Jonathan Tah admitted that a failed move to Bayern Munich took its toll on him but he is determined to achieve success at Bayer Leverkusen.
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Ugarte joined Man Utd this summerWas unveiled on Sunday during Liverpool clashVows to bring success to Man Utd WHAT HAPPENED?
Ugarte, who completed his move to United from Paris Saint-Germain last month for an initial sum of €50 million (£42.3m/$55m) upfront with an additional €10m (£8.5m/$11m) in variables, was unveiled in front of the fans at Old Trafford this past Sunday during their Premier League clash against Liverpool.
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The Uruguayan was in attendance as his new club faced a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of their arch-rivals. However, he remains confident of bringing success to the club as he vowed to the real fans that he will deliver trophies.
WHAT MANUEL UGARTE SAID
In his first interview with the Red Devils' official website, the 23-year-old said, "I'm really excited. I've never seen anything like it before, these United fans, because, since the news first came out, they've been sending me messages. I've seen them everywhere! It also made the news in Uruguay and so I also think that the supporters, the real fans, the die-hard United fans, deserve the club to be winning trophies and that's what we're hoping to achieve."
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With Casemiro having a stinker against the Reds, the former PSG star could make his debut in the club's upcoming Premier League game which will be against Southampton after the international break on September 14.
The 50-year old had been a prominent figure in Peshawar cricket after representing them between 1988 and 1994
ESPNcricinfo staff13-Apr-2020Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfraz has died after testing positive for Covid-19. The 50-year old who made his debut back in 1988 had been on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Peshawar for the past three days. Sarfraz, a left-hand middle-order batsman, made 616 runs from 15 first-class games for Peshawar. He also had 96 runs from six one-day games before retiring in 1994 and moving on to coaching both the senior and the Under-19 Peshawar teams in the mid-2000s.A prominent figure in the region’s cricket, Zafar was the brother of Pakistan international Akhtar Sarfraz, who went on to play four ODIs between December 1997 and October 1998, scoring 66 runs in four innings. He died 10 months ago in same city after a battle with colon cancer.Nearly 100 people have died from the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan. Peshawar, a city in the north of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has 744 of the nearly 5500 active cases in the country. Sarfraz was the first professional cricketer to die as a result of the coronavirus in Pakistan.
يرى قائد الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول، فيرجيل فان دايك، أنهم في وضع مميز قبل مباراة مانشستر سيتي في قمة الجولة الثالثة عشر من الدوري الإنجليزي.
ويلتقي ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي يوم غد الأحد، في تمام الساعة السادسة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “أنفيلد” بقيادة الحكم، كريس كافاناج.
ويتصدر ليفربول جدول ترتيب البطولة برصيد 31 نقطة وبفارق 8 نقاط عن صاحبي المركز الثاني والثالث برايتون ومانشستر سيتي.
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وتحدث فان دايك عن المنافسة هذا الموسم ووضع ليفربول خلال تصريحات لصحيفة “ميرور” البريطانية، وقال: “اعتقد أن لدينا ما يكفي من الخبرة لتساعدنا فيما تبقى من الموسم”.
وتابع: “الجميع يحب أن يكون في الموقف الذي نحن فيه، في هذه المرحلة من الموسم، نحن متقدمين في الصدارة بفارق 8 نقاط، لذلك رغبة الفوز تزداد لديك كلاعب وتريد حصد كل البطولات”.
واستمر: “التواجد في ليفربول كلاعب ليس من أجل المشاركة في المباريات، بل الفوز بها وأن أحقق النجاح في نهاية الموسم، لذلك علينا المحاولة ونأمل أن نستمتع باللقب”.
وواصل تصريحاته: “لكن هناك لحظات ستكون صعبة للغاية، هناك مباريات سنقدم فيها كل شيء، يجب أن نجد طريقة للفوز في كل مباراة، لذلك علينا أن نكون مستعدين لمثل هذه اللحظات، لأنها قد تجعل موسمك مميزًا، علينا الاستمتاع بمشوارنا حتى نهاية الموسم”.
وأشاد فان دايك بمواطنيه ريان جرافنبرخ وكودي جاكبو، وقال: “الطريقة التي نلعب بها والأداء الذي يقدمانه ساعد كثيرًا لإظهارهما بهذا المستوى”.
وأضاف: “لاعبان ملتزمان للغاية، يتدربان بجد كل يوم ويرغبان في التطور، لذلك أراهما لاعبين استثنائيين”.
Arsenal fans have been treated to two seasons of brilliant Premier League football in a row now, and while they might have to wait a little while longer to see their team lift a major trophy, it's starting to feel like an inevitability.
In his four and a half years in north London, Mikel Arteta has changed the club from top to bottom and helped swap out the old guard for his current crop of young and hungry talents.
However, one of the jewels in the crown at the Emirates didn't join the club under Spaniard's management.
Instead, he put pen to paper for Unai Emery's team, and as of today, he's just as valuable as Cole Palmer.
Gabriel Martinelli's Arsenal career
Gabriel Martinelli is the star in question, and thanks to his incredible development over the last five years, his bargain £6m transfer from Brazilian fourth-tier side Ituano in 2019 has become a thing of legend among Arsenal supporters.
Despite being a complete unknown to fans in the Premier League, the Guarulhos-born ace had an incredible first season in north London. He scored ten goals and provided four assists in just 26 appearances while also dealing with a severe knee injury that saw him miss 40 games.
The injury was so severe that it took him some time to get back to his best.
Over the following two seasons, he scored eight goals and provided nine assists in 58 games, which would be a reasonable return for a player his age, even without his injury problems.
However, with a few years of English football under his belt, the right-footed winger exploded into life last season, scoring 15 goals and providing six assists in 46 appearances, meaning the "unplayable" sensation, as described by pundit Owen Hargreaves, was averaging a goal involvement every 1.85 games as a 21-year-old.
Martinelli's Arsenal career
Season
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Goal Involvements per Match
2019/20
26
10
4
0.53
2020/21
22
2
2
0.18
2021/22
36
6
7
0.36
2022/23
46
15
6
0.45
2023/24
43
8
5
0.30
All Stats via Transfermarkt
Now, his output of eight goals and five assists in 43 appearances this season has undoubtedly been underwhelming in comparison, but considering he is still just 22 years old and clearly has bags and bags of talent, it's hard not to view his move to Arsenal as one of the best value-for-money transfers in recent history – and his soaring value just reinforces that perspective.
Gabriel Martinelli's valuation in 2024
According to the CIES Football Observatory, Martinelli is worth a whopping €100m today, which converts to around £86m, or £80m more than he cost the club five years ago.
Arsenal & Chelsea's most valuable players
Arsenal Player
Valuation
Chelsea Player
Valuation
Bukayo Saka
€200m (£171m)
Enzo Fernández
€100m (£86m)
Martin Odegaard
€150m (£128m)
Cole Palmer
€100m (£86m)
Gabriel Martinelli
€100m (£86m)
Nicolas Jackson
€80m (£69m)
Kai Havertz
€100m (£86m)
Axel Disasi
€80m (£69m)
Declan Rice
€100m (£86m)
Conor Gallagher
€80m (£69m)
Arsenal & Chelsea Valuations via the CIES Football Observatory
Moreover, his current valuation also makes the young Brazilian the joint third most valuable player at the Emirates.
And if that wasn't enough, it also means he is worth just as much as Chelsea's new talisman, Palmer, whom CIES has also priced at €100m – £86m.
The Blues star cost the West Londoners £42.5m just eight months ago, but his sensational form this season has understandably seen his perceived value skyrocket.
In his 44 games for the Blues this season, the 22-year-old has racked up 22 goals and 14 assists, meaning he is averaging a goal involvement every 1.12 games, which is quite frankly ridiculous.
Palmer's Chelsea record
Appearances
44
Goals
25
Assists
14
Goal Involvements per Match
0.88
All Stats via Transfermarkt
Ultimately, while Martinelli isn't having the season many were hoping he would this year, his talent is undeniable and the fact that he is still valued as highly as a player like Palmer should serve as encouragement to Arsenal fans that their Brazilian wonderkid will eventually get back to his best.
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Leeds United could be set to lose one of their long term servants after he revealed that he has probably played his last game under Daniel Farke.
Overwhelming favourites to be promoted automatically from the Championship just six weeks ago, Leeds will have to settle for the play-offs as they look to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking. The Yorkshire outfit were beaten on the final day of the season by fellow play-off side Southampton, but Ipswich beating Huddersfield Town made the score irrelevant, as the Tractor Boys were promoted at Leeds' expense.
It capped a horror few weeks for Leeds, who won just twice in April (against Hull City and Middlesbrough) and lost four of their final seven games to see them drop out of the top two.
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They do match Sunderland's record of most points without securing automatic promotion (90), but given at one point it seemed certain a side would break that with games left to play, it was an underwhelming end to the campaign. Now, they face Norwich City in the semi-finals before a date with either Southampton or West Brom in the final at Wembley should they make it past the Canaries.
It's a big if too; Leeds have never won promotion from the play-offs in five attempts, most recently falling to Derby County in 2019, who themselves went on to lose to Aston Villa in the final.
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2006 |
Final |
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Final |
Now, one player is already on the verge of leaving, it has emerged, to compound a wretched few weeks.
That comes via fan favourite Luke Ayling, who has confirmed that he is "close" to making his loan move to Middlesbrough permanent this summer. The defender joined the Riverside outfit on loan in January in search of regular first team football, but his £25,000 per week deal at Elland Road will be up this summer, leaving him free to make the next move as he sees fit.
And such has been his impact in the northeast that it seems he is set to remain a Boro player beyond this summer. Quizzed on his future, he admitted it was unlikely that he returns to Leeds.
“I think things are close and I’m excited for what the future holds", he explained. "I can’t say it’s done yet so [I] can’t say too much, but the last four months I’ve loved being part of it. I’ve loved every minute of it.”
Ayling appeared over 250 times for Leeds, scoring 11 goals and grabbing 21 assists during his stint at Elland Road. He was a mainstay both in the Championship and the Premier League, but has been overlooked by Farke in favour of Archie Gray and Connor Roberts.
As a result, he seems set to leave the club, but will be fondly remembered by the Leeds faithful.
It feels like a hefty weight has been lifted from West Ham United, with Julen Lopetegui agreeing a deal to become the club's manager from the start of next season.
Stamford Bridge sang in unison – 'cheerio, cheerio, cheerio' – as West Ham were thrashed 5-0 in the Premier League last weekend, condemning an already doomed David Moyes to an exit at the end of his contract this summer.
The deal for Lopetegui has not yet been finalised but his announcement is a formality at this stage, with West Ham confirming Moyes' departure after final fixtures against Luton Town and Manchester City this month.
Now, Tim Steidten, Mark Noble and co can begin the process of strengthening the team across the summer, with plans already being drawn up for an exciting target.
West Ham lead race for PL star
According to a recent report from Football Transfers, West Ham have received a major boost in their bid to sign Ivan Toney, with Manchester United exiting the race for the Brentford striker.
Now leading the race alongside London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, the Hammers are primed to launch a £50m bid for the Premier League star in what would be a stunning introduction to life under Lopetegui.
Spurs will turn to centre-forward to resolve last year's sale of Harry Kane, but West Ham can offer a first-choice place at the front, with Michail Antonio out of contract this summer and Danny Ings up for sale for £6.5m.
Ivan Toney's Premier League career
Toney has long been regarded as a high-level striker, clearly playing above his level with Peterborough Town and Brentford before their promotion to the Premier League, but he has solidified his status as one of the country's finest with his exploits over the past several campaigns.
Landing such a player would be the perfect way to kickstart a new era in east London, with the aforementioned Irons forwards both ageing and lacking in pure prolific ability, forcing winger slash striker Jarrod Bowen to be saddled with the weight of sourcing the bulk of West Ham's goals.
23/24
Brentford
15
4
1
22/23
Brentford
33
20
4
21/22
Brentford
33
12
5
15/16
Newcastle United
2
0
0
Toney's exemplary 2022/23 campaign was cut short following charges from the FA relating to betting breaches, suspending the England international for eight months.
He'd been hailed for his "monster" performances up front by his manager Thomas Frank and transcended mere goalscoring by producing some emphatic, all-encompassing displays.
Last season in the English top flight, Kane was the only centre-forward to create more chances (14) than Toney (12), with the 28-year-old winning a whopping 6.7 duels per game, as per Sofascore, to underscore his value as a tenacious and committed player.
Antonio, who is renowned for his physicality and tough approach in the final third, averages 4.2 successful duels per fixture in the Premier League this season, emphasising Toney's quality and how he would slot into the way of things at West Ham.
Returning from his lengthy suspension in January, the £20k-per-week star emphatically placed four goals from his first five matches, though his subsequent barren spell of ten matches without scoring, still ongoing, has typified his side's struggles and perhaps Toney's desire to ply his trade elsewhere next season.
How Ivan Toney would fit in at West Ham
Praised for having the "mindset of a lion" by Frank, Toney indeed boasts the predatory instinct to propel him to the forefront of the Premier League once again, and moving to West Ham might just offer him the best chance to do so.
Prominent Spanish journalist Guillem Balague has sung Lopetegui's praises. Indeed, the 57-year-old has the tools and European trophy-winning experience to ensure that West Ham's fruitful period is continued over the coming campaigns.
The former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss seems to have been pigeonholed as a 'defensive manager', but this is far from the truth. Lopetegui likes possession, control and creativity, and while he demands a solid base, he also strives for slick, interchangeable attacking play.
As per Sky Sports' Adam Bate, Lopetegui's success at Sevilla – in which he notably won the Europa League – was achieved 'by making them a much more fluent passing side' with 'the emphasis on possession', thus indicating the approach he could take at the London Stadium.
Toney is equipped to thrive in such a role, with his dynamic qualities attracting interest from many of England's top outfits for good reason.
As per FBref, Toney ranks among the top 19% of centre-forwards across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for passes attempted, the top 21% for progressive passes and the top 1% for interceptions per 90, further highlighting his quality as a rounded player.
These certainly aren't the most eye-catching metrics in the world but there's no question that Toney is languishing in a struggling Brentford side, and a move to West Ham could see him return to the lofty heights of seasons past.
Lucas Paqueta is likely headed for the exit this summer with Manchester City pursuing an £85m deal, but such funds could be used to facilitate an ambitious move for the Bees man.
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The club still have creativity in abundance in the form of Bowen, James Ward-Prowse, Mohammed Kudus and more, and will surely move to sign a fresh playmaker following Paqueta's expected sale.
Toney would be the cherry on the top, allowing Bowen to star in his usual position on the right. Moyes might be leaving but by sealing this deal, West Ham will continue to push and probe against those at the forefront of the Premier League.
Newcastle United fell to a first Premier League defeat in four matches, losing 3-2 to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
Eddie Howe’s side trailed at the break, following Kobbie Mainoo’s strike just after the half-hour mark, separating the sides after a half of few opportunities.
Anthony Gordon scored his 11th league goal of the season before goals from Amad Diallo and Rasmus Hojlund pushed Erik ten Hag’s side into a two-goal advantage.
Left-back Lewis Hall pulled a goal back in stoppage time, but it wasn’t enough with the Magpies now three points behind Chelsea in the battle for a Europa League spot.
It’s no secret that injuries have plagued Howe’s side in recent months, with one of the returning players having an evening to forget in Manchester.
Kieran Trippier’s stats against Manchester United
After not starting since the 2nd of March, Kieran Trippier was recalled to Newcastle’s starting eleven for the trip to face the Red Devils.
However, it would be a decision that backfired, with the 33-year-old producing a below-par performance at Old Trafford.
The right-back could only produce 22 accurate passes, at a completion rate of just 63% and only managed to find a teammate on 50% of his crosses into the 18-yard box.
Trippier also lost possession 17 times and failed to win any of the duels that he contested during the defeat. The former Atletico Madrid defender failed to produce any positive numbers defensively, being dribbled past once and unable to complete any tackles.
When comparing his stats with fellow full-back Hall, it’s clear that the 19-year-old’s display was much more complete than his experienced teammate – even managing to get on the scoresheet for the second time against the Red Devils this season.
Minutes played
63
90
Passes completed
22
51
Pass percentage
63%
86%
Possession lost
17
15
Tackles
0
1
Dribbled past
1
0
Trippier was subsequently awarded a 6/10 rating by Chronicle Live journalist Lee Ryder, with the Newcastle correspondent claiming the defender looked 'off the pace'.
With it being his first start in over two months, it was to be expected he would be slightly off the pace, but with a crunch battle coming up on Sunday, Howe must immediately drop him and replace him with another talent who made his comeback last night.
The man to replace Trippier against Brentford
After missing the Magpies’ last two Premier League outings through injury, centre-back Fabian Schar made his return in the defeat off the substitutes bench, replacing Trippier in the 63rd minute of the clash.
Full-back Emil Krafth has often had to feature at the heart of the defence alongside Dan Burn such as the current injury problems, with Howe needing to play the Swede in his natural position ahead of the trip to the GTEC on Sunday afternoon.
It would allow Schar and Burn to play in a centre-back pairing, with Krafth taking up his usual role on the right-hand side of the Magpies defence.
With Sunday’s game being vital in the club’s hunt for European football, Howe simply must drop Trippier with the defender needing to be replaced by Schar if the Magpies are to have any chance of claiming seventh spot at the very least.
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تمكن نيس من تحقيق الفوز على نظيره لوهافر بنتيجة 2/1، ضمن منافسات الدوري الفرنسي 2024/2025.
وواجه نيس خصمه لوهافر، في الجولة الرابعة عشر بمنافسات الدوري الفرنسي على ملعب “أليانز ريفييرا”.
وغاب الدولي المصري، محمد عبد المنعم، عن مواجهة اليوم بسبب الإصابة ولم يحدد بعد موعد عودته حسبما أكد مدرب الفريق في المؤتمر الصحفي قبل المباراة.
اقرأ أيضًا.. فيديو | ماذا قدم عمر مرموش في مباراة آينتراخت فرانكفورت وأوجسبورج بالدوري الألماني؟
انتهى الشوط الأول سلبي النتيجة بين الفريقين، مع تكافؤ في الاستحواذ لكل من نيس ولوهافر.
افتتح أصحاب الأرض التسجيل عند الدقيقة 55 من علامة الجزاء عن طريق جايتان لابورد.
وتمكن بدر الدين بوعناني من التوقيع على ثاني أهداف نيس في المباراة بحلول الدقيقة 75، من صناعة جايتان لابورد.
هدف لوهافر الوحيد في المباراة جاء بحلول الدقيقة الثالثة من الوقت المحتسب بدل من ضائع للشوط الثاني عن طريق جوتيير لوريس من ضربة رأسية.
وبهذه النتيجة، يرتفع رصيد نيس إلى النقطة 23 في المركز الخامس بترتيب الدوري الفرنسي، بينما تجمد رصيد لوهافر عند النقطة 12 في المركز السادس عشر. أهداف مباراة نيس ولو هافر اليوم في الدوري الفرنسي
They will receive a monthly stipend of PKR 25,000 (approx US$150) each from August to October
ESPNcricinfo staff06-Aug-2020To fight with the economic challenges thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic, the PCB has announced a three-month financial support package for 25 unemployed national women cricketers. Under this scheme, the players who meet the eligibility criteria such as featuring in the 2019-20 domestic season, and are presently without a contract for the 2020-21 season as well as a day job or business, will receive a monthly stipend of PKR 25,000 (approx US$150) each from August to October.In June, the PCB had announced a list of women’s contracted players, which included nine centrally contracted cricketers and as many emerging contracted players. These are 12-month contracts, which commenced on July 1. The latest PCB decision takes the count of women cricketers receiving PCB support to 43.”The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a halt to all women cricketing activities worldwide. This has adversely affected our women cricketers, some of whom are the sole breadwinners of their families,” Urooj Mumtaz Khan, the head of the PCB women’s wing, said in a statement issued by the board.”As the women’s game is making steady progress, it was imperative that the PCB came up with this scheme to not only protect and support our players but to also make them understand and realise that the PCB values them and will look after them in difficult times.”Forty-eight players featured in the 2019-20 national domestic season out of which 25 became eligible to benefit from the scheme. The remaining players are either contracted by the PCB or employed elsewhere.”In May, the PCB had offered one-time support to 161 stakeholders through an identical scheme, including former men’s first-class cricketers, match officials, scorers and curators.