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Pune Warriors have bought Ashok Dinda, the India fast bowler, and James Hopes, the Australia allrounder, from Delhi Daredevils

Nagraj Gollapudi27-Feb-2012

Pune Warriors’ foreign players

Graeme Smith, Wayne Parnell, Alfonso Thomas, Marlon Samuels, James Hopes, Callum Ferguson, Angelo Mathews*, Jesse Ryder, Nathan McCullum

Pune Warriors have bought Ashok Dinda, the India fast bowler, and James Hopes, the Australia allrounder, from Delhi Daredevils. Both players were signed for two years, late on Sunday. Hopes is the second foreigner to be contracted by Warriors in the transfer window, after they beat Mumbai Indians in the race to sign Marlon Samuels of West Indies last week.The teams did not disclose the amount of the deals, but it is understood that Daredevils have managed to recover the money they spent on buying Kevin Pietersen from Deccan Chargers.Dinda, the second highest wicket-taker this Ranji Trophy season, was bought by Daredevils last year for $375,000. It is understood that Daredevils did not deliberate much before releasing him because they have several fast bowlers in the squad, including South Africa’s Morne Morkel and the Indian trio of Umesh Yadav, Ajit Agarkar and Varun Aaron.For Warriors, Dinda will be their only Indian right-arm fast bowler. Insiders say the idea behind Warriors buying Dinda was that he would be a certainty in the playing XI, and would complement the left-arm pace of Ashish Nehra.During the auction on February 4, 2012, Daredevils had bid successfully for Andre Russell, the West Indies fast-bowling allrounder, and Doug Bracewell, the New Zealand quick. Those additions, and the presence of India allrounder Irfan Pathan in the squad, made Hopes’ chances of playing in the Daredevils line-up weak, and the team management thought it was better to trade him rather than leave him warming the bench.Warriors suffered a setback when allrounder Mitchell Marsh was diagnosed with a lower back injury, which ruled him out of the rest of the Australian season and the IPL. Hopes, whose workmanlike attitude has always impressed coaches and teams, could act as a replacement for Marsh.Hopes’ signing leaves Warriors two overseas players’ spots to fill, but the franchise is not in a hurry even though there are only three days left before the trading window closes on February 29. It is understood that Warriors might like to observe some players during the ongoing MiWAY T20 Challenge in South Africa, which ends on March 30.*17:05 GMT, Feb 27: The article had listed James Faulkner as one of Pune Warriors foreign players, excluding Angelo Mathews. This has been correctedEdited by Dustin Silgardo

The latest chapter in the ‘spygate’ saga unfolded over the weekend as it was revealed that plenty of Championship sides have written to the EFL to demand a full investigation into the events which have unfolded in the past fortnight.Â

Bielsa has attracted plenty of of media attention and received everything from scathing criticism to gushing praise for admitting to spying on his opponents this season, but now that the details of his clandestine operations have been revealed supporters are waiting to discover Leeds’ fate.

Strictly speaking, the rules do not explicitly state that clubs are not allowed to send spies to training grounds, but that has not prevented discussion of a potential points deduction from running rife within the media.

With the Whites marching on towards promotion at the top of the table, it would be a bitter blow of huge proportions if they were to suffer a points deduction at this stage.

Anxiety has been running high within certain sections of the Leeds supporters who fear the EFL may yet sanction a points deduction to make an example of the league leaders, but Yorkshire Evening Post reporter Phil Hay has eased some of those fears today via his Twitter account.

While Hay’s admission does not completely put Leeds in the clear just yet, it should provide the supporters with some welcome relief to any fears they may harbour over a points deduction.

Exactly how the entire saga will reach its conclusion remains something of a mystery but, with nothing in the rules to suggest a points deduction is likely and Hay’s contacts also pouring cold water on speculation of that nature, Leeds’ bid for promotion looks unlikely to be derailed by a damning EFL punishment.

Leeds fans are bound to be delighted that a figure of Hay’s reputation has moved to suggest that no-one he has spoken to is particularly entertaining the prospect of a points deduction.

Leeds fans – thoughts? Let us know below!

A strong batting display from Ireland, followed by an incisive spell of 4 for 32 from Max Sorensen left the hosts on the cusp of victory against Scotland in their Intercontinental Cup match in Dublin

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Sep-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMax Sorensen bowled a 10-over first spell that yielded four wickets•ICC/John Boomer

A strong batting display from Ireland, followed by an incisive spell of 4 for 32 from right-arm seamer Max Sorensen left the hosts on the cusp of a comprehensive victory against Scotland in their Intercontinental Cup match in Dublin.Sorensen, who picked up three wickets against Scotland in a World Cricket League Championship game last Sunday, dismissed Hamish Gardiner and Freddie Coleman in the third over. Preston Mommsen and Calum MacLeod also fell victim to Sorensen’s first spell as Scotland slumped to 27 for 4 in the 11th over.It became 64 for 7 before No. 9 Safyaan Sharif manned a rearguard action for the second time in the match. He added 79 runs with Majid Haq during an eighth-wicket stand that lasted 26 overs. Sharif recorded his maiden first-class half-century but lost his wicket off what became the last ball of the day, leaving Scotland at 143 for 8, and needing another 69 runs to avoid an innings defeat.Despite rain wiping out most of day two, Ireland’s batsmen put up a solid performance as Paul Stirling composed a 101-ball 65 that included 11 fours, and together with John Anderson, added 92 for the second wicket to take Ireland beyond Scotland’s first-innings score of 139. Anderson played the ideal foil for Stirling, picking up a fifty himself, which included five fours.But Stirling threw his wicket away, pulling straight to deep mid wicket off seamer Alasdair Evans and Legspinner Moneeb Iqbal dismissed Anderson for 56 off just his second delivery.With two new batsmen at the crease, Scotland might have sensed the tide changing, but Andrew White and Kevin O’Brien put up a 52-run stand for the fourth wicket and then, when Iqbal and Haq removed the pair in quick succession, Andrew Balbirnie and Stuart Poynter contributed 62 runs for the sixth wicket to increase Ireland’s lead.Iqbal and Haq took four wickets each, but were unable to curtail the flow of runs from the Ireland batsmen, who together struck a total of 43 fours and four sixes in the innings to build a lead of 212.

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Coube ao Palmeiras honrar o epíteto de “imponente”, constante de seu hino, para garantir sua vaga às semifinais do Paulistão. Contando com qualidade na bola aérea e uma etapa final na qual a troca de passes se sobressaiu, o Verdão atropelou o Tigre por 5 a 0, nesta terça-feira, em jogo de volta pelas quartas do Paulistão. Felipe Melo, Ricardo Goulart, Gustavo Scarpa (2) e Dudu asseguraram a vaga palmeirense no Pacaembu.

Com esta goleada e a eliminação do Red Bull Brasil, os alviverdes são a equipe com melhor campanha na competição. Diante disto, o Palmeiras terá como adversário o time com quarto melhor desempenho entre os semifinalistas, eliminando a possibilidade de Dérbi contra o Corinthians nessa fase. O rival será São Paulo, Ituano e Ferroviária, a depender de combinações nos dois outros confrontos desta quarta-feira.

Pela via aérea!
Bastaram nove minutos para o Palmeiras comprovar que estava de cabeça boa no Pacaembu. Com toque de bola preciso, o alviverde abriu o placar logo em sua primeira oportunidade. Dudu cobrou escanteio e Felipe Melo subiu entre os zagueiros para abrir o placar. E em nova bola alçada pelo camisa 7, o Verdão ampliou: Deyverson deu desvio traiçoeiro e Ricardo Goulart, com o gol vazio, mandou para a rede.

Que tranquilidade…
Em vantagem, o Verdão manteve seu domínio e assustou em finalizações de Deyverson e Bruno Henrique. Mesmo diminuindo seu ritmo contra um Novorizontino que ensaiou uma reação com Jean Patrick e Lucas Ramon, a equipe de Luiz Felipe Scolari manteve-se segura.

VAR entra em cena
A polêmica não demorou a entrar em campo na volta do intervalo. Gustavo Scarpa avançou pela esquerda e a bola tocou no braço de Everton Sena dentro da área. Com a ajuda do VAR, o árbitro Vinicius Gonçalves Dias de Araújo sinalizou pênalti, em meio a reclamações de atletas do Tigre. Com calma, Scarpa cobrou no alto, deslocando Oliveira.

De mão cheia!
Embora tenha cadenciado seu ritmo e até visto Fernando Prass se desdobrar para espalmar chance de Murilo Henrique, o Palmeiras sobrou em campo. Após tabela com Scarpa, Deyverson foi derrubado na área. Dudu, que pediu para cobrar o pênalti, converteu com precisão. Mas ainda cabia mais diante de um Novorizontino prostrado. Após cobrança de lateral, Bruno Henrique esticou a Gustavo Scarpa, que bateu rasteiro e sacramentou uma goleada de mão cheia e honrou a imponência do Verdão.

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PALMEIRAS 5 x 0 NOVORIZONTINO

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Estádio: Pacaembu, em São Paulo (SP)
Arbitro: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo (SP) Nota L!: 6,0 – Acertou nos dois pênaltis para o Verdão. Porém, poderia coibir a violência de maneira mais incisiva.
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Cartões amarelos: Cléo Silva e Dudu Vieira (NOV)
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Gols: Felipe Melo, 5/1º T (1-0), Ricardo Goulart, 9/1º T (2-0), Gustavo Scarpa (pênalti), 4/2º T (3-0), Dudu, 14/2º T (4-0) e Gustavo Scarpa, 31/2º T (5-0)

PALMEIRAS: Fernando Prass; Mayke, Antônio Carlos, Edu Dracena e Diogo Barbosa; Felipe Melo, Bruno Henrique, Ricardo Goulart (Lucas Lima, 27/2º T) e Gustavo Scarpa; Deyverson (Arthur Cabral, 21/2º T) e Dudu. Técnico: Luiz Felipe Scolari

NOVORIZONTINO: Oliveira; Lucas Ramon, Everton Sena, Edson Silva e Paulinho; Adilson Goiano, Jean Patrick (Dudu Vieira, 33/2º T), Danielzinho (Carlinhos, 8/2º T) e Murilo Henrique; Cléo Silva e Felipe Marques (Paulinho Mocelin, 23/2º T). Técnico: Roberto Fonseca

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Rilee Rossouw’s unbeaten 115 took South Africa A to 356 in the first innings to establish a lead of 210 against Australia A

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Aug-2013
ScorecardAn unbeaten 115 from left-hand batsman Rilee Rossouw put South Africa A firmly in command of the second unofficial Test against Australia A in Rustenberg.Resuming the day on 22, Rossouw struck 15 fours during his innings to take South Africa A to 356 and establish a lead of 210, after an abject batting display on the first day saw Australia A destroyed by pace for 146.South Africa A lost Temba Bavuma early in the day, but Rossouw hit back by putting up crucial stands of 59 and 66 for the fifth and seventh wickets with Justin Ontong and Simon Harmer, respectively. Legspinner Fawad Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers for Australia A, ending with figures of 4 for 80.Australia A had a shaky start to the second innings as well, as Aaron Finch departed cheaply for 5 in the third over, and shortly afterwards, Shaun Marsh was dismissed by Harmer’s offspin for 24.Precariously placed at 38 for 2, Alex Doolan and Nic Maddinson fought back with an unbeaten third-wicket stand of 74.

Andy Flower, the England team director, admitted the Decision Review System “hasn’t worked well at all” in the Investec Ashes series but does not advocate a return to the days of no technology

George Dobell06-Aug-2013

Andy Flower, the England team director, admitted the Decision Review System “hasn’t worked well at all” in the Investec Ashes series, but does not favour a return to the days when umpires did not have access to technology.The series has been notable for a series of controversial umpiring decisions, most of them involving the TV umpire. Hot Spot, the technology that is meant to clarify whether a batsman has edged a ball, has been exposed as flawed and raised doubts about its medium-term viability, leaving players and umpires confused and frustrated following a catalogue of mistakes.But Flower, a consistent advocate of the DRS, does not favour abandoning the system now. Instead he favours ensuring that TV umpires are equipped with the best possible technology available and, if necessary, the assistants to enable them to utilise it to the optimum. Flower is adamant that a return to the days when TV viewers had access to more evidence than umpires would be a retrograde step and maintains the system, generally, helps get more decisions right than the days before it was introduced.And, though the words may have been characteristically measured, Flower also hinted that the underlying fault in the system during the current series was human error on the part of the TV umpires. But he rejected the idea that the TV umpire should be a technology specialist, instead reiterating the view that they should first have proved themselves as an experienced on-field official.”I thought the DRS had worked pretty well in international cricket prior to this series,” Flower said as he reflected on England retaining the Ashes following the soggy draw at Old Trafford. “But in this series it hasn’t worked well at all. I wouldn’t necessarily blame technology. What we have at the moment is the best we’ve got. I might question whether we’re using it as wisely as we can. I think we, the cricket community, can use it better.”There is technology there to use and there are protocols that go with it. I think the people in charge of using the technology have to make very calm, clear decisions.”I think we also know and understand that going back to using just the two umpires in the middle is not the answer because that isn’t going to get us a greater percentage of correct decisions. Just being smart about how we use the technology – where the third umpire sits, who he sits with, is he sitting with experts in technology so that he sees the best pictures and can run forwards and backwards the various screens and the pertinent screens – those are the things that the ICC need to get right.”I think the person sitting as the third umpire has to be an experienced on-field umpire to understand what is going on in the middle.”Flower also welcomed the contribution of Kevin Pietersen in Manchester. Exactly a year on from the debacle at Leeds where Pietersen’s relationship with his team-mates reached an all-time low, he produced a century that helped England avoid the follow-on and therefore played a large role in securing the draw.But while Flower delighted in Pietersen’s positive impact on and off the pitch, he did admit to fears over the batsmen’s long-term availability due to injury concerns. At present, it seems neither player nor team are looking further than the Ashes series in Australia.”He’s been excellent,” Flower said. “Unfortunately he’s had a couple of injuries, but he’s been very dedicated in the way he’s responded to getting those right and it’s great to see him bat like he did not only here but when he got a really important 60 in the context of that game at Trent Bridge.”It’s been another vital innings here, so it’s great to see him bat like that. He’s a very entertaining guy to watch and a brilliant international batsman. It’s great that he’s fit and firing.”He’ll have to look after himself as well as possible because he’s in his early 30s now and, from experience and talking to guys who have played at that age, everything seems to hurt a little bit more after long days in the field and after big innings. He wants to play in the World Cup of 2015, but I don’t think any of us can determine what happens in the medium to long-term. He, like all the others, will be desperate to do well in the rest of this series and looking forward to the Ashes away and not looking miles beyond that.”We do try to look after the players that play all three forms of the game in as wise a way as possible. Kevin’s one of those guys so we do take him out of certain competitions when it’s necessary, just like we do with Jimmy Anderson and might do with Alastair Cook in the future.”

أعلنت رابطة الأندية المحترفة المصرية، عن أفضل لاعب في الجولة الـ 32 من مسابقة بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الجولة الـ 32 شهدت فوز الأهلي المتصدر لجدول ترتيب الدوري على البنك الأهلي بثلاثية نظيفة.

كما حقق بيراميدز صاحب المركز الثاني فوزًا كبيرًا على سموحة بنتيجة 5-2، وصاحب المركز الثالث فيوتشر تلقى خسارة من المصري بثنائية.

طالع | رابطة الأندية تعلن أفضل لاعب في مباراة الأهلي وفيوتشر بالدوري

بينما الزمالك صاحب المركز الرابع انتصر على غزل المحلة بهدفين دون رد.

واختارت رابطة الأندية عبر صفحتها علي “فيس بوك”: “لاعب الأهلي علي معلول أفضل لاعب في الجولة الـ 32 بالدوري”.

وتنافس على جائزة أفضل علي معلول من الأهلي وشيكابالا من الزمالك ومابولولو مهاجم الاتحاد ومروان حمدي لاعب المصري.

وكان علي معلول سجل هدف الأهلي الأول أمام البنك الأهلي، من خلال تنفيذ أكثر من رائع لخطأ من على حدود منطقة الجزاء سكنت شباك محمد أبو جبل. هدف علي معلول في مباراة الأهلي والبنك الأهلي:

Four days of enthralling, gut-wrenching and at times quite remarkable Ashes cricket came to rest at Trent Bridge with England favourites to take a 1-0 lead in the Investec Test series

The Report by David Hopps13-Jul-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMichael Clarke walks off after losing a review and lifting England’s hopes of victory•Getty Images

Four days of enthralling, gut-wrenching and at times quite remarkable Ashes cricket came to rest at Trent Bridge with England favourites to take a 1-0 lead in the Investec Test series. Favourites, but not so confident that they would sleep soundly. Nobody sleeps soundly at the start of an Ashes series.Australia will begin the final day still 137 runs short of victory with four wickets left, aware that the first Test tilted towards England in the final hour when they accounted for Michael Clarke, Steve Smith and Phillip Hughes within 17 balls. “Cut off the serpent’s head,” Graeme Swann had urged before the series began and the loss of Clarke, caught at the wicket off Stuart Broad, caused the Australian body to begin thrashing.Clarke’s dismissal possessed the high drama that already this series is producing at will. The umpire, Aleem Dar, strolled to square leg to discuss whether the ball had carried to Matt Prior, and it was such a critical juncture that he would have probably asked for a TV verdict if he had caught it above his head. Then Clarke upped the tension by reviewing, only for the third umpire, Marais Erasmus, to confirm the decision dint of the lightest mark on Hot Spot and by audio.Steven Smith followed to the next ball – the first wicket for Swann, in his 22nd over. Swann has never made a match-winning contribution at Trent Bridge, his home ground, and even though this worn pitch seemed made for him, it was so pedestrian that it allowed time to adjust, and left the shrewdest, most adaptable batsmen scenting that runs were possible.But, uplifted by Clarke’s dismissal, Swann suddenly summoned more turn. Smith fell lbw on the back foot and Hughes followed for 0, the ball just pitching on leg stump and spinning back sharply for another lbw verdict.No side had ever scored as many as 311 in the last innings to win a Test at Trent Bridge, but the heavy roller further deadened the pitch for a prolonged period and Australia also drew sustenance from the hottest day of the year and a lack of extravagant swing for the new ball.Their first task was to gnaw away at England’s expectations and they did so impressively in a first-wicket stand of 84 between Shane Watson and Chris Rogers. They lost Watson by tea but even that was unfortunate, as he fell to a marginal lbw decision for Broad.Whereas Watson departed for 46 with sorrowful shakes of the head after his review narrowly failed to overturn Dar’s lbw decision, Rogers did win a reprieve on 38 in the following over. He is a survivor: the gnarled gunslinger who pops out briefly from behind a rock and then disappears from view again.”Caught behind?” he mouthed at Kumar Dharmasena after the umpire had upheld Swann’s appeal. Lbw or caught behind, it did not matter; replays found him innocent on all counts.Australia’s new opening combination has already developed a presence. They complement each other naturally and not just because they are right and left-handed. Watson is a domineering figure, always eager to take up the cudgels; Rogers is more furtive, using his wealth of experience to maximum effect.Upon Watson’s exit, Ed Cowan came in on a pair. His first Ashes Test had brought him little pleasure: a first-ball duck and bouts of nausea. For 15 balls, he wondered where his first run would come from but then Steven Finn released the pressure with a short wide one that he gratefully despatched.On the brink of tea, England’s conviction that they could win the first Test soared – and it came from an unlikely source. Joe Root’s first Test wicket could hardly have come at a more opportune time. Cowan, enticed into a drive against an offspinner that turned out of the rough, edged to first slip. Rogers chipped a slower ball from Anderson to mid-wicket, a dismissal plotted at tea which brought a celebration between the bowler and David Saker, the England bowling coach, applauding on the balcony.England’s morning had been one of jubilation. As they added a further 51 for their last four wickets, two batsmen walked off to standing ovations as recognition of efforts largely made the previous day. But for Ian Bell and Stuart Broad, the messages were very different.The applause for Bell was appreciative, regard for perhaps the finest innings he has ever played for England, the deftest of Ashes hundreds made when England needed it most. The ovation for Stuart Broad carried more meaning: a significant show of public support on a day when he was castigated in the media for allegedly betraying the spirit of cricket for not walking when Dar erroneously gave him not out for a blatant edge to first slip, off the wicketkeeper’s gloves, on the third evening.If Broad was going to receive public support anywhere, it was from his home crowd in Nottingham but when he edged James Pattinson to Brad Haddin on 65 and approached the old pavilion, he will have been moved by the response.At stumps, Clarke offered unabashed support to Broad on Sky TV. “I’ve always been a believer that umpires are there to take decisions,” he said. “If everybody walked, we wouldn’t need umpires. It is an individual decision but I don’t think any less of Stuart for what he did.”They were wise words: less than an hour earlier, Clarke had also legitimately stood his ground when he probably knew he had hit it. His edge was considerably less obvious than Broad’s but personal morality cannot be decided by how obvious something is. For Australia, though, frustration was understandable. The odds favoured England from the moment that Bell and Broad amassed their seventh-wicket stand of 138 in 48 overs.If the Broad furore made him the victim of overstatement, Bell’s 109, his 18th Test hundred, possessed understated excellence. He was 95 not out overnight and could not have hoped for any more munificence than the immediate present offered up by Mitchell Starc, a low full toss which Bell carved through gully to reach 99. He scampered a hundred off a misfield in Starc’s next over. Starc finally silenced him, caught at the wicket, but not before he had reprised the deft cover drives and back cuts which had been the hallmark of his innings.Broad, 47 not out at start of play, passed 50 to rousing cheers when he edged between Watson and Clarke at first and second slip. Australia must have reflected that it was not the time for the two, who have not always seen eye to eye, to behave to each other with infinite politeness.When Broad fell for 65, edging a back-foot force at Pattinson, Australia rounded up the rest within nine overs. England’s innings ended when Swann again invited Watson and Clarke to take a slip catch, both dived and this time Clarke came up with the ball.

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O Corinthians informou nesta quinta-feira que seu presidente, Andrés Sanchez, está internado em São Paulo desde o início da noite da última quarta, após um mal-estar. Andrés está sendo tratado em um hospital do Itaim Bibi e, por enquanto, não tem previsão de alta médica.

O dirigente corintiano foi diagnosticado com umaencefalite viral, doença que compromete o funcionamento do sistema nervoso vital. De acordo com comunicado divulgado pelo Timão, o quadro viral está controlado.

O clube informa ainda que Andrés está sob os cuidados do Dr. Jorge Kalil e ficará no hospital para receber todo o tratamento internado.

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Confira a nota oficial do Corinthians:
O presidente do Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Andrés Sanchez, está internado no Hospital São Luiz – Unidade Itaim Bibi, após sofrer um mal-estar no início da noite de quarta-feira (06).

Aos cuidados da equipe de infectologia e do Dr. Jorge Kalil, o presidente do Clube permanecerá internado para tratamento adequado. A infecção viral está controlada.

أكدت تقارير صحفية أن المملكة العربية السعودية قررت الانسحاب من تنظيم منافسات كأس العالم 2030.

وأفادت تقارير في وقت سابق أن السعودية ومصر واليونان ستقدم ملفًا مشتركًا لاستضافة كأس العالم 2030.

وبحسب صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية، تواصل وزير الخارجية السعودي فيصل بن فرحان آل سعود في الساعات الماضية مع المسؤولين في مصر واليونان، وأبلغهم بقرار عدم الترشح لاستضافة كأس العالم 2030.

وأوضح أن السبب وراء ذلك يرجع لقوة المشروع الذي يقوده الاتحاد الإسباني مع البرتغال والمغرب حيث ترغب في تقديم ملف مشترك أيضًا لاستضافة كأس العالم.

ويفيد التقرير أن السعودية ترى استحالة التغلب على ملف إسبانيا والبرتغال والمغرب، وأنها المرشح الأقوى لاستضافة كأس العالم 2030.

جدير بالذكر أن الأرجنتين وأوروجواي وتشيلي وبارجواي ترغب أيضًا في استضافة النسخة ذاتها من كأس العالم.

وشهدت الأشهر الماضية تحركات واسعة من جانب المملكة العربية السعودية للتعاقد مع نجوم قارة أوروبا، لدعم ملف كأس العالم.

وضم النصر السعودي النجم البرتغالي كريستيانو رونالدو، وتعاقد اتحاد جدة مع الثنائي الفرنسي كريم بنزيما ونجولو كانتي.