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واصل منتخب كوريا الجنوبية العروض القوية في النسخة الحالية من كأس آسيا 2023 المقامة في قطر ليتغلب على أستراليا بنتيجة (2-1) في دور الـ8، ويتأهل لنصف نهائي البطولة.

لعبت مباراة استراليا وكوريا الجنوبية مساء الجمعة في إطار مواجهات دور الثمانية من كأس آسيا وذلك على ملعب الجنوب في قطر.

سجل منتخب أستراليا الهدف الأول في الدقيقة 42 من عمر المباراة بواسطة كريج جودوين.

واستطاعت كوريا الجنوبية تسجيل هدف التعادل في الدقيقة 90 من ركلة جزاء نفذها اللاعب هوانج هي تشان، لينتهي الوقت الأصلي للقاء بالتعادل (1-1).

وفي الشوط الإضافي الأول ومن ركلة ثابتة أحرز جناح توتنهام هيونج مين سون هدف الفوز لمنتخب بلده في الدقيقة 104.

ونال إيدين أونيل لاعب منتخب استراليا بطاقة حمراء في الدقيقة 107 ولم تسفر محاولاتهم في الدقائق الأخيرة من اللقاء عن تغيير النتيجة لينتهي اللقاء بفوز كوريا الجنوبية بنتيجة (2-1). أهداف مباراة استراليا وكوريا الجنوبية في كأس آسيا

BBC pundit Chris Sutton has claimed that two recent big mistakes from officials could end up seeing West Ham United relegated at the end of the season.

What's the latest on VAR and West Ham?

In their last Premier League home game, the Irons may well have had a penalty when Danny Ings fired a shot which struck Thiago Alcantara's arm in the box. Contact was clearly made, but after a VAR review, nothing was awarded and Liverpool went on to pick up all three points.

Following that, West Ham then travelled away from home to take on Crystal Palace, but fell to a 4-3 defeat at Selhurst Park.

Controversy also surrounded this game, however, with Eberechi Eze winning a cheap penalty at the Hammers' expense, which led to the decisive goal of the game.

And while talking about these incidents on BBC Radio Show 606, Sutton slammed both calls and suggested they may end up costing David Moyes' men.

He said: "Do you know what? It wasn't a penalty. I thought Eze dived, went down too easily.

"But West Ham were wronged against Liverpool… ultimately two poor decisions could send West Ham down."

Can West Ham still be relegated?

It seems as though Sutton isn't the only one to feel as though West Ham have been hard done by in recent times with VAR not working in their favour.

Unsurprisingly, manager Moyes slammed the recent call against Palace, calling it "soft" on Match of the Day (via Daily Mail). He perhaps was even behaving himself on that occasion too, having been furious in light of the Liverpool decision.

Indeed, after Thiago's missed handball, the 59-year-old told the press: “I think the hardest thing is the disrespect from VAR. That VAR didn’t have at least said take a look, that’s them saying they don’t think it is a close decision.

“A lot of football people have seen a lot worse (handball decisions given) than that recently. Somebody in VAR didn’t have enough football knowledge to know that was close. Whoever it was chose not to send the referee.

“They need to apologise to the football club. We need to win points to say in the Premier League.”

Moyes is certainly right with that last point, West Ham still aren't safe from relegation with just 34 points after 33 games and could yet be dragged into the bottom three with five matches to play.

With that being the case, if the Irons do go down, these two major calls in back-to-back games could be viewed as a turning point.

Under the ownership of controversial tycoon Fahrad Moshiri, Everton has developed a notoriously unwanted reputation as one of the country's worst-run clubs.

This is mainly attributed to their managerial merry-go-round and a series of inexplicably poor transfers that have left the club in monstrous debt and having ever lacked a strong spine on the pitch.

However, one signing that at the time was deemed a masterstroke was the unbelievable coup of James Rodriguez in the summer of 2020 from Real Madrid. The 31-year-old began his career in England in electric form, but the honeymoon quickly soured in yet another transfer flop for the Toffees.

Where is James Rodriguez now?

The 90-cap international rose to worldwide fame and stardom thanks to his ridiculous 2014 World Cup campaign. The imperious playmaker was in unstoppable form in Brazil and registered eight goal contributions in five matches, and received the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer.

The attacker narrowly missed out on the Golden Ball award as he came second to Lionel Messi, but even Argentine legend Diego Maradona argued that the Colombian was more deserving of the title than his counterpart.

This earnt the midfielder a £63m move to Real Madrid, where he was tipped to continue his exponential rise as one of the globe’s most elite technicians.

But, his time in Spain was blighted by injury and inconsistency, and in his final season at Los Blancos, he only managed 14 appearances in all competitions and was deemed surplus to requirements.

Nevertheless, the then 29-year-old still remained a joyous prospect, just a player enveloped and overwhelmed by the humongous expectation of the Santiago Bernabeu faithful. So when Everton secured his services it sent shockwaves across the blue sections of Merseyside and a chance for the gift to revive his stuttering career.

Rodriguez began his debut season in England in formidable fashion, recording six goal contributions in his first six outings.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin heaped praise on the new signing in his early in the North West and said:

“He’s a top, top player. He’s a different level, he dictates games.”

But, the artist failed to appear in 15 of Everton’s Premier League matches and cut a frustrated, unmotivated, and anonymous figure by the end of the season.

Upon Carlo Ancelotti’s departure from the Toffees, Rafa Benitez was appointed as the new manager, but the Spaniard failed to develop any kind of rapport with Rodriguez, who swiftly left for Qatar.

A stint at Olympiacos then followed, but the former Monaco prodigy had his contract terminated with the Greek giant, to leave one of the world’s most revered forces in grave danger of slowly petering into irrelevancy. Irrespective of his quality, perhaps Everton let him go at just the perfect time.

تحدث إمام عاشور، لاعب فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي، عن الفوز الذي حققه المارد الأحمر على نظيره سيراميكا كليوباترا في نصف نهائي كأس السوبر للأندية الأبطال.

وكان فريق النادي الأهلي قد نجح في تحقيق فوز على سيراميكا كليوباترا، بهدف دون رد في مباراة كأس السوبر المصري بشكله الجديد المقام في الإمارات.

فيديو | الأهلي يلدغ سيراميكا بهدف في الوقت القاتل ويصعد إلى نهائي السوبر المصري

وقال إمام عاشور في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “أون تايم سبورت”: “أشكر الله على الانتصار، وأشكر اللاعبين كانوا رجالًا ولم يقصروا في أي نقطة عرق واحدة”.

وأضاف: “لم يسعفنا الوقت لإجراء عملية استشفاء لأننا وصلنا الإمارات مساء أول أمس”.

وعاد إمام ليوجه الشكر لزملئه قائلًا: “أشكر اللاعبين، مهما أتحدث عنهم لا أستطيع منحهم حقهم، حتى الدقيقة 90 نلعب بروح وربنا وفقنا واستطعنا تحقيق المكسب”.

واستكمل: “جميع اللاعبين لم يوجد لاعب قصر في أي شيء، وطبيعي أن نعاني من إجهاد، لعبنا مباراة منذ يومين واليوم نخوض مباراة، والقادم أفضل”.

وأشار: “أما عن الهدف الذي سجلته، فلقد شعرت أنني ما زال في نفس، فركضت بالكرة حتى وصلت إلى المرمى وحدث توفيق من عند الله”.

وأتم إمام عاشور: “محمد الشناوي بحالة جيدة وإن شاء الله سيكون متواجدًا المباراة المقبلة”.

وكان محمد الشناوي قد تعرض للإصابة خلال المباراة غادر على إثرها اللقاء ليشارك بدلًا منه مصطفى شوبير.

ويستعد الأهلي لمواجهة مودرن فيوتشر في مباراة نهائي كأس السوبر المصري للأندية الأبطال، يوم الخميس المقبل. هدف إمام عاشور في مرمى سيراميكا

Sky Sports presenter Kaveh Solhekol has revealed that the Glazer family are still not fully convinced about a potential sale of Manchester United.

What's going on with the takeover of Man United?

A second round of bids have gone in to try and acquire ownership of the club, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim Hamad Bin Al Thani's consortiums thought to be the frontrunners to complete a takeover.

The Glazers have been heavily criticised over the years, with fans eager to see them leave, but they may be concerned about the lack of involvement from the family as the process for a takeover continues.

They have not spoken to any of the potential candidates buying the club, and Solhekol has revealed on Sky Sports (3.30), that they are still not wholly enamoured by the idea of a sale.

"The first point to make is that the Glazers aren't personally involved in this, they haven't met any of the bidders," he stated.

"From their point of view, they are not convinced that they want to sell the club, and if they are going to sell the club, they want a big, big price.

"So they want lots of bidders competing against each other putting the price up. That hasn't really happened."

What needs to change at United?

The Glazers, who took over the club in 2005, have attracted heavy criticism for the way in which they have run United.

The team is now set to reach ten years without winning the Premier League title, and the lack of investment from the Glazers into the club has meant that Old Trafford has fallen behind other stadiums, the team has fallen behind on the pitch and United are now in debt.

Their lack of care for the club saw a number of poor decisions at footballing level, headed by former chairman Ed Woodward, as a lot of money was spent on disastrous transfers and incompatible managers since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

Although United have spent a lot on transfers in the last ten years, there have been a lot of failures in the market as a result of the lack of direction from the top.

Sheikh Jassim's consortium has promised to invest in the infrastructure of the club, to improve the first team, stadium and youth academy, and this is necessary thanks to the poor ownership from the Glazers over the last 18 years.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been dealt a rough hand ahead of the club’s trip to Lisbon this week.

The Gunners are back in European action for the first time in several months as they go in search of continental glory.

However, as they take on a Sporting side in Portugal, they will do so without several key men.

Eddie Nketiah and Leandro Trossard have both been ruled out through injury while Kieran Tierney will be absent through illness.

That is a cruel blow, particularly for the Scot, who would likely have been handed a start in such a competition after patiently waiting on the sidelines for a chance to impress.

Those injuries could well ensure a number of Hale End’s finest talents make the trip to southern Europe, one of which is teenager Charles Sagoe Jr.

Who is Charles Sagoe Jr?

Sagoe Jr is one of a number of highly talented young players learning their trade in the academy right now with the 18-year-old impressing those behind the scenes.

Confident in front of the camera, the exciting winger recently demonstrated how proud he was to play for the club in a casual interview alongside the hero of Bournemouth last weekend, Reiss Nelson.

During that sit-down chat, the latter was in awe of the teenager, saying: “I’ve been watching you, I watch a lot of the U21 games and literally, I’m not just saying this because you’re here, you have everything to be an Arsenal winger.

“You’re unpredictable, you can move on your left, on your right, you can score, you can assist, you’ve got everything. It’s just about keeping your head down and not getting distracted or disheartened by anything that happens.”

Sagoe Jr has clearly already caught the eye of Arteta too, having trained with the first team on multiple occasions, including in the build-up to their Europa League tie today.

The “lively” prodigy – as dubbed by Gunners academy expert Jeorge Bird – was added to the club’s Europa League squad list at the beginning of the campaign and there is every chance he could be unleashed on Thursday in the Portuguese capital.

It would take quite something for Arteta to give him minutes but there are several holes to fill. Consider fellow academy product Amario Cozier-Duberry is also injured and the hopes of Sagoe Jr earning first-team minutes increase.

Should he be given an opportunity then Arsenal could well be rewarded with the discovery of their next academy hotshot.

Capable of playing all across the front three, he evokes memories of the aforementioned Nelson.

Similarly adept in multiple attacking roles as well as possessing that magical ability to create things out of nothing, there is every chance the Englishman’s tantalising talents could be replicated at London Colney.

In boasting 14 goals and registering five assists in the upper age groups at Hale End, Sagoe Jr is evidently a young player with an end product to match the dazzling tricks.

Although Nelson is yet to truly demonstrate his full potential at senior level, his numbers in the academy were also hugely impressive, scoring 25 goals and supplying 11 assists in 67 outings across U21, U19 and U18 level.

An outing against West Ham last season shows just how alike the pair are. Sagoe Jr hugs the touchline, is incredibly direct and like Nelson, cuts inside whenever he can to fashion an opening.

Similarly tricky, the young winger loves to draw in his defender before skinning him and picking out a teammate.

Those qualities are likely to entice Arteta into unleashing him in the first team very soon.

A start at this moment in time is likely too far-fetched but should Arsenal swat away Sporting in the Europa League this week, a late substitute appearance or even a role in the second leg could await the talented teenager.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte could return to manage Juventus, with the Italian club eyeing him to replace Massimiliano Allegri, according to a new report.

The Lowdown: Conte’s future in doubt

There has been uncertainty surrounding Conte’s future for a while now, with the Spurs boss admitting last month that there is a possibility he may leave the club, after contract talks broke down.

The Italian’s current deal is set to expire at the end of the campaign, and he is now being tipped for a potential return to Italy, which would also mean living far closer to his family.

The Latest: Juventus eyeing Conte

According to a report from CalcioMercato, former club Juventus are eyeing the 53-year-old as a potential replacement for Allegri, should they part ways with their current manager.

While it is pointed out that the Serie A side are yet to contact anyone, it is detailed that the Tottenham manager is their first choice, after making it clear he wants to return to Italy.

The Verdict: Let him go?

The Lecce-born tactician did a fine job to turn around Spurs’ fortunes in the 2021/22 campaign, achieving a top-four finish after his side won four of their last five Premier League games, but Spurs have failed to build on that this season.

Given that they are just two points behind Newcastle United, there is a very good chance the Lilywhites could secure Champions League football again, but the recent 4-1 loss against Leicester City will be very concerning. It also highlights just how inconsistent they have been, after beating Manchester City 1-0 the previous weekend.

All things considered, if Conte does not wish to extend his stay then there is no point keeping him beyond the end of the season, and Tottenham could already have identified a suitable replacement, with Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi recently being linked.

Stephen McGowan believes that it looks unlikely Leeds United will try and appoint Ange Postecoglou as their next manager.

The Lowdown: Leeds scrambling around

It is a sign of the absolute mess which has occurred behind the scenes at Leeds that owner Andrea Radrizzani has been speaking to fans on Twitter and pleading for them to give the club more time to find a manager.

Earlier in the week Radrizzani may well have got fans excited by saying there would be some white smoke by Wednesday evening but that was clearly just an empty promise and another case of him misleading the fans.

The Whites have seemingly been unsuccessful in their pursuit of both Carlos Corberan and Andoni Iraola, but now Arne Slot is seen as the number one candidate to replace Jesse Marsch, which could well reject the idea that Postecoglou won’t be moving to Elland Road.

The Latest: Postecoglou is not going to Leeds

McGowan, who covers Scottish football, has claimed on The Press Box podcast that is’ looking unlikely Postecoglou will leave Celtic for Leeds any time soon.

He said: (2:12) “I think there’s been a lot of heat, there’s been a lot of conversation but I’ve not really seen anything that would suggest to me that it’s likely to happen, I mean that could be famous last words but I just don’t think the timing is especially right for Ange Postecoglou.”

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The Verdict: Orta looks to be gunning for his man

It has indeed been reported that Leeds have looked at Postecoglou for a while and how he’s managed to turn Celtic around and assert them as the most dominant side in Scotland will certainly be admired and appreciated.

However, Postecoglou’s record outside of Scotland and in Europe since taking over at Celtic is the one red flag on his CV which may well have seen Leeds and Victor Orta turn their attention elsewhere.

If Leeds believe they can land someone better than Postecoglou who’s built Celtic up to overtake Rangers, then they must be a very good manager as the Australian coach has been hailed as ‘tremendous’ on Sky Sports recently.

Journalist Rob Guest has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur director Fabio Paratici personally approached Arnaut Danjuma to praise him after scoring on his debut.

What’s the word?

Earlier this week, the winger arrived at Spurs on loan for the season, signing from Villarreal despite having been very close to joining Everton instead.

And the 25-year-old has spent little time settling into his new environment as he scored in his first appearance for Tottenham as the club claimed a FA Cup victory.

Indeed, playing away at Preston North End, a brace from Son Heung-min gave Spurs a comfortable lead before Danjuma came off the bench to net a third on his debut.

After the game, Guest noted that sporting director Paratici took the time to put an arm around the shoulder of the goalscorer, to presumably praise the loanee for his immediate contribution.

In an article for football.london, he explained: “Managing director of football Fabio Paratici was watching on behind the goal as a handful of players, including Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Ben Davies, went through some runs. Once those involved had finished and made their way back towards the tunnel, Paratici shared a brief moment with Danjuma as he wrapped his arm around his shoulders and said a few words to him.

“The Italian will undoubtedly have been praising his new signing after marking his Tottenham debut in the best way possible. Bolstering Tottenham’s attack going into the business end of the season, the arrival of Danjuma could turn out to be a very shrewd deal for the Lilywhites.”

Instant impact

As mentioned before, Danjuma had been very close to joining the Toffees instead – he even completed a medical with the Premier League rival – so Paratici might have enjoyed getting this deal done more than most due to the dramatic nature of the move.

And Spurs are already reaping the rewards of getting the loan sorted with Danjuma netting just 16 minutes after coming on off the bench to make his debut for the club. In that period, he only managed to touch the ball three times, but he sure made one of those touches count.

Of course, one of the advantages to signing the 25-year-old is that he is familiar with English football – having scored 17 goals in 52 outings with Bournemouth – and so Antonio Conte and co will be hoping this immediate impact is a sign of things to come over the coming months.

It hasn’t been a good few weeks for Paratici, who could be banned from football for a period of time due to his past involvement with Juventus, but he’ll be delighted to see one of his new signings coming good at Spurs.

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ deal for Joao Gomes is not as straightforward as it had appeared last week but it seems as if the Old Gold are still confident of making him their fourth addition of the January transfer window.

What’s the word?

Recent reports had claimed that Lyon were in negotiations with Flamengo for the 21-year-old as they attempted to hijack Wolves’ deal for the Brazilian.

Wolves have already seen a £15m bid accepted by Flamengo and it is suggested that he is keen on a move to the Premier League rather than Ligue 1.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, transfer insider Dean Jones provided the latest on Wolves’ hopes of signing the midfield maestro.

He said:

“I think they are still quite confident because they’ve done their groundwork on it.

“I think they’ve put themselves in a reasonable position, so we’ll have to wait and see how the next 24 hours or so goes and whether they decide to search elsewhere.”

Bye-bye Nunes?

Wolves boss Julen Loeptegui has already added Matheus Cunha, Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina in the January transfer window and the arrival of Gomes could see Wolves become overstocked in midfield.

The 21-year-old would undoubtedly arrive as a first-team player at Molineux given his impressive experience with Flamengo, for whom he has made 117 appearances.

Football talent scout Jacek Kulig was full of praise for Gomes’ potential back in 2021, writing:

“João Gomes is such a unique player. Fantastic mix of midfield destroyer, deep-lying playmaker and box-to-box midfielder. Tireless runner, amazing work rate and tenacity mixed with really good technique and playmaking skills. He always gives 100% on the pitch. Warrior.”

Therefore, with so many midfield options to choose from, Lopetegui may well be forced to cash in on club-record signing Matheus Nunes, who has attracted serious interest from Liverpool recently despite his struggles since joining from Sporting Lisbon.

The Portuguese midfielder has no goals and just one assist in 16 Premier League appearances, averaging a disappointing 6.50 rating from WhoScored, as he has failed to live up to his £38m fee.

The prospect of selling him to Liverpool and bringing in a younger, potentially more exciting prospect in Gomes as his replacement could prove to be very good business by Wolves, so fans will surely be glad to hear that the Old Gold are still confident of doing a deal this month.