Everton: Lampard must axe Andre Gomes

Everton put on an impressive performance against Leeds United to secure their first Premier League win in seven games on Saturday afternoon in front of the home fans at Goodison Park.

Michael Keane, Seamus Coleman and Anthony Gordon all found the back of the net as the Toffees put on an offensive and defensive masterclass against their opponents, keeping their fourth top-flight clean sheet of the season.

The new Everton boss made a few changes to his side, replacing an injured Demarai Gray with Alex Iwobi and Donny Van de Beek starting instead of Andre Gomes alongside Allan in midfield, and it paid off.

One player who made an accomplished appearance for Everton on Saturday was Van de Beek, creating a goalscoring opportunity against Bielsa’s team with a key pass and winning three aerial duels (the most on either side). He also recorded the most tackles against Leeds (four) and recovered the ball 10 times to keep Everton ticking over during the course of the game.

With that being said, it is no coincidence that the 24-year-old’s performance came as Everton comfortably beat their opponents, so it may be the perfect opportunity for Lampard to now ruthlessly axe Andre Gomes from the side.

The £120k-p/w Portuguese midfielder, who was described as “reckless” by Everton journalist David Prentice, has had ample opportunities in the starting XI throughout the season to make an impact, with 10 Premier League appearances so far. His inclusion in the team had clearly fallen flat, as he has started in the last six games that the Toffees have lost.

With Van de Beek’s introduction to the team having such a huge impact on Everton’s performance compared to the display at St James’ Park in their previous game, Lampard will be likely to persist with the Manchester United loanee, pushing Gomes to the bench. It would seem that the latter just isn’t of the standard that the Toffees need any more.

In other news: Moshiri made yet another mistake in the transfer market

Modi's requests for documentary evidence

These are the ten references Lalit Modi made to the show cause notice (slapped by the board on him on April 26), and for which he has requested documentary proof from the BCCI that would enable him to shore up his defence

Cricinfo staff11-May-2010Lalit Modi has requested the BCCI for documentary proof relating to the charges levelled against him•AFP

Lalit Modi: Page 1, Para 2- I have been charged that IPLcontracts have been executed by me without the authority of thegoverning council, but no copies of the agreements have been provided.N Srinivasan: Page 1, para 2A reading of the show cause noticewould establish that the Governing Council of the IPL authorized thesigning of an agreement with the successful franchise ‘Emerging Media(IPL) Limited’ and not ‘Jaipur IPL Cricket (Pvt) Limited’. This isclear from page 5 of the show cause notice. Similarly, the agreementsand cancellation documents referred from para 3 till para 8 on pages17, 18 and 19 of the show cause notice were without approval of theGoverning Council. This fact is mentioned in para 9 of the show causenotice at page 20.Modi: Page 1, Para 3- I have been charged with tarnishing BCCI’simage through my statements in the media and alleged misdeeds, butit’s not substantiated with proof.Srinivasan: These communications received by the BCCI Presidentfrom Senior officers, Committee members and others expressing theirconcern about tarnishing the image of the BCCI and the game of cricketwere all oral communications. I am sure that even you would have beenconcerned at the adverse image suffered by the BCCI and the game ofcricket on account of the media reports which had appeared at the timeof issuance of the show cause notice.Modi: Page 2 Para 2- If any written record of consultationexists, please provide me with the same.Srinivasan: The consultation referred to in the paragraph withthe BCCI President was oral. There is no written record of theconsultation.Modi: Page 2, Para 1- The show cause states I have proxy stakein 3 IPL franchisees, but there are no copies of such reports.Srinivasan The reports which suggest that you have proxy stakesin the three franchisees of the IPL had all appeared in the media,particularly in the electronic media. I am sure you have also seensuch reports. The BCCI does not maintain a record of these mediareports.Modi: Page 5 Para 4- your notice refers to the ‘register ofmembers of Jaipur IPL cricket Pvt Ltd. Please supply me with a copy of thesame.Srinivasan: The Register of members of the Jaipur IPL Pvt.Limited will be supplied.Modi: Page 6 Para 5- you stated that details have been gatheredfrom documents apparently submitted by the Franchisee subsequent tothe agreement. Kindly provide me with copies of such document.Srinivasan: Details which have been gathered from documentssubmitted by the franchise subsequent to the agreement will besupplied.Modi: Page 11- Show cause states that subtle messages were sentto corporate entities that they were unwelcome to bid. But no names orcopies of messages have been provided.Srinivasan: It was brought to the notice of the BCCI by areliable source that such messages were given to him. Since thiscommunication was privileged and confidential, the name of the personis being held up. This information was provided orally.Modi: Page 15- It has been stated the Kochi contract had to besigned under a directive of the BCCI president. But, no copies of thewritten directive exist.Srinivasan: President BCCI on hearing that there was a delay inexecuting the contract with the Kochi franchise, orally informed you,Ms. Akhila Kaushik and Shri Sundar Raman that this was completelyunfair and he wanted the contract to be signed and executed forthwith.This communication was given to you orally on telephone.Modi: Page 27- You have stated that MOU with LCM dealt withrights already committed to Nimbus with who BCCI has an ongoingcontract. Provide me the agreement between BCCI-Nimbus.Srinivasan: The copy of the agreement between Nimbus and BCCIwill be supplied.Modi: Page 27, Para 2- you have referred to objection raised byNimbus, supple (sic) me with copy of the same and the BCCI reply.Srinivasan: Copies of the letter written by Nimbus will be supplied.

فيديو | البنك الأهلي يفوز على سيراميكا كليوباترا بثلاثية في الدوري

نجح فريق الكرة الأول بنادي البنك الأهلي في تحقيق فوز على نظيره سيراميكا كليوباترا، بثلاثية مقابل هدف.

المباراة أقيمت على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي في خضم منافسات الجولة الثالثة من عمر الدوري المصري الممتاز.

رابطة الأندية تختار كريم بامبو أفضل لاعب في مباراة البنك الأهلي وسيراميكا كليوباترا

افتتح فريق البنك الأهلي التسجيل بهدف سجله أحمد هاني مدافع سيراميكا عن طريق الخطأ في الدقيقة الثانية من عمر اللقاء، بعدما فشل في ابعاد عرضية كريم بامبو.

وعاد كريم بامبو ليسجل الهدف الثاني للبنك الأهلي في الدقيقة 26، ثم أضاف رزاق سيسيه الهدف الثالث في الدقيقة 56.

قبل أن يقلص رجب نبيل الفارق لفريق سيراميكا ويسجل هدف فريقه الوحيد في الدقيقة 65.

يذكر، أن تقنية الفار تدخلت خلال أحداث اللقاء، في لعبتين، الأولى التراجع عن احتساب ركلة جزاء لسيراميكا بالدقيقة 40، والثانية إلغاء هدف للبنك الأهلي في الدقيقة 61. 

قائمة الزمالك لمباراة إنبي في الدوري المصري.. استبعاد إمام عاشور وفتوح

بهذه النتيجة، يحقق فريق البنك الأهلي الفوز الأول له هذا الموسم، بعد تعادلين متتاليين، ويرفع رصيده إلى 5 نقاط، محتلًا المركز الخامس.

وفي الوقت ذاته يتلقى فريق سيراميكا الهزيمة الثانية على التوالي، ويتجمد رصيده عند 3 نقاط، محتلًا المركز الحادي عشر. أهداف مباراة البنك الأهلي وسيراميكا كليوباترا

Michael Hussey and Nannes take Australia through

Michael Hussey reprised his favourite role, of the rescue artist, to steer Australia to a competitive total before Dirk Nannes’ pace and some world-class fielding confirmed there would be no repeat of last year’s embarrassing first round World Twenty20 ex

The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran05-May-2010
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Dirk Nannes had the best figures by an Australian bowler in Twenty20s•AFP

Michael Hussey reprised his favourite role, of the rescue artist, to steer Australia to a competitive total before Dirk Nannes’ pace and some world-class fielding confirmed there would be no repeat of last year’s embarrassing first round World Twenty20 exit. Bangladesh’s defeat also meant defending champions Pakistan, the team most likely to take the flight home in case Group A was decided on net run-rate, also progressed to the Super Eights.Bangladesh were dreaming of another famous upset in a global tournament in the Caribbean after their armada of spinners thrived on a pitch with bounce and turn at the Kensington Oval to cut Australia to 65 for 6. The slow bowlers had been so effective that there had been no boundaries for more than ten overs after Michael Clarke got off the mark with a lovely hit over long-off in the fourth over, before Hussey and Steven Smith pounded 74 runs to push Australia to 141.Playing with typical Australian resilience, Hussey and Smith more than doubled the total in the final seven overs. The boundary drought ended with Hussey swiping a short ball from Abdur Razzak to square leg in the 15th over. The real acceleration came two overs later, when Hussey surgically picked off 17 runs off Mashrafe Mortaza – there was an effortless flick for six, a tickle to fine leg for four and a dab to third man for four more.Smith’s runs were collected in a more brawny manner. A powerful lofted cover drive brought him his first four and there were two brutal leg-side sixes off Razzak in the penultimate over, before he was run-out for a quick 27, his first major batting performance on the international stage.The pair’s heroics came after a limp top-order show. Mortaza surprised Australia’s power-hitting openers with the extra lift he extracted from the track in the opening over, but regular programming seemed to have returned when David Warner muscled a six and a four off Shafiul Islam in the next. Mortaza had Shane Watson top-edging towards backward square leg in the third over, before Bangladesh’s spinners came on to choke the runs, which resulted in a slew of wickets. Neither Clarke nor the promoted Brad Haddin could score fast, and the Twenty20 specialists, David Hussey and Cameron White, also flopped to leave Australia fretting.But on a pacy pitch, Bangladesh’s top order was even more feeble. Shaun Tait worried Imrul Kayes with a string of fast and furious deliveries in the first over before trapping him with a slower one. In the next over, Tait swooped at third man to take a tough, low catch to send back the experienced Mohammad Ashraful. Nannes’ short-of-a-length bowling fetched him two wickets in the fourth over when Aftab Ahmed and Mahmudullah miscued attempting cross-batted strokes. With Bangladesh at 15 for 4, both Australia and Pakistan fans were a happy lot.Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim, two of the best Bangladeshi batsmen, showed some fight and hitting ability in a 48-run stand but another stunning catch ended their resistance. Hussey enhanced his claim for the Man-of-the-Match award by haring back towards the square leg boundary and diving to pluck a slog-sweep from Shakib.Bangladesh’s chances evaporated with that dismissal, and they hobbled along to 114 before being bowled out in the 19th over. Australia’s dominance in the field was shown by the number of dot balls they bowled – 58. The bowling attack looks fearsome, the fielding is top-notch and after sweeping through the initial phase, if Clarke’s men repeat their performance against India, the odds on Australia claiming the one world title to elude them will shorten considerably.

Chile aguarda virada de ano para acertar com Rueda, publica jornal

MatériaMais Notícias

A permanência de Reinaldo Rueda no Flamengo em 2018 já tornou-se uma novela. No entanto, a mesma já tem data para terminar de acordo com a publicação de “El Mercurio”. O jornal do Chile publica que o treinador já tem um pré-acordo com a seleção do país, mas a federação aguarda a virada do ano para avançar nos últimos detalhes por conta de uma questão financeira.

Reinaldo Rueda tem vínculo com o Flamengo para a próxima temporada. Com isso, há uma multa rescisória para quebra de contrato de ambas partes. De acordo com “El Mercurio”, o valor de cai de 1 milhão de dólares para 400 mil doláres em 2018 – uma diferença, aproximadamente, R$ 2 milhões.

O Flamengo, por sua vez, manteve o silêncio sobre o caso nos últimos dias. A diretoria, por sua vez, sempre mostrou confiança que o colombiano cumprirá seu contrato e o inclui no planejamento da próxima temporada. A indefinição, no entanto, freou a movimentação do clube no mercado, já que aguarda o retorno de Reinaldo Rueda aos trabalhos apenas no início do próximo mês.

O currículo de Rueda, com passagens pelas seleções da Colômbia, Honduras e Equador, e o seu perfil de trabalham o condicionam a favorito da Federação do Chile. Na última semana, o presidente da entidade, Arturo Salah, reuniu-se com o técnico em Cali, na Colômbia, onde o treinador passa férias, mas garante que não houve acerto entre as partes, mas avaliou a “reunião como muito boa”.

-Reinaldo Rueda tem o perfil o qual os jovens estão muito envolvidos – disse Arturo Salah, presidente da AFNP, ao “El Mercurio”.

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West Ham submit offer for Castellanos

West Ham United have seen a second offer rejected in their attempts to bring Valentin Castellanos to the London Stadium in the January transfer window.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Italian media outlet TuttoMercatoWeb (via Sport Witness), who claimed that, after seeing an initial €8m (£6.7m) offer for the New York City FC centre-forward refused by the Major League Soccer side, West Ham subsequently submitted an improved €10m (£8.5m) bid for the 23-year-old.

However, the report added that this offer has also been refused by the American club, and at present it is unclear whether David Moyes and Rob Newman will make a third bid for the Argentina under-23 international.

Perfect Gabigol alternative

Considering just how impressive Castellanos was for New York City last season, the 23-year-old would very much appear to be a perfect alternative to another of West Ham’s reported attacking targets this month, namely Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa.

Indeed, over his 35 MLS appearances last year, the £6.3m-rated striker was in astonishing form for Ronny Deila’s side, scoring a whopping 22 goals, registering eight assists and creating eight big chances for his team-mates, as well as taking 4.1 shots and making 1.1 key passes per game.

These returns saw the £3.5k-per-week marksman earn an extraordinary seasonal SofaScore match rating of 7.28, ranking him as the 21st-best player in the MLS in 2021.

Furthermore, Pep Guardiola is also clearly a huge fan of the Argentine striker, with the Manchester City manager stating of Castellanos: “I think he is a guy whose next step will be in Europe. What I’ve seen, and when the scouting department talk to me, I think he is a quality player ready to make the next step. We will see where.”

As such, while NYCFC seem to be playing hardball regarding the future of the 23-year-old this month, it would appear that a deal for Castellanos will nevertheless be much cheaper to get over the line than the club’s 18-month loan and €30m (£25m) option-to-buy offer which is currently on the table for Gabigol.

Also, when taking into account the Argentine’s goalscoring record in the MLS last season, he could well be just as promising a coup as his Brazilian counterpart in any case.

In other news – “I spoke to…”: ExWHUemployee drops huge West Ham transfer claim, fans will be fuming

Spurs dealt late January transfer blow

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt a late blow over one of their mooted January transfer window targets this week…

What’s the word?

There were reports suggesting that Spurs had agreed on a deal with AC Milan for midfielder Franck Kessie, who is out of contract in the summer, after sporting director Fabio Paratici tried to sign him immediately instead of waiting until the end of the season.

However, it appears as if he won’t be joining this month – if at all – as according to Italian journalist Gianluigi Longari, the 25-year-old star has verbally agreed to join LaLiga giants Barcelona in June.

“Verbal agreement between #Kessie and #Barcelona for June when the contract with the midfielder’s #Milan will expire. No signature for the moment but the #Blaugrana aim to get to the definition of the details with the player’s entourage,” he tweeted.

Gutting blow for Conte

This will come as devastating news to Antonio Conte, who has previously been said to have requested Kessie’s signature heading into this month – and it’s easy to see why.

The £25m-rated Ivory Coast powerhouse would be an instant upgrade to the bulk of the Italian’s options, especially as the likes of Tanguy Ndombele, Dele Alli and Giovani Lo Celso are free to leave before Monday’s deadline.

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Kessie is capable of not only providing a physical presence in the engine room but also goals with his set-piece talents and ability to drive the ball forward into the final third.

Indeed, only Zlatan Ibrahimovic (15 goals) found the net more times than the AC Milan midfielder (13) last season, whilst he also averaged 1.4 tackles, 1.2 interceptions and 1.2 dribbles per game, via WhoScored.

That sort of style has earned comparison to former Premier League star Yaya Toure after Antonio Cassano also dubbed him “devastating” to Bobo TV (via MilanLive).

Elsewhere, Kessie has been described as an “extraordinary player” by his ex-Milan boss Vincenzo Montella.

Therefore, Conte will be truly gutted to have missed out on a player that he’s asked for, one that has been regularly linked with the north Londoners in recent months.

It comes late in the window, so Paratici and co will have their work cut out to find an alternative with just a handful of days remaining.

AND in other news, “In talks”: Sky Sports journo drops huge Spurs transfer update, Conte will be buzzing…

NUFC: Magpies agree terms with Serie A gem

An update has emerged on Newcastle United’s pursuit of German international Robin Gosens…

What’s the talk?

According to Sky Italy, the Magpies have agreed personal terms with the full-back and are now hoping to strike a deal with Atalanta for his services.

The report claims that the Toon are set to triple his current wages by handing him a €3m-per-season contract (£2.5m) at St. James’ Park.

Elation

This news will surely leave Howe feeling elated for several reasons. Firstly, it suggests that Newcastle are closing in on their third signing of the window with almost half of the month left to go.

PIF are working hard behind the scenes to improve the head coach’s squad and three signings with half of the window gone would be an impressive effort, considering Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood have both arrived on permanent deals.

There is no hiding away from the club’s need to strengthen their team further as the lack of quality in the group was exposed again on Saturday. They let a lead slip in a crucial relegation six-pointer against Watford as they were held to a 1-1 draw after Allan Saint-Maximin handed them the lead, with Joao Pedro equalising for the away side to leave the hosts 19th in the table.

Therefore, Howe will be buzzing for further additions to his team, particularly if one of them comes in the form of Gosens. The German international has been sensational in the Serie A in recent seasons, showing off his quality and versatility in Italy – playing at left-back, left-wing and in central midfield.

In the 2020/21 campaign, he produced an outstanding 11 goals and six assists in 30 starts, averaging a WhoScored rating of 7.19. Whilst contributing in the final third, he almost made 2.7 tackles and interceptions per game, showing that he can make an impact at both ends of the pitch.

This suggests that he could come in and improve Newcastle both in attack and in defence, with his ability to defend his own goal and cause problems for defenders in attack. Therefore, he could be a superb signing for the Toon and that is why Howe will be elated with the club agreeing terms with him and now pushing to make him their third signing of the window.

AND in other news, PIF plotting Newcastle offer for “perfect” £22.5m dynamo, he’d be a major upgrade…

Palmeiras ainda tenta levar Scarpa, mas presidente diz: 'Não é simples'

MatériaMais Notícias

O Palmeiras ainda busca opções com o Fluminense para ter Gustavo Scarpa em 2018. De acordo com o presidente Maurício Galiotte, os dois clubes discutem empréstimos de jogadores por um ano, mas a negociação não está fácil.

-O Scarpa é uma oportunidade que surgiu, um jogador que nos agrada muito, que agrada à comissão técnica. Então estamos na negociação, porque na nossa avaliação seria muito importante contar com o atleta no ano que vem. O que estamos conversando com o Fluminense é troca de jogadores por um ano. O Scarpa ficaria um ano no Palmeiras e alguns jogadores do Palmeiras ficariam um ano no Fluminense. Mas são muitas pessoas envolvidas e para atender todas as partes não é simples – disse Maurício, em entrevista à Fox.

O dirigente ainda contou que foi o Palmeiras quem entrou em contato com o Flu. Embora Scarpa seja o principal jogador no time de Abel Braga, houve um desgaste com a torcida, e a troca com o Verdão é considerada uma boa opção nas Laranjeiras para reforçar o elenco, já que o Tricolor passa por dificuldades financeiras. Além disso, poderia valorizar o atleta, pensando em uma venda futura.

A primeira ideia era envolver Guerra, só que o Palmeiras brecou. Depois, o Flu pediu Róger Guedes e mais um jogador, e o atacante não quis fazer parte do negócio. Este retrocesso na sexta travou as conversas, que antes eram para um empréstimo de duas temporadas.

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Além do Verdão, Corinthians, São Paulo e Cruzeiro são os outros interessados tratando com o Fluminense. Scarpa, porém, considerava o Palmeiras a principal opção no futebol brasileiro – Lazio (ITA) e Fenerbahce (TUR) fizeram sondagens ao estafe do atleta.

Caso a negociação fracasse definitivamente, o Palmeiras não irá atrás de outro jogador para o lugar de Scarpa, segundo Maurício Galiotte. Embora o clube tenha contatos com o lateral-direito Rafinha e o meia-atacante Ricardo Goulart, o dirigente respondeu que não há negociações pela dupla.

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