Este ano não foi fácil para o Cruzeiro. A Raposa flertou com o rebaixamento, mas se reergueu e permaneceu na Primeira Divisão, além de ter garantido uma vaga na Copa Sul-Americana.
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Com 26 contratações para esta temporada, alguns nomes se encaixaram bem na equipe, porém outros nem tanto, como: Nikão, Henrique Dourado e Gilberto.
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NIKÃO:
Vindo por empréstimo do São Paulo, Nikão não teve o rendimento esperado junto à equipe. Com a chegada de Zé Ricardo, o meia-atacante recebeu mais oportunidades e mostrou uma evolução, marcou um gol e deu uma assistência. Apesar disto, o jogador passou a maior parte da temporada como reserva.
HENRIQUE DOURADO:
O atacante chegou ao Cruzeiro como uma boa oportunidade, porém não viveu sua melhor fase no clube. Dourado disputou apenas 13 jogos com a camisa celeste, onde marcou um gol. Contudo, o clube antecipou o fim do vínculo com o jogador e rescindiu o contrato em agosto deste ano.
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GILBERTO:
Contratado para ser o “homem-gol”, Gilberto foi um dos principais reforços para 2023. Entretanto, o atacante passou por um jejum de gols no Cruzeiro, onde ficou 151 dias sem marcar, até ser afastado pelo clube. O jogador marcou apenas seis gols pela Raposa na temporada.
Leeds United are interested in signing of AZ Alkmaar striker Troy Parrott in January, following his stunning performance for the Republic of Ireland.
Parrott wrote his name into Ireland folklore on Sunday afternoon, scoring a hat-trick in his country’s 3-2 win away to Hungary and booking a place in the 2026 World Cup playoffs in the process.
The 23-year-old netted the winner deep into stoppage time, leading to scenes of unrivalled joy among the visiting players, staff and supporters, and even Roy Keane had words of praise for both the Alkmaar ace and Ireland.
“Fantastic, amazing. When you think the way they started the campaign, a draw and a defeat. To win today on the back of the Portugal result, fantastic.
“Great boost for the country and the team. The manager was heavily criticised but they’ve bounced back and got some momentum now. Parrott got a hat-trick. There was always talk about Parrott over the last few years, but he has stepped up in the last few days. Great achievement. Fingers crossed now for when they go to the play-offs.”
In terms of Leeds, they are on the lookout for a new attacker to bolster their firepower, and it looks as though Parrott could be a contender to come in.
Leeds eyeing move for Troy Parrott
According to TEAMtalk, Leeds are among the clubs who are “interested” in signing Parrott in January, having pursued him during the summer transfer window.
The Whites and the 49ers Enterprises want to bring in a new striker when the winter window rolls around, with transfer insider Dean Jones claiming as much to TEAMtalk recently.
“It sounds to me like the club know they have let him down a bit by leaving him short of goal power. Leeds have been competitive in most games but it has been clear they lack a cutting edge and they know they should have signed another forward. It is something they need to do in January and they just hope they can reach that stage of the season and still be in a relatively good position to stay in the division.”
Parrott would be a strong addition for Leeds, with his stock never higher than it is currently, following his heroics for Ireland over the weekend.
He has impressed with Alkmaar in the Netherlands, scoring 33 goals in just 61 appearances, and he could add that extra bit of quality that Daniel Farke craves, as the Whites look to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
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Parrott has two appearances in the English top flight from his time at Tottenham, and the fact that he has been on Leeds’ radar for a while suggests they really like him, rather than it being a knee-jerk decision after his Ireland brilliance.
Leeds have an amazing Okafor rival who once scored 10 goals in 1 game
قلص فريق شبيبة القبائل الجزائري، الفارق أمام الأهلي، في دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
ويلتقي الأهلي مع نظيره شبيبة القبائل الجزائري، على ملعب القاهرة الدولي، في الجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
طالع.. فيديو | في 3 دقائق.. تريزيجيه وشريف يسجلان هدفين لـ الأهلي أمام شبيبة القبائل
ويتواجد الأهلي في المجموعة الثانية من مجموعات دوري أبطال إفريقيا رفقة أندية شبيبة القبائل الجزائري والجيش الملكي المغربي ويانج أفريكانز التنزاني.
وأحرز فريق شبيبة القبائل هدف تقليص الفارق أمام الأهلي في الدقيقة 57 من عمر الشوط الثاني، بعد عرضية من لاعب شبيبة القبائل ليضعها ياسر إبراهيم بالخطأ في مرماه بالاشتراك مع زميله محمد الشناوي.
وتشير النتيجة إلى تقدم الأهلي على فريق شبيبة القبائل الجزائري، بهدفين مقابل هدف، في المباراة التي تجمع بين الفريقين على ملعب استاد القاهرة. هدف شبيبة القبائل في مرمى الأهلي
Head coach Ryan Harris says South Australia have talked about still hunting ahead of the domestic season after last summer’s memorable scenes
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Head coach Ryan Harris completed the domestic state double in his first season•Getty Images
Having waited 13 years for a one-day title and 29 for the Sheffield Shield, somewhat like London buses they came along at once for South Australia last season during an incredible few weeks for a state that, especially in four-day cricket, had for so long propped up the table.So now they head into the 2025-26 season as double defending champions; their One-Day Cup campaign starts on September 20 against New South Wales and the Sheffield Shield on October 4 against Victoria.The message from head coach Ryan Harris during pre-season has been a simple one: that was great, but we need to do it again.Related
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“We spoke about what lies ahead of us,” Harris told ESPNcricinfo. “We want to make sure that we don’t get comfortable in what we’ve done because, although we’ve had a great achievement last year, we haven’t achieved much at all yet.”We have mentioned that we don’t want to be the hunted. Obviously, when you win, people want to beat you, no doubt. Our terminology is we are still hunting. We’ve had one year of great achievements, [but] we haven’t really achieved anything yet. If we sit here in three or four years’ time and we’ve won a few more, then we’ve been a pretty good team.”[The players] like the feeling of winning. Obviously, we haven’t had a lot of it for a while. The boys really enjoyed it. They knew it was hard work. We had a little bit of luck go away last year, but we hadn’t always had a lot of luck go away in the past. You need a little bit of luck to win. They’ve trained as if they’re preparing to win again.”The scenes at Karen Rolton Oval on March 29 when the winning runs were scored went viral around the world as thousands swarmed onto the ground. South Australia had hoped to host the final at Adelaide Oval – where they will begin their Shield defence in October – but couldn’t reach an agreement with the Australian Football League (AFL).Fans mobbed Jason Sangha after he hit the winning runs last season•Getty Images
Perhaps, in the end, it was the ideal outcome: a boutique venue packed out in late summer sunshine as Jason Sangha played the innings of his life and Alex Carey produced one of the finest hours to rebuild a chase of 270 from 28 for 3.”I remember ushering the boys to the corner of the first level of Karen Rolton,” Harris recalled. “And when they came around the corner and saw the field and how many people were out there, I think it took them a little bit by surprise.”They always knew how important this was to win but, obviously with a few guys that are out-of-towners, that are not necessarily born in South Australia, I think it was that moment that they actually realised big it was. They knew it was big, but they didn’t realise it was big.”Sangha has recently spoken about how that day is still talked about around Adelaide, and Harris is happy for his players to delve back into the special memories if it helps them prepare to go again.”I’ve got no problem drawing on the feeling that they had, the success, and obviously the confidence that they have in their own games,” Harris said. “If they need to think back to a game or two or a final to realise where they are and what their gains are, then I’ve got no problem with that.”Again, it’s not about we’ve done it, we’re going to relax and just let it happen again. It’s the hard work that counts, and I can guarantee that they’ve worked hard again. If someone or all of them need to draw on that feeling and that memory of all those people and how popular it was down here, they can do it as long and as much as they want, but they know obviously going forward that that is a moment in time and now it’s time to do it all again.”A lot needs to go right to win titles in any sport, and backing up success is tough. Four-day cricket tests squad strength, injuries are inevitable, and Australia call-ups have to be factored in. Carey is keen to play as much as possible ahead of the Ashes, but it’s yet to be confirmed what South Australia will see of Travis Head.Captain Nathan McSweeney is with Australia A for the four-day leg of their India tour but will be back for the start of the Shield, however allrounder Liam Scott is in both squads. Jake Fraser-McGurk, who faces a crucial season, is in the one-day squad for that tour but was unlikely to find a place in the Shield XI to start the season.Injury-wise, the list isn’t too long for Harris. Left-arm quick Spencer Johnson is out until at least the New Year – “[he’s] not in a great way at the moment,” Harris said – while spin-bowling allrounder Ben Manenti is recovering from a foot niggle and seamer Nathan McAndrew returned from the UK with an inner infection so may miss the start of the one-day competition.”We didn’t have too many bad injuries [last season],” Harris said. “If a bowler missed out, then we had another bowler to come in and take his spot and we’re hoping that we can have that this year. We’ve been challenged in a good way in terms of Australia A selection. That’s obviously a great thing [for them], but we’ll definitely miss those guys.”Last season McSweeney vaulted into Test contention and ended up opening against India while Sangha is back on the radar of the selectors after averaging 78.22 in the title success and has since made a career-best double century for Australia A. At this stage, neither are expected to feature at the start of the Ashes, but Harris knows things can change and as a domestic coach there is the dual challenge of producing international cricketers, who will then be called away, and also wanting to win competitions.”Jason’s been told he just needs to go and do what he did last year, the same [with] Nathan, just find that form that got him in the Test set up,” he said. “That’s one of those things we’ve spoken about, but we don’t talk a lot about because we know that George [Bailey] can ring me and say, no, we’re not looking at you right now. Then [the player] goes out and makes two or three hundreds in the first two or three games, then all of a sudden someone else has failed and he’s in. I’d rather lose them to [a Test call] than injury.”
Manchester United are now about to sign a South American wonderkid, according to reports, who is “on his way” to seal his move.
Man Utd have "no excuses", says Amorim
After a frustrating defeat against Everton at Old Trafford on Monday, the last thing that Man United need is a trip to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Those are the cards they’ve been dealt, however, and Ruben Amorim’s side now have the task of getting back to winning ways at one of the toughest grounds in the Premier League.
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The Man United boss has no time for excuses this season, though – telling reporters in the build-up: “In our club it’s the same thing because last year we had to win every game all the time and we took a lot of things, a lot of criticism because we were not winning.
“So, in our club, there is no excuses. About Europe, I already talked about Europe, and I said the same thing last year when we were in Europe and I say the same thing this year, the advantage and the disadvantage of not being in Europe. So, there is no excuses. Last year or this year, we have always to win games.”
Victory could take the Red Devils to as high as fourth if other results go their way in what would be a major boost after 13 games. Defeat, meanwhile, could see them drop down to as low as 14th in familiar territory to last season.
INEOS and Amorim will know just how important Champions League qualification is on and off the pitch. Away from the action, it would allow them to attract the likes of Elliot Anderson, who now also has the interest of Manchester City.
It would also make them an attractive option for more young players, having already agreed a deal to sign South American youngster Cristian Orozco.
Cristian Orozco now "on his way" to sign for Man Utd
According to Fabrizio Romano, Orozco is now “on his way” to sign for Man United and travelling with lead scout Giuseppe Antonaccio after INEOS completed a deal worth $1m (£750,000) with Fortaleza.
Those at Old Trafford have signed the 17-year-old in the hope that he follows the same path that others have done so many times before in South America.
The Premier League is littered with several stars who launched careers in South America before reaching stardom in English football. Usually, it’s been the likes of Brighton & Hove Albion taking full advantage, but Chelsea and now Man United are beginning to take full advantage.
The Blues now have one of the best teenagers in the world in Estevao Willian and if Orozco is anywhere near as talented as the winger then United have hit the jackpot.
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The tournament will be held in February-March 2026 in India and Sri Lanka
ESPNcricinfo staff16-Oct-2025
UAE beat Japan on Thursday to claim the last available spot•AFP/Getty Images
United Arab Emirates (UAE) have qualified for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, after defeating Japan on Thursday by eight wickets in the Asia-EAP Qualifier tournament in Al Amerat.Haider Ali’s 3 for 20 and and an opening partnership of 70 between openers Alishan Sharafu and Muhammad Waseem helped them comfortably chase 117 against Japan. UAE now join Nepal and Oman as the last three teams to secure their World Cup spot in next year’s edition.Apart from hosts India and Sri Lanka, the other teams with automatic qualification into the tournament are the top-seven teams from the 2024 T20 World Cup – Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, United States of America and West Indies. The three teams that qualified on basis of their T20I rankings were New Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland.Canada comfortably took the lone Americas Qualifier position. Italy, first time T20 World Cup participants, and Netherlands qualified from the five-team tournament in Europe. Namibia and Zimbabwe grabbed the two spots from the eight-team Africa qualifier before Nepal, Oman and UAE wrapped up the list this week in the nine-team Asia-EAP round.The 2026 tournament will follow the same format as the previous edition – the 20 teams will be split into four groups of five each, with every team playing the others once in a round-robin format. The top two teams from every group will progress to the Super 8 stage, where they will be placed into two groups of four according to pre-tournament seedings for another round-robin phase. The top two sides from each Super 8 group will then qualify for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-final will meet in the final.
يستأنف فريق ليفربول الإنجليزي مشواره في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا 2025-2026، مساء اليوم الأربعاء، حين يلاقي آيندهوفن الهولندي.
ويستقبل ليفربول خصمه آيندهوفن على ملعب “آنفيلد” ضمن مباريات الجولة الخامسة لمرحلة الدوري لبطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا للموسم الجاري.
ويمر ليفربول بوضع عصيب، حيث يشهد تراجعًا في النتائج، ويدخل المباراة بعد هزيمة في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز أمام نوتينجهام بثلاثية نظيفة.
ويأمل آرني سلوت في العودة للنتائج الإيجابية بدءً من المواجهة أمام آيندهوفن اليوم، والحصول على مزيد من النقاط في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
وحقق ليفربول الفوز خلال ثلاث مباريات في دوري الأبطال وتعرض للهزيمة في مباراة واحدة، ويملك في رصيده 9 نقاط بالمركز الثامن، أما خصمه آيندهوفن يملك 5 نقاط في المركز 18. موعد مباراة ليفربول وآيندهوفن في دوري أبطال أوروبا
تنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساء اليوم الأربعاء، بتوقيت مصر، الحادية عشر مساءً بتوقيت السعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة ليفربول وآيندهوفن اليوم في دوري أبطال أوروبا
تذاع المباراة عبر قناة beIN sport HD 4. معلق مباراة ليفربول وآيندهوفن اليوم في دوري أبطال أوروبا
يعلق على المباراة، عصام الشوالي.
ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنـــا
O Palmeiras viverá um ano movimentado na sua política com a disputa pelas eleições presidenciais, que acontece em novembro de 2024. Diferente do que aconteceu em 2021, quando Leila Pereira assumiu a presidência sem nenhuma oposição, a história dessa vez pode ser diferente.
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Nesta terça-feira (5), foi lançado o movimento ‘Palmeiras Avante’, uma chapa de oposição que promete se unir em torno de um nome para tentar brigar com Leila Pereira pelo cargo mais alto do clube a partir de 2025.
Os nomes de possíveis candidatos estão sendo analisados, mas a prioridade do grupo é definir um plano de gestão capaz de impulsionar a Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, escutando associados e torcida e promovendo a união de diversas alas políticas.
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Entre os grupos políticos que fazem parte do Palmeiras Avante estão conselheiros ligados ao Ocupa Palestra, Grupo Arquibancada e e Grupo Academia, além de nomes independentes e outros que chegaram a fazer parte da gestão atual, mas que se manifestaram descontentes com a atual administração iniciada em dezembro de 2021.
“Estamos unindo grupos e pessoas interessadas em construir um Palmeiras mais democrático, profissional e transparente. Queremos um clube que respeite e esteja mais próximo da sua torcida, sócias e sócios. Acreditamos que o Palmeiras pode ser ainda mais forte adotando melhores práticas de gestão e governança” disse Felipe Giocondo, conselheiro e um dos principais coordenadores do movimento.
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Confira a nota na íntegra que explica o que é o Palmeiras Avante:
O Palmeiras Avante é um movimento que idealiza um Palmeiras mais profissional, transparente e sem dono. O movimento quer pensar e construir o Palmeiras do futuro, valorizando sua identidade brasileira e seu alcance nacional e articulando uma instituição mais inclusiva, democrática e capaz de, por meio de uma administração profissional e de excelência, mover o clube adiante e colocá-lo à frente de ações importantes para sua torcida e toda a sociedade.
O Movimento Palmeiras Avante é multipartidário e reúne conselheiras e conselheiros, associados e associadas, torcedores e torcedoras que estão construindo um projeto de gestão verdadeiramente baseado em profissionalismo, respeito e transparência.
Eddie Howe has finally got the better of Pep Guardiola now in a Premier League environment.
At the 19th time of asking, Howe managed to get one over on the highly successful Manchester City manager, as Newcastle United romped back into top-flight action with a 2-1 win at St James’ Park.
Newcastle were good value for the win, too, as Harvey Barnes chipped in with a double to steer the Toon to another memorable victory on their own patch.
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The former Leicester City winger is now up to six goals for the season in all competitions, despite his appearance against Guardiola’s men only being his fifth Premier League start of the campaign.
With a brace under his belt, though, he’s surely a shoo-in for more starts as the congested winter fixture schedule hits. Journalist Henry Winter simply described his display as “clinical” when powering two quickfire efforts past Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Barnes would manage to put away those two efforts confidently, with just four shots registered in total. But, away from stylishly getting the better of the new City number one with his opener, the 27-year-old also managed to win three duels and attempt three mazy dribbles as a constant livewire.
The only worry will be whether Barnes can stay fit to keep up this electric form, with three Premier League goals now next to his name from limited starts. Across the last three seasons on Tyneside, he has missed a concerning 38 games via injury.
Thankfully, though, Newcastle have a rising star in their ranks who could go on to be a bigger talent than the Toon winger.
Newcastle's 18-year-old Barnes replacement
Howe has shown frequently throughout his time as Newcastle boss to date that he is willing to chuck a starlet into the first team picture if they’re deemed ready for the challenge of senior action.
Indeed, Lewis Miley first made his senior debut under Howe when he was just 17 years of age, while another budding homegrown prodigy in Sean Neave, occupied a space on the bench against City, all while still being a wide-eyed 18-year-old prospect.
Could Seung Soo-Park be the next to bridge the gap between the U21s and the first team?
The future certainly looks bright for the South Korean attacker, who excelled for Suwon Bluewings back in his native Korea at just 17 years of age, becoming the youngest ever player in the history of Korean league football.
One goal and three assists came his way from 28 appearances for Suwon, with Barnes reduced to playing all the way down in League One at around the same age with Milton Keynes Dons, out on loan from then parent side Leicester City.
Park has even been described as a “similar [player] to Mbappe” by Asian football expert John Duerden for his frightening speed when bombing forward, which was seen in the summer when Park was handed opportunities in pre-season, with three dribbles successfully completed up against Espanyol.
With two duels won against Tottenham Hotspur in another pre-season test, it might not be the wildest suggestion in the world to state that Park could be gifted some senior minutes in the bread and butter of the Premier League soon, with the Korean sensation hailed for showing a “maturity beyond his years” by academy coach Steven Harper when first joining.
Newcastle’s left wing options
Player
Games in 25/26
Goals + Assists
Gordon
13
4 + 1
Elanga
18
0 + 1
Barnes
18
6 + 2
Sourced by Transfermarkt
Of course, the ex-Suwon winger does have both Anthony Gordon and Anthony Elanga in his way, too, down the left-hand side, but if he can manage to live up to all his early hype, he should be able to surpass those in front of him down the line.
Indeed, Elanga is yet to get up and running with zero goals for the season. Moreover, Barnes is also prone to a hit-and-miss performance in Newcastle black and white, having only managed five goals during the entire 2023/24 season.
For the time being, Howe will rely on Barnes, who is thankfully in a purple patch right now.
Yet, in the long term, don’t discount Park leapfrogging the Englishman, with a stunning Mbappe-style talent potentially on Howe’s hands.
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“The beauty of this team is that we’ve not relied on one person. More people are starting to click and put in performances,” Marizanne Kapp says after massive win over Pakistan
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Review – South Africa are looking formidable
When South Africa began the World Cup by being blown away for 69 by England, it was natural to wonder whether they really were serious contenders for the title. But, since that catastrophic start, they have put on one hell of a campaign. They have now won five games in a row – four of those comfortably, only one match going into the final over.In the rain-affected match against Pakistan on Tuesday, South Africa’s batters put on their highest World Cup score ever, hitting 312 for 9. What’s more, they only had 40 overs in which to make those runs. The 312 is also the highest total at the Khettarama this World Cup by 54 runs.Senior allrounder Marizanne Kapp, who hit 68 not out off 43 balls, said afterwards that a host of players had stepped their game up to make this turnaround happen. “We were very disappointed with that performance against England,” she said. “Luckily, we turned it around very quickly. I think that’s down to the goals we’ve had and the hard work we’ve been putting in.Related
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“The beauty of this team is that we’ve not relied on one person. More people are starting to click and put in performances.”And so it was on Tuesday, that to reach their highest World Cup total, South Africa had a range of important contributions. Captain Laura Wolvaardt led off with a 90 off 82 balls. Sune Luus made 61 off 59. Kapp hit three sixes and six fours in her innings. And, at the death, Nadine de Klerk thumped a staggering 41 off 16 balls. De Klerk had hit only two fifties from 43 previous innings before she bludgeoned a match-turning 84 not out off 54 balls in the game against India. She had then hit 37 not out off 29 against Bangladesh, before this explosive innings in Colombo.”We’ve always known Nadine’s very talented,” said Kapp. “I’ve always rated her. I’ve always said she’s a very good batting allrounder. In the last few years, I think it’s been about the bowling, but this year her batting is really clicking.”South Africa had booked a place in the semi-finals even before this game and are now certain to finish at least third on the table. They have one match in this stage to play – against the feared Australia side.Despite that embarrassing start, Kapp thinks the bowlers have more work to do than the batters to get South Africa in perfect shape for the knockouts.”The batters have been very proactive. The intent is there, as well as the scoring shots,” she said. “I think we can tighten up a little bit on the bowling side of things. Even though we’ve done well, we’ve bowled some loose deliveries.”But in general we’re happy with where we are at the moment.”