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CNA
18-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Everton's Moyes told players to make sure Goodison finish was positive
LIVERPOOL, England :After all the emotional build-up to Everton's heart-wrenching farewell game at their beloved Goodison Park, manager David Moyes was concerned the moment might be too much for his team. He need not have worried as his players handled the occasion with ease, Iliman Ndiaye scoring twice as they beat relegated Southampton 2-0 on Sunday as the stadium known as the Grand Old Lady hosted its final Premier League game after 133 years. "I was worried today. Everybody's been talking about this for so long," Moyes told reporters. "The scenes outside the stadium were incredible, really. It felt like a club which is needing some big days, some big things in the future. So let's hope this is the start of it. "But I tried to make a point to the players that what couldn't happen was that we left here not finishing it off right. (But) we've done the job which we needed. We've got 45 points (and stand 13th in the league table). "The pressure was off the players today because of that (being clear of relegation), but it was also on because of the occasion, because of the greats who were sitting watching them." Dozens of Everton icons, including Tim Cahill, Wayne Rooney and Duncan Ferguson, were at Goodison to take part in a post-game celebration that had fans in their seats - some singing, others sobbing - long after the final whistle blew. "I've been here a while and I know what it means. It's been a great stadium," said 62-year-old Scot Moyes, who managed Everton from 2002-2013 before rejoining the club this year. "Some questions (about the last game at Goodison) make me think, 'My goodness, this is difficult to take some of these,'" he added. "I think more the feeling that there might be a club which is coming back together, signs that before there was a real breakup of a sort, of a love affair with the supporters, the players, the club, the owners. So we're all trying to get back ... together." Everton end the season at Newcastle United on May 25, and then will move into their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock for the next campaign. The club announced earlier this week that their women's team, who play in the Women's Super League, would make a permanent move to Goodison from next season.
Reuters
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Everton's Moyes told players to make sure Goodison finish was positive
LIVERPOOL, England, May 18 (Reuters) - After all the emotional build-up to Everton's heart-wrenching farewell game at their beloved Goodison Park, manager David Moyes was concerned the moment might be too much for his team. He need not have worried as his players handled the occasion with ease, Iliman Ndiaye scoring twice as they beat relegated Southampton 2-0 on Sunday as the stadium known as the Grand Old Lady hosted its final Premier League game after 133 years. "I was worried today. Everybody's been talking about this for so long," Moyes told reporters. "The scenes outside the stadium were incredible, really. It felt like a club which is needing some big days, some big things in the future. So let's hope this is the start of it. "But I tried to make a point to the players that what couldn't happen was that we left here not finishing it off right. (But) we've done the job which we needed. We've got 45 points (and stand 13th in the league table). "The pressure was off the players today because of that (being clear of relegation), but it was also on because of the occasion, because of the greats who were sitting watching them." Dozens of Everton icons, including Tim Cahill, Wayne Rooney and Duncan Ferguson, were at Goodison to take part in a post-game celebration that had fans in their seats -- some singing, others sobbing -- long after the final whistle blew. "I've been here a while and I know what it means. It's been a great stadium," said 62-year-old Scot Moyes, who managed Everton from 2002-2013 before rejoining the club this year. "Some questions (about the last game at Goodison) make me think, 'My goodness, this is difficult to take some of these,'" he added. "I think more the feeling that there might be a club which is coming back together, signs that before there was a real breakup of a sort, of a love affair with the supporters, the players, the club, the owners. So we're all trying to get back ... together." Everton end the season at Newcastle United on May 25, and then will move into their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock for the next campaign. The club announced earlier this week that their women's team, who play in the Women's Super League, would make a permanent move to Goodison from next season.
Associated Press
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Farewell, Goodison Park: Everton wins the last game at its home of 133 years
Everton bade an emotional farewell to Goodison Park, its home of 133 years, with a 2-0 win over Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday in front of dozens of the club's greatest players and a tearful, scarf-waving crowd. Iliman Ndiaye will go down as Everton's final scorer in its atmospheric, long-time ground, with the Senegal forward grabbing both goals in the first half. Everton will move from one of English soccer's classic stadiums to a 53,000-seat waterfront arena at nearby Bramley-Moore Dock for the start of next season. Goodison Park was going to be demolished but, after a feasibility study, will continue to operate instead in the women's game as the new home of Everton Women. Plumes of blue smoke filled the air around the streets outside Goodison as fans gathered before kickoff. Inside, Wayne Rooney and Tim Cahill were among about 80 former Everton players invited to attend the game at the ground some refer to as the 'Grand Old Lady.' Some supporters were in tears and many swung their scarves above the heads as the club's adopted pre-match anthem — the theme from Z-Cars, a British TV series from across the 1960s and 1970s — played around Goodison to greet the teams emerging from the tunnel to a sea of blue. The party really got going in the 2,791st Everton game at Goodison when Ndiaye curled a left-foot shot into the bottom corner in the sixth minute and he rounded Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the second minute of first-half stoppage time for his second. Veteran right back Seamus Coleman, the club captain, had led Everton out for the game and he was substituted off in the 18th minute to applause. ___ AP soccer:
ABC News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Nishan Velupillay, Socceroos' newest goalscoring sensation, has key role in representing South Asian community
Eleven years ago, the golden generation of Australia's men's football team, the Socceroos, was coming to an end. After the glorious run at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany was cruelly ended by eventual champions Italy in the round of 16, Australia had gained a reputation of being able to punch above its weight on the world football stage. Eight years later, when the 2014 World Cup came around in Brazil, that fighting underdog aura had all but disappeared. The Socceroos lost all three group stage matches, ending the campaign with a whimper in a 3-0 loss to Spain. The lasting memory from that World Cup campaign is Tim Cahill's insane volley against the Netherlands, a match in which Australia held a 2-1 lead against the 2010 finalists before losing 3-2. Around the same time Cahill banged in that volley, one of the Socceroos' current stars was beginning to make waves at the junior level. Nishan Velupillay has burst onto the scene in the past 12 months, playing a pivotal role in Australia's qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. He is one of the most exciting attacking players the Socceroos have unearthed since Cahill's retirement in 2018. After making the round of 16 in 2022, where they were beaten by eventual champions Argentina, the Socceroos are once again poised to make it to next year's World Cup. The 24-year-old scored just seven minutes into his international debut in October against China, and has since added two more goals in four caps since his debut. Velupillay grew up idolising wingers and strikers who showcased "killer mentality", such as Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo, and so far has done a great job of taking bits out of their game and adding it to his own. Velupillay's journey to being one of the Socceroos' brightest attacking threats began at the youth academy at Glen Eira, FTS (football technique school), where Jasper Kristensen was one of several coaches who worked with him as a teenager. "We could see the potential straight away," Kristensen told ABC Sport. "He turned up with really nice technique and a good football understanding, but he was also really shy and a little bit introverted. Whenever we dealt with him in really small group settings he was great. He had good humour and a great personality. Goals have become a big part of Velupillay's game, particularly at the international level, and he recalled it being what allowed him to take a liking to the sport itself. "When I first tried it, I didn't really like it, but after a while I got into it and I've been playing ever since," he told ABC Sport. "The first time I tried it I was really young, I was like five years old, and I didn't really like it. But once you start scoring goals everything is alright." Velupillay is one of a handful of athletes of South Asian descent representing Australia on the national stage, joining the likes of cricket stars Usman Khawaja and Alana King. Although he was born in Melbourne, Velupillay's father is Indian and his mother is Malaysian. His family also has Sri Lankan origins. Velupillay holds an important role in Australian football, not only as one of the country's biggest goalscoring threats, but as a role model. Kids from South Asian backgrounds can now finally see someone who looks like them running around for the Socceroos. The Socceroos have long been one of the most multicultural national football teams in the world, but Velupillay is the first player from a South Asian background to become a household name in Australia. The true impact of his rise to stardom on the South Asian community will be felt in generations to come. As a kid coming through the ranks, despite junior football in Australia being traditionally dominated by kids with European backgrounds, Velupillay remembers kids of all races embracing each other, pointing to multiculturalism as one of football's great strengths. "As a kid, you see everyone the same, you don't really make a distinction between cultures or anything like that, you just see them as one of your own," he said. "That's the beauty of the game, so many people can play it. Especially in Australia, you look at everyone playing in different leagues and in the national team, everyone is from a different culture." Kristensen has also noticed a gradual influx of children from different backgrounds into football while coaching in Australia over the past two decades, ranging from kids of Asian descent, as well as children with African and European backgrounds. He says it is a change from when he grew up playing in Denmark. "It's become more (multicultural) in the last 10-20 years, but not so much when I grew up," he said. "I'm in my early 50s and back then in the 70s and 80s you'd see very Danish-looking people. We had a decent population of Turkish and Balkans that had come over in the 60s for work reasons, and therefore as I grew up we would have second-generation players from those countries. "I think Melbourne is a unique place." While Kristensen earmarked Velupillay's rise from his early days at the academy, the ascent wasn't always smooth sailing due to very literal growing pains. According to Kristensen, young players often get "stuck" in their development as they go through puberty and adjust to their growing bodies, and Velupillay was no different. "I've coached children for over 30 years now and that period there when you have your growth spurt (is troublesome)," he said. "Some children are early developers physically and they have young man bodies and are physically superior for a little while, and he (Velupillay) was on pause for a little bit, but he turned out, once he came out of the 'tunnel', and he showed what we saw at 11-12. "They get stuck because their brain is developing, their bodies are developing, and they may not even be aware that they are stuck. "The risk in that period is that you blame others and not stay on course, and he stayed on course and his parents smartly stayed on course. They were supportive and consistent and that's the real key." While Velupillay and his parents were patient, Kristensen remembers several of his highly-regarded peers falling off before eventually leaving the sport altogether. "They were all very, very good, but hardly any of those guys are playing anymore and Nish is the last man standing," he said. "In that tricky period where he was stuck, he only stopped temporarily, he stuck it out and his parents were calm and he kept working away. It was after that period that Velupillay began to properly kick on, eventually signing his first professional contract with Melbourne Victory at 18 in 2019. "The thing with football is you experience a different thing every day," he said. "There's so many highs and lows but around 16 I started believing I could do something with my football, and I got the opportunity to come to Victory and I'm grateful for that." "He was a part of a group born in 2001 that were really strong, and his peers rated him highly," Kristensen added. "He was a magician early on. He was the one that could squeeze things through the eye of the needle and he always had those magic feet. His peers loved playing with him because he would do interesting things, but while he had that X-factor, he always shared. He was always a good decision-maker." Thanks to his goalscoring exploits for both the Victory and the Socceroos, Velupillay is fast becoming one of the more recognisable footballers in the country. It is something he is admittedly still coming to grips with. "Once you become a professional player, there are a lot of kids watching you and wanting to be in your position when they grow up," he said. "That's the responsibility you have as a player when you enter these levels of football. I was once a kid, and you always idolise anyone from the national team. "I'm a very chilled and low-key guy and I don't really like the attention as much. I just go around doing my own business and when people recognise me, I appreciate it." Velupillay's one piece of advice to the next generation of Socceroos stars who are watching him do his thing on TV is simple. "There has always been a love for the game, but once you become a professional, you increase your motivation and your professionalism and your work ethic," he said. "I always have a big emphasis on enjoying the game, because that's the reason why you start playing it and I think sometimes we take it a bit too seriously. "Once you're in that environment, you want more, but as long as you're enjoying yourself and working hard, there is always that option of getting to the next level."
Zawya
12-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Saudi firm completes first locally produced THAAD components with Lockheed Martin
JEDDAH — Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control President Tim Cahill, General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) Assistant Deputy Nawaf Albawardi, and Arabian International Company for Steel Structures (AIC) President Wasim Attieh recently met at AIC's Jeddah facility to mark the completion of the first locally manufactured components for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launcher. The milestone reflects a growing collaboration between AIC and Lockheed Martin, aimed at advancing Saudi Arabia's defense manufacturing capabilities. The locally produced components were developed through precision welding and advanced manufacturing techniques, reinforcing both the Kingdom's defense industrial base and the U.S. supply chain by establishing a second source of production. 'This is a tremendous milestone for the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as our nations work to fulfill the Kingdom's THAAD procurement,' said Tim Cahill. 'Through this program, we're not only supporting Saudi Vision 2030 and enhancing regional defense capacity, but we're also generating high-quality manufacturing jobs in the United States and strengthening the American defense industrial base.' AIC Steel President Wasim Attieh praised the collaboration, saying, 'Lockheed Martin has been an excellent partner in providing the tools and training necessary to prepare and ultimately advance the localized production of such a major component of the THAAD Weapon System. I look forward to working together to ensure a more secure future for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.' He also acknowledged GAMI's support throughout the project. THAAD is a combat-proven missile defense system designed to intercept short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles both inside and outside the earth's atmosphere. Its operational readiness, flight test success, and proven performance continue to draw international interest. — SG © Copyright 2022 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
