Com reservas, Grêmio bate Santa Cruz-RS e fatura a Recopa Gaúcha

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Neste domingo, o Grêmio bateu o Santa Cruz-RS e faturou o bicampeonato da Recopa Gaúcha. O placar de 3 a 0 foi construído com gols de Guilherme Azevedo, Léo Pereira e Jhonata Robert.

Primeiro Tempo

Sem jogo do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Grêmio entrou com um time repleto de reservas e pouco fez no primeiro tempo. A única chance mais clara foi com Churín, que mandou por cima do gol. Melhor para o Galo, que conseguiu encaixar a sua marcação e saiu com o empate.

Segundo Tempo

Nos 45 minutos finais a história foi bem diferente. Com um time mais solto, o Tricolor achou o caminho do gol rapidamente através de Guilherme Azevedo. Aos 19 minutos, Paulo Miranda achou Léo Pereira, que tocou por cobertura para ampliar. O placar poderia ser maior com Fernando Henrique, mas a finalização parou no poste. Nos acréscimos, quando tudo estava resolvido, Jhonatan Robert mandou para a rede e deu números finais ao jogo.

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نيفيل يعترف بخطأه تجاه محمد صلاح: لم أتوقع ذلك

اعترف أسطورة مانشستر يونايتد والناقد الرياضي جاري نيفيل بأنه كان مخطئًا بشأن نجم ليفربول محمد صلاح.

وأثبت محمد صلاح نفسه كواحد من أفضل اللاعبين، وساهم في قيادة ليفربول للفوز بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز ودوري أبطال أوروبا وكأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي وكأس كاراباو.

واعتقد نيفيل أن صلاح سيترك ليفربول منذ ثلاث إلى خمس سنوات، ولم يتوقع أن يسجل الكثير من الأهداف.

وقال نيفيل لـ”The Overlap US” عن محمد صلاح: “اعتقدت أن صلاح سيغادر منذ ثلاث أو أربع أو خمس سنوات”.

وأضاف: “لم أكن أتوقع أن يسجل الأهداف التي سجلها هذه المرة، أو أن يكون بمثل تألقه”.

وأبدى نيفيل أيضًا رأيه حول منشور محمد صلاح الغامض على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي بعد الفوز 2-1 على برايتون، حيث أفاد المصري: “مهما حدث، لن أنسى أبدًا شعور التسجيل في أنفيلد”.

وعلّق نيفيل: “لا أعرف، هل يرسل رسالة إليهم لأنه يريد حزمة ذهبية للبقاء؟، وهذا يقول من الأفضل أن تقدروني بنفس الطريقة التي يُقدر بها اللاعبون الأفضل في الأندية الأخرى، أعني، لقد حصل على أجر كبير بالفعل”.

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وواصل: “لكن ربما يقول انتظر أعطني مدة العقد وقيمة العقد التي أستحقها، وربما يخبر المشجعين أنه ليس سعيدًا تمامًا، على الرغم من أنه سعيد”.

وأتم: “هل تعرف ما أعنيه؟ فكرة أنه سعيد في النادي ولكن هناك شيء غير صحيح تمامًا، ربما يرسل لهم رسالة”.

Cellino’s Leeds flop who was ‘the new Zico’ now hasn’t had a game in 23/24

Leeds United, when owned by Massimo Cellino, were nothing short of a non-stop circus with a constant managerial merry-go-round in West Yorkshire and a whole host of flops entering and leaving Elland Road in a flash.

One of the most bewildering transfer windows under Cellino's ownership would come about in the summer before the 2014/15 campaign kicked off, with the likes of forgotten Whites figures Giuseppe Bellusci and Souleymane Doukara joining from Italy alongside a then fresh-faced Liam Cooper arriving from Chesterfield.

There was another notable dud that Leeds fans might have forgotten about from this rollercoaster time in the club's recent history, however, who was being lined up to stay in England on a permanent deal for £3m if his time went swimmingly after an initial loan.

Instead, the now 29-year-old attacking midfielder in question finds himself lost to the Whites history books having made just 13 appearances in total during a strange loan switch.

Massimo Cellino

Adryan's time at Leeds

Once described as being the 'new Zico', it's fair to say Adryan never quite managed to live up to that outrageous label whilst with Leeds and failed to really ever get to the same heights of the South American great's illustrious career after his whirlwind time at Elland Road was up.

The tag mainly came about due to Adryan's expertise at deftly scoring free-kicks mirroring that of Zico's, with his reputation in the game enough for Cellino to gamble on signing him.

Joining as a statement signing financed by the controversial Cellino, the Brazilian midfielder failed to ever spark into life in his new English surroundings after starring in his native country for Flamengo.

In Brazil, Adryan would garner a reputation for being a skilful and unpredictable threat on the ball who always attempted to weave his way through a swarm of opposition bodies to create something.

That would see the diminutive 5 foot 9 creator pick up two goals and five assists from 45 appearances for Flamengo, before joining Cagliari first in a trio of topsy-turvy loan switches.

Adryan would struggle in Italy making just five appearances for the Serie A outfit before returning home, only for the tricky midfielder's bad luck away from South America following him to Leeds.

Full Leeds lineup for Adryan's Championship debut Leeds vs Rotherham, 2-1 defeat, October 2014

1. GK – Marco Silvestri

2. RB – Gaetano Berardi

3. CB – Giuseppe Bellusci

4. CB – Jason Pearce

5. LB – Stephen Warnock

6. RM – Alex Mowatt

7. CM – Rodolph Austin

8. CM – Tommaso Bianchi

9. LM – Lewis Cook (Adryan)

10. ST – Mirco Antenucci

11. ST – Souleymane Doukara

Sourced by Transfermarkt

Adryan would manage to make double the appearances he managed in Italy relocating to West Yorkshire, but that's not to say the transition to EFL football went swimmingly for the slick midfielder.

It would take until October of his much-talked-about loan spell for Adryan to get any minutes in a Leeds shirt, drafted in to play 27 minutes against Rotherham United in place of Lewis Cook.

The hyped-up Brazilian would only manage 12 more games for Leeds before heading back to Flamengo after this substitute appearance versus the Millers, only registering two assists and going goalless throughout.

His forgettable spell in England is more well known for the above incident against Derby County, going down theatrically after being caught by Rams man Johnny Russell rather innocuously.

The prospective £3m deal that was on the cards would never come to fruition as a result of Adryan flopping at Elland Road, with the 5 foot 9 man becoming somewhat of a nomad elsewhere in his intriguing career since.

Adryan

The Brazilian midfielder did manage to breathe some life back into his career right after waving Leeds goodbye, however, putting his Whites demons to one side by going on to star in France and Switzerland.

Adryan's career after leaving Leeds

Adryan would go on to line up for FC Nantes directly after Leeds, ending up finally succeeding away from parent club Flamengo in the process.

The now 29-year-old would bag seven goals from 30 appearances playing in Ligue 1, helping himself to a further two assists also along the way.

It would be with FC Sion however – after leaving behind Flamengo permanently – where Adryan would begin to thrive and excel with seven goals scored from just 18 games during his debut campaign at the Swiss employers.

Yet, even with the Brazilian managing another seven the next season to take his goal tally to an impressive 14 from 49 games played, Adryan would begin to hunt for a new home again when loaned away various times from Sion.

The enigmatic former Leeds man's varied career path even saw him reunite with Cellino at Brescia last year, the divisive ex-Whites chairman utilising his past connections to sway the well-travelled Brazilian to stop off in Italy again.

Yet, that move saw Adryan score just one goal from nine games with the South American then being chucked.

Now, the 29-year-old – who went on trial at Hibernian in January – will look to shake off his journeyman tag back in his native Brazil with ABC Futebol Clube after failing to ever really reach the heights expected him wherever he's ended up.

Adryan's next move

The one-time £3.8k-per-week Whites dud fell victim to the hype that surrounded him early into his career, undoubtedly going down as a waste of money and time from a Leeds perspective among many other flops in the Cellino era.

Now, however, Adryan – who is yet to make an appearance for any club in 2023/24 – will hope he can remain grounded back on home soil and get back to loving his football after relocating non-stop from club to club during his turbulent career.

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke.

There won't be any bad blood between the Whites and Adryan now however, with Adryan's stay in West Yorkshire now just put down as a lasting memory from a bemusing time period in the club's recent history.

That span of time arguably looks even more comical now, when compared to the stability and success of Daniel Farke and Co in the present.

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Sophie Ecclestone, Amy Jones move up ICC T20I Rankings

Spinner Ecclestone returns to top-five in bowling ranks as Jones advances 30 batting places to career-best 17th

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Dec-2019

Sophie Ecclestone was England’s most prolific bowler throughout the 2019 summer•Getty Images

Sophie Ecclestone and Amy Jones have made good ground on the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings following England’s 3-0 series whitewash of Pakistan in Malaysia.Left-arm spinner Ecclestone claimed six wickets, including a haul of 3 for 21 in the first match, to move up three spots to No. 4 in the bowling rankings and become the first England bowler to tally more than 700 rating points since Anya Shrubsole in 2016. Ecclestone has 727 rating points, topping her previous best of 703 in January this year to sit behind India’s Radha Yadav (769 points) and Shabnim Ismail of South Africa (751 points) on the list. Ecclestone’s career-best ranking of third was achieved in February.Jones rocketed to a career-best 17th position in the batting ranks after she amassed 179 runs – more than double the runs of any other batsman – to be named Player of the Series. She moved up 30 places to better her previous highest ranking of 38th, reached in June.In encouraging news for England’s batsmen ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia, Danni Wyatt moved up two places to a career-best 12th, Tammy Beaumont also advanced two places to 21st and Heather Knight moved up one place to 34th. However, the batting ranks continue to be led by New Zealand’s Suzie Bates, who remained at the top through the year.Among England’s bowlers, Natalie Sciver gained five places to reach 35th position.For Pakistan, batsman Umaima Sohail advanced five places to reach 59th position, while seam bowler Diana Baig gained 16 slots to reach a career-best 47th position in the list led by Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt.England remain in second position in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings, with Pakistan seventh.

Dyche’s 4/10 Everton ace who won just 20% of his duels must now be axed

Everton failed to take advantage of Newcastle United's current injury crisis, with the Toffees coming away with just a point in the 1-1 draw at St James' Park on Tuesday night.

Eddie Howe's side took the lead through Alexander Isak's first-half strike but couldn't secure all three points, as defender Paul Dummett inexplicably dragged Ashley Young down in the 18-yard box, resulting in a penalty after a VAR review.

Striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin stepped up to power his penalty past Martin Dubravka, securing a vital point for Sean Dyche's side in the hunt for Premier League survival.

Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

The Toffees were fortunate to get anything out of the game, with Howe's side in control for the vast majority of the encounter, but the resilience of Dyche's side to stay within touching distance of the Magpies was rewarded.

However, one player in particular had a shocker, with the Everton ace producing a below-par performance, before being dragged off during the second half.

Abdoulaye Doucoure's stats against Newcastle

Despite being the club's top scorer during the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure produced a poor display in the encounter at St James' last night.

In recent months, the 31-year-old has been utilised in a more advanced role by boss Dyche, with the Malian playing just in behind either Calvert-Lewin or Beto.

Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure

However, last night he was unable to have any sort of positive impact on the game, with the midfielder only winning 20% of the duels that he contested.

Doucoure could only conjure up 23 touches during the meeting, with the midfielder also losing possession six times – an average of once every 10 minutes.

He was subsequently replaced on the hour mark by Portuguese talent Andre Gomes, with the former Barcelona man looking more assured in the number 10 role than Doucoure.

Doucoure's stats against Newcastle

Statistics

Tally

Minutes played

60

Shots

2

Touches

23

Possession lost

6

Duels won

1/5 (20%)

Dribbled past

1

Stats via Sofascore

The former Watford man was handed a brutally low 4/10 rating by Liverpool World journalist Will Rooney, with the Malian midfielder having been largely 'ineffective' on the night.

Doucoure's woeful display should see him benched ahead of Saturday's huge relegation clash against Burnley at Goodison Park, with one player deserving of a recall after his cameo off the bench against the Magpies.

The man to replace Doucoure

After his impressive performance in his stint on the pitch last night, James Garner must come back into the starting lineup to replace Doucoure, with the youngster bringing some much needed energy and quality to Dyche's midfield.

Despite only featuring for 29 minutes, the former Manchester United talent had 19 touches, just four less than the 31-year-old could manage in under half the time.

Everton midfielder James Garner.

He also had a 92% pass completion rate, with Garner hitting the woodwork late on, which could've secured a smash-and-grab win for the Toffees.

The 23-year-old has been a brilliant addition since his £9m move during the summer of 2022, with the midfielder needing to start if the club are to get anything out of the game against Vincent Kompany's side in just a couple of days.

Doucoure may be leading the way with six goals across all fronts, but having now failed to score since December against Chelsea, a change may need to be made amid Everton's scrap for survival.

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Pat Brown ruled out for winter with lower back stress fracture

England white-ball seamer will miss Big Bash, South Africa tour

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Jan-2020

Pat Brown made his England debut in their T20I series against New Zealand•Getty Images

Pat Brown, the 21-year-old seamer, has been ruled out of all cricket for the winter after suffering a second stress fracture of the lower back in as many years.Brown, who enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2018 when he took 31 T20 wickets for Worcestershire to finish as the Vitality Blast’s leading wicket-taker, was unable to play franchise cricket last winter after playing through pain towards the end of the county season.He developed a recurrence of the symptoms while preparing to play for Melbourne Stars, and a scan revealed a partial stress fracture.Brown was due to replace Dale Steyn as the Stars’ overseas player in time for Wednesday’s game against the Thunder, but will miss the whole competition and return to the UK to start his rehabilitation.He will also miss the white-ball leg of England’s South Africa tour, having been named in both the ODI and T20I squads. Brown had impressed in his maiden series in New Zealand, taking three important wickets despite conceding 9.84 runs per over, but his chances of being named in their squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia this October are likely to suffer due to his injury.England will name a replacement for Brown in due course, while the Stars could hand another opportunity to Haris Rauf, the Pakistan fast bowler who starred during his three appearances as Steyn’s replacement.”Gutted to be ruled out of the Big Bash and England’s white-ball tour of South Africa with a stress fracture,” Brown tweeted. “Will be doing everything to get back on the park as soon as possible.””It’s really disappointing for Pat,” said Trent Woodhill, the Stars’ list manager. “We were very excited to have him on board this season to replace Dale Steyn and it’s disappointing we won’t get to see him in action for the Stars.”It’s been great having him around the group and we’ve enjoyed welcoming him into the Stars family. We wish him a speedy recovery and hopefully we can work on seeing him in green in the future.”

الظهور الأول لـ ميكالي.. التعادل السلبي يحسم ودية منتخب مصر للشباب أمام تنزانيا

فرض التعادل السلبي بدون أهداف كلمته على مباراة منتخب مصر للشباب تحت 20 عامًا أمام تنزانيا.

واحتضن ملعب استاد الدفاع الجوي (30 يونيو) المباراة الودية الأول لمنتخب مصر للشباب تحت القيادة الفنية لروجيرو ميكالي أمام تنزانيا.

خاص | الجهاز الفني لمنتخب مصر يتابع لاعب الزمالك تمهيدًا لضمه

ويجري منتخب مصر استعداداته لخوض غمار منافسات بطولة شمال إفريقيا المقرر إقامتها خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وكان ميكالي يقود منتخب مصر الأولمبي تحت 23 سنة ونجح معه في حصد المركز الثاني ببطولة إفريقيا والتأهل للأولمبياد التي حصد بها المركز الرابع.

ويطمح ميكالي في خوض مباريات ودية خلال فترة استعداده حتى يتمكن من الوقوف على التوليفة الأمثل للاعبين.

وكان منتخب مصر قد بدأ المباراة بتشكيل مكون من:-

حراسة المرمى: حازم جمال.

خط الدفاع: محمد إبراهيم – عبد الله بوستانجي – معتز محمد – محمود لبيب.

موعد معسكر منتخب مصر 2009 بعد تأجيله بسبب أزمة التسنين

خط الوسط: كاباكا – محمد السيد – فارس خالد.

خط الهجوم: حسام حسن – عمر خضر – محمد زعلوك.

وكان يجلس على مقاعد البدلاء كل من: عبد المنعم تامر – أحمد وهب – محمد المنشاوي – محمد سمير – مهاب سامي – أحمد عابدين – زياد خالد – أحمد وحيد – مروان محمود – مهند محمد – محمد عبد الله – أحمد شرف – عمر فتحي عموري.

Após folga no domingo, Corinthians retomará treinos para maratona pelo Campeonato Brasileiro

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O elenco do Corinthians volta aos trabalhos na manhã desta segunda-feira (14), após ganhar folga no domingo (13). A equipe entrou em campo no último sábado (12), no empate por 1 a 1 com o Palmeiras, no Allianz Parque, pela terceira rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.

>> Confira a tabela do Brasileiro e simule os próximos jogos do Timão
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O descanso foi dado pela comissão técnica, já que o Timão entrará em uma maratona de jogos pelo Brasileirão. Com a próxima fase da Copa do Brasil ainda sem data pra acontecer e as competições internacionais previstas para apenas daqui um mês, as próximas três semanas será de “overdose” de BR.

Eliminado de todas as outras competições que disputou nesta temporada, o Alvinegro terá uma descanso quando Copa do Brasil, Libertadores e Sul-Americana voltarem, mas, enquanto isso, terá que dar foco à principal competição nacional. Em um intervalo de 25 dias, serão oito jogos, média de um a cada três dias.

O primeiro desses compromissos será já nesta quarta-feira (16), às 20h30, contra o Red Bull Bragantino, na Neo Química Arena, em Itaquera, pela quarta rodada do Brasileirão.

Confira os próximos oito jogos do Timão pelo Brasileiro

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​Bahia x Corinthians – 20/06/2021 – Salvador
Corinthians x Sport – 24/06/2021 – Neo Química Arena
Fluminense x Corinthians – 27/06/2021 – Rio de Janeiro
​Corinthians x São Paulo – 30/06/2021 – Neo Química Arena
Corinthians x Internacional – 03/07/2021 – Neo Química Arena
Chapecoense x Corinthians – 07/07/2021 – Chapecó
Fortaleza x Corinthians – 11/07/2021 – Fortaleza

Com Rony e Breno Lopes, Palmeiras inicia preparação para duelo contra o Bragantino

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Depois da vitória sobre o América-MG no fim de semana, o Palmeiras se reapresentou nesta segunda-feira (21) e deu início à preparação para o duelo contra o Red Bull Bragantino, que ocorre na quarta-feira (23). Rony e Breno Lopes, que ficaram de fora da última partida do Verdão por desgaste muscular e amigdalite bacteriana, respectivamente, participaram do treino sem restrições.

Patrick de Paula flagrado após show: veja casos de atletas que aprontaram durante a pandemia

A presença de Danilo foi outra novidade da sessão desta manhã. Ausente no time deste a partida de ida da Copa do Brasil contra o CRB, o volante avançou nas etapas da transição física e treinou parte da atividade no campo. Em razão da sua recuperação, atuou como coringa no treino tático e foi menos exigido fisicamente. Após esta parte, assim como Breno e Rony, a Cria da Academia realizou atividades físicas complementares.

O zagueiro Luan, com edema na panturrilha, e o atacante Gabriel Veron, ainda se recuperando de contusão na coxa, prosseguiram com o tratamento de suas lesões supervisionados pelo Núcleo de Saúde e Performance. Já os titulares do jogo de domingo (20), diante do América-MG, fizeram atividades regenerativas na parte interna da Academia.

>> Veja a tabela completa do Brasileirão

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Enquanto isso, Abel Ferreira conduziu um extenso treino técnico, dividido em três etapas, com os demais atletas. Na sequência, os jogadores trabalharam movimentações, balanços e exercícios de marcação. Ao final, em conjunto com atletas do grupo de apoio e outros do sub-20, foi realizado um coletivo disputado em campo reduzido.

Em busca da terceira vitória seguida, o Palmeiras enfrenta o Bragantino nesta quarta-feira (23) às 19h (horário oficial de Brasília) no estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, pela sexta rodada do Brasileirão.

Aston Villa in transfer race to sign £17m forward compared to Jack Grealish

Aston Villa are one of several clubs eyeing a move for a rising Portuguese star ahead of the 2024 summer transfer window.

Aston Villa chasing Champions League spot

The Villans are in the midst of one of their best-ever Premier League campaigns thanks to the management of Unai Emery. The Spaniard has kept Villa firmly in the race for Champions League football all season, with the Midlands outfit battling Tottenham for a spot in Europe's premier club competition.

A Champions League finish would provide Aston Villa with extra funds heading into the 2024 summer transfer window and the club have seemingly already begun planning for how they would spend that cash. Reports earlier this week claimed that Aston Villa are one of three Premier League teams interested in a deal to sign Atletico Madrid defender Mario Hermoso on a free transfer.

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Elsewhere, Aston Villa are reportedly working to sign Inter Milan and Netherlands full-back Denzel Dumfries, while Ferdi Kadioglu has "said goodbye" to current club Fenerbahce ahead of a possible move to Aston Villa.

Aston Villa eye forward compared to Jack Grealish

While a lot of defenders are currently being linked with a move to Villa Park, a rising star at the other end of the pitch has now been named as a target for the Champions League-chasing outfit.

According to The Sunday Mirror, relayed by Sports View, Aston Villa are set to battle with Brighton, Wolves and Fulham for the signature of Vitória Guimarães' Jota Silva. Jota has been dubbed the “Portuguese Jack Grealish” because of his looks and similar playing style and has been a standout performer for his current side this term, chipping in with 15 goals and seven assists in all competitions across 2023/24, turning out in a range of attacking positions, mainly as a right winger and centre-forward.

Jota Silva

Villa are seemingly set to face stiff competition from the aforementioned Premier League sides for Jota, who is valued at £17m, but if the Midlands outfit can secure Champions League football, it may give them the edge in any potential transfer race:

“I want to reach the top of world football. I want to play in the Champions League and my dream is to reach the national team. That’s why I’m working," said Jota.

The 24-year-old has since realised his dreams of playing in the national side, making his senior Portugal debut vs Slovenia on March 26. Following his first call-up, Portugal boss Roberto Martinez was quick to praise the left-winger's versatility and work ethic:

"Jota is a different player. I like his versatility, he works hard, he is competitive," said Martinez. "This shows his journey, going through the second division gives different qualities. I watched his last game very closely. In football, you also need luck. I believe he is in a very good moment and deserved to be called up. When you are in a team that is playing well and has a good dynamic. Jota represents that and is an example for players who did not make it to the youth national teams. Now he is at a level that deserves to be in the national team. He is a good example."

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