Leeds are brewing the next Kalvin Phillips in exciting 17-year-old starlet

Leeds United have always gained great pride from allowing their homegrown starlets eventual minutes in the first team.

Kalvin Phillips would become a household name in the Premier League after making his Elland Road breakthrough, with Archie Gray also going on to be a £30m purchase by Tottenham Hotspur after he exploded into life in the senior picture at the Whites.

With Daniel Farke also recently stating that the development of youth is one of the “cornerstones” of the club’s ongoing philosophy, it wouldn’t be a great shock to see a new Phillips or Gray emerge in the very near future.

Amazingly, another member of the Gray family in Harry Gray, is already making considerable strides to break into the men’s set-up.

Harry Gray's rise at Leeds

With the young pair also having Leeds royalty deeply ingrained into their family tree in the form of great uncle Eddie Gray, it appears as if Elland Road is just woven into their DNA.

Before anyone gets too carried away, the 16-year-old striker has only made one fleeting cameo in Farke’s first-team to date, but his future does look very rosy in West Yorkshire, with his early goalscoring form in the Premier League 2 this season only adding to his immense hype.

From just four games this campaign in all competitions, Gray has helped himself to a blistering four strikes, with his weighty goal tally for both the U18s and U21s now standing at a very impressive 15 goals from 22 outings.

Branded the “real deal” by analyst Ben Mattinson, it does only feel like a matter of time now before the teenage sensation is leading the line for Farke’s men, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin potentially pushed all the way for a starting spot very soon by the England U17 international.

However, he isn’t the only hotly-tipped youngster at this moment in time in the U21 picture.

Leeds could even be brewing their next Phillips when looking at this very promising midfield talent who just signed his first-ever professional contract at his boyhood employers.

Leeds' next Phillips

While his career path has hit many a bump since exiting Leeds in 2022, with just 31 Manchester City appearances coming his way in three years, it goes without saying that he is the standard that many of the new rising crop at Thorp Arch still try to hit.

Indeed, under Marcelo Bielsa’s transformative guidance, Phillips would turn into an extremely hot midfield commodity, with a senior Three Lions call-up even falling into the 29-year-old’s lap, before moving on to the Etihad for a substantial £40m.

While Ollie Pickles is way off hitting those heights at the moment, he will hope – sometime down the line – that he can experience these same amazing highs, having just penned his first-ever professional contract at Elland Road that runs until 2028.

The 17-year-old hotshot warranted that deal coming into play, too, with Pickles even donning the captain’s armband for the U21s last time out to show off similar leadership skills to those of Phillips in the main team.

Pickles – Leeds youth stats

Position

Games

Goals + Assists

DM

22

2 + 1

CM

10

3 + 2

AM

5

1 + 0

RW

1

0

LW

1

0

Sourced by Transfermarkt

The similarities don’t just end there, however, with Pickles also showing off a similar eye for a goal and an assist to that of the former Bielsa favourite, with a standout five-goal contributions tallied up from the central midfield position from just ten outings.

Arguably, his added adaptability to slot into a right-wing or left-wing spot if needed also stands him in good stead to replicate Gray’s sharp rise, with the Spurs number 14’s malleable nature turning him into a constant regular under Farke.

Still, with previous interest in his services coming from the likes of Gray’s new employers, it could be that Pickles goes on to be another major sale for Leeds in the midfield department, like Phillips.

Before anything more concrete pops up over Pickles leaving, however, the teenager will have to prove himself in the senior side, with chances potentially handed to him in the near future.

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Rebolation, cabelos moicanos e calças coloridas! Relembre como era o mundo na última vez que o Vasco venceu o Corinthians

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Corinthians e Vasco se enfrentam neste sábado (29), às 18h30 (de Brasília), pela 17ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Para o Timão, além da chance de se distanciar da zona do rebaixamento e ampliar para sete o número de jogos sem derrotas, também é a oportunidade de manter um retrospecto positivo, que já dura mais de uma década, sem perder para a equipe carioca.

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O último triunfo cruz-maltino sobre a equipe alvinegra aconteceu no dia 13 de outubro de 2010. Portanto, já fazem 12 anos e nove meses que o Time da Colina não bate o Alvinegro do Parque São Jorge.

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É bem verdade que neste período os clubes não se enfrentaram em quatro temporadas: 2014, 2016, 2020 e 2021, já que em todas elas os vascaínos estavam disputando a Série B do Brasileirão. Porém, no espaço de tempo foram 19 jogos, com 11 vitórias corintianas e oito empates.

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Desses jogos, 17 foram pelo Campeonato Brasileiro e dois pela Libertadores, quando o Corinthians passou pelo Vasco da Gama nas quartas de final em 2012, ano em que conquistou o título inédito.

Inclusive, o período de jejum vascaíno iniciou justamente em uma época de forte rivalidade com o Timão. Em 2011, por exemplo, as equipes brigaram ponto a ponto pelo título nacional. No fim, os paulistas foram campeões na última rodada, com dois pontos de vantagem (71 a 69). Mesmo assim, naquele ano não houve vitória do Cruzmaltino, que perdeu para o Alvinegro no primeiro turno por 2 a 1, no Pacaembu, e empatou em 2 a 2 no segundo turno, em São Januário. No jogo realizado no Rio de Janeiro, inclusive, um dos gols dos cariocas foi marcado pelo lateral Fagner, que hoje é ídolo corintiano.

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ÚLTIMA VITÓRIA DO VASCO

No dia 13 de outubro de 2010, o Vasco foi a campo escalado pelo técnico PC Gusmão com nomes como Fernando Prass, no gol, Dedé, Jumar, Felipe (maestro) Zé Roberto e Éder Luís, os dois últimos foram os autores dos gols vascaínos, ambos marcados ainda no primeiro tempo, aos 10 e 21 minutos.

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No lado corintiano, a equipe foi dirigida interinamente por Fábio Carille, que na época era auxiliar técnico e ‘tapava o buraco’ após a demissão de Adílson Baptista do comando corintiano três dias antes – Tite seria contratado na semana seguinte. Em campo, o time tinha nomes como Alessandro e Danilo, que atualmente são gerente de futebol e técnico do sub-20 do Timão, respectivamente. O lendário lateral-esquerdo Roberto Carlos também foi titular, enquanto Ronaldo Fenômeno fazia parte do plantel, mas estava em fase final de recuperação de uma lesão na panturrilha direita. O craque voltou no jogo seguinte, contra o Guarani.

A partida, que teve o Vasco dominante desde o primeiro minuto de jogo, também foi marcada pelos gestos obscenos feitos pelo centroavante corintiano Souza, apelidado como Caveirão, ao deixar o campo no fim do primeiro tempo. Ele nem voltou a campo na segunda etapa.

COMO ERA O ANO EM 2010?!

Em outubro de 2010, o Brasil vivia um período eleitoral, que terminaria com a eleição de Dilma Rousseff como presidente da República. A primeira, e até hoje, a única mulher a ocupar o cargo. O primeiro turno havia acontecido 10 dias antes da partida. Já o segundo ocorreu 18 dias depois.

Naquele ano, moicanos e calças coloridas eram modas, por conta da ascensão do atacante Neymar e da banda Restart. A Espanha conquistou a primeira Copa do Mundo disputada no continente africano. “Passione” era a novela na faixa das nove horas da noite. E “Baby”, cantada pelo canadense Justin Bieber, era a música do momento.

NO ESPORTE

Ainda que tivesse os, já citados, craques Roberto Carlos e Ronaldo, o Corinthians não foi o time brasileiro mais badalado daquela temporada. Mas, sim, o Santos. Com o retorno de Robinho, com direito à chegada à Vila Belmiro de helicóptero, a presença do Eterno Rei Pelé e show da banda Charlie Brown Júnior, o atacante formou o trio com Neymar e Paulo Henrique Ganso que renderam os títulos paulistas e da Copa do Brasil.

Porém, mais do que isso, as dancinhas daquele time repleto de garotos e o estilo, principalmente com os cortes de cabelo moicano, se tornaram tendência pelos adolescentes da época.

Além dos títulos, os golaços e, principalmente, as goleadas, como o 10 a 0 sobre o Naviraiense, pela Copa do Brasil, e o 9 a 1 sobre o Ituano, pelo Paulistão, por exemplo, marcaram o início da chamada ‘geração Neymar’, pelo Peixe.

Mas, além do Santos, o ano de 2010 marcou o fim da fila do Fluminense no Campeonato Brasileiro. Liderado pelo argentino Dario Conca, o Tricolor Carioca voltou a conquistar a competição após 28 anos.

O campeão da Libertadores daquele ano também foi brasileiro: o Internacional. O Colorado, inclusive, teve como destaque o então garoto Giuliano, que foi decisivo naquela conquista marcando gols nas quartas de final, semifinal e nas duas finais contra o Chivas, do México. No fim daquela temporada, no entanto, o clube gaúcho se tornaria o primeiro clube sul-americano a ficar fora da final do Mundial de Clubes da Fifa, ao ser derrotado por 2 a 0 pelo Mazembe, da República Democrática do Congo, na semifinal. Essa derrota ficou marcada pelas dancinhas do goleiro africano Kidiaba.

No universo das seleções, 2010 foi ano de Copa do Mundo. A primeira disputada no continente africano, na África do Sul.

A Seleção Brasileira, dirigida por Dunga, não vinha com grande expectativa, principalmente se comparada ao Mundial anterior em 2006, na Alemanha. Porém, após uma Eliminatória e um início de Copa consistentes, a empolgação do povo brasileiro aumentou, até a queda da Canarinho para a Holanda nas quartas de final. O jogo ficou marcado pelos dois gols de Wesley Sneijder e a expulsão de Felipe Melo após um pisão em Arjen Robben.

No final, em uma decisão entre duas seleções que nunca haviam sido campeãs do Mundo, a Espanha venceu a Holanda na prorrogação, com gol de Andrés Iniesta.

Em outubro, porém, quando o Vasco venceu o Corinthians pela última vez, o técnico da Seleção Brasileira era Mano Menezes, que havia assumido o Brasil após o Mundial. O treinador havia deixado justamente o Timão para ser contratado pela CBF.

NA MÚSICA

O hit do verão em 2010 era o ‘Rebolation’, da banda Parangolé, que tinha como seu vocalista à época Léo Santana. A música ficou muito popular, até mesmo por conta de algumas comemorações dos meninos do Santos durante o Campeonato Paulista.

Outras canções que fizeram sucesso naquele ano foram: ‘Só os Loucos Sabem’, do Charlie Brown Junior; ‘Fugidinha’, de Michel Teló; ‘Tá Vendo Aquela Lua’, do Grupo Exaltassamba.

O ano de 2010 também teve o grande sucesso do ’emocore’ no Brasil, com bandas como Restart, Cine e Hevo84 fazendo muito sucesso. Em relação às duas primeiras, houve a tendência das calças coloridas. Esse movimento deixou o então vlogueiro Felipe Neto, que fazia vídeos criticando tudo e todos, bastante irritado à época. Porém, anos mais tarde, o próprio Felipe, já com a alcunha de influencer digital, passou a fazer vídeos pintando o cabelo de diversas cores.

NA TELEVISÃO

O principal reality show do Brasil, o Big Brother, teve, pela primeira vez na história, o retorno de participantes que já haviam disputado o programa em edições anteriores, incluindo campeões como Kléber Bambam e Dhomini. Marcelo Dourado, que também retornava ao BBB após ter participado da quarta edição, foi o campeão. Naquele ano, o programa também teve nomes que se consagraram, como Dicésar, Serginho, Anamara, Eliéser, entre outros.

Na novela da faixa das 21h, Passione, a trama era protagonizada por nomes fortes da dramaturgia brasileira, como Tony Ramos e Fernanda Montenegro. E teve em seu enredo o misterioso ‘segredo de Gerson’, personagem interpretado por Marcello Antony. A obra, escrita por Sílvio de Abreu, teve a inclusão de assuntos esportivos, já que o personagem Gerson (Marcello Antony) era piloto de Stock Car, enquanto Danilo (Cauã Reymond) e Sinval (Kayky Brito) eram ciclistas profissionais.

NO CINEMA

Em 2010, o grande lançamento no cinema nacional foi o filme ‘Tropa de Elite 2, o Inimigo Agora é Outro’. Após o grande sucesso do primeiro filme escrito pelo cineasta José Padilha, o segundo faz uma crítica ao Estado e às milícias no Rio de Janeiro. Ele foi novamente protagonizado pelo ator Wagner Moura, que interpretou o personagem do Coronel Nascimento, que na obra em questão deixava o cargo no Batalhão de Operações Especiais (Bope) e integrava a Secretaria de Inteligência do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. O filme foi a maior bilheteria no Brasil naquele ano.

No cinema internacional, animações como ‘Toy Story 3’ e ‘Shrek Para Sempre’ foram lançadas naquela temporada, bem como o filme ‘Eclipse’, o terceiro da ‘Saga Crepúsculo’.

'As it is we are seeing such big sixes' – Mohit Sharma backs bat checks

Mohit Sharma jokingly said, “If a bat or two are caught oversized then ban them also”

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Rayudu: Bat checks done on the field can affect batters’ focus

The two matches in IPL 2025 on Sunday, saw the on-field umpires checking the dimensions of the bats of batters who came in to bat. It is a practice usually done in the dressing room, but in both the matches, it played out on the field before the batters took guard. Umpires Nitin Menon and Saidharshan Kumar measured bats of Shimron Hetmyer, Phil Salt, Riyan Parag and Nitish Rana among others in Jaipur, while Chris Gaffaney and Vinod Seshan did the same to Hardik Pandya’s bat in Delhi.All the bats went through the gauge through which they must pass, and were deemed acceptable. Rana said that the batters did not have an issue with it if the umpires want to “check it for their satisfaction.”Related

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“There is shortage of time in T20s, and if the umpires have the time to check the bat, I guess it is their right to do so – even my bat was checked,” he said on the eve of RR’s game against Delhi Capitals in Delhi. “In that game, bats of 60-70% batsmen was checked. It is fair enough, we don’t have a say in that, it is not a controllable. The bats are made in the company that sponsors us, we don’t have an issue with that. But if umpires want to check it for their satisfaction, we don’t have a problem.”DC’s fast bowler Mohit Sharma had a bit of laugh when asked about it and said: “That’s really good, please check those bats. As it is we have been seeing such big sixes. If a bat or two are caught oversized then ban them also.”

دوناروما: لاعب مانشستر سيتي أفضل من كيليان مبابي

أشاد جيانلويجي دوناروما حارس مرمى مانشستر سيتي الإنجليزي بأحد زملائه في الفريق وقد فضله على كيليان مبابي نجم ريال مدريد.

وقال دوناروما في حوار مع “ديلي ميل” البريطانية: “أفضل وجود إيرلينج هالاند في فريقي على كيليان مبابي”.

ويعتقد حارس المرمى الإيطالي أن زميله في الفريق إيرلينج هالاند يتمتع بصفات رائعة تجعله يتفوق على كيليان مبابي نجم ريال مدريد.

اقرأ أيضاً.. جوارديولا: كنا خارج سباق البريميرليج بعد أول ثلاث مباريات.. وليفربول سيعود

وأضاف دوناروما: “أعتقد أن إيرلينج قادر على تسديد أقوى التسديدات في كرة القدم العالمية، إنه أعسر لذا فهو مختلف عن كيليان مبابي، كلاهما يصعب مواجهتهما، الأمر معقد”.

جدير بالذكر أن دوناروما قد انضم إلى مانشستر سيتي الصيف الماضي قادمًا من باريس سان جيرمان بعد خروجه من حسابات المدرب الإسباني لويس إنريكي، وقد فاز مع الفريق الفرنسي بالعديد من الألقاب مثل دوري أبطال أوروبا الموسم الماضي.

ويحتل مانشستر سيتي هذا الموسم في جدول ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز المركز الثاني برصيد 16 نقطة خلال 8 مباريات.

Dayal trumps CSK in last over again to take RCB to the top

Dayal did it against Dhoni, Jadeja and Dube with a dew-slicked ball on a flat pitch

Deivarayan Muthu03-May-20253:10

Is this CSK’s worst-ever IPL season?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) outgunned Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy, defending 213 on a flat pitch in a wildly see-sawing classic.It came down to Yash Dayal vs MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja once again. In 2024, the left-arm seamer had bested Dhoni and put RCB in the playoffs. A year on, he denied Dhoni and CSK once again, defending 14 off the last over with a dew-slicked ball. Dayal this time put RCB on top of the IPL 2025 points table, with 16 points, and a step closer to the playoffs.Related

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Dayal, Suyash get the job done for RCBCSK were left needing 35 off the last three overs with Jadeja, who was batting with attacking intent that was missing earlier in the season, and Dhoni in the middle. It was anybody’s game, but Suyash Sharma tipped it RCB’s way with an 18th over that went for only six runs.It then swung CSK’s way when Virat Kohli dropped a regulation catch – of Jadeja – at long-on and saw the first ball of the 19th over go through him to the boundary. Dhoni then scythed a legcutter from Bhuvneshwar Kumar over cover for six, and followed with a single to make it 15 required off the last over.Dayal’s plan in the final over was to shut Dhoni and Jadeja down with yorkers. With dew around, he was not able to nail his yorkers, but his low full tosses were still hard to put away, leading two singles and Dhoni’s wicket off the third ball. His fourth full toss in a row ended up going over Shivam Dube’s waist and well beyond the midwicket boundary for six, but Dayal didn’t veer away from his original plan when CSK needed six off three with a free hit in hand. With five needed off two, Dayal bowled a near yorker and Jadeja could only inside-edge it onto his pad for a single. Dube couldn’t get the last ball away to the boundary as Dayal pulled off another heist at the Chinnaswamy, sending the crowd into raptures.The Bethell and Kohli opening act1:37

Chawla: Bethell’s batting reflects RCB’s own good form

Jacob Bethell and Kohli had laid the base for RCB’s win by adding 71 for 0, their highest powerplay score at home this season. Romario Shepherd then launched from there, muscling a 14-ball half-century, the joint second-fastest in IPL history.Bethell might not have even played had Phil Salt recovered from an illness, which had kept him out of RCB’s previous game as well. Bethell dashed out of the blocks on Saturday, picking off Khaleel Ahmed for three successive fours in the opening over. He went on to score three more fours and two sixes in the powerplay.He was the first to bring up his fifty, off 28 balls, in his second IPL innings after getting a life on 27 when Matheesha Pathirana collided with Jadeja, grassing the catch. After having recovered from that blow, Pathirana had Bethell holing out for 55, with Dewald Brevis pulling off a screamer at deep square leg.As for Kohli, he went onto raise his own fifty off 29 balls. It was his seventh half-century in 11 innings this season. He looked good for a whole lot more until Sam Curran had him popping a catch to point with a slower bouncer for 62 off 33 balls.Shepherd’s final act1:12

Chawla: Very less margin for error against Shepherd

Shepherd, who was picked ahead of Liam Livingstone once again, walked out to bat when RCB were 157 for 5 with 14 balls left in the innings. After the big opening stand, they ran out of gas in the middle – between overs 11 and 18 they had managed only 45 runs for four wickets.Shepherd then helped RCB plunder 54 off the last two overs, the most scored off the 19th and 20th overs in an IPL innings. In the 19th over, he smoked Khaleel for four sixes and two fours which cost CSK 33 runs. In the next over, he took Pathirana for two fours and two sixes to give RCB a blockbuster finish.Fittingly, Shepherd stormed to his fifty by launching a six into the top tier off the final ball of the innings.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Mhatre, Jadeja lead CSK’s chaseThe joy, however, was short-lived for RCB as Ayush Mhatre dominated the powerplay in the chase. He claimed 39 of the 58 runs CSK scored in the first six, including a sequence of 4, 4, 4, 6,4, 4 in a 26-run over bowled by Bhuvneshwar. The pick of the sequence was a dabbed four between point and short third.Krunal Pandya snared Shaik Rasheed for 14 and Lungi Ngidi, who got a game in place of Josh Hazlewood, dragged CSK back further when he had No. 3 Sam Curran top-edging a catch to the keeper for a run-a-ball 5.Mhatre, 17, CSK’s youngest-ever player, then combined with Jadeja for a rollicking 114-run partnership off 64 balls. The stand ended when Ngidi tricked Mhatre with a slower ball, denying him the chance to become the second-youngest centurion in the IPL after his India Under-19 opening partner Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He was dismissed for 94 off 48 balls.Jadeja continued to bat with a refreshingly positive approach, especially against spin. He faced just one dot ball out of 16 balls from Krunal and Suyash.Brevis, though, was dismissed in a slightly contentious fashion. He was given out lbw but the ball was projected to slide down the leg side. The umpire’s finger had gone up midway through Brevis and Jadeja crossing over for an attempted leg-bye. The two batters then decided to talk it out and by the time Brevis had called for a review, the 15-second time limit had elapsed. In the end, CSK were left with another case of what might have been.

Chelsea are brewing a "world-class" superstar who'll surpass Hazard & Salah

It’s been a rough few weeks for Chelsea.

A draw against Brentford, a loss to Manchester United, and a wholly unconvincing win over Lincoln City in the League Cup have led some to question the direction of the team.

However, we are still early in the season, and the Blues have a squad full of brilliant talents from Joao Pedro and Estevao in attack to Moises Caicedo in midfield and Reece James in defence.

Moreover, one of the players in Enzo Maresca has the ability and potential to someday surpass the greatness of superstars like Mohamed Salah and Eden Hazard.

Hazard & Salah's peak seasons

With the Premier League being the biggest in world football, it has attracted some generational world-class talents, such as Salah and Hazard.

There will always be debates over which player was the best, and while we aren’t necessarily here to weigh in on that debate, it’s worth looking at their best individual seasons.

Both of them have a number of campaigns you could pick from, but when it comes to the Liverpool star, it is impossible to look past what he achieved last season.

For example, in addition to winning the title, the Egyptian superstar amassed a staggering tally of 34 goals and 23 assists in 52 appearances.

That means the dynamic winger was able to maintain an average of 1.09 goal involvements every game, or one every 78.96 minutes.

When it comes to the Belgian, we’d suggest he was at the peak of his powers in the 14/15 season, as even though he produced more goal involvements in 18/19, he did not win the league.

Across his 52 appearances in the former, totalling 4442 minutes, the retired superstar scored 19 goals and provided 13 assists.

In other words, he averaged a goal involvement every 1.62 games, or every 138.81 minutes.

Overall, both Salah and Hazard are some of the best players to ever play in the Premier League, and for our money, Chelsea have someone in their current squad who could surpass both.

The Chelsea star who could surpass Hazard & Salah

Now, as we’ve already mentioned, there are more than a handful of incredibly gifted players in this Chelsea squad, from Pedro to Estevao and more.

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However, to even get close to matching, let alone surpassing, the levels of Salah and Hazard, you’ve got to be more than just a special talent.

Fortunately, the Blues do have a certain player who looks like he could go on to be a future Ballon d’Or winner: Cole Palmer.

Yes, of course, the Englishman is the player we are talking about, as he just finished eighth in the prestigious award earlier this week, which represents a significant improvement over his 25th-place finish last year.

However, while already featuring on those lists twice, at 23 years old should tell you enough about the talent we are talking about here, let’s take a look at some of his numbers since moving to Stamford Bridge.

In his first season with the club, the “world-class” superstar, as dubbed by Pat Nevin, scored 25 goals and provided 15 assists in 3613 minutes, which comes out to a goal involvement every 1.12 games, or every 90.32 minutes.

Then, last season, the former Manchester City gem scored 18 goals and provided 14 assists in 52 appearances, totalling 4,247 minutes, which comes out to a goal involvement every 1.62 games, or every 132.71 minutes.

Finally, so far this season, he has scored two goals in four appearances, totalling 235 minutes, which is one every other game or every 117.5 minutes.

Overall, the England international has already amassed a tally of 45 goals and 29 assists in 101 games for the club, and while he’s out injured at the moment, we have no doubt those numbers will only improve.

Palmer’s Chelsea record

Appearances

101

Minutes

8095′

Goals

45

Assists

29

Goal Involvements per Match

0.73

Minutes per Goal Involvements

109.39′

All Stats via Transfermarkt

Ultimately, Palmer still has some way to go before he surpasses either Salah or Hazard, but based on what we’ve seen from him over the last couple of years, we have no doubt he’ll get there eventually.

Maignan makes Chelsea or Man United decision after Maresca's transfer demand

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Coritiba x Red Bull Bragantino: onde assistir ao vivo, horário, desfalques e escalações do jogo pelo Brasileirão

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OCoritiba recebe oRed Bull Bragantino neste domingo, às 18h30 (horário de Brasília), pela 18ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Os times estão em situações opostas na tabela, já que o Coxa está em 18º e busca fugir da degola, enquanto o Massa Bruta iniciou a rodada na 6ª posição e quer vaga na próxima Libertadores.

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Os donos da casa vêm de derrota para o líder Botafogo, que interrompeu uma sequência de quatro jogos sem perder da equipe curitibana. Já o Bragantino venceu fora de casa na última rodada, com um 3 a 0 sobre o Fortaleza, mas empatou em 1 a 1 com o América, também fora, pela Copa Sul-Americana no meio de semana.

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O Coritiba não terá o atacante Robson para a partida. Artilheiro da equipe no Brasileirão com cinco gols, o jogador recebeu o terceiro cartão amarelo no último jogo e cumpre suspensão automática. Entretanto, o treinador Thiago Kosloski pode promover a estreia dos recém-chegados Reynaldo (zagueiro), Hayner (lateral-direito) e Sebastián Gomez (volante).

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O Red Bull Bragantino, por sua vez, não contará com Nathan. O zagueiro foi liberado para tratar de sua transferência ao Napoli, da Itália, que deve ser confirmada nos próximos dias. A negociação gira em torno de 10 milhões de euros, segundo informações do jornalista italiano Fabrizio Romano e do GE. Além disso, o Massa Bruta tem os desfalques do volante Raúl e dos zagueiro Lucas Cunha e Eduardo Santos, todos lesionados.

CORITIBA X RED BULL BRAGANTINO

Data e hora:6 de agosto de 2023, às 18h30 (de Brasília)
Estádio:Couto Pereira, Curitiba (PR)
Árbitro:Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz (RJ)
Assistentes:Kleber Lucio Gil (SC) e Luiz Claudio Regazone (RJ)
VAR:Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga (RJ)
Onde assistir:Premiere.

CORITIBA (Técnico: Thiago Kosloski)
Gabriel; Natanael, Kuscevic, Henrique e Jamerson; Andrey, Matheus Bianqui (Sebastián Gomez) e Bruno Gomes; Mauricio Garcez (Kaio ou Lucas Barbosa), Diogo Oliveira e Marcelino Moreno.

Suspenso: Robson
Desfalques: –

RED BULL BRAGANTINO (Técnico: Pedro Caixinha)
Cleiton; Luan Cândido (Hurtado), Léo Ortiz, Luan Patrick e Juninho Capixaba; Vitinho, Lucas Evangelista, Matheus Fernandes e Ramires; Sasha e Thiago Borbas (Sorriso).

Suspenso:-
Desfalques: Raúl, Lucas Cunha e Eduardo Santos (lesionados); Nathan (liberado para acertar transferência ao Napoli-ITA)

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سبب تأخير انطلاق الشوط الثاني من مباراة ليفربول وبرينتفورد

تُجرى في الوقت الحالي مباراة بين فريقي ليفربول وبرينتفورد، في إطار منافسات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، لصالح الجولة التاسعة من عمر البطولة المحلية.

ويحل ليفربول ضيفًا على برينتفورد في خضم لقاءات الجولة المذكورة من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث تأخر الريدز بهدفين لهدف في الشوط الأول.

وتأخر انطلاق الشوط الثاني من عمر المباراة، حيث طالت الاستراحة لأكثر من 15 دقيقة، أي أكثر من الوقت المعتاد.

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وتساءل البعض عن السبب وراء ذلك، قبل أن يتم إيضاح الأمر عبر الموقع الرسمي للبطولة، حيث تقرر تغيير الحكم، سيمون هوبر، الذي يبدو أنه عانى من شيء ما جعله غير قادر على استكمال الشوط الثاني.

وبناءً على ذلك، تغيير خروج سيمون هوبر من المباراة، وسيحل محله الحكم الرابع تيم روبنسون، وهو ما تسبب في حدوث إرباك وتأثير على انطلاق الشوط الثاني.

Worse than Nygren: Celtic star is on his way to becoming the next Kyogo

Celtic failed to get their first win of the European season on the board when they were beaten 2-0 by Braga at Parkhead in the Europa League on Thursday night.

The Hoops were held to successive 0-0 draws, losing on penalties in the second leg, by Kairat in the Champions League qualifiers, before they were held to a 1-1 draw by Red Star Belgrade in their first match of the league phase in the Europa League last week.

Their 2-0 loss to Braga in front of their own supporters, who made their feelings clear at full-time, means that they have failed to win four successive matches in Europe this season.

Celtic may feel hard done by, though, as VAR ruled out Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal with a call that was described by Chris Sutton as “possibly the worst decision of all time”.

Celtic have been dominant domestically, with four successive league title wins, but they have not had much success on the European stage, in any competition, and it is a step up that even some of the club’s best players have struggled with.

Kyogo Furuhashi, for example, struggled in the Champions League last season as he came towards the end of his career with the Scottish giants.

Why Kyogo Furuhashi struggled for Celtic in Europe

Something that can be underestimated about European football is the step up in physicality as well as quality in comparison to some Scottish Premiership matches.

In terms of how players use their strength, how they use their speed, the intensity of their press, it can sometimes feel like a different game in Europe, which is why Kyogo, in particular, had some tough nights in European games.

The Japan international, who scored 85 goals for the Hoops, was never the most physical centre-forward for Celtic, but it appeared to effect his European form more than his domestic form, possibly due to the reasons listed above.

Kyogo (Champions League)

23/24

24/25

Appearances

6

7

Touches

14

13.1

Goals

2

1

Big chances missed

2

3

Duel success rate

33%

39%

Aerial duel success rate

0%

0%

Duels won per game

1.3

1.0

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Kyogo lost the majority of his duels, failing to win a single aerial battle in the Champions League in his last two seasons with the club, scoring three goals in 13 matches.

Because of how dominant opposition centre-backs were with the Japanese striker, the experienced marksman failed to provide regular quality at the top end of the pitch.

Moments like the one in the clip above against Atletico Madrid were far and far between, unfortunately, and the increased intensity and physicality of European football may be the reason behind that.

Now, another member of Ange Postecoglou’s treble-winning side appears to be suffering from similar issues in the current team for Brendan Rodgers.

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Callum McGregor captained the Scottish giants once again in the middle of the park, but turned in a worse performance than Benjamin Nygren for Celtic.

Why McGregor is on his way to becoming the next Kyogo

Like Kyogo, the Hoops captain is not the most physical player in terms of his mobility or intensity, which is understandable given that he is a tempo-setting number six in the Premiership.

His composed play on the ball, completing 94% of his passes in the Premiership (Sofascore), helps him to dictate and control matches for the Hoops in domestic action, but the increased physicality and intensity of European football has had an impact on his performances.

Celtic average 73.2% of the ball per game (WhoScored) in the Premiership, which illustrates their total dominance, but they only had 56% of the ball against Braga at Parkhead on Thursday night.

Because Braga had more intensity to their press than a lot of the teams that Celtic face domestically have, McGregor, Nygren, and Paulo Bernardo had more of a fight on their hands than they usually do in a Hoops shirt at Parkhead.

Nygren outperformed the captain with his play in and out of possession, showing greater physicality and intensity, winning three more duels and twice as many tackles in 23 fewer minutes on the pitch.

McGregor lost 80% of his duels on the night. That came after he won four of his nine duels, making one tackle, in 90 minutes against Red Star Belgrade last week, per Sofascore.

The Celtic veteran’s physical struggles in the Europa League should not come as a huge surprise, though, as he has also lost 53% of his ground duels in the Premiership, per Sofascore, which shows that he has been slightly off the pace in his battles on the deck in domestic action.

Kyogo’s exit did not result in an immediate replacement in January, as the Hoops felt that Adam Idah and Daizen Maeda offered enough cover in the centre-forward position, and a similar situation could arise with McGregor.

That is not to say that the left-footed star will be sold by the club he has spent his entire career at, but the Hoops could get to a point where the captain may find himself out of the team to play a more dynamic and physical midfield that is capable of scrapping it out in matches to win duels and fight for points.

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Therefore, McGregor could be in danger of becoming the new Kyogo because of his struggles with the intensity and physicality of European football, based on recent evidence.

Rodgers will be hoping, though, that the 32-year-old star can learn from these last couple of matches and position himself better to avoid duels and take more control of the game in possession in the rest of the league phase.

PSL to continue despite Pakistan-India border tensions

ESPNcricinfo understands there is mixed opinion among English players at the PSL, with some considering leaving and others wanting to stay

ESPNcricinfo staff07-May-2025

The PCB has confirmed that the PSL will carry on as scheduled•PSL

The PSL 2025 is set to continue despite mounting tensions between Pakistan and India in the aftermath of missile strikes carried out by the Indian army in the early hours of Wednesday on sites across the border in Pakistan. The Indian government said the operation was its response to the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir in April, in which 26 civilians were killed. Pakistan, which has denied involvement in the attack, claims the missile strikes caused 26 casualties and that it shot down Indian aircraft in response.In a brief statement that made no mention of overnight events, the PCB confirmed that the league would carry on as scheduled. While Tuesday was a rest day in the tournament, Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators are scheduled to play on Wednesday night in Rawalpindi, which will also host the next three games.ESPNcricinfo understands there is mixed opinion among English players at the PSL, with some considering leaving and others wanting to stay. The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) has been in regular contact with the 15-person contingent. Security and government advice remains that the situation has not changed in the locations where the PSL is taking place, though it is being monitored closely.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also said it was “closely monitoring the evolving security situation”, but for now has allowed their two players currently at the PSL – Nahid Rana and Rishad Hossain – to stay in Pakistan.”The safety and well-being of Bangladeshi players currently playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) remain the Board’s top priority,” a BCB statement said. “BCB President Faruque Ahmed is also personally keeping track of the developments and has spoken directly with PSL CEO Salman Naseer and Rishad to ensure the players’ safety and peace of mind. The BCB appreciates the cooperation extended by the PCB and the Bangladesh High Commission and will continue to assess the situation.”The situation among the rest of the foreign contingent is unclear, though there is some nervousness among a few. One franchise official told ESPNcricinfo its foreign players were content to stay on for the moment, though they also acknowledged that the situation could change swiftly.

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