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تسبب النجم المصري محمد صلاح في نشوب حرب كلامية بين جيمي كاراجر وميكا ريتشاردز، على الهواء مباشرة، بسبب التصريحات التي أدلى بها يوم السبت الماضي، قبل أن يتدخل تييري هنري للحيلولة بينهما.

ولم يسافر محمد صلاح رفقة بعثة ليفربول إلى إيطاليا لخوض مباراة إنتر ميلان، مساء يوم الثلاثاء، في الجولة السادسة من دوري أبطال أوروبا، مرحلة الدوري، حيث حقق الفريق الإنجليزي فوزًا بهدف دون رد.

جاء استبعاد محمد صلاح كقرار من آرني سلوت إثر تصريحاته الساخطة التي أدلى بها قبل أيام، والتي هاجم خلالها إدارة النادي والهوندي.

وقال ميكا ريتشاردز، في تصريحات عبر الهواء مباشرة في الاستوديو التحليلي عبر شبكة “سي بي إس” الأمريكية، ونقلتها صحيفة “ذا صن” الإنجليزية: “نحن نتحدث عن أحد أعظم اللاعبين الذين تألقوا في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز على الإطلاق”.

ورد كاراجر: “لكن الناس ينتقدون المدرب لعدم إشراكه، أنا لا أنتقد المدرب”، وأضاف ريتشاردز: “أتفهم إحباط محمد صلاح من رغبته في النزول إلى أرض الملعب، لقد قلت إنه مخطئ، ما زلت أعتقد أنه مخطئ لتصريحه بذلك، لذا أتفق  في هذه النقطة، لكنني أفهم أيضًا أنه، نظرًا لمستوى اللاعب، سيرغب في اللعب، سيشعر بالإحباط”.

وتابع كاراجر: “جميعنا نشعر بهذا الإحباط، ولكن عندما ننظر إلى المدرب ويجد أشخاصًا في الخارج يقولون (يا إلهي، يجب أن يشركه) دون النظر إلى السياق”، ليرد ريتشاردز: “لقد كتبت في عمودك قبل أسبوعين أن لديه مباراة عطلة الأسبوع من أجل إنقاذ مستقبله، إذن، لديك هذا الرأي بشأن المدرب أيضًا”.

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ثم حاول تييري هنري، نجم آرسنال السابق، تهدئة الموقف بتدليك كاراجر بطريقة غريبة، وكان كاراجر قد جادل ريتشاردز سابقًا حول ما إذا كان ينبغي إشراك صلاح في مباراة ليدز.

ثم تساءل كاراجر: “في أي مباريات كان يجب أن يشارك؟”، ليرد ريتشاردز: “كنت سأشركه في مباراة ليدز، لكن الأول رد مذهولًا: “متى؟”، حيث رد الآخر قائلًا: “عندما كانوا بحاجة إلى هدف آخر، كان ليدز في المباراة يضغط، وفي بعض الأحيان كان من الممكن أن يتعرضوا لخطر الهجمة المرتدة”.

وشدد: “أنت تعرف محمد صلاح، أنت تعرف سجله من السنوات السابقة، بإمكانه أن يسجل هدفًا، صحيح أن مستواه لم يكن رائعًا، لكنني أتفهم إحباطه”.

ولكن كاراجر لم يتفق مع هذا، حيث قال: “كان ليفربول فائزًا بنتيجة 2/0، ليدز عاد وتعادل، كانت الكرة في الملعب لثلاث دقائق تقريبًا قبل أن يسجل ليفربول لتصبح النتيجة 3/2، كانت الفترة الزمنية قليلة، لا يمكنك التفكير في الدفع بـ محمد صلاح”.

وانفعل: “انتظروا، ليفربول لديه مشاكل كبيرة مع الكرات الثابتة، عليك أن تفكر فيما يفكر فيه المدرب على جانب الملعب: هل سأشرك لاعبًا لا يدافع ولن يساعدني في الكرات الثابتة لأنه صغير الحجم؟!”.

ولم يتوقف الأمر بينهما عند هذا الحد، حيث تعجب ريتشاردز من المنشور الخاص بـ كاراجر، تعليقًا على صورة محمد صلاح في صالة الألعاب الرياضية صباح أمس، حيث قال نجم ليفربول السابق: “أعتقد أنني لم أرغب في أن يحقق ليفربول الفوز في مباراة أكثر من مباراة الليلة، نادينا العظيم هيا!”.

وفي هذا الصدد، سأل ريتشاردز، كاراجر: “لماذا تتصرف بتلك التفاهة يا جيمي؟ ما الخطب؟ لماذا تتدخل في هذا؟”، ليرد الآخر: “لم أكن أرد على ذلك بالمناسبة، لقد قمت بالرد على منشور شخص آخر، الأشخاص الذين أعمل معهم عبر التلفزيون البريطاني”.

وسُئل كاراجر عن مغزى ما قاله، ليرد: “أنا متشوق جدًا لفوز ليفربول اليوم (تصريحاته في الاستوديو قبيل اللقاء)، من أجل المدرب، أنا مثل محمد صلاح، لا تربطني أي علاقة بالمدرب، لا أعرفه جيدًا، كنني أعتقد أن ما حدث هناك وكيف تحدث عن المدرب، يجعلني متشوقًا جدًا لفوزه الليلة، من أجله فقط”.

وأكد: “وأيضًا من أجل المشجعين الذين ذهبوا إلى هناك، وهم ليسوا من مشجعي محمد صلاح، وليسوا من مشجعي جيمي كاراجر، أنتم تشجعون ليفربول، أيًا كان المدرب، أيًا كان من أنت، أنتم تدعمون النادي فحسب، أريد فقط أن يفوزوا جميعًا، لأنه كما ذكرت، كان هناك تركيز كبير على ما قاله محمد صلاح، لكن على المدرب الإجابة على الأسئلة في المؤتمر الصحفي باستمرار”.

واستأنف: “أليسون بيكر، الذي أظهر قيادة رائعة، أعتقد، الليلة الماضية أيضًا في المؤتمر الصحفي، سُئل عن زميله محمد صلاح وتصريحاته، يريد الدفاع عنه وعن النادي والمدرب أيضًا، لذلك لم يكن موقفًا سهلاً عليه”.

واستدرك: “لقد قلت رأيي في الأمر الليلة الماضية (تصريحات قوية ضد محمد صلاح مساء الإثنين)، ولا أريد إعادة الحديث عنه، لكنني شعرت بالإحباط بعض الشيء عندما رأيت ذلك المنشور اليوم، لم يذكر ليفربول ومباراة الليلة، يخوض ليفربول مباراة مهمة اليوم في سان سيرو، ويحتاجون إلى تحقيق نتيجة جيدة نظرًا لنتيجة مباراتهم السابقة، عندما كان محمد صلاح يلعب، ضد آيندهوفن”.

واختتم: “لذلك كان من الممكن أن يكتب تعليقًا مثل (بالتوفيق للاعبين الليلة)، ربما لم يكن يقصد ذلك، لا أعلم، لكن ليفربول لديه مباراة مهمة الليلة، وهو ينشر منشورًا كهذا على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي”.

The 2025 season has been a mixed bag for Cubs manager Craig Counsell. His team opened the year on a 59-39 tear—only to find themselves outpaced by a once-in-a-generation Brewers squad, currently in the process of setting Milwaukee ablaze two years after its ex-skipper's departure.

On Sunday, Chicago actually picked up a game on the Brewers' division lead, beating the Pirates 4-3 while Milwaukee lost to the Reds 3-2 to end its 14-game win streak. That fact, however, was dwarfed in magnitude by some sleuthing on the part of Brewers fans that caught Counsell in a hilariously audacious lie.

In a piece by veteran writer Paul Sullivan published Sunday, Counsell denied knowing anything about George Webb Restaurants—a ubiquitous Wisconsin chain known for giving away free burgers when Milwaukee wins 12 consecutive games.

Quickly sensing the ridiculousness of Counsell—who grew up in Milwaukee's suburbs—never having heard of George Webb, Brewers fans accused the manager of an outright fib. Reporter David Go of WLUK-TV in Green Bay confirmed the lie, unearthing a 2018 article from Adam McCalvy of where Counsell praised the restaurant's promotion.

"I remember the concept of free hamburgers going back so long, it's hard to believe that it's never happend since then," Counsell said in '18 as Milwaukee ripped off 12 straight regular-season and playoff wins en route to the National League Championship Series.

With the Brewers accomplishing the feat again in '25, Counsell can only watch from afar.

Liverpool are prepared to splash the cash on two Premier League stars in January in a bid to derail Arsenal's title charge. Defeat at Manchester City last weekend means the Reds sit eight points behind the Gunners after the opening 11 matches of the season. However, the club seem willing to back Arne Slot in the New Year as they look to make up the gap on Mikel Arteta's men.

Liverpool's title defence faltering

Goals from Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku compounded a miserable afternoon for Liverpool as they crashed to a 3-0 loss at Manchester City earlier this month. The result means the Reds have already lost more league games this season than they did last, with their title defence already faltering.

Liverpool spent big to bolster the squad over the summer, signing Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Giovanni Leoni. The club also convinced star men Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk to extend their star at Anfield, though were unable to retain Trent Alexander-Arnold's services, the right-back opting to leave his boyhood club for Real Madrid.

Despite a summer of hefty investment, Liverpool are struggling and return to domestic duties this weekend eighth in the table, level on points with rivals Manchester United, having lost five of their last six league matches. Slot will hope to return to winning ways when they welcome Nottingham Forest to Merseyside on Saturday.

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And while Liverpool were reluctant to splash the cash in the January market following a summer spending spree, the Merseyside powerhouse are prepared to back Slot in the New Year as they look to get their title push back on track and halt Arsenal'w push for silverware. According to DaveOCKOP Liverpool have two Premier League stars on their radar as they seek to close the eight-point gap between themselves and the Gunners.

Liverpool have previously invested in the squad in the winter window, notably signing Van Dijk, Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo in 2017, 2022 and 2023. And another winger signing may be on the cards in January.

DaveOCKOP revealed that "Liverpool will conduct preliminary talks with Bournemouth this weekend over the signing of Antoine Semenyo. Liverpool's sporting director Richard Hughes, who played a key role in signing Semenyo at Bournemouth from Bristol City for a modest £10.5 million back in 2023, is believed to remain a strong admirer of the 25-year-old. It is thought that the Cherries would demand around £75 million for the Ghana international should Liverpool decide to formalise their interest."

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Semenyo has been a revelation for Bournemouth this season, scoring six goals and providing three assists for the Cherries, though he has failed to directly contribute to a goal in his last four league outings. The Ghana international was linked with a move away from Bournemouth over the summer but instead put pen to paper on a five-year deal with the south coast side.

Liverpool aren't the only side believed to be interested in Semenyo, with Premier League rivals City, Tottenham and United also credited with an interest in the winger. And Semenyo isn't the only top-flight player the Reds are looking into signing in January if reports are to be believed.

"DaveOCKOP can exclusively reveal that Liverpool are holding initial talks to discuss signing Crystal Palace and England star Adam Wharton in 2026," a separate report read. "Just like Semenyo, Wharton has also been a player whose profile has exploded over the past couple of seasons.

"During a period of unprecedented success for Crystal Palace, including both an FA Cup and Community Shield wins for the first time ever, Adam Wharton has been a key part of the club winning those trophies."

Wharton has been a key man for Palace since his arrival from Blackburn Rovers in January 2024 and his form for the Eagles hasn't gone unnoticed. United have been credited with an interest, while City and Real Madrid are also believed to be keeping tabs on the England international, who made just his second senior start for the national team against Albania on Sunday night.

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Liverpool out to bounce back from City loss

Liverpool are back home on Saturday as they take on Nottingham Forest to Anfield in a navigable run of games as the Reds look to build up some momentum. Indeed, they follow up their game against the Tricky Trees with a Champions League tie against Eredivisie outfit PSV before they round off the month with a trip to the capital to take on West Ham.

Slot's side then kick off December with a home game against high-flying Sunderland before back-to-back away games against Leeds and Inter in the Premier League and Champions League, respectively. 

The Yankees' season ended in the 2025 ALDS against the Blue Jays last week, and the team didn't waste much time making some cuts to the coaching staff in the aftermath of their postseason exit.

On Tuesday, SNY's Andy Martino reported that longtime bullpen coach Mike Harkey and first base/infield coach Travis Chapman are not expected to return to the organization next season. Martino suggested other changes could also be on the horizon for New York in the offseason.

Harkey, 58, is in his second stint as the Yankees' bullpen coach, a role he's been in since 2016. He was previously the bullpen coach for the team from 2008 to '2013, too. As for Chapman, he'd been in his role since '22.

Additionally, Yankees hitting coach James Rowson permission to interview for the Twins' managerial vacancy. Minnesota parted ways with former skipper Rocco Baldelli after the 2025 season, and Rowson is seemingly on their radar.

The Yankees' bullpen struggled in 2025, and the team was not very sound defensively. The group had a 4.37 ERA in the regular season and a 6.15 ERA in the playoffs. Despite Brian Cashman being aggressive at the trade deadline, bringing in David Bednar, Camilo Doval and Jake Bird, late-innings pitching was still a weakness for the team throughout the season.

Imam-Ul-Haq century impresses but Liam Dawson emerges on top with List A career highlight of 142

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay31-Aug-2025Hampshire are through to next month’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup final after a rain-affected semi-final win over Yorkshire at Scarborough, the visitors defending a revised 41-over target of 254 following Liam Dawson’s stunning List A best 142 off 116 balls.Hampshire, winners of this competition in 2018, will face Worcestershire at Trent Bridge on September 20 after the Rapids beat Somerset at home and the visitors won here by 18 runs on Duckworth Lewis Stern.In reply to Hampshire’s 304 for 6, which saw England Test all-rounder Dawson brilliantly recover his side from 78 for 4 inside 20 overs, Pakistani opener Imam-Ul-Haq impressed for 105.And Yorkshire were well placed at 171 for 3 in the 31st over chasing a revised 254-target in 41 overs following rain.But they lost two wickets in a Scott Currie over, including Imam run out, and Hampshire squeezed impressively, with the hosts 235 for 8.Currie, who struck twice with his seam, had earlier contributed his own List A best 61 not out off 40 balls. Dawson’s left-arm spin also accounted for two wickets, and Yorkshire have now lost 19 of their last 22 List A finals.Yorkshire started well, Matt Milnes dominating as Hampshire slipped having been inserted.Seamer Milnes, having claimed a career-best 7 for 38 in last Sunday’s group-stage win over Sussex at Hove, claimed the first three here, including forcing visiting captain Nick Gubbins to play on with his third ball in the day’s second over.He then removed Fletcha Middleton and Ali Orr before George Hill’s seam also forced Ben Brown to play on.Dawson came in at 53 for 3 in the 12th over and offered a sharp return catch to Ben Cliff on six, clearly a key moment.The 35-year-old was the glue which held the innings together before exploding late on.He shared 89 for the fifth wicket with 17-year-old Ben Mayes, whose 37 helped to turn the tide, before sixth-wicket partner Currie pressed the accelerator.Shortly after Dawson reached his fourth List A century off 103 balls, Currie’s maiden List A fifty came in 35 as Hampshire pushed on from 180 for 5 after 40 overs.Dawson finished with seven sixes and hit strongly down the ground and over cover and long-on, while both he and Currie improvised as they shared 136 inside the last 13 overs of the innings – 75 runs coming off the last five overs.Kyle Abbott and Brad Wheal then bowled very tidily with the new ball, restricting Adam Lyth and Imam to 43 for 0 in the 13th over when the rain arrived.A half-hour delay through to 4.25pm was followed by Lyth edging the second ball back behind off Eddie Jack.Imam, leaving for national commitments after this game, then calmly advanced the hosts to 98 for 1 after 20 overs with a 52-ball fifty.Strong off his legs, the left-hander then united with Will Luxton to share 99.Luxton pulled a couple of sixes, including one the first ball back after the second half-hour rain break. But he chopped on to Jack with the second, falling for 30.James Wharton holed out to Currie shortly afterwards before Imam reached his fourth ton of this season’s campaign off 96 balls.But Wharton and Imam fell, alongside Fin Bean, as Yorkshire lost a defining three wickets for 10 inside two overs to slip to 171 for 5 in the 32nd, still needing 83.Imam was run out by a combination of Jack from midwicket and bowler Currie after Bean pulled and non-striker Imam slipped.Yorkshire then lost Hill and Harry Duke in successive balls to Wheal and Dawson and, seven wickets down, needed 47 off 4.5 overs.From there, they subsided, with Dawson striking again.

AC Milan have now reportedly dropped their price for Rafael Leao, with Arsenal now preparing to accelerate their interest to sign the impressive Portuguese winger.

The Gunners couldn’t have asked for a much better start to the Premier League campaign, but their recent run of clean sheets finally came to an end against Sunderland.

After over 13 hours, David Raya finally picked the ball out the back of his own net courtesy of Sunderland’s Daniel Ballard. And like London buses, when one arrived, another soon followed with the Black Cats netting a last-gasp equaliser through Brian Brobbey.

Slipping up for the first time since drawing against Manchester City at the end of September, Arsenal’s recent run of form has been nothing short of excellent.

Speaking about the draw at full-time, Mikel Arteta told reporters: “The last feeling is disappointment and frustration because we wanted the three points. We had to navigate through a really tough game, we knew that. It was very disruptive; we have to deal with situations that are difficult to deal with.

“They did really well and we conceded a goal that is not in our standards, but after that I think the team reacted really well, showed a lot of personality and courage.

“They scored the first goal, they scored the second goal, we had totally dominated the game and then you have to rely on defending the box when they start to commit six or seven players there.”

Up next, Arsenal have the small matter of the North London derby in a game that represents the perfect opportunity to get back to winning ways. It also represents the start of an all-important week, with Chelsea and Bayern Munich following the Tottenham Hotspur clash over a seven-day period after the international break.

It’s the type of period that Arsenal’s stars are made for and the type that Leao could soon get the chance to enjoy following the latest transfer reports.

Arsenal accelerate Leao move after learning latest discount

According to Caught Offside, Arsenal are now ready to accelerate their move to sign Leao after AC Milan dropped their price tag to around €85m (£75m) from the winger’s €150m release clause.

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Milan’s hierarchy is reportedly preparing for the possibility that negotiations between Leao and themselves over a new contract could yet stall and have adjusted their price tag as a result. As things stand, the Portugal international has until 2028 until his current contract runs out, but Milan’s updated stance suggests that he may not see out the final three years of that deal.

League stats 25/26

Rafael Leao

Bukayo Saka

Minutes

453

681

Goals

4

3

Assists

1

0

Successful Take-ons

5

17

When compared to Bukayo Saka, Arsenal’s interest in Leao begins to make sense. On the opposite flank to the England international, the Milan star has already been involved in five league goals in just 453 minutes this season – the same as around five games.

Described as “crazy” by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry in 2023, Leao is a star who’s ready to take the Premier League and The Emirates by storm.

5/10 Arsenal star had his worst game all season against Sunderland