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“You can’t speak confidence into the group, you can’t fake confidence into the group. The only thing that gives confidence is performance,” he said

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Faf du Plessis will “sleep easier” after the bottom-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore ended their six-match losing streak by beating the in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs, in Hyderabad. After Rajat Patidar’s 50 off 20 took RCB to 206 for 7, they restricted the home side to 171 for 8, thanks to spinners Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh, who combined to take four wickets early in the game. With this win, RCB have kept their playoffs qualification hopes alive.The RCB captain called it a “massive relief” and that the win could get the confidence back in the group after having admitted previously that a series of defeats could take a mental toll on his players.”Last two games, we’ve shown great signs of fight,” du Plessis said at the presentation. “The SRH game was 270-plus and we got to 260, then the KKR game as well, just one run. It was almost a record chase. We’ve been close for a while but you need to win matches to get confidence back in the group. It’s a massive relief. No matter where we are, when you’re not winning it does affect you, it does affect you mentally, it does affect your confidence. I will sleep a bit easier tonight.”Related

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“You can’t speak confidence into the group, you can’t fake confidence into the group. The only thing that gives confidence is performance. First half of the competition we certainly felt like we weren’t near our full potential. And when you’re playing at 50% or 60%, obviously, you try 100%, but you don’t get the confidence in your group. The competition is so strong, the teams are so strong that you’ll get hurt [if you’re not at 100%].”The last week and a half we have been working hard to make sure we get better at our own game. You can see the last game; there is some confidence in our batting. We have got more guys scoring runs now. For the first half of the tournament only it was only Virat [Kohli] contributing. Rajat playing two really good innings back-to-back, Greeny [Cameron Green] getting runs, it’s massive for him just to get that load off his shoulders. It’s important as a batting line-up to contribute together because we have seen the scores are so big, it’s never going to be just one guy scoring the runs.”Du Plessis further said it had been frustrating to bowl at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru because of the shorter boundaries. His disappointment was evident in the results as RCB have lost three of their four home games thus far, with their bowlers toiling for wickets. On a bigger ground like the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, du Plessis said his spinners were able to make the most of the dimensions and conditions.Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are all smiles after RCB ended their six-game losing streak•AFP/Getty Images

“Obviously we know that the Chinnaswamy, that’s been a real frustration for us. It’s a difficult ground to bowl at, to be honest. It’s not the easiest ground. Spinners feel like it’s a challenge. We are trying to find a recipe where we feel like we can bowl at that ground. But it’s been tough for the guys to find a formula that works. When you get grounds like this which is little bit bigger and there is little bit purchase in the wicket… Karn [Sharma] was amazing. A legspinner, I feel even more so now in T20, you have to have a legspinner in your team,” he said.RCB’s last win came exactly a month ago against Punjab Kings at the Chinnaswamy where they had chased down 177. On Thursday, against high-scoring SRH, Green felt their decision to bat at the toss was a brave one.”We always have to celebrate little wins and we feel pretty good now. Always nice to be back to winning ways. It was [a brave call to bat first]. I definitely wasn’t in agreement with [batting first] so credit to the captain and coach. SRH have been batting beautifully when they bat first – that was the main reason,” Green said.After a few quiet games, the Australia allrounder fired in all departments on Thursday, first scoring an unbeaten 37 off 20 at No. 5 and then returning 2 for 12 in two overs. He also took a crucial, sharp catch to dismiss Heinrich Klaasen off Swapnil’s bowling to leave SRH 56 for 4 inside the powerplay.”I am still young in my career so I’m trying to figure it out myself,” he said of his ideal batting position in T20s. “Of course, I like to bat up the order but it depends on what the team needs. I’m trying to learn myself. [On the Klaasen catch] I think the whole time I kept thinking ‘Klaasen, Klaasen’ in my head. It was up there for a while, happy I hung on to it.”

The India fast bowler, who is yet to recover completely from the back injury, has been confronted with the option of undergoing surgery

Nagraj Gollapudi28-Feb-2023India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss IPL 2023 after being given the option of undergoing a back surgery. ESPNcricinfo has learnt Bumrah is yet to completely recover from the back injury which had ruled him out of the T20 World Cup last year, and that he could also possibly miss the World Test Championship final (if India qualify), which starts on June 7 at The Oval.The BCCI medical staff at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru is treating Bumrah’s case on an urgent basis. It is understood that the staff suggested the surgery option to him following recurring niggles in his lower back which surfaced originally in the form of a stress reaction last August.A final decision on the next step is expected to be taken soon by the BCCI in coordination with the NCA and Bumrah, keeping in mind the ODI World Cup is scheduled in October-November in India.ESPNcricinfo LtdIt has been a frustrating wait for Bumrah, who has attempted to make a comeback more than once since suffering a back injury last August which had ruled him out of the Asia Cup. Initially, the injury had not seemed too serious as Bumrah was named in India’s T20 World Cup squad on September 12. To mark his fitness, Bumrah even played in the last two T20Is of the Australia series on September 23 and 25.However, three days later, Bumrah did not show up for the first T20I against South Africa in Thiruvananthapuram. It was later learned that he had been taken for scans which revealed a stress-related injury. The next day Bumrah was rushed to NCA where further scans confirmed the injury was serious, and he was subsequently ruled out of the T20 World Cup.Related

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Bumrah resumed his rehab in November and started to bowl by mid-December. His progress seemed positive when the selectors belatedly added him for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka more than a week after the Indian squad was picked originally.While Bumrah had performed the match simulation exercises at NCA, he felt discomfort while performing higher workloads during a fitness drill in Mumbai in early January. Scans revealed a fresh niggle had developed, which eventually ruled him out of the Australia Tests. The Indian team management as well as the NCA want Bumrah to return only when he is absolutely fit to perform at his peak, with captain Rohit Sharma also warning India against rushing him back into action.

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Um dos principais nomes do futebol brasileiro e da América do Sul nas últimas temporadas, Giorgian de Arrascaeta ficou em segundo lugar na eleição anual feita pelo jornal uruguaio “El País”, com apenas quatro pontos a menos do que Pedro, seu companheiro de Flamengo, que foi premiado como o Rei da América em 2022. Após o anúncio, Daniel Fonseca, empresário do meia, desabafou nas redes sociais, lamentando que a “magia de Arrascaeta” não tenha o reconhecimento devido.

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-Que pena e injustiça. Não premiar mais os artistas, quem nos últimos quatro anos é o talento mais importante e delicioso da América e entre os melhores do mundo. Enquanto milhões de brasileiros o podem em sua seleção, enquanto é o estrangeiro que mais taças conquistou na história do Flamengo, sempre sendo protagonista e no maior nível de futebol, com sua magia que o distingue. Para mim e para milhões de pessoas, o rei do futebol sempre será você. Viva o futebol e sua magia.

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Os números confirmam o protagonismo de Arrascaeta na América do Sul. Desde que chegou ao Flamengo, em 2019, o camisa 14 disputou 206 partidas, marcou 54 gols e deu 68 assistências. Com o Manto, conquistou as Libertadores de 2019 e 2022, dois Campeonatos Brasileiros, uma Copa do Brasil, duas Supercopas do Brasil e uma Recopa Sul-Americana, além de ser figura carimbada na seleção do Uruguai. O meia, inclusive, disputou a Copa do Mundo de 2022, no Qatar, pela Celeste.

Jofra Archer will play an international match in England for the first time in nearly four years on Wednesday night, ending a 382-day wait since his most recent professional appearance. Jos Buttler, England’s captain, said that Archer is “desperate” to return after such a long injury lay-off and confirmed he will feature against Pakistan at Headingley if the weather allows.Back and elbow injuries have restricted Archer to seven matches for England in the last three years, all of which came on tours to South Africa and Bangladesh in early 2023. He has been gradually working his way back to competitive cricket, playing for his club Wildey in Barbados and bowling a six-over spell for Sussex’s 2nd XI last week.England have named Archer in their provisional 15-man squad for June’s T20 World Cup, which they must finalise with the ICC by Saturday. He bowled with good pace in the nets on Monday – including to Buttler – and had a lighter training session on Tuesday, in anticipation of his return on Wednesday night.Related

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“He’s got a big smile on his face,” Buttler said. “It’s great to see him back fit and bowling fast, and just being back around the group. I know how much he’s missed that. [Facing him] is never that fun, but he’s looking great.”You have to temper expectations. He’s been out of international cricket for a long time, and you can never quite replicate that. We all know what a superstar he has been, but manage those expectations: don’t expect too much too soon. He’s got such a high level of skill that he’s always going to perform well, but [he needs to] just enjoy being back playing cricket. As England captain and as a fan, people want to see him back enjoying his cricket.”Buttler confirmed that Archer will play on Wednesday night – if the rain holds off – and said England will “manage him through” the four-match series. “He’s fully fit, and the medical team will advise how best to manage that,” he said. “[He’ll play] as many as possible: he’s missed a lot of cricket and he’s desperate to get back out there and be a big part of the team.”Any player of Jofra’s calibre is a huge asset to any team. Absolutely, he makes us a better side and [gives us] a better chance of winning games. But we have to temper expectations, not put too much pressure on him, ease him back in. The great success would be him coming through this series with a big smile on his face and his body holding up. That would be a success to me.”Jofra Archer enjoys a lighter moment at England training•PA Photos/Getty Images

Babar Azam, Pakistan’s captain, said his team are “looking forward” to the challenge of facing Archer but do not fear him. “As a team, we are very excited to play Archer,” Babar said. “We have that pace of bowlers: Haris Rauf, [Mohammad] Amir, Shaheen [Afridi]. We are facing it everyday. We are not [feeling] fear; we are excited.”Harry Brook will also return to international cricket on Wednesday, after missing England’s Test tour to India on compassionate leave. “He’s got a brilliant head on his shoulders,” Buttler said. “He can handle most things… watching him bat, he looks in great touch and he’s going to be an England player in all formats for a long period of time.”Matthew Mott, England’s white-ball coach, oversaw training in Leeds on Tuesday after missing Monday’s session for family reasons. While performances in the next nine days will be more important than results, his side have not won a T20I series since they became world champions in Australia 18 months ago and will want to break that streak.Mott and Buttler both came under pressure during England’s catastrophic group-stage exit at the 50-over World Cup last year and cannot afford a repeat in the Caribbean. Buttler said he had learned valuable lessons in India: “Sometimes, when results don’t go your way, it’s easy – as an individual, or a group – to go a little bit internal. [You should] keep putting the team first every time, and make decisions based around that.”But he said England will not focus too much on their 50-over struggles over the coming weeks. “It’s a different format. Times move on: there are different chapters in the book. It’s a real honour to go to another World Cup as defending champions again, but it also feels like a new time. There are guys coming into the side who are more established and proper players now. It’s their team as well to take forward.”Buttler comes into this series after hitting two centuries in three innings at the IPL last month, and said he is in “a really good space” with his batting. Across 22 innings for Paarl and Rajasthan Royals this year, he has averaged 40.36 while striking at 142.30: “Sometimes, I feel like a bit of a victim of my own expectations,” he said.He also confirmed he will keep wicket in this series, but is likely to hand the gloves to Phil Salt at least once since his wife Louise is expecting the couple’s third child imminently. “My family comes first: I’ll be at the birth,” he said. “I’m not a doctor. These things can come on at any time. But I’ve got a plan in place… fingers crossed, everything will go well.”

At 31 years old, José Zúñiga is set for the biggest challenge of his career – wearing Club América’s jersey.

Zúñiga shared the Golden Boot last season with 12 goals for XolosHe played over 100 games in Mexico’s second division before reaching Liga MXMade his debut last night vs. his former club, TijuanaFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty Images SportWHAT HAPPENED?

José Zúñiga, nicknamed, is facing the biggest challenge of his career: representing Club América, the most decorated team in Liga MX history. Though the 31-year-old Colombian striker has played more games in Mexico’s second division than in the top flight, he now finds himself on the grandest stage of Mexican football.

Zúñiga understands the weight of the opportunity, and he’s embracing it with full ambition.

“I’ve always dreamed of winning a title. I think this club gives me that chance to become a champion, and I’m going to fight for it,” he said in an interview with the club’s media. “I still have many dreams to fulfill, and I believe with this team, I can go very far.”

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Zúñiga also emphasized the responsibility that comes with playing for a club of América’s stature, saying he fully understands the winning DNA that defines the institution.

“Commitment, demands, responsibility – we know this is a club used to winning, that never gives up. The fans are demanding; they always want to celebrate and win titles. That’s what this team is about,” he added.

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Zúñiga’s journey in Mexican football began in the second division, where he played 104 matches for Dorados de Sinaloa and Potros UAEM. He later featured in 29 games for Querétaro and 53 for Tijuana, where he scored 23 goals, including 12 last season to share the Liga MX Golden Boot.

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The Colombian has already played his first minutes with América in their 3-1 victory over Tijuana in Matchday 2. On Sunday, will face Toluca in the Campeón de Campeones match, a clash that carries a sense of revenge after losing the Clausura 2025 final.

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O Palmeiras está focado na busca pelo título do Brasileirão e pode conquistá-lo já nesta quarta-feira, até mesmo sem entrar em campo. No entanto, pensando no Fortaleza, adversário da 35ª rodada, Abel Ferreira pode estar preparando uma novidade para garantir os três pontos no Allianz Parque e gritar “é campeão” no gramado.

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E o fato novo que pode pintar na escalação é o jovem Endrick, que entraria no lugar de Mayke, que por sua vez tem atuado improvisado em uma função mais ofensiva. Se isso acontecer, a tendência é que Rony passe a atuar em uma das pontas, alternando o lado com Dudu, enquanto a joia palmeirense ficaria mais centralizado no ataque.

Foi mais ou menos assim que Abel armou o time no segundo tempo da partida diante do Athletico-PR, na última terça-feira. Naquele dia, inclusive, quem saiu da equipe no intervalo foi justamente Mayke. A partir dessa formação foi que o Alviverde cresceu na partida e virou o jogo para 3 a 1 depois de sair do primeiro tempo com 1 a 0 contra.

No treino do último domingo, entre as imagens que a assessoria de imprensa do Palmeiras divulgou, foi possível notar uma conversa particular de Abel Ferreira com Endrick, o que pode indicar algum plano para o garoto na partida da próxima quarta-feira. Seria leviano fazer qualquer suposição do papo, mas não deixa de ser curioso essa interação justamente neste momento de possibilidade de mudança.

Apesar de a comissão técnica fazer tudo para evitar queimar etapas e antecipar a evolução natural de Endrick, a atuação na Arena da Baixada e os dois gols marcados pesam muito a favor de quem defende a titularidade do garoto. A capacidade de não sentir a pressão e ainda brilhar em momentos decisivos, podem ser fatores fundamentais em um duelo que a vitória vale o título brasileiro.

Antes de Endrick jogar pouco mais de 45 minutos diante do Furacão, que foi a maior quantidade de tempo que ele já teve em uma partida, o garoto já havia jogado pouco mais de 60 minutos nos outros três duelos que entrou. Além de algumas oportunidades criadas e uma expulsão provocada, ele deu uma assistência para Vanderlan. Ou seja, gradativamente tem atingido patamares mais altos.

Dessa forma, não será surpresa se Abel Ferreira já escalar Endrick como titular diante do Fortaleza, nesta quarta-feira, no Allianz Parque. Uma provável formação do Palmeiras seria: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo e Piquerez; Danilo, Zé Rafael e Gustavo Scarpa; Dudu, Rony e Endrick (Mayke). A certeza, porém, teremos somente a uma hora da partida decisiva do Brasileirão.

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South Africa will rely on the experience of Kagiso Rabada and the exuberance of Gerald Coetzee to fill the fear-factor gap left by Anrich Nortje’s unavailability. That was the message from bowling coach Eric Simons, who wants the opposition camps to be discussing how to handle his oldest and youngest quicks through the tournament.”I’ve sat in a lot of team meetings and the more the opposition talks about a certain batter or bowler, the more you are in their heads and the more you are ahead of them in the game. Someone like Anrich would have been someone they would have spoken about,” Simons said from South Africa’s hotel in Delhi, where they are preparing to play their first match of the competition against Sri Lanka. “Likewise, with Kagiso. He is one of our key members.”While steering away from naming Rabada as the leader of the attack – a title Simons said he does not understand the reasons for giving someone – he spoke to Rabada’s 92 ODI caps as being crucial to South Africa’s chances of intimidating opposition line-ups. “Kagiso is someone with a lot of experience and someone the opposition respects, so getting him up to speed and getting him bowling at his best is not just important for him but for us as a unit.”Related

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And that is the rub of it. Rabada had not had the opportunity to be at his best for South Africa in ODIs this year – he has only played five of their 12 ODIs this year – and has also not been at his best in big tournaments. Again, the sample size is small, but telling.Rabada has only played one 50-over World Cup and his performance mirrored South Africa’s: it was underwhelming. He played all nine of South Africa’s group games in 2019 and took 11 wickets at 36.09. In the context of the team’s performance it was not bad: Rabada had the same number of wickets as Imran Tahir and Andile Phehlukwayo, and only two fewer than their leading wicket-taker, Chris Morris, but against his international peers it was poor. Mitchell Starc was the tournament’s leading bowler with 27 wickets. Among the headline quicks around the circuit Lockie Ferguson, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Mark Wood, Mohammad Amir, Trent Boult, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Chris Woakes, Mohammed Shami, Matt Henry and Pat Cummins had better tournaments than Rabada.Similarly, Rabada has not shot the lights out at the T20 World Cups he has been involved in. At last year’s T20 World Cup, he took only two wickets in five games and at his first event, in India in 2016, he claimed five wickets in three matches and had an economy rate of 10.71. The only exception was the UAE in 2021 where Rabada took eight wickets in five matches at 19.37 on the back of finishing as the leading bowler in the IPL in the UAE in late 2020. Since then, Rabada’s IPL form has also dipped. In 2021, he took 15 wickets in 15 matches and averaged over 30, in 2022 he took 23 wickets in 13 matches and conceded at 8.45 runs to the over and this year, played only six matches, took seven wickets, averaged 33.14 and bled 10.08 runs an over.Kagiso Rabada’s bowling could be central to South Africa’s success•AFP/Getty Images

It’s fair to say big tournaments have not brought big results for Rabada but has it been bothering him? “We’ve not spoken specifically about World Cups,” Simons said. “He wants to be the best he can possibly be. We had a long conversation about tactics to be used at the death in India, for example. It’s a constant learning process and every day is about being little better than he was yesterday.”Sisanda Magala’s absence after being ruled out of the tournament with a knee niggle means that South Africa also need someone who can do a job at the end of innings. From Simons’ comments, it seems Rabada has taken on the task himself, adding to his duties as chief aggressor. That’s where Coetzee will come in, albeit with a word of warning. “He is someone who can bowl constantly at 140kph-plus, which is important in any conditions,” Simons said. “But someone is going to punch him in the nose at some point. I have no doubt about it. That’s what this game is about, particularly in India.”Fast pitches and small grounds may mean the ball leaves the bat as quickly as Coetzee can deliver it but Simons is hopeful he will learn quickly. “He faced a good test against Australia and an extremely aggressive batting line up. It was good to see him come through it and come up with ideas and plans,” Simons said. “He is a very intelligent young cricketer. He understands his game and he contributes a lot especially in bowling meetings. It’s going to be a steep learning curve for him but he is somebody with the material and resources to handle it.”And while Coetzee’s pace is the aspect of his game everyone is eager to see, Simons hinted there are other parts of his skill set that could be equally exciting. “One of the things that is going to be important in Indian conditions is pace-off deliveries and he has got a delivery that is quite effective. In the Australia series, he bowled Alex Carey with a legcutter and you could see it surprised everyone. Once you’ve got opposition talking about it, you’re winning a bit of a battle.”Build-ups to World Cup campaigns are often preoccupied with chatter about the players who have not made it the tournament – players like Nortje. As South Africa’s opener draws closer, the conversation could and should move to the bowlers who have made the trip and impact the likes of Rabada and Coetzee could have.

كشفت تقارير صحفية، عن تطور جديد في ملف رحيل وسام أبو علي مهاجم فريق الكرة بالأهلي إلى أحد أندية الخليج، خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

وأبدى وسام أبو علي رغبة قوية في الرحيل عن الأهلي وخوض تجربة احترافية، رغم تمسك مسؤولي القلعة الحمراء ببقاء اللاعب في ظل حاجة الفريق له.

وأفادت صحيفة “الخليج” أن مسؤولي الوصل قرروا استبعاد وسام أبو علي من قائمة المرشحين للانضمام للفريق بسبب المبالغات التي شهدتها المفاوضات خلال الأيام الماضية، وهي الأسباب نفسها التي دفعت ممثلي نادي الريان القطري للانسحاب من الصفقة أيضًا.

أوضح التقرير، أن الأرقام التي تحدث عنها الإعلام خلال الأيام الأخيرة، كانت بعيدة تماماً عن الأرقام الحقيقية، التي تم التطرق لها خلال المفاوضات التي لم تصل إلى مرحلة تقديم العروض كتابياً.

طالع.. أحمد بلال يقدم نصيحة لـ الأهلي بشأن وسام أبو علي ويصدم جمهور الزمالك

وستتجه بوصلة الوصل نحو التعاقد مع المهاجم البرازيلي سالدانيا الذي بات الأقرب للانضمام حال وصول المفاوضات إلى نهاية سعيدة خلال الساعات القادمة.

وانضم وسام أبو علي إلى صفوف الأهلي خلال انتقالات يناير 2024، بعقد يمتد مع القلعة الحمراء حتى يونيو عام 2028.

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Igor Vinícius foi uma importante peça para o São Paulo na classificação para as semifinais da Copa Sul-Americana, após eliminar o Ceará da disputa.

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O lateral-direito foi o responsável pelo único gol do Tricolor no tempo normal. Mesmo que tenha perdido o pênalti, o atleta foi de grande destaque. Após a partida, em entrevista à Conmebol TV, destacou a influência de Rogério Ceni no resultado.

De acordo com suas palavras, graças ao treinador e ao ‘seu espírito de campeão’, a equipe se motivou a se aproximar ainda mais da conquista do continental.

– O professor sempre fala para a gente ter o espírito de campeão, porque ele foi um vencedor aqui dentro, e é o que ele busca passar para a gente. É isso que a gente vai buscar – destacou.

O jogador ressaltou a dificuldade da decisão. A partida foi disputada na Arena Castelão, que contou com a torcida do Vozão em peso, e com somente um gol de vantagem para o Tricolor.

– Jogo muito difícil. Aqui no Castelão é difícil você vir e conseguir jogar da maneira que jogamos hoje. Equipe muito forte fisicamente, mas acredito que Rogério fez boas escolhas hoje. Conseguimos fazer um bom primeiro tempo, nosso segundo tempo também, e conseguimos a classificação nos pênaltis, muito importante para nós – analisou.

Agora, a equipe de Ceni se prepara para enfrentar o Atlético-GO na próxima etapa. O Dragão eliminou o Nacional-URU na última terça-feira (9).

Maior garçom da temporada, Igor Vinícius vê sua renovação no São Paulo como algo próximo. Conforme adiantado pelo LANCE!, o lateral revelou que estas conversas já estariam encaminhadas.

O atleta destacou seu desejo de se ser campeão com a camisa do Tricolor paulista.

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Manchester City icon Kevin De Bruyne appears to be inching closer to a Napoli transfer after it was confirmed that he has bought a house in Naples.

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De Bruyne plays last Man City gameLinked with Napoli transfer moveBelgian buys house in NaplesFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

La Gazetta dello Sport states that De Bruyne's agents will meet with Napoli representatives on Wednesday over the possibility of signing a two-year deal, with the option of a third year, and a €10 million (£8.4m) signing bonus.

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De Bruyne will, arguably, go down as City's greatest player but that was not enough for him to be offered a new contract. The 33-year-old played his last game for the Manchester outfit on Sunday, and now speculation is rife he will join newly-crowned Serie A champions Napoli shortly after becoming a free agent. And according to Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis, the Belgian international has bought a house in Naples and a move is very much on the cards.

WHAT DE LAURENTIIS SAID

He told RAI: "Could De Bruyne be nearby to celebrate Napoli's title? Probably yes. He bought a beautiful house here in the city, I had a call with him, his wife, and his nine-year-old son this morning, it was a beautiful sight. There is nothing signed yet."

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It may just be a matter of time before the attacking midfielder departs City and joins Napoli ahead of next season.