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What did you make of the performance of the eight franchises at the IPL 2021 auction?

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Feb-2021Which teams do you think had a good IPL auction? And which teams have a better squad than in IPL 2020? Take a look and decide.Chennai Super KingsWhat they needed: Top-order overseas batsman, batting allrounder, fingerspinner
Who they targeted: CSK got into an intense bidding with RCB for Glenn Maxwell, but backed out when RCB bid INR 14.25 crore. Their big buys ended up being two allrounders who bowl offspin as well: Moeen Ali and K Gowtham
The players they got: K Gowtham, Moeen Ali, Cheteshwar Pujara, K Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, M Harisankar Reddy
Gaps filled: They got allrounders who bowl fingerspin. An overseas top-order batsman wasn’t picked, though Moeen Ali doubles up as a potential opener. They also added in C Hari Nishanth, who partnered N Jagadeesan at the top of the order for Tamil Nadu in their victorious 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign.More on CSK’s IPL 2021 squad.

تعجب بول ميرسون، النجم السابق لفريق آرسنال، من سلوك المصري محمد صلاح قبل مباراة ليفربول وبرايتون، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، مساء السبت.

واستضاف ملعب “أنفيلد” مباراة ليفربول وبرايتون، في الجولة السادسة عشر من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي 2025/26، حيث حقق حامل اللقب فوزًا بهدفين دون رد.

وشارك محمد صلاح في مباراة ليفربول أمس كبديل في الدقيقة 25، بعد تعرض زميله جو جوميز للإصابة.

اقرأ أيضًا.. وارنوك: ليفربول فعل شيئًا أمام برايتون لم نشاهده سابقًا

ولكن محمد صلاح لفت أنظار بول ميرسون بسبب الهيئة التي ظهر عليها قبل مباراة ليفربول وبرايتون، حيث ظهرت عليه علامات التعاسة والضيق، خاصة في ظل الأزمة التي اندلعت قبل أسبوع جراء تصريحاته.

وقال بول ميرسون، في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “rousingthekop” الإنجليزية: “لم أتوقع منه أن يطلق النكات أو يداعب التميمة، لكن نعم، من الطبيعي أن يكون مستاءً، فهو يريد اللعب، وكل هذا ناتج عن عدم مشاركته”.

وأضاف: “لن يظهر ضاحكًا أو مازحًا، انظروا، يا إلهي، هل فاتته دفعة من أقساط الرهن العقاري أم ماذا؟ هذا أمر سخيف، لا تريدونه أن يكون بيننا هكذا، يجب أن تعقدوا اجتماعًا وتقولوا لـ مو: الجميع هنا يحترمك، لا تتجول هكذا، أو لا تدخل هكذا”.

وواصل: “هذه ليست طريقة سير طبيعية ولا مظهرًا طبيعيًا، هناك أطفال يقتدون به، لا تريد أن يؤخذ ذلك كنموذج يُحتذى به”.

وأردف: “إنه يدخل إلى هناك، لديه أفضل وظيفة في العالم، لا يمشي ويداه في جيبيه، إنه يمشي مثلما كنت أفعل عندما أخرج من محل المراهنات عندما أنفق كل أموالي”.

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Após pedir a liberação do trio Estevão, Luís Guilherme e Vitor Reis da convocação para treinos com a Seleção Brasileira Sub-20, o Palmeiras se acertou com a CBF e os três jogadores serão liberados pelo Verdão para passarem uma semana na Granja Comary.

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O trio de joias do Palmeiras enfrentam o Criciúma no dia 2 de junho e se apresentam na Seleção no dia seguinte, para um período de treinos que será até o dia 8 de junho, com isso eles não perderão nenhum compromisso com o alviverde, uma vez que o Verdão só volta a campo diante do Vasco, no dia 13.

Ramon Menezes convocou o trio palmeirense que deve fazer parte de todo ciclo de preparação para o Sulamericano Sub-20, que acontece em 2025, no Peru.

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Enquanto Estevão já é titular da equipe de Abel Ferreira, Luís Guilherme vai crescendo de produção e se tornando um reserva importante para o elenco. Já Vitor Reis está inserido no profissional desde o final da Copinha desse ano e é muoto bem avaliado por toda comissão técnica alviverde, que enxerga um grande potencial no zagueiro.

تحدث أيمن أشرف لاعب الأهلي ومنتخب مصر السابق، عن أداء محمد شريف مهاجم الأهلي مع منتخب مصر الثاني في بطولة كأس العرب. 

وكان منتخب مصر تعادل في الجولة الماضية مع منتخب الكويت بهدف لكل فريق، في الجولة الاولى من دور المجموعات من بطولة كأس العرب. 

طالع.. أحمد حسن يوضح حقيقة استبعاد محمد شريف من منتخب مصر بعد اعتراضه

وقال أيمن أشرف في تصريحات على قناة “إم بي سي مصر2”: “زاملت محمد شريف في النادي الأهلي ومنتخب مصر، الفترة الأخيرة يتعرض لهجوم شديد من بعض الجماهير، هذا ليس مبررًا أن يتراجع مستواه”.

وأضاف: “محمد شريف بعيد عن مستواه منذ فترة ويحتاج إلى أن يراجع نفسه ويعود محمد شريف الذي نعرفه، أوقات يكون واقف خطأ داخل منطقة الجزاء، كان دائمًا تمركزاته صحيحة جدًا داخل منطقة الجزاء”. 

وتابع: “يوجد بعض الفرص التي يهدرها محمد شريف بشكل غريب، ولكن شريف إمكانياته كبيرة جدًا”.

Manchester United are in transition, but after a 2024/25 campaign that must be buried and forgotten, Ruben Amorim has succeeded in endowing his squad with more zest and zeal than was previously on display.

Amorim’s United have a perfectly respectable Premier League record so far this season. Seventh in the standings, the five-match unbeaten streak has eased the pressure and placed the side in a promising position, only four points behind second-place Manchester City.

Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha have played crucial parts in achieving this. INEOS have revamped the Red Devils’ frontline, and now there is far more togetherness and understanding when on the attack.

But, as United look to wedge their way back into the Champions League and then compete for that silver cup after so many years, Amorim may fancy a higher breed of player, and it would indeed appear that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and co are aiming for the stars.

Man Utd eyeing marquee signing

Manchester United are one of the biggest clubs in the world, but for too long they have struggled to match that reputation with sustained success on the field.

While the Theatre of Dreams crop have edged back onto the once-trodden path, it seems INEOS are interested in a marquee addition to balance against the shrewd summer signings. Someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, perhaps?

Not an easy task, replicating that one-time signing under Sir Alex Ferguson, which proved to be one of the best in the history of the game, with CR7 of course now recognised as one of the finest and most accomplished footballers in history.

But United should be aiming to sign one of the game’s superstars, a game-changer whose quality differs from everyone else under Amorim’s wing.

Maybe that’s why Man United are interested in striking a deal for Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, whose future in the Spanish capital has been a hot topic for several years at this stage.

Vinicius Jr, 25, is reported by Spanish sources to be considering a shock departure from Real Madrid, given that he no longer feels like the protagonist next to Kylian Mbappe.

United are on red alert, and are even understood to have prepared a £200m offer to lure him away from the Santiago Bernabeu.

Chelsea are also long-term admirers, and so INEOS and Jason Wilcox would need to act speedily to get this one over the line.

What Vinicius Junior would offer Man Utd

Vinicius Jr is widely recognised as one of the most talented forwards of his generation. Having joined Real Madrid from Flamengo for just south of £39m in 2018, the Brazilian has scored 111 goals and supplied 87 assists across 338 senior outings, notably winning two Champions League and three La Liga titles.

A big-game player and with so many different ways to hurt his opponents, the £353k-per-week talent has been embroiled in something of a tumultuous year at Real Madrid, and it’s starting to look increasingly likely that he will not see out the duration of his prime in the iconic white shirt.

Mercurial, dynamic and always dangerous, Vinicius Jr is blessed with such frightening speed and control when on the ball, such creativity when zipping up and down the left flank.

Hailed as a “legend in the making” by talent scout Jacek Kulig, Vinicius Jr could reach that potential by completing a reversal of Ronaldo’s record-breaking transfer to Spain way back when, taking his world-class reputation and hitting new heights in a different league.

The 2024 Ballon d’Or runner-up’s volatile nature at times is also part of what makes him special. He is a natural-born competitor, and he hates losing. Perhaps Man United need such a player, someone with the aura and determination of Ronaldo.

There have been several flare-ups in Spain this season for the South American star. He has been somewhat at odds with new manager Xabi Alonso, and he has blanked across his past four La Liga matches, albeit still having scored five goals and provided four assists across 12 matches.

But there’s no denying Mbappe has taken on the focal role, and it is for this reason that Vini might want to leave, moving to United and earning greater tactical freedom to play across the frontline and in a role that would see him designated as the club’s superstar.

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Ronaldo proved he could do it over several years in the Premier League, but then he transcended expectations when moving to Real Madrid and becoming their main man.

The Portuguese legend scored 145 goals for United across two spells, winning the Ballon d’Or – the first of five – in 2008 and claiming three Premier League titles and the first of many Champions League trophies across that glittering first stint, led by Sir Alex.

Vinicius Jr has enjoyed illustrious success in Spain and is accepted by all as one of the game’s finest. But could it be that he too needs to enjoy the talismanic handle to hit his finest form? In this, he could find that United offer the perfect platform for him to slide into, tackling a project that needs plenty of work but is showing the signs of a corner turned.

Under Amorim’s guidance at Old Trafford, he could achieve this, emulating his Los Blancos idol in leaving Real Madrid after sustained success and forging a new path.

The respective situations are hardly identical, but there are undoubtedly similarities, and Vincius Jr has the power and personality to hit the jackpot in England and lead the Man United resurgence, combining with Mbeumo and Cunha and Benjamin Sesko to restore United to their one-time power as a behemoth of the British and European game.

Forget Bruno and De Ligt: Man Utd "monster" is looking like a new captain

This Manchester United star is now looking like captain material for Ruben Amorim this season.

ByDan Emery Nov 17, 2025

As far as Arne Slot’s Liverpool are concerned, there hasn’t been much to write home about this season.

It’s been difficult, for a great number of reasons, and the Reds have slumped to five defeats from six matches in the Premier League. They say it’s too early to make such calls at this stage of the campaign, but Liverpool simply cannot be considered as title contenders unless something significant shifts in the coming weeks and months.

Physicality and control. Two central tenets of any Premier League midfield worth their salt, and especially so for Liverpool. However, Slot’s side have lacked both in equally concerning measure for much of the term so far.

And with that in mind, we can’t help but recall the days of Gini Wijnaldum in the middle of the park, for the Dutchman is very much missed right now.

Why Gini Wijnaldum left Liverpool

Wijnaldum has plied his trade away from Anfield for four years now, and it’s perhaps fair to say that Liverpool have not replaced his profile in the years since. The 35-year-old was very distinctive in his style for the Reds.

Liverpool signed Wijnaldum from Newcastle United in 2016 after their relegation from the Premier League. Wijnaldum was among the standout Magpies that year.

He was an attacking midfielder and had put four past Norwich City early in the campaign, a bright flicker in a dark year on Tyneside. However, Jurgen Klopp fashioned the Dutchman into an industrious, press-resistent central midfielder, part of an energetic centre that charged Liverpool’s glittering success of the past decade.

Though Wijnaldum didn’t score often for the Merseysiders, he came up trumps on a few occasions, alright, and scribed his name into the record books when bagging a brace off the bench on that night against Barcelona.

So cool and composed and calm on the ball, Gini was the metronome in the middle. To think that he played in advanced roles with consistency during his days with Newcastle and PSV Eindhoven before that is a marker of Klopp’s tactical brain, successfully reshaping into something that produced fewer show-stopping moments but contributed more greatly to the Liverpool project.

Liverpool miss him, for sure, but there’s a member of Slot’s squad who is beginning to show signs of the Netherlands man’s former qualities.

Liverpool's new version of Wijnaldum

Slot’s own ‘version’ of Wijnaldum might not be stylistically the same, but he’s playing a versatile and yet singular role for the Anfield side this season.

Enter Dominik Szoboszlai, the shining light of Liverpool’s dreary campaign so far.

The Hungarian has been hailed by reporter Lewis Steele as being Liverpool’s “player of the season” so far. Admittedly, the bar isn’t high, but Szoboszlai ranks highly across the whole of Europe in regard to individual efforts, having matured into a leader as well as a tireless source of energy and a technically proficient technician.

To say that he’s come on leaps and bounds would be quite the understatement, and this with Liverpool struggling to muster any kind of form.

Klopp oversaw the £60m signing of RB Leipzig’s talented playmaker in 2023, beating Newcastle to his signature. Szoboszlai has ebbed and flowed in a Liverpool shirt, criticised at times for his lack of end product. At the end of Klopp’s reign, Szoboszlai fell out to the fringes, starting only one of the final six Premier League fixtures of the term, and was hooked at half-time during a miserable home defeat to Crystal Palace before that.

Since Slot has taken to the dugout, Szoboszlai’s role has changed some, and that has become crystal clear this season, for he has never been more involved, never more entrusted with a starring role in the side, hailed as a “proper leader” and Liverpool’s star man by content creator Jonathan Morley.

Szoboszlai is a player whose skill and tenacity out of possession, his intelligence and vision and ability to do the right thing at the right time, make him a unique and priceless part of a system. Wijnaldum-esque, perhaps.

Gini was, after all, lauded as being “irreplaceable” for Liverpool by correspondent Richard Jolly. He wasn’t a vocal leader on the field, but the former Netherlands international provided a calming presence, redefined once he settled in on Merseyside and then became a central part of one of the glittering outfits of their age.

Liverpool may not be at the races this season, but there’s a long road still ahead, and with Szoboszlai shaping into an all-action midfielder of the highest class, Slot’s own version of Wijnaldum, there will be hope that the rest of these talented players can recover their levels and match Szoboszlai’s commitment and desire.

His free-kick against Arsenal, sealing victory against Mikel Arteta’s title challengers toward the start of the season, his Man of the Match performances on a number of occasions already, Szoboszlai is the real deal, alright, and when Liverpool do return to form, he might just reach even loftier levels under Slot’s wing.

Szoboszlai has been Liverpool’s standout player this season, and though this has been tempered by the otherwise miserable performances, solace can be found in the knowledge that Slot has unearthed the club’s latest superstar.

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Angus Sinclair

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كشف محمد أبو العلا طبيب منتخب مصر الأول لكرة القدم عن التشخيص المبدئي لثلاثي منتخب مصر، حمدي فتحي وأحمد سيد زيزو وصلاح محسن.

وكان منتخب مصر قد تعرض للهزيمة بالأمس أمام منتخب أوزبكستان وديًا، بهدفين دون رد، على هامش استعدادات الفراعنة لبطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا. 

طالع.. طريقة WM تعود للواجهة.. سر ارتباك منتخب مصر أمام أوزبكستان والخسارة بثنائية

وقال أبو العلا في تصريحات للمركز الإعلامي لاتحاد الكرة: “إصابة حمدي فتحي في عضلات الساق، بينما يعاني أحمد سيد زيزو من إصابة في الأوتار المحيطة بالركبة، ويعاني صلاح محسن من إصابة في العضلة الخلفية”.

ويشارك منتخب مصر في دورة ودية، على هامش معسكره في الإمارات رفقة منتخبات إيران وأوزبكستان وكاب فيردي. 

وسيلاقي منتخب مصر في مباراته المقبلة نظيره منتخب كاب فيردي، في مباراة تحديد المركزيث الثالث والرابع في الدورة الودية بالإمارات. 

يذكر أن منتخب كاب فيردي قد خسر في مباراته أمام منتخب إيران بركلات الترجيح، ليضرب موعدًا مع منتخب مصر.