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Manchester City enter the 2025/26 season in transition.

After a challenging 2024/25 campaign that saw Pep Guardiola’s side finish third – 13 points behind champions Liverpool – the Etihad dressing room has experienced significant change.

Key figures including Ederson, Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker and İlkay Gündoğan departed, leaving gaps both on and off the pitch.

To counter this, City acted quickly and decisively in the transfer market.

James Trafford and Gianluigi Donnarumma arrived in goal, while reinforcements Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rayan Cherki all added depth outfield.

However, much of this summer’s wider transfer news has undoubtedly revolved around Alexander Isak’s move to Liverpool.

Now, all eyes will be on Erling Haaland to see if he can match his Scandinavian counterpart.

After the international break, City prepare to host Manchester United before a trip to Arsenal. Two matches that will test Guardiola’s revamped squad.

Comparing Isak & Haaland

Isak, now at Liverpool following his British-record £125m transfer, leaves behind a remarkable – yet somewhat controversial – Newcastle legacy.

In 86 Premier League appearances, the 25-year-old scored 54 goals and registered ten assists.

Standing 1.92m, Isak is a modern striker who blends physical presence with pace, skill, and composure.

He scores with both feet, links up effectively with teammates, and moves intelligently in the attacking third to create space for others.

His versatility allows him to operate as a lone striker, part of a two-man setup, or even on the wing, while his work rate and defensive awareness make him a complete attacking contributor.

Haaland, Manchester City’s record-breaking forward since his 2022 arrival from Dortmund, shares some of these traits.

At 25 and 1.95m, the Norwegian has scored 88 Premier League goals with 17 assists in 100 appearances.

His record includes the most goals in a Premier League season (36 in 2022/23) and 42 goals in 43 games for Norway.

Haaland is a complete centre forward, using his strength, pace, and clever movement to score with either foot or his head. While he is effective at holding up the ball, concerns remain about his technical ability to link play.

Nonetheless, both strikers deliver elite statistical output.

Premier League – 2024/25

Isak

Haaland

Matches Played

34

31

Goals

23

22

Assists

6

3

Shots

95

104

Shots on Target

41

55

Source: FBref

In 2024/25, Isak recorded 29 goal involvements, 17.2 non-penalty expected goals, 19 non-penalty goals, 2.71 progressive carries per 90, and 2.88 progressive passes per 90.

Haaland produced 25 goal involvements, 18.8 non-penalty expected goals, 19 non-penalty goals, 0.79 progressive carries per 90, and 0.66 progressive passes per 90.

Their differences reflect style: Isak’s mobility and link-up play contrasts with Haaland’s dominant presence and finishing efficiency.

Both have been pivotal in modern Premier League systems, but the question remains whether other forwards elsewhere can offer more versatility than the pair, particularly in linking play and contributing across the front line.

How Julian Alvarez compares to Isak & Haaland

One forward who has demonstrated that versatility is just as important as raw scoring is Julian Alvarez.

The Argentine left Manchester City in search of regular first-team football, joining Atlético Madrid, and has thrived since.

Last season, he scored 29 goals and registered seven assists in all competitions, drawing praise from Argentine journalist Roy Nemer, who called him “the best forward in the world.”

Alvarez, 25, combines pace, strength, and composure, like Isak and Haaland, but offers additional dimensions. He can drop deep to link play, manoeuvre in tight spaces, and use his vision to create opportunities for teammates.

His dribbling and one-touch passing make him effective across the front line, while his tenacity off the ball enhances pressing and counter-pressing phases.

Statistically, Alvarez compares impressively with Isak and Haaland, as per FBref. Last season, he recorded 21 goal involvements, 13 non-penalty goals, 2.83 progressive carries per 90, and 3.30 progressive passes per 90.

His shot-creating actions per 90 (3.87) exceeded both Isak (3.01) and Haaland (2.34), while his progressive passing distance (95.1) highlighted his ability to link midfield and attack.

He also completed 25.7 passes per 90 at 74.2% accuracy, combining creative contribution with finishing. Unlike Isak and Haaland, Alvarez thrives in multiple attacking roles.

He can operate in a two-striker system, drop into the midfield to orchestrate play, or act as a wide forward capable of cutting inside.

This adaptability has helped him shine at Atlético Madrid and with Argentina, where he has scored 13 goals in 47 appearances.

In many ways, Alvarez illustrates the evolving profile of elite forwards: one who is not only a finisher but also a team player, capable of creating, linking, and defending.

While Isak’s and Haaland’s output in the Premier League has been exceptional, Alvarez offers a reminder that versatility and movement can sometimes be as valuable as raw goalscoring.

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In the absence of Wanindu Hasaranga, Royals tried just five bowlers against Titans, and no one apart from Jofra Archer made a mark

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Getting the team balance right has been a concern for Rajasthan Royals (RR) from the start of IPL 2025. Against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Wednesday night, the problem was that they didn’t give themselves a proper sixth bowling option. Or, at any rate, they didn’t throw the ball to the part-timers, Riyan Parag among them, despite Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande and Sandeep Sharma proving expensive, going at well over ten an over. RR “had to have a sixth bowling option,” Sanjay Bangar said after watching GT put up 217 for 6 and run out 58-run victors.”A wonderful wicket to bat on and the ball was coming on nicely. There was a little bit of pace and bounce which Jofra [Archer] exploited really well – [he was] the standout bowler,” Bangar said on ESPNcricinfo TimeOut show. “But apart from him, just felt that Rajasthan Royals had to have a sixth bowling option to take a little bit of pressure away from the other bowlers. In such batting-friendly conditions, you certainly felt they were under the pump.”RR were without Wanindu Hasaranga for the game after he opted out owing to personal reasons. That was a blow, though his replacement, Fazalhaq Farooqi, went at 9.50, not bad in the circumstances. Archer was the most economical, at 7.50, despite bowling the 18th over. Crucially, no wickets fell between 2.1 and 9.6, that’s almost seven overs, and then again for 5.4 overs after that.Related

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“I think they missed Hasaranga, somebody who could take wickets in the middle overs,” Wasim Jaffer said. “Theekshana, even though he took a couple of wickets [2 for 54], didn’t look like [he was] putting any pressure. He and Tushar [2 for 53] went for 50-plus, that cost them more than 100 runs in those eight overs.”If RR failed to get more wickets in the middle overs, the platform set as a result meant GT could go big at the end – they got 18, 13, 11, 14 and 16 in the last five.”We could have, maybe, given about 20 runs less, but I think they batted well. They had better partnerships than what we did. That’s why they got a total which was big,” Sairaj Bahutule, RR’s spin-bowling coach, said at the press conference. “T20 is a format where sometimes the execution doesn’t go the way you want it to. Obviously they had plans, but the execution didn’t happen the way they wanted.”The last few overs, the death overs, we could have done a bit better.”After RR’s second game of the season, there were questions around the wisdom of playing with exactly six batters despite the Impact Player rule. Parag was the captain then, and Sanju Samson was restricted as a batter because of his finger injury. After their last game, the win over Punjab Kings (PBKS), though, it seemed like, with all systems go, they were getting close to the perfect combination.1:10

Bangar: Royals missed a sixth bowling option

That, curiously, is something GT aren’t even after. For them, flexibility is everything. “No one has a role,” assistant coach Parthiv Patel said, and anything can happen depending on how the pitch and other conditions look.”For our team, it’s about knowing the situation, understanding the conditions, and we felt we might need a fourth seamer in the second innings [so Kulwant Khejroliya came in as Impact Sub],” Parthiv said. “We are flexible as a team. We react to the conditions we see in front of us.”And then comes the execution.”Especially on a wicket like this, I thought every bowler came in and executed their plans really well. Obviously [Mohammed] Siraj is bowling really well; Prasidh Krishna has been phenomenal throughout the tournament; [R] Sai Kishore is probably the best spinner in this tournament, the way he has been bowling, how brave he is, bowling in difficult conditions.3:43

How can Rajasthan Royals get their team balance right?

“So after every game, you see a different bowler stepping up. Bowlers win you games. Obviously batters set it up.”Which didn’t happen for RR. Though, on the bright side, Archer has continued to sparkle after a terrible start to the tournament.”T20 is a game where you’re bound to make mistakes, and [if you] minimise your mistakes, you’ll be in a better position,” Bahutule said. “After that first game, he worked hand in hand with Shane Bond [the fast-bowling coach] and understood a few aspects about his bowling, and the way he has got back is purely due to his understanding of where he needs to improve, where are the areas, the lengths, the lines he needs to get better [at].”He’s a world-class bowler and obviously understood his areas of concern and he rectified it and he’s bowling in the best rhythm we have seen him.”

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O Palmeiras, não é novidade para ninguém, vive uma de suas piores (se não for a pior delas) fases sob o comando de Abel Ferreira. O empate em 0 a 0 com o Internacional, no domingo (16), é mais um exemplo do que é o time nesse momento. Há um padrão, há jogadores de qualidade, mas as coisas já não funcionam como vinham funcionando nos últimos tempos. O principal problema, porém, parece ser o excesso de gols perdidos, que já era um defeito quando a fase era boa, mas agora ela não permite que o time se dê ao luxo de ter tantas chances desperdiçadas.

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Diante do Inter, foram pelo menos três oportunidade claras perdidas. Sendo a principal delas ainda no primeiro tempo, quando Raphael Veiga teve o gol praticamente aberto para balançar a rede e chutou muito por cima do travessão. Seria o gol da vitória, pois a equipe colorada não fez grande partida e não ameaçaria a defesa palmeirense. Em um jogo difícil, em um campo que costuma ser hostil aos visitantes, não se pode deixar passar esses momentos de “matar” a partida. Se isso já é algo a se fazer nos dias bons, imagine então nos dias ruins.

Não é á toa que Gustavo Gómez, na entrevista pós-jogo, e Abel Ferreira, na entrevista coletiva, disseram que faltou eficácia ao time. É claro que a equipe não fez grande partida e esteve longe de sua atuação ideal, mas também ficou nítido que o ataque criou para sair de Porto Alegre (RS) com uma vitória na bagagem. E como o próprio Abel afirmou, não há muito o que explicar, faltou o gol e o gol poderia muito bem ter saído. Se não fosse dos pés de Veiga, poderia ter sido dos pés de Gabriel Menino ou da cabeça de Murilo. Mas ele não saiu.

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O desperdício de gols não é uma novidade desse time de Abel Ferreira. Não por culpa dele, é claro, mas durante essa “Era Abel” a equipe se caracterizou por criar um volume de oportunidades muito grandes, mas ao mesmo tempo desperdiçá-las na mesma proporção. São muitos e muitos jogos que o torcedor alviverde vai lembrar que as chances não foram convertidas e o time empatou ou perdeu, ou até mesmo deixou de golear. Acontece que na boa fase, no jogo seguinte isso já era corrigido e compensado, sem margem para críticas.

+ ATUAÇÕES: Veiga decepciona novamente, e Weverton segura empate do Palmeiras com o Internacional

Aqui, neste espaço de análise concedido pelo Lance!, muitas vezes isso foi comentado. Como no 3 a 1 diante do Emelec-EQU, na Libertadores de 2022. Em um jogo tranquilo, fora de casa, abriu 2 a 0 sem maiores problemas, mas passou a perder gols atrás de gols, até que o Verdão deixou o adversário encostar no placar. O que poderia ser uma goleada, se transformou em uma partida de apreensão, de desgaste, que só teve alívio no fim, com um gol ‘espírita’ de Breno Lopes. A fase era boa e a bola entrava em algum momento, algo que não acontece em 2023.

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Outra vez em que isso foi comentado nesta espaço foi na partida de volta contra o Tombense, pela terceira fase da Copa do Brasil de 2023, quando a ‘brincadeira’ de perder gols acabou sendo castigada. Depois de empilhar chances desperdiçadas, o time mineiro empatou no fim da partida e deixou o placar em 1 a 1. Já era um sinal de alerta para a temporada, mesmo sendo uma equipe reserva escalada por Abel. O ‘DNA’ desse Palmeiras tem nele uma certa displicência, um desperdício crônico. Isso, como já falado acima, era ofuscado nos jogos seguintes.

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Nesta fase pós-Data Fifa, em que o Alviverde venceu apenas um dos últimos oito duelos, podemos citar vários deles em que chances clara foram criadas e o gol não foi marcado. Para não citar todos, a exceção seria o confronto de ida e volta contra o São Paulo, na Copa do Brasil, no qual nos dois jogos as chances foram muito escassas. Mas diante do Bahia, do Botafogo (com direito a pênalti perdido), do Athletico-PR, do Flamengo e do Inter, as chances estavam ali para serem aproveitadas. O futebol não perdoa esses desaforos, principalmente nas fases ruins.

Para completar, é preciso lembrar que os principais jogadores como Dudu, Rony, Veiga e outros não passam por boa fase. Muito do que tentam não tem dado certo e a sorte também parece estar caminhando longe dos lados palmeirenses. Por isso é que nesses momentos é preciso concentração, foco e capricho máximos para converter as chances em gols. Quantos desses jogos citados poderiam ter sido resolvidos com a eficácia em dia? É preciso ter respeito pela má fase, o luxo que se tinha para perder gols não existe mais.

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Nottingham Forest are now into their fourth season of Premier League football after qualifiying for the Europa League during the 2024/25 campaign.

The Reds do fork out an eye-catching amount when it comes to salaries, though. In fact, their annual payroll stands at £93,210,000 with an average yearly wage for a first team player standing at just under £3m. Here’s Nottingham Forest’s best-paid players from the 2025/26 season. All earnings are based on reports via Capology.

Disclaimer – only the club and the players themselves truly know their wages, so take each of these figures as you will.

Rank

Player

Gross pay per week

Gross pay per year

1

Douglas Luiz

£135,000

£7,020,000

2

Oleksandr Zinchenko

£120,000

£6,240,000

3

Morgan Gibbs-White

£110,000

£5,720,000

4

Nikola Milenkovic

£105,000

£5,460,000

=5

Chris Wood

£90,000

£4,680,000

=5

Callum Hudson-Odoi

£90,000

£4,608,000

7

Dan Ndoye

£85,000

£4,420,000

=8

Ibrahim Sangare

£75,000

£3,900,000

=8

Murillo

£75,000

£3,900,000

10

Dilane Bakwa

£70,000

£3,640,000

11

Neco Williams

£65,000

£3,380,000

=12

Arnaud Kalimuendo

£60,000

£3,120,000

=12

Ola Aina

£60,000

£3,120,000

14

Omari Hutchinson

£55,000

£2,860,000

=15

Ryan Yates

£50,000

£2,600,000

=15

Taiwo Awoniyi

£50,000

£2,600,000

=15

Igor Jesus

£50,000

£2,600,000

18

Nicolo Savona

£45,000

£2,340,000

=19

Willy Boly

£40,000

£2,080,000

=19

Elliot Anderson

£40,000

£2,080,000

=19

John Victor

£40,000

£2,080,000

=19

Matz Sels

£40,000

£2,080,000

=19

James McAtee

£40,000

£2,080,000

=24

Nicolas Dominguez

£35,000

£1,820,000

=24

Cuiabano

£35,000

£1,820,000

=24

Jair Cunha

£35,000

£1,820,000

=24

Morato

£35,000

£1,820,000

28

Angus Gunn

£30,000

£1,560,000

29

Omar Richards

£15,000

£780,000

30

Zach Abbott

£12,500

£650,000

31

Tyler Bindon

£5,000

£260,000

Here's a detailed look at Nottingham Forest's top 10 earners… 10 Dilane Bakwa £70,000 per week

One of many to sign for Nottingham Forest in 2025, Dilane Bakwa arrived at the City Ground after impressing in France with Strasbourg.

The winger signed a five-year deal with the Reds on deadline day, earning £3.64m a season.

9 Murillo £75,000 per week

Murillo has proven to be an excellent signing for Nottingham Forest after joining back in 2023.

A number of European giants were circling for the Brazilian defender, however, he signed a new improved five-year deal to stay with Forest in 2025.

8 Ibrahim Sangare £75,000 per week

Ibrahim Sangare was Forest’s record signing when he joined from PSV Eindhoven in 2023, signing a five-year deal worth £75,000 per week.

The Ivory Coast international only made 17 Premier League appearances in his first full campaign and 13 in his second season, though.

7 Dan Ndoye £85,000 per week

Dan Ndoye signed for Nottingham Forest from Serie A side Bologna after the Reds qualified for the Europa League.

Costing around £34m, the Switzerland international signed a five-year deal and is in line to recieve a total of £22.1m in wages during his time at the club.

6 Callum Hudson-Odoi £90,000 per week

Winger Callum Hudson-Odoi also picks up an eye-catching £90,000 per week, with Forest landing the attacker from Chelsea for an initial £3m in 2023.

That has proven to be a shrewd signing so far, with the Englishman chipping in with numerous goals and assists with his direct play.

5 Chris Wood £90,000 per week

Chris Wood initially joined on loan from Newcastle United in 2023, with that move becoming permanent months later after Forest remained in the Premier League.

The New Zealand international has used all of his experience to become first choice and is now the club’s all-time record scorer in the Premier League.

4 Nikola Milenkovic £105,000 per week

2024 signing Nikola Milenkovic swapped Fiorentina for Forest and was a regular during his first season at the City Ground alongside Murillo.

The Serbia international is under contract until 2029.

3 Morgan Gibbs-White £110,000 per week

Arguably one of Nottingham Forest’s most important players, Morgan Gibbs-White has gone from strength to strength after swapping Wolves for Forest following the club’s promotion to the Premier League.

He nearly signed for Tottenham in 2025, however, at the last minute, signed a new improved contract at the City Ground on £110,000 per week.

2 Oleksandr Zinchenko £120,000 per week

Oleksandr Zinchenko signed for Forest late in the 2025 summer transfer window after the club submitted a deal sheet just before the deadline.

The Ukraine international is on a season-long loan from Arsenal, with Forest paying him over £6m in wages for the year.

1 Douglas Luiz £135,000 per week

Another loanee at the City Ground and Nottingham Forest’s top earner is midfielder Douglas Luiz, who will pick up more than £7m in wages from the Reds.

The Brazilian made the move back to the Premier League from Juventus, and there is an obligation to make a move permanent if conditions are met.

No play possible on third day with Derbyshire on the ropes but well set to save the game

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Darren Lehmann, Northants head coach, was happy with his side’s application during the three available days of the contest•Getty Images

Rain ruined any chance of a positive result on the final day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match between Derbyshire and Northamptonshire at Derby.The players arrived at the County Ground to find the hover cover already in place and the rain got steadier throughout the morning.Going into the fourth day, the state of the game was that Derbyshire were nine runs ahead with seven second innings wickets in hand but the pitch was playing well and the loss of the first session made it difficult for either side to push for a win.With the rain set in and no prospect of an immediate improvement in the weather, the umpires took the decision to abandon the game following a post lunch inspection.Looking back over the contest, Derbyshire head of cricket Mickey Arthur said: “It was disappointing. It wasn’t the standards we’ve delivered over the course of the season so far.”We’ve got away with this one and certainly our skills weren’t at the level that we all expect. There were some good performances and you can never fault the effort but I thought we were just off it in terms of our skills.”I thought day one we were exceptional and then from day two we started playing catch up and that was disappointing. We are a team that wants to play on the front foot and we were playing on the back foot from lunchtime on day two and that’s not where we want to be.”Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann said: “It hasn’t gone our way with the weather, Derbyshire played well yesterday and I thought it was an excellent game.”The pleasing thing is we are playing a really good team-based game. I was pleased with the batters yesterday that they scored so quickly to take the game on and give us more overs.”From a bowling point of view I thought we were probably a little bit down in the first innings when Derbyshire got 300 and it was a 220 wicket I reckon so we were just a little bit short there but we caught everything and gave ourselves a chance to win the game which is all we can do and ask for.”

حسم نادي الترجي التونسي، تأهله إلى دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا للموسم الحالي 2025-2026، بعد الفوز على فريق رحيمو من بوركينا فاسو.

والتقي فريقا الترجي التونسي ورحيمو البوركيني، اليوم الأحد، في مواجهة الإياب لدور الـ32 من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وحقق فريق الترجي الفوز بثلاثة أهداف دون رد، سجلها حمزة جيلاسي وفلوريان دانهو وأشرف الجبري في الدقائق 33 و51 و72.

طالع | الفرق المتأهلة إلى دور المجموعات من دوري أبطال إفريقيا (محدث باستمرار)

وبذلك، يتأهل فريق الترجي التونسي إلى دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، بمجموع المباراتين 4-0، حيث كان قد فاز في لقاء الذهاب 1-0.

ويعد الترجي التونسي الفريق رقم 13 المتأهل إلى دور المجموعات من دوري أبطال إفريقيا، بعد الأهلي، باور ديناموز الزامبي، الهلال السوداني، سانت إيلوي لوبوبو من الكونغو الديمقراطية، يانج أفريكانز التنزاني، ريفرز يونايتد النيجيري، بترو أتلتيكو الأنجولي، شبيبة القبائل الجزائري، الجيش الملكي المغربي، سيمبا التنزاني، الملعب المالي وصن داونز.

ومن المقرر أن يجري الاتحاد الإفريقي “كاف”، قرعة دور المجموعات، يوم الإثنين الموافق 3 نوفمبر 2025 في مدينة جوهانسبورج في جنوب إفريقيا.

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O Palmeiras chegou a mais uma final nacional na base. Depois de eliminar o Corinthians na semifinal do Brasileirão sub-20, o Verdão vai disputar o título diante do Flamengo. A presença alviverde na busca por essas principais taças do país tem virado rotina nos últimos anos. Depois da “virada de chave” de 2014 para 2015, as Crias da Academia passaram a receber mais atenção e investimento, em contrapartida revelaram algumas joias e deram muitos troféus para a galeria do clube. Esse desbloqueio nas conquistas começou em 2017, na Copa do Brasil sub-17.

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A fama palmeirense era de um clube que não tinha muito cuidado com suas categorias de formação. Sem títulos de expressão e sem grandes atletas revelados, ficava muito para trás na comparação com os demais clubes do país. No entanto, quando o Alviverde passou por sua grande reestruturação sob o comando de Paulo Nobre, as coisas começaram a mudar. Em 2015, chegou João Paulo Sampaio, que coordena a base do Verdão até hoje, e foi aí que a sementinha passou a crescer.

No mesmo ano de 2015, Gabriel Jesus, Cria da Academia, subiu para o profissional, foi protagonista, ganhou títulos e foi vendido ao Manchester City-ING naquela que, até Endrick, era a maior venda da história do Palmeiras. Apesar do “case Jesus”, ainda faltava levantar taças nacionais na base palestrina. A Copinha era um sonho, mas a hegemonia precisava começar de alguma forma.

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+ OPINIÃO: Entre um Pedro Lima e um Jhon Jhon, a dor da transição no Palmeiras

Foi aí que em 2017 o time sub-17 bateu o Corinthians na final da Copa do Brasil e levantou o primeiro título nacional de expressão para a base alviverde. Curiosamente, Gabriel Menino já era um grande nome daquela equipe e cerca de três anos depois estava comemorando, como um dos protagonistas, a Libertadores de 2020 com o elenco profissional. Vitão, atualmente no Internacional, e Lucas Esteves, que fez parte dessa atual fase vitoriosa de Abel Ferreira, também eram titulares do grupo que “desbloqueou” a hegemonia.

Dali em diante, se não ganhou título, o Palmeiras esteve entre os quatro melhores de pelo menos uma competição nacional na base. Em 2018, foi campeão Brasileiro sub-20 e campeão da Copa RS sub-20. Na Copa do Brasil, foi semifinalista no sub-17 e no sub-20.

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Em 2019, o sub-17 voltou a ser campeão da Copa do Brasil e ainda levou a Supercopa do Brasil. Já o sub-20 foi vice-campeão brasileiro, perdendo a final justamente para o Flamengo, adversário na decisão da edição 2023.

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Os anos de 2020 e 2021 foram atípicos. Com a pandemia de Covid-19, alguns campeonatos não foram realizados e muitos atletas da base foram usados no profissional, desfalcando algumas vezes os torneios nas categorias de formação. A falta de competições também acabou prejudicando a sequência de alguns jovens no clube. Assim, nesses dois anos, o Verdão não conquistou títulos nacionais. Foi no máximo semifinalista da Copa do Brasil sub-20 e sub-17.

No entanto, ainda estava por vir o ano da consolidação palmeirense como a melhor base do Brasil. Em 2022, veio a tão sonhada conquista da Copinha, sob o comando de Endrick, Giovani, Jhon Jhon e outros. E de lá para cá, todos os títulos nacionais foram conquistados pelo clube. Campeão Brasileiro sub-20 e sub-17 (2022), Campeão da Copa do Brasil sub-20 e sub-17 (2022), o que levou também aos troféus da Supercopa do Brasil das duas categorias, por ter “varrido” as competições.

Em 2023, novamente a Copinha foi conquistada, depois veio a Copa do Brasil sub-17 e agora a final do Brasileirão sub-20. E podemos ter ainda mais títulos, já que o Alviverde segue vivo e favorito no Brasileirão sub-17 e vai começar a disputar a Copa do Brasil sub-20. Ou seja, a hegemonia começou tarde, mas parece não ter hora para acabar.

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Confira as principais conquistas da base do Palmeiras desde 2017:

2017

Campeão Paulista sub-20
Vice-campeão Paulista sub-17
Campeão da Copa do Brasil sub-17

2018

Campeão Paulista sub-20
Campeão Paulista sub-17
Semifinalista Copa do Brasil sub-17
Campeão Brasileiro sub-20
Semifinalista Copa do Brasil sub-20
Campeão da Copa RS sub-20

2019

Campeão Paulista sub-20
Vice-campeão Paulista sub-17
Campeão da Copa do Brasil sub-17
Campeão da Supercopa do Brasil sub-17
Vice-campeão Brasileiro sub-20

2020

Campeão Paulista sub-20
Semifinalista Copa do Brasil sub-17
Semifinalista Copa do Brasil sub-20

2021

Campeão Paulista sub-20
Vice-campeão Paulista sub-17
Semifinalista Copa do Brasil sub-17

2022

Campeão Paulista sub-17
Campeão Brasileiro sub-17
Campeão da Copa do Brasil sub-17
Campeão da Supercopa do Brasil sub-17 (unificou títulos)
Campeão Brasileiro sub-20
Campeão da Copa do Brasil sub-20
Campeão Supercopa do Brasil sub-20 (unificou títulos)
Campeão da Copinha (sub-20)

2023
Campeão Copinha (sub-20)
Campeão da Copa do Brasil sub-17
Final do Brasileirão sub-20

England captain hints that winter debutant is likely first-choice to bat at No.3 for five Tests against India

Vithushan Ehantharajah21-May-20251:36

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Ben Stokes has given a strong indication that Jacob Bethell will return as England’s No.3 against India despite his absence for the first Test of the summer against Zimbabwe.Though the international season kicks off at Trent Bridge on Thursday, Bethell will be more than 4,000 miles away in Lucknow preparing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s penultimate fixture in the IPL league stages against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. It will be his last appearance for the franchise before returning to the UK to report for the first ODI against West Indies at Edgbaston next Thursday (May 29).Bethell was always due to miss the Zimbabwe Test, as per the agreement the ECB had in place with its IPL stars, with the competition originally due to finish on Sunday, prior to the competition’s suspension following unrest between India and Pakistan. Nevertheless, he is expected to return to the Test XI at first drop, after impressing Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum during his maiden Test series against New Zealand at the end of last year.Related

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An average of 52.00 from 260 runs, with three half-centuries among six innings, was underpinned by a level of flair and maturity that earned the 21-year-old rave reviews. McCullum was particularly enamored by how Bethell dealt with the last-minute circumstances of his promotion, following an injury to Jordan Cox on the eve of first Test. With Cox set to keep wicket with Jamie Smith on paternity leave, a rejig saw vice-captain Ollie Pope take the gloves and drop down the order. That opened the door for Bethell to state his case at three, having never batted in that position in the 20 first-class matches prior to his debut in the first Test. He eventually steered England to victory with an unbeaten 50 off 37 deliveries in the fourth innings.Speaking at the end of the series, McCullum credited both Bethell and Pope for their work during the series, but acknowledged the former had made the future a little less clear for the latter: “He’s [Bethell’s] definitely given us a good headache and we’ve got a couple of months to work out what we’re doing.”It seems England have now worked out what they are doing. Speaking in the pre-match captain’s press conference, Stokes more or less confirmed Bethell will slot back in.”If you’re smart enough, the series that Beth had out in New Zealand, obviously he’s going to be back in the UK for that India series,” Stokes said, when asked about Bethell. “I think you put 2 and 2 together, you probably know what’s going to happen.”You look at what Beth did in the winter for us, if you talk about nailing down a position, Beth has done himself the world of good by the performances he put in there with being part of our plans going forward.”Jacob Bethell seized his chance in the New Zealand Tests•AFP via Getty Images

Stokes’ backing of Bethell, on the eve of the first of 11 Tests in a legacy-defining nine months for the team, dials up the pressure on Pope and indeed Zak Crawley. Both have failed to score consistently at the top of the order, with Crawley in particular found wanting in New Zealand, averaging 8.66.Yet the Kent opener feels the more secure of the two, particularly given his recent exploits against this summer’s opponents India, and Australia, finishing as England’s leading runscorer in the 2024 and 2023 series against both. Nevertheless, both players have a chance to complicate matters with big runs over the coming days.That Stokes has willingly heaped pressure on two of his top three batters reflects a broader desire to take his team to the next level. England are now second in the ICC Test Rankings having moved up in May, a jump that prompted the skipper to send a message to McCullum and men’s managing director Rob Key saying “one more place to go”. There is scope, he feels, for much more.England have not been No.1 in the world since 2011, off the back of a 2010-11 Ashes success Down Under that they hope to replicate later this year. And though they were knocked off top spot by South Africa in 2012, Stokes believes greater focus and more fine-tuning could bring about a return to the top of the tree should progression and results trend in the right direction.”If we win what we’ve got coming up, the likelihood is that we will be at the top of that leaderboard. There’s no doubt in my mind we have the ability to be that team.”A change of mindset, a change of what we think about going out there – it’s something both me and Baz felt was needed. We’ve taken all good things that we’ve felt we’ve built over the last three years, but adding to all the good stuff we’ve managed to achieve and all the good things we’ve created in that dressing room, it’s something we felt this time was the perfect time to do that.”Baz uses this phrase a lot – we’re starting from a place of strength. So for us to be able to build on that, and everyone knows that we have got improvement to do, it’s very very exciting that we are where we are as a team at the moment. Everyone understands and knows we’ve definitely got another level to go to.”

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A negociação entre Palmeiras e Roberto Pereyra tem prazo definido para seu capítulo final. Isso porque as partes estabeleceram que nesta sexta-feira (8) haverá uma resposta para o sim ou para o não. Há otimismo pela concretização do acordo, ainda mais pelo fechamento da janela da Arábia Saudita nesta quinta (7). Agora, a concorrência fica menor para o Verdão assinar com o jogador argentino.

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Segundo apurado pela a reportagem do Lance!, o Alviverde não quer alongar as conversas para que elas não tenham como desfecho algo parecido com os últimos fracassos do clube no mercado, que causaram desgaste interna e externamente. Dessa forma, as partes acordaram em tratar o assunto de forma objetiva e mais rápida possível. Por isso o prazo desta sexta (8) para uma resposta, seja negativa ou positiva.

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Fontes ligadas ao jogador demonstram otimismo maior do que o do Palmeiras em relação à assinatura do contrato e consideram que as conversas caminham bem. Os dirigentes do Verdão adotam cautela, até porque sabem que podem ter alguma concorrência de última hora, uma vez que Pereyra já demonstrou sua preferência por permanecer na Europa, em detrimento de voltar para a América do Sul.

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Tanto um lado quanto o outro sabem dos valores que um está disposto a receber e o outro está disposto a pagar. De acordo com a apuração do Lance!, a diferença entre as expectativas não é grande, o que poderia ser resolvido com a sinalização positiva da parte do jogador.

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Outro fator que contribui a favor do Alviverde é o fechamento da janela da Arábia Saudita nesta sexta-feira (7). Esse seria um mercado que potencialmente atrairia o argentino, mesmo não sendo na Europa. No entanto, nada foi acertado por lá.

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Vale lembrar que Pereyra pode ser contratado, pois está livre no mercado desde julho, quando deixou a Udinese-ITA. O Palmeiras poderia utilizá-lo tanto no Brasileirão, pois a inscrição vai até 15 de setembro, quanto na Libertadores, já que a inscrição para a semifinal vai até 24 de setembro.

Com passagem pela seleção argentina, o meia de 32 anos atuou em quatro times na carreira: River Plate-ARG, Udinese-ITA, Juventus-ITA e Watford-ING. Na última temporada, com a camisa da Udinese, ele disputou 36 partidas, marcou cinco gols e distribuiu sete assistências.

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The last couple of weeks for Chelsea have been topsy-turvy to say the least, with the last couple of outings falling way below the standards of manager Enzo Maresca.

Expectations were heightened after the summer recruitment, which saw just shy of £300m of new talent making the move to Stamford Bridge during the off-season.

However, in the first six outings, the Blues have been victorious twice, with their last win coming way back at the end of August with a 2-0 win over London rivals Fulham.

The Italian will no doubt want to correct such a slump, which has seen his side lose both of their last two Premier League outings to both Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Such attempts haven’t been aided by the side’s disciplinary record in recent outings, with the side collecting two red cards in each of the last two matches in England’s top-flight.

Trevoh Chalobah's worrying start to 2025/26 for Chelsea

After Robert Sanchez’s dismissal against Manchester United last week, centre-back Trevoh Chalobah became the second Chelsea player in as many matches to be sent for an early bath.

The centre-back started his eighth consecutive game of the 2025/26 campaign, but once again failed to deliver – even before his straight red card against Fabian Hurzeler’s side.

The England international was adjudged to have slipped Diego Gomez whilst the attacker was through on goal, leading to a VAR intervention

and his subsequent dismissal.

However, up until he left the field after 53 minutes, he struggled to have the desired effect, failing to win any of the duels he entered whilst also failing to make a single tackle.

The 26-year-old certainly cost the side the three points in West London, with the Blues still struggling with finding their best partnership at the heart of the backline.

As a result, the club may have made a mistake in allowing one player to depart – with the former first team member reaching the next level in his career after leaving the club.

The former Chelsea star who’s now better than Chalobah

Given the sheer volume of players turned over at Chelsea over the last couple of years, it’s no surprise that players who have been offloaded have managed to star elsewhere.

Since Todd Boehly arrived back in May 2022, the Blues have spent upwards of £1.4b on new additions to help them rise up the Premier League table in the near future.

However, in an attempt to strengthen, players have also had to make way to help balance the books and lessen the risk of being hit with any punishment for breaking PSR rules.

In the summer of 2024, numerous players were sacrificed by new boss Maresca, one of whom was centre-back Malang Sarr, who departed on a free transfer to join French side Lens.

He originally joined on a free transfer from Nice back in the summer of 2020, arriving with a lot of hype given his four-year stint in the first team in Ligue 1.

However, injuries and lack of faith from the manager saw him rapidly fall down the pecking order, subsequently making just 21 appearances for the Blues.

As a result, the 26-year-old would return to his homeland, with Sarr resurrecting his once promising career with Lens over the last couple of seasons.

He’s featured in every minute of the league campaign in 2025/26 to date, subsequently managing to outperform current first-team star Chalobah in the process.

Malang Sarr – stats in Ligue 1 (25/26)

Statistics (per 90)

Tally

Games played

5

Minutes played

450

Pass accuracy

88%

Tackles won

1.8

Duels won

68%

Aerials won

65%

Interceptions made

2.4

Recoveries made

4.4

Stats via FotMob

Sarr, who’s been labelled “incredible” by one analyst, has won more tackles per 90, whilst also winning more aerial duels – offering a more dominant option to Maresca had he been kept on the books.

The Frenchman has also completed more of the passes he’s attempted, arguably offering a more rounded ball-playing option – something which is vital in the Italian’s current system.

To top off his dominance over the England international, he’s also made more clearances and interceptions per 90 – further showcasing his incredible talents out of possession.

Such numbers highlight the superb rise Sarr has endured over the last few years, with his move to Lens undoubtedly being a success after his failure at Stamford Bridge.

The decision to allow him to depart now appears to be a questionable one, with the Blues’ loss now the French side’s gain given his tremendous form over recent times.

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