Manchester United unveiled their new Dutch manager Erik ten Hag from Ajax on Monday. During a press conference at Old Trafford, the Dutch manager said: “I’m glad to be here, it was a special welcome, it gave me energy and I’m really looking forward to the start of the new season, I want to do well here.” Asked if Harry Maguire would remain captain, he added: “I have to repeat, next season will be another season, he has done a good job, he is a great player, he has achieved a lot and contributed to Manchester United. so I’m looking forward to working with him.” And about Ronaldo, when asked if he would be part of his project, he replied: “Of course, I expect goals from him.”
Bayern is a thing of the past for Lewandowski.
The Polish star’s agent Robert Lewandowski has confirmed that the latter wants to leave Bayern Munich this summer. Zahavi, the player’s agent, said in a comment published by the Italian Goal website: “Robert wants to leave Bayern after eight seasons in which he gave everything to the club. Of course, Bayern have every right to keep him for one more season, because there is a contract valid until 2023. However, I do not recommend doing this, because for Robert Bayern is already in the past.
A severe punishment for Hyder Chreiss
At the local level, the Lebanese Football Association decided in its weekly circular to suspend Al Safa player Haider Hreis for a year and fine him 5 million Lebanese pounds. This came after he was sent off in the last match against Al Hikma due to problems between the players.
Miscellaneous international and local:
Al Ahed club president Tamim Suleiman announced in a TV interview that Al Najma club duo Andrew Sawaya and Mahmoud Sablini have signed a contract.
Social media users joked about famous singer Drake’s curse after the latter bet £186,000 on Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc to win the Spanish Grand Prix. But Leclerc’s car suddenly broke down due to an engine failure and the Canadian singer lost his money after he could have won £446,000 if Leclerc had won the race.
– While celebrating Algerian star Riyad Mahrez, the English Premier League title, with Manchester City on Sunday, his mother got into a funny situation when she showed up calling her other son Wahid to take a photo with Riyad. and it came about thanks to a story posted by Riyad through his Instagram account. But his brother told his mother that he took enough pictures with the player and with the cup, but she encouraged Wahid to take more pictures, which upset his son a little. as he told his mother: “I took the photographs, he took them.”
Source: El Iktisad