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da luck： Newcastle United are now interested in signing a “clinical finisher” who could be available in the January transfer window, according to a report.

Newcastle transfer news

da spicy bet： Although Eddie Howe may feel he needs to make some additions in January, in light of his side’s disappointing campaign up to this point, the manager’s transfer policy continues to be limited by the Premier League’s financial rules.

When asked about an alleged £65m bid for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, the manager said: “Firstly, I don’t think any bid (for Guehi) reached that level (£65m). That is far in excess of what the reality was. Secondly, with PSR, there is no pot of money that we have sitting there waiting to be spent.”

As such, Newcastle fans may be best advised not to have their expectations too high this January, despite the club’s continual links to some top players in the Premier League and beyond. The Magpies will be all too aware of Bryan Mbeumo’s abilities after his goal in the 4-2 defeat against Brentford last week, and there have been reports that a huge offer could be on the way, with Howe prioritising the signing of a right-winger.

As the uncertainty surrounding Alexander Isak’s future continues to mount, the manager may also be tasked with bringing in a new striker, and there have now been reports linking Corinthians’ Yuri Alberto with a move to St. James’ Park.

According to The Boot Room, Alberto is on Newcastle’s radar, but they may face competition for his signature from a number of other Premier League clubs, with Everton and Nottingham Forest also named as potential suitors.

The forward has admitted he has a “dream” of playing in the Premier League, while also saying there is a 50/50 chance he leaves Corinthians in January, meaning he could be available sooner rather than later.

Should the Brazilian club sanction his departure this winter, they would be looking to receive a fee of around £17m, having turned down a £14m bid from West Ham United over a year ago.

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Posts 1 ByHenry Jackson Dec 9, 2024 Alberto impressing in front of goal

The Brazilian has been capped for his national side on one occasion, and he poses a very impressive goal and assist record throughout his career so far.

Club

Games played

Goals

Assists

Santos

25

3

1

Internacional

85

31

5

Zenit

15

6

4

Corinthians

148

57

18

Football talent scout Jacek Kulig has also been very complimentary of the 23-year-old in the past, saying he’s a “complete forward” and praising his finishing in particular.

Of course, Newcastle’s main priority should be to keep hold of Isak amid interest from a number of top clubs, but Alberto could be a brilliant acquisition this January, particularly considering he may be available for the relatively low price of just £17m.

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da betano casino： A data e horário do jogo entre Fortaleza e Corinthians, válido pela 23ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro foram alterados.

da spicy bet： + Veja quantos minutos cada jogador do Timão esteve em campo neste ano

O duelo que aconteceria no dia 20 de agosto, um sábado, às 19h, passou para o dia seguinte, 21 de agosto, um domingo, às 18h.

+ Confira a tabela do Brasileirão e simule os próximos jogos

A mudança foi uma solicitação da Secretaria de Esportes do Governo do Ceará, já que na data original do confronto haverá um festival de forró no estádio do Castelão, que receberá o jogo.

O evento, chamado ‘Só Forró’ terá atrações importantes como as bandas Calcinha Preta, Magníficos, Limão com Mel, e a cantora Márcia Fellipe.

Antes de encarar o Leão do Pici, no entanto, o Timão tem quatro compromissos nas duas próximas duas semanas, a começar contra o Avaí, neste sábado (6), às 19h, na Ressacada, em Florianópolis-SC, pelo Brasileirão. Depois, o Time do Povo ainda enfrentará o Flamengo, pela Libertadores, Palmeiras, pelo Brasileirão, e Atlético-GO, pela Copa do Brasil.

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Jasprit Bumrah is not part of the tour after missing the T20 World Cup because of a back injury

Shashank Kishore31-Oct-2022

Jasprit Bumrah isn’t part of the squad for the tour of Bangladesh in December•Associated Press

Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has returned to India’s Test and ODI squads for the tour of Bangladesh in December. He has been undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru following a knee surgery and is believed to be in his final stages of recovery.India’s selectors have been more cautious with pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who is also under the care of the NCA medical staff as he continues to recover from a stress reaction in his back.Chief selector Chetan Sharma was confident that Bumrah would be ready for the home Tests against Australia in February, but didn’t want to rush him back into action for Bangladesh, which is India’s penultimate assignment in the World Test Championship.”The selection committtee has to deal with workloada management which we follow very closely,” he started. “Now, we tried to hurry up Jasprit Bumrah, we tried to get him with the World Cup coming. And see what has happened? We are without Jasprit Bumrah in the World Cup.”The NCA team and the medical team is looking after him very well. And he will definitely be part and parcel of the team very soon, in. the sense definitely against Australia (series in 2023). But for Bangladesh we are little cautious with Jasprit Bumrah as opposed to like we tried to bring him back early (post Asia. Cup). So we don’t want ot do that this time.Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, all of whom were rested for the New Zealand tour in November following the T20 World Cup, will return for the entire tour of Bangladesh that comprises three ODIs and two Tests. These three, along with Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer are expected to form the bedrock of the batting. Hardik Pandya, who is part of the full tour of New Zealand, has been given a break from the trip to Bangladesh.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Jadeja aside, the spin department is formidable with the inclusion of R Ashwin, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, who last played a Test in February 2021.Mayank Agarwal, who was named as a late replacement for Rahul in the fifth Test against England in June, has been left out of the squad, with the selectors preferring Shubman Gill on current form. There was also no place for Hanuma Vihari and Ajinkya Rahane.”Our middle order is packed and as per team combination, wickets and conditions, we looked at players who will potentially play in the XI,” Sharma said, when asked about Vihari’s absence. On Rahane, Sharma was clear: “He needs to score some more runs in domestic cricket.””The door is not closed on anyone,” Sharma said. “Pujara scored runs, he’s been picked. Rahane made some runs [in the Duleep Trophy opener], he’s been playing domestic cricket and the selectors have been in constant touch with him. If he scores runs, he will definitely be considered.”Among those who narrowly missed out, according to Sharma, was Mumbai’s Sarfaraz Khan, who topped the charts in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy, making 982 runs in nine innings at an average of 122.75. He struck four centuries, including one in the final against Madhya Pradesh. Sarfaraz has also been a regular member in India A’s squads for a year now.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

“The selectors are giving him [Sarfaraz] a chance wherever there are opportunities,” Sharma said. “He was part of the India A squad recently. He is a brilliant player, he also knows that. He’s not too far away. Sometimes you may have to work extra harder to come into the team, but otherwise he’s done his job. He’s a serious contender, there was a lot of discussion and he will definitely get a chance very soon.”In the ODI squad, the selectors continued to persist with Madhya Pradesh’s Rajat Patidar and Maharashtra’s Rahul Tripathi for possible middle-order slots. Both players have had prolific IPLs for their respective teams and were part of the mix for the home ODIs against South Africa last month.Among the bowlers, Uttar Pradesh left-arm seamer Yash Dayal was among the surprise inclusions for the ODIs. Dayal has previously been part of India’s net bowling contingent and is coming off an impressive maiden IPL season with champions Gujarat Titans, for whom he picked up 11 wickets in nine games at an economy of 9.25.India begin the tour of Bangladesh with three ODIs in Mirpur on December 4, 7 and 10, after which they play two Tests in Chattogram (December 14-18) and Mirpur (December 22-26).India are currently in fourth place in the WTC standings, and have a good chance of making the final should they win their remaining six Tests in the cycle. The Bangladesh Tests will be followed by four against Australia early next year.

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da spicy bet： O principal nome do Athletico na atual temporada é o meio-campo David Terans, que tem sido decisivo para a equipe.

Ao longo do ano, o uruguaio mostra sua qualidade quando é necessário e aparece no topo das principais estatísticas do Furacão.

Na lista de artilheiros, ninguém fez mais gols que David Terans. No total, foram 10 bolas nas redes adversárias.

No Brasileirão, ele marcou seis vezes. Os outros quatro gols são divididos entre Paranaense, Recopa Sul-Americana e Libertadores. O único torneio que Terans não balançou a rede é a Copa do Brasil.

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Não é só com bola na rede que Terans se destaca. Nas assistências, ninguém serviu mais seus companheiros do que o uruguaio. Foram seis. Abner é o vice-líder na estatística com cinco.

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هنأ السويسري جياني إنفانتينو رئيس الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم، “فيفا”، نادي بيراميدز والمهندس ممدوح عيد رئيس النادي، بمناسبة حصوله على لقب بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا 2025 على حساب صن داونز في إنجاز تاريخي للنادي.

وحقق فريق بيراميدز، بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا في الموسم الحالي لأول مرة في تاريخه، بالفوز على صن داونز بنتيجة 3-2 في مجموع مباراتي الذهاب والإياب.

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وجاء في الخطاب المرسل من رئيس الفيفا إلى المهندس ممدوح عيد:

تهانينا لنادي بيراميدز، حيث في يوم الأحد 1 يونيو، فاز نادي بيراميدز بدوري أبطال إفريقيا 2024-2025، وأود أن أكرر تهنئتي الصادقة على هذا الإنجاز التاريخي للنادي، وعلى التأهل إلى كأس العالم للأندية 2029.

من خلال هذه الرسالة، أود أيضًا أن أنقل تحياتي إلى جميع الذين ساهموا في هذه النتيجة، اللاعبين، والمدرب، وكذلك الجهاز الفني والطبي، وبالطبع الجماهير.

لا شك أن هذا الإنجاز قائم على العمل الجاد والاحترافية والاهتمام بالتفاصيل، بالإضافة إلى الشغف وحب اللعبة، كل هذا يبشر بالخير لمستقبل واعد للغاية، وسيمهد الطريق بلا شك للنجاح في المستقبل.

بينما أشكركم وناديكم على دعمكم المستمر وعملكم وتفانيكم من أجل تطوير كرة القدم في بلدكم وحول العالم، أتطلع، سيدي الرئيس، إلى رؤيتكم قريبًا جدًا.

يذكر أن بيراميدز يستعد في الوقت الحالي لمواجهة الزمالك، في المباراة النهائية لبطولة كأس مصر للموسم الحالي، والمقرر لها يوم الخميس المقبل 5 يونيو 2025.

da fazobetai： The importance of full-backs in Enzo Maresca’s system at Chelsea is key, often having to change their role based on the opposition and tactical game plan.

da leao： This has become very apparent at Stamford Bridge where Malo Gusto has seen himself popping up in all kinds of positions, overlapping to provide width, inverting into the pivot, and even finishing himself in the pockets as a number 10.

However, as good as Marc Cucurella has been – notably silencing Bukayo Saka in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal – if Maresca wants to deploy his left full-back in this role, he doesn’t get the same technical quality and creativity as he gets from Gusto on the right side, and that’s why the Blues are currently looking at a creative option for that role.

Chelsea looking at signing Premier League star

According to reports from CaughtOffside, Wolves defender, Rayan Ait-Nouri, is on the radar of Chelsea as a left-back option. Liverpool and Manchester United are also reported to be interested in the 23-year-old, which could see a bidding war for the highly rated defender who is allegedly valued at around £58m.

The Algerian has gone from strength to strength since joining Wolves from Angers back in 2021 for a fee of around £10m. Wolves boss Gary O’Neil has described Ait-Nouri as “incredible”, praising his versatility and work rate.

The flying wing-back has made 13 appearances so far this season, scoring three goals, providing two assists, and totalling 1,079 minutes played.

The 23-year-old could add extra creativity from the left-hand side, as he has shown this season already with his 5 goals and assists, and creative metrics that even rank ahead of Chelsea’s Noni Madueke.

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Expand Collapse Ait-Nouri vs Madueke comparison

Madueke has had a brilliant start to the new campaign under Maresca, making 14 appearances in all competitions, and scoring five goals in 975 minutes. However, he is yet to register an assist, becoming much more of a direct goal threat this season, rather than a provider.

On the other hand, Ait-Nouri has been playing in his dynamic left-back role, inverting into midfield at times, finding himself in the number 10 position, providing width almost as a left-winger at times, getting himself two Premier League assists already this season, better than Madueke in this regard.

Ait-Nouri vs Cucurella & Madueke

Stats (per 90 mins)

Ait-Nouri

Cucurella

Madueke

Goals

0.25

0.00

0.33

Assists

0.17

0.00

0.16

xAG

0.09

0.04

0.19

Progressive Carries

1.68

1.27

6.45

Progressive Passes

3.10

2.84

3.55

Shots Total

1.18

0.22

3.77

Key Passes

0.97

0.29

1.29

Shot-Creating Actions

2.30

1.18

2.90

Tackles + Interceptions

3.27

3.10

1.78

Stats taken from FBref

When you compare the creativity numbers of Ait-Nouri against Madueke, who is a natural winger, and Cucurella, who has played a host of different roles already, you can see the Wolves defender provides more quality going forward than the Spaniard.

Ait-Nouri ranks closely to Madueke in progressive passes per 90, key passes per 90, and shot-creating actions per 90, whilst having better assists per 90 metrics than the England winger.

Cucurella, on the other hand, offers much less in the way of progressive qualities and creativity but instead adds defensive intensity and leadership at the back.

By adding the Wolves star to the squad, Maresca would have real flexibility in his decision-making, using Cucurella for certain game types, and the 23-year-old Algerian for others.

This would be yet another string to the Italian’s tactical bow, and something that could make the Blues that little bit more unpredictable.

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da marjack bet： Juliano Belletti viajou junto ao Barcelona para os Estados Unidos para acompanhar a pré-temporada da equipe, enquanto se prepara para assumir o posto de Alex de Souza na equipe sub-20 do São Paulo.

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Neste período junto a equipe espanhola, irá acompanhar o trabalho do treinador Xavi e de toda a comissão técnica Blaugrana. O ex-jogador, revelado pelo Cruzeiro, sempre esteve presente em eventos do Tricolor, onde também teve passagem como atleta.

Belletti teve um estágio no clube, ao lado de Cuca e Vagner Mancini, após concluir seu cursode treinador pela CBF.

Logo após, recebeu o convite para ir para o Cruzeiro, onde foi auxiliar técnico do time em 2021, ao lado de Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Conforme apurações realizadas pelo LANCE!, o campeão do penta pela Seleção Brasileira já é certeza para assumir o cargo de Alex.

لا يزال موقف لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، غامضًا بعض الشيء، بسبب عدم مشاركته في المباريات رغم ظهوره في 3 مواجهات مع بداية انتقاله.

الزمالك يعاني مؤخرًا من تراجع النتائج، فعلى الرغم من فوزه في آخر مبارياته على بتروجيت بالدوري المصري، إلا أنه واجه سلسلة من التعادلات والهزائم في المسابقة المحلية والكونفدرالية، كلفته مقعدًا في دوري أبطال إفريقيا في الموسم الجديد، بعدما فقد فرصة المنافسة على مركز مؤهل، بالإضافة إلى توديعه بطولة الكونفدرالية.

ويسعى الزمالك إلى إحداث غربلة في صفوف الفريق، للإبقاء على العناصر المميزة، إلى جانب إبرام صفقات قوية تضيف ثقلاً فنيًا لتشكيلة الفارس الأبيض في الموسم الجديد.

وانضم أحمد الجفالي إلى صفوف الزمالك في شهر فبراير الماضي قادمًا من الاتحاد المنستيري في الدوري التونسي، لكنه لم يظهر إلا في 38 دقيقة مع القلعة البيضاء.

عقد الجفالي مع الزمالك مستمر حتى 30 يونيو 2028، لكن المفاجأة أن البعض في الإدارة البيضاء لا يرغب في استمراره بالموسم المقبل.

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وبحسب ما علمه بطولات أن الزمالك تواصل مع إدارة المنستيري في الفترة الأخيرة لمحاولة عودة الجفالي في الصيف مع استبداله بصفقة أخرى يحتاجها الفريق وهو المهاجم حازم المستوري.

ويبلغ المستوري من العمر 27 عامًا فقط، ولكن أرقامه الجيدة مع المنستيري جعلت إدارة الزمالك تفكر في ضمه، حيث سجل 18 هدفًا وصنع 3 آخرين في 32 مباراة بجميع البطولات.

ولكن ما كان عائقًا أمام إدارة الزمالك عندما قاموا بفتح المناقشات مع المنستيري، أن النادي التونسي أبلغهم أن عليهم دفع المبلغ المتبقي في صفقة الجفالي، وقدره 300 ألف دولار، قبل التفاوض على عودة اللاعب من عدمه واستبداله بالمستوري.

في حين أن الجفالي نفسه رفض الرحيل عن صفوف الزمالك وأبلغ المسؤولين أنه لا يريد العودة إلى المنستيري لأن راتبه في الزمالك كبير، وهو ما لن يجده في فريقه التونسي السابق، لذلك توقفت المفاوضات.

da dobrowin： Wolverhampton Wanderers finally picked up their first win of the Premier League season just before the international break, as Gary O’Neil’s Old Gold downed fellow relegation-threatened side Southampton 2-0.

da imperador bet： This could well be the springboard needed to pick up even more victories, with the West Midlands outfit unbeaten in their last three now in the top-flight, having picked up back-to-back draws before this desperately needed win.

However, despite that rare three points finally being picked up to the delight of the Molineux masses, there’s plenty of talk that O’Neil’s future at the club is still on unsteady foundations.

Managers who could soon replace O'Neil

Before this pivotal win, it was understandable that O’Neil was under some pressure in the Wolves dug-out, with his side conceding goals by the bucket load with no golden victory in sight.

Around that time, the rumour mill was going into overdrive as to who the ex-AFC Bournemouth manager’s successor was going to be, with the likes of David Moyes and Graham Potter thrown into the mix as bosses who have considerable Premier League experience.

All of that talk has died down now somewhat, with O’Neil hopeful that he has bought himself some extended time in the Old Gold job post with some green shoots now visible.

But, fresh rumours seem to indicate Wolves are now looking at this brand-new alternative to the likes of Moyes and Potter, who could be a real statement appointment by the powers that be at Molineux in moving on from O’Neil’s up-and-down tenure.

This manager in the dug-out could also get even more out of Matheus Cunha, who has been a bright spark all campaign long even as his side occupy a spot in the Premier League drop-zone.

The bold manager who could soon replace O'Neil

The new name emerging into the limelight to be the under-fire Wolves manager’s successor is Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who is on the hunt for an exciting new opportunity after walking away from Manchester United recently after Ruben Amorim’s grand arrival.

Van Nistelrooy had been on the Coventry City list as a potential replacement for Mark Robins, but Football Insider has revealed that the Dutchman wants to remain in the Premier League as he attempts to embark on his first main manager gig in England, with Wolves, Southampton and Crystal Palace all reportedly eyeing him up.

Van Nistelrooy would prove to be a hit as interim Red Devils boss after the wheels had finally come off the dire Erik ten Hag era, steering Man United to three wins from four, with Bruno Fernandes in particular loving life under his temporary guidance.

Fernandes would pick up four goals and two assists under the ex-PSV Eindhoven manager’s impactful stint at the Theatre of Dreams, with this not being the only set-up Van Nistelrooy has been responsible for that has seen an attacking midfielder shine, as his PSV team also heavily relied on a player in this spot during the 2022/23 season.

Top five Eredivisie goalscorers (22/23)

Player

Games played

Position played

Goals scored

1. Xavi Simons

34

CAM

19

2. Anastasios Douvikas

32

ST

19

3. Sydney Van Hooijdonk

33

ST

16

4. Santiago Gimenez

32

ST

15

5. Luuk De Jong

24

ST

14

Sourced by Transfermarkt

Looking at the table above, Van Nistelrooy – who typically utilises a 4-3-3 system – clearly gets more out of attacking midfielders when given full freedom to leave his imprint, with Xavi Simons lighting up the Eredivisie under his stewardship with 19 goals bagged in just 34 games.

Matheus Cunha is no doubt keeping tabs on the manager situation at Molineux, perhaps hopeful that a fresh boss will come in soon like the Man United icon, considering he also can explode into life from this position.

Last match, Cunha scored and assisted in his team’s 2-0 win over Southampton from this spot on the pitch, with his total numbers for Wolves here reaching seven goals and four assists from just ten games.

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Therefore, if the Old Gold hierarchy do decide a change is necessary, Van Nistelrooy could be high up on their names of replacements, with Ten Hag previously praising his assistant for having “so much experience”, despite his relative youth in the coaching game.

Such an appointment could then see Cunha’s game perhaps taken to another level, to truly fashion him into something of an attacking monster at Molineux.

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They will join the Ajinkya Rahane-led squad for the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone in Coimbatore

Shashank Kishore20-Sep-2022

Priyank Panchal finished the series against New Zealand A with two half-centuries and 201 runs from four innings•Manoj Bookanakere/KSCA

Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer and Sarfaraz Khan have been drafted into the Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone in Coimbatore starting Wednesday.Panchal and Sarfaraz are joining the camp from Bengaluru, where they were part of the India A squad that beat New Zealand A 1-0 in a series of three unofficial Tests. Their addition comes on the back of Prithvi Shaw and Rahul Tripathi being called up to join the A team for the white-ball leg of the same tour in Chennai starting Thursday.Iyer, meanwhile, is returning from a short break. He missed the semi-final against Central Zone as he was at the National Cricket Academy for a regular fitness assessment, prior to being named as one of the stand-by players in India’s T20 World Cup squad. He also missed the quarter-final against Northeast as he was with India’s Asia Cup contingent in UAE, also as a reserve player.Panchal, India A’s red-ball captain, finished the series with two half-centuries and 201 runs overall in four innings. Sarfaraz, the 2021-22 Ranji season’s highest run-getter, had a slightly milder series, returning 99 runs in three innings.Meanwhile, the upcoming red-ball season could be crucial for Iyer, as he looks to turnaround his career that appears to have hit a rough patch. While he remains an incumbent in the Test team, his apparent struggles with the short ball have come under increased scrutiny. He has also, over the past three months, fallen behind in the pecking order as far as India’s first XI goes in white-ball cricket.Iyer’s most-recent appearance for India was in the Caribbean in July-August, where he hit three half-centuries in as many ODIs, and one half-century in three T20I knocks. After the Duleep final, he is likely to link up with India’s World Cup bound squad. Unlike at the Asia Cup, where only one of the three reserves were on tour, all reserve players will be part of the Australia-bound contingent.