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Beckham Jokes He's Forcing Neymar to Sign for Inter Miami چهار شنبه Twenty-four 23 بهمن 1398 24 شماره 6418 روزنامه ورزشی صبح ایران صاحب امتیاز: خبرگزاری جمهوری اسالمی مدیرمسئول: علی عالی تلفن: 14 ــ 88504113 نمابر: 84711173 سازمان آگهیها: 1877ــ 88501300 ــ88746583 انتشارات: 5 و 88548892 امور مشترکین: 88748800 ــ 88521954 نشانی: تهران، خیابان خرمشهر، شماره 208 / صندوق پستی 5388-15875 چاپ: ایرانیان [email protected] Beckham jokes he’s forcing Neymar to sign for Inter Miami Goal - The Brazilian agreed to join the former “So I’m going to get you to sign a piece of pa- England international's new MLS franchise per after. A blank piece of paper. It’s going to "one day" when the two men came face to be a contract for Miami, for 10 years’ time. face We’re not going to pay much.” David Beckham has joked that he has a con- Neymar accepted the offer with his tongue tract in place to bring Neymar to Inter Miami in firmly planted in his cheek, responding: “Deal. "10 years' time". Deal. I was the one who asked to play for his Inter Miami are preparing to enter MLS for team. I want to. I told him already. I told him I their inaugural season, with their first fixture will play there one day. away to LAFC set to take place on March 1. “No, but I believe it is a great opportunity for The club will play all home games at the Lock- the country to grow its soccer. hart Stadium to begin with, until their luxury “As I said before, I already have my contract new ground Miami Freedom Park is complet- with David. ed in 2022. “A few years from now, I will be there. We’re in A number of top players across Europe have this together. He is my president.” been linked with the new franchise, includ- Neymar became the world's most expensive ing Edinson Cavani, David Silva and Antoine footballer when he completed a €222 million Griezmann, with co-owner Beckham heavily (£187m/$242m) move from Barcelona to involved in the "vetting" process. PSG - where Beckham finished his career - in The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid the summer of 2017. midfielder recently sat down with Neymar for The 28-year-old's time in France has been the YouTube channel Otro , and proceeded to blighted by injuries and off-field issues, but add the Brazilian to his list of future targets. he has emerged as a key member of Thomas “America has a huge opportunity because they Tuchel's side once again over the course of the have many other sports that are the number 2019-20 campaign. one, two or three sports," Beckham said to the The Brazil international has contributed 13 Paris Saint-Germain superstar. goals and six assists to PSG's Ligue 1 cause “Soccer, now, is growing very quickly and I this season, and he has his sights set on think it’s a real opportunity for America to Champions League glory come the end of the Neymar: I copied quite a few of Beckham's haircuts! / Cartoon from Goal.com have great players there. campaign . Esteghlal earned one point from ACl -2020 Skocic officially Iran’s Shahr Khodro MD1 but Majidi not satisfied pens Iran contract Loses to Al Hilal Esteghlal of Iran football team drew 1-1 with soud Rigi’s cross from the right, but the forward’s Dragan Skocic has officially penned his contract Goals from Andre Carrillo and Bafetimbi Gomis ei- Iraq’s Al Shorta in Group A of the AFC Champions attempt passed agonisingly close to the upright. with the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran ther side of the half-time break earned Al Hilal a 2-0 League at Franso Hariri Stadium in on Monday Goalkeeper Ahmed Basil ensured there would be (FFIRI) on Monday. victory over Iran’s Shahr Khodro FC at Al Wasl Stadi- night. no further goals in the chilly Erbil night after mak- Skocic, 51, has replaced Marc Wilmots who left um on Monday. The home team went into the game dreaming ing a heroic save deep into added time to deny Team Melli in early December. Making their 16th appearance in the competition, Al of becoming the first-ever Iraqi side to defeat an Esteghlal substitute Zakaria Moradi from close Skocic's first task is to book a place at the 2022 Hilal wasted no time in taking the game to its debu- Iranian team in the AFC Champions League after range. FIFA World Cup qualification third round, where a tant opponent’s half. seven previous meetings between teams from the Al Shorta will look to add to their first point when total of 12 teams will be divided into two groups of Inside the first 15 minutes, Yasser Al Shahrani had two nations. they welcome UAE’s Al Wahda to the Franso Hariri six teams. side-footed wide from Carillo’s cross and Giovinco It took 24 minutes for an Al Shorta player to find Stadium next week, while Esteghlal travel to Ku- The first two teams in each group will qualify for the threatened from distance, shooting just wide. the back of the net, but unfortunately for the Ira- wait to face Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli on Matchday World Cup. The two third-placed teams proceed to Giovinco forced goalkeeper Mehdi Rahmati into a qis, Hussam Kadhim’s finish was in the wrong net. Two. the fourth round. top drawer save at the half-hour mark as Shahr Kho- Esteghlal was dealt a major blow when starlet Me- Skocic, who has already worked in Iranian clubs Ma- dro had to weather an avalanche of Saudi attacks. hdi Ghaedi was stretched off in the 34th minute, Majidi Not Satisfied with Draw lavana and Foolad, is Iran’s fifth Croat coach after Giovinco cut inside from the left flank and found being replaced by Morteza Tabrizi. Esteghlal coach Farhad Majidi is not satisfied with Stanko Poklepovic, Tomislav Ivic, Miroslav Blazevic, Salem Al Dawsari who in turn set-up Carrillo with a After the break, Al Shorta returned to the pitch the result against Iraq’s Al Shorta. and Branko Ivankovic. cushioned pass at the edge of the box. The Peruvian with renewed momentum, and within 50 seconds “I am not satisfied with the result but I want to Team Melli will have four must-win matches in late controlled and struck on the half-volley. A slight de- of the restart they had penetrated the Esteghlal thank my players for their effort. We have played March and early June in the FIFA World Cup Qatar flection helped Carrillo’s shot trick the Iranian goal- defense, forcing defender Shahin Taherkhani to four matches in 12 days and our players are ex- 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. keeper and hit the top corner to open the scoring bring Ali Yousif down inside the box. hausted,” Majidi said in the post-match news con- Iran will entertain Hong Kong on March 26 in Teh- for Al Hilal. Iraqi international centre-back Ali Fayez stepped ference. ran and meet Cambodia five days later in an away Top scorer of the 2019 AFC Champions League, up to take the resulting penalty kick and powered “Esteghlal has so many good players and we will match. Gomis opened his account in the 2020 campaign in it past goalkeeper Seyed Hosseini to equalise for do our best to win our next matches,” he added. Team Melli will face Bahrain and Iraq on June 4 and the 69th minute. Al Shorta in the 48th minute. Majidi also criticized the quality of the turf at the 9, respectively in Tehran. Carrillo was the architect, receiving Al Dawsari’s Substitute Tabrizi had a golden chance to snatch Franso Hariri Stadium. Iran, who are going to continue their quest for a sixth pass inside the box, skipping past his marker and the winner for Esteghlal with 20 minutes to go as “I think the turf was not good and affected our World Cup appearance, sit five points behind leaders squaring for the Frenchman to tap in from three he found space into the box to connect with Ma- players’ performance,” he said. Iraq in Group C but having played one game fewer. yards to double Al Hilal’s lead..
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