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كشف أشرف صبحي، وزير الشباب والرياضة، عن رؤيته للأزمة التي يشهدها المشهد الكروي المصري في الفترة الأخيرة، خاصة فيما يتعلق بالجدل الدائر حول الأندية الكبرى، مشيرًا إلى أن طبيعة الرياضة تفرض دائمًا حالة من الجدل والنقاش، ليس فقط في مصر، ولكن في العالم كله.
وقال صبحي في تصريحات إذاعية عبر أثير “أون سبورت إف إم”: “هذه هي طبيعة ملف الرياضة، في إنجلترا مثلًا نرى أقوى دوري اقتصاديًا، لكن منتخبهم ضعيف، كما أن ليفربول خسر بطولتين في أسبوع واحد، ومانشستر سيتي يتراجع رغم أنه كان في قمة مستواه. الكرة أصبحت صناعة ضخمة، والاحتراف أدى إلى زيادة العوائد المالية بشكل كبير، واللاعب هو أكثر المستفيدين من ذلك. أحيانًا نجد أن بعض اللاعبين يتم بيعهم بأسعار تفوق قيمتهم الحقيقية”.
وأضاف: “اليوم أصبح لدينا عدد أكبر من المحترفين مقارنة بالماضي، حيث كان ميدو في البداية هو أول من اخترق الاحتراف بشكل واضح، ومن قبله هاني رمزي، لكن الآن لدينا 8 لاعبين محترفين في منتخب مصر يلعبون في دوريات قوية”.
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وأوضح الوزير أن هناك عدة عوامل تؤثر على الكرة المصرية، من بينها احتدام المنافسة بين الأندية وارتفاع القيم المالية للاعبين بشكل غير واقعي، قائلًا: “الدوري المصري عنيف وقوي، وكل نادٍ يتمسك بلاعبيه، عبد المنعم ومصطفى محمد مثلًا أصرا على الاحتراف، بينما في تونس والمغرب لا يكون هناك تمسك شديد باللاعبين لأن دورياتهم ليست بنفس قوة الدوري المصري، وهو ما يسهل انتقالهم للخارج”.
وتطرق الوزير إلى المشكلة الأكبر في الكرة المصرية، قائلًا: “الضغط الكبير الذي تعيشه الأندية تسبب في تضخم القيمة المالية للاعبين، والإعلام الرياضي ساهم في زيادة حالة الجدل أو كما أسميها ‘الهيصة’. المشكلة ليست في نادٍ بعينه، وإنما في أسلوب إدارة الكرة بشكل عام. عندما كتبت أن المسؤولية تقع على من يدير الأمور، لم أقصد الأهلي أو الزمالك تحديدًا، بل أتحدث عن الكرة المصرية بشكل عام”.
وأكد صبحي أن الوزارة ليست طرفًا في أي أزمة تخص الأندية، موضحًا أن “الأهلي والزمالك مؤسسات كبيرة، وكل ما يحدث داخلها من قرارات إدارية يخضع للوائح والقوانين، ولا يمكن للوزارة التدخل إلا في حدود اختصاصاتها القانونية”. كواليس التدخل في أزمة القمة
وعن تدخله في أزمة مباراة الأهلي والزمالك، قال صبحي: “لم أتدخل حتى اللحظة الأخيرة، لأن القضية كانت بين رابطة الأندية واتحاد الكرة، يوم 6 مارس أعلنت الرابطة مواعيد استكمال الدوري، ثم في 9 مارس طلبت حكامًا أجانب، وهو أمر يحق لاتحاد الكرة رفضه أو قبوله وفقًا للائحة، الأزمة تفاقمت يوم 11 مارس، وتواصلت مع أحمد دياب وهاني أبو ريدة يوم المباراة في محاولة لحلها”.
وكشف الوزير عن كواليس محاولة إحضار طاقم تحكيم أجنبي، قائلًا: “تواصلنا مع حكام من الدوري السعودي ورحبوا على الفور، وكان موعد وصولهم الساعة 12، لكن المباراة كانت مقررة في التاسعة والنصف، مما جعل الأمر غير ممكن”.
وأضاف: “في العام الماضي، الأهلي رفض قرارًا لكنه ذهب للملعب، وحافظ على حقه، والزمالك هذا العام فعل نفس الأمر. كل طرف يجب أن يتحمل مسؤولية قراره، ويجب أن نعي أن هناك مالًا عامًا وتعاقدات مرتبطة بتلك الأزمات”.
وأكد الوزير أن اللجنة الأولمبية المصرية تعمل كجهة محايدة للفصل في الأزمات، قائلًا: “لدينا لجنة أولمبية مستقلة، وهي المخولة بمراجعة اللوائح واتخاذ القرارات المناسبة. عندما تواصل معي مسؤولو الأهلي، مثل خالد مرتجي ومحمد الجارحي، أكدت لهم أن الدولة تدير الأمور بمؤسسية، وطلبت منهم التواصل مع الزمالك للوصول إلى حل”.
واختتم صبحي تصريحاته مؤكدًا أن الملف سيتم حسمه قريبًا، قائلًا: “اللجنة الأولمبية اختارت مستشارًا قانونيًا ولجنة متخصصة للعمل على هذا الملف، وسيتم الرد قبل بداية الدور الثاني من الدوري”.
With Trent Alexander-Arnold’s current contract still set to expire in the summer, one potential replacement has now reportedly crept up Liverpool’s list of priorities in 2025.
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On the pitch, things can’t get much better for Liverpool, who have lost just one game under Arne Slot in all competitions. Even when rotated, the Dutchman’s side managed to get the job done against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Carabao Cup thanks to Cody Gakpo’s impressive brace and Luis Diaz’s effort from the bench in Sussex.
Away from the action, however, things aren’t going so smoothly. As things stand, Liverpool are set to bid farewell to Mohamed Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk on free deals at the end of the season in what would be the ultimate disaster for those at Anfield.
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Left with no choice but to at least sound out replacements whilst those contract situations remain unsolved, the likes of Arda Guler have been linked to replace Salah and now one other European star has been placed among the names to potentially replace Alexander-Arnold.
According to reports in Spain, Liverpool are now prioritising a move to sign Achraf Hakimi to replace Alexander-Arnold, but face competition from Real Madrid and Manchester City in pursuit of the Paris Saint-Germain defender’s signature.
Man City target Achraf Hakimi PSG
Having featured for Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and now PSG throughout his career, adding Liverpool to an impressive CV would be rather fitting for a player of Hakimi’s stature. Earning a reported £233,000-a-week, however, it remains to be seen whether the Reds would pay such a price, given that only Salah currently earns more than that at Anfield.
The Morroco international is, nonetheless, the type of player who could replace Alexander-Arnold which makes 2025 all the more interesting.
"Incredible" Hakimi one of few who could replace Alexander-Arnold
Although a different type of attacking full-back – perhaps more the traditional kind than one who will step into midfield like Alexander-Arnold – Hakimi should be among the top candidates to replace the Liverpool star should he decide to depart Anfield in the summer. The former Borussia Dortmund ace, whose speed was once dubbed “incredible” by Marco Reus, would be adding one more string to his bow by completing a move to the Premier League.
League stats 24/25 (via FBref)
Achraf Hakimi
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goals
1
0
Assists
3
1
Ball Recoveries
42
36
Key Passes
23
17
Even though it may seem like Hakimi has been at the top of European football forever, he is still just 25 years old and a player with plenty more to offer. If the Reds can find a way past his hefty salary then the right-back should arguably be the leading candidate to replace Alexander-Arnold at Anfield.
Of course, however, the Liverpool academy graduate would put pen to paper on a new deal in the most ideal world. Whether that proves to the reality in Merseyside, rather than the dream, remains to be seen.
Na última quarta-feira, enquanto o Palmeiras já estava a caminho de Abu Dhabi, nos Emirados Árabes Unidos, para a disputa do Mundial de Clubes, um vídeo interno com funcionários da Academia de Futebol viralizava nas redes sociais e virava motivado de piada. Nesta quinta, nas imagens de bastidores do embarque do Verdão, Abel Ferreira explicou do que se trata a produção.
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O vídeo em questão reúne todos os colaboradores que trabalham no CT do clube. Eles cantam uma música que valoriza o “fazer” em conjunto, na filosofia que prega o técnico português e sua comissão: “todos somos um”. Uma maneira de valorizar aquelas pessoas que proporcionam o dia a dia dos jogadores, e que direta ou indiretamente estarão juntas no Mundial.
Segundo consta nas imagens de bastidores da viagem do Verdão, Abel Ferreira transmitiu esse vídeo no trajeto de ônibus da Academia de Futebol para o Aeroporto de Guarulhos. De acordo com o treinador, ele enviaria o arquivo para o grupo de WhatsApp dos atletas para que aquela música ficasse com eles durante todo processo de disputa da competição nos Emirados Árabes Unidos.
– Vou colocar uma coisa no grupo de vocês, quero que vejam e que essa música acompanhem vocês desde agora até quando voltarmos – disse Abel.
Em seguida, nas imagens de bastidores, é mostrado que os jogadores estão vendo o tal vídeo interno, que vazou e virou piada nas redes sociais enquanto a delegação estava voando rumo Abu Dhabi e , provavelmente, só soube da repercussão quando chegou em terra firme e pôde ver os memes publicados.
O Palmeiras chegou em Abu Dhabi por volta das 6h da manhã, horário de Brasília, nesta quinta-feira e tem treino previsto para as 10h, também no horário de Brasília, no Estádio Zayed Sports City. Será a primeira atividade do elenco já em território da sede do Mundial de Clubes, competição em que o Verdão estreia na próxima terça-feira, às 13h30, contra o vencedor de Al Ahly, do Egito, e Monterrey, do México, que se enfrentam neste sábado, ás 13h30.
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Daryl Mitchell – ‘It never felt like it was out of our grasp’
New Zealand never felt that the target of 167 was beyond their reach, despite losing early wickets and falling behind the asking rate, in their semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi. So said finisher-turned-opener Daryl Mitchell after his unbeaten 72 off 47 balls dragged New Zealand into their first-ever T20 World Cup final.He put on 40 for the fifth wicket with Jimmy Neesham in a mere 17 balls after his side had slipped to 107 for 4 at the start of the 16th over.”No, it probably sounds weird, but it never felt like it was out of our grasp,” Mitchell said at the post-match press conference. “I think especially with that smaller side boundary on one side, we knew that there were going to be match-ups there that might suit us towards the end, and look, we were obviously very lucky at times; a couple sailed over the ropes that could have been a metre shorter and we’re all out.Watch cricket live on ESPN+
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“But at the same time, we always knew that as long as we kept just within the certain numbers that we felt comfortable with that we were always a chance. I thought the way that Neesh [Neesham] came out and really dominated that one over really set the momentum heading into those last few, so yeah, take my cap off to him. He played a hell of a knock.”Mitchell’s rickety start mirrored New Zealand’s: he was on 12 off 10 balls after the powerplay and then 28 off 28 in the 13th over. Mitchell struggled against the swing and seam of Chris Woakes, but he somehow rode out that incisive new-ball spell and picked off the seamer for 6,6,4 to seal New Zealand’s victory, with an over to spare.”Yeah, I think the new ball is very challenging on that surface,” Mitchell said. “It was pretty two-paced to start off with, and as you could probably see, it was tough to get going at times.”I thought the way that all the batters that came in sort of hung in there and helped build a platform to try and allow us to launch at the end, and we were very lucky that a few just snuck over the rope and got us going… it’s a bit of a blur, but I can imagine it was a hell of a game to watch, and I think the way England played was very special as well. It’s obviously pretty cool to get the job done, but I know it’s a game of inches, that’s for sure.”Daryl Mitchell swings towards midwicket•ICC via Getty
Mitchell’s parents had flown into Abu Dhabi ahead of the semi-final to support him at his first World Cup. Mitchell’s father, John, is a prominent sporting figure in New Zealand; he is a former All Blacks player and coach. Mitchell had last met his father after exiting the World Test Championship bubble in the UK, where John was then part of the England rugby team as their defence coach.”It was cool to have dad there,” Mitchell said. “Obviously flying over from England, with what’s going on in the world at the moment with Covid, yeah, it makes it challenging at times, but it was cool to have him in the crowd. Obviously with the bubble life I can’t catch up with him, but I’m sure I’ll have a chat to him on the phone tonight and he’ll be pretty chuffed.”Mitchell is sort of a late bloomer, having made his domestic debut for Northern Districts in domestic cricket in 2011. It was only in 2020-21 that he had a bumper season after moving to Canterbury – a run that culminated in a first New Zealand central contract and a first call-up to New Zealand’s World Cup squad. Mitchell also had a stint with Middlesex in the most recent T20 Blast, scoring 209 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 144.13 in addition to picking up eight wickets.Related
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“I guess I actually consider myself very lucky to have played for New Zealand,” Mitchell said. “I think I debuted at 27, so to be able to get seven, eight years of domestic cricket under my belt before representing New Zealand, I think I actually consider myself very lucky.”I learned my game a little bit and [to] go through the highs and lows of domestic cricket so that once you get on to the international stage you understand what works for you both as a cricketer and as a person, you can just go about doing your business. I’m just enjoying being able to represent my country, play for New Zealand and share a changing room with all my teammates. It’s pretty cool. I’m having a blast and just trying to make the most of it.”New Zealand are just one step away from winning two world titles in the same year, but they aren’t getting ahead of themselves.”Look, we’re a bunch of Kiwis,” Mitchell said. “There’s only five million of us, so we’re obviously very proud to be representing our country. Obviously we’ve had some success in the last few years. But we’re going to enjoy the win tonight, make sure that obviously we celebrate that, but then we move on pretty quickly.”We know that we have a final on Sunday, and whoever we’re taking on should be good fun. We’ll give it everything we’ve got, but at the end of the day there’s certain things you can’t control, so we’ll see what happens.”
The last five years have seen a monumental amount of change at Tottenham Hotspur.
The North Londoners have seen five permanent managers take up the job, an unsuccessful League Cup final against Manchester City and arguably their greatest-ever player leave, Harry Kane.
AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho.
On top of that, each manager has been able to sign a number of their own players to varying levels of success, and it would be fair to say José Mourinho was responsible for some poor additions, including one who earned significantly more than the man of the moment, Dominic Solanke.
Spurs' 2020 summer signings
So, before we get to the player in question, let’s look at a couple of other flops Mourinho signed that summer, including Irish full-back Matt Doherty.
Former Tottenham defender Matt Doherty.
The Dublin-born international joined the club that August from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of around £14.7m and did so off the back of an impressive season with the Old Gold in which he made 50 appearances, scored seven goals and provided four assists.
However, that form did not follow him to North London, and in two and a half years in the capital, he made just 71 appearances, in which he scored three goals and provided eight assists before his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Unfortunately for the Lilywhites, Doherty wasn’t the only full-back Mourinho signed that summer, as he also oversaw the £27m capture of the Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilon, who was coming off of a successful loan campaign with Sevilla, during which he scored three goals and provided five assists in 38 games.
Just like with his former teammate, the Spaniard could not show the same form he had the season prior in N17, and after two disappointing years, began a series of loan spells that has seen him play for Atlético, Manchester United and, most recently, Brentford.
However, while both full-backs have to be considered flop signings, neither one was handed a wage as large as another of the special ones’ disappointing signings from that summer.
Mourinho's costly signing
The player is Danish international Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, who was arguably Mourinho’s most successful permanent addition from the summer of 2020, but given the competition, that’s not much to shout about.
Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
The combative midfielder joined Spurs from fellow Premier League side Southampton for a fee of around £15m, which was fairly reasonable, but what wasn’t was the massive salary of £100k-per-week the club agreed to pay him.
That is £10k-per-week more than record signing Solanke is currently earning, and while he’s had a slow start to life in N17, he now has a reasonable tally of five goals and two assists in 13 appearances to his name.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Now, as many fans will attest, the København-born ace wasn’t a terrible player, and at times, it seemed like he was the only one who cared, but in a sport where caring counts for very little compared to ability and results, it’s hard not to look at his time at the club as underwhelming.
In all, he made 184 appearances for the first team, scoring ten goals, providing 16 assists and picking up 27 yellow cards, but following a season of trying to adapt to Ange Postecoglou’s style of play last year, he moved to Marseille on a season-long loan with an option to buy this summer.
The finances of Højbjerg’s Spurs move
Transfer Fee
£15m
Wages (Total)
£100k-per-week (£20.8m)
Appearances
184
Cost per Appearance
£194k
Goals
10
Cost per Goal
£3.5m
Assists
16
Cost per Assist
£2.2m
Goal Involvements
26
Cost per Goal Involvement
£1.3m
All Stats via Transfermarkt & Wages via Capology
In all, the 29-year-old earned around £20.8m in wages during his time at the club, which brings his total cost to around £35.8m, which can be broken down to £194k-per-appearance, £3.5m-per-goal, £2.2m-per-assist or £1.3m-per-goal-involvement.
Ultimately, Højbjerg wasn’t an utter flop like some of the other players the special one signed during his tenure, but he wasn’t a roaring success either, and the financial cost is just another reminder of that.
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O São Paulo relembrou uma data especial para o ídolo Kaká. Há exatos 21 anos, o jogador estreava nos profissionais do clube contra o Botafogo, em empate por 1 a 1, válido pela 3ª rodada da fase de grupos do Torneio Rio-São Paulo, que viria a ser conquistado pelo Tricolor.
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Na época, Kaká ainda era conhecido por Cacá e já tinha uma grande expectativa por parte do São Paulo.
– No dia 1º de fevereiro de 2001, em um empate por 1 a 1 contra o Botafogo, Kaká, então Cacá, entrou em campo pela primeira vez no time principal do Tricolor – escreveu o clube do Morumbi nas redes sociais.
No dia 1º de fevereiro de 2001, em um empate por 1 a 1 contra o Botafogo, @KAKA, então Cacá, entrou em campo pela primeira vez no time principal do Tricolor! 🤩#VamosSãoPaulo 🇾🇪 pic.twitter.com/GkUUOVFoO5
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Nesta primeira temporada como profissional do São Paulo, Kaká fez 56 jogos e 18 gols marcados. Duas temporadas depois, acabou sendo vendido para o Milan, venceu o prêmio de Melhor Jogador do Mundo em 2007 e atuou no Real Madrid. Voltou ao São Paulo em 2014, quando fez 24 jogos e marcou três gols.
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Mominul Haque – “This is not the first time Bangladesh has gone through such a phase”•AFP/Getty Images
Mominul Haque has the monumental task of changing Bangladesh’s mood in and out of the dressing room. There has been an air of negativity around the team for the past two months. Nine defeats, fiery press conferences and public criticisms in the T20 World Cup was followed by a siege mentality during the T20I series against Pakistan in Dhaka.Everything from the cricket team, the board, and the overall structure and culture of Bangladesh cricket has come into question.On the eve of the first Test against Pakistan, Mominul urged his team to stop worrying about what is being said, and do what they are supposed to do, by bringing the focus back to cricket.Related
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Mahmudullah: 'It's the right time to end my Test career'
“This is not the first time Bangladesh has gone through such a phase,” Mominul said. “We have overcome such situations before too. People become mentally weak, because they take outside talk seriously. My job is to bring back focus from thinking about what everyone is saying, and focusing on our job. We have to back each other. You cannot shut anyone’s mouth but I think you can shut off your own ears.”But the job at hand – playing a Test match against Pakistan – is doubly hard for Bangladesh as injuries have kept out big names like Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, while Mahmudullah has retired from Tests. Taskin Ahmed, who has shown good form in his Test comeback, is also out with a finger injury he sustained during the third T20I in Dhaka.”I don’t want to call it a difficult challenge. ‘Difficult’ has a negative meaning. I don’t want to see it negatively. Tamim gives us good starts that we have often capitalised on. Shakib is two players in one. Taskin has been bowling well recently.”We are effectively missing four players. It makes my captaincy a bit more challenging but Mushfiq and I have to take on the added responsibility.”Mominul wants the focus on those who are in the squad, including Abu Jayed, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam, a bowling trio that has carried a major bulk of the attack. “Mustafizur (Rahman) hasn’t played a Test for a long time. Both Taskin (Ahmed) and Shoriful (Islam) are unfortunately injured. But we have to think about those who are in the squad.”(Abu Jayed) Rahi has been our leading wicket-taker in the World Test Championship. Ebadot is also playing Tests regularly. We also have (Mehidy Hasan) Miraz and Taijul (Islam). I have confidence in my bowlers. I think if we bowl well, we can take 20 wickets in this game,” he said.Mominul also expects Liton Das to bounce back from his T20I downturn, which cost him his place during the Pakistan series last week.”There’s a big difference between Tests and T20Is. When we keep mentioning T20s, it becomes difficult for me. I think Liton has overcome the (mental aspect) of it.”He has averaged 45-50 in Tests in the last 12 months. I think he can handle it well. He had a mental break. Everyone is supporting him.”Mominul said that Bangladesh’s next couple of Test series will offer a peak into their Test future. They were without Shakib for almost the entire 2019-21 WTC cycle, although Tamim and Mushfiqur have been heavily involved. Mahmudullah’s Test chapter has also drawn to a close, which means that Bangladesh are now forced to think about younger cricketers for these vacant spots.”Everyone wants results. Not just me. I think it is a good opportunity for the youngsters. You will get a picture of the direction our Test team is taking in this, and some of the future series. We definitely have long-term plans in Tests. We want to build slowly, and within a series or two we will know where our Test team stands.”
أشاد أسطورة نادي ليفربول، جون ألدريدج، بدور هداف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، محمد صلاح، هذا الموسم ومساهمته في منافسة الريدز على البطولات المختلفة.
ويستعد ليفربول اليوم لمواجهة نيوكاسل يونايتد على أول بطولة لحصدها وهي كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزي (كاراباو) في تمام الساعة السادسة والنصف مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة”.
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وقال ألدريدج في مقاله بصحيفة “Sunday World” البريطانية: “محمد صلاح كان له دور كبير في تغطية العيوب التي يعاني منها ليفربول هذا الموسم، مع انهيار مانشستر سيتي وتراجع آرسنال، إلى جانب أهدافه، ساعدت الفريق على تجاوز مشاكله”.
وتابع: “عندما لم يكن محمد صلاح، في أفضل حالاته خلال مواجهتي باريس سان جيرمان، لم يتمكن اللاعبون البدلاء من تعويض الفراغ الذي تركه”.
واستمر: “بدون أهداف محمد صلاح، لم يكن ليفربول ليصل إلى صدارة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، لأن بقية المهاجمين غير ثابتين في مستواهم”.
وعن مستقبل محمد صلاح: “لا يزال غير واضح، حيث ينتهي عقده خلال أسابيع قليلة، وكلما تأخر التجديد زادت احتمالية رحيله هذا الصيف”.
وأتم: “إذا غادر محمد صلاح، فستزداد الحاجة إلى مهاجم جديد بشكل ضروري، لكن حتى في حال بقائه، يجب على ليفربول إبرام صفقة هجومية كبيرة لضمان تسجيلهم للأهداف باستمرار”.