سبورت: لاعب برشلونة قرر تجديد عقده

كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، أن سيرجيو بوسكيتس، قرر تمديد عقده مع برشلونة لموسم آخر، بعد التقارير التي ربطته بالرحيل إلى الدوري السعودي أو الأمريكي.

بوسكيتس ينتهي عقده مع برشلونة في الصيف المقبل، وارتبط بالانتقال إلى النصر السعودي، مع العديد من التقارير التي ربطته بـ إنتر ميامي الأمريكي.

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صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، أكدت أن بوسكيتس وافق على تجديد عقده حتى عام 2024 مع برشلونة، خاصة مع توقع عودة ليونيل ميسي إلى الفريق من جديد، وهو الأمر الذي يمكنه أن يغري أي لاعب في العالم.

برشلونة ينتظر قرار بوسكيتس النهائي في بداية مايو، حتى يستطيع المضي قدمًا للموسم المقبل، ولكن اللاعب يبدو أنه عازم على توقيع عقد جديد مع البلوجرانا، رغم العروض المغرية من الخارج.

بوسكيتس تم تصعيده للفريق الأول في برشلونة منذ 2008، مع بيب جوارديولا، ومنذ ذلك الحين لم يلعب الإسباني لأي فريق آخر، وحقق كل البطولات الممكنة التي شارك فيها مع الفريق.

Pakistan must play aggressively against India – Inzamam

Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s former captain and newly-appointed batting consultant, has advised his batsmen to be ‘aggressive’ against India

Umar Farooq15-Dec-2012

Inzamam-ul-Haq says he is passing on his experience to Pakistan’s batsmen, rather than working on techniques•PCB

Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s former captain and newly-appointed batting consultant, has advised his batsmen to be ‘aggressive’ against India. The team that handles pressure better, he said, could control how the matches go in the upcoming limited-overs series’.Pakistan are preparing for the India series with a conditioning camp at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and Inzamam will spend the week with the batsmen to assist them. Since his retirement in 2007, Inzamam had not been associated with Pakistan cricket in any form, running a business instead; this is the first in five years that he has taken up a role with the team.”My job will be to pass on my playing experience to the players, rather than working on batsmen’s techniques,” Inzamam told reporters at the end of the day’s training. “I will be discussing with them how to chase, how to set a target and what’s required while batting.”Pakistan will kick-off their tour of India with a two-match T20 series, followed by three ODIs. Inzamam, who led Pakistan in 22 ODIs against India and has a win-loss ratio of 12-10, said Pakistan have plenty of matchwinners in the squad but they need ‘collective’ effort.”Pakistan have a lot of players who could individually win matches for us, it’s a good sign,” he said. “But cricket is a team game, we lack in collective effort from the batsmen. Our bowling is very strong and we have to have confidence in ourselves. We have to make up our minds that we can win.”Playing in Indian conditions isn’t different; we have been winning [there] and can win again. It’s only about pressure and how to handle it. What we need is to play aggressively and whoever copes with it [pressure] well, will play better.”Pakistan have played 16 completed ODIs in 2012, losing four out of eight while chasing and failing to defend their target on six instances out of eight. Batting first this year, they have crossed the 200-run mark seven times, winning only twice. When chasing a target of more than 200, they have won only on one occasion out of five.”It’s not a new problem, it’s been going on for a long time now,” Inzamam said of their batting issues, citing the lack of quality cricket in Pakistan, which has been a no-go zone for major international cricket teams. “For the last two years we have not played a lot of cricket and the batsmen are lacking in temperament due to T20 cricket.”Flaws in our players are down to us not playing on a regular basis. If we start playing 10-12 Test matches every year, you will obviously see an improvement in our batting. As more we play cricket, the more players will learn from it.”Inzamam said it will be important for the players to put aside distractions in India and focus on the cricket: “Against India, one should be focused on the game instead of other activities. We have to focus on our game and don’t worry about what others are doing. If we keep focus on ourselves, we will perform better.”India will play with passion, so must Pakistan. I think the way this Pakistan team lines-up, we can put pressure on India. But they’re a big team too and could make a comeback [after faltering in the Test series against England], so we have to focus ourselves.”

Corinthians tem ausência de trio em treino de olho no Vitória

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O Corinthians deu nesta sexta-feira sequência à preparação para o duelo contra o Vitória, no próximo domingo no Barradão. O técnico Jair Ventura comandou uma atividade técnica e teve três baixas com relações aos titulares que encararam o Cruzeiro na quarta pela final da Copa do Brasil: o lateral-esquerdo Danilo Avelar, o meia Jadson e o atacante Emerson Sheik não treinaram.

A situação mais preocupante é a do lateral, que tomou uma pancada no pé esquerdo no último jogo e terminou a partida sentindo dores. Está em tratamento. Jadson e Sheik tem contra a questão física. O meia está com 35 anos e o atacante, com 40. Ambos se desgastaram muito na decisão. São dúvidas para o jogo de domingo.

Jair já sabe que não poderá contar com o volante Gabriel,. suspenso. Ele ainda não ensaiou o time, mas deve confirmar neste sábado a entrada de Douglas no setor. Na lateral, se Danilo não jogar, joga Carlos. A briga caso a dupla de frente não jogue é grande e será definida no treino deste sábado no CT Joaquim Grava.

O Corinthians lutará pela reabilitação, já que ocupa a 11ª colocação do Campeonato Brasileiro com 35 pontos. São apenas quatro acima do Ceará, o primeiro da zona do rebaixamento.

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Dono de posições firmes, Diego Alves vai de solução a problema no Fla

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Às vésperas da partida do Flamengo contra o Paraná, momentos antes do embarque para Curitiba, o goleiro Diego Alves, inconformado por ser opção a César, pede para não viajar com o elenco rubro-negro. A atitude, que caiu quase como uma bomba no grupo, que disputa o título do Campeonato Brasileiro, porém, não chegou a causar grandes surpresa internamente. O ato de indisciplina põe em xeque o futuro do goleiro que chegou para ser solução.

Dono de uma personalidade forte, algo conhecido desde os tempos de Europa, e cotado para defender o Brasil no Mundial na época em que chegou à Gávea, o camisa 1 rapidamente se tornou um dos líderes do vestiário e um dos nomes mais falantes dentro das quatro linhas – muito por conta dos posicionamentos sempre firmes, de sua experiência internacional e pelo seu profissionalismo.

Porém, ainda há lideranças mais consolidadas no clube do que o camisa 1. Por exemplo, quando Ricardo Lomba disparou contra o time após a eliminação na semifinal do Carioca, Diego, Réver, Juan e Júlio César que tiveram a palavra em reunião com o VP de futebol, que havia classificado a queda para o Botafogo como “vergonhosa” e dito que a equipe não poderia “correr menos que o rival”.

Por outro lado, o pedido de dispensa foi considerado um desrespeito com os companheiros e com a comissão técnica, pesando negativamente contra o goleiro em momento decisivo do ano. A reapresentação do elenco após a vitória sobre o Paraná – 4 a 0 no Durival Britto – acontece na tarde desta terça, no Ninho do Urubu, e é esperada uma retratação do camisa 1 diante do grupo.

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Os dez anos em alto nível na Europa e marcas pessoais de destaque – como as defesas de pênaltis de Cristiano Ronaldo e Messi e convocações para a Seleção Brasileira – fizeram de Diego Alves um dos rostos mais usados pelo clube nas peças publicitárias desde a sua chegada à Gávea, em julho de 2017.

Na imagem acima, por exemplo, de divulgação da semifinal da Copa do Brasil, contra o Corinthians há um mês, o camisa 1 divide espaço com Lucas Paquetá, e Cuéllar dois xodós da Nação e dos nomes mais importante do time em 2018.

OBSESSÃO PELO RESULTADO E PAPO COM OS MAIS JOVENS

Neste pouco mais de um ano treinando no Ninho do Urubu, Diego Alves mostrou ser um daqueles atletas que vive o futebol intensamente, dizem fontes ouvidas pelo LANCE!. Exemplo do profissionalismo foi a preparação especial feita pelo goleiro nas férias, após o fim da temporada europeia no meio de 2017, semanas antes da transferência para o Flamengo ser oficializada.

Durante as atividades, muita cobrança sobre si mesmo e interesse quanto aos trabalhos e também sobre os adversários. Assim, as conversas com membros da comissão técnica são frequentes e longos. Como costuma deixar claro em entrevistas, Diego Alves põe o resultado coletivo acima de atuações individuais.

Outro papel importante realizado pelo goleiro é junto aos atletas mais jovens, vindo das categorias de base da Gávea. Diego Alves costuma passar um pouco de sua experiência aos garotos, os quais têm ocupado um papel importante no elenco do Flamengo. Em 2018, são várias as referências para os mais novos no Flamengo, passando por Júlio César e Juan até o meia Diego e o capitão Réver.

AUSÊNCIA NO FIM DE 2017 CUSTOU CARO

Diego Alves foi contratado para tomar conta da posição. O Flamengo vinha com problemas no setor. A adaptação não foi imediata, e Diego Alves levou algumas rodadas para mostrar o seu valor e começar a conquistar a torcida. O time, por sua vez, vivia um momento de oscilação e não facilitou a chegada do camisa 1.

Foram 24 partidas de Diego Alves pelo Fla no ano passado, com boa evolução do goleiro, mas 2017 não terminou da maneira esperada pelo atleta e clube. Contratado após o prazo de inscrição da Copa do Brasil, Diego Alves ficou de fora da final contra o Cruzeiro e viu o jovem Thiago falhar no jogo de ida, no Maracanã, e Alex Muralha não ter sucesso na disputa de pênaltis, no Mineirão.

Na Sul-Americana, a boa campanha do camisa 1 foi interrompida por uma lesão na clavícula sofrida na semifinal contra o Júnior Barranquilla, da Colômbia, a qual tirou Diego Alves dos gramados até fevereiro. Na decisão, o Rubro-Negro acabou derrotado pelo Independiente, da Argentina. Na visão de Reinaldo Rueda – então técnico da equipe da Gávea -, as ausências de atletas experientes, como Diego Alves e Guerrero, suspenso por doping, fizeram falta.

بالأرقام.. مبابي يتفوق على ميسي ونيمار في قائمة الأعلى أجرًا بالدوري الفرنسي

يتصدر كيليان مبابي، مهاجم باريس سان جيرمان، قائمة أعلى اللاعبين أجرًا في الدوري الفرنسي، حسبما نشرت صحيفة “ليكيب” الفرنسية.

وتنشر صحيفة “ليكيب” بشكل سنوي، قائمة رواتب اللاعبين في الدوري الفرنسي، ويهيمن نادي باريس سان جيرمان عليها.

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مبابي يأتي في المركز الأول براتب قدره 6 ملايين يورو شهريًا، ويليه زميله ليونيل ميسي، ثم نيمار دا سيلفا. أعلى 30 راتبًا في الدوري الفرنسي الممتاز 

1. مبابي (باريس سان جيرمان) 6 ملايين يورو

2. نيمار (باريس سان جيرمان) 3.675.000 يورو

3. ميسي (باريس سان جيرمان) 3،375،000 يورو

4. ماركينيوس، فيراتي (باريس سان جيرمان) 1.200.000 يورو

6. أشرف حكيمي (باريس سان جيرمان) 1.083.000 يورو

7. دوناروما (باريس سان جيرمان)، 916.000 يورو

8. راموس (باريس سان جيرمان) 791.600 يورو

9. بيرنات (باريس سان جيرمان) 730 ألف يورو

10. موكيلي (باريس سان جيرمان) 700 ألف يورو

11- وسام بن يدر (موناكو) 650 ألف يورو

12- كيمبيمبي (باريس سان جيرمان) 640 ألف يورو

13. فيرتوت (أولمبيك مارسيليا) 550 ألف يورو

14. رويز، سانشيز (باريس سان جيرمان) 540 ألف يورو

16. سولير (باريس سان جيرمان) 500 ألف يورو

سانشيز (مارسيليا) 500 ألف يورو

18. بايلي (مارسيليا) 450  ألف يورو

لاكازيت (ليون) 450 ألف يورو

20. هوو إيكيتيكي (باريس سان جيرمان) 400 ألف يورو

بواتينج (ليون) 400 ألف يورو

لوفرين (ليون) 400 ألف يورو

توليسو (ليون) 400 ألف يورو

24. مالينوفسكي (مارسيليا) 350 ألف يورو

25. أوندير (مارسيليا) 330 ألف يورو

رونتييه (مارسيليا) 330 ألف يورو

27. مبمبا (مارسيليا) 320 ألف يورو

جندوزي (مارسيليا) 320 ألف يورو

29. سيسوكو (نانت) 310 ألف يورو

30. جولوفين (موناكو) 300 ألف يورو

فولاند (موناكو) 300 ألف يورو

Diego Souza lamenta chance perdida no último lance do jogo contra o Bota

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Personagem do lance que poderia decretar a vitória do São Paulo no último minuto do jogo contra o Botafogo, no Rio de Janeiro, o centroavante Diego Souza lamentou o gol perdido cara a cara com o goleiro Saulo. Ao fim da partida, o camisa 9 do Tricolor explicou a jogada e parabenizou o botafoguense pela defesa, que garantiu o empate, em 2 a 2, no Estádio Nilton Santos.

– Eu vim decidido. A bola estava no alto, vim para empurrar para dentro do gol, e ele teve a felicidade de esticar. A bola ainda bater e sair daquele quadrado foi muita falta de sorte. Foi competência dele – afirmou o jogador, referindo-se ao lance com o goleiro Saulo.

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A jogada aconteceu no último lance do jogo com o Botafogo, no Engenhão. Depois de ficar atrás do marcador em duas oportunidades, o São Paulo foi buscar o resultado e viu a vitória escapar por pouco. Primeiro, o goleiro do Fogão fez uma excelente defesa no chute de Gonzalo Carneiro. No rebote, com a bola praticamente na pequena área, Diego Souza apareceu livre e encheu o pé. O arqueiro se jogou na bola e fez a defesa.

– Ia decidir o jogo. A gente merecia (a vitória). Depois que empatamos o jogo, sufocamos o Botafogo e não deixamos espaço para eles. Merecíamos ter saído vitoriosos – lamentou o centroavante do São Paulo.

Com o empate no Rio de Janeiro, o Tricolor chegou aos 52 pontos na tabela do Brasileirão, mas viu o Palmeiras, com 53, ultrapassá-lo. Agora na terceira posição, o time de Diego Aguirre tenta, mais uma vez, retomar a ponta da tabela. O próximo jogo do São Paulo é justamente contra o Alviverde. O clássico acontece na noite do próximo sábado, no Morumbi.

Nethula, Wagner given Test audition

The legspinner Tarun Nethula will have the chance to audition for a Test debut after he was named in the New Zealand side for their tour match against the WICB President’s XI, to begin in Antigua on Friday

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Jul-2012

Tarun Nethula will have a chance to show his skills in the longer form of the game•Getty Images

The legspinner Tarun Nethula will have the chance to audition for a Test debut after he was named in the New Zealand side for their tour match against the WICB President’s XI, to begin in Antigua on Friday. New Zealand chose the dual spin options of Nethula and Daniel Vettori, while the fast bowler Neil Wagner will also be given an opportunity to press his case for a Test debut.BJ Watling and Trent Boult will not play due to quad strains and the fast men Doug Bracewell and Tim Southee have been left out. Ross Taylor, the New Zealand captain, said the three-day first-class game would provide players with a fine chance to prepare for the Test series and would also give the selectors a look at some of their options for the first Test, which begins next Wednesday.”It’s a good opportunity for the players to get out there and spend time on their feet and it’s not often you get to play a warm-up game on a ground where you will be playing the Test match,” Taylor said. “We’re still undecided on the balance of the side for the Test series. Tarun has come in and spin is going to be a big part of how we play this warm-up game and the Test match. Hopefully he goes well and makes our job a lot harder when we come to pick the Test team.””The few times I played against [Wagner] and saw him on TV he’s very aggressive. He’s a guy who’s been wanting to play for New Zealand for a while and has very good record. He gives us a slightly different option being a left-hander and I’m looking forward to seeing how he goes.”New Zealand XI Martin Guptill, Daniel Flynn, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor (capt), Kane Williamson, Dean Brownlie, Daniel Vettori, Kruger van Wyk (wk), Neil Wagner, Tarun Nethula, Chris Martin.

بابا فاسيليو: قدمنا مباراة جيدة أمام بيراميدز.. ويوجه رسالة لـ لاعبي البنك الأهلي

أكد بابا فاسيليو المدير الفني لنادي البنك الأهلي، أن فريقه قدم مباراة جيدة أمام بيراميدز، ولم يسمح لهم بالاستحواذ، خلال المواجهة التي جمعتهما بالدوري المصري الممتاز.

البنك الأهلي انتصر على بيراميدز بهدفين لهدف، في المباراة التي أقيمت اليوم الإثنين بالجولة الـ 21 لبطولة الدوري.

وقال فاسيليو خلال تصريحات عبر قناة أون تايم سبورت: “أظهرنا أداءً جيدًا ولم نعطي فرصة لـ بيراميدز من أجل الاستحواذ، لأنهم كانوا سيعاقبوننا”.

وأضاف: “أريد أن أشكر اللاعبين على مجهودهم اليوم في الملعب، أنا فخور بهم جدًا، وأشكر رئيس النادي ومجلس الإدارة الذي وقف بجانبي في اللحظات الصعبة”.

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وأكمل: “سعيد بأنني خلال أسبوعين مع الفريق حاولت تغيير فكر وعقلية اللاعبين، وأنهم منفتحين تمامًا على الأفكار الجديدة”.

وأردف: “عندما تستعد وتسيطر على مواقف المباراة سيأتي لك الحظ، اللاعبون يؤمنون بما نفعله، المسألة مسألة وقت فقط حتى يأتي الفوز، أنا ممتن لكل ما فعلوه”.

وأكمل: “المشكلة أنه عندما تخسر مباراة في اللحظات الأخيرة المعنويات تتأثر واللاعبين يفتقدون الثقة، ولكني على ثقة به”.

وأتم: “كل اللاعبين الموجودين يلعبون لصالح الفريق وليس لصالح أنفسهم، الآن لدينا مجموعة من اللاعبين يلعبون كوحدة واحدة، وأقول لهم إذا لم تلعبوا كروح واحدة لن تفوزون بشيء”.

Kapil not eligible for one-time benefit – Shukla

Rajiv Shukla, the IPL chairman, has confirmed Kapil Dev, India’s World Cup winning captain in 1983, is not eligible for the BCCI’s one-time benefit to former cricketers

ESPNcricinfo staff31-May-2012

Kapil Dev will only be considered for the one-time benefit if he takes the board’s amnesty offer, Rajiv Shukla has said•ICC

Rajiv Shukla, the IPL chairman, has confirmed that Kapil Dev is not eligible for the BCCI’s one-time benefit to former cricketers because he had not accepted the amnesty offered by the board in April 2009 for players and officials involved in the now defunct ICL. Shukla said that while the BCCI was “not against” Kapil, this “technical issue” was behind his exclusion from the one-time benefit.Kapil, India’s World Cup winning captain in 1983, would have been entitled to a fee of Rs. 1.5 crores (US$280,000 approx).The BCCI, for its part, is yet to publish a full list of cricketers receiving the benefit, drawn out of the profits from the IPL playoffs.”As far as Kapil Dev is concerned, the BCCI is not against him,” Shukla told . “We have not got anything against Kapil but there is a technical issue. He has not accepted the amnesty proposal (by the BCCI). Technically, he is out of this benefit ambit.”Kapil, in an article in the , had said not all cricketers are answerable to the board, adding “you can’t deny that player his due, which he is being given for the services rendered during his playing days.” Shukla, however, said that if Kapil accepted the amnesty, he would be considered for the benefit. “It’s a hypothetical question. If he gives it, the BCCI working committee will definitely consider it.”Among the other cricketers not receiving the benefit are Mohinder Amarnath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Gundappa Viswanath and Syed Kirmani, as they’d already been allotted benefit matches in the past. “Those who have been already alloted benefit matches, they cannot be part of this scheme. They cannot be given the same advantage again,” Shukla said.”The reason behind giving the one-time benefit to players was that not many players were able to hold their benefit matches. Firstly, it’s a cumbersome job to organise a match nowadays. No team is free to be available for the benefit matches.”It was a very important decision as far as the BCCI is concerned. Roughly Rs 90-100 crore is being distributed to players and their families. Players were happy because they never thought that something like that would happen to them.”The board, Shukla said, has been criticised unfairly. “No sports organisation in the world has done it before. We are also giving pensions to our players. We feel upset when we come to know that unnecessary controversy has been created despite doing so much for the former players. In place of appreciating this gesture, they have been criticising us.”People are not looking at the positive aspect and are only seeing the negative aspect. They are after the BCCI. Instead of helping the BCCI, you want to kill the organisation.”

Sri Lankan fans could be priced out by ticket hike

Local Sri Lankan cricket fans who want to watch the full duration of the Test against England in Galle will be asked to fork out up to a month’s wages after it was confirmed there would be no cheaper tickets available for locals

Andrew McGlashan in Galle 25-Mar-2012

Tickets for World Cup matches in Sri Lanka were not as expensive as ones for the first Test against England•AFP

Local Sri Lankan cricket fans who want to watch the full duration of the Test against England in Galle will be asked to fork out up to a month’s wages after it was confirmed there would be no cheaper tickets available for locals.Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed it had set the ticket prices at 5000 Sri Lankan rupees ($38) and 7500 Sri Lankan rupees ($57) per day, having seen the demand created by the visiting England fans as a chance to boost their struggling finances. That move has angered England supporters who feel they are being exploited for being loyal followers of their team overseas.However, it also prices many locals out of the game, as paying even for four days would equate to 20,000 Sri Lankan rupees, which is around four week’s pay for a large proportion of the population. Recent Tests in Galle have not been heavily attended by Sri Lankan fans – the game against Australia last year was not sold out despite much lower prices – but rather than trying to encourage more supporters through the gates the board has opted to cash in while it can. Yesterday, a Sri Lanka Cricket official said there would be a 1000 rupee ticket available but that has not materialised.”We need to develop the game of cricket in Sri Lanka so whenever there is an opportunity and a demand for tickets it is our policy to put prices up,” Nishantha Ranatunga, the Sri Lanka secretary, said. “You can see people buying tickets for this price. We will get the best deal. Yes, there is a substantial increase from previous tours and the World Cup but we have seen a lot of Sri Lankans buying tickets at this price.”There is talk of a protest by England fans on the opening day of the Test, suggesting they may decamp to the Dutch Fort which overlooks the ground, although many visiting supporters have arrived with pre-paid tickets bought as part of tour packages.Andrew Strauss did not want to comment on the ticket prices, but wanted as many England supporters in the ground as possible. “I don’t know the Sri Lanka Cricket board’s policy on ticket pricing,” he said. “But clearly we want to have as many fans as possible in the ground and we know the Barmy Army always travels and supports us wherever we go in the world. The more of them that are in the ground supporting us and watching some good quality Test cricket the better it is for not just for us but also the game as a whole.”Sri Lanka Cricket has severe financial problems after running up debts of $32.5 million to finance the building of two international stadiums in Hambantota and Pallekele, and to renovate the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, for the World Cup.Payments owed to players, dating back to the World Cup, were only fully settled less than two weeks ago, after the state-owned Bank of Ceylon released 600 Sri Lankan million rupees ($5 million) after discussions with the sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage.Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, confirmed they had been paid up to the end of the CB series in Australia. “We got paid last week,” he said. “It’s something we couldn’t control, but the newly elected board made us a promise and they kept to that. We continued playing cricket and the boys were happy with that.”The players might be happier now, but supporters from both sides are unlikely to be having similar feelings.

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