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Rangers could still sell two Ibrox stars that new manager Russell Martin wants to build his team around, according to a new update.

Rangers officially seal Lyall Cameron deal

It promises to be a busy few months in the transfer window under new owners the 49ers Enterprises, who will also have their eyes on bolstering Leeds United’s squad ahead of their Premier League return as well as looking to return the Gers to Scottish Premiership glory.

In Glasgow, though, Rangers officially unveiled Lyall Cameron as their first addition of the summer on Tuesday, with the midfielder signing a pre-contract agreement back in February.

Talking in his first interview as a Gers player, Cameron said: “It is amazing to walk in the door today, it is a privilege really. I have been looking forward to it for a long time.

“It was a no brainer as soon as Rangers came in, I was desperate to be here. It is obviously a massive club and the history and everything about it is just amazing. Being from Scotland, I know what the club stands for, so I just wanted to jump at the chance.

“It is a new project, they are looking to build, improve and win leagues again and I really wanted to be a part of it. I want to come here, make an impression, do as well as possible and get this club back to where it belongs.”

More players are set to follow Cameron through the Ibrox door, and there have been strong links to Bournemouth full-back Max Aarons and Peterborough United’s Kwame Poku.

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However, with multiple additions on the cards, there may also be some Rangers stars heading for the exit door, and a worrying new update

Rangers could sell £50m stars Igamane and Raskin

According to a transfer update from Football Insider, Martin wants to build his Rangers side around stars Hamza Igamane and Nicolas Raskin. However, despite this, the 49ers could still cash in on the pair this summer.

It is claimed that ‘sources say Rangers are still susceptible to big offers for the duo despite their recent US-backed takeover but do not need to sell for below-market prices’.

Both Igamane and Raskin have been valued at £25m each recently, with the likes of Everton and West Ham keen on the former, whereas numerous clubs in Europe have their eye on Raskin.

Should clubs come in with £25m for the duo, it would smash the current record Ibrox departure which stands at just under £20m.

It would give Rangers and the 49ers plenty more cash to play with, however, Martin may not be happy if the pair are sold given he wants to keep them in Glasgow.

Right throughout Todd Boehly’s reign as owner, Chelsea have not held back on signing elite young talents.

It has been a clear transfer strategy at Stamford Bridge, with the Blues looking to bring players to the club regarded as some of the hottest prospects in world football.

Perhaps the best example of this is Brazilian wonderkid Estevao Willian, who will join Chelsea for £29m this summer. He was described as a “wonderkid” showing all the “signs of a top player” by football scout Antonio Mango. He is just one of the young talents the Blues have signed under Boehly’s ownership.

This summer, Chelsea could add Ajax defender Jorrel Hato to that list, if recent reports are to be believed.

The latest on Chelsea’s pursuit of Hato

It would be an excellent signing if Chelsea can bring Hato to Stamford Bridge this summer. According to a recent report from Sky Sports, the Blues are ‘seriously considering making a move’ for the Dutchman this summer, and have ‘longstanding’ interest in signing him.

However, they will face competition from two Premier League giants, with Sky Sports also suggesting that newly-crowned champions Liverpool, and Chelsea’s London rivals Arsenal are also interested.

In reality, it is not hard to see why the West Londoners are so keen to bring Hato to the club. At just 19 years of age, he is a full international with the Netherlands and has played 108 times for Ajax already.

Described as a “magnificent talent” by football talent scout Jacek Kulig, Hato has played 28 times in the Eredivisie this season, scoring twice and grabbing six assists. He has also captained the club three times, a superb achievement at 19.

Chelsea do not have a clear path to signing Hato, and will face stiff competition from Liverpool and Arsenal if they are to do a deal.

However, if they are not able to sign the Dutchman, then an alternative may be hiding in plain sight in the academy.

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Chelsea's in-house Hato alternative

If the Blues can’t sign Hato himself, then why not promote their very own “Hato alternative” from the academy? At least, that is what football analyst Ben Mattinson has coined Chelsea’s young defender Ishe Samuels-Smith.

The West Londoners poached Samuels-Smith from Premier League rivals Everton, for a reported £4m two seasons ago. The highly-rated youngster has recently renewed his deal at Stamford Bridge until 2031.

At just 18 years of age, Samuels-Smith is yet to have any kind of first-team involvement on the pitch. Yet, he has featured on the bench three times this term under Enzo Maresca, which included two games in the Premier League back in February.

For the U21s, the youngster has had a key role to play. Skippering the side on five different occasions, Samuels-Smith has featured 23 times this term, scoring two goals and grabbing four assists from full back.

In fact, that is one of the standout features of his game. Just like Hato, the Manchester-born defender can play anywhere across the back line, even slotting in a right-back this term despite being left-footed. He has also played further forward as a wing-back.

The 18-year-old has impressed in the EFL Trophy this season for the Blues, as the stats on Sofascore reflect. In three games in the competition, he put in 3.7 tackles, made two interceptions and won two aerial duels per game.

Passes completed

46

138

Long balls completed

2.7

8

Key passes

1.3

4

Tackles

3.7

11

Interceptions

2

6

Aerial duels won

2

6

It surely does not seem like a first-team debut for Samuels-Smith can be too far away. The Blues academy skipper is clearly a talented player, putting in some excellent performances this term and showing great versatility.

If they miss out on signing Hato, then there might not be a better alternative to the Dutchman than their talented academy star.

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Aston Villa could win the race for an “incredible” £100m forward, whose club may now be willing to cash-in this summer, according to a report.

Villa's summer transfer plans

It was a valiant effort against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night, with Villa overturning a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 on the night, but the result wasn’t enough for Unai Emery’s side to progress to the Champions League semi-finals.

Having had their first taste of Champions League football in quite some time, however, Villa will be eager to have more special nights in Europe in the future, and they could go even deeper in the competition if they strengthen their squad this summer.

After selling Jhon Duran to Al-Nassr back in January, the Villans are keen on bringing in a new striker, and they are now ready to spend £75m on Wolverhampton Wanderers star Matheus Cunha.

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The Villans are working on a move for a midfielder, who is interested in a move to Villa Park.

ByDominic Lund Apr 15, 2025

Not only are Emery’s side pursuing an out-and-out striker, but they are also keen to bolster their wide options, and they remain in a strong position to complete the permanent signing of Marcus Rashford.

According to a report from GiveMeSport, Aston Villa could also win the race for Manchester City winger Jack Grealish, with Pep Guardiola’s side giving indications they could be willing to cash-in on the Englishman this summer.

The 29-year-old joined City in a £100m deal back in August 2021, but he has fallen down the pecking order at the Etihad Stadium, which could open the door for a return to Villa Park.

However, there is widespread interest in Grealish’s signature, with Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United also in the picture, while Serie A giants AC Milan headline the interest from abroad.

"Incredible" Grealish may need to leave City

The former Villa man probably has no regrets about joining Man City, given that he played a major role in their treble-winning 2022-23 campaign, but there are signs he may need to leave this summer for the good of his career.

Theo Walcott has particularly scrutinised the impact Guardiola’s coaching methods have had on the “incredible” winger’s ability to express himself on the pitch.

The Birmingham-born forward has amassed just two goal contributions in the Premier League this season, although he has impressed on some other key metrics over the past year, most notably ranking in the top 1% for progressive carries, when compared to his positional peers.

Statistic

Average per 90

Progressive carries

8.08 (99th percentile)

Pass completion %

88.1% (99th percentile)

Progressive passes

5.75 (86th percentile)

A move back to Villa Park could be exactly what Grealish needs to reignite his career, and Emery should definitely consider making a move, should he be available for a suitable fee.

The first ever bilateral series between the two teams will be played against the backdrop of severe criticism from one of South Africa’s top human rights organisations

Firdose Moonda17-Sep-2024South Africa play Afghanistan for the first time in a bilateral series against the backdrop of severe criticism from one of the country’s top human rights organisations, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR). On Tuesday, LHR released a statement calling the three-match series a “tacit endorsement of the Taliban’s repressive regime”.Cricket South Africa (CSA) has chosen not to respond but earlier in the week, the South African Cricketers Association (SACA) issued a statement in support of Afghan women, which was echoed by ODI captain Temba Bavuma (who, incidentally, will miss the first ODI because of illness, with Aiden Markram taking the reins).Not for the first time, Bavuma finds himself in the awkward position of having to discuss off-field issues while preparing for on-field ones. It was in the UAE in 2021 that Bavuma fronted the media when Quinton de Kock opted to sit out a T20 World Cup match against West Indies rather than follow a CSA directive to take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign.Now, CSA’s only instruction is to focus preparations on ODI cricket with the Champions Trophy looming. But the backlash at home is fierce as LHR has accused them of undermining the country’s “own values and human rights obligations”, and SACA asked CSA to use its leverage to highlight the situation facing Afghan women, who are banned from public life. It is understood there are internal discussions on whether and how CSA can speak out for women, but no decisions have been made yet.Instead, the focus will shift to three matches that will be played in Sharjah this week, with conditions, team combinations and tactics up for discussion.Related

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Who is more settled in Sharjah? The UAE is one of Afghanistan’s adopted homes, and they have played 25 ODIs in Sharjah, dating back to 2010. Their most recent matches in the format, against Ireland, were also there. Of those, they’ve won 16 and lost nine, mostly to Zimbabwe and Ireland. Mohammad Nabi has played in all those matches and is Afghanistan’s second-leading runs-scorer at the ground with 557 runs, including two fifties and also their highest wicket-taker at the venue with 35 at an average of 22.02.On the other hand, South Africa have played 12 ODIs in Sharjah and won 10, but have not been to the venue since 2013. None of the current squad were at the series against Pakistan 11 years ago and David Miller, who is not involved in this series as he competes in the CPL, is the only player from that time who is still nationally contracted. Batting in the spotlight: Beyond the top orderThough Afghanistan’s opening batter Ibrahim Zadran has been ruled out of the series with an ankle sprain, the presence of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, their first ODI centurion, still makes their top order a threat. Lungi Ngidi identified it as the area South Africa needed to target.”They seem to be very aggressive up front so the biggest thing for us is going to be to control the top end of their batting lineup,” Ngidi said, at a media engagement on Tuesday. “If you can take care of that and then make sure that you squeeze the lower half, it should be all right.”Afghanistan’s strength is arguably South Africa’s weakness as they navigate ODI cricket after de Kock’s retirement at the ODI World Cup last year. Bavuma, who entered that tournament in form but was then the only batter in the top six that did not score a century, has the opportunity to re-stake his claim as a leader in this format, when he’s back from his illness. Tony de Zorzi’s century against India in December has set him up for a long run in the format while Reeza Hendricks will also want to re-find form after a lean patch in the T20Is in the West Indies.South Africa will be wary of the threat posed by Rahmanullah Gurbaz at the top of the order•Getty ImagesHow do the attacks stack up? Variation is the best adjective to describe what both bowling line-ups look like with at least one left-arm seamer – Fazalhaq Farooqi and Fareed Ahmed for Afghanistan and Nandre Burger for South Africa – in either squad. Almost every member of the Afghan side can turn their arm over, which means they won’t be short of options, and Ngidi believes that’s where their advantage lies.”We know that their bowling is probably one of their strengths, so we’re going to have to make sure that whatever they get on the board, we can chase it down and that our batters don’t give them easy opportunities,” he said.South Africa will also know there is some inexperience especially among the young Afghan quicks – Bilal Sami and Naveed Zadran, who were part of their 2022 Under-19 World Cup squad – but will be more concerned with assessing the quality of their own seam-bowling allrounders. They have three in the squad for this series. Andile Phehlukwayo and Wiaan Mulder are well-known names who need to work on consistency while there could be a debut for Andile Simelane.Tristan Stubbs will be available for the ODIs, but South Africa will be without several other big names due to their participation in the ongoing CPL•AFP/Getty ImagesYoung spinners to look out forPerhaps the most exciting component of the series will be to watch the progression of the young spinners on either side. For Afghanistan, it’s the offspinner AM Ghazanfar, who played at the 2024 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa and stunned New Zealand with three wickets upfront and is starting to find his feet in senior international cricket. He has two ODI caps to his name, both earned against Ireland in Sharjah in March, and is still searching for his first wicket.For South Africa, it’s the legspinner Nqabayomzi Peter, who was named the CSA’s domestic newcomer of the season and T20 challenge player of the season at the annual awards and who bowled his domestic team, the Lions, to victory in the T20 tournament. Peter made his international debut in West Indies and has limited experience in longer formats. To date, he only has six List A matches to his name and his seventh could well be an ODI.Who is missing? In a packed cricket calendar, there has to be some attention on those who sit out. Apart from Zadran, Afghanistan are also without Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who has a finger injury. Of their CPL players, South Africa will only have Tristan Stubbs available for the ODIs, with Miller, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi and Anrich Nortje all at the tournament. Heinrich Klaasen is dealing with a family matter, Kagiso Rabada is being rested and Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee are in a conditioning block, and are expected to return only by November.That means South Africa are providing plenty of opportunity for the next tier of players, and Afghanistan could see that as a chance to earn their first win over them. These teams have only met at World Cups and South Africa have always taken maximum points. They beat Afghanistan at the 2019 and 2023 ODI World Cup and the 2010, 2016 and 2024 T20 World Cups.

Ten days ago, two old masters added a special vignette apiece to their career highlights reels

Osman Samiuddin21-Dec-2022That ball. This pass.This pass came first in Doha, the ball a day later in Multan. If you’re into both sports, you probably don’t need the geographic locators to figure the ball in question was delivered by James Anderson and the pass by Lionel Messi, or that, yes, they have nothing in common and yet it’s impossible to dissociate the two; sat next to each other like strangers on a train, but on the same journey.At least I’ve found it impossible to not think of them together, the main reason being the slightly absurd geometry of both acts – aesthetically fulfilling geometry being the absolute bedrock of sport. On the surface, Anderson’s ball to Mohammad Rizwan doesn’t look as showy as other balls that day that dismissed Babar Azam, or Abdullah Shafique. Those were out, loud and proud bits of reverse, breaking back big enough to get the protractors out.The Anderson ball was subtler, far more ambiguous in intent, in what it did and how, and even now, slowed down, digested multiple times since, you’re really just guessing. Rizwan said it was like being bowled by a Dukes ball in England: upright seam on release like with a new ball, which, at 16 overs old, it could have been. Except this was dry, dusty Multan.In flight it teased old-ball reverse, swinging in towards the shiny side. And when it landed, it behaved like it had done so on a still-proud seam and broke away from the path it had teased. Anderson said it hit a crack, but honestly, given the conditions for fast bowling, it’s more like it hit a glitch in the matrix. Rizwan left no gap between bat and pad, there was barely a glimmer of his off stump as bat came down and still it nailed the top of off. Like pitching as merely the prequel to , hitting the top of off has never more grossly undersold the possibilities of a ball like this that hits the top of off.Similarly, a pass (no), an assist (no), a through ball (still no), none of it begins to capture what Messi did in the quarter-final against Netherlands. There was the universe as it was and then, in the 35th minute God said, let there be light, and then, unto Nahuel Molina did this message drop like a bomb.

Anderson said the ball to Rizwan hit a crack, but honestly, given the conditions, it’s more like it hit a glitch in the matrix

As Messi cut in from the right, scuttling diagonally towards the box, options looked limited. The Dutch defence, well drilled, had formed two compact lines of three, harrying away in front of him. The possible-is-still-something option was Marcos Acuna, the left-back, who was in space to his left. Ahead of Messi were Julian Alvarez and Molina. Both had defenders tight enough to them to warrant passes unlikely.He bluffed an early pass to Molina, running ahead to Messi’s right straight into the box. That drew some pace out of Nathan Ake, the defender hitherto in Messi’s face cutting down his vision and ambition like a big business acquisition of a start-up. It also bought Messi some breathing room.An opinion: through balls are hands down one of the best things about football, the absolute zenith of its geometric possibilities. The greatest ones hit you like plot twists, the ending you hadn’t seen coming – Andres Iniesta here or Xavi here. In most cases the passer has the luxury of the full view of play ahead of them – the pass is played having first been seen exactly where it needs to be played to.Here, the angle of Messi’s run meant he had cut off play over his right shoulder and that Molina’s run was taking place outside his line of vision. If you slow the close-in angle from front-on right down maybe you see Messi’s eyes dart to the right a couple of times as he’s running. Maybe. He’s definitely not turning his head to look and Ake is mostly obstructing that view. More, it’s just Messi’s sense that Molina is exactly where he should be, where he needs him to be, where he wants him to be. And then, having gained a bit on Ake, he flips the switch: a no-look through ball that totally reverses the direction of play, perfectly weighted, and which, at a stroke, has unemployed eight defenders (including the goalkeeper). Molina doesn’t have to break stride or sweat, or even really think, to do what he does. The finish is cute but it’s literally putting in the full stop at the end of a novel. This isn’t a plot twist, it’s the next great film you haven’t yet seen.Somehow, the most ordinary thing about it is the most extraordinary thing that most footballers can hope to do – the nutmegging of Ake for the pass itself.Nutmegged ‘im: Messi gets the ball through and past Nathan Ake•Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty ImagesNobody saw that pass coming, like nobody saw the Anderson ball coming. It was all going this way until it was going completely the other way. A glitch in the matrix? A twitch of genius more like. There wasn’t another ball like Anderson’s all series, as there wasn’t another pass like Messi’s. Several years removed from now, some of us are going to be saying there’s not been a whole lot like either before or after. These weren’t possibilities we didn’t know existed being created, these were entire realities being created in which this was the only possibility that could exist, a reality created by years of their lived, unique experience. And ultimately, they elevated everything around them, even (in time to come) bestowing a kind of honour upon the defeated. If it took to beat them…The other thing is the finality of it all. There are not going to be that many more times we’re going to see Anderson and Messi. Messi probably won’t play another World Cup, and next summer, an Ashes win at home might be the moment Anderson wakes up and decides that bowling 20 overs is not the funnest way to spend a day, that there is nothing left in the prospect of delivering those 20 overs to drive him. They grow older, grizzlier, yes, but also frailer, and all those things they could do in their sleep once are things that now put them to sleep from the exertion.It has been grand watching them in this late stage. Anderson, Grumpy Ole Anderson, has bowled as if unburdened by mood, an old dog delighting in old tricks; Messi, meanwhile, has been a salty delight, like he’s just learnt at the age of 35 that it’s fun to troll human beings. The impending sense that it’s all about to end has, of course, heightened these moments, making them feel even more exquisite and fragile and in need of cherishing. Sure, that also distorts them. There are other passes, other goals Messi has scored (his assist in the very next game, for one) other wickets Anderson has taken that, it could be argued, have been better.That’s fine, entirely reasonable.But that ball, this pass, was never only the geometry each traced in those instants. It was that in them were manifest all those moments that form our memories of everything the pair have done, a history of the geometry they have produced as well, inevitably, as the geometry of their history. The wild parabolas Anderson’s swing cut earlier, the mazy slices through half a side that felt like Messi’s homage to Maradona but were actually all him; the subtler, nibbling Anderson bits, a seam canted like so, a finger left like that, a little wobble, the cute, curved Messi finishes from the edge of the box into a far corner somewhere; the hairstyles (Messi’s had more fun with it than you might think at first); all blending together on this one long arc, each moment to the next to the next to the next to now, bowing to its end.

Syed Mustaq Ali game in Mumbai on Monday marked the India pacer’s return to competitive cricket after nearly eight years

Shashank Kishore11-Jan-2021There has been much anticipation around former India pacer Sreesanth’s comeback since September 2020, after his reduced, seven-year life ban in the IPL spot-fixing scandal of 2013 ended. There has been trepidation, too. Can he swing the ball like he once did? Will he have that magical wrist position that many only dreamed of? Will he land them on the seam like he did? At 37, does he still have the pace? What about his fitness?These are all fair questions, whose answers we will only know fully in a month or two, after the current domestic season, which has just started with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, finishes. But on the evidence of what you could see of Sreesanth upon his return to competitive cricket on Monday against Puducherry, a full seven-and-a-half years after he last played recognised cricket, you could tick at least four of those boxes.His pace was brisk, but the line a little off in his first over. He conceded two boundaries by bowling leg-stump half-volleys in trying to swing the ball late. As he returned for the second over, it could’ve been easy for him to correct himself. But Sreesanth likes a challenge still. He went wide of the crease, got the ball to angle in full, forced Fabid Ahmed to play forward but got the ball to move away just enough off the pitch to square him up and beat the outside edge to hit middle stump. Not banana swing, but it certainly rekindled memories of old.

His end figures of 1 for 29 off four overs won’t go down in history books as a record spell, but for him and those close to him, who have gone through all that they have over the years, this was the moment they’d been waiting for.

The pace was there, the swing very much visible. It was as if he’d been bowling elsewhere all these years in anticipation of this very day. Sreesanth celebrated the moment in his trademark manner, channeling his inner Usain Bolt, as his team-mates tried to catch up with him. And as they huddled around to ruffle his slightly grey hair, Sreesanth looked up to the heavens, quietly saying a prayer, wiping a tear off his eye and then smiling away on the way back to his run-up, hand on his heart.Much after his spell, Sreesanth was at mid-off, constantly speaking to his bowlers, offering them words of encouragement, giving them a pat on the back, and running up to his captain in between overs to discuss field positions. This was a Sreesanth switched on fully, minus the theatrics of old, but with determination writ large.Was he nervous? Unlikely, because his return was imminent. He had been training hard, shedding muscles to become lean and mean again. He even hired an NBA trainer to help condition himself during lockdown. From as early as June, right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, he started training with Kerala’s Under-23 cricketers in Kochi. At no stage did the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) hide their desire of having him back.The BCCI had imposed a life ban on Sreesanth for his alleged role in the 2013 IPL corruption and spot-fixing scandal•PTI That faith and trust resonated in his body language; he didn’t look like he was a bowler playing to prove a point, but someone just looking to enjoy the experience of returning to the very ground he was banned from, the very city where he was picked up for questioning by the police all those years ago. He also entered the very dressing room where he soaked in the experience of his life on that heady night of April 2, 2011. He didn’t need more inspiration after that.Watching Sreesanth on the field can give you visceral thrill. Go back to that ball to Jacques Kallis at Durban. Or that spell at Johannesburg. Or his mid-pitch jig to irritate Andre Nel after slapping him – no pun intended – down the ground for six. With the ball, you know what he can do, but you also know the Sreesanth of old was often prone to self-destruction, a by-product of his hyperaggression. Either way, as a package, Sreesanth at his best was so sizzling that you couldn’t take your eyes off him when he had the ball in hand. So, you couldn’t help but tune in for this very thrill, a few hours after the Indian team had pulled off a great escape in Sydney, among their most memorable overseas finishes lately.The Sreesanth of old also brought with his bowling some quirky traits. The self-exhortations at the top of his run-up, the self-fist-pumps, as if to calm himself down after every ball, angry growls at batsmen, special celebration, the stares. But those looking for these traits saw a mellower version of the man, who, at 37, wants to be an elder brother for the rest of this Kerala squad. For that, there was a simpler matter of having to earn the respect of his squad through his on-field performances, and it didn’t take him long to strike.On his part, Sreesanth has repeatedly mentioned his desire to play for India again. India’s pace stocks are at an all-time high, and even he knows he is being optimistic to dream of that possibility. But it’s unlikely he would’ve thought of all that as he took the field. His end figures of 1 for 29 off four overs won’t go down in history books as a record spell, but for him and those close to him, who have gone through all that they have over the years, this was the moment they’d been waiting for.

تمكن منتخب مصر الثاني من التعادل أمام نظيره الإمارات، في المباراة الجارية الآن ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس العرب 2025.

ويلتقي منتخب مصر مع الإمارات، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الثانية من مباريات دور المجموعات لبطولة كأس العرب المقامة في قطر.

وأحرز مروان حمدي، هدف التعادل لصالح مصر في الدقيقة 85 من رأسية متقنة بعد عرضية من كريم العراقي.

طالع.. تشكيل منتخب مصر أمام الإمارات في كأس العرب 2025.. ثلاثي هجومي وجاء الهدف الأول لصالح الإمارات في الدقيقة 60 بعد هجمة مرتدة رائعة، حيث وصلت الكرة إلى لوكاس كايو أمام المرمى ليضعها في الشباك.

ويلعب منتخب مصر المباراة، وهدفه تحقيق الفوز من أجل الاقتراب من التأهل إلى الدور القادم لمنافسات كأس العرب، بعدما كان قد تعادل في لقاء الجولة الأولى أمام الكويت.

ويتواجد منتخب مصر، حاليًا في المركز الثاني من المجموعة الثالثة برصيد نقطة، بينما يتصدر الترتيب منتخب الأردن برصيد 6 نقاط حاسمًا التأهل من المجموعة قبل لقاء الجولة الختامية. هدف تعادل مصر أمام الإمارات في كأس العرب

Players on the Boston Red Sox are still processing the team's blockbuster trade with the San Francisco Giants that saw them part ways with Rafael Devers on Sunday.

Trevor Story was the first active Red Sox player to speak about the trade with reporters, and one thing he addressed was the timing of the deal. With Boston having shown signs of life in recent weeks, winning eight of their last 10 games and sweeping the rival New York Yankees, it certainly seemed an unusual time to trade away a franchise cornerstone such as Devers.

Story told reporters he felt the trade came at a "weird" time amid the team's recent hot streak, via Christopher Smith of MassLive. The Red Sox had managed to crawl back above .500 for the first time since May 24, and that very same evening Devers was traded across the country.

The veteran shortstop added that he was "just as shocked as everyone else" about the trade going down, via Tim Healey of

In exchange for Devers, the Red Sox received starting pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison, as well as prospects James Tibbs and Jose Bello from the Giants. Harrison was promptly optioned to Triple A.

The playoffs are certainly not out of the picture for Boston, but with over a month until MLB's trade deadline, the front office pulled the trigger on a seismic trade that left not only the fan base stunned, but the clubhouse, too.

Former Tokyo Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima—one of the most successful and beloved players in the history of Japanese baseball—has died of pneumonia, his former team announced Tuesday. He was 89.

Nagashima played for the Giants from 1958 to '74, during which time he became one of the nation's most famous athletes. He posted a lifetime slash line of .305/.379/.540 with 444 home runs and 1,522 RBIs.

Like his power-hitting teammate in that era—first baseman Sadaharu Oh—Nagashima garnered interest from North American teams. However, he never left Japan, and in fact criticized some players who did.

That did not blunt his outsized impact on the Japanese stars who came after him, such as Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani—who honored him with an Instagram post.

Nagashima's accolades included 11 Japan Series titles (to go with two as a manager), five Central League MVP awards, and four Japan Series MVP awards.

They have made more than their fair share of poor signings over the last few years, but Chelsea have also got their hands on some incredible players.

One of those who falls into the latter category has to be Moises Caicedo, who has gone from up-and-coming gem to arguably the best six in the Premier League.

The Ecuadorian monster is almost unmatched when it comes to breaking up play, and with every passing game, seems to get better and better in attacking phases of play.

Therefore, Chelsea fans should be delighted about their most recent signing, as the youngster could well be their next Caicedo.

The exciting youngsters set to join up with Chelsea

Chelsea already have a squad full of exciting talents, and they are set to add even more talented youngsters in the summer.

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For example, Brazilian left-back Denner put pen to paper on a contract with the club back in March, but due to rules regarding under-18s, he must wait until the summer to join the senior squad.

He looks like a player worth waiting for, though, as, on top of being more than capable at the defensive side of the game, he is also a “marauding LB with so much quality in the final third,” per respected analyst Ben Mattinson.

Further up the pitch, someone who could cause havoc on the opposite flank for the Blues is Portuguese wonderkid Geovany Quenda.

The Sporting CP gem cost around £44m in March, and while that is an enormous sum of money, it looks like he will be more than worth it.

For example, despite still being just 18 years old, the Bissau-born dynamo has scored four goals and provided six assists, with two of those goal involvements coming against Kaira Almaty in the Champions League.

Speaking of the Kazakh side, their most exciting prospect, Dastan Satpayev, will make his way to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.

Described as “a future Ballon d’Or winner” and “a future rival to Lamine Yamal” by one analyst, to say there is some hype around the 17-year-old would be an understatement.

It’s easy to see why, though, as in 29 first-team appearances last season, totalling 2081 minutes, he scored 15 goals and provided seven assists.

Satpaev’s 24/25

Appearances

29

Starts

21

Minutes

2081

Goals

15

Assists

7

Goal Involvements per Match

0.75

Minutes per Goal Involvement

94.59′

All Stats via Transfermarkt

On top of that, he also became the youngest player to score a senior goal for the Kazakh national team last week, scoring the side’s only goal in their 1-1 draw with Belgium.

With all that said, potentially the most exciting prospect of them all isn’t going to join Chelsea next year, but could still be their next Caicedo.

Chelsea's next Caicedo

What makes Caicedo such an incredible player? Most would agree that it is a combination of his excellent reading of the game, anticipation and technique.

These three things make him exceptional at shielding the back four and brilliant at kick-starting attacking moves.

Fortunately, based on the sentiment of those in the know, those appear to be traits shared by Deinner Ordonez, who just signed a pre-agreement with the Blues.

For example, Como scout Felix Johnstone has described the youngster as “an absolute alien of a talent” who is “physically top, so good in the air” and capable of producing “excellent carries.”

Likewise, Mattinson has described him as a “pacy aggressive defender off the ball who’s able to defend big spaces with a level of dominance rare for his age.”

He’s not just a defensive powerhouse, though, as Mattinson also points out his “outstanding range of passing” and the fact that he is “completely both-footed.”

With all that, it’s not hard to see why Johnston has dubbed the teenager a future “world-beater,” nor is it hard to see the technical traits he shares with Caicedo.

In addition to these physical and technical similarities, the youngster is also Ecuadorian, becoming the youngest player to represent the side at the South American U-20 Championship earlier this year.

Moreover, while he is yet to make a first-team appearance, he is also at the midfielder’s old club, Independiente del Valle.

Ultimately, he might play in a different position, but Ordonez shares plenty of traits with Caicedo and is certainly looked at as someone who could become as important for Chelsea in the future.

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