حلمي طولان: أعددنا منتخبًا لكأس العرب ثم خضنا البطولة بفريق آخر

تحدث حلمي طولان، المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر الثاني، عن مواجهة الغد أمام الأردن، في ختام دور المجموعات لبطولة كأس العرب 2025، موجهًا رسالة للجماهير المصرية.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي منتخب مصر مع نظيره الأردن الذي ضمن تأهله رسميًا للدور ربع النهائي، وذلك غدًا الثلاثاء، ويسعى الفراعنة لحسم الفوز ولا بديل عن ذلك من أجل التأهل رفقة النشامي.

وقال حلمي طولان في تصريحاته خلال المؤتمر الصحفي: “مباراة ستكون صعبة جدًا، المنتخب الأردني تأهل لكأس العالم، ولعب مباراتين قويتين في دور المجموعات بكأس العرب وفاز بهما وكان أول المتأهلين للدور التالي، فستكون مواجهة صعبة على منتخبنا”.

وتابع: “في البداية أحب أن أتوجه بالشكر لجماهيرنا الحقيقية التي ملئت استاد لوسيل في المباراة الماضية، وجماهيرنا الحقيقية في مصر، لأنهم هم الجماهير الحقيقية الذين يساندون المنتخب في أحلك ظروفه وأصعب الأوقات، وأنا سعيد جدًا بتواجدهم وتشجيعهم، وأتمنى أن نسعدهم بإذن الله”.

وأضاف: “منتخب الأردن مُنظم جدًا، يُجيد اللعب الحديث في كرة القدم، وأعتقد أنه لم يتأهل لكأس العالم من فراغ، فريق قوي ومنظم ويمتلك لاعبين مميزين على المستوى الهجومي والدفاعي، منتخب يُعمل له ألف حساب، وأنا ثقتي لم تهتز بلاعبي منتخب مصر الذين يبذلون جهد جبار وخارق حتى آخر لحظة في كل مباراة”.

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وواصل: “مجرد أن نتلقى هدفا الفريق يتحول بشكل قوي وبكفاح شديد لمحاولة التعادل والفوز، وهذا ظهر في المباراة السابقة أمام الإمارات، كل التحية لكل لاعب معي في الفريق، لأنه لا يبخل بجهد ولا بنقطة عرق، قمة الإلتزام والانضباط والعطاء”.

واستكمل: “ربنا يوفقهم في المباراة القادمة، الحسم أصبح في أقدام لاعبينا، وإن شاء الله يكونوا موفقين في مباراة الغد أمام الأردن”.

وأشار: “الجماهير المصرية سواء هنا أو في مصر، أعتذر لهم على عدم تحقيق النتائج المنتظرة، هم يعرفون الظروف التي واجهتنا والتي لن أبررها الآن، ولكن سيكون لنا حديثًا آخر، وأعتقد أنهم يعلمون الظروف التي واجهتنا، بأن نجمع فريق ونُعده للبطولة، ثم فجأة نأتي بفريق آخر، هذا أمر صعب جدًا”.

واستمر: “أنا أعتذر لهم، ولا أتنصل من المسؤولية مطلقًا، نعم أنا في مهمة مؤقتة، لكني مسؤول مسؤولية تامة، وأنا أشكر اللاعبين على التزامهم وأنهم يبذلون أقصى جهدًا لكي يُسعدوا الجماهير، نحن نحاول بشتى الطرق ألا يحضر 35 ألف مُشجع في استاد لوسيل ثم يعودون وهم في حالة حزن، نحن نتأثر بشكل كبير جدًا فقط من أجل جماهيرنا التي تعنينا وليس لأحد آخر”.

واختتم: “نتأثر عندما تكون النتيجة غير مُرضية لجماهيرنا، نحن لا نتحجج ولا نتنصل من المسؤولية مهما كانت الظروف التي واجهتنا قبل البطولة”.

Logan Webb Had Somber Six-Word Message About Giants Trading Tyler Rogers to Mets

The gloom of the fog hanging over San Francisco could be felt in the Giants' clubhouse after a 2-1 loss to the Pirates in extra innings and the team trading reliever Tyler Rogers to the Mets.

The Giants sent Rogers to the Mets Wednesday in exchange for prospects Blade Tidwell, Drew Gilbert and reliever José Butto. Rogers, who is 4-3 with a 1.80 ERA across 50 innings pitched this season, leaves after spending all six and a half seasons of his MLB career with the Giants until this point.

Giants starter Logan Webb, who allowed 1 run and struck out 11 in the loss, simply said of the Rogers trade, "The Mets got a good one."

"Ty's one of my best friends in baseball," Webb also said. "We live right near each other in the offseason. Our entire big league careers, we've been together. … Sucks we're losing a guy like that, but at the end of the day it's what happens. … He's saved me a lot of times, he's saved the Giants a lot times. He's been one of the best relievers in baseball."

The trade not only signified Webb's close friend moving away, but that the Giants would be sellers—rather than buyers—at the deadline this year. After getting off to a hot start this season, they have lost 10 of their 12 games since coming back from the All-Star break. They are 54-55, and reality is setting in as they currently sit outside of the wild card conversation in the National League.

"It sucks," Giants All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman said. "We lost the last six in a row. We haven't given Buster [Posey] and the front office any reason to add. We did it to ourselves. Obviously you can tell that everybody's pretty upset, and it's not how we saw this thing going. … When you trade one of your best arms in the bullpen, I think it shows where we're headed."

Blow for Emery as £130,000-a-week Aston Villa star's injury worse than first claimed

Aston Villa have been dealt an injury concern ahead of their Premier League clash against Tottenham on Sunday, after the player himself had claimed he was fine.

The Villans have found form after a troublesome start to the campaign, winning four on the bounce in all competitions since the 1-1 draw away at Sunderland in September.

Still, there is concern over Unai Emery’s attacking systems and the lack of chances created so far this season, with striker Ollie Watkins searching for form and Morgan Rogers struggling to the point he was sarcastically cheered by his own fans for simply completing a pass in the match against Bologna.

Now, the Villans’ attacking depth has taken a further hit, as Watkins has been ruled out of England’s World Cup qualifier against Latvia.

The striker, who is surprisingly not one of Aston Villa’s highest earners on £130,000-a-week, suffered an injury during Thursday’s 3-0 win against Wales when he collided with the post as he attempted to score his second goal of the game. He continued until half-time but was taken off and replaced by Marcus Rashford.

After the game, he said he was “OK” as he limped through the mixed zone, but he has not recovered in time for Tuesday’s game in Riga and has returned to Villa for treatment in a bid to be fit for Sunday’s game at Spurs.

FA release Ollie Watkins statement before Latvia clash

A statement from the Football Association read: “Ollie Watkins has been ruled out of England’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Latvia.

“The Aston Villa striker has not recovered from the knock sustained against Wales at Wembley on Thursday evening and has returned to his club.

“A squad of 22 will travel to Riga.”

Captain Harry Kane is expected to return, having missed the Wales friendly with an ankle problem sustained playing for Bayern Munich last weekend. Kane has scored 19 goals in 12 games for club and country this season and will be fancying his chances of adding to his tally against the 137th-ranked side.

If the Bayern striker is not fit, then Anthony Gordon could lead the line as he did in the second half against Wales. Thomas Tuchel’s side will qualify for the 2026 World Cup if they win in the Latvian capital.

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They lead Group K with five wins from five and are yet to concede a goal, so the issue for Watkins seems to be of greater concern for his club than his country, with Emery already sweating over Tyrone Mings, Emi Buendia and Youri Tielemans ahead of the return of domestic football this weekend.

Bragantino x Inter de Limeira: onde assistir ao vivo, horário e escalações das quartas de final do Paulistão

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O RB Bragantino recebe a Inter de Lmiera, neste domingo (17), pelas quartas de final do Paulistão. A bola rola a partir das 16h (de Brasília), no estádio do Nabizão, com transmissão da Cazé TV (Youtube) e Paulistão Play (streaming).

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شيرر: مستقبل محمد صلاح مع ليفربول يعتمد عليه.. ومن المؤسف أن تكون هذه النهاية

يعتقد آلان شيرر المهاجم الإنجليزي السابق أن محمد صلاح لن يلعب لصفوف ليفربول مرة أخرى بعد أن قام بتشويه إرثه في النادي.

وكان محمد صلاح قد أدلى بتصريحات نارية، حيث يعتقد أن ليفربول تخلى عنه بعد تعادل الفريق ضد ليدز يونايتد بثلاثة أهداف لكل فريق في الدوري الإنجليزي.

وزعم محمد صلاح الذي لم يسافر خلال فوز ليفربول ضد إنتر ميلان أنه لم تعد تربطه أي علاقة بمدربه آرني سلوت والذي يواجه ضغوطا كبيرة خلال الوقت الحالي.

وتحدث شيرر عن محمد صلاح وما إذا كان سيلعب مجدداً مع ليفربول، في تصريحات نشرتها “ديلي ميل” البريطانية قائلاً: “أعتقد أن الأمر يعتمد على صلاح نفسه وما إذا كان مستعدًا للتراجع والاعتراف بأنه لم يكن ينبغي له فعل ذلك إذا كان يرغب باللعب مع ليفربول مرة أخرى”.

وأضاف: “تعرفت على جميع الأسباب التي دفعت صلاح لفعل ذلك وأتفهم موقفه وشعوره لأنني مررت بنفس التجربة، لقد شعرت بكل ما يشعر به عندما استبعدت من مباراة سندرلاند”.

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وواصل: “الاختلاف الكبير هو أنه ما كان ينبغي له أن يصرح بذلك أمام الصحافة العالمية، أعتقد أنه يجب عليه الاعتذار، مع أنني لست متأكداً من حدوث ذلك، أظن أنه قد لا يلعب لليفربول مجدداً”.

وأكمل: “إذا كانت هذه هي نهاية صلاح في ليفربول فإن ذلك سيكون مؤسفًا للغاية بالنسبة له لأنه كان لاعبًا عظيمًا، هو نجم عالمي والنجوم العالميون يختلفون عن العاديين، سيكون ذلك مؤسفاً نظراً لما حققه وما قدمه لليفربول، عندما ننظر لعظماء اللعبة الذين لعبوا لليفربول، لا نجد سوى اثنين سجلوا أهدافًا أكثر منه”.

وأتم: “صلاح سيخلد اسمه في الدوري سواء لعب مباراته الأخيرة أم لا وسيكون من المؤسف أن يختتم مسيرته بهذه الطريقة بعد كل ما قدمه للنادي، لكنني أؤكد أن كل ذلك لن ينسى ولا أعتقد أنه سيشوه إرثه، حقق الكثير ولولاه لما فاز ليفربول بكل الألقاب”.

وسئل شيرر عن طريقة تعامل سلوت مع الموقف: “تعامل بحكمة بالغة، تحدث بشكل جيد قبل وبعد مباراة إنتر، كان موقفا صعبا للغاية على الجميع، لكنني أعتقد أنه تحدث بدقة وصدق وشفافية، لقد أصاب كبد الحقيقة”.

Marlins Staff Celebrated for Classy Move Towards Phillies Fan After Awkward HR Fracas

It has been a rough few days when it comes to sports fans acting normally when gifted a souvenir from an athlete.

At the U.S. Open, a man was spotted snatching the hat of Kamil Majchrzak out of the hands of a child. While Majchrzak made things right the next day, it was still an odd moment to behold.

On Friday night at LoanDepot Park, that awkward moment got its sequel. After Phillies centerfielder Harrison Bader hit a solo shot to put his team up 5–1 over the Marlins, a mini fracas broke out in the stands.

One Phillies fan hustled to retrieve the ball, nabbed it after a brief moment on the ground, and went back to his seat to give the ball to the young fan he was sitting with, presumably his son. But another fan, whose seat was closer to the initial landing spot of the ball, took issue with the move, and went over to give the fan that got the ball the business. Eventually, the fan who got the ball appeared to say, “fine, okay, whatever sheesh” and gave the ball back.

You can watch the scene unfold below.

On the one hand, we cannot see the moment that the ball was initially possessed, so it is possible that there were some dastardly moves done behind the seats that would offer more clarity to the scene. On the other hand, once a kid has the home run ball, it’s usually best policy to let the kid keep the home run ball.

Thankfully, the Marlins’ stadium staff went out of their way to make things right, hooking up the fan who was briefly without the home run ball with a new ball and a prize pack.

After the game, the Phillies made sure to give the fan an unforgettable moment as well, with Bader coming out to meet the family and offer up a signed bat.

A great gesture by the Phillies, but really a huge shoutout to the Marlins staff for acting in the moment to make sure everyone left the stadium with a happy memory instead of an awkward one. Seeing one team make such a gesture for opposing fans is just a nice reminder that a love of baseball can transcend a particular fandom or rooting interest.

All of that said, please, if you or a loved one happens to be in the stands when a home run ball is hit, or a player offers a fan their hat, or anything of the sort occurs and puts you in a position to possibly nab a souvenir, please just be normal about it.

Blue Jays Rookie Trey Yesavage Makes MLB History With Electric Start vs. Yankees

Trey Yesavage made his first career postseason start on Sunday, and boy did he make it count.

The 22-year-old was called on by the Toronto Blue Jays to start Game 2 of the American League Division Series, and the team's top prospect more than lived up to his billing. Yesavage was electric, and broke the franchise's record for strikeouts in a postseason start by the fourth inning.

The righty set, tied, or approached several MLB records during his outing, in which he struck out 11, walked one, and didn’t give up a single hit over 5 1/3 innings pitched. Toronto went on to win, 13–7, to put the Yankees down 2–0 in the series and on the brink of elimination.

He was the second-youngest player in history to have 10 or more strikeouts in a postseason game. Only John Candelaria was younger during Game 3 of the 1975 NLCS.

In the third and fourth innings, Yesavage struck out all six batters he faced. Those six strikeouts in a row also set an MLB postseason record.

He notched his ninth strikeout in the top of the fourth inning, breaking the Blue Jays' record for strikeouts in a postseason game, passing four players tied with eight.

Additionally, his 10 strikeouts through four innings are the most in postseason history, tied with Patrick Corbin's start in Game 4 of the 2019 NLCS.

Trey Yesavage Was Toronto's Top Prospect

The Blue Jays selected Yesavage with the 20th pick in the 2024 MLB draft. The East Carolina product was among the top players available, and Toronto inked him to a $4.1 million signing bonus.

He opened his professional career in A ball this year and climbed four levels over the course of 25 appearances, with 22 starts. Overall, he went 5-1 with a 3.12 ERA, a 0.97 WHIP, and 160 strikeouts against 41 walks in 98 minor league innings.

MLB Pipeline had him as the 26th-ranked prospect in all of baseball and the top youngster in Toronto's system.

The Blue Jays called Yesavage up to the big leagues on September 15 when he made his major league debut against the Tampa Bay Rays. In five starts, he went 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts against seven walks in 14 innings. That late-season showing earned him a spot in the team's postseason rotation.

He made the most of it on Sunday.

The three demands Thelwell and Stewart made to Rohl involving Rangers fans

The 49ers finally ended their hunt for a new manager by hiring Danny Rohl earlier this week and they’ve now revealed the criteria that the German met to be handed the Rangers job.

Cavenagh: Rohl knows "winning is the only option"

Welcoming their new manager after a managerial search full of twists and turns, Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh was full of praise for Rohl and told reporters that the German is well aware that “winning is the only option” at Ibrox.

The pressure will be on the 36-year-old from the off, but he represents a young manager full of ambition and full of the style that Russell Martin otherwise lacked in Scotland.

Rohl also admitted his own excitement after taking the job, saying: “I’m really looking forward to being part of this amazing football club. We want to win, we need wins because we want to turn around the position at the moment. I am looking for an ambitious club, a club that is wanting more. This club has everything for all these goals.

“My job is clear. My focus is on my person, what I can bring to this football club. We want to create chances, we want to create goals. We want to defence as a team. We have to win games then we can speak about playing attractive football.”

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He may not have been Rangers’ first choice, but Rohl has ticked a number of boxes in his own right at the 49ers have since revealed exactly why they turned towards the former Sheffield Wednesday boss.

49ers reveal how Rohl met Rangers criteria

Speaking candidly to the fans in a meeting this week, Cavenagh, Kevin Thelwell and Patrick Stewart revealed the criteria that Rohl met to land the Rangers job.

They told supporters that they were looking for a manager who could get the Gers back to winning ways right away, win sustainably over time and win in a way that fans will enjoy watching. Rohl ticked every one of those boxes in the interview stage and beat out two other candidates after Muscat and Gerrard dropped out of the race.

With his counter-pressing system, Rohl’s Rangers side should certainly entertain. Whether that’ll be enough to secure victory is the big question and one that fans will get an answer for this Thursday against Brann in the Europa League.

Rohl must let go of Martin's "disastrous" Rangers signing ASAP

New Glasgow Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has a huge job ahead of him after the club officially confirmed his Ibrox appointment on Monday.

The German boss arrives just days before a trip to Brann in the Europa League, and is taking over a team that won five of their 17 matches under the previous manager.

Russell Martin was unable to get a tune out of the squad that was built by the 49ers during the summer transfer window, as evidenced by his statistics in the graphic above.

The Martin signings most at risk under Rohl

The first thing that Rohl needs to do as the new head coach of Rangers is assess the squad to get a rough idea about what his preferred XI and usual set of substitutes will be.

As shown in the graphic above, Martin made plenty of additions to the team during the summer transfer window, but not all of them hit the ground running, as evidenced by the results.

Youssef Chermiti, who has not scored a competitive club goal since he left Sporting in 2023, may be at risk, as he has failed to deliver a goal or an assist for the Gers. Max Aarons, on loan from Bournemouth, may also be at risk as he has fallen down the pecking order in both full-back positions.

Joe Rothwell, per Sofascore, has lost 53% of his duels in midfield in the Scottish Premiership this season, and he could be at risk if the manager wants more robustness in the middle of the park.

One of the summer signings that Rohl must bin when the next window opens, though, is central defender Nasser Djiga, who should be sent back to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Why Danny Rohl should let go of Nasser Djiga

Martin swooped to sign the centre-back on loan from the Premier League side in the summer, but he has failed to prove his worth in the opening three months of the campaign.

Djiga’s worst moment so far, which was described as “disastrous” by Heart & Hand’s David Edgar, was when he inexplicably left the ball to allow Romeo Vermant to score for Club Brugge in the Champions League play-off.

There have been other contenders, though, as he was sent off against Dundee for a last-man foul in August, and Michael Stewart claimed that he “has not helped his team out” after the defender stayed on the floor calling for a foul in the build-up to Alloa Athletic’s first goal in the League Cup.

This shows that the centre-back has failed to perform on multiple occasions across multiple competitions for the Gers since his move to the club on loan.

A loan player for a club the size of Rangers should either be a player who fills a gap, which you could argue Max Aarons does as a back-up full-back, or has the quality to make an immediate impact on the pitch.

Djiga, unfortunately, does not hit either of those criteria at the moment. Whilst you could say that he fills a gap as a back-up centre-back, it is at the expense of Emmanuel Fernandez, who has not made a matchday squad since August.

Dundee United

0

Falkirk

90

Sturm Graz

0

Livingston

0

Genk

0

Hibernian

0

Hearts

45

Celtic

90

Club Brugge

90

Club Brugge

90

As you can see in the table above, Djiga has largely been an unused substitute across all competitions for Rangers since he was hauled off at half-time against Hearts.

The Gers reportedly paid a fee of £3.5m to sign Fernandez from Peterborough United in the summer, and sporting director Kevin Thelwell claimed that he “can have a big future” at Ibrox.

It does not seem prudent to spend £3.5m on a promising young centre-back only to exclude him from matchday squads in favour of a loanee defender, with no option to buy, who has made several costly mistakes this season.

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Therefore, Rohl should axe Djiga from the squad, if there is an early release clause in the loan deal or if Wolves are willing to take him back, in January and should look to afford Fernandez more chances to prove that he was worth the £3.5m investment in the summer.

Better than Potts: West Ham must rue losing "the best academy player in Europe"

Unlike last month, the current international break is an unwelcome escape from Premier League football for West Ham United fans.

Nuno Espírito Santo has seemingly worked his magic, and a team that looked incapable of a win just a few weeks ago have just beaten Newcastle United and Burnley.

One of the reasons the Hammers look so much better is that Freddie Potts has finally been given his chance to start in the first team.

The Barking-born star has been immense in the middle of the park, and the good news is that the academy is producing a few players who could be the next Potts, although they also lost a youngster who’s an even bigger talent than the 22-year-old.

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The good news for West Ham fans is that their academy system continues to produce exciting prospects, some of whom could go on to become the next Potts in a few years.

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One of those youngsters is Preston Fearon, who joined the Hammers in 2022, signed his first professional contract last year, and then signed another just last month.

Jarrod Bowen has described the 18-year-old as a “special player”, and it’s not hard to see why, as, in addition to making 43 appearances across the club’s youth sides, he was also taken on the pre-season tour of America.

Like the Hammers’ new star, the youngster can play in several positions, but thrives as a tough-tackling, yet technically accomplished, central midfielder.

Another youngster who could be fighting for first-team minutes a few years from now is Isaac Thomas.

The 16-year-old Welshman just scored four goals during his second appearance for the U18S, and what’s even more incredible is that he did so from centre-back.

However, just like Fearon and Potts, his primary position is in the middle of the park, but he’s capable of filling in where he is needed.

Finally, while a little older, Mohamadou Kanté looks every bit as exciting.

Described as having “good anticipation” and being “very calm and composed on the ball” by one analyst, the 20-year-old Frenchman is also no stranger to scoring goals and could provide a similar presence to the middle of the park as Potts.

In all, West Ham have plenty of exciting youngsters coming through the ranks, but even so, they surely rue losing someone who is an even bigger talent than Potts.

The academy gem who is a bigger talent than Potts

West Ham have done relatively well at retaining their most promising academy talents over the years, but they were unable to do so with Divine Mukasa.

The incredible prospect joined the Hammers as a five-year-old, but in September 2023, he moved to Manchester City for free.

The 18-year-old phenom made his senior debut for City in September, in a League Cup game against Huddersfield Town, and as if that wasn’t impressive enough, he also provided an assist.

He also started the following game in the competition against Swansea City and has been on the bench for three Premier League games so far this season.

However, while a player his age starting two games for a club like City is certainly impressive enough, it’s his record for their youth sides which suggests he could be a future superstar.

Mukasa’s 24/25

Appearances

41

Minutes

2807′

Goals

17

Assists

25

Goal Involvements per Match

1.02

Minutes per Goal Involvement

66.83′

All Stats via Transfermarkt

For example, in 41 appearances across various youth sides last season, totalling 2807 minutes, the former Hammer chalked up an outrageous tally of 17 goals and 25 assists.

That means the incredible superstar in the making averaged 1.02 goal involvements per game, or one every 66.83 minutes all season, which goes some way in justifying journalist Nassali Sandrah’s claim that he is “the best academy player in Europe.”

To top it off, the Newham-born gem has also won five caps for England’s u19s, and scored his first goal for them against Wales last time out.

Ultimately, there are some seriously exciting prospects emerging from West Ham’s academy at the moment, but it certainly appears that they have lost the biggest talent of all in Mukasa.

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