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O São Paulo tem tudo pronto para fechar a contratação de seu sétimo reforço para a temporada. Nesta quinta-feira, o lateral-esquerdo Edimar passou por exames médicos na capital paulista, foi aprovado e, no fim da tarde, foi anunciado pelo Tricolor, por empréstimo até o fim do ano.

Aos 30 anos, o defensor chega cedido pelo Cruzeiro, que em 2017 já havia fechado troca com o Tricolor de Neilton por Hudson, ambos por uma temporada. Na Raposa, Edimar estava sem espaço com o técnico Mano Menezes e pediu para ser negociado.

Os exames foram feitos no HCor e o desempenho foi muito elogiado pelos médicos, que consideraram o atleta pronto para entrar em campo. Será preciso esperar, porém, a classificação para as quartas de final para ser inscrito no Campeonato Paulista.

Em abril, também estará apto para jogar a Copa Sul-Americana contra o Defensa y Justicia (no dia 6, na Argentina) e a Copa do Brasil. Na competição nacional, curiosamente, o adversário será o próprio Cruzeiro, nos dias 13 (Morumbi) e 19 (Mineirão). Os mineiros não impedirão o atleta de participar dos confrontos pela quarta fase.

Antes de Edimar, o Tricolor já havia fechado com Wellington Nem, Neilton, Sidão, Cícero, Jucilei e Lucas Pratto para esta temporada.

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Waqar Ahmad Photo © PCB The English cricket season starts in early April and ends in late September and does not really coincide or clash with seasons of other cricket playing countries

Waqar Ahmad23-Jul-2002
Waqar Ahmad
Photo © PCB
The English cricket season starts in early April and ends in late September and does not really coincide or clash with seasons of other cricket playing countries. The Pakistan cricket season starts after the monsoons in September and ends in late April when it’s too hot to play.Every year, the English cricket season provides opportunities to Pakistani cricketers to go there, travel around, and take in the sight of cricket being played in lush greenery all over the country, meet different people, enjoy the hospitality and even play professional cricket. This is an experience in itself for any serious cricketer apart from the opportunity to play league, club and for some, even top class county cricket.
Shoaib Akhtar
Photo © CricInfo
But, at the same time, every English cricket season brings with it a few problems for the Pakistan Cricket Board. These stem from commitments and contracts made by Pakistani cricketers for playing professional cricket there or more aptly, referred as ‘proing’ in England.Cricketing activity through an approved ICC policy called ‘globalization of cricket’ has increased all over the world and thus it’s cricket season the whole year round.In certain situations, a Pakistani cricketer and the PCB have to decide individually and jointly whether the player should play for his country or his county. The absence of any clear-cut policy by the PCB and the lure of attractive professional fee complicate the issue. In some cases a player ends up playing for neither of the two.One cannot deny the fact that no country in the world matches the splendour of cricket in an English summer. It is just great to be a young cricketer and pro in a county or a league team.A recent PCB press release has made it known to all and sundry, Shoaib Akhtar, the fastest bowler in the world, will not be going to play in the Morocco Cup this August. It further clarifies that Shoaib Akhtar is carrying an injury that needs to be treated in England. Strangely enough and very recently, millions saw Shoaib Akhtar bowling thunderbolts at the Australians. He appeared absolutely fit and surely no further proof of his fitness is required.The fact of the matter is that Shoaib Akhtar is irked with PCB because he was denied permission to play in England for the remainder of the English season for a county or club. One can pose the question, had he been allowed, like fellow cricketers Abdul Razzaq, Saqlain Mushtaq and Azhar Mahmood, would he have reported unfit in defiance and disgust?All cricketers love to spend summer in England and Shoaib is no exception. It is a way of relaxing and recharging one’s batteries.Shoaib, besides, being the current hottest property in cricket circles, is probably worth at least UKP 100,000 per season. This is the kind of money Wasim Akram used to make playing for Lancashire in his prime years and why should Shoaib be denied this or more?Looking at the problem from another angle, one can infer that the three young cricketers named above, signed contracts with their respective counties some time ago and that too with the permission of PCB. On the other hand, the counties as per previous practice must have agreed to release them for the Tangier tournament in August and ICC trophy in Sri Lanka in September but not for the recently concluded ODI tour to Australia. Shoaib Akhtar’s desire to sign up with an English club is perhaps an afterthought and a bit too late in the day, having no real parallel with the case of the three cricketers already playing in England. It seems to be PCB’s own method of drawing parallels.Some may conjecture, the PCB administration does not want Shoaib Akhtar to over exert in county cricket lest he expose himself to injury or extreme fatigue prior to more important assignments than Morocco. Others may think the PCB wants to look after the fastest bowler on the planet like a prize horse.The other aspect of the matter, which is correlated to his desire to play as a professional in England this summer, is fee and remuneration he receives from PCB. So far, he has shown extreme restraint over the fee he has been receiving which is reportedly roughly equivalent to that of Azhar Mahmood.Shoaib Akhtar although a man of few words, temperamentally responds to various situations created by himself, the PCB or natural circumstances in his own peculiar manner. He is neither aggressive nor unreasonable.Those who know him since the beginning of his first-class cricket career may well recall, he started as a professional with PIA at a meager thousand rupees or about $17 per month. He then moved on to ADBP.In 1997-98 Shoaib Akhtar toured South Africa under Rashid Latif’s captaincy. His selection for the tour was opposed tooth and nail by a senior selector because Shoaib in the selector’s opinion had no idea about swing bowling. On top of it, as soon as the team landed in South Africa Rashid Latif decided to send him back due to some undisclosed injury and requested Basit Ali as the replacement. Of course at that point in time, Shoaib Akhtar was oblivious to happenings around him. When contacted by the PCB he exhibited a remarkably cool temperament and the sagacity to analyze and react to a complex and somewhat political situation. As a young player he confronted his captain and assured him that he was fit to take on the South Africans and in the second Test took 5 for 43 to secure himself a permanent place in the team. He has not looked back since.More fuel is added by the PCB’s pay structure for Test players which is based on ‘seniority’. This means a player who has played more matches will get more money compared to one who has played fewer. It’s a difficult formula and incorporates a slab system. More variables are added in the equation for matches played abroad, however, the basis remains seniority. Unfortunately, more often than not, the pay structure formula seems unfair and unjust in the case of a junior but high achiever. For example, Aaqib Javed was a junior player when he established a bowling ODI world record by taking seven wickets in a match in Sharjah that Pakistan won. The poor chap ended up receiving the smallest cheque, not enough to buy a return ticket from Sharjah to Lahore!Shoaib Akhtar as he gets older and because of his hurricane like bowling approach is not likely to remain on top as the fastest bowler for a very long time. One can safely presume that after the World Cup 2003 he will turn into a fast swing bowler at speeds around 138-142 kph. His control and swing will increase and the ability to reverse swing in the late overs of an ODI or as the ball wears, in a test match, will also increase. Perhaps he will no longer be able to electrify a stadium full of people with his frightening speed but will be able to achieve far better figures than he has so far.All said and done, it does seem unjust to pay him on the basis of a junior cricketer, according to the present pay structure formula.Cricket is a highly commercialized game today and is crossing over into new countries. One feels, we may soon see the Chinese and the Japanese wielding the ‘willow’. Cricket has taken on soccer in roping in advertisement revenues from multinational conglomerates and soon cricket might even have the upper hand.PCB also needs to wake up to the immense opportunities and challenges provided by the modern commercial world of sports, advertisement and broadcasting. PCB is a rich institution and should remain one. All of Pakistan’s sports bodies look up to PCB as a role model and trendsetter. It is disturbing when PCB officials moan and groan over India’s refusal to play against Pakistan and the resultant imaginary loss of income. There are nine other test-playing countries, dozens of venues and hundreds of sponsors in the world, so why harp on missing out with India.Coming back to the topic, the standoff between Shoaib Akhtar and PCB must come to an end. PCB should do away with its age-old unjust seniority based formula and look for a new more equitable formula on the basis of both, seniority and performance. High achievers should be placed in a higher bracket with lots of perks and benefits commensurate with remunerations that other countries are paying. Shoaib Akhtar or other stars should be allowed to play in England.We can only wish Shoaib Akhtar good luck and hope that he enjoys the English summer while it lasts.ED: Waqar Ahmad is an ex-cricketer, writer, commentator and a past Secretary of Pakistan Cricket Board. Email: [email protected]

Wolverhampton Wanderers are among the clubs ‘interested’ in West Ham United centre-back Issa Diop. 

That’s according to journalist Ekrem Konur, who also names Crystal Palace and Southampton as interested parties.

In fact, he claims that Crystal Palace have already gone as far as tabling an ‘official offer’ for the Frenchman, only to see it rejected by the Hammers.

The lowdown on Wolves target Diop

Back in January, Diop was the subject of an enquiry from Champions League outfit Liverpool before they instead brought in Ozan Kabak on loan (via The Athletic).

Diop started 15 Premier League matches for West Ham last season, averaging 1.3 successful aerial duels, 1.1 tackles, 1.2 interceptions, 1.2 blocks and 3.2 clearances (via WhoScored).

The 24-year-old has two years remaining on his contract at the London Stadium and is valued at £16.2million by Transfermarkt.

He’d be competing with the likes of Conor Coady, Willy Boly, Max Kilman and Romain Saiss for a starting spot under Bruno Lage.

Fan feed Talking Wolves relayed the news, and here’s what supporters made of it.

These Wolves fans give Diop move seal of approval

“Not bad. Could do with some genuine competition at the back.”

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“Let’s be fair he’s better than what we have maybe minus Boly”

Credit: @DodgyWolf

“Imagine Diop and Boly!”

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“Oh yes please. I think he would do really well at wolves. He’s tall solid and got potential still!!”

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“I mean he’s definitely an improvement on Coady”

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“I’d have him, don’t care”

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In other news, fans gushed over this news.

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Rafael Carioca está orgulhoso da sequência do Atlético-MG no Campeonato Mineiro, que tem oito vitórias em oito jogos. Ele destacou que o feito transmite mais confiança para os jogadores na sequência da competição.

– As equipes sempre observam muito o Atlético. Mas o mais importante é continuar ganhando. Uma equipe que quer ser campeã independente do jogo, independente de onde seja, tem sempre que pensar em vencer. Acredito que isso dá muito mais confiança para nós jogadores, para fazer as coisas dentro de campo. Tem essa questão das equipes estudarem mais a gente, mas temos talento individual, jogadores que podem decidir partidas. O nosso pensamento é sempre vencer – comentou o volante

O Galo volta a campo no próximo domingo, às 16h, quando recebe o URT pela nona rodada do Estadual. O time lidera a competição, de forma isolada e já está classificado antecipadamente para as semifinais. Já o adversário do Atlético está em quarto, com 13 pontos.

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وصل والد جناح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي باريس سان جيرمان، ليونيل ميسي، إلى مدينة برشلونة منذ قليل دون الكشف عن سبب الزيارة قادمًا من العاصمة الفرنسية “باريس”.

ورحل ميسي عن برشلونة في أغسطس 2021 لينتقل إلى باريس سان جيرمان بعد فشل تسجيله في قائمة الفريق الكتالوني بسبب الأزمة الاقتصادية التي ضربت النادي منذ تفشي فيروس كورونا.

اقرأ أيضًا.. المقاولون العرب: سنحصل على مبلغ لن نستطيع عدّه إذا رحل محمد صلاح عن ليفربول

🚨OJO! Llega JORGE MESSI a Barcelona! Lo cazamos los @JijantesFC en el Prat y dice:

“Ojalá pueda volver Leo a Barceloba, algún dia” #mercato

🎥 @mryusel pic.twitter.com/4SeXC4N4lV — Gerard Romero (@gerardromero) May 15, 2022

ولكن ظهر والد ميسي، خورخي، في مطار “آل برات” في مدينة برشلونة وهذا ما كشفت عنه كاميرات شبكة “Rac1” الكتالونية منذ قليل.

واستغل مراسل الشبكة قربه من خورخي ليسأله إذا كان ميسي من الممكن أن يعود إلى برشلونة في المستقبل، ورد: “آمل أن يتمكن ليو من العودة مرة أخرى إلى هنا، يومًا ما”.

الجدير بالذكر أن عقد ميسي مع باريس سان جيرمان ينتهي بنهاية الموسم المقبل وتحديدًا في 30 يونيو 2023 مع إمكانية تمديده لعام آخر بموافقة الطرفين.

Speaking to Football Insider, pundit Noel Whelan has been left thrilled by allegedly ‘massive’ news out of Tottenham Hotspur involving Son Heung-min.

The Lowdown: Spurs source drops exciting two-word Son message

According to a report by Football Insider, a Tottenham Hotspur source recently dropped the exciting two-word message ‘it’s done’ when referring to Son’s long-awaited new deal.

As explained by the outlet, he will earn a blockbuster £200,000-per-week and has committed his future to Spurs after talks with new manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

Irrespective of what happens with Harry Kane this summer, the South Korea superstar is now allegedly set to stay at Spurs after finalising his new contract.

The Latest: Whelan thrilled…

Reacting to this development, former Premier League striker Whelan has been left thrilled – explaining how the fans ‘absolutely love him’ and it is ‘massive’ that he has committed his future.

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“When you put Harry Kane to one side, the driving force in their side is Son,” he told Football Insider.

“He has been so consistent over the years and a great servant to the club.

“Spurs will need somebody who stands up and changes the rhythm of a game if Kane leaves. Son is definitely capable of doing that. He is one of the strongest, mentally, out there.

“The fans absolutely love him, as has every manager he has worked under. This is massive that he’s committed to the project over the next few years.”

The Verdict: Huge news…

Amid the exit saga surrounding Kane in what could dominate summer discussion, this major claim that Son has now finalised a new deal at Tottenham is indeed ‘massive’.

The 28-year-old was, by some distance, the Lilywhites’ second-most crucial player over 2020/2021 after Kane – scoring 17 goals and assisting 10 others in 26 Premier League starts (WhoScored).

Only Kane managed a superior goals and assists record combined (23G, 14A), while Son averaged more key passes per 90 in the final third than any Spurs player including their star Englishman (WhoScored).

The forward staying in north London, as per FI, certainly comes as a big boost for Nuno Espirito Santo’s first season in charge.

In other news: ‘Wow’, ‘No way’, ‘This can’t be true’…Many Tottenham fans react as Kane news emerges, find out more here.

I think England played very well at Trent Bridge in the second Test against India

Phil Tufnell14-Aug-2002I think England played very well at Trent Bridge in the second Test against India. Michael Vaughan did fantastically well – and I’m talking about his batting! He did well enough with the ball, but he is not the sort of bowler you throw the ball to when you get on a turner and expect him to bowl out a Test side. A couple of wickets here and there is useful, but it might come as no surprise to you that I spent the final stages of the Test bemoaning the fact that England had gone in without a front-line spinner. What’s more, I reckon Nasser Hussain might have felt much the same.He could certainly have justified playing a spinner on the last day at Trent Bridge because the ball was turning. Of course, there’s always the outside chance that I might be a bit biased, but I reckon you should always play a spinner anyway. If you want to play five bowlers, that’s great but surely there should be a place for a spinner among those five? I know we were struggling to get a quorum of fit seamers by the end, but it might not have mattered had we had a specialist spinner to take advantage of the conditions.Looking back, I can remember playing in England sides when we had only three seamers and me, and I was called into action about an hour before lunch on the first morning. It only needed one of the seamers to go round the park and I was on. With five seamers, there are loads of options and if you want to play that many, fair enough, but I can’t help but feel that selection is over doing it.I know there was once a feeling that the Indians were not that good against pace, but even if that holds water, you could still have four pace bowlers and find room for a spinner. Let’s face it, if you go into a match with five bowlers you must be able to find room for balance and variety by playing a spinner.For one thing, it’s not altogether fair on the seamers they did pick. By the time it comes to their turn to bowl, they could be out of nick. They stand around all day having been picked as a seamer and end up bowling just half a dozen overs. The other thing is that most of these quick bowlers are used to taking the new ball, either for England or for their counties, or at least coming on first change. It might not put them in the greatest frame of mind to come on third change when the ball is far from new and they’ve been grazing in the outfield for a while.I could understand it if the batting wasn’t firing so you might pick four seamers and go for the extra batting option, but five bowlers of the same type and no spinner doesn’t make sense to me. I know there were swingers and seamers and bang-it-in bowlers, but I would just like to think that the selectors might sit down and think they got it wrong for Trent Bridge. No big deal, but put it in the memory bank for next time. Next time? That’s Headingley, so it might have to be the time after next.All in all though, things are going well for England this summer. I thought the new boys did OK and looked at home. I know it’s said it’s easier to come into a winning team, but that again is a sign of progress. England are getting better as a unit, which is shown by the way they can slip the new boys in almost unnoticed as far as the efficiency of the team is concerned.We’ve got to keep it going now. Keep scoring the big runs, keep bowling the opposition out. Basic stuff, but so important and now we’re one up with two to play, keep the old size nine on the throat and not let the opposition get back into it. It’s happened before that we’ve been well on top and then allowed opponents to wriggle free. After the win at Lord’s, the draw at Trent Bridge must not be seen as a way back for the Indians. We need to hit hard again at the first opportunity.
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A Ponte Preta está classificada com uma rodada de antecedência para a fase das quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista 2017. A Macaca briga com o Santos para terminar na liderança do Grupo D e tem como um dos trunfos o número de gols marcados no segundo tempo: são 10 de 17. Para Luis Fernando Goulart, preparador físico do clube, há alguns motivos para isso.

– O time tem uma média de idade boa (25 anos) e tem como mantra a busca incessante pelo gol, se entrega demais nos treinamentos. Precisamos sempre prepara-los para que eles saibam usar esse ímpeto nos jogos com inteligência. Hoje posso dizer que estes caras estão quase no nível físico desejado. Resultado de muito empenho e um trabalho planejado – afirmou o preparador físico da Macaca.

A história entre Luis Fernado Goulart e Ponte Preta completou, entre idas e vindas, ao todo 12 anos em 2017. Com passagens em clubes grandes como Fluminense e Sport, o preparador físico realizou um estágio na Europa (Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid e Bayer de Munique) no fim de 2016, depois de participar da melhor campanha da Macaca Querida na história dos pontos corridos.

– Como o futebol é um esporte competitivo, o princípio de treinamento é voltado para desenvolvimento das capacidades físicas e a melhora da performance de cada atleta. É um trabalho de auto rendimento planejado minuciosamente desde as categorias de base até o profissional. Trouxemos conceitos da Europa sim e aliamos aos nossos. Acredito que estamos em um bom caminho. Time da Ponte Preta estará respondendo bem fisicamente na segunda fase do Paulista e preparada para o restante da temporada – completou Luis Fernando.

A Ponte Preta entra em campo nesta quarta-feira, às 21h45, no estádio Moisés Lucarelli, em Campinas, para enfrentar o Palmeiras pela última rodada da primeira fase. A Ponte precisa pontuar e o Santos perder para assim conquistar a liderança do grupo D e a vantagem na segunda fase.

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توجه النادي الأهلي برئاسة محمود الخطيب، بطلب إلى رابطة الأندية المحترفة للموافقة على تأجيل مباراته مع إيسترن كومباني في الدوري.

الأهلي يواجه إيسترن كومباني، يوم الأربعاء الموافق 25 من شهر مايو الجاري، في إطار منافسات الجولة الرابعة عشر المؤجلة من عمر منافسات الدوري.

طالع أيضًا.. الأهلي: كل الخبراء أجمعوا على صحة الهدف الملغي.. ونحتاج لدعم الجميع

وأوضح الأهلي عبر موقعه الرسمي أن النادي مستعد لخوض مباراة إيسترن كومباني خلال فترة الأجندة الدولية المقبلة بدون الاستعانة بلاعبيه الدوليين، إذا لم يوافق الجهاز الفني للمنتخب على مشاركتهم بعد التشاور معه في هذا الأمر خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وواصل أن ذلك الطلب هدفه أن يتمكن فريق الأهلي من الاستعداد لمباراته المهمة مع الوداد المغربي في نهائي دوري الأبطال، والمقرر إقامتها في ملعب مركب محمد الخامس يوم ٣٠ مايو الجاري.

واختتم أنه استطلع رأي مسئولي إيسترن كومباني ووافقوا على التأجيل، ووجه لهم النادي الشكر على تقديرهم للموقف.

Everton are interested in a deal to bring Marvelous Nakamba to Goodison Park this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The Daily Mail, who claim that Rafael Benitez is looking to bolster his options in the middle of the park in the summer transfer window, with the Aston Villa midfielder believed to be high on his list of targets.

The report goes on to state that Dean Smith would be reluctant to lose the services of the 27-year-old ahead of next season, although it is believed that the Toffees, along with Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace, are ready to test Villa’s resolve regarding the Zimbabwe international with an offer in the coming weeks.

Nakamba could finally replace Gueye

With defensive midfield having been something of an issue for Everton since the departure of Idrissa Gueye back in 2019, as the club’s replacement for the 31-year-old, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, has made just three appearances for the Toffees, it is easy to see why Benitez is keen to strengthen in the position this summer.

And, considering the impressive performance of Nakamba for Villa last season, should Marcel Brands be able to get a deal over the line for the midfielder this summer, he could have finally found Gueye’s heir in the position.

Indeed, despite featuring sparingly for Smith’s side last time out, the £6.3m-rated man nevertheless shone over his 13 Premier League appearances, making an average of 1.3 interceptions, 1.7 tackles, 0.6 clearances and winning 3.2 duels per game.

These metrics saw the man Smith dubbed an “excellent” player earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 6.91, ranking him as Villa’s 13th-best performer in the top flight of English football.

Furthermore, although Gbamin now appears to be injury-free ahead of Everton’s upcoming Premier League campaign, whether or not the Ivory Coast international is the same player he was for Mainz – having spent two years on the sidelines due to three very serious injuries – is anyone’s guess.

Either way, it would seem as if, with the 25-year-old being Benitez’s only option in the position, the Spaniard simply cannot rely on the fitness of Gbamin over 38 Premier League games, meaning that a move for a defensive midfielder, and the £34k-per-week Nakamba in particular, should be Brands’ priority this summer.

In other news: Bye-bye Rodriguez: Benitez must seal Everton swoop for “exceptional” 33-goal wizard