Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav has been named as a like-for-like replacement for Shuchi Upadhyay for India Women’s white-ball tour of England. A left-shin injury has ruled Upadhyay out of the tour.Upadhyay made her ODI debut during the tri-series in Sri Lanka, against South Africa. She received her maiden T20I call-up for the upcoming England tour.The BCCI said the shin injury was diagnosed during the pre-tour camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru.She was the third-highest wicket-taker at the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy held in December last year. She picked up 18 wickets then at an economy rate of 3.48 and an average of 15.44 in nine innings. She was named the Player of the Tournament as her team, Madhya Pradesh, won the trophy.Radha, who has played seven ODIs and 84 T20Is, last featured for India in December 2024, where she picked up four wickets against West Indies. However she was overlooked for the ODI series against them that followed.Before the West Indies series, she was the highest wicket-taker in the one-dayers against New Zealand at home.India will take on England Women in five T20Is, followed by three ODIs, starting June 28.
Ahead of Benfica's presidential election, candidate Joao Diogo Manteigas claims Jose Mourinho, the club’s current manager, “is not a coach with a future” at the Lisbon side and already has his eyes set on managing the Portuguese national team. While acknowledging Mourinho’s winning mentality, Manteigas believes the veteran tactician’s ambitions go beyond Benfica.
Mourinho’s short-term stint at Benfica raises questions
The return of Mourinho to Benfica, 25 years after his brief debut stint, was seen as a monumental reunion between the club and one of Portugal’s greatest football minds. Appointed to replace Bruno Lage just over a month ago, Mourinho signed a two-year deal and immediately brought structure and belief back to the dressing room. But according to presidential candidate Manteigas, the 62-year-old coach’s heart might already be set elsewhere.
Manteigas described Mourinho as a “winner capable of making Benfica champions this year,” but one who lacks long-term commitment to the club. “He’s not a coach with a future here,” Manteigas told Portuguese media, suggesting the veteran tactician is eyeing the Portugal national team job, a role he has long been linked with. “Everyone in football knows Mourinho wants to be the national team coach,” he added.
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As the presidential race intensifies at Benfica, Manteigas offered a candid take on Mourinho’s appointment. While acknowledging the manager’s pedigree and winning mentality, Manteigas made it clear that he believes the Portuguese's stay at the club will be short-lived.
"Mourinho is a winning coach. If there's anyone capable of making Benfica champions this year, it's José Mourinho. He's such an experienced and successful coach that he'll be able to overcome obstacles faster than any other coach we'd want to bring into a project that isn't his," said Manteigas.
"Mourinho isn't going to stay at Benfica for two, three, or four years. Who doesn't know that Mourinho wants to be the national team coach? Who doesn't know in the industry? The other candidates may not know, but those who work in the industry, who doesn't know that Mourinho spoke with Pedro Proença to discuss a possible appointment to the national team?"
Why Mourinho’s future could lie with Portugal
The speculation around Mourinho’s ambitions isn’t new. Even during his unveiling at Benfica, the manager admitted he always believed his return to Portugal would come through the national team rather than a club job. “I always thought I’d come back to the national team. I was thinking one day it will happen. I think it’s a natural consequence of my career,” Mourinho said after Benfica’s 3–0 victory over AVS in his first game back.
Manteigas’s claim aligns with these comments, noting Mourinho’s contractual clause allowing either party to terminate the deal after this season with compensation. With Roberto Martínez’s future dependent on Portugal’s World Cup performance, Mourinho could be positioning himself for the next chapter.
"If Mourinho had been interested in staying, he wouldn't have signed for one season, with this one-year clause, depending on whether one of the parties wants it or not. All contracts have timings. Therefore, I'm going to sit down with him and find out his terms, but I'll give him everything he needs to win this year," Manteigas said.
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Mourinho’s uncertain future adds another layer of intrigue to Benfica’s already charged presidential race, scheduled for October 25. The contest pits incumbent Rui Costa, the current president and the man who brought Mourinho back, against former challenger Joao Noronha Lopes, ex-president Luis Filipe Vieira, and candidates like Manteigas, Martim Mayer, and Cristovao Carvalho.
Costa is running on a platform of stability and continuity, using Mourinho’s appointment as proof of progress, while Lopes promotes modernisation and fan engagement. Manteigas, however, is positioning himself as the candidate of honesty, arguing that Benfica must plan beyond Mourinho’s short-term stay and prepare for sustainable growth.
No último fim de semana, o jogo entre Atlético-MG e Flamengo foi recheado de polêmicas. Enquanto torcedores do Rubro-Negro reclamaram de uma falta sobre Bruno Henrique no início da jogada que resultou em gol do Paulinho, os fãs do Galo pediram falta de Arrascaeta em Jemerson no lance que resultou no gol do meia uruguaio.
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No programa “Papo de Arbitragem”, Wilson Seneme, presidente da Comissão de Arbitragem da CBF, analisou e destrinchou os lances que mais geraram debate. Em relação ao gol do Atlético-MG, o ex-árbitro vê uma possível infração de Paulinho em Bruno Henrique, mas não condena a decisão de seguir a jogada.
– É unânime? Não é. Que existe o contato, existe. Temos que avaliar a força, se é proporcional para uma infração ou não. Na minha visão, tinha potencial para infração sim, mas eu respeito a decisão do Flávio (árbitro de campo) e do Peixoto (árbitro de vídeo) quando eles analisam que era um contato de raspão, não muito forte no pé.
Em relação à falta sofrida por Arrascaeta, Seneme afirmou que a jogada é interpretativa e concorda com a decisão dos árbitros de campo.
– O Flávio está muito bem relacionado e interpretando. Quando o Peixoto começa a interpretar a falta, ele vê um pisão de Arrascaeta em Jemerson, mas se olhar em detalhes, novamente vamos ter uma situação interpretativa. É uma disputa leal, os dois estão brigando pela bola e, a partir disso, terão movimentos para realizar. Não tem onde por o pé. Se a gente para em fotos, é uma infração, mas o jogo não é de fotos.
O duelo encerrou com uma vitória do Flamengo de virada por 2 a 1 sobre o Atlético-MG. Neste momento, o Rubro-Negro está focado no confronto contra o Cuiabá, enquanto o Galo visita o São Paulo em busca da primeira vitória desde que Felipão assumiu o comando da equipe.
This is the third time since November 2024 that Ferguson has suffered an injury
ESPNcricinfo staff12-Apr-2025Punjab Kings (PBKS) fast bowler Lockie Ferguson picked up an injury two balls into his spell in the IPL 2025 game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday.Ferguson pulled up after the second delivery of the sixth over and was seen holding the side of his left leg just below the hip. He had to leave the field after consultation with the physio and did not return to bowl again as SRH pulled off the second-highest successful chase in IPL history with eight wickets in hand.In Ferguson’s absence, Marcus Stoinis completed the sixth over but did not bowl again for the remainder of the SRH chase. PBKS used eight bowlers in total, including the medium pace of Shashank Singh, who was bowling for the first time this season.”He’s someone who can get you wickets… as he’s done in the previous matches, that was a big blow for us,” PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said of Ferguson after the match. “But it happens. He’s someone who clicks 140-plus all the time. It’s part and parcel of a bowler’s life.”Ferguson had only just recovered from a hamstring injury that he picked up in the ILT20 in the UAE, which forced him to miss the Champions Trophy in February. This is the third time since November 2024 that Ferguson has been injured. Before his hamstring issue in the ILT20, he had also suffered a calf injury, which forced him to miss the ODIs against Sri Lanka late last year.With PBKS having made an Impact Player substitution already in the game – fast bowler Yash Thakur came in for batter Priyansh Arya – they were left a fast bowler short in their defence of 245. Ferguson is one of only two overseas fast bowlers in the PBKS squad this season, the other being Australia’s Xavier Bartlett. Before this game, Ferguson had taken five wickets in three innings while maintaining an economy of 9.36 and a strike rate of 13.20.
Após 10 jogos sem marcar gols, o atacante Yuri Alberto desencantou na noite desta quarta-feira (21), ao abrir o placar do Corinthians na vitória por 2 a 0 sobre o Santos, na Vila Belmiro. Por conta do ocorrido, o jogador atravessou todo o gramado do estádio santista de joelhos após o término do jogo, pagando uma promessa feita por balançar as redes.
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O juramento foi cumprido mesmo após a Vila ter virado um ‘campo de guerra’ antes mesmo do encerramento da partida, com arremessos de bombas em direção ao gramado e gritos de protestos.
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– Disse que sairiamos vitoriosos e que eu marcaria o meu gol e atravessariam o jogo de joelho. Esperei toda essa confusão acabar para cumprir essa promessa. Foi difícil, jogo muito difícil, muito usado, toda hora eu estava puxando câimbra na posterior, mas valeu muito a pena. Glória a Deus por isso, Deus é Fiel – disse Yuri.
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Através do celular, a família de Yuri Alberto acompanhou o trajeto feito pelo jogador, enquanto oravam em agradecimento , também de joelhos.
– Para mim foi uma promessa que eu fiz antes do jogo, minha família me abalou bastante e trouxeram palavras confortantes nesse momento difícil que eu e o clube estamos passando. Nada mais justo.
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Carioca estava na ligação com os meus pais e só de escutar a voz deles eu comecei a me emocionar. Todos orando junto comigo, eu atravessando de joelhos. Eu estava escutando que eles estavam de joelho também. Só agradecer por esse conforto. Minha família é a minha fortaleza – afirmou o camisa 9 corintiano.
Por coincidência, Yuri Alberto desencantou no estádio em que deu os primeiros passos como atleta. Atualmente como jogador do Timão, o atleta foi revelado pelo Santos, onde jogou profissionalmente entre 2017 e 2020.
Enquanto o Palmeiras vencia o Cerro Porteño na Libertadores, uma notícia assustava alguns torcedores. Isso porque o jornal francês L’Équipe publicou uma lista de possíveis alvos do PSG para o cargo de treinador. E entre os nomes citados estava o de Abel Ferreira, que tem relação próxima com Luis Campos, diretor do Paris
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Atualmente, o PSG é comandado por Christophe Galtier, que não tem garantida sua permanência para 2023/2024. Sendo assim, o clube estaria no mercado em busca de um substituto. Apesar de Abel constar entre os possíveis alvos, ele não é considerado o principal deles. Além do palmeirense, estão entre os citados o técnico José Mourinho, da Roma-ITA, Thiago Motta, do Bologna-ITA e Marcelo Gallardo, ex-River Plate.
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Na publicação do jornal francês, há citação sobre a relação de Abel Ferreira com o diretor do PSG, o também português Luis Campos. Segundo o texto, o dirigente acompanha os passos do treinador palmeirense. Ambos se conhecem desde a época de Penafiel, quando trabalharam juntos. Abel não esconde que Campos é alguém com quem se aconselha na carreira.
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O Palmeiras sabe que seu treinador é um nome que pode atrair o mercado externo, mas confia na permanência de Abel até o término do contrato, em dezembro de 2024. No entanto, o clube já pensa em como buscar uma renovação do vínculo pelo menos até dezembro de 2027, quando terminaria o segundo mandato da presidente Leila Pereira, que deve concorrer à reeleição no fim de 2024.
Abel, por sua vez, já declarou que pretende cumprir seu contrato até o fim, além de citar seu amor pelo projeto do clube e sua adaptação ao Brasil. Até aqui, o português conquistou oito títulos pelo Verdão: duas Libertadores (2020 e 2021), dois Paulistas (2022 e 2023), uma Copa do Brasil (2020), um Brasileirão (2022), uma Recopa (2022) e uma Supercopa (2023).
Bridget Patterson was involved in a nasty incident while wicketkeeping during Adelaide Strikers’ victory over Sydney Sixers at North Sydney Oval where Amanda-Jade Wellington produced a key all-round display.In the fourth over of Sixers’ chase Patterson took a ball in the face from a 119kph delivery by Darcie Brown which pitched in front of her and kicked up, striking near the right eye. Patterson stayed on the ground with a physio and doctor quickly onto the field and after a few minutes was able to walk off. She remained at the venue for remainder of the game and will be further assessed in the coming days.”It was a nasty injury,” Strikers coach Luke Williams said after the match. “Obviously we were all worried about her, but it looks like she’s escaped major injury. It certainly was nasty at the time with the cut.”Patterson had earlier played a key role with the bat as Strikers’ middle-order produced a powerful counterattack to enable the visitors to claim the first win of their title defence.In reply, Ellyse Perry dominated the early stages of the chase with a 26-ball fifty then Sarah Bryce impressed again with 62 off 44 balls but when she fell to Megan Schutt the innings faded swiftly in a collapse of 6 for 18. Legspinners Wellington and Anesu Mushangwe were superb in the closing overs with the former comfortably defending 14 off the last.Patterson, Wellington and Orla Prendergast combined to make 123 between them off 92 balls with 32 runs coming off the two power surge overs. Wellington, inparticular, cut loose inside the restrictions with two sixes and three fours off Ash Gardner and Lauren Cheatle to finish with 40 off 16.Those contributions enabled Strikers to recover from 51 for 4 in the seventh over after Cheatle had made early inroads before Perry held onto a stinging return catch – with a juggle – to claim Laura Wolvaardt.Perry and Bryce added 80 in 50 balls for the second wicket with Perry lacing 11 boundaries although she was dropped at long-on on 17. The impressive, and quick, Brown removed Perry when she top-edged a short ball to fine leg and Sixers suffered another huge blow when Gardner fell for a five-ball duck.But Bryce and 19-year-old Elsa Hunter, on her WBBL debut, put on 53 off 35 balls to bring the target in sight aided by some poor catching from Strikers but they couldn’t finish the job for a Sixers side stretched to the limits by injury.
Nottingham Forest are planning to bring in more fresh faces at the City Ground and could now be at an advantage in their pursuit of a renowned midfielder with Premier League experience.
Nottingham Forest look to press ahead after Dan Ndoye capture
Last week, Nottingham Forest’s capture of Dan Ndoye became the latest part of an excellent few days for the club after Morgan Gibbs-White’s contract renewal, signalling Evangelos Marinakis’ ambition to push the East Midlands club in the right direction.
Speaking on the Shut Up and Show More Football podcast, BBC Nottingham’s Colin Fray believes Ndoye will bring ‘bags of pace’ to the Tricky Trees after Anthony Elanga’s departure.
Switzerland'sDanNdoyein action with Northern Ireland's Trai Hume
He stated: “I think this was their big target in terms of replacing Elanga. When he left, there really is no substitution for pace, especially when he’s got end product with it, but Dan Ndoye has bags and bags of pace as well so it does seem to be a direct replacement.
“(I’m) excited to see him, a big signing for Forest and one they were desperate to get over the line, and I don’t think it will be the last, I think they’ll be busy between now and the end of the transfer window.”
With Nuno Espirito Santo set to remain busy, contact has been made by Nottingham Forest to sign Douglas Luiz from Juventus. Labelled “underrated” by Paul Merson during his stint with Aston Villa, the Brazil international is aiming to put a frustrating year at the Old Lady behind him by seeking a swift exit.
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Inter Milan star Mehdi Taremi could also move to the City Ground as irons in the fire continue to burn, and there could now be a definitive sign of who their next arrival could be over the next few weeks.
Douglas Luiz expected to complete Nottingham Forest move
According to reports in Italy via Sport Witness, there is an ‘expectation’ Juventus midfielder Luiz will sign for Nottingham Forest despite a difference in the formula both clubs want to initiate to seal a deal.
Personal terms have already been agreed on a five-year contract worth £2.18 million a year, though the Turin outfit want an obligation for the Tricky Trees to buy the Brazilian for £34.8 million, while Forest are set on a loan deal with a purchase option.
Douglas Luiz’s Premier League record
Appearances
175
Goals
20
Assists
18
Still, Nottingham Forest want to pay just over £26 million in the event of a permanent transfer for the man in question, signifying that there is a gap in valuation that needs to be resolved. Luiz currently earns around £139,000 per week at Juventus.
Reports state there is an ‘expectation’ the proposed deal will eventually go through due to Juventus needing funds to bankroll their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Morten Hjulmand.
Complications are still at play and work is to be done before everything is tied up. Now, it remains to be seen if Nottingham Forest can come to a club-to-club agreement on a purchase fee.
Leeds United only have two more friendly fixtures left for this summer before the Premier League season finally kicks off.
The remaining matches on the schedule will test Daniel Farke’s Whites ahead of their journey up to the top flight, as Villarreal travel to Elland Road at the start of August, before a trip to Ireland takes place for the West Yorkshire side’s clash with AC Milan.
Anton Stach will hope he’s given his first runout in Leeds white against the visitors from Spain, having just signed on the dotted line for £17.4m.
He is unlikely to be the final signing of Leeds’ action-packed summer, however, as plenty more signings are tipped to join Farke’s camp before Everton come to town next month.
Leeds United manager DanielFarkebefore the match
Leeds still chasing £26m attacker
Sunderland have eclipsed Leeds’ spending when considering the business conducted by the promoted clubs, with the Black Cats splashing out £30m on just one player when snapping up Habib Diarra.
The Whites could blow their spending out of the water if they’re willing to fork out a crazy £50m to land Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz, with that high amount being the wild price tag above the Brazilian’s head courtesy of the Cottagers.
Fulham's RodrigoMunizcelebrates scoring their third goal
There also appears to be a deal now wrapped up for Lyon goalkeeper Lucas Perri to join the club, but the newly promoted side isn’t just looking at Muniz in isolation when it comes to some statement deals in attack.
Indeed, reports seem to suggest that Leeds are still very much chasing after long-term target Igor Paixao, with an update from Sky Sports journalist Anthony Joseph indicating that Farke and Co. are “closely monitoring” the unfolding situation with the Feyenoord winger.
At one stage, it looked like a formality that Marseille were going to wrap up a £26m deal for the entertaining forward. However, that deal has gone cold, meaning the Whites have returned to the dramatic race.
Leeds have been here before when splashing the cash on a thrilling addition from Europe, with Farke full of hope surely that Paixao can be his next iteration of Georginio Rutter if a move finally gets over the line.
Why Paixao can become Farke's next Rutter
Rutter would join the building for a mammoth £35.5m in January of 2023, and minus a rocky start at Leeds as they were relegated down to the Championship, the Frenchman was a firm fan’s favourite for the majority of his electric Elland Road stay.
Indeed, the 2023/24 campaign would see Rutter consistently dazzle EFL defences under Farke’s wing, culminating in him registering a mind-blowing seven goals and 16 assists across the span of the ultimately disappointing campaign, as Leeds failed to immediately break back into the Premier League.
Rutter’s whirlwind journey in West Yorkshire would then come to an abrupt end here as he moved onto the Premier League anyway with Brighton and Hove Albion.
The Whites shouldn’t hold the same concerns that Paixao will look to jump ship so soon into his stint, however, with the Brazilian looking readymade to cause a storm in the testing division after Farke and Co. clinched promotion, if his Eredivisie heroics are anything to go by.
Games played
34
Goals scored
16
Assists
10
Touches*
48.1
Accurate passes*
20.6 (78%)
Big chances missed
11
Big chances created
12
The direct, “explosive” nature of the £26m attacker – as he’s been labelled by football talent scout Jacek Kulig – was on full display last campaign in the Netherlands, as seen in his colossal tally of 16 goals and ten assists in league action, which eclipses the total amassed by Rutter during the 2023/24 season by three goal contributions.
The agile 5-foot-6 winger should hopefully be able to slot into the Leeds set-up and be equally as devastating, having also been hailed as “incredible” by his Feyenoord manager Robin Van Persie, who definitely knows a thing or two about exciting forward players.
Georginio Rutter – timeless stats
A handful of a player, like Rutter, Paixao is particularly adept at making his presence felt in the final third, having ranked in the top 12% of Eredivisie wingers for touches in the attacking penalty area last season, at an average of 5.48 per 90, as per FBref. Rutter, for context, averaged a similar figure of 5.49 in the Championship in 2023/24.
Both a goalscorer and creator, like the Frenchman, the Feyenoord sensation also mirrors his attacking counterpart in being able to operate in a variety of attacking roles, be it off his favoured left flank or in a central berth.
Feyenoord's IgorPaixaoshoots at goal
Paixao will also already be aware of the hallowed ground of Elland Road and the impact stars like him can have on the adoring masses, with the 25-year-old once sourcing Raphinha as a direct source of inspiration as his career unwinds.
He could even boldly attempt to replicate Raphinha’s success story in West Yorkshire in being another sparkling gem that enables Leeds to stay afloat in the top-flight, as the excitement levels continue to build ahead of the Premier League campaign starting.
Better than Muniz: 49ers open first talks to sign "ridiculous" CF for Leeds
Leeds United might prefer to clinch a deal for this ridiculous striker over chasing after Rodrigo Muniz.
أوضح الإعلامي أحمد شوبير، تطورات موقف النادي الأهلي في التعاقد مع مدير فني جديد، خلفًا لـ خوسيه ريبيرو، والذي تم توجيه الشكر له، والاستعانة بالكابتن عماد النحاس كمدرب مؤقتًا للفريق، لحين التعاقد مع مدرب أجنبي جديد.
وقال شوبير في تصريحات عبر برنامجه الإذاعي صباح اليوم الأحد: “هناك اجتماعات كثيرة جارية داخل الأهلي لاختيار خليفة ريبيرو، وسأوضح بالضبط كيف تسير الأمور”.
وتابع: “الاتجاه الغالب والمسيطر هو تعيين مدرب أجنبي، وكان من المقرر أن يبدأ هذا المدرب التدريبات مع نهاية الإجازة يوم الخميس، لكن بعض الأصوات تدخلت وقالت: لا نتعجل في اختيار المدرب، دعونا نهدأ قليلاً خطوة خطوة حتى نرى كيف ستتضح الأمور”.
وأشار: “النادي شكل جهازًا كاملًا يضم كابتن عماد النحاس، كابتن عادل مصطفى، كابتن محمد نجيب، وكابتن أمير عبد الحميد، وهم الجهاز الفني، ومعهم اثنان للأحمال: عبد الرحمن عيسى والشيحي، ومعهم بالطبع النجم الكبير وليد صلاح الدين مدير الكرة”.
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واستمر: “كما استمر كابتن محمد يوسف مديرًا رياضيًا للفريق، وأسامة هلال رئيس إدارة السكوتنج وهو القائم بأعمال مدير التعاقدات، وقد نصح الجميع بالهدوء.. معنى هذا الهدوء أنهم سيصبرون على كابتن عماد النحاس قليلًا لأنه لديه تجربة ناجحة سابقة”.
وأوضح شوبير: “هل هذا يعني أن الأهلي لن يجلب مدربًا أجنبيًا؟ لا، التفاوض جاري، لكن بروية، وعند قدوم المدرب الأجنبي الجديد، سيكون هو المدير الفني الثاني عشر الذي يتولى تدريب الفريق في عهد كابتن محمود الخطيب، بعد تسلسل بدأ بحسام البدري، باترس كارتيرون، محمد يوسف مؤقتًا، مارتن لاسارتي، رينيه فايلر، موسيماني، سامي قمصان مؤقت، سواريش، مارسيل كولر، عماد النحاس مؤقت، وخوسيه ريبيرو”.
واختتم: “التفكير في المدرب الأجنبي مستمر، ولجنة الاسكوتنج والتعاقدات تعمل على ترشيح الأسماء يوميًا، ويصلك كل يوم العديد من السير الذاتية، صراحة، تعبت من كثرة السير الذاتية المرسلة لي، وأؤكد لأي شخص يرسل لي (سي في) لاعب أو مدرب أنني لا أنظر إليها ولا أرسلها لأي جهة، لأنها ليست ضمن دوري أو مسؤوليتي، وهناك بعض الأشخاص يظنون أنهم يعرفون القصة أكثر من الواقع، لكن الحقيقة غير ذلك”.