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Mark Cameron, the New South Wales fast bowler, could join Shane Warne as a player-coach in the Indian Premier League, with Kolkata Knight Riders interested in procuring his services. Matthew Mott, a coach with New South Wales and Kolkata, has spoken with the franchise’s executives about the possibility of recruiting Cameron for the forthcoming season.Cameron, who has played 11 first-class games and six Twenty20s, has been a strong contributor for the Blues in recent seasons, helping not only with the ball but also in a coaching capacity. He has developed a system that allows coaches to monitor player workload, which has proven successful at state and national level in Australia.Mott was hopeful of employing Cameron for both his bowling and coaching abilities. “I have left it with [Kolkata], but I think he could do a great job as both a player and a coach,” Mott said. “I have told people what I think, but have stayed away from the negotiations.”A potential sticking point to Cameron’s proposed move to the IPL is a back injury sustained during New South Wales’ Sheffield Shield victory over Tasmania. Cameron, 28, bowled with the assistance of painkillers to collect five wickets for the match, and will undergo scans this week to determine the severity of the injury.Mott has been active in scouting Australian talent for Kolkata this season. He played a significant role in the Knight Riders’ signing of the young allrounder Moises Henriques for a contract worth up to $US300,000.

West Ham United face fresh competition over one of their latest striker targets…

What’s the word?

Over the weekend, the Irons were linked with a move for former Premier League frontman Salomon Rondon, formerly of Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion.

The Daily Mail believe the east Londoners are one of several teams eyeing up a return for the Venezuelan international.

And now, according to Sky Sports’ Transfer Centre (29th August, 18:19), Rondon’s former manager Rafa Benitez is thought to be lining up a swoop for his old striker in a bid to add some depth to his attack.

The 31-year-old is currently on-loan to Russian side CSKA Moscow but talks are said to be ‘ongoing’ with the Toffees.

Sullivan must act

If the Hammers are to end David Moyes’ striker nightmare, then it’s time for the club’s majority shareholder, David Sullivan, to take matters into his own hands to provide his boss with the tools he requires.

It’s no secret that the Scotsman is absolutely desperate for a new forward. He may well have remained coy about the prospects in recent interviews but you have to imagine he’s a little nervous heading into a potential 50-plus game campaign with only one senior option – Michail Antonio.

And whilst the 31-year-old talisman has started the season like a house on fire, with four goals and three assists to lead the goalscoring charts in the Premier League, many will be expecting his injury problems to come to the surface at some point.

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Since the 2017/18 campaign, Antonio has failed to surpass 24 league starts, per WhoScored, and that’s all down to persistent niggles and knocks.

Last season, for example, he missed ten matches through injury yet still finished at Moyes’ joint-top goalscorer on ten goals. His presence is certainly needed in this squad but a solid backup option would be very beneficial.

Rondon isn’t a name that’s going to have fans at the London Stadium super excited but at the very least, it should allow Moyes to rotate his line-up in competitions such as the Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Europa League in a bid to improve on last season’s incredible sixth-place finish.

The 83-cap international has a respectable record in the English top-flight, where he has delivered 35 goals across four straight seasons for the Magpies.

His form up north earned the tag of him being a “swashbuckling” centre-forward with qualities similar to that of Les Ferdinand by Lee Clark, via ChronicleLive in 2019.

At 6 foot 1 with target man qualities – he has an average of 2.8 aerial duels won per game throughout his career – the towering colossus would also offer Moyes something different in attack, so he too could change matches in the Premier League.

Valued at just £4.5m by Transfermarkt, Rondon could be the perfect, easy and cheap stop-gap solution to the Irons’ ongoing striker situation. But given interest from his former boss Benitez, GSB will have to act fast.

AND in other news, West Ham “unlikely” to move for this mooted target, fans won’t be happy…

Many Arsenal fans have been slamming the display of Ben White in the first half of their game at Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

The former Brighton defender struggled at times in the air against the Clarets’ two strikers Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes, a criticism of his in the 2-0 loss away at Brentford on the opening day.

He was also guilty of giving the ball away on a few occasions, which ended up giving cheap chances to Sean Dyche’s team, especially before Martin Odegaard settled nerves down with a sublime free-kick to put the Gunners 1-0 up.

Nonetheless, with a £50m price ag on his shoulders, White will want to show the Arsenal faithful in the second half why they paid so much money for him.

Arsenal fans on White display

These Gooners slammed his performance on Twitter, with one supporter even going as far as to claim that White has been ‘terrible’ in the air:

“White is out of the game. He needs to concentrate.”

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“Ben White is bad in the air…that was poor.”

Credit: @smoothgfootball

“Ben White is terrible in the air, you can’t deny it”

Credit: @KYEkye45

“Ben White is weak like tissue”

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“Ben White is having a mare”

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“Not sure what Ben White is doing so far”

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In other news, find out whose display against Manchester City was slammed here!

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Três dias depois da partida na Arena Condá, Cruzeiro e Chapecoense voltam a se reencontrar, agora em Belo Horizonte e pelo Brasileirão. Os incidentes na Chapecó já fazem parte do passado e as equipes estão com o foco direcionado para o topo da tabela do campeonato mais importante do país. Com sete pontos cada, o duelo às 19h deste domingo, no Mineirão, vale não só a vitória, mas pode custar a liderança ao fim da quinta rodada.

– É importante iniciar bem o Brasileiro. A gente sabe como isso reflete depois – comentou o técnico Mano Menezes.

Apesar de não ter revelado o time que entra em campo, o comandante celeste deverá fazer poucas alterações em relação ao time que jogou no meio de semana. A única mudança deverá ser o retorno de Rafael Marques no lugar de Ramón Ábila. Contudo, na reserva, Mano já poderá contar com Robinho, que retorna de lesão.

Zagueiro espera clima de paz

Além de um resultado positivo, a expectativa do zagueiro Léo é de que o clima de animosidade da partida passada seja totalmente superado neste domingo.
– Já temos outro jogo domingo. Que o clima seja saudável, de esporte, de família, de todos estarem presentes, principalmente a torcida do Cruzeiro, que compareça, que vá ao estádio em um clima amigável, não com clima de confusão nem de briga – disse o zagueiro Léo.

Chape com uma dúvida

No lado catarinense, Mancini também preferiu adotar o mistério. Certo de que não contará com Luiz Otávio, suspenso, o treinador não revelou se var promover Douglas Grolli ou Fabrício para a zaga. Apesar disso, Mancini espera fazer uma boa partida neste quarto encontro contra o Cruzeiro na temporada.

– Acho que a gente viu que dá para fazer mais um bom jogo lá no Mineirão, contra essa mesma equipe. Vai ser um adversário diferente do que jogou aqui, porque vão ter que sair para o jogo, mais adiantados. Com isso, vai ser montada a estratégia para fazer um bom jogo e defender a nossa liderança.

CRUZEIRO x CHAPECOENSE

Motivo: 4ª rodada, Brasileirão 2017
Data/Hora: 04/06/2017, às 19h
Local: Mineirão, em Belo Horizonte (MG)
Árbitro: Claudio Francisco Lima (SE)
Assistentes: Cleriston Clay Barreto Rios (SE) e Fabio Pereira (TO)

CRUZEIRO: Fábio; Lucas Romero, Kunty Caicedo, Léo e Diogo Barbosa; Henrique, Ariel Cabral e Hudson; Thiago Neves, Alisson e Rafael Marques. Técnico: Mano Menezes.

CHAPECOENSE: Jandrei, Apodi, Douglas Grolli (Fabrício), Victor Ramos e Reinaldo; Luiz Antônio, Andrei Girotto e Seijas; Rossi, Wellington Paulista e Arthur. Treinador: Vagner Mancini.

More than four months later, Steve Howey is still confused as to why Tottenham sacked Jose Mourinho.

Despite being less than seven days away from the Carabao Cup final, the Portuguese lost his job following some wretched form domestically.

When Mourinho was sacked, Tottenham were five points adrift of the Champions League places with just six games remaining, whilst they’d recently been embarrassingly knocked out of the Europa League by Dinamo Zagreb, which was their most likely route back into Europe’s elite competition.

Spurs ended up narrowly losing the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City with interim manager Ryan Mason in charge, which ensured their 12-year wait for a major trophy painfully continued.

Mourinho has since been replaced by Nuno Espirito Santo, who’ll not only be hoping to get Tottenham back into the Champions League, but is the man tasked with attempting to finally bring silverware to north London.

But Howey exclusively told Football FanCast that he doesn’t understand why Mourinho was moved on in the first place:

“I’m still scratching my head how you’ve got a serial manager that wins trophies in Mourinho, and you sack him on pretty much the day of the final, it’s mind-blowing.”

According to The Daily Express, West Ham United are interested in signing Jonathan Bamba from Lille this summer as an alternative to Jesse Lingard.

The Lowdown: Lingard deal unlikely

Lingard spent the second half of last season on loan at the London Stadium, and he impressed, managing nine goals and five assists in 16 Premier League appearances (Transfermarkt).

However, while the Hammers wanted to sign him permanently, the England international looks set to stay at Old Trafford instead (The Manchester Evening News).

The Latest: Irons eye Bamba

Now, as per this latest report, David Moyes is now eager to sign Bamba instead.

He is said to be available for a fee of £25m this summer, but the London outfit face competition from Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen for his services.

The Verdict: Top talent

Since making the move to Les Dogues from Saint-Etienne, £22.5m-valued Bamba has done extremely well for the reining Ligue 1 champions (Transfermarkt).

In 130 matches in all competitions, he has picked up 22 goals and 24 assists (Transfermarkt). Last term, he found the back of the net seven times and provided 11 assists as Lille captured the title.

A fee of £25m would be a sound investment for a player who is still just 25 years of age. He may take a bit of time to adapt to the Premier League, but if he does, he could be an inspired signing for West Ham this summer.

In other news, West Ham fans want to sign this Champions League winner.

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O técnico Zé Ricardo teve papel decisivo na vitória do Flamengo sobre a Universidad Católica, por 3 a 1, nesta quarta-feira. Ele fez substituições que mudaram o panorama da partida a favor do Rubro-Negro. Na entrevista coletiva após o jogo, o treinador lembrou que o Fla ficou perto da classificação para as oitavas de final da Libertadores, já que depende apenas de um empate na última rodada, com o San Lorenzo (ARG).

-Sem dúvida, foi um passo importantíssimo. Infelizmente, a classificação ainda não veio. Ficamos felizes pela entrega do grupo, num jogo com dificuldade muito grande. A equipe vem disputando muitas partidas em sequência. A Católica tem quatro jogadores na frente que são extremamente perigosos. Nosso grupo demonstrou poder de superação. Sair daqui com três pontos e próximo de classificar é um sentimento muito gostoso, mas ainda temos uma partida dificílima na Argentina – lembrou o treinador, referindo-se ao duelo contra o San Lorenzo, na última rodada do Grupo 4.

Humilde, Zé Ricardo evitou falar da sua importância na vitória. Ele explicou as alterações, com quatro laterais na equipe.

-Na verdade, Renê e Trauco não é novidade, Rodinei também. Ele já tinha feito essa dobradinha com o Pará. O que queríamos era utilizar a característica do atleta. Eu esperava nem utilizar os dois (Renê e Trauco), mas acabei utilizando os dois. Éverton fez um jogo no seu limite, aguentou até onde deu. Miguel (Trauco) pode jogar próximo ao Guerrero pela parceria que ele tem o Guerrero. Quando penso que a minha admiração com eles (jogadores) chegou no limite, ela aumenta. Nossa preparação física está de parabéns. A vitória tem um valor muito grande para todos nós. Foi uma noite com alma e característica rubro-negra – comentou o técnico do Flamengo.

Zé Ricardo acredita que o Flamengo ainda tem muito a evoluir nesta temporada, apesar do bom momento, próximo do título do Campeonato Carioca e também das oitavas de final da Libertadores.

-Se observarmos, estamos no mês cinco, ainda temos muito a crescer. No aspecto da confiança só vamos evoluindo. Chegar até aqui foi por merecimento, sabíamos que encontraríamos partidas nesse nível de dificuldade, o grupo nos deixa muito orgulhoso. Estamos sempre prontos a melhorar. Isso significa melhorar nossa performance. Ainda temos a evoluir – ponderou.

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Manchester United are set to make a formal offer for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane over the coming days.

What’s the story?

According to well-known journalist and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Red Devils are closing in on the highly-rated 28-year-old, who is determined to leave the Bernabeu in search of a new challenge.

He tweeted: “Official bid from Man Utd for Raphaël Varane to be submitted in the next few days – Utd board ‘confident’, deal getting closer. Varane has an almost ready agreement on personal terms – he’s NOT extending with Real, he wants a new challenge. No other clubs in the race.”

Fans will be buzzing

News that the United hierarchy are set to make an imminent offer for Varane will surely leave the club’s supporters absolutely buzzing.

Signing a top-class partner for club captain Harry Maguire at the heart of defence is thought to be a top priority for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this summer, and the Old Trafford outfit will do just that if they can get this deal over the line.

Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly and Axel Tuanzebe have failed to showcase their long-term credentials alongside Maguire over the last couple of years, meaning a new central defender is required ahead of the upcoming campaign.

Varane was first linked with a move to United 10 years ago, but chose Madrid instead and has gone on to establish himself as one of the world’s best players in his position.

Over the last decade, the France international has secured four Champions League crowns, three La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey and four FIFA Club World Cups in 360 appearances for the Spanish giants.

However, he’s reportedly ready for a new challenge in his career, and after entering the final year of his current contract, Madrid are prepared to sell him rather than lose one of their prized assets on a free transfer in 12 months’ time.

After securing the signature of former Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho following a lengthy pursuit, the addition of Varane would elevate United to even greater heights and pile the pressure on Solskjer to finally deliver some silverware next term.

And, in other news…Reliable journo drops Man Utd blow that will leave Ole gutted 

The PCB will not object to any decision by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to lift the lifetime ban on former captain Saleem Malik.Malik was banned in 2001 from playing cricket, holding any office and from involvement in any cricket-playing activity on the recommendations of an inquiry into match-fixing conducted by Justice Qayyum, then a high court judge and currently Pakistan’s Attorney General.Malik appealed against the ban in the Lahore High Court, but after it was turned down, approached the Supreme Court the same year. The matter lingered on in Pakistan’s highest court until earlier this month, when they granted Malik a right to appeal.Malik had regularly expressed his desire to move into coaching and in the recent past toyed with the idea of opening up an academy, only to have the suggestion shot down because of his ban.And as the court prepares to hear the appeal tomorrow, in a further boost to Malik’s hopes, the PCB has said they will not stand in the way if the ban is overturned.”This was not a ban imposed by the PCB or any administration,” Tafazzul Rizvi, the board’s lawyer, told Cricinfo. “This was a recommendation of an independent inquiry and the board at that time only implemented the recommendation. If the Supreme Court now overturns the ban, we will have no issues with that decision.”

يتواجد المدير الفني الجديد لمانشستر يونايتد، إريك تين هاج، في المملكة المتحدة قبل استعداده لإعادة بناء في أولد ترافورد مع توقع وصول عدد من اللاعبين الجدد.

وتحرك يوفنتوس بسرعة لمحاولة ربط مدافعه الهولندي ماتياس دي ليخت بعقد جديد، وسط اهتمام من أندية الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، بما في ذلك مانشستر يونايتد.

عمل إريك تن هاج مع المدافع الهولندي خلال فترة وجودهما في أياكس وهو الآن حريص على لم الشمل معه مجددًا وهذه المرة في أولد ترافورد.

مدرب مانشستر يونايتد الجديد موجود الآن في المملكة المتحدة، بعد أن اختصر وقته في هولندا ليبدأ العمل في مهمة إعادة بناء الشياطين الحمر العملاقة.

سيكون تين هاج حاضرا في المباراة الأخيرة لمانشستر يونايتد في موسم بائس من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، حيث قد تؤدي الهزيمة أمام كريستال بالاس إلى هبوطهم في الدوري الأوروبي للموسم المقبل.

وسيكون لهذا تأثير فوري على خطط التوظيف الخاصة به، حيث يتطلع إلى جلب لاعبين قادرين على تنفيذ أسلوبه الشديد في الضغط.

لن يواجه دي ليخت مثل هذه المشكلة، إذا انضم للعب تحت قيادة تين هاج في مانشستر يونايتدد، حيث لعب قلب الدفاع دورًا رئيسيًا في السباق الذي شهد دخول أياكس بقيادة المدرب في شوط واحد من نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا في عام 2019.

وقد أشارت التقارير إلى أنه سيكون مهتمًا بالتعاقد معه لمانشستر يونايتد، مع بقاء دفاعهم مشكلة يجب عليه حلها.

تلقت شباك مانشستر يونايتد 56 هدفًا في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز هذا الموسم، على الرغم من ثنائية رافائيل فاران وهاري ماجواير في قلب دفاعهم.

عانى قائد الفريق ماجواير من موسم عصيب، بينما كافح فاران من أجل اللياقة البدنية، ومن المفهوم أن تين هاج يريد مدافعًا سريعًا يشعر بالراحة تجاه الكرة، بالإضافة إلى لاعب خط وسط جديد يلعب في الدور رقم 6 ومهاجمًا مكملًا لكريستيانو رونالدو.

يناسب دي ليخت ما يريده مانشستر يونايتد، لكنهم يواجهون معركة لإقناعه بمغادرة يوفنتوس، مع وجود عقد جديد على الطاولة من الفريق الإيطالي.

بعد توقيعه مقابل 77 مليون جنيه إسترليني في عام 2019، يبقى لدى دي ليخت حاليًا عامان على عقده الحالي، ومسؤولو يوفنتوس يريدون إقناعه بالتجديد.

ووفقًا لـ “توتو ميركاتو” الإيطالي، تم تقديم مقترحين رسميًا إلى الشاب البالغ من العمر 22 عامًا  الأول يستمر حتى عام 2026، في حين أن هناك اقتراحًا آخر من شأنه أن يخفض راتبه، لكنه سيقلل من الشرط الجزائي.

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ويقال إن المحادثات لا تزال جارية، حيث لا يزال دي ليخت يتداول بشأن البنود الجديدة والراتب.

في هذه الأثناء، يبدو أن خطط مانشستر يونايتد الصيفية ستنطلق حقًا الأسبوع المقبل، مع محادثات تين هاج والمدير الفني المؤقت رالف رانجنيك حول كيفية المضي قدمًا.

وأكد رانجنيك، الذي سيبقى في النادي بصفة استشاري، أنه كان على اتصال مع تين هاج، لكن سيجروا محادثة وجهًا لوجه في نهاية الموسم.

وأوضح: “لقد كنا على اتصال عبر واتساب ونأمل أن تتاح لنا الفرصة للالتقاء والتحدث بشكل شخصي، إما خلال عطلة نهاية الأسبوع أو صباح الإثنين على أبعد تقدير، أتطلع للتحدث مع وجهًا لوجه والتعرف عليه شخصيًا”.

وأضاف: “ما زلت أعتقد بقوة أن هناك نواة من اللاعبين الأفضل، يستحقون وجودهم وجيدون بما يكفي للعب لهذا النادي، وآمل أن يظل معظم هؤلاء اللاعبين هنا الموسم المقبل، إذا كان مجلس الإدارة، إريك، سيساعدهم قسم الكشافة في جميع القضايا التي يمكنني إدخالها لمساعدتهم”.