل في الدقيقة 76، عن طريق مصطفى سعد الذي سدد كرة قوية من على حدود منطقة الجزاء مرت أعلى الزاوية اليسرى وسكنت الشباك. 

بهذا التعادل، يحتل سموحة المركز الحادي عشر برصيد 21 نقطة في ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري، بينما يأتي البنك الأهلي في المركز السادس عشر ولديه 14 نقطة. أهداف مباراة سموحة والبنك الأهلي في الدوري

Jacques Rudolph and Ashwell Prince, the two most under-pressure South Africa batsmen, have been put on notice after Alviro Petersen was retained in the squad for the deciding Test

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Dec-2011

South Africa squad

Graeme Smith (capt), Jacques Rudolph, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Alvrio Petersen, Mark Boucher (wk), Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Marchant de Lange.

Jacques Rudolph and Ashwell Prince, the two most under-pressure South Africa batsmen, have been put on notice after Alviro Petersen was retained in the squad for the deciding Test against Sri Lanka in Cape Town, following the visitors’ historic series-levelling victory in Durban. But the selectors have resisted more dramatic changes despite the hosts being bowled out for 168 and 241.Rudolph was recalled to the Test side against Australia after an absence of nearly five years but, in four matches since, has failed to take his opportunity with a top score of 44 from seven innings. Prince has managed one Test half-century this season and a useful 39 in Centurion, but endured a poor match in Durban with 11 and 7 which included falling to the reverse-sweep in the first innings. He then was involved in a horrid mix-up that resulted in Hashim Amla’s run-out on the fourth day.One option available for South Africa is to move Rudolph down the order and recall Petersen to accompany Graeme Smith in the opening partnership. Petersen certainly has form behind him after scoring 115 for the Lions in the current round of SuperSport series matches and has made 659 runs at 59.90 this season. However, Smith warned against any knee-jerk response to the 208-run defeat at Kingsmead. “A good reflection and good solid decisions are needed, not emotional ones,” he said.Elsewhere the selectors will have to decide how to accommodate Vernon Philander back in the team after he made good progress from the knee injury he picked up on the eve of the second Test. With Marchant de Lange having taken 7 for 81 on debut it will require a tough call over who to leave out although Morne Morkel has been below his best in the series. “It will come down to a tactical decision,” Smith said. “To have the stocks is great. It’s a nice challenge to have. The selectors like to remain consistent.”Smith, though, indicated his desire for the selectors to resist any temptation to field an all-pace attack and leave out Imran Tahir despite the legspinner being considerably outbowled by Rangana Herath at Kingsmead. Durban was the first time Tahir had been severely tested in the first innings of a Test and, unlike his predecessor Paul Harris, didn’t always offer Smith control.”It’s the first game that Imran has had a good bowl,” Smith said. “He is developing every game. He is still an exciting option for us and I would like to see the selectors stick with that for as long as possible.”