فجّر أحمد حسام ميدو نجم الزمالك السابق مفاجآت مدوية حول المدير الفني السابق للفريق يانيك فيريرا، مؤكدًا أن المدرب البلجيكي يحاول ابتزاز إدارة القلعة البيضاء عبر تصريحات مسيئة، رغم أن اسمه نفسه ارتبط سابقًا بأكبر ملف تلاعب بنتائج المباريات في تاريخ بلجيكا.
وقال ميدو في برنامجه “أوضة اللبس” على قناة النهار: “فيريرا خرج بالأمس وقال إن الزمالك بلا إمكانيات، وإن الملعب وغرف الملابس في حالة سيئة، وإن اشتراك جهاز تحليل الأداء انتهى قبل مباراة الأهلي، مما سبب ارتباكًا كبيرًا. لو كان تمّ تسوية مستحقاته من البداية، ما كان ليخرج بهذا الشكل”.
وأضاف: “هذا أكبر دليل أن الهدف من كلامه هو الضغط وابتزاز إدارة الزمالك للحصول على كامل مستحقاته، هذا ليس أسلوب مدربين محترمين، أهم شيء حدث لفيريرا في حياته هو أن اسم الزمالك ارتبط به، وخروجه بهذا الشكل يوضح شخصيته”.
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وتابع: “من أكبر الأخطاء التي حدثت بالفترة الماضية هو توليه القيادة الفنية للفريق، فقد حاول بكل الطرق الحصول على أكبر قدر من المكاسب”.
ثم فجّر ميدو مفاجأة مدوية بقوله: “أكبر قضية تلاعب بنتائج المباريات في تاريخ بلجيكا، المعروفة بـ(القضية صفر)، والتي هزّت الكرة الأوروبية بالكامل، تم توجيه الاتهام فيها لـ58 شخصًا بين رؤساء أندية وحكام. وواحد من المتهمين في القضية كان هو يانيك فيريرا أثناء تدريبه لنادي ميخلين البلجيكي”.
واختتم: “واحدة من أسباب رحيل فيريرا المبكر عن الزمالك قبل السوبر، هي معرفة مجلس الإدارة بهذه القضية، وأنه أحد الأشخاص الذين وُجّهت لهم اتهامات رسمية”.
Pakistan lost six wickets for 40 runs late in the chase to lose the match by 25 runs
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Tazmin Brits celebrates her sixth ODI hundred•PCB
With 11 days to go for the World Cup, Pakistan and South Africa played out a high-scoring thriller in Lahore. There were three centuries: Tazmin Brits posted her career-best 171 not out, Laura Wolvaardt brought up her ninth ODI hundred, and Sidra Amin hit 122. After over 90 overs and a rain break, South Africa won the match and took a 2-0 unassailable lead in the series with a match to spare.Chasing a revised target of 313 in 46 overs due to rain, Pakistan lost their first three wickets for 101, with Omaima Sohail making a brisk 43 and laying a solid platform. From there, Amin and Natalia Pervaiz stitched a momentum-changing 146-run stand off just 111 deliveries to lift Pakistan to a strong position. When Amin was cleaned up by Chloe Tryon, attempting to slog to the midwicket region, Pakistan needed 66 from 49 balls, with Pervaiz batting on 55 off 46. However, South Africa struck again, thanks to Tryon, and that shifted the momentum in their favour.Pakistan lost captain Fatima Sana, Natalia Pervaiz (73 off 60), and Diana Baig in a span of just nine balls, as South Africa seized control late in the chase. The hosts eventually folded for 287 in 44.4 overs, losing their final seven wickets for just 40 runs. Nadine de Klerk led the bowling effort with 3 for 45.South Africa posted 292 for 3 after being asked to bat first, but were sloppy in the field. Sidra Amin, who went on to register her sixth ODI hundred, was dropped several times during her innings.Earlier, Brits and Wolvaardt got off to a steady start and converted it to a 260-run opening stand. Brits was the aggressor in the stand and reached her sixth ODI ton a few overs before rain interrupted play. After 41 overs, South Africa were 238 for no loss, with Wolvaardt unbeaten on 95. Once play resumed and the contest was reduced to 46 overs per side, Wolvaardt reached her ninth hundred in ODIs, and South Africa added 54 runs in the last five overs. Brits, who scored 101 not out in the series opener, remained unbeaten on Friday, scoring 20 fours and four sixes.
If you didn’t believe that Manchester City were bona fide title contenders, well, you surely do now.
On Sunday, the serial champions crushed the reigning champions 3-0 at the Etihad, doing so with plenty to spare.
Despite the fact Erling Haaland saw an early penalty saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili, this merely momentarily delayed the Sky Blues onslaught.
Haaland headed home the opener soon after, before Nico González’s deflected shot deservedly doubled the Citizens’ advantage in first-half injury time, with Jérémy Doku curling home a clinching third; more on the brilliant Belgian in a bit.
The match marked Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th match in management and took his tally to 716 wins, which isn’t bad.
Now eyeing a seventh Premier League title, Manchester City are just four points adrift leaders Arsenal, after Mikel Arteta’s team were denied victory at the Stadium of Light on Saturday night by Brian Brobbey’s last-gasp equaliser for Sunderland.
if Man City are going to become champions of the land once again, they’ll need two of their stars from Sunday to continue to perform.
Jérémy Doku's performance against Liverpool
As noted by Opta, Jérémy Doku won 11 duels, completed seven dribbles, created three chances and registered three shots on target against Liverpool.
If you think that sounds impressive, well, that’s because it is. He is the first player to rack up such an impressive figure in a single Premier League game since Eden Hazard against West Ham in April 2019.
Doku’s thunderous strike capped off the victory as well as his own sublime display, with Gary Neville, speaking during commentary for Sky Sports, saying never before had he awarded the player of the match after 62 minutes, until today.
David Hytner of the Guardian asserted that the winger was ‘unplayable’, praising his ‘blur of tricks and direct running’, with Doku tormenting Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley, the Northern Irishman having pocketed Vinícius Júnior just a few days before.
This was Doku’s 100th appearance in sky blue, scoring just his 17th goal for the club, previously netting against Napoli and Swansea this season, his previous Premier League goal coming at Portman Road against Ipswich in mid-January.
Now though, perhaps the 23-year-old is showing signs of realising his full potential so, while he was the obvious star of the show, an under-the-radar Man City player also deserves to be heralded for their display.
Pep Guardiola's unsung Man City hero
12 months ago, when Manchester City were in complete free fall, all the talk was about how this team cannot win without Rodri.
Well, despite enjoying a brief cameo off the bench against Bournemouth last weekend, the Ballon d’Or winner was not even in the matchday squad against Borussia Dortmund nor Liverpool subsequently, which was one of the major talking points prior to kick off on Sunday.
Nevertheless, Guardiola once described Nico González as like a “mini-Rodri”, and the midfielder helped ensure his compatriot was not missed.
Nico scored the second goal, a hammer blow for Arne Slot’s team coming on the cusp of half-time, and put in a generally imperious performance, as the numbers support.
Nico González stats vs Liverpool
Stats
Nico
Match rank
Goals
1
1st
Accurate passes
51
3rd
Passing accuracy %
88%
5th*
Defensive actions
8
3rd
Tackles won
3
2nd
Duels won
6
4th
Ground duels won
5
3rd
Touches
72
2nd
SofaScore rating
8.3
2nd
*minimum 30 passes completed.
Stats via SofaScore
As the table highlights, the midfielder ranked in the top four when it came to a wide variety of statistics, registering more touches than any other player in sky blue, winning five of the six ground duels he contested as well as completing 51 of 58 passes. Truth be told, this was probably his best display in blue, dominating one of the best sides in the division.
The Manchester Evening News awarded him an 8/10 for his performance, noting that the Spaniard took ‘charge of the game’.
This, in truth, should not be overly surprising.
The midfielder joined from Porto back in January for around £50m and did so with a big reputation, given that he is a La Masia graduate, breaking into the Barcelona team with fellow mononymously known midfielders Pedri and Gavi, rated as highly as both when they were teenagers.
Nevertheless, it is still invaluable for Man City that Nico is able to take a step forward in his development and has the quality to operate as a one-man midfield, allowing their attacking stars, namely Doku, Haaland and others, to shine.
With Rodri and his obvious back-up Mateo Kovačić both struggling due to ongoing injury issues, while Tijjani Reijnders appears ill-suited to the role, Nico has been thrown in at the deep end in the number 6 position, but is gracefully swimming like a swan, rather than sinking like a heavy stone, to continue that analogy.
When Manchester City return to action after the international break, they’ll do so with a tricky trip to St James’ Park, but victory over Newcastle would cut the gap at the top to just one point, ahead of the North London derby the following day.
For the here and now, on the occasion of Guardiola’s 1,000 match as a manager, it was probably fitting that a diminutive Spanish defensive midfield shone.
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كشفت تقارير صحفية الحيلة التي لجأ إليها الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا” من أجل عدم غياب كريستيانو رونالدو عن بداية كأس العالم بعدما تم طرده أمام أيرلندا.
كان منتخب البرتغال قد حل ضيفًا على نظيره أيرلندا، في الجولة قبل الأخيرة، من تصفيات قارة أوروبا المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم 2026 الصيف المقبل.
ونال كريستيانو رونالدو بطاقة حمراء مباشرة، في الدقيقة 61 بعدما اعتدى على أحد لاعبي منتخب أيرلندا بـ”الكوع” دون كرة، حيث تدخلت تقنية الفيديو في الموقف قبل اتخاذ القرار النهائي من جانب الحكم.
وبطبيعة الحال، غاب كريستيانو رونالدو عن المباراة التي تلتها والتي كانت أمام أرمينيا وانتهت بفوز رفاق رونالدو بنتيجة 9/1.
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وفرضت لجنة الانضباط التابعة لـ “فيفا” عقوبة الإيقاف عن اللعب لمباراة واحدة على كريستيانو رونالدو والتي قضاها بالفعل ضد أرمينيا ومباراتين أخريتين لكن بشرط تحسن سلوكه.
وبحسب ما نقلت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية، سيتمكن كريستيانو رونالدو من اللعب بشكل طبيعي منذ بداية كأس العالم أما المباريتين الأخريتين المقرر أن يغيب عنهما، فسيتم إيقافه لمدة عام ولن يقضي فترة الإيقاف إلا في حال تكراره للخطأ.
ووفقًا للمادة 27 من قانون الانضباط للفيفا، يتم إيقاف المباراتين المتبقيتين لمدة عام واحد، أي إذا ارتكب كريستيانو رونالدو مخالفة أخرى ذات طبيعة وخطورة مماثلة لحالة الطرد خلال فترة الاختبار، فسيتم إلغاء الإيقاف المفروض في القرار التأديبي تلقائيًا ويجب تنفيذ المباراتين المتبقيتين على الفور في المباراة الرسمية التالية للمنتخب البرتغالي.
Amad Diallo’s delightful volley continued Manchester United’s unbeaten run and extended Sean Dyche’s wait for his first Premier League win as Nottingham Forest manager.
United arrived on a run of three straight wins and Diallo’s late volley rescued a 2-2 draw, which was probably a fair result at the end of a helter-skelter encounter that the Red Devils went ahead in, albeit under controversial circumstances.
The City Ground faithful were left furioius at the decision to award the corner from which Casemiro headed home the opening goal, and Dyche also highlighted Bruno Fernandes’ placement of the ball outside the quadrant, speaking to Sky Sports.
“It’s not inconclusive, I’ve seen it back,” the 54 year-old said afer Nicolo Savona was adjudged to have taken the ball out of play.
He continued: “Funny enough I was talking to the powers at be, the referees, about the quadrant. We all watch it, you can see the ball is outside the quadrant from 80 yards away, but they allow it because it’s one millimetre with the ball hanging over the line, a bit like the goal line technology.
“So apparently today the assistant referee can see 70, 80 yards away, it’s got to change.”
Dyche’s men returned after half-time interval with the bit between their teeth and levelled three minutes after the restart. Substitute Yates clipped over a cross from the right and Gibbs-White held off Diallo to get away a header that crept inside the far post.
It looked like Savona would have the last laugh too, coolly scoring in the 50th minute. Another cross from the right took a deflection and looped up, with the ball bundled on as Jesus challenged with United players. The Italian was the beneficiary, taking a touch and finishing from six yards.
United tried to level and Fernandes came closest, seeing a hopeful long-range strike skip off the turf and hit the far post. Casemiro just failed to turn home the rebound.
Manchester United have found their next Amad
Jesus headed into the side-netting and Hudson-Odoi went close as Forest pushed to settle things, only for Diallo’s moment of magic to draw United level in the 81st minute.
Forest failed to effectively clear a corner and the Ivory Coast international unleashed a wonderful left-footed volley from the edge of the box that flew past Sels, sparking bedlam in the away end.
The goal was given after a VAR check and United pushed hardest for a winner, with Murillo stopping Diallo snatching victory in stoppage time.
John Textor, sócio majoritário da SAF do Botafogo, voltou a acusar que o Palmeiras teria sido beneficiado pela arbitragem nos últimos anos. Sem apresentá-las, o norte-americano afirmou ter “provas pesadas, 100% confirmadas” sobre o caso.
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– Ano passado foi turbulento. Não vou deixar o que aconteceu ano passado ir desmarcado. Estamos em uma nova temporada por vir. Temos provas pesadas, 100% confirmadas de que o Palmeiras vem sendo beneficiado por manipulação de resultados por pelo menos duas temporadas. Desculpe se isso vai criar barulho, mas tenho provas, vou mandar aos procuradores. Estou aqui para defender a honra do meu clube. Os jogadores têm que jogar, os torcedores, torcer. Mas isso é uma luta, e estamos juntos. Podem ter certeza que ninguém vai mexer nas nossas partidas desse ano. Prometo a vocês – afirmou, em entrevista ao “Canal do Medeiros”.
Em 2023, o Alviverde foi campeão brasileiro e superou o Glorioso na tabela, que tinha 14 pontos de vantagem em relação ao time paulista. Antes, em 2022, o Verdão também conquistou o torneio. Em ambas ocasiões, nenhuma autoridade apresentou indícios de favorecimentos.
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Textor começou sua “batalha” contra o Palmeiras quando o Botafogo foi derrotado por 4 a 3, de virada, ainda pela última edição do Brasileirão. Ele definiu a partida como “roubo”, fez acusação de corrupção e pediu renúncia do presidente da Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues. As falas culminaram em sua suspenção por 30 dias.
➡️ Palmeiras ‘ignora’ acusações e espera que John Textor apresente provas de corrupção
Desde então, o dono da SAF do time carioca faz acusações de casos de corrupção na arbitragem brasileira, mas nunca apresentou provas. No último mês de março, o Verdão emitiu nota abordando o tema.
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VEJA A NOTA DO PALMEIRAS NA OCASIÃO
A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras informa que tomará todas as medidas legais cabíveis – nas esferas civil, criminal e esportiva – contra o dono da SAF do Botafogo, John Textor, para que ele responda pelas declarações irresponsáveis e levianas que, recorrentemente, têm envolvido o nome do atual bicampeão brasileiro.
A nossa história de 109 anos é pautada pela ética e pelo respeito aos adversários e entidades. Se Textor tem informações sobre a prática de atos ilícitos no futebol brasileiro, que as apresente imediatamente aos órgãos competentes, incluindo os públicos.
Aceitar a derrota, por mais dolorida que ela seja, é o primeiro passo a ser dado por quem almeja se reerguer. Vale lembrar que, no ano passado, sofremos uma dura eliminação na semifinal da Libertadores, mas a superamos rapidamente porque tivemos autocrítica e não terceirizamos culpas.
Em vez de administrar um momento de instabilidade com a frieza que se espera de um empresário, porém, Textor prefere se portar como um caricato cartola à moda antiga.
Ressaltamos o nosso mais profundo respeito pelo Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, clube centenário com o qual tivemos o privilégio de disputar, em 2023, um dos mais emocionantes Brasileiros da história.
James Rew scores unbeaten ton batting with younger brother, Thomas, for first time in senior match
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Brothers James Rew and Thomas Rew staged a century stand•Getty Images
Somerset brothers James and Thomas Rew combined in a dominant century partnership to steer Somerset to a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Middlesex at Radlett and get their county’s Metro Bank One Day Cup campaign off to a winning start.Batting together for the first time in senior cricket, James struck a magnificent unbeaten 106 from 90 balls (15 fours), while younger brother Thomas displayed his big-hitting form from the recent England Under 19s series. His 51 from 54 balls with three fours and three sixes was his first senior half-century. But while he fell with 58 runs still required, his brother was there to steer the side home with 15 balls to spare.For Middlesex, Josh de Caires hit a fine 71 in 86 balls, his maiden List A half-century to lay the foundation for Middlesex’s total of 289 for 7.While he shared an opening stand of 63 with Joe Cracknell (23), wickets fell at crucial times as Middlesex’s run rate slowed against tight Somerset bowling. It was new skipper Ben Geddes (40) who wrestled back the initiative before Jack Davies blazed a brilliant 64 during a fifth-wicket stand of 61 with Luke Hollman, 98 runs coming in the final 10 overs.Jake Ball, who also had two catches dropped off his bowling, finished with figures of 3 for 43, while Jack Leach took 3 for 47.Earlier, de Caires started confidently against Alfie Ogborne, cutting and pulling consecutive short balls and was strong on the drive too.Ball bowled a consistent probing line but was left frustrated during an excellent first over when two chances went down behind the wicket. Ben Green at wide first slip failed to hold a low chance offered by de Caires on 25, while keeper James Rew put down a regulation catch off Cracknell on 15.Ball and Green kept things tight, challenging the stumps with the scoring rate slowing significantly, just 23 runs coming in nine overs. Feeling the pressure, Cracknell flashed outside off-stump to Ball, Green making no mistake as he took a slip catch above his head.Finally, de Caires got one away, driving through midwicket, the first boundary for seven overs. Shackles released, he came down the pitch to dispatch Green for six before reaching his fourth consecutive half-century after three Championship fiftiesIt was Leach who made a double breakthrough. First, he got one to grip and turn to take the edge of Sam Robson’s bat, then, while the sweep had proved effective for de Caires, the reverse sweep proved his undoing. The Middlesex opener was adjudged lbw, leaving him frustrated as replays suggested the ball struck glove rather than pad.Geddes picked up the mantle, cutting and pulling dismissively. He picked a delivery from Ball off his hip for six as Middlesex’s rate climbed back above five but was caught attempting a big shot against Leach.Davies was soon on the charge, collecting two sixes as he slog-swept Archie Vaughan and hooked Green into the pavilion before smashing three boundaries over the covers.Ball broke the partnership, castling Hollman (21) as he dragged on and having Davies excellently caught by a diving Vaughan at long-on. Toby Roland-Jones was last to go, caught in the deep in the final over off Green.Middlesex strayed in line and length as Somerset openers Tom Lammonby (38) and Vaughan accumulated steadily, Lammonby clipping three boundaries stylishly off his legs.Noah Cornwell separated the pair, pushing one across Vaughan who edged to a diving Cracknell before Josh Little built steady pressure, finding consistent bounce and movement, eventually drawing Lammonby into the edge.Lewis Goldsworthy (38) took consecutive boundaries off wide deliveries from Little, while James Rew got off the mark swinging a Little free hit over the slips before stroking through midwicket. He cut a rare bad ball from Hollman to bring up the 50-partnership before Henry Brookes removed Goldsworthy as he deflected onto his stumps.The Rews settled into their work adding 107 in 16 overs, James showing beautiful timing as he gloriously drove Brookes before pulling Roland-Jones through midwicket. His brother drove nicely too but also dispatched Roland Jones for a big six.James cut Roland-Jones for consecutive boundaries and with Somerset passing 200 in the 36th over, Thomas audaciously reverse slog swept de Caires for six.Thomas pulled Hollman for another maximum to bring up the 100 partnership but with 60 needed off the last 10, he was caught pulling a short ball from Cornwell straight to midwicket.James though continued in the same vein before hitting two boundaries off Brookes to go to three figures and win the match.Josh Thomas (24) proved good support, winning a reprieve when he was dropped in the deep off Cornwell with 19 needed.
يحل فريق ليفربول ضيفًا على نظيره وست هام، عصر الأحد، وذلك في مباراتهما التي تأتي ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز لكرة القدم، موسم 2025/26.
تأتي المباراة في خضم لقاءات الجولة الثالثة عشر من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز للموسم الحالي، على ملعب “لندن الأولمبي”.
ويدخل ليفربول تلك المباراة وهو يمتلك 18 نقطة حيث يحتل المركز الثالث عشر في جدول الدوري الإنجليزي، في حين أن وست هام لديه 11 نقطة ويتواجد في المركز السابع عشر.
ويسعى ليفربول، بقيادة النجم المصري محمد صلاح، إلى تصحيح أوضاعه عن طريق تحقيق الفوز في مباراة اليوم بعدما مر بفترة كارثية على صعيد النتائج مؤخرًا. تشكيل ليفربول المتوقع أمام وست هام في الدوري الإنجليزي
حراسة المرمى: أليسون بيكر.
خط الدفاع: جو جوميز، إبراهيما كوناتي، فيرجيل فان دايك، روبرتسون.
خط الوسط: كورتيس جونز، جرافنبيرخ.
خط الوسط الهجومي: محمد صلاح، سوبوسلاي، فيديريكو كييزا.
خط الهجوم: ألكسندر إيزاك.
ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنـــا