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Tottenham are set to demand a massive fee should clubs want to take one of their star men out of north London any time soon, according to a fresh report.

Tottenham's strong run ended by Crystal Palace

A 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace ended Tottenham’s impressive recent run of form under Ange Postecoglou and brought the Lilywhites firmly back down to earth. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored what proved the decisive goal fifteen minutes before half time to hand Crystal Palace a first win of the season, and leaving Tottenham ruing missed opportunities.

It was their fourth loss of the season in the Premier League, the same number of wins they have achieved, and leaves them five points outside the top four spots as things stand back in eighth place.

“It was a game which turned into, and it didn’t surprise me, a bit of a battle. Lots of stop, starting and standing around. We didn’t deal with that really well at all. We didn’t get to grips with just the nature of what was transpiring out there. It turned into a bit of a battle. They dealt with it better than we did”, Postecoglou explained after the game.

“I just felt when we had control of things, we could have dealt with it better. We ended up doing silly things, giving away silly fouls and losing our composure, which just adds to that sort of game when you can’t get any traction. So I think we directed our frustration in the wrong way rather than dealing with like we should have”, he added.

Despite the defeat, it has been a bright start to the season for some in Tottenham colours, and that has attracted unwanted attention.

Tottenham slap hefty price tag on defender

Now, it has emerged that Spurs are ready to put off potential suitors for defender Pedro Porro by demanding a record fee to let him leave. The Spaniard has reportedly caught the eye of both Real Madrid and former club Manchester City as the two European giants look to make changes at right-back.

He has impressed in Tottenham colours, and Ange Postecoglou hailed him “outstanding” at the end of his first season in charge in north London.

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And Spurs are now ready to ward off suitors with a hefty price tag. That is according to reports in Spain, who claim that Spurs will not entertain offers of less than £60m to part ways with the defender, who still has three and a half years left to run on his £85,000 a week deal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Should any club match that, it would be a record sale for a defender leaving north London, with the current record standing at the £45m they received to sell Kyle Walker to Manchester City.

Tottenham’s record defender sales

Player

Fee

Kyle Walker

€52.7m

Kieran Trippier

€22m

Kevin Wimmer

€19.4m

Emerson Royal

€15m

Juan Foyth

€15m

Could Manchester City repeat the trick to try and land Walker’s replacement or will Real Madrid stump up the cash? Spurs fans will certainly hope not.

“I think the workload also becomes slightly easier to manage with five bowlers, and when you have that kind of quality, you might as well use it”

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KL Rahul: ‘Very difficult’ to pick between Rahane, Iyer and Vihari

KL Rahul has hinted that India are inclined towards playing five bowlers in the Boxing Day Test in Centurion, leaving them with a “very, very difficult decision” over which batter to pick at No. 5. While addressing a press conference on Friday, Rahul, vice-captain in the absence of Rohit Sharma, was asked whether India would find it hard to manage the workloads of their bowlers in case they only played a four-man attack.India have played five bowlers in each of their last 15 Tests, but with the allrounder Ravindra Jadeja injured and out of the tour, it will be a less-than-straightforward decision to stick with that combination in South Africa. Nonetheless, Rahul’s response suggested that five bowlers remains India’s preferred option.”I think more teams have started playing [five bowlers], because, you know, every team wants to pick up 20 wickets, and that’s the only way you can win a Test match,” he said. “We’ve definitely used that tactic, and it’s helped us in every Test match that we’ve played away from India. I think the workload also becomes slightly easier to manage with five bowlers, and when you have that kind of quality, you might as well use it.”Related

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With a five-bowler combination leaving room only for five batters, it seems likely that Ajinkya Rahane – who averages 19.57 in 12 Tests this year – will be locked in a three-way tussle for the No. 5 slot along with Shreyas Iyer, who recently made a century on Test debut against New Zealand in Kanpur, and Hanuma Vihari, who warmed up for this series with three back-to-back fifties during India A’s shadow tour of South Africa.”Look, it is a very, very difficult decision to make, obviously,” Rahul said. “Ajinkya has been a very important part of our Test team and has played very, very crucial knocks in his career. The last 15-18 months, if I can think back, his knock in Melbourne was really really crucial; it helped us win a Test match. That partnership with [Cheteshwar] Pujara at Lord’s in the second innings where he got a fifty was really important, and that ended up in us winning the Test match. So he’s been a key player for us in the middle order, and he’s a very, very strong player.India have played five bowlers in each of their last 15 Tests•BCCI”Shreyas obviously has taken his chances. He played a brilliant knock in Kanpur, got a hundred; so he’s very exciting. And Hanuma has done the same for us, so yeah, it’s a tough decision. But we’ll start having a chat today or tomorrow, and you’ll get to know [the No. 5] in a couple of days’ time.”One of the challenges of a South Africa tour, Rahul said, was getting used to the bounce of those pitches, which he suggested tends to be of a spongier nature than the bounce in Australia – at least in the early part of Test matches.”I haven’t played a lot of games here in South Africa, but from my experience, I think sometimes the pitches can be a little bit challenging because of the tennis-ball bounce,” he said. “We’ve played in Australia where the pitches are fast and bouncy, but here it can be a bit spongy in the first couple of days, and then it starts to quicken up. So when I played last time, each time the wicket was a bit difficult, and you had to understand and adjust according to that, so that becomes a huge challenge for both batters and bowlers.”On Thursday, South Africa fast bowler Duanne Olivier had suggested that the Centurion pitch for Boxing Day would be of a similar nature – slow to start before quickening up – and Rahul agreed with that assessment.”Look, I think Duanne Olivier will know these conditions a lot better than us,” Rahul said. “Yes, even the last time we played here, the wicket started off a bit slow and then quickened up, and then got slow again. I think from whatever information we can gather about the Centurion pitch, it’s been that kind of a pitch. And even in the centre-wicket practice, we experienced the same things, and we tried to prepare accordingly.”

“You can’t just go bang-bang at every ball. You have to take your time, work out the angles, the opponents, the running between the wickets”

Saurabh Somani09-Oct-20211:57

KS Bharat on last-ball six: ‘Maxi had said, ‘You go ahead and finish it off”

When Royal Challengers Bangalore bought KS Bharat for his base price of INR 20 lakh at the IPL 2021 auction, his T20 batting stats weren’t too flashy: an average of 17.80 at a strike rate of 106.10 in 48 games. He had been a more than competent wicketkeeper in domestic cricket and for India A, even spending time with the national squad, but seemingly, his game was not built for the heat of the shortest format.That was only at first glance, because the Bharat of the last two seasons has been radically different to the one before. The Royal Challengers’ scouting team, led by former Tamil Nadu spinner Malolan Rangarajan, knew what they were getting with Bharat: an excellent wicketkeeper and a batter who wouldn’t be out of place in T20s. Bharat showed glimpses of his development in the UAE leg of the IPL, and his selection was vindicated in style when he sealed victory with a last-ball six against Delhi Capitals, the crowning moment in an innings of 78* off 52.What Royal Challengers must have seen is not Bharat’s overall T20 record, but what he had done since the 2019-20 season. Before that, he was averaging just 14.74 at a strike rate of 91.95, this despite more than two-thirds of his innings as an opener. Since the 2019-20 season, including his tour de force against Capitals, Bharat’s been averaging 32.50 at a strike rate of 137.46 – and this despite batting in the middle order in T20 cricket’s most demanding league for nearly half of those matches.Watch the IPL on ESPN+

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What turned things around for Bharat was a greater game-awareness and living out the ‘make haste, slowly’ maxim in T20 cricket. “It was basically the game I was working on,” he said the day after his match-winning 78*. “I was trying to know what my strengths and weaknesses are. As you said, 2018-19 I was just going in with an intent of attacking every ball. But then I redefined my whole strategy, that you can’t just go bang-bang at every ball. You have to take your time, work out the angles, the opponents, the running between the wickets. There are so many different areas which I’ve been working on over a period of time, and it really paid off at a big platform.”His innings and last-ball six got captain Virat Kohli gushing too. “He said, ‘Incredible effort. It is definitely a special moment for you, enjoy it.’ He was overwhelmed it went for a six and we won the game,” smiled Bharat.At Royal Challengers, Bharat has been able to watch how Kohli, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell go about their business, and he has learned. But not by asking them about the nuts and bolts of batting. He’s learned by observing.”To be honest, I’m a kind of guy who likes to watch and learn a lot,” Bharat said. “So it wasn’t about going up to them and asking them how to finish a game, but in fact watching and learning from them. I’ve always watched their routines, the intent they get to the game. I’ve always been a keen observer of people doing good things on the field. When the moment is right, when everything aligns, you end up doing well. I’m fortunate I pulled that game off.”While his innings against Capitals led many to anoint Bharat as the fixed candidate for the No. 3 slot, Bharat showed a good grasp of the fluid nature of T20 cricket when he said batting orders at Royal Challengers aren’t fixed.Bharat celebrates a sensational victory against Delhi Capitals•BCCI

“I don’t think we’d be knowing at what number we’d be batting in a particular game, because it’s all random and the team makes a call on that,” he said. Random, of course, is unlikely to be the nature of how batting spots are decided, but it’ll do as an umbrella term for the team taking a call based on the nature of the surface, the point of entry of the batter and the opposition’s bowling plans.”Clarity is always there. It’s to get busy wherever you go, to deliver it for the team. Balls [remaining] don’t matter, which number you bat at doesn’t matter – as long as you are looking to play according to the team’s role and situation. When you walk in you know what are the runs on the board and how you want to go about that particular game.”We always focus on getting those mini partnerships. It can be AB getting those boundaries, or it can be KS or it can be Virat , or anyone in the team… we all are built to win games. It’s not just one or two individuals who are looking to finish the game. We are very clear about it. Whoever walks in, walks in with purpose.”And the fact that his strike rate could still be below-par in some innings is not something Bharat beats himself up over. “When you bat, you really don’t look at all these stats, because you watch the ball and you play the ball. For me, I don’t really think of strike rate as long as you’re winning and your contribution is helping the team cross the line. Strike rates are sometimes important when you’re chasing, but if you’re in the game you automatically know how much to hit, when to hit, when to take a calculated risk.”Related

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It has helped that the team management has given him the sort of backing any newcomer would love to have.”Here at the RCB, the management backs each and everyone as they back Virat, AB and Maxwell,” Bharat said. “As a youngster, if you are walking in and you’re getting that kind of treatment, it gives immense confidence for you to go out there and do your best.”Royal Challengers picked Bharat in the auction because they saw value in him. What they also did was strengthen his resolve. “That day itself I decided that I have to give this team whatever I’ve got. After that I worked on my game even harder to be here. They have trusted me, so it’s time for me to do what I know to do the best and help them. It’s mutual respect when you play for a badge and the badge cares about you and you care for the badge.”

If Warwickshire win the Championship, a little patch of earth at Headingley could become hallowed ground. It will be found at first slip at the Kirkstall Lane End and it may be marked by a slight indentation. They could even call it “Bresnan’s Dip”. Yorkshire, their own Championship hopes scuppered in that moment, could be tempted to fill it in, although as the player involved spent the best part of two decades at Yorkshire, they could always be tempted to celebrate the moment and offer grudging praise to “one of our own”.When Tim Bresnan plunged mightily to the ground during the last ball of the day, to hold a splendid catch off Liam Norwell, one-handed to his right, Yorkshire lost Dawid Malan in the process. At 50 for 2, with England’s No. 3 still intact, a chase of 224 on a tough pitch felt gettable. Malan, who sweated 66 balls over 12, certainly felt so. At 50 for 3, England’s No. 3 catered for, Yorkshire probably need a seaming pitch to change character markedly to have a realistic chance of getting over the line. With rain forecast, we may have to wait until Wednesday to find out.Craig Miles, who had earlier removed Adam Lyth via another Bresnan catch, said: “To get someone of Dawid Malan’s calibre out with the last ball of the day took something pretty special from Tim. It was a remarkable catch and great to finish the day on that note.”Bresnan’s catch shook Yorkshire to their foundations, metaphorically if not quite literally. Remarkably, it was his third catch at first slip in the final session. George Hill edged an outswinger from Chris Woakes to give him the gentlest of warm-ups. Lyth’s edge of a full, wide ball from Miles was another gimme. Then, an hour or so later, with the floodlights shining ever more brightly, came the tour de force, rescued an inch from the turf. It was probably the first time a Headingley crowd has ever groaned at a Bresnan success story.Bresnan also had a part in Warwickshire’s second-innings 176. It had three pillars: Dom Sibley played with commendable self-discipline, as is his wont; Michael Burgess, as he had in the first innings, flowed so freely that he might have been playing on a different pitch; and Bresnan, Yorkshire to his core, must have wondered as he picked off late runs why his old county’s attack had waned just as the match was on the line.Yorkshire’s one bowler to possess a permanent threat was Jordan Thompson, who was in combative mood, and who drew maximum life and seam movement from the pitch as a result: Bresnan, who left to make way for the likes of Thompson, an allrounder of character, would have been impressed. Steve Patterson was also in typically parsimonious mood. But Matthew Fisher bowled too many four-balls across both innings and Ben Coad, although highly economical, did not quite carry the threat that might have been expected.Few batters minimise risk like Sibley. He probably also knows where the nearest fire extinguisher is in every dressing room, and only breathes in after carrying out a thorough check of pollution levels. It took him 15 balls to get off the mark and it set the tone – outswing from Fisher and the gentlest of deflections, soft hands, angled bat, through backward point. When the bowlers are on top, he hunkers down like an elderly man preparing for a harsh winter.At 27 for 4 in 17 overs, he must have been feeling bereft. Will Rhodes kept him company for 11 overs before he was gated by Patterson. Thompson, the heavy-eyebrowed firebrand, cleaned up Chris Benjamin and Sam Hain in successive balls. Benjamin’s booming off drive was very T20 and Lyth said thank you at second slip. Hain collected a king pair, a huge bonus for Yorkshire, this time totally squared up as Thompson made one rasp away from him from back of a length. Matty Lamb managed to be lbw and bowled by the same ball from Patterson; the umpire’s finger was raised for lbw at the same time that the off bail was flicked aside. Obsessive students of the Laws, and there are many, might like to pontificate whether “bowled” was the right decision.Sibley ground on. Just because he leaves a ball, it does not mean it is done with. He relives it, digs deep into its character, explores it for every character trait should he meet it again. Despite that, he did include a few thick edges to third man as his score mounted. When he fended just short of Hill at first slip, the bowler, Thompson, screamed in exasperation and his eyebrows blackened like a young Fred Trueman. He dismissed Sibley next ball, an excellent delivery and a catch at the wicket.When Thompson took two wickets in an over for the second time, making one bounce to dismiss Woakes for a third-ball duck, Yorkshire were back in the game. Even more so when Burgess, who had again played with a clever attacking intent – walking down the pitch at times, but never wildly – fell for 37 from 58 balls, driving Fisher to point where Harry Brook had moved seconds earlier.At 108 for 7, Warwickshire’s lead was 155. Quick Kill was the requirement. Instead, Bresnan had something of a gentle homecoming, making 36 from 61 balls as if he had spent his life batting on this square and wondered what all the fuss was about. The umpires examined the ball several times, but Yorkshire never really found one that got them out of the mire. By the time Coad had Bresnan leg before and Thompson removed last man Norwell at mid-off for the first five-for of his career, Warwickshire were favourites.”We knew what Brez can do,” Thompson said. “He’s done it year in, year out for us. He hung around and got them to a challenging score and then took those catches late on.”That counted as a gushing accolade down Yorkshire way. Bresnan will reckon he made room for a good pro in the making. But he was not about to give him the Championship.

أعلن نادي برشلونة تشكيل الفريق لمباراته أمام لاس بالماس بمنافسات بطولة الدوري الإسباني لموسم 2024-2025.

ويحل برشلونة ضيفًا على لاس بالماس بملعب “دي جارن كاناريا” ضمن مباريات الجولة الخاسمة والعشرين.

ويملك برشلونة 51 نقطة في المركز الثاني بترتيب الدوري الإسباني، ولاس بالماس لديه 23 نقطة في المركز 17.

اقرأ أيضًا | موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة برشلونة ولاس بالماس اليوم في الدوري الإسباني.. والمعلق تشكيل برشلونة اليوم أمام لاس بالماس 

حراسة المرمى: تشيزني.

خط الدفاع: كوندي، كوبارسي، جارسيا، بالدي.

خط الوسط: كاسادو، بيدري، فيرمين لوبيز. 

خط الهجوم: لامين يامال، روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، رافينها.

البدلاء: أراوخو، دي يونج، جافي، إينيجو مارتينيز، فيران توريس، بينيا، بابلو توري، باو فيكتور، داني أولمو، كوشين، هيكتور فورت، جيرارد مارتن.

Newcastle United have rapidly transformed into one of the teams to fear in the Premier League, largely down to the investment from the Saudi PIF.

They took over the Magpies from Mike Ashley back in 2021, splashing nearly £500m on new signings to try and push the club back towards the top end of the table.

Eddie Howe has been the man tasked with the challenge, leading the club to a top-four finish in 2022/23, before missing out on European football last season in what was an injury-hit campaign.

Signings such as Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon have been crucial in their recent success, with the duo forming an excellent partnership in attacking areas – registering 32 league goals between them last season alone.

However, one other new addition has found life on Tyneside more of a struggle, unable to make a huge impact after his big-money move to St James’ Park last summer.

Sandro Tonali’s time at Newcastle United

Midfielder Sandro Tonali has endured a difficult start to life as a Newcastle player over the past 12 months, only making 14 appearances for the club in all competitions.

The 24-year-old moved to England in a £55m deal from Serie A side AC Milan, but after scoring just six minutes into his debut against Aston Villa, he would fail to find the back of the net again after a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

The Italian was hit with a 10-month ban for breaking gambling rules during his time at Milan, with the midfielder only just making his return in the Carabao Cup victory over Nottingham Forest at the end of last month.

He still has a huge part to play under Howe on Tyneside, making his first league appearance since October last year during the 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

However, as a result of his absence, he’s seen his market value plummet, with Tonali now valued lower than one player who left Newcastle on the cheap numerous years ago.

Sandro Tonali’s market value in 2024

Striker Ivan Toney has gone on to achieve wonderful things in English football, but he could’ve been having those moments in a Newcastle shirt had the club not parted ways with the now 28-year-old back in 2018.

The Magpies sold the striker to League One side Peterborough United in a £500k deal – a price tag that looks to be a bargain given his recent goalscoring exploits.

Toney, who like Tonali, missed a large period of fixtures for breaking betting rules, scored 72 goals in 141 games for Brentford during his four-year stint in London.

2020/21

45

31

10

2021/22

33

12

5

2022/23

33

20

4

2023/24

17

4

2

Total:

128

67

21

His unbelievable record includes a campaign where he scored 31 Championship goals during the 2020/21 campaign, before hitting 20 Premier League goals a couple of years later – leading to boss Thomas Frank dubbing the Englishman as a "monster".

He subsequently left the Bees this summer in a £40m deal to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli – with his transfer fee higher than the market value of current Magpies star Tonali, who’s only valued at £32m as per Transfermarkt.

Given his recent form in front of goal along with his huge transfer fee, there must be some regret at Newcastle that they offloaded the striker too soon – with his talents in attacking areas undoubtedly aiding Howe’s side in 2024.

Whilst they received a sell-on fee after his move to Brentford, it wouldn’t compare to the fee the Bees received this summer, with the club having a howler by allowing a top-quality striker to depart at such a minimal fee.

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Não foi bom, mas deu para o gasto. Na tarde deste domingo (28), na Neo Química Arena, o Corinthians venceu o Athletico-PR, por 1 a 0, e se manteve no G4 do Campeonato Brasileiro.

A partida foi pouco movimentada, com raros momentos de perigo entre as duas equipes, e o único gol do jogo foi marcado pelo lateral-esquerdo Fábio Santos, aos 19 minutos do primeiro tempo, em cobrança de pênalti marcado após toque de braço do lateral Marcinho, do Furacão, dentro da área corintiana.

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CORINTHIANS PRESSIONA MAS NÃO CRIA

O Corinthians terminou o primeiro tempo com 72% de posse de bola, mas chegou a ter mais de 80 durante um período da etapa inicial. Ainda assim, o Timão criou poucas chances claras de gols e teve bastante dificuldade em entrar na área do Athletico-PR.

O garoto Du Queiroz foi o destaque dos 45 minutos iniciais por conta da aplicação, tanto nas tomadas de bola, quanto na leitura das jogadas e auxílio na construção ofensiva corintiana.

FURACÃO JOGA NO CONTRA-ATAQUE

O Furacão, por sua vez, deu campo para o Corinthians e buscou jogar no erro do adversário, sendo mais efetivo, no que diz a respeito a finalizações ao gol, quando partia para a área.

JÔ ACERTA A TRAVE

Aos 33 minutos do primeiro tempo, ums das poucas chances criadas pelo Corinthians, com Renato Augusto recebendo a bola de frente para a área, na faixa central, e dando um passe açucarado para Jô, livre entre dois zagueiros athleticanos, jogar na frente e encher o pé na entrada da grande área. A bola caprichosamente bateu no pé da trave esquerda do goleiro Santos, que ficou parado no centro do gol.

WILLIAN ENTRA NO INTERVALO

Ainda sem condições de atuar 90 minutos, Willian iniciou a partida no banco de reservas, como havia acontecido no meio de semana, contra o Ceará, no lugar do garoto Gabriel Pereira.

FÁBIO PÊNALTI SANTOS

O Timão ainda não havia finalizado na etapa final, quando aos 19 minutos do segundo tempo em uma trama entre Renato Augusto e Róger Guedes o meia cruzou rasteiro e o lateral Marcinho, do Furacão, deu um carrinho com o braço aberto. O pênalti foi marcado e convertido por Fábio Santos, que esperou a caída do goleiro Santos para o lado esquerdo e encheu o pé no centro do gol.

Fábio chegou ao seu 19º pênalti convertido pelo Corinthians, somando as duas passagens, em 20 cobrados.

CORINTHIANS SE ANIMA APÓS O GOL

Diferentemente do que vinha fazendo durante toda a partida, o Corinthians, após o tento de Fábio Santos, passou a partir com mais velocidade para o campo ofensivo. Com troca de passes rápidos, não chegou a criar chances efetivas, mas chegou a área com boas tramas pela linha de fundo que eram travadas pela defensiva athleticana ou interceptada pelo próprio goleiro Santos nas saídas do gol.

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FICHA TÉCNICA
CORINTHIANS 1 x 0 ATHLETICO-PR
Local: Neo Química Arena, São Paulo (SP)
Data e Hora: 28 de novembro de 2021, às 16h
Árbitro:Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (MG)
Assistentes:Guilherme Dias Camilo (MG) e Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG)
Árbitro de Vídeo: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga (RJ)
Público e renda:37.492 (público) / R$ 2.017.11 (renda bruta)
Cartões amarelos: João Victor, Gil eGabriel (Corinthians);Thiago Heleno, Terans e Christian (Athletico-PR)
Cartões vermelhos:
Gol: 1-0 Fábio Santos (19’/2T)

CORINTHIANS
Cássio; Fagner, João Victor, Gil e Fábio Santos; Gabriel (Xavier, 36’/2T), Du Queiroz (Roni, 44’/2T) e Renato Augusto; Gabriel Pereira (Willian, intervalo), Jô (Gustavo Mosquito, 36’/2T) e Róger Guedes. Técnico: Sylvinho

ATHLETICO-PR
Santos; Pedro Henrique, Thiago Heleno e Nicolás Hernández (Nicolas, 29’/2T); Marcinho, Léo Cittadini (David Terans, 18’/2T), Erick (Fernando Canesin, 35’/2T) e Abner Vinicius; Nikão, Pedro Rocha (Jader, 35’/2T) e Christian. Técnico: Alberto Valentim

The tournament, which pits MLS sides against their Liga MX counterparts, is expected to continue in 2025 amid criticism, clash with other tournaments

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• Leagues Cup reportedly to be played in 2025
• MLS considering new format in which 18 clubs participate
• Month-long tournament would clash with 2025 Club World Cup, Gold Cup

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The oft-criticized Leagues Cup will be played next summer, according to a report from . The tournament, which included every MLS club and all Liga MX sides, was thrown into jeopardy due to the expected clash with the new 2025 Club World Cup and Gold Cup. Last year, the tournament ran from July 26-August 25, with MLS postponing its regular season.

  The newly-formed Club World Cup, which announced its draw Thursday afternoon, will run from June 15-July 13. Meanwhile, the Gold Cup, an international competition that typically includes players from MLS, is set for June 14-July 6.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  MLS is reportedly considering changes to Leagues Cup next year, though. The 47-team field could be shrunk to just 36, with 18 teams from each league set to feature. Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami will both be in the Club World Cup, although their matchups with top European sides would likely lead to early exits from the competition.

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  There also remains concerns that Leagues Cup conflicts with U.S. Open Cup – a tournament that includes the entirety of the United States soccer pyramid. Last year, MLS clubs were given the option to send their MLS Next Pro youth sides to the tournament. As a result, only eight MLS first team sides appeared.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR LEAGUES CUP?

  MLS and Liga MX are yet to announce the exact format for Leagues Cup, although it appears the competition will continue. Columbus Crew are the reigning holders after beating LAFC in the final.

Manchester City opened their Premier League season with a comfortable and assured 2-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic either side of half-time were enough to secure all three points for the Cityzens, who are looking to defend their title once again.

Enzo Maresca, one of Pep Guardiola's former coaches at The Etihad, failed to get the better of his former colleague, as the Blues rarely caused too many problems.

Man City's only senior addition to the first-team squad in the summer transfer window so far has been Brazil international Savinho, and he enjoyed a strong debut in London.

Savinho's Premier League debut in numbers

The 20-year-old winger was given the nod to start the game by Guardiola, despite the likes of Jack Grealish and Phil Foden being in the squad, and caught the eye in the opening 45 minutes.

He was withdrawn with a minor knee problem, that should not cause him to miss any matches, but impressed with the minutes he did get, showcasing his direct play and creative threat on the right flank for the Premier League champions.

Wearing 26 on his sky blue jersey, you could be forgiven for thinking that City had brought Riyad Mahrez back to the club with the way he dribbled past players with ease.

As you can see in the image above, the left-footed starlet completed all of his attempted dribbles and created three chances for his teammates in just 45 minutes.

It was an impressive debut from the Brazil international and Guardiola could now land a dream signing for the former Girona star by landing another dynamic attacker before the end of the window.

Why Man City should sign Premier League wizard

TEAMtalk recently reported that the Cityzens are considering a late approach to sign Crystal Palace wizard Eberechi Eze, who is valued at around £60m by the London club.

As a right-footed attacking midfielder, the England international could line up as one of the two eights in Guardiola's side, with Kevin de Bruyne on the left, and use his preferred side to open up and feed the ball to Savio down the flank.

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Eberechi Eze

Appearances

27

Goals

11

Key passes per game

2.0

Big chances created

7

Assists

4

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Eze carries his own attacking threat as a scorer and has the quality to consistently create chances for his teammates, with 2.0 key passes per game.

The 26-year-old ace also ranked within the top 13% of attacking midfielders and wingers in the division for shot-creating actions per 90 (4.82), and the top 8% for successful take-ons per 90 (3.02).

This suggests that Eze, who was dubbed an "entertainer" by analyst Ben Mattinson, has the ability to constantly find his teammates in shooting positions whilst also being able to take opposition players out of the game.

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Therefore, the English whiz could be a dream for Savinho as he could carry the ball forward and open up on his favoured right foot to consistently feed the ball to the Brazilian winger, giving him plenty of opportunities to drive at his man and make things happen out wide.

Amid Luke Shaw's history of injury struggles and Tyrell Malacia's season on the sidelines last time out, Manchester United have reportedly set their sights on a new left-back this summer.

Man Utd left-back problems

Shaw's Premier League campaign came to an end in February last season, before he finally made his return to action at Euro 2024, where his introduction very nearly helped England pick up what would have been a historic piece of silverware, only for Spain to come out on top in the final.

Meanwhile, Malacia's Premier League season didn't even get started, with last July's knee injury ruling him out of action for the entirety of the campaign. Even now, the Dutchman has not travelled for Manchester United's pre-season tour of the USA, instead continuing his recovery in the hope of finally returning to action next month.

Without the two left-backs, the Red Devils turned to Diogo Dalot. Had the Portugal international also suffered an injury, however, Erik ten Hag would have been left pondering his next move. Highlighting the need for extra cover down the left-hand side, INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe could now turn to a familiar face this summer.

According to Graeme Bailey for HITC, Manchester United are now eyeing a move to sign Archie Brown from KAA Gent in what would see INEOS sign the left-back for a second time, having secured his signature at Swiss side Lausanne-Sport in 2021.

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The 22-year-old came through Derby County's academy, before completing a free move to Lausanne and eventually discovering his best form in Belgium at Gent. Now, three years after leaving English football, Brown could get the biggest move of his career in the form of Manchester United.

"Complete" Brown can become Shaw heir

It's been quite the journey for Brown so far throughout his career. He started at Derby, before finding his feet in Switzerland and earning the interest of Premier League sides after thriving in Belgium. Now, his next stop could be Old Trafford in what would be a full circle moment back to English football for the first time in three years.

At 22 years of age, there are likely to be more stops along the way towards stardom too, but Manchester United may hope to have found their heir to Shaw's left-back role if they secure Brown's signature this summer.

The Derby academy graduate certainly has his fans in Belgium, with Gent's former head of scouting, Samuel Cardenas, telling the club's official website following Brown's arrival: "Archie is a player we followed last season in the Swiss 2nd division. He first played as a central defender and then quickly switched to the left-back position.

"For us, he is an option in both positions. Archie has all the qualities to succeed here: he is a complete player, fast, athletic, a solid defender and technically very strong with dynamism and attacking impulses."