Rodgers can repeat Nawrocki trick by unleashing rarely-seen Celtic ace

Celtic are due to return to action in the Scottish Premiership this weekend as they prepare to host Hearts at Parkhead after the international break.

The Hoops are currently 13 points clear at the top of the table and will be hoping to wrap up the title within the next few weeks, before concentrating on winning the SFA Cup to complete a domestic treble.

Brendan Rodgers’ side did suffer a small setback last time out, though, as they were beaten 3-2 at Parkhead by their city rivals Rangers, who scored an 88th-minute winner.

A win against the Ibrox side would have sent them a staggering 19 points clear at the top of the table and put them one step closer to the league, but now they will have to wait a little bit longer.

There were some lessons to be learned for Rodgers and his team in that humbling defeat to Rangers in front of their home crowd, though, that can be used in the final couple of months of the season.

One was that central defender Maik Nawrocki should keep his place in the team and be given more minutes between now and the end of the season.

Why Maik Nawrocki could improve Celtic's defence

It is fair to say that Celtic have had the best defence in the Premiership this season. They have only conceded 20 goals in 30 matches – eight fewer than any other club – and have kept the most clean sheets in the division – 19.

That does not mean, however, that it is impossible for Rodgers to improve the backline in the coming weeks and months, or ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

24/25 Premiership

Auston Trusty

Liam Scales

Starts

19

16

Tackles + interceptions per game

2.4

1.7

Ball recoveries per game

3.4

3.8

Error led to shot

4

1

Error led to goal

1

0

Penalties committed

0

1

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Auston Trusty and Liam Scales have combined for six errors that have led to shots or goals for the opposition, as well as one penalty committed, in the left centre-back position in the league this season.

This suggests that Celtic could improve their defence by cutting out the avoidable mistakes when playing out from the back or when attempting to make clearances inside the box.

Since the start of last season, Nawrocki has played 11 times in the Premiership for the Scottish giants and he is yet to make a single error that has led to a shot, a goal, or a penalty for the opposition.

The Polish titan won 70% of his duels and made four interceptions, without being dribbled past once, in the game against Rangers, which was his first start of the campaign.

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Nawrocki’s outstanding first appearance of the league season, coupled with his error-less 2023/24 campaign, suggests that he could offer more defensive solidity than Trusty and Scales, which is why he could improve Celtic’s defence in the left-sided centre-back role.

Rodgers could, now, repeat the blinder he played by unleashing the Polish ace for the first time this season against Rangers, as his first-choice goalkeeper is set to be out against Hearts.

The latest on Kasper Schmeichel's fitness

Kasper Schmeichel saved a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo for Denmark against Portugal during the international break, but he also suffered a shoulder injury in that match that could see him miss a period of the season.

Portugal'sCristianoRonaldocelebrates scoring their second goal

According to The Scottish Sun, the Danish colossus is not expected to be a long-term absentee, with a view to it extending into next season, but he is due to be out of action for the foreseeable.

The report claims that the former Leicester City stopper will have an MRI scan to determine the exact length of his absence, with the first game he is set to miss coming against Hearts this weekend.

Kasper Schmeichel

Celtic have the experienced, 33-year-old, Scott Bain, who has played 78 matches for the club in his career, and he could be viewed as the ‘safe’ option between the sticks this weekend.

However, Rodgers should, instead, call upon 23-year-old Viljami Sinisalo to make his Premiership debut for the Scottish giants, in the hope that he can repeat Nawrocki’s success in his first start of the season against Rangers.

Celtic could hit the jackpot with Viljami Sinisalo

The Finland international made the move to Parkhead last summer from Premier League side Aston Villa on a permanent deal and has rarely been seen on the pitch for the Hoops.

To date, Sinisalo’s only appearance in any competition for Celtic came in a 5-0 win over Raith Rovers in the SFA Cup, which also means that he has yet to concede a goal for the club.

The 23-year-old titan’s form for Finland and for Exeter on loan in the 2023/24 campaign, though, suggests that the potential is there for him to be a star for the Hoops.

As you can see in the clip above, Sinisalo has already shown that he can produce big saves on the international stage for his country, with that exceptional double save last summer.

His form on loan at Exeter in the English League One last season also showed that he is an excellent shot-stopper who could catch the eye of the Celtic supporters, if he can translate his performances over to the Premiership.

23/24 stats

Viljami Sinisalo (League One)

Appearances

45

Penalties saved

3/8

Goals prevented

+5.45

Save success rate

70%

Ball recoveries per game

9.8

Ground duel success rate

69%

Stats via Sofascore & FotMob

As you can see in the table above, Sinisalo played all bar one of Exeter’s games in the league last season and conceded 5.45 goals fewer than expected based on the xG of the shots against him.

Schmeichel, meanwhile, has conceded 1.08 fewer than expected in the Premiership this term, which speaks to just how impressive the Finnish star’s form was in the 2023/24 campaign.

This suggests that the potential is there for Sinisalo to be even better than the great Dane as a shot-stopper, if he can reach those levels in the Scottish top-flight, by making huge saves to bail his team out.

That is why Rodgers must unleash the Finland international ahead of the experienced Bain this weekend, because he could emerge as a star performer for Celtic.

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Therefore, the Hoops could hit the jackpot by unearthing an international goalkeeper who has the quality to replace Schmeichel in the future, as the experience he could gain from these matches could help him to settle in as the Danish ace’s successor further down the line.

Ferguson could now have the new Dessers at Rangers & it's not Igamane

Glasgow Rangers produced yet another Jekyll and Hyde display in the Premiership, scoring a late winner to seal all three points against Dundee on Saturday evening.

Dundee went into the half-time interval holding a slim 2-1 advantage, which they soon stretched to 3–1 thanks to a goal from Scott Tiffoney.

Goals from James Tavernier, Tom Lawrence and then Cyriel Dessers – on his 100th appearance for the Light Blues – sealed another comeback victory.

Despite missing several chances throughout the tie, the Nigerian striker finished as the hero for Ferguson with his game-winning goal.

Cyriel Dessers’ display in numbers vs Dundee

Starting alongside Hamza Igamane, Ferguson once again operated with a 3-5-2, aiming to dominate the midfield, with plenty of chances being created for the two frontmen.

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It worked to an extent, with Dessers registering an incredible 12 shots – nine on target and three off – yet he missed five big chances.

He won only 50% of the duels he contested while losing possession 13 times and succeeding with just one dribble.

Dundee vs Rangers – Key Statistics

Metric

Highest-ranked

Accurate passes

Nicolas Raskin (47)

Key passes

Mohamed Diomande (4)

Tackles

Connor Barron (6)

Shots on target

Cyriel Dessers (9)

Ground duels won

Josh Mulligan (8)

Via Sofascore

Persistence paid off, as he slotted the ball home with three minutes left, but this shouldn’t paper over the cracks.

Igamane was also far from his best, losing the ball 17 times along with having just one shot on target. Dessers, however, appears to have finally shifted his scapegoat tag, despite still missing chances on a regular basis.

Has this now been passed on to Jack Butland? Who endured another poor display for the Ibrox side.

Rangers could now have found the new Dessers

Butland enjoyed a relatively solid debut season for the Gers. His mistake in the dying minutes of the Scottish Cup final against Celtic proved costly, but it was deemed a one-off.

Fast-forward nearly a year later, and the Englishman has made a few high-profile mistakes throughout the current season, with journalist Josh Bunting stating back in December that he was “in a real rut of form”, while looking “shaky”. His mistake against Motherwell at the start of March was costly in the eventual 2-1 defeat.

Jack Butland

He also clattered into an opponent during the match against St Mirren on Boxing Day, giving away a penalty that saw the Gers suffer defeat.

Against Dundee, Butland took 42 touches, was accurate with just four of his 13 long ball attempts and completed only 65% of his passes.

It was his mistake for Dundee’s second goal which looked as though it could cost Rangers, however. A weak Simon Murray shot somehow spilt out of his hands and into the path of Joe Shaughnessy, who slotted the ball home to make it 2-0 to the home side.

Given that this wasn’t his first mistake of the campaign, might his time at Ibrox be coming to an end? Especially with a new manager arriving in the summer.

A large section of the fanbase certainly hope so. His penalty shoot-out heroics against Fenerbahçe a few weeks ago are now a distant memory. Mistakes like these can cost the club titles, no doubt about that.

With Dessers having turned the corner, Butland is surely the new high-profile villain for the Ibrox faithful.

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خاص | موقف الزمالك من تجديد عقد شيكابالا

أوضح مصدر مسؤول بنادي الزمالك، موقف أعضاء مجلس الإدارة، من استمرار اللاعب محمود عبد الرازق شيكابالا، في الموسم القادم.

وقال المصدر لـ بطولات: “لا يوجد تصويت داخل المجلس على استمرار شيكابالا قائد الفريق في الموسم المقبل أو مطالبته بالاعتزال والأمر لم يتم طرحه على الإطلاق”.

وأضاف: “مجلس إدارة الزمالك ترك لقائد الفريق حرية اتخاذ القرار بالاستمرار أو الاعتزال”.

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ومن المنتظر أن يُحسم ملف مستقبل شيكابالا مع الزمالك خلال الفترة المُقبلة، سواء باستكمال عقده أو اتخاذ قرار بالاعتزال، في وقت يتمنى فيه الكثير من أنصار الفريق أن تكون نهاية مشواره الكروي بقميص القلعة البيضاء.

يذكر أن محمود عبد الرازق شيكابالا، وجه رسالة إلى ثنائي القلعة البيضاء محمد عبد الشافي وحمزة المثلوثي بعد رحيلهما عن الفريق بشكل رسمي.  

Entenda os motivos pelo qual o Corinthians não conseguiu repor a saída de Willian

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A janela de transferências do futebol brasileiro fechou ontem (15), e o Corinthians não anunciou reposição alguma à saída do meia-atacante Willian.O Time do Povo até foi ao mercado nos últimos dias, na tentativa de reforçar o elenco, mas não conseguiu principalmente por dois motivos: tempo e dinheiro.

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+Willian de saída! Relembre 10 momentos do atleta em sua segunda passagem pelo Corinthians

Assim, o Timão encerra a janela de transferências com os últimos reforços sendo o zagueiro Balbuena, o meia Fausto Vera, e o atacante Yuri Alberto.

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SAÍDA DE WILLIAN

Não era dos últimos dias que o meia-atacante estava pensando em deixar o Timão. O incômodo do atleta e a sua família começou em abril, quando o time do Parque São Jorge foi derrotado por 2 a 0 para o Always Ready, da Bolívia, em La Paz, pela Libertadores. Após o revés, alguns jogadores, entre eles Willian, reclamaram de ameaças virtuais que eles próprios e, principalmente, familiares haviam sofrido nas redes sociais.

No caso de Wilian, as filhas mais novas do jogador haviam recebido mensagens delicadas através de um perfil nas redes. Após o episódio, a esposa do jogador ficou receosa de até mesmo mandar as meninas à escola.

Logo quando esses episódios ocorreram, o jogador informou aos seus representantes que estaria disposto a deixar o Corinthians, mas, inicialmente, não foram apresentadas propostas.

Quando a janela de transferências internacionais abriu, o Fulham, da Inglaterra, buscou informações sobre o então camisa 10 corintiano. As tratativas iniciaram entre os ingleses e o estafe do jogador e evoluiu bem. Willian gostou da ideia de voltar a morar em Londres, onde residiu entre 2013 e 2021, quando atuou por Chelsea e Arsenal, respectivamente. A família do atleta também ficou bastante animada.

Ainda assim, a diretoria do Corinthians estava confiante que poderia reverter a ideia do seu jogador, já que o contrato dele com o clube tinha duração até o fim de 2023.

Após a derrota corintiana para o Flamengo, no jogo de volta das quartas de final da Libertadores, na semana passada, Willian procurou a direção corintiana solicitando a rescisão amigável, abrindo mão do que tinha para receber e afirmando que gostaria de retornar para a Europa.

O Fenerbaçhe, da Turquia, também foi atrás do jogador do período, à pedido do técnico Jorge Jesus, mas ali o meia-atacante já estava decidido em voltar para Londres.

BUSCA POR MICHAEL

Sem Willian, a necessidade de um substituto ficou cada vez maior para o Timão, que tinha, a partir dali, pouco tempo para fechar qualquer negócio.

A situação foi diferente de quando, por exemplo, Gustavo Mantuan, foi emprestado ao Zenit, da Rússia, em contrapeso à chegada do centroavante Yuri Alberto ao Timão.

Nessa ocasião, o clube alvinegro chegou a flertar com o nome de Kevin Velasco, colombiano do Deportivo Cali, mas recuou ao saber o valor de 3 milhões de dólares (R$ 15,2 mi, na cotação atual).

Neste período, o Corinthians também teve o primeiro contato com o nome de Michael, ex-Flamengo, hoje no Al-Hilal, da Arábia Saudita.

Intermediários trouxeram à direção corintiana a informação que o atacante estaria insatisfeito no Oriente Médio e desejando retornar ao Brasil. Inicialmente, o Timão não foi a fundo em busca do jogador, mas com a saída de Willian o clube alvinegro esteve atrás de mais informações.

Ainda que confirmasse que Michael desejava retornar ao futebol brasileiro e via com bons olhos a possibilidade de vestir a camisa corintiana, o clube do Parque São Jorge nem mesmo conseguiu abrir negociações com o Al Hilal.

Como o clube árabe investiu R$ 45,5 milhões pelo atacante no início do ano, nem quis papo sobre empréstimo, modelo de negócio que o Corinthians priorizava. A informação que chegou ao Time do Povo era que o Al Hilal só liberaria Michael por algo em torno de R$ 25 e R$ 30 milhões.

Nomes de outros atletas foram oferecidos ao Timão, mas a direção nem abriu conversas. Um deles foi Bernard, ex-Atlético-MG e Seleção Brasileira, que está no Al Sharjah, dos Emirados Árabes.

Por fim, o clube alvinegro viu a janela de transferências fechar e não trouxe reposição a Willian.

No setor ofensivo, resta ao Corinthians as seguintes opções: Adson, Gustavo Mosquito, Júnior Moraes, Ramiro, Róger Guedes e Yuri Alberto.

PJ Moor, James McCollum score centuries in ten-wicket Ireland win

Visitors complete Test match preparations by chasing 232 in 42.4 overs at Chelmsford

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James McCollum and PJ Moor scored hundreds in Ireland’s victory•Cricket Ireland

Ireland openers PJ Moor and James McCollum produced an unbroken double-century stand to steer their side to a ten-wicket win on day three of their tour match against Essex.Both batters scored hundreds – McCollum bringing up three figures with a six that also sealed victory – as the tourists completed their warm-up ahead of the Lord’s Test with a confidence-boosting performance, chasing down a target of 232 in just 42.4 overs. In the process, Moor and McCollum set a new Irish record for the first wicket in first-class cricket.There were runs for Mark Adair, too, playing as a member of the Essex XI, the seam-bowling allrounder crashing 85 from just 66 balls. Adair and Essex wicketkeeper Will Buttleman, who also scored a rapid half-century, put on a century stand to lift the hosts from 113 for 5, following early strikes by Graham Hume and Thomas Mayes.Buttleman and Noah Thaine cracked a further 68 in 6.5 overs to set a declaration during the afternoon, leaving Ireland 50 overs in which to get the runs.Moor and McCollum started the Ireland second innings in placid conditions against Adair and Jamal Richards, the 19-year-old on debut who had taken a five-for earlier in the match. McCollum was among Richards’ victims, one of three Ireland top-order batters to make single-figures in the first innings, and was more watchful the second time around.The pair bedded in until tea, at which point Ireland needed 184 in 37 overs. Moor then began to push on, the former Zimbabwe batter bringing up his century from 113 balls and hitting 12 fours and five sixes in total – but leaving just enough on the requirement for McCollum get his ton, too.

بعد رحيله لـ الأهلي.. رسالة وداع مؤثرة من لاعب فاركو

أتم النادي الأهلي اتفاقه النهائي مع فاركو لضم مدافع الفريق، لتدعيم صفوف المارد الأحمر في الموسم المقبل، ضمن خطة الإدارة الحمراء لتدعيم الخط الخلفي، خاصة بعد رحيل رامي ربيعة إلى العين الإماراتي، ووجود عرض خارجي للمغربي أشرف داري.

وبعد تأكد انتقاله إلى القلعة الحمراء، حرص ياسين مرعي مدافع فاركو على توجيه رسالة مؤثرة عبر حسابه الرسمي على “إنستجرام”، ودّع فيها ناديه السابق، قائلًا: “بعد 4 سنين من العمل والمواقف والتجارب، حان الوقت أقول شكرًا من القلب لفريق فاركو”.

وأضاف: “الفترة اللي قضيتها معاكم كانت أكتر من مجرد شغل، كانت عيلة، كانت دعم، كانت دروس اتعلمتها وهتفضل معايا طول العمر”.

طالع أيضًا | بعد اهتمام الأهلي.. نادي أسد الحملاوي يعلن رحيله عن الفريق

وتابع اللاعب الشاب: “شكراً لكل حد اشتغلت معاه، لكل كلمة دعم، لكل تعاون، لكل لحظة تعبنا فيها مع بعض عشان ننجح.. أنا فخور إني كنت جزءًا من الفريق ده، وفخور بالإنجازات اللي حققناها سوا”.

واختتم: “الوداع مش نهاية، هو بداية جديدة على أرض ثابتة، وهفضل دايمًا ممتن لذكريات الأربعة سنين اللي فاتوا.. فاركو… شكرًا من القلب”.

ويُعد ياسين مرعي سادس صفقات الأهلي هذا الصيف، بعد التعاقد مع: محمود حسن تريزيجيه، أحمد سيد زيزو، محمد علي بن رمضان، أحمد رمضان بيكهام، ومحمد سيحا، بالإضافة إلى عودة أليو ديانج بعد انتهاء فترة إعارته.

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Rapids face a last-game decider at Derby after weather-forced tie with Durham

Run chase, damaged by Raine and Drissell, is further inconvenienced by rain and drizzle

ECB Reporters Network30-Jun-2023

Graham Clark top-scored with 78 off 47 balls•Getty Images

Worcestershire 112 for 3 (Santner 42) tied with Durham 216 for 4 (Clark 78) on DLS methodWorcestershire Rapids face a last-game decider at Derby on Sunday after their Vitality Blast qualification bid was held up by a tied game with Durham at New Road.Chasing 216 for 4, Durham’s fifth-highest Blast total, the Rapids were 112 for 3 from 11 overs when the umpires took the players off for bad light. As the sky remained slate grey, that was it for the night, so the teams took a point apiece.Despite their tall total, Durham were denied their first T20 win in eight attempts at New Road while the Rapids now face a winner-takes-all visit to Derbyshire Falcons.The visitors piled up their total thanks to Graham Clark, who smashed 78 from 47 balls, supported by Michael Jones, Brydon Carse and Ashton Turner whose violent cameos combined came to 111 from 62.Mitchell Santner’s cleanly-hit 20-ball 42 then ensured that the Rapids stayed in the game and, crucially, up with the D/L rate, on an evening when the weather always threatened to close in.Put in, Durham soon lost skipper Alex Lees, who lifted the fourth ball of the innings to mid on, but recovered to post a solid powerplay and then accelerate spectacularly.Clark added 83 in 51 balls with Jones and 71 in 35 with Carse whose 19-ball 39 included four sixes before he missed a pull at Usama Mir and was bowled.That was a rare moment of joy in an unforgiving night for the Pakistan spinner as Durham charged along, only Santner (4-0-25-1) applying any sort of brake. Clark was superbly caught by Adam Hose, racing in and diving forward at long on, but Turner’s brilliant improvisation with 33 not out off 15 balls brought 28 from the last over and left the Rapids a daunting target.Their run chase started badly when Brett D’Oliviera’s leg stump was sent flying by Ben Raine. Jack Haynes smashed 24 from ten balls but was bowled, sweeping, by George Drissell. Santner landed some long blows to raise hopes among the home crowd but miscued an attempt to lift Nathan Sowter into New Road and was well taken by Turner at long on.The run chase, already damaged by Raine and Drissell, was further inconvenienced by rain and drizzle, before the light closed in. After the players left the field, only the most optimistic spectators remained as the unbroken canopy of grey overhead offered not the slightest hope of brightening. The Rapids’ fluctuating Blast campaign will go right to the wire.

Gerente de futebol do Corinthians se manifesta sobre caso envolvendo Rafael Ramos: 'Estamos confiantes'

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No evento realizado pelo Corinthians na Neo Química Arena para celebrar os 112 anos do Timão, o gerente de futebol do clube, Alessandro, forneceu atualizações em relação ao caso envolvendo Rafael Ramos.

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GALERIA – Relembre 12 momentos marcantes na história do Timão

Na última quarta-feira (31), oTribunal de Justiça do Rio Grande do Sul aceitou uma denúncia contra o lateral-direito corintiano, acusado de supostamente praticar crime de injúria racial contra o meia Edenílson, do Internacional. Dessa forma, o defensor português se tornou réu no processo criminal.

Apesar do processo naJustiça comum, Alessandro mostrou confiança no Departamento Jurídico do Timão, bem como no advogado contrato pelo clube para fazer a defesa do atleta,Daniel Bialski.

-Nosso Departamento Jurídico e o doutor Daniel (Bialski) estão à frente desse caso, estamos em contato todos os dias, acompanhando passo a passo. Algumas audiências já ocorreram, sem grandes novidades. Estamos confiantes – declarou o gerente de futebol corintiano.

O defensor do Timão também será julgado pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva do Futebol (STJD), que acatou a recomendação feita por Paulo Sérgio Feuz, auditor do inquérito.

O julgamento no STJD estava marcado para terça-feira (30), porém Daniel Bianski conseguiu adiar o julgamento pois alegou compromisso previamente assumido para a data inicial do julgamento.

TABELA – Simule os jogos do Timão no Campeonato Brasileiro

ESTADO MENTAL DE RAFAEL RAMOS

Após se recuperar de uma lesão no músculo posterior de coxa, Rafael Ramos voltou a ficar à disposição de Vítor Pereira na vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Red Bull Bragantino. Alessandro destacou que mesmo com os processos na Justiça comum e desportiva, o português está focado em ajudar o grupo.

– O atleta está bem, focado, vendo que a gente está participando de tudo e apto, provavelmente, para os próximos jogos. É um assunto que a gente deixa para o nosso Departamento Jurídico, que é apto para cuidar, e acompanhamos no dia a dia com o atleta, proporcionando segurança, trabalho e que sinta confortável para fazer aquilo que ele sabe fazer, que é futebol – destacou

Alessandro também contou que o clube está em contato direto com a família do jogador, e espera que o caso seja resolvido o quanto antes.

– Ele está bem, a noiva está com ele. Conversamos num determinado momento com a família dele também, que ainda não conseguiu visitá-lo. Ele sentiu muito nos primeiros dias e meses, foi um episódio muito ruim para ambos os lados, para ele e o Edenilson. O mais correto é que isso se defina o quanto antes, que se coloque um ponto final, para quem eles possam jogar futebol – concluiu Alessandro.

RELEMBRE O CASO

Durante o segundo tempo do empate em 2 a 2 entre Internacional e Corinthians, no Beira Rio, pela sexta rodada do Brasileirão, Edenílson afirmou que teria sido chamado de macaco pelo lateral corintiano Rafael Ramos, que foi preso em flagrante e precisou pagar R$ 10 mil de fiança para ser solto na oportunidade. Rafael nega a acusação.

O Instituto Geral de Perícias (IGP) divulgou uma nota, no dia 8 de junho, afirmando não ter identificado o que o lateral-direito do clube alviengro disse ao meia Edenílson. A perícia do IGP havia sido encomendada pela Polícia Civil do Rio Grande do Sul, que investiga o caso.

O resultado incomodou o atleta do Inter, que protestou em suas redes sociais. Edenílson tinha apagado todas as fotos da sua conta no Instagram e mudou nome para ‘Macaco Edenilson Andrade dos Santos’, em protesto.

Ambos atletas prestaram depoimento no STJD e mantiveram suas versões.

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رودريجو يثير الجدل بشأن آرسنال.. وريال مدريد يحدد سعر بيعه

سُئل البرازيلي رودريجو لاعب ريال مدريد الإسباني عن إمكانية انضمامه لصفوف آرسنال الإنجليزي، في ظل استمرار شائعات رحيله عن الفريق.

وبدأ الحديث عن رحيل رودريجو المحتمل منذ الأيام الأخيرة لموسم 2024-2025 قبل رحيل المدير الفني كارلو أنشيلوتي الذي تولى تدريب البرازيل الآن.

وزادت الشائعات مع ندرة مشاركة رودريجو تحت قيادة المدير الفني الجديد تشابي ألونسو، خلال مباريات ريال مدريد في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية المقامة بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.

والتف عدد من الجماهير حول رودريجو لالتقاط الصور، وسأله أحدهم: “هل ستنضم إلى آرسنال”، ولم يرد البرازيلي على السؤال واكتفى بالتقاط الصور.

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من ناحية أخرى، توضح صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، أن ريال مدريد لن يبيع رودريجو بمبلغ يقل عن 100 مليون يورو.

النادي الإسباني لا يستبعد رحيله، ومن جانبه يرغب رودريجو في الاستمرار مع ريال مدريد ولا يخطط لمغادرة الفريق في الوقت الحالي.

وتعددت الأنباء حول مصير اللاعب البرازيلي، مع الحديث عن اهتمام آرسنال بالتعاقد معه رغم عدم تقدمهم بعرض رسمي، كما ذكرت تقارير أن باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي مهتم بالتعاقد معه.

ويرتبط رودريجو بعقد مع ريال مدريد يمتد حتى 30 يونيو 2028، وفي موسم 2024-2025، شارك البرازيلي في 54 مباراة وسجل 14 هدفًا وساهم بـ 11 تمريرة حاسمة.

Kohli on Babar: 'Probably the top batsman in the world across formats'

India batter says the two players have shared great respect for each other ever since first meeting at the 2019 ODI World Cup

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Pakistan have long viewed Babar Azam as their biggest global sports star, and the admiration is shared across the border by Virat Kohli, who called Babar “probably the top batsman in the world”.In an interview with Star Sports last year, Kohli spoke of his relationship with the Pakistan captain, and revealed that they had always been on good terms, since first meeting on a rainy day in Manchester in 2019.”The first interaction I had with him [Babar] was during the 2019 [ODI] World Cup after the game in Manchester. I’ve known Imad [Wasim] since the Under-19 World Cup, and he said Babar wanted to have a chat. We sat down and spoke about the game. I saw a lot of regard and respect from him from day one, and that hasn’t changed,” Kohli said. “Regardless of the fact he’s probably the top batsman in the world across formats, and rightly so. Performs so consistently and I’ve always enjoyed watching him play.”Related

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The rivalry between Kohli and Babar has always formed part of the cultural intrigue of India vs Pakistan contest s over the past five years, and partisan comparisons in both countries have added to the spice. When the two met at that World Cup game in Manchester, Kohli was ranked the top ODI batter in the world. On that day, he scored a 65-ball 77 as India eased to an 89-run victory.Over the years, as Babar has entered the prime of his career, he has risen to the top of the game, particularly in the ODI format. Earlier this year, he became the fastest player in ODI history to reach 5,000 ODI runs, beating out Hashim Amla and Viv Richards. He’s currently the top-ranked ODI player in the world by some distance with 886 points. Rassie van der Dussen is a distant second with 777. Kohli also makes the top ten, coming in ninth with 705 points.Babar is also ranked third in T20I cricket and fourth in Test cricket, as he is the only batter to make the top five in all three formats.India and Pakistan play each other in Kandy in a group stage game of the Asia Cup on September 2. They are also likely to play at least once more in the Super 4 stage, and are scheduled to play a World Cup match on October 14 in Ahmedabad.

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