كشفت تقارير صحفية الأسباب التي منعت برشلونة من التعاقد مع نيكو ويليامز، نجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي أتلتيك بلباو خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الماضية.
كان برشلونة يرغب في الحصول على خدمات نيكو ويليامز الصيف قبل الماضي، ولكن الصفقة لم تتم بسبب تراجع لاعب أتلتيك بلباو خوفًا من عدم تمكن النادي الكتالوني من تسجيله، إلى جانب مطالبه المالية.
بعد ذلك، عرض نيكو ويليامز نفسه على برشلونة الصيف الماضي، من خلال وكيل أعماله، وكان على مقربة من إتمام الصفقة قبل أن يتخذ قرارًا مفاجئًا بتوقيعه على عقد جديد مع أتلتيك بلباو.
وجدد نيكو ويليامز عقده مع أتلتيك بلباو بعقد طويل الأمد لمدة عشر سنوات إذ ينتهي في عام 2035.
وكشفت صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية تفاصيل جديدة حول أسباب عدم انتقال ويليامز إلى برشلونة في الصيف الماضي.
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وقالت الصحيفة الإسبانية إن اجتماع ديكو مع وكلاء اللاعب الإسباني لم يبدأ من نقطة الصفر بسبب الاتفاقات المبدئية التي توصلوا إليها في صيف 2024 وكان هذا جانبًا إيجابيًا.
وأكملت أنه مع مرور الأيام بشكل طبيعي، تفاجأ برشلونة بوجود تغيرًا في سلوك وكيل المهاجم الذي طلب فجأة المزيد من الضمانات، حيث فاجأ موقفه لجنة الرياضة في برشلونة كثيرًا إذ لم يفهموا تمامًا لماذا انتظر طويلًا ليعبر عن طلبه بدلًا من توضيحه في الاجتماع الأول، حتى قال أحد أعضاء مجلس إدارة برشلونة لصيحفة “سبورت”: “لو كان الأمر واضحًا في البداية لكان كل شيء أسهل”.
في نهاية ذلك الأسبوع، بدأت إدارة برشلونة تخشى من السيناريو الأسوأ وهو دفع 60 مليون يورو من أجل التعاقد مع اللاعب ثم يرحل مجانًا بعد ذلك، وبالفعل لم يمضِ سوى 12 ساعة، حتى أعلن نادي أتلتيك بلباو تجديد عقد نيكو ويليامز رسميًا حتى عام 2035 مع شرط جزائي 100 مليون يورو.
واختتمت أنه في ذلك الوقت كان الغضب في مكاتب برشلونة هائلًا، لأنه بلا شك واحدة من أقصر وأكثر حركات الشطرنج القوية في الصيف الماضي، فهل هي خيانة برشلونة أم ولاء لأتلتيك بلباو؟، مشيرة إلى أن الزمن سوف يجيب على هذا.
Gilkes (99), Patterson (73) and Green (38*) took NSW to 288, before Green and Sangha shared eight wickets
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Chris Green celebrates a wicket•Getty Images
NSW wicketkeeper Matthew Gilkes had been run out for 99 but spinners Tanveer Sangha and Chris Green wreaked havoc in a crushing 131-run One-Day Cup win over defending champions South Australia in Sydney.Gilkes (99 off 107 balls) was run out by a direct hit from Jason Sangha in the 44th over after pushing for a quick single in his quest to bring up his century in Saturday’s clash at Cricket Central.Despite that heartbreak, the bulk of the damage had already been done, with Gilkes and Kurtis Patterson (73 off 84 balls) having combined for a 140-run stand earlier in the innings as NSW posted a competitive 288 for 7.Green added a handy 38 not out off 19 balls in a blistering late cameo that featured three sixes and three fours.In reply, South Australia were skittled for 157 in 36.3 overs after being torn to shreds by legspinner Sangha (4 for 35) and offspinner Green (4 for 25), securing NSW the bonus-point win.The Redbacks were well placed in their run chase at 84 for 1 after 15 overs following a solid knock from opener Mackenzie Harvey (60 off 55 balls). But Sangha’s first wicket, the scalp of Daniel Drew, sparked a collapse of 7 for 30 as the run chase ended limply.Sangha followed up the dismissal of Drew by snaring dangerman Alex Carey for 8. And by the time Green snared a sharp caught-and-bowled chance to send Harvey packing, and then Sangha dismissed Jake Lehmann for a duck, South Australia had slumped to 100 for 6, and it was effectively game over.
O esboço para o time titular do Corinthians na estreia do Paulistão está cada vez mais claro na cabeça de Mano Menezes, que pode não ter Gustavo Henrique para o duelo de domingo (21), contra o Guarani.
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O zagueiro realiza trabalhos internos de reforço muscular diariamente e não deve reunir condições físicas para enfrentar o Bugre. Além disso, o nome de Gustavo Henrique ainda não foi publicado nos sistemas da Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) e Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF).
Félix Torres, Raniele e Rodrigo Garro também aguardam a regularização dos documentos, mas Mano escalou o volante e o meia como titulares nos jogos-treino contra o União São João e o São Caetano.
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O 11 inicial do treinador corintiano nas duas partidas foi: Cássio; Fagner, Lucas Veríssimo, Caetano e Hugo; Raniele, Maycon, Matheus Araújo, Rodrigo Garro; Romero e Yuri Alberto. Fausto Vera e Rojas entraram nas vagas de Raniele e Garro, respectivamente, e caso a dupla não esteja regularizada, os dois estrangeiros podem iniciar contra o Bugre.
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This season is shaping up very nicely for Chelsea at the moment.
Enzo Maresca’s side are second in the Premier League and have the chance to cut Arsenal’s lead to just three points on Sunday.
Then in Europe, they sent a warning out to the rest of the sides in the Champions League with their thumping 3-0 win over Barcelona, a game in which Estevao shone once again.
Maresca and Co will have a chance to make Chelsea’s season even better once the transfer window reopens in just over a month, not just by signing players, but by selling one who once looked like Estevao when he was a youngster.
Estevao's sensational start to life at Chelsea
The expectations placed upon Estevao have been monumental for quite some time now, to the point that respected analyst Ben Mattinson labelled him a “future Ballon d’Or winner” months before Chelsea even signed him.
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Since then, the hype surrounding him has only grown, thanks in large part to his fine form in Brazil, where he produced 17 goal involvements in 37 games last season.
Even so, few would have expected the start to this season he has had.
The youngster is not only playing a decent number of minutes, but he’s chipping in with important goals and has already shown a hugely impressive ability to get the fans on their feet.
So far, the 18-year-old has scored five goals and provided one assist for the Blues in 17 appearances, totalling 740 minutes.
That comes out to an excellent average of a goal involvement every 2.83 games, or every 123.33 minutes, which would be commendable for a seasoned veteran, let alone a teenager.
The Franca-born wonderkid has been so effective this year that fans and pundits have actually spoken about him being a particular threat to league-leading Arsenal ahead of Sunday’s game.
However, while Chelsea should be delighted with their new wonderkid, they also need to find a way to sell one of their biggest duds, who once looked like Estevao when he was first breaking through.
The Chelsea flop who needs to be sold
Chelsea have become quite good at moving on players they don’t want in recent years, but even then, a couple remain in the bomb squad who are proving tricky to sell, like Raheem Sterling.
The former Manchester City star joined the club in 2022, and while he’s had moments for the club in which he’s looked excellent, they’ve only ever been that, moments.
Moreover, while his tally of 19 goals and 15 assists in 81 games isn’t terrible, he’s never really put together a string of impressive performances, which is why he was allowed to join Arsenal on loan last year.
Unfortunately, that move only made the situation worse, as he ended up scoring just a single goal and providing five assists in 28 games for the Gunners, and was labelled a “passenger” by journalist Charles Watts.
Since returning to Stamford Bridge, the 30-year-old has been left to train separately from the first team, and with a weekly wage of £325k, that is far from ideal.
It is a serious shame that things have not worked out for the former England international, as before his move south, he was one of the best players in the league.
For example, during his time at the Etihad, he scored 131 goals and provided 86 assists in 339 appearances and won four league titles.
He was even a brilliant player for Liverpool, making his debut in the 11/12 season, but making his name in the 13/14 season, when, like Estevao now, he was just 18 years old.
In that season, the Kingston-born phenom managed to rack up an incredible tally of ten goals and seven assists in 38 appearances, totalling 2535 minutes, which is an average of a goal involvement every 2.23 games, or every 149.11 minutes.
Sterling (13/14) and Estevao (25/26) at 18
Player
Sterling
Estevao
Appearances
38
17
Minutes
2535′
740′
Goals
10
5
Assists
7
1
Goal Involvements per Match
0.44
0.35
Minutes per Goal Involvement
149.11′
123.33′
All Stats via Transfermarkt
It wasn’t just the goals, though, as, like the Brazilian, he was a serious threat with the ball at his feet, thanks in part to his speed and close control.
Ultimately, Sterling will go down as a legend of the Premier League, but for the sake of all parties, Chelsea need to sell him in January, even if they barely get anything.
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اختارت جماهير فريق ليفربول أفضل لاعب في مباراة يوم الأحد ضد نظيره وست هام، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، موسم 2025/26.
واستضاف ملعب “لندن الأولمبي” مباراة ليفربول ووست هام، في خضم منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي لذلك الموسم.
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وتمكن ليفربول من تحقيق فوز ثمين على وست هام بهدفين دون رد، في غياب النجم المصري محمد صلاح الذي ظل على دكة البدلاء طوال اللقاء.
وفتح ليفربول باب التصويت أمام جماهيره، من أجل اختيار أفضل لاعب في مباراة اليوم ضد وست هام، حيث تحصل فلوريان فيرتز على أعلى نسبة تصويت من قِبل المشجعين.
وقدم فلوريان فيرتز مباراة جيدة اليوم ضد وست هام وسنحت له أكثر من فرصة للتسجيل، وبدا خطيرًا داخل منطقة جزاء الخصم.
وكشف ليفربول أن فلوريان فيرتز قد تفوق على جو جوميز، صاحب المركز الثاني، ودومينيك سوبوسلاي، صاحب المركز الثالث، في التصويت.
Uma das principais revelações do Palmeiras nas últimas temporadas, o meia-atacante Estêvão entrou na mira do Chelsea, da Inglaterra, que deseja a contratação da joia de 17 anos.
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O clube inglês, que tem como proprietário o empresário Todd Boehly, estaria disposto a pagar até R$ 300 milhões pelo jogador, incluindo despesas fixas e variáveis.
Formado nas categorias de base do Verdão, Estêvão estreou no profissional em 2023, sob comando de Abel Ferreira. Ao todo, o jogador acumula 11 partidas na equipe profissional, onde contribuiu com um gol, na vitória sobre o Liverpool-URU, pela Libertadores, e uma assistência.
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Devonshire suffered a laceration on her bowling hand in training
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Hannah Rowe is a seamer and is a useful batter down the order•Gallo Images/Getty Images
New Zealand’s left-arm spinner Flora Devonshire has been ruled out of the ODI World Cup with an injury to her bowling hand. Seamer Hannah Rowe has been approved as Devonshire’s replacement.Devonshire, 22, was set to feature in her maiden ODI World Cup campaign but suffered a laceration on her left hand during a training session. Her injury will need two to three weeks to heal.”We’re all feeling for Flora,” head coach Ben Sawyer said. “She worked hard to earn her spot in this squad and it’s a real shame her tournament is ending early.”Rowe has played 60 ODIs so far and will now feature in her third ODI World Cup. She will not be available for New Zealand’s game against South Africa on October 6 and will join the following day.”We’re pleased to be able to call up a senior player in Hannah Rowe,” Sawyer said. “Hannah’s obviously not a like-for-like replacement for Flora, but she offers an all-round skillset and has experience in sub-continent conditions.”New Zealand lost the opening game of their campaign to Australia by 89 runs. After facing South Africa on October 6 in Indore, New Zealand fly to Guwahati to face Bangladesh on October 10.
Newcastle United fans will be growing extremely restless with how poor their beloved side’s away form continues to be.
The inconsistent Magpies must wish they could play in front of their passionate St James’ Park masses every week, with another away day loss in the Champions League against Marseille meaning the Toon have lost their last four matches on the road.
In stark contrast, Eddie Howe’s men have won their last six matches in a row back on home soil.
Of course, home advantage is a common phrase uttered in football – hence the labelling of certain home grounds as fortresses – but this Jekyll and Hyde form will seriously be worrying Howe, with TNT Sports pundit Joe Cole saying “there’s too much of a gap” between the strugglers at their very best and their very worst, after the defeat in France.
Anthony Gordon is seriously letting his side down wherever they’re lining up at the moment, though, with a regret now possibly in the air that PIF didn’t cash in on the up-and-down performer when they could’ve.
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Indeed, during the summer of 2024, Liverpool were reportedly keen to tempt the England international to Anfield, with last summer also seeing them come back with more interest, as he was touted to have a bumper £100m price-tag above his head.
Gordon warranted all this fervent interest, too, with 37 goals and assists coming his way across two campaigns for Howe’s men.
His confidence was so sky-high that the Liverpool-born forward even labelled himself a “nightmare” for defenders to contain, amid interest also coming from top-flight rivals Arsenal.
Now, however, he has thudded back to reality, with zero goals or assists coming his way from seven Premier League games so far this season, with just 40% of his dribbles accurately completed, as per Sofascore, as he continues to look a worrying shadow of his former self.
Consequently, Liverpool have moved on to another batch of high-profile targets in attack in the form of Michael Olise and Antoine Semenyo, with writer Thomas Hammond stating that a forthcoming sale of Gordon would be “favourable”, just to get him off the books, concerning his ongoing no-shows.
While he has contributed massively to his own downfall, his Newcastle career could be in even more tatters by the emergence of this promising star on Tyneside, who PIF signed on a free transfer earlier this year.
The "explosive" star who can end Gordon's career
Howe could soon have to be bold with what he does in the St James’ Park hot seat, with the current state of affairs unfolding, leading him down the unwanted path of a dismissal.
For the tie at the Orange Velodrome, Howe did bravely decide to gift 16-year-old Sam Alabi a chance from the substitutes bench, with Antonio Cordero another promising star that might be in line for some first team chances soon, partcularly if Gordon continues to frustrate.
For the time being, the former Malaga winger is out on loan in Belgium with KVC Westerlo, but when he returns, he will have even more senior action under his belt, as he attempts to unsettle Gordon, with his standout time in the senior squad at Malaga, leading to one analyst page hailing him as an “explosive” talent.
Despite only being 19, Cordero – who has also been labelled as “exciting” by former Magpies sporting director Paul Mitchell – managed to tally up a weighty 60 appearances for the senior side, with goals and assists aplenty also coming his way.
Cordero’s Malaga stats by position
Position
Games
Goals + Assists
LW
33
5 + 6
RW
16
2 + 3
AM
2
0
RM
1
0
Sourced by Transfermarkt
Looking at the table above, Cordero would manage to tally up a blistering 11 goal contributions for his former employers down Gordon’s usual left-hand side from just 33 appearances.
The hope will be that Newcastle landing the teenage sensation for nothing proves to be a masterstroke in time, with Cordero further capable of also playing as a right winger, or as a number ten if needed.
The promising youngster has even been noted as being “like Gordon” by analyst Ben Mattinson, with Newcastle perhaps better served now to look to the future and put their energy into the Spaniard, than persisting with Gordon to come good.
In a few years, he might well be a household name on Tyneside, with the ex-Everton attacker off the Magpies roster, subsequently.
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Eddie Howe must now ditch this Newcastle United defender alongside a woeful Nick Pope.
حقق منتخب السودان فوزًا صعبًا على نظيره لبنان في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الأربعاء، بهدفين مقابل هدف، ضمن التصفيات المؤهلة إلى كأس العرب بهدفين مقابل هدف.
والتقى منتخب السودان مع نظيره لبنان، ضمن التصفيات المؤهلة إلى مجموعات بطولة كأس العرب 2025 المقامة في قطر.
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وافتتح خليل خميس، أهداف المباراة في الدقيقة 30 من عمر اللقاء لصالح منتخب لبنان، قبل أن يتعادل السودان عن طريق هدف محمد حيد بالخطأ في مرماه في الدقيقة 43.
وجاء هدف السودان الثاني في الدقيقة 73 من عمر المباراة عن طريق ياسر عوض.
وتأهل منتخب السودان إلى المجموعة الرابعة والتي تضم العراق والجزائر والبحرين. أهداف مباراة السودان ولبنان اليوم
Sam Elliott had the final say after New South Wales had suffered a middle-order collapse
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Victoria celebrate clinching a nail-biting victory•Getty Images
Charlie Stobo was nearly the hero for New South Wales, as Victoria held on in the last over for their first one-day win of the season.Stobo, batting at No. 8, made 47 from 41 balls in a riveting finish, after NSW had collapsed again at Junction Oval in the wake of last week’s Sheffield Shield loss.Stobo’s impressive knock, which included 19 off the penultimate over from Todd Murphy, brought them to within five runs of a comeback win, before he holed out to Murphy at mid-off off the bowling of seamer Sam Elliott with four balls left.”It was a cracking game in the end … obviously very happy with the result,” said Elliott, who is back from an Australia A white-ball tour of India. “Anyone who says they don’t get nervous is a liar. I was definitely nervous at the end there.”Luckily, we’ve played a lot of cricket together now. Being able to have that clear communication towards the end, that definitely does help.”The game had been shortened to 36 overs per side because of morning rain.The visitors were well on their way at 97 for 3 in the 21st over. Young quick Austin Anlezark then struck twice in three deliveries and part-time spinner Campbell Kellaway took another wicket in the next over to wrest control from NSW.Kellaway starred with 2 for 25 from seven overs with his left-arm spin after anchoring the Victorian innings at No. 3 with 43.Captain Will Sutherland top-scored with 46 from 44 balls after NSW won the toss.Stobo top scored for NSW with four fours and a six in his rearguard knock after taking 3 for 32 to lead their attack.Sam Konstas and Kurtis Patterson gave NSW a solid start with their opening stand of 54, before wickets fell steadily.On Friday, Victorian Test paceman Scott Boland rifled through the NSW tail with five wickets to decide their Sheffield Shield match.”A frustrating week – we were in the game, both games, and we let it slip,” said NSW captain Jack Edwards. He [Stobo] held his nerve, gave us a chance. He showed in the last game as well, what he can do with the bat – he’s a very handy cricketer.”It’s a shame he couldn’t get over the line there. We need to be more ruthless if we want to be a good side. We let them back in the game, they take the opportunity and run with it.”NSW are 2-2 in the One-Day Cup after Monday’s loss, with Victoria 1-3.NSW will regain Test star Steve Smith for their next Shield game from October 28, against Queensland at the Gabba.