Jurgen Klopp has come to the defence of Trent Alexander-Arnold after he claimed that Liverpool's trophies "mean more" than Manchester City's.
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يشهد اليوم الإثنين الموافق 17-6-2024، مباريات قوية في الدوري المصري الممتاز، بالإضافة إلى لقاءات مُثيرة بكأس أمم أوروبا، يورو 2024.
ويلتقي الزمالك مع المصري، على أرضية ملعب برج العرب بالإسكندرية، ضمن منافسات الجولة 26 من عمر مباريات بطولة الدوري.
ويحتل الزمالك، المركز الحادي عشر في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري الممتاز، برصيد 31 نقطة من 18 مباراة، ولهُ 7 مباريات مؤجلة.
على الجانب الآخر، يحتل فريق المصري المركز الثاني برصيد 39 نقطة، من 24 مباراة، فاز في 11 مباراة وتعادل 6 وخسر 7 مواجهات.
وفي إطار الجولة ذاتها، يلتقي الجونة مع البنك الأهلي في مباراة لا تقبل القسمة على اثنين، نظرًا لترتيب الفريقين في جدول الدوري، وأيضًا يحل إنبي ضيفًا على الإسماعيلي.
وعلى مستوى كأس أمم أوروبا، يواجه منتخب بلجيكا نظيره سلوفاكيا، بملعب “دوتش بانك بارك”، حيث يلتقي المنتخبان بالجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات عن منافسات المجموعة الخامسة.
ويواجه منتخب فرنسا نظيره النمسا، بملعب “اسبرت أرينا”، ضمن منافسات الجولة ذاتها، ولكن عن منافسات المجموعة الرابعة.
طالع أيضًا | مبابي: آمل ألا تذهب إسبانيا بعيدًا في اليورو.. وجاهزون لمواجهة النمسا مواعيد مباريات اليوم الإثنين 17-6-2024 والقنوات الناقلةمواعيد مباريات الدوري المصري اليوم
الجونة ضد البنك الأهلي، الساعة 4 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “on time sport 2”.
الإسماعيلي ضد إنبي، الساعة 7 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “on time sport 2”.
الزمالك ضد المصري، الساعة 7 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “on time sport 1”. مواعيد مباريات كأس أمم أوروبا اليوم
رومانيا ضد أوكرانيا، الساعة 4 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN Sports Max 1”.
بلجيكا ضد سلوفاكيا، الساعة 7 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN Sports Max 1”.
النمسا ضد فرنسا، الساعة 10 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN Sports Max 1”.
ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث المباريات لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنـــا
Dawid Malan did not break into England’s Test side until shortly after his 30th birthday, but what odds that one day – even if just fleetingly – he might captain England?That thought might have crossed the mind of more than a few people when Middlesex announced that he had been appointed as their new club captain. Here is the chance he has long yearned for to make an impression.The need to find Joe Root occasional rest periods will exist as long as he remains a multi-format player, the vice captain Ben Stokes is facing charges of affray and the player who stepped into that role in Australia, James Anderson, is approaching the end of his career.Malan, one of the few figures to emerge in credit after England’s 4-0 Ashes thumping, struck a maiden Test hundred in Perth and showed resilience throughout, gaining a reputation as a tough cricketer with an appetite for the challenge. Even if he just steps in for a day, his odds have tightened considerably compared to only six months ago.Middlesex have been heavily reliant upon overseas players to lead the club in recent seasons as Angus Fraser, their managing director of cricket and also an England selector, testified.But Malan’s stock has risen and, with a certain irony, he has been entrusted with the job just as England can be expected to make more demands on his time.Malan takes over the captaincy of the club in all formats, with Sam Robson appointed as his four-day vice-captain. Middlesex will appoint a stand-in captain in T20 and 50-over cricket only if should that prove necessary.It has taken almost 350 appearances for Middlesex across all formats, with him amassing more than 14,000 runs in the process, including 23 centuries, before he was appointed – although he did lead Middlesex in the NatWest Blast in 2016 and also led the England Lions to a tri-series win against Pakistan-A and Sri Lanka-A in the same year, impressing Andy Flower along the way.Fraser said: “In recent years Middlesex Cricket have looked at overseas players and new signings to captain the club but I now feel the time is right for players from within to take on major leadership roles.Dawid Malan slugs one to the leg side•Getty Images
“Since my return to Middlesex there have been a number of players who have developed from promising youngsters into high quality and highly-respected figures in domestic cricket. No player has done this more than Dawid Malan and that is why I am delighted he has taken up the offer to be club captain.”Dawid has always held the desire to captain teams and we have for some time believed he has had the potential to captain the club, hence his appointment as T20 captain in 2016. Along with the belief I have that he will become an excellent leader, Dawid stands out because he is somebody who we believe will do the job for several years.Fraser conceded that England absences complicated the issue but said that such considerations should not prevent Malan from gaining his rightful rewards. It is a view recently taken by Yorkshire with Gary Ballance and, somewhat controversially, by Kent with Sam Billings, a decision that will see Sam Northeast leave the club.”England commitments – and I hope Dawid continues to thrive as an international cricketer – may mean we do not see him for periods of the season but, in my mind, that should not stop the right man from holding the position he deserves to hold,” Fraser said.”In light of this Middlesex Cricket have made Sam Robson vice-captain in County Championship cricket. Sam is another player that has been developed by Middlesex and is a cricketer that is ready to take on further responsibility and new challenges. The pair of them will bring fresh ideas and energy to the County Championship cricket we play.Fraser also had warm words for the outgoing captain James Franklin, the New Zealand allrounder, who he said had “selflessly stepped in to fill a leadership hole.”So Malan as an England captain, however briefly? It might be seen as a bizarre suggestion, but there was a time when people would have scoffed at the thought that Paul Collingwood, by then pushing 34, would be the man to lead England to their only success in a major ICC tournament.
Leicestershire have confirmed the appointment of Michael Carberry as captain and Tom Smith as second XI coach.Carberry, who joined the club towards the end of the 2017 season, replaces Mark Cosgrove as captain and will lead in all three formats. Leicestershire failed to win a Championship match in 2017 and finished bottom of the division two table.While Carberry may feel he has some questions to answer about his own form – he averaged just 17.42 in the County Championship for Hampshire and Leicestershire in 2017 – he has vast experience from a career that has seen him represent England in all three formats and win four limited-overs trophies with Hampshire.Despite his own health problems and advancing years (he is 37), Carberry has also remained impressively fit and is seen as the sort of role-model cricketer than can inspire Leicestershire’s younger players.Cosgrove, who was easily the club’s highest run-scorer in the Championship in 2017, will continue at Leicestershire as a player.Smith, meanwhile, returns to a club he represented on-loan in 2008. Having seen an impressive career as an all-rounder curtailed by injury – Smith was part of the Lancashire side that won the County Championship in 2011 and was appointed the club captain ahead of the 2015 season – he has had coaching spells with Lancashire’s academy, Lancashire Thunder and England Women. He is 32.The appointment completes a transformation of the club’s coaching staff over recent months which has also seen Paul Nixon appointed as head coach, Matt Mason appointed as bowling coach and John Sadler appointed as assistant coach.”This is an exciting opportunity for me at Leicestershire and it is great to be working alongside Nico [Paul Nixon], John Sadler, Matt Mason and all of the coaching staff,” Smith said. “I enjoyed my time here as a player alongside Nico so it was an easy decision to make. I’m really looking forward to being part of a fresh coaching team at the Foxes and can’t wait to get started.””Tom is a brilliant bloke who I had the pleasure of playing alongside here,” Nixon said. “He was a top-class cricketer who was highly skilled across all formats. Tom was named as captain of Lancashire at a young age which shows his pedigree.”He has since upskilled his coaching CV with work at Lancashire both in the men’s and women’s game and has also been working with the England Women team. We’re delighted to have Tom on board with us.”
Shai Hope hit form early on the tour with a steady 110, while Sunil Ambris pressed his case for a Test spot, smacking 153 off 145 balls
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Centuries from Shai Hope and Sunil Ambris helped the West Indians rally to 451 for 9, despite a top-order stutter that had them at 135 for 5 at one stage on the opening day of the tour match against New Zealand A in Lincoln.The centuries hold promise for the tourists ahead of the first Test, which starts from December 1. Hope, West Indies’ highest run-getter in Tests in 2017 and their best batsman on the tours of England and Zimbabwe, struck form with a steady 110 off 133 balls. Ambris, on the other hand, pressed his case for a spot in the Test with a rapid 153 off 145 balls. The centuries were the only knocks in excess of 50 on the first day, after Roston Chase (49), Shane Dowrich (35) and Jason Holder (31) failed to carry on and convert their starts.The early damage in the West Indian innings came from fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, who had taken a 12-for in a Plunket Shield game earlier in the month. Two early wickets from Ferguson, and one from seamer Logan van Beek, had the West Indians pinned at 45 for 3 by the 12th over. Chase and Hope steadied the innings with an 81-run stand for the fourth wicket, but Chase’s dismissal – by Ferguson – was quickly followed by Jermaine Blackwood’s wicket, leaving the West Indians in danger of compiling a below-par score.Hope and Ambris averted that possibility with a 155-run partnership for the sixth wicket, that came at a rapid scoring rate of 6.88. Ambris, in particular, took the charge to New Zealand A in the third session. Having resumed on 51 after tea, Ambris raced to a hundred off 85 balls, his second fifty taking just 30 deliveries. By the time he was dismissed, the eighth wicket of the innings, Ambris had struck 24 fours and a six and had pushed the score past 400, with helpful contributions from Dowrich and Holder. The third session yielded 204 runs in 36 overs.”It was one of my better knocks for a while now,” Ambris said at the end of the day. “When I just got in, I had to play as much balls as possible, I had to leave a lot, not really try to score but play myself in. It was made a lot easier when I was batting with Shai; he was batting very quickly and took pressure off me. I was then able to score freely and capitalise on the bad deliveries.”Ferguson dismissed both centurions, and had returns of 5 for 67, while his fellow seamers, Hamish Bennett and van Beek, had one and two wickets respectively.
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Após algumas semanas de muita pressão, o Coritiba enfim respira. Com duas vitórias consecutivas, o Coxa deixou a lanterna e zona de rebaixamento do Campeonato Brasileiro. Com isso, o time de Jorginho terá alguns dias de tranquilidade.
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O principal destaque desta reabilitação é o zagueiro Sabino, que através da precisão nas cobranças de pênalti, conseguiu dar os dois triunfos ao time do Couto Pereira.
A primeira vitória aconteceu diante do Bragantino. O Coxa perdia por 1 a 0 quando o zagueiro iniciou a reação através da marca da cal. No segundo tempo, o Coritiba sacramentou a virada com Robson.
No último fim de semana, na estreia do técnico Jorginho, o rival foi o Sport. Após 90 minutos sem gols, caiu nos pés do zagueiro a responsabilidade de bater o pênalti nos acréscimos.
Vale lembrar que, antes mesmo dos gols no Brasileirão, Sabino havia anotado dois gols. Curiosamente a vítima foi o Athletico. O primeiro aconteceu na goleada em cima do rival no Paranaense. Na cobrança de escanteio, ele testou firme para vencer o goleiro. O segundo veio em cobrança de pênalti na final da competição.
Com quatro gols na temporada, o zagueiro aparece na vice-liderança da artilharia. Até o momento, o goleador é Robson.
South Africa’s new-look bowling attack have had a slightly gentle easing-in against Bangladesh and as their leader Kagiso Rabada is aware of both the potential they have and the challenges they will face in the future
Firdose Moonda in Bloemfontein07-Oct-2017Given the complete lack of a contest in this clash between South Africa and Bangladesh, there is very little that can be read into the result. It tells us only what we already know, that South Africa are a stronger team than Bangladesh, but maybe, it also tells us something more.This South African side has just about a full-strength batting line-up (AB de Villiers is the only notable absentee) but an almost entirely new-look attack. Kagiso Rabada, with 22 caps, is the most experienced member of the pack in the current XI and is now properly establishing himself as its leader. Wayne Parnell is making his umpteenth comeback, having never become a regular. Duanne Olivier and Andile Phehlukwayo are trying to make cases for more permanent places.Bavuma has a knack of never giving up – Rabada
Temba Bavuma was the only batsman in South Africa’s top five who did not cash in on a good surface against a toothless attack but he made up for it in a milli-second in the field.
Bavuma was at gully when Mushfiqur Rahim prodded at a back-of-a-length delivery from Duanne Olivier that flew off the face and forced Bavuma into immediate action. He dived one-handed to his right and pouched the ball when it was nearly past him to dismiss the Bangladesh captain and create another moment of fielding magic, which his team-mates more than appreciated.
“It wasn’t a nice situation for Temba – you get out at times. He is the only one who didn’t score a hundred. It happens to the best. But every time when he doesn’t score with the bat, he does something in the field,” Rabada said. “He’s got that knack of never giving up. He always contributes to the team. They depend on Mushfiqur so it was an important moment in the game
Without disrespecting Bangladesh, Rabada indicated that all of them have been given a gentle easing-in, and South Africa have been allowed a glimpse into what lies ahead without much to block their view. “We were sitting down and I was speaking to Quinny saying that all the guys we played with and against at school are all in the team now and are coming up. South Africa is in good hands in the future,” Rabada, who become Test cricket’s leading wicket-taker in 2017, said. “It gets much tougher than Bangladesh, of course. You can play them in their conditions and it’s a different story. It gets harder from here. This is not it.”That South African cricket is in safe hands is a bold statement to make, not least because there are many arguments against it. The most obvious is the domestic system, which has been ravaged by Kolpaks and has not thrown up any stand-out names to compete with the current crop.Aiden Markram was the most recent one and though he has made the step-up seamlessly, there are not too many candidates who look like they will be able to do the same. In seasons to come that may change, but for now, the pressure is on the incumbents to do the job, none more so than Rabada.When South Africans think of their next “it” cricketer, they think of him. Though he went through a quiet period in England, the signs from him this summer suggest he is in good rhythm. He didn’t go as far as to confirm that, but hinted he is maturing enough to have learnt to work through setbacks.”There is expectation and there will be pressure. No-one is a Rambo, we are all human beings. You have to find ways to cope with it,” Rabada said. “The best players and the guys who have been in the longest have found ways to cope with it. Sometimes it can get bigger and you have to find a new way to deal with it. You grow as a person when things are not going your way.”Having a new coach will help. Not because the previous one – Russell Domingo, who Rabada was a supporter of – did anything wrong but because his replacement, Ottis Gibson brings fresh ideas. “He is a very stern character but at the same time he is lenient. He doesn’t beat around the bush. He cracks jokes with the guys,” the also-stern Rabada said. “He brings in his own dynamic, something as South Africans we are not particularly used to, but the guys are enjoying what he brings to the table. When we do the warm-ups, we do things in a different style and the guys enjoy it.”Like the team, Gibson’s performance also cannot be properly assessed on this series but the early signs are good. Gibson has managed to impress on his men that this assignment should be taken seriously and apart from some dropped catches in Potchefstroom, South Africa have been clinical.They’ve even been hard on themselves when it hasn’t quite gone according to plan, like when Liton Das enjoyed a period of run-scoring in the afternoon. Rabada would not like to see that repeated.”Liton Das came in at a time where the ball got a bit soft and it wasn’t doing much. He is a good player and I thought he was nice and patient and aggressive. I thought we missed our mark with him at times, giving him freebies so that’s something we have to talk about and execute tomorrow so it doesn’t happen again,” he said.Ultimately, South Africa know that if “we just stuck to our plans and at the end of the day the batsmen got themselves out”. Bangladesh’s capitulation means interest in this series will sink even lower and discussions around the standard of Test cricket between top-tier and lower-tier countries may be sparked again.For Rabada, it’s not about the gap but how South Africa have filled it. “I don’t think you can compare a first-class game to an international game, but it feels like one because there isn’t a crowd. It’s very peaceful. We didn’t take them lightly. We prepared very well and we executed our plans well. They’ve got some good players so we made sure we didn’t give them any space.”
Following the 186-run win against New Zealand in Derby, Mithali Raj has hailed her team as a “new India”
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How you make a comeback is important – Raj
Following the 186-run win against New Zealand in Derby, Mithali Raj has hailed her team as a “new India”. Needing a win in their final league game to qualify for the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup, India shrugged off the effects of successive losses to South Africa and Australia and turned in their best performance of the tournament. Having posted 265 thanks to a century from Raj and fifties from Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy, India bowled New Zealand out for 79, with Rajeshwari Gayakwad grabbing a five-wicket haul in her first game of the tournament.”The girls realised it was a must-win game for us to qualify for the semis,” Raj said, after the match. “We came back to the ground where we’ve played four games, so we know how the wicket and the outfield plays.”The girls wanted to do well today, give their best and they knew it was one game that could get us into the semis. I’m extremely happy that the girls made a comeback.”I think this is a new India team. In the earlier editions, we’ve seen one bad day and then we’ve never made a comeback into the tournament. This is a very good win for the girls and it will give them a real boost and a lot of confidence.”Raj said India’s players had been “very down” on the eve of the match, and that she had spoken to her team-mates about the importance of bouncing back from setbacks.”I’m very happy and thrilled because, until yesterday, most of the girls were very down because of the performance that we displayed in the last two games, against South Africa and Australia. Of course, Indian camp was on the back foot after two games, but it’s something I have always told the girls – if you’re aiming to play the semi-finals or trying to be in the top four in the world, it’s important that we need to make comebacks after disappointments. Usually that’s what the best teams are made up of. Every time you may not win a game, but how you make a comeback is very important.”Raj was pleased with the performance of India’s new-ball pair of Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey, who sent back both of New Zealand’s openers by the third over of the chase, easing the job of Gayakwad and the other spinners.”It’s always important that if the fast bowlers give you those couple of early wickets, then the spinners really don’t have the pressure of getting the first wicket,” Raj said. “It happened in the last two games, against Australia and South Africa, that the spinners had lot of pressute when they came in to get that one wicket. But today, when we had Suzie Bates in the second over, we knew they were already on the back foot because when you’re chasing 260-plus, the team always looks for the openers to give them a good start.”India have lost seven of their last eight ODIs against Australia, stretching back to July 2011, but Raj said there was no reason why they couldn’t beat them in Thursday’s semi-final if they continued to play the way they had against New Zealand.”Australians are a very good side, very rounded side,” Raj said. “They have a lot of depth in the batting and they have good bowlers. But again it is how the team responds to the situation on that day, how we step up, because it is one game now, and if we continue to play the way we played today, there is more possibility that we can beat Australia.”Raj’s 123-ball 109 against New Zealand was her sixth ODI hundred. She is also the leading run-getter in Women’s ODIs, having gone past Charlotte Edwards’ career tally during India’s match against Australia in Bristol.”Well, I think nothing beats representing India at the biggest stage,” she said, when asked what keeps driving her. “I’m at my peak, I’m playing well, I’ve worked on my game since the last year, I was preparing for the World Cup, and I’m happy that I’m still scoring runs for the country.”
Arsenal are reportedly planning an audacious swoop for Manchester City defender Kyle Walker, as Mikel Arteta eyes reinforcements this summer.
The Gunners bolstered their season hopes by bolstering their squad with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus last term, though there comes more of a risk with links to the Englishman.
Could Arsenal sign Kyle Walker?
According to reports (via Football365), there has been ‘contact’ made between the north Londoners and the treble winners over the full-back’s availability.
The report prices the defender at £14m, in a deal that could shock the Premier League after the Englishman was linked to Bayern Munich earlier in the window.
Signed by City in 2017 for a reported fee of £45m plus add-ons, Arsenal could get themselves a cost-effective deal in the reported swoop, but whether the deal makes sense is up for debate.
Should Arsenal sign Kyle Walker?
Lauded as a “machine” by members of the media, there’s no denying the impact that Walker has had on City over the years.
With his contract set to expire next summer, should an agreement not be met prior, the former Tottenham right-back could depart Manchester a hero, having obtained 12 major trophies and two Community Shield prizes.
Going out being remembered for the highs of winning the treble could be an attractive prospect for the defender, who turned 33 earlier this summer.
While the Sheffield-born gem is still regarded as one of Europe’s best, the attraction to Walker should be swerved by Arsenal, who must continue in the direction of chasing down City and remaining as a title-challenging side.
The 33-year-old would be a good asset in ways, however, signing an ageing player to the pleasure of those close to them to allow them to upgrade further could be a stumbling block.
Signing Zinchenko and Jesus was a fundamental piece of business last summer, but the two were both 25 years of age at the point of signing and joined the club prior to the exceeded expectations of the 2022/23 campaign.
Attempting to sign Walker on the back of the trialling season, it could be a sign of less-ambitious business for the Gunners, who have already had links to the likes of in-demand youthful full-backs.
With Jurrien Timber set to arrive, the north Londoners have also had reported interest in January target Ivan Fresneda, with both potential moves signalling a statement of intent ahead of the highly anticipated 2023/24 campaign.
Challenging at the top in terms of European standards is still a normality for 33-year-old Walker, who ended the season recording the fastest top speed in the Premier League clocking at 37.31 km/h, via OptaJoe.
The £175k-per-week treble winner also ranked in the top 5% in terms of full-backs in Europe’s top five leagues over the past year in terms of progressive passes, averaging 6.95 per 90 to highlight his competence as an inverted wing-back, via FBref.
Arsenal could be open to signing a top player, however at 33 and at the disposal of City, the Gunners should aim to look elsewhere in terms of adding to their long-term project.
Aston Villa could be "able to activate a deal" to land Ferran Torres this summer if they wait for "the back end of the transfer window", claims transfer insider Dean Jones.
What Unai Emery has achieved at Villa is nothing short of remarkable. Taking the side from a potential relegation scrap to a scrap for European places, he has completely turned the club around, and it looks as if some major players in Europe could be on their way to Villa Park over the summer.
So far, the West Midlands side have already welcomed Belgian international Youri Tielemans through the door from the recently relegated Leicester City, a player that only last year was heavily linked to Arsenal.
However, the player touted with a move to the Claret and Blue that might just excite the most fans is Barcelona and full Spanish international Torres.
The Daily Mail have reported that due to the Catalan club's dire financial situation, the 23-year-old could join the Villains on a season-long loan with an option to buy for just £21.5m.
Jones was clear that the player himself has been very upfront about his desire to remain at Barcelona, which could make it harder for Villa to get a deal done. However, he points out that a deal could be made easier if he isn't given much playing time come August.
Speaking to Football FanCast, he said: "I think the Ferran Torres one could still become interesting. He obviously doesn't want to leave Barcelona, and it seems like he's made that pretty clear. But the deeper we get into this transfer window, the more I wonder if he might actually end up leaving.
"I mean, if we get to a situation whereby the season in Spain begins in August, and he's not in the picture, and you get him towards the back end of the transfer window. I wonder if that's when Villa might be able to activate a deal like that."
Torres, who has been hailed as "world-class", would be a brilliant signing for this new-look Aston Villa side and be a true signal of intent that they are here to stay among the big boys of English football.
It would also be the perfect way for the Foios-born dynamo to reignite his career following a tough few years in Catalonia. The former City gem hasn't been bad for the La Liga champions, he just hasn't been able to start as frequently as he may have hoped would be the case back in 2021.
According to WhoScored, he only started 14 La Liga matches last season, coming off the bench 19 times, averaging an overall rating of 6.48 across all his league appearances.
His underlying numbers are still impressive, with FBref, who compare players in a similar position across Europe's top five leagues, placing him in the top 12% for touches in the opposition's penalty area, the top 15% for non-penalty goals and non-penalty expected goals, all per 90.
He has impressed for the national side as well, with former Spain manager Luis Enrique saying: "He is one of the players whose crosses are the best in LaLiga."
If Villa can get this deal over the line, they might be fighting for more than just Conference League football next year.