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Amid all the turmoil that has beset the pitch of Goodison Park over the past several years, Everton have maintained an impressive youth academy at Finch Farm, admired by those in English football.

Sean Dyche has got a task on his hands in navigating away from danger in the Premier League this season, especially after falling to defeat across the opening three matches of the term, without scoring a single goal.

A battling away draw against newly-promoted Sheffield United last time out did provide a platform for the club to now build from, but there will be many twists and turns yet in the coming weeks and months.

Dyche, understanding the issues Everton were blighted by, strove to replenish the attacking ranks; and he has, signing the likes of Beto, Arnaut Danjuma, Jack Harrison, Youssef Chermiti and co to provide the Blues with a chance to finally end several years of malaise around the bottom of the Premier League table.

They will have to do so without creative midfielder Alex Iwobi, however, with the Nigeria star completing a £22m move to divisional rivals Fulham, having held just one year left on his deal with the Merseyside outfit.

Everton will also have to make do without Demarai Gray, who transferred away from the club in acrimonious circumstances earlier this month.

Why did Everton sell Demarai Gray?

One week after the transfer window had slammed shut for European outfits, Gray completed an £8m transfer to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq, ending weeks of speculation regarding the player's imminent future.

The Toffees had initially rejected a bid from the Saudi Pro League team, despite the winger's role on the periphery and with his contract having been set for expiry next summer.

Gray's mind was clearly fixed on pastures new, with the 27-year-old sharing a post on his social media conveying his thoughts and desire to leave the club.

It was a bit of a blow for Everton after Gray played an instrumental role in the Premier League last season, scoring six goals across all competitions and impressing with his dynamism and versatility, which was paramount amid the injury woes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and the woeful efforts of Neal Maupay, who scored once all term.

Gray had made 75 displays in total for Everton, scoring 12 goals, since joining from German side Bayer Leverkusen for roughly £2m – a paltry fee in the modern game – and had been noted for his "attacking threat" by journalist Josh Bunting.

While Dyche will feel he has adequately compensated for Gray's exit with the acquisitions made over the past several months, there is undoubtedly a sense of poignancy surrounding the nature of an exit of a player who served so well against the threat of relegation last year.

The transfer window is now shut, and the Goodison Park side will have to wait until January if they wish to bring in fresh faces, but there may already be a tailor-made replacement in Katia Kouyate, with the talented academy winger eyeing up his senior debut this season.

Who is Katia Kouyate?

Kouyate, 20 years old, has been impressing among the Finch Farm academy ranks for several years now, and has chalked up 55 total appearances, plundering 11 direct goal contributions.

Described as "brilliant" by journalist Dan Ghorbal, the player's official club profile claims that he 'possesses impressive speed, skill and power'.

Praised for his "good work" already this season by reporter Joe Thomas, the starlet has been making increments to his game over the past several seasons and is now a regular member of Everton's development squad, penning a new two-year contract in 2022.

The Manchester-born forward has demonstrated his dynamism this season, playing across the frontline already after just four matches – and netting his first goal last time out – and could be in line for a big season this year, earning an opportunity to impress among the seniors.

Although he only posted two goals and assists apiece from 25 matches in the previous edition of the Premier League 2, Kouyate did clinch each contribution across the final 13 outings, starting ten times.

Blessed with a naturally impressive physique, lightning speed and awe-inspiring power, Kouyate is pushing for inclusion and will perhaps earn a shot if he keeps his head down and continues to ply his trade for David Unsworth's development side.

The talented prospect offers a slightly different profile to the recently departed Gray, focusing on his direct threat and utilising his pace and power to beat his man and drive the ball into promising openings.

Gray, comparatively, is slightly more fleet-footed, weaving around defenders and creating confusion with his deft shimmies and ball-playing skills, often the instigator with his looping balls from deep.

This could prove to be an invaluable asset, though, with Lewis Dobbin, who enjoyed a promising loan spell with Derby County last season in League One and has already made three appearances in the top flight this year, starting in the 1-0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Praised for his "relentless" approach and role as a "crowd-lifter" by BBC Radio Derby reporter Dominic Dietrich, Dobbin, also aged 20, certainly brings an extra dimension to the Toffees attack.

Also described as "explosive" by one talent scout, Dobbin is a proficient dribbler and could be the sort of progressive presence suitable to step in and fill the void left in Gray's wake, although Kouyate would offer something different still.

Indeed, this could be the start of an exciting new era at Goodison Park, with these two homegrown talents blending skill sets to wreak havoc down, primarily, the left channel.

Although he has not yet found his shooting boots with the regularity Dyche will hope for, Kouyate continues to burgeon and could now thrive in the position vacated by the Jamaica international, gone to enjoy the riches of Saudi Arabia.

Given Everton's toothless attack, who showed promise in the 2-2 draw at Bramall Lane but still face uncertainty around their reliability, especially after finishing as the second-lowest scorers in the Premier League last term, and Dyche may well be wise to delve deeper into the club's resources and unleash a precocious talent of Kouyate's ilk.

When Dinesh Karthik scythed that final delivery for six, the release from the fans was one of unbridled ecstasy. Sri Lankan and Indian fans were embracing each other in kinship

Madushka Balasuriya19-Mar-2018

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. So goes the ancient Sanskrit proverb that for Sri Lankan cricket fans has probably, during the better part of the last two decades, been exhaustively internalised when it comes to drawing allegiances in neutral contests involving India.Exactly how that became the case though is unclear. Circa 1996 there was genuine camaraderie between the two sets of fans, and while certainly the antipathy between them has grown in recent times – no doubt accelerated by India’s recent sporting superiority – there was always a sense over the years that Sri Lankan supporters took an undue amount of pleasure from India’s failures.As such, when Bangladesh eventually sit down to take notes on what went wrong in Sunday’s dramatic and heart-wrenching final defeat to India, there is one moment in particular that they might come to rue. In the aftermath of that now-notorious disagreement over a no-ball, it was not just a dressing room door that was shattered, they had also lost any potential Sri Lankan home support.As the teams took to the field, murmurs were heard of Sri Lankan fans – some 20,000 of them – turning up for the final in support of India.”We don’t expect the away crowd to support us. We were not focusing on that,” a dismissive Shakib Al Hasan said after a game in which the partisan support was bordering on the surreal.”It would have been nice if they had supported us but these things can happen. We were not worried about who was supporting whom. It was important for us to play some good cricket on the field.”While Shakib’s take may well be an honest reflection on events, it fails to account for the impact such fervent support had on a fairly inexperienced Indian outfit. Buoyed by the ‘home’ support, India put in their best fielding display of tournament. The team threw themselves at every delivery, with even Suresh Raina, who had been guilty of several errors earlier in the tournament, seen racing towards the ball like a hare at a dog race.”The crowd was brilliant, it was magnificent. We didn’t feel that we were playing outside India,” India captain Rohit Sharma said. He wasn’t wrong.As the match drew to its conclusion, the tension in the stadium was arguably at a higher plane than at any point during a game involving Sri Lanka this tournament. Every Indian piece of fielding, every wicket by an Indian bowler, every dot ball was cheered by a bouncing Khettarama stadium.With the bat, Indian boundaries were willed across the ropes, while wickets were mourned with deathly silence. Even the stadium DJ was in on it, his loyalty clear for all to see, as he repeatedly failed to play music after a Bangladesh boundary.”They came out in large numbers and their support was very crucial,” Rohit said. “It is always good when you get that support, just to get you going, it is very important. They supported us throughout the course of 40 overs. Even when we were bowling and making those stops, and when we started off batting, they were there for us.”While it would be tempting to draw a line under this sudden shift in allegiance down to the mere dislike of Bangladesh, it’s definitely something that has been rolling along unspoken in the background for a while now.The upswing in relations might have begun on India’s tour of Sri Lanka last year, where Virat Kohli’s image underwent significant rehabilitation in the eyes of Sri Lankan fans. There was already begrudging respect for Kohli the cricketer on the field, but his numerous match-winning efforts against Sri Lanka had made him an easy villain.However, with Kohli and his team-mates immersing themselves in the local culture on that tour – with a strong social media offensive to boot – that begrudging respect steadily began to evolve into a begrudging fondness. The sporting animosity was also thawing, as fans’ acceptance of the dismal run Sri Lanka Cricket was going through allowed them to appreciate the quality of Indian cricket unabashed.That journey eventually came to a head on Sunday night. When Dinesh Karthik scythed that final delivery for six, the release from the fans was one of unbridled ecstasy. Sri Lankan and Indian fans were seen in droves performing the now iconic (cobra) dance, and embracing each other in kinship. Bonds were being formed; even Sri Lanka’s most iconic supporter, Percy, was seen joining the Indian side on their lap of honour.All the while firecrackers – reserved usually for Sri Lankan wins – were set outside the stadium and in the distance. As Hindi music blared in the background, Colombo was awash with the sounds of a once great friendship being rekindled.

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Após folga concedida no domingo seguinte à derrota de sábado por 2 a 0 para o São Paulo, o elenco do Palmeiras se reapresentou nesta segunda-feira (12), na Academia de Futebol, e já iniciou a preparação para o duelo contra o Coritiba, agendado para as 18h de quarta-feira (14), no Allianz Parque.

Luxemburgo, que se encontra sob muita pressão no cargo de treinador do Verdão, comandou treino técnico com os reservas e os jogadores que entraram no decorrer do Choque-Rei (casos de Gustavo Scarpa, Gabriel Veron, Ramires, Danilo e Luiz Adriano).

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A atividade ofensiva, que usou apenas metade do campo, consistiu no aprimoramento de jogadas ensaiadas de cruzamentos, ultrapassagens e finalizações a gol. Os defensores, que não contaram com Luan (afastado por lesão no músculo adutor esquerdo), realizaram treinos táticos de posicionamento e rebatidas.

Lucas Esteves, Raphael Veiga, Lucas Lima, Patrick de Paula e Wesley somente correram em volta do gramado, enquanto o restante dos titulares fez exercícios regenerativos na parte interna do centro de excelência.

O Palmeiras tem mais um treino marcado para as 16h desta terça-feira (13), desta vez com os titulares, quando a equipe encerra a preparação para encarar o Coxa.

واصلت البطلة المصرية رحاب رضوان تألقها في عالم رفع الأثقال البارالمبي، محققة إنجازًا تاريخيًا جديدًا في بطولة كأس العالم المقامة حاليًا في جورجيا.

ونجحت رحاب رضوان في حجز مكانها في دورة الألعاب البارالمبية باريس 2024، بعد انتهاء منافسات وزن 55 كجم في بطولة كأس العالم، والتي تُعد آخر محطات التأهل لدورة الألعاب.

وتوجت اللاعبة المصرية بذهبية بطولة كأس العالم، بعد رفعها وزنًا هائلاً بلغ 135 كجم، محطمةً بذلك الرقم القياسي العالمي في وزن 55 كجم.

ويُعد هذا الإنجاز سابقة تاريخية للبطلة المصرية، ويؤكد على موهبتها الاستثنائية وإمكانياتها الهائلة.

طالع أيضًا | “الحلم للجميع”.. ميكالي يوضح حظوظ منتخب مصر في أولمبياد باريس 2024

ويتواجد مع رحاب رضوان في جورجيا وفد مصري ضخم يضم عددًا من أبطال رفع الأثقال البارالمبي، مثل شريف عثمان، محمد صبحي، عمرو فاروق، محمد المنياوي، نادية فكري، راندة تاج الدين، فاطمة محروس، وصفاء محمد.

ويقود المنتخب المصري جهاز فني مُتخصص بقيادة المدير الفني أندريه أتشيبريه، والمدرب العام محمد عزت متولي، والمدرب هاني محمد غراب، ومدير المنتخب علي محمد.

ويُقدم إنجاز رحاب رضوان دافعًا قويًا للمنتخب المصري لرفع الأثقال البارالمبي، لكي يُحقق نتائج مبهرة في دورة الألعاب البارالمبية باريس 2024.

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Em confronto muito equilibrado na parte de cima da tabela, o que não faltou foram gols por parte de Cuiabá e Paraná, pela 17ª rodada do Brasileirão Série B, na Arena Pantanal.

Com o placar de 3 a 3, o Dourado chegou aos 33 pontos, ficando na vice-liderança da competição. Já o Tricolor, com o tropeço, acabou não encostando nos líderes mantendo-se com seus 21 pontos, porém ocupando agora a 7ª colocação.

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O jogo

Jogando sob seus domínios, o Cuiabá iniciou o confronto tentando ficar mais com a posse de bola. Entretanto, o time da casa praticamente não ofereceu perigo ao sistema defensivo do Paraná, deixando o goleiro Marcos tranquilo de certa forma.

Mas a equipe mato-grossense não desanimou e, aos 12 minutos, conseguiu abrir a contagem na Arena Pantanal. Após chute de Elvis, a bola chegou a desviar em Matheus Barbosa tirando o arqueiro do Tricolor da jogada balançando a rede. 1 a 0.

Com o tempo passando, o Paraná ainda bem que tentou criar algumas jogadas de efeito. Porém, sem sucesso como na chance de Andrey, a equipe de Allan Aal seguiu insistindo até que encontrou seu gol com aos 33 com Bruno Gomes, com o atacante arriscando de longe, após fazer o giro sobre Ednei, quase dando a chance do arqueiro João Carlos fazer a defesa. 1 a 1.

Até os minutos finais, foram poucos os lances de perigo para ambos os lados. Com isso, foi a deixa para arbitragem mandar as equipes para os vestiários.

Já no segundo tempo, a equipe comandada por Allan All chegou ao tento da virada. Aos 3 minutos, Jean Victor, em bonita cobrança de falta, mandou sem chances para o goleiro. 2 a 1.

Entretanto, o Cuiabá, não querendo ficar atrás do marcador, aos 4 minutos tratou de deixar tudo igual novamente. Após arriscar de fora, a bola de Maxwell ainda desviou na defesa do time paranaense antes de entrar no gol. 2 a 2.

E o gol animou o Dourado. Aos 15 minutos, o atacante Elton, aproveitando rebote dado pelo goleiro Marcos, marcou seu primeiro no jogo, colocando a equipe novamente em vantagem no marcador. 3 a 2.

Após algumas mudanças em seus respectivos times, tanto Allan Aal, quanto Marcelo Chamusca tentaram dar ânimo novo. No entanto, valeu mais para a equipe paranaense. Desta vez, aos 20 minutos, Guilherme Biteco, aproveitando um cruzamento vindo pela esquerda, mandou um lindo voleio para deixar tudo igual. 3 a 3.

Com o tempo passando, os dois treinadores novamente optaram por novas alterações, isso até meados dos 40 minutos. Porém, desta vez, nenhuma delas acabou surtindo efeito, fazendo com que os times seguissem na esperança de encontrar algum espaço na busca de um possível gol da vitória.

Já na reta final, junto com os 5 minutos de acréscimos dado pelo árbitro, foi o Cuiabá quem tentou criar mais com jogadas aéreas. Mesmo com toda a insistência, os jogadores acabaram não conseguindo marcar, fechando o confronto com um empate que acabou não ajudando nenhum lado na tabela classificação.

Arsenal are in hot pursuit of fresh squad upgrades ahead of a crucial campaign for Mikel Arteta, with the pressure on for him to deliver major silverware.

Related Benjamin Sesko has now made "unusual" demand in Arsenal transfer talks

The Slovenia international wants something out of the ordinary.

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It’s been five years since Arteta lifted his first major honour, which came at the end of his first season in charge of the Gunners. Since then, barring Community Shield wins, their trophy cabinet has remained barren, despite coming close on a number of occasions.

Arsenal transfer spending under Arteta (via Sky Sports)

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£81.5m

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£900k

21/22 – summer

£156.8m

21/22 – winter

£1.8m

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£121.5m

22/23 – winter

£59m

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£208m

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£101.5m

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Man City edged Arsenal in each of the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 title races, with Arteta’s side battling Pep Guardiola until the very final day last year. However, it was close but no cigar, and Arsenal meekly surrendered the latest Premier League crown to Liverpool by a seismic 10 points.

After many seasons steadily building the project, Arteta has undoubtedly transformed the Gunners into an elite-level side, and this was evident in the Champions League last season when they put 15-time European champions Real Madrid to the sword.

The progress made has been clear, but Arteta has still come under fire for Arsenal’s lack of trophies over the last few years.

New sporting director Andrea Berta has been tasked with backing the Spaniard this summer, and Arsenal are set to sign both midfielder Martin Zubimendi and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga (The Times) in what is a real boost.

However, their lack of a prolific striker is seen as a major elephant in the room. It is by far the position which supporters are most keen to see strengthened, with Berta working on deals for both Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres and RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko.

Viktor Gyokeres convinced he's going to join Arsenal

The former has been central to a tense transfer saga, with Sporting publicly denying claims that Gyokeres can leave for £60 million and their president, Frederico Varandas, taking aim at the player’s agent.

The “underrated” striker’s 54-goal haul in all competitions last season helped the Primeira Liga giants lift their first domestic double in two decades, and Gyokeres won’t be leaving for Sporting until one of his suitors meets his asking price.

Arsenal do possess a trump card, namely reliable reports that Gyokeres is prioritising a switch to the Emirates Stadium (Fabrizio Romano).

Now, as per talkSPORT’s Alex Crook, Gyokeres is apparently convinced that he’ll join Arsenal, and has even made this clear to his close circle.

“I had a message 24 hours or so ago suggesting that Viktor Gyokeres has told friends and family he expects to join Arsenal,” said Crook on talkSPORT Breakfast earlier this week.

“We know that Manchester United are interested in signing him as well, obviously there is that pre-existing relationship with Ruben Amorim.

“But Arsenal can offer Champions League football, maybe can offer a tilt at the title next season. Sporting are going to play hardball, there’s been a fallout between Gyokeres and the club because his agent has suggested that they had a gentleman’s agreement he could leave for £60million, I think they’re looking for nearer £80m.

“Arsenal are juggling both him and Benjamin Sesko, they’ve opened talks with Leipzig as well but at the moment, I would say Gyokeres looks the more likely.”

The player’s willingness is crystal clear at this point, but Sporting’s demands remain a major roadblock, so it will be very interesting to see how this consistently evolving story unfolds over the coming weeks.

A victory in the opening match of the Championship season will inevitably have supporters quietly asking themselves if this could be the year

George Dobell at Taunton22-Apr-20182:57

Defending champions Essex off the mark

ScorecardExperience should have taught Somerset supporters better. Years of near misses have tempered expectations at Taunton and they remain, painfully, one of just three of the first-class counties never to have won the County Championship title. Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire are the other two.They’ve been second a few times. Including, in 2010, when they finished on the same number of points as the winners (Nottinghamshire) but missed out on the basis of having won fewer games. A period in which they were second so often in so many different competitions that it led to a sense of fatalistic acceptance. Such experiences tend to leave scars.And yet… somehow, at this time of year, the hope like the sap rises. A victory in the opening match of the Championship season – the first time they have managed that since 2012 – will inevitably have supporters quietly asking themselves – in weak moments and against their better judgement – if this could be the year. Not many, not even the most fervent supporters of other clubs, would begrudge them.There were encouraging signs here, certainly. It must have been some time since Somerset won a home again without their spinners taking a wicket. Or, indeed, bowling until 39 wickets had already fallen in the match. They have several skilful seamers who, in this second innings in particular, harnessed the conditions very well. Matt Renshaw, too, settled in quickly and may prove to be an astute overseas signing. They have now won three in a row at home.But Somerset will know that life is going to get much harder. Worcestershire, for all the all-round excellence of Ed Barnard, produced two flimsy displays with the bat – Tom Fell has not scored a half-century in any form of the game since September 2016, Brett D’Oliveira has scored 10 in four Championship innings so far this season and George Rhodes has two runs in his last three innings – and dropped several chances. Crucially, James Hildreth was put down twice in each innings.And Somerset will know that, against more resolute opposition, their own frailties may be exploited. Their batting, to some extent masked in this match by Renshaw’s resilience and Hildreth taking his chances so well, remains a concern, while Marcus Trescothick is starting to become a bit of a worry at slip. He put down two chances in Worcestershire’s second innings and might have been a touch slow to go for a couple that might be termed half-chances. When you’re aged 42, people will start to ask questions though it is true that slip fielders of all ages drop chances.There was just a touch of controversy at the end of the match. Steve Magoffin, clearly struggling with a hamstring injury, failed to make his ground when attempting a second run and was beaten by Renshaw’s throw from the cover boundary in front of the Caddick Pavilion. Those close to that boundary – and the dressing rooms of both sides overlook it – insisted that one foot was over the rope when he intercepted the ball leaving Joe Leach, the Worcestershire captain, to politely but clearly remonstrate with the umpires.To be fair to Renshaw, who as a replacement for Cameron Bancroft must be desperate to avoid any negative publicity, he might not have known his foot had crossed the rope. There was no way the umpires or most of those in the crowd could tell, though those close to the incident seemed pretty certain. As a local wag put it: “He was so far over, he was in bloody Dorset.”Leach was pretty philosophical about it. He accepted Worcestershire’s fielding was more relevant to this result than Renshaw’s but frustrated that, for all the glimpses of quality his side have shown in their first two games, they have lost two from two and find themselves already a little off the pace”As we lost by more than 80 runs, the run-out probably wouldn’t have made any difference,” he admitted. “But there have been big last-wicket partnerships and you never know.”In the end our fielding has cost us the game. We’ve let ourselves down. I don’t know how many catches we dropped, but it was too many, and if you drop six or seven chances you’re going to struggle. In both our opening games we have had periods of control and I have no doubts about our ability to compete in the First Division as the season progresses.”Not for a moment did it appear Worcestershire would chase down their target of 279. Lewis Gregory claimed two wickets in his opening spell, Travis Head flashed at one off the back foot and, while Barnard added 74 for the last two wickets, it always looked likely to be too little, too late.Gregory bowled beautifully in that first spell. Having sneaked one through the gap between Daryl Mitchell’s bat and pad to knock out both off and middle stumps, he set up Joe Clarke with a series of outswingers and trapped him with one that tailed back just a little.He later denied any knowledge of an approach from another club, though Jason Kerr – Somerset’s head coach – admitted it was “inevitable” and confirmed Gregory had been offered a new contract at Somerset. “He wants some time to think about it and that’s okay,” Kerr said. “We’re in discussions.”Somerset, meanwhile, are awaiting news of scans on Jamie Overton and Eddie Byrom, who dislocated his shoulder while fielding.It will be no consolation to Worcestershire, but this match was, in many ways, the perfect antidote to news from elsewhere in the game over recent days. To see two teams stuffed with home-grown players – there were nine in the Worcestershire side and six in Somerset’s – contesting an entertaining match in front of a good number of spectators (more than 5,000 over the three days) was heartening.For those of us who aren’t entirely sure what a Kardashian is, don’t recognise who the ‘celebrities’ entering the jungle are and don’t much care whether they leave it or not, it was a reminder that this great game doesn’t need too many gimmicks to retain its charm or value. If only those that run our sport believed in it as much as those that watch it.

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O Vasco conseguiu nesta terça a liberação da CBF para queTalles Magno, Bruno Gomes e Lucão possam estar à disposição do técnico português Ricardo Sá Pinto para o duelo com o Corinthians, nesta quarta, às 21h30, em São Januário. O trio foi convocado pelo treinador André Jardine para um período de treinamentos com a seleção sub-20, que vai do dia 21 deste outubro até o dia 31 do mesmo mês

No entanto, o presidenteAlexandre Campello enviou um pedido à entidade para a liberação dos atletas. Neste sentido, eles poderão entrar em campo pelo Gigante da Colina na partida válida pela 18ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro e terão que se apresentar à seleção sub-20, na quinta-feira, em Itu.

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Como não se trata de uma Data Fifa, a diretoria do Vasco ainda negocia com a CBF para que o trio seja liberado em definitivo. Todavia, a entidade não tem intenção de desconvocar os atletas. Com isso, eles podem desfalcar a equipe no primeiro jogo da próxima fase da Copa Sul-Americana, que será na semana que vem. O time irá conhecer o seu adversário após um sorteio, que será realizado dia 23.

O Corinthians, por sua vez, também conseguiu a liberação do meio-campista Mantuan, que será relacionado para o jogo desta quarta e se apresenta à Seleção no dia seguinte.

كشفت صحيفة “ليكيب” الفرنسية عن إصابة جديدة قد تمثل ضربة هجومية في صفوف منتخب الديوك قبل مباراة بولندا في الجولة الثالثة والأخيرة من دور المجموعات في كأس أمم أوروبا، يورو 2024.

وتلتقي فرنسا وبولندا يوم، الثلاثاء المقبل، في تمام الساعة السابعة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “سيجنال إدونا بارك” في مدينة “دورتموند” بقيادة الحكم الإيطالي، ماركو جويدا.

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وفي تدريبات الأمس، لم يشارك كينجسلي كومان بسبب إصابته في ربلة الساق أمام هولندا في الجولة الثانية يوم، الجمعة الماضي.

وبالتالي، لم يشارك في مباراة ودية أمس السبت أمام فريق الشباب بنادي بادربورن لكن من المتوقع أن يعود إلى التدريبات اليوم وسيتم اختباره طبيًا وفنيًا قبل مباراة بولندا.

الجدير بالذكر أن فرنسا تعاني بسبب إصابة كيليان مبابي قائد الديوك والفريق لم يسجل أي هدف بأقدام لاعبيه في يورو 2024 حتى فوزهم أمام النمسا كان بالنيران الصديقة للمدافع، ماكسيماليان فوبر.

When Mikel Arteta took the manager’s job almost six years ago, Arsenal were in a sorry state.

Since then, he has turned a club that were sliding down the table into consistent Premier League challengers and a serious threat in the Champions League.

While this change has in part been down to his tactical approach and philosophy, it’s also been down to a recruitment strategy that has generally worked out.

However, every manager is going to have their misses in this regard, and Arteta’s signings could end up going down as Arsenal’s worst since Shkodran Mustafi.

Arsenal's worst signings in the Emirates era

Now, an element that has to be considered when discussing a team’s worst signing is how much they cost.

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After all, if a cheap or free player ends up being a flop, it is generally less of a problem than a big-money player flopping.

With this in mind, the first transfer dud who comes to mind is Lucas Perez, who joined the Gunners for around £17m in the summer of 2016.

The Spaniard was a talented striker; his time in La Liga proves as much.

However, he failed to make a mark in England and was loaned back to Deportivo La Coruna in the 17/18 season, then sold to West Ham the year after, with just seven goals and five assists to his name in 21 games.

An attacker who made a greater impact at the club but cost the club much more was Nicolas Pepe.

The Ivorian international joined Unai Emery’s Gunners for a then-club record fee of £72m in the summer of 2019 following a season in which he scored 23 goals and provided 12 assists in 41 games for LOSC Lille.

It would be fair to say that there was an awful lot of expectation on his shoulders then, an expectation he wouldn’t be able to fulfil.

Despite a reasonable enough first season, in which he produced a tally of eight goals and ten assists in 42 appearances, the dynamic winger would end up leaving the club by mutual consent in the summer of 2023 following two loan spells and with a middling tally of 27 goals and 21 assists in 112 games.

Last but not least, the player many fans consider to be one of the worst big-money signings made during the Emirates era: Mustafi.

The German centre-back joined the North Londoners for an astounding £35m in the summer of 2016, and at the time Arsène Wenger described him as a “very focused player who can play with the ball as well.”

Unfortunately, that couldn’t have been much further from the truth, as while he started off well enough, the former Valencia star would soon prove to be something of a liability.

In fact, it got so bad that after a couple of years, he was labelled the “King of the blunders” by former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit.

As if that wasn’t enough, Martin Keown slammed him for “schoolboy defending” after a 3-2 defeat to Crystal Palace in April 2019.

The 33-year-old was eventually phased out of the team by Arteta and left the club altogether in 2021.

In all, Arsenal have made their fair share of costly transfer blunders in the Emirates era, and the bad news is, they may have done so again in the summer.

Arsenal's worst signing since Mustafi

The good news for Arsenal is that, so far anyway, most of the summer signings have looked pretty good this season.

The bad news is that due to their broad success, one has stood out as being comfortably the most underwhelming and, if he doesn’t improve quickly, could become the club’s worst signing since Mustafi: Viktor Gyokeres.

Now, before the pitchforks and torches come out, there is, of course, every chance that the Swedish marksman will come good for Arteta and Co, but it cannot be denied that, so far this season, he has been poor.

For example, despite ending last season with 67 goal involvements in 52 appearances, the former Sporting CP star has scored just six goals in 19 appearances, totalling 1273 minutes.

That comes out to a poor average of a goal involvement every 3.16 games, or every 212.16 minutes, which just isn’t good enough for someone who cost around £63m.

Moreover, while some might make the argument that his teammates haven’t created enough chances for him, the counter to that was his performance against Wolves on Saturday.

Gyokeres’ 25/26

Appearances

19

Minutes

1273′

Goals

6

Assists

0

Goal Involvements per Match

0.31

Minutes per Goal Involvement

212.16′

All Stats via Transfermarkt

The 27-year-old was beyond poor against the Premier League’s bottom side, be that due to his total lack of box movement or his lacklustre attempts when he did have a chance.

As content creator and analyst James B put it, the star striker simply “looks way off it.”

Ultimately, the fans and team will rally behind Gyokeres over the next few months, but unless he improves, and significantly at that, the word flop will be impossible to ignore, and he’ll join the likes of Mustafi and Pepe.

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