Barcos comemora primeiro gol pelo Cruzeiro: 'Muito feliz por marcar'

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O Cruzeiro venceu o Atlético-PR por 2 a 1, de virada, na noite de domingo, no Mineirão. O atacante recém-contratado da Raposa, Hernán Barcos, marcou seu primeiro tento e comemorou a marca. Além disso, o Pirata já foca nos próximos duelos.

– Muito feliz. Importante ganhar os dois jogos em casa. Para brigar pelo campeonato, tem que ganhar. Vamos atrás com bom futebol para sair com a vitória. Fiquei com um pouco de dor quando fui travado pelo zagueiro – disse o jogador.

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Na próxima rodada, o Cruzeiro enfrenta o Corinthians, na quarta-feira, às 21h, em São Paulo. O Atlético-PR encara o Vitória somente no domingo, às 16h, na Arena da Baixada.

Chastened England aim to stay at No. 1

ESPNcricinfo previews the one-off Twenty20 international between India and England in Kolkata

The Preview by Dustin Silgardo28-Oct-2011Match FactsIndia v England, October 29, Kolkata
Start time 1830 (1300 GMT)Graeme Swann takes over as England captain for the Twenty20 game•AFPBig PictureEngland have not won a match against India in India since 2006, and this Twenty20, strangely scheduled after the one-day series, is probably their best opportunity. The India players would have enjoyed the festivities over the three-day Diwali break. MS Dhoni visited his home in Jharkhand for the first time in four months after the fifth ODI, and his tweet on arriving at Eden Gardens on Thursday – “Kolkata, back on national duty” – did not reveal a great deal of enthusiasm at the prospect of this one-off game.England’s biggest weakness over the five one-dayers was that their batsmen struggled against India’s spinners, and will hope that the reduced number of overs will make R Ashwin and co less effective. They will also have a new captain, and will need Graeme Swann’s famed wit to lighten the spirits of some visibly frustrated players. Swann reckons England should just enjoy the match, after a testing series so far, and that may be their best bet against an India side that may struggle to find meaning in the match after having already battered England over the one-dayers.The big test during this Twenty20 could well be for neither team, but for the Bengal Cricket Association. The sparse crowds that marred the ODI series were typified by the half-empty Eden Gardens stadium for the final one-dayer. The Diwali season may have been an excuse for that poor turnout, but with the festival now over, the number of people the organisers can bring through the gates on Saturday could be an indicator of where cricket in India is headed.One thing that will not work in their favour is the odd scheduling of the match. The significance of a one-off Twenty20 games is debatable in any case, but at least when scheduled before an ODI series they may act as something of a preview to the series. Now, with India fans already high on the euphoria of the 5-0 drubbing and Diwali, it is questionable how many people remember England are even still here.There are a few points of interest in the match, though. This is the first Twenty20 international since the ICC announced the official Twenty20 rankings. England are currently ranked first, but a loss will take them down to third, while India will want to improve their No. 5 ranking.Form guideIndia: LWWWW (completed games, most recent first)
England: LWWLLSpotlight Robin Uthappa has not played for India since 2008 but has been dominating domestic attacks in recent times. Innings of 92 off 36 balls and 64 off 20 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy suggest he belongs at a higher level. Parthiv Patel’s failures in the one-day series mean this is a good time for Uthappa to make a case for himself as a reserve opener in the limited-over formats.Less than a year ago, Yusuf Pathan hit a couple of one-day centuries that seemed like they would cement his place in the India side for some time to come. A mediocre World Cup and a poor West Indies tour later, Yusuf found himself out of not just the playing XI but the squad. He too has been bludgeoning attacks in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and will have a real point to prove if he plays in Kolkata.Since bursting onto the scene with 41 off 21 balls against India in Cardiff, Jonny Bairstow has had a poor run in internationals, and managed just 49 runs in four innings in the one-dayers in India. With a few other young dynamic batsmen coming into contention for the Twenty20s, Bairstow will want to ensure he is still head of the pack.Team newsBoth Yusuf and Uthappa should make it to the XI, in place of Ravindra Jadeja and Parthiv Patel, who is not in the Twenty20 squad. Gautam Gambhir is also missing the game to get married, and Manoj Tiwary should play in his place. Rahul Sharma was included in the squad on the back of his performances in the IPL so it would make sense to try him out in the Twenty20 format.India (probable): 1 Ajinkya Rahane, 2 Robin Uthappa, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Manoj Tiwary, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (capt and wk), 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 R Ashwin/ Rahul Sharma, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 R Vinay Kumar, 11 Varun AaronAlex Hales and Jos Buttler are in India specifically for the Twenty20 and should play. Jade Dernbach was replaced by Stuart Meaker for the final ODI, but has a decent Twenty20 record and could return to the side. If Kevin Pietersen doesn’t recover from his thumb injury Ian Bell could slot in having previously been dropped for Twenty20 cricket.England (probable): 1 Craig Kieswetter (wk), 2 Alex Hales, 3 Ian Bell/Kevin Pietersen, 4 Ravi Bopara, 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Jos Buttler, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Graeme Swann, 9 Tim Bresnan, 10 Jade Dernbach, 11 Steven FinnPitch and conditionsThe pitch at Eden Gardens for the fifth one-dayer was slow and started to offer considerable turn as the match wore on. There will not be as much deterioration over 40 overs, but if the matches here during the IPL were any indication, the Twenty20 may not be as high-scoring as some might hope.Stats and trivia This will be the first Twenty20 international England will play on Indian soil. The two have played each other three times in T20s, with England leading the head-to-head 2-1 This will be the first Twenty20 international played in India since 2009. There have been just three completed T20Is in India before, and the home side have a 2-1 record With 1011 runs, Kevin Pietersen has the second-most runs in Twenty20 internationals among all batsmen. Only Brendon McCullum has moreQuotes”We don’t play enough Twenty20 internationals in a tour. I would look forward to the time when every tour would have at least a three-match Twenty20 series.”
Graeme Swann is not pleased that England will play just one Twenty20

مرتضى منصور يعلن أسباب معاناة الزمالك ويكشف عن مصير فيريرا ورسالة إلى مصيلحي

تحدث المستشار مرتضى منصور رئيس نادي الزمالك عن أسباب معاناة الفريق في الفترة الماضية وتراجع الأداء والنتائج.

وقال رئيس الزمالك الحالي في تصريحات لقناة النادي: “ما حذرنا منه حدث، دون تفاصيل لكن ما يحدث بسبب كثرة تغيير الخطة وعدم اشراك اللاعبين في مراكزهم وترك الصفقات الجديدة حتى أكلها الصدأ”.

وقال مرتضى منصور عن مصير فيريرا: “هو باق مع الفريق لنهاية الموسم، أقول لجماهير الزمالك لا لليأس فنحن مستمرون في المنافسة”.

وأكمل رئيس الزمالك: “ليس من الطبيعي أن يرحل فيريرا قبل منافسات بطولة كأس مصر، فيريرا طلب التعاقد مع صفقات جديدة في مركزين وسوف نحقق مطالبه، البرتغالي مستمر دون نقاش”.

اقرأ أيضا..فيريرا يرفض منح لاعبي الزمالك راحة استعدادًا لـ بيراميدز

وتابع حديثه: “الزمالك فريق لا يعرف الخوف، ليس الزمالك الذي يلعب بثلاثي في خط الوسط، ليلعب فقط دونجا والباقي يتجه نحو الهجوم، واحد فقط يلعب كوسط دفاعي أما دونجا أو عمرو السيسي وليس الإثنين معا، دونجا أفضل من طارق حامد بـ100 مرة”.

وأتم: ” أقول لمحمد الأتربي لدينا لاعبين أجانب في الفريق ولا يوجد لدينا دولارت لكي نعطي لهم مستحقاتهم، نريد أن نعطي لفيريرا أمواله وللأجانب، سأقدم بلاغ للنائب العام يوم السبت المقبل ضد اتحاد الكرة بتهمة اهدار المال العام لحصول كلاتنبرج على 40 ألف دولار بما يوازي مليون و300 جنية(البلد أولى بيهم)”.

ووجه رئيس الزمالك رسالة لرئيس الاتحاد السكندري الحالي محمد مصيلحي بقوله: “لا تنسى يا محمد مصليحي خيري عليك، لا يليق أن يتعرض مرتضى منصور للسباب من لجانك، انت خنت الأمانة ولم تفي بالوعد، الزمالك استحق ركلتين جزاء أمام الاتحاد”.

ويعاني الزمالك من تراجع كبير على مستوى النتائج والأداء في الفترة الماضية وهو ما تسبب في تواجد الفريق في المركز الثالث في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 26 نقطة.

يذكر، أن الزمالك خسر في مباراة وتعادل مباراتين في آخر ثلاث مباريات في مسابقة الدوري كما حقق فوزًا وحيدًا في آخر 5 مواجهات وكان ذلك أمام الإسماعيلي.

وينتظر أن يلعب الزمالك مباراته المقبلة في الدوري المصري أمام الأهلي يوم 21 يناير الجاري.

Simmons and Bishoo give West Indies victory

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsLendl Simmons led a positive West Indies innings by rushing to a 31-ball fifty•Getty Images

It’s just one match, which will fade into obscurity by the end of the next, but West Indies began their latest New Era impressively, beating Pakistan by seven runs in the first ever Twenty20 match between the teams. Lendl Simmons made 65 to help West Indies set a competitive total before Devendra Bishoo’s four wickets brought them victory.Such has been Ottis Gibson’s desperation for renewal after a disappointing World Cup campaign that five debutants were fielded. Critics, though, could point to a desire for greater control as much as freshness after several senior players were jettisoned from the squad.That certainly seemed to be the view held by Chris Gayle, the former captain, who vented his frustration with Gibson and the WICB by joining Royal Challengers Bangalore and issuing a withering assessment of both in a radio interview. The off-field wrangling dominated the build-up to the match and is likely to rumble on for some time to come but West Indies fans could at least enjoy a moment of on-field catharsis.Such drama is familiar to Pakistan but of late they have been alarmingly stable. Their last game was a passionate spectacle against India in the World Cup semi-final in Mohali, so they could be forgiven for looking a little underwhelmed by St Lucia.Barely a smattering of spectators showed up but those who did were treated to an entertaining opening from Simmons. Filling the immense hole left by Gayle’s absence he cracked 65 from 44 balls and shared a 99-run stand for the second wicket with a fluent Darren Bravo, who made 42.The pair struck 15 boundaries between them, which proved crucial as West Indies collapsed in familiar fashion after they were separated.Luckily for them the bowlers, led by legspinner Bishoo, masked the errors in an energetic display. The six no-balls pointed to performance lacking polish but the attack used a tiring pitch to good effect.Darren Sammy ensured Pakistan’s chase got off on the wrong foot as he had Mohammad Hafeez caught at fine leg for 3 before Ahmed Shehzad spooned Ravi Rampaul to mid-on for 12. Asad Shafiq threatened a revival with Umar Akmal before Bishoo intervened with two wickets in his first over. Shafiq was brilliantly caught for 25 by Danza Hyatt, diving forward from midwicket, before Misbah-ul-Haq was dismissed for a duck, treading on his stumps a ball later.Even modest legspinners have proved potent in 20-over cricket and Bishoo, who impressed on international debut in the World Cup, is better than that. Mixing his pace and flight nicely he got his third wicket when Shahid Afridi scythed a cut to point on 12 to leave Pakistan’s hopes entirely with Umar.Having reached a run-a-ball 41, Umar was victim to his own misunderstanding. The previous delivery he had alerted the umpires to a no-ball caused by West Indies not having the required three men in the ring but, thinking the following ball was a free-hit, swung Rampaul to Marlon Samuels on the square-leg boundary. Umar lingered but the umpires this time knew better.What should have been a doddle from there for West Indies became tense, as Rampaul’s no-ball-ridden penultimate over cost 15, but Andre Russell held his nerve in the final over to seal victory.The lacklustre showing from Pakistan’s batsmen was in sharp contrast to Simmons and Bravo. Happy to use their feet, both were proficient against the pace and spin and used the small boundaries to good effect. West Indies passed 100 in the 13th over and looked set to post a really significant total but a trademark collapse punctured the optimism.Bravo holed out to long-on off Abdur Rehman before Simmons was run out by Samuels two overs later. Samuels, on his comeback after serving a two-year ban for alleged involvement with illegal bookmakers, endured a torrid time as he laboured to 4 from 11 balls before running past a Saeed Ajmal doosra. Sammy followed quickly for 1 and it needed a last-over boundary to take the total past 150. Pakistan looked to have the edge but Bishoo ensured otherwise.

Bresnan a concern for World Cup – Flower

Andy Flower, the England team director, has revealed that Tim Bresnan is the most serious of their lengthy injury list ahead of the World Cup. Bresnan suffered a calf injury during the second one-day international at Hobart and is one of five players to have flown home early from Australia with the most recent being Paul Collingwood.England’s casualty list also includes Graeme Swann (back), Ajmal Shahzad (hamstring) and Chris Tremlett (side). The latter isn’t part of the World Cup 15 but is a possible replacement should anyone not recover. “Probably it’s Bresnan considering the sight of his injury, just above his Achilles tendon in his lower calf,” Flower said when pushed on who was struggling the most. “But he’s not a man who has suffered injuries, well not many injuries, in the past and hopefully he will recover very quickly and be ready somewhere near the start.”England have been left battling to have a full-strength squad to take to the subcontinent later this month and it could be especially tight for the two warm-up matches against Canada and Pakistan. Collingwood, who suffered a back spasm at Sydney and flew out of Perth on Thursday evening, has been given paternity leave during the warm-up period along with Swann leaving the prospect of England not having 11 fit players when they arrive in Bangladesh.”Of course the timing of them getting back to full fitness is important for the start of the World Cup,” Flower said. “We can’t be absolutely certain of that at this stage but we are monitoring them on a daily basis.”Despite the rush to get Collingwood back to the UK with just four days of this tour remaining Flower wasn’t overly concerned about the allrounder. He was unable to bowl at Sydney as England failed to defend a record total of 333 having hurt his back playing the final shot of the innings. Collingwood’s mixture of medium-pacers and cutters are set to be important to England’s World Cup although he continues to struggle for runs.”He should be alright. He’s been sent home to get looked after back in England by the specialists, his lower back needs a scan and the right sort of treatment,” Flower said. “The sooner he got home the better, he wouldn’t have been available for this last game anyway. He’s going to a very important member of our World Cup side so we needed to get him off home early.”With the bowling ranks currently so depleted England could reach the point next week where they have to replace players in their final 15. Having stayed fit during the series, and taken 6 for 45 at Brisbane, Chris Woakes has made a strong case to be a first reserve as he also provides some useful lower-order batting.Steven Finn has been given his one-day international debut during this series having not originally been part of the squad until James Anderson was rested for the first three matches. He was England’s most impressive seamer in Sydney, taking 2 for 51 from his 10 overs in a high-scoring encounter. Liam Plunkett, the Durham pace bowler, has also been called into the squad for the final match in Perth and arrived on Wednesday after a 40-hour journey from the Caribbean where he was part of the England Lions squad.

Carille on fire: técnico muda postura e mostra face irritada no Corinthians

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Os acontecimentos no clássico entre São Paulo e Corinthians no último domingo, no Morumbi, não foram isolados. As discussões com o meia Nene e o técnico Diego Aguirre reforçaram uma mudança de comportamento do técnico Fábio Carille, do Timão. Visto como calmo e tranquilo por quem o cerca, o comandante vem tendo atitudes ríspidas e tem se irritado mais do que de costume.

Antes do Majestoso, que terminou com vitória são-paulina por 1 a 0, Carille mostrou irritação em outras ocasiões publicamente. Um exemplo foi na entrevista coletiva após a derrota de 3 a 2 para o Bragantino, no Pacaembu, no jogo de ida das quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista. O técnico não gostou de pergunta sobre o motivo de o lateral-direito Fagner ter sido substituído, poque o jogador havia feito um gesto acusando dores na coxa, razão da mudança. Antes, após a vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Mirassol na Arena, no dia 7 de março, ironizou outro repórter na coletiva.

Internamente, as atitudes de Carille também têm sido vistas com surpresa. Quem o acompanha de perto o vê mais bravo e ofensivo em situações cujo comportamento era diferente no passado. Há a análise de que era melhor ter evitado o conflito com Aguirre da maneira como foi. Raí, diretor executivo de futebol do São Paulo, acusou o corintiano de querer criar um clima para o jogo de volta.

Contra o São Paulo, Carille se irritou com Nene porque o são-paulino chtou a bola para fora na hora de devolvê-la no Fair Play – a bola estava com o Corinthians quando o jogo precisou ser paralisado. Depois, na coletiva, externou insatisfação com Diego Aguirre. O técnico do São Paulo não o cumprimentou no início do jogo, deixando o corintiano furioso.

Na entrevista, Carille disse que deu uma bronca no rival, que se defendeu afirmando que estava distraído com o jogo e por isso não reconheceu o treinador adversário. No fim, o são-paulino foi pedir desculpas, que não foram suficientes para acalmar os ânimos de Carille.

A mudança comportamental de Carille coincide com derrotas importantes. Contra o Bragantino, pela primeira vez ele saiu de campo derrotado em um jogo de mata-mata desde que assumiu o Corinthians – eram 18 jogos de invencibilidade. Já contra o São Paulo, perdeu a marca de nunca ter sido derrotado para o rival após seis jogos. De quebra, o Timão sofreu o primeiro revés para o adversário em jogo de mata-mata desde 2002.

Agora, Carille prepara o time para tirar a vantagem do São Paulo e seguir em busca do bicampeonato paulista. Nesta quarta-feira, na Arena, o Corinthians precisa vencer por pelo menos dois gols de diferença para avançar. Se vencer por um, a decisão será nos pênaltis.

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تشكيل المغرب أمام كندا في كأس العالم.. ياسين بونو أساسيًا

أعلن وليد الركراكي المدير الفني لمنتخب المغرب، عن التشكيل الأساسي أمام كندا، في المباراة التي تنطلق بعد قليل ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس العالم قطر 2022.

وتقام المباراة بين المغرب وكندا على أرضية ملعب استاد الثمامة، الذي يتسع لحضور أكثر من 44 ألف مشجع في الجولة الثالثة من مرحلة المجموعات.

ويحتل المغرب المركز الثاني في المجموعة برصيد 4 نقاط من التعادل السلبي أمام كرواتيا، قبل أن يحقق الفوز على بلجيكا بهدفين دون رد في الجولة الثانية.

مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة المغرب وكندا في كأس العالم

بينما خسرت كندا في الجولتين السابقتين، إذ استهلت مشوارها بالهزيمة من بلجيكا بهدفٍ، ثم كرواتيا التي انتصرت بنتيجة (4-1) . تشكيل المغرب اليوم أمام كندا في كأس العالم

حراسة المرمى: ياسين بونو.

خط الدفاع: نصير مزراوي، رومان سايس، نايف اكرد، أشرف حكيمي.

خط الوسط: عبد الحميد الصابيري، سفيان أمرابط، عز الدين أوناحي.

خط الهجوم: سفيان بوفال، حكيم زياش، يوسف النصيري.

Patel keeps Nottinghamshire in the hunt

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Champions-elect Nottinghamshire will face an intriguing final day at Chester-le-Street, where Durham lead by 308 with five wickets standing. The leaders were wilting badly in the afternoon sunshine, when Gordon Muchall and Dale Benkenstein were putting on 144 in 30 overs. But Samit Patel halted the spree by taking three wickets and Durham closed on 279 for 5 in their second innings. Unless they are bowled out they will face a tricky decision over when to declare on a pitch still full of runs.Following his unbeaten 140 at Basingstoke four weeks ago, Muchall made his second century since being recalled to the side in mid-season. He throttled back after racing to 50 off 52 balls, helped by an injury to Darren Pattinson – who came into the match as the replacement for RyanSidebottom, who had to link up with the England Twenty20 squad.Pattinson limped off after his first ball 10 minutes before lunch. His ankle appeared to give way in his delivery stride and when he tried to bowl in mid-afternoon he conceded 26 runs in two overs and retired again. Muchall pulled and cut three fours in Pattinson’s first four balls then cutPaul Franks for his eighth boundary to reach 50.His century came off 129 balls but he fell for 111 when thrusting his pad well forward in attempting to sweep Samit Patel. The left-arm spinner also had Benknestein stumped for 58 and forced Ben Harmison to play on for 11, while Andre Adams had both left-handed openers -Michael Di Venuto and Mark Stoneman – lbw. Adams now has 58 championshipvictims, five ahead of the field in County Championship Division One.As Sidebottom had gone in as nightwatchman yesterday and was unbeaten on five, he had to be marked down as retired not out. Pattinson replaced him at the crease and made 19 before he was last out with the total on 343, but his injury meant both sides are a bowler light.The fact that Mark Davies will take no further part because of a sciatic nerve problem could influence Durham’s declaration. Ian Blackwell will resume on 50 and Phil Mustard on 13, looking to set a target of at least 350.

ضياء السيد: علاقة محمد صلاح بالموبايل محدودة.. وأتوقع فوز بلجيكا على مصر

توقع ضياء السيد مدرب منتخب مصر السابق، فوز بلجيكا على الفراعنة في المباراة الودية التي ستجمعهما اليوم، مشيرًا إلى أن محمد صلاح نجم المنتخب وليفربول الإنجليزي اجتهد كثيرًا للوصول إلى ما هو عليه الآن.

ويستعد منتخب مصر لإنهاء معسكره الجاري بملاقاة بلجيكا على ملعب استاد جابر الأحمد الدولي بالكويت.

وقال ضياء السيد في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر فضائية “etc”: “محمد صلاح اجتهد كثيرًا للوصول إلى ما هو فيه الآن، كنت معايش لجميع تجارب اللاعب على مدار السنوات الماضية”.

وتابع: “محمد صلاح خرج بتصريحات قبل مواجهة كوت ديفوار في أمم إفريقيا الماضية وكان حديثه مفاجئًا للجهاز الفني بالكامل، وهو دليل على الخبرات التي اكتسبها منذ رحيله إلى بازل السويسري ثم تشيلسي حتى وصوله إلى ليفربول”.

وأكمل: “صلاح يسير على نظام غذائي معين، هو يعيش في حالة تحدي وكل اللاعبين أصبحوا يسيرون على نفس النهج مثل أحمد حجازي، صلاح أيضا يتحدث مع اللاعبين في المعسكرات عن كل الأمور التي مرت عليه خلال السنوات الماضية”.

وأضاف: “محمد صلاح علاقته بالموبايل محدودة حتى يحافظ على صفاء ذهنه، لدرجة أنه يقوم في بعض الأوقات بإغلاق باب الغرفة عليه وعدم الحديث مع أحد”.

وأردف: “أفضل مشاركة علي جبر بجوار أحمد حجازي في خط الدفاع، لأنه سيختار اللاعب الأكثر مشاركة بجوار حجازي، الأخير قائد ملهم وساعد عبد المنعم على التألق في كأس أمم إفريقيا”.

طالع أيضًا.. موعد والقنوات الناقلة لمباراة مصر وبلجيكا الودية اليوم

وعن ودية بلجيكا: “توقعات المكسب تتجه لمنتخب بلجيكا، ولكن لابد أن نلعب بثقة ونجاري الخصم، وسيكون ذلك واضحًا في التمرير السليم وقرب الخطوط وتحركات اللاعبين، يجب ألا نظهر في حالة ارتباك أمام المنافس وعدم فقدان الكرة بسهولة”.

واختتم: “لا يليق بنا ما حصلنا عليه من المداخيل المالية لتلك المباراة، لم نصل إلى 2% من الإيرادات”.

The UK’s Betting Self-Exclusion for Football Fans

Every day of every week somewhere in the world, football matches are being played to the delight of football fans all over the globe. This is also something that makes avid football gamblers happy. For the most avid football gamblers in the UK, having an opportunity to bet on football matches every day is a dream come true.

Unfortunately, too much online betting on too many football games could lead to gambling addiction. Yes, there are people in the online sports betting world who have trouble controlling their online gambling activities. By some estimates, that could be about 6% of the online gambling population in the UK, even around the world.

In the worst of gambling addiction cases, treatment and counselling would be the right call. Almost all addicts have something they need to sort out before they can set aside their addictive behaviours. Once they get the help they need, they should restrict themselves from ever gambling again.

Of course, online problem gambling issues don’t always lead to gambling addiction. Sometimes a problem gambling issue is nothing more than a sign that may be a break from online gambling would be a good idea.

Taking a Break with GamStop

As the UK’s number one gambling regulator, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) works hard to make sure the UK gambling industry is doing its part to protect kids and vulnerable problem gamblers. Within the online gambling community, the UKGC’s GamStop Self-exclusion scheme sits front and centre in the nation’s effort to deal with gambling addiction.

The beauty of the GamStop program lies in its simplicity. For UK online gambling operators, GamStop membership is mandated by the UKGC as a condition of licensing. To become a compliant member, operators only need to pay a subscription fee and place an accessible link on their respective websites.

For UK online gamblers, the voluntary registration process is free and only takes a few minutes to complete. All they have to do if they want help taking a break from their online gambling activities is to provide some basic personal information and choose a self-exclusion period with options ranging from 6 months to 5 years.

Once registration has been completed, the registered GamStop gambler will get the break they need. There is nothing that will stop the football online gambler from settling in as nothing more than a football fan. That is unless they decide self-exclusion is not for them. If and when that happens, the GamStop football gambler will have to make decisions.

Getting Around UK Self-Exclusion

Since GamStop registration is voluntary and a short-term self-exclusion option, there is nothing that prevents the GamStop gambler from changing their mind. If they change their mind, they will immediately have to face the fact that using licensed UK gambling websites won’t be an option. They will also find out there are ways to get around GamStop scrutiny until their self-exclusion period ends.

Leading the way of non GamStop alternatives would be UK gambling sites that are not GamStop members and or are not licensed by the UKGC. The reality is they are lots of non GamStop UK betting sites for online wagering available to gamblers trying to avoid GamStop scrutiny. Even better many of these sites are terrific alternatives because they are reliable and work hard to maintain stellar reputations.

If a GamStop gambler isn’t comfortable with this option, they might find other options more appealing. Here are some other non GamStop options worth mentioning:

Crypto-only casinos do not do much in the way of customer verifications Other offshore jurisdictions are quite welcoming of UK gamblers (VPN might be needed) Some operators have weak account verification protocols Retail gambling establishments in the UK have no connection to the GamStop scheme It’s acceptable to open new accounts under other identities with the permission of the new accountholder

For the avid football fan who decides to take a GamStop break, the hope is a short break will be all that’s necessary before they can safely start betting on football matches again. They may do so with licensed UK sports betting operators and their self-exclusion period expires.

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