Manchester United are facing the growing possibility of concluding the summer transfer window without securing the striker reinforcement they desperately need. The club’s efforts to bolster their frontline have hit a wall following unsuccessful pursuits of Liam Delap, Hugo Ekitike, and Viktor Gyokeres.
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United boss Ruben Amorim, who recently welcomed Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo into the squad for combined fees of £135 million ($183m), had hoped to further sharpen his frontline. The duo had an impressive collective return of 35 Premier League goals last season, but with United having scored just 44 league goals in total during the previous campaign, Amorim remains keen to add a more traditional centre-forward.
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According to despite the big-money arrivals, the lack of a reliable No. 9 continues to be a glaring concern. While the scouting team continues evaluating other options, there is no assurance that a striker will be signed before the deadline. Tangible progress appears limited, and the club is now operating with an air of realism that they might need to move forward with their current squad unless a breakthrough materialises soon.
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There has been growing speculation surrounding Højlund’s future, with Italian giants Inter Milan and Juventus reportedly exploring the possibility of bringing him back to Serie A. Despite this, sources close to the club have suggested that the 22-year-old Danish striker is determined to stay and prove himself under Amorim’s leadership as he still has three years remaining on his current contract.
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With each passing day, United are under pressure to resolve their striker woes. A possible exchange deal with Chelsea, where Nicolas Jackson could make his way to Old Trafford in return for Alejandro Garnacho, is being mooted, but talks are still in preliminary stages, and it remains to be seen whether the two clubs can agree on terms.
It’s hard to decide which of Shakib’s performances was more meaningful as both were critical to Bangladesh’s win
Mohammad Isam06-Mar-2023
Shakib Al Hasan smiles during play•BCB
Shakib Al Hasan packs many things into the regular phenomenon that is “Shakib Al Hasan Day”. He rescues Bangladesh’s batting from a slump. He farms the strike with a tailender as he looks for a late burst of runs. When handed the ball, he makes early breakthroughs, offers middle-overs stability and then adds the finishing touches with late wickets. These are supposed to be rare days, but Shakib has had many in his 16-year career.Shakib now has a fifty and a four-for in an ODI for the fourth time in his career, the most by any cricketer, beating the three times by Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi. He has also done the five-for.But a brilliant allrounder playing for a team often in trouble usually means that these Shakib Al Hasan days are more necessary than ornamental.In this game Shakib touched 300 ODI wickets, and is now 24 short of reaching 7,000 runs in the format. Only Afridi and Sanath Jayasuriya have reached these heights in ODIs. On most days, Jayasuriya and Afridi had seven or eight match-winners to share the load. For much of his career, Shakib had two or three others. Now perhaps there are a few more.It is hard to decide which of Shakib’s performances on Monday was more meaningful. Both were critical to Bangladesh’s win.He made 75 off 71 balls when the innings was in decline. He couldn’t find any of Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz to stick around for long enough to share slogging duties in the last ten overs.To ride out Bangladesh’s mini middle-order collapse, Shakib waited for 35 balls before getting his first boundary. When he did, he struck Sam Curran for two in a row. The rest of his boundaries came towards the death, when he was running out of partners, but Shakib is the sort of busy player who reaches 30-odd without anyone noticing and then finds the boundaries.Related
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Shakib then had work to do with the ball. England went off to another quick start, before he removed both openers, Phil Salt and Jason Roy, to bring the home side into parity. Salt was cross with himself for getting out to a short ball, but Roy had no answer for what he calls Shakib’s “undercutter”. It is essentially the arm ball, which Roy played back, and allowed to sneak under his bat.Shakib kept bowling tightly but those watching had his impending 300th wicket in mind. It was also increasingly looking like his last two overs, which Tamim had kept him back for after finishing Taijul Islam’s spell from the pavilion end, were going to shape the match.Taijul removed Jos Buttler, but Shakib also took James Vince’s wicket to seal the deal, getting Vince to follow his line on leg and middle only for it to break sharply and take the outside edge (Mushfiqur Rahim juggled a bit but took it safely). For his 300th ODI wicket, Rehan Ahmed couldn’t time Shakib’s half-tracker, only to be caught at short midwicket.Bangladesh have always won when Shakib has taken four wickets and scored a fifty in an ODI. The first instance came in the seminal Bangladesh-New Zealand series of 2010. Shakib started the series with 58 and a four-wicket haul, apart from being thrust into the captaincy following Mashrafe Mortaza’s injury in the first over.The next double, against Zimbabwe in 2014, was in his return to international cricket after serving a BCB suspension. The third one came against Afghanistan in the 2019 World Cup, when pretty much everything Shakib touched turned gold. It was only the second instance of a fifty and a five-wicket haul in the World Cup.What takes Shakib to the strata of truly allrounders is his consistency in Tests. He has taken five wickets and scored a fifty in Tests ten times. Only Ian Botham has done it more. Shakib has done the single fifty and five-for six times, and one instance each for two fifties and a five-for, a hundred and a five-for, a hundred and a 10-wicket haul, and a fifty and 10-for. Bangladesh won only three of these Tests.It highlights the physical load Shakib has taken over the years, regardless of the team’s result. For a long time since Mohammad Rafique retired, Shakib had to do the attacking, consolidating and defending with the ball. He has always had to quickly put the pads on too, to get the team a fighting half-century. Only in the Tests against West Indies (2009), Zimbabwe (2014) and Australia (2017) did the rest of the team contribute enough to win the Tests.Tamim Iqbal, who has seen these days from Shakib for many years, praised his long-time teammate for his contributions.”I thought he was phenomenal,” he said. “The way he batted, especially with the tailenders, those 20-25 runs were very important. Honestly, the wicket didn’t have that much spin, but the way he bowled was brilliant. It gave confidence to Taijul, who didn’t start well. He was talking to Shakib. I thought it was a fantastic effort from him.”Tamim said Shakib’s ability to handle pressure made him a special cricketer and called him a “blessing”.”I think he is mentally very strong,” he added. “Most of the time you will see him come out of pressure situations with similar performances. He has done it in the past. He has great skill-set to back his mentality. Not many people are blessed like him to bowl 10 overs and bat the way he bats. Any team will be blessed to have a player like him.”Blessing is perhaps the best way to describe Shakib for Bangladesh. Over 16 years, it has at times been a bit of a stretch to ask him do it over and over again. But Shakib has done it, be it in a dead rubber or on the biggest stage. In another World Cup year, a final push from Shakib is critical to Bangladesh’s ambitions.
حقق منتخب الجزائر، الفوز على نظيره بوتسوانا، بنتيجة 3-1، في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الخميس، ضمن التصفيات المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2026.
وأقيمت المباراة بين الجزائر وبوتسوانا في الجولة السابعة من التصفيات الإفريقية المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم 2026، على ملعب حسين آيت أحمد في الجزائر.
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وسجل هدف المباراة الأول لمنتخب الجزائر محمد الأمين عمورة من كرة عرضية قابلها برأسه في الشباك في الدقيقة 33.
وبعد الهدف بعشر دقائق أدرك منتخب بوتسوانا التعادل من خطأ دفاعي، عن طريق اللاعب كوبيلانج.
وفي الدقيقة 71، نجح النجم بغداد بونجاح في تسجيل الهدف الثاني لمحاربي الصحراء، ثم أضاف نفس اللاعب الهدف الثالث في الدقيقة 90+6، لينتهي اللقاء 3-1 للجزائر على حساب بوتسوانا.
ورفع منتخب الجزائر، رصيده إلى 18 نقطة، في صدارة المجموعة، أما منتخب بوتسوانا فيحتل المركز الثالث بعد تجمد رصيده عند 9 نقاط بالخسارة اليوم في تصفيات كأس العالم. أهداف مباراة الجزائر وبوتسوانا اليوم في تصفيات كأس العالم
Titular do Vasco na última Série B, Léo Matos anunciou a sua aposentadoria, aos 36 anos. O agora ex-lateral-direito estava sem contrato desde o dia 31 de dezembro, mas seguiu no clube realizando um estágio de gestão, após convite do diretor de futebol, Paulo Bracks.
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– Chegou o momento de dizer adeus, obrigado futebol por me proporcionar tanto, por ter me dado o privilégio de conhecer o mundo, viver em lugares maravilhosos e conhecer pessoas incríveis que me ajudaram nesses 20 anos de carreira como atleta profissional. Dei meu melhor, competi, exagerei certos momentos, sorri, chorei…olho pra trás e não me arrependo de absolutamente nada. Tenho certeza que desvirei todas as pedras pra me tornar a melhor versão de mim mesmo – escreveu Léo Matos em seu perfil no Instagram.
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Revelado pelo Flamengo, Léo Matos foi negociado com o Olympique de Marseille no início da carreira, após se destacar no Mundial Sub-17 com a Seleção Brasileira. O lateral-direito foi emprestado em sequência para Paraná, Figueirense, Tombense e Vila Nova. Retornou para a Europa em 2009 para jogar no Chornomorets e Dnipro, ambos da Ucrânia.
Em 2016 acertou com PAOK, último clube antes de chegar ao Cruz-Maltino, em 2020. Em três temporadas, foram 89 jogos, seis gols e oito assistências.
ذكرت تقارير إعلامية اليوم الإثنين، أنه تم حسم مصير نادي كريستال بالاس خلال الموسم الجديد، سواء باللعب في بطولة الدوري الأوروبي أو الاستبعاد منها.
كريستال بالاس سبق وأن تمت معاقبته خلال شهر يوليو الماضي بالحرمان من اللعب في بطولة الدوري الأوروبي، بسبب خرق تعدد قواعد ملكية الأندية.
اقرأ أيضًا .. المحكمة الرياضية تحدد موعد الفصل في قرار استبعاد كريستال بالاس من الدوري الأوروبي
وتمنع قواعد الاتحاد الأوروبي أن يشارك ناديان مملوكان من قبل شخص واحد في نفس المسابقة، مما جعل كريستال بالاس لا يلعب في الدوري الأوروبي.
وأشارت صحيفة ذا أثلتيك، إلى أن المحكمة الرياضية قد رفضت الاستئناف الذي قدمته إدارة كريستال بالاس بشأن الاستبعاد من بطولة الدوري الأوروبي، والمشاركة في دوري المؤتمرات الأوروبية بدلًا منه.
وأضافت الصحيفة، أن ثلاثة من أعضاء لجنة المحكمة الرياضية قد استمعوا إلى وفد كريستال بالاس وعلى رأسهم رئيس مجلس الإدارة، ستيف باريش.
وأوضح المصدر، أن قرار رفض المحكمة الرياضية طعن كريستال بالاس، بعدما وجد أن جون تكستور، مؤسس شركة إيجل فوتبول هولدينجز، يمتلك أسهمًا في كريستال بالاس وكذلك أوليمبيك ليون المشارك في الدوري الأوروبي أيضًا، وهو أمر يمنع مشاركة النادي الإنجليزي بالفعل في المسابقة.
وأشار الاتحاد الأوروبي، إلى أن حصة شركة إيجل فوتبول تبلغ 43% من أسهم كريستال بالاس، وهي تتعارض مع حصة الشركة في نادي ليون المشارك كذلك في الدوري الأوروبي.
وجاءت الأولولية لليون في اللعب بالدوري الأوروبي، حيث احتل الفريق الفرنسي مركزًا أفضل في الدوري المحلي الموسم الماضي، بينما تواجد كريستال بالاس في المركز الـ12 الموسم الماضي في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وسوف يشارك بدلًا من كريستال بالاس الموسم المقبل في الدوري الأوروبي، نوتينجهام فورست، في حين سوف يلعب الفريق اللندني في الدوري الأوروبي.
كريستال بالاس ضمن تواجده في البطولات الأوروبية الموسم الجديد، بعدما حقق كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي الموسم الماضي، عقب انتصاره على مانشستر سيتي بهدف دون رد.
كما توج كريستال بالاس بلقب كأس الدرع الخيرية، عقب فوزه على ليفربول يوم أمس الأحد بركلات الترجيح.
Plus, we have our list of quarter-finalists and preliminary quarter-finalists for 2023
Abhimanyu Bose30-Oct-2023
Riyan Parag finished the league stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as the leading run-scorer•BCCI
The group stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy concluded on Sunday, with six teams qualifying directly for the quarter-finals and four making it to the preliminary quarter-finals. The second week of the league stage featured some thrilling matches and some brilliant individual displays.How the tables lookAfter seven rounds of matches, it’s Mumbai, Baroda, Punjab, Delhi, Vidarbha and Kerala who have made it directly to the quarter-finals. Assam, Bengal, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, meanwhile, will have to qualify for the final eight via the preliminary quarter-finals.Group A saw a close contest, with Mumbai, Baroda and Hyderabad all winning six of their seven games. But Hyderabad missed out due to inferior net run rate (NRR).In Group B, Kerala also won six games, and Assam finished second with 20 points. Himachal Pradesh also finished with 20 points, but missed out, having lost their game against Assam – the head-to-head record is what matters when two teams are level on points; when more than two teams are on level points, NRR comes into play.Punjab won all but one of their Group C matches and topped the table, with Gujarat behind them with five wins. Saurashtra also finished level on points with Gujarat, and had a better net run rate, but Gujarat pipped them due to the head-to-head record.Defending champions Mumbai have made it to the quarter-finals•CAB
Group D saw a three-way tie at the top of the table, with Vidarbha, Bengal and Jharkhand all finishing with four wins, but Jharkhand had the worst net run rate of the three.Delhi dominated Group E, winning five of their six games. Uttar Pradesh managed the best net run rate among the four teams that finished below Delhi with 14 points.Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh will face off in Mohali on Tuesday, followed by the second preliminary quarter-final between Assam and Bengal at the same venue.Riyan Parag helps Assam clinch a thrillerRiyan Parag has been Assam’s star man in this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and he once again came to the party when Assam took on Himachal Pradesh in what was practically a must-win encounter. And the game turned out to be an absolute humdinger.After being put in to bat, Assam smashed 231, with wicketkeeper Sumit Ghadigaonkar hitting 71 off 43 balls and Parag smashing 72 off 37, as the two put on a 120-run stand.But Himachal Pradesh fought back hard and looked like they would take the game away. Opener Prashant Chopra set the platform with his 51-ball 88 and it was Rishi Dhawan who almost led his team to victory with an unbeaten 31-ball 72, but they fell just two runs short in the end.In the end, the win helped Assam not just finish level on points with Himachal Pradesh, but also get the head-to-head advantage they needed to finish second in the group.Parag himself has been in terrific form, hitting six half-centuries in seven games and leading the run charts at the end of the group stage.Ravi Teja shines but Hyderabad miss outRight arm medium pacer Ravi Teja has enjoyed a stellar season, picking 19 wickets in seven matches. Having raced to 14 wickets in the first week, he ran through the Mumbai top order to help Hyderabad defend 156.Hit for 16 runs by a marauding Yashasvi Jaiswal in his first three balls, he hit back by dismissing Jaiswal on the fourth. He then dismissed Ajinka Rahane, Shivam Dube and Shams Mulani as Mumbai were restricted to 132 for 8. It was Mumbai’s only defeat in the group stage.Sai Kishore retires outSai Kishore walked out to bat at the start of the 18th over against Madhya Pradesh, with Tamil Nadu at 132 and looking to finish strong. He couldn’t get going though, making 1 off 3 before he was retired out in the penultimate over.Tamil Nadu finished with 154, which was not enough as Madhya Pradesh recorded a comfortable victory. It turned out to be a disappointing season overall for Tamil Nadu, managing just three wins and finishing fifth in their group.
Dusan Vlahovic remains firm on his Juventus contract stance despite interest from Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce.
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Vlahovic rejects Fenerbahce approachJuventus risk losing striker for free in 2026Lack of top European offers complicates possible transferFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
According to a report from , Vlahovic has rejected the chance to join Fenerbahce, while Juventus grow increasingly concerned over the lack of serious offers for the Serbian striker. The 25-year-old has shown no intention of renewing his agreement or leaving this summer; he is under contract with the Bianconeri until 2026.
Vlahovic reportedly plans to see out his current contract and leave on a free transfer next year, complicating Juventus' plans to cash in on the forward during the transfer window. The club have looked at a possible replacement; Victor Osimhen is a top option, but a sale of Vlahovic is absolutely essential to pay for that move.
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Juventus paid around €80 million (£68m/$86m) for Vlahovic in January 2022 but are now facing the risk of losing him for nothing in 2026. The club wants to extend his contract but only under reduced terms, cutting his salary from €12m (£10m/$13m) to €8m (£7m/$9m) per season. Vlahovic and his advisers have refused to discuss anything so far.
With offers from top-tier European clubs lacking and Vlahovic uninterested in a move to Turkey, Juventus are in a tough position as they attempt to restructure their squad.
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In the 2024-25 season, Vlahovic made 42 appearances for Juventus and managed to score 15 goals and five assists across all competitions.
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Juventus will undertake crucial negotiations with Vlahovic's agent, Darko Ristic, in the coming weeks. Unless the striker agrees to a move or an extension, the club may be forced to keep him without a guarantee of future transfer income.
كشف اتحاد كرة اليد عن تقدم 7 لاعبين من لاعبي الفريق الأول لكرة اليد بنادي الزمالك بشكوى رسمية ضد القلعة البيضاء.
وجاءت شكوى اللاعبين للمطالبة بالحصول على مستحقاتهم المالية المتأخرة، والتي تُقدَّر بنحو 6 ملايين جنيه.
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وبحسب نص الشكوى، فإن هذه المستحقات تعود إلى أكثر من موسم، حيث أكد اللاعبون أنهم حاولوا مرارًا التواصل مع إدارة النادي لحل الأزمة بشكل ودي.
وفشلت مساعي اللاعبين للحصول على مستحقاتهم، مما اضطرهم للجوء إلى الاتحاد المصري لاتخاذ ما يلزم من إجراءات قانونية لحفظ حقوقهم.
ووفقًا للوائح الاتحاد المصري لكرة اليد، فإن عدم سداد المستحقات المتأخرة قد يُعرض النادي لعقوبات رياضية، أبرزها حرمانه من قيد لاعبين جدد في الموسم المقبل، حيث تنص اللائحة على ضرورة تسوية جميع مستحقات اللاعبين قبل فتح باب القيد لأي نادٍ.
The Gold Cup squad is now official, and despite absences, offers insight into how the coaching staff views the player pool
It's now official. We know the 26 players that will represent the U.S. men's national team at this summer's Gold Cup. So much focus will be on the list of players that have dropped out over the past few weeks – Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, Yunus Musah, Folarin Balugun and just Thursday, Sergino Dest – to name a few.
The word seemingly hovering over this squad since the original pre-Gold Cup roster announcement has been "absence." For those that did make the 26, though, the word of the summer is "opportunity."
Just one year out from a World Cup, players are vying for spots on next year's team and, for several, that truly begins at the Gold Cup. The squad is loaded with both new faces and veterans eager to prove themselves to USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino.
The coach's selections already offer some indication of where the player pool stands. He's made some tough calls with this 26-man squad. Pochettino left some familiar faces at home, aside from those out because of injury or Club World Cup commitments, and he's also opted to include some newcomers with legitimate chances of making the USMNT going forward.
With the squad now complete, GOAL breaks down the winners and losers from Pochettino's Gold Cup roster selection.
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WINNER: The Aaronson brothers
Brenden Aaronson was the first to know that his younger brother, Paxten, would be joining him in the team. He was sitting right next to him when he got the call. That meant that both brothers would get a major chance this summer. It also meant that the two could make history together, too.
Should the two Aaronsons see the field together at the Gold Cup, they would be just the second set of brothers in USMNT history to play alongside one another in an official competition. The others? James and Russell Murphy in 1957.
More importantly, what they can they do as individuals? Brenden heads into this Gold Cup fresh off a Nations League omission, and he'll surely be aware that he's fighting for a place in Pochettino's midfield. So too is his younger brother, who was a late call-up after a standout season at Utrecht. The two aren't just competing against the rest of the player pool – depending on how Pochettino views them positionally, they might just be competing against each other, too.
It's a brotherly battle that's been brewing since they were kids. Now, their family will be able to watch on as they play at the highest levels alongside one another.
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LOSER: Sergino Dest and Folarin Balogun
Heading towards the Gold Cup, there were two USMNT regulars that had yet to feature under Pochettino: Dest and Balogun. That was going to be one of the storylines of the summer: how would these two proven USMNT stars look under the still-new coach?
Both were initially included. And then both pulled out late due to injury issues. It's a setback, no doubt, for both the players and the team. Pochettino now misses out on a summer of working with two players that will likely be part of his roster for the 2026 World Cup.
Balogun's exit came first, as the Monaco star injured an ankle. It came after a season full of injuries, with a shoulder issue essentially derailing his club season. After really through with the USMNT last summer at the Copa America, Balogun hasn't been able to build on that momentum – at all. This summer was intended to be that opportunity. Instead, it's more time on the sidelines.
Same for Dest, who only recently returned from a year-long ACL absence. Ultimately, it was determined that his rehabilitation process would be best served without extensive game action this summer, which is logical but obviously disappointing. Dest has an irreplaceable skillset and presence, and the USMNT will look very different without him than they would with him.
Pochettino has had the opportunity to work with virtually every player in the pool – except those two. That next chance won't come until at least the fall, roughly a year after Pochettino's arrival.
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WINNER: Alex Freeman
The right-back position has suddenly opened up, leaving a wide-open path for a player who has the potential to be the breakout star of the summer.
Freeman has certainly broken out in MLS. He's emerged as one of the league's best with Orlando City, combining athletic ability with attacking know-how to really impress. His club contributions earned him a USMNT call-up but, with Dest pulling out of the squad, Freeman suddenly has a legitimate chance to make a real impression.
The only other natural right-back in the team is Nathan Harriel, who was called in as a late injury replacement. That likely means Freeman is the guy at right-back, at least initially. If he starts these games off well, Freeman could certainly play significant minutes before the Gold Cup run is done.
Will it be easy to catch the likes of Dest and Joe Scally on the depth chart? No, but the only way Freeman would have a chance to do that would be to play meaningful minutes. That opportunity is right there in front of him now – can he seize it?
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LOSER: Zack Steffen and Patrick Schulte
One of the intentions this summer was to find some separation in the great USMNT goalkeeper competition. Matt Turner would be defending his title against all comers. His lack of club minutes had ignited this competition and, this summer, others would get an opportunity to show why they, not Turner, could be the guy heading into the World Cup next year.
That was until the two chief contenders, Zack Steffen and Patrick Schulte, were forced to pull out. Matt Freese is still on the team, and Chris Brady was called-up after Schulte exited. Those two could theoretically push Turner through the Gold Cup, but there's no doubt that this competition has a different complexion than it did a week or so ago.
Schulte, in particular, will be frustrated to miss out. While both Steffen and Turner have years of USMNT games on their resume, the Columbus Crew shot-stopper could have used this summer to show that he's ready to take that leap. There may be more chances in the fall, sure, but, now, it seems that the Gold Cup will be more about Turner reinforcing his credentials than his competitors trying to prove theirs.
It's Turner's job to lose and, given how good he has generally been with the USMNT despite his club situation, bet on him putting in some strong shifts this summer. If he does that, he'll get closer to solidifying his place as No. 1.
شهدت مدينة مصراتة الليبية مساء الثلاثاء أحداثًا مؤسفة عقب نهاية مباراة أهلي طرابلس والسويحلي، بعدما تعرضت بعثة الفريق الأول للنادي الأهلي، بقيادة المدير الفني حسام البدري، لاعتداءات من جماهير الفريق المضيف فور إطلاق صافرة النهاية.
ووقعت الأحداث عقب تعادل الفريقين بهدفين لمثلهما، في مباراة جاءت ضمن منافسات الدوري المحلي، وشهدت توترًا شديدًا داخل وخارج الملعب، صاحبته حالة من التحريض وبث خطاب الكراهية.
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وصرح عماد العلام، مدير مركز الإعلام بالنادي، وفقًا لصحيفة “المرصد” الليبية”، أن الفريق والجهازين الفني والإداري اضطروا لمغادرة مصراتة فورًا بعد الاعتداء الذي طال أفراد البعثة، مشيرًا إلى أن الطبيب التونسي للفريق تعرض للضرب، كما تم التعدي على المدير الفني حسام البدري، وسط مطاردة من الجماهير امتدت حتى غرف تبديل الملابس.
وأضاف أن بعض اللاعبين اضطروا للدفاع عن أنفسهم باستخدام أسطوانات إطفاء الحريق، في محاولة لتأمين أنفسهم وسط حالة من الفوضى والفزع.
وأكد أن مصور الفريق عبد الباري أبوصلوعة تم نقله إلى المستشفى بعد إصابته خلال الاعتداء.