Journo drops gutting Leeds transfer update

Leeds United will not target a new striker this month…

What’s the word?

That’s according to the ever-reliable Graham Smyth of the Yorkshire Evening Post, who delivered a fresh update on the Whites’ plans heading into the final week of the transfer window.

‘Bielsa did welcome both Joe Gelhardt and Tyler Roberts back from the treatment room at the weekend to bolster his attacking options, although neither started as Daniel James occupied the lone striker role.

‘Their return, along with that of Rodrigo who on Saturday played his first 90 minutes since September, mean Bielsa will not be asking for a new striker in the remainder of the January transfer window,’ he revealed in a recent column for the website.

Risky plan

This is a very risky decision from Bielsa and the club.

Of course, it would be hugely surprising to see the bring in many additions – if any at all – during the mid-season window because it’s not something that they have ever really done.

For instance, a midfielder is high on the agenda but they have not signed one since January 2018, some four years ago.

However, as we’ve seen regularly this season, injuries have persisted to rip through the playing squad, particularly upfront, where Bielsa has been without his star man Patrick Bamford for much of the year.

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Indeed, the England international has missed 17 of their last 18 matches with a string of problems, ranging from ankle and hamstring injuries to his latest, a foot issue.

He has now missed as many games as goals scored in the Premier League last season and his absence in the final third has been evident – not at least because he’s the only senior centre-forward.

Raphinha (eight) is the only player to have found the net more than four times, whilst it’s been on academy gem Gelhardt and wingers Jack Harrison and James to fill the void, to not much of an effect.

If Bamford does return in due course and goes and picks up another injury, it’ll leave Bielsa back at square one in dealing with this problem, whereas any signed backup could fill in again.

The Yorkshiremen are by no means out of the relegation dogfight just yet, so this news should leave much of the Elland Road faithful worried, if not furious, heading into the final five days of the window.

United badly need additions and it doesn’t seem like that is going to happen.

AND in other news, Leeds could secure Bielsa a bargain Aaronson alternative in £22.5m-rated “phenomenon”…

West Ham: Moyes must axe Diop vs Watford

David Moyes’ West Ham United side return to Premier League action this evening, with Watford making the short trip to the London Stadium for a 19:45 kick-off.

However, despite the Hammers currently sitting pretty in fifth place in the top-flight standings, while the visitors occupy a rather less impressive 18th place in the league table, the Irons’ narrow 2-1 (AET) victory over non-league Kidderminster Harriers on Saturday afternoon would not appear to suggest that the 58-year-old’s side are in the best of form at present.

Indeed, a number of the starting XI at Aggborough Stadium had something of a fixture to forget, none more so than centre-back Issa Diop – who once again failed to impress in the absence of Angelo Ogbonna in the heart of the West Ham defence.

Moyes must axe Diop

Over his 45 minutes on the pitch last weekend, the former France U21 international did very little to convince Moyes that he should retain his starting spot for the Watford game this evening, with the 25-year-old failing to make a single interception or tackle, losing all three of his ground duels, committing three fouls and losing possession of the ball on eight separate occasions.

These returns saw the £10.8m-rated centre-back earn an extremely disappointing SofaScore match rating of just 6.4, something which makes it easy to see why the West Ham boss decided to hook the defender at half-time.

Indeed, the Evening Standard journalist, Jack Rosser, tweeted of the £61k-per-week man’s display against Kidderminster: “To be generous, Diop has made a shocking start. Gave away the free-kick, collided with Areola for the goal and now gives another free-kick away on the edge of the box.”

Meanwhile, Toby Cudworth, the head of content for 90min, tweeted of the Frenchman’s performance last weekend: “Really is quite frightening for West Ham how bad Issa Diop can be.”

As such, it is clear for all to see that a repeat of his display against a non-league outfit in this evening’s Premier League clash could very well bring with it disastrous consequences for West Ham, something that leads us to believe Moyes simply must drop the centre-back for his starting XI against the Hornets.

In other news: David Moyes drops fresh West Ham fitness concern, fans will be seething

Cleber de volta e oito garotos: veja os inscritos do Santos no Paulistão

MatériaMais Notícias

O Santos inscreveu os primeiros 20 atletas no Campeonato Paulista e pode acrescentar mais cinco nomes na competição. Na chamada lista B, oito jogadores revelados na base e que foram promovidos entre o fim do ano passado e o início desta temporada disputarão a competição.

Entre os 20 jogadores da primeira lista está o zagueiro Cleber, que estava emprestado e disputou o Brasileiro do ano passado pelo Coritiba. O defensor foi comprado no ano passado do Hamburgo (ALE), por 3 milhões de euros (R$ 7,4 milhões) mas foi pouco aproveitado por problemas no joelho.

Ficaram fora da relação jogadores que ainda treinam no CT Rei Pelé, como o zagueiro Noguera, que está em negociação com o Estudiantes (ARG), Rafael Longuine, Vladimir Hernández, entre outros. O zagueiro Gustavo Henrique e o meia Vitor Bueno se recuperam de cirurgias no joelho, feitas no ano passado.

O centroavante Rodrigão, que começa a temporada como titular, teve problemas na documentação junto à Federação Paulista, mas será inscrito ainda nesta segunda-feira.

A Federação Paulista não limita o número de inscritos na lista B, mas exige que os atletas tenham disputado pelo menos uma competição de base pelo clube e esteja na equipe há pelo menos um ano. O regulamento permite que um time utilize no máximo cinco atletas dessa relação na mesma partida.

Confira os inscritos do Peixe no Estadual:

Goleiros: Vanderlei, Vladimir e João Paulo
Laterais: Victor Ferraz, Romário, Daniel Guedes, Caju e Emerson (base)*
Zagueiros: Cleber, David Braz, Luiz Felipe, Lucas Veríssimo, Bambu (base)* e Matheus Guedes (base)*
Volantes: Alison, Renato, Matheus Jesus e Victor Yan
Meias: Léo Cittadini, Jean Mota, Vecchio e Lucas Lourenço (base)*
Atacantes: Sasha, Bruno Henrique, Copete, Arthur Gomes (base)*, Rodrygo (base)* e Yuri Alberto (base)*

*Jogadores inscritos na lista B

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Pedida do Bahia afasta Corinthians de lateral Juninho Capixaba

MatériaMais Notícias

O Corinthians colocou o lateral-esquerdo Juninho Capixaba como alvo para substituir Guilherme Arana, mas as primeiras conversas com o Bahia sobre o assunto não avançaram. Isso porque o clube baiano, pelo qual o jogador se destacou no último Campeonato Brasileiro, fez exigências consideradas inviáveis pela diretoria do Timão.

O contato mais forte se deu há cerca de duas semanas, quando o Corinthians se apresentou ao Bahia como interessado. Na ocasião, propôs envolver jogadores em troca e analisar uma quantia em dinheiro por parte dos direitos econômicos do jogador cujo contrato vai até dezembro de 2019. A pedida dos tricolores baianos, porém, assustou: os empréstimos dos atacantes Lucca e Marlone, e do goleiro Douglas. Todos voltam de empréstimo após disputarem o Brasileiro por Ponte Preta, Atlético-MG e Avaí, respectivamente.

O Corinthians pretende utilizar esses atletas como moeda de troca, mas considerou muito alta a pedida do Bahia até porque também precisaria arcar com uma quantia em dinheiro. As conversas eram para contratação em definitivo.

No momento, a situação é vista como igual à do meia Zé Rafael. O Corinthians também conversou com o Bahia sobre o destaque do Brasileiro, mas ouviu uma pedida considerada alta e recuou nas tratativas. Depois disso, não houve mais contato sobre o assunto entre as partes.

O Corinthians, no entanto, ainda não dá o negócio como encerrado, até porque existe uma vontade do lateral-esquerdo de 20 anos de se transferir para o campeão brasileiro. O Bahia está em processo de mudança de comando após a escolha de novo presidente, mas a ideia é manter os principais jogadores para 2018. Vendas para reforçar o caixa, porém, são vistas com bons olhos.

Até o momento, o Timão contratou o atacante Júnior Dutra, que estava no Avaí, e alinhou tudo com Renê Júnior, ex-Bahia. Ainda conversa pelo centroavante Tréllez, do Vitória, e espera a chegada de pelo menos um zagueiro. Outras opções para a lateral esquerda são analisadas. Além de Arana, Pablo deixou o clube.

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USA and Nepal controversially win promotion

A round-up of matches from the ICC World Cricket Leauge Division 5, where USA, Singapore and Bahrain won

Cricinfo staff26-Feb-2010

Buddika Mendis’s fine allround performance nearly took Singapore to Division 4•International Cricket Council

Crowd trouble marred a resounding victory for USA over Nepal at Kirtipur, and controversially ensured that USA and Nepal finished one and two, respectively, in the table, securing them promotion to Division 4. Nepal suffered their first defeat of the tournament and if crowd disturbance had not reduced the USA target to 157 from 46 overs, Nepal would probably have missed out on promotion. With the top three teams all level on eight points, Nepal narrowly stayed ahead of third-placed Singapore only by Net Run Rate (NRR).The USA victory was crafted from a fine bowling effort that choked Nepal’s innings. 37-year-old Kevin Darlington was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 for 23 from ten overs that included a remarkable four maidens. Nepal had stumbled to 80 for 6 after 31.2 overs but a partnership of 62 between Gyanendra Malla and Mahaboob Alam restored a semblance of fight. After Alam had brought up his 50, both batsmen fell in the 45th over, Alam run out and Malla lbw to Lennox Cush. It was always going to be a tricky total to defend, and despite an early wicket from Alam, Nepal were never really in the contest.The successful USA chase was built around a calm 42 from captain Steve Massiah and a dashing, unbeaten 57, which included four sixes, from Sushil Nadkarni. The Nepali crowds have been such a prominent feature of this tournament, turning up in vast numbers to cheer on the home team, but today their enthusiasm and disappointment with Nepal’s effort overcame them.”It’s a huge relief for us to win promotion,” said an ecstatic Massiah after the game. “Having suffered the way we did when we last played in an ICC development tournament two years ago, crashing out to Jersey, it’s been something I’ve wanted the side to achieve since then. I feel like I’ve got the monkey off my back.”We executed our game plan brilliantly today, especially after suffering such a defeat at the hands of Singapore it was important that we bounced back in the way we did today,” he added. Massiah, 30, is already looking forward to the World Cricket League Division 4, a group that includes Tanzania, Italy, Argentina and the Cayman Islands.”I’m already excited about Division 4 not only because it’s being played in Italy but also because it’s a huge opportunity for us to move forward and get back into Division 1,” he said. “We’ve played Cayman Islands and Argentina before and we’ve won against them every time so I’m feeling fairly good already for August.”Nepal captain Paras Khadka, although unhappy with his side’s weak performance against USA, was relieved that they had done enough to earn promotion from Division 5. “The loss we didn’t expect it to happen – we really thought we could have done better – more than anything else though we wanted to qualify,” he explained.”We’d played exceptional cricket in the last four matches and we’ve lost today but we’ve qualified and for us that is most important thing. We’ve struggled previously in events like this and we need to succeed at them for Nepal cricket structure to continue to grow and for us as a side to progress.”I’m really looking forward to Division 4 in Italy. We’ve never faced any of the teams apart from, of course, the USA. On paper, I would say we’re probably the strongest two teams in that division now so here’s hoping both the USA and Nepal make it to Division 3.”Sushil Nadkarni and Aditya Thyagarajan celebrate USA’s victory over Nepal•International Cricket Council

Singapore missed out on promotion on NNR, despite storming past Jersey to record their fourth win of the tournament at Bhaktapur. Singapore’s NRR was 0.004 behind Nepal’s and if USA had beaten Nepal two balls quicker than they did, it would have been Singapore celebrating. Buddika Mendis’s sterling allround performance was almost carried Singapore to promotion. After Jersey chose to bat first, Matt Hague’s fifty, with contributions from Ryan Driver, Samuel de la Haye and Peter Gough set them up for a decent total before a lower-order collapse saw the side dismissed for 192 in the 49th over, with Mendis taking three wickets.He continued the good work when Singapore batted, his unbeaten 85 powering their run chase as they eased past Jersey’s total in 26 overs. He added 63 in under nine overs with Chetan Suryawanshi, who hit three fours and three sixes in a 22-ball 40 before giving Ben Stevens the first of his three wickets. Pramodh Raja and Mulewa Dharmichand came and went in quick succession, both falling to Stevens, but Munish Arora partnered Mendis in an unbroken 96-run partnership for the fourth wicket as Singapore cantered to a seven-wicket win, which should have been enough to win them promotion. For Jersey the defeat dumped them to fifth place and means they will be relegated to Division 6 next year.Jersey coach Craig Hogan did not hide his disappointment after the side’s poor showing at the tournament. “We absolutely got what we deserved,” he fumed. “We didn’t do anything together for 50 overs during the tournament.”We couldn’t bat well for 50 overs and you can’t continuously lose your last six wickets for 20 or 30 runs and you can’t go for 50, 60 or 70 runs in the power play. There are fundamental basic things that we haven’t done and we have got what we deserved. We have to work a bit harder and value our wickets a bit. When things don’t go your way you just have to scrounge and fight and we didn’t do that.”Bahrain waltzed to their second successive victory and ensured their survival in Division 5, by crushing stragglers Fiji by 95 runs in their bottom-of-the-table match at Lalitpur. A colossal allround effort from Tahir Dar underpinned the crucial victory, with him first injecting momentum into a solid batting effort with a 30-ball 54 before taking 4 for 19 to seal the result. Choosing to bat first after winning the toss Bahrain slipped to 21 for 2, including losing Abdul Majeed for a duck, before steady contributions from the middle and lower order laid the foundations for Dar’s late charge.Chasing 276 looked beyond Fiji from the start as they lost three wickets in the first two overs, with Adil Hanif taking two in his first over. A handy 72-run partnership between Peni Rika (29) and Sakaria Lomani (40) brought some respectability to the Fiji total before Dar’s strangling left-arm spin claimed the final four wickets and secured the match. Fiji have struggled to compete throughout the tournament, and after five straight defeats, they have been relegated to Division 6.

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against

United States of America 5 4 1 0 08 +1.371 1184/233.3 910/246.0 Nepal 5 4 1 0 0 8+1.351 894/206.5 685/230.3 Singapore 54 1 0 0 8 +1.3471026/223.4 810/250.0 Bahrain 5 23 0 0 4 -0.549 1006/247.01030/222.5 Jersey 5 1 40 0 2 -0.579 913/220.3 1010/214.0 Fiji 5 0 5 00 0 -3.022 639/250.0 1217/218.1

Everton fans on Doucoure claim

Many Everton fans have been left speculating over a claim made by Abdoulaye Doucoure on Rafa Benitez’s tactics.

Speaking to The Liverpool Echo, the former Watford ace claimed that it is ‘better’ to play in a three-man midfield, rather than the two that Benitez has often played this season:

“I think sometimes when you play a three, especially some games where Andre (Gomes) came on, I think we played much better because we have more possession in midfield and have more numbers in the middle sometimes.”

Gomes was given the start alongside Allan in midfield in the FA Cup fixture at Hull City last weekend, but the manager has not deployed a three-man midfield since the 3-1 defeat at Crystal Palace, where Fabian Delph started alongside Gomes and Doucoure.

This is not the first time that someone inside the club has challenged Benitez’s tactics, as Lucas Digne reportedly had a row with the manager over how he was using him.

The left-back has now been sold to Aston Villa, and so members of the Goodison Park faithful are now speculating whether Doucoure will have the same fate, should he take up his claim with Benitez.

Nonetheless, it is a matter that should be discussed on the training ground behind closed doors, with a game away at Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon to come.

Everton fans on Doucoure claim

These supporters of the Merseyside club speculated as the claim was shared on Twitter:

“That’s him out the door”

Credit: @magtinheb316

“Another name to the transfer list.”

Credit: @ohso_savage

“That’ll be him sold next”

Credit: @_GaryRoe

“Bye Doucs”

Credit: @Stu17666455

“There’s Doucoure gone then”

Credit: @andrewJNRdwyer

“Benitez will probably sell him after seeing this”

Credit: @JoelFreemanEFC

In other news, find out what transfer update Blues have flocked to here!

Dilshan flies in for dramatic Twenty20 entry

Tillakaratne Dilshan is scheduled to touch down for a flying visit to New Zealand 90 minutes before Northern Knights play Wellington Firebirds in a Twenty20 domestic match on Friday. Dilshan caught a flight after Sri Lanka’s tri-series win in Bangladesh on Wednesday and his journey to the Bay of Plenty is due to finish with a helicopter ride landing on the Blake Park outfield.”It’s a reasonably tight schedule, so if there are hold-ups it could well be the case that he steps out of the chopper and into the changing room to pad up”, the Northern Knights coach Grant Bradburn said. “But for a player of Dilshan’s calibre, we’re absolutely prepared to accommodate that. Even if he doesn’t arrive until five to five, as far as I’m concerned he’s in the playing XI.”Dilshan, an explosive Twenty20 opener for his country, has missed the first five games of the campaign and Northern Districts, who are fourth in the six-team competition, are looking forward to his arrival. “We’ve heard that he is very keen to play for us irrespective of being straight off an international journey – and that immediately sent a big message to us about his keenness and commitment to team-mates he hasn’t even met yet,” Bradburn said.Dilshan said he was looking forward to a “new chapter in his cricketing life”. “I’ve never arrived at a ground in a helicopter before and the effort to get me to the game has made me feel very welcome,” he said. “It’s a good feeling to have at the start of my time in New Zealand.”

جريليش يرد على أسطورة ليفربول: لا أعرف ما مشكلته معي

رد جاك جريليش لاعب فريق مانشستر سيتي على جرايم سونيس، أسطورة ليفربول، بعدما انتقده الأخير خلال الأيام الماضية.

جرايم سونيس أكد في تصريحات سابقه، أن جريليش ليس سريع التعلم، ولا يستحق المبلغ الذي أنفقه مانشستر سيتي لضمه.

اللاعب صاحب الـ27 عامًا، صرّح ردًا على سونيس: “أحاول ألا أقرأ الكثير منه، لكنه يحاوطني في كل مكان، ولا أعرف ما مشكلته معي، لقد كان لاعبًا رائعًا وفاز بالعديد من البطولات، لكن لا أعرف لماذا يقول دائمًا تصريحاته تجاهي”.

وأضاف في تصريحات لشبكة “سكاي” البريطانية: “أنا أعرف قدراتي جيدًا دون الاستماع لأي شخص، وعندما ألعب مع مدرب مثل بيب جوارديولا ويطلب مني الاحتفاظ بالكرة بقدر ما أستطيع، فإنني سأحاول دائمًا تطبيق ما يطلبه مني”.

وأكمل لاعب مانشستر سيتي: “من الواضح أنه سيكون لدي دائمًا أشخاص ينتقدون مستواي، وهذا أمر طبيعي، وأنا شخصيًا أنتقد نفسي بشدة، وعليّ فقط أن أكون أفضل، لكن لا أحب أن يتربص بي أحد”.

واختتم: “ليس هناك الكثير مما يمكنك فعله تجاه هؤلاء، ربما تؤثر تلك الانتقادات على عائلتي وليس عليّ، أحاول دائمًا التعامل مع تلك التصريحات”.

زلزال في فيفا.. ديلي ميل تنشر مستندات تدين الإكوادور وتمنح الأمل لـ تشيلي قبل كأس العالم

يواجه منتخب الإكوادور شبح الخروج من كأس العالم بعد حصول صحيفة “ديلي ميل” الإنجليزية على دليل جديد يخص اعترافًا صادمًا من أحد لاعبيها باستخدام شهادة ميلاد مزورة، مع الاعتراف الذي تم تقديمه في تحقيق رسمي تم التستر عليه من قبل اتحاد كرة القدم الإكوادوري.

يأتي الكشف المذهل في تحقيق فيفا في قضية بايرون كاستيلو قبل أيام من إصدار لجنة الاستئناف للبت في الأمر يوم الخميس، ويمكن أن يغير هوية خصوم قطر في المباراة الأولى لكأس العالم، حيث من المفترض أن تواجه الإكوادور يوم 20 نوفمبر المقبل.

تنطوي تلك القصة على هويات مزيفة مزعومة وتستر واضح من قبل الاتحاد الإكوادوري على مسألة ما إذا كان كاستيلو، الظهير الأيمن الذي ظهر في 8 مباريات في تصفيات كأس العالم، قد وُلد في البلاد أو عبر الحدود في كولومبيا.

وفي دليل جديد من شأنه أن يرسل موجات صدمة عبر كرة القدم في أمريكا الجنوبية ويخلق صداعًا كبيرًا لـ فيفا، نشرت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” الإنجليزية تسجيلًا صوتيًا لمقابلة أجراها كاستيلو مع المحققين قبل 4 سنوات.

وقال كاستيلو من خلال التسجيل الصوتي، حسب ما نشرته الصحيفة، أنه ولد في عام 1995، على عكس تاريخ عام 1998 الوارد في شهادة ميلاده الإكوادورية.

يعطي اسمه الكامل باسم بايرون خافيير كاستيلو سيجورا، مطابقًا لتفاصيل شهادة ميلاده الكولومبية، بدلًا من الاسم الموجود في شهادة الإكوادور، بايرون ديفيد كاستيلو سيجورا.

ويصف بالتفصيل مغادرة مدينة توماكو الكولومبية إلى سان لورينزو في الإكوادور لمتابعة مسيرة مهنية في كرة القدم، ويكشف عن رجل أعمال إكوادوري قدم له هوية جديدة.

يأتي التسجيل من مقابلة رسمية أجراها رئيس لجنة التحقيق التابعة للاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم مع كاستيلو في عام 2018.

اقرأ أيضًا.. الأرجنتين تعلن خوض مباراتين وديتين استعدادًا لمونديال قطر.. وميسي على رأس القائمة

في تطور زلزالي آخر، نشرت الصحيفة خطابًا يلخص استنتاجات لجنة التحقيق، والتي تم تسليمها إلى رئيس الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم ولجنة الانضباط في ديسمبر 2018.

تنص الرسالة على أن كاستيلو مواطن كولومبي ولد في توماكو عام 1995، بالإضافة إلى أن لديهم دليلًا صوتيًا على اعتراف اللاعب، ورغم ذلك، في عام 2019 قرر الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم رسميًا أن كاستيلو كان مواطنًا إكوادوريًا.

كان فيفا يحقق في قضية كاستيلو منذ أبريل الماضي عندما تلقى شكوى رسمية من الاتحاد التشيلي لكرة القدم، زعم أن اللاعب المذكور غير مؤهل لتمثيل الإكوادور، لأنه مواطن كولومبي دخل الإكوادور كمهاجر غير شرعي.

من المقرر أن تلعب قطر المضيفة مع الإكوادور في المباراة الافتتاحية لكأس العالم في 20 نوفمبر ، لذا فإن إخراجها من البطولة في هذه المرحلة المتأخرة سيكون بمثابة إحراج كبير لفيفا، الذي رفض في يونيو شكوى تشيلي بحكم أن كاستيلو قد وُلد في الاكوادور، ولم يتم تقديم هذا الدليل في جلسة يونيو.

تركز تشيلي على مزاعم بأن كاستيلو ولد في توماكو، كولومبيا، في عام 1995، في حين أن جوازات سفره تذكر أنه ولد في عام 1998 في الجنرال فيلاميل، الإكوادور.

هناك شهادتا ميلاد تسجلان أسماء مختلفة قليلاً مرتبطة باللاعب والتي تم نشرها أيضًا بواسطة الصحيفة ذاتها اليوم – واحدة من كولومبيا (بايرون خافيير كاستيلو سيجورا)، والأخرى من الإكوادور (بايرون ديفيد كاستيلو سيجورا)

الشهادة الكولومبية تنص على أن كاستيلو ولد في 25 يوليو 1995، والشهادة الإكوادورية تاريخ ميلاده هو 10 نوفمبر 1998.

ظهرت الشكوك حول هوية كاستيلو لأول مرة في عام 2015، عندما انهار انتقاله المقترح بين ناديين إكوادوريين، نورت أمريكا وإميليك، بسبب مخافات في وثائقه.

في عام 2018، تم تعليق نورت أمريكا من قبل الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم بعد إدانته برعاية مستندات مزورة للاعبين والاستفادة منها، مما دفع الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم إلى إنشاء لجنة تحقيق مستقلة لفحص قضية جوازات السفر المزيفة التي تستخدم أندية كرة القدم في جميع أنحاء البلاد.

المقابلة الحاسمة مع كاستيلو التي يبدو أنه يعترف فيها بأن وثائقه الرسمية مزورة جرت في الإكوادور في ديسمبر 2018.

في المقابلة، سأل المحقق كاستيلو “متى ولدت بالضبط؟” أجاب: “في 95″، الأسئلة التالية للمحقق هي “أي سنة وُردت في بطاقة الهوية؟”، ليرد اللاعب “98”.

ثم سُئل كاستيلو “ما هو اسمك الحقيقي؟” أجاب عليها “بايرون خافيير كاستيلو سيجورا”.

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يذهب كاستيلو ليصف بشيء من التفصيل مغادرة منزله في توماكو إلى سان لورينزو، التي تقع على بعد حوالي 50 ميلاً فوق الحدود في الإكوادور.

يقول كاستيلو: “لقد عبرت الحدود لأن، كما تعلمون، فرق من توماكو تلعب في سان لورينزو، ذهبت لإجراء بعض التجارب في سان لورينزو، وأتذكر ذلك جيدًا، لم يتم اختياري مطلقًا للانضمام إلى أي من الفرق في تلك التجارب، لكن صديقي الذي تم اختياره لم يحضر أبدًا، لذا ذهبت بدلاً منه”.

وأضاف: “عدت إلى المنزل، وأخبرت والديّ أنه عليّ الذهاب، لكن في ذلك الوقت لم يكن لدينا أي نقود، وأتذكر ذلك جيدًا، لم يكن هناك مال، وبدأت في البكاء، لذلك قال والدي ربما مرة أخرى وأمي أيضًا، كانت والدتي قلقة، غادر والدي حوالي الساعة السابعة، وعاد الساعة 11 أو 12، ومعه نقود 20 ألف بيزو كولومبي، مع ذلك سافرت إلى سان لورينزو”.

واستمر: “وصلت ولم أعرف ماذا أفعل، لم أكن أعرف، قالوا هذا وذاك، سنقوم بذلك، سنساعدك، كنت بحاجة للمساعدة، جئت إلى هنا لأنني أردت مساعدة عائلتي، كنت أعرف الوضع هناك في توماكو، وصلت وبدأت اللعب دون أي مشكلة، والآن فقط أرى كل المشاكل تظهر”.

أوضح كاستيلو مالك نادي نورت أمريكا، ماركو زامبرانو، باعتباره الرجل المسؤول عن تقديم أوراقه الجديدة وبطاقة هويته المزورة، حيث سُئل “ماركو زامبرانو فعل كل شيء من أجلك في البداية؟، ليرد اللاعب: “بالتأكيد، أخبرني أنه سيساعدني”.

وأشارت الصحيفة إلى أن التسجيل الصوتي المذكور سيضغط على لجنة الاستئناف التابعة لفيفا لاتخاذ إجراءات حاسمة، بالإضافة إلى إثارة أسئلة للاتحاد الإكوادوري لكرة القدم، حيث يبدو أنهم تجاهلوا نتائج التحقيق.

كان كاستيلو قد خاض بالفعل أول مباراة دولية مع الإكوادور على مستوى الناشئين في وقت التحقيق في عام 2018، لكنه لم يخض أول ظهور دولي كبير له حتى عام 2021، عندما حصل على أول مبارياته العشر التي شارك فيها حتى الآن.

لم يتحدث كاستيلو أبدًا عن قضية جنسيته علنًا، ولكن طُلب منه الظهور عبر رابط الفيديو أمام لجنة الاستئناف التابعة للفيفا للإجابة على أسئلتهم، ومن غير المعروف في الوقت الحاضر ما إذا كان ينوي الحضور.

بالإضافة إلى اعتراف كاستيلو بتاريخ ميلاده وحقيقة أنه غادر توماكو متوجهًا إلى سان لورينزو، هناك أدلة وثائقية كبيرة تشير بقوة إلى أنه ولد في كولومبيا.

حصل اتحاد تشيلي لكرة القدم على شهادة معمودية من Tumaco باسم بايرون خافيير كاستيلو سيجورا، لكن لا توجد شهادة باسم بايرون ديفيد كاستيلو سيجورا.

تم التحقق من صحة شهادة ميلاد كولومبيا من قبل مكتب تسجيل المواليد ووزارة العلاقات الخارجية، لكن شهادة ميلاد الإكوادور لم يتم الاعتراف بها من قبل السجل المدني للبلاد.

بالإضافة إلى ذلك، فإن توقيع والده هارنسون خوسيه كاستيلو في الوثيقة الإكوادورية لا يتوافق مع التوقيع في الوثيقة الكولومبية.

في عام 2018، أعلن تقرير صادر عن المدير العام للسجل المدني في الإكوادور أن شهادة ميلاد كاستيلو الإكوادورية لم تكن موجودة في سجلاتها الداخلية، وخلص إلى أنها كاذبة.

تأمل تشيلي أن تحل محل الإكوادور إذا تم إقصاؤها من كأس العالم، حيث لعب كاستيلو ضدهم في مباراتين تصفيات حصلوا من خلالها على نقطة واحدة فقط.

إذا اتفقت فيفا على صحة ما ورد سلفًا، ومنحت تشيلي انتصارين بنتيجة 3-0، في حالة تقديم شكوى ضد الإكوادور، فإن رصيد تشيلي سيرتفع من المركز السابع إلى الرابع في التصفيات المؤهلة لأمريكا الجنوبية قبل بيرو بفارق الأهداف، مما يجعلها تحصل على مكان في مونديال قطر.

بيرو هي المستفيد المحتمل الآخر إذا تم طرد الإكوادور ببساطة مع خسارة جميع مبارياتهم، حيث احتلوا المركز الخامس في الجدول.

في عام 2016، تم تجريد بوليفيا من أربع نقاط في تصفيات كأس العالم لإشراك مدافع غير مؤهل، نلسون كابريرا، الذي سبق له تمثيل باراجواي، وتم اعتبار تشيلي وبيرو فائزان بنتيجة 3-0.

واختتمت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” الإنجليزية تقريرها المطولة قائلة إن الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم والاتحاد الإكوادوري رفضا التعليق.

Liverpool: Klopp must unleash Tyler Morton

With Liverpool set to return to Premier League action on Saturday evening with a clash at Anfield against Arsenal, it’s safe to say the Reds are not in a good place at the moment when it comes to injuries. That is particularly the case in midfield with the likes of Harvey Elliott, Naby Keita, James Milner, Curtis Jones and potentially Jordan Henderson out injured for the clash against the north Londoners.

Opportunity knocks

Taking this into account, this could provide one promising Liverpool midfielder with the chance of getting some Premier League minutes under his belt and proving his worth to Reds manager Jurgen Klopp.

Having been among the substitutes in their two previous league matches, Tyler Morton could well find himself getting his first taste of Premier League action in the coming weeks given the number of injured midfielders Liverpool have at the moment.

As a product of Liverpool’s youth system, the 19-year-old has 23 appearances under his belt with their under-18 side with six goals and seven assists to his name, as well as 24 appearances for the under-23s with five goals scored and four assists provided in the process.

The teenager, who has been praised in the past by Klopp for having an “outstanding” football brain, has made two senior appearances for the Reds, both of which came in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.

For their 2-0 win over Preston in the Carabao Cup in October where he played the full 90 minutes, Morton’s performance earned him an overall match rating of 7/10 from the Liverpool Echo, whose reporter Ian Doyle said he was “neat on the ball.”

Taking all this into account, depending on how long the currently injured midfielders will be ruled out of action, it seems likely that Morton will get his chance to play in the Premier League in the near future to help Liverpool keep up with the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham United at the top of the table.

Looking further ahead to the future, if Klopp does give the teenager a chance to prove himself in the Premier League in the coming weeks and months, the midfielder could well end up becoming a regular figure in Klopp’s squad in the same way Curtis Jones has done in recent years.

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