قضت لجنة الانضباط في الدوري الفرنسي بفرض عقوبة على الأرجنتيني آنخيل دي ماريا، على خلفية أحداث مباراة باريس سان جيرمان ومارسيليا.

وشهدت مباراة باريس سان جيرمان ومارسيليا اشتباكات بين لاعبي الفريقين، وتحديدًا ثنائي الفريق الباريسي، نيمار دا سيلفا ودي ماريا، مع ألفارو جونزاليس، مدافع مارسيليا.

وفرضت اللجنة عقوبة الإيقاف لأربعة مباريات على دي ماريا، لبصقه على مدافع مارسيليا.

وتعتبر اللجنة تصرف دي ماريا غير مقبول على أرض الملعب، ولم يتم معاقبة الأرجنتيني من قبل الحكم أو حكم الفيديو المساعد.

اقرأ أيضًا.. من ضحية إلى جاني.. نيمار وجه ألفاظًا عنصرية لمدافع مارسيليا

وطبقت اللجنة المادة 12 من مقياسها التأديبي، والتي تنص على الإيقاف إلى ما يصل إلى ست مباريات لهذه السلوكيات، ومع ذلك، فقد تم مسامحة دي ماريا جزئيًا بسبب سلوك ألفارو السابق.

وسيتم الحكم على ألفارو ونيمار، يوم 30 من شهر سبتمبر الجاري، بسبب الإهانات العنصرية المزعومة من كلا الطرفين.

دي ماريا سيغيب عن مباريات الدوري الأربع التالية لباريس سان جيرمان، أمام أنجيه ونيم وديجون ونانت.

Manchester United’s Champions League hopes were dented after Paris St Germain ran out 2-0 winners at Old Trafford.

The hotly contested encounter was dominated by the French champions for large portions of the game but it took until the second half for the deadlock to be broken. Presnel Kimpembe opened the scoring with his first ever PSG goal before Kylian Mbappe added to the scoreline not long after. United now have a mountain to climb in Paris to have any hope of reaching the quarter-final stage.

While their form under Ole Gunnar Solksjaer has been terrific, the defeat was a reality check for the Red Devils. PSG looked a different class and United must do all they can to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League to attract the best calibre of players to Old Trafford in the summer. Should Solksjaer be given the job permanently, he could look to Ligue 1 for his next recruit.

One man the Norwegian should target is Lyon dynamo – Tanguy Ndombele. Valued at £40.5m by Transfermarkt, the Frenchman joined his club on loan last season but impressed greatly meaning Lyon made the switch permanent. Ndombele’s excellent form has continued into the current campaign which should make the United scouting team take notice.

The 22-year-old is one of France’s most complete midfielders, effortlessly combining defence and attack. Ndombele offers the defence a valuable layer of protection, averaging two tackles per game this season, which United are currently in desperate need of. The Frenchman also has the quality on the ball to influence the attack, averaging 1.1 key passes and 1.6 successful dribbles per game in Ligue 1 (WhoScored).

It would take a mammoth fee to lure him from France, but United are one of the few clubs capable of paying such a price.

Manchester United fans, thoughts?

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Everton fell to their third successive Premier League defeat on Saturday as they lost 1-0 to Watford at Vicarage Road. A second half strike from Andre Gray was enough to secure the three points for the Hornets. 

In a hostile atmosphere, as the home crowd took aim at their club’s former manager and the Toffees’ current boss Marco Silva, the Merseyside outfit wilted. Everton deserved to lose and look like a side pretty bereft of confidence right now.

The fact that Kurt Zouma was shown a red card after the final whistle only served to compound Silva’s misery. 

The pressure has now been heaped onto the Portuguese coach and he’s probably running out of time to turn around his side’s fortunes. Everton fans are certainly beginning to lose patience with him.

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After the final whistle on Saturday, plenty of the Everton faithful took to Twitter to plead for Silva’s reign at Goodison Park to be brought to a swift end.

Chelsea gave their chances of finishing in the top four a huge boost over the weekend after they beat west London rivals Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage.

The Blues now sit just two points below fourth-placed Manchester United with a game in hand thanks to the goalscorers on the day Gonzalo Higuain and match-winner Jorginho.

The duo performed well overall and the connection they shared on the Craven Cottage pitch was a very promising sign for Maurizio Sarri’s side.

Like during their time together at Napoli, Jorginho created some golden opportunities for Higuain with the Chelsea No.9 unlucky to walk away from the derby with just a sole goal to his name.

Nevertheless, in Higuain, Sarri and Chelsea look to have the centre-forward they have been lacking for the majority of the campaign. And if Jorginho can continue to pick him out like how he did at Craven Cottage, then the goals should start flowing.

The balls the Brazilian-born Italy international was playing into his team-mate were reminiscent of the ones Cesc Fabregas often gave Diego Costa when the two were both Chelsea players.

A partnership half as good as that between Jorginho and Higuain, and Sarri could be onto something special.

On 29 January 2014, Newcastle United sold Yohan Cabaye to Paris Saint-Germain in a deal that clearly upset a number of the St. James’ Park faithful.

It is understood The Magpies received a fee of around £22.5million, via Transfermarkt, for the midfielder, making him their fourth largest sale in the club’s history.

Cabaye, who made his Premier League debut for Newcastle in their goalless draw against Arsenal on 13 August 2011, became a cult hero amongst the Geordies during his time, although it was not without controversy.

The former France international had allegedly refused to play for Alan Pardew’s side at the beginning of the 2013-14 season following the club’s decision to reject a bid from Arsenal, per BBC Sport.

However, fans quickly forgot about that when he started to perform on the pitch and judging by many of their reactions, they were devastated to hear that he was being sold and provided their reactions on Twitter.

Cabaye had made a name for himself during his time at Lille, which led to Newcastle being able to snap him up for a bargain fee of £4.5m, per Transfermarkt.

During his two-and-a-half seasons on Tyneside, he created a cult status with the performances he produced and was largely effective in the team.

He scored 17 goals and provided 10 assists in his 79 top-flight appearances for The Magpies and helped guide them to a fifth-place finish under Pardew in 2012.

The Frenchman had the ability to dictate play from the middle of the park and kept the tempo ticking as he managed to play an influential role that would lead him to a switch to PSG.

However, things did not pan out as the 33-year-old would have liked at the Ligue One outfit as he was sent back to the Premier League after one season joining Crystal Palace.

Following a three-year spell in London with The Eagles, he headed to Dubai and played for Al-Nasr, although that venture lasted just six months and has since become a free agent.

Newcastle fans – thoughts?

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Celtic are waiting on scan results to determine the extent of Callum McGregor’s calf injury.

The midfielder missed his first match of the season through injury as the Hoops beat Motherwell 4-1 on Sunday to restore their eight point advantage at the top of the SPFL table.

With Scott Brown suspended it meant a brand new midfield, with Nir Bitton returning to the side alongside Ewan Henderson who was starting his first ever top team match.

“He’s picked up an injury from the midweek,” Rodgers said, as quoted by The Daily Record, when explaining McGregor’s injury.

“We would’ve taken him off but we were down to 10 men and he didn’t feel it too bad. But then the last few days its stiffened up so we’ll see what the result of the X-ray is on that.”

Rodgers will be hoping to have McGregor available to face Hearts on Wednesday but surely won’t take any chances with a Scottish Cup quarter-final against Hibs following three days later.

McGregor has been a crucial member of Rodgers’ plans this season – his appearance against Valencia was his 54th match for club and country this season.

With Ryan Christie picking up a hamstring knock in the win over Motherwell, Bitton or Henderson could retain their place in the side to face Hearts if McGregor fails to prove his fitness.

انضم باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي إلى سباق التعاق مع لاعب وسط تشيلسي الإنجليزي، خلال سوق الانتقالات الصيفية الحالي.

وقالت شبكة “تيليفوت” الفرنسية، إن باريس سان جيرمان دخل في مفاوضات مع تشيلسي من أجل استعارة جورجينيو هذا الصيف.

اقرأ أيضًا.. أرتيتا يرفض الحديث عن جورجينيو ويعلق على مستقبل توريرا

ويحظى جورجينيو، البالغ من العمر 28 عامًا، باهتمام آرسنال الذي يسعى لتعزيز وسط ملعبه قبل إغلاق نافذة الانتقالات في 5 أكتوبر المقبل.

ويمتد عقد الدولي الإيطالي مع النادي اللندني إلى صيف 2023.

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Jack Grealish’s troublesome shin injury will see him miss out once again for Aston Villa, who face Stoke City in the Championship this weekend.

Grealish has been absent since injuring his shin in the latter stages of Villa’s Championship clash with West Bromwich Albion in December.

Villa boss Dean Smith has ruled the Englishman out of the fixture with Stoke, which has brought a response from the club’s fans on social media.

Smith’s words seem to suggest that the 23-year-old is closing on a return to action, though, at what is a vital stage of the season.

However, it would be fair to say that a number of the Villa supporters are concerned that the team will again be without the 5ft 9in ace this weekend.

Meanwhile, a couple of fans have even doubted whether they will ever see Grealish turn out for the club again.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

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Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman wants Tottenham Hotspur to win the Champions League!

Spurs progressed to the quarter-finals on Tuesday, as they beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 at Signal Iduna Park to seal a 4-0 aggregate victory.

What’s he said?

Spurs last reached the quarter-finals in 2011, inspired by the brilliant form of Gareth Bale.

With the last-eight draw to be made next week, and with Real Madrid already eliminated, many Spurs fans are dreaming of unlikely glory.

And Seaman, who played for Arsenal between 1990 and 2003, swears blind that he is supporting the Gunners’ bitter rivals.

Speaking to TalkSport, he said: “No seriously, I swear, I would want them to win.

“If they were in a final against a foreign team I would want Tottenham to beat them, no doubt about that.

“Say Tottenham were playing Bayern Munich, Barcelona, whoever – I would want the English team to win.”

Asked if he also wanted Manchester United to win the tournament in 1999, when they beat Bayern in dramatic circumstances, ex-England stopper Seaman added: “Of course I did, there’s no question about it.

“I played 75 times for my country, I’d want the English team to win. That’s just the way I am.”

Arsenal fans right to be angry

“I would want them to win.” Six words that Arsenal fans will not take too kindly to.

Gunners fans were surely rooting for Dortmund to pull off a miraculous comeback on Tuesday, just as Spurs fans will be hoping Arsenal lose to Rennes in the Europa League this week.

It is all well and good saying that an Englishman should back the English team, but rivalries often transcend nationality.

Seaman, ultimately, is being a tad naive.

If Spurs do reach the final, which is a long shot anyway, you can bet your bottom dollar 99.9 per cent of Arsenal fans will be hoping they lose. That decimal point appears, amazingly, to be a man who won two league titles and four FA Cups for the Gunners.

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Loads of West Ham fans have been reacting to a contract update, as one report claims Andy Carroll will be allowed to leave the club this summer.

Carroll will be out of contract at the end of the season, and a report from Claret and Hugh claims the striker will not be offered a new deal to stay in East London.

The towering target man has struggled with injuries throughout his career, but these problems have intensified since he joined West Ham.

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The former England international has played just 141 games for the Hammers, a relatively low number considering he joined the club way back in 2013.

At 30 years of age, it seems unlikely that his injury problems are going to get any better, although the aforementioned report does claim the club may offer him a pay-as-you-play deal.

Carroll has played 13 times this season after missing the first half of the campaign with an ankle problem, and he has scored once.

You can find some of the best Twitter reactions to the news down below…