Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Jr has been named the best footballer in the world by Indiana Pacers star Pascal Siakam.
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Siakam reveals his admiration for ViniciusBrazilian missed out on Ballon d'OrStill playing starring role for Real MadridFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Vinicius Jr is a big NBA fan and has been spotted hanging out with superstars including Victor Wembanyama, LA Lakers legend LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo on trips to the U.S. The Brazilian also spent time with Siakam last summer after the NBA star paid a visit to Real Madrid's training camp in Charlotte during the club's pre-season preparations.
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Siakam has clearly been impressed with Vini and has hurled praise at the Real Madrid forward and says he's the best player in the world currently. Vinicius controversially missed out on the Ballon d'Or last year to Rodri but did pick up FIFA's The Best Men's Player for 2024 award after a season where he won La Liga and the Champions League.
WHAT SIAKAM SAID
He told reporters: "My boy Vini Jr. Cause yeah he's nice. He's my boy. And he's tough. Best player right now in the world." Vini Jr responded online with the message: "My broooo!!!!"
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Vinicius Jr and Real Madrid saw their La Liga title hopes suffer a blow on Saturday after dropping points against Osasuna. The Spanish giants return to action at the Santiago Bernabeu in midweek for the second leg of their Champions League play-off and resume with a 3-2 lead over Manchester City.
da fezbet： O atacante Vitinho se despediu do São Paulo em publicação nas redes sociais. O jogador, que fez uma boa Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr em janeiro, tinha contrato com o Tricolor até o meio do ano.
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– O São Paulo me proporcionou muita coisa, me deu a chance de mostrar meu futebol ao Brasil, sou grato, e sempre serei grato por tudo que o São Paulo fez por mim!!! Saio daqui de cabeça erguida e convicto que dei o meu melhor sempre que meu futebol foi colocado à prova – escreveu Vitinho.
A jovem promessa teve uma longa novela de renovação do seu contrato.Ainda neste início de temporada, o atleta recebeu duas propostas de clubes estrangeiros. O primeiro interessado pretendia deixar um pequeno valor, pensando em uma venda futura, mas sem desembolsar nada de forma antecipada, enquanto o segundo ofereceu 200 mil dólares (cerca de R$ 1 milhão na cotação atual).
Porém, a diretoria do São Paulo fez uma proposta na qual pretendia renovar com o meia após a final da Copa São Paulo, mas não obteve respostas e a renovação não foi realizada.
Arsenal chiefs believe one good value striker would be a much better signing than Sporting Lisbon superstar Viktor Gyokeres, even if manager Mikel Arteta would actually prefer the latter.
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The Premier League title hopefuls were linked with a host of interesting strikers, including the likes of Victor Osimhen before the Nigerian was ultimately forced to settle for a loan move to Turkish Süper Lig champions Galatasaray.
Arsenal have decided not to go for Osimhen in January, despite his rumoured break clause which would allow him to leave Turkey for another club mid-season. The north Londoners also had their eyes on Ivan Toney, who eventually sealed a lucrative switch to Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli.
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Arteta decided against signing Toney due to holding a theory that the Englishman wouldn’t fit in with the squad’s chemistry, according to some reports. Then, of course, there was their widely reported pursuit of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko.
Appearances
42
Goals
18
Assists
2
Minutes per goal
115
Minutes played
2,057
Arsenal made a proposal for Sesko, as did Chelsea and Man United, but the Slovenia international decided against a move to England and penned a contract extension at Leipzig instead.
Reports since the summer window’s closure have refused to rule out the possibility of Arsenal bringing in a new forward at the turn of the year, with Edu considering a “big-money” striker bid in January.
Arsenal chiefs think Jhon Duran would be better than Gyokeres
According to Football Transfers, both Arteta and those within Arsenal are seemingly at odds over who to bring in.
Indeed, it is believed both Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran and Sporting’s Gyokeres are being internally monitored, but there is a disagreement over whom to go for. Arsenal chiefs believe Duran would be a better signing than Gyokeres, while Arteta would prefer the Swedish sensation, who’s stood out as one of Europe’s most prolific frontmen lately.
Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran
Duran, valued at around £40 million by Villa, has started the season in rip-roaring fashion after being heavily linked with an exit all summer.
“Unai Emery thinks in the next few years he can become one of the best strikers in the world,” said Villa director Monchi.
“He is 100% convinced. But what is the problem? We also have Watkins and Duran wants to play. He thinks he is better than Watkins. That is normal because every player thinks he is better than their teammates. To manage Ollie Watkins and Duran is not easy but in the end it is the best for the team. If you have two big strikers it is better than only one.
“Did Duran want to leave the club? Yes. That is normal because he wants to play. But now we spoke with him yesterday and he is happy. He is training well.”
Nottingham Forest maintained their unbeaten away record in the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, securing a 1-1 draw at Chelsea this afternoon.
Chris Wood put Nuno Espírito Santo’s side ahead just minutes into the second half but were pegged back less than ten minutes later after Noni Maduele fired home for the hosts.
Both sides pushed on for a winner, but excellent saves from Matz Sels and Robert Sanchez in stoppage time saw the game end level, with both teams having to settle for a point.
The result takes Forest back into the top half of the table ahead of the second international break, with a tally of ten points from the opening seven games of the new campaign.
However, it was a day to forget for one first-team member who failed to make a positive impression on the meeting at Stamford Bridge, in just his fourth start for the club.
James Ward-Prowse’s stats against Chelsea
After joining on loan from West Ham United on deadline day, midfielder James Ward-Prowse arrived at the City Ground with high expectations of bolstering Nuno’s midfield.
However, up to now, he’s yet to make any sort of positive impact, with his latest display summing up his time in the East Midlands so far this season.
The 29-year-old was sent off for a second bookable offence after losing possession, before diving on the ball and handling the ball to prevent a counter-attack from Enzo Maresca’s side.
Whilst he undoubtedly took one for the team, the mistake was an avoidable one, but up until his dismissal, he failed to pull up any trees, looking lacklustre throughout.
Minutes played
78
Touches
48
Passes completed
33/39 (85%)
Possession lost
11x
Fouls committed
2
Duels won
2/4 (50%)
Interceptions made
0
Ward-Prowse lost possession 11 times in his 78 minutes on the pitch, committing two fouls and only winning 50% of his duels.
It was certainly an afternoon to forget for the loanee, who will now miss the meeting with Crystal Palace after the international break, with Nuno having a decision to make over who could replace the midfielder.
However, despite his display in the capital, one other Forest player endured a tricky afternoon, producing some stats just as poor as the dismissed loanee.
The man who was as bad as Ward-Prowse
Whilst Forest were defensively solid throughout the draw, left-back Alex Moreno struggled against the pace and direct nature of opposition winger Madueke – often coming out second best in the battle with the England international.
The Spaniard, who’s currently on loan from Aston Villa, has cemented his place at full-back in recent matches, but his display at Stamford Bridge this afternoon was arguably his worst since his move in the summer.
The 31-year-old managed just 40 touches during his display, a tally lower than goalkeeper Sels who registered 44 – an indication as to his lack of impact during the encounter.
He also only won 40% of his duels, whilst losing possession nine times and committing a foul as he looked unable to compete with the pace of Madueke.
Minutes played
82
Touches
40
Passes completed
15/17 (88%)
Duels won
4/10 (40%)
Possession lost
9x
Dribbled past
3x
Fouls committed
1
The Chelsea wide man managed to dribble past him three times – including for their goal – unable to get close enough to the youngster, who was able to cut inside before firing home.
Whilst the point was a great result given the circumstances, Moreno failed to come away from the game with any plaudits, potentially putting his starting role at risk.
He was subsequently handed a 5/10 match rating by Nottinghamshire Live Forest correspondent Sarah Clapson, further highlighting his lack of positive impact during the draw.
As a result, Nuno could look to recall Neco Williams and switch Ola Aina back to a left-back role when his side face Oliver Glasner’s Palace in just over two weeks time.
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Chelsea have been extremely busy under their next manager Enzo Maresca this summer, bringing 11 players to the club, letting go of 11 on permanent deals, and allowing 13 to head out on loan.
The Blues have let go of youth talents such as Lewis Hall, Ian Maatsen and Omari Hutchinson this summer, as well as selling one of their best players last season, 24-year-old Conor Gallagher, who came through the Cobham pipeline.
Reece James for Chelsea.
Chelsea have already been known to sell youth talents "too early" in the past, one brilliant example being Jamal Musiala being sold to Bayern Munich for £170k back in 2019.
However, there's another who Boehly and Co may well regret selling so cheaply…
Hudson-Odoi's stats at Chelsea
Callum Hudson-Odoi came through the ranks at Cobham, widely seen as one of the most exciting prospects at the time. Making 55 appearances for the Chelsea U18 and U21 teams, the youngster managed to score 30 goals and provide 17 assists in those games.
Callum Hudson-Odoi
The youngster was described as Chelsea's "wonderkid" back in 2018 by reporter Nizaar Kinsella, after scoring and assisting on his first start for the Blues against PAOK and it was during this season (2018/19) that he impressed new manager at the time, Maurizio Sarri, becoming a regular in the squad.
The English talent went on to make 126 senior appearances for the Blues, netting 16 times and providing 21 assists in that time, but it could have been very different if it wasn't for his big injury.
At the back end of the 2018/19 season, Hudson-Odoi suffered an Achilles tendon rupture, keeping him out for 143 days. But at such a young age, it began to seem hard for him to trust his body again, suffering multiple more injuries in the following seasons, including hamstring, hip, ankle and Achilles heel injuries.
Many put his stop-start Chelsea career down to that initial problem, taking the steam out of him before he fully got going, and struggling to ever get back to full fitness and trust in his body.
Fast-forward to 2023, and Hudson-Odoi made the move to Nottingham Forest for just £3m, a measly fee for a player who was still only 22 years of age and had huge upside potential, which had already been previously seen at Chelsea at such a young age.
Hudson Odoi's transfer value in 2024
Hudson-Odoi made 35 appearances for Nottingham Forest last season in all competitions, scoring eight goals and providing two assists in 2,252 minutes played.
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Since joining The Tricky Trees, the 23-year-old seems to have recaptured his confidence, managing his most minutes in a season of senior football.
Amid interest in the attacker's services this summer, Forest valued him at an eye-catching £40m, which is already 13 times the amount Chelsea sold him for, after just one year on Trentside.
Stats (per 90 mins)
Hudson-Odoi
Mudryk
Goals
0.39
0.29
Assists
0.05
0.11
Progressive Carries
5.39
5.26
Progressive Passes
2.82
2.57
Shots Total
1.84
2.00
Shots on Target
0.97
0.69
Goals/Shot
0.21
0.14
Key Passes
1.75
1.83
Shot-Creating Actions
3.98
3.43
Successful Take-Ons
2.09
2.23
When you compare the numbers from last season of Hudson-Odoi and Mykhailo Mudryk, the Englishman comes out on top in six of the ten metrics we've selected, including goals per 90, progressive passes and carries, shots on target, goals/shot ratio, and shot-creating actions per 90.
Mudryk cost Chelsea around £62m as an initial fee, compared to the £3m Hudson-Odoi was sold for. With the Ukranian's value tumbling to around £29m, as per Transfermarkt, it which makes you wonder if Chelsea should have held onto the Englishman.
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أعلن الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم “يويفا”، الفائز بجائزة رجل مباراة برشلونة وبوروسيا دورتموند في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.
والتقى الفريقان مساء الأربعاء، على ملعب “مونتجويك” معقل فريق برشلونة، في ذهاب ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا.
وتمكن برشلونة من تحقيق فوز عريض أمام دورتموند، بأربعة أهداف دون مقابل، ليضع قدمًا في نصف النهائي.
ومنح “يويفا” جائزة رجل المباراة للبولندي روبرت ليفاندوفسكي مهاجم فريق برشلونة، بعد الأداء الذي قدمه خلال اللقاء.
اقرأ ايضاً.. ترتيب هدافي دوري أبطال أوروبا بعد ثنائية ليفاندوفسكي وهدف رافينها في مباراة برشلونة ودورتموند
وسجل ليفاندوفسكي هدفين لصالح برشلونة، وقالت مجموعة المراقبين الفنيين التابعة للاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم: “سجل المهاجم هدفين وبدأ الهجمة التي أدت إلى الهدف الثالث لفريقه، بالإضافة إلى عمله الجاد وضغطه الجيد باستمرار”.
جدير بالذكر أن برشلونة سيحل ضيفًا على دورتموند يوم الثلاثاء المقبل في إياب ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا.
da wazamba： Presente na vitória do São Paulo, por 3 a 1, na primeira partida da equipe pela final do Campeonato Paulista, contra o Palmeiras, Léo elogiou o trabalho de Rogério Ceni na equipe e destacou a importância de manter uma comunicação entre os jogadores durante o jogo.
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da apostebet： O camisa 16 da equipe ressaltou a importância dos jogadores manterem uma comunicação em campo para poder acertar e arrumar o que for necessário. O jogador ainda destacou não haver nada garantido em relação ao último jogo da competição.
– Dentro de campo a gente tem que se comunicar a todo mundo. Ainda bem conseguimos nos acertar, arrumar a equipe. Saímos com o resultado. Não tem nada garantido, mas agradecer pelo resultado em casa – disse.
Léo também comentou sobre o curto tempo de preparação e sobre como o técnico Rogério Ceni realizou os ajustes necessários a equipe, que resultou na classificação do São Paulo para a fase final do Paulista e na vantagem do jogo de ida.
– Temos pouco tempo de preparação. Quinze dias que deveríamos aumentar de pré-temporada. Devagar, o Rogério foi mostrando como queria a equipe e fomos comprando a ideia. Hoje pudemos mostrar como estamos sendo eficientes. Não tem nada garantido ainda – destacou.
Além disso, para finalizar, o jogador definiu o perfil de Ceni como “vencedor”, ressaltando o fato da equipe aderir às ideias propostas pelo treinador.
– Perfil do Rogério é vencedor. Pede para entrar sempre determinado, compramos a ideia dele e estamos pegando a essência dele de como ele era como jogador – concluiu.
O São Paulo volta a campo no próximo domingo (3), novamente contra o Palmeiras, em partida válida pela segunda rodada da final da competição. O jogo será disputado, desta vez, no Allianz Parque, às 16h.
He had sustained a back injury on October 6 during the National T20 Cup
Umar Farooq09-Oct-2021Pakistan’s Sohaib Maqsood has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup after failing an MRI scan on his lower back. Shoaib Malik will replace him in the squad, the PCB has confirmed*. Maqsood had sustained a back injury on October 6 while playing for Southern Punjab against Northern during the National T20 Cup at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, which required him to rest and undergo an extensive rehabilitation process.”Sohaib is devastated to miss out on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as he had worked hard for this event and was in sparkling form,” chief selector Muhammad Wasim said in the PCB release. “We feel for him but injuries are part and parcel of the sport. I am sure after undergoing rehabilitation, he’ll fully recover to be available for future assignments.”In his place and following discussions with the team management, we have decided to include Shoaib Malik in the side. I am sure Shoaib’s experience will be handy for the entire squad.”Related
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Malik was the captain of the side in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 and was a member of the squad that lifted the trophy in 2009. He also played in the 2012, 2014 and 2016 editions.But he has not played for Pakistan since the England tour last year and the selectors initially opted against picking him for the World Cup by preferring a younger prospect, while looking into the future. Malik continued to play T20 leagues around the world, averaging 30.85 with a strike rate of 133.16 in the last one year in 49 games. His inclusion now has made him the most capped player for Pakistan in ICC events – two ODI World Cups (2011 and 2019), six Champions Trophies, and this will be his sixth T20 World Cup.More recently, however, Malik did not have a great run in the CPL for Guyana Amazon Warriors. In 11 games for them, he managed just 67 runs at an average of 7.44, the worst for a specialist batter (in the top six with minimum 10 innings) in a T20 tournament.Maqsood had been in good form since making his return to the national team after a gap of five years, making a mark in recent tours of England and the West Indies. He then followed it up by helping Multan Sultans to the PSL title this year, scoring five half-centuries from 12 innings at the top of the order and getting more runs in boundaries than any other player in the league.Since the start of 2020 and leading up to this season’s PSL, Maqsood had the highest T20 strike rate among Pakistan batters and the ninth best on the global list (among those with a minimum of 500 runs and 20 innings). It was a marked improvement for the batter, who was previously striking at 125.79.The Pakistan squad will depart for Dubai on October 15 and will play two warm-up games, against West Indies and South Africa on October 18 and 20, before they begin their main campaign in a high-profile clash against India on October 24 in Dubai.Squad: Babar Azam (capt), Shadab Khan (vice-capt), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik. Traveling reserves: Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.*11.10 GMT: The story was updated after the PCB issued a release
Cricket Australia is continuing to work towards hosting the final men’s Ashes Test as scheduled in Perth in January with negotiations ongoing with the Western Australia government about the requirements to get the tour into the state but it will remain tough to get over the line.Over the weekend, the ECB board gave conditional approval to the tour going ahead if certain “critical conditions” are met over the coming weeks – related to visas, travel exemptions and details over biosecure plans – and on Sunday the squad was named.England will arrive into Queensland in two groups during November – the Test-only and Lions players on November 5 followed by those at the T20 World Cup later in the month – where they will undertake 14 days quarantine with additional freedoms around their resort hotel. Families will be able to join the tour.The first Test takes place at the Gabba on December 8 followed by the second in Adelaide with travel between Queensland and South Australia currently free of significant restrictions. The tour then swings to Melbourne and Sydney with the expectation they will be open to each other by then, but the sticking point remains travel to Perth with WA indicating it is unlikely to lift their hard border to New South Wales until next year.There is hope that the situation could have eased by mid-January as vaccination rates increase. But the likelihood is that if the Test does get the green light for Optus Stadium that the squads would need to return to tighter restrictions for the final week of the tour which could prove a hard sell to England who are strongly against strict bubbles.Related
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“We would desperately like to play the fifth Test in Perth, it’s absolutely our intention to do so,” Nick Hockley, the Cricket Australia CEO, said. “Those discussions are going on right as we speak. We are encouraged by the experience we had last summer when we were able to play five BBL matches in January.”There’s been a whole winter of experience of playing elite sport at Perth Stadium in biosecure conditions. We have strong relationships and are working through the detail as to what that might look like. It’s really important we are giving both squads, match officials and broadcasters a great experience and their wellbeing is front of mind.”Comments from WA premier, Mark McGowan, reinforced the view that there remain plenty of hurdles. “They’ll have to comply with the rules that are put in place,” he said. “I’ll continue to talk to the chief health officer about that but the rules are there for a reason, they keep us safe. NSW is riddled with Covid…we have to have pretty strong rules in place to protect our state and that will continue.”Hockley said it was “premature” to talk about contingencies should a Perth Test not get across the line – CA has previously insisted the order of the Tests would not change – but the options would range from hosting a second match in either Sydney or Melbourne, taking the series to Canberra or potentially Hobart which will lose out on hosting Afghanistan.In terms of the conditions the two squads will face once quarantine is complete for those who have to go through it – which will include Australia players from New South Wales and Victoria – they will vary from state-to-state but will allow various recreation and outdoor dining.”The environment has changed with people becoming vaccinated. We’ve really tried to prioritise the wellbeing of all concerned,” Hockley said. “A lot of it is about common sense, socially distancing and keeping safe, but through the course of the summer we would like the ability for our players to enjoy a round of golf, go to the beach, enjoy a meal outside.”Although Covid case numbers remain significantly lower in Australia than the UK, the risk of looser restrictions was shown during the English season when the home side had to name an entirely new squad for the ODI series against Pakistan then the final Test against India was called off.”Last season we played every match without a single case,” Hockley said. “If there was a case, there are clearly detailed protocols but it’s analysing the situation on a case-by-case basis, involves isolating the person who has tested positive then working quickly and forensically to work out whether there has been any close contact. That’s why we have a fantastic medical team. Hopefully it doesn’t come to that.”Meanwhile, the Afghanistan Test, which was due to start in Hobart on November 27 and provide a lead-in to the Ashes for the Australia players, has been all-but certain to be called off since CA took their stance on the potential exclusion of women from the sport with confirmation expected this week. However, Hockley said there remained a commitment to try and play the game in the future.”The work we’ve been doing is to understand the situation on the ground,” he said. “We made our position very, very clear off the back of some earlier comments around cricket potentially not being supported for women and girls. It’s most likely that we will postpone the Test until a time when there is more clarity following consultation with the Australia government.”