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Danubio e Atletico-PR se enfrentam nesta quarta-feira (24), pela 3ª rodada da fase de grupos da Copa Sul-Americana. A bola rola às 19h (de Brasília), no Estádio Centenário, em Montevideo, com transmissão da ESPN e no Star+.

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✅FICHA TÉCNICA
Danubio x Athletico-PR
3ª rodada – Fase de grupos Copa Sul-Americana

Data e horário: quarta-feira, 24 de abril de 2024, às 19h (de Brasília)
Local: Estádio Centenário, em Montevideo, Uruguai
Onde assistir: ESPN e Star+
Árbitro: Kevin Ortega (PER)
VAR: Augusto Menendez (PER)
Assistentes: Stephen Atoche (PER) e Enrique Pinto (PER)

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DANUBIO (Técnico: Mario Saralegui)
oicoechea, Ancheta, Lucas Ferreira, Fracchia e Saravia; Santiago Romer, Kevin Lewis, Rossi e Sanseviero; Sebastián Fernández e Leyes

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ATHLETICO-PR (Técnico: Cuca)
Bento; Madson, Kaique Rocha (Marcos André), Gamarra e Fernando; Felipinho, Alex Santana, Christian (Cuello) e Zapelli (Julimar); Canobbio e Mastriani

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The left-arm wristspinner was back with a bang as UAE lost 8 for 10

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Sep-20252:03

What are India’s expectations from Gill?

India began their Asia Cup title defence by making short work of UAE’s batting, bowling the hosts out for 57 in just 13.1 overs. UAE came into this match on the back of encouraging displays against Pakistan and Afghanistan in the tri-series they recently hosted, but all that promise came to nothing against the relentless quality of India’s bowling.Related

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UAE began well enough, all things considered, scoring 41 for 2 in their powerplay with openers Alishan Sharafu and Muhammad Waseem hitting six fours and a six between them. They fell apart thereafter, losing their last eight wickets for the addition of just ten runs.Jasprit Bumrah – India’s only specialist quick – and Varun Chakravarthy took the first two wickets, but the bulk of the damage thereafter came courtesy two bowlers who had looked less than certain to play in the lead-up to this match. Kuldeep Yadav picked up 4 for 7, including three wickets in his second over, and Shivam Dube ran through the lower order to bag 3 for 4, his best T20I figures.To their credit, UAE did not let the loss of two powerplay wickets curb their intent, but on this day they kept losing wickets to low-percentage shots. Rahul Chopra took on the large outfield at the Dubai International Stadium and the protected long-on boundary and holed out off Kuldeep. Waseem followed him to the dressing room three balls later, missing a sweep against a bowler whose stock ball, straightening into the right-hander from left-arm over, is stump-to-stump by design. Kuldeep finished the over with a trademark wrong’un to bowl the left-handed Harshit Kaushik through the gate, and UAE were already five down.India used six bowlers, and five of them ended up on the wickets column, with Bumrah – who bowled three overs in the powerplay, a rarity for him – Varun and Axar Patel taking one each. Dube, playing ahead of a second frontline quick to give India batting depth until No. 8, couldn’t help but take wickets with his medium-pace, even when India gave them back. No. 10 Junaid Siddique was given out stumped when Sanju Samson caught him wandering out of his crease, a la Jonny Bairstow, but India withdrew their appeal. Next ball, Junaid swung at a slower ball and skewed it to India captain Suryakumar Yadav, the man who had made that call.

Manchester United have been known over recent years to invest heavily in youngsters who can make an immediate and long-term impact at Old Trafford.

Part of their £800m spending spree in the last four years has seen numerous big-money talents arrive at the club – with Leny Yoro making the move to join the Red Devils last summer.

Despite being just 18, the hierarchy forked out a reported £52m for the teenager’s signature, even fending off competition from Real Madrid for his services.

He’s since become a key component of Ruben Amorim’s first-team squad, already racking up 42 appearances in the last 12 months or so since his big-money transfer.

However, whilst he still has bags of time to reach world-class status, the Frenchman would do very well to hit the heights of one player during his own stint at the Theatre of Dreams.

Man Utd’s best ever young first-team addition

Back in the summer of 2004, eyebrows were raised across England after United paid a staggering £27m for the signature of teenage sensation Wayne Rooney from Everton.

Such a fee was a mammoth investment for an 18-year-old, but over two decades on, it’s clear the transfer is one of the Red Devils’ best in their 146-year history.

He would spend 13 successful years as a star player at Old Trafford, winning countless individual awards along with team success under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson.

The now 40-year-old won England’s Player of the Year award on five separate occasions, even winning the PFA Player of the Year award back in 2009/10 after scoring 34 times in all competitions.

Under the management of Sir Alex, he won five Premier League titles and a Champions League – subsequently making himself one of the most decorated English players of all time.

Individually, he was just as impressive, scoring 253 times for the Red Devils, a tally that ranks him top of the club’s all-time goalscorer charts – sitting ahead of Sir Bobby Charlton.

His talents were also there for all to see at international level, scoring 53 times, a record that saw him top the list for the Three Lions until Harry Kane came along.

Alongside his tangible contributions, Rooney made a name for himself as a warrior on the pitch, with one current player currently possessing a very similar playstyle.

The United player who is becoming the new Rooney

After scoring just 44 times across the 2024/25 campaign, Amorim made it abundantly clear to the United hierarchy that he wanted reinforcements within the final third.

Bryan Mbeumo was just one of the signings made during the off-season, arriving in a staggering £71m transfer from fellow top-flight outfit Brentford.

The Cameroonian international has already made a stellar start to life in Manchester, scoring five times and registering one assist in his first ten outings for the club.

His latest appearance against Brighton and Hove Albion was arguably his best to date, subsequently scoring twice and helping secure the manager’s third Premier League win in a row.

He was also joined at the Red Devils by Matheus Cunha, with the Brazilian also costing a pretty penny at £62.5m including add-ons from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Brazilian international has occupied the number ten role with Mbeumo at Old Trafford and has undoubtedly played a key role in the recent revival under Amorim.

Unlike the Cameroonian, he’s had to wait to make the desired impact, only registering his first goal for the Red Devils in this weekend’s convincing win over Brighton.

However, he’s still received key praise from former first-team member Patrice Evra, who claimed Cunha “has the same raw chaos as Rooney” – certainly high praise indeed.

His underlying stats at Old Trafford showcase the reasoning behind Evra’s comments, with the Brazilian currently creating 1.2 chances per 90 in the Premier League.

Other figures, such as 1.6 shots on target per 90 and 1.9 dribbles per 90, showcase his ability within the final third, which has already seen the forward become a fan-favourite.

However, his chaos without the ball is reflected in his tally of 0.7 ball regains per 90 in the final third – a tally which ranks him in the top 25% of all attackers in the division.

It’s certainly early days in his career at Old Trafford, but the signs are all positive for Cunha to become an influential figure in any success endured in the years ahead.

Should he continue on his current path, there’s no reason why he can’t have a similar impact to Rooney during his own period at the Theatre of Dreams.

Forget Cunha & Mbuemo: Man Utd star was the shining light against Brighton

Manchester United secured their third win in a row against Brighton & Hove Albion last night.

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Ethan Lamb

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The New Zealand fast bowler was clear on not going to the yorker in the three-run win to clinch the T20I tri-series final

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Matt Henry is mobbed by his mates after defending seven runs in the final over•Zimbabwe Cricket

Take a bit of risks and don’t go after the yorkers for all six balls – that was Matt Henry’s clear plan as he helped New Zealand to the men’s T20I tri-series title in a last-ball thriller in Harare.Henry stood at the top of his mark with South Africa needing seven off the last over with six wickets in hand. ESPNcricinfo’s win predictor gave South Africa a 93.3% chance, with a set Dewald Brevis batting on 31 off just 14. But all Henry conceded were three runs and picked up two wickets.”The thought process was making sure that there were tough options [for the batters]. If you go to yorkers too early and you run two, it’s hard to kind of keep six [balls] out,” Henry said after New Zealand’s three-run win. “So, we just tried to be positive and to take an element of risk of the death that doesn’t always come off but that was good.Related

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“With not too many to defend, I probably made it a little bit clearer in terms of, having probably taken a few more risks, and making sure that it either was a dot ball or a wicket. Just making sure I was nice and clear at the top of the mark and executing what I wanted to do, and thankfully executed the plans nicely and catches stuck, so that was good.”2:32

Matt Henry: ‘Tried to take an element of risk at the death’

The last over was not devoid of drama. A couple of athletic catches sealed New Zealand’s fate, while the one missed chance did not cost them. On the second ball, Brevis looked to pull a bouncer over the deep midwicket boundary and almost succeeded. But Michael Bracewell timed his jump, held his balance to complete a juggling catch that gave New Zealand the edge. A ball later, he couldn’t hang on to a miscue from Corbin Bosch, grassing the chance after running in from deep midwicket. On the fifth ball, Daryl Mitchell covered good ground to his right from long-on to pull off another excellent catch to convert a certain boundary into a wicket, thus sending back George Linde.”I was hoping he was going to catch it,” Henry said of Bracewell, “it was a really good catch. When you’ve got Bracewell out there on the boundaries, [he is] one of the better fielders going around. So [I had] a lot of confidence, just hoped that one did his job. These guys, they take more catches than they drop, so I wasn’t as worried [about the dropped catch]. I was more just focused on what I could do. [It was a] tough chance, and not many people probably get to that to create a chance. He’s an unbelievable fielder.”Henry finished the tri-series as the leading wicket-taker with ten wickets. Six of those wickets came at the death (overs 17-20), a phase in which he had an economy of 6.69.”The key thing is wanting those overs,” Henry, who was named the Player of the Match as well as the Player of the Series, said. “It’s never easy, they don’t always go your way either. It’s something we all train at, and I think when you’re talking about death, it’s not just the final over. It’s actually the building up of that.

“The thought process was making sure that there were tough options [for the batters]. If you go to yorkers too early and you run two, it’s hard to kind of keep six [balls] out.”Matt Henry

“I think the guys that had some really tough sets there, [Jacob] Duffy and Zakary Foulkes, they’ve done a great job. There was some seriously aggressive striking there [from South Africa] as well. So for us to get to that position was probably the key thing.Henry also praised the tri-series as a means to play high-pressure matches in preparation for the T20 World Cup next year.”We don’t play too many of them, but to come here today and then the final one is great,” he said. “We want to play cricket against great sides and under pressure, that’s why we play the game. Today was one of those games. It was different to all the games we played here. It was a really strong surface, which required a high scoring game – obviously 180 was probably the highest for the tri series – so to come down to the wire was exciting. For us, it was building on what we’ve been talking about. A lot of guys that have stepped up at different times, which is a pleasing thing.”We’ve loved it, we’ve had such a great tour, and we’ve got a big year of T20 cricket with the World Cup to look forward to. For us, [it is about] not getting carried away with the results, more of the style of cricket we’re playing, and how do we keep asking ourselves to grow in our roles and take the game forward. It was a great stepping stone towards where we want to get to.”

Barcelona fell five points behind Real Madrid at the top of La Liga as they slid to a 2-1 defeat in Sunday's Clasico. Goals from Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham proved the difference for Los Blancos as Lamine Yamal failed to produce much of note at the other end for the injury-hit Blaugrana.

Madrid started quickly, and thought they had won a penalty when Vinicius Jr went down in the box under pressure from Lamine Yamal, only for the VAR to intervene. The officials were in the spotlight soon after, too, as Mbappe struck from distance after Fermin Lopez lost the ball inside his own half, but the Madrid striker was found to be fractionally offside.

Mbappe eventually broke the deadlock when he ran onto Bellingham's superb through-ball and finished expertly, and Wojciech Szczesny then had to be at his best to keep out efforts from Mbappe and Dean Huijsen. Those saves kept Barca in the game, and they capitalised when Arda Guler surrendered possession on the edge of the Madrid box and Marcus Rashford squared for Fermin to equalise.

Madrid got themselves back in front before half-time when Bellingham tapped in from Eder Militao's header across the penalty area, and had the opportunity to double their advantage shortly after the break when Eric Garcia was punished for a handball in the penalty area, only for Szczesny to save Mbappe's spot-kick.

Barca huffed and puffed in search of a second equaliser, but their lack of options off the bench was exposed as they failed to create much of note to test Thibaut Courtois, and their frustrations were summed up in stoppage time when Pedri earned himself a second yellow card.

GOAL rates Barca's players from Santiago Bernabeu…

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  Goalkeeper & Defence

  Wojciech Szczesny (7/10):

  Made a couple of good parries in the first half before saving brilliantly from Mbappe's penalty. Had no chance with either goal.

  Jules Kounde (4/10):

  Ripped to shreds by Vinicius on more than one occasion and failed to offer Yamal the support he needed to thrive in attack.

  Pau Cubarsi (5/10):

  Allowed Mbappe to run off the back of him for the opening goal. Made a couple of blocks but still has work to do against elite-level forwards.

  Eric Garcia (5/10):

  Enjoyed his best moments when making forays forward from centre-back. Gave away the penalty, though it was a very harsh handball decision.

  Alejandro Balde (5/10):

  Made some good forward runs but wasn't always found. Perhaps should have done better up against Militao for the second goal.

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  Midfield

  Frenkie de Jong (4/10):

  Kept things too simple in possession while he failed to keep track of Bellingham when out of it, most notably when he lost the Madrid midfielder as he scored the second goal.

  Pedri (5/10):

  Created space for himself at times with quick feet and did well to rob Guler for the Barca equaliser. Fooled by Bellingham in the build-up to the opener and was outmuscled by his opposite number on occasion, too. Grew more and more frustrated before getting himself sent off for a second yellow in stoppage time.

  Fermin Lopez (5/10):

  In the right place to score the equaliser but lacked conviction when he was presented with other opportunities. Lucky that Mbappe strayed marginally offside after he carelessly lost possession early on.

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  Attack

  Lamine Yamal (3/10):

  Miles off his best as almost everything he tried didn't come off. His passing and shooting was wayward throughout while he left Kounde isolated up against Vinicius in defence.

  Ferran Torres (3/10):

  Given the chance to lead the line but was nowhere near the level required. Replaced by holding midfielder Casado with Barca chasing a goal, which summed up his lack of threat.

  Marcus Rashford (6/10):

  Looked the most dangerous of Barca's attackers as his pace caused panic at times, which he showed good composure to assist Fermin.

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  Subs & Manager

  Ronald Araujo (6/10):

  Made a couple of important blocks while being left exposed at the back as Barca chased an equaliser.

  Marc Casado (5/10):

  One of the few senior players who Flick could throw on, but he didn't offer much.

  Roony Bardghji (N/A):

  Thrown on in the final 10 minutes to boost the attacking numbers.

  Gerard Martin (N/A):

  On in stoppage time.

  Hansi Flick (5/10):

  His options are admittedly limited, but he may have been better served using Ferran off the bench as a game-changer given his lack of impact. Title defence already looks in real jeopardy.

Graham Potter has been dismissed by West Ham after only nine months.

Former Chelsea boss Potter was relieved of his duties just two days out from West Ham’s match against Everton.

The Hammers faithful turned on Potter during last weekend’s defeat to Crystal Palace and the club’s owners have acted with West Ham on the hunt for a fourth manager during the last 18 months.

West Ham statement confirms five coaches to leave with Potter

A statement from the club read: “West Ham United can confirm that Head Coach Graham Potter has left the Club.

“Results and performances over the course of the second half of last season and the start of the 2025/26 season have not matched expectations, and the Board of Directors believe that a change is necessary in order to help improve the team’s position in the Premier League as soon as possible.

“The Club can confirm that Assistant Coach Bruno Saltor, First Team Coaches Billy Reid and Narcis Pelach, Lead Goalkeeper Coach Casper Ankergren, and Goalkeeper Coach Linus Kandolin have also left with immediate effect.

“The Board would like to thank Graham and his coaching staff for their hard work during their time with the Hammers and wish them every success for the future.

“The process of appointing a replacement is underway. The Club will be making no further comment at this time.”

The Hammers have been linked with Nuno Espirito Santo and Slaven Bilic as possible replacements.

Heading into this away contest at Molineux, Leeds United had only managed to score one paltry goal all season long in the Premier League.

Obviously, only four games had been done and dusted at that point, which definitely gives some needed context to that worrying statistic, but it would have troubled Daniel Farke and Co. all the same.

Now, however, the Whites have shrugged off that monkey on their back in style with a first-half flurry of goals, going on to hand Leeds a mighty 3-1 win away at bottom of the table Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin would kick off the goalscoring with an expertly put-away header, but it was the other goalscorers on the day in Anton Stach and Noah Okafor, that really stole the show, away from the former Everton man finally opening his Whites account.

Okafor & Stach's performances vs Wolves

The goal-shy number nine would, thankfully, set the tone for a spirited Leeds comeback, though, with a Jayden Bogle cross being gobbled up by the ex-Toffees marksman with just half an hour on the clock.

Leeds had plenty of time, therefore, to fight back from Ladislav Krejci’s early opener, and the fight back was complete when Stach showed off his class when hammering home a free-kick just nine minutes after the contest was levelled.

Away from bagging his first-ever Whites strike in some style, the former Hoffenheim star also showed off a battling edge during the rest of the clash, with the number 18 winning five ground duels to be a commanding presence centrally, as per Sofascore.

He also got in on the act again when teeing up Okafor for the game-clinching strike at 3-1, with the Swiss international played perfectly into space just moments after Stach beat Jose Sa to put the game beyond doubt, even for Leeds’ nervy standards.

On the stroke of half-time, the tricky number 19 would confidently place an effort past the busy Old Gold number one, with Okafor then going to successfully complete a wild six dribbles across the rest of the contest as a livewire presence on the right flank.

With three new signings all scoring, Farke will believe Leeds’ near future is bright, with another fresh purchase also standing out defensively to make Leeds’ widespread summer spending look even more worthwhile.

The 9/10 sensation who is Farke's "best player"

Leeds desperately needed this pick-me-up on their travels, having succumbed to a late defeat last time out on the road to Fulham by the cruellest of last-ditch goals.

Indeed, it was a Gabriel Gudmundsson own goal that would separate the two sides on the day. However, you couldn’t tell in the West Midlands that the Swede was entering into this away affair with this moment weighing heavily on his mind, with the number three one of Leeds’ best performers overall.

Minutes played

90

Goals scored

0

Assists

0

Touches

74

Accurate passes

44/51 (86%)

Accurate long balls

3/7

Successful dribbles

1/2

Clearances

8

Interceptions

2

Total duels won

4/11

That was the glowing assessment given by journalist Beren Cross, anyway, who stated during the action-packed first-half that Gudmundsson was “Leeds’ best player” for both his defensive grit and his passing range, with the table above certainly backing up Cross’ compelling argument.

As noted above, the reinvigorated Scandinavian would see out the frantic affair with eight clearances registered on top of four duels being successfully won to snuff out many a Wolves foray forward in the second half.

But, the impressive left-footer also only misplaced seven of his 51 passes on the day, which was a better tally than Stach managed – who came in at 31 accurate passes – despite pulling the strings in the middle.

Gudmundsson’s compliments aren’t over here either, with Yorkshire Evening Post journalist Graham Smyth also hailing the 26-year-old’s showing as an ‘excellent all-round’ display, leading to a deserved 9/10 post-match rating coming his way.

While there were many smiles from ear to ear at full-time regarding both Okafor and Stach getting off the mark, the biggest grin of them all might well come from Gudmundsson’s display, after the horror show he endured at Craven Cottage.

Farke must now drop Longstaff to finally unleash Leeds "tiger" instead

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke should drop Sean Longstaff to unleash this star against Wolves.

ByDan Emery Sep 20, 2025

Marseille's summer signing Nayef Aguerd reflected on his team's "frankly incredible" 1-0 win over rivals Paris Saint-Germain in the highly anticipated 'Le Classique' on Monday. The Moroccan centre-back revealed the key reasons that helped Les Olympiens register a remarkable victory over the reigning Ligue 1 holders, who were without the services of several stars.

• Aguerd heroics help Marseille beat PSG

  Aguerd has started his Marseille with a bang, scoring twice in his first two Ligue 1 appearances for the French outfit after securing a €23 million (£20m/$27m) move from West Ham over the summer. On Monday, Les Olympiens triumphed over Paris Saint-Germain 1-0, thanks to Aguerd's goal in the fifth minute.  

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  Luis Enrique hapless in Ousmane Dembele's absence

  The timing of the fixture was quite strange. The match was initially scheduled to be played on Sunday evening, but adverse weather conditions meant that the clash was postponed a day later to Monday evening. Coincidentally, the game clashed with the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris, where the likes of Desire Doue and Joao Neves watched their PSG team-mate Ousmane Dembele lift the coveted individual award. Several important players from the starting XI were unavailable for Luis Enrique, which saw the Spaniard field a second-string side against Marseille.   

• Ecstatic Aguerd hails De Zerbi

  Speaking to reporters after the game, Aguerd said: “Frankly incredible! I would like to thank the club for facilitating my adaptation. It’s as if I’ve been here for a year. It was a very important match for the fans, at home. We’re very happy. All the credit also goes to the coach and the technical staff. We’ll keep working, I hope we’ll continue on this path. It’s not my job to score, but I’m not going to deprive myself of helping the team. We’re working. There are a lot of repetitions and demands in training. With my size, there are also other very dangerous players, like Leo [Balerdi] and Ben [Pavard]. We’re taking advantage of our weapons and our qualities. It wasn't an easy match. They're a team that plays the ball well, presses, and puts in a lot of intensity. The coach knew how to stop them. It was tough; we had to sacrifice ourselves and make a lot of runs. It worked." 

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  When do Marseille play next?

  De Zerbi's troops will face a tricky away fixture against Champions League hopefuls Strasbourg on Friday, before hosting Ajax in Europe's premier club competition next Tuesday.  

Porto president and Jose Mourinho's former assistant Andre Villas-Boas has spoken about the reception waiting for the Portuguese manager when he arrives at Dragao with his new side Benfica. The Porto supremo has also revealed the messages which were interchanged between him and Mourinho after the latter's decision to return to the Primiera Liga.

• Villas-Boas hails rivalry

  Villas-Boas has publicly stated that Mourinho will receive the same treatment like any other Benfica manager, despite him being considered a monumental figure in Porto's history, and that his contribution to the club will always remain eternal. The main reason behind this is the rivalry shared by the two teams. Villas-Boas has also claimed that he did not wish luck to Mourinho after the 62-year-old informed him of his decision to sign for Benfica.

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  Mourinho's contribution to Porto

  Mourinho started his managerial career at Benfica, but rose to prominence at Porto. He signed for the Portuguese heavyweights in 2002 and managed them for 127 games. In this tenure, he won two Primiera Liga titles, a Portuguese Super Cup, and a Portuguese Cup. However, his major achievement came in the form of the Champions League triumph in 2004, a year after he guided them to UEFA Cup success. Following their European triumph, Mourinho moved to Chelsea and labelled himself the 'Special One'. 

• Mourinho to get heated reception?

  Villa-Boas has hinted about the hospitality Mourinho might receive at Dragao, saying: "I think José Mourinho has a history with Porto that will always be eternal. He could also be eternal at FC Porto, but he is above all a football professional, so he has to make his decisions as a football professional and follow his path. Right now, he is a rival of FC Porto, he is the coach of Sport Lisboa Benfica. FC Porto's history also became great because he won against its biggest rival, and in that sense, Jose Mourinho will now receive the same reception as any coach of our main rival, that is, the coach of Benfica."

  Asked if he will be applauded due to his success with the club, Villas-Boas said: "Certainly not."

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  When do Benfica play Porto?

  Benfica will face Porto on October 5 at the Estadio do Dragao. 

تحدث الدولي الإنجليزي جوردان هندرسون، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي برينتفورد وقائد ليفربول السابق، عن الفترة التي قضاها في الريدز ومدى افتقاده لجمهور آنفيلد.

وانتقل صاحب الـ35 عامًا إلى برينتفورد بعقد يمتد لمدة عامين، ليبدأ رحلة أخرى على الملاعب الإنجليزية بالموسم الحالي 2025/2026.

وقال هدرسون في تصريحات عبر “ليفربول إيكو”: “لقد كانت فترة صعبة للغاية عندما غادرت ليفربول، 12 عامًا قضيتهم في النادي وهي فترة طويلة”.

وأكمل: “كان ترك ليفربول في حد ذاته أمرًا مرعبًا وصعبًا حقًا وفي أي وقت كان سيصبح الأمر صعبًا لأنها كانت حياتي لفترة طويلة ثم انتهت، لذلك عانيت لفترة بعد ذلك”.

وعن رؤية مباريات ليفربول حينما كان في الاتفاق السعودي: “لا، لم أستطع مشاهدة الكثير من المباريات وبالتأكيد لم أستطع مشاهدة ليفربول، لم أشاهد الكثير من مباريات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز حينها، ربما اخترت المكان المناسب، كنتُ في النصف الآخر من الكرة الأرضية”.

وأضاف: “كان الأمر صعبًا ولكن عندما غادرت ليفربول لأنني كنت هناك لفترة طويلة ولأنني كنت مرتبطًا به كثيرًا وكان جزءًا كبيرًا من حياتي هناك، عندما غادرت وجدت الأمر صعبًا حقًا”.

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وأردف: “لا أعرف كيف كان الشعور، كان الأمر أشبه بالانفصال، كان الأمر صعبًا للغاية وأعتقد أنه إذا سألت الكثير من اللاعبين عن موعد مغادرتهم للنادي ليس فقط ليفربول ولكن عندما تكون في نادي لفترة طويلة ويكون لديك هذا الارتباط بهم سواء كنت ستعتزل أو تنتقل لفيق آخر، أعتقد أن الأمر كان صعبًا لفترة من الزمن ولكن مع مرور الوقت تتغير الأمور، وتستمر الحياة”.

قال هندرسون عن الانتقادات التي تعرض لها في مشواره: “أعتقد أنني استخدمتها كقوة دفع طوال مسيرتي المهنية، كل شخص يختلف عن الآخر، وكل شخص يُفضل التعامل مع الأمور بطريقة مختلفة، بالنسبة لي، أعتقد أنه جزء لا يتجزأ من شخصيتي لطالما كان يجب إثبات شيء ما في مكان ما، لا أعتقد أن هذا سيتغير أبدًا في بعض الأحيان”.

واستطرد: “عندما كنت أصغر سنًا كان الأمر صعبًا لكنه الآن أسهل بكثير، وأعتقد أنه ليس من السيء تجاوز مثل هذه المواقف في النهاية عندما كان بإمكانك الخروج من هذا المأزق والنظر إلى الوراء”.

واسترسل: “بالطبع ستكون هناك لحظات صعبة ولن أخفيكم فقد مررتُ ببعض اللحظات الصعبة خلال العامين الماضيين ولكن عندما تتجاوز هذه المحنة، تنظر إلى الوراء، فتعتقد أنك تعلمت الكثير عن نفسك، وهذا يجعلك أقوى، ويدفعك للتفكير بشكل مختلف، وإذا أحسنت استغلاله، فسيساعدك، وهذا كل ما حاولت فعله”.

وأتم: “بالنظر إلى الماضي، هذا شيء لطالما احتجت إليه، أشعرُ أنني حظيت به، وكان يجب أن أتعلم استخدامه كأداة بالطريقة الصحيحة، وآمل أن أكون قد فعلت ذلك، فأنا ما زلت هنا وأتحدث إليكم الآن، وهذا ليس بالأمر السيئ”.