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The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the 2024 World Series over the New York Yankees, and they did so in historical fashion.

At the start of Game 5 on Wednesday night, it looked promising that the Yankees would push for a Game 6 as they took an early 5–0 lead through the first three innings. They scored three of those runs in the first inning alone thanks to back-to-back home runs from Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr.

But, this early lead didn't deter the Dodgers from believing they could still clinch the series. They scored five runs in the fifth inning to tie the game because of various Yankees errors. The Yankees took the lead again in the sixth inning, but then the Dodgers brought in two more runs in the eighth because of two sacrifice flies. They ended up winning 7–6.

The Dodgers' comeback from trailing 5–0 marks the only time an MLB team has clinched the World Series after trailing by at least five runs, per OptaSTATS. This means the Dodgers' comeback on Wednesday night is the biggest in World Series history.

This was the Dodgers' eighth World Series title in franchise history. They last won in 2020.

Hosts’ top four blown away in evening session as Surrey tighten grip

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay 23-Jun-2025Four late wickets for Surrey saw them take control of the Rothesay County Championship clash at Visit Worcestershire New Road, as Worcestershire ended day two 69 for 4, still trailing by eight-runs.Ben Allison led the way for the hosts, with his 5 for 44 helping restrict Surrey to 291 all-out, Dom Sibley top-scoring with a measured 73.With a lead of 77, Surrey’s seam-bowling attack ensured the day belonged to them with another potent display.Nathan Smith and Matt Fisher collected two wickets apiece, as Worcestershire’s top four were ripped apart in a devastating evening session that put the visitors well in control.Surrey added 40 to their overnight total, but shortly after Ryan Patel had brought up an elegant half-century, Allison made the breakthrough for Worcestershire as he hurried the left-hander with a back of a length delivery that was chipped straight to Jacob Duffy at mid-on.Rory Burns joined Sibley, as the pair continued Surrey’s batting dominance, bringing up their 100 in the 35th over.With Sibley easing his way to a measured 132-ball fifty, Worcestershire’s seamers offered little in the way of opportunities, as lunch arrived with the visitors in total control at 147 for 1.The home side struck twice in quick succession upon resumption, however, when Duffy drew an edge from the bat of Burns for 34, followed up three overs later by the industrious Matthew Waite, who produced a gem of a delivery to see the back of Sam Curran for just 8.Worcestershire had seamer Allison, their standout bowler on the day, to thank for a vital three-wicket burst, that swung the momentum of the afternoon and checked the visitors’ progress.After ending Sibley’s 184-ball knock, he then claimed the wickets of Will Jacks and Mitchell Santner in successive overs, as the home side reduce their opponents to 197 for 6.As a result of Santner’s frustration at his dismissal, Worcestershire were awarded five penalty runs and saw their total rise to 214, with confirmation the New Zealand international had been charged with two separate Level One offences.Dan Lawrence came together with Jordan Clark, as Surrey raced into a lead of 52 when tea was taken. Lawrence continued his fine four-day form, passing fifty early in the evening session, but failed to capitalise as he edged a rising Tom Taylor delivery shortly after the new ball was taken, departing for a well-made 52.Taylor was consistent throughout, claiming more two wickets late on, before Allison returned to complete his five-wicket haul as Surrey were bowled out for 291.With 17 overs left in the day, Smith wasted no time exposing the hosts top-order batting frailties, as he dismissed both Gareth Roderick and Henry Nicholls inside his first two overs.Fisher picked up where he left off in the first innings, nicking two wickets for himself as the top four departed, leaving Worcestershire still short of parity and well behind in the contest.

While much of the early-season crisis talk has centred on Manchester United and Liverpool, Chelsea have quietly slipped below their biggest Premier League rivals, finding themselves ninth after nine games. Consistently inconsistent, Saturday's shock home defeat to Sunderland has left them at a crossroads, with plenty of issues to address if they are to avoid their season drifting into mediocrity.

"I think in general we were not good enough," head coach Enzo Maresca said in the wake of the oh-so-predictable late 2-1 loss to the newly-promoted Black Cats, where his side had been second-best throughout. "When you are not good enough in the Premier League we know that the consequences can be bad. I have said many times, when you are not able to win, it is important you do not lose."

That third defeat in nine games has deservedly left Chelsea down in mid-table, with no-one really sure of what the league's youngest squad is capable of; they feel as close to a full-blown crisis as they do to mounting a push for a top-four place.

Maresca, then, has plenty of work to do, but time is on his side and the fixture list could provide him with the ideal opportunity for the Blues to kickstart their campaign.

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It's Chelsea's inability to overcome the teams that, on paper, they should be beating that has cost them dearly so far this season, with the agonising late home defeat to newly-promoted Sunderland at the weekend just the latest example of Maresca's side failing to impose themselves as favourites.

The Blues have now dropped points in uninspiring performances against Crystal Palace, Brentford, Manchester United (when Ruben Amorim's men were in the depths of their early-season woes), Brighton and the Black Cats, with the latter three results all defeats. Those struggles were belied, though, by the rousing victory over champions Liverpool before the October international break.

The head coach is acutely aware they need to find some consistency, regardless of the opposition. "For sure, if you want to be there (a top team), you need consistency, something that winning four in a row and today’s game (against Sunderland), you can probably show that," Maresca said in the wake of the latest disappointment. "But because we lost points, we did not show that.

"If we can have that level (raises his hand high in the air) and this level (drops his hand much lower), probably it is better to have something in between. I think overall, since we started (the season), we performed much better compared to today’s game. We were not good enough. We did not create a lot, apart from the goal probably, and we struggled. We need our players to perform 100 per cent."

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To make matters worse, the draw with Palace and defeats to Brighton and Sunderland all came at Stamford Bridge, while Chelsea were wholly unconvincing in the fortunate home wins over Fulham in the Premier League and Benfica in the Champions League. A home league record of two wins, one draw and two defeats simply isn't good enough.

Long gone are the days when Jose Mourinho made the Bridge an impregnable fortress across his two spells in the dugout, going 60 and later 77 home games unbeaten, but the Blues – and indeed their fans – must find a way to make their opponents fear visiting their stadium once again.

Perhaps a hangover from the club's struggles in recent years since the Boehly-Clearlake takeover, the atmosphere at the Bridge can sour quickly if things aren't going Chelsea's way. The collective groans and bursts of frustration from the stands visibly sap the confidence of the players on the pitch, with the young squad undoubtedly finding it difficult to step up in the face of vociferous criticism from their own supporters.

The victory over Liverpool – Chelsea's best performance of the season so far by some distance – demonstrated the power of their home crowd as Maresca's men were willed over the line by a raucous atmosphere that fuelled a late onslaught, eventually yielding a euphoric injury-time winner from Estevao Willian.

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So far this season, Chelsea have developed an unwanted reputation for being slow starters, with their sluggishness out of the blocks enabling their opponents to get on top of them and set the tone.

That was the case against West Ham, Fulham, Brentford and Manchester United, as well as Nottingham Forest and Ajax more recently, with an early red card for the Dutch giants significantly aiding their cause in that Champions League clash.

With the youngest squad in the Premier League, the widely-held view is that Chelsea lack the experience and know-how to manage games for the full 90 minutes, and the need to rotate because of injuries and the more demanding schedule are certainly playing their part following the club's return to the Champions League, but the Blues still must find a way to impose themselves early in games and use that momentum. Too often they are finding their supposed authority undermined from the first whistle.

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It's well documented that discipline has been a serious and debilitating issue for Chelsea in the opening few months of 2025-26, with the Blues ridiculously seeing red in four out of the six games they played in all competitions between September 20 and October 18.

Those misdemeanours were particularly costly in the consecutive league defeats to Manchester United and Brighton; Robert Sanchez was dismissed just five minutes into the former at Old Trafford with the scores goalless after charging out of his goal and clattering into Bryan Mbeumo, while Trevoh Chalobah was sent off for a last-man foul early in the second period in the latter when Chelsea were 1-0 up.

On both occasions, Maresca's side were unable to cope with the one-man deficit, as United went on to establish an insurmountable first-half lead and Brighton pulled level late on before bagging a stoppage-time winner of their own.

Having initially insisted Chelsea's indiscipline wasn't a problem, the head coach admitted after the most recent incident (Malo Gusto's needless red card at Nottingham Forest): "It's something that we can do better. The last one (Gusto's) is completely avoidable, because it’s 0-3, the game is finished. For sure there is something that we have to improve."

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank is weighing in on the club’s January recruitment plans after a solid start to life at N17.

Tottenham put international break curse behind them after Leeds win

Before their latest victory at Leeds United, thanks largely to a Man of the Match display from in-form summer signing Mohammed Kudus, Spurs had suffered defeat in seven of their last seven matches prior to an international break.

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A run of two consecutive Premier League draws in the build up to Leeds, not to mention a disappointing share of the spoils away to Norwegian minnows Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League, perhaps told a sign that Frank’s side could’ve been on to extend that bizarre record.

However, a gritty, resilient display on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Yorkshire saw Frank’s side come away with all three points, despite Leeds battling to the very bitter end and ferociously knocking on Spurs’ door.

Tottenham not only put that international break voodoo behind them, but they also became the first side to beat Leeds at Elland Road for over a year in the league.

It took a couple of crucial saves from Guglielmo Vicario to thwart Leeds’ attempts to get on the scoresheet for a second time, and Frank can also give a special nod to Mathys Tel, who opened the scoring after being given the starting nod ahead of Richarlison.

Dominic Solanke’s niggling ankle problem, which required minor surgery, means that Richarlison has started up top in almost every game for Spurs so far, but there are doubts that the hot and cold Brazil international can be relied upon.

Spurs are hopeful Solanke could return just after the October international break, but fitness issues have been a real issue for the Englishman since his move from Bournemouth last year.

As such, the Lilywhites are being linked with a new striker, and it is believed that former Brentford star Ivan Toney is on their radar.

Frank worked with Toney during his peak years at the Gtech Community Stadium, with the 29-year-old bagging 20 Premier League goals in the 2022/2023 season.

Since moving to Al-Ahli in 2024, Toney has scored for fun, racking up 30 strikes in 44 appearances over his debut campaign and eight goals from 10 run outs already this season.

Thomas Frank contacts Ivan Toney over joining Tottenham in January

According to a report from Indy News, Spurs could now offer the £426,000-per-week talisman a chance to make a return to his homeland.

Indeed, it is believed that Frank has personally contacted Toney over joining Tottenham on loan in January, with Chelsea named as another suitor as both sides ponder bringing in a new centre-forward mid-season.

It is unclear whether Al-Ahli would sanction a temporary move away for the number nine who’s been their arguable star player since joining, but Frank has previously lavished praise on Toney as a “remarkable” striker, so it is clear why he’d be keen to reunite with him in North London.

خسر فريق سيدات الأهلي كأس إفريقيا لكرة اليد في الثانية الأخيرة أمام فريق بترو أتليتكو الأنجولي  24-23 برمية جزاء في البطولة المقامة في المغرب.

وانتهى الشوط الأول بفوز الأهلي 12-9 قبل أن يعود بطل أنجولا في الشوط الثاني وينتهي اللقاء بفوز بترو أتلتيكو الأنجولي بنتيجة 24-23. 

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يذكر أن سيدات الأهلي فازن ببطولة كأس إفريقيا لكرة اليد مرة وحيدة كانت في النسخة الأولى عام 1979 أي منذ 46 عاما ومن وقتها فشلن في الوصول للنهائي قبل أن يصلن اليوم ويخسرن اللقب في آخر ثانية. 

ويضم الجهاز الفني للفريق محمد عادل مديرًا فنيًا، هشام عبد الوهاب مدربًا عامًا، محمد حسن موسى مدربًا، صلاح الدين إبراهيم مدربًا لحراس المرمى، إلى جانب طارق رضوان مديرًا للفريق، وأميرة السيد إداريًا، وآلاء طلبة طبيبة، ومحمد كمال الدين محللًا فنيًا، ومحمود فرج إخصائي إعداد بدني، وتغريد طارق إخصائي تدليك، وندى راشد إخصائي تأهيل نفسي، وهدير أحمد وحبيبة هشام إخصائيتي علاج طبيعي.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has said that the same group of players should be given more opportunities to be “responsible for the team’s performance” in future ICC tournaments. The comment comes after Bangladesh’s early exit from the Champions Trophy following which their senior players have come under fire.Shanto started the post-match press conference on Monday by saying that they need to make “changes”. “I have said it a lot of times in the past, but we [have] made the same mistakes over and over again,” he said. “We have to focus on how we want to improve our batting. I hope after this tournament, we will make some changes as a batting unit, which will bring improvement in our batting.”That had everyone on alert. Bangladesh have been crying out for a fresh approach in ODIs so there was some hope that the captain himself was about to address the issue. However, Shanto later clarified that he meant the changes should be within the mindset of the existing batting group, and not changes in personnel.”We have to be more responsible for the team when we go out to bat. We cannot keep chopping and changing [personnel]. We have to keep giving our existing resources more opportunities. I think we are taking it lightly. We have to be more responsible.”Related

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Shanto also threw his weight behind Mushfiqur Rahim, who has been struggling for runs. The former Bangladesh captain has managed just one fifty in ODIs since the end of the 2023 World Cup and averages a tick over 31. He was dismissed for a first-ball duck against India before falling to a rash shot against New Zealand for 2.There were thoughts that Mushfiqur could be replaced by the incoming Mahmudullah, who missed Bangladesh’s first game of the Champions Trophy due to an injury, with Jaker Ali taking the gloves. However, instead of swapping the two veterans, Bangladesh dropped Soumya Sarkar from the top of the order with Shanto going one slot up. “There’s no auto-choice in this team,” Shanto said. “Soumya bats in the top order, Riyad [Mahmudullah] bhai plays in the lower-middle order. Keeping Soumya would have forced us to make a lot of changes in the line-up. We needed Riyad bhai given how he batted in the last four or five innings.”I wasn’t worried about Mushfiq [Mushfiqur] last five innings. His wicketkeeping was very important. We have seen his contribution to the team over the years. He didn’t score runs in the last two or three matches but I am sure he can come back in the next game.”Mushfiqur Rahim has managed just one half-century in his last nine ODIs•ICC via Getty Images

Bangladesh’s biggest issue on Monday was handing four wickets to offspinner Michael Bracewell as they lost their way in the middle overs. Their approach of playing very defensively, coming under pressure and trying to hit their way out looked questionable as they accumulated about 30 overs worth of dot balls. Shanto admitted that Bangladesh, who finished on 236 for 9, were well short of a par score.”It was a good wicket, worth at least 280 to 300 runs. I think (Bracewell) bowled well but we fell to some soft dismissals,” he said. “We made the mistakes with the bat. We could have batted better against him on this wicket. There was some poor shot selection. We could have planned better, which wouldn’t have given him so many wickets. He bowled well but we made some poor executions.”We have room for improvement. We don’t score 300-plus totals regularly. The number of dot balls was mainly because we lost wickets in a cluster in the middle overs. Maybe, if we had two big partnerships, we wouldn’t have suffered so much today. We have to build the habit of scoring 300 runs regularly. For that, we need better practice wickets.”Bangladesh’s sub-par batting in both the group-stage matches against India and New Zealand again brings into question whether they are prepared for ICC tournaments. Shanto said that they have to find a way to show improvement at the highest level, rather than just waiting for a team performance, once in a while.”We only win at home. We don’t win regularly in overseas conditions. We have to find out how we can do well in ICC tournaments,” Shanto said. “We need a collective improvement. There are days when the top order is doing well, another day only the middle order is doing well. There are days when we field well. It is a haphazard situation. I think only a collective performance can help us do well against big teams in these tournaments.Shanto stood by his pre-tournament declaration that Bangladesh were targeting to win the Champions Trophy. He said that the team had the same desire but their collective efforts didn’t match the dream. “I think the whole team dreamt of winning the Champions Trophy. If we don’t dream big, how can we play?” he questioned. “We are here to win, not just to compete. We didn’t get the desired result. We can’t just be dreaming of a big result, we have to play accordingly too. Our focus is on the next match now.”

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is crossing his fingers that Erling Haaland will bounce back in time for the weekend after the striker hobbled out of Sunday’s bruising 1-1 draw with Arsenal due to injury. The Norwegian powerhouse shocked fans at the Emirates when he signalled to the bench after 76 minutes, complaining of sharp pain in his back. Guardiola had little choice but to hook off his star man, raising alarm bells just days before another relentless run of fixtures.

Cup clash likely to come too soon

City head to Huddersfield on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup, but the 25-year-old is almost certain to sit that one out. Guardiola admitted that the midweek tie will come too early, but offered a glimmer of hope that Haaland could be back in action for Saturday’s Premier League showdown with Burnley at the Etihad.

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Sharing an update on Haaland, Guardiola said on Tuesday: "Recovery yesterday [Monday], he didn't train and I didn't see him and the rest of the players yet today. Hopefully he can play at the weekend. It's been such a demanding week, the last game especially, and sometimes the players have problems. I think he will be fine for the weekend. I hope so."

Pep to make several changes for low-priority game

Guardiola has run with the same starting XI for the matches against Manchester United, Napoli and Arsenal, but that consistency is about to break. The Catalan confirmed he’ll be rotating heavily at Huddersfield, with Haaland far from the only big name getting a breather.

"It won't be the same starting XI as the last three games," Guardiola added. "The only problem for the Carabao Cup is we respect this competition but arriving at the competition with no injuries and we have injuries. It will be a mix with academy players to play because the priority is Burnley, Monaco and Brentford. It would have been perfect for [Rayan] Cherki, [Rayan] Ait-Nouri, Omar [Marmoush] but there are many players who can't play because they are injured. We will try to compete and go through."

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Getty ImagesGuardiola braced for crunch run

With Huddersfield in midweek, Burnley at home on Saturday, Monaco in Europe and Brentford looming after that, Guardiola knows he has little margin for error. The relentless fixture list is already biting, and keeping Haaland fit could define the weeks ahead.

تحدث ماجد سامي، رئيس مجلس إدارة نادي وادي دجلة، عن رأيه في تطور مستوى أحمد سيد زيزو، لاعب الأهلي، وعمر مرموش لاعب مانشستر سيتي، خاصةً وأنهما من ناشئي النادي.

وقال ماجد سامي، عبر قناة “أون سبورت”: ” لم أتوقع تطور مستوى زيزو ولا عمر مرموش، سأقول الحقيقة نعم كنا نعلم أن مرموش سيحقق شيئًا، لكن ليس لدرجة مانشستر سيتي”.

وتابع: “الأداء الذي كان يؤديه في ألمانيا كان يُبهرنا، لكنه شاب طموح، ويعمل على نفسه، ومتربٍ بشكل جيد، ومتعلم بشكل جيد، لذلك استطاع أن يصل إلى المكانة التي وصل إليها لكنني سأكون كاذبًا إذا قلت لك إنني عندما شاهدته في البداية، قلت: هذا الشاب سيصبح بطل العالم”.

وأكمل: “زيزو بالنسبة لي ليس لاعبًا تفاوضت معه لكي يلعب لفريقي، بل زيزو مثل ابني أو أحد أولادي، دخل زيزو إلى وادي دجلة وهو في الثانية عشر من عمره، وظل في أندية وادي دجلة، سواء وادي دجلة أو ليرس، حتى كان في العشرين أو الحادية والعشرين من عمره، وبالتالي، العلاقة بيني وبين والده لم تكن علاقة نادي مع وكيل، بل كانت علاقة نادي مع والد لاعب”.

واستطرد: “مصطفى والد زيزو له تاريخ طويل في كرة القدم، وهو يستخدم معلوماته من هذا التاريخ، كانت مناقشتي معه تدور حول الأمور الفنية أكثر منها مفاوضات تجديد أو عدم تجديد العقد”.

وتابع: “أتذكر أنه كان في بعض الأحيان يتصل بي، وفي تلك الفترة كان زيزو وحسام غالي يلعبان معًا في خط وسط ليرس وكان أستاذ مصطفى دائمًا يتصل بي بعد المباريات ليطلب مني أن أتحدث مع حسام غالي وأقول له ماذا يفعل في الملعب”.

واستمر: “كان ذلك أمرًا صعبًا بالنسبة لي، أن أتحدث إلى كابتن حسام غالي، كابتن منتخب مصر، وأقول له أبو زيزو قال لك أن تفعل كذا ولا تفعل كذا”.

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وأشار: “كنت أتمنى أن يستمر زيزو في الخارج، وكان بإمكانه أن يحقق نجاحًا كبيرًا جدًا، لكنني لا أعلم ما الذي جعله يعود إلى مصر، كان من المفترض أن يكمل في الخارج لو استمر، كان سيصل إلى مستويات كبيرة جدًا، وكان سيلعب في الدوري الإنجليزي”.

وأضاف: ” المقابل المادي الخاص به وضع ضغط عليه، وبالنسبة لمنافسته فالمنافسة موجودة في أي نادي، في أي وضع، وفي أي وقت ودائمًا سيكون هناك لاعب أو اثنان أو ثلاثة في نفس مركزك، خصوصًا في الأندية الكبيرة حيث يتواجد أكثر من لاعب على نفس مستواك”.

واسترسل: “العبرة بما تفعله في التدريبات، وما تؤديه في المباريات عندما تأتيك الفرصة، الضغط الوحيد الذي قد يتعرض له هو بسبب الرقم الذي تسرب أيضًا”.

وقال: “هذه من أزمات كرة القدم المصرية حيث يعرف الجميع مرتبات بعضهم البعض، في أوروبا لا يوجد هذا الأمر، لا أحد يعرف مرتب الآخر، اللاعبين لا يتحدثون عن مرتباتهم مع بعضهم البعض، وعندما يسأل أحدهم الآخر عن مرتبه، يرد عليه قائلاً أنت مالك”.

وأردف: “هنا في مصر، جميع اللاعبين يعرفون مرتبات بعضهم البعض وبالتالي تتسرب هذه الأرقام، وهذه من الأزمات أو مظاهر عدم الاحترافية في كرة القدم المصرية”.

وتطرق إلى رأيه في البلجيكي يانيك فيريرا، مدرب الزمالك الحالي: “الحقيقة، لا أعرفه جيدًا عشت في بلجيكا لمدة 11 سنة، ولم يُدرب فريقًا كبيرًا”.

واستكمل: “عندما بحثت في سيرته الذاتية، اكتشفت أنه درب بعض الفرق، ولكنها ليست فرقًا كبيرة، بل على الأغلب فرق في المراكز الـ13 أو الـ14 أو الـ15 في الدوري البلجيكي، ولم يكن مدربًا لفريق في المراتب الأولى”.

وأتم:”سيرته الذاتية ضعيفة جدًا من ناحية الخبرات، لكن، بالطبع سأعبر عن رأيي بناءً على ما رأيته في المباراة التي لعبناها ضدهم، لا أعتبره مدربًا فذًا”.

Tottenham have been told one key condition to sign a player who’s been identified by manager Thomas Frank as a summer target, according to a new report.

£43m star "clear" he wants to join Tottenham in talks with club chairman

He’s expressed his desire to seal a Spurs switch.

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Spurs are fresh off the back of their first pre-season game against Reading, with new signing Mohammed Kudus enjoying an impressive cameo on Saturday as the Lilywhites ran out 2-0 winners against the League One side.

Goals from Will Lankshear and new arrival Luka Vuskovic secured Frank the perfect start to his new managerial chapter, with the Dane getting a first look at his star-studded squad.

Son Heung-min

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James Maddison

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Pedro Porro

6.95

Dominic Solanke

6.84

Dejan Kulusevski

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He could yet see more illustrious names added to it, as Tottenham maintain their pursuit of Morgan Gibbs-White despite Nottingham Forest’s threat of legal action. Fabrizio Romano confirms that sealing a deal for Gibbs-White is their priority right now, speaking via his YouTube channel, but that doesn’t mean Daniel Levy won’t have other plates spinning in the background.

Yves Bissouma has been regularly linked with a move away from north London before deadline day on September 1, and José Mourinho’s Fenerbahçe are believed to be prime contenders for the Mali international (Yağız Sabuncuoğlu).

With Spurs competing in the Champions League next season, Frank will need a ready-made replacement for Bissouma, considering the hot and cold midfielder played 28 games for them in the Premier League alone last term.

According to recent reports, Bayern Munich ace and former Fulham favourite Joao Palhinha is among the targets on Tottenham’s shortlist to potentially step into Bissouma’s shoes for 2025/2026.

The Portugal international finally sealed what was a long-awaited move to Bavaria last summer, signing for around £47 million, but his debut season at the Allianz Arena was marred by injury struggles, suspensions, illness and a subsequent lack of game time under Vincent Kompany.

As a result, reports suggest the 30-year-old could call time on his stay in the Bundesliga already, and Spurs have been told the requirements to seal a deal.

Tottenham told Joao Palhinha condition after opening Bayern Munich talks

According to GiveMeSport, Tottenham have held club-to-club discussions with Bayern over Palhinha, and Kompany’s side are adamant that Levy will only be able to sign him on a permanent deal.

Any offers for a loan will not be accepted as Bayern attempt to get Palhinha’s £166,000-per-week wages off the books for good, but Frank has personally identified the player as a target, so there appears to be a real willingness from Spurs to move for him.

Bayern are said to have made it clear that Tottenham will need to table a “big-money” bid for Palhinha if they stand a chance of signing him this summer, but this report doesn’t disclose the exact amount they’d be looking for.

In any case, if Spurs decide to press forward, there is reason to believe he would thrive under Frank.

Palhinha was famed for his tackling and robustness in midfield during his spell at Craven Cottage, indicating why Spurs are so keen, with former teammate Tom Cairney even calling him a “breath of fresh air”.

“If you lose the ball, he smells blood,” Cairney said in a glowing endorsement.

“He’s probably one of the best I’ve ever seen off the ball, in terms of getting back, recovering and trying to win back the ball. He doesn’t just put pressure on them, he goes back to win the ball and does the tackle.

“It’s amazing to watch sometimes. I think the fans have taken to him. I think he’s been a breath of fresh air in the Premier League.”

تحدث حارس مرمى نادي أوليمبيك مارسيليا، عن تفاصيل الواقعة التي حدثت بينه وبين قائد ريال مدريد، داني كارفاخال، والتي أدت إلى طرد الأخير، خلال مواجهة الفريق الفرنسي مع العملاق الإسباني يوم أمس الثلاثاء بدوري أبطال أوروبا.

كارفاخال تعرض إلى الطرد بعدما دخل في احتكاك مع حارس مرمى نادي مارسيليا، جيرونيمو رولي، حيث تمت مراجعة اللقطة من قبل تقنية الفار وطرد الظهير الأيمن بعد ذلك.

واستطاع ريال مدريد قلب تأخره بهدف أمام مارسيليا إلى انتصار مثير بهدفين مقابل هدف واحد على ملعب سانتياجو برنابيو.

واعتدى كارفاخال على رولي بدون كرة وضرب حارس المرمى بالرأس، ما أدى إلى طرد اللاعب البالغ من العمر 33 عامًا في النهاية.

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واعترف رولي في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “ماركا”، أن كارفاخال كان يعلم أنه أخطأ في هذه اللعبة والتي أدت إلى طرده في النهاية.

وقال رولي عن طرد كارفاخال: ”كانت لحظة فاصلة في المباراة، كان كارفاخال وحيدًا وكنت أقترب منه بيدي، حيث أنادي زميلي ليأتي ويغطي أمامه، ثم أبعد يدي”.

واختتم رولي في حديثه: ”بدأنا نتجادل أنا وكارفاخال، ثم اقترب مني وضربني برأسه من أسفل أنفي إلى أعلى، ربما بسبب فارق الطول، لم أبالغ قط في ردة فعلي وأدرك فورًا أنه أخطأ، هذا كل شيء لكن أنفي بخير، كان يؤلمني لكن كل شيء كان على ما يرام”.

وقدم رولي مباراة بطولية أمام ريال مدريد، حيث حقق حارس مرمى ريال سوسيداد السابق رقمًا قياسيًا وأصبح أكثر حارس مرمى يقوم بعدد تصديات في شوط واحد من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا منذ موسم 2004.