6 May 31, 2018 World Cup Can Launch Azmoun Salah Out for Up to Four Towards Big Club Move, Says Daei Weeks: Liverpool Physio Azmoun, who currently plays in the Russian Premier League for Rubin Kazan, has already featured on the biggest stage in European club football after playing in the Champions League and the Europa League during a spell with FC Rostov. He was on target against Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and Daei said he had the attributes to follow in his footsteps and play for one the Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah facing three to four weeks out \ game’s top sides. LIVERPOOL (Reuters) - Marca of the injury to Salah during “The World Cup could be a Egypt’s Mohamed Salah’s shoulder Liverpool’s Champions League final jumping point for many players to injury will keep him out of action for defeat by Real Madrid. change everything,” said Daei. “I’m three to four weeks, Liverpool’s club Egypt begin their campaign in quite confident Sardar can make physio said, as the forward tries to World Cup Group A against Uruguay a move from Russia to a top level recover in time for the World Cup. on June 15, before facing hosts Russia club.” The 25-year-old winger is desperate on June 19 and Saudi Arabia on June Azmoun is one of a group of young to play for Egypt in only their third 25, meaning if Salah takes four weeks Iranian players who will be making World Cup and their first for 28 years. to recover he could be fit in time for Iran’s Sardar Azmoun “He is sad about what happened but the knock-out phases. their first appearance at the World is totally focused on recovery, seeing Egypt reached the tournament after HONG KONG (Reuters) – Iran phase at a World Cup for the first international football (109), told Cup. when he can be ready,” physio Ruben Salah scored a 95th minute penalty to great Ali Daei has backed compatriot time. Reuters. Daei hopes this new generation Pons told Spanish sports newspaper help them beat Congo 2-1 in October. Sardar Azmoun to be one of the Now 49 and coaching Iranian “We have young strikers and the will also lead them to their first breakout stories of the World Cup club side Saipa, the former striker future will belong to them, especially Asian Cup crown since 1976 when finals and use the tournament as a represented his country at the World Sardar because he’s really young. the tournament is held in the United Argentina Coach Complains About springboard to sign for a top club Cup in 1998 and 2006 and he said “He can have a bright future. I’m Arab Emirates next January. side. the highly-rated Azmoun can use hoping he can choose the right route “I’m very hopeful that this team Al-Quds Trip Before World Cup Daei, who is lauded as Iran’s this summer’s tournament to further that he can go in the right direction will perform well and can become BUENOS AIRES (Dispatches) - Sampaoli stressed he did not want to get greatest player following a career his career. in the future for himself and also for Asian champions,” he said. Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has drawn into any comment on the tension that saw him crowned Asia’s Player “I don’t like to talk about myself, our national team.” “We have a good team, we’re not complained that his side have to play between Israelis and Palestinians. of the Year in 1999 and play for but I can say that Sardar is a big Iran have been drawn in Group an easy team for any Asian team to their final World Cup warm-up match in But he said: “From a sporting point Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin, player, along with someone like B alongside Portugal, Spain and play against and if we can keep up occupied Palestine. of view, I would have preferred to play says the future is bright for Iran, as Karim Ansarifard,” Daei, who holds Morocco at the June 14 to July 15 our standards then there’s no reason A hat-trick from Lionel Messi gave in Barcelona. But that’s the way it is, they look to get through the group the record for most goals scored in World Cup. why we can’t do well.” Argentina an easy 4-0 win over Haiti on we have to travel on the day before the Tuesday in Buenos Aires and the squad match, play Israel in Israel and then from will fly to Barcelona on Thursday to there go on to Russia. continue their preparations. All 20,000 tickets for the friendly in The match in Jerusalem Al-Quds Jerusalem Al-Quds sold out in 20 minutes, Rockets Lament Missed Chances against Israel will be their last before the company handling the sales said. travelling to Russia. Argentina, who were the beaten “I’m not the one who decides when finalists in 2014, play their first World After Losing to Warriors we play and who we play,” Sampaoli Cup match against Iceland on June 16. HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston on a night their shooting was said after the victory against Haiti at La They will also face Nigeria and Croatia Rockets were up by 14 in the historically bad. Bombonera. in Group D. second quarter against the Golden The Rockets led the NBA State Warriors when they started by making an average of 15.3 missing from 3-point range. They 3-pointers on their way to a Morocco World Cup Bid shot themselves all the way from franchise-record 65 wins in prime position to advance to the their second year in coach Mike ‘Best for Europe’ NBA Finals to the end of a solid D’Antoni’s high-octane offense. season. They made it to the conference James Harden was the first to finals for the first time since 2015, miss. Eric Gordon soon bricked but were unable to overcome one, and P.J. Tucker did the same. their worst shooting game of the It was miss after miss after miss postseason. as the cold streak stretched to nine Houston made just 7 of 44 by halftime. There were 14 more attempts in Game 7 on Monday in the third quarter in a surprising night. Trevor Ariza was 0 for 9. performance for a team that relied Harden missed his last 11 tries on the 3 all season. By the time in a 2-for-13 night, and Gordon Tucker connected with about 6 connected on just 2 of 12 attempts. Rockets guard James Harden (13) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) scramble for a loose ball during the first half in 1/2 minutes left, the Rockets had It was a bitter end to a sweet Game 7 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Monday, May missed an NBA-record 27 straight year for Houston. 28, 2018, in Houston. 3-pointers and the Warriors were Harden turned in an MVP- on their way to a 101-92 victory. caliber regular season to help the injury in Game 5. a lot of changes to their roster to Morocco has promised a “compact” tournament if they are named the Though Gordon believes the Rockets get the NBA’s top seed Now the Rockets have to figure be able to afford him. host nation for the 2026 World Cup. result would have been different for the first time in franchise out what it will take to get over D’Antoni didn’t want to get into if Houston had Chris Paul for the history. Many doubted that he RABAT (Dispatches) - A World Cup in Morocco wants to become only the the hump next year. They have what he thinks general manager Morocco would be “almost a European” second African nation to stage the finals last two games of the Western would play well with Paul after some big decisions to make Daryl Morey should do with the tournament, the man leading the African - after the 2010 event in South Africa. Conference finals, saying: “If he the point guard was acquired in with Paul, Ariza and center Clint roster to improve this offseason. nation’s 2026 bid says. More than 200 of FIFA’S member was out there, we’d have been a trade with the Clippers. But the Capela eligible for free agency. But he knows the Warriors Morocco - which is making its associations will vote to decide the 2026 playing on Thursday,” the rest two meshed nicely and helped Some believe Houston could will continue to be the league’s fifth attempt to host the finals - faces World Cup host on 13 June. of the Rockets agreed that even the Rockets to a 3-2 lead in the make a run at LeBron James if he benchmark and they’ll have to competition from a joint bid from In contrast to the joint bid from the the nine-time All-Star probably conference finals before Paul’s chooses to leave Cleveland, but figure out a way to beat them if Canada, Mexico and the United States for Americas, Morocco’s representatives couldn’t have changed things season ended with a hamstring the Rockets would have to make they hope to win a championship. the expanded 48-team competition. are keen to emphasize that the maximum Bid chief executive Hicham El Amrani internal flying time for any team will be said he was confident the country’s around 75 minutes.