O Internacional voltou a campo depois de ser eliminado na primeira fase da Copa do Brasil na última semana, após perder para o Globo-RN, por 2 a 0. Pela 10ª rodada do Gauchão, o Colorado venceu o Aimoré por 1 a 0, no Beira-Rio. O único gol jogo veio através de David na etapa inicial. Agora, o Inter, que volta a campo na quarta para enfrentar o Grêmio, aparece na 3ª posição do campeonato, com 15 pontos. O Aimoré é o 9º, com 11 pontos, e volta a campo no próximo domingo, contra o São José.
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TENSÃO NO INTER Pressionado por conta da eliminação na Copa do Brasil, o Inter parecia mais ‘nervoso’ dentro de campo e não encantava o torcedor que compareceu ao Beira-Rio. Apesar da falta de criatividade, o Colorado, de maneira forçada, trabalhava para pressionar o Aimoré.
GOL DO ALÍVIO O Colorado só respirou aliviado aos 32 minutos. David, que começou a ser mais explorado em campo, teve a chance da entrada da área, bateu firme e contou com o desvio na zaga para vencer o goleiro.
AIMORÉ NO ATAQUE O gol colocou o Aimoré na busca do empate e, nos minutos finais da etapa inicial, o time visitante jogou no campo do Inter. Apesar da tentativa, nada de perigo ao gol de Daniel.
DANIEEEEEEL No começo do 2º tempo, o Aimoré teve a grande chance do empate. Na cobrança de escanteio, Anilson desviou na primeira trave e Daniel fez milagre.
MORNO Após o susto, o Internacional fez questão de diminuir o ímpeto do Aimoré e controlou um pouco mais o meio-campo.
CHANCES PERDIDAS O Internacional criou duas boas chances em sequência. Na primeira, Mauricio bateu forte e Volpi salvou. Pouco depois, David recebeu de Gabriel dentro da área e chutou para fora.
أعلن الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم عن طاقم حكام مباراة الزمالك وحرس الحدود، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز “النيل” 2024-2025.
ويستعد الزمالك لمواجهة حرس الحدود على ملعب استاد الجيش ببرج العرب ضمن منافسات الجولة الثانية لحساب المرحلة الثانية من عمر الدوري.
ومن المقرر أن تنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة السابعة من يوم الأحد، الثالث عشر من أبريل الجاري.
الزمالك: زيزو فضّل العائد المادي.. ويوضح موقف حسام عبد المجيد
وتقام بطولة الدوري هذا الموسم بشكل استثنائي، إذ أقيم الدور الأول بشكل طبيعي قبل أن يتم تقسيم الـ18 فريق الدور الثاني لمجموعتي حسم لقب وهبوط بواقع 9 أندية في كل منهما.
ويخوض الزمالك مباراته وهو محتلًا المركز الثالث في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 35 نقطة، بعد أن فاز في 10 مباريات وتعادل في خمسة وخسر 3 مواجهات.
ويتواجد الحدود في المركز التاسع والأخير بجدول مجموعة حسم اللقب برصيد 22 نقطة، بعد أن انتصر في 6 مواجهات وحقق 4 تعادلات وخسر 8 لقاءات. حكم مباراة الزمالك وحرس الحدود
She is serving pre-tournament quarantine because of her delayed arrival after the birth of her first child
Annesha Ghosh02-Mar-2022
Lizelle Lee arrived in New Zealand over two weeks after her team-mates landed•Getty Images
South Africa opener Lizelle Lee has been ruled out of the team’s opening match of the ODI World Cup against Bangladesh on March 5 in Dunedin.ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Lee, the 2021 ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year and South Africa’s most explosive batter, is currently serving a mandatory pre-tournament quarantine at the New Zealand government’s Managed Quarantine and Isolation (MIQ) facility after a pre-arranged delayed arrival in the country following the birth of her first child. She will link up with the South African squad this weekend and will hence miss the fixture against Bangladesh on Saturday.Lee is understood to have arrived in New Zealand last weekend, more than two weeks after other members of the South African touring party landed and entered quarantine at MIQ. The delay in Lee’s arrival in New Zealand is down to an arrangement facilitated by the ICC, Cricket South Africa (CSA), the South Africa Cricketers’ Association (SACA) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) following a months-long liaison among them and Lee, who had requested CSA for a delayed departure so she could spend time with her wife, Tanja Cronje, who gave birth to their son on February 22.”Look, it’s a tough one,” Lee told ESPNcricinfo in an interview in January when asked what juggling cricket and the impending birth of her child might look like for her leading into the World Cup. “Our baby is due no later than February 25. I’m trying everything in my power to try get a later flight to New Zealand for the World Cup because I really want to be there at the birth and not only being at the birth, but just being there the few weeks before trying to help Tanja with everything that’s going on. I mean it’s not going to be easy for her doing anything alone.”I know, things are bit hard at the moment because of Covid and I know they want everybody to try and fly in on the same time, but it’s just different circumstances; it’s not like I’m trying to stay home just to stay home. It’s literally the birth of our first child. Hopefully, the ICC and New Zealand can accommodate that and I know CSA is backing me as well, they’re already trying from their side.”It’s a tough decision deciding where I’m going to either stay, maybe skip the World Cup, or I don’t know. My family is extremely important to me and, like I said, it’s our first child and I don’t want to miss out and I want to give my best for South Africa at the World Cup as well.”Lee, placed sixth on the ICC rankings for ODI batters following her recent dominance at No. 1, had missed South Africa’s home series against West Indies, too, in January-February having been grounded by Covid-19.South Africa, semi-finalists in the 2017 ODI World Cup, play their second match on March 11 against Pakistan, in Mount Maunganui. They lost both their warm-ups: against India by two runs and England by six wickets in a rain-curtailed fixture.
A member of the Chelsea squad could be on his way out as soon as January in the face of a mammoth offer from a European giant, it has been claimed in a fresh report
Chelsea flying high in the Premier League
A 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge moved Chelsea up to third place in the Premier League, behind second placed Arsenal only by alphabetical order, and nine points behind leaders Liverpool.
Enzo Maresca has enjoyed a fine start to life in west London, with his side also impressing in the Conference League, though they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle.
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It has not been plain sailing for everyone at the club though, with Ben Chilwell still sidelined by Maresca and the likes of Mykhailo Mudryk, Benoit Badiashile, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall among those only handed limited opportunities to impress in the Premier League.
Now, Chelsea have been handed an opportunity to reduce their bloated squad, and net a hefty fee in the process.
Bid made for Chelsea's top goalscorer
That comes as a fresh report has revealed that several bids have already been made for top goalscorer Christopher Nkunku, who has struggled to break into the Premier League first XI but has proved prolific in Europe.
Christopher Nkunku’s 24/25 Chelsea season
Premier League
Other competitions
Appearances
12
8
Starts
1
8
Goals
1
10
Assists
0
1
Minutes per goal/assist
182
55
Speaking in a recent interview, Maresca was quizzed on Nkunku and admitted that he loved the Frenchman, but did little to suggest he would play a bigger role at the club any time soon.
“We know that Christo’s [Nkunku’s] best position is between the lines as a 10, but Cole [Palmer] is playing there, and we are not going to play many games with Cole and Christo, or with Cole and Joao [Felix].
‘”Christo is the same as I have mentioned many times about Joao. If you play with Cole, Joao, Christo, Noni [Madueke] and Jadon [Sancho], who is defending? Their skill and their strength is not defending, it is to attack. We love them but also we need balance.
Christopher Nkunku for Chelsea
“They are all fantastic players, they are all going to play games no doubt, but not every game. The last game we tried with Joao and Cole together, hopefully soon we can try with Christo and Cole together, Christo and Joao together, because we have so many games.”
With his future at Stamford Bridge looking bleak barring an injury to Palmer, it is little surprise that there has been speculation he could exit the club in the near future. Now, reports in Spain have gone one step further, explaining that several clubs have already made a bid to land the Frenchman. Top of that list is Paris Saint Germain, who have reportedly tabled a €60m (£51m) offer for the forward, which would see Chelsea almost break even on the fee they shelled out to sign Nkunku from RB Leipzig.
It is also added that “several Saudi Arabian clubs have offered 60 million euros to sign the attacker”, though those offers may well be less attractive than the option to return to Paris and his homeland.
Nkunku still has almost five years left to run on his £195,000 a week deal at Stamford Bridge, but it is hard to see him seeing out his contract unless his gametime improves given his clear ability and desire to play regular football. Could this be the perfect solution to a brewing problem?
حقق الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، فوزًا غاليًا على حرس الحدود، في المباراة التي أقيمت اليوم الأحد، ضمن منافسات مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز، بهدفين مقابل لا شيء.
والتقى الزمالك بنظيره حرس الحدود، في ثاني جولات المرحلة الثانية (مجموعة حسم اللقب)، وذلك على ملعب استاد الجيش ببرج العرب- الإسكندرية.
وجاء الهدف الأول لصالح الزمالك عن طريق عبد الله السعيد في الدقيقة 45 من ركلة جزاء احتسبها الحكم بعد العودة إلى تقنية الڤار.
طالع.. نيوم السعودي يرد عبر “بطولات” على اتهامات ميدو بشأن كوبري زيزو لـ الأهلي وأحرز ناصر منسي الهدف الثاني لصالح الزمالك في الدقيقة 90 بعد انفراد بحارس مرمى حرس الحدود حيث وضعها من أعلى الأخير لتسكن الشباك
ورفع الزمالك رصيده إلى 38 نقطة في المركز الثالث في جدول ترتيب مجموعة حسم اللقب في بطولة الدوري المصري، بينما يتواجد حرس الحدود بالمركز التاسع، ولديه 22 نقطة. موعد مباراة الزمالك القادمة بعد الفوز على حرس الحدود
ويلتقي الزمالك، مع سموحة الأربعاء المقبل 16 أبريل في كأس عاصمة مصر (كأس رابطة الأندية)، في تمام الرابعة عصرًا بتوقيت القاهرة والخامسة مساءً بتوقيت السعودية.
Após o rebaixamento no Campeonato Brasileiro, o Bahia parece encontrar dificuldades para entrar no eixo novamente e acumula decepções.
– VEJA A TABELA DA SÉRIE B
A última ocorreu no fim de semana, quando o Tricolor caiu na Copa do Nordeste na fase de grupos.
Apesar das eliminações de início de ano, o técnico Guto Ferreira acredita que o time demonstra evolução.
‘Acho que, quando você não ganha, parece que tudo está errado. Mas a equipe vem mostrando evolução’, declarou Guto Ferreira.
Sem o estadual e Copa do Nordeste, o Bahia terá no restante do ano a Copa do Brasil e a Série B no calendário.
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Manchester City are now leading Barcelona in the race to sign a £50m player for Pep Guardiola in 2025.
Man City’s woeful form continues with 2-0 defeat to Juventus
The Sky Blues’ woeful run of form continued on Wednesday evening in the Champions League after a 2-0 defeat to Juventus. It is now just one win in 10 with seven defeats during that time after Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie scored second-half goals in Turin.
Talking after the game, Guardiola admitted he was questioning himself, saying: “Of course I question myself but I’m stable in good moments and bad moments. I try to find a way to do it. I’m incredibly honest. If we play good [I say] we played good and today I thought we played good.
“Our game will save us. We can do it. We conceded few chances compared to the Nottingham Forest game that we won. We’re making the right tempo.
“We missed the last pass, did not arrive in the six-yard box [at the right time] or have the composure at the right moment. But I love my team. This is life, it happens. Sometimes you have a bad period but I’m going to insist until we’re there.”
Man City now ready to sell £180,000-p/w senior star and sign £70m defender
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Next up for City is a meeting at the Etihad with rivals Manchester United, now managed by Ruben Amorim who has already got the better of Guardiola this season at Sporting CP in the Champions League.
However, with 2025 just around the corner, City will get the chance to make some new signings which could help rescue their season. Guardiola has reportedly demanded up to three Man City signings, with the club willing to be aggressive, and they have entered the race for a £50m star.
Man City lead Barcelona in race to sign Nico Williams
According to a report from Spain, one new target is Athletic Club’s Nico Williams. It is claimed that Man City have burst into the race to sign Williams and already lead Barcelona for the Spain international’s services. The 22-year-old has a £50m release clause in his contract and looks likely to depart Bilbao in 2025.
Spain star Nico Williams
City see Williams ‘as an ideal piece to strengthen their squad’ and they have the ‘ability to compete financially and his attractive style of play make him a very tempting destination’.
Rodri has recently admitted he would like to see his international teammate at the Etihad, saying: “Right now, I would take him to [Manchester] City, without a doubt, so that he feels the cold of Manchester, well it’s similar to Bilbao.”
Whether or not City can win the race for Williams remains to be seen, but it looks as if he is a firm target heading into the New Year following this update.
Become the first team to defend a total in IPL 2022 with Krishna’s new-ball burst swamping Sunrisers
Sidharth Monga29-Mar-20223:28
Jaffer questions Pooran’s approach
Rajasthan Royals became the first team to successfully defend a total in the 2022 IPL in grand style. Their batters – led by captain Sanju Samson’s 27-ball 55 – scored nearly 150 runs in boundaries, and their fast bowlers ran roughshod on a quick Pune pitch.There was just enough assistance in the surface for good bowling, but equally the margin of error was low because of its true nature. Sunrisers Hyderabad made errors aplenty, bowling four no-balls in the Powerplay – two of which could have got Jos Buttler out – and often allowed the batters to swing their arms.Royals have a batting line-up that doesn’t need second invitations: they didn’t care much about the 52 dots they played out; their 41.2% runs in boundaries were the joint-fourth-highest in 118 totals of 200 or more in the IPL. Samson and Buttler were joined by Devdutt Padikkal and Shimron Hetmyer in the fireworks. Hetmyer plundered 32 off 13 at the death.Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna then ended the contest with the new ball, consigning Sunrisers to the joint-lowest powerplay in IPL history: 14 for 3, which included the wickets of Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran and Rahul Tripathi.Sunrisers overstep the mark These were tailormade conditions for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who had Buttler fumbling in the dark in the first over. Three outswingers were followed by a wide inswinger, which set him up for the outswinger fifth ball. Buttler played for inswing, edging it through for a superb slip catch by Abdul Samad but soon sounded the no-ball buzzer. In his first over, pace sensation Umran Malik had Buttler edging to slip, but he, too, overstepped. Even offspinner Washington Sundar bowled a no-ball. There were enough errors made for Royals to race away to 58 in the powerplay.Samson checks in Samson is well-known for his good starts to IPLs when the pitches are new and fresh and quick. This match was no exception. He used the fast bowlers’ pace, and effortlessly pulled spinners for sixes down the ground. Five of his hits cleared the boundary. With this half-century, Samson now has 327 at 65.4 and a strike rate of 174 in the first matches of the last five IPLs.Without Rashid Khan for the first time since 2017, Surnisers looked light in the middle overs. Their spinners went for 62 in their four overs. Malik, though, came back superbly from his 21-run first over with the wickets of Buttler and Padikkal, both on defence.Hetmyer provides the finishing touch When Samson got out at 163 in 16.1 overs, Royals were well on their way to a challenging total against a thin batting line-up, but Hetmyer all but put the matter beyond them with some power hitting. Those before him had punished errors from the bowlers, but Hetmyer took toll of perfectly acceptable near-yorkers from T Natarajan. When Bhuvneshwar pitched short to him, he unleashed an incredible baseball-style pull over long-off for a six. If the pitches say true, Royals were sounding a warning to other teams too.Boult, Krishna break Sunrisers’ back Boult and Krishna then served a reminder of what Sunrisers missed out on this surface. Boult drew swing and seam with the new ball while the ball flew off the surface for Krishan’s more hit-the-deck lengths. Even before the wickets began to fall it was apparent how difficult it was to hit if the bowlers got their lengths right. In the second over, Williamson eventually edged one for a questionable rebound catch at first slip. Tripathi’s dismissal was more straightforward as Krishna got the ball to hold its line outside off. Pooran then missed a full, swinging delivery from Boult. Samson saw the opportunity and bowled all six powerplay overs with them.Chahal joins the party If the contest had some life yet, Yuzvendra Chahal squeezed it out. So far behind the asking rate, with an accurate R Ashwin offering nothing to hit, the batters went after Chahal, who proved to be too wily for them. Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad and Romario Shepherd all fell to him trying to hit a big shot. Chahal gave them no pace to work with, and did enough in the air to keep defeating them.A 55-run partnership between Washington – 40 off 14 – and Aiden Markram controlled some of the net-run-rate damage but they still lost by 61 runs. To add to their woes, Sunrisers were later fined for maintaining a slow over rate under the IPL’s code of conduct. Since it was the team’s first offense of the season, the captain Williamson was fined INR 12 lakhs.
Desde o início da temporada, a posição mais comentada entre torcedores e dirigentes corintianos é a do centroavante. Após diversos nomes terem sido tentados, como Cavani e Diego Costa, ou especulados, como Suárez e Arthur Cabral, o Corinthians aproveitou uma oportunidade de mercado e contratou Júnior Moraesaté o final de 2023.
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O brasileiro naturalizado ucraniano tinha vínculo até o final de junho com oShakhtar Donetsk, mas devido a guerra envolvendo Rússia e Ucrânia, ele teve que retornar ao Brasil, e ficou livre no mercado após a Fifa suspender os contratos dos atletas que atuavam tanto no campeonato russo como ucraniano.
A chegada de Júnior Moraes, maior artilheiro estrangeiro da história doShakhtar, com 62 gols, deve mudar o ataque do Timão, que desde o começo do ano busca por um centroavante mais clássico.
No início da temporada, ainda com Sylvinho, Mantuan foi testado na vaga, mas não deu certo. Jô vem sofrendo com problemas físicos e não se mostrou apto a brigar pela titularidade. Dessa forma, a posição vem sendo ocupada por Róger Guedes.
O camisa 9 vinha sem balançar as redes há quatro jogos, mas deu boa resposta contra seu ex-time, sofrendo e convertendo o pênalti na derrota para o Palmeiras. Após o jogo, Róger elogiou seu novo companheiro de ataque, e deixou claro que sua posição favorita não é a de centroavante.
> TABELA – Falta pouco! Simule os últimos jogos do Corinthians no Paulistão
-Lógico que ele (Júnior Moraes) vai nos ajudar, ele é muito mais um centroavante do que eu. É uma posição que gosto de jogar, pelo contrário do que muitos falam, mas eu me sinto mais à vontade na ponta ou como segundo atacante – declarou após o Dérbi.
Na temporada passada, o antigo camisa 123 atuou na maioria dos jogos no lado esquerdo do ataque do Corinthians, e caiu nas graças da torcida, marcando sete gols e dando duas assistências em 19 jogos.
Dessa forma, ao longo do mata-mata do Paulistão, fase na qual Júnior Moraes, que já apareceu no BID da CBF, pode ser inscrito na competição, Vítor Pereira poderá implementar mudanças no ataque, deslocando Willian para a ponta-direita, posição onde atuou em boa parte de sua carreira na Europa.
Assim, Róger Guedes retornaria para a posição na qual se sente mais à vontade e mostrou melhor rendimento pelo Timão, e a equipe ganharia a presença do sonhado ‘9 clássico’.
Marcelo Bielsa will always remain as a club legend at Leeds United, forever being the man who ended their near two-decade wait for Premier League football at Elland Road.
The Argentine immediately stamped his authority on the squad, implementing his infamous ‘Bielsa Ball’ which required high-intensity running in and out of possession and caused their opponents havoc.
Such a tactic worked to great effect, finishing in the play-offs during his debut campaign at the helm, before going one step further and winning the Championship title in his second.
He also miraculously led the club to a top-half finish during their return to the top-flight, taking the division by storm with his football – handing the fanbase memories to last a lifetime.
Numerous players catapulted themselves into a cult hero status under the 69-year-old, starring under his management and producing some incredible numbers in the process.
Leeds’ star performers during Bielsa’s tenure
Striker Patrick Bamford joined Leeds in a £7m deal from Middlesbrough during Bielsa’s first summer in charge of the Whites, looking to inject added quality into attacking areas.
However, he exceeded all expectations under the Argentine, reaching double figures in all of his seasons under his guidance before the legendary tactician’s dismissal.
Patrick Bamford
The attacker scored 17 times in their opening campaign in the Premier League, receiving an England call-up as a reward for his stellar form during 2020/21.
He’s failed to repeat such a feat since he left in the early months of 2022, undoubtedly suffering without Bielsa at Elland Road.
Kalvin Phillips came through the academy and became a really important figure under Bielsa, dropping into a slightly deeper role at the base of the midfield.
He amassed a total of 116 appearances under him during his tenure in Yorkshire, before departing in a £45m deal to join Manchester City – a move that would completely derail his once-promising career.
Kalvin Phillips for Leeds United
He’s not the only one, with one former first-team star unable to replicate his tremendous form which he found during his own spell at Elland Road over a couple of years.
The player who Leeds won't regret selling
Spanish forward Rodrigo arrived in the summer of 2020 from Valencia, costing £30m – the most expensive addition bought by the club’s hierarchy during their first season back in England’s top division, breaking their club record in the process.
He would spend three years featuring for the Whites, amassing a total of 99 appearances and often being a reliable source of goals and assists within the final third – leading to Bielsa dubbing the Spaniard as “very dangerous”.
The now 33-year-old scored 28 goals for the club, including 15 during his final year during 2022/23 – but it wasn’t enough to ensure survival as they dropped into the Championship.
Rodrigo subsequently departed in a £3m deal to join Qatari side Al-Rayyan after they triggered a relegation release clause within his contract which he signed upon his arrival a few years prior.
The experienced forward certainly was a fan-favourite during his time in Yorkshire, but he’s failed to impress in the Middle East after his move, highlighting that it was the right call to part ways when they did.
Leeds’ most expensive additions in their history
Player
Fee
1) Georginio Rutter
£35.5m
2) Rodrigo
£30m
= Daniel James
£30m
4) Brendan Aaronson
£24.7m
5) Rio Ferdinand
£23.4m
Stats via Transfermarkt
He’s since only scored eight times since the middle of 2023, struggling to make the same impact as he did during his stint in England. In fact, he’s not even scored this season yet just to highlight his woes.
There’s no denying that he was a monster hit under Bielsa and one that helped the club hit the heights they did in the Premier League – worth every penny of big-money transfer fee.
Former Leeds forward Rodrigo.
However, his lack of form after leaving is evidence that it was right for him to depart, losing a huge chunk of their investment but managing to at least recoup some of the funds splashed on his signature.
His time with the Whites will live in the memory of the supporters, forever being a part of the side that broke new ground and made history after many years of failures on and off the pitch.
Leeds struck gold selling £23m ace who Marsch thought was "very important"
The former Leeds ace arrived with high hopes of being a success at Elland Road.