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Celtic have been involved in many transfer deals over the years, whether it be in terms of new players making moves to Parkhead or others leaving the club on loan or permanent deals.

One particular move that took place in recent years that the Hoops may now be regretting is their sale of winger Lewis Morgan.

Signed from St. Mirren during the 2018 January transfer window for a fee of around £300k, the attacker made just 31 appearances for the Hoops across all competitions.

In those appearances, the winger scored two goals and provided only three assists before being sold to Inter Miami in January 2020 for a fee of £400k.

Even though they managed to make a profit on him, it didn’t feel worthwhile signing him in the first place based on what they got out of him on the pitch in terms of consistent goals and assists.

With 58 appearances to his name for David Beckham’s club, the former Celtic figure found the net seven times and delivered seven assists before then being sold again.

This time, Morgan found himself staying in America but joining New York Red Bulls back in December for a fee of $1.2m (£942k).

Having played in just eight games for his new club, the attacker, who was picking up £8k-per-week in Miami, has scored four goals and provided one assist for his teammates.

According to Transfermarkt, the Scotsman’s current market value stands at £3.6m, which is significantly higher than the fee that Celtic got for him and what his value was listed as during his time at Parkhead.

This highlights just how impressive the 25-year-old has been since leaving Celtic, as he now seems to be shining in America.

Praised for his “unique” ability to use both feet to an equally high level on the pitch by his previous club, Morgan could now be filed under the category of players that Celtic were maybe a bit hasty when it came to selling.

Even though the Bhoys have not had much trouble when it comes to scoring goals in the league this season, it would have been interesting to see what Morgan could have achieved under the management of Ange Postecoglou had the club not sold him.

In other news: Ange can raise the roof at Parkhead as Celtic plot “huge” move for “immense” £10m gem

Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has said that his team didn’t play as well as he would have wanted them to in the second Test

Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo27-Nov-2010

Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has said that his team didn’t play as well as he would have wanted them to in the second Test against Sri Lanka. “It’s always difficult when you are on and off the cricket field. Today it looked like we wouldn’t have any play, but the weather cleared up. That’s something as professionals we have to master.”However, he said the team was able to create chances throughout the game and the most important thing is that the West Indies still have a chance to win the series heading in to the third Test. He was also not worried about the number of catches the West Indies have dropped over the first two games.”I know the potential we have as a fielding team. The guys work hard and put a high level of quality on their fielding. In cricket, you drop catches, but what I like to see is half-chances to go in our favour, at least one or two. We haven’t been to capitalize on the half-chances our bowlers created. But all in all, we could work on it and correct it.”Sammy also said he was pleased with the team’s work ethic and that they are taking “baby steps” towards restoring pride in the West Indies team. “You don’t change overnight. You have a process. I must say that our work ethic has been excellent. Even the fight we showed this afternoon, though we lost two wickets, it’s good to see that we are thinking of the fans at home. They are waking up at early hours to watch this game.”From the reports we have got from there they are quite happy to see the fight the team is putting.”

The consortium that won the bid for the Kochi IPL franchise has asked the BCCI for more time to sort out their internal disputes

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Oct-2010The consortium that won the bid for the Kochi IPL franchise has asked the BCCI for more time to sort out their internal disputes. The Indian board had originally given the consortium 10 days to work things out beginning October 10. At the end of that period, though, the two factions in the consortium wrote to the board asking for an extension.”We consortium partners are very close to resolving our internal differences and would like the BCCI to give us some more time and have also sought this,” Satyajitsinh Gaekwad, the head of Rendezvous Sports, told .  “We have not defaulted on any payment to the BCCI and just want some more time.”Meanwhile the IPL governing council will meet on Wednesday in Nagpur to decide the fate of the franchise. “The only point on the agenda is Kochi,” one of the BCCI officials said on the content of the short notice sent to the panel.Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is reportedly assisting the franchise in an advisory capacity, something the board said it was not aware of, but will consider at the governing council meeting tomorrow. “We were never informed because this issue was never there,” BCCI vice-President Rajiv Shukla said. “For the first time we are coming to know about this. We will discuss the issue in the meeting tomorrow.”Gavaskar was a member of the governing council for the IPL’s first three years. He declined to continue on the committee this year after the board decided to stop paying the committee members.The Kochi franchise has been controversial from its very inception in March. Rendezvous Sports World, a consortium of five companies, became the tenth IPL franchise after a successful bid of US$333.33m, but almost immediately ran into trouble over the composition of its ownership, after the discovery of a few “secret partners” in the consortium. A new agreement was then signed by both the parties but fresh controversy broke when Lalit Modi, the then IPL chairman, made the ownership details public on his Twitter feed.Six months after the auction Kochi has still failed to resolve its various internal disputes, which revolve around the distribution of shares in the consortium. The investors are unhappy with the promoters, who do not want to give up the rights to lead the franchise. Despite several lengthy meetings over the past few days, the two factions remain at loggerheads.

Ricky Ponting has questioned whether England have the batting strength necessary to retain the Ashes by winning in Australia

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Oct-2010

Ricky Ponting has questioned whether England have the batting strength necessary to retain the Ashes by winning in Australia, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since Mike Gatting’s team did so in 1986-87.”Kevin Pietersen, obviously, is a big question mark for them at the moment,” Ponting told UAE’s Radio 2 (listen to the entire interview on ESPNcricinfo’s ). “Alastair Cook is just holding on to his spot by the skin of his teeth, and [Paul] Collingwood has probably not had the best Test summer of his life either. So there is enough happening around there to know that they will be a little nervous when they arrive in Australia.”Pietersen averaged 27.25 in four innings against Pakistan this summer and hasn’t scored a century in 19 months. John Buchanan, the former Australia coach who has accepted a consulting role with the ECB, had also suggested that Pietersen could be a ‘major problem’ for England.Cook had been under intense pressure following a prolonged lean spell before earning some breathing room with a gutsy 110 against Pakistan at The Oval. Collingwood had a successful tour of South Africa last winter but six of his previous eight Test innings have been scores of five or less.Ponting said that England could pose a strong challenge, especially with the rise of offspinner Graeme Swann and fast bowler Stuart Broad, whose five wickets at The Oval were vital to England reclaiming the Ashes last year, continuing to deliver in crunch situations.”They have some good players in their side at the moment, who are playing well,” Ponting said. “Graeme Swann is probably the stand out. Stuart Broad, and probably their captain [Andrew Strauss], these have been the guys who have stood up for them over the last couple of years. But they have certainly been the more consistent team than any English team I have played against in the past.”Australia have a formidable home record, having lost only one series since 1992-93. They blanked England 5-0 in 2006-07, and Ponting hoped his side could repeat that performance. “We all know how hard opposition teams find it coming to Australia, and particularly starting at the Gabba, they always find it a difficult place to win. So as an Australian, and an Australian captain, we are hoping for a very similar series to the last one.”Ponting has played in more Test wins than anyone else and already has three World Cup trophies – two as captain – but insisted his hunger for the game hadn’t waned.”There is no doubt about that. I mean, I would have not worked as hard as I have over the last eight weeks if the hunger wasn’t there,” he said. “I am as excited about the next period of cricket, with the Ashes and then the World Cup at the end of that, so that is about six or seven months of biggest cricket tournaments that you ever play.”

يخوض المنتخب السعودي ثالث مواجهاته في كأس العالم 2022 أمام نظيره الأميركي الشمالي، المكسيك، بعد وقوعهما في المجموعة الثالثة للمونديال.

وسبق أن لعب الأخضر أمام المكسيك 5 مرات، خسر في 4 مع تعادل وحيد، دون تحقيق أي انتصار.

منتخب السعودية واجه المكسيك للمرة الأولى عام 1995 وخسر (2-0) على ملعب الأمير فيصل بن فهد في الرياض “الملز” وفي العام نفسه تواجه الطرفان في لوس أنجلوس الأمريكية، وخسر المنتخب السعودي (2-1).

وتواجه الأخضر من جديد أمام المكسيك عام 1997 ضمن مباريات المجموعة الأولى من كأس القارات عندما خسر بخمسة أهداف دون رد، وفي عام 1998 ضمن التحضيرات للمونديال لعب المنتخبان وديًا وانتهى اللقاء بتعادل سلبي.

آخر المواجهات بين المنتخبين كانت في كأس القارات 1999 وخسرت السعودية (5-1).

اقرأ أيضا..خبر سار وآخر حزين في تدريبات السعودية قبل مواجهة المكسيك

ويلعب المنتخب السعودي أمام المكسيك يوم الأربعاء 30 نوفمبر الجاري في تمام التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، العاشرة بتوقيت السعودية وقطر في مونديال قطر 2022.

وفي كأس العالم 2022 الحالي منتخب المكسيك تعادل أمام بولندا (0-0) في الجولة الأولى ثم خسر (0-2) أمام الأرجنتين ليكتفي بنقطة وحيدة من مباراتين.

الأخضر من جانبه فاز (2-1) أمام الأرجنتين ثم خسر بنتيجة (0-2) أمام بولندا وما زال يحافظ على آماله في التأهل للدور الثاني برصيد 3 نقاط.

ويحتاج الأخضر للفوز على المكسيك لضمان التأهل للدور المقبل من كأس العالم 2022.

وبات من المتوقع اعتماد رينارد على سلطان الغنام في مركز الظهير الأيمن أمام المكسيك، مع تواجد سعود عبد الحميد في مركز الظهير الأيسر، في ظل الغياب المنتظر لكل من ياسر الشهراني ومحمد البريك.

وكان رينارد أكد في تصريحات تلفزيونية أن الأخضر سوف يقاتل حتى اللحظة الأخيرة من كأس العالم 2022 على أمل التأهل للدور المقبل من البطولة.

وتشارك السعودية في كأس العالم 2022 للمرة السادسة في تاريخها بعد بطولات 1994، 1998، 2002، 2006 و2018.

MatériaMais Notícias

Alberto Valentim foi o personagem da entrevista coletiva desta sexta-feira, a dois dias do decisivo confronto diante do Volta Redonda, no Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, pela quinta rodada da Taça Rio. E a partida deu o que falar.

O técnico do Botafogo destacou, sobretudo, o quão importante será triunfar fora de casa, uma vez que até a possibilidade de não se classificar às semifinais do returno, neste fim de semana, é real – basta perder e ver Fluminense e Portuguesa vencerem seus compromissos.

-Desde que cheguei aqui, eu disse que iríamos muito forte na Taça Rio, buscando fazer o melhor por resultados importantes. Esse próximo jogo é muito importante para nós para que possamos somar os três pontos e buscar essa classificação – comentou, emendando:

– Estamos fechados para fazer o nosso melhor. Depois da derrota contra o
Flamengo, só pensamos em reagir rápido. É fundamentalcriarmos uma identidade forte, não podemos pensar em outra coisa que não seja uma vitória contra o Volta Redonda agora. Temos que fortalecer esse DNA, e eu cobro muito nos treinamentos – completou Valentim.

Por fim, o comandante alvinegro afirmou que espera que Rodrigo Aguirre, em iminente acerto com o Botafogo, se apresente logo para conhecer o seu trabalho em campo. Ainda sem o uruguaio, o Glorioso vai a campo às 17h (de Brasília) de domingo, necessitando de uma vitória contra o Volta Redonda.

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شن هيكتور بيليرين، مدافع فريق برشلونة ومنتخب إسبانيا، هجومًا ضد كأس العالم المرتقب في قطر قبل أقل من يومين على انطلاق البطولة.

ولم يكن هيكتور بيليرين جزءًا من قائمة منتخب إسبانيا المستدعاة للمشاركة في مونديال قطر، الذي سينطلق مساء الأحد المقبل.

اقرأ أيضًا.. بيليرين يوضح موقفه من الاستمرار مع برشلونة بعد نهاية الموسم

وتحدث بيليرين عن مونديال قطر على هامش تكريمه بحصوله على إحدى جوائز “جي كيو” في مدريد اليوم، والتي تمنحها مجلة الأزياء الإسبانية الشهيرة.

وقال بيليرين في التصريحات التي نشرتها شبكة “besoccer” الإنجليزية: “بصفتي لاعب كرة قدم، فإن عدم التواجد في قطر والمنتخب الوطني أمر يحزنني، ولكن هناك جزء مني سعيد”.

وأضاف: “لا أعرف ما إذا كنت سأستمتع بعبء 6500 شخص ماتوا من أجل بطولة كأس العالم فقط، أناس من دول مثل باكستان أو بنجلاديش، معظمهم رجال في الثلاثينيات والأربعينيات من العمر كانوا يبحثون فقط عن حياة كريمة لأنفسهم ولعائلاتهم”.

واختتم: “كرة القدم، كما هو الحال دائمًا، هي انعكاس لمجتمعنا قليلاً، الجشع والأنانية ليس لهما حدود، نواصل زيادة كل ما يتسبب في التفرقة، وهذا يؤدي فقط إلى الخلاف وعدم المساواة”.

MatériaMais Notícias

O técnico Dorival Júnior segue no comando do São Paulo. Mesmo com a pressão vinda das arquibancadas por conta dos três jogos seguidos sem vitória no Paulistão, o comandante do Tricolor tem o respaldo da diretoria para continuar seu trabalho no clube do Morumbi. Mesmo assim, o clima não é dos mais favoráveis e o treinador continua sob ameaça no cargo.

– Sou o treinador do São Paulo, sou o responsável pelos resultados e pelo momento que está acontecendo. Estamos trabalhando para reverter. Vocês estão vendo uma equipe que cria e penetra na defesa adversária. Tem trabalho em tudo isso. Estamos procurando, em algum momento acredito que as coisas aconteçam – disse o treinador logo após o empate sem gols com a Ferroviária.

Na próxima quarta-feira, o São Paulo enfrenta o CRB-AL, pelo jogo de ida da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. Diante de uma equipe que disputa a Série B do Brasileirão, a expectativa da torcida é de que o clube consiga retrilhar o caminho das vitórias e espante a crise que assola o Morumbi.

Até aqui, Dorival Júnior tem 37 jogos no comando do São Paulo, somando 15 vitórias, 11 empates e 11 derrotas. Ao todo, o aproveitamento é de 50,45% dos pontos disputados.

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Confira a entrevista coletiva de Dorival Júnior após o empate no Morumbi

Como avalia seu trabalho no São Paulo?
– Temos muito para produzirmos e tirarmos. Acho que isso não bate muito bem. O limite para um treinador no Brasil, infelizmente, são só três meses. Você não tem como avaliar o trabalho em menos de um ano. Os treinadores brasileiros não chegam neste momento. Parece que é prazeroso você ver uma mudança de treinador no Brasil. Eu sinto por isso porque acho que é uma classe que é muito combatida para tudo aquilo que estamos acompanhando no futebol. Vejo muitas pessoas falando em sequência e acho isso interessante. Parece ser prazeroso discutir a permanência, ou não, do treinador. Estamos em um novo ano, iniciando praticamente uma sequência e não tenho dúvidas de que vou atingir meus objetivos no clube. Tenho capacidade para fazer esse time chegar mais longe, mas preciso de tempo de treinamento. Nós só estamos recuperando a equipe e não treinando a equipe, mas sigo acreditando que o caminho do São Paulo será muito bom.

Tem alguém dentro do clube desconfiando do seu trabalho?
– Falei que no pior momento do São Paulo nos últimos anos confiaram no meu trabalho. Não acho que foi ruim. Nós apresentamos alguma coisa que fez com que permanecêssemos no clube. Se deixarem o São Paulo chegar, pode ter certeza que o jogo será outro.

Por que não tirou os volantes Petros e Hudson da partida?
-Estávamos com o meio campo encaixado e infiltrando. Tanto o Petros como o Hudson faziam papel excelente, não tinha motivo para mudar ali. Precisava de um pouco mais de lado de campo, o Nenê estava mais fresco para fazer isso aí. O Valdívia fez boas jogadas e era hora de fazer um alteração. Nós continuamos criando. Tivemos n escanteios e saímos quatro vezes na cara do goleiro. Mais um jogo que o São Paulo criou, mas não teve sucesso no momento final.

Houve alguma conversa com a diretoria após o empate com a Ferroviária?
– Não teve nada. Os jogadores estão jantando dentro do vestiário, nada além disso. Já é um processo de recuperação dos atletas e não sei porque não saíram. Não teve reunião nenhuma.

Como você avalia as vaias que tem recebido da torcida?
– Acho muito relativo. Vejo em uma alteração ou outra, foram duas, na saída do Valdívia e a saída do Cueva em um dia anterior, apenas isso. Tem momentos que a coisa não acontece certo, mas isso é normal para o treinador. Acho que essa cultura do futebol fomenta todos aqueles que estão no futebol. Volto a dizer: é prazeroso para todo mundo falar sobre saída de jogador. Quer ser da imprensa, dos jogadores…Tem 25 anos que estamos na mesma toada. Ora é com o São Paulo, ora com o Palmeiras, ora com o Corinthians, ora com o Flamengo. É um ciclo. Será que estamos fazendo certo? Cobrem nos momentos de decisão de campeonato.

Sobre a análise dos resultados
​-Ainda que não tenhamos feito jogos brilhantes, as pessoas que enxergam futebol veem coisas boas sendo trabalhadas. Essa má vontade é uma situação natural. Não vejo uma situação assustadora. O número de pontos é baixíssimo e sou o principal responsável. É natural que as situações passem desapercebidas. Aquilo que falei sobre a equipe do São Paulo e, de modo geral, ainda não é o ideal. A equipe cria e produz. Ela tem paciência para poder jogar e dá poucas oportunidades para as equipes adversárias. É um país que se acostumou com tudo isso e fomenta essa situação a todo momento. Não acredito que tão cedo acontecerão mudanças nesse perfil que vimos a tantos e tantos anos.

Sobre o pouco tempo para treinar
– O calendário penaliza qualquer profissional que depende do dia a dia para acertar a equipe. Infelizmente, penaliza consideravelmente quem precisa destes acertos para fazer o seu trabalho. Futebol tem um espaço pequeno entre céu e inferno. Há uma semana, estava tudo bem. Perdemos para o Santos e desestabilizou a semana do São Paulo.

Sobre a cultura do futebol brasileiro em demitir treinadores
– Em cima da cultura de futebol brasileiro, eu já teria saído. Uma ou duas derrotas são suficientes para queimar qualquer profissional. Confio na diretoria em tudo o que vem sendo falado. Acredito que desde o momento que cheguei no São Paulo, as coisas estão acontecendo. Temos um time confiável. Os resultados não mostram o nosso perfil. Somos uma das poucas equipes que fizemos dois jogos a mais por conta da Copa do Brasil. Pra mim, seria fundamental essa semana de treinos. Passamos nas duas fases na Copa do Brasil e estamos na zona de classificação do Paulista. A sequência de jogos está sendo complicada e é natural que precisemos de trabalho. Confiaram no nosso trabalho no momento mais difícil e não tenho dúvidas de que teremos um time competitivo.

A back stress fracture has ruled the allrounder Scott Styris out of New Zealand’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh

Cricinfo staff12-Sep-2010

A back stress fracture has ruled the allrounder Scott Styris out of New Zealand’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Styris, who played in the tri-series in Sri Lanka last month, faces up to eight weeks of strength work for the lumbar problem before resuming training.”I was looking forward to the Bangladesh tour and am disappointed to be unavailable,” Styris said. “I’m aiming to be ready for action by the start of the Indian series [in India in November]. Of course this decision will be made along with the New Zealand Cricket medical team.”Styris, 35, remains a key figure in the country’s limited-overs teams and will hope to stay in contention for the World Cup squad early next year. The team’s medical staff hopes to start him on a bowling plan in the middle of October. New Zealand leave for Bangladesh at the end of the month.New Zealand leave for Bangladesh at the end of the month to prepare for five one-day internationals. Martin Guptill has been dropped from the squad and will tour Zimbabwe with the A team instead after being told by the selectors to regain his form. Jesse Ryder is back from an elbow injury, which ruled him out of the Sri Lanka tri-series, while Hamish Bennett, the uncapped fast bowler from Canterbury, is also in the 15-match outfit.”Hamish has been included in the squad on the back of a solid NZA tour and multiple successful domestic seasons,” the coach Mark Greatbatch said. “He is an exciting fast bowler and we are sure he will make the most of this opportunity.”New Zealand squad Daniel Vettori (capt), Hamish Bennett, Grant Elliott, Brendon McCullum (wk), Nathan McCullum, Andy McKay, Kyle Mills, Jesse Ryder, Aaron Redmond, Tim Southee, Shanan Stewart, Ross Taylor, Daryl Tuffey, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.Itinerary
1st ODI, 5 October, Mirpur
2nd ODI, 8 October, Mirpur
3rd ODI, 11 October, Mirpur
4th ODI, 14 October, Mirpur
5th ODI, 17 October, Mirpur

Journalist Rahman Osman believes Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira could drop Vicente Guaita to stick with Jack Butland against Chelsea this weekend.

The Lowdown: Palace’s run to the semi-final

Palace have enjoyed a solid and sometimes exciting first season under Vieira and are now preparing for a Wembley showdown with their London rivals.

The Eagles have defeated Millwall, Hartlepool United, Stoke City and Everton on their way to the last four, conceding just twice.

Butland has played every minute of domestic cup action this season, with Guaita first choice in the league, and Osman thinks the Spaniard, who Roy Hodgson labelled as ‘excellent’, will be dropped following the 2-1 loss to Leicester last time out.

The Latest: Guaita to be axed?

Osman shared a story on London World on Wednesday, looking at three Palace stars Vieira may leave out this weekend.

One of those was Guaita, with the reporter believing Vieira will ‘break the heart’ of the 35-year-old by sticking with Butland at Wembley.

The Verdict: Right decision?

Some managers decide to bring back their first choice ‘keeper in the latter stages of cup competitions, but it only seems fair for Vieira to leave Guaita out and stick with Butland – just look at how Caoimhin Kelleher rewarded Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final this year.

Butland made a big blunder against Millwall in the third round but hasn’t been troubled much in the FA Cup since then, though he could be a much busier man on Sunday.

We will soon find out what Vieira decides in regards to selection, however, bigger calls may have to be made outfield, especially with injury concerns to Tyrick Mitchell and Michael Olise.

In other news: Vieira now wants Parish to bring 25-assist star to Palace; club preparing to lose their player