Com uma proposta do futebol internacional, é possível que Pedro Raul nem volte a vestir a camisa do Botafogo. O substituto do artilheiro da equipe na temporada, contudo, já pode estar no próprio elenco – e, além disto, ser formado nas categorias de base: Matheus Nascimento. O atacante de 16 anos é visto como uma joia e vem sendo utilizado por Eduardo Barroca recentemente.
O camisa 39, inclusive, já está marcado no livro de recordes do Glorioso: é o jogador mais novo a entrar em campo na história do clube de General Severiano. Com passagem de destaque nas categorias inferiores do Botafogo, treina com o time profissional desde o meio do ano passado, mas vem tendo mais minutagem em campo.
Com a equipe praticamente rebaixada para a segunda divisão do Brasileirão, as últimas rodadas da competição nacional podem servir para Matheus Nascimento ganhar rodagem na categoria profissional e chegar mais preparado para a próxima temporada, quando a tendência é a de que tenha um papel de maior importância dentro do elenco.
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Matheus Nascimento foi titular nas últimas duas partidas do Botafogo, diante de Atlético-GO e Fluminense. O jovem foi substituído no decorrer do segundo tempo em ambas – vale ressaltar que ele atuou mais pelo lado direito do ataque nestes duelos.
Sem Pedro Raul, o substituto natural do atacante é Matheus Babi, mas isto não impede que Nascimento possa ganhar mais espaço no plantel. Rafael Navarro, um dos destaques do time sub-20 no último Campeonato Brasileiro da categoria, também pode ser mais envolvido nas partidas.
Se a temporada já parece perdida, o Botafogo pode começar a “moldar o terreno” para os próximos meses que virão. Seja na primeira ou segunda divisão, é importante que Matheus Nascimento, o principal ativo do clube, desenvolva o ritmo de jogo da categoria profissional.
‘We’ve got used to winning, so it sucks when you don’t,’ says Ellyse Perry after Sydney Sixers relinquish their hold on the WBBL trophy
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Brisbane Heat became the first non-Sydney team to win the WBBL•Getty Images
“Oh my god! What actually just happened!” Well, what happened was that Kirby Short had just led Brisbane Heat to the Women’s Big Bash League 2018-19 title. An outstanding achievement in itself, equally significant because it was the first instance of a team without “Sydney” in its name holding the trophy aloft.Sydney Sixers pushed hard, almost till the end, but the Heat rode on a heroic half-century from an indisposed Beth Mooney to pull off a three-wicket win with four balls in hand. For them, it was a matter of having a plan and sticking to it. On the day, it worked well enough.”Quality batters can choose which parts of the ground to hit it to, so our job as a bowling group was to take those areas away. Giving width to a lot of those girls hurts you. We were able to bowl more tight lines, more in to the wicket rather than full,” Short explained – that prevented the likes of Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry from getting under the ball and hitting it high and long.ALSO READ: How Beth Mooney beat the heat to win it for Brisbane HeatThat kept the Sixers to 7 for 131, Grace Harris doing the most damage with 3 for 23. Then it was over to Mooney. Two wickets fell early, but Mooney and Short added 84 for the third wicket. And when Mooney was dismissed for 65, after having done her duty with the help of ice, water, an inhaler and anti-nausea meds – “It could have got a bit messy,” Short joked later – the Heat were within striking distance, and got to the mark despite a clutch of wickets.”I plonked myself in the ice bath and was a bit nervous towards the end, I couldn’t really watch,” Mooney said afterwards. “They were pretty oppressive conditions out there and I haven’t been well the last couple of weeks, but I had a job to do.The Drummoyne Oval was packed for the final•Getty Images
“I was pretty hot and pretty cooked and the outfield wasn’t conducive to hitting boundaries, which wasn’t ideal, but even when the run rate got to 7.9 I thought really good cricket shots were going to win this game.”Mooney and Short kept the chase going, and even with Mooney down on her haunches a lot of time, they kept their focus on the job at hand.”The calm (Short) brings to the group and to help with my batting, we complement each other nicely,” Mooney said. “We talked about getting the run rate down as quick as we could, so that took my mind off how I was feeling… we managed to sneak a few twos towards the end there without my legs giving way.”For Short – “a person of words” by her own admission – the result left her at a bit of a loss, a little overwhelmed.”I needed a couple of minutes to compose myself, because it’s a feeling of so much happening around you but not feeling sure of what actually just happened,” she said.As for the bigger picture, Short said, “It’s really healthy for a competition when there are multiple franchises winning because it means there’s a lot of quality in a lot of places.”On the subject of the WBBL, and women’s cricket on the whole, being in better health now than before, Ellyse Perry, the losing captain, said, “Looking at that hill all day, the number of people that came, the interest in it, the way that it was covered throughout the week in the lead up, the fact that I am standing here in front of a pretty big group of people talking about it, shows how far we have come.”Ellyse Perry felt she didn’t take enough responsibility in the final•Getty Images
But on the field, Perry was left “bitterly disappointed”.”We just came up short with the bat, unfortunately, by about 15-20 runs. But the way we stayed in it till the end was superb and I’m glad we were able to give the crowd something to cheer about. I can’t take anything away from the way Brisbane played. They bowled really well, and then Beth’s innings, coupled with the partnerships she had, were just too good for us.”They had really clear plans and they executed them. We didn’t get a lot of bad balls to put away and we hit a lot to the field as well. There were a lot of overs where we got the ones but missed out on the boundaries. That cost us momentum. When we tried to put the hammer down – me particularly, I didn’t take a whole lot of responsibility today – I couldn’t pick it up when I needed to.”Perry had a fantastic tournament with the bat, hitting a tournament record 777 runs in 16 innings at an average of 86.33 and a strike rate of 121.21. In the final, though, she could only score 33 from 37, which meant she couldn’t “have one of those champion hats and the trophy again this year”. “We’ve got used to winning, so it sucks when you don’t,” she said.They are national team colleagues, and Perry was quick to laud Mooney for her innings on the big stage, calling it a blueprint for what her own batting unit required.”Her innings was a blueprint of what we needed to do, someone to strike it around 120 and being there for a long period of time. When we got her out, I felt we gave ourselves a bit of a chance. But at that point we were probably too far gone,” Perry said.”She’s incredibly good at finding pockets in the field, better than anyone else in the world at that, and she did that really well on a ground that had some shorter angles and boundaries.”
Shirt sponsors are something that football fans have accepted as inevitable, and some are even celebrated for bringing money into the club. However, not all unions are a match made in football shirt heaven. In the realm of questionable partnerships, some football shirts have become a canvas for ill-conceived logos and designs that left fans cringing and players looking less than stellar.
From the iconic green and white hoops of Celtic tainted by a confused yellow Dafabet logo to the regrettable Pizza Hut sponsorship on Fulham's otherwise lovely kit, these collaborations prove that even the most successful clubs can fall victim to questionable taste.
So buckle up and put on your worst football shirt as Football FanCast takes you on a journey through some of the worst-looking shirt sponsors of all time.
13 iconic football shirt sponsors – ranked
Football FanCast takes a look at the top 13 most iconic shirt sponsors.
ByAlex Roberts Dec 13, 2023
For this list, we've ordered these shirt sponsorships by what we consider to be the worst designs, whether for being embarrassing or just downright ugly.
12 Dafabet Celtic 2016-present
Celtic's famous green and white hoops deserve so much better than a messy yellow Dafabet logo. It may be the most expensive sponsorship deal in Scottish football history, but money can't buy taste. It can pay for a decent graphic designer, though – something Dafabet seemingly skimped out on when they designed their logo.
As Celtic have established themselves as the dominant force in Scottish football over the past decade or so, Dafabet jumped on the bandwagon in 2016 when they first started sponsoring their kits. The original deal was only for two years, but it was extended in 2018, to the detriment of Celtic's potentially beautiful shirts.
11 XL Holidays West Ham United 2007-2008
A chaotic club sponsored by a chaotic company. In theory, this should have worked perfectly, but on paper it was awful. The XL in the middle of West Ham's 2008/09 strip was pretty representative of the size of the mess this partnership turned out to be.
The company went bust in the middle of the season, leaving holidaymakers high and dry across the world, and West Ham without a sponsor. At least they didn't have to endure that logo for too long.
10 Pizza Hut Fulham 2001-2002
And you thought that one Fulham fan eating a Victoria Sponge cake in the stands was the worst food-related incident to happen at Craven Cottage. Fulham's 2001/02 Pizza Hut shirt sponsor was abysmal. It was made even worse by the fact that the kit itself was otherwise pretty smart.
The big red hut/hat (?) logo drew the eye to the centre of the shirt, with 'Pizza Hut' emblazoned just beneath in its tacky, try-hard 90s font. It's hard to make Louis Saha look uncool, but they managed it. Thankfully, the partnership only lasted for a year. Domino's is better, anyway.
9 Flamingo Land Hull City 2015-2016
Flamingo Land is a fun-filled day out for all the family, but a terrible sponsor for a football shirt. Hull City received universal ridicule when they revealed that Flamingo Land would be their main sponsor in 2015. It was the most embarrassing thing to happen to the club since they started chanting "You're getting mauled by the Tigers".
It was an all-black logo on a mostly gold/orange shirt, and its goofy font made it an easy target to mock. It's another relationship that ended after just one season. Perhaps then Hull City owner Assem Allam saw everyone taking the Michael on Twitter. Flamingo Land are now a sleeve sponsor for Leeds United.
8 Lete Napoli 2006-2023
Don't get us started on Napoli and football kits. The club from Naples released a ridiculous 36 different kits in 2022/23, most of them commemorating their title win, and all of them with that awful, giant, red 'Lete' on the front.
From Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer to Diego Maradona, each shirt was sullied by a sponsor that is far too big. This isn't a new thing, Lete, a company that rose to prominence bottling mineral water, became Napoli's main sponsor in 2005. Some of the club's greatest-ever players have been saddled with shirts strewn with their giant logo.
7 Samsic Stade Rennais 2004-present
Don't get us wrong, there is nothing to write home about this shirt, but even on a canvas so plain and bang-average, the giant 'S' for Samsic could have at least been made a little smaller. France is one of the most stylish countries in the world, but we guess not everyone can have Jordan collabs.
For a company that specialises in cleaning and efficient facilities management, this sponsor sure is messy. Stade Rennais have produced some world-class young talent in recent years. Eduardo Camavinga probably left for Real Madrid just so he didn't have to wear this shirt.
6 Cazoo Various clubs, 2020-present
This one might be a bit of a cop-out, but the Cazoo sponsor is SO bad, none of the clubs they've sponsored over the years have been able to make it look good. Aston Villa, Marseille and Real Sociedad are just a few clubs that have been stuck with a giant 'Cazoo' soiling their otherwise stunning shirts.
The logo is just far too big, it goes from one side of the shirt to the other. Does everyone really need to know where they can buy, sell, or part-exchange their car that badly? These are huge clubs that have had their often beautiful shirts ruined by used car salesmen.
To add further insult (literally), it has also received notoriety in Italy for being very close to a word with a variety of vulgar meanings (that didn't stop Bologna last year, mind).
5 Wonga Newcastle United, 2013-2017
Even if you're able to get past the immorality of a company like Wonga ever existing in the first place, you can't defend how awful their logo looked on the Newcastle United shirt. As if exploiting poor people for loans they'd never be able to pay back wasn't enough, they had to make Fabricio Coloccini look rather daft.
It's made even worse by the fact that Newcastle have had some stunning kits over the years. The old Newcastle Brown Ale shirts in the late 90s are some of the most iconic in Premier League history. Thankfully, they no longer have Wonga on the front of their shirt, they have Sela – a Saudi Arabian events company that definitely has no connection to the new ownership in any way, shape, or form.
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ByMark Marston Jun 19, 2023 4 Burger King Getafe, 2009-2012
It's hard being Getafe. Eternally behind fellow Madrid clubs Real and Atletico, they're never going to get the glamourous sponsors, so they got stuck with Burger King. The gaudy fast food conglomerate's logo sat in the middle of their shirt like an unwanted gherkin on a Whopper.
The icing on the cake, or cheese on the burger if you will, was the printed-on picture of the Burger King himself on the inside of the shirt, so if a player was to pull their shirt over their head, the meaty monarch's face would be in place of theirs. At least they didn't make them wear those paper crowns.
3 Ty Portsmouth 2002-2005
Beanie Babies are adorable, just keep them out of football. The early 2000s was a rough time for English football kits – first we had Fulham, and now Portsmouth, both sporting shirts with logos of American companies that don't care for style.
It must have been hard for Teddy Sheringham and co to intimidate their opponents when they had a giant, red love heart in the middle of their shirts. The sponsorship coincided with Pompey's promotion to the Premier League for maximum visibility. We wonder how many limited-edition Portsmouth FC Beanie Babies are currently sitting in the attics of the Pompey faithful.
Arrascaeta completará 100 jogos pelo Flamengo, neste domingo, quando haverá confronto diante do Corinthians, pela 36ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, no Maracanã. O uruguaio é o único 100% na Era Rogério Ceni, aliás, pois apenas ele estevepresente em todas as 19 partidas sob o comando do atual treinador.
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E, em entrevista recente ao programa uruguaio “El Diario 4”, Arrascaeta voltou a lembrar da importância de Jorge Jesus, emendando numa equiparação ao trabalho de Ceni.
– Jorge Jesus vive para o futebol, o dia todo pensando no próximo jogo, ele nos deu muita confiança num momento difícil para a equipe.
-Cada treinador tem o seu perfil tático, e o Rogério (Ceni) tem uma ideia de jogo parecida com a de Jorge Jesus.
JOGAR NA EUROPA? DEPENDE…
O camisa 14 também falou de sua trajetória de sucesso no futebol brasileiro, além de afirmar que só aceitaria uma oferta do futebol europeu caso seja uma equipe que almeje “coisas importantes” no cenário continental.
– Pra ir para a Europa tem que ser um time que compita e e queira ganhar coisas importantes. Hoje, estou muito confortável no Brasil.
– Tenho uma média de bastante jogos disputados no Brasil entre todas as competições. Minhas características se adaptam bem no Brasil, jogar a cada quatro dias me fez muito bem também. Estou orgulhoso de tudo que conquistei aqui – finalizou.
Cabe lembrar que Arrascaeta já afirmou, em uma entrevista concedida a uma emissora de rádio uruguaia em janeiro, que tem o sonho de atuar pelo Peñarol, o seu clube de infância.
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Enquanto isso, o foco do craque segue no futebol brasileiro, sobretudo pelo próximo jogo ser decisivo na briga pelo título. Em tempo: a bola rola para o embate diante do Corinthians às 16h deste domingo, no Maracanã.
يخوض فريق قطر مباراة أمام الدحيل في اللقاء الذي يجمع بينهما مساء اليوم الجمعة ضمن منافسات كأس قطر.
ويلتقي قطر مع الدحيل في إطار لقاءات الجولة الأولى من بطولة الكأس، وذلك على أرضية ملعب استاد الغرافة، والتي تنطلق في تمام الساعة الثامنة والنصف مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية وقطر.
وشهد تشكيل قطر استبعاد أحمد عبد القادر من قائمة الفريق رغم مشاركته في المباراة الماضية أمام الشمال في أول ظهور له بعد الانتقال من الأهلي.
وسجل أحمد عبد القادر الهدف الأول لصالح قطر القطري في الدقيقة 48 أمام الشمال في الجولة الثانية من بطولة الدوري القطري.
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الهجوم: علي الجيلي – سسيباستيان سوريا. بدلاء قطر أمام الدحيل اليوم
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South Africa’s finisher had modest returns in the side’s ODI series win over Pakistan, but he insists he is feeling “really good” after a break over the new year
Liam Brickhill in Cape Town31-Jan-2019
David Miller opens the face of his bat to run the ball down•Getty Images
David Miller endured what were, by his standards, modest returns in the midst of South Africa’s 3-2 ODI series win over Pakistan. Miller only gave glimpses of the striking power he is capable of with scores of 16*, 31 and 4, but he insisted that he is feeling “really good” after a refreshing break over the new year.With the inaugural Mzansi Super League running straight on from South Africa’s limited-overs tour of Australia, there was no downtime towards the end of the year and Miller admitted feeling “a little bit rundown” before a three-week break while South Africa switched to the longest format with three Tests against Pakistan.”I feel really good, to be honest,” Miller said. “I had three weeks off. I was in the gym quite a bit, ran a bit, and enjoyed my time off. I think mentally I was a little bit rundown towards the end of last year, but I had a good break and I feel it did me good. I’ve been training really hard, and I feel in a good space with my game. And there’s a lot of cricket ahead, so I needed a bit of a break.”Miller was left out of South Africa’s XI for the series decider at Newlands on Wednesday, with the coach and selectors instead opting to field test all three of their all-round options in Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo and Chris Morris. The rotation continued the pattern of experimentation in South Africa’s white-ball cricket of late as coach Ottis Gibson and Faf du Plessis explore their options with an eye on the World Cup.”It is quite challenging at times, but I think as a player you’ve got to deal with something like that,” Miller said. “We’ve all committed to the bigger cause. We all want to win the World Cup as a country. If the selectors or coach or captain want to try out different guys, you’ve got to accept the decisions. That’s something we’ve all committed to as a team. There’s definitely a bigger picture. It’s nice to have refreshed players as well. It doesn’t allow mediocrity within the squad. You’ve constantly got to be on your A game.”While his scores in the ODIs against Pakistan haven’t been great, it is only four innings ago that Miller smashed a 108-ball 139 to help set up South Africa’s away series win over Australia. On a record-breaking day, Miller shared a 252-run stand with his captain du Plessis – the highest ever conceded by Australia in ODIs.”All those kinds of performances go down as experience,” Miller said of his ton. “At the end of the day, the next game is just as important. It’s really nice to have had that, but it has come and gone.”While Miller’s focus is forward-facing, the make-up of the T20 squad he is part of also points towards South Africa’s future. He will be one of the senior players in a new-look squad for the T20s against Pakistan, and suggested that for the new faces in the team the upcoming games could represent both a shot at World Cup glory and an opportunity for further franchise T20 opportunities.”It’s a different format, but every format you play for South Africa you do have an opportunity if you really excel to put up your hand in that sense,” he said. “It is around to the corner to the World Cup, so I don’t see why not, if someone does extremely well. Saying that, there have been a lot of guys getting chances over the last 18 months. It’s definitely a good stepping stone for the World Cup.”T20, globally, there’s a lot of contracts around the world now. So as a youngster, if you do well in the international arena, it gives you the opportunity for other formats in South Africa, but also abroad as well. It creates a lot of opportunity.”As well as being a senior member of South Africa’s white-ball set-up, Miller is also positioned in the middle order as the team’s finisher. It’s a role that has moulded virtually his entire career, and one that he has grown very comfortable with.”It’s pretty much been my career,” he said of the ‘finisher’ role. “You mould yourself around that and you’ve got to make it happen. That’s something that I’ve been working on. You don’t get it right every time, but that’s the aim – to practice with the intention of finishing a game. Wanting those moments. That’s been my role for many, many years and I take it onboard.”
There's been much to cheer about for Liverpool supporters this season but manager Jurgen Klopp will be well aware of the problems that could arise from bad luck on the injury front – or more bad luck, in any case.
Currently battling against Arsenal, Manchester City and surprise package Aston Villa for the Premier League title, the Reds have been excellent as the season draws to its midpoint, though, as ever, there are improvements that could be made.
Klopp could end Tsimikas’ Liverpool career with move for “electric” £35m dynamo
The Reds could solve their biggest issue by completing this signing.
ByAngus Sinclair Dec 28, 2023
A fifth-placed finish last season was a result of ineptitude in the transfer market and a failure to recognise the need for refreshment, with the midfield sapped and succumbed to a career in Klopp's high-octane system.
Well, this quandary is a thing of the past, but the need for defensive reinforcements remains and Liverpool might find the answer to their question in the form of Bayer Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah.
Liverpool transfer news – Jonathan Tah
According to a report from 90min earlier this week, Tah is on the winter shortlist at Anfield, with Klopp considering signing a No. 6 and a defender, with the latter a by-product of Joel Matip's season-ending injury earlier this month.
It's been expected for a while that Liverpool would target a centre-half in 2024 though there remains uncertainty over whether Klopp and co would prefer to move at the end of the campaign when the pickings are not so slim.
Jonathan Tah
But given that 90min have previously surmised that a deal for Tah, aged 27, could be reached in January, it could be a rumour that gains steam over the coming weeks, with reports from Germany claiming that the Bundesliga leaders would consider offers of just €18m (£15m), with Tah's contract set for expiry in 2025.
Jonathan Tah's style of play
Reports from the continent suggest that Liverpool could be joined in their interest by Premier League rivals Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur – and why not? The Germany international is ostensibly available for a cut-price fee and offers skills to slot into a progressive side.
As per FBref, Tah ranks among the top 17% of central defenders across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for goals scored, the top 3% for pass completion and the top 17% for passes attempted, highlighting a threat in the box and a crispness in his distribution that would be welcome attributes on Merseyside.
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The £47k-per-week titan has been integral for Xabi Alonso's high-flying side this season, playing 23 times and scoring four goals as Leverkusen remain unbeaten across all competitions and lead Harry Kane's Bayern Munich in the German top-flight by four points after 16 matches.
In the Bundesliga, as per Sofascore, Tah has started 15 times, keeping five clean sheets, completing 94% of his passes, averaging 5.9 ball recoveries and 4.0 clearances per game and winning a whopping 79% of his aerial duels.
He is perhaps more conservative in his passing than a player such as Virgil van Dijk, averaging just 0.1 key passes per game, but then this should not detract from his impressive array of qualities as a centre-back.
Why Liverpool need Jonathan Tah
As mentioned earlier, Matip's ruptured ACL has ended his campaign in all likelihood and imperious captain Van Dijk is joined by just Ibrahima Konate and 20-year-old Jarell Quansah as the senior options, with the versatile Joe Gomez principally fielded as full-back this season.
With Tah once described as a "defensive battleship" by former teammate Christoph Kramer, he appears to boast a pedigree for the protection of his goal to complement his technical skills.
Jonathan Tah: Similar Players
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Sven Botman
Newcastle United
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Pau Torres
Aston Villa
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Fikayo Tomori
AC Milan
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Ronald Araujo
Barcelona
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Andreas Christensen
Barcelona
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As the table portrays above, Tah is considered among some of Europe's finest ball-playing defenders around and, as such, would be a credit to Liverpool's team, offering composure through his distribution and protecting the keeper between the sticks through his imposing physicality and robustness.
And given that Konate will expect to retain a prominent standing in Klopp's first-team regardless of who is brought in to strengthen the backline, Tah could be the perfect option, supporting and challenging the Frenchman for a starting spot.
Klopp is likely also enticed by the proposition of signing from Germany once again, with Alexis Mac Allister the only summer signing not to arrive from the Bundesliga.
It could even mark a repeat of the deal to sign Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig, with the creative midfielder joining after his £60m release clause was met and since being praised as an "artist" by talent scout Jacek Kulig for his inventive style.
Of course, Tah is a very different player to the Hungary captain but he would depart a thriving German side as a key component and slot into a Liverpool side requiring his particular set of skills.
Last season, Liverpool toiled as the engine room malfunctioned, but Szoboszlai has played an important part in settling the equilibrium and reviving the spark.
Across 19 Premier League outings, he has posted two goals and two assists apiece and has completed 88% of his passes, also averaging 1.7 key passes, 1.4 tackles and 6.4 ball recoveries per game.
Crucial in Liverpool's resurgence this term and evidence that Klopp's strategy to peruse the German market and make a swoop is worthwhile.
Moves must be made soon, however; Tah's affordable price tag has left multiple outfits eager to advance negotiations and, with the window now but a whisker away, Liverpool's trademark style in sealing the deal early would be something worth maintaining for this one.
Na Arena Pernambuco, jogo de abertura da edição 2021 do Campeonato Pernambucano, o time reserva do Sport venceu de virada o Vera Cruz pelo placar de 3 a 1. O Galo das Tabocas aproveitou que o Leão estava com um time repleto de garotos para mandar no primeiro tempo e abrir o marcador. Mas a molecada do Sport voltou com sangue nos olhos na etapa complementar e virou a partida em 26 minutos.
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Na próxima rodada, o Sport pega o Salgueiro, na Ilha do Retiro, dia 03 de março. Já o Vera Cruz enfrenta o Vitória-PE, na Arena Pernambuco, dia 07 de março.
A partida
VERA CRUZ VAI PARA CIMA E PRESSIONA O TIME RESERVA DO SPORT Com o time titular em Curitiba para enfrentar o Athletico-PR na última rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro DA Série A, o Sport mandou a campo uma equipe mesclada de jogadores formados no clube e outros pouco utilizados pelo treinador Jair Ventura.
Como o Vera Cruz não tinha nada com isso, os comandados de Rômulo Oliveira foram com tudo para cima do Leão da Ilha. O Galo das Tabocas era muito superior na partida e teve várias chances para marcar, mas sempre pecava na hora da finalização.
SPORT NÃO SEGURA A PRESSÃO E TOMA O GOL DO VERA CRUZ O Sport se segurava do jeito que dava, mas a pressão era muito intensa. O gol do Vera Cruz estava maduro e, aos 35 minutos da etapa inicial, acabou saindo. Léo Cotia desceu pelo lado direito e cruzou, o zagueiro Pedrão, do Sport, tentou afastar o perigo e acabou colocando a bola para dentro e marcando o gol contra, 1 a 0 para o Vera Cruz.
LEÃO DA ILHA VOLTA DIFERENTE DO INTERVALO E VIRA O JOGO EM DEZ MINUTOS O Sport volta completamente diferente do segundo tempo. Ligados e com a faca entre os dentes, os meninos do Leão da Ilha foram para cima do time do Vera Cruz e fizeram uma blitz tão forte, que conseguiram a virada em dez minutos. Aos 6 minutos, Elias cruzou, o Ítalo tentou marcar duas vezes para conseguir empurrar a bola para as redes: 1 a 1. Aos 10, Paulinho cobrou escanteio, o goleiro Serginho, do Vera Cruz, que não tinha trabalhado na primeira etapa, falhou feio e a bola acabou entrando. Gol olímpico e a virada do Sport: 2 a 1. Vale destacar que um minuto antes do gol do Sport, Matheus Serra foi expulso por dar um carrinho violento.
SPORT CONTINUA INTENSO E MATA O JOGO O Leão não se acomodou com a virada e continuou pressionando o Vera Cruz. A pressão logo deu resultado e o gol saiu aos 25. Vinícius Popó invadiu a área e foi derrubado pelo goleiro Serginho: pênalti para o Sport. O próprio Vinícius Popó bateu e marcou: 3 a 1.
O gol enterrou qualquer chance de reação do Vera Cruz. O Sport administrou a vantagem fazendo o tempo passar até o apito do árbitro.
Vera Cruz 1 X 3 Sport Local: Arena Pernambuco, Recife (PE) Data-Hora: 24/2/2021 – 19h Árbitro: Anderson Luis Marques (PE) Auxiliares: Marcelino Castro de Nazaré (PE) e John Andson Alves Ribeiro (PE) Público/renda: pagantes/R$ Cartões amarelos: Matheus Serra, Ramires, Serginho (VCR), Renzo, Ítalo, Pedrão e Victor Gabriel (SPT) Cartões vermelhos: Matheus Serra (VCR) Gols: Pedrão (contra, aos 35/1ºT), Ítalo (06/2ºT), Paulinho (10/2ºT) e Vinícius Popó (26/2ºT)
Vera Cruz: Serginho; Léo Cotia, Ruan, Matheus Serra e Wendel; Ramires (Índio, aos 23/2ºT), Daniel Santos (Everton Sid, aos 37/2ºT), Vitinho e Romarinho (Manteiga, aos 23/2ºT); Edson Pernambucano (Vitor Leão, aos 16/2ºT) e Pedro Maycon. Técnico: Rômulo Oliveira.
Sport: Carlos Eduardo; Elias Lira (Arielton, 35/2ºT), Pedrão, Renzo (Ryan, 32/2ºT) e Victor Gabriel; Pedro Bartoli (Deyvson, aos 35/2ºT), Ítalo e Marcos Serrato; Pablo Pardal, Paulinho (Matheusinho, aos 23/2ºT) e Vinícius Popó (Igor, 32/2ºT). Técnico: Ricardo Severo.
أكد داني كارفاخال لاعب ريال مدريد ومنتخب إسبانيا، تفهمه لما يعاني منه زميله في الفريق، فينيسيوس جونيور، فيما يتعلق بالعنصرية، ورد على تصريحاته المتعلقة بسحب تنظيم كأس العالم 2030 من بلاده.
وتستضيف إسبانيا والبرتغال والمغرب مونديال 2030، وأكد فينيسيوس أنه يجب سحب تنظيم كأس العالم من إسبانيا بسبب عنصرية الجماهير مشيرًا لما يتعرض له من هتافات مسيئة في الدوري الإسباني مع ريال مدريد.
ويلتقي منتخب إسبانيا مع صربيا غدًا الخميس ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري الأمم الأوروبية.
وتحدث كارفاخال، في مؤتمر صحفي قبل المباراة ضد صربيا، وقال: “نحن نعارض أي موقف من العنصرية، أعرف ما يعانيه فينيسيوس، إنه يتحسن ضد هؤلاء المجانين”.
وأضاف: “لكن إسبانيا لا تستحق أن تُحرم من تنظيم كأس العالم، إسبانيا بلد يتمتع بالكثير من التنوع الثقافي”.
وعن جائزة الكرة الذهبية، حيث تم الإعلان عن المرشحين وبينهم كارفاخال، وأفاد: “الأمر أكثر تعقيدًا بالنسبة لأولئك الذين يلعبون في الدفاع (في فرص التتويج بها)، لكنني راضٍ بالفعل عما لدي”.
وبشأن ارتداء شارة قيادة إسبانيا، أوضح: “إنه يعني الكثير بالنسبة لي، دائرتي المقربة تعرف ذلك، أن أرتدي شارة بلدي، لا أفعل أي شيء مميز، أحاول أن أكون قدوة للصغار”.
وفيما يتعلق بكرة القدم الإسبانية، أصر كارفاخال: “نحن نعمل بشكل جيد للغاية في جميع الجوانب ومن الطبيعي أن يغارون منا في أوروبا”.
كما سُئل عن النظام الجديد لبطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، وأجاب: “أرى المشكلة في أن القرعة لها تأثير كبير وأن هناك المزيد من المباريات”.