A presidente do Palmeiras, Leila Pereira, obteve na Justiça uma medida protetiva contra três membros da Mancha Verde, principal torcida organizada do clube. O principal motivo para essa ação da mandatária foi uma série de ameaças feitas por perfis fakes durante a transmissão de um protesto feito pelos torcedores no mês de junho em frente ao portão de sua empresa. A informação foi divulgada pelo GE.
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De acordo com a decisão do juiz Fabrício Reali Zia, o presidente da organizada, Jorge Luis Sampaio Santos, e os vice-presidentes Thiago Melo, o “Pato Roko”, e Felipe de Mattos, o Fezinho, estão proibidos de terem qualquer contato com a dirigente palmeirense. Eles precisam ter um distanciamento mínimo de 300 metros do trabalho ou da residência de Leila. Caso haja descumprimento, eles podem ser presos preventivamente.
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No documento, o juiz faz menção à live do dia 29 de junho deste ano, não qual foi transmitido o protesto da torcida em frente ao portão da Crefisa, cuja sede fica localizada em uma famosa avenida da zona oeste de São Paulo. Na sentença, são citadas frases usadas durante a transmissão que justificariam a medida protetiva. Tais como:
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“Tem que meter bala na Leila” “Se me arrumar uma arma, eu mato a Leila” “Vou aparecer nos jornais por ter encomendado a morte da Leila” “Não tem como usar de violência para cobrar a Leila?” “Leila deveria ser espancada com barras de ferro” “Coroa de flores para a Leila” “Tem que quebrar a sede da Crefisa”
O juiz ainda solicitou os dados de 19 perfis de usuários do Twitter e do Instagram que são suspeitos de ameaçarem Leila.
As principais reclamações da torcida contra a presidente são por conta da falta de reforços e do alto preço dos ingressos, algo que ela havia prometido reduzir em campanha e os organizados alegam que ainda não foi feito. Até o início de 2022, quando teve início a gestão da mandatária, ela tinha relação estreita com a organizada, mas as partes romperam por conta das divergências.
“The wicket on day five wasn’t as we expected,” Shanto said with Mathews adding that “it was a tough wicket for the bowlers”
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Taijul Islam got Angelo Mathews out in his last Test innings•AFP/Getty Images
Angelo Mathews had played more Test cricket than anyone else on the field in Galle, and even he thought the worst Bangladesh could do after making 495 in the first innings was end up with a draw.Sri Lanka did have a small window in which they could have pushed for victory. But having been 4 for 377 at one stage in the first innings, they were all out for 485, which meant they actually registered a ten-run deficit in the first dig. Najmul Hossain Shanto made twin centuries in this game, hitting 148 in the first innings, and 125 not out in the second.”Once you get 400 in the in the first innings, it’s really difficult to lose a game,” Mathews said. “After losing three early wickets, I thought Shanto batted beautifully in the first innings. But it was a tough wicket for the bowlers, to be honest.”Related
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Shanto agreed with Mathews about the state of the surface. Galle is generally a spin-bowlers’ paradise, but even with a lot of sunshine falling on this deck through the Test, it did not produce the kinds of batting collapses it usually does.”The wicket on day five wasn’t as we expected,” Shanto, the game’s top-scorer, said. “We were batting comfortably even on day four. We wanted to get into a position which allowed us more possibilities of winning, and take losing out of the equation.”Their victory push was weakened by rain. Showers came through soon after 11am on Saturday, and play could only resume at 2.10pm. That lost time would have been useful for Bangladesh.”Rain forced us to change our plans,” Shanto said. “I think we were always playing to win the Test. We took our time in the morning as we wanted to see how much the wicket would change. We were batting at three runs an over. If we could bat till lunch, the scenario would have been different. We needed at least 60 to 70 overs [to bowl at Sri Lanka] given the pitch conditions on the fifth day. I am still happy that we took four wickets in the limited time we had with the ball.”Thanks in part to the rain delay, Bangladesh only had 37 overs at Sri Lanka’s batters. The hosts survived, losing four wickets in 32 overs.
You might remember The Oval Test of 2011. A recall for RP Singh when he was on vacation in Miami, a double-hundred for Ian Bell, a six-for for Graeme Swann, a third century from Rahul Dravid in a backs-to-the-wall tour, a 42-ball pair for Suresh Raina, and the final coat of whitewash in England 4, India 0.That was the last time India went into a Test match without any of – in order of Test-cap number – Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma in their XI. Fourteen years on, none of those players will be around when India take the field against England on Friday. Leeds will mark the start not just of a new Test series in England – and not just the start of a new World Test Championship cycle for both teams – but also a new era in Indian cricket.It feels portentous to look ahead to a new series by looking back to 2011 and 4-0, but it’s appropriate too. India hit the reset button within a year of that tour, and began to assemble the most versatile and most successful team in their Test-match history. They begin this 2025 tour with the unenviable task of trying to match or better that team’s achievements with a largely new set of players.Related
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The end of the old era was abrupt, with three retirements in the space of one tour, and there’s no soft launch for the new one – no home series against a low-ranked opposition to ease players into new roles. The Shubman Gill era begins with a resounding splash at the deep end, away in England.For all that, though, India won’t be facing the England of 2011, 2014, 2018 or 2021-22. Those four series were significant points on the remarkable career graphs of Stuart Broad and James Anderson. Broad will take part in this series too, as a commentator, and Anderson as a name on the trophy.England, then, have inexperience to worry about too. It will worry them that this inexperience is concentrated in the department that’s most vital to winning Test matches in English conditions: fast bowling. Mark Wood and Olly Stone are out with long-term injuries, and while Gus Atkinson, and – for the first time in four years – Jofra Archer could feature in the second Test, they won’t start the series.There is vulnerability here, and India will know that. And India have Jasprit Bumrah.3:18
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Form guide
England: WLWWL India: LLDLW
In the spotlight: Chris Woakes and Shubman Gill
Thanks to England’s injury issues, they start the series with two fast bowlers, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue, with eight Tests between them, and an offspinner, Shoaib Bashir, with 16. Without a genuine fifth bowler, England might also have to rely on Ben Stokes taking on a bigger bowling workload than he has been accustomed to in recent years. In this context, Chris Woakes becomes a key player. He has played 57 Tests, is nearing the 200-wickets milestone, and has an outstanding record in England: 137 wickets at an average of 21.59. And Woakes has come into his own as the senior man in England’s attack over recent months, taking 31 wickets at 23.58 in eight post-Anderson Tests.He’s about to become India’s 37th men’s Test captain, lead them into a new era, and slip into the role he has always looked destined for: Kohli’s successor as the defining face of Indian cricket. Shubman Gill is also about to go into his 33rd Test match with a batting average of 35.05. It’s a slightly misleading figure, because he has played a lot of his Test cricket on spicy pitches – top-seven batters average 32.10 in matches involving Gill – but you still expect someone of Gill’s lavish gifts to have better numbers. He sets high standards for himself too, and what better time to lay down a marker than his first series as captain?
Team news
England named their XI two days out from the Test, confirming that Ollie Pope would bat at No. 3, and leaving Jacob Bethell to wait his turn.England: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (capt), 7 Jamie Smith (wk), 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Brydon Carse, 10 Josh Tongue, 11 Shoaib Bashir1:45
Reddy in Manjrekar’s India XI; no place for Kuldeep
Gill will take over the No. 4 slot vacated by Kohli, and Rishabh Pant will bat at No. 5. It leaves India needing to pick two out of Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and the uncapped B Sai Sudharsan and Abhimanyu Easwaran to bat at Nos. 3 and 6. Going by the precedent of the Australia tour, there’s even a chance India could play three of those five – two specialist bats plus Reddy as a seam-bowling allrounder. If they resist the temptation to hedge their bets and extend their batting, they could choose between the bowling allrounder Shardul Thakur and the wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav to occupy the No. 8 slot. Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj seem certain to start as the two senior fast bowlers, with either Prasidh Krishna’s height and bounce, Akash Deep’s accuracy and seam movement, or Arshdeep Singh’s left-arm swing in support.India (probable): 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 KL Rahul, 3 B Sai Sudharsan, 4 Shubman Gill (capt), 5 Rishabh Pant (wk), 6 Karun Nair, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur/Nitish Kumar Reddy/Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Prasidh Krishna, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj
Pitch and conditions
Start out as a green seamer, flatten out thereafter. This is how Headingley’s pitches have behaved over recent years: lowest collective average (27.48) in the first and second innings of all English grounds that have hosted at least five Tests since 2010, and best collective average (33.65) in the third and fourth innings.Bowl first is almost certainly the way to go at Headingley: teams bowling first have won each of the last six Tests at the venue, and the last four fourth innings here have produced successful chases of 322, 359, 296 and 251.Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Joe Root nine times in Test cricket•AFP/Getty Images
There is potentially one counterbalancing factor, though. The weather in Leeds has been unusually warm and dry in the lead-up to the Test against India starting on Friday, and if this persists (though there is rain forecast over the five days of the match), there is a chance for the pitch to break up more than it usually does.
Stats and trivia
Gill (25 years and 285 days old on day one) is set to become India’s fifth-youngest Test captain behind MAK Pataudi, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri, and push Kohli (26 years and 34 days) down to sixth place.
Bumrah has dismissed Joe Root nine times in Test cricket. Bumrah hasn’t dismissed any other batter as often, and only Pat Cummins (11 times) and Josh Hazlewood (10 times) have dismissed Root more often.
Since 2018, the year of his first tour of England, KL Rahul has made more runs (597 at an average of 37.31) and more hundreds (two) than any other visiting opener in England.
India have played seven previous Tests at Headingley, losing four, drawing one, and pulling off famous wins in 1986 and 2002.
Quotes
“Shubman Gill’s a very, very fine player. He has been around a long time now, considering he’s only young. He has played a lot of cricket, a lot of IPL cricket, actually a lot of cricket for India. I think it’s an exciting time for Indian cricket, to be under new leadership. Obviously, a lot of pressure being captain of any Indian team, definitely; but yeah, it’s an exciting time. It always is for teams when a new leadership role comes into it. Obviously, he is my opposition for the next six weeks, so I won’t talk too much, but all the best.” “Me and Rishabh [Pant], we have played a lot of cricket together, and our mindset and our thinking are sort of aligned, and our vision is sort of aligned. We want to create an environment in the team where everyone feels secure, and I personally believe that everyone’s best performances come when they’re feeling the most secure, and they’re feeling validated and secure, and that’s the kind of environment that we want to create in the team.”
Rain and a late collapse saw the hosts work their way back into the contest
Madushka Balasuriya18-Jun-2025 Mushfiqur Rahim, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das scored 401 runs among them, but the complexion of the game changed after a two-hour rain interruption as Sri Lanka came roaring back late in the day, to leave Bangladesh on 484 for 9 at stumps of day two in Galle.It meant the 20.4 overs bowled in the final session saw five wickets fall for 61 runs, and resulted in a dramatic Bangladesh collapse following two mammoth back-to-back stands – 264 and 149 – between Shanto and Mushfiqur, and then Mushfiqur and Litton.Milan Rathnayake, who had toiled with little reward, was the chief beneficiary of the rain break. His 22.4 overs went for just 38 runs, but once some moisture had returned to the surface, he became instrumental, running through the lower order and tail.Jaker Ali was his first victim, when an 123kph inswinger snuck through his defences. He then got one to seam away from Nayeem Hasan, who edged behind, before angling one into Taijul Islam and castling him.Asitha Fernando, meanwhile, was responsible for breaking both monster partnerships. Shanto had chipped a drive to mid-off in the morning session, and then late in the day Asitha angled one back into Mushfiqur to trap him leg before – a decision that was held up upon referral on umpire’s call.Debutant Tharindu Rathnayake, meanwhile, frustrated Litton Das with defensive leg-stump lines, which eventually resulted in an ill-judged reverse sweep that popped up for Kusal Mendis to come around and grab.In terms of a mood-shifting session, Sri Lanka couldn’t have asked for more, particularly as for most of the day it looked like Bangladesh would continue to pile on the runs in the aim of batting just once this Test.Up until the rain break – and a little after that – rather than Bangladesh getting bowled out, the more immediate prospect seemed to be of them reaching 550, or possibly 600.Sri Lanka had had their chances, but none truly clear cut. Either side of the morning drinks break there were run-out opportunities that went begging. The first a result of the throw being sent to the wrong end, the second a missed direct hit.The very next over, Mushfiqur took on Prabath Jayasuriya, and laced one inches over his head. By the time Prabath put his hands up, the ball had already passed – a half-chance at best. Then at the start of the next over, Litton shanked one low and hard to midwicket, where Pathum Nissanka couldn’t hold on.Milan, who had exited the field earlier in the day with a seeming muscle strain, was back in action after lunch and his persistence seemed to have paid off when he eventually drew a false stroke from Mushfiqur, jagging one back from a good length between bat and pad. The ball struck the back pad in front of middle stump and Milan set off on a celebrappeal. Except the umpire was unmoved.Rain halted Bangladesh’s march in Galle•AFP/Getty ImagesThe instant review from Sri Lanka showed that the ball had deviated just enough to be hitting the wickets, but not enough to overturn the umpire’s call. The look of frustration, disbelief and defeat on the Sri Lankan faces told a story.The rain came shortly after, and Sri Lanka were forced to sit with that feeling. It was particularly galling in that, at the start of the day, Asitha had similarly trapped Shanto, and that time the finger had gone up only for the DRS to reveal there was some bat involved.But with a change in weather, so did Sri Lanka’s fortunes shift. Litton took it up himself to up the tempo, targeting Prabath in particular – the highlight a pair of delectable late cuts. Mushfiqur however was being kept quiet at the other end, and that allied with some tiredness was probably what led to his dismissal.Perhaps, in hindsight, Bangladesh may also wonder if they should have pressed the scoring rate a little higher when so little was on offer for the bowlers for most of the day. But as it was, Sri Lanka stuck to steady lines and lengths and Bangladesh were happy to proceed at a scoring rate of around three an over. To put it into context, Australia had earlier this year romped at roughly four an over in Galle to really put the pressure on the bowlers.There were periods to be fair when Bangladesh would seek to up the scoring, with Litton in particular happy to take on the bowling – the last ten overs prior to lunch for example went at five an over – but such periods were few and far between and it meant the scoreboard ticked along steadily, but not at a rate Sri Lanka would have been unduly concerned by.In the end it meant the batting line-up apart from Litton, Mushfiqur and Shanto has been limited to 68 runs.
It’s a travel day in Major League Baseball, which means there are just nine games – instead of 15 – to bet on.
There are a couple of prop bets I’m eyeing on tonight’s slate, with two star right-handers looking to build on their strong starts to the 2024 season.
The first prop comes in the New York Yankees-Baltimore Orioles matchup, which went to extra innings on Wednesday night with the O’s pulling out a win. Starter Luis Gil gets the ball for New York, and oddsmakers may be undervaluing him after a couple of outings where he showcased some command issues (eight walks over the last three games).
Plus, there’s a play for Seattle Mariners ace Luis Castillo that I love tonight. Let’s break down these bets to send ourselves into the end of the week on a high note.
Best MLB Prop Bets for Thursday, June 20
Luis Gil UNDER 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed (-165)
Luis Castillo OVER 4.5 Strikeouts (+115)
Luis Gil UNDER 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed (-165)
Gil has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season, posting a 2.03 ERA in 14 starts (the Yankees are 12-2 in those games).
While the rookie did allow three runs in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 9, Gil has still given up two or fewer runs in 11 of his 14 starts and eight of his nine starts since May 1.
Since May 1, he’s compiled a 1.14 ERA while holding his opponents to a .128 batting average. That bodes well for him against the Orioles, who did not score and picked up just two hits against Gil across 6.1 innings of work earlier this season.
We do have to lay some juice with this prop, but Gil is hitting the UNDER on his earned runs at an insanely high rate in 2024. He’s worth taking on Thursday night.
Luis Castillo OVER 4.5 Strikeouts (+115)
Castillo doesn’t have the easiest matchup on Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians, but he could be undervalued in his strikeout prop.
The Guardians average just 7.25 strikeouts per game this season, but Castillo needs just five to clear this prop, something he’s done in 12 of his 15 starts in 2024.
There are a couple of advanced stats that I love for the Mariners ace here, especially his chase percentage. Castillo is in the 85th percentile in chase percentage, 69th in strikeout percentage and 64th in whiff percentage.
The other reason I love this prop is out of the 12 games that Castillo finished with five or more punch outs this season, 11 of them have come with him picking up six or more. So, he doesn’t even have to put up one of his best games to get past this prop.
At plus money, this is an easy bet for one of baseball’s top pitchers.
New West Ham boss Nuno Espírito Santo has wasted no time making his mark at Rush Green, and he’s now being tipped to take action against another star player after his controversial James Ward-Prowse decision.
Nuno assessing West Ham squad after James Ward-Prowse axe
Almost immediately after replacing Graham Potter last Saturday, Nuno axed Ward-Prowse from the matchday squad for his debut game in the dugout at Everton, despite the player being a mainstay for his predecessor.
West Ham players were allegedly left shocked by Nuno’s decision to drop the 30-year-old (GiveMeSport), and it has since been reported that Ward-Prowse has no future at the London Stadium under Potter’s heir.
The Englishman could even re-join former club Southampton after being told that he’s surplus to requirements behind-the-scenes (Dean Jones), but Nuno has attempted to quell reports about Ward-Prowse by suggesting that the midfielder still has a chance to play his way into the squad.
However, despite Nuno’s attempts to silence the noise, respected journalist Fabrizio Romano is among the media sources to claim that Ward-Prowse’s January exit is a very real possibility.
For other members of the squad, Nuno is set to assess them over the coming months.
Ward-Prowse is actually just one free-kick goal away from equalling David Beckham’s all-time Premier League record of 18, but all the signs suggest that he won’t be reaching that milestone in East London.
James Ward-Prowse’s career at West Ham
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In terms of other players who could meet Nuno’s wrath, former Brentford boss Martin Allen has claimed that the 51-year-old could take action against star midfielder Lucas Paqueta after an incident in the 1-1 draw at Everton.
Nuno tipped to take action against Lucas Paqueta after West Ham incident
Speaking to West Ham Zone, Allen tipped Nuno to pull Paqueta aside for talks in the West Ham offices.
This is due to the Brazil international’s playacting on Merseyside, with Paqueta going down and clutching his face after a challenge from Vitali Mykolenko in a possible attempt to get the defender sent off.
The 28-year-old sent a clear message of loyalty to West Ham after his goal against Nottingham Forest, kissing the badge amid reports at the time that he could join Aston Villa, with Paqueta ultimately deciding to stay with Nuno’s side.
West Ham stuck by the former Lyon star during his spot-fixing scandal, and he could now be looking to repay the Irons’ faith by making an excellent start under Nuno.
A 2022/2023-esque performance against Arsenal wouldn’t go amiss this weekend, with Nuno up against the Premier League’s set-piece specialists and potential title favourites, before West Ham take a fortnight off for the international break.
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has downplayed concerns surrounding his side’s defensive weakness from set-pieces ahead of Sunday’s London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. With Spurs emerging as one of the Premier League’s most dangerous dead-ball sides, the Italian insists Chelsea are working to correct their vulnerabilities as they look to turn mixed domestic form into consistency.
Chelsea's flaky set-piece defending abilities
Maresca faced questions in his pre-match press conference about Chelsea’s worrying trend of conceding from set plays ahead of their trip to Tottenham. The Blues have shipped multiple goals from such situations in recent weeks — including a damaging long-throw equaliser against Sunderland and a chaotic concession to Wolves in the Carabao Cup. Those lapses have amplified scrutiny on a side that sits ninth in the Premier League after nine games, struggling to find defensive balance despite notable progress in attack.
Tottenham, meanwhile, present an added layer of danger. Thomas Frank’s men have thrived on creative dead-ball routines, with Micky van de Ven scoring twice from corners in their recent win over Everton and Kevin Danso’s long throws causing havoc in the opposition's box. With Spurs earning a reputation for their clever set-piece execution, Chelsea’s defensive fragility in this area has become a clear talking point heading into the London showdown. Maresca, however, remains calm in his assessment. The Italian pointed out that set-piece situations are inherently unpredictable and believes that while the numbers are concerning, they do not paint the full picture of his team’s defensive performances this season. Still, with Chelsea having conceded more expected goals (xG) and shots from set pieces than any other Premier League team, their ability to withstand Tottenham’s aerial threat will be under close observation this weekend.
AdvertisementGetty Images SportMaresca downplays the focus on set-piece frailties
“Tottenham, I think that they are doing very good,” Maresca said when asked about the upcoming derby. “They finished last season winning the Europa League. They started very good this season and also because it's a derby for sure it would be a difficult game.”
Addressing Chelsea’s defensive frailty from set-pieces, he added: “I think that set-pieces you are going to score goals and you are going to concede goals. The reason why is because if we say that when we concede, we are not strong enough.”
“I think that with set-pieces, there are teams that they score more goals, less goals, but at the end, set-pieces you are going to score and concede goals because there are actions that are so difficult to defend. We are working on [defending set-pieces]. For sure, we are working. For sure.”
Chelsea's defensive structure collapses during set-pieces
Maresca’s comments come against the backdrop of alarming statistics that underline Chelsea’s struggles at defending dead-ball situations this season. The Blues have conceded an expected goals value of 6.10 from set-pieces, the highest in the Premier League, and 45% of their total xG against comes from such situations. Nearly 40% of all shots faced by Chelsea have arrived from corners, free-kicks, or throw-ins, leaving Maresca with a clear tactical headache to solve.
These defensive shortcomings have come despite improvements elsewhere. Chelsea rank among the league’s best in open-play defensive shot quality (0.14 xG per shot conceded), reflecting a well-structured unit that is generally difficult to break down. However, lapses in concentration and organisation during set-piece phases have repeatedly cost them crucial points, including the 2-1 defeat to Sunderland that exposed their susceptibility to long throws and second-ball scrambles inside the box.
While some have attributed the issue to personnel changes and physical mismatches, Maresca insists it is a collective problem that requires repetition and focus on the training pitch. With Tottenham’s tall defenders and aggressive delivery style, this weekend’s clash serves as an early test of whether those sessions have begun to yield results.
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AFPChelsea face massive test against dead-ball specialists Spurs
Chelsea head into Sunday’s London derby aiming to bounce back from the inconsistency that has defined their Premier League campaign. Maresca’s men currently sit ninth with a record of four wins, two draws, and three defeats — a mixture of high-scoring triumphs, such as the 5-1 demolition of West Ham, and frustrating slip-ups at Stamford Bridge. They remain a work in progress, but one with clear attacking potential and renewed belief under their new coach.
Tottenham’s own home form has been patchy, with just four points collected from four matches in North London. Yet their ability to create danger from corners, free-kicks, and throw-ins has been a defining strength this term, and they’ll look to exploit Chelsea’s vulnerabilities in this area. The duel between Maresca’s possession-based control and Frank’s direct, set-piece-focused strategy could prove decisive in determining the outcome of this derby.
Tottenham have been criticised as of late for a perceived lack of creativity, with it being clear they’re far from the finished article.
Tottenham travel to Everton after lacklustre Monaco draw
Thomas Frank’s side travel to Everton on Sunday with the aim of getting back to winning ways after two uninspired performances.
Their 2-1 loss at home to Aston Villa last weekend heightened concerns around Spurs’ inability to dominate matches or create openings on a consistent enough basis, as critics call for Frank to shake things up.
Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur have been in fantastic form individually, particularly the former, but questions surround whether they should be the north Londoners’ starting pair in central midfield every game.
Frank’s men are struggling to connect defence with attack, and this was on full display during their stalemate in France.
Goalkeeper Gugilelmo Vicario was by far their player of the match against Monaco, saving Spurs time and time again with a string of excellent stops — thwarting ex-Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun three times in the first 45 alone.
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In terms of their attacking players, some believed winger Wilson Odobert had his “best game in a Spurs shirt” at the Stade Louis II, but the Frenchman was forced off through injury in the second-half and couldn’t make a further impact.
Even though Vicario has attracted criticism for his handling of crosses into the box this term, based off their 0-0 at Monaco, Frank’s goalkeeping department looks like one of the areas least in need of strengthening come January.
However, journalist Graeme Bailey reports that co-sporting directors Fabio Paratici and Johan Lange now have the chance to bring in a pretty big name for that position.
Tottenham offered Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen on loan
According to Bailey, speaking to TBR Football, Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen has been offered out to Spurs, with the 33-year-old told that he can leave in January.
Ter Stegen, who’s made just nine appearances in all competitions since the beginning of last season due to injury, has watched summer signing Joan Garcia take his number one spot.
The German, who is still captain of Barça regardless of his unavailability over the last 12 months, is close to returning from a back problem, but the La Liga champions have told his camp to find him a new club when the winter window opens.
Tottenham have been approached by intermediaries over signing ter Stegen as a result, with the Lilywhites handed an opportunity to strike a temporary deal.
A six-time Spanish champion with Barça and Champions League winner, ter Stegen’s proven top-level experience could be invaluable to a largely young Spurs dressing room.
However, his fitness issues, combined with a pretty lofty £280,000-per-week pay packet, makes this potential move a fairly risky one, even on loan.
Vicario’s heroics against Monaco prove that Frank already has that base pretty covered, and the club should really be prioritising new additions further forward.
Dominic Solanke’s fitness issues and concerns around Richarlison’s form have prompted reports that Tottenham are targeting a new striker in 2026, with ex-Brentford star Ivan Toney among the names linked as Frank looks to bolster his attack.
Paratici and Lange, after Tottenham failed to sign Savinho in the summer, could also look to target a new winger in the winter.
ينتظم لاعبو منتخب مصر الأول في معسكر خلال الفترة الحالية، من أجل الاستعداد لخوض مباراة ودية أمام أوزبكستان في فترة التوقف الدولي الحالي.
ويشارك منتخب مصر في دورة ودية دولية بدولة الإمارات، تضم مصر وأوزبكستان والرأس الأخضر وإيران، خلال الفترة من 13 حتى 18 نوفمبر 2025، وتقام بنظام نصف النهائي والنهائي.
طالع | موعد والقنوات الناقلة لمباراة مصر وأوزبكستان في البطولة الودية استعدادًا لكأس أمم إفريقيا
ومن المقرر أن يلتقي منتخب مصر مع أوزبكستان في نصف النهائي الأول، بينما يجمع نصف النهائي الثاني بين منتخبي إيران والرأس الأخضر.
وعلم بطولات، أن ترتيب قادة منتخب مصر في معسكر نوفمبر طبقًا للتالي:
محمد صلاح
أحمد الشناوي
رامي ربيعة
محمد هاني
محمد الشناوي
وسيخوض منتخب مصر بطولة كأس الأمم الإفريقية في النسخة المقبلة في المغرب، في الفترة من 21 ديسمبر الجاري حتى شهر يناير 2026.
جدير بالذكر أن منتخب مصر يقع في المجموعة الثانية في مجموعات أمم إفريقيا رفقة منتخبات أنجولا وجنوب إفريقيا وزيمبابوي.
Reading too much into one albeit statement performance would be folly, although there were telling signs in Manchester United’s richly deserved 2-1 win away at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
In many ways, that victory marked a tale of the new signings, with there having been deeply different fortunes on either side.
In the case of Liverpool, Alexander Isak’s wait for a first Premier League goal for his new side continued, while fellow marquee arrival Florian Wirtz wasn’t even in the starting lineup.
At full-back, Miloz Kerkez was given a torrid time by the dynamic duo of Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo, with stand-in stopper Giorgi Mamardashvili also unable to prevent the visitors’ opener.
That might be a cynical view, although it’s difficult to ignore the contrast to Ruben Amorim’s new men, with Mbeumo opening the scoring inside 63 seconds, while Matheus Cunha also led the line impressively alongside him.
Although £74 striker Benjamin Sesko was a late arrival into the fray from the bench, goalkeeper Senne Lammens put in another assured performance, with the early signs suggesting that INEOS have finally worked their magic in the market.
Ranking every INEOS signing at Manchester United
There already looks to be a stark difference in quality between those acquired this summer and those brought in during the first window under the new regime a year ago, with the summer of 2024 having been particularly mixed on reflection.
While Matthijs de Ligt is an early contender for Player of the Season this time around – with Leny Yoro also likely to be a mainstay for the long-term at Old Trafford – both Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte have slipped into the periphery under Amorim.
With just seven goals in 53 games for the club to date, Zirkzee – who has made just three league appearances in 2025/26 – looks destined to depart in 2026, while Ugarte’s diminishing status was evident in his role as an unused substitute in the Europa League final.
Rounding off that summer spree was £13m man, Noussair Mazraoui, a deal that still represents an undoubted bargain, even if the Moroccan international has been hampered by injury this season.
Heading into January then, the £1m dished out for Arsenal’s Ayden Heaven still appears another piece of astute business, even if the 19-year-old hasn’t featured since Grimsby, although the jury is out on the £30m signing of Patrick Dorgu, with the left-footer even ousted by Diogo Dalot on the left flank in recent outings.
Ranking every INEOS signing
Rank
Player
1.
Bryan Mbeumo
2.
Matthijs de Ligt
3.
Noussair Mazraoui
4.
Matheus Cunha
5.
Leny Yoro
6.
Senne Lammens
7.
Benjamin Sesko
8.
Ayden Heaven
9.
Joshua Zirkzee
10.
Patrick Dorgu
11.
Manuel Ugarte
12.
Diego Leon*
*yet to feature
Having looked abroad last summer, before turning to youth in the winter, the approach was far more sensible this time around, snapping up two Premier League-proven figures in Cunha and Mbeumo, after the pair netted 35 top-flight goals between them last term.
Sesko, at 22, is an expensive gamble, although with two goals in two games ahead of the Anfield trip, the early signs are promising, while, as for Lammens, he could quietly prove to be the pick of the bunch.
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Not every player has to arrive and explode instantly, with it perhaps more important not to make a bad first impression, than necessarily making a wholly positive, standout one.
Indeed, Lammens’ predecessor, Andre Onana, never truly recovered from his shaky showings from the off, having memorably been lobbed against Lens in pre-season in July 2023, left tangled in his own net on what was the Cameroonian’s first Old Trafford outing.
The ex-Inter man then escaped punishment for a last-gasp foul against Wolverhampton Wanderers on his competitive debut, while his third league appearance witnessed that comical dive to try and keep out Taiwo Awoniyi’s early strike. The list goes on…
To make matters worse, his deputy – Altay Bayindir – has fared little better over the last two years or so, producing a desperately tame punch to tee up Riccardo Calafiori’s decisive goal on the opening weekend this season.
The nervousness of both men was no good to those ahead of them, or those watching on from the stands, with both players and supporters alike having readily welcomed the quiet calm that Lammens has brought to the table so far.
A clean sheet on debut against Sunderland saw the young Belgian only forced into making three saves, although they were all decisive, having been met with audible cheers when plucking the ball out of the sky late in the first half.
There is a willingness for the 23-year-old to succeed, after such turmoil in United’s goalkeeping department in recent years, with Lammens’ outing again another reason for positivity.
Smart enough not to attempt to play out from the back needlessly – with 45 of his 46 passes having gone long – the ex-Royal Antwerp man did what was needed when called upon too, keeping out Isak’s strike from the angle in the first-half.
Having also narrowed the angle for Mo Salah’s wayward, near-post attempt – while plucking another ball from the air at one stage – United’s number 31 did everything that was asked of him.
There were no theatrics, no unnecessary Cruyff turns or errant passes. The new man – as a goalkeeper largely should do – almost went unnoticed for his all-round display.
It is of course far too soon to be popping any corks in celebration at such a signing, but for a fee of just £18m, the INEOS hierarchy might yet have pulled off another transfer bargain.
As journalist Steven Railston has relayed, one of Lammens’ former coaches, Hayk Milkon, believes that he can “become the best in the world” in his position, having already received the approval of his legendary compatriot, Thibaut Courtois.
Having been forced to witness the hapless chaos of Onana, Bayindir and even late-stage David De Gea in recent years, United could well do with a calming presence in the sticks again.
Hopefully, Lammens can be just that in the years to come.
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