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Since Mikel Arteta entered Arsenal Football Club he has been ruthless with his decision-making. He takes no prisoners, that’s for sure.

After one too many misdemeanours, the Spaniard removed the captaincy from Pierre Emerick-Aubayemany and subsequently told him to leave the club.

There’s also the goalkeeper situation. Aaron Ramsdale was fine. He had some great moments in an Arsenal shirt. Remember that jaw-dropping stop to deny James Maddison’s free-kick against Leicester? Alas, Arteta had seen enough. In came David Raya.

The way he’s now phasing out Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus is also pretty ruthless but they aren’t good enough. Let’s be honest, here.

One of the more peculiar moves during Arteta’s reign was the freedom with which Granit Xhaka left the Emirates Stadium.

Why Granit Xhaka left Arsenal behind

The redemption arc of Xhaka’s Arsenal career was a sight to behold. This was a player who cupped his ear and tossed the captain’s armband on the floor during the reign of Unai Emery.

There was surely no way of coming back from that. Well, the Swiss defied the doubters, defied all critics and is now seen as a club icon for his performances under Arteta.

It was during the 2022/23 season that the midfielder shone brightest, scoring a career-best nine goals and also registering seven assists across all competitions. He had quickly become one of the finest central players in the Premier League.

However, he wanted to go and in swooped Beyer Leverkusen who snapped Xhaka up for a measly fee of £21.4m. Why did he go? Well, it was to seek a new challenge at a late stage in his career.

Since then, the now 32-year-old has enjoyed a fabulous time of it. He won the Bundesliga unbeaten last season and reached the final of the Europa League. He was among the Ballon d’Or nominees too.

Xhaka ended up ranking in 16th place, ahead of Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Declan Rice.

Did Arsenal miss him last term? Perhaps. That being said, club-record signing Rice did a pretty decent job in his stead, being named in the PFA Team of the Year for 2023/24.

That said, will the Gunners miss another midfielder? Quite possibly, for this young Frenchman is now ranking pretty closely to Xhaka in certain metrics.

When Arsenal sold a "monster in the making"

The 20th June 2020. It’s a poignant date in Arsenal’s history. An unsuspecting game with Brighton during that dreaded COVID season happened to alter the timeline of many careers as Arsenal lost at the Amex Stadium.

Berno Leno suffered a serious knee injury that led to Emiliano Martinez’s triumphant rise to become the best goalkeeper in the world. It was also Matteo Guendouzi’s last match in an Arsenal shirt.

Visibly angry at the challenge from fellow countryman Neal Maupay that hurt Leno, he somehow avoided punishment despite grabbing him by the throat.

Arteta had seen him enough, though, and that summer he was being sold in a £9m move to Marseille. Guendouzi left having flattered to deceive. He had mass potential but his attitude problems – as we saw in that clash with the Seagulls – often got the better of him.

Moving back to his homeland after initially being signed from Lorient, the France international did so having played on 82 occasions for Arsenal.

Described as a “monster in the making” by scout Jacek Kulig, the now 25-year-old is now impressing in Serie A for Lazio alongside Nuno Tavares. Remember him?

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After a summer move, Guendouzi has played 14 times in which he’s scored once and registered a solitary assist. But, it’s his Xhaka-like qualities that are going under the radar.

Indeed, as per FBRef, the former Arsenal man ranks among the very best Europe has to offer for progressive passes. Compared to players in Europe’s top five leagues this season, he sits in fifth place for that metric with 96.

He sits just ahead of Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi (91) and only just behind Joshua Kimmich (126) who ranks first and Xhaka (125) who sits second in the listings.

So, are there many other similarities between the two midfielders? Let’s take a look.

Guendouzi vs Xhaka (2024/25)

Stat (per 90 mins)

Guendouzi

Xhaka

Goals

0.09

0.10

Assists

0.09

0.30

Pass success %

88.5%

90%

Short pass success %

94.4%

94.8%

Long pass success %

73.4%

72.5%

Key passes

1.13

2.20

Progressive passes

8.35

12.5

Tackles won

0.61

0.60

Stats via FBRef.

Let’s be honest. Xhaka is quite evidently the better football but it’s clear that there are plenty of similarities between the two players.

Arteta wasn’t to know but in a parallel universe, perhaps Guendouzi was the long-term heir all along? From a passing point of view, very little separates them and they also make a similar number of tackles per 90 minutes.

As data analyst Ben Mattinson once said, the now Lazio ace is a great “what could’ve been” player.

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Em meio à construção do elenco para a temporada, o Botafogo utiliza o início do Campeonato Carioca como um verdadeiro laboratório. O técnico Enderson Moreira tem testado jogadores e rodado o grupo. Líder da competição em quatro rodadas, o Alvinegro terá pela frente os primeiros grandes desafios pós-acesso – três clássicos nas próximas quatro partidas.

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O primeiro deles será realizado na quinta-feira, às 20h, no Nilton Santos, contra o Fluminense. No domingo, a equipe entra em campo diante do Vasco, às 20h, no Castelão, em São Luís, no Maranhão. Dois confrontos diretos, já que o Cruz-Maltino também tem 10 pontos na tabela e o Tricolor soma 9.

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Para o duelo desta quinta, a tendência é que Joel Carli volte a ser titular após suspensão. De olho em se manter na ponta da tabela, o Botafogo terá que quebrar um incômodo jejum no clássico vovô, já que não vence o rival desde o dia 11 de maio de 2019 (seis partidas). Na época, Alex Santana marcou o gol da vitória, de cabeça, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. 

Desde então, foram seis jogos com quatro vitórias para o Fluminense e dois empates. No returno do Brasileirão 2019, Yony González estufou a rede e sacramentou o triunfo tricolor. Na disputa do Carioca no ano seguinte, o Glorioso voltou a enfrentar dificuldades e não conseguir vencer o rival.

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No primeiro turno, Nene marcou duas vezes e Wellington Silva carimbou a goleada por 3 a 0, no Maracanã. O jogo foi válido ainda pelo Grupo B da Taça Guanabara, primeiro turno do Estadual. Na semifinal da Taça Rio, as equipes fizeram um jogo morno e empataram sem gols. O resultado classificou o Fluminense para a final do segundo turno.

No mesmo ano, mais dois confrontos pelo Brasileirão. O Botafogo fez uma péssima campanha, acabou sendo rebaixado, e no primeiro turno empatou com o rival por 1  a 1, no Nilton Santos. Caio Alexandre marcou, mas Kevin, contra, deixou tudo igual. No returno, Lucca e Wellington Silva deram a vitória ao tricolor em duelo realizado em São Januário – o Maracanã estava cedido à Conmebol para a final da Libertadores.

Na temporada passada, os rivais se enfrentaram apenas uma vez, já que estavam em divisões diferentes no Brasileirão. Ambos mediram forças pelo Carioca, e Nino marcou de cabeça, no Maracanã. Com o revés, o Glorioso deu adeus à competição sob o comando de Marcelo Chamuca, que seria demitido no início do campeonato nacional. 

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Mesmo com o desfalque de Chay, que se recupera de uma operação, e ainda sem os reforços, que devem vir mais para frente, o Botafogo precisa vencer. E não só os três pontos são importantes, como apresentar um bom futebol para dar um norte ao trabalho de Enderson para 2022. Depois dos dois clássicos, o time encara Resende e Flamengo, no Nilton Santos, dias 17 e 23 respectivamente. 

Confira as últimas partidas entre Botafogo e Fluminense (jogos oficiais)

Fluminense 1 x 0 Botafogo – Campeonato Carioca 2021
Fluminense 2 x 0 Botafogo – Campeonato Brasileiro 2020 
Botafogo 1 x 1 Fluminense – Campeonato Brasileiro 2020
Fluminense 0 x 0 Botafogo – Campeonato Carioca 2020
Fluminense 3 x 0 Botafogo – Campeonato Carioca 2020
Botafogo 0 x 1 Fluminense – Campeonato Brasileiro 2019
Fluminense 0 x 1 Botafogo – Campeonato Brasileiro 2019

كشف محمد الشاذلي، المتحدث باسم وزارة الشباب والرياضة، عن كواليس حوار أشرف صبحي وزير الرياضة وحسام حسن، المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر، بعد مواجهة سيراليون الأخيرة في تصفيات كأس العالم والتي انتهت بفوز الفراعنة بهدف نظيف.

وقال الشاذلي، عبر إذاعة “أون سبورت إف إم”: “كان وزير الرياضة متواجدًا في المقصورة الرئيسية خلال المباراة، وكان متوترًا بسبب ظروف اللقاء، خاصة مع تقدم المنتخب بهدف وحيد (1-0)”.

وتابع: “بعد نهاية المباراة، نزل إلى غرف الملابس، وعند دخوله هنّأ هاني أبو ريدة رئيس الاتحاد على البداية المشرفة له في تولي مسؤولية اتحاد الكرة، مشيرًا إلى أن المنتخب بات قريبًا من التأهل لكأس العالم للمرة الثانية خلال فترته”.

طالع.. خاص.. حسام حسن يرد على انتقادات وزير الرياضة لأداء منتخب مصر وأكمل: “كما هنّأ حسام حسن والجهاز الفني، وأشاد بعدد من اللاعبين، من بينهم محمد صلاح وعمر مرموش، مؤكدًا أن منتخب مصر سيواجه منافسات أقوى في بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا، وأن الجماهير ستتابع الفريق بشكل أكبر خلال البطولات الكبرى وأضاف الوزير أن مستوى اللاعبين يؤهلهم للظهور بشكل أفضل، مشددًا على ضرورة استغلال الفرص وعدم إهدارها، حيث ذكر تحديدًا هذه النقطة”.

وواصل: “من جانبه، رد حسام حسن بحماس قائلًا يا معالي الوزير، الحمد لله، حققنا إنجازًا كبيرًا وتصدرنا المجموعة بفارق مريح، وإن شاء الله سنحسم التأهل لكأس العالم في المباراة القادمة، وهذا إنجاز للجهاز الفني واللاعبين”.

واستمر الشاذلي في حديثه عن كواليس حوار حسام حسن مع الوزير قائلًا: “الوزير رد عليه طبعًا، أنا متفق معك تمامًا، هذا إنجاز كبير بعدها، رد هاني أبو ريدة مهنئًا الوزير قائلًا ألف مبروك يا معالي الوزير، إن شاء الله سنصعد لكأس العالم، وأصبحنا قريبين جدًا من تحقيق ذلك”.

واستطرد: “الوزير شدد قائلًا نحن لا نريد فقط التأهل لكأس العالم، بل يجب أن يكون لنا أداء مميز في البطولة، كما أننا نطمح لتحقيق لقب كأس أمم إفريقيا لقد كنا متوترين بسبب استقبال هدف من فريق أقل منا، والجماهير المصرية كانت ستشعر بالحزن لهذا السبب، أنا أنقل لكم مطالب الجمهور، فهم يريدون الانتصارات والأداء القوي دائمًا”.

Leigh Kasperek grabbed three wickets, as only three of Otago’s top seven entered double figures in the chase

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File photo: Sophie Devine hit 92 before taking two wickets•Getty Images

Wellington Women 175 for 4 (Devine 92, Green 55, Black 2-36) beat Otago Women 100 (Black 16, Kasperek 3-23, Devine 2-14) by 75 runsWellington Blaze went through the T20 summer undefeated en route to their fourth crown in five years while Northern Brave’s men outclassed the Canterbury Kings in two dominant displays at Seddon Park on Dream11 Super Smash Grand Finals day.Sophie Devine made a splash with both bat and ball to help Wellington Firebirds went through the T20 summer undefeated en route their fourth Super Smash crown in five years.Opening the batting, she smashed a 62-ball 92 to help Firebirds set a target of 176. Then with the ball, she prised out the big wickets of Katey Martin and Kate Ebrahim with her seam-ups to help skittle Otago Women for 100.Devine’s century stand with Maddy Green, the captain, was instrumental in setting a launch pad for Firebirds. Green’s contribution of 55 came at a strike rate of 157.14, with their 110-run stand coming off just 72 balls.Both Devine and Green fell in the final over of the innings, as Amelia Kerr, the star allrounder, missed out with the bat, making just 20.Otago were pegged right at the start, as openers Polly Inglis and Suzie Bates fell off consecutive deliveries. Just three batters in their top seven got into double digits, and none managed more than the 16 by Martin and Emma Black. Leigh Kasperek ran through the middle and lower middle orders to finish with three wickets.

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O Grêmio finalizou a preparação para a estreia na Copa do Brasil. O Tricolor enfrenta o Mirassol, na terça-feira (1). A equipe realizou um treino na manhã desta segunda-feira (28), no CT Luiz Carvalho. Ferreira e Benítez, que não participariam do GreNal, estiveram no gramado, além de Villasanti.

Ferreira e Benítez sofreram lesões musculares há duas semanas. O atacante e o meia não estavam à disposição do técnico Roger Machado para o GreNal. Enquanto isso, o paraguaio foi ferido no ataque ao ônibus do clube na chegada do Beira-Rio e precisou ser hospitalizado. No treino, o volante compareceu ao treino, em um trabalho à parte, com corridas ao redor do gramado.

Quem também esteve em campo foi o centroavante Diego Souza. Ele faz tratamento para um desconforto muscular. O jogador deve seguir fora do time para a viagem ao interior de São Paulo. Dessa forma, Diego Churín deve ganhar a titularidade.

A lista de relacionados foi divulgada na tarde desta segunda-feira (28). A partida contra o Mirassol acontece terça-feira (1), às 21h30.

A LISTA DE RELACIONADOS
Goleiros: Brenno, Felipe Scheibig e Gabriel Grando;
Zagueiros: Bruno Alves, Geromel, G. Marins e Rodrigues;
Laterais: Diogo Barbosa, Orejuela e Nicolas;
Meias: Benítez, Bitello, Campaz, Fernando Henrique, Gabriel Silva, Lucas Silva, Thiago Santos e Victor Bobsin;
Atacantes: Diego Churín, Diego Souza, Elias Manoel, Janderson e Rildo

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قدّم المصري عمر مرموش أداءً مميزًا في مباراة فريقه مانشستر سيتي أمام ليستر سيتي بمنافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، مساء الأربعاء.

والتقى الفريقان على ملعب “الاتحاد” ضمن مباريات الجولة الثلاثين للبريميرليج، وحقق مانشستر سيتي الفوز بهدفين دون مقابل.

وسجل لمانشستر سيتي، كل من جاك جريليش وعمر مرموش، ليصعد الفريق للمركز الرابع برصيد 51 نقطة.

وحاول مرموش هز الشباك في البداية بضربة رأسية لكن تصدى له حارس ليستر سيتي.

ومرر مرموش كرة تجاه سافينيو لكن شتتها الدفاع، وبعد دقائق مرر جريليش كرة تجاه المصري حاول السيطرة عليها أمام فايس لاعب الخصم.

وأحرز مرموش هدفًا في الدقيقة 29 مستغلاً خطأ حارس ليستر، حيث ارتدت الكرة له ليسدد في الشباك.

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وتحصل المصري على كرة ومرر تجاه سافينيو حيث وضعه في مواجهة المرمى، لكن ضاعت الفرصة.

ولعب سافينيو عرضية تجاه مرموش، استلمها المصري وسدد لكن تمكن المدافع من تشتيتها.

وتحصل مرموش على خطأ لصالح مانشستر سيتي بعد تدخل قوي عليه من جيمي فاردي ليحصل لاعب ليستر سيتي على بطاقة صفراء.

وتبادل سافينيو ومرموش التمريرات لتنتهي الكرة إلى الأول، ويسدد لكن الحارس يتصدى.

واستلم مرموش كرة في منطقة جزاء ليستر سيتي وأعادها لسافينيو ليمرر الأخير في محاولة للتسجيل لكن انتهت الهجمة دون هدف.

وسدد مرموش تسديدة قوية لكن جاءت بعيدة عن مرمى ليستر سيتي، ثم انطلق المصري في هجمة أخرى وسط رقابة دفاعية قوية لتقطع الكرة منه، ويتسبب في حصول جستين على بطاقة صفراء.

ولعب مرموش ركلة حرة تصدى لها حارس ليستر سيتي، وبعد دقائق نفذ أخرى لكن ارتطمت بالحائط البشري للاعبي ليستر سيتي. ملخص لمسات عمر مرموش في مباراة مانشستر سيتي وليستر سيتي

Arsenal have opened talks with a “dominant” forward and contacted his club ahead of the looming January transfer window, with manager Mikel Arteta and co eyeing up a potential transfer opportunity for the winter.

Arsenal face Nottingham Forest in must-win game for Arteta

The Gunners are without a win in the Premier League since early October – a 3-1 victory over newly-promoted Southampton at the Emirates – and they’ve lost three out of their last four games in all competitions.

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It is a very worrying trend for Arsenal, who had been widely tipped as sure-fire favourites to clinch their first domestic title in over 20 years at the start of the campaign, and Arteta will be desperate to get his side back to winning ways.

Arsenal host Nuno Espirito Santo’s in-form Nottingham Forest this weekend, a team that have surprised everyone with their start to the 2024/2025 campaign, and their excellent form even sees them level on points with Arteta’s side heading into this encounter.

Arsenal’s next five Premier League games

Date

Nottingham Forest (home)

November 23

West Ham United (away)

November 30

Man United (home)

December 4

Fulham (away)

December 8

Everton (home)

December 14

They’re no easy customers, and Arsenal will have to be at their imperious best, minus a few key personnel. Arteta is sweating on the fitness of Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Leandro Trossard and Riccardo Calafiori, while Ben White could be out until 2025 after undergoing surgery on a knee problem.

Arsenal have been dealt consistent issues with injuries during the early stages of this season, which has threatened to derail their title hopes, with summer signing Mikel Merino and club captain Martin Odegaard also forced to sit out for long periods.

The January window represents a solution and potential weapon for Arteta to go out and seize more strength in depth for his squad. One player who has been regularly linked in the past week, via reports in the Spanish press, is Real Madrid playmaker Arda Güler.

The 19-year-old enjoyed a terrific final run of games towards the back end of 2023/2024, scoring five goals over Real’s last six La Liga matches on their run to the title, but Guler is struggling to cement a consistent place in Carlo Ancelotti’s plans this season.

Arsenal open talks with Arda Guler and contact Real Madrid

Sport have now provided an update on Arsenal’s pursuit of the Turkey international starlet. The outlet and journalist Alejandro Alcazar writes that Arsenal have opened talks with Guler via his representatives, and they’ve also contacted Real ahead of a potential loan deal for January.

Other reports have claimed that Arsenal think they can replicate Odegaard’s transfer by signing Guler, and this notion is echoed by Sport, who also state that the Norwegian’s resurrection at N5 is enough for Real’s fringe star to think about joining him.

Guler’s price tag is around £33 million, but taking him on a temporary spell would allow Arsenal to watch him in action before considering whether to spend that on a permanent deal in the summer.

“His IQ is at a high level,” said Montenegro manager Robert Prosinecki.

“He is a very dominant player with the ball. He always thinks about attacking.”

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Um dia histórico para o Botafogo: o clube anunciou a venda de 90% da SAF (Sociedade Anônima do Futebol) para John Textor na tarde desta quinta-feira. O norte-americano começa, a partir de então, a ser dono e ter total controle sobre as decisões do futebol.

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Jorge Braga, contratado pelo presidente Durcesio Mello para ser um dos responsáveis por essa reconstrução na busca por um investidor, comemorou o fim do processo burocrático para um final feliz. O CEO vibrou com o cuidado que o Glorioso teve durante os últimos meses – vale ressaltar que o clube tinha passos para ser clube-empresa desde 2019.

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–O Botafogo é o único clube grande do Brasil que seguiu à risca todo o processo de profissionalização de sua estrutura na mudança para a SAF. Reestruturação geral, quebra de paradigmas sobre valor de custo e acesso da Série B à Série A em meio a um turnaround. Constituímos a SAF com o RCE (Regime Centralizado de Dívidas) ao mesmo tempo: o único clube do Brasil com os dois movimentos juntos – afirmou ao site oficial do Botafogo.

O presidente Durcesio Mello também vibrou. O mandatário valorizou o passado do Glorioso para tentar viabilizar um futuro de resultados positivos e alegrias.

– Hoje é mais um dia histórico. O Botafogo, de tradições e glórias, agora vai também mirar o futuro com a certeza de que voltará a ser protagonista. A nossa gestão tem orgulho de ter encontrado um grande parceiro como o John Textor, um investidor sério, responsável, cuidadoso e que será um grande guardião do nosso futebol. Meus especiais agradecimentos a toda a equipe que foi e continua sendo incansável para concretizar essa operação. E também destacar o papel dos conselheiros, sócios e torcedores que reconheceram que esse caminho é o melhor para o Botafogo – comemorou.

Marsh played 96 Tests and claimed what was then a world record 355 dismissals behind the wickets

AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff04-Mar-2022Australian cricket great Rod Marsh has died, aged 74, in an Adelaide hospital, where he had been admitted last week after suffering a heart attack in Queensland.A combative wicketkeeper-batter, Marsh played 96 Test matches for Australia between 1970 and 1984 and 92 ODIs. On retirement, he held Test cricket’s then world record for most wicketkeeping dismissals, 355. It included the iconic “c Marsh b Lillee” entry in a scorebook what remains a record 95 times in Test cricket, during a iconic pairing with fast bowler Dennis Lillee.Marsh was also an aggressive left-handed batter who was the first Australian wicketkeeper to score a Test century. He made three Test centuries in his career, which was interrupted for two years by World Series Cricket. While Marsh’s on-field exploits were legendary, he was also a deep thinker of the game and was renowned around the world as a coach and talent-spotter. Marsh headed Cricket Australia’s academy before filling the same role in England, and was the first head of an ICC world coaching academy in Dubai.He also served as commentator and became Australia’s chairman of selectors in 2014, a position he held for two years.Australia’s Test players are expected to wear black arm-bands when the first Test against Pakistan starts later Friday in Rawalpindi, as a mark of respect for Marsh.”Rod was a colossal figure in Australian cricket who gave close to 50 years of incredible service to Australian cricket, from his debut in the Ashes series of 1970-71, through to his time as National Selector, when many of the current group of Australian men’s players came into close contact with him,” Australia men’s Test captain Pat Cummins said.Rod Marsh, Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee pose after their final Test•Getty Images

“He was brilliant to deal with because he knew the game inside-out, but also had a way of dealing with you to put you at your ease. I, along with countless other people in Australia, grew up hearing the stories of him as a fearless and tough cricketer, but his swashbuckling batting and his brilliance behind the stumps over more than a decade made him one of the all-time greats of our sport, not just in Australia, but globally.”When I think of Rod I think of a generous and larger-than-life character who always had a life-loving, positive and relaxed outlook, and his passing leaves a massive void in the Australian cricket community.” A joint statement by Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) president Shane Watson and chair Greg Dyer said, “In a very real way, Rod’s contribution and more accurately, his wonderful connection, reach through all generations of players before and after his own, all the way to the present group. His loss will be deeply felt by them all. Rod’s legacy to cricket is profound. He loved cricket, and cricket loved him back in spades.”CA chair Lachlan Henderson said, “This is a tremendously sad day for Australian cricket and for all those who loved and admired Rod Marsh. Rod will be forever remembered for the way he played the game and the pleasure he brought crowds as a member of some great Australian teams. ‘Caught Marsh, bowled Lillee’ has iconic status in our game. “Rod also made an enormous contribution to the game by identifying, coaching and mentoring many future stars in his various roles as coach and director at cricket academies in Australia and other cricket playing nations.”ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice also paid tribute, pointing out Marsh’s role in developing the ICC Cricket Academy. “As a young boy in Australia, falling in love with the sport of cricket, Rod was one of my heroes,” Allardice said. “And he also made such a contribution after his playing days as well, with young players in many countries. He had a strong involvement with the ICC, with the establishment of the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai. He masterminded the design of the facilities there. And young players are enjoying those facilities every day. So his legacy lives on.”Marsh also became a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1982 and was elected to the Sport Australia Hall Of Fame in 1985 and the Cricket Hall Of Fame in 2005. He leaves his wife Ros and sons Dan, who captained Tasmania to their first Sheffield Shield win, Paul, a former CEO of the ACA, and Jamie.

كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، موقف الدولي الإسباني داني أولمو لاعب فريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي برشلونة، من المشاركة ضد بوروسيا دورتموند.

برشلونة يواجه بوروسيا دورتموند يوم الأربعاء المقبل، في ذهاب ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا على ملعب لويس كومبانيس “مونتجويك” قبل أسبوع من تكرار المواجهة في سيجنال إيدونا بارك بالإياب.

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ويغيب داني أولمو عن برشلونة منذ الإصابة أمام أوساسونا، والتي انتهت بثلاثية نظيفة للبلوجرانا، الخميس قبل الماضي.

صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية، أشارت إلى أن داني أولمو لن يكون متاحًا لمواجهة الذهاب ضد بوروسيا دورتموند، لعدم تعافيه، مع تفاؤل داخل النادي الكتالوني بشأن مشاركته في الإياب.

ويواجه برشلونة نظيره ليجانيس في الدوري الإسباني عقب مواجهة الذهاب أمام بوروسيا دورتموند، ولكن من غير المحتمل أن يشارك أولمو خلال تلك المباراة.

وكانت إصابة اللاعب الإسباني في عضلة المقربة، والتقارير أشارت حينذاك غيابه 3 أسابيع، منذ يوم 27 مارس الماضي.

داني أولمو هذا الموسم شارك مع برشلونة خلال 28 مباراة، وسجل 8 أهداف وصنع 5 بمختلف المسابقات.