The Bangladesh batter says he still has a “lot of discomfort” in his back, but is hoping the physios will overcome it soon

Mohammad Isam24-Sep-2023Bangladesh’s batting crisis continued as they succumbed to a 86-run defeat against New Zealand in the second ODI in Dhaka. But the return of Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah will be encouraging, as both looked sharp although they couldn’t kick on after getting starts. Mahmudullah top-scored with 49 before hitting Cole McConchi’s long hop to short fine-leg; Tamim had earlier gloved while trying a lap-sweep against Ish Sodhi after making 44.Mahmudullah was playing his first ODI since early March, when he was part of the squad for the three-match ODI series against England. The national selectors had initially said that they were resting him but it was clear for the next six months that they were moving on from Mahmudullah. But with the World Cup looming and Bangladesh’s batting proving to be inconsistent, the selectors had to give Mahmudullah another chance ahead of the major event in India.Related

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Tamim meanwhile had missed most of the Afghanistan series in July, amid his retirement U-turn. He also missed the Asia Cup through a long-standing back injury. Tamim admitted that his return to action was a nervous one, especially with the bat, but once he timed a few shots, he felt better.”I was nervous today. I will be lying if I said it was just another game,” he said. “Whatever has happened in the last couple of months, I had nerves going out to bat. But after the first over, it came down. It was nice to hit the balls again. I think it was good to be out there but there’s certainly still a lot of discomfort in my back. The physios are trying to overcome it.”Mahmudullah also took a bit of time to settle down, but he was forceful through all the wickets that fell at the other end. Tamim said that Mahmudullah reacted well to the situation when he came out to bat when they were 70 for 4.”I thought he was excellent. I was in a small partnership with him. His intent looked really good. I didn’t feel he was out for six or seven months. He looked good. He fielded well.”Tamim felt that though Bangladesh could have kept New Zealand down to 200 or 210, the pitch was good enough to chase down the 255-run target, urging the team to take a serious look at their top-order collapses. Only once in the last seven innings have Bangladesh gone past 100 runs before losing four wickets.”This run chase was gettable on this wicket. I think we could have restricted them around 210-215. But this was a good wicket. I don’t think we got out to really good deliveries.”We have to look into (losing four wickets early) very seriously going into the World Cup. We can’t win a lot of games if we lose four or five wickets quickly. We lost early wickets but there were good patches today. But to win any game, you have to stop this (collapse). We have to look to minimise back-to-back wickets. The coach and captain aren’t the only ones in charge of this, the responsibility is among all of us.”

Lyon have confirmed that John Textor has stepped down from his role, announcing a boardroom shake-up following their relegation to Ligue 2.

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• Textor resigns from his leadership roles at Lyon
• French outfit hire new CEO and chairwoman
• Club's future in dire straits after DNCG's decision

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  Ligue 1 outfit Lyon have announced Michele Kang as their new chairwoman and CEO of the Eagle Football Group and the club, with former president and general manager Textor resigning from his leadership roles, including the board of directors. The changes come in the wake of a fan protest calling for the American investor to leave the club days after they were ordered to drop to the second tier.

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  Earlier in June, the National Control and Management Directorate (DNCG), French football’s economic watchdog, decided to relegate the seven-time Ligue 1 champions to the second tier, citing they had not done enough to improve their financial situation. Before Textor took over the club, Lyon had spent heavily on infrastructure, including the Groupama Stadium, but the Covid-19 pandemic and poor performances on the pitch affected them financially, and they had to rely on player sales.

  They raised funds by selling their women’s team to Kang, who herself is a businesswoman, and also sanctioned the sale of the LDLC Arena. However, they continued to spend large sums on transfers, gradually increasing their debt to €505m ($593m/£507m) last November, compelling the DNCG to relegate them and also imposing a transfer ban for the January window. After conducting an audit of their finances, the DNCG instructed them to improve their balance sheet by the end of the 2024-25 season. Textor stated that they had to overcome a deficit worth €100m ($117m/£85.5m) and requested to stay in Ligue 1. Player sales followed, with Rayan Cherki making a move to Manchester City this summer and the club offloading a few out-of-contract players; a spot in the Europa League helped too, showcasing a slight improvement. However, DNCG were not convinced and stood firm with their order.

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  After accepting the new role, Kang stated: "We are entering a critical moment for OL and I want to thank John for his commitment and vision in bringing the club into the Eagle Football family. I look forward to working closely with Michael, OL management team, and the Board as we focus on supporting the club through the DNCG process and beyond."

  Textor said: "I am extremely proud of our sporting success at OL, having successfully rebuilt the squad, returning to European competition in each of the last two years, after a long absence. I’m grateful to everyone at OL for their dedication during this exceptionally challenging time. Michele is a perfect choice to lead OL in the next phase and I have full confidence in Michele and OL will come out stronger under her leadership."

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Nesta sexta-feira (23), foi divulgada a escala de arbitragem que ficará responsável pelo jogo do São Paulo no dia primeiro de outubro, contra o Independiente Del Valle, pela final da Copa Sul-Americana.

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O apito da partida ficará sob a responsabilidade docolombiano Wilmar Roldán. Acontece que mesmo que o árbitro tenha jogos importantes como Copa do Mundo e final de Libertadores no currículo, carrega uma longa lista de polêmicas – que envolve até mesmo uma acusação de racismo que partiu de um ex-Tricolor.

Este caso aconteceu, inclusive, em uma eliminação na própria Copa Sul-Americana em 2011, quando o São Paulo foi derrotado por 2 a 0 pelo Libertad. O ocorrido envolveu a expulsão de Juan. De acordo com o ex-lateral da equipe, quando foi sinalizado que seria expulso, o juiz teria se referido a ele como ‘macaco’.

– No lance em que fui cobrar os três minutos de acréscimo, o árbitro falou para mim: ‘sai daqui, macaco’. E quando eu falei para ele, ‘me chama agora de macaco’, ele agiu covardemente e me expulsou. Isso que a Conmebol faz é uma brincadeira – comentou Juan, após o jogo.

O árbitro também se envolveu em polêmicas com um dos maiores nomes que passaram pela história do Tricolor: Luis Fabiano. Em 2013, no empate por 1 a 1 com o Arsenal de Sarandí, da Argentina, no Pacaembu, Roldán marcou um pênalti questionável para o time visitante, aos três minutos da segunda etapa. Ao final da partida, expulsou o ex-jogador.

O ex-atleta reclamou que os acréscimos dados seriam desproporcionais e questionou o porquê do juiz não ter tomado nenhuma atitude quanto a supostas falas preconceituosas ditas por jogadores da equipe adversária.

– O juiz estava estranho, falando que ia me tirar do jogo. Os jogadores do Arsenal me chamaram de macaquito várias vezes, mas eu não seria idiota de insultar o juiz – afirmou Luis Fabiano.

Quanto a atuações em campo, um caso recente surgiu envolvendo a Seleção Brasileira pelas eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo deste ano. Na partida contra oEquador, com o auxílio do VAR, o colombiano se atrapalhou diversas vezes. Uma delas envolveu Matheus Cunha, expulso após um choque com o goleiro da equipe adversária. Emerson Royal e Alisson também receberam o cartão vermelho. O goleiro, por sua vez, teve o seu anulado após intervenção do VAR.

Nas semifinais da Libertadores de 2021, no jogo entre o Atlético-MG e o Palmeiras, outra polêmica surgiu. No caso, a Conmebol chegou até mesmo a ser acionado pelo Galo, que pedia a anulação de um gol após alegar que Deyverson – que estava no banco de reservas – teria invadido o campo.

Além deWilmar Roldán, a equipe de arbitragem da final será composta porAlexander Guzman e Wilmar Navarro como assistentes,Alexis Herrera como quarto árbitro eJulio Bascuñan na arbitragem de vídeo.

Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus has started working on his recovery as he was spotted training in Palmeiras' facility. The Brazilian forward sustained a devastating ACL injury during Arsenal's FA Cup fixture against Manchester United in January. The 28-year-old Selecao star remained out of action for the remainder of the campaign but is now eyeing a comeback.

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Jesus started during Arsenal’s FA Cup loss to Manchester United on January 12 but was forced off the pitch after just 41 minutes as he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury on his left knee. He subsequently went under the knife and missed the rest of the 2024-25 campaign, which severely affected the Gunners in the Premier League title race.

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On Monday, the striker shared a video of himself training using Palmeiras' facilities as he assured the Arsenal fans that he is working on returning to action ahead of the 2025-26 season. In the caption of his social media post, Jesus wrote: "It’s been 6 months since the surgery, it’s great to be able to move around like this again."

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While Jesus is on his way back to return to action, Mikel Arteta is also looking to add a quality No. 9 to further bolster the team's attack. The management is working behind the scenes to sign one of Viktor Gyorekes and Benjamin Sesko from Sporting CP and RB Leipzig, respectively.

Offspinner Karishma Ramharack returns alongside under 19 prospect Jannillea Glasgow for the first tour under new coach, former South Australia keeper, Shane Deitz

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West Indies have included offspinner Karishma Ramharack and under 19 prospect Jannillea Glasgow in a young squad for the upcoming T20I and ODI tour of Australia in October.A number of the top performers in the recent Women’s Caribbean Premier League, as well as the core of the side that beat Ireland 3-0 in a home T20I series in July, have been included in the 15-strong squad that is set to take on the number one side in the world.The side will be led by star allrounder Hayley Matthews and is the first tour under new coach Shane Deitz. The former South Australia wicketkeeper takes over from Courtney Walsh after his contract was not renewed following a review of the team’s performance earlier this year.Related

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Aside from a near decade-long first-class career with South Australia, Deitz has had a heavy involvement as a player and coach in men’s associate cricket with Vanuatu and has coached both the Bangladesh women’s and Netherlands women’s teams.West Indies lead women’s selector Ann Browne-John was excited by the mix of youth and experience in the squad.”The selection panel has chosen to maintain most of the players who were victorious in the home series against Ireland,” Browne-John said. “Jannillea Glasgow, after having an outstanding Rising Stars Women’s Under 19 tournament, has been included in the 15-member squad and we see the return of Karishma Ramharack.”We have continued to place confidence in some of the developing players. Several of the players are coming off title-winning performances in the Massy Caribbean Premier League so we are expecting them to continue their good run of form. This is a team we believe can produce competitive cricket against a top team like Australia, under the guidance of the new head coach and led by the captain Hayley Matthews who’s enjoying a very productive 2023 thus far.”West Indies women’s squad: Hayley Matthews (capt), Shemaine Campbelle (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Chinelle Henry, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams

كشفت تقارير صحفية موقف الإيطالي جيانلويجي دوناروما، حارس مرمى الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي باريس سان جيرمان، من الاستمرار خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وظهر دوناروما بمستوى مبهر للغاية خلال الموسم الماضي مع باريس سان جيرمان وكان عنصرًا مؤثرًا في تتويج فريقه ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا بجانب الاكتساح المحلي بالفوز ببطولات الدوري والكأس والسوبر مع الوصول إلى نهائي كأس العالم للأندية 2025.

وخسر باريس سان جيرمان نهائي بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2025 بثلاثية نظيفة أمام تشيلسي في المباراة التي جمعتهما على ملعب “ميتلايف”.

ووفقًا لصحيفة “آس” الإسبانية، فإن المفاوضات بين دوناروما وإدارة الفريق الباريسي على تجديد عقد الإيطالي أصبحت معقدة في ظل رغبة الإيطالي في زيادة راتبه نظرًا للمستوى المميز الذي قدمه.

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لكن إدارة باريس سان جيرمان عرضت عليه عقدًا متغيرًا، أي راتب مرتبط بعدد معين من المباريات التي يخوضها اللاعب في الموسم، بدلًا من راتب ثابت دون أي تعديلات.

ومن المقرر أن ينتهي عقد دوناروما في صيف 2026 المقبل، وهو السبب في رغبة الإدارة الفرنسية أن تنهي إجراءات التجديد في الميركاتو الحالي تجنبًا لرحيله مجانًا.

وأفادت تقارير صحفية سابقة عن رغبة دوناروما في خوض تحدي جديد وتجربة مختلفة خاصةً الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، والذي أبدى موافقة مبدئية على الانتقال إليه خلال بطولة كأس العالم للأندية.

ويعتبر تشيلسي الأبرز في بدء مفاوضاته مع حارس مرمى ميلان الإيطالي السابق، في ظل رغبة النادي الإنجليزي في تدعيم وتعزيز هذا المركز استعدادًا لتحديات الموسم المقبل 2025/2026.

Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) administrative malaise took another turn on Tuesday as the country’s court of appeal issued a 14-day stay order preventing the government Gazette that appointed an “interim committee” from taking effect. The move had been spearheaded by the country’s sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe, but had been appealed against by SLC president Shammi Silva.It, however, appears to be no longer a purely sporting issue as prior to the court’s judgement it had already been escalated to the highest levels of Sri Lankan governance – the office of the Sri Lanka president Ranil Wickremesinghe. The matter was eventually discussed by the cabinet of ministers on Monday and even debated in Tuesday’s parliamentary session.According to widespread reports, President Wickremesinghe had only learnt of the move to appoint an interim committee through the media. Ranasinghe for his part has argued that the decision was vested solely with the sports minister and did not require the approval of the cabinet or the president.Related

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Nevertheless, following the matter being tabled at the cabinet meeting, where Ranasinghe was also present, it was decided that a four-member sub-committee, headed by foreign minister Ali Sabry, would be appointed to investigate SLC.”The cabinet has resolved to appoint a special sub-committee with the mandate to examine the current situation and work in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including input from esteemed former cricketers,” a statement from the president’s media office said. “The primary objective of this sub-committee is to recommend immediate, viable measures to resolve the outstanding issues in Sri Lanka Cricket.”Speaking in parliament today, Ranasinghe also revealed that the president had asked him to withdraw the appointment of an interim committee. Ranasinghe, who has frequently accused the board headed by Silva of financial misappropriation and mismanagement remains bullish over his desire to see the Arjuna Ranatunga-led interim committee preside over SLC.Speaking to local media on Monday, he stated: “These are people enjoying public money. If the president, attorney general and the inspector general of police assist me, the entire SLC committee will be in prison for at least 15 years.”There are notable concerns, however, regarding how the ICC would respond to such a move, something the president is said to be cognisant of. Under Sri Lanka’s sports law, the government has the power to dissolve the governing body of any sport – a power it has used several times on SLC in the last 20 years. But during the time of the most recent interim committee, which presided for roughly a year between 2014 and 2015, the ICC had refused to disburse payments owed to SLC, and held those funds in escrow until a fresh board was elected. SLC was also demoted to observer status at ICC board meetings in that period.Meanwhile, it remains unclear who will appear as an SLC representative for the next ICC board meeting in two weeks’ time.

Jadeja’s role with the ball and on the field, and cameos from India’s top order, topped off yet another dominating win

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The sameness to a Virat Kohli innings in a middling chase is no criticism of his batting. The beauty of it lies in the repetitive nature of it, a mark of his hunger to make every start count. On Thursday, it helped deliver ODI century No. 48, which takes him that much closer to the man who he hoisted on his shoulders on that famous April night in 2011, before delivering an epic line that made a country of more than a billion shed happy tears.Kohli’s knock, which turned into a race between his hundred and a victory towards the end, was preceded by a run-torrent from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. The pair’s 88-run opening stand in a chase of 257, which seemed well short of a par score, was an exhibition of batting aesthetics dreams are made of. Rohit, with his lazy elegance, ferocious cuts and monstrous pulls did the early running, and Gill took over the mantle to slowly get into top gear.And after the two fell against the run of play, caught in the deep to shots they’d back themselves to execute 99 times out of a hundred, Kohli ushered everybody aboard his train of ODI batting that has delivered runs unfailingly. Fleeting cameos from Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul topped off a dominating win, India’s fourth, that now puts them level at the top with New Zealand, their next opponents on Sunday in Dharamsala.It was one that had been set up by Ravindra Jadeja, both with the ball and on the field with his catching. His figures of 2 for 38 may not seem blockbuster at first glance, but it played a massive role in pulling Bangladesh back from an innings that was at one point running at a breakneck speed.From 10 for 0 in five overs, the next four went for 37. Tanzid Hasan soon got into gear and raced towards a maiden ODI half-century off 42 balls. He hooked Jasprit Bumrah, toyed with Shardul Thakur and took him for 6,4,6 in a forgettable opening over and laid down a marker for the innings. But as spin came on, Kuldeep Yadav delivered an opening in the 15th to break a 93-run stand.Hardik Pandya gets treatment after injuring his ankle•ICC via Getty ImagesIn between that, India had a jolt with Hardik Pandya hobbling off three balls into his opening over, after twisting his left ankle in his follow-through. You wondered then if the absence of a sixth bowling option would hurt them. It didn’t as Shardul bounced back from his opening over to bowl eight more, even picking up a wicket before Mahmudullah hurt his figures in his final over.Pandya didn’t return for the rest of their innings and wasn’t needed with the bat either, but once the euphoria of the result dies down, realisation of how massive Pandya is to the balance of the team will dawn sooner.Even as Kuldeep slowed the innings down, Jadeja brought the crowd to life with his accurate wicket-to-wicket stuff that sent back Shanto. By now, runs had reduced to a trickle and the pressure to up the ante also got Litton chipping one straight to long-off to give Jadeja a second wicket. At 137 for 4, the innings was in build-rebuild-build mode.Mushfiqur Rahim played an array of neat paddles and sweeps to keep the scorecard ticking in the hope of taking the innings deep, but the resultant pressure from Towhid Hridoy’s struggles – he was on 14 off 32 – with 14 overs left, led to him trying to be a bit more enterprising, especially with Hridoy unable to capitalise after playing himself in.One such chance off a Bumrah cutter found an acrobatic Jadeja diving full-stretch to his right to pull off a sensational grab to send back Mushfiqur for 43. It was as exhilarating as Rahul’s stunning grab at full stretch down leg to dismiss Mehidy Hasan a while earlier. The superhit moments on the field continued when Bumrah dismantled Mahmudullah with a pin-point yorker, but not before the allrounder’s 46 had somewhat lent respectability to Bangladesh’s total.Ravindra Jadeja trapped Najmul Hossain Shanto in front•Getty ImagesIt set up the kind of chase teams can be wary of, not sometimes knowing how hard to go up top. But India’s plans seemed clear. Rohit wasn’t going to tamper with the fundamentals of his reinvigorated game that centers on taking the attack to the opposition in the powerplay. But on 48, he went for a pull that was right out of the screws, except it found deep square.Kohli had two free hits off his first four balls that he converted into a boundary and a six to fire his innings into orbit straightaway. There on, he didn’t look back. He drove well, ran hard, manuovered spin expertly, and also treaded caution especially against the skiddy Hasan Mahmud.Like Rohit, Gill too fell against the run of play after tantalising with some languid shots to signal, signs of dengue seemingly a thing of the past. Shreyas Iyer would have perhaps been a tad disappointed at not seeing the game through especially after playing himself in, but the timing of his dismissal was hardly a reason to fret for India. Rahul calmed the nerves before he reined his game in to allow Kohli to get to the landmark.At one point, India and Kohli both needed 19. You wondered briefly if No. 48 had to wait. But it didn’t need to. With two needed, Nasum fired one down leg in anticipation of a wide that wasn’t given. One ball later, Kohli stepped out and hacked a low full toss into the deep midwicket stands to seal victory.

عاد نجم فريق مانشستر يونايتد، برونو فرنانديز، إلى دائرة الضوء في بطولة الدوري السعودي لكرة القدم، حيث أبدت إحدى الأندية رغبتها في ضمه، رغم رفضه الانضمام إلى الهلال في وقت سابق من هذا الصيف.

وتلقى برونو فرنانديز عرضًا ضخمًا للانتقال إلى صفوف الهلال السعودي، مستغلًا الوضع السيء لنادي مانشستر يونايتد.

وقدم الهلال عرضًا بقيمة 120 مليون يورو لحسم صفقة النجم البرتغالي، إلى جانب راتب سنوي قدره 70 مليون يورو، على مدار خمس سنوات، ورغم ضخامة الصفقة، إلا أن برونو فرنانديز تمسك بالرفض وأعلن بقائه في صفوف مانشستر يونايتد.

ولكن رفض برونو فرنانديز لم يمنع نادِ سعودي آخر من إبداء اهتمامه بالحصول على خدماته في موسم الانتقالات الصيفي الحالي، حسبما ذكرت صحيفة “آبولا” البرتغالية.

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وأوضحت أن برونو فرنانديز متواجد على رادار نادي النصر السعودي، حيث يتطلع المدرب خورخي جيسوس إلى لم الشمل بينه وبين مواطنيه كريستيانو رونالدو وجواو فيليكس.

وأشارت إلى أن هناك اتصالات تمت بالفعل يوم الخميس الماضي، في إطار هذا الصدد، بين اثنين من الأطراف الثلاثة (اللاعب، النادي المنتمي له، النادي الراغب في ضمه).

وأفادت بأنه من الطبيعي في تلك المرحلة أن يكون أول اتصال بين اللاعب والنادي الراغب في ضمه، والمهتم كذلك بمعرفة ما إذا كان الدخول في محادثات رسمية مع مانشستر يونايتد ستكون منطقية أم لا.

ولم تكشف الصحيفة عن رد فعل برونو فرنانديز تجاه الأمر، ولكنها أكدت أن المال لن يكون عائقًا أمام النصر لإتمام الصفقة.

Manchester United are keeping tabs on Boca Juniors star Milton Delgado and could make an imminent move for the 20-year-old, who is valued around €11m.

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According to , United are considering taking advantage of Delgado's current situation at Boca Juniors. The 20-year-old wasn't utilised during the Club World Cup, with new head coach Miguel Angel Russo seemingly not as keen on the midfielder as his predecessor Fernando Gago.

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Delgado made his Boca debut in early 2024 and looked to be establishing himself in the South American side's regular starting lineup. However, the change in coaching set-up has not worked in his favour and now United have been tipped to make an offer to bring him to Old Trafford. They are not the only team supposedly interested, with Independiente, Godoy Cruz and Club Atletico Tigre also thought to be monitoring Delgado's situation.

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Boca's current preference is to sell Delgado to a foreign club in the hope of obtaining a higher transfer fee. The 35-time Primera Division winners want more than €11 million (£9.4 million/$12.9 million) to permit a sale and United have been tipped to make an offer in the coming days.

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United's squad are back in pre-season training as they look to improve on last year's dismal campaign. The likes of Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon have already arrived at Carrington but more new signings will surely be needed as manager Ruben Amorim looks to stamp his mark on the team.