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Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min played the full 90 minutes as South Korea suffered a 3-0 defeat to Brazil in Tuesday’s international friendly.

The 27-year-old also played the whole game against Lebanon on November 14, meaning that it has been a fairly intense international break for the attacker.

As a result, he will not have much time to recover for Tottenham’s Premier League clash with West Ham United on Saturday afternoon, which is a huge fixture for a number of reasons.

Spurs have announced ahead of the derby that head coach Mauricio Pochettino has left the club, with Jose Mourinho being appointed as his successor on Wednesday.

And it will be fascinating to see what type of performance last season’s Champions League finalists produce against the Hammers.

A whole host of Spurs fans have been on social media reacting to the fact that Son played the full 90 against Brazil and some were not overly pleased whilst others simply offered their views on his outing.

A selection of the Twitter reaction is available to view below:

أعرب الإسباني الشاب إلياكس موريبا، لاعب وسط برشلونة، سعادته الغامرة بمُشاركته مع النادي الكتالوني، بعد دخوله كبديل في مواجهة خيتافي.

موريبا شارك كبديل بدلًا من الفرنسي كليمونت لينجليت، في انتصار برشلونة على خيتافي، بخمسة أهداف مُقابل هدفين، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما مساء أمس الخميس على ملعب “كامب نو”، ضمن لقاءات الجولة الواحدة والثلاثين من الدوري الإسباني (طالع تقرير المباراة). شاهد أهداف مباراة برشلونة وخيتافي

وقال موريبا في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية: “أنا أعيش حلمًا مع برشلونة وآمل ألا ينتهي أبدًا، سأبذل قصارى جهدي دائمًا من أجل برشلونة الذي قدم لي كل شيء، وأشكر المدرب ألف مرة على ثقته بي”.

وعن الانتصار على خيتافي، أكد: “نحن نعلم أن كل المُباريات ستكون مُعقدة، لقد كنا جيدين جدًا في الشوط الأول، وفي الشوط الثاني، أداءنا هبط بعض الشيء، لكن بشكل عام كان جيدين”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. أراخو: برشلونة عانى أمام خيتافي.. ونرغب في الفوز بالدوري الإسباني

وتابع: “يجب علينا أن نلعب بقوة كبيرة، وأكثر من ذلك الآن، بعد أن نعتمد على أنفسنا وعلى جميع المباريات التي يجب أن نُحقق الفوز بها، بنفس القوة والعقلية كما كنا في الأشهر الأخيرة”.

واتم تصريحاته قائلًا: “لقد تدربنا جيدًا، نحن نملك مجموعة جيدة، وهناك ردود فعل إيجابية”.

أكد الفرنسي زين الدين زيدان، مدرب ريال مدريد أن فريقه عانى أمام ليفربول لكنه حقق ما أراده في النهاية وتأهل لنصف نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، وشدد على صعوبة مواجهة تشيلسي المرتقبة.

ريال مدريد أقصى ليفربول بعد الفوز ذهابًا (3-1) والتعادل سلبيًا في الإياب، وسيلاقي تشيلسي في نصف نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، الذي تأهل على حساب بورتو.

ونشرت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية تصريحات زيدان، وقال: “لقد عانينا وعرفنا أننا يجب أن نعاني الليلة، لكن في النهاية حصلنا على ما أردنا وتأهلنا”.

وأضاف: “وأعتقد أننا تعاملنا مع مباراتنا بشكل جيد للغاية، لقد مررنا بلحظات صعبة سيطرنا على العاصفة، وأعتقد أننا يمكن أن نكون فخورين للغاية بما فعلناه”.

وأردف:”كان معروفا أننا سنعاني، خاصة في بداية المباراة دخلوا بشكل جيد للغاية في أول 15 دقيقة، لكن هذا طبيعي، هذه مواجهة ربع نهائي دوري الأبطال وكان ذلك معروفا، كان علينا أن نعاني، لكننا تأهلنا”.

واستطرد: “ما يجب أن يقال هو إننا جميعًا هنا معًا، وأنه مع كل ما يحدث، مع الإصابات.. الفريق دائمًا هناك ويريد المزيد، لم نفز بأي شيء ولكننا على قيد الحياة في المسابقتين (دوري الأبطال والليجا)، والفريق يريد المزيد”.

وبشأن مواجهة تشيلسي، أردف: “سنرتاح قليلاً لأن لدينا مباريات قبل تشيلسي، يمكننا أن نكون سعداء لأننا في نصف النهائي، لكنها ستكون مباراة صعبة للغاية”.

وشدد: استحقينا التأهل وأنا فخور باللاعبين، سيعطينا ذلك دفعة حقيقية مع اقتراب نهاية الموسم”.

وواصل: “الجهد الذي بذلناه كان هائلاً لقد خضنا ثلاث مباريات مهمة حقًا في أسبوع واحد ونحن سعداء بكيفية سير المباريات، للوصول إلى ما وصلنا إليه في هذه المرحلة الموسم ليس بالأمر السهل حقًا”.

وتابع: “أنا فخور جدًا بشخصية اللاعبين، عندما لا تسير الأمور على ما يرام، فإنهم يظهرون اتحادهم، لدينا الكثير من الجودة نعم، ولكن أكثر ما يعجبني في هؤلاء الأولاد هو شخصيتهم”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. ناتشو: قالوا ريال مدريد غير مرشح أمام ليفربول.. والآن نسعى لنهائي دوري الأبطال

وبشأن الاعتماد على فيدي فالفيردي كجناح، علّق: “أعتقد أنه لعب مباراة جيدة، إنه ليس مركزًا يلعب فيه كثيرًا، لكنني أعتقد أنه قدم أداءً جيدًا، أولئك الذين في الهجوم قاموا بعمل رائع أيضًا، ماركو وكريم بنزيما وفينيسيوس”.

وأشاد زيدان بحارس مرماه تيبو كورتوا متابعًا: “إنه حارسنا، وما يفعله استثنائي، أنا سعيد من أجله لأنه من المهم للغاية أن يكون هناك حارس مرمى يوفر الأمن لطالما كان لدينا، كورتوا يقوم بعمل رائع”.

وعن رسالته لمنتقديه، أفاد زيدان: “لن أقول أي شيء، نحن على قيد الحياة في كلتا المسابقتين، لكننا لم نفز بأي شيء، لقد واجهنا تعقيدات في الموسم بالطبع، لكننا على قيد الحياة، علينا أن نستمر على هذا النحو”.

وأتم: “لقد أنهينا هذه المباراة بدنيًا بطريقة أفضل بكثير من مباراة الكلاسيكو أمام برشلونة، لقد كانت الجهود هائلة هذا الأسبوع، خرجنا سعداء للغاية من هذه المواجهات الثلاثة”.

Manchester United’s floored football model is playing out like a soap opera under the relentless spotlight of the football media.What hasn’t gone wrong at the Theatre of Dreams since Sir Alex Ferguson departed?Ed Woodward has adopted a wayward tactic of throwing money at problems, which has seen the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Henrikh Mhkitaryan and Romelu Lukaku happen, their forward shortage means 17-year-old Mason Greenwood is their only source of goals, and to that end they’ve scored just four in five games.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s one-dimensional tactics are being entertained by sentiment, close rivals Manchester City and Liverpool are running away with the Premier League, “smaller” clubs like Crystal Palace, Southampton, Rochdale, West Ham and Wolves, and even Astana, are making them look silly, and the Glazers.The list goes on.Watch Manchester United Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

Scrutinising United from top to bottom, BT Sport host Jake Humphrey and co-hosts Joe Cole and Peter Crouch had their say on Woodward, the current business model and where they believe the club is going wrong with an insightful piece of analysis that will surely resonate with the disenchanted Old Trafford faithful…

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Xherdan Shaqiri has endured somewhat of a frustrating spell since joining Liverpool, but he appears determined to change his fortunes.

The winger started just 15 games last season and has found himself in a similar position this campaign, having played just five minutes of the Reds’ opening four Premier League matches.

In an effort to increase his playing time he withdrew from the Switzerland squad, a bold move to make, but one that his national team manager Vladimir Petkovic doesn’t blame, due to the amount of international games he has played.

As a result, it is possible that the winger may choose to do the same again next month, particularly if he fails to impress Jurgen Klopp in the way he would have hoped for – although he faces a difficult challenge to start.

Though he is not short of quality, the ability of the playing personnel combined with the system that Klopp prefers makes it unlikely Shaqiri will become starter soon – with Mohamed Salah operating in his favoured right-wing position.

It is not the first occasion in which the Swiss has found himself out of starting contention, with his spell at Bayern Munich often seeing him reduced to a place on the bench, which resulted in him making a shock switch to Stoke City.

Having made that move once, he is now clearly determined to make a success of his latest stint playing at the highest level, and this latest move is sure to go down well with manager Klopp.

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Liverpool are likely to compete for both the Premier League and Champions League this season – they lost just one game in the former last term and are the defending champions in the latter – and will likely be forced to rely upon their back-up players at times.

As a result, if Shaqiri can prove that he is fit and has the desire to play and perform well, then he could be the first option Klopp calls upon if one of Salah, Sadio Mane or Roberto Firmino is struck down by injury.

His dedication could well be rewarded eventually, then.

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أكد شريف إكرامي، حارس مرمى الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بيراميدز، أن الفوز الذي حققه فريقه اليوم على نومانجو التنزاني، ببطولة الكونفدرالية كان مهمًا للغاية قبل فترة التوقف الدولي.

فاز بيراميدز على نومانجو التنزاني، بهدفين دون رد، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن منافسات الجولة الثانية من دور المجموعات ببطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.

أقرأ ايضًا.. عمر جابر ومحمد فاروق يتحدثان عن فوز بيراميدز أمام نومانجو في الكونفدرالية

وأضاف إكرامي: “أبارك للاعبين والجهاز الفني ولإدارة النادي على هذا الفوز، فمن المهم تحقيقه خارج ملعبنا”.

وتابع: “المباراة كانت مهمة للغاية وتحقيق الفوز خارج الملعب هو أقصى أماني أي فريق، فالمكسب خارج الديار يمنحنا الثقة ويوصل رسالة للمنافسين”.

أضاف: “أصبحنا متصدرين للمجموعة بعدما وصلنا للنقطة السادسة، حيث حققنا الفوز في أول مباراتين”.

وواصل: “لاعبو بيراميدز اعتادوا على خوض المباريات في مثل هذه الأجواء الصعبة في إفريقيا وهو أمر نعرفه عن الفريق قبل الانضمام إليه”.

وأردف: “كنا في حاجة إلى هذا الفوز قبل التوقف الدولي، وحققنا هدفنا من هذه المرحلة”.

وعن تقييمه للفترة الماضية لبيراميدز قال: “في البطولة الإفريقية نسير بخطى ثابتة، أما بالنسبة للدوري حدث بعض التقصير في البداية ولكن نجحنا في استعادة التوازن وسنحاول الوصول لأبعد نقطة”.

واختتم: “سعيد بالتواجد في بيراميدز، بعدما حصلت على فرصة اللعب والمشاركة بشكل أساسي بمساعدة زملائي في الفريق وبالنسبة لي أنا مستمتع، وأتمنى أكون إضافة للنادي”.

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There was once a time when Cesc Fabregas was a hero at Arsenal.

Across eight seasons with the Gunners, the 110-time Spain international made 306 appearances in all competitions, scoring 59 times from their midfield.

However, in 2011 he returned to Barcelona. Whilst there were not many who could hold a grudge against him for that, his move to London rivals Chelsea in 2014 was not to be forgiven.

It appears that the 32-year-old could have made another big move as well, and a lot earlier than the eventual switch to Barcelona. In an interview with Spanish outlet AS, Fabregas has been speaking about a potential transfer to Real Madrid when he was just 18.

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He explained, “There were a lot of talks with Florentino, and with [Ramón] Calderón. They called me more than once or twice. The first time I was very young. I was 18 and they offered me a big salary, but I felt like I belonged at Arsenal. Wenger had bet the farm on me. I couldn’t leave.”

Whilst it may have been intended to show his loyalty to Arsenal at the time, it appears that the Gunners fans are unwilling to let sleeping dogs lie. Some have taken to Twitter to slam their former number four, and you can see some of the best comments from the social media platform below.

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Speaking to Betfair, Brazil legend Rivaldo has told Fred to stay at Manchester United and fight for his place.

What did he say?

Reports in recent weeks have suggested that the midfielder could be set for an Old Trafford exit this summer after enduring a rather difficult campaign.

However, Rivaldo has now insisted that it wouldn’t be the right decision for him to leave the club and instead urged him to showcase his true abilities.

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He said: “Things haven’t been easy for Fred at Manchester United and some people say he should find another club. But I disagree with that. He is a good player who needs to be patient and keep working hard to earn a starting position in the United midfield. I don’t think leaving would solve his problems, and it would be preferable to stay and keep fighting for his place.”

A point to prove

There’s no doubting that since his arrival from Shakhtar Donetsk last summer, Fred has failed to really live up to the potential that heralded his arrival. The 26-year-old joined the Red Devils in a reported £47m deal amid claims that United’s rivals Manchester City were keen to take him to the Etihad.

But in a rather underwhelming campaign, the midfielder managed just a goal and assist apiece in 26 games across all competitions, and found himself on the periphery of United’s season.

However, the Brazilian could put that down to simply trying to adjust to the pace and physicality of English football, and if he can return to the sort of form that marked him out as an impressive player at Shakhtar, then there is no doubting he can still succeed at Old Trafford.

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In the season before his move to United, the 26-year-old averaged 2.9 tackles and 2.3 dribbles per game in the Champions League for Shakhtar; the kind of all-action displays United could do with in the middle of the park. As Rivaldo says, if Fred can knuckle down and really kick on his second season in the Premier League, he could become one of those cliche ‘like a new signing’ players at Old Trafford next season.

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According to The Daily Mail’s Dominic King, Liverpool have “absolutely no interest” in signing Lille forward Nicolas Pepe this summer.

What’s the word?

Reports in recent weeks and months had suggested the Ivorian could be on his way out of the French side, and that Liverpool and Bayern Munich were amongst the leading candidates for his signature.

It had even been claimed by Lille’s president Gerard Lopez that Jurgen Klopp’s side had held discussions over possibly signing Pepe this summer.

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However, the update from King appears to suggest the Reds might have cooled their interest in the 24-year-old for now at least, and that could well be the smart decision in the long-run.

A want, not a need

When Liverpool splashed out big-money to sign Virgil van Dijk and then Alisson, it was to address two positions that the Reds were quite visibly weak in. The duo came in and hit the ground running as first-team stars and were a major upgrade on what the Merseyside club previously had.

In Pepe’s case, the Reds boast two of the most outstanding wingers in European football, who shared the Premier League’s Golden Boot last season. Both Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were simply on fire last year and are surely amongst the first names on the team sheet.

Signing Pepe for the type of money reportedly being quoted would be perplexing. The kind of money needed to bring the Ivory Coast international to Anfield is what is usually spent on bringing in bona-fide starters. Pepe – for all his undeniable quality – would most likely only make the bench for the Reds.

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The demand for a potential game-changing substitute – particularly in the wide areas – is understandable. But it doesn’t feel like an absolute necessity like it was when Klopp’s side chose to lure Van Dijk and Alisson to Anfield.

A move for Pepe would be the icing on the cake so to speak and the Reds are simply not built like some of their more wealthy counterparts in spending huge sums of money for bench players.

So whilst a move for Pepe – who is valued at £58.5m by Transfermarkt –  may have improved the quality on the Reds’ bench massively, Klopp and the club are right to neglect such a costly signing given how little he would actually play.

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Celtic manager Neil Lennon has confirmed that striker Vakoun Bayo is suffering from a hamstring problem, speaking to official club outlet Celtic TV.

What’s the story?

Bayo signed for the club back in January but missed most of the second half of last season because of injury, featuring in just a few minutes of first-team action.

He returned to training for pre-season and looked sharp in a friendly against Austrian side Wiener SC on Saturday, scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 victory.

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Lennon though has confirmed he again has a hamstring issue, telling Celtic TV:

“Unfortunately we have to wait and see how he is. He felt a little twinge on the hamstring. He was looking really good as well.”

With the club left waiting on his status, the player is now a doubt for next Tuesday’s season opener away to FK Sarajevo in UEFA Champions League qualifying.

Will Celtic miss him?

Striker Odsonne Edouard is, thankfully for the Hoops, fit and healthy heading into the new season and played their most recent match against Swiss side St Gallen on Tuesday.

Leigh Griffiths, who missed the second part of last term because of personal problems, is now back and available for selection too, hitting red hot form in pre-season friendlies.

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The Scotland international has netted a fantastic six goals so far in pre-season matches, including four against St Gallen’s U21s during a closed door game this week.

So the Hoops are covered in the striking department, but it’s still important for Bayo to get serious competitive action under his belt as soon as possible, especially since he was apparently impressing Lennon.