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Newcastle United may have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Dominik Szoboszlai, with the news from Sky Deutschland, via Sport Witness stating that he is prepared to leave his current club.

Are Newcastle United signing Domink Szoboszlai?

The 22-year-old began his career with RB Salzburg in Austria and having lit up that league – he managed a superb haul of 36 goal contributions in 36 starts during his time there – he secured a move to RB Leipzig in Germany. His efforts haven't tailed off though and the forward continues to be a thorn in the side of opposition defenders.

In 2022/23 for example, he managed six goals and eight assists in 28 starts and had the same totals a year earlier despite starting in less games. It means he already has nearly 30 goal contributions for the Bundesliga outfit despite starting only 43 league games.

In addition, Szoboszlai has one of the best rates for shot-creating actions amongst those in his position in the Men's 'Top Five' big leagues in Europe. His average of 5.09 puts him within the top nine percent of players in that area – and displays his ability to get the ball into dangerous areas by picking out teammates and taking people on himself.

What is Szoboszlai worth?

Now, according to a report from Sky Deutschland via Sport Witness, the player could be given a fresh start elsewhere this summer. That's because Newcastle are "pushing" to lure him to the Premier League during the transfer window and whilst Leipzig are holding out for up to 70 million Euros (or £60m) in order for his release clause to be triggered, that hasn't put the Magpies off.

They have also been handed a further boost with the news that the forward is apparently prepared to leave his current side this summer – and that could leave the opportunity there for Newcastle to pounce.

Having impressed not only for his club but for his country too, the future seems bright for Szoboszlai. Football talent scout Jacek Kulig for example stated that the player will be a "future icon" for Hungary and that he is a "leader" in their side, recently taking on the armband.

Considering his age, it shows his ability already and the potential he has to get even better. He's a real talent then and if Newcastle can add him to their ranks, it could certainly boost their hopes of challenging on all fronts next season.

أثار نائب رئيس نادي برشلونة الرياضي، رافا يوستي، التكهنات حول مستقبل تشافي هيرنانديز، المدير الفني للفريق، بعد التأهل إلى ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وفاز برشلونة على نابولي، في إياب دور الـ16 من دوري أبطال أوروبا، بنتيجة 3-1.

وحصل برشلونة على بطاقة التأهل إلى ربع نهائي البطولة، بنتيجة مباراتي الذهاب والإياب، 4-2.

وقال رافا يوستي في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية: “أنا أحترم تشافي وقراره، إنه يعرف ما أفكر فيه وسنرى ما سيحدث”.

وأصر عندما سُئل عن مدرب المستقبل لـ برشلونة: “أنا حقا أحب تشافي هيرنانديز”.

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كان تشافي قد أعلن، في وقت سابق، أنه سيغادر منصبه كمدرب لـ برشلونة بمجرد انتهاء الموسم الحالي، في الصيف القادم.

كما أشاد يوستي باللاعبين الشباب مثل لامين يامال وكوبارسي، حيث قال: “هؤلاء الشباب هم مثال على العمل الرائع الذي تقوم به الأكاديمية”.

واستمر: “يجب أن نكون ممتنين لتشافي وفريقه لثقتهم في الأطفال الذين تتراوح أعمارهم بين 16 و17 عامًا وجعلنا نستمتع بهذه الطريقة”.

واختتم: “لقد كانت ليلة خاصة، التأهل إلى الدور ربع النهائي كان هدفًا وضعناه لأنفسنا، إنه أمر مهم جدًا للنادي”.

If Chelsea are looking for a big-name signing to truly kick-start Mauricio Pochettino's tenure as head coach, they do not come much bigger than Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar.

According to The Athletic, that is a possibility as PSG are open to getting the big-earning forward – on wages of £933k a week at the Parc des Princes, according to Capology – off their books this summer.

Is PSG superstar Neymar a realistic target for Chelsea?

Six years on from becoming the most expensive footballer in history when joining from Barcelona for a fee of €222m (£198m), Neymar's time in the French capital may finally be up.

The report suggests Chelsea hold an interest in the Brazil international, and the transfer is now a lot more feasible due to the Blues getting a number of their own big earners off the books early in the transfer window.

PSG would ideally still like to recoup some of the mammoth fee they splashed out on Neymar, but with the forward having two years of his contract to run, it is suggested removing his reported £48.5m annual salary off their books is also appealing.

Can Neymar still do a job in the Premier League?

This is not the first time Neymar has been linked with a move to the Premier League – or indeed Chelsea – with Manchester United said to also be showing an interest this summer.

There is no doubt that the samba star is not as highly regarded as he once was, not helped by a period of stagnation at PSG despite an influx of the world's greatest players, including Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.

However, on the basis of last season, the £49m-rated Neymar is still as good as any player in the world in a number of areas. Indeed, he ranks in the top 1% of all forwards across Europe's top five leagues last season for chances created, as per The Analyst, while nobody can better him for touches of the ball.

Neymar is also in the top 5% for goals scored, netting 13 of them last season and assisting 11 more in 20 Ligue 1 outings. Many will point to the quality of the French top flight, but Neymar has scored regularly now in both LaLiga and Ligue 1.

It is a goalscorer Chelsea desperately crave, and in Neymar they would be signing a player who has scored 359 times in 584 career appearances for Santos, Barcelona and PSG.

As Brazil colleague at the time David Luiz put it previously, Neymar is a "phenomenon" – a status that he continues to justify based on the statistics alone, even if he has his many doubters.

With Christopher Nkunku having already arrived from RB Leipzig this summer, Chelsea could find his ideal partner in Neymar. Nkunku is himself a goalscorer (top 4% in Europe's top five leagues last season), and would surely thrive off the creativity that the Brazilian brings.

While there is no dispelling the fact Neymar struggles in certain defensive metrics, he ranks higher than expected for possession won – in the top 32% of forwards across Europe's elite divisions.

Interestingly, as per The Analyst, the two players most like Nkunku right now are Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, who formed one of the Premier League's all-time great attacks alongside Roberto Firmino.

Neymar, meanwhile, is very alike Vinicius Junior in terms of their statistical profiles, and his compatriot did not exactly struggle to form a strong partnership with Karim Benzema at Real Madrid.

For all the talk that Neymar will take balance away from a team, there is just as much evidence to suggest he and Nkunku could tear up the Premier League in a double transfer that would seriously ignite Pochettino's tenure.

South Africa’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Province, has begun reviewing the findings of the original closed inquest into the death of Peter Roebuck, raising the prospects of the incident being re-examined

Daniel Brettig28-Dec-2016

South Africa’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Western Province, has begun reviewing the findings of the original closed inquest into the death of Peter Roebuck, raising the prospects of the incident being re-examined. The original inquest had taken place without any representatives of the former Somerset captain, writer and broadcaster or his family.The DPP is part of South Africa’s National Prosecution Authority, a body with the power to institute criminal proceedings on behalf of the State.The original inquest “docket” had been requested for review by the DPP advocate Julius Mornay more than 18 months ago, and, in the intervening months, was said by the police force concerned to have been lost. ESPNcricinfo has learned it was finally located earlier in December, and will now be reviewed in order to establish grounds for a re-opening of the inquest.Roebuck fell to his death from his hotel room window in Cape Town in November 2011, while he was in the country to cover Australia’s Test series against South Africa. A police statement at the time said Roebuck’s death was a suicide. But his family and its legal representatives have persisted in their search for more clarity surrounding his death.On the night of his death, Roebuck had been confronted by South African police from Claremont station with allegations of sexual assault, a decade after he had accepted charges of common assault (the prosecution abandoned the original charges of indecent assault) in a British court for caning three 18-year-old South African cricketers who had been boarding with him in England.A closed inquest was reported to have been completed in February 2013, but no member of Roebuck’s family was alerted to the inquest and it therefore went ahead without any representation on their part. Court documents seen by the family showed that police had sought to inform “Peter Lalor; ID no L4166823: British Embassy”, but Lalor, the Australian journalist who formally identified Roebuck’s body after his death, apparently did not receive any notification of the inquest either.Since then, the Roebuck family has persisted in trying to have the inquest revisited, stating numerous other concerns about the way it was conducted and the conclusions reached. In June 2015, the DPP commenced a review process by appointing an advocate, Mornay, who after considering the available evidence elected to review the docket of the original inquest – effectively to decide whether the inquest should be re-opened.For most of the 18 months since, Mornay was told that the docket could not be found, stalling the process. However persistent inquiries led ultimately to its location earlier this month, adding greatly to the possibility of a re-opened inquest later in 2017.Areas likely to be probed in any new inquest would include wider use of forensic evidence, including fingerprints taken by police at the hotel on the night but not produced before the magistrate who conducted the original inquest and concluded that Roebuck had died from “multiple injuries” without explicitly stating how those injuries came about.

Arsenal talks are “on” to sign Southampton star Romeo Lavia but they face a “huge fight” with Chelsea and Liverpool, according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri.

Who will Arsenal sign this summer

Throughout the domestic transfer window’s opening so far, much of the talk at Arsenal has surrounded a move for West Ham United star Declan Rice as talks heat up for their top target.

However, Mikel Arteta is not alone in the race, as treble-winners Man City have also had a bid rejected for Rice in the last two days – with Arsenal seemingly going to head-to-head with Pep Guardiola.

This could be one of the sagas of the summer window, but while developments on Rice continue behind-the-scenes, it is believed Arsenal are also attempting moves for other targets.

Ajax defender Jurrien Timber is at the centre of positive talks and there are claims that the 22-year-old is very keen to join Arteta, making them clear favourites for his signature as things stand (Sky).

The Gunners could spend around £200 million on fresh faces this summer, according to some media sources, and they’re actively pursuing a move for Lavia after Southampton’s drop the Championship.

Tavolieri, writing on Twitter, say Arsenal hold a key advantage over personal terms due to their great relationship with the 19-year-old’s agent.

However, there will be a “huge fight” for his services, as London rivals Chelsea and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool remain in contention with talks “on”.

What’s been said about Romeo Lavia?

The teenager performed very impressively at Southampton, despite their relegation campaign, with no Saints regular managing to eclipse Lavia’s pass accuracy percentage (WhoScored).

Standing out as a tidy, composed midfield player, Southampton reporter Sam Tighe even called the former Man City youngster a “shining star” at St. Mary’s.

“I watched every game Roméo Lavia played last season and he was absolutely incredible,” said Tighe.

“A shining star despite playing in terrible circumstances most of the time. Arsenal reportedly advancing on a deal…one to be very excited about.”

The Belgium international could be a brilliant addition for Arteta given their planned midfield overhaul, and if they manage to get both him and Rice over the line, it could be seen as exceptional business.

Andre Russell is praying and hoping that the independent anti-doping tribunal does not ban him for missing out on filing his whereabouts on three occasions in 2015

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Jan-2017

Andre Russell is praying and hoping that the independent anti-doping tribunal does not ban him for missing out on filing his whereabouts on three occasions in 2015. The three-member tribunal will deliver the verdict in Kingston on Tuesday.If found guilty, Russell could face a maximum ban of up to two years under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules. Missing three tests in 12-month period amounts to a failed dope test under the WADA guidelines.”It’s been stressing and hard playing cricket and all that’s in the back of your head. But at the end of the day you have to do what you have to do,” Russell told . “It’s like a big cloud over my head. If I get a ban then definitely I’m out of cricket [during the period of the suspension]; I mean all formats. So I’d just love to know I’m back and I can represent Jamaica Tallawahs, West Indies, and all the other teams I play for in the world.”Honestly, I’m being positive and I haven’t been thinking about anything else that I want to do apart from playing cricket; doing what I love. I have so many fans out there and they would be disappointed, just as I would be. I just want to remain positive at the moment. I think I can [avoid a suspension] with the help of God; I think it’s out of my control, so I just have to wait on what happens on Tuesday.”In March 2016, Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) pressed a legal charge against Russell for failing to provide his whereabouts between January and July 2015. According to JADCO Russell had failed to file his whereabouts on January 1, July 1 and July 25 that year despite several reminders over email, phone and letters.In his defence, Russell told the tribunal that he had not been properly trained to file the whereabouts, and that he had authorised his agent and travel agent to file his whereabouts since he was busy with cricket commitments.The three-member tribunal comprising Hugh Faulkner, Dr Marjorie Vassell and Dixeth Palmer, a former Jamaica cricketer, has been deliberating on the case for a long time and even delayed the original verdict date last December.Russell, who is recovering from a left hamstring injury which forced him out midway through the Big Bash League in Australia earlier this month, tested his fitness last Saturday when he turned to play a league game for St Catherine’s Cricket Club. He ended up with three wickets which played a role in his team’s victory.Last July, while playing for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League, Russell had said it had been “depressing” for him to carry on playing while the hearings were on. Ahead of the hearing, he hoped his prayers would be answered.”As I said in the team meeting to the guys, I just would love for them to say a prayer for me, and I’ve been praying for myself as well,” he said. “I have faith (in) the work that my lawyers put out… I think they summed up things very well.”

يواصل نادي الوداد المغربي البحث عن مدرب جديد يقود الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، خلفًا للتونسي فوزي البنزرتي الذي غادر منصبه مؤخرًا.

وبحسب صحيفة “هسبورت” المغربية، فإن إدارة الوداد، برئاسة عبد المجيد برناكي، تلقت العديد من السير الذاتية لمدربين من مختلف الجنسيات، كما تلقت العديد من المقترحات من بعض الوكلاء لتعيين مدرب جديد للفريق. المدربون المرشون لتدريب الوداد المغربي

الفرنسي هوبير فيلود، مدرب منتخب بوركينا فاسو السابق.

البرتغالي كارلوس كيروش، مدرب منتخب قطر السابق، والذي سبق له تدريب منتخب مصر.

الجنوب إفريقي بيتسو موسيماني، مدرب أبها السعودي، والأهلي السابق.

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ومن المتوقع أن يتم حسم هوية المدرب الجديد بعد اجتماع مجلس الإدارة، حيث سيتم مناقشة مجموعة من النقاط الخاصة بمستقبل الفريق في الفترة المقبلة.

يواجه الوداد موسمًا صعبًا، حيث يحتل المركز الخامس في الدوري المغربي بعد مرور 24 جولة، بعيدًا عن المنافسة على المركزين الأول والثاني.

Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe has dismissed the perception that he has a poor relationship with manager Mikel Arteta.

How much did Arsenal pay for Nicolas Pepe?

Back in August 2019, the player completed a move to the Gunners, arriving from Ligue 1 outfit Lille for a club-record transfer fee of £72m.

It's safe to say Pepe never managed to live up to his hefty price tag, and while still delivering a respectable 27 goals and 21 assists in 112 games, you got the sense that Arteta struggled to truly trust the winger as he much preferred to put his faith in an emerging Bukayo Saka.

Adding to this was the fact that he was allowed to leave on loan to Nice for the entirety of last season where he scored just six goals in Ligue 1 and claimed one assist too.

With all that in mind, some may assume that Arteta didn't have much confidence in the 28-year-old winger, but when speaking exclusively with Colinterview (via Get Football News France), Pepe has since revealed the truth.

What did Pepe say about Arteta?

He explained: “People say that he identified me as a player that wasn’t up to the level in his team, in his philosophy. It’s completely false."

Before continuing: "When he spoke to me, he said he counted on me, he wanted me to do this or that, and you have to focus on that. He improved me in every way. He spoke to me the whole time, I watched videos with his assistants all the time. He really believed in me. He said I had incredible potential, so we need to extract that potential."

However, it appears that the relationship became a bit strained during the second campaign.

“At the end of the first season, he spoke with me and told me to do this or that," Pepe began. "The second season comes along, I was a substitute. I was going mad. How could I be a substitute when he said he counted on me? Everything is spinning in your head. I was a substitute for [what felt like] 10 matches. It was at the time when they signed Willian. He is a number 10 or a winger. But he plays on the wing for like 11 or 12 matches in a row. My head turned, knowing that I had spoken with the coach and it wasn’t like that.”

“But that improved in the sense that he gave me a chance, I scored against Sheffield United at the Emirates. The confidence started to come back. I started to speak better, but it was a bit cold. I started to speak to agents, but we didn’t see each other like before. But it improved.

He concluded: "It’s not true that he labelled me. Not true at all. He helped me in every way, on a tactical level, in terms of game intelligence because his philosophy requires a lot of intelligence.

"He knew my style of play wasn’t waiting in possession, it was cutting inside, it wasn’t waiting out on the right. Before, I was a bit freer. I had to wait in my zone, and I wasn’t like that before. These are parts of my game that he tried to improve. He always wanted to help me with all of that."

A sensational display of power-hitting from Delray Rawlins helped England recover from 126 for 6 to post 256, a total they defended by 23 runs at the Wankhede Stadium

The Report by Nikhil Kalro in Mumbai30-Jan-2017
ScorecardFile photo – England Under-19s captain Matthew Fisher claimed 4 for 41•Getty Images

A sensational display of power-hitting from Delray Rawlins helped England recover from 126 for 6 to post 256, a total they defended by 23 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rawlins, a languid left-handed batsman who has previously represented Bermuda, hammered eight fours and five sixes in his 88-ball 107 to lead England’s stunning fightback. He followed that up with 2 for 46 from his 10 overs as England took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.England were precariously placed at 98 for 4 in the 26th over when the debutant Rawlins walked in and he was forced into strike rotation early against India’s nagging spinners. But even after two more quick wickets sucked out the momentum and fluency from England’s innings, Rawlins was keen to attack spin.He got to his fifty with a slog-swept six that just cleared deep square leg, sparking an acceleration that helped England pass 150. Rawlins’ batting became increasingly exuberant as his innings wore on, as he stepped out against spin to hit three sixes over long-on. He added 116 with Matthew Fisher for the seventh wicket, of which the England captain contributed 26. Rawlins offered just one chance, on 80, when he top-edged a hoick off a low full toss, but the short third man fielder dropped the catch.India’s discipline soon gave way to errant bowling towards the end. Fast bowler Yash Thakur hardly missed his yorker in his final spell, but wayward lines in his attempts at variation helped England pick off plenty. Rawlins plundered 53 off his last 33 balls.Unlike the end, India were accurate at the start. Their seamers used a patchy green surface and nippy morning conditions to reduce England to 13 for 3 in the seventh over, all batsmen caught behind the wicket.Opener Harry Brook and Ollie Pope played some impressive strokes to lead England’s recovery, putting on 85 for the fourth wicket. On an atypically grassy surface, India’s spinners didn’t extract much turn but, with England’s inability to find the gaps regularly, a tight line was effective. Brook was involved in a nasty incident in the 12th over. He stepped out to fast bowler Thakur, only for a bouncer to break his helmet, raising concern among India’s fielders who rushed to his aid.Chasing 257, opener Himanshu Rana continued his stellar form with his third 50-plus score at the Under-19 level, striking an 87-ball 101 to push India close. Rana faced no trouble in finding the boundary early in his innings even as the rest of India’s batsmen struggled with the bounce in the pitch.Prithvi Shaw, a Ranji Trophy runner-up with Mumbai, was consistently hurried by Fisher. He finally wafted at a length delivery outside off and the England players celebrated. The umpire raised his finger almost instantaneously, to the dismay of Shaw.Shubman Gill shovelled a drive to short midwicket to fall for 29 off 27, a result of hard hands through the line of the ball. Captain Abhishek Sharma cut a wide delivery to Rawlins at point, giving Fisher his third wicket. India’s struggles got worse when Rawlins trapped Salman Khan and Mayank Rawat in front off consecutive balls, both non-turning deliveries.Rana was proficient with cross-batted strokes, as well as jabs at straight deliveries to accrue singles. At no stage did he look out of place. Soon after a fatigued celebration for his second hundred in three games, he gloved a pull to the keeper, a blow that all but sealed England’s win.Led by Fisher, England’s attack kept to their plans, employing a consistent back of a length, and the short ball sparingly. Their fielding was discernibly better than India’s, saving several boundaries with athletic stops, a characteristic that – along with Rawlins – helped prove the difference in a close contest.

حقق منتخب الأرجنتين الأول فوزا وديا بنتيجة 3-0 على حساب السلفادور ضمن استعدادات التانجو للمشاركة في كوبا أمريكا الصيف المقبل.

ولم يشارك ليونيل ميسي قائد منتخب الأرجنتين في المباراة بعد انسحابه من قائمة التانجو نظرًا لإصابته مع فريقه إنتر ميامي في أوتار الركبة.

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وافتتح كريستيان روميرو الأهداف لصالح الأرجنتين في الدقيقة السادسة عشر من الشوط الأول، قبل أن يضاعف إنزو فرنانديز النتيجة بهدف آخر قبل نهاية الشوط الأول في الدقيقة 42.

وفي الشوط الثاني، أحرز جيوفاني لو سيلسو الهدف الثالث والأخير لصالح الأرجنتين في مرمى السلفادور في الدقيقة 52.

وسيكون منتخب الأرجنتين على موعد مع الودية الثانية يوم الأربعاء المقبل، أمام كوستاريكا في تمام الساعة الرابعة والنصف صباحا بتوقيت القاهرة.