Jamie Carragher slams £280k-p/w Liverpool star who had no "excuses" vs Sunderland

Jamie Carragher took aim at one Liverpool star, who was “really poor” against Sunderland, as Arne Slot’s side endured another mixed evening at Anfield.

Liverpool struggle at Anfield yet again

After victory over West Ham United last weekend, Liverpool looked to their game against Sunderland as an ideal chance to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League and stop the rot. The Black Cats had different ideas, however, and soon reminded the Reds why they find themselves in the position they’re in.

In many ways, Chemsdine Talbi’s deflected effort summed up Liverpool’s recent fortunes. With the Premier League champions entering the game off the back of two Anfield losses, the last thing they needed was for Virgil van Dijk’s block to find the back of Alisson Becker’s net.

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One positive for Liverpool in recent weeks has been the form of Florian Wirtz, though, and at long last the German made his mark in the Premier League. His effort went down as a Nordi Mukiele own goal, but there’s no doubt that one of the summer’s most expensive signings stepped up to get his side level.

It was far from a vintage display from the champions, but they’ll at least be relieved to avoid another defeat. Following victory at West Ham, Slot’s side should see the Leeds United game this weekend as the opportunity to turn the narrative to two wins from three games in the same week.

That said, whether Alexander Isak plays a part this weekend remains to be seen. The Swede didn’t follow up from last weekend’s first Premier League goal for the club and had just 15 touches, much to Carragher’s frustration.

Jamie Carragher slams "really poor" Alexander Isak

Watching on from commentary, Carragher slammed Isak as “really poor” and said that the forward has no “excuses” for his disappointing form at this stage of the campaign.

After smashing their transfer record to welcome the £280,000-a-week star, Liverpool were in dreamland in the summer. Alas, that dream has quickly turned into a nightmare for all involved.

Isak has gone from strike to strike-less at times. Liverpool sit eighth and their attack has never seemed so toothless under Slot. With Hugo Ekitke also struggling to find the back of the net in recent weeks, there’s no doubt that the Reds have an attacking problem on their hands.

It doesn’t get any easier, either. On paper, a trip to a newly promoted side should be a routine affair, but Liverpool will be squaring off against a Leeds side who just defeated Chelsea.

Before then, Slot simply has to find a way to get Isak more involved. With just 15 touches, the Swede was always likely to struggle.

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نونو سانتو: باكيتا يمر بحالة سيئة بسبب ليفربول

أوضح نونو سانتو المدير الفني لفريق وست هام يونايتد الإنجليزي، أن لاعبه لوكاس باكيتا، يعاني ويمر بحالة سيئة، بسبب أحداث المباراة أمام ليفربول.

والتقى ليفربول ووست هام قبل أيام، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر للدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز “البريميرليج”، وتعرض باكيتا للطرد وشهدت المباراة هزيمة فريقه بهدفين دون رد.

وقال نونو سانتو في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ذا أثليتك”: “تحدثت مع لوكاس واعتذر لزملائه في الفريق”.

وأضاف: “إنه يدرك أخطائه، لكننا كنادٍ نحمي أنفسنا، حلّينا المشاكل فيما بيننا، ومن الواضح أن الجميع يدرك أن الأخطاء واردة في ملاعب كرة القدم، أحيانًا لا يمكنك التحكم في مشاعرك، والجميع يستحق فرصة”.

وأكد: “إنه ليس بخير، ويعاني، يشعر بخيبة أمل وحزن، لكنه يُدرك الخطأ الذي ارتكبه، ويريد المضي قدمًا، أحيانًا لا يدرك الناس جميع المشاكل التي يواجهها لاعبو كرة القدم، لكن لوكاس سيتجاوز هذا الوضع”.

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وتطرق نونو سانتو للحديث عن مستقبل باكيتا الذي كان على وشك الانضمام لمانشستر سيتي، لكن بسبب تحقيق الاتحاد الإنجليزي لكرة القدم في قضية تلاعب بالنتائج في أغسطس 2023، لم تتم الصفقة، وقد بُرّئ في يوليو بعد تحقيق استمر عامين.

وأفاد المدرب: “أعتقد أن (محنة التحقيق) تؤثر عليه، لكنه مستعد للمضي قدمًا، ولعب كرة القدم كما هو، ووضع كل ذلك جانبًا، هنا في النادي، نقدم ونقدم كل الدعم الذي يحتاجه اللاعبون، لقد أجرينا محادثة جيدة، والفريق يدعم لوكاس، بالتأكيد، أعتقد أنه سعيد هنا”.

Sub-17 do Fortaleza vence e Fred terá primeira final como técnico

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O sub-17 do Fortaleza, comandando pelo ex-atacante Fred, avançou para a final da Supercopa Capital. Diante do Palmeiras, no domingo (14), Fred viverá a sua primeira decisão como treinador.

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O Tricolor encarou o Botafogo na manhã desta sexta-feira (12), no Estádio Defelê, valendo pela semifinal do torneio. Os cearenses venceram por 2 a 0, com gols de Dieguinho e Nathan.

A campanha geral é de seis partidas, sendo cinco vitórias e um empate. O time de Fred marcou 12 gols no recorte e sofreu três. A final contra o Palmeiras, no Estádio Bezerrão, terá início às 15h (de Brasília).

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— Tem sido dias intensos de muito trabalho. Jogamos a cada dois dias e, quando não temos jogo, procuramos trabalhar com os meninos, seja em treino, recuperação ou analisando em vídeo, o que precisamos melhorar para a próxima partida. Continuamos invictos, vencendo grandes equipes e firmes na busca do nosso objetivo – disse recentemente ao avaliar seu início no cargo.

— É uma experiência nova. Tenho uma visão das categorias de base como jogador e agora estou vivenciando o mesmo processo como treinador. São jovens atletas que buscam alcançar o sonho de chegarem ao profissional e temos que ter esse olhar com atenção para todos – relatou.

continua após a publicidadeFortaleza tem novo treinador no profissional

Depois de oficializar a saída do técnico Martín Palermo, que não renovou seu contrato, o Fortaleza acertou com Thiago Carpini para a disputa da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro. O Tricolor superou a concorrência de times da Série A.

➡️ Fortaleza superou concorrência de clubes da Série A por Carpini; entenda

Carpini tinha recebido sondagens de equipes como o Internacional e o Coritiba, que subiu sendo campeão da Série B. O rival Ceará, rebaixado juntamente com o Leão, também consultou a situação do treinador.

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Jon Lewis appointed London Spirit Women's head coach

Former England Women’s head coach reunites with Heather Knight at Hundred franchise

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Jon Lewis, the former England Women’s head coach, will reunite with Heather Knight, their former captain, at London Spirit after his appointment as Women’s head coach at the Hundred franchise.Spirit last week announced Knight’s appointment as women’s team general manager. As part of that non-playing role, she will work closely with Lewis on staff appointments and squad selection before and during the player auction in March as well as advising the on-field leadership group.The pair last worked together during the Ashes at the start of this year, where England’s winless performance led to Lewis losing his job as coach and Knight the captaincy, although she remains a pivotal player for her country, ending the recent 50-over World Cup as their leading run-scorer as the team reached the semi-finals.Related

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At London Spirit, Lewis will be responsible for team selection and performance.”This is a really exciting opportunity to play a part in shaping the future of this franchise,” Lewis said. “I am looking forward to building a team packed with talent and character, playing cricket that Spirit fans coming to Lord’s will get behind as we aim to win a second title this summer.”Early in Lewis’s tenure with England Women, the team reached the semi-finals of the 2023 ICC T20 World Cup and defeated India in an away T20I series before an unbeaten summer against Pakistan and New Zealand in 2024. He also oversaw England’s 2023 home Ashes series in which the hosts came back from a 6-0 points deficit to draw 8-8.But a group-stage exit at last year’s T20 World Cup ultimately signalled the beginning of the end for his time with the team, which came after England were thumped 16 points to nil on the subsequent Ashes tour.Lewis has also been involved in franchise cricket, having led UP Warriorz since the inception of the Women’s Premier League until earlier this year.Having represented England in all three international formats as a player, Lewis was the ECB’s elite pace bowling coach, working with England Men on their 2021-22 Ashes tour of Australia, and previously coached the Young Lions.He was recently appointed director of cricket – overseeing the performance structure across men’s and women’s teams and pathway programmes – at his former county, Gloucestershire, who agreed to Lewis adding the Hundred role to his duties.Mo Bobat, London Spirit director of cricket, was delighted to welcome Lewis to the franchise, which was valued at £295 million – by far the most expensive in the competition – during the recent private equity sale of Hundred teams.”I know first-hand his capabilities as a coach and his qualities as a person,” said Bobat, who worked previously with Lewis in the England Men’s set-up. “He has a fantastic breadth of experiences, across both the women’s and men’s games, which will stand us in good stead in our pursuit of sustained success.”It’s particularly exciting to consider the potential of his professional partnership with Heather, whom he obviously knows well from his time with the senior England women’s team.”

فيديو | ماذا قدم عمر مرموش في مباراة مانشستر سيتي وريال مدريد بـ دوري أبطال أوروبا؟

شارك عمر مرموش، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي مانشستر سيتي في فوز فريقه على ريال مدريد ضمن منافسات دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وواجه مانشستر سيتي نظيره ريال مدريد مساء الأربعاء في إطار منافسات الجولة السادسة من مرحلة الدوري لبطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

واستضاف ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو” مباراة ريال مدريد ومانشستر سيتي في مباراة كانت مثيرة وممتعة لجمهور كلا الناديين.

وفاز مانشستر سيتي بقيادة بيب جوارديولا على ريال مدريد بقيادة تشابي ألونسو بهدفين مقابل هدف.

بتلك النتيجة، يحتل ريال مدريد المركز السابع برصيد 12 نقطة، فيما وصل مانشستر سيتي إلى المركز الرابع برصيد 13 نقطة.

وشهدت المباراة نزول عمر مرموش بديلًا في الدقيقة 70 بدلًا من فيل فودين وشارك بأداء جيد على ملعب سانتياجو برنابيو. ملخص لمسات عمر مرموش في مباراة مانشستر سيتي وريال مدريد 

في الدقيقة 72 شارك مرموش في كرة بمنطقة وسط ملعب فريقه على ثنائي ريال مدريد واحتسب الحكم ركلة حرة لصالح مانشستر سيتي بعد تدخل كاريراس على برناردو سيلفا.

وفي الدقيقة 79، انطلق عمر مرموش من الجهة اليُسرى لفريقه بعدما أبعد الدفاع الكرة العرضية المُرسلة من كاريراس، وانطلق مرموش حتى مرر الكرة إلى زميله دوكو.

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وفي الدقيقة 83، مرر تيجاني ريندرز تمريرة رائعة داخل منطقة الجزاء في المساحة الخالية خلف دفاع ريال مدريد وانطلق مرموش لكن أبعدها دفاع ريال مدريد سريعًا عن منطقة الجزاء.

واستلم مرموش كرة عالية في منطقة وسط ملعب ريال مدريد بالدقيقة 85، وتدخل روديجر عليه ليحاول استخلاص الكرة منه لكن مرموش نجح في تمرير الكرة إلى سافينيو.

في الدقيقة 87 تدخل مرموش على روديجر في محاولة منه لاستلام الكرة العالية القادمة لكنه فشل في تحقيق ذلك.

وفي الدقيقة 90، استلم مرموش كرة عالية قادمة من فودين خلال تشتيت الكرة بعيدًا عن منطقة جزاء فريقه، وانطلق مرموش وراوغ الأول وحاول أن يراوغ جولر لكن الكرة قُطعت منه.

وفي آخر دقيقتين من المباراة، استلم مرموش كرتان عاليتان ببراعة ولم ينجح دفاع ريال مدريد في افتكاك الكرة منه.

VP do Flamengo critica punição a Gabigol: 'Fez o exame'

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O vice-presidente de futebol do Flamengo, Marcos Braz, criticou a punição sofrida por Gabigol por tentantiva de fraude ao exame antidoping. Para o dirigente, o ídolo rubro-negro não teve esta intenção. Confira no player acima.

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Eu não enxergo essa possível tentativa de fraude. O jogador que quer fraudar alguma coisa não faz exame de sangue. Porque o exame de sangue você não consegue fazer qualquer tipo de movimentação. Acho que o enquadramento foi numa situação muito pesada. Pesou muito mais o problema de relacionamento do que qualquer outra coisa, mas existe uma questão central. O atleta fez o exame de sangue, de urina e deu negativo em todos


considerou Marcos Braz

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Corinthians x Fluminense: onde assistir, horário e escalações pelo Brasileirão

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Corinthians e Fluminense se enfrentam neste domingo (21), pela 4ª rodada do Brasileirão 2024. A bola rola às 16h (de Brasília), na Neo Química Arena, com transmissão da Globo e do Premiere.

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Na última rodada do Brasileirão, o Corinthians foi derrotado pelo Bragantino, enquanto o Fluminense venceu o Vasco, no Maracanã.

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Confira abaixo todas as informações que você precisa saber sobre o confronto entre Palmeiras e Flamengo pelo Brasileirão (onde assistir, horário, escalações e local).

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Corinthians x Fluminense
4ª rodada – Série A Brasileirão

Data e horário: domingo, 28 de abril de 2024, às 16h (de Brasília)
Local: Neo Química Arena, em São Paulo (SP)
Onde assistir: Globo e Premiere
Árbitro: Ramon Abatti Abel (FIFA-SC)
VAR: Igor Junio Benevenuto de Oliveira (VAR-MG)
Assistentes: Guilherme Dias Camilo (FIFA-MG) e Rafael da Silva Alves (FIFA-RS)

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CORINTHIANS (Técnico: António Oliveira)
Carlos Miguel; Fagner, Félix Torres, Cacá e Hugo (Matheus Bidu); Raniele, Breno Bidon e Rodrigo Garro; Wesley, Yuri Alberto e Pedro Henrique

FLUMINENSE (Técnico: Fernando Diniz)
Fábio; Samuel Xavier (Guga), Felipe Melo (Antônio Carlos), Manoel, Marcelo (Diogo Barbosa); Martinelli, Lima, Ganso (Renato Augusto); Marquinhos (Douglas Costa), Arias, Cano

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بايرن ميونخ يقلب الطاولة على سبورتينج لشبونة ويصعد لوصافة دوري أبطال أوروبا

قلب فريق بايرن ميونخ الألماني الطاولة على خصمه سبورتينج لشبونة البرتغالي، وحول تأخره إلى فوز بثلاثية لهدف في منافسات دوري أبطال أوروبا.

واستقبل بايرن ميونخ خصمه سبورتينج لشبونة على ملعب “آليانز آرينا”، ضمن مباريات الجولة السادسة لمرحلة الدوري ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

شوط المباراة الأول انتهى بتعادل سلبي، وفي الشوط الثاني استفاد سبورتينج من هدف عكسي، حيث سجل جوشوا كيميش بالخطأ في مرمى فريقه بايرن ميونخ بالدقيقة 54.

وفي الدقيقة 65 أدرك بايرن ميونخ التعادل بهدف جنابري، حيث سدد مايكل أوليس ركلة ركنية، ووصلت الكرة لجنابري وسدد على الطائر في مرمى روي سيلفا من مسافة قريبة.

ومرر كونراد لايمر تمريرة سريعة داخل منطقة الجزاء إلى لينارت كارل، اللاعب البالغ من العمر 17 عامًا وجد مساحةً أمام المرمى وسدد بقوة من زاوية صعبة ليمنح بايرن ميونخ التقدم بهدف ثانٍ في الدقيقة 69.

وبالدقيقة 77، أرسل جوشوا كيميش عرضية من اليمين إلى القائم البعيد، حيث مررها سيرج جنابري برأسه أمام المرمى ليضعها جوناثان تاه في الشباك.

انتهت المباراة بفوز بايرن ميونخ بنتيجة 3-1، ليصعد للمركز الثاني في جدول ترتيب دوري أبطال أوروبا، برصيد 15 نقطة، متساويًا مع آرسنال المتصدر، ويتوقف رصيد سبورتينج لشبونة عند 10 نقاط بالمركز التاسع.

وائل جمعة: توروب عالج مشكلة في الأهلي.. ورحيل وسام أبو علي "مؤثر"

أكد وائل جمعة نجم الأهلي ومنتخب مصر السابق، أن مشاركة المنتخب الثاني في بطولة كأس العرب هذه النسخة ستكون مختلفة عن النسخة الماضية بسبب اختلاف الظروف. 

وستنطلق بطولة كأس العرب، يوم الإثنين 1 ديسمبر، بمواجهتي تونس أمام سوريا والمباراة الثانية تجمع بين قطر صاحب الأرض مع فلسطين.

طالع.. مواعيد مباريات منتخب مصر في كأس العرب 2025

ومن المقرر أن يستهل منتخب مصر، مبارياته بمواجهة الكويت، ثم يلاقي الإمارات ويختتم دور المجموعات بمباراة الأردن.

وقال وائل جمعة في تصريحات على قناة “بي إن سبورتس”: “نتمنى أن مشاركة منتخب مصر في كأس العرب تُكلل بالتوفيق والفوز بالبطولة فالظروف مختلفة، عن البطولة الماضية، كنت أتمنى مشاركة لاعبي المنتخب الأول في البطولة كأعداد لكأس أمم إفريقيا مثل منتخب تونس، وتكون فرصة لزيادة الانسجام والتفاهم بين اللاعبين والاستفادة بالبطولة، كل التوفيق للمنتخب الثاني”.

وعن مباراة الأهلي والجيش الملكي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا، أكد: “كانت هناك مشكلة واجهت توروب عند قدومه وهي الضعف الدفاعي للأهلي قبل توليه المسؤولية، والفريق كان يتعرض للاختراق للعمق وكانت مسؤولية صعبة، وهو كمدرب مطالب بالتعامل معها، وهو تعامل معها بشكل جيد وخاصة أمام شبيبة القبائل الجزائري”.

وواصل: “الثنائي مروان وديانج أعطى عمقًا للأهلي وأنهوا الخطورة التي كان يقع فيها قلبي الدفاع، توروب أعطى حرية هجومية لـ بن شرقي وزيزو وتريزيجيه، والأهلي تضرر من رحيل وسام أبو علي، ولو كان متواجدًا ستكون انتاجية الأهلي أفضل من ذلك، والأهلي مطالب أن يتعاقد مع رأس حربة في الفترة المقبلة”.

وأختتم: ” كوكا من اللاعبين المجتهدين، الأهلي لديه مشكلة، غياب محمد شكري الذي أتى من اجل تعويض رحيل علي معلول، يوجد مركزين لا بد من تدعيمهم في فريق الأهلي الظهير الأيسر والمهاجم”.  

Woltemade 2.0: Wilson plots first Newcastle move for "phenomenal" £27m star

Are Newcastle United finally clicking into gear this season?

It appears that way, with Eddie Howe’s Magpies now three wins from their last three matches in all competitions, which included an excellent 2-0 EFL Cup win being picked up over Thomas Frank’s challenging Tottenham Hotspur last time out at St James’ Park.

Still, the Toon only have three wins next to their name in the Premier League from their opening nine clashes, meaning more positive results need to be picked up in the bread and butter of the top-flight soon, with away trips to West Ham United and Brentford now on their agenda.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s men will, no doubt, be fearful of Newcastle’s attack as they loiter near the bottom of the tough division, with Nick Woltemade helping himself to yet another goal against Spurs to add to his ever-increasing Magpies back catalogue.

Woltemade's unbelievable Newcastle start

Woltemade would ensure his new side would progress through to the quarter finals of the EFL Cup when he headed this effort past a hapless Antonín Kinský.

He hasn’t just reserved his goals this season for when he comes up against stand-in goalkeepers, however, with Woltemade also boasting a mightily impressive four strikes back in league action, which has even led to opposition managers such as the Brighton and Hove Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler hailing him as “special” in what he can uniquely offer the Tyneside giants.

Indeed, it isn’t just a lethal edge that the 6-foot-6 marksman can provide, whether that be when he’s racing through on goal, or being positioned intelligently to head home a cross, with Woltemade also often in the correct spaces to progress his side’s efforts going forward with a killer pass.

He was at the heart of Harvey Barnes’ goal against Benfica in the Champions League, for example, as his ingenious flick then led to the number 11 firing home, after Anthony Gordon had played it into his path.

To put it simply, acquiring the ex-Stuttgart striker for £69m – although looking rather steep at the time – has now gone down as a “first class” signing, as his manager has recently stated.

Howe and Co. could well look to this coming January in trying to win more attacking firepower in a similar vein to their new star-man, as one move is reportedly eyed up…

Newcastle's search for another striker

After all, although William Osula has looked dangerous off the bench for Newcastle in recent matches, there is a lack of depth in the striker spot at St James’ Park – with Yoane Wissa still sidelined.

This might spark the Magpies into attempting to seal Alexander Sorloth’s signature in January, as Ross Wilson plots what his first bit of business at his new club will be as the fresh sporting director.

Newcastle could do far worse than landing Sorloth if rumours are to be believed, with Spanish outlet Marca – via Sport Witness – that eyes are very firmly on the Norwegian’s exploits at Atletico Madrid between now and the transfer window swinging open, with scouts from Newcastle previously watching the 29-year-old in action back in September.

The similarities between Woltemade and the Scandinavian are immediately obvious, with Sorloth coming in at a gigantic 6-foot-4 frame himself.

On top of that, despite some wobbles this season under Diego Simeone, he has been a reliable source of goals for most of his stay in Spain to date, leading to the fiery Simeone lauding him as a “phenomenal” finisher.

Sorloth’s recent record

Season

Games (starts)

Goals + Assists

25/26

9 (3)

2 + 0

24/25

35 (15)

20 + 2

23/24

34 (30)

28 + 6

22/23

34 (28)

12 + 3

21/22

33 (20)

4 + 0

Stats by Sofascore

Looking at the table above, it’s clear that Sorloth possesses the same split-second instinct Woltemade possesses when finishing off chances, with this season seeing him bag three goals, despite only averaging 40 minutes of action in La Liga per game.

In total, the 66-time Norway international now has 61 Spanish top-flight strikes next to his name, which far outweighs his German counterpart’s Bundesliga tally of 14 goals.

Away from clearly being potent, Simeone has also noted that Sorloth is “important in every moment and context of the game you can imagine”, with an eye for an assist and carving out an opening also clear, with Howe very much ready to use him as a focal point like Woltemade, knowing he’s a similar team player.

It’s unlikely that he would usurp Woltemade from the get-go, but as another second-in-command option for a potential £27m fee, it feels like a no-brainer to chase after.

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