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City spent big in winter transfer windowRuling in FFP case expected in the springVarious punishments being speculated onFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

The reigning Premier League champions have had at least 115 charges relating to supposed financial mismanagement hanging over their head since early 2023, when a four-year investigation into dealings at the Etihad Stadium was completed.

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An independent hearing came to a close in late December, but no verdict has been delivered as yet. The expectation is that official word is now a matter of weeks away, with various punishments – ranging from points deductions to expulsion from the English top flight – being touted.

WHAT DAVID ORNSTEIN SAID

Journalist David Ornstein has told of where the protracted saga stands at present: “It’s just over two years ago since those charges and the feeling I get from speaking to people at and around the club is that we could be looking at a springtime verdict.

“So, maybe a month or two away and that feels pretty soon. Of course this is still subject to potential appeals in that process too, but the verdict would feel like a seismic moment whatever the outcome.”

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City spent big again in the winter transfer window, bringing in the likes of Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez, while prolific Norwegian striker Erling Haaland has been handed a lucrative 10-year contract. That business hints at the club being confident that they will avoid the harshest possible sanctions.

Celtic head coach Brendan Rodgers was dealt a blow during the summer transfer window when attacking midfielder Matt O’Riley moved on from Parkhead.

Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion swooped in to secure a deal for the Denmark international for a reported fee of an initial £25m ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.

He was the talisman of the team last season for the Northern Irish head coach, with a fantastic return of 18 goals and 13 assists in 37 appearances in the Scottish Premiership.

Rodgers needed other players within the squad to step up after O’Riley moved down south and, as their mesmerising Champions League victory over RB Leipzig showed, they haven’t missed him.

Evoking memories of that famous night in Glasgow where Tony Watt scored the winner against Barcelona, Rodgers’ charges put in one of the best displays we’ve seen in Europe from the Hoops.

It looked like another fateful evening when the German side took the lead but the Bhoys responded emphatically well through Reo Hatate and Nicolas Kuhn, the man of the moment.

His first few weeks in Celtic colours weren’t the best but he’s revived himself to become an undroppable figure at Parkhead.

Nicolas Kuhn's start to life at Celtic

The German forward moved to Parkhead from Austrian side Rapid Vienna for a reported fee of £3m during the January transfer window, shortly followed by the arrival of Adam Idah on loan.

His first goal, assisted by Idah, came in just his second appearance for the club, as the forward deflected a low, left-footed, effort into the bottom corner in a draw with Aberdeen.

However, the 24-year-old ace did not really kick on after that moment and ended the campaign with a return of two goals and two assists in 14 outings in the Premiership.

Celtic supporter, and actor and PR/communications worker, James Matheson claimed that Kuhn was “shocking” in his first few games for the Scottish giants, and the statistics show that the winger did not enjoy the most prolific start to his time in Glasgow.

The left-footed magician has, though, kicked on in his first full season at Parkhead and has emerged as O’Riley 2.0 for Rodgers, as a forward who can contribute with goals and assists on a regular basis.

How Nicolas Kuhn now compares to O'Riley

In the 2024/25 campaign, the former Rapid Vienna star has produced a stunning nine goals and ten assists in 16 appearances in all competitions, more than one goal contribution per game on average.

Two of those nine goals came in the 3-1 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League at Parkhead on Tuesday, the first of which was a terrific curling effort from distance.

As you can see in the table below, Kuhn is tracking at similar numbers, as a scorer and a creator, to O’Riley from last season, with his play in the Premiership.

He has emerged as an unplayable forward for opposition defences, as illustrated by his incredible return of goals and assists across all competitions, and that has led to plenty of praise.

Starts

37

7

Sofascore rating

7.91

7.63

Minutes per goal

181

194

Key passes per game

2.5

2.2

Assists per game

0.35

0.71

In fact, journalist Ryan McGinlay hailed his first goal against Leipzig as “unbelievable” and said that the winger should now be worth a whopping €50m (£42m).

Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg recently claimed that several Premier League clubs have enquired about the Celtic forward and Rodgers may now be hoping that he does not lose his new O’Riley just a few months after the Danish star’s own departure.

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Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Molineux, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Ashleigh Gardner among the others to gain in the latest ICC rankings

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Oct-2021Beth Mooney’s 36-ball 34 and 43-ball 61 in the two completed T20Is against India in Carrara last week have pushed her to the top of the women’s T20I batters’ rankings, taking her past Shafali Verma, who had a lean run, aggregating 22 runs in three innings. Australia won the series 2-0, after the first game was washed out, to win the multi-format series 11 points to five.Mooney, in the squad as a replacement for Rachael Haynes – who had to withdraw because of an injury – topped the scoring chart for the series and climbed to the top, while Smriti Mandhana, who tallied 70 runs for the series, went past Meg Lanning, who also had a poor run of scores, to No. 3.Among the bowlers, Sophie Molineux climbed 12 spots to No. 9 after picking up three wickets in the series at an economy rate of 5.60, playing a key role in putting the brakes on India’s scoring, as they managed just 118 for 9 batting first in the second game and 135 for 6 in reply to Australia’s 149 for 5 in the last one.Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who topped the wicket-takers’ table with five wickets in two innings, rose to No. 12.Ashleigh Gardner, meanwhile, broke into the top ten, at No. 10, in the allrounders’ rankings after picking up four wickets at an economy of 5.63.On the ODI front, Zimbabwe’s Josephine Nkomo made the biggest gains across tables after scoring 164 runs and picking up four wickets in the series against Ireland – she debuted at No. 98 for batters, No. 58 for bowlers and No. 57 for allrounders.

Former Tamil Nadu captain Sridharan Sharath will head the BCCI’s newly appointed junior selection committee which also includes Pathik Patel (West Zone), Ranadeb Bose (East Zone), Krishnan Mohan (North Zone), and Harvinder Sodhi (Central Zone).The new committee takes over from Aashish Kapoor (South Zone and chairman), Debasis Mohanty (East, now senior selector), Gyanendra Pandey (Central), Rakesh Parekh (West), and Amit Sharma (North).Sharath was the first player to represent Tamil Nadu in 100 Ranji Trophy matches and scored 8700 runs in the first-class format after playing 139 matches in a 15-year career. He struck 27 centuries and 42 half-centuries in first-class matches, and another four hundreds and 20 fifties in 116 List A games for a total of 3366 runs. His first-class average of 51.17 was also better than his List A average of 44.28. He also played for Assam towards the end of his career. After retiring in 2007-08, Sharath was also a BCCI match referee, most recently in the Tamil Nadu Premier League last month.Bose, a former Bengal fast bowler, has the experience of 91 first-class matches, 82 List A games and 11 T20s, including one in the IPL.Sodhi is a former fast bowler for Madhya Pradesh from 1990-91 to 2003-04 when he played 76 first-class games and 55 one-dayers. After retirement, he also briefly served as the bowling coach and manager of MP and a BCCI match referee.Patel is a former wicketkeeper from Gujarat and played 32 first-class and 28 List A games from 1992-93 to 2000-01.Mohan is a former Punjab player with 45 first-class and nine List A games from his eight-year playing career from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.Under-19 domestic games in India are set to begin with the Vinoo Mankad Trophy (one-day), starting September 28, followed by the Under-19 One-Day Challenger in early November.The next Under-19 World Cup will played in the West Indies in 2022.

Derby County have adjusted to life back in the Championship rather well, picking up two victories from their four league games to date to not be dangerously close to the relegation drop-zone.

A number of new recruits have settled in swimmingly too, with Kayden Jackson the pick of the bunch from the fresh faces that have joined the building this summer, having picked up two goals and an assist from his four individual contests in the second tier.

Away from the whole host of new purchases strengthening Paul Warne’s men already, both Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Eiran Cashin – who represent the old guard from last campaign’s promotion heroics – have also not looked out of their depth moving up a league.

Mendez-Laing and Cashin's stats so far this season

It won’t come as a shock to any Derby supporter that both Mendez-Laing and Cashin remain as key names on Warne’s team sheet, with both the Rams number 11 and the Rams number six only missing one game between them so far in league action.

Mendez-Laing would start this campaign in lightning-quick fashion, helping himself to two assists on the opening day to prove he still has what it takes to perform in the second tier, even as his employers fell to a disappointing 4-2 defeat.

Cashin might well have been in the heart of defence for that crushing loss at Ewood Park, but he has redeemed himself since, with the 22-year-old very much playing his part in the Rams keeping back-to-back home clean sheets against Middlesbrough and Bristol City recently, as two home wins were also collected.

The one-time Brighton and Hove Albion target would complete three tackles and win five duels versus the Robins, which would see his side then grow in confidence going forward knowing that the defence behind them was unlikely to be breached, with three goals then soaring in.

Another of Warne’s summer buys in Kenzo Goudmijn would open the scoring against Liam Manning’s men, with the Dutchman enjoying a wonderful start to life in Derbyshire too, which has seen his transfer value already rocket up.

Goudmijn's transfer value in 2024

Purchased for a reasonable £690k from Eredivisie titans AZ Alkmaar back in July, Warne would admit at the time that the Rams sealing a deal for such a cut-price was a “no brainer”.

Goudmijn would help himself to seven goals and 11 assists as a promising young talent in the U21 structure at Alkmaar before spreading his wings to move to England, after 20 first-team appearances also came his way for the Dutch side.

Goudmijn’s numbers vs Bristol City
Stat	Goudmijn
Minutes played	86
Goals scored	1
Assists	0
Shots on goal	5
Touches	47
Accurate passes	25/35 (71%)
Key passes	1
Duels won	2/3
Stats by Sofascore

Constantly peppering Max O’Leary’s net with five shots registered in total against the Robins, Goudmijn looked very lively in the middle of the park alongside David Ozoh and Ebou Adams, as Derby’s left-field business picking up the 22-year-old from the Netherlands looks to be paying off.

His value has already increased to around the £2.3m mark as a result, according to Football Transfers, with Mendez-Laing and Cashin surprisingly worth less now.

Warne will know he can continue to rely on the stellar first-team pair moving forward regardless, as they were key parts of the jigsaw that saw the Rams finally return back to the Championship last season, even as their values come in at a lesser £759k and £1.4m respectively.

Already, it seems as if Warne has a squad that is capable of staying put in the second tier, but the many twists and turns to come in the division will be challenging all the same for the Rams.

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Além de comentar sobre a diversão durante as férias, Libertadores e encantamento com o Flamengo, Gabigol também respondeu a respeito da falha crucial de Andreas Pereira, seu companheiro de equipe, na final da Libertadores, que culminou no gol do título do Palmeiras, em Montevidéu.

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– O Andreas é um moleque muito cabeça. Acho que vai lidar bem com isso. Lidar bem é f…, né? Mas acontece, mano. Não foi ali que a gente perdeu o jogo. A final é muito de merecimento, foram mais coisas que aconteceram para a gente não ganhar o título, perdemos muito gol – disse Gabi, em entrevista ao canal “Podpah”.

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Gabigol e Andreas Pereira, assim como todo o elenco do Flamengo, se reapresentarão no dia 10 de janeiro no Ninho do Urubu, às 9h, para a temporada de 2022.

Manchester United have strengthened across the board this summer, but there's one prominent transfer thread yet to have been conclusively wrapped up.

Manuel Ugarte did not enjoy the most auspicious of debut campaigns, signing for Paris Saint-Germain from Sporting Lisbon in a £51m deal last summer, but the 23-year-old has attracted Old Trafford's attention due to his steely skillset and wide expanse of growth still ahead.

He no doubt has a tough journey ahead, but then Ugarte has all the properties to establish himself as a leading player in the Premier League.

Why Manuel Ugarte could succeed at Man United

As per Fabrizio Romano, United are closing in on signing Ugarte; at this stage, it would be a surprise to all parties if a deal were to fall through.

Transfer talks between the two outfits have been protracted but a resolution is indeed close, with a loan move with an obligation to buy suggested as one possible solution. Ugarte, for his part, is desperate to journey to the Theatre of Dreams.

He's also a high-class distributor, ranking among the top 6% of central midfielders across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for pass completion, as per FBref. Sure, he's not the most expansive with his passing, but a crisp and secure body in the centre is exactly what the Red Devils need.

Matches (starts)

25 (21)

Goals

0

Assists

2

Touches*

67.6

Pass completion

91%

Key passes*

0.6

Ball recoveries

7.2

Tackles*

3.9

Interceptions*

1.6

Total duels won*

6.4 (53%)

By adding him to the mix and providing an upgrade on Casemiro, the likes of Kobbie Mainoo could operate with greater freedom, while Bruno Fernandes could be more secure in his all-encompassing creative dominance.

All this, in turn, would spill over to Ten Hag's frontline, where centre-forward Rasmus Hojlund might finally receive the service that his prolific quality deserves.

Despite a testing debut campaign in Greater Manchester, the young Dane has actually seen his market value shoot up after United paid £72m to Atalanta for his signature, and one can only imagine how far he might rise if Ugarte's arrival issues the desired chain reaction.

Rasmus Hojlund's market value in 2024

According to CIES Football Observatory's player valuation model, Hojlund currently boasts a maximum market price of £103m, bearing testament to his prodigious potential and indeed just how well-regarded he is.

This would place him some £52m above Ugarte, who might end up joining on an initial loan but would later cost a €60m (£51m) figure.

Last year, he scored ten goals from 30 matches in the Premier League despite blanking until Boxing Day, also proving to be a shining light from United's bleak Champions League campaign, bagging five goals from six outings.

To back up that point about an absence of service, Man United ranked joint-12th in the Premier League last season for big chances created, alongside Bournemouth, so Hojlund really did struggle to find the kind of support he needed to perform at his apex.

Once predicted to become a "monster" of a striker by Reading head coach Ruben Selles, Hojlund proved that he could score goals despite his young years and lack of playmaking support.

Now, United are moving up a gear or three, and he could now grow into one of the continent's star strikers.

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There has been a suggestion this week that Arsenal would be prepared to pay up to £60 million for a very highly-rated striker, as manager Mikel Arteta scours the market for another attacking option.

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Arsenal did attempt to sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig earlier this summer, as did Man United and Chelsea, but the Slovenia international starlet rejected all three proposals to remain at his current club and sign a contract extension.

Arteta apparently wants a striking partner for Havertz, despite the German finishing his debut campaign at the Emirates Stadium very strongly with 14 goals and seven assists in 51 appearances across all competitions.

A prolific new marksman has long been viewed as the final missing piece of Arteta's jigsaw, with former Arsenal star Bacary Sagna explaining that they need a target man in the mould of ex-star Olivier Giroud.

"Arsenal need to be stronger and be more attacking going forward," the former full-back told Paddy Power (via The Metro).

"This season, scoring goals was a problem for them. They could add a proper striker – a number nine. Arsenal are playing well but they can improve on crossing the ball – they hold the ball well generally, but occasionally they’ll need to cross it more.

Arsenal's opening fixtures of the new Premier League season

Team

Date

Wolves (home)

August 17

Aston Villa (away)

August 24

Brighton (home)

August 31

Tottenham (away)

September 15

Man City (away)

September 22

‌"I’m happy with Gabriel Jesus, as long as he stays fit, but they still have to have cover. I would go for someone like Olivier Giroud, someone physical who can hold the ball quite well and support the team if they’re struggling.

"They need someone who can wait in the box and help out offensively and defensively."

Arsenal reportedly maintain a loose interest in Ivan Toney of Brentford for the role, while Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres has also attracted their attention this summer.

Suggestion Arsenal would pay up to £60m for Gyokeres

Journalist Steve Kay, speaking on KS1TV (via The Boot Room), suggests Arsenal would pay up to £60 million to sign Gyokeres from Sporting – and he made the claim when discussing their interest in Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.

"If he (Guimaraes) became available, similarly to Gyokeres, at about £50-60m, I’m sure he’d be someone we’d be looking at, but at the price they want, I think they more or less immediately said no," said Kay.

The Sweden international's contract includes an £86 million release clause, with the "unplayable" striker scoring 43 goals in just 50 appearances across all competitions last season.

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Nagraj Gollapudi02-Mar-2024Former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin will replace Dale Steyn as the bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Steyn, who was appointed in the role by Sunrisers in 2022, has pulled out for personal reasons.For Franklin, who played for Mumbai Indians in 2011 and 2012, this will be his first coaching stint at the IPL. At Sunrisers, Franklin, a former left-arm seam-bowling allrounder, will link up with Daniel Vettori, who was appointed as the head coach by the franchise after the 2023 season. The pair has previously worked together at both Middlesex (county cricket) as well as Birmingham Phoenix (the Hundred). Franklin had also served as a head coach at Durham, and currently is at the PSL as an assistant coach at Islamabad United.Related

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