Spurs legend pours cold water on boss link

Tottenham Hotspur legend Graham Roberts is not sold on the prospect of the club hiring Brighton & Hove Albion boss Graham Potter as their new manager, telling Football FanCast that he is not the kind of appointment that will keep Harry Kane at the club.

The England international has been linked away from Spurs ahead of the summer transfer window, with The Athletic reporting that he wants to take on a new challenge this summer.

Spurs sacked Jose Mourinho earlier this season after a desperately poor season that saw the club fall to ninth at one stage.

Potter has been linked as a potential appointment and Football.London have reported previously that Spurs’ players have been impressed by Brighton’s approach whenever the two sides have met.

However, Roberts thinks that a manager with a bulging trophy cabinet is required to ensure that Kane feels the club are moving in the right direction following Mourinho’s exit.

Asked about how Kane would feel if Potter, or Scott Parker who has also been linked by the same Football.London report, became the new boss, he told FFC:

“I think that would be a bad thing for us.

“If you’re Harry Kane, you’re looking for a top manager coming in now, somebody that’s won trophies and those two haven’t won trophies.

“We haven’t won any trophies so we can’t go shouting our mouths off. That’s what Harry wants to win.

“He won the London trophy (Player of the Year at the London Football Awards) the other day and it was all about ‘no, I want a team trophy, I don’t want individual ones, I’ve got them, yeah, they’re good but I want that team one’.”

Cruzeiro libera Ramón Ábila, suspenso, para viajar à Argentina

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Ramón Ábila recebeu o terceiro cartão amarelo diante do Internacional e não está à disposição de Mano Menezes para o jogo contra o Corinthians, neste domingo (11), pela 38ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Fora de combate, ele foi liberado pela comissão técnica para curtir férias com os familiares.

Embora não seja o único suspenso, apenas o atacante goza deste privilégio. Tanto o gringo quanto o lateral esquerdo Bryan não reúnem condições de atuar na rodada final do Campeonato Brasileiro.

O atleta contratado por 4 milhões de dólares em junho deste ano marcou 12 gols em 28 partidas disputadas. Titular absoluto no início de sua passagem pela Toca da Raposa 2, o centroavante perdeu espaço para Willian nas rodadas mais recentes do Brasileirão.

Liberado pelo técnico Mano Menezes, o atacante já se encontra na Argentina, terra natal, com a esposa e os filhos. Ele ainda aproveitará o fim de ano para fazer outras viagens ao exterior.

Spurs legend "99% sure" over Kane link

Tottenham Hotspur legend Graham Roberts has told Football FanCast he is “99% sure” Harry Kane will not join Chelsea this summer.

The Blues have been linked with an astonishing swoop for the Spurs striker, amid a number of reports surrounding his future.

It has been claimed by various media outlets that Kane has asked to leave the club this summer, firstly by Sky Sports News, and that the Blues have registered their interest in securing his signature, as have Manchester United and Manchester City.

A move to west London would undoubtedly send shockwaves through the Premier League, and would perhaps rival Sol Campbell’s move from Spurs to Arsenal.

Roberts, though, insists there is next to no chance that Kane will end up at Stamford Bridge, regardless of the kind of bid they can table, as chairman Daniel Levy simply will not sanction such a transfer.

Speaking exclusively to FFC, Roberts said: “I’m 99% sure he won’t go to Chelsea. Because that will ruin all of the good things he’s ever done at Tottenham.

“And I don’t think Daniel Levy will sell him to Chelsea Football Club.”

Roberts also believes that both United and City will struggle to extricate Kane from north London, given that Levy would surely prefer to sell the England skipper abroad, if he were left with no other choice.

He added: “I’m not sure he’ll sell him to Man City or Man United.

“If he wants him to go, he wants him to go abroad but Harry wants to play in the Premier League. So that’s an issue.”

صن داونز يرسل خطابًا إلى الأهلي بشأن تعطيل حافلة الفريق بجنوب إفريقيا

تلقى الكابتن محمود الخطيب، رئيس النادي الأهلي، خطابًا اليوم الإثنين، من تلوبان موتسيبي، رئيس صن داونز، يوضح فيه حقيقة ما تعرضت له حافلة المارد الأحمر وهي في طريقها لملعب المباراة.

وتسببت جماهير نادي صن داونز في تعطيل وصول حافلة الأهلي إلى ملعب سوكر سيتي، الذي أقيمتش عليه المباراة. (طالع التفاصيل من هنـــا)

وقدم النادي الأهلي شكوى رسمية لمراقب المباراة، لإثبات تعطيل حافلة الفريق ومنع وصولها لملعب المباراة في الوقت المحدد.

وقال موتسيبي: “إن تأخير وصول حافلة فريق الأهلي كان بسبب زحام مروري على الطريق المؤدي إلى ملعب FNB”.

وأضاف: “وهو الأمر الذي جعل جماهير صن داونز تختلط بحافلة فريق الأهلي، وأن صن داونز يلتزم دائمًا بمعاملة النادي الأهلي بكل الاحترام والمودة التي يستحقها”.

وواصل: “بل ويحرص باستمرار على الحفاظ على العلاقة التاريخية التي تربطه بالنادي الأهلي، ويعمل على تطويرها في الفترة المقبلة بما يخدم مصلحة الناديين والكرة الإفريقية”.

وأتم حديثه بأنه يتمنى الخير للنادي الأهلي ورئيسه وكل المنتمين له.

يذكر أن الأهلي خسر من صن داونز بهدف دون رد، في لقاء الإياب الذي جمع بينهما ضمن منافسات المجموعة الأولى من دوري أبطال إفريقيا. هدف فوز صن داونز علي الاهلي (1-0) دوري ابطال افريقيا

Newcastle should hire Gennaro Gattuso

UPDATE: Shortly after the publication of this article, Gennaro Gattuso was named as the new Fiorentina manager.

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Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley could fire up his squad by hiring Gennaro Gattuso amid Fabrizio Romano’s major update.

What’s the story?

Reports in recent weeks have suggested that the Italian is someone the Magpies are interested in as they assess their managerial options ahead of the new Premier League season in a couple of months.

Now, journalist Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Gattuso will leave Napoli, thereby opening the door for Ashley to potentially bring in the fiery 43-year-old in the summer.

The news of Gattuso’s departure was then confirmed by the club’s owner Aurelio De Laurentiis, who said: “Dear Rino, I am happy to have spent almost two seasons with you. Thank you for your work and I wish you success wherever you go. A hug also to your wife and children.”

Could rock the Newcastle squad

Even in his playing days, Gattuso was the kind of tigerish midfielder that really set the tone with his intensity, and he’s brought exactly that style to his management career as well.

Back in November, Corriere dello Sport (via Daily Mail) reported that the Italian had clashed with his Gli Azzurri squad, with Gattuso angrily saying: “I’ve been talking about this for months now. I see an attitude I don’t like and it hurts me. We need to sort this aspect out as soon as possible.”

That never-say-die mentality is something he prides himself on, and he’s previously spoken of his disdain about the state of football right now, saying: “When I lost a match I broke down in frustration. Today players lose, take a selfie and put it on the Internet. They make me sick.”

Nicknamed a “snarling dog”, Gattuso could come into St James’ Park and really light a fire under the Newcastle players and leave them in no doubt that nothing other than 100% will do.

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That kind of effort and passion from the side-lines would surely lift the crowd at Newcastle, and gets the fans onside too – you only have to look at how Liverpool fans have embraced Jurgen Klopp and his manic presence in the dugout to see the kind of impact a charismatic figure can have.

Meanwhile, Newcastle are heading for transfer disaster over this £15k-p/w star…

VÍDEO: Chapecoense agradece homenagens de clubes no Brasileirão

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Em vídeo divulgado nas redes sociais, a Chapecoense agradeceu as homenagens feitas pelos clubes na última rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro de 2016. A equipe catarinense reuniu as camisas preparadas pelos clubes após o acidente com o avião da delegação próximo à Medelin (COL), que matou 71 pessoas. No vídeo, ainda aparece ao fundo o canto dos jogadores da Chapecoense comemorando a classificação para a final da Copa Sul-Americana.

سبورت: أنشيلوتي يضع 4 بدائل لتعويض بنزيما في كلاسيكو ريال مدريد وبرشلونة

كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، عن بدائل كارلو أنشيلوتي المدير الفني الإيطالي لفريق ريال مدريد، للدولي الفرنسي كريم بنزيما في مواجهة برشلونة بمباراة الكلاسيكو.

الأحد المقبل يستضيف ريال مدريد نظيره برشلونة في الكلاسيكو الإسباني على ملعب سانتياجو بيرنابيو ببطولة الدوري.

طالع أيضًا.. كوبيه توضح موقف بنزيما وميندي ورودريجو من مباراة الكلاسيكو

ويعاني كريم بنزيما من إصابة تعرض لها الإثنين الماضي في مباراة ريال مدريد ومايوركا بملعب إيبو ستار، ومازال موقفه صعبًا من اللحاق بالكلاسيكو.

صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، أكدت أن كارلو أنشيلوتي لديه 4 بدائل لتعويض غياب بنزيما عن الكلاسيكو، وأبرزهم هو لوكا يوفيتش.

اللاعب الصربي لم يلعب منذ 12 فبراير، عندما دخل لمدة حوالي ربع ساعة ضد فياريال، ولعب مباراتين فقط أساسيًا من أصل 41 لـ ريال مدريد.

إيسكو يأتي في المرتبة الثانية، فهو لم يلعب أي مباراة منذ 6 فبراير، وجربه أنشيلوتي بديلًا لـ بنزيما ضد غرناطة لكنه لم يقنع المدرب الأيطالي، كما أنه يفكر في مستقبله والرحيل خلال الصيف المقبل.

جاريث بيل وضعه لا يختلف كثيرًا عن إيسكو، ومنذ عودته في 20 يناير الماضي، شارك في 9 دقائق فقط، وأمام باريس سان جيرمان في دوري أبطال أوروبا 3 دقائق، ضمن 11 مباراة على مدار الموسم للاعب الويلزي.

أخيرًا، الخيار الرابع هو ماريانو دياز، الذي لا يختلف وضعه كثيرًا عن المهاجم الصربي، لكنه لعب أكثر من المتوقع هذا الموسم، 14 مباراة حصل خلالهم على الفرصة من المدرب كارلو أنشيلوتي.

ريال 

رانجنيك بعد توديع دوري أبطال: الوقت مبكر للتفكير في سد الفجوة مع ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي

أكد رالف رانجنيك المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر يونايتد أن مازال أمامهم الكثير من الوقت في الدوري الإنجليزي، من أجل ضمان التأهل إلى دوري أبطال أوروبا الموسم المقبل.

جاءت تصريحات رانجنيك عقب توديع دوري أبطال أوروبا أمس على يد أتلتيكو مدريد من دور الـ16.

وخسر مانشستر يونايتد على ملعب الأولد ترافورد بهدف دون رد، بينما مباراة الذهاب انتهت بالتعادل الإيجابي بهدف لمثله.

وعندما سُئل عن إنهاء الموسم في الدوري الإنجليزي ضمن المراكز الأربعة الأولى وإغلاق الفجوة مع ليفربول، تشيلسي ومانشستر سيتي والتأهل إلى دوري الأبطال، رد رانجنيك: “الوقت مبكر للغاية”.

وأضاف في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “لا يزال أمامنا تسع مباريات أخرى للعب في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، سنحاول إنهاء هذا الموسم في أعلى مستوى ممكن”.

طالع | رانجنيك يشكك في هدف فوز أتلتيكو مدريد ويؤكد: الوقت الضائع مزحة

وواصل: “نريد التأهل إلى دوري أبطال أوروبا مرة أخرى ونحن ندرك تمامًا أنه للقيام بذلك علينا الفوز بمعظم تلك المباريات التسع”.

واستكمل: “في الوقت الحالي من المبكر جدًا التفكير في كيفية سد الفجوة بين الفرق الكبرى، ينصب تركيزي على إنهاء أعلى مستوى ممكن مع هذا الفريق، فقد حان الوقت للتحدث عن أشياء أخرى”.

Cruzeiro confirma empréstimo de Douglas Grolli à Chapecoense

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O Cruzeiro confirmou, no início da noite desta sexta-feira (16), o empréstimo de Douglas Grolli à Chapecoense. O zagueiro é o primeiro reforço da equipe desde a tragédia que vitimou 71 pessoas no caminho para Medellín, onde aconteceria a partida de ida da final da Copa Sul-Americana 2016.

O defensor permanecerá na Arena Condá até o fim de 2017 – quando se encerra o seu contrato com o clube de Belo Horizonte. No período do vínculo, os mineiros terão a incumbência de arcar com 80% dos vencimentos mensais do defensor, enquanto os catarinenses pagarão o restante

Douglas Grolli retorna a Chapecó após dois anos. Revelado pelo clube do sul do Brasil, ele contabiliza passagens por Grêmio, São Caetano, Londrina e Ponte Preta, time o qual defendeu nesta temporada. O jogador retorna com o aval de Vagner Mancini, novo técnico da equipe catarinense.

Rangers dealt Ryan Gauld blow

Rangers’ hopes of signing Ryan Gauld this summer have taken a blow after it was revealed that SC Farense have triggered an extension to his contract, meaning that Steven Gerrard will no longer be able to bring him to Ibrox on a free transfer.

The former Dundee United man has been linked with a move to Rangers in recent weeks and it had seemed as if he would be available on a free transfer, as his contract was set to expire in the summer.

However, Portuguese news outlet O Jogo have now revealed that Farense have taken up their option of extending his contract by another year and will only let him go for €4m (£3.5m) this summer.

It is no surprise that the Lions of Faro are keen to receive a fee for the 25-year-old, although they will perhaps be resigned to seeing him leave following their relegation from the Portuguese top flight, especially with a number of Premier League and Championship clubs also reportedly showing an interest.

Despite his price tag, which would likely make him the third-most-expensive signing of the Gerrard era at Rangers behind Ryan Kent and Kemar Roofe, his performances in recent seasons certainly suggest that this would be a deal worth doing for Ross Wilson this summer.

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Farenese’s former manager Sergio Vieira was full of praise for Gauld last season, saying: “He has given us fantastic individual quality, played most of every 90 minutes and has been crucial in contributing with assists and goals.

“He’s a great player, technically very developed and, with the ball at his feet, capable of realising actions that only the best players do.”

Gauld contributed an impressive nine goals and seven assists in 33 league appearances this season and has averaged a solid 7.19 rating from WhoScored, which certainly suggests that he could be a stellar addition to Gerrard’s side ahead of their return to the Champions League next season.

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Therefore, despite this setback, Wilson should definitely act quickly if he wants to bring Gauld to Ibrox this summer.

In other news… Gerrard dealt Rangers blow with “very dangerous” 32-goal beast, time is running out

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