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A maneira comovente como o Atlético Nacional manifestou sua homenagem às vítimas do acidente com o avião que levava a delegação da Chapecoense e jornalistas a Medellín, para o jogo de ida da final da Copa Sul-Americana, percorreu o mundo levando boas doses de emoção. Enquanto o Atanasio Girardot era palco de momentos de solidariedade aos 71 mortos e seis feridos, clubes repercutiram com comoção a postura do clube colombiano.

A Chapecoense divulgou a foto do estádio colombiano na noite anterior, e deixou a hashtag #rumoaomundial

Em seguida, divulgou um ângulo curioso do estádio:

Adversários regionais da Chape foram alguns dos que se manifestaram com emoção. Recém-promovido à Série A, o Avaí agradeceu a solidariedade “em nome do povo catarinense”:

O Figueirense divulgou uma foto no qual todo o elenco se une e pede para a Chapecoense se fortalecer:

O Criciúma trouxe o cântico ouvido no estádio onde aconteceria o jogo de ida da final da Sul-Americana como postagem no Twitter:

Campeão brasileiro, o Palmeiras foi outro a entoar no Twitter o grito cantado no estádio em Medellín:

O Flamengo deixou um agradecimento ao povo colombiano:

O Atlético-MG, que estava previsto para ser o último adversário da Chapecoense no Brasileirão, postou o grito da torcida:

O Fluminense também engrossou o coro da torcida:

Outro clube a entoar o coro foi o Internacional:

O cântico também foi entoado pelo Botafogo, que ainda agradeceu a Colômbia:

O Corinthians trouxe um agradecimento à Colômbia:

Nesta quinta-feira, o Timão ainda postou uma mensagem para o Atlético Nacional:

O Cruzeiro divulgou uma nota de agradecimento ao clube colombiano nesta quinta-feira:

Já o Grêmio fez uma sucessão de homenagens no Twitter durante o horário em que seria a partida.

Ainda foram homenageados ex-jogadores do Tricolor gaúcho, inclusive Mário Sérgio, que era comentarista da Fox Sports e estava no voo, e Anderson Paixão:

Em seguida, deixaram as saudades do clube a todos os que se foram:

O agradecimento foi extenso à Colômbia e ao Atlético Nacional:

O São Paulo revelou que a dor da Chapecoense fez o clube mudar de cor:

O Atlético-PR também dividiu as cores com o alviverde:

O Coritiba postou a foto da fachada do estádio, com direito a refletores acesos:

O Vasco também dedicou uma homenagem ao clube catarinense, pedindo “90 minutos de silêncio”:

Whelan launches scathing attack on Alioski

Former Leeds United striker and current BBC Radio Leeds commentator Noel Whelan has launched a scathing attack on Ezgjan Alioski following his performance against Brighton.

The Whites were beaten 2-0 at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon on a disappointing day for Marcelo Bielsa’s side. Having taken five points from matches against Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United, the defeat saw them slip to 11th in the Premier League table.

Someone who was a “liability” all afternoon was Alioski, who had an erratic day at the office, playing a key role in the defeat and rarely looking settled. His clumsy foul on Danny Welbeck gave Pascal Gross the chance to open the scoring with a penalty, while he won only three of his nine duels and lost possession 10 times (Sofascore).

Whelan criticises ‘diabolical’ Alioski

Speaking to Football Insider, Whelan laid into the left-back, claiming performances such as these show why he will likely leave Elland Road this summer amid reports that he has rejected a new contract, urging DoF Victor Orta to ‘go into the market’:

“Alioski was diabolical to be quite honest with you.

“The free-kick, where he is trying to get a megs in the wrong area, that was his first mistake. The second mistake was back to the Alioski of old.

“I’ve been impressed with him over the last three games. I thought he did really well and learned how to defend up against the likes of Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood but against Brighton he reverted to his old style. We saw that weakness on the left-hand side again.

“The challenge on Welbeck was rash, stupid and unnecessary. It gave them the platform that they needed.

“The right thing was to take him off, 100 per cent. He was a liability.  Another game which highlighted our need to go into the market for a left-back.”

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Transfer Tavern take

There has always been an overly emotional, unpredictable side to Alioski’s game – one which has made him something of a loose cannon – and that came to the fore against Brighton.

While he has undoubtedly done well at Leeds overall – he has contributed 22 goals and 17 assists in 167 appearances – they can upgrade on him in the summer transfer window, bringing in a more reliable left-back, such as the recently-linked Nicolas Tagliafico.

If Bielsa’s men want to have European aspirations next season, having consistent, reliable figures throughout the team is vital, and Orta’s first job this summer should be finding a star at left-back for Bielsa – fitting square pegs in round holes can only get you so far.

In other news, a pundit has offered an encouraging update on the future of one Leeds United star. Find out who it is here.

Liverpool may sanction Keita sale

Liverpool may make Naby Keita available for transfer this summer, according to Sunday World journalist Kevin Palmer.

Keita started the first leg of the Reds’ Champions League quarterfinal clash with Real Madrid, but he was substituted off before half-time as his side fell two goals behind.

The Guinean hasn’t played a single minute since, and now his future is in doubt.

Palmer reports that a sale may be sanctioned to boost Jurgen Klopp’s transfer funds – Keita joined for an initial £48million ahead of the 2018/19 season.

But they may have to accept a loss on the injury-riddled midfielder, now valued at £34.2million by Transfermarkt.

He could follow Georginio Wijnaldum out the exit door, with the report noting that the out-of-contract Dutchman is nearing an agreement with FC Barcelona.

Liverpool in £35million Bissouma talks

One of the ‘interesting transfer noises coming out of Liverpool’, according to Palmer, is that Brighton’s Yves Bissouma has been identified as a ‘top target’ to replace the outgoing pair.

Talks over a £35million deal for the 24-year-old are said to be underway.

Reds legend Jamie Carragher said after Brighton’s goalless draw with Everton last month that Bissouma was ‘head and shoulders above everyone on the pitch’, claiming that the Mali international ‘really does look like a top quality player’.

Transfer Tavern verdict

For the most part, Keita’s performances have been reasonably good when fit.

But it’s hard to escape the sense that the early substitution against Real was the final damning indictment of his Liverpool career.

Curtis Jones will probably take on a greater role if Keita does leave, with the impressive Bissouma a direct replacement for Wijnaldum.

In other news, fans have called for this defender to be retained.

Liverpool fans debate European Super League

The last 48 hours have been seismic for the Premier League and Liverpool FC.

Included in initial plans for a European Super League, the Reds faced backlash from all quarters of the footballing world, including from their own supporters.

Banners were placed outside of Anfield and protests took place until eventually, the club confirmed their withdrawal from any proposal with a statement late on Tuesday evening.

It brought to an end a dramatic chain of events for the club, Jurgen Klopp and his squad who publicly expressed their displeasure at the prospect both in the public domain and on social media.

With Liverpool now finally distancing themselves from the Super League, we asked a panel of Reds’ supporters to give us thier thoughts on the premise of the Super League and how they felt about their club’s owners being major players in the plot to form the breakaway Super League.

Sam Walker – @OneSGW

“It had definitely been coming since 1992. UEFA have been trying to organically create their own version of it but they got too greedy. I am not happy football has chosen this path because it is taking the integrity away but I was glad that Liverpool were moving with the elite.

If I had to choose between taking a stand and being a mediocre club against being part of the elite football league, I’m taking the latter! It doesn’t matter that we were part of the driving force. It was happening anyway. So it could have been a benefit to the club that we are ahead of the game. Fans can’t scream ‘#Mbappe21’ then talk about socialism in the next sentence. If we want success in this era of football, this is the right path. I hate it but I will live with it until I can’t.”

Jack Gill – @jacklfcgill

“As a Liverpool fan, I was enraged. Football has been going this way for a while but the statement on Sunday night, had it been carried out, would have completely destroyed the game that we know and love. FSG have gone against everything that the club, the city and us as supporters stand for. Not only is the Super League an act of greed, it would have torn away the competition and strips football of its roots. Shanks will be spinning in his grave and I’m sure Jurgen Klopp wasn’t happy about the decision either.”

Will Woodward – @willjw

“I didn’t like it. Even if we were allowed to stay in the Premier League, it renders the competition pointless if you don’t finish first or in the bottom three. There’d be next to no difference in finishing second or 17th because you’d be in Europe again next season regardless. It would have made our remaining games of this season utterly pointless too. From a selfish point of view, would it be nice to see Liverpool playing European giants every week or two for the whole season? Of course. But the cost of ruining the domestic league isn’t worth it for me.”

Chris Pajak – @mrbloodred

“Competition is what makes sport great without competition what have we got? It’s not sport, that’s for sure.

The money grabbing club owners should all be legged out of our game and yet we’re all complicit in this. We’ve all been doing this little dance for nearly 30 years. We want our teams to be the best, so we pay our extortionate match fees, we buy the ridiculously priced shirts and we look the other way when a shady deal is done. We hate the new money but that’s because we’re the old guard. What we should hate is the money coming into the game because make no mistake about it it’s the money that’s ruining the game. The clubs used to have the power and now the players and the associations have the power. The club’s want it back. This is what this was about.

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They want to decide their destiny and if you give someone with money the power to decide their future, the first thing they’ll do is make sure they have a future. This is not fun. This is not sport. This is huge businesses satisfying their shareholders not their fans. And yet I can’t help but think that when we’ve turned the other cheek to ticket rises, furloughs and the like because they ‘seem ok’ and ‘everyone makes mistakes’ and they’ve ‘brought success’ then are we really any better than them?”

AND in more news, take a closer look at Wijnaldum’s awful performance in the recent 1-1 draw with Leeds United…

موسيماني: لم يبلغني أحد بعودة عبد المنعم.. وما يحدث لنا قبل مونديال الأندية لا يُصدق

أعرب بيتسو موسيماني المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر عن سعادته بعد فوز منتخب مصر على نظيره المغربي في دور الـ8 ببطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا الكاميرون 2021.

وقال موسيماني في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “إم بي سي مصر” عبر برنامج “اللعيب”: “تحقيق الانتصار على منتخب المغرب ومن قبله كوت ديفوار هذا يبدو كعبور من وسط غابة تخرج منها حيًا”.

طالع | موسيماني: وضع الأهلي سيكون صعبًا في مونديال الأندية.. ولابد أن نحارب

وأضاف: “كنت حزينًا لأن لاعبي أيمن أشرف تسبب في ضربة جزاء، لأن هذا قد يسبب مشكلة لمنتخب مصر، أيمن يمثل فريق الأهلي ويحمل شعاره وهذا ينعكس على المدرب”.

وأردف: “أيمن لاعب صاحب خبرة كبيرة، كنت أعرف أنه حزين لأنه ارتكب هذا الخطأ وسيصححه وهذا ليس مستوى أيمن أشرف، هو كان يستطيع فقط أن يمرر الكرة، وإلى حد ما أيمن كان مستهترًا”.

وعلق موسيماني على عودة محمد عبد المنعم للأهلي، مواصلًا: “لم يخبرني أحد بذلك بشكل رسمي، الأخبار كان يتم تداولها ولم يكن لدي أشياء رسمية عن هذا الأمر، ولو حدث ذلك سنكون قد حصلنا على لاعب كرة قدم جيد”.

رسميًا.. فيوتشر يعلن عودة محمد عبد المنعم لـ الأهلي

واستطرد: “فقدت بدر بانون وأكرم توفيق ومحمد الشناوي وحمدي وفتحي، هؤلاء اللاعبون الأساسيين بالنسبة لي وأيضًا فقدت بيرسي تاو، بجانب وجود بعض اللاعبين المصابين بفيروس كورونا، وهم 7 أو 8 لاعبين، الأمر صعب لي في الأيام المقبلة”.

واستكمل: “لا أعرف ما الذي سيحدث في كأس أمم إفريقيا، سأجعل حسين الشحات ومجدي أفشة آمنين من الإصابة بفيروس كورونا”.

وأتم: “سأذهب لكأس العالم للأندية مهما كانت الظروف الصعبة والله سيساعدنا، ما يحدث لنا لا يصدق، وهذا اختبار لنا ولمكانة النادي الأهلي”.

وأكد موسيماني أن أغلى بطولة حققها مع الأهلي هي دوري أبطال إفريقيا التي فاز بها على حساب الزمالك، مشيرًا إلى أن تكرار تلك المباراة سيستغرق عمرًا طويلأ”.

واختتم: “الخطيب خاطر كثيرًا باختياري ومنحي الفرصة، وقال لي إنني سأغير تاريخ الأهلي، صحيح أن الأن أسمع بعض الأقاويل ولكني هنا وسوف أبقى هنا، لذا يشرفني يكون لدي فرصة أن أدرب الأهلي وأريد ترك بصمة صغيرة بعد بصمة مانويل جوزيه الكبيرة”.

Sunderland: Fans slam McFazdean display

Plenty of Sunderland supporters have been reacting to Callum McFadzean’s performance against Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Trophy Final on social media.

The 27-year-old made his 23rd appearance in all competitions this season in the capital, with Lee Johnson making four changes from the 2-0 win over Portsmouth last time out.

McFadzean, who missed just one game during Sunderland’s road to Wembley, kept his place in the team from Tuesday’s League One victory, however, he didn’t make a positive impression with several fans.

The left-back has been criticised by many Sunderland supporters already this season, and his display against Keith Hill’s side didn’t appear to win them over on Sunday. Apart from one block on the stroke of half-time, the 27-year-old had a largely quiet afternoon at Wembley, per Chronicle Live.

He lined up alongside Luke O’Nien, Tom Flanagan and Max Power in a back four and took a nasty kick to the face early on, which needed attention for the physio.

Here is what these Black Cats fans had to say about McFadzean’s display, with one describing it as ‘dreadful’.

Sunderland fans react

“McFadzean has clearly won a raffle to become a footballer. Awful.”

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“McFadzean has got to be the worst Sunderland player ever”

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“Eeeeeeee McFadzean is absolutely dreadful”

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“McFadzean, Flanagan and Leadbitter have been painful to watch”

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“McFadzean is a competition winner I swear. No way he’s a real footballer”

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“Not usually one to dig out players on social media but McFadzean makes me ill. I typed this out on about 22 minutes. Still relevant.”

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Newcastle advantage for potential takeover

Kieran Maguire has outlined the ‘advantage’ that Newcastle United have for potential takeover investors.

Speaking recently to Football Insider, the finance guru has claimed that potential buyers may be more attracted to the St. James’ Park faithful then say Derby County because they are currently in the Premier League and even if they do get relegated down to the EFL Championship will still have a lot of money to come in from matchday income, once fans are allowed back in the ground:

“A benefit of Derby over Newcastle is that you’re inheriting a much lower wage bill.

“Therefore, if you want to put more money into the club, you’ve got more flexibility in that regard. If there are players you want moved out, it’s less costly for the owner.

“The advantage of Newcastle is that it’s presently a Premier League club. Even if it gets relegated, you’re going to get three years worth of parachute payments which are worth the thick end of £100m.

“It’s a bigger ground and therefore a bigger fanbase so you have more money coming in. I think you’d have to assess those two issues against each other.”

Potential Newcastle takeover ‘advantage’

The fact that the North East club are still in the top flight should gather some attraction from potential buyers, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) group, assuming that the KSA’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) would be willing to come back onto the table

Even though relegation could be detrimental in terms of their hopes of being taken over by the KSA consortium, the Tyneside club would no doubt still be an attractive asset to invest in for other potential buyers, given its history and how big of a name in general the Magpies actually are.

Nonetheless, the key aim for the Toon will surely be to stay in the division come the end of the 2020/21 term, and assess their takeover options from there.

In other news, find out what big injury blow NUFC have been dealt with before Brighton here!

Forest’s Hughton must start Mighten vs Derby

After continuing their recent good form with a 1-0 victory over Rotherham, Nottingham Forest take on Derby County on Friday night looking to make it three wins on the bounce.

Chris Hughton’s side have turned things around since the start of the new year, losing just three times in all competitions, including really improving things defensively – Forest have conceded just two goals in their last seven games.

While Hughton may be reluctant to make too many changes from the side that beat Rotherham on Tuesday evening, one player who the Forest boss should be looking to bring back into the fold is Alex Mighten.

The 18-year-old was dropped to the bench for the clash in mid-week, perhaps with one eye on being given a start against the Rams on Friday. And when you look at how the teenager has performed since emerging onto the scene, it’s clear why he could well be a potential game-changer for Forest.

The Championship side have rather understandably looked to protect Mighten from over-exposure and placing too much responsibility on his shoulders, and it’s no surprise that despite making 13 appearances this season in the league, that’s only amounted to 572 minutes of action.

Hughton has tried to ease him into things, but the talent is unquestionable. Forest right-back Cyrus Christie waxed lyrical about his ability, saying:

“Alex gives us a different dynamic. He is unorthodox. You do not know what he is going to do. He is so tricky and lively. You hate playing against him in training when you perhaps don’t feel 100 per cent but he is somehow operating at 120 per cent. He has been fantastic. He has not let his head drop.”

The £3.5k-a-week earning gem ranks joint-sixth for most dribbles per game in the Championship this season for Forest (1.1), while only three other players in the squad are fouled more times than him (1.8).

It’s a testament to his constant desire to make things happen and take Forest forward, rather than just trying to settle for the simple pass and play things safe.

It’s exactly the kind of fearlessness that Hughton should look to unleash for the Derby game, and Mighten’s directness and skill could be the key to ensuring Forest’s excellent recent run continues.

Why Liverpool should sign Florian Neuhaus

Liverpool have been credited with an interest in Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus recently and the German could be the ideal man to replace Georginio Wijnaldum at Anfield this summer.

According to German news outlet Kicker (via Sport Witness), the Reds have expressed an interest in signing the 23-year-old ahead of the summer, although they will face competition from Borussia Dortmund for his signature.

If the young midfielder were to make the move to Liverpool, he could prove to be the direct replacement for Wijnaldum, who is widely expected to join Barcelona when his contract with Jurgen Klopp’s side expires at the end of this season.

Neuhaus has established himself as one of the most promising youngsters in the Bundesliga in recent seasons and has become a regular in the Monchengladbach side following an impressive loan spell with Fortuna Dusseldorf.

So far this season, the midfielder has contributed four goals and four assists in 19 top-flight appearances, resulting in a solid 6.93 average rating.

Wijnaldum meanwhile, has two goals and no assists in 23 Premier League appearances and has averaged a fairly disappointing 6.63 rating, suggesting that based on their form from this season, Neuhaus would actually be an upgrade on the Dutchman in this Liverpool midfield.

Whilst the 30-year-old has registered a much better pass success rate than Neuhaus this season (91.5% compared to 84.9%), the former Newcastle United man is perhaps guilty of playing the safe pass on too many occasions, as Neuhaus outscores him when it comes to key passes per game.

The Monchengladbach man also averages more tackles, interceptions, dribbles and shots per game than Wijnaldum, suggesting that he is solid defensively, but would also add more of a goalscoring threat than the Dutchman, who has struggled to score consistently throughout his time with the Reds.

Fellow Monchengladbach regular Marcus Thuram was full of praise for his teammate last year, saying:

“Flo is simply an outstanding player. Flo deserves to be at Euro 2020. If I were national coach, I would call him 100 times.”

Therefore, Neuhaus is clearly held in high regard in Germany and it seems likely that he will depart this summer considering the interest being shown in him, so Michael Edwards should ensure that he joins Klopp’s side this summer, as he could be the perfect man to replace Wijnaldum in this Liverpool squad.

And, in other news… Edwards should swoop for “exciting” PL winger who is “only going to get better”

Saints fans slam Salisu vs Everton

Some Southampton fans hammered the display of Mohamed Salisu during their 1-0 defeat to Everton on Monday.

Salisu, who signed for the Saints last summer from Real Valladolid, started against the Toffees at Goodison Park. Richarlison scored the only goal for Carlo Ancelotti’s men as Everton picked up the three points – Southampton have now won just one of their last 14 games in the Premier League (Sky Sports).

The £10.8m-valued Salisu (Transfermarkt) was making just his fourth appearance in the league for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side after struggling with injury for a large chunk of the campaign. It proved to be a very difficult evening for the 21-year-old as he failed to get to grips with the physicality of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, winning just three of his eight duels.

These Saints supporters were far from happy with his performance, which one branded as “pathetic”, and they took to social media platform Twitter to share their thoughts.

Let’s see what the fans had to say about Salisu below

“Calvert Lewin is seriously embarrassing Salisu. Match his physicality, don’t just roll around like a wimp.”

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“Why is salisu rolling around on the floor with every touch, becoming embarrassing now?!”

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“Salisu been a shambles v Calvert Lewin all night. #SaintsFC”

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“Salisu struggled with Calvert Lewin, seemed a bit off the pace aswell. Just need to get tella on the ball and ings more involved”

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“He has to keep Vest and Bednarek as a pair and find a full back. Mc Burnie will bully Salisu who was a bit pathetic against a big forward. Don’t show them you’re hurt. Burke whilst a loose cannon has pace and we need to nullify that. Take a point imo”

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“DCL was a little loose with his hands but I expect big burly centre backs to be tougher so disappointed in Salisu.”

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In other news, many Southampton fans react to these Ralph Hasenhuttl comments.

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