علق عمرو ناصر مهاجم فريق الكرة للزمالك، على انضمامه إلى صفوف القلعة البيضاء، موضحًا طموحه في الفترة المقبلة ورسالته إلى جمهور النادي.

وكان الزمالك قد ضم عمرو ناصر، لمدة 5 مواسم قادمة، وذلك في إطار التحرك للحصول على تدعيمات جديدة لفريق الكرة قبل انطلاق الموسم الجديد.

وقال عمرو ناصر في تصريحات إذاعية عبر آثير “اون سبورت اف ام”: “تشرفت بالتوقيع لنادي الزمالك لمدة خمس سنوات، وهذا في حد ذاته يمثل نجاحًا كبيرًا لي، والمنافسة داخل الفريق قوية بوجود اثنين من أفضل المهاجمين في الدوري، سيف الجزيري وناصر منسي، وإن شاء الله نقدم جميعًا المستوى الذي يليق بالزمالك وجماهيره”.

وواصل: “كنت أتمنى أن يكون شيكابالا متواجدًا عند قدومي للفريق، فهو أسطورة وكان وجوده سيمثل فارقًا كبيرًا بالنسبة لي، وأتمنى له التوفيق في حياته، وأيضا أي لاعب يتمنى اللعب بجوار عبد الله السعيد، فهو لاعب محترف وشخصية رائعة، وفخور بأنني سأخوض المباريات معه، وأتطلع دائمًا أن أكون مثله”.

وأشاد ناصر بجون إدوارد قائلاً: “جون شخصية تعشق التحديات، وكان له دور كبير فيما وصلت إليه، سواء في فاركو أو الآن في الزمالك بعدما جدد ثقته فيَّ”.

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وزاد: “أنا اخترت الزمالك عن قناعة تامة حتى وإن كانت هناك عروض مالية أكبر، القرار كان محسومًا بالنسبة لي، أنا سعيد بوجودي هنا ومع الجماهير واللاعبين، وحازم إمام هو من جعلني أحب الزمالك منذ أن كنت طفلًا”.

وأضاف: “المدرب يانيك فيريرا يمتلك فكرًا وشخصية تتماشى مع الزمالك، وسنعمل كلاعبين على مساعدته لتحقيق طموحاته”.

وأشار مهاجم الزمالك الجديد: “حلمي الأكبر هو الانضمام لمنتخب مصر، واللعب في قائمة تضم أفضل النجوم، والتدرب تحت قيادة جهاز فني مميز، وأتمنى أن يكون تألقي مع الزمالك بوابتي لتحقيق هذا الحلم”.

وأتم: “المنافسة على الدوري الموسم المقبل ستكون الأقوى، ونحن مستعدون لتحقيق اللقب والعودة لدوري أبطال أفريقيا، ورسالتي لجماهير الزمالك (إن شاء الله أكون عند حسن ظنكم، وأقدم ما يليق بكم وباسم النادي، وأنتظر دعمكم من أول مباراة في المدرجات)”.

Bangladesh teamed up on one rare occasion in this World Cup, against Sri Lanka on Monday in Delhi. They kept Sri Lanka down to 279. They chased down the target in 41.1 overs. They did enough to jump up two places on the points table, and got the net run-rate boost that they were looking for.It all added up to the overall sense of regret about Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign.Shakib Al Hasan, adjudged Player of the Match for his 2 for 57 and 65-ball 82, in a 169-run third-wicket stand with Najmul Hossain Shanto, who scored 90, expressed disappointment at not achieving what Bangladesh had set out to achieve at the World Cup. Though they are well-placed now to qualify directly for the 2025 Champions Trophy.Related

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“If we had done that [played like this] in earlier matches, that would have been better,” Shakib said after the match against Sri Lanka. “If we had won one or two more matches, we would have been in a nice position. We had a lot of expectations. I thought we let ourselves down. I thought the target we set within the team, what we thought we are capable of doing, we couldn’t do it. So that’s the disappointment we all have.”The Shakib and Shanto stand, Bangladesh’s highest for any wicket against Sri Lanka – after they were 41 for 2 in the seventh over – won the match for Bangladesh.”It was a very important partnership,” Shakib said. “We talk about it constantly in the dressing room – we always need these partnerships to win games, especially in the top order. Otherwise, we are always repairing damage in the lower order. Today’s partnership won us the game.”Bangladesh have lost early wickets in most of their World Cup matches. For a change, Shanto and Shakib started carefully before changing gears. Shakib said that they knew the dew in Delhi would also help, so they needed to stick around for long enough.”When we lost two wickets, we had to rebuild. We know the wicket is good. We had to bat deep, make a partnership and that will ease a lot of pressure,” he said. “That’s exactly what we did and when we had an opportunity, we capitalised, we counter-attacked, put a lot of pressure back on them because it wasn’t an easy pitch to bat on. But the dew was helping us a lot.2:00

Shakib: ‘In a battle, I’ll do whatever is needed to win’

“We knew that that ball was coming on to the bat, we had to just bat deep. When we were in the 17th-18th over, we were just saying that if we bat to the 30th over, we can take the game close to the finishing line. If one of us stays, we can finish it early.”Shakib said that Bangladesh’s plan was to win soon enough to boost their net run-rate – not for the World Cup, but for the Champions Trophy. Shakib, in fact, was the first to point out that Champions Trophy qualification was linked to the World Cup standings, so they worked towards that.”When we lost a couple of quick wickets, myself and Shanto were still looking to chase it in 41.2 overs or something that would put us ahead of, I think, a couple of the teams,” Shakib said. “That’s what we were looking to do. Trying to do that cost us some wickets. But, in the end, we are very happy with the way we played.”The match will be remembered for Angelo Mathews becoming the first to be dismissed timed out in international cricket. Mathews has called Shakib’s conduct “obviously disgraceful”, and much of the reaction so far has been against Bangladesh. But the Bangladesh team will be happy to have done at least something right despite their World Cup campaign going nowhere.

The 22-year-old played a key role in the Parisians' treble triumph, but he'd get to start in his preferred position at the Allianz Arena

Bayern Munich made a formal approach for Liverpool winger Luis Duiz earlier this week. It was immediately rejected by the Reds, who informed the Bavarians' director of sport, Max Eberl, that they had absolutely no intention of selling the Colombia international.

Bayern have, thus, been left in something of a bind. They made signing a world-class left winger their primary objective during this summer's transfer window, but Diaz seems unwilling to upset Liverpool by pushing for a move, while Nico Williams is clearly far more interested in linking up with Spain team-mate Lamine Yamal at Barcelona – so long as the Catalans can resolve their ongoing registration issues.

However, Bayern are also keen on Bradley Barcola. Paris Saint-Germain continue to insist that the France international is not for sale, while the word coming out of the player's camp is that he is happy at Parc des Princes. For how much longer, though? Because Barcola is starting to look like the odd man out within PSG's formidable forward line…

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  Barcola was quick to express his satisfaction after making his 100th appearance for PSG in Sunday's Club World Cup rout of Inter Miami. However, of far greater significance was the fact that he played all 90 minutes of the game in Atlanta. As Barcola rather pointedly stated, it had been "a long time" since he'd done so. Five weeks, to be precise.

  What's more, the weekend after registering two goals and an assist in PSG's 3-0 Coupe de France final win over Reims on May 24, Barcola was benched for the Champions League showdown with Inter in Munich – which would have been unthinkable during the first half of the season.

  Indeed, it was Barcola who initially picked up most of the goal-scoring slack after Kylian Mbappe's move to Real Madrid last summer. Going into the 2024-25 campaign, there was still considerable doubt over the former Lyon starlet's finishing, particularly as he'd netted just five times in 39 appearances during his first year in Paris. However, he'd matched that tally by the third round of Ligue 1 and was into double figures for the first time in his career by the middle of November.

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  Despite Barcola's sudden increase in productivity, not to mention his tender age, his perceived inconsistency was a constant topic of discussion in the Parisian press, much to the annoyance of Luis Enrique, who lambasted journalists for portraying the 22-year-old as a god one day and a devil the next.

  "The media wants things to be black or white: either you're at the top or it's a disaster!" the Spaniard fumed. "But life has shades of grey."

  Luis Enrique remained consistent in his defence of Barcola's fluctuating form during a far more difficult second half of the season. There may have been rumours of tension between the pair in the run-up to Christmas, with some reports claiming that Barcola wasn't entirely happy with his role from a tactical perspective, but they never made much sense from the outside looking in.

  For starters, Barcola credited Luis Enrique with making him a more complete attacker by always encouraging him to express himself, while at the same time making him more aware of his defensive responsibilities.

  "When the coach would call me on certain things at the end of games, I’d say to myself, 'He’s exaggerating, I defended there, it’s not possible,'" Barcola told . "But seeing it on video made me realise that he was totally right, so I've kind of added that to my game."

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  In truth, Barcola's only real issue was the January arrival of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, as it meant PSG suddenly had four wingers competing for two wide berths. Of course, Luis Enrique had already come up with the ingenious idea of deploying Ousmane Dembele as a central attacker in his fluid front three – and to stunning effect. However, that still left Barcola essentially fighting with Desire Doue for the right-wing slot, as new signing Kvaratskhelia was always going to be allowed to start in his preferred position on the left flank.

  Barcola initially had the upper hand in that particular scrap, but Doue exploded in the second half of the season, culminating in him playing a starring role in the spectacular 5-0 rout of Inter in Munich, while Barcola was restricted to a 24-minute cameo.

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  Tellingly, Luis Enrique has remained steadfast in his defence of Barcola – which is wholly unsurprising, given he clearly wants to keep his fantastic four intact for next season.

  "We are talking about one of the best dribblers in Europe," the former Barcelona boss said in May. "He is a player who changes games of the highest quality. He has been crucial, is crucial and will continue to be so. But a PSG player has to get used to starting, coming on as a substitute or even not being selected at all. External noises are fine but we focus on ensuring that each player is at 100 percent when they step onto the pitch.

  "And it's not as if Bradley is performing worse now than he did at the start of the season, or that Desire is better. No, it's a normal evolution with ups and downs. What I want is for them to be ready to help the team whenever they have the opportunity, whether as starters or as reserves. They are very young. They have to go through this to grow."

  The question now being asked, though, is whether Barcola's development might be hindered by being regularly rotated in Paris, given he would be a certain starter in Munich.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been unveiled as the cover star of the Ultimate Edition of EA FC 26.

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Ibrahimovic unveiled as cover starEA FC 26 out later this yearAC Milan legend to receive special cardFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

EA Sports have unveiled the cover star of EA FC 26's Ultimate Edition, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic set to return to the franchise. The former AC Milan, Barcelona, and Manchester United striker is likely to receive an Icon card, one of the rarest types of card in the game.

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The promotional image also shows a computer behind Zlatan, and on the screen is United States Women's National Team legend Alex Morgan, all but confirming that she will also return to the series as either an Icon or a Hero. Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario also features prominently, as EA throw it back to a previous picture of Ibrahimovic when he was interviewed in his childhood bedroom.

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Ibrahimovic retired in 2023, and enjoyed a staggering goalscoring record when he was a player. In total, the 43-year-old scored 496 goals and registered 203 assists in 827 career appearances. His most prolific spell came with PSG, where he netted 156 goals in 180 games.

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Na reta final do Brasileirão, Fluminense e São Paulo medem forças, nesta sábado, às 16h30, no Maracanã, pela 36ª rodada. O Tricolor carioca já garantiu uma vaga na fase de grupos da Libertadores 2023 e busca terminar o campeonato nas primeiras colocações. A equipe de Rogério Ceni, por sua vez, também quer uma vaga na competição continental.

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O técnico Fernando Diniz deve repetir a escalação do triunfo sobre o Ceará, no Castelão, da última segunda. Das novidades, Felipe Melo volta de suspensão e deve ficar como opção no banco de reservas. A dúvida fica por conta da lateral esquerda, já que Caio Paulista está à disposição e disputa uma vaga com Cristiano.

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Por outro lado, Calegari segue fora em virtude de uma lesão na coxa esquerda.Marrony (tornozelo esquerdo), Pineida (panturrilha esquerda), Marcos Felipe (ombro direito), Luan Freitas (joelho direito) e Matheus Ferraz (joelho direito) são os outros lesionados.

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Para o duelo deste sábado, Ceni tem nada menos que 12 desfalques no Tricolor para a partida no Rio de Janeiro, sendo dez deles por contusão, um liberado para servir seleção nacional e um suspenso pelo terceiro cartão amarelo

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O São Paulo ocupa a oitava colocação da classificação, com 51 pontos e tem diante do rival carioca a obrigação de vencer para continuar sonhando com a próxima edição da Copa Libertadores. Restam três rodadas para o fim do campeonato.

FICHA TÉCNICA
FLUMINENSE X SÃO PAULO

Local: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data e hora: 05/11/2022, às 16h30 (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Anderson Daronco (RS-FIFA)
Assistentes: Rafael da Silva Alves (RS-FIFA) e Lucio Beiersdorf Flor (RS)
VAR: Rodrigo D Alonso Ferreira (SC)
Onde assistir: Premiere e em tempo real no LANCE!/Voz do Esporte

FLUMINENSE (Técnico: Fernando Diniz)
Fábio, Samuel Xavier, Nino, Manoel e Cristiano; André, Martinelli, Yago e Ganso; Arias e Cano.

Desfalques:Calegari (coxa esquerda), Marrony (tornozelo esquerdo), Pineida (panturrilha esquerda), Marcos Felipe (ombro direito), Luan Freitas (joelho direito), Matheus Ferraz (joelho direito).
Pendurados:Ganso, Arias, Yago, Fábio, Matheus Martins, David Braz, Wellington, Willian Bigode, Cano e David Duarte.
Suspensos: não há

SÃO PAULO (Técnico: Rogério Ceni)
Felipe Alves; Rafinha, Ferraresi e Léo; Igor Gomes (Marcos Guilherme), Pablo Maia, Luan (Galoppo), Patrick e Reinaldo (Welington); Luciano e Calleri

Desfalques:Miranda (lesão no ligamento colateral medial do joelho esquerdo), Diego Costa (tendinite no joelho direito), Moreira (cirurgia no joelho esquerdo), Igor Vinícius (pubalgia), Rodriguinho (mialgia na região posterior da coxa direita), Nikão (desconforto na região do adutor esquerdo), Alisson (dores na coxa direita), Caio (cirurgia no joelho direito), Éder ( trauma no joelho esquerdo), Colorado (contratura na região anterior da coxa direita) e Aebelo (com a seleção equatoriana)
Pendurados:André Anderson, Igor Vinícius, Nikão, Alisson, Rogério Ceni (T), Calleri, Galoppo, Patrick e Welington
Suspensos:Rodrigo Nestor (terceiro amarelo)

England batter Joe Root, who had made his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals earlier this year, has opted out of IPL 2024 just a day before the retention deadline. Royals said in a statement on their website that they “respect” Root’s decision.”During our retention conversations, Joe informed us of his decision to not take part in IPL 2024,” Kumar Sangakkara, Royals’ director of cricket, said. “Even in a short span of time, Joe was able to create such a positive impact on the franchise and the players around him. His energy around the group and the experience he brought to the Royals will be missed. We respect his decision totally and wish him success in everything he does.”Rob Key, England’s managing director of men’s cricket, had said after announcing the squad for the Caribbean tour that Root “needs a break” at the end of the World Cup.Related

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“He’s not stopped since probably New Zealand or what he did in Pakistan, the ILT20, New Zealand, the Hundred, Ashes and so on,” Key had said.In the IPL 2023 auction, Root was snapped up by Royals for his base price of INR 1 crore ($US 121,000 approx. at the time). He played three games for them but batted in just one, scoring 10 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Jaipur. Though opportunities were limited, Root tried to be a “sponge” in India to “soak up a lot of different information” and adapt to the T20 format.He also enjoyed the company of youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal, the breakout batter of IPL 2023, and Riyan Parag.”The 32-year-old’s addition to the Royals squad brought in plenty of depth and experience, which served as a learning experience for a lot of youngsters in the side like Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal in the team,” the franchise said in the statement. “His camaraderie with his England teammate Jos Buttler and his bonding with Yuzvendra Chahal was also one of the memorable highlights of the former England Test skipper’s stint with the Royals.”Root becomes the second England player after his Test captain Ben Stokes to pull out of the next season of the IPL. November 26 is the deadline for franchises to announce their releases and retentions ahead of auction on December 19.Royals have already been active in the trade window, bringing in India fast bowler Avesh Khan from Lucknow Super Giants, while letting go of Devdutt Padikkal to Super Giants.

Shahbaz traded to Sunrisers, Dagar to RCB

India allrounder Shahbaz Ahmed will be representing Sunrisers Hyderabad next season after his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore traded him for bowling allrounder Mayank Dagar. The IPL confirmed that the trade is a direct swap between the two teams.Dagar, who plays domestic cricket for Himachal Pradesh, played three games for Sunrisers in what was his maiden IPL season after he was purchased for INR 1.8 crore ($219,000 approx.) in the 2023 auction. Shahbaz was secured for INR 2.4 crore ($320,000 approx.) before IPL 2022.Both Sunrisers and RCB have new managements in the upcoming season. While Sunrisers have Daniel Vettori as their new head coach, RCB have appointed Andy Flower in the same role.