Turkish Airlines will be new Liverpool shirt sponsor in £300 mn deal

London: Turkish Airlines will become Liverpool's new front-of-shirt sponsor from the start of the 2027/28 season, the Premier League giants announced on Tuesday.

No fee was disclosed by the club, but the BBC reported that the five-year deal was worth £300 million ($406 million) in total. capturengo.com

A contract worth more than £60 million a season, would represent an increase on the current £50 million-per-season deal with retail bank Standard Chartered, who have been the Reds' front-of-shirt sponsor since 2010.

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Liverpool's new deal is believed to be the most lucrative purely front-of-shirt agreement in Premier League history, with Arsenal and Manchester City's agreements with Emirates and Etihad Airways respectively also involving stadium naming rights.

By contrast, six-time European champions Liverpool's home ground is still solely known by its original name of Anfield.

In February, Liverpool announced record revenues of more than £700 million for the most recent financial year, and were the highest-placed Premier League club in the Deloitte Football Money League.

Liverpool were the first major English professional football club to have a shirt sponsor, when Japanese electronics company Hitachi had its name displayed across the club's strip back in 1979.

Standard Chartered will remain as the shirt sponsor this season before becoming a "global partner" of Liverpool from 2027/28 onwards.

It is understood that talks with Turkish Airlines started before 1892 Holdings -- a consortium led by British-Indian millionaire businessman Amit Bhatia, the Liverpool vice-chairman, purchased a stake of around 38 percent in the club last month.

Chief commercial officer Ben Latty said that the front of the shirt "holds a special place in the history" of Liverpool, adding that the partnership will build on "strong foundations" from the club's Champions League final win in the Turkish city of Istanbul in 2005.

Turkish Airlines chief executive Ahmet Olmustur said: "This partnership brings together two global brands united by their international reach, commitment to excellence and ability to inspire millions of people around the world."

في إطار حرصها المتواصل على تعزيز مبدأ الشفافية والارتقاء بمستوى الأداء التحكيمي، سلّطت إدارة التحكيم بالاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم الضوء على أبرز الحالات التحكيمية التي شهدتها منافسات الجولة الثالثة من «دوري جيتور»، 2016-2027، وذلك من خلال نشر مقاطع فيديو توضيحية مدعومة بالشرح القانوني.
وشهدت مواجهة منتخب قطر تحت 23 عاماً والوعب في الدقيقة 8: قرارا صحيحا بعد الاستدعاء من حكم الفيديو المساعد (VAR)، بإلغاء البطاقة الصفراء وإشهار البطاقة الحمراء المباشرة في وجه لاعب الوعب رقم (32) . وجاء القرار بعد التأكد من توافر معايير منع فرصة محققة للتسجيل، المتمثلة في اتجاه اللعب، والمسافة إلى المرمى، وفي الدقيقة 52: القرار صحيح من الحكم بعد الاستدعاء من حكم الفيديو المساعد «VAR»، باحتساب ركلة جزاء لصالح الوعب وطرد لاعب منتخب قطر رقم (2)، بعد قيامه بمسك لاعب الوعب رقم (77) داخل منطقة الجزاء.
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وفي الدقيقة 45+1: قرار صحيح من الحكم باحتساب ركلة حرة مباشرة لصالح المرخية وإشهار البطاقة الحمراء للاعب الريان رقم (55)، بعد ارتكابه مخالفة «دفع» ضد مهاجم المرخية رقم (20).
وفي الدقيقة 71: قرار صحيح من الحكم بإلغاء هدف للمرخية واحتسب ركلة حرة مباشرة لصالح الريان الجيل القادم، بعد ثبوت ارتكاب مهاجم المرخية رقم (20) مخالفة «دفع بإهمال» ضد حارس الريان رقم (23)، أثرت في قدرته على السيطرة على الكرة قبل تسديدها نحو المرمى، وبالتالي التدخل يصنف كمخالفة بسبب استخدام القوة بإهمال.

أحرز لاعب العنابي للكاراتيه حسن منصور الميدالية الفضية في منافسات فئة الشباب لوزن فوق 76 كيلوغراما، ضمن النسخة 24 من بطولة آسيا للكاراتيه تحت 21 عاما، بالاردن.
وجاء تتويج لاعب العنابي عقب سلسلة من المواجهات القوية والمثيرة، قدم خلالها أداء مميزا عكس جاهزيته الفنية والبدنية، وتمكن من منافسة نخبة من أبرز لاعبي القارة الآسيوية، قبل أن يحسم المركز الثاني عن جدارة واستحقاق.
وأعرب عيد المريخي، رئيس الاتحاد القطري للتايكوندو والجودو والكاراتيه، عن سعادته بالإنجاز الذي حققه حسن منصور، مؤكدا أن الميدالية الفضية تمثل ثمرة للجهود الكبيرة التي يبذلها اللاعب والجهازان الفني والإداري، وتعكس التطور الذي تشهده رياضة الكاراتيه القطرية.
وقال: «نبارك لمنصور هذا الإنجاز المميز، ونشيد بالمستوى الذي ظهر به، وتمكن من الوصول إلى منصة التتويج».
وأضاف: «نهدي هذا الإنجاز إلى سعادة الشيخ جوعان بن حمد آل ثاني رئيس اللجنة الأولمبية القطرية لدعمه الكبير لهذه الرياضة».

Madrid: Charles Leclerc on Thursday conceded he was at fault when he clashed with Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton during the opening lap at the Italian Grand Prix.

Speaking to reporters at the new Madring, ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, the Monegasque driver said the pair had discussed the incident and settled their differences.

The clash saw Hamilton run off into the gravel and lose six places while Leclerc continued, but then crashed out on lap two at last Sunday's Grand Prix in Monza.

Leclerc had initially said "we went too far", a claim that Hamilton disagreed with by stating that "there was no 'we' in it".

"I think it's kind of clear that we never want to see a car of the same team in the grass," Leclerc said in the Spanish capital.

"After reviewing, we spoke with Lewis, I obviously know I went too far in Turn Two and I said it to Lewis and I think it's very clear what we should do or should avoid going forward."

Leclerc added that it was "not acceptable" to see his team-mate in the gravel, but pointed out that more was made of the incident because it occurred at the team's 'home' race.

"We are driving for Ferrari and if there's one race where you don't want that to happen it is Monza and when these things happen at our home race, then it does a huge mess outside," the 28-year-old added.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton said he also discussed the matter with Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur and that there was no bad blood.

"That's the positive of where we've got to over the past 15 months," the 41-year-old explained. "We've got to a place where we have really great communication internally and the same with me and Charles.

"I think it's great that there was no shying away from having a discussion. We sat face to face, just him and me and we talked and we were both open and honest. We squashed it. We can move on."

Hong Kong: An inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup will take place later this month featuring 14 teams with matches played in Indonesia and Hong Kong, organisers said on Thursday.

The 11 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and three guest sides -- Hong Kong, Pakistan and Bangladesh -- will play in two divisions from September 24.

Eight teams will contest the top-tier Division 1 -- hosts Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

They will be split into two sections of four with the winners contesting the first FIFA ASEAN Cup final on October 5.

The second-tier Division 2 will be hosted by Hong Kong and also involve Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Timor-Leste, split into two three-team sections with the winners advancing to a final on October 3.

"The FIFA ASEAN Cup was launched to provide national teams with meaningful competitive opportunities," said FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

"The tournament will strengthen football ties across Southeast Asia."