A manhã de sábado promete ser quente no Alfredo Jaconi. A partir das 11h (Horário de Brasília), Juventude e Botafogo-SP abrem a jornada do fim de semana da Série B.
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Como chegam?
Embalado pela classificação na Copa do Brasil, o Juventude quer voltar a ter contato com o G-4 da competição e vê no Botafogo-SP o adversário ideal.
Nos últimos três jogos do torneio, o Jaconero conseguiu dois empates e uma derrota, desempenho que o coloca na 8ª posição.
Se o Juventude chega embalado, o Botafogo-SP vive uma realidade diferente. A irregularidade prejudica o desenvolvimento do time na classificação e deixa a Pantera na 10ª posição.
Para o duelo deste fim de semana, o técnico Claudinei Olivera não poderá contar com o zagueiro Jordan, o lateral Val, o meia Mateus Anjos e os atacantes Francis e Wellington Tanque.
Chelsea supporters have been handed an interesting update on Crystal Palace star Michael Olise as the club's transfer plans take shape.
Who will Chelsea sign next?
The west Londoners now face missing out on star midfield target Moises Caicedo after Liverpool and Chelsea agreed a British-record £111 million fee for the Ecuador international.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have been chasing a move for Caicedo all summer, with reports earlier this week detailing they were growing confident, but Liverpool's late hijack appears to have put a dent in their hopes of signing him.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp even confirmed to the media that Liverpool had agreed a fee with Brighton for Caicedo, despite not having limitless resources.
"The fee with the club is agreed," said Klopp in his Friday press conference.
"We will see what that means. We aren't a club with endless resources and we didn't expect a couple of things to happen this summer. Then it happened."
This comes as a very unexpected development late in the transfer window and Chelsea may now have to consider alternative targets, like Southampton's Romeo Lavia.
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Pochetttino's side have already put pen to paper on moves for Christopher Nkunku, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson, Lesley Ugochukwu, Robert Sanchez and Angelo this window, but Todd Boehly and co are after even more after many departures.
Indeed, Kalidou Koulibaly, N'Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Cesar Azpilicueta, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ethan Ampadu have all departed Stamford Bridge for pastures new.
In terms of other transfer targets, Palace star Olise has been central to rumours linking him with a move to Stamford Bridge this summer.
The forward's contract contains an enticing £35 million release clause, with journalist Pete O'Rourke sharing the latest on their pursuit to Football Insider.
The reporter writes that Chelsea are set to step up their chase for the Frenchman, after they missed out on Ghana international star Kudus to Brighton.
O'Rourke wrote:
"Chelsea are ready to step up their interest in Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise as they are set to miss out on top target Mohammed Kudus – who is closing in on a move to Brighton.
"However, there are question marks about Olise’s fitness. He is set to be out until September with an injury he picked up with France at the Under-21 European Championships."
How good is Michael Olise?
Crystal Palace midfielder Michael Olise.
The 21-year-old attacker was a Selhurst Park standout under two different managers last term, finishing 2022/2023 as one of Palace's best-performing players per match with 11 assists and two goals (WhoScored).
Eagles boss Roy Hodgson, commenting on Olise's exceptional form last term, called the player an "enormous talent".
“I have seen him for 10 days less than I have seen the others," said the current Palace manager to media members.
What I make of him is that I think he is an enormous talent – he has got a great possibility to have a wonderful career and a wonderful future. We can only hope we at Crystal Palace can give him that platform.”
Indeed, all signs point towards Olise being a promising move.
The England allrounder stated that his unbeaten 102, which knocked Australia out of the Champions Trophy, was his best innings in a chase
George Dobell11-Jun-2017
What stood out about Ben Stokes’ century against Australia was that he took his time to build an innings secure in his knowledge that he had the power and range of shots to make up time later in the chase•Getty Images
Experience of playing in the IPL helped Ben Stokes compile the “best innings” of his ODI career to date, against Australia at Edgbaston.Stokes plundered an unbeaten century – a career-best 102 – as England overcame a sticky start to their run-chase to secure victory and sentence Australia to an early departure from the Champions Trophy.Stokes had only once previously made fifty – an innings of 69 when England defeated Pakistan at Leeds in 2016 – when batting second in an ODI. And so powerful and clean was Stokes’ hitting against Australia, it earned praise from Virat Kohli on Twitter.Afterwards, as well as crediting the big-match exposure of the IPL, Stokes also suggested the insight of working alongside other top players at the tournament had contributed to his improvement.”I think that was my best innings in terms of chasing,” Stokes said. “I don’t think my record is too flash in terms of chasing for England in ODI cricket. It’s also nice on a personal level to be there at the end of a chase.”The whole thing with the IPL is the exposure you get to big moments in games playing in front of a huge crowd all the time. You get exposed to those situations more.”At Edgbaston we were 35 for 3 but you can just mentally look back to a time in the past and reflect on that and also take confidence in knowing that you have been in that situation before and done well.”You play against the best players in the world, whether batsmen or bowlers. Knowing that you have done well coming into a tournament like this it gives you confidence that you can do well against some of the world’s best batsmen and bowlers.”Stokes enjoyed a successful first season in the IPL. Going into the tournament under some pressure as the most expensive pick in the auction – he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for £1.7m – he finished with a maiden T20 century (against Gujarat Lions), 12 wickets and some outstanding displays of fielding to earn the Most Valuable Player award. And, among the top players he rubbed shoulders with while he was there was Australia captain, Steven Smith, who suggested a minor technical change.”He just gave a little tip out in India, something on my technique, something that he felt could help me with,” Stokes said. “Just that I was losing my backside a bit when I was hitting.”I am always trying to get better as a player, no matter how things are going. I’m always trying to expand my game and look into how I can hit more areas or bowl different balls or whatever it is. I’m always looking to learn and am never happy with how I am going. I think once you get comfortable with what you are offering it is dangerous territory to be in.”The most noticeable aspect of Stokes’ batting on Saturday was his composure. Whereas, in the past, he might have become flustered by the match situation or the number of dot balls he faced against a decent Australia attack, on this occasion he gave himself the time to build an innings secure in the knowledge that he had the power and range of strokes to make up time.”I didn’t put any pressure on myself,” Stokes said. “I knew I could catch up. Obviously having someone like Eoin Morgan at the other end, playing like he is does, takes the pressure off. He is always looking to be positive and I think we are boundary-hitters, so we know that if we have a few dot balls it is not going to faze us too much.”We are always going to try to take the positive route regardless of the start that we get, play every good ball on its merit but at the same time we know we have got to be aggressive and on the front foot because that is what has made us such a dangerous team. Being 35 for 3 doesn’t mean there is any real reason for us to change that.”Despite the praise for England’s batting, Stokes was keen to credit the bowlers for their part in England’s success. He praised Mark Wood and Adil Rashid, in particular, with both men bagging four-wicket hauls as England again found a way to claim wickets in the middle-over period during which other attacks have struggled to make much of an impression. He also confirmed that his knee, a source of concern going into the tournament, was giving him no trouble.”There will probably be quite a lot of write-ups about how we chased,” he said. “But the fact that the bowlers managed to restrict Australia to under 300 – when at one stage it looked as if they might score 340 – was credit to how we bowled, for Woody and Rash to get four wickets each on that wicket with that boundary.””My bowling is obviously not back to where I want it to be but I am trying and training to get it back to where I want it to be. My knee is good. The confidence is there now knowing that I am not going to have to worry about it.”England, the only unbeaten side in the competition, took Sunday off and will resume training on Monday in Cardiff. Their semi-final takes place there on Wednesday.
Manchester City appear to be looking at a possible summer move to sign Atlanta United’s Thiago Almada.
What’s the latest Man City transfer news on Thiago Almada?
Pep Guardiola and those at the Etihad have made a start on their transfer business shortly after completing a historic treble last season.
Midfielder Mateo Kovacic has been confirmed as the first addition of the summer and looks set to replace Ilkay Gundogan, joining from Premier League rivals Chelsea. Kovacic could soon be joined by compatriot and RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol, with reports suggesting that a move to Manchester is on the cards, with personal terms already agreed.
After Gvardiol, attentions could once again turn to midfield, but this time in a more advanced role. Talks have been held with the agent of Celta Vigo’s Gabri Veiga ahead of a possible move, and another young attacking midfielder in Almada appears to be of interest to the Sky Blues.
According to Argentine reporter Bruno Gonzalez Garcia, both City and rivals Manchester United have seemingly made an approach to Atlanta for Almada. Taking to Twitter on Monday he said:
“Manchester United and Manchester City consulted Atlanta United for Thiago Almada.”
Man City's Pep Guardiola
Who is Thiago Almada?
Almada is primarily an attacking midfielder who can also play on the wing if required and is under contract until 2025. Sponsored by Nike and valued at a career-high €20m by Transfermarkt, the Argentine won the World Cup with his country in Qatar last year, although he only played in six minutes of action.
However, he appears to be a star of the future, as he was named as one of five rising stars to watch in the MLS in 2023 and has already made 49 senior appearances for Atlanta, scoring 15 times and registering 16 assists.
Almada has even caught the eye of Lionel Messi, who heaped praise on the 22-year-old last year, labelling him as a “very fast” and “clever” player.
“Thiago is very fresh. He’s a very fast player who can play 1v1. He's clever and isn’t afraid of anything.”
Should he complete a move to the Etihad, he would provide Guardiola with another versatile option in the final third who can pay out wide or in behind a centre-forward. Therefore, he could provide competition to the likes of Kevin de Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and many more both this season and in years to come, as you’d expect he will only improve on his already impressive game.
As per FBref, Almada ranks in the top 1% of attacking midfielders and wingers for touches, passes attempted, carries, progressive passes and shot-creating actions, showing how he could fit in perfectly with Guardiola’s fluid attacking system.
City are once again set for another busy domestic campaign, playing in four separate competitions, and should Bernardo Silva leave as has been speculated, Almada could be viewed as a possible long-term replacement for the Portugal international, however, City may need to pip their closest rivals to a deal relatively quickly, making this one to watch.
One of the most sensational rumours that have emerged from the current transfer window is talk of Kylian Mbappe making a staggering move to Liverpool.
It is no surprise, especially when you consider the chaotic and circus-like nature that envelops him at Paris Saint-Germain on a daily basis.
The latest twist in this astonishing saga has been reported by The Athletic, which states that the French juggernaut has sent a three-page letter to the forward, accusing him of unsettling the club throughout the summer and giving him an ultimatum deadline of July 31 to make a decision on his future.
The club has stated that he must sign a contract extension or he will be sold, as they refuse to lose the 24-year-old on a free next year. It is understood that PSG feels this is the only option to 'avoid lasting paralysis'.
This has left all of Europe’s biggest clubs sniffing around the globe’s best player, with Liverpool potentially lining up a stunning offer…
What’s the latest on Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool?
According to El Chiringuito TV, Liverpool is set to table a £171m bid for Mbappe to rescue him from his tumultuous situation at the Parc de Princes, a fee that would easily eclipse any previous arrival at Anfield to date.
Who can Kylian Mbappe link up with at Liverpool?
The 5 foot 10 attacker joined PSG back in 2017, forging 260 appearances and 310 goal contributions – a ridiculous record for an insanely talented individual.
He was also the spearhead of his nation’s 2018 World Cup triumph and became the only second player in history to score a hat-trick in the final of the tournament in 2022 against Argentina in Qatar.
His overarching quality has been noted from day one and his youth coach Antonio Riccardi said: “The first time I coached him was when he was six years old. You could tell he was different. Kylian could do much more than the other children. His dribbling was already fantastic and he was much faster than the others. He was the best player I've ever seen in 15 years coaching here. In Paris, there are many talents but I'd never seen a talent like him.”
Having Mbappe partner anyone in the frontline will ultimately improve the player and this would be particularly beneficial for Darwin Nunez, who endured an inconsistent debut season in England. The Uruguayan netted 15 goals in 42 outings last term, but in a transitional season for Liverpool, that saw long-term injuries to Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota, Nunez failed to reliably deliver.
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Nevertheless, on multiple occasions, the 24-year-old showcased his burning pace, clever movement, and expertly-timed runs – three traits that have become trademarks of Mbappe’s devastatingly effective style of play.
With Nunez having been allowed a season to acclimate and adapt to the Premier League, the addition of Mbappe – who has been hailed as "phenomenal" by Manchester City's Erling Haaland – and his positional interchange with the former Benfica star could be a sickeningly efficient tactic next term.
Having the mercurial Frenchman competing against the robotic inevitability of Haaland is another mouth-watering storyline of this story, but it remains a pipe dream in what appears a never-ending saga.
Rangers are "closing in" on the signing of Cremonese striker Cyriel Dessers, having reached an agreement on the "final fee", according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
Which striker are Rangers signing?
The Gers have expressed an interest in Feyenoord striker Danilo, however, they had an opening bid of £3.5m immediately rejected by the Dutch side earlier this week, as it was way below their valuation.
In fact, there have been reports that Feyenoord could demand as much as £17m for the Brazilian, as they are currently under no pressure to cash-in, meaning the Light Blues could turn their attention to other targets.
Michael Beale has been pushing to sign Dessers for quite some time, having sanctioned a seven-figure bid at the beginning of June, and the manager is now inching closer to completing a deal for the 28-year-old.
Taking to Twitter, Romano has now claimed that Rangers and Cremonese have reached an agreement regarding the "final fee" for the £19k-per-week forward, with the documents to finalise the move currently being drafted.
The Gers are "closing in" on a deal for the Cremonese striker, with an agreement now "imminent", indicating that the deal could be done in the next few days.
"Understand Rangers are closing in on deal for Cyriel Dessers. Agreement now imminent with Cremonese for Nigerian striker — here we go soon. Clubs have agreed on final fee and all documents are being drafted."
Who is Cyriel Dessers?
The Nigerian forward has regularly been finding the back of the net in some of Europe's major leagues for quite some time now, firing home 20 goals in all competitions for Feyenoord during the 2021-22 campaign, before completing a switch to the Serie A.
During his time with Cremonese, the Belgium-born attacker has not been quite as prolific, registering seven goals in all competitions last term, however, he has been playing in a poor side, who ended up finishing second-bottom in the Serie A.
Cremonese forward Cyriel Dessers.
Hailed as "phenomenal" by members of the media, the former Feyenoord man's previous exploits indicate he could be a fantastic acquisition for Rangers, having amassed 140 goal contributions in 212 games at centre-forward throughout his career so far.
There are aspects of the Nigeria international's game that could improve, considering he has averaged just 0.06 assists per 90 over the past year, and 0.91 aerials won, placing him in the 23rd and 21st percentile respectively.
All in all, though, Rangers should be excited by the imminent arrival of Dessers, as his goal-scoring record has been very impressive for a number of years, and there is every indication he could be a success in the Scottish Premiership.
كشفت تقارير صحفية عن تطورات جديدة فيما يتعلق بأنباء مفاوضات برشلونة للتعاقد مع هانز فليك لتدريب الفريق خلفًا لتشافي هيرنانديز المدير الفني الحالي.
تشافي أعلن في وقت سابق رحيله عن برشلونة بنهاية الموسم الجاري، حيث لن يستمر في منصبه كمدير فني.
وارتبط برشلونة بعدة أسماء من بينها فليك، مدرب ألمانيا وبايرن ميونخ السابق، وسبق وحضر بيني زاهافي، وكيل فليك، إلى برشلونة لمشاهدة مباراة الفريق أمام خيتافي والتقى بالرئيس لابورتا للحديث عن المدرب الألماني.
وبحسب شبكة “سكاي سبورتس”، فقد جرت بالفعل أولى المحادثات الملموسة بين نادي برشلونة وفليك.
وأوضح التقرير أن لابورتا يؤيد تولي فليك مهمة تدريب برشلونة، وكان بالفعل على راداره قبل التوقيع مع الفريق الألماني.
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ويوضح التقرير أنه لم يتم اتخاذ القرار في برشلونة حتى الآن، لكن فليك مرجح أن يصبح خليفة تشافي في النادي الكتالوني.
على الرغم من ذلك، بحسب صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، نفت مصادر قريبة من فليك أن برشلونة تحدث بشكل مباشر مع المدرب الألماني.
فليك يتصدر قائمة المدربين التي تتبعتها الإدارة الرياضية لبرشلونة لكنه ليس المرشح الوحيد، حيث يبحث النادي إمكانية التعاقد مع دي زيربي مدرب برايتون، وميكيل أرتيتا مدرب آرسنال، ولويس إنريكي مدرب باريس سان جيرمان.
وأتمت الصحيفة تقريرها مشيرة إلى أن خياري أرتيتا وإنريكي معقدان لارتباطهما بمشاريع مع آرسنال وباريس سان جيرمان على المدى الطويل.
Group B round-up: Vidarbha slump to a new low, KL Rahul returns to action and Prerak Mankad rescues Saurashtra
ESPNcricinfo staff13-Nov-2016
Anupam Sanklecha took a career-best haul to skittle out Vidarbha•PTI
Vidarbha slumped to their fifth-lowest score in Ranji Trophy history as Maharashtra bowled them out for 59 runs in Kolkata, on the back of Anupam Sanklecha’s career-best figures of 7 for 25.Shalabh Shrivastava top scored with 19, but with no other batsman reaching double figures. Sanklecha cleaned up the tail as they lost their last five wickets in the space of eight runs. In response, Maharashtra’s Naushad Shaikh scored his second-consecutive ton. He remained unbeaten on 111 with Ankit Bawne (75) as Maharashtra finished on 240 for 3, with the partnership worth 181.In Agartala, Prerak Mankad’s 137-ball 96 helped Saurashtra post 277 against Jharkhand. Asked to bat, Saurashtra fell from 11 for 0 to 38 for 4, before the captain Jaydev Shah (51) and Mankad put together 62 runs to take them to 100, following which Jaydev was bowled by Samar Quadri. Mankad reached his second fifty in his second first-class match before falling short of a maiden century when Ashish Kumar dismissed him four shy of triple figures. A 40-run last wicket partnership between Vandit Jivrajani and Kushang Patel took them to 277. Kumar and Shahbaz Nadeem were the pick of the Jharkhand bowlers picking up four and three wickets each, respectively. In the 9 overs Jharkhand batted, openers Anand Singh and Pratyush Singh scored 29 runs by stumps, trailing by 248.Three half-centuries from Karnataka’s batsmen powered them to 345 for 6 at stumps against Rajasthan in Vizianagaram. Choosing to bat, openers Ravikumar Samarth and KL Rahul scored 111 runs before Rahul, returning to first-class cricket to prove his match fitness ahead of the third England Test, was dismissed on 76 by left-arm pacer TM Ul-Haq. Mayank Agarwal, who has just one fifty-plus score this season, stitched together a 68-run stand with Stuart Binny. He made 81 and was dismissed with Karnataka on 283 for 5. The lower middle order then conjured up a fight to take them close to 350.Assam scored 224 for 5, on the back of a 131-run partnership for the fifth wicket, against Odisha in Hyderabad.After losing their first three wickets for 37 runs, Sibsankar Roy laboured to a 142-ball 37, before being dismissed after adding 60 runs for the fourth wicket. Kunal Saikia and Arun Karthik then batted till second-last over of the day, adding 131 before the latter was dismissed by Basant Mohanty on 62. Saikia finished not out on 88 – his highest first-class score – with Arup Das (0) as play ended on day 1. Mohanty and Suryakant Prasad finished with two wickets each for Odisha.
Rain washed out play on the final day in Greater Noida as India Blue and India Red took a point each by virtue of a draw
ESPNcricinfo staff01-Sep-2016 Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsFile photo – Rain allowed only 78.2 overs in the second match of the Duleep Trophy•AFP
Rain washed out play on the final day in Greater Noida as India Blue and India Red took a point each by virtue of a draw. The result put India Red into the final of the Duleep Trophy and rendered the last league match between India Blue and India Green as a virtual semi-final.The final day’s play between India Blue and India Red was called off 5.25pm following an inspection. Weather held up play on the first three days as well, which meant neither team had enough time to press for a first-innings advantage. Rain allowed only 345 minutes of play over four days with India Blue making 285 for 5 on the back of half-centuries from openers Mayank Agarwal and Gautam Gambhir. Left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav picked up 4 for 78 to follow a match haul of nine wickets against India Green in the maiden first-class game in India with the pink ball.India Blue will take on India Green at the same venue starting September 4.