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Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast this week, former Newcastle man Rob Lee has claimed that Dele Alli would be an ideal signing for the Magpies.

The Tottenham attacking midfielder has been out of Jose Mourinho’s plans for the vast majority of the season after failing to secure a move to PSG last summer.

A move to the Parisians looked to be on the cards in January too, but now it appears as though he could well stay in north London unless Spurs can find a replacement.

However, Newcastle are another suitor who have reportedly pondered a move for the England international.

That was something that Lee was quizzed on this week and when asked by FFC whether he’d be a good acquisition at St James’ Park, he commented:

“I’d love to see him at Newcastle. I think he’d be ideal. They need a creative player and they can have Wilson upfront with him (playing) off.”

Whether Steve Bruce’s side would be able to afford Alli’s wages is a point of debate as the England international, who is valued at £34.2m by Transfermarkt, is on a pretty hefty salary.

The 24-year-old currently earns £100,000 a week in London. That being said, if Newcastle have ambitions of improving their wretched 11-game streak without winning, they may need to bring these type of players to the northeast.

A further issue, meanwhile, is that Dele apparently isn’t too keen on the move himself. Consequently, it’s difficult to see this one going through before the transfer deadline passes on Monday, as much as Lee would like to see it happen.

The attacking midfielder has played just four times in the Premier League this season so if he’s to have any chance of making a late dash towards Gareth Southgate’s plans for the Euros, he will almost certainly need to find a move.

For Alli, he’d likely be a regular under Bruce. Perhaps he ought to rethink his decision of not fancying the Magpies in the closing days of the window?

AND in other news, Bruce should urge Newcastle swoop for £1.9k-p/w prospect, he could solve a key failing…

Many Liverpool fans are fuming with the performance of Ozan Kabak despite the Reds picking up a crucial victory over Sheffield United on Sunday night.

The Turkish international has not had the easiest of starts to his career in Merseyside since joining in the January transfer window as he has had been heavily relied on due to the defensive injury crisis at the club.

In the 2-0 win against the Blades, Kabak made four clearances and three tackles, but was clearly struggling in the physical battles as he lost six aerial duels and two ground duels (SofaScore). He also lost possession 15 times, the fourth-most of any Liverpool player, which led to one fan calling him a ‘liability’.

The central defender is still very young at only 20, and the criticism he is receiving is slightly unfair as he is adapting to a new division. He is valued at £22.5m on Transfermarkt, and Liverpool have picked him up on a loan-to-buy basis, which emphasises that they believe he has the potential to succeed in England.

However, that didn’t spare him a caning from these Reds fans on Twitter during Sunday’s match.

Here is what Liverpool fans had to say about Kabak:

“Kabak is shocking”

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“Kabak is shocking”

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“Kabak is actually rubbish”

Credit: @JoyChils”Kabak was awful”Credit: @TomMora66205190″Philips and Fabinho on Thursday! I know Kabak is young but a potential £26 millions pounds on him is WRONG! He’s a liability and his positioning is awful, he can’t read the game and gets caught out too often. Keep Phillips and invest in better, FSG OPEN THE PURSE!”Credit: @Enanmix”Fab in defence. Kabak looks awful”Credit: @Okotb22

In other news, find out what transfer update has been lauded by Liverpool fans here!

Crystal Palace have been handed a huge boost after Roy Hodgson appeared to confirm that Christian Benteke’s injury isn’t too serious, despite the Belgian striker being withdraw at halftime against Sheffield United, where he was replaced by Jordan Ayew.

What’s the news?

When asked about Benteke’s fitness at the weekend, Hodgson told reporters, via football.london: “Well, we think Benteke got a kick in the first half, which was obviously concerning him at half-time – a sort of dead leg. Normally those dead legs, if you’re lucky, don’t produce long-term problems.”

Palace snapped Benteke up from Liverpool for £27m in a club record deal on a four-year contract in 2016.

The 30-year-old centre-forward has been in decent form this season, scoring three goals in 12 appearances in the Premier League so far, via Transfermarkt. Given the extent of his injury, it appears he could be back in action in a matter of days.

Likely impact?

In fact, we’d even go so far as to say that Benteke has been one of Palace’s best players since the start of the season.

Palace have been in desperate need of some quality upfront for some time now and the Belgian international has delivered with great aplomb, bagging a brace against West Bromwich Albion in his first start of the campaign.

The Eagles boss reserved special praise for Benteke after he scored his first goals of the season, saying: “He has been patient and never stopped working. He showed the type of player he was when Palace bought him from Liverpool and has now got to keep that going.”

Whilst the goals have started to dry up, with just one in his past five games, his influential presence at the top of the pitch cannot be ignored, as he came close to scoring after combining with Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha in the first half before being replaced by Ayew.

It’s worth remembering he has still scored more goals than Ayew, Michy Batshuayi and Connor Wickham have between them, albeit the latter has spent nearly the entirety of the season so far on the sidelines.

With an FA Cup tie with Wolves next on the agenda, Benteke simply must be one of the first names on the team sheet if he is fully fit and firing on all cylinders.

AND in other news, Forget Eze: Crystal Palace left-back Tyrick Mitchell sent Hodgson a timely reminder…

Aston Villa have a serious COVID problem at the club, and this was proven by the fact the club had to play their youngsters in the FA Cup against Liverpool. It is now being reported that their next Premier League match may not go ahead.

The latest on Aston Villa

David Ornstein reported, via The Athletic, that the Premier League are considering postponing Villa’s match against Spurs. They might replace it with Spurs against Fulham on Wednesday, a game that was cancelled at short notice when Fulham dealt with an outbreak of their own.

This would not be a surprise

This is an unprecedented season and we have already seen fixtures postponed for sides in the division who have had issues due to recent events. The problem at Villa seems to be the biggest one we have had in England’s top flight so far this campaign.

It seems like the only fair thing to do would be to allow the game against Spurs to be postponed, otherwise there would be some serious questions raised as to how the Premier League decide which games are postponed and which are not.

If it was rearranged, it would not be something done to solely benefit Villa, but to keep player safety in mind and also help protect the integrity of the competition.

In other news, Dean Smith discussed a tactical decision he made in a recent fixture. Have a read of what he had to say here!

Glasgow Rangers winger Brandon Barker was forced off the pitch early on against Falkirk in the Betfred Cup which saw a rare start come to a premature end.

Despite his best efforts, Barker was unable to continue as he picked up what looked like a potential knock, and was replaced by Ianis Hagi on the left hand side.

The club have not yet confirmed the full extent of the injury but it looks like it could be a bitter blow for Steven Gerrard, who already faces several weeks without Jordan Jones after he was given a seven-game ban by the SFA for breaching COVID rules.

With Barker facing a fitness sweat for the Europa League clash with Standard Liege on Thursday night, Gerrard may be forced to give Hagi the nod instead.

Rangers signed the Romania international on a permanent deal from Genk in the summer after he impressed during a loan spell at Ibrox last season, having scored a brace in a 3-2 victory over Braga in February.

Since then, he has found his chances somewhat limited so far this season, having been left as an unused substitute on the bench on three occasions so far.

However, in spite of the fact that progress has been slow, it’s clear he is highly regarded by the Ibrox boss, who described him as an “outstanding talent” after he inspired the comeback win over Braga in the Europa League.

In fact, it’s fair to say that his versatility could prove useful as Gerrard juggles both domestic and European competitions. The attacking midfielder, who can operate on the right or in the centre of the midfield, has scored one goal and supplied six assists in the Scottish Premiership so far this season, whilst he is averaging 2.2 shots and 1.6 key passes per game, via WhoScored.

Let’s face it, Barker was never likely to start anyway, as Kemar Roofe was preferred on the right wing in his place to face Benfica last month. But Standard Liege posed very little threat last time out, so Gerrard may take the opportunity to rotate his squad once again with an eye on the trip to Premiership rivals Ross County at the weekend.

There’s no doubt the 22-year-old is held in high esteem at the Ibrox outfit. But he has largely been starved of minutes as of late, although he played the full 90′ minutes against Falkirk in a more central role, and he could keep his place in the starting line-up against Standard Liege later this week.

AND in other news, Glasgow Rangers must get rid of Jordan Jones, he earns more than Joe Aribo…

Phil Parkinson has got it seriously wrong and risks Lee Burge’s wrath after claiming the Sunderland goalkeeper is in a three-way battle for the starting role.

What’s the word?

Speaking ahead of Saturday’s League One clash with Doncaster Rovers, via quotes by The Northern Echo, Parkinson has claimed he has no first-choice shot-stopper as all three of Burge, Remi Matthews and young hopeful Anthony Patterson are in the running.

Burge opened the campaign as Parkinson’s go-to option after Jon McLaughlin opted to ditch the Stadium of Light and join Rangers on a free transfer, with the 27-year-old starting the first 10 fixtures of the League One season before a slight ankle problem ensured he fell to the bench last week.

Matthews started in Burge’s place at home to MK Dons to make his Sunderland league debut after being signed from Bolton Wanderers in the summer, while Patterson only earned his senior debut in this month’s Papa John’s Trophy defeat away to Fleetwood Town.

Parkinson was yet to decide who will feature in goal at Doncaster this weekend when speaking to the media, having been impressed by what Matthews brought to the table, and believes there is now a chance for all three to contend for the starting role.

“My thoughts behind last week were that Remi had done well in the game prior to that (against Mansfield in the FA Cup), and Burgey had been carrying a slight problem with his ankle, which was affecting his kicking. So, we went with Remi.

“Do you then say Remi is your number one? That’s not really the case because I feel we’ve got three good goalkeepers at the club. I want competition, and I think rather than saying one keeper is categorically the number one and the other one is happy to play the role of number two, I want the two-stroke-three ‘keepers to all believe they can get in that team. That’s what I feel we’ve got and its good competition.

“Anthony came in against Fleetwood and showed what we know he can do because he’s played so well in the Under 23s. He trains with the first-team every day and he’s pushing hard.”

Got it seriously wrong

While Parkinson will be hoping that his comments can keep Burge, Matthews and Patterson on their toes, the Sunderland boss has got it seriously wrong thinking that all three are in a position to challenge for the starting role.

His comments also risk the wrath of Burge, who kept six clean sheets in his 10 League One appearances and only fell out of the starting line-up through injury. Had it not been for the blow, then the £2,000-per-week ‘keeper would have been expected to retain the position as Sunderland’s clear first-choice shot-stopper.

Matthews, on the other hand, is yet to keep the opponents from scoring in any of his four appearances this season, including allowing League Two outfit Carlisle United to score three times in the EFL Trophy and Mansfield Town once as the Black Cats were beaten in the FA Cup by a side who were winless in all competitions.

MK Dons also scored twice from four shots on target last week, while Matthews recorded no punches, successful runs out or high claims whereas Burge has registered 10 saves from shots taken inside the Sunderland box, six from outside the area, made two punches, two successful runs out and registered five high claims this term, per SofaScore.

Burge would be livid for Parkinson to also consider Patterson, who conceded twice in his senior debut and has kept just two clean sheets in 34 Premier League 2 outings over the last three seasons.

AND in other news, Stewart Donald can deliver Sunderland fans a parting gift by retaining a sought-after teen sensation.

أجرى النجم الأرجنتيني ليونيل ميسي مقابلة صحفية مع “سبورت” الإسبانية، وذلك بعد شهرين من وصوله إلى فريق باريس سان جيرمان.

وذكرت صحيفة “سبورت” عبر موقعها الإلكتروني أن ميسي تحدث معهم على مدار نصف ساعة عن الفترة التي قضاها في برشلونة وذكرياته عن الكامب نو، وعلاقته بزملائه في الفريق.

كذلك تحدث ميسي عن خوان لابورتا رئيس نادي برشلونة وأمانيه في المستقبل، كما تطرق للحديث عن باريس سان جيرمان حيث أشاد بالنادي الفرنسي، وكشف عن احتمالات فوزهم بدوري أبطال أوروبا.

وأوضحت أيضًا أن ميسي تحدث عن كيف تغيرت حياته اليومية، ويتكهن بما سيعنيه فوزه بجائزة الكرة الذهبية للمرة السابعة في تاريخه.

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ونشرت صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية منذ قليل جزءً من الحوار، حيث سُئل عما إذا كان يرغب في العودة إلى برشلونة ورد قائلًا: “نعم، لطالما قلت إنني أرغب في أن أكون قادرًا على مساعدة النادي فيما يمكن أن يكون مفيدًا ويمكنني إضافة ومساعدة النادي ليكون جيدًا”.

وأضاف: “أود أن أكون سكرتيرًا فنيًا في وقت ما (وظيفة إدارية)، لا أعرف ما إذا كان سيكون في برشلونة أم لا، أو إذا سيكون على خلاف ذلك”.

وواصل: “إذا كان هناك احتمال لذلك، فأود أن أعود وأساهم مرة أخرى بكل ما في وسعي، لأن هذا هو النادي الذي أحبه وأحب أن يستمر في كونه جيدًا، وأن يستمر في النمو وفي كونه واحدًا من الأفضل في العالم”.

Leeds United have just had a deal for a highly-rated youngster fall through at the last minute.

Where have we heard that before?

Of course, Michael Cuisance’s deal falling through has brought back memories of Daniel James’ failed transfer in January 2019, when Leeds United had gone as far as to take pictures of the winger with his new shirt before the deal collapsed.

James didn’t sign, and Leeds didn’t have a plan B lined up for if things went awry, and this ultimately may have cost United promotion to the Premier League in the 2018/19 season, with fans blaming Andrea Radrizzani’s lack of investment that January on their late-season collapse.

Once again, the Yorkshire club find themselves in a similar position with a transfer that looked all but done, falling apart late on, but this time they need to make sure to learn from their mistakes.

United have been pursuing a midfielder all summer long with Rodrigo De Paul and Cuisance being the most concrete links, and with just days of the window to go, they still haven’t managed to land their man.

Fortunately, there is plenty of time for a signing, and if Victor Orta has learnt from his mistakes from the Dan James deal, United should have other options already lined up.

Orta has done a great job with his signings so far, bringing in a number of experienced players to plug the gaps in United’s squad including Diego Llorente and Rodrigo. But with the Cuisance deal falling through being such a setback, he now has to prove his worth and find an adequate midfielder as an alternative to the Bayern Munich man.

Fingers crossed, Leeds have learnt from their mistakes, or else this is a transfer disaster that could haunt the club for years to come.

In other news, find out which Leeds man has been ruled out of their clash against Manchester City…

أشاد الإنجليزي مارتن كيون، مدافع آرسنال السابق، بالدولي المصري محمد صلاح نجم ليفربول الحالي، مطالبًا الريدز بتجديد عقده.

محمد صلاح ينتهي عقده في صيف 2023، بعدما انضم إلى الريدز في 2017 قادمًا من روما الإيطالي.

وقال كيون في تصريحات لشبكة “BBC” البريطانية: “محمد صلاح موهبة رائعة، هذا الهدوء الذي يتمتع به أمام المرمى مُذهل للغاية”.

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وأضاف: “بهذه الجودة، يحول الدفاع رأسًا على عقب، ويجعل جميع المدافعين يخشون مواجهته، إنه لاعبًا رائعًا ويمتلك قدرات خاصة للغاية”.

واختتم: “محمد صلاح الآن يتفوق على الجميع، أصبح أفضل من أي لاعب في الدوري الإنجليزي، لذلك، على ليفربول أن يوقع معه عقدًا جديدًا في أسرع وقت ممكن”.

محمد صلاح هذا الموسم خاض مع ليفربول 9 مباريات وسجل 9 أهداف في مختلف المسابقات، بالدوري الإنجليزي ودوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويتواجد النجم المصري ضمن قائمة المرشحين للفوز بالكرة الذهبية، المقدمة من مجلة فرانس فوتبول الفرنسية.

ويتصدر محمد صلاح قائمة ترتيب هدافي الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز برصيد 6 أهداف، متساويًا مع جيمي فاردي مهاجم ليستر سيتي.

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O mês de novembro já chegou, mas o Corinthians ainda realiza ações com mulheres participantes da campanha Outubro Rosa, de prevenção e combate ao câncer de mama. No último sábado, algumas das pessoas diagnosticadas com a doença, em exames realizadas na Arena, foram ao jogo da equipe contra o Coritiba, vencido pelo Timão por 2 a 1.

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Uma delas foi Neide Antônia de Oliveira, que demonstrou emoção em vídeo gravado pelo departamento de Responsabilidade Social do clube.

– Estou adorando. É a segunda vez que vim, a primeira foi para fazer exame. Tive o diagnóstico positivo, infelizmente, mas estou sendo muito bem tratada e orientada. Só tenho a agradecer. Estou para cima. Vamos vencer o jogo e a doença! – afirmou.

Outra ações foram realizadas na partida entre Timão e Coxa. Quase cem pessoas foram convidadas a acompanharem um duelo na nova casa alvinegra pela primeira vez. Além das mulheres que participaram da campanha Outubro Rosa, estiveram no estádio crianças do Tênis Social e do Time do Povo em Quadrinhos, e adolescentes e adultos com deficiência intelectual da Casa de Davi.

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No campo, membros do Instituto Lado a Lado Pela Vida deram uma volta olímpica no gramado com uma faixa de divulgação do Novembro Azul, campanha nacional de combate ao câncer de próstata.