Crystal Palace: Nathan Ferguson suffers fresh injury

Crystal Palace defender Nathan Ferguson has picked up a fresh injury ahead of tonight’s meeting with Norwich City, Matt Woosnam reports.

The Lowdown: Ferguson’s troubles

Ferguson finally made his Premier League debut for the Eagles on Boxing Day against Tottenham after joining the club back in July 2020.

The 21-year-old had missed 49 games for Palace before his first appearance due to hamstring and Achilles issues.

He has since featured on the bench against Norwich, Brighton and Liverpool but was absent from the matchday squad against Hartlepool in the FA Cup over the weekend.

The Latest: Woosnam’s post

The Athletic’s Woosnam took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to relay comments from Patrick Vieira regarding Ferguson, who Sky Sports pundit Paul Robinson called a ‘very good’ player.

He confirmed that the right-back has an injury and will need to wait a few days to see the severity of the fresh issue.

The Verdict: Not good

Vieira will also be without Cheikhou Kouyate at Carrow Road this evening and the Palace boss has missed James McArthur and James Tomkins due to injury, with the former out since November and the latter missing three games. [football.london]

So, with Palace having a number of injury issues to deal with alongside Ferguson’s long-term absence, everyone at the club will be hoping that Ferguson’s latest injury isn’t a serious one and that he can make a swift return to action.

Time is on Ferguson’s side at the age of 21, and hopefully, the versatile defender isn’t sidelined for long and can enjoy an injury-free rest of the season ahead of a possible breakthrough campaign in 2022/23.

In other news: Palace have made a move for ‘outstanding’ ace who’s clashed with Edouard in the past. 

Agora é oficial! Ronaldinho Gaúcho confirma a aposentadoria

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Depois do irmão e empresário, Assis anunciar, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, enfim, confirmou a aposentadoria do futebol. Nesta quarta-feira, o Bruxo publicou em sua conta no Instagram um texto se despedindo dos gramados, informando que em março dará mais detalhes sobre a despedida.

Na última terça-feira, Assis, em entrevista ao jornal “O Globo” havia informado que Ronaldinho havia parado de jogar definitivamente. O irmão do agora ex-jogador também disse que estava planejando um jogo de despedida depois da Copa do Mundo.

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خالد الغندور: برونو سافيو لاعب "عادي" .. يُخطئ في التمرير وليس مؤثرًا

يرى خالد الغندور نجم الزمالك السابق، أن المحترف البرازيلي في صفوف الأهلي برونو سافيو لاعب “عادي”، مُشيرًا إلى أنه لا يمتلك شخصية في الملعب.

وانتقل برونو سافيو إلى الأهلي قادمًا من نادي بوليفار البوليفي مطلع الموسم الجاري، وسجل أول أهدافه مع المارد الأحمر في مرمى الزمالك خلال لقاء كأس السوبر الذي أقيم في الإمارات.

وقال الغندور في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورتس”: “هل نُقيم لاعب لأنه أحرز هدفًا، أم نقيمه لشخصيته، أنا رأيي أن برونو سافيو لاعب عادي”.

طالع أيضًا | خالد الغندور: فيريرا أكد أن لاعب الزمالك يُمكنه اللعب في تشيلسي

وتابع: “أنا شاهدت سافيو في مباراة الزمالك والأهلي بكأس السوبر من الملعب، وكنت أعتقد أن كولر سيخرجه من الملعب قبل أن يُسجل الهدف، لأنه يُخطئ في التمرير وليس مؤثرًا”.

واختتم: “سافيو لاعب عادي حتى الآن، شاهدته في مباراة الداخلية بعد مواجهة الزمالك، ولم يفعل أي شيء”.

Mano exalta estreia do Cruzeiro, mas pede cautela a jogadores

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O técnico Mano Menezes não poupou elogios ao desempenho do Cruzeiro na estreia da equipe no Campeonato Mineiro. Em entrevista coletiva após a vitória por 2 a 0 sobre o Tupi, o comandante destacou o amplo domínio da equipe nos 90 minutos. Porém, exigiu que o bom desempenho não faça os seus comandados perderem o foco:

– Foi bom mesmo. Até surpreendente para uma estreia. A gente conseguiu escapar da marcação Mas é cedo para empolgar, os adversários vão observar, trazer maneiras de neutralizar o que a gente pensa. Hoje como estreia era difícil para qualquer um imaginar, nós também tivemos dificuldades para falar aos jogadores o que poderíamos esperar do Tupi ou não.

Aos seus olhos, a euforia não pode contagiar o elenco celeste:

– Saímos felizes do que fizemos, mas vamos com calma. O caminho ainda é longo e precisamos trabalhar bastante para chegar onde precisamos chegar.

مرتضى منصور: لن أتدخل في عمل فيريرا.. وإصابات الزمالك "سحر" مثل الأهلي

رد مرتضى منصور رئيس نادي الزمالك على مطالبة بعض الجماهير له بالتدخل في عمل الجهاز الفني لكرة القدم بقيادة جوسفالدو فيريرا، بعد تراجع أداء ونتائج الفريق خلال الفترة الماضية.

وخسر الزمالك لقب كأس السوبر المصري أمام الأهلي بثنائية نظيفة خلال اللقاء الذي أقيم مساء الجمعة الماضية في الإمارات، وتابعه التعادل مع إنبي بالدوري المصري بنتيجة 1-1.

وقال مرتضى منصور في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “الزمالك”: “هل تريدون مني التدخل في الجهاز الفني أم لا؟، وأنا لن أتدخل واسمعوا مني لن أمشي وراءكم وسأترك فيريرا لأنه أفضل مدرب جاء في تاريخ مصر”.

وأكمل: “فيريرا عندما جاء في موسم 2014-2015 تعادل مع إنبي في أول مباراة ثم حصل على الدوري والكأس، وفي الموسم الماضي خسر في أول مباراتين أمام إنبي وطلائع الجيش وحقق ثنائية الدوري وكأس مصر بعد ذلك”.

طالع | بسبب لاعب الزمالك.. كلاتنبرج يوجه انتقادًا شديدًا لـ محمد معروف ويهدده بـ”القسم الثاني”

وتابع: “عقد فيريرا يمتد لـ موسم ونصف واستطاع خلال نصف الموسم الماضي الفوز بـ الدوري والكأس هل سأجعله يرحل بعد ذلك، وكنت أضع يدي على قلبي منذ أيام لأن راتبه كان من المفترض أن يحصل عليه وتدبرت أمري ودفعت له أجره”.

وأضاف: “(عبد الحميد حسن) يقول إن إصابات الأهلي بسبب السحر، (اومال إصابات الزمالك ايه) هي أيضا بسبب السحر”.

واختتم: “وما كان الأهلي لينتصر بالمباراة لولا إصابة أحمد فتوح، والمباراة السابقة إنبي سجل بعد إصابة محمد عبد الغني”.

England Lions coast to five-wicket win

England Lions overcame the loss of their captain Alastair Cook to injury and cruised to their second victory of the tri-series

Cricinfo staff01-Jul-2010
ScorecardEngland Lions overcame the loss of their captain Alastair Cook to injury and cruised to their second victory of the tri-series by beating India A by five wickets and more than four overs to spare. A collective performance with the ball dismissed the visitors for 254 before contributions from all of the batsmen sealed the result.Stand-in captain Andrew Gale asked India A to bat and the Lions’ bowlers were faced with the challenge of curbing a fluent start. Abhinav Mukund and Shikhar Dhawan added 54 before Peter Trego struck the first blow, dismissing Dhawan for 24. India A progressed steadily to 112 for 2 before the slide began. The seamers struck at regular intervals and soon the score read 145 for 5 in 31 overs.Cheteshwar Pujara held the innings together with a half-century ; India A had recovered to 234 for 6 and were poised for a final thrust. Ajmal Shahzad, however, struck twice in the 47th over and dismissed Pujara for 73. Shahzad finished with 3 for 56, while Bopara had claimed three top-order wickets to end with 3 for 32.The Lions’ top five batsmen got off to starts but all of them failed to carry on and, at 165 for 5 after 31 overs, India A held the edge. Dhawal Kulkarni and Manoj Tiwary had taken two wickets apiece. Darren Stevens and Trego, however, came together and forged a match-winning 90-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Stevens was unbeaten on 58 and Trego on 48 when the winnings runs were scored.

Villa must unleash Chukwuemeka v Newcastle

After getting through a thrilling 3-3 draw in their previous Premier League outing at home against Leeds United in midweek, Aston Villa face another challenge against a relegation-threatened team today, this time against Newcastle United at St James’ Park.

On the chalkboard

In terms of which players Villa manager Steven Gerrard could select in his starting XI to take on the Magpies, one man who didn’t start against Leeds but we feel should be in the team from the beginning on this occasion is Carney Chukwuemeka.

Since joining Villa’s youth ranks back in 2016 from Northampton Town’s youth side, the midfielder has gone on to make 65 appearances for the Midlands club across their under-18, under-23 and senior sides across all competitions, racking up 13 goals and 14 assists along the way and highlighting his attacking and creative talents.

Before Gerrard was appointed Villa manager in November, the 18-year-old had only made one appearance for the club in the Premier League, playing 63 minutes as a starter against Brentford back in August.

Since the 41-year-old arrived in the Midlands, the teenager has made seven appearances in the league, all coming off the substitutes’ bench.

With Trezeguet loaned out to Istanbul Basaksehir and Bertrand Traore injured, as well as potentially having Emi Buendia unavailable, this could be a great opportunity for Chukwuemeka to show Gerrard and the Villa fans what he can do.

Taking this into account, the youngster – who is currently picking up £2.4k-per-week according to Salary Sport – may not have a better chance to get his first league start under the current Villa boss.

Labelled an “outstanding” player by former Villa maestro Paul Merson and one could go on to be an “absolute star”, Chukwuemeka could use this opportunity (if he does start) to really make a claim to be a regular in the starting XI for the Villans.

With Newcastle having conceded 44 goals in 22 league games this season, Gerrard could be tempted into starting the 18-year-old to see if he can cause problems for the Tyneside club’s leaky defence and help his side secure a win after dropping two points against Leeds.

In other news: Huge boost: Aston Villa handed big injury update which will surely have fans relieved

ليفاندوفسكي يتحدث عن المنافسة مع هالاند.. ويؤكد: برشلونة أكثر من مجرد نادٍ

علق روبرت ليفاندوفسكي مهاجم فريق برشلونة الإسباني على منافسة إيرلينج هالاند نظيره في مانشستر سيتي، بشأن الفوز بالحذاء الذهبي هذا الموسم 2022/2023.

ليفاندوفسكي حصل على الحذاء الذهبي اليوم الأربعاء، عن موسم 2021/2022، ليحتفظ به للموسم الثاني على التوالي.

وقال اللاعب البولندي أثناء استلامه الجائزة: “سأحاول منافسة هالاند، ولكن الشيء الأهم هو العمل مع الفريق. إذا سارت الأمور على ما يرام، كان ذلك أفضل بالنسبة لي”.

وعن بطولة كأس العالم: “نحن جاهزون، كأس العالم ميزة لأي لاعب، أنا سعيد وفخور بأنني سأشارك في البطولة، هناك العديد من المنتخبات مثل الأرجنتين في مجموعتنا، والبرازيل، وبعض الأوروبيين الذين يمكنهم الفوز بالبطولة”.

وأردف بالحديث عن خروج برشلونة من دوري أبطال أوروبا: “ارتكبنا بعض الأخطاء في دوري الأبطال ونحن نعلم ذلك. لم يكن وقتًا سهلًا للنادي. لكن علينا التفكير بشكل إيجابي في القادم. أنا متأكد من أننا سنفعل ذلك، وبعد كأس العالم كل شيء يمكن أن يكون على ما يرام”.

واختتم ليفاندوفسكي: “أنا سعيد للغاية في برشلونة وفخور بأنني مع هذا النادي، ومتأكد من أن العام المقبل سيكون أفضل، لأنني سأحصل على الفترة المناسبة للتكيف مع المجموعة ومع المدينة، لكنني الآن أعلم تمامًا أن برشلونة أكثر من مجرد نادٍ”.

Com data incerta para sair, Vinicius Junior foca em levantar títulos no Fla

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Joia da base Rubro-Negra, Vinicius Junior compareceu ao programa Bem Amigos, nesta segunda-feira, e comentou sobre o seu futuro profissional. O jovem, de 17 anos, foi vendido pelo Flamengo ao Real Madrid quando ainda tinha 16. O valor da venda foi o segundo maior da história do futebol brasileiro, ficando atrás somente da contratação do Barcelona por Neymar. O clube espanhol pagou 45 milhões de euros pelo atacante da Gávea, aproximadamente R$ 164 milhões.

Vinícius foi federado ainda criança pelo Flamengo, já marcou 5 gols pelo time profissional mas ainda sonha com títulos na equipe rubro-negra.

– É muito complicado. Eu sou muito novo. O Flamengo vem sempre me ajudando, desde os 12 anos que eles me tiraram como promessa. Com 16 anos, chegou o momento de eu definir qual seria minha trajetória. Eu optei pelo Real Madrid e optei por continuar no Flamengo até mais duas temporadas, para realizar meu sonho, que é conquistar muitos títulos com a camisa do Flamengo – ressaltou o jogador.

Em dezembro, parte da imprensa espanhola noticiou que o Real Madrid está interessado em contar com a joia a partir de julho, quando ele completa 18 anos. A expectativa é que o meia-atacante fique no time carioca até 2019, mas a ida para o Real pode ser antecipada. Vinicius Junior falou sobre a possível data de transferência.

– Flamengo e Real Madrid estão entrando em um acordo. No momento eu só penso no Flamengo. Até julho tem muita coisa para acontecer. Tenho muito que aprender aqui no Flamengo, com Juan, Diego… É pegar a experiência para que no momento certo esteja preparado para partir – frisou o atleta.

Apesar da pressão, Vinicius Junior não sente medo com a mudança de patamar na carreira. O meia-atacante sabe que tanto no Brasil quanto no exterior, muitos apostam no seu futuro.

– Não tenho medo nenhum. As pessoas que eu tenho ao meu redor sempre vêm me ajudando para eu ter a cabeça tranquila, para não me preocupar com o que acontece fora de campo. As pessoas falam do que acham eu vou virar. Eu sei da minha qualidade e sei aonde eu posso chegar – enfatizou.

Titular do Flamengo no Campeonato Carioca, Vinicius Junior tem agradado o técnico PauloCésar Carpegiani. O jogador tem tido desempenho satisfatório na competição.

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Everton: Yerry Mina’s season could be over

Everton centre-back Yerry Mina’s latest injury ‘could be season-ending’, Ben Dinnery has told Football Insider. 

The lowdown

The Colombian sustained a quad injury in the first half of the Toffees’ Premier League defeat against Newcastle United earlier this month.

According to Frank Lampard, he faces ‘between eight and 10 weeks’ on the sidelines. If that timeline proves accurate, the 27-year-old would return to training between the middle and end of April.

Everton are also without another centre-back in the form of Ben Godfrey, who is expected to be missing for at least another three weeks.

The latest

Injury expert Dinnery has said that Mina is a key figure at Everton, which makes his ‘ongoing muscular problems’ all the more frustrating, and he thinks the Toffees may ultimately decide that it isn’t worth risking the defender before the end of the campaign.

Dinnery told Football Insider: “He is pivotal to that Everton team. If you look at their win ratios when he is and isn’t in that team, it’s night and day.

“Trying to keep him fit has been the difficult thing in recent seasons. There are a lot of ongoing muscular problems that have hampered him. That 10-week turnaround, it could even be May if we get to a worst-case scenario.

“Then you start to question if it is even worth bringing him back for the end of the season. Possibly, that could be season-ending. There are no guarantees.”

The verdict

Dinnery has a point about the win ratio, as well as the defender’s chequered injury record.

Mina has started eight Premier League games this season, helping Everton to collect 11 points (a rate of 1.375 per game). Strikingly, they have amassed the same number of points from the 16 games that he hasn’t started (0.69 ppg).

It’s tempting to wonder how much better the Toffees’ situation would be if he had been fit for the entire campaign, but it wouldn’t have been wise for Everton to count on that given the Colombian’s history.

Since he made his Everton debut in October 2018, the £120,000-per-week defender has had to deal with 10 separate injuries, ruling him out of 35 matches (and counting), so maybe it is best for Lampard to give Mina every bit of time he needs to get back up to full fitness instead of rushing him back prematurely.

In other news, Everton have launched a scouting mission after strong links with this midfielder

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