Celtic finally got off the mark in their UEFA Europa League group on Tuesday afternoon thanks to a 2-0 win at home to Ferencvaros.
Kyogo Furuhashi, long odds with LV BET for first goalscorer, opened the scoring for the hosts just short of the hour mark, before an own goal late on sealed all three points for Ange Postecoglou’s team at Parkhead. However, not all of the Hoops thrived, as The Transfer Tavern dives into the three worst-rated players by statistical specialists Sofascore…
David Turnbull
Turnbull was the third-worst rated Hoops player (6.9) per Sofascore, as players have to had played a minimum of 45 minutes to be taken into account.
The Scotland international failed to record a single shot on target or dribble in the match, and also lost possession of the ball on nine separate occasions.
With little depth in midfield behind the 22 year-old, his place in the XI will likely remain safe for now.
Tom Rogic
Rogic was another midfield player who may have been a bit disappointed by his overall performance, as Sofascore gave him a measly 6.6 rating.
The 28-year-old lost out on five of his duels in total, and also did not manage a shot, while his 78% pass accuracy was the worst out of his outfield teammates.
Rogic also lost possession on no fewer than on 15 different occasions, the third-highest out of any Celts player.
Liel Abada
Abada did not have the most productive of afternoons, and was unsurprisingly ranked as the Bhoys’ worst player with a mere 6.4 overall rating.
The winger lost nine of his duels, the joint-most out of any player to have set foot on the pitch, and also did not have a shot on target or successful dribble, while his zero key passes or accurate crosses (Sofascore) pretty much sums up his lack of end product.
Abada also lost the ball 13 times, the fourth-most out of his teammates, in what was a frustrating afternoon for the Israeli.
In other news, find out which player Celtic are having doubts over here!
O meia Cícero se pronunciou por meio de nota oficial sobre o seu afastamento do São Paulo, consumado nesta quarta-feira. No texto, o jogador nega que tenha tido qualquer problema de relacionamento no grupo, um dos argumentos internos para justificar a decisão. Diz ainda que ficou triste com a atitude da cúpula, mas que continuará “trabalhando sério”. O jogador usou sua carreira para pedir respeito. Essa é a segunda passagem dele pelo Tricolor, que defendeu entre 2011 e 2012.
Cícero foi contratado no início do ano a pedido de Rogério Ceni, e reforçou isso na nota. Disse que saiu da zona de conforto que estava no Rio de Janeiro para tentar conquistar títulos no clube. Ele tem contrato até dezembro de 2018.
A decisão foi confirmada nesta quarta, mas já vinha sendo amadurecida. Há duas semanas, a diretoria comunicou o estafe do atleta que ele estava fora dos planos e poderia buscar outro clube. Na época, foi utilizado o argumento de que ele tinha sido indicação de Ceni e que, com a saída do técnico, não estava mais nos planos
Confira abaixo a nota oficial de Cícero:
“”Gostaria de esclarecer algumas informações que estão sendo veiculadas na imprensa sobre a minha situação no São Paulo. Quero deixar claro que não tenho inimizade alguma dentro do elenco, muito pelo contrário, tenho muitos amigos e sempre tive uma ótima relação com todos. Fiquei muito feliz em receber ligações de vários companheiros prestando solidariedade nesse momento.
Retornei para o São Paulo para ajudar o time a conquistar grandes coisas. Saí da minha zona de conforto, pois estava muito bem adaptado ao Rio de Janeiro, e aceitei a proposta de voltar por confiar no projeto que a diretoria e a comissão técnica me ofereceram. Infelizmente, a fase que o São Paulo se encontra dentro e fora de campo não é boa, e como normalmente acontece no futebol, quiseram achar um culpado por toda situação. Vale lembrar que, dos 19 pontos conquistados pelo clube no Campeonato Brasileiro, 15 deles eu estava em campo ajudando meus companheiros.
Retornei ao clube através de um convite do Rogerio Ceni, homem escolhido pela direção para comandar o time na temporada, mas que teve seu trabalho subitamente interrompido para que uma nova comissão técnica assumisse o comando do elenco.
Em todos os clubes que defendi, sempre trabalhei da forma mais profissional possível e nunca tive histórico de problemas de relacionamento. Construí ao longo dos anos uma carreira séria, com muitas conquistas e gostaria que isso fosse respeitado.
Fico triste com a decisão tomada pela diretoria do São Paulo, mas vou respeitar e continuar trabalhando de forma séria, como sempre fiz. Agradeço pela oportunidade de vestir novamente essa camisa que é tão importante no cenário mundial”.
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Graeme Swann was the catalyst of a spectacular West Indian collapse•Getty Images
Spell of the dayGraham Onions didn’t have a wonderful introduction to Test cricket. He was bowled first-ball by a low full-toss, and then dropped short with his maiden delivery to be pulled ruthlessly through midwicket. But then, in his sixth over, everything started to click. Lendl Simmons received a brutal lifter to be caught at slip for Onions’ maiden Test wicket, two balls later Jerome Taylor was strangled down the leg-side, then, to cap a memorable over, Sulieman Benn sliced a third-ball drive to third slip. Still Onions was not finished. He made it four in seven balls when Denesh Ramdin was pinned lbw one delivery, and had his Durham team-mate, Paul Collingwood, clung onto a sharp chance off Lionel Baker he’d have made it five in 12. Ultimately, it was 5 in 27, as Baker succumbed after a defiant cameo. Not a bad first day proper at the office.Innings of the dayRavi Bopara led the way on the first day, but he barely got a look in when play resumed today. Graeme Swann is not a man who lacks confidence in any department, and today he was on remarkable form. In all, he flogged eight of his nine fours on the up and through the off side, including six in the first hour this morning before Bopara had the chance to add to his own overnight tally of 14. Then, to cap his performance, Swann posted his maiden Test half-century by walloping Lionel Baker into the Mound Stand for six. By the time he was left unbeaten on 63, he had surpassed Ashley Giles’ Test-best 59, and restated his growing claims to an Ashes starting berth.Interruption of the dayEngland were motoring in the first hour of the morning, adding 24 handy runs in five overs as West Indies struggled to rediscover their first-day vim. So it came as a total surprise when the umpires wandered across to have a chat with the batsman, and gave them the chance to troop off for bad light. It seemed a senseless break in England’s momentum, reminiscent of Marcus Trescothick and Mark Butcher’s walk-off at Headingley 2003. But then, after a 15-minute hiatus, Swann resumed with three fours in five balls, and that was the end of that analogy.Poor example of the dayFidel Edwards was rightly aggrieved at the close of the first day’s play, having suffered at the hands, quite literally, of his team-mates, who spilled three clear chances in the final session to delay his richly deserved five-wicket haul. When play resumed he would surely have wished to set the fielding example for his errant colleagues to follow. Instead, from the first ball of the day, he went down into the long barrier, and let a gentle push to mid-on roll straight through his legs.Clanger of the dayAs Edwards himself admitted at the close of the first day’s play, it has been a long, long while since he’s bowled on a pitch that rewards his natural pace. That hasn’t, however, stopped him digging it in when the mood suits him, and one brute of a lifter struck James Anderson an ugly blow on the back of his helmet as he averted his gaze and braced for impact. After a lengthy delay and a switch of headgear – his old lid had a ball-shaped chunk taken out of the bottom edge – he groggily resumed and survived with some courage through to lunch.Stat of the dayAt the break, in fact, Anderson was 1 not out from 17 deliveries. Nothing remarkable in that, you might suggest. How wrong you’d be. By nudging the final ball of the session off his hip for a single to square leg, Anderson extended his world-record sequence of 47 innings without ever being dismissed for a duck. He has been unbeaten on 0 on ten occasions, and fallen for 1 seven times. But the dreaded blob remains elusive.Bowling change of the dayWhen England’s turn came to bowl, Broad took one half of the new ball – no surprise there. At the other end, however, Andrew Strauss pulled a complete fast one on the punters, pundits and West Indies players alike. With Swann on a high after his half-century, he was thrown the ball ahead of Anderson and both debutant seamers, Onions and Tim Bresnan, who didn’t get to feature in the first innings at all. Perhaps the decision was influenced by Yuvraj Singh’s over to Kevin Pietersen in Mohali, or KP’s own opening of the bowling in the IPL last month. More likely, it was inspired by Swann’s dominance of West Indies’ openers, Chris Gayle and Devon Smith, who between them accounted for five of his 27 wickets prior to this Test.Double whammy of the dayAnd sure enough, Smith soon succumbed to his nemesis, who has now claimed his wicket on four occasions in Test cricket. With the first ball of his second spell, moments before the tea break, Swann beat the inside-edge with one that zipped through the gate, and then, before West Indies knew what had hit them, he dealt Shivnarine Chanderpaul a knockout blow as well, which a beautiful tweaker that took the edge to slip. By the time their other sheet-anchorman, Brendan Nash, had fallen by the wayside as well, Swann had 3 for 16 in five overs, and the gravy-train had been set in motion. Over to Onions, to slice and dice the lower-order.
Lots of Everton fans have been left buzzing as Tyler Onyango returned from injury to play in an Under-23s’ game on Tuesday night.
As per the official website of the Goodison Park faithful, Onyango played in 82 minutes of the team’s 4-2 comeback win against Leeds United, after he sustained a serious ankle injury in an FA Youth Cup tie all the way back in April.
The central midfield player returned to full training just two weeks ago following six months of rehabilitation, and was rewarded with what manager David Unsworth described as a ‘great’ performance against the Whites.
Onyango made his senior debut for the Merseyside club in the FA Cup last season, and with Abdoulaye Doucoure now out injured, there may be a chance for him in the first team under Rafa Benitez.
These Toffees buzzed as the news of Onyango’s return was shared on Twitter, with one Blues supporter even going as far as to claim that he is a ‘quality’ player:
“Straight into the starting 11 on Saturday.”
Credit: @JamesBrownEFC
“He was class wouldn’t have thought he’d been injured for six months like”
Credit: @lander_white
“Perfect timing on his return, now Doucoure is injured”
Credit: @LennieC19
“He’s a mile better than Gbamin and Davies”
Credit: @Akelly1969
“Quality kid this guy!! Get him in the team”
Credit: @1johnthebomb
“Give this lad a chance please! No persisting with players who have tried and failed repeatedly for years.”
Credit: @LeeFMc83
In other news, find out how long Doucoure is out for here!
A round-up from the first day in the third round County Championship matches
Cricinfo staff06-May-2009Division OneMark Ramprakash reaches yet another hundred for Surrey at The Oval … and keeps his average against his old side, Middlesex, in three figures•PA Photos
Dale Benkenstein continued his impressive form as he cracked 136 to help Durham fight back from 104 for 5 to close on 318 for 7 against Sussex at Hove. Sussex’s bowlers made the best of testing conditions early on, and 84 for 3 at lunch soon became something more serious for the champions as two wickets fell straight after the resumption. But Liam Plunkett (65*) and Benkenstein, who scored 181 last week against Somerset, added 148 for the seventh wicket, before Benkenstein fell in the closing overs.Worcestershire’s batting woes continued as they were bundled out for 167 by Lancashire at New Road. Glen Chapple took 6 for 34 and Sajid Mahmood claimed 4 for 65 as the home side folded in less than two sessions. The pace pair reduced Worcestershire 36 for 4 with the new ball as Chapple removed both openers – Stephen Moore caught at short leg first ball and Daryl Mitchell lbw – and Mahmood had Vikram Solanki caught down the leg side. Moeen Ali and Steven Davies began a recover as they added 88 for the fifth wicket, but when Ali was caught behind off Chapple the innings folded and the last six wickets fell for 43. Lancashire didn’t find batting much easier as Chris Whelan claimed the top three, but Mark Chilton and Steven Croft steadied the innings with a positive stand of 68 before Croft was trapped lbw by Matt Mason. Chilton reached the close unbeaten on 51 as the visitors moved into a five-run advantage.For a full report of Warwickshire against Yorkshire at Edgbaston click here.For a full report from Nottinghamshire against Somerset at Trent Bridge click here.Division TwoWhile events at Lord’s dominated the headlines, a few miles to the south the lowest of low-key London derbies was taking place, and a Mark Ramprakash hundred gave Surrey the edge against Middlesex as they closed on 290 for 5 at The Oval. Ramprakash rarely fails to perform well against the county he left under a cloud – he averages a tad over 100 against them – and his unbeaten 126 held together Surrey, whose batting so far this summer has been as suspect as Ricky Hatton’s chin. With Usman Afzaal (82) he posted 143 for the third wicket, but late wickets from Tim Murtagh and Alan Richardson ensured Middlesex ended the day on a high.Kent’s finances might be a more parlous state than Ireland’s, but their members briefly forgot their county’s woes as two 19-year-olds bailed their side out against Glamorgan at Canterbury. But for 87 from Sam Northeast and 90 from Wayne Parnell, Kent would have got nowhere near their final total of 282. Northeast, who was only called up when Joe Denly fell ill with a migraine, held together the top of the innings after Kent crashed from 63 for 0 to 84 for 5, and made the most of being dropped off the third ball of the day. One of those to fall in the collapse, Darren Stevens, was later found to have fractured a finger on his left hand after being struck by a lifter from Garnet Kruger and will be out for a month. When Northeast went caught behind, James Tredwell (59) and Parnell added 151 before Parnell’s dismissal – to sharp return catch by Robert Croft, heralded the loss of the last four wickets for no runs in nine deliveries. However, Parnell wasn’t quite finished as he had Gareth Rees caught in the slips, Glamorgan closing on 27 for 1.Wickets tumbled at Bristol where Leicestershire were bowled out for 133 and Gloucestershire limped to 75 for 4 by the close. Former Zimbabwe international Anthony Ireland, only drafted in because of injury, did the bulk of the damage with 6 for 31 as Leicestershire, who were 83 for 0, lost all their wickets for 50 runs after the ball had been changed for going out of shape. Gloucestershire soon found themselves wobbling on 20 for 3 before staging a slight recovery. Alex Wyatt, making his Championship debut, impressed with 2 for 22.Essex also lost their bearings after making a good start against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road, slipping from 94 for 0 to 221 all out. Former South Africa seamer Andrew Hall, who came on third change, took 5 for 29 in two spells, triggering the collapse and then polishing off the tail. Northants reached 63 for 1 by the end, losing Niall O’Brien to the last ball of the day when he got a leading edge off Graham Napier to mid-off.
كشفت تقارير صحفية، عن اقتراب الحسين عموته من تولي تدريب فريق الوداد المغربي خلال الفترة القادمة حلفاً لـ وليد الركراكي.
الحسين عموته يقود في الفترة الحالية المنتخب المغربي للمحليين، ويستعد للمشاركة في بطولة إفريقيا للمحلين بالجزائر في مطلع العالم القادم.
وكان وليد الركراكي الذي حصد دوري أبطال إفريقيا الموسم الماضي بعد الفوز على الأهلي، أعلن رحيله عن الوداد المغربي، بعد الفوز على نظيره الرجاء في كأس العرش.. طالع التفاصيل من هنا.
ووفقاً لموقع “البطولة” المغربي: “تواصلت إدارة نادي الوداد، لاتفاق نهائي مع المدرب الحسين عموتة، لتولي تدريب الفريق الأحمر، بداية من الموسم الرياضي المقبل”.
وأضاف: “جاء القرار، بعد جلسة صلح بين سعيد الناصيري، رئيس النادي، والمدير الفني الحسين عموتة”.
وتابع: “وتقرر أن يباشر عموتة مهامه داخل الوداد الرياضي بشكل رسمي بعد أسبوع، “في انتظار توقيع العقود الرسمية”.
وأكمل: “واتفق الطرفان كذلك، على أن يقود عموتة الفريق، لكن مع استمراره مؤقتا رفقة المنتخب المحلي، الذي يواصل استعداداته لبطولة إفريقيا للمحلين في الجزائر”.
يذكر أن عموتة، كان قد تولي تدريب فريق الوداد في عام 2016-2017، واستطاع تحقيق الدوري المغربي ودوري أبطال إفريقيا على حساب الأهلي.
A segunda eliminação do Atlético-MG na temporada fez o presidente Daniel Nepomuceno cobrar do elenco uma vaga na Libertadores do ano que vem. É o mínimo que se pede após a eliminação em casa para o Jorge Wilstermann, da Bolívia, em pleno Mineirão.
– É Obrigação, sem dúvida nenhuma. São cinco anos consecutivos. Não tem como a equipe ficar fora do G-6. Acabaram as desculpas de jogo quarta e domingo. Temos que aproveitar o calendário agora, que só vão ter jogos do Brasileiro. É evidente que eu acredito, mesmo com tudo que aconteceu de errado, (o time) tem futebol para ficar no G-6 – comentou Nepomuceno.
O mandatário alvinegro também pediu que o time volte a jogar ao estilo ‘Galo doido’ e foi enfático ao ser questionado sobre se ele errou ou não no planejamento: não houve falhas, acredita.
-O Atlético tem que voltar às características dele, que é ir para frente. É evidente que teve várias falhas, mas não de planejamento. O elenco é muito unido. Vão falar sobre a entrega que o elenco pode dar ao novo treinador, que chegou há 15 dias. Eles entregaram. Não quero aqui ficar lamentando, quero colocar responsabilidade, é evidente que teve…. Esse ano fugiu tudo o que foi feito e do planejamento. Ninguém esperava isso. Quando corri atrás de novo jogador, eu só recebi aplausos. Quando a bola não entrou, a hora é de bater e cobrar responsabilidade – opinou Nepomuceno, que concedeu entrevista coletiva ao lado do técnico Rogério Micale.
O treinador do Galo, por sua vez, pediu que a torcida não encare a eliminação como ‘terra arrasada’ e cobrou união.
-Fizemos uma partida em que dominamos o tempo todo, mas não conseguimos o gol. É um momento difícil, desclassificação em um torneio importante, mas temos que reestruturar o mais rápido possível para nos recuperar no Brasileiro. A equipe vive um momento de oscilação. Temos que saber passar por esse momento, sem terra arrasada – comentou Micale.
Ao Atlético, eliminado na Copa do Brasil e Libertadores resta o Campeonato Brasileiro. O time está em 15°, com 23 pontos, quatro a mais que o São Paulo, primeiro time dentro do Z4, e a cinco do Sport, último do G6.
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يعقد الإيطالي كارلو أنشيلوتي المدير الفني لنادي ريال مدريد، جلسة لإجراء محادثة مع كاسيميرو لاعب وسط النادي الملكي، وذلك بعد وجود اهتمام قوي من مانشستر يونايتد بضمه.
وتزايد اهتمام مانشستر يونايتد بضم كاسيميرو من ريال مدريد في الساعات القليلة الماضية، من أجل تدعيم صفوف الفريق الأول بطلب من المدرب، إريك تين هاج، مع وجود أزمة في مركز الوسط الدفاعي لتراجع مستوى فريد وسكوت ماكتومناي.
اقرأ أيضًا.. نيفيل يطالب رونالدو بإنقاذ مانشستر يونايتد قبل مواجهة ليفربول
وذكر صحفي الانتقالات المُتخصص “فابريزيو رومانو” بشبكة “سكاي سبورتس” أن أنشيلوتي سوف يجتمع مع كاسيميرو في الساعات القليلة المُقبلة لمُناقشة مُستقبله.
وأوضح رومانو أن العرض الذي قدمه مانشستر يونايتد لـ كاسيميرو، يغري البرازيلي بالفعل إذ يفكر في الانتقال إلى الدوري الإنجليزي.
أنشيلوتي لا يرغب في خسارة كاسيميرو، وخاصًة وأن النادي في مركز الديفندر، لا يملك إلا الوافد الجديد، أوريلين تشواميني الذي انضم هذا الصيف من موناكو الفرنسي.
Mohammad Yousuf has said that he has obtained a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the rebel Indian Cricket League, paving the way for him to return to international cricket for Pakistan
Cricinfo staff26-May-2009
Mohammad Yousuf has produced written confirmation of his resignation from the ICL•AFP
Mohammad Yousuf has said he has obtained a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Indian Cricket League, which will pave the way for him to return to international cricket for Pakistan. The batsman said he had submitted the certificate to Wasim Bari, the Pakistan Cricket Board’s human resources director.”I have submitted an NOC from the Indian league and it’s now up to the authorities to clear my way to play international cricket,” Yousuf told AFP. “I have handed the letter over to the PCB and now wait for their reply as I desperately want to play for my country.”Bari said he had received a written confirmation from Yousuf. “We have to verify this letter and put it before the PCB chairman (Ijaz Butt),” he said.Yousuf had met PCB officials Bari, Mohammad Naeem and Zakir Khan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, last week and informed them of his resignation. After producing the resignation letter, the officials said they would act only after hearing the ICL’s response to him quitting, though without specifying that an NOC was needed.Yousuf had signed up with the ICL in 2007 but was lured out of the contract by the PCB administration of the day. However, legal wrangles denied him an IPL contract in 2008 and he rejoined the ICL in November. That virtually ended his career with Pakistan but the latest development, it is believed, could see him returning sooner rather than later. The PCB had stated that they would consider the return of the ICL players on a case-by-case basis.His team-mate Abdul Razzaq also said he had quit the ICL.
Há três semanas afastado por Cuca, Felipe Melo ainda tem futuro incerto. A longa novela no Palmeiras caminha para a rescisão contratual, mas as tratativas ainda são iniciais. O diretor de futebol Alexandre Mattos é quem representa o Palmeiras nas reuniões com os advogados do atleta, que está distante do caso, aguardando um desfecho.
O primeiro encontro ocorreu na segunda. O jurídico do Verdão ainda não participa das tratativas, mas segundo pessoas ligadas ao clube, o diretor está respaldado pelo departamento. Após essa reunião, as partes devem se encontrar novamente para definir como fazer a rescisão, já que Felipe tem quase R$ 7 milhões a receber em luvas, valor que seria diluído no decorrer do contrato, válido até dezembro de 2019. Não está definido se o Verdão terá de pagar o valor, ou se o camisa 30 abrirá mão de pelo menos parte da quantia.
Inicialmente, o Palmeiras mostrava interesse em negociar o meio-campista de 34 anos, mas não recebeu propostas. Felipe chegou a ser sondado por times da Espanha e Turquia e não se animou – a janela para o exterior fecha no fim de agosto. No Brasil, o Internacional foi o clube que teve contatos mais frequentes, só que mesmo assim não fez uma oferta. Por não ter atingido o limite de sete jogos, o jogador pode também atuar na Série A.
Treinando em horários alternativos na Academia de Futebol, Felipe Melo não tem contato com jogadores e comissão técnica. Ele foi liberado depois de um problema com Cuca, e ao ter sido vazado um áudio em que ele ofende o técnico, sua reintegração, antes costurada pela diretoria, tornou-se algo fora de cogitação.
Os advogados, então, notificaram o clube, alegando danos morais pelo jogador não ter as mesmas condições de trabalho que seus companheiros. Foi a partir disso que as partes começaram a tratar da rescisão.
No encontro de segunda entre Mattos e os advogados, o Palmeiras recebeu outra notificação, esta porque Gilto Avallone, membro do Conselho de Orientação e Fiscalização (COF) do clube, divulgou detalhes do contrato do jogador em seu blog. O cofista é um dos maiores críticos do diretor de futebol.
Como consequência à nova ação, conselheiros estão articulando o início de uma sindicância contra Gilto no Conselho Deliberativo (CD). Para isso, precisam colher assinaturas de 50 membros do CD. O processo pode gerar sua suspensão do clube e a expulsão do COF. Porém, a proximidade com Mustafá Contursi, outro crítico ferrenho de Mattos, deve livrar Gilto Avallone de uma punição, caso o caso avance.
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