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رفع دوري السوبر ليج دعوى قضائية ضد الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم، يويفا، حسب إعلان صادر عن شركة A22، المروجة لتلك البطولة التي حاولت إيجاد طريق لها على الساحة الرياضية في 2021، بمشاركة 12 فريقًا، ولكنها خطوة باءت بالفشل.

وذكرت صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية أن الشركة المروجة لدوري السوبر ليج، باشرت في 21 نوفمبر، الإجراءت الإلزامية لتسوية النزاعات بالطرق المناسبة، حسب قانون الإجراءات الإسباني، كخطوة تمهيدية لرفع دعوى قضائية ضد الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم.

وتهدف هذه الدعوى إلى المطالبة بتعويض عن الأضرار الناجمة عن إساءة الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم استغلال مركزه المهيمن كمشغل احتكاري في سوق مسابقات الأندية الأوروبية لكرة القدم.

وأوضحت أن هذه الدعوى ستُضاف إلى الدعوى التي سيرفعها ريال مدريد، والتي أعلن عنها فلورنتينو بيريز أمس الأحد في الجمعية العمومية، وسيتجاوز إجمالي قيمتهما 4.5 مليار يورو.

كانت الشركة المذكورة قد تقدمت في ديسمبر 2024 بطلب رسمي إلى يويفا للاعتراف بدوري السوبر ليج، وقد امتثل هذا الطلب تمامًا للمتطلبات التي نص عليها قرار محكمة العدل الأوروبية.

اقرأ أيضًا.. بيريز يشن هجومًا قويًا: التحكيم صنع برشلونة.. وما فعله تيباس “عار”

وعقب ذلك، دخلت الشركة نفسها في مفاوضات حسنة النية مع الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم، لمدة سبعة أشهر (بين مارس وسبتمبر 2025) سعيًا للتوصل إلى حل شامل وتعاوني للنزاعات القائمة.

وخلال هذه المفاوضات، قدمت الشركة تنازلات كبيرة لسد الفجوة بين مقترحها لدوري السوبر ليج ومسابقات الأندية الحالية التابعة للاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم.

وقد ركزت مقترحاتها على ثلاثة مجالات أساسية: تحسين النظام، وتحديث الحوكمة، وتطبيق منصة البث، بهدف توفير أسعار معقولة وتقنيات متطورة للجماهير التي تشاهد المباريات من المنزل، ولكن لم يتم التوصل إلى اتفاق رغم ذلك.

وخلصت الشركة إلى أنه “بناءً على ذلك، فإن الإجراء المناسب الوحيد في الوقت الحالي هو المطالبة بتعويض عن الأضرار الناجمة عن استمرار سلوك الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم غير القانوني”.

The Metro Bank One-Day Cup returns this week, with Glamorgan defending the title they won at Trent Bridge in 2025. Here are the runners and riders in Group A:

Derbyshire

Captain: Brooke Guest
2024 Position: Fourth (Group A)
2024 Most Runs: Harry Came (281)
2024 Most Wickets: Zak Chappell (17)
Why they can win the competition: Although Wayne Madsen, Aneurin Donald and Pat Brown are playing in The Hundred, Derbyshire could go deep into the competition if players like Chappell and Australian opener Caleb Jewell fire. The return from injury of all-rounder Luis Reece adds quality and experience while Ben Aitchison brings a cutting edge to the seam attack.Player to watch: Martin Andersson has played some significant innings in the Rothesay County Championship since he made the switch from Middlesex and with Madsen and Donald missing, this is a chance for him to play a leading role with the bat in the white-ball game. An outstanding fielder, his seam bowling will provide Guest with another option.Young gun: Joe Hawkins impressed on his step up to the first team in the County Championship at Northampton and the 18-year-old off-spinning all-rounder is expected to get further chances to show his potential in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. A recent call-up to the England Under-19 squad is a measure of his progress and this competition provides a platform for him to build on that.Final thought: The Falcons were expected to be a contender in the Vitality Blast but after a disappointing tournament, they now have another opportunity to show they are a better one-day side than those results suggest. On their day, they have the players to mount a strong challenge and the disappointment in the T20 format could be a motivating factor over the next few weeks.

Essex

Captain: Tom Westley
2024 finish: Seventh (Group B)
2024 most runs: Robin Das (309)
2024 most wickets: Jamal Richards (15)Why they can win the competition: With only four players seconded to The Hundred – compared with six last year – Essex will in theory have a larger pool of players to pick from. However, their plans were disrupted when Indian pace bowler Khaleel Ahmed belatedly pulled out of his all-formats contract; Essex are busily trying to sign an overseas replacement for at least part of the competition.Player to watch: Robin Das top-scored last year, topped by an unbeaten century in a rare win at Trent Bridge. He has not built on that this season with only a couple of disappointing outings in both the Rothesay County Championship and Vitality Blast. If he finally rediscovers his form, it could reignite his career and lead to a memorable few weeks.Young gun: Though still only 20, Luc Benkenstein has been a mainstay of Essex’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup team since his 2021 debut. He made his mark the following year with 6-42 against Glamorgan, though barely bowled last season because of injury. Now a Blast regular, the leggie will boost the spin options as well as adding big-hitting cameos down the order.Final thought: Essex have won just seven of 24 One-Day Cup fixtures since they reached the semi-finals in 2021 – and four of 16 in the past two seasons – with some heavy defeats along the way. It is going to take a massive improvement in performance from essentially the same group of players, allied to some astute tactical acumen from captain Tom Westley, to turn around their white-ball fortunes after a torrid Blast campaign.Carlson raises the Metro Bank One-Day Cup for Glamorgan•Getty Images

Glamorgan

Captain: Kiran Carlson
2024 Position: Champions
2024 Most Runs: Colin Ingram (297)
2024 Most Wickets: Andy Gorvin & Dan Douthwaite (19)Why they can win the competition: As defending champions, the Metro Bank One-Day Cup has felt like a homecoming for Glamorgan, reaping their most success in recent years, winning in 2021 also. David Harrison will lead the team (Richard Dawson away with Welsh Fire) after he was interim head coach and assistant for their previous two success and can lean on a new exciting support staff including Ian Harvey who supported Dawson to success in this competition with Gloucestershire.Player to watch: Billy Root in a crucial stage in his career could have a more senior, important role to play. The 32-year-old in his final year contracted at Glamorgan has spent most of the season in the 2ndXI, often captaining, however came into his own with 296 runs in this tournament in 2024. With Mason Crane and Ben Kellaway selected in The Hundred, Root could be turned to with ball in hand also.Young gun: Jersey international Asa Tribe has shown significant signs of improvement from last year where he top scored with just 26 across six matches. A first red-ball century followed by an ever-present status in the Vitality Blast middle-order, Tribe’s influence on the Glamorgan side has come from nowhere. The 21-year-old with an ODI century on his record will look to play a big role at the top of the order this time around.Final thought: Glamorgan will be missing a key part of their team’s success in this competition of recent years – Colin Ingram. The 40-year-old South African taking up a first assistant coach role is still eligible but is expected to step back from playing for this competition. Despite the lack of a frontline spinner, Andy Gorvin and Dan Douthwaite were joint top wicket takers (with Ed Barnard) in 2024. Douthwaite will be missing early as a short-term injury replacement in The Hundred, but if they can replicate that success with the step up from younger squad members, there’s no reason why this side can’t go back-to-back.

Gloucestershire

Captain: Jack Taylor
2024 Position: Fifth (Group B)
2024 Most Runs: Miles Hammond (363)
2024 Most Wickets: Ajeet Singh Dale (13)Why they can win the competition: Less affected than most rivals by call-ups to The Hundred (only four), Gloucestershire proved themselves a one-day force by winning last season’s Vitality Blast. Despite making a nightmare start to that competition this summer, they reeled off four successive group wins at one stage, beating the likes of Hampshire and Essex.Player to watch: At the age of 32, Gloucestershire’s red-ball captain Cameron Bancroft boasts more than 3,000 runs in List A cricket at an average of over 40, with five hundreds, and will provide a wealth of experience at the top of the batting order. The Australia Test player has already produced innings of 163 and 176 in the Rothesay County Championship this season.Young gun: Seam bowler Aman Rao signed for Gloucestershire just before the start of the Vitality Blast and played in the first two group matches against Kent and Sussex. The 21-year-old Loughborough University student is sure to be given more opportunities in the Metro Bank One Day Cup and his height combined with an ability to swing the ball could see him make a significant impact.Final thought: With head coach Mark Alleyne involved in The Hundred, bowling coach Mark Thorburn takes charge for the second successive year and will be determined to make a better start that last season when the team lost their first two group matches before winning four of the next five and just failing to reach the knock-out stage.Fletcha Middleton in action for Hampshire•Getty Images

Hampshire

Captain: Nick Gubbins
2024 Position: Quarter-finals
2024 Most Runs: Ben Brown (286)
2024 Most Wickets: Brad Wheal (13)Why they can win the competition: Hampshire have been a force in 50-over cricket for a couple of generations, having only failed to qualify for the knockouts in one of the last six editions of the One-Day Cup. With largely the same set of players to pick from as 2024, Hampshire have experience at all ages. Scotland international Brandon McMullen’s arrival from August 13 knits the team together with bat and ball, while Indian sensation Tilak Varma will be around for the opening three fixtures.Player to watch: Eddie Jack might still only be 19, but he has certainly graduated from simply being a “young gun”. The tall and very quick fast bowler put Test players KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal in his back pocket when playing for England Lions earlier in the summer, where Andrew Flintoff became a big fan. Expect him to be in the top wicket-taking reckoning.Young gun: Given his first professional deal to play in the competition, Ben Mayes comes with a gigantic reputation in age-group cricket. The 17-year-old batter is on England’s long-term radar with Under 19s and Professional County Club Select XI recognition this summer. Come for the wristy hockey-influenced boundaries, stay for the big scores. Fast bowler Manny Lumsden is also worth keeping an eye on.Final thought: Three successive progressions from the group stages, three heartbreaks in the knock-outs – with the last two inflicted by Leicestershire. Could this be the year they take the final leap to silverware? Former captain Jimmy Adams – a winner in two List A finals and now a highly-regarded coach – will step up to lead the side, with Adi Birrell leading Southern Brave Men in The Hundred. It may well be a good audition to taking the top job full-time when it next becomes vacant.

Leicestershire

Captain: Peter Handscomb
2024 Position: Semi-finals
2024 Most Runs: Peter Handscomb (539)
2024 Most Wickets: Tom Scriven (18)Why they can win the competition: Winners in 2023 and semi-finalists last year, Leicestershire are a side brimming with confidence and no shortage of quality. Current man-of-the-moment Rehan Ahmed will be otherwise engaged, but overseas batting stars Peter Handscomb and Shan Masood and explosive opener Sol Budinger will compete for the spotlight in his absence. Why would they not fancy themselves for more 50-over glory?Player to watch: After a relatively modest contribution to the Foxes’ Vitality Blast campaign, Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood will be keen to make his mark in this competition, playing a format in which he has enjoyed considerable success, averaging 52.48 with 15 hundreds. That could make the left-hander a dangerous opponent.Young gun: Josh Hull may be unavailable due to The Hundred, but Leicestershire can replace him with another 6ft 7ins fast bowler in Alex Green, who may still be growing at just 18 years old. Genuinely quick, Green took four wickets in three appearances in the competition last season and has further underlined his potential for England Under-19s against their India equivalents this summer.Final thought: The 2023 Metro Bank One-Day Cup Final will be forever remembered for wicketkeeper-batter Harry Swindells producing the match of his life, making a career-best 117 not out to rescue his side from 89 for six and set up an unlikely Foxes victory. It is a little poignant then, on the eve of this year’s tournament, that the Leicester-born player has had to announce his retirement from cricket at the age of just 26 because of a persistent finger injury.

Nottinghamshire

Captain: Haseeb Hameed
2024 Position: Fourth (Group B)
2024 Most Runs: Ben Slater (398)
2024 Most Wickets: Rob Lord (11)Why they can win the competition: The Outlaws lacked consistency last year but with confidence high after a good season with the red ball they have enough quality – especially in the batting – to mount a challenge, even if call-ups to The Hundred will test the depth of their bowling resources, with the likes of Rob Lord and James Hayes hoping for the opportunity to impress.Player to watch: Opener Ben Slater is a batter opponents always hope to see the back of early, given an apparent penchant for List A cricket. His 68 appearances in the format have yielded more than 3,000 runs at a remarkable average of 52.75. A career-best 164 in a win over Surrey at Guildford last year took his List A centuries tally to eight.Young gun: The outstanding batter in Nottinghamshire’s Second XI this season with close to 700 runs, 18-year-old right-hander Sam Seecharan is highly thought of at Trent Bridge and after making his senior debut in the last of the Outlaws’ Vitality Blast fixtures is likely to be given a chance to shine in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign.Final thought: The One-Day Cup sees Notts stalwart Paul Franks take on the role of head coach, with Peter Moores joining up with Trent Rockets for The Hundred. Franks – 20 years a Nottinghamshire player – has been assistant head coach since 2017, helping the county win the Blast (twice), the One-Day Cup and promotion to Division One in the Rothesay County Championship in that time. This is his first opportunity to lead the county to a senior title in his own right.Josh Blake struck a maiden List A century last season•Getty Images

Surrey

Captain: Rory Burns
2024 Position: Eighth (Group B)
2024 Most Runs: Ryan Patel (363)
2024 Most Wickets: Cameron Steel (17)Why they can win the competition: It will be a tough ask given the absence of 15 leading players at The Hundred, but as in previous seasons Surrey will be approaching the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a positive vision of the competition giving precious first-team experience to a raft of youngsters. There is still a hard core of senior players, too.Player to watch: Cameron Steel will be looking at this year’s competition as the perfect opportunity to showcase his proven all-round talents as a middle-order stroke-maker and leg-spinner with a knack of taking important wickets. A comparative lack of game time in Surrey’s Rothesay County Championship side this summer will only add to that desire.Young gun: Ollie Sykes has already been blooded in all formats, including making 11 appearances to date in the Vitality Blast. But it was in last year’s One-Day Cup, when the big-hitting 20-year-old left-hander made his first three starts in the competition, that he initially gave notice of his huge promise with 87 not out against Essex at Chelmsford.Final thought: With no overseas player available, Surrey will be relying on the international experience of skipper Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Ben Foakes and fast bowler Matt Fisher – plus the know-how of Steel and Ryan Patel – to steer a predominantly youthful line-up in which the performances of the likes of Sykes, Josh Blake, James Taylor and Yousef Majid will be carefully monitored.

Worcestershire

Captain: Jake Libby
2024 Position: Quarter-final
2024 Most Runs: Jake Libby (526)
2024 Most Wickets: Jack Home (16)Why they can win: Worcestershire are blessed with the availability of many first-team regulars who are not affected by selection in The Hundred, meaning the majority of Alan Richardson’s first-choice eleven will be involved for the Rapids across the tournament. Skipper Jake Libby and mid-season signing Khurram Shahzad will look to show their quality and blend with some exciting youngsters to compete for silverware.Player to watch: Tom Taylor. Having registered the most wickets for Worcestershire so far this season, the right-arm seamer has been in stand-out form across all formats this summer for his side. The 30-year-old has made his name as a frugal opening bowler and will be looking to continue his consistent performances that have yielded him an impressive average of under 25 across both formats.Young gun: Henry Cullen. The exciting 22-year-old wicketkeeper featured during this year’s Vitality Blast having been on the radar for some time at Visit Worcestershire New Road. His eye-catching displays for the 2nd XI have forced an opening into the senior set-up, with this competition the perfect platform for the cultured and efficient young batter to show off his skills.Final thought: A promising end to the Vitality Blast campaign will offer supporters hope that the Rapids white-ball form can extend further into the summer, with the likes of Ethan Brookes central to any hopes of bettering last year’s encouraging quarter-final finish. Having lacked consistency throughout the summer, the exciting crop of youngsters will be looking to breakthrough and enjoy successful campaigns in a side more than capable of challenging deep into the tournament.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca sold a player who’s been “absolutely transformed” since leaving Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea take on Sunderland after Ajax demolition

The Blues are back in fantastic form with four straight wins in all competitions, despite missing a host of key players, and they’ll be going into tomorrow’s clash against Sunderland with renewed confidence.

Maresca’s side were given a rude wake-up call when they lost 3-1 to Brighton at home this time last month, but that dire showing at Stamford Bridge appears to have lit a fire under Chelsea’s players.

Despite missing both summer signing Liam Delap and star forward Cole Palmer, who remain out through injury, Chelsea have managed to cope very well without the pair — scoring 10 in their last three matches.

Goals from Marc Guiu, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Estevao and Tyrique George sealed an impressive win over Ajax in the Champions League last time out, with Maresca’s men also doing a solid job defensively considering they’re minus Benoit Badiashile and Levi Colwill.

Newly-promoted Sunderland, who’ve started the campaign very well, travel to London and present another tough test this weekend, but based off Chelsea’s recent run, the Black Cats could be in for a tough afternoon.

That being said, Maresca definitely isn’t underestimating them.

Chelsea’s squad, which lifted both the Conference League and Club World Cup earlier this year, is coming together, and once they have a more fully fit roster, the west Londoners will be firm favourites for a top four finish at the very least.

Marc Cucurella has been an ever-present at left-back and key cog in their system, leaving little room for ex-Chelsea left-back Diego Moreira, who was permanently sold to Strasbourg in 2024, to battle his way into the team.

Diego Moreira "transformed" after leaving Chelsea

Of course, given Chelsea’s connection with their sister club, there is always a chance for BlueCo to re-sign the Belgian.

However, Liam Rosenior appears to have worked wonders with Moreira since his Chelsea exit, and the tactician won’t be keen on losing his versatile defender who’s now become “one of the best” full-backs in Ligue 1.

Strasbourg are surprise contenders for the French title after a stunning start to 2025/2026, and they very nearly beat European champions PSG last week in a stunning 3-3 draw at the Parc des Princes.

They were two goals up at one point, and Moreira was at the heart of it all with a goal and an assist in the capital.

His performances have been nothing short of exceptional, and judging by his own admission last year, Moreira may not be clamoring to return to Chelsea any time soon.

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O Palmeiras realizou na manhã desta segunda-feira (21), o último treino na Academia de Futebol antes da delegação viajar para Pereira, onde o clube enfrenta o Deportivo Pereira, pelas quartas da Libertadores, na próxima quarta-feira (23).

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Com o atacante Dudu e o volante Gabriel Menino participando normalmente da atividade, Abel Ferreira comandou uma atividade técnica e tática, e deve contar com quase o elenco completo para iniciar a busca pela semifinal da Libertadores pelo quarto ano seguido.

Apenas Luís Guilherme, com um estiramento na coxa direita, e Endrick, suspenso, devem ficar em São Paulo.

Dudu que disputou somente os dois jogos contra o Atlético-MG neste mês, se recupera de uma lesão na panturrilha direita, enquanto Gabriel Menino sentiu um incômodo muscular na região da virilha, na vitória sobre o Cruzeiro e foi desfalque no último jogo, diante do Cuiabá.

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O zagueiro Luan, concedeu entrevista para a TV oficial do Verdão e pregou muito respeito ao Deportivo Pereira:

– Estamos falando de quartas de final de Libertadores e ninguém chega ali por acaso. Se eles estão ali é porque eles têm qualidade e fizeram por onde, construíram uma trajetória. Encaramos esse jogo com muito respeito. Vamos para a Colômbia tentar sacar um bom resultado e na próxima semana temos o jogo na nossa casa. Acredito que estará uma atmosfera linda de Libertadores e vamos para lá para fazer o nosso melhor – disse o camisa 13.

O Palmeiras viaja no avião de Leila Pereira para a Colômbia nesta tarde e faz o último treino já nesta terça-feira (22), em Pereira, antes do primeiro duelo das quartas de finais da Libertadores.

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+ 24 anos depois, Palmeiras encara um clube colombiano em mata-mata de Libertadores!

Deportivo Pereira e Palmeiras se enfrentam nesta quarta-feira (23), a partir das 21h30 (horário de Brasília), e o jogo terá transmissão da Rede Globo e dos Canais ESPN.

Lancashire Thunder produced a gutsy performance in the field to defend 140 to beat Durham by 18 runs at the Bank Homes Riverside and secure their first victory in the 2025 Vitality Blast.The odds were against Ellie Threlkeld’s side when Durham were 61 without loss after eight overs but Grace Potts took four for 33 to derail their pursuit. Threlkeld produced a brilliant stumping to remove the New Zealand legend, Suzie Bates, off Potts for 49 before England’s Sophie Ecclestone took two wickets in four balls to end the matchIn the first innings of the match, Lancashire Thunder recovered from 76 for five in the 14th over to reach a total that seemed no better than par at best, Threlkeld making 48 and Ailsa Lister clubbing a 23-ball 42 not out.Lancashire’s powerplay was a particular triumph for Durham’s Grace Thompson, who caught Tilly Kesteven at midwicket off Trudy Johnson for 11 and then took two wickets in successive legal deliveries to reduce the visitors to 18 for three in the fourth over.Thompson had Seren Smale caught behind by Bess Heath for a first-ball duck and then had Fi Morris caught at cover by Hollie Armitage, also for nought, the medium pacer’s successes only being bridged by a wide delivery.Lancashire recovered to 35 for three by the end of the powerplay and had reached 60 for three by the midpoint of their 20-over innings. But the chance of any further prosperity was immediately snuffed out when Katie Mack was athletically caught by Katherine Fraser off Johnson for 26 to end her 42-run stand with Threlkeld. And Mady Villiers then produced another fine catch at deep midwicket to get rid of Ecclestone off Katie Levick for seven.That left Lancashire on 76 for five in the 14th over but some superbly enterprising strokeplay by Threlkeld and Lister saw the pair add 57 for the sixth wicket in six overs before Threlkeld was caught at short third by Mia Rogers off Suzie Bates two short of her fifty. Tara Norris was then bowled first ball but Lister whacked the last ball of the innings for six to hoist the total to 140 for seven.Thompson was the best of the Durham bowlers, finishing with two for 22 from four overs and Johnson returned figures of two for 26 after an innings in which the spinners were often roughly treated.In contrast to their opponents, the home side lost no wickets in the powerplay. Instead, Bates and Fraser galloped to 50 for nought without taking discernable risks and Durham had reached 61 without loss in eight overs before both Fraser and Armitage were bowled by slow left-arm deliveries from Sophie Morris, Fraser for 28 and Armitage, three balls later, for one.Villiers was bowled for two by Grace Johnson in the next over and Durham were 68 for three after ten of their 20 overs. A partial recovery was wrecked when Bates was brilliantly stumped by Threlkeld off Grace Potts for 49 and the same bowler had Bess Heath caught at mid-on by Norris three balls later.That left Durham needing 46 off six overs and by now the momentum of the game had shifted decisively. Turner and Mia Rogers made 13 apiece and threatened to wrest the game back but Potts dismissed both batters in her final over to leave the home needing 19 off 12 balls with two wickets in hand. Ecclestone, though, had the last word.

Can Celtic book their place at Hampden?

On Sunday, the Hoops will face Glasgow neighbours Partick Thistle in a League Cup quarter-final at Firhill.

The Celts are League Cup holders, winning the competition in seven of the last nine seasons, so are huge favourites to progress through to the last four.

Considering the hosts sit third in the Scottish Championship, the Hoops having won each of their last eight encounters with the Jags, Brendan Rodgers surely has an opportunity to experiment, so should he start his “natural finisher”?

Kelechi Iheanacho's start to life at Celtic

Kelechi Iheanacho’s move to Celtic is the archetypal panic buy, if ever there has been one.

To end the transfer window, the Hoops sold their only senior out-and-out centre-forward, with Adam Idah joining Swansea City for £7m, with no replacement signed before the window closed.

So, having had his contract terminated by Sevilla, the Nigerian was able to move to Glasgow as a free agent, certainly having an instant impact, converting this stoppage-time penalty to snatch victory at Kilmarnock last Sunday.

Nevertheless, Iheanacho’s career has very much endured a downward trajectory in recent seasons, as documented below.

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1

2024/25

1,348

4

2023/24

1,111

6

2022/23

1,437

8

2021/22

2,214

8

2020/21

2,259

19

As the table outlines, since being at the peak of his powers at Leicester City during the lockdown season, Iheanacho has not been a regular goalscorer, with three of his four goals last season coming against Spanish amateur sides Las Rozas and UE Olot in the Copa del Rey.

The 28-year-old, reunited with Rodgers, will almost certainly score goals at Scottish Premiership level, but is surely lacking match fitness.

Also, will the Nigerian be a high-level difference maker, which he’ll need to be, with Celtic set to start their Europa League campaign against Crvena zvezda at Stadion Rajko Mitić in Belgrade on Wednesday?

So, ahead of that key fixture, should Rodgers try out an alternative centre-forward at Firhill?

Celtic's best centre-forward option

Among all the discourse surrounding Celtic’s attacking options, supporters furious about the lack of adequate replacements for Kyōgo Furuhashi and Nicolas Kühn, Johnny Kenny is often the forgotten man.

After joining the club from Sligo Rovers in 2022, Kenny featured for the club’s controversial B team in the Lowland League, before being loaned out to Queen’s Park, not making much of an impact there, but then very much showing what he was capable of back in Ireland with Shamrock Rovers.

In 76 appearances for the Dublin-based club, Kenny scored 26 goals, of which, notably, seven came in European competition.

Last season, he bagged braces against Víkingur Reykjavík and Borac Banja Luka, as well as scoring against Larne, The New Saints and Rapid Wien, helping Shamrock Rovers reach the knockout stages of the Conference League.

He then returned to Celtic in January, scoring goals against Livingston and Aberdeen, albeit his opportunities have been very limited, seeing just 291 minutes of action, only 96 of which have come this season.

His only start of the campaign, so far, came against Falkirk in the previous round of the League Cup, a resounding 4-1 victory, as Rodgers heavily rotated ahead of the ill-fated Champions League play-off against Kairat, which didn’t go quite so well.

Shortly after his integration in January, Rodgers labelled Kenny “absolutely brilliant”, later describing him as a “natural finisher”, forecasting that he will develop into a top-level striker.

Well, if the manager truly believes that, he needs to give the 22-year-old opportunities, so what better time to do so than a cup tie against lower-league opposition, one that comes three days before a crucial European tie?

Iheanacho was only fit enough to see 20 minutes off the bench at Rugby Park last Sunday, during which time he touched the ball only ten times.

Thus, the Nigerian surely won’t be ready to go this week, his services required far more in Belgrade on Wednesday, so Kenny more than deserves his chance to stake a claim for a spot that is very much up for grabs.

Celtic sold flop for just £500k, now he's outscoring Idah & Iheanacho

A forgotten Celtic flop, sold for £500k, once compared to Robert Lewandowski, has scored more goals than Adam Idah and Kelechi Ịheanachọ in 2025.

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Um esperado retorno no Fluminense pode acontecer diante do Goiás. Após um mês e nove dias se recuperando de uma lesão na coxa esquerda, o ponta Keno foi relacionado para o confronto com o Esmeraldino, neste domingo (11), às 18h30, na Serrinha, pela 10ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.

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O atacante viajou com a delegação do Tricolor das Laranjeiras e há a possibilidade de ser lançado por uma situação de última hora.

O meia Paulo Henrique Ganso permaneceu no Rio de Janeiro e será mais um desfalque para Diniz. Com isso, Keno concorre com Lelê pelo posto de titular. Os tricolores devem ir a campo com: Fábio, Guga, Nino, Manoel e Pirani; André, Martinelli e Lima; Arias, Lelê (Keno) e Cano.

تعرض ثنائي منتخب مصر الثاني، للإصابة خلال المعسكر المقام في المغرب خلال الأيام الجارية استعدادًا لكأس العرب.

وتلقى منتخب مصر الثاني، الخسارة أمام المغرب المحلي وديًا بهدفين مقابل لا شيء، ضمن الاستعدادات للمشاركة في بطولة كأس العرب.

وأصيب الثنائي عمر جابر وكريم حافظ حيث قرر الجهاز الفني بقيادة حلمي طولات عودة الثنائي إلى القاهرة.

طالع.. حسام حسن يتخذ قرارًا بشأن محمد صلاح قبل مواجهة غينيا بيساو

وتأكد غياب اللاعبين عن مباراة البحرين المقررة بعد أيام ضمن الدورة الودية الثلاثية المقامة في المغرب.

وفي المقابل، استقر الجاهز الفني على استدعاء كريم العراقي، حيث سينضم غدًا الجمعة قبل المواجهة الودية المقبلة أمام البحرين.

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O Palmeiras disponibilizou em seu site oficial o balanço financeiro dos quatro primeiros meses deste ano. O resultado do clube foi acima do esperado para o período e fechou com R$ 13,7 milhões de superávit, que foram potencializados pelos R$ 104 milhões arrecadados com venda de jogadores. Receita essa que também ficou acima do orçado, mas não deve impedir outras saídas ao longo de 2023.

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No orçamento do Verdão para esses quatro primeiros meses do ano (janeiro a abril), a previsão era de que haveria um déficit de pouco mais de R$ 1 milhão. Ou seja, superou as expectativas com certa folga. A explicação para isso está nas receitas, uma vez que o clube arrecadou R$ 57,7 milhões a mais do que projetou para o período. Ao todo, o Alviverde faturou R$ 293,5 milhões contra R$ 235,8 milhões que havia orçado.

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A principal receita no período foi a de negociação de atletas, que atingiu R$ 104,2 milhões. Embora o clube não especifique em seus documentos publicados, o dinheiro é referente, entre outras coisas, a uma das parcelas da venda de Endrick ao Real Madrid-ESP, e da venda de Danilo ao Nottingham Forest-ING. Para esses primeiros quatro meses do ano, o orçamento previa R$ 91 milhões em vendas.

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O Palmeiras ainda espera arrecadar mais um pouco com negociação de jogadores. No orçamento anual, o clube prevê R$ 182 milhões em vendas. Ou seja, até o fim do ano, ainda quer trazer uma receita de cerca de R$ 80 milhões com transferências. Assim, é natural que uma peça do elenco seja negociada nesta temporada a fim de “fechar” essa conta.

Outras receitas do Verdão nesse período foram: R$ 47,2 milhões com direitos de transmissão, R$ 42,4 milhões com publicidade e patrocínio, R$ 21,2 milhões com arrecadação do clube social, R$ 18,9 milhões com a arrecadação dos jogos e R$ 17,5 milhões do Avanti (sócio-torcedor). Isso sem contar os R$ 14,9 milhões em premiações referentes às conquistas do Paulistão e da Supercopa.

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Se destrincharmos o balanço mês a mês, veremos que o Alviverde teve superávit em janeiro e abril, e déficit em fevereiro e março. Em janeiro, o lucro contábil foi de R$ 64,6 milhões, já em fevereiro o prejuízo foi de R$ 36,6 milhões, em março o prejuízo foi de R$ 20,3 milhões e em abril o lucro foi de R$ 6 milhões. Isso tudo resulta nos R$ 13,7 milhões acumulados no período.

De acordo com o orçamento do Palmeiras, a previsão é de que o clube arrecade R$ 704 milhões em receitas neste ano de 2023 e atinja um superávit de R$ 13,8 milhões. Diante do que foi o resultado desse primeiro quadrimestre, o clube pode fechar a temporada com um lucro ainda maior do que o orçado.

Gaikwad, Jadeja, Dube and Pathirana likely to be the franchise’s other retained players

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Which players should CSK retain ahead?

MS Dhoni is one of five players set to be retained by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, along with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube and Sri Lanka fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana.The amounts CSK are paying to each retained player is yet to be confirmed but they will lose at least INR 65 crore from their overall purse of INR 120 crore. The five retentions will leave them with one right-to-match option at the auction.Dhoni, 43, is likely to be retained as an uncapped player after the IPL brought back a rule that allows those who haven’t played international cricket for five years to be considered in the uncapped category. He hasn’t played for India since the 2019 ODI World Cup.Related

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How many players can a team keep? And at what cost?

October 31 is the deadline by which the ten franchises have to submit their list of retained players to the IPL ahead of the mega auction. The teams have been allowed to retain up to six players ahead of the mega auction before the 2025 season, of which a maximum of five can be capped internationals and two can be uncapped players. While the IPL has set minimum deductions from the auction purse for each player retained – INR 18 crore for the first player, INR 14 crore for the second, INR 11 crore for the third, INR 18 crore for the fourth, INR 14 crore for the fifth, and INR 4 crore for an uncapped player – the franchises are free to pay more or less than those amounts to their retained players.Dhoni had handed over the CSK captaincy to Gaikwad ahead of IPL 2024, and played a limited role with the bat even though he continued as their main wicketkeeper. He didn’t bat in the first two games in 2024, and overall faced only 73 deliveries across 11 innings. Four of those innings came at No. 8, and one at No. 9. That was down to Dhoni, now past 43, managing his workload after having knee surgery in 2023.Earlier this week, Dhoni had said that he wanted to “enjoy whatever last few years of cricket I’m able to play”. He also revealed that one of the reasons why he faced so few balls last IPL was because the T20 World Cup was immediately after that, and he wanted to allow players like Dube and Jadeja “to prove themselves to get into the Indian team”.