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Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana had a night to forget against Galatasaray in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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Onana guilty of two poor errorsMakes a mess of another free-kickUnited blow two-goal leadWHAT HAPPENED?

Onana put in an error-stewn performance for Manchester United in a must-win clash against Galatasaray in the Champions League. The goalkeeper made a mess of free-kick from Hakim Ziyech in the first half and made another mistake after the break to allow the hosts to make it 3-2. Again the mistake came from a Ziyech free-kick, which Onana got a hand to but succeeded only in scooping the ball into the back of the net.

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Onana's errors proved costly as Galastasaray went on to equalise less than 10 minutes later. Substitute Kerem Akturkoglu came off the bench to blast a brilliant effort past the United stopper and make it 3-3. The goal was a bitter blow for United who had led 2-0 and then 3-1 in a game they really needed to win.

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Onana has now conceded 14 goals this season, more than any other player in the Champons League. Meanwhile, Manchester United have now conceded the most goals by an English team five games into a Champions League campaign.

Bayern Munich have reportedly seen a third offer for Harry Kane rejected, with Tottenham refusing to compromise in transfer talks.

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German giants eager to sign a strikerSpurs talisman in their sightsInto final year of contract in north LondonWHAT HAPPENED?

The Bundesliga champions have made the England captain their top target for the summer window as they seek to bring another proven No.9 on board. They have been met by stubborn resistance from those in north London, with no agreement put in place.

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Spurs are understandably reluctant to part with their all-time leading goalscorer despite seeing him enter the final year of his contract. An initial approach from Bayern that was said to be worth €70 million (£60m/$77m) plus add-ons was knocked back. A second offer from the Allianz Arena was also shunned, with the two clubs reportedly some £25m ($32m) apart in their respective valuations.

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reports that a renewed bid from Bayern has been given the same treatment, with Tottenham’s asking price still not being met. As a result, Kane remains part of Ange Postecoglou’s plans, with four goals recorded in his most recent friendly outing against Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Spurs are still hoping to see Kane sign a new deal, with Dejan Kulusevski revealing that the talismanic striker’s team-mates are doing all they can to talk him around. The Swedish winger has said, with the start of the 2023-24 Premier League campaign fast approaching: “He's unbelievable. Honestly, his mentality, I can learn from him like everybody. He just goes out and performs day in day out. He's a true professional. Of course we want him to stay and we'll do everything to make him stay.”

The holders weren't the only ones to underwhelm in what has been a continental campaign full of surprises

This season's edition of the Champions League may have been one of the best in recent memory, but it has certainly come with its fair share of disappointments.

Managerial casualties, players wanting out and the absence of many big names in the latter stages have all come as a result of this campaign's unpredictability, with the fall-out only continuing as the end of the season and the transfer window approach.

Including leagues, teams and much more, here are the 10 biggest disappointments of the 2018-19 Champions League season.

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  Massimiliano Allegri

  When Juventus, Champions League finalists twice in four years, completed the summer signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, it looked like they had found the missing piece of their European glory puzzle.

  But Massimiliano Allegri’s defensive approach to European football ensured otherwise, with him unable to get the best out of a plethora of attacking options – including Mr Champions League himself, whose six-goal return was his worst since 2010-11.

  Juventus were eliminated by Ajax in the quarter-finals – resulting in Allegri eventually losing his job – with the Bianconeri needing a more expansive coach if they are to end their 23-year wait for another European triumph.

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  Real Madrid

  Real Madrid’s bid for a fourth successive Champions League triumph ended in the most embarrassing fashion.

  They just about kept their dignity coming out of the groups, where they lost twice to CSKA Moscow, before Sergio Ramos’ arrogance set up a last 16 exit.

  His deliberate booking and suspension was felt significantly as, after VAR had rescued Los Blancos in Amsterdam, a Dusan Tadic-inspired Ajax ripped the champions to shreds in Spain.

  The consequences? Madrid’s biggest ever home defeat (1-4) in the knockouts of European competition, their second managerial sacking of the season and the return of Zinedine Zidane; some impact.

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  Serie A

  After Roma’s incredible semi-final run last season, just two Italian teams escaped the group stages this term – and both were eliminated in disappointing fashion.

  Juventus’ quarter-final defeat to underdogs Ajax resulted in Allegri’s departure, while Roma were unable to navigate a very kind last 16 tie against Porto.

  Still, both performed better than Inter and Napoli – the former failing to beat winless PSV to progress and the latter letting a firm control of Group C slip.

  This season once again demonstrated the huge gulf in quality between Juve (who romped to their eighth successive Scudetto) and the rest of Serie A, as well as the league’s general low quality.

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  Defensive football

  The shortcomings of conservative football were exposed this season, as protecting a lead in this season’s Champions League just didn’t work.

  Ajax's comeback against Real Madrid, Juventus' against Atletico Madrid, Manchester United's against PSG, Tottenham's against Ajax and, of course, Liverpool's against Barcelona, made this the campaign for attacking football and nothing else.

  With an average of over three goals per knockout game, the failures of more defensive coaches, such as Massimiliano Allegri and Diego Simeone, were damning.

  The value of the away goal only encouraged attacking coaches more and helped produce one of the greatest Champions League seasons yet.

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O treinador Jesualdo Ferreira esbanjou carisma em sua apresentação oficial no Santos, nesta quarta-feira, na Vila Belmiro. O profissional de 73 anos brincou com sua idade, prometeu um ‘trabalho alegre’ e arrancou risos da imprensa em algumas ocasiões.

– Para que falar da minha idade? (risos). É apenas um dado. Eu tenho 73 anos, é experiência, sabedoria, talvez, mas apenas um dado na identidade – falou o técnico.

– Não está gostando do meu jeito? (risos). Uma coisa que eu aprendi na vida é: nada se faz contra ninguém. Nada se constrói contra ninguém. Se eu tenho um time, eu não posso estar contra os jogadores, eu tenho que estar com os jogadores. Vamos transformar nosso trabalhos em dias e horas alegres, mas eles sabem que são profissionais, há momentos de tensão, há momentos que não tem de ser simpático. Lá em Portugal falam que eu sou um antipático. Não trata-se de simpatia, trata-se de sentimento – completou.

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Jesualdo também adotou seriedade, principalmente sobre o elenco atual e a história construída pelo Santos no século passado. Vale lembrar que a primeira referência do comandante português do futebol brasileiro foi o Peixe, de Pelé, Pepe, Coutinho, Mengálvio e Dorval contra o Benfica na final do Mundial de Interclubes de 1962.

– Dorval, Mengálvio, Pelé, Pepe, Coutinho e Zito por trás foi minha primeira referência no futebol brasileiro. Entrar no Memorial (das Conquistas) mexeu comigo. E com todas as dificuldades jamais recusaria treinar o clube de Pelé, mítico, primeira referência do futebol brasileiro. Eu tinha 16 anos e vi o Santos contra o Benfica ser campeão do mundo. Como diria que não? Estou aqui de corpo e alma, com grande vontade de fazer bem. E com perspectiva que tenho, que falei para o presidente e William… História não pode parar. É preciso criar outra história. Santos precisa criar outra. Santos ganhou tudo até hoje. Todas. Vou acrescentar o que? Não tenho o que ganhar de diferente, mas temos que repetir títulos e valorizar a história – exaltou Jesualdo.

O presidente José Carlos Peres tomou a palavra, elogiou Jesualdo Ferreira pelos antigos trabalhos e entregou a camisa 10 do Santos a ele. Além disso, pediu paciência da torcida nos primeiros meses de trabalho do português.

– Campeão em três continentes. Ele dispensa comentários. Sempre é uma adaptação, o cara pode ser gênio, mas há vidas diferentes de Portugal, Catar, Grécia… Preparados e o Paulista será importante – comentou Peres.

A pré-temporada do Santos começa nesta quarta-feira, no CT Rei Pelé, de portões fechados. A ideia de Jesualdo Ferreira é contar com atletas da base e mais reforços.

-Falei com a diretoria sobre a realidade atual. Temos elenco de 24 ou 26 jogadores mais os goleiros. Temos jogadores de talentos na base e possibilidade de trazer alguém. Estamos conversando, não tivemos muito tempo e por telefone não é fácil. Temos que arrancar sempre com algo que é sólido. E Santos é sólido. Estou tranquilo, feliz, porque sei que sou capaz de melhorar muito essa equipe – declarou o comandante português.

O Santos terá 16 dias de pré-temporada até a estreia no Campeonato Paulista. A estreia será contra o Red Bull Bragantino, na Vila Belmiro, às 19h15.

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Na noite desta quinta-feira, o Internacional foi até a Arena Castelão e acabou superado pelo Ceará por 2 a 0, resultado que aumentou ainda mais a crise dentro do Beira-Rio.

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Com o placar negativo, o time comandado por Zé Ricardo saiu da zona de classificação para a próxima Libertadores da América, já que agora ocupa a oitava colocação, com 46 pontos, dois a menos que o Corinthians, primeiro time do G6.

Como se a possibilidade de ficar fora da Liberta 2020 não fosse o bastante, o Colorado chegou ao terceiro jogo sem vencer no Brasileirão, sendo duas dessas partidas derrotas.

No fim de semana o rival é o Fluminense, que vem de bom resultado fora de casa diante do São Paulo e quer mais três pontos para escapar da zona de rebaixamento.

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O bom desempenho do lateral-direito Mailton no Operário Ferroviário-PR, na disputa da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro, despertou o interesse de clubes da Série A. O jogador admite ter sido procurado por times da elite, mas destacou estar focado em sua equipe atual.

As inscrições do Campeonato Brasileiro acabaram na última sexta-feira e, assim, Mailton seguirá no Operário – que ocupa o sétimo lugar na Série B.

– Eu me senti lisonjeado quando fiquei sabendo da procura, principalmente por ser times de grande expressão, mas não posso pensar nisso neste momento, o foco é aqui e no nosso objetivo, que é o acesso – comentou o lateral de 21 anos, sem revelar os nomes dos clubes que desejaram contar com o seu futebol.

Mailton foi formado pelo Palmeiras na base e jogou pelo Mirassol antes de acertar com o Operário, em abril, pouco antes do começo da Série B. Ele tem 18 jogos e dois gols marcados pelo clube da cidade de Ponta Grossa, no Paraná.

Zimbabwe batsman Solomon Mire’s rise has delighted his former mates in College Cricket Club in Hamilton, Victoria

Firdose Moonda18-Feb-2015

There were cheers in Hamilton, New Zealand when little-known Solomon Mire smacked Morne Morkel over cow corner to ensure Zimbabwe went down in style last Sunday. There were also cheers in Hamilton, Australia.”That shot… it was just so good. That’s what Solomon can do,” Hamish Bailey, the coach of of College Cricket Club in Hamilton, Victoria, three-and-half-hours from Melbourne, told ESPNcricinfo. Bailey would know.Five years ago, a young Mire, whose only claim to fame was being at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup (his numbers there were underwhelming as he scored just 95 runs from five matches and took a single wicket), moved to Hamilton to start a new life. He came on the recommendation of Daniel Landman, another Zimbabwean age-group player, who was going to be the clubs’s overseas professional but chose UK instead, and with almost nothing but the ability to hit the ball hard.”He was really hard-working, fit and strong and better than any of us,” Bailey said. And it was not long before others saw that. Mire soon found opportunity in Melbourne, where he played premier cricket for Carlton, albeit not at the level where he could make a living.He was part of the club’s second XI, a non-paying position, and needed a step in the right direction, financially. That was where Crusaders, a wandering cricket team of which former Gray-Nicolls bat retailer Swan Richards is a co-founder. Richards, who among other things aids in the development of promising Australian cricketers, stepped in. “We helped him for between six and nine months because he needed some guidance,” he said.That assistance included equipment and help with the immigration office as Mire looked to make his life in Australia. When the Melbourne Renegades signed him as a rookie for the 2013-14 season, that could have sealed his future Down Under, but it also came with being re-noticed by a Zimbabwean administration looking to change the fortunes of their ailing team.He was picked for their tour of Bangladesh and stood out as one of the few performers on a tour of failure. Zimbabwe lost all three Tests and five ODIs, but Mire scored two half-centuries in the limited-overs leg. He was Zimbabwe’s joint second-highest run-scorer along with Hamilton Masakadza, and showed the ability to hit the ball further than Zimbabwe’s biggest hitter Elton Chigumbura. That allowed the captain to move up the order, away from the finisher’s role which Mire has now adopted.”He’s just great to watch,” Brendan Taylor said of Mire. Richards agrees. “He is an exceptional hitter of the ball, so much so that sometimes he needs to tame it. It’s difficult because how do you do that with so much natural ability?”Richards hopes that if Mire can find the balance between bludgeoning and building an innings, he can catch the attention of a T20 franchise, if only because that will allow him to turn cricket into a career. “There are truckloads of opportunities for cricketers these days. We just want Solomon to succeed,” Richards said. “And you don’t have to be a superstar to earn a few hundred thousand dollars. For most guys that is a lot of money, although for the really big guys it’s small change.”Mire may also look to another stint in the Big Bash, which will be made easier if the status of his bridging visa for Australia is changed to allow him permanent residency, and there are thoughts of him going to England to play club cricket there. But the immediate focus is the World Cup and Richards wants Mire to do well for both himself and Zimbabwe. “When it gets hard, he has to be the one to get a big score. He has got a window of opportunity here and he needs to take it.”By the time Mire got to the crease against South Africa, there were only nine overs left in the innings and Zimbabwe needed 104 more runs. Mire had seen it was possible – he bowed the over that David Miller smacked for 30 – but the South African attack were not going to let him get away with what he had gifted Miller. He tried anyway and showed his potential to become a hero for Zimbabwe when they need him to. But even if he doesn’t manage that, he is already a hero in some circles.Mire’s old team-mates at College Cricket Club, to whom he returns every Christmas, will be tracking him through parts of the tournament. Next week, a car-load of Mire’s friends will make the 10-hour trip across more than 900 kilometres from Hamilton to Canberra to watch him play against West Indies.”Zimbabwe has become all of our second team and we’re hoping they will get a game in Adelaide because that would be closer for us to go to,” Bailey said. The South Australian capital is only 500 kilometres away, which will still require a road trip, but if Zimbabwe get to play there, it means they would have qualified for a quarter-final and their opposition will be Australia.In Hamilton, Australia, they may not be cheering for the home team.

كشف مصدر داخل اتحاد الكرة، عن عرض من مجلس إدارة النادي المصري لمسؤولي الجبلاية من أجل حل وانتهاء أزمة الثنائي أحمد عيد وأحمد أيمن منصور الصفقتين الجديدتين للفريق.

وكان المصري تعاقد مع أحمد عيد وأحمد أيمن منصور، في فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الماضية، إلا أنه لم يستطع تسجيل اللاعبين، بعد قرار من اتحاد الكرة بإيقاف الثنائي بداعي توقيعهما لناديين في آن واحد، وهما الزمالك والمصري.

وقال المصدر لـ”بطولات”: “النادي المصري عرض على مسؤولي اتحاد الكرة، رد مليون و400 ألف جنيه للزمالك في مقابل تنازل الأبيض عن شكواه ضد أحمد عيد وأحمد أيمن منصور”.

وأشار المصدر إلى أن أحمد عيد كان قد حصل على 400 ألف من الزمالك، فيما حصل أحمد أيمن منصور على مليون جنيه، وعرض المصري رد هذه المبالغ في مقابل التنازل عن هذه القضية.

وتابع: “اتحاد الكرة في انتظار رد مجلس إدارة الزمالك الجديد برئاسة حسين لبيب”.

تجدر الإشارة إلى أن اللجنة الثلاثية التي أدارت الزمالك مؤقتًا طالبت بالحصول على 20 مليون جنيه مقابل التنازل عن قضية اللاعبين.

Russell Domingo, South Africa’s head coach, has been given an extension till April 2016. CSA reached a unanimous decision on extending Domingo’s original two-year contract, which would have ended in April 2015.The decision to keep Domingo on was taken at Cricket South Africa’s AGM in Johannesburg on Saturday. Following the meeting, a CSA statement said the board had a net profit of R199 million (US$ 18m) in the last financial year, and termed that to be a good return given the shortening of India’s tour in December-January. “We are extremely satisfied with the results especially in the light of the unfortunate curtailment of the Indian tour,” CSA president Chris Nenzani said.Russell Domingo will continue as South Africa coach until April 2016•AFP

Team manager Mohammed Moosajee’s contract was also extended at the meeting.Domingo’s tenure had got off to a rough start when they were drubbed 4-1 in Sri Lanka in July. He had said then Sri Lanka was a “hell of a tough place to tour”, but in 2014, they secured their maiden ODI series in the country and capped it with a determined stonewalling effort in Colombo to reclaim the No.1 ranking in Tests. As they had done in Johannesburg against India where they had almost sneaked through to an unlikely victory, South Africa absorbed everything the Rangana Herath-led attack had to offer to save their 1-0 lead.They had also come from behind in the UAE to level the two-Test series with Pakistan and take the ODIs by an authoritative 4-1 margin. They blanked world champions India in a three-match ODI series in December and most recently defeated Australia in the final of the one-day tri-series in Zimbabwe.Australia had also handed them a low during a hotly-contested Test series in February-March this year, when South Africa went down 2-1 at home. Also, an ICC trophy remained out of South Africa’s reach when they fumbled in the semi-final of the World T20.

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Um dos destaques da boa campanha do Goiás no Campeonato Brasileiro, o volante Léo Sena valorizou a pausa para a Copa América. Para o capitão da equipe do Esmeraldino, o período de treinamento sob o comando do técnico Claudinei Oliveira tem sido importante para o time voltar ainda mais focado para o segundo semestre.

– Estamos trabalhando bastante para voltarmos ainda melhor, essa intertemporada foi importante para corrigir os erros e para entrosar a equipe ainda mais. Vamos voltar focados e concentrados para seguir fazendo um bom papel – disse o volante, que preferiu evitar falar sobre as sondagens:

– Esse tipo de coisa eu deixo para meu empresário. Procuro focar em fazer o meu trabalho, que está totalmente com as atenções voltadas ao Goiás. Assuntos fora de campo eu deixo para o pessoal da R13 – concluiu.

As boas atuações de Léo Sena chamaram a atenção do mercado. O jogador vem sendo monitorado e já teve informações solicitadas pelo PAOK, da Grécia, junto ao seu representante.

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Na sexta colocação do Brasileiro, o Goiás entra em campo neste sábado, para o amistoso diante do Racing, do Uruguai. Na primeira partida na volta da competição nacional, o Esmeraldino visita o Flamengo, no Maracanã, em duelo válido pela 10º rodada, no domingo, às 11h.