أصدر مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك، بيانًا رسميًا، كشف فيه عن موقفه من أزمة أرض فرع السادس من أكتوبر والتي تم سحبها مؤخرًا من قبل وزارة الإسكان.
وشدد البيان أن المجلس الحالي لنادي الزمالك، بدأ في تنفيذ خطة مدروسة بشأن المشروع وتجاوز الأمور الهندسية والإدارية والتمويلية وتلقى دعمًا من كافة أجهزة الدولة.
طالع.. بعد أرض أكتوبر.. الزمالك يواجه صدمة جديدة بشأن مصيف مرسى مطروح
ووصف بيان الزمالك، أن قرار سحب أرض فرع السادس من أكتوبر كان مباغتًا للمجلس من جهاز المدينة التابع لها المشروع بسحب الأرض في مشهد صادم وغير مسبوق.
وأكد مسئولو الزمالك على رفض الحصول على قطعة أرض بديلة متمسكين بالأرض المخصصة في وقت سابق بعد تردد أنباء بشأن الأمر الفترة الأخيرة. بيان الزمالك بشأن أرض أكتوبر
“يؤكد مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك أنه منذ نال شرف المسؤولية كان وما زال يدرك أهمية مشروع فرع النادي الجديد بمدينة حدائق أكتوبر، باعتباره الحلم الذي تاق له الملايين من أعضاء وجماهير ومحبي النادي عبر عقدين من الزمن، فضلًا عن كونه الأمل لتجاوز صعوبات تكاد تمنع النادي من استكمال دوره الرائد.
وانطلاقًا من تلك الثوابت بدأ المجلس فور تولي المسؤولية تنفيذ خطة مدروسة لتجاوز كل الصعوبات الهندسية والإدارية والتمويلية، وتلقى النادي دعمًا حقيقيًا وجادًا من كافة أجهزة الدولة المعنية اتساقًا مع سياسة الدولة المصرية بقيادة فخامة الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي رئيس جمهورية مصر العربية في دعم الرياضة المصرية وتحقيق التنمية المستدامة.
ثم انطلق العمل والبناء على الأرض بإشراف تام من جهات حكومية وطنية موثوقة وفق أعلى معايير الشفافية والنزاهة، وأصبح النادي على مسافة عدة أشهر من نقل تدريبات جميع الفرق الجماعية إلى الفرع الجديد، وبات الحلم قاب قوسين أو أدنى أن يتحقق.
إلا أن الجميع فوجئ بإجراء مباغت وغير مبرر تمثل في قيام جهاز المدينة التابع لها المشروع بسحب الأرض في مشهد صادم وغير مسبوق.
ومنذ بداية الأزمة وخلال أربعة أشهر مضت لم يدخر المجلس جهدًا لوضع حل لها والتواصل مع كافة الجهات ذات الصلة لتوضيح الحقائق وشرح أبعاد الموقف وخطورته على حاضر ومستقبل النادي، وقد تلقينا تأكيدات متكررة على تفهم مطالبنا.
إلا أنه تلاحظ في الآونة الأخيرة تواتر الحديث عن فكرة حصول النادي على أرض بديلة.
وفي هذا الإطار فإن مجلس إدارة النادي، انطلاقًا من واجبه ومسؤوليته في صيانة حقوق ومصالح النادي وتحقيق طموحات وآمال أعضائه ومحبيه، فضلًا عن ثقته في عدالة وسلامة مطلبه، يؤكد الرفض التام لفكرة الأرض البديلة وتمسكه باستعادة الأرض واستكمال إنشاء فرع النادي، وسيواصل المجلس تحقيقًا لذلك الهدف اتخاذ كافة الخطوات على كافة المسارات.
وأخيرًا نناشد فخامة الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي رئيس جمهورية مصر العربية تدخله الكريم كعهدنا بفخامته إنصافًا للحق وتحقيقًا لحلم الملايين من أبناء هذا الشعب العظيم”.
Evan Longoria is officially retiring from baseball.
After 16 seasons, the longtime third baseman is set to sign a one-day contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on June 7 before calling it a career with the team that drafted him back in 2006.
Longoria spent the first decade of his career with the Tampa Bay Rays before being traded to the San Francisco Giants ahead of the 2018 season. He then played five seasons in the Bay Area but struggled to stay healthy. Longoria's most recent MLB stint was with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023.
Throughout his impressive career, Longoria was named an American League All-Star three times (2008 to '10), and won three Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger Award, and the 2008 AL Rookie of the Year Award. He is the franchise's leader in hits (1,471), RBI (892), runs (780), and home runs (261).
The Rays will honor Longoria at a pregame ceremony from George M. Steinbrenner Field on June 7 ahead of their matchup against the Miami Marlins.
When the world's Catholics welcomed Pope Leo XIV Thursday—a Chicago native—citizens of his home city quickly had one question: Is the Supreme Pontiff a Chicago Cubs fan or a Chicago White Sox fan?
In an interview with WGN, Leo's brother John Prevost put rumors of his Cubs fandom to rest.
"He was never, ever a Cubs fan. I don't know where that came from. He was always a Sox fan," Prevost said. "Our mother was a Cubs fan… and our dad was a Cardinals fan. I don't know where that all came from. And all the aunts, our mom's family, came from the North Side, so they were Cubs fans."
But Leo, John insisted, always rooted for the White Sox. The pope was born Robert Prevost in 1955 and raised in Dolton, Ill., just south of the Chicago city limits.
Following on avid soccer fan Pope Francis, the athletic world appears to have received another sports-loving pope.
Jesse Lingard hit a major personal milestone in FC Seoul’s 3-1 defeat to Gimcheon Sangmu, scoring a sharp, improvised finish to reach double-digit league goals for the first time in his career — and celebrated with a brand-new dance. The ex-Manchester United attacker shone despite the loss, continuing his remarkable late-career revival in the K League.
Lingard scores 10th K-League goal of the season
Lingard struck just before half-time, twisting his body brilliantly in a tight pocket of space before firing a precise right-footed finish into the net to level the match at 1-1. The former England international then pulled out a new dance celebration as the goal marked his 10th of the K League season — the first time in his career he has ever hit double figures in a regular league campaign. Despite his milestone and lively performance, Seoul collapsed late on and fell to a 3-1 home defeat.
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Lingard: From Old Trafford to the K-League
Lingard’s journey from Old Trafford to Seoul is one of the most unexpected career arcs of the modern era. Once a Manchester United academy graduate who scored in FA Cup finals and danced on the World Cup stage with England, Lingard found himself adrift after leaving United in 2022. A difficult year at Nottingham Forest was followed by nearly eight months without a club, with failed training spells, collapsed talks, and no concrete contract offers that matched his expectations or ambitions.
By early 2024, Lingard reached a breaking point and decided to sign for the South Korean giants.
His start, however, was rocky. Lingard lacked fitness, struggled for minutes, and even received stinging public criticism from manager Kim Gi-dong, who questioned his work rate and commitment. Soon after, a meniscus injury required surgery, threatening to derail his entire K League adventure. But the setback became a turning point. Lingard returned sharper, hungrier, and fully bought into Seoul’s demanding style of play.
However, soon he had become so influential, on and off the pitch, that he was named temporary captain, a rare honour for a foreign player. Shirt sales exploded, attendances surged, and the “Lingard Zone” was created in the stadium to satisfy fan demand. More importantly, his performances steadily improved.
By the 2025 season, Lingard was no longer a novelty or a marketing figure; he was FC Seoul’s heartbeat. His achievement of reaching double-digit league goals for the first time at age 33 is a testament to his revival. Far from fading out of relevance, Lingard has reinvented himself in East Asia as both a leader and a star attraction.
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FC Seoul up against Shanghai Port up next
Lingard’s milestone suggests he remains central to FC Seoul’s tactical approach, and the club will continue to lean on him during the final stretch of the K League season. Seoul must address their late-game collapses to maximise the 33-year-old’s classy attacking output.
FC Seoul will be up against Chinese side Shanghai Port on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League Elite as they look to remain in the top eight of Group A heading into the final two matchdays.
Sunderland dealt Arsenal a blow in the title race as Brian Brobbey bagged a sensational late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light. The Gunners looked to be home and dry before the Dutch forward popped up in the dying moments, ensuring Mikel Arteta's side failed to take all three points and fully capitalise ahead of title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool doing battle on Sunday.
In a challenging start to the clash, Declan Rice had the first real chance of the game as he tested Robin Roefs with a free-kick from range. Eberechi Eze then looked to capitalise on a sloppy Enzo Le Fee pass but it was Sunderland who bagged the opener at the Stadium of Light. A looping pass into the Arsenal box wasn't dealt with and former Gunners defender Dan Ballard held off pressure before blasting past David Raya.
Arsenal started the second half strongly and after Saka flashed a low effort across goal shortly after the restarted, the winger made no mistake to bury past Roefs at the near post after Rice robbed Le Fee of possession in the Sunderland half. Martin Zubimendi then twice went close before Leandro Trossard, who had already rattled the Sunderland crossbar, rifled home from distance with 15 minutes to spare.
Raya then made a stunning close range save to deny Brobbey, with the Dutchman looking the most likely to force an equaliser. Indeed, the Sunderland substitute wasn't to be denied before the final whistle blew, with the former Ajax man acrobatically tucking the ball home deep into second-half injury time to ensure a share of the spoils at the Stadium of Light.
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Goalkeeper & Defence
David Raya (6/10):
Powerless to stop Ballard's thumping opener, the first goal he's conceded since September. Made a stunning save to deny the offside Brobbey in the 79th minute but could do little to keep out the Dutchman's acrobatic late effort.
Jurrien Timber (7/10):
Took a knock in the first half but it didn't impact the Dutchman, who was again solid on and off the ball.
William Saliba (6/10):
Blazed over from 12 yards shortly before the break in what was a huge chance for the centre-back. His distribution was again key as Arsenal dominated the ball.
Gabriel Magalhaes (5/10):
Failed to perform his set-piece heroics this time. Struggled with the more physical Brobbey after the Sunderland striker replaced Wilson Isidor and was caught out as the Dutchman got ahead of him to loop the ball home late on.
Riccardo Calafiori (6/10):
Pushed forward well from left-back without looking overly threatening.
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Midfield
Declan Rice (7/10):
Forced Roefs into action in the 15th minute with a free-kick from range. Outmuscled by Ballard for Sunderland's opener but made amends as he robbed Le Fee of possession in the build-up to Saka's equaliser.
Martin Zubimendi (8/10):
Booked for a foul on Wilson Isidor that ultimately resulted in Sunderland's opening goal. Look a threat when going forward and rattled the crossbar midway through the second half. Also provided the assist for Trossard's thumping strike.
Eberechi Eze (6/10):
Bent over from the edge of the Sunderland box midway through the first half after a misplaced Le Fee pass. Sent an effort straight at Roefs on the hour mark before being withdrawn late on in a subdued display.
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Attack
Bukayo Saka (7/10):
Teed up Saliba perfectly with a fine knockdown in first-half injury time. Flashed an effort across goal early in the second half before finding a way past Roefs moments later.
Mikel Merino (6/10):
Operating as a makeshift striker in the absence of Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, the burly Spaniard provided the assist for Saka's equaliser but that was as good as it got.
Leandro Trossard (8/10):
After a subdued first half, upped his game after the break. Played a neat pass for Zubimendi to slide just wide shortly after Saka's equaliser and rifled past Roefs from 20 yards to put the Gunners in front.
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Subs & Manager
Cristian Mosquera (N/A):
Replaced Eze for the final minutes.
Mikel Arteta (5/10):
Didn't hit the panic button when Arsenal went behind in the first half. However, he also didn't respond to Brobbey's second-half introduction and it proved costly.
Atuesta comentou sua evolução no tratamento da lesão que sofreu em fevereiro deste ano, durante um treino do Palmeiras. Em processo de transição física, nesta sexta-feira (13), participou de algumas atividades de campo junto ao elenco e fez outros trabalhos à parte. O colombiano rompeu o ligamento cruzado anterior do joelho direito.
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Sobre o tratamento, Atuesta comentou que foi essencial para ‘começar a valorizar mais outras coisas’. Para ele, este processo de transição física requer que ele volte a se acostumar com fundamentos básicos do futebol, como ‘passar a bola’, por exemplo.
– Ninguém quer se machucar nunca, mas, com esse acontecimento, eu comecei a valorizar muitas coisas, como o carinho do torcedor, dos meus companheiros e de todos os trabalhadores daqui da Academia. O que passei me fez valorizar coisas que provavelmente eu não ligaria – disse.Você quer trabalhar no seu clube do coração? Matricule-se no curso Gestor de Futebol e entenda como!- Estou me acostumando de novo a passar a bola, ao esforço de um passe forte e ao de chutar. É algo difícil, mas dá muita alegria conseguir esses pequenos objetivos que parecem simples, mas, quando você vem de cirurgia, enche de felicidade – completou.Afastado desde a lesão, Atuesta analisou a temporada do Palmeiras. O colombiano explicou que entende a frustração após a eliminação na Copa Libertadores, mas é preciso focar no Campeonato Brasileiro também.
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– Eu vejo que todo mundo ficou com muita raiva e acho isso muito bom. Nós sabemos o que podemos fazer e chegamos longe, pois não é fácil chegar a uma semifinal de Copa Libertadores de novo. E sabemos também que somos vencedores, que sabemos jogar partidas difíceis e como ganhá-las. Por isso, é normal sentir essa raiva, não sei uma palavra melhor para usar, mas acho que isso vai dar mais motivação para o ano que vem brigarmos por todos os campeonatos que a gente disputa – finalizou.
O Palmeiras treinou na manhã desta sexta-feira (13), na Academia de Futebol, e seguiu a preparação para enfrentar o Atlético-MG, quinta-feira (19), às 19h (de Brasília), no Allianz Parque, pela 27ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A comissão comandou atividades técnicas de marcação e finalizações em campo reduzido.
Leeds United head coach Daniel Farke is slowly showing supporters and the wider footballing community that he has what it takes to manage in the Premier League.
It is hard to blame anyone for having doubts over whether or not the German tactician could lead a team to safety in the top-flight, given his record in the division with Norwich City.
Daniel Farke’s Premier League record with Norwich
Stats
19/20
21/22
Matches
38
11
Wins
5
1
Draws
6
2
Losses
27
8
Points
21
5
League position
20th
20th
Stats via Transfermarkt
As you can see in the table above, Farke won six of his 49 matches in charge of the Canaries in the Premier League before he was sacked after 11 games in the 2021/22 campaign.
However, he has been backed financially in a way that he was not at Carrow Road, which has allowed the Whites to enjoy a solid start to the season.
The West Yorkshire outfit are 15th in the table with eight points in seven games after two wins, two draws, and three defeats, which is a respectable return for the newly-promoted outfit.
Farke is now hoping to emulate the success that Marcelo Bielsa had in the top-flight in the 2020/21 campaign after his side were promoted to the big time.
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The Argentine head coach initially joined the club in the summer of 2018 and led the team to a third-placed finish in the Championship, but watched his team lose to Derby County in the semi-finals of the play-offs.
It was a terrific first season at Elland Road for Bielsa, even if it ended in disappointment for the club in the play-offs, but the best was yet to come for the manager.
In the 2019/20 campaign, Leeds racked up 93 points with 28 wins and nine draws in the Championship, ten more points than they managed in the previous season, to earn promotion to the Premier League and the second tier title.
It is, therefore, fair to say that Bielsa’s team in his second season was better than the one he had in his first, as they won ten more points to earn promotion.
However, that promotion-winning team was not the best side that the Argentine tactician had during his time at Elland Road, because of what was achieved in the Premier League the following season.
20/21 Premier League
Leeds
League rank
Points
59
9th
Non-penalty xG
52.5
4th
xG
55.6
6th
Goals scored
62
6th
xGA
57.9
16th
Goals conceded
54
14th
Stats via FBref
As you can see in the table above, Leeds were fun to watch as a free-scoring newly-promoted side that fired their way to a top-half finish in the top-flight, which turned out to be Bielsa’s best achievement in his time in West Yorkshire.
He was sacked after picking up 23 points from 26 Premier League games in the 2021/22 season, which should rank as his worst team, followed by his first season, then his second one, and the ninth-placed finish in the top-flight as his best side.
The team in the graphic above was his most-used starting line-up in the 2020/21 campaign in the 4-1-4-1 formation, including stars like Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha.
With Farke and his team looking to emulate the success that Bielsa’s team had in their first season in the big time, would any of the club’s current stars make it into that best XI?
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As good as Luke Ayling was, and as much as he was a terrific servant for the Whites, there is a case to be made for Jayden Bogle walking into that Bielsa side in the 2020/21 campaign on current form.
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There were some question marks raised over the English full-back’s ability to make the step up to the Premier League this season, because of the Sheffield United team that he was a part of in the 2023/24 season.
Bogle played 34 of his side’s 38 league matches at right-back as the Blades conceded a staggering 104 goals, per Sofascore, the most by any team in a 38-game top-flight season.
However, the 25-year-old star’s start to the current campaign suggests that he is more than capable of delivering quality performances in the Premier League, winning the club’s Player of the Month award for August.
Bogle has started all seven of the club’s matches in the Premier League this season and Leeds rank fifth in the division for xGA (7.9), per FBref, which shows that he is currently part of one of the best defensive units in the division.
Whereas, as aforementioned, Leeds were 16th in the top-flight for xGA with Ayling as their first-choice right-back in Bielsa’s best team at Elland Road.
Premier League
Luke Ayling (20/21)
Jayden Bogle (25/26)
Appearances
38
7
Assists
0
0
Tackles per game
2.9
3.0
Interceptions per game
0.9
1.6
Clearances per game
2.0
2.9
Dribbled past per game
1.0x
1.1x
Possession lost per game
18.6x
11.7x
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, Bogle’s current defensive numbers topple Ayling’s in the 2020/21 campaign, which may be part of the reason why Farke’s defence is performing better than Bielsa’s did.
On top of that, Ayling did not deliver any assists in that season in the Premier League, which means that Bogle’s current lack of assists in the top-flight should not go against him in this debate.
The former Blades star, who was dubbed “sensational” and a “massive signing” by pundit Micah Richards earlier this year, also delivered more goals and assists combined (ten) last term than Ayling did in the 2019/20 promotion-winning season (eight), per Sofascore, which suggests that he has more potential to excel as an attacking force.
Therefore, there is a genuine case to be made that the 25-year-old star is good enough in the present day to walk into Bielsa’s best team in the ninth-placed Premier League finish.
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Hopefully, the current campaign will be a success, with a similarly impressive league finish, and fans will be talking about which players would make it into Farke’s best team in the future.
Half-centuries from 21-year-olds Ben Kellaway and Asa Tribe propelled Glamorgan to a 40-run Vitality Blast South Group win over Gloucestershire at Bristol, leaving the trophy holders without a victory in five matches.The visitors posted 189 for six after winning the toss, Kellaway hitting a career-best 53 and Tribe a scintillating 63 not out off 28 balls, with five sixes and five fours. Ajeet Singh Dale claimed three for 17 from four overs.In reply, Gloucestershire stumbled to 149 for nine, Cameron Bancroft making 52 and D’Arcy Short 34. Leg-spinner Mason Crane finished with a career-best four for 20 as the Welsh county secured a fourth group success.Batting at number three, Kellaway found himself facing only the third ball of the game after Will Smale had been bowled by David Payne. It was 27 for two in the fourth over when Kiran Carlson miscued a pull shot off Singh Dale to be pouched at mid-wicket.Kellaway had still moved to 34 by the time the six-over powerplay ended with his side 48 for two. Colin Ingram increased the scoring rate with a straight six off Short’s first delivery and claimed another maximum by smacking Tom Smith over long-off.A pulled six took Kellaway to his maiden T20 fifty off 30 balls, with nine fours, but he fell in the next over advancing down the pitch to off-spinner Ollie Price to present wicketkeeper Bancroft with a simple stumping and Ingram went for 38, taken at fine-leg off Singh Dale.Chris Cooke and Dan Douthwaite fell cheaply, the former superbly caught one-handed by Price at long-on. But Tribe ensured Glamorgan of a competitive total with a late blitz that saw 22 come off the 19th over, bowled by Smith and a further 19 off the last, sent down by Payne.Glamorgan opted to take pace off the ball as early as the second over of Gloucestershire’s reply, delivered by left-arm spinner Imad Wasim. Bancroft got the scoreboard ticking with a four and a six off the first two balls of the third over, bowled by Timm van der Gugten.Miles Hammond fell for a ten-ball duck, sweeping a catch to deep mid-wicket off Imad, and by the end of the powerplay Gloucestershire were anchored on 30 for one. Bancroft and Short put together a stand of 63 without ever cutting loose and when Short top-edged a sweep off Crane to be caught at short fine leg the hosts were 76 for two in the 12th over.Price fell lbw to a full delivery from Crane and Jack Taylor was caught at fine leg by Ingram off Ned Leonard before Ben Charlesworth suffered a second successive first ball duck when driving a catch to long-off to give Crane his third wicket.Bancroft had taken 43 balls over his half-century and when he top- edged a reverse sweep of Crane to be caught at short fine-leg the outcome was beyond doubt, despite a late assault by Graeme van Burren, which brought him 32 runs off 14 balls.
Manchester United have made some intriguing signings this summer as they look to improve under Ruben Amorim and could soon move for an exciting star who is set to be a free agent in 2026.
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Truthfully, Manchester United haven’t had an easy start to the campaign and their performances have delivered mixed results, albeit a last-gasp 3-2 victory over Burnley last weekend was a much-needed development at Old Trafford.
At the time, Amorim expressed sympathy for Altay Bayindir after his bumpy performance between the sticks, which may be his last for quite some time after Senne Lammens’ £18.2 million arrival at Old Trafford from Royal Antwerp.
He said in his post-match press conference: “Guys, they are humans. Manchester United, everything is (huge). Everybody talks about the goalkeeper. And you can see, I can change the goalkeeper in the situations that happen. We are in that moment. I think it is hard to be a Manchester United goalkeeper in this moment.
“But if you look at the first goal, we can defend it better. We suffered a quite similar goal against Fulham, because we don’t do the full rotation of the team when the ball is on the other side. All these small things have nothing to do with the goalkeeper.”
Andre Onana has opened talks over a move to the Saudi Pro League and could be set to move on to a new challenge, leaving the Red Devils to undergo a change of the guard in a key position at Old Trafford.
Neither Bayindir or Onana are in favour at the minute and reinforcements will be required should either leave the club, which could prompt the Red Devils to go all out for an elite stopper in 2026.
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According to reports in Spain, Manchester United will look to launch a showstopping move for Mike Maignan in 2026 once his contract expires at AC Milan, when his future will be one of the ‘headline’ deals of the next summer window.
With the Red Devils plotting to ‘kick out’ Onana, the France international is seen as a ‘masterstroke’ signing without the need to pay a transfer fee, evidenced by the fact he kept 61 clean sheets in 166 appearances for the Serie A giants.
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Sharing the same ESN agency as Manchester United winger Mbeumo, per Transfermarkt, the Cayenne-born stopper has retained a 60% save percentage in the Italian top-flight this term, though he could now be primed for a move to Old Trafford less than a year from now.
His current employers are said to be under pressure due to his contract situation and external interest from others in his services, something that is only likely to grow the longer he refuses to put pen to paper on new terms at San Siro.
A guerra entre Palmeiras e CBF parece ter chegado ao seu ápice nesta segunda-feira (3). Após a principal entidade do futebol brasileiro emitir nota repudiando as falas do auxiliar técnico do Verdão, João Martins, e falando até em xenofobia por parte do português, a comunicação do clube emitiu uma nota oficial em seu site, defendendo o profissional e fazendo uma série de perguntas para a Confederação Brasileira de Futebol.
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‘Diante da agressiva nota oficial divulgada nesta segunda-feira (3) pela Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF), a Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras propõe alguns questionamentos, sempre no sentido de defender os direitos do clube e contribuir com a melhora do produto futebol:
– Por que o comunicado da CBF é endereçado exclusivamente ao Palmeiras, sendo que profissionais de outra equipe da Série A fizeram, também ontem, comentários semelhantes aos do auxiliar técnico João Martins?
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– Por que a opinião de um profissional português sobre o futebol brasileiro causou tanto desconforto à CBF se a própria entidade, como é de conhecimento público, busca um treinador estrangeiro para comandar a Seleção Brasileira?
– Qual teria sido a conduta “xenofóbica” de João Martins? Elogiar a qualidade dos jogadores brasileiros?
– Se a gestão da Comissão de Arbitragem investe tanto assim em tecnologia, por que o nosso VAR é incapaz de apontar objetivamente se uma bola ultrapassou ou não a linha de gol, como aconteceu no recente duelo entre Palmeiras e Bahia, pelo Brasileiro?
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– Por que o atleta Zé Ivaldo, do Athletico-PR, não foi expulso ontem, após acertar uma cotovelada na nuca do atacante Endrick, em lance revisado pelo VAR?
– Por que no jogo entre Palmeiras e São Paulo, pela Copa do Brasil de 2022, o VAR não traçou a linha de impedimento no lance que originou o gol do nosso adversário e que nos custou a eliminação? Por que a imagem da revisão desta jogada sumiu?
– Por que a Comissão de Arbitragem da CBF, presidida por Wilson Seneme, nunca pediu desculpas ao Palmeiras pelo erro grave cometido pelo VAR na Copa do Brasil do ano passado?
– Por que o Palmeiras, na rodada seguinte após a mais recente Data Fifa, não pôde contar com nenhum de seus três atletas convocados para a Seleção Brasileira?
A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, ao longo dos anos, sempre se preocupou em construir uma relação de saudável parceria com a Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Há cerca de três semanas, a presidente Leila Pereira esteve na sede da entidade, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ), para conversar com Wilson Seneme, de quem ouviu a promessa de melhorias imediatas na arbitragem.
Na semana seguinte, o vice-presidente da Comissão de Arbitragem, Emerson Carvalho, e o gerente técnico do VAR, Periclés Bassols, chegaram a realizar uma palestra para os profissionais do clube na Academia de Futebol, também com a presença da presidente Leila Pereira.
Contudo, diante da nota oficial divulgada pela CBF e dos reiterados erros graves cometidos contra o Palmeiras, entendemos ser este o momento oportuno de demonstrar, em público, a nossa indignação. Não queremos ser beneficiados, mas exigimos que as regras sejam aplicadas com isonomia.
Confiamos na independência do Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD), evocado pela CBF, e temos convicção de que o órgão dará ao auxiliar João Martins o tratamento equilibrado que lhe compete.’