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After another frustrating display in a Liverpool shirt, Chris Sutton took aim at Florian Wirtz as Federico Chiesa’s late strike could not rescue a point against Crystal Palace.

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Somehow, some way, Liverpool thought they had done it again. It had been the late late show under Arne Slot and for the second time, it was Federico Chiesa who stepped from the bench to rescue the Reds, it seemed. He found the back of the net deep on in the second half and looked to have capped off an excellent week which started with two assists against Southampton in the Carabao Cup.

And then Palace decided to spark a late show of their own through Eddie Nketiah to hand Liverpool their first defeat of the season. It has been coming for some time, some will argue, and the Reds were beaten at their own game.

There’s no escaping that there were another warning signs for Liverpool, however, who were really testing just how long they could keep this up. The answer as far as Slot will be concerned would have been not much longer. The Dutchman would have been well aware that any repeat of his side’s performance in previous weeks could end in far worse results.

It’s also worth noting that it was once again almost an unexpected hero who emerged and not the big-money men. Alexander Isak had a couple of chances that he, at his best, should be scoring. Wirtz, meanwhile, struggled off the left and only showed some signs of life in the middle of the park in the second period. Once again, in truth, the German had an afternoon to forget.

It’s now six Premier League games without a goal or assist, with patience beginning to run out around those watching on. Those at Anfield know the talent that they’ve signed, but he will need to show more than glimpses of his talent sooner rather than later.

BBC pundit Sutton was less forgiving than some too, slamming Wirtz for one moment against Palace.

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Taking aim at Wirtz, Sutton was particularly shocked by the German’s struggle in front of goal. The former Bayer Leverkusen man did his record little good by missing a chance that he should have converted, ghosting in behind only to shove a close-range effort right at Dean Henderson.

It’s wake-up call for Liverpool. Slot’s side simply must improve. They remain top of the Premier League, but there are several problems for them to fix before they square off against Chelsea in their next league outing next weekend.

Whether that means a decision is coming for Slot regarding Wirtz is the award question that must be asked at Anfield.

Lewis Gregory led from the front with a brilliant 89 not out as Somerset completed a five-wicket Rothesay County Championship Division One win over Sussex at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.Set just 150 to win on a benign pitch, the hosts reached their target in an additional half hour to the scheduled day’s play, skipper Gregory taking advantage of his new position as opener to hit 12 fours in a sparkling 118-ball innings.Earlier, an unbeaten 82 off 164 balls from John Simpson had helped Sussex extend their second innings total from an overnight 127 for 4 to 335 all out. Fynn Hudson-Prentice contributed 41 and James Coles 39, while Jack Leach finished with 4 for 51.It didn’t prove enough and Somerset took 21 points from a second successive Championship victory, while their opponents had to be content with three.Sussex hopes of a fightback were dealt an early blow when Craig Overton struck with his first delivery of the day at the start of the second over. Tom Alsop, playing defensively, edged a low catch to Gregory at first slip. Almost immediately it was 129 for 6 as James Coles called for a single to midwicket to get off the mark and James Hayes was run out by Tom Banton’s direct hit at the wicketkeeper’s end.Coles soon began to time the ball sweetly. He and Simpson held up the home side’s victory bid with a stand of 66, both looking to play positively on a now flat wicket. Coles had struck six fours when attempting another attacking shot off Leach and driving in the air to Tom Lammonby at mid-off. At 195 for 7, his side led by just nine runs.Simpson looked untroubled and found another partner in good touch as Hudson-Prentice helped take the total to 224 for 7 at lunch. More Sussex resistance followed the interval, aided by the rare sight of Overton dropping Hudson-Prentice at second slip off Leach. With 27 runs added, the second new ball was taken.A pulled four off Henry took Simpson to a half-century off 126 balls. It was the sixth boundary of an innings that was starting to frustrate the Somerset bowlers. When Hudson-Prentice smacked Henry for six over the short boundary on the town side of the ground, the lead had grown to 87.The shot provoked quick revenge from the New Zealand seamer who with the next delivery sent Hudson-Prentice’s off stump flying to end a partnership of 78, which had occupied 28 overs. Henry soon followed up by having Nathan McAndrew caught behind after moving briskly to 16. Still Simpson refused to buckle and with last man Ollie Robinson at the other end, he went on the attack.Robinson also played aggressively in a last-wicket stand of 44 before being caught at slip for 18 pushing forward to Leach. Tea was taken with 35 overs left in the day’s play.There were early scares for the hosts when Gregory edged the second delivery of their second innings from Robinson to first slip, only to be reprieved by a no-ball call, and Josh Davey was dropped by in the slips off McAndrew.Davey soon fell to Robinson, bowled by a full delivery, and it was 11 for 2 when Lammonby was lbw to the same bowler falling across his stumps. That became 30 for 3 as James Rew uncharacteristically chased a wide ball from McAndrew and edged through to Simpson.There was tension aplenty as Tom Abell took 25 balls to get off the mark before a square cut for four off Hudson-Prentice. But Gregory was proving a calming influence and when he moved to a confident half-century off 73 balls, with six fours, Somerset were more than halfway to their target.Left-arm spinner Coles removed Abell for 27 and Tom Banton for 15, but Gregory saw his side home, striking three boundaries in an over from Jack Carson before deservedly hitting the winning run.

Seifert will reunite with Finn Allen and Corey Anderson at San Francisco Unicorns, who finished runners-up in 2024

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New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert is set for his maiden MLC (Major League Cricket) stint in the US after having been signed by San Francisco Unicorns for the 2025 season. Seifert, 30, will reunite with his New Zealand opening partner Finn Allen and former Northern Districts team-mate Corey Anderson at Unicorns.Under Anderson’s captaincy, Unicorns finished runners-up in MLC 2024.Both Seifert and Allen are not contracted to the NZC but have committed to making themselves available for all of New Zealand’s T20I series in the lead-up to the 2026 T20 World Cup. Seifert and Allen were recently reintroduced into the New Zealand T20I team for the home series against Pakistan and were talked up as “New Zealand’s bash brothers” after forging explosive partnerships at the top.Related

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“I’ve been following MLC from afar over the last couple of seasons, particularly keeping a close eye on some of the Kiwi contingent,” Seifert said. “I can’t wait to get started this summer and add some more firepower with a team that is already stacked with talent and in a great position to take things one step further than last year.””We look for both quality cricketers and quality personalities when bringing players into the Unicorns fold, and Tim definitely checks both those boxes,” Unicorns head coach Shane Watson said. “His skills with the gloves will also be a major asset this year, especially with the new wickets in Oakland and Fort Lauderdale offering something of an unknown for spin bowling. He’s also coming in with impressive form with the bat, adding to an already dominant top order alongside Finn [Allen], Shorty [Matt Short], and Jake [Fraser-McGurk].”Both Seifert and Allen are currently in action in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).Ross Taylor has been named Seattle Orcas ambassador for MLC 2025•Getty Images

New Zealanders have been in demand among other MLC franchises as well. Offspin-bowling allrounder Michael Bracewell, who was central to New Zealand’s run to the Champions Trophy final in March, has been signed by MI New York (MINY). Bracewell will join Trent Boult at MINY; Boult is currently part of MI’s teams in the MLC, SA20 (MI Cape Town) and IPL (MI Indians).Daryl Mitchell, who had missed MLC 2024 for Texas Super Kings with injury, has re-signed with the franchise for the upcoming season. In Mitchell’s absence last year, TSK had brought in Afghanistan wristspinner Noor Ahmad, who has now been retained for MLC 2025 along with Devon Conway.Tearaway Adam Milne will link up with Mitchell and Conway at TSK. Milne was part of Washington Freedom in the inaugural MLC in 2023 and has worked with TSK head coach Stephen Fleming at CSK in the IPL.Daryl Mitchell will reunite with Stephen Fleming at Texas Super Kings•Associated Press

TSK have also snapped up the South Africa pair of Nandre Burger and Donovan Ferreira, who both play for Joburg Super Kings (JSK) in the SA20.Former New Zealand stalwart Ross Taylor has been named Seattle Orcas ambassador for MLC 2025. He had previously worked as a batting coach at Orcas during the first two seasons of the tournament. Former England batter Ian Bell will take over from Taylor as Orcas’ batting coach.New Zealand Cricket recently became the first national governing body to invest directly in an overseas T20 league after joining forces with MLC to launch one of the competition’s new teams in 2027, when the league expands.The 2025 edition of MLC will be played from June 13 to July 14 with Oakland’s Coliseum to host matches for the first time.

After Tuesday’s double-header the leaders remain the same, even though there has been a few changes in the top three

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Jaffer: Not many areas where Pooran is vulnerable

Orange Cap leaderboardOther batters were catching up with Nicholas Pooran, and Mitchell Marsh had dropped out of the top three, but at Eden Gardens on Tuesday afternoon, the two of them put up big shows to take Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to a narrow win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to jump right back to the top of the Orange Cap list.Pooran hasn’t slipped from the perch since he got there, and held on to his position after he blazed a 36-ball 87 not out against KKR. He has 288 runs so far from five innings, including three half-centuries.Not far behind Pooran is Marsh, who scored an entertaining 81 off 48 balls and played a crucial role in LSG registering their third win of this season. With four fifties in five innings, Marsh has taken his tally to 265 runs.Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Suryakumar Yadav is at No. 3, pushing B Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans (GT) out of top three. Suryakumar is one run away from the 200-run mark after scoring 29, 48, 27*, 67 and 28 in the tournament so far.Noor Ahmed now has 11 wickets in five innings•BCCI

Purple Cap leaderboardChennai Super Kings (CSK) left-arm wristspinner Noor Ahmad continues to head the Purple Cap table with 11 wickets from five games. He returned 1 for 32 against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a losing cause on Tuesday night.This has pushed MI captain Hardik Pandya down by one spot after he joined Noor at the top on Monday. Hardik, who has been consistent with the ball this season, has ten wickets from four games.Another CSK player is at No. 3 – Khaleel Ahmed has pushed Mitchell Starc out of the top three, his ten wickets making him joint-second with Hardik, but Hardik has played one fewer match, compared to Khaleel’s five. On Tuesday, Khaleel struck twice in a fiery spell in the powerplay to take down Shreyas Iyer and Marcus Stoinis and returned 2 for 45 from his four overs. He has been a consistent performer for CSK, especially in the powerplay, having picked up at least two wickets in four of the five matches so far.Starc, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have nine wickets each.

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O Palmeiras conseguiu mais uma incrível virada nesta quarta-feira (7), no Allianz Parque. Quem perdeu dessa vez foi o Barcelona-EQU, que tomou 4 a 2 no placar, após ter feito 2 a 0 ainda no primeiro tempo. O feito palmeirense permitiu a classificação para as oitavas de final da Libertadores, restando apenas a definição da liderança do Grupo C. Quem celebrou a virada foi Artur, autor do gol que selou a vantagem palmeirense.

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Em entrevista na saída de campo, o atacante alviverde disse que “parece fácil” esse tipo de feito do Verdão e comentou o que fez com que o time voltasse para o segundo tempo decidido a vencer e não sair de casa sem os três pontos.

– Parece fácil, né? Primeiro tempo muito abaixo, ainda mais jogando em casa. Eles chegaram duas vezes e fizeram. O Abel falou para sermos nós mesmos, não mudar a identidade, o jeito de jogar, atacar por todos os lados. A recompensa da entrega é essa. A gente sabia da importância desse jogo. Nossa meta é ficar no primeiro lugar geral da classificação, mas é jogo a jogo.

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Ainda que tenha sido um grande resultado, que resolve a vida do time na primeira fase da Libertadores, não é possível ter muito tempo para comemorar, uma vez que no próximo domingo já tem clássico contra o São Paulo pelo Brasileirão, fora de casa. Mesmo assim, ele fez questão de elogiar o apoio da torcida.

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– Comemorar a (vitória) de hoje, mas temos um clássico no fim de semana. Virar a chave. Estou muito feliz com os gols que estou marcando, é fruto do trabalho coletivo quando o individual aparecer. É muito lindo o apoio, desde o primeiro minuto, mesmo levando os 2 a 0 no primeiro, em nenhum momento esboçaram algum tipo de vaia. Apoiaram. Teve o momento da lanterna, maravilhoso. Noite muito linda.

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Com o resultado, o Palmeiras vai a 12 pontos e garante sua classificação no Grupo C da Libertadores. No entanto, ainda segue na segunda posição na tabela, deixando a definição do líder da chave para a última rodada, contra o Bolívar-BOL, no Allianz Parque, no dia 29 de junho, às 21h. Enquanto isso, o Verdão foca no Brasileirão, campeonato no qual enfrenta o São Paulo, neste domingo, às 16h, no Morumbi.

Mic'd Up: Holden discussed Reyna's move to Gladbach, Pochettino's evolving tactics and nation set to be 'consumed by the World Cup'

While their situations aren't identical, Stu Holden can relate to what Gio Reyna has gone through over the past few years. 

The retired U.S. international rose to prominence in MLS with the Houston Dynamo, winning two MLS Cups, before parlaying that into a move to the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers. After struggling to initially find a fit, Holden rose to prominence with Bolton in his second year, becoming the team's player of the season, despite what was ultimately a career-changing injury.

Reyna didn't have the severity of injuries that Holden encountered, but the setbacks did ultimately impact his status at Dortmund – prompting his eventual move to Gladbach. When Holden was recovering from a fractured femur, there was a lot of noise about what he should do next – similar to Reyna.  Holden refused to let outside chatter impact his decision.

"Even when I was coming back for injury, if I didn't play in a game, I was the guy that went out at that same stadium, and I did runs, and I did work with the fitness coach by myself, and I was doing every little thing to prove or just to consistently remind my coach that I needed to be in the lineup and I needed to be playing." Holden told GOAL. "I respect him for ignoring the noise and saying, I’m going to find the best situation for me in Europe, and I’m not done here yet." 

Reyna found a fresh start at Gladbach, but the turbulence continued when the club sacked manager Gerardo Seoane just a day after the midfielder's debut. It's another reset, and he will now have to prove himself to a seventh manager – club and national team – since the 2022 World Cup. Holden, now an analyst with FOX Sports, wants the 22-year-old to persevere.

"I hope that Gio is viewing it through the same lens of not getting discouraged and then continuing to push and do everything that he can do to be ready for that moment, to meet that moment when it comes," he said. "He started at the weekend, so clearly they feel that he's a player who can contribute. And now you got to do that and prove it all over again to that coach.

"My advice to him would be, continue to flip your mindset to be like… 'I'm enjoying this challenge, and this is going to make me better as a player. It's going to toughen my mentality. And I know I have that ability.'"

With the Champions League kicking off this week, Holden is also eager to see how Malik Tillman and Johnny Cardoso handle bigger roles at Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid, respectively. He's also concerned that Christian Pulisic isn’t playing in Europe’s top competition and that Yunus Musah appears to be stagnating.

Holden discussed all of that and his optimism for Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT in the latest edition of Mic'd Up, a recurring feature in which GOAL taps into the perspective of broadcasters, analysts, and other pundits on the state of soccer in the U.S. and abroad.

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  ON THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

  GOAL: The Champions League kicked off this week. Which Americans are you most excited to see in this tournament?

  HOLDEN: I'm super excited about two players in particular. First, would Atletico's Johnny Cardoso. He's injured this week, but for the course of the Champions League season, I think he can really develop and become a big player. And just as I've always said about the U.S. pool in general, I think the more players we have that are playing in big matches and meaningful matches against big teams, it progresses those players. It helps them feel less pressure and big moments for the U.S… When I look at the other national teams that we play, whether that's Argentina or England – like England's players, for example, all of these guys are playing ultimately, in the end, at like the quarterfinal, semifinals, finals of a Champions League. The same for Spain. Every single season, they have a team that is in the final. And these guys are just used to playing big matches.

  So, they're going to step on the field at a World Cup, and that game is not going to feel as big as it actually is. I think the sad thing is, we're actually probably down in numbers compared to the season in the past for our guys playing in the Champions League. The second is PSV's Ricardo Pepi. Seeing him in the Champions League last year, and having a really good season and scoring a number of goals, it really gave him a ton of confidence as a player. And that's what I want from a striker. And I look at the striker position on the USMNT, we have Folarin Balogun playing in the Champions League, and so is Pepi. So in essence, our two best strikers, who will be competing nose-to-nose for the starting position. So they're playing in these big matches on big nights. I think it's a really big bonus for the U.S. team.

  GOAL: Which American player do you see going furthest in this competition?

  HOLDEN: Likely Cardoso with Atletico Madrid. But I want to make a note on Malik Tillman. Hehad a big transfer in the offseason and is now at Bayer Leverkusen. I think he's going to play a big role for his team.  One of the really fascinating things for me with Tillman in the Gold Cup was that it was his first real opportunity without Pulisic, without Weston McKennie, without Time Weah, to show that he could be a guy that can shoulder more responsibility. And he stepped up. And he delivered in a big way, and I thought he was the best player throughout the tournament, with Chris Richards.

  So now you make a big transfer to Bayer Leverkusen, and now it's another step at the club level for him to push forward. And there's pressure that comes with that transfer fee [reported at $41 million]. There's pressure that comes with a new team. There's pressure with a new coach, and now a second new coach already for him in a short time. So for him to once again, find it within himself to show that he's capable of handling that pressure and delivering and being a dog and like settling into a new environment really quickly. How you do that is you deliver on big nights. And so that's going to be pretty fascinating. 

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  ON CHRISTIAN PULISIC

  GOAL: On the other end of all of this is the fact that Christian Pulisic, who has done well in the Champions League before, is not playing because Milan didn't qualify. What are your thoughts?

  HOLDEN: It's an unfortunate step back for Pulisic. It's part of the reality at times of European competition at the highest level. And as great as he has been for Milan over his past two seasons, now it's a team that's been in transition and has really been underachieving, so that puts a little bit more pressure in a different way for him to almost get Milan back into the Champions League. But I do think that's detrimental to his level that he could be playing at, because you're not playing in these big games and big nights throughout the season. That's where we saw him take a big couple of steps forward these past couple of years is that he was consistently playing in these games.

  His level was so high, and then he brought that to the national team, and he brings it with Milan. It's a bummer for Pulisic, and I think if Milan were not to qualify for the Champions League again for next season, he would be looking to make a move because he's a player who wants to be playing Champions League soccer every year – and he's earned that right. I would say that, in another way, maybe the positive spin on it is for him is that there's pressure from the outside, from a league standpoint, and that every game is that much more meaningful for them to maintain a level of consistency. To be picking up points on a consistent basis, to get back into the Champions League. Because every single year, success or failure for Milan is judged on whether they're in the Champions League or not.

  GOAL: It's funny you mentioned that point about his future, as another former U.S. international Brad Friedel said something similar. Should he be considering his future there, with all of the instability at the club?

  HOLDEN: It's one of these interesting situations, right? Throughout his career, outside of Dortmund, he had a lot of instability. At Chelsea, he was in and out of the lineup and new coaches, and you saw that then have an impact on his a fitness because you're not in a routine and a rhythm of playing games. His happiness and his confidence weren't quite there, and that's why the Milan move has been just a total knockout success from an individual standpoint for him. He's been able to rediscover that joy of playing. And so you're constantly treading that line of like, "Well, am I challenging myself enough? Am I playing at the highest level possible? Am I still in a place where I'm valued in the same type of way?"

  And how important is that, versus then, leaving a club again, to go to some of these top teams – when you're at these top teams, they end up carrying squads of 25-30 players that are all top level internationals that maybe you're not playing every single week and you're competing, but you're in a squad rotation. And so all of these things now are part of the modern game, but he's a player that we all know is capable of playing for a team in the top four of any league in Europe. And so I do think if, let's say, Milan don't make the Champions League again next year, I would be, as Christian Pulisic, thinking about wanting to make a move. You want to make sure you're playing Champions League every possible season if you're a guy at Pulisic's level.

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  ON GIO REYNA

  GOAL: Sticking with guys in Europe, what did you make of Reyna finally getting a fresh start at Gladbach, making his debut, and then seeing his manager get sacked the next day?

  HOLDEN: Talk about a guy who has had instability the past couple of seasons, joins a new club, is excited, and then his coach gets fired the next day. He’s at a point in his career where he has to prove himself. Gio knows he has talent, but he might look in the mirror and doubt his ability to deliver consistently and stay healthy after such turbulence. It’s important for him to dig deep, focus on his performances, and integrate into a new team. Once again, he has to earn it with a new coach, earn respect within a new team, and earn playing time. To succeed in Europe, you need consistency over a longer period, and that’s what will get him back with the national team.

  He said recently he’s in contact with Pochettino and believes if he finds rhythm, he’ll return to the group. His talent isn’t in doubt, but questions about his attitude on and off the field have lingered. From the outside, it seems he recognizes that and knows the opportunity in front of him. There’s no bigger carrot than a home World Cup, and that’s surely part of why he signed with Gladbach instead of going to Italy. Maybe it felt more familiar and offered a better chance at minutes. But when you’re on a team under pressure – they fired their coach – you won’t get many chances if you don’t deliver. The stakes remain high for Gio.

  GOAL: During the summer, there was a lot of talk that Reyna should have strongly considered MLS because he would be essentially guaranteed minutes. What did you make of his decision to ultimately stay in Europe?

  HOLDEN: I don’t view MLS as a huge step backwards in your career. When I played four years in MLS and made the move to Europe, once I was established and playing every week in the Premier League against Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal – I would have loved to stay there my entire career. It was me living out my dream, playing at the highest level. And once you get a taste of that, you don’t want to give it up. So I understand from Gio’s perspective why he still felt like this is where I want to be.

  I respect him for ignoring the noise and saying, I’m going to find the best situation for me in Europe, and I’m not done here yet. I don’t think it would have been retreating or the end of his journey if he wanted to continue in Europe, even if he came back on a year’s loan to MLS. In many ways, I actually did that as a 19-year-old. I went to Europe with Sunderland, and after an unfortunate incident on the streets of Newcastle, I came back to MLS. Then I put myself in a position to return to Europe in better standing with the national team, and with more confidence to play at a higher level.

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  ON SERGINO DEST

  GOAL: Outside of all the Americans we discussed, any others you want to give a shoutout to in Europe?

  HOLDEN: I’ve been so happy for Sergiño Dest coming back from the ACL injury. Having been through a couple myself, I give the USMNT staff and Pochettino a ton of credit because they brought him into camp before the Gold Cup, quickly recognized he wasn’t ready, and pulled back. That’s the hardest thing for a player to accept. He had played a few minutes at the end of the season, but the intensity of national team games in quick succession is different. It was smart to treat it as a long-term play. Those extra months of ACL-specific training helped him stop second-guessing himself on the ball, his cuts, and his movements. You can see that now, even in the last camp – he was moving freely.

  He played with confidence. I thought he looked great in the first 60 minutes versus South Korea, and when he came off the bench against Japan, he looked electric on the left-hand side. That’s what excites me about him – he’s not afraid to try things. Starting the season well with PSV and playing in the Champions League again makes him such an important player for the U.S. He’s a difference-maker who can beat guys off the dribble and create chances – that’s so valuable in today’s game. And if we’re going to keep playing this back three/back five system, which I’ve been calling for, it hinges on Dest and Antonee Robinson being effective on the flanks. They make that formation work. It’s a really good sign for him and the U.S. that he’s off to a strong start.

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O Palmeiras derrotou o Cerro Porteño de virada por 2 a 1 na noite desta última quinta-feira (20), no Morumbi, pela segunda rodada da fase de grupos da Libertadores. Em entrevista coletiva após o confronto, o técnico Abel Ferreira comemorou a vitória da sua equipe, a primeira na competição, afirmando que os jogadores precisam ter a mesma vontade dos adversários.

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– Na primeira parte, mais do que nós não conseguimos jogar, mais do que demérito nosso, foi muito mérito do adversário, na pegada, na intensidade da marcação. Os meus jogadores reconheceram no intervalo que podem fazer mais e melhor, igualar a vontade do nosso adversário. Fizemos algumas mudanças táticas, quem entrou, entrou muito bem, mantivemos a calma – disse o treinador português.

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– As equipes jogam contra o Palmeiras seja quem for, que divisão for, que competição for, e dão a vida. É isso que eu vou sentindo e nós temos que estar preparados pra isso, pra igualar esta vontade que vem dos nossos adversários de querer jogar contra o Palmeiras e depois por a nossa qualidade e foi isso que aconteceu.

Abel elogiou o apoio da torcida palmeirense no Morumbi, afirmando também que a sua equipe criou bastante volume e mereceu a vitória. Ainda, o técnico palmeirense valorizou a participação dos atletas que entraram durante a partida, enaltecendo a importância de todos para a conquista dos três pontos.

– Jogamos todos juntos, jogadores e o público, onde é sempre muito mais fácil. Não fizemos muitos gols, mas criamos muito volume, a bola esteve muitas vezes dentro da área do nosso adversário, em cruzamento, em bola parada. Na minha opinião, foi uma vitória justa, difícil.

– Quem entrou hoje, entrou muito bem, ajudou a equipe e é isso que deixa o treinador feliz, quando faz alterações e os jogadores entendem que mesmo só jogando 30, 20 ou 5, são todos importantes e foi uma vitória de todos – concluiu Abel Ferreira.

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All you need to know about the IPL mega auction 2025 – date, time, venue retention list, players to watch and more – on ESPNcricinfo

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When is the IPL 2025 auction happening, and where?The IPL 2025 auction will take place on November 24 and 25, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It’s being held overseas for only the second time – the 2024 auction was in Dubai. The two-day auction is scheduled to begin at 1300 local time (1530 IST) on November 24. This year, the IPL 2025 auction will clash with the third and fourth days of the Australia vs India Test in Perth.Why is the IPL 2025 auction a ‘mega auction’?Every three years, the IPL franchises undergo a reset of sorts. They are allowed to retain only a small number of players – a maximum of six this time – and must rebuild their squads at the mega auction. In other years, in between mega auctions, teams can retain as many players as they like before a ‘mini auction’, which takes place over the course of one day. Mega auctions take two days because the number of players up for bidding is much higher than at mini auctions.So how many players are there in the IPL 2025 auction?As many as 1574 players registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction but that list has been shortened to 577 players (367 are Indian and 210 are overseas). Here’s the final list of players.Will there be a marquee set of players like in the previous two mega auctions in 2018 and 2022?Yes, in fact there are two marquee player sets right at the start of the auction. Expect the teams to bid fiercely for those players. The first set of marquee players contains: Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, and Mitchell Starc. the second marquee set contains Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed SirajWho are the other big names in the IPL 2025 auction?There are plenty. Among the Indian players, there’s Ishan Kishan, R Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, and many others.The overseas list includes David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway, Tim David, Rachin Ravindra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow, and many more.Related

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How will bidding take place?The marquee players will go up for bidding first, separated into two groups of six each. The next round of names to go up will be of capped players divided into sets based on their specialisation: batters, allrounders, wicketkeeper-batters, fast bowlers and spin bowlers. This will be followed by a round of uncapped players divided based on their specialisation. After player No. 116 (subject to timings), the auction will enter its accelerated phase, covering all players from 117 to 574.After this, franchises will be asked to submit names of unsold players from the full list who will go up once more for bidding in another accelerated phase.How much money do teams have to form their squads at the IPL 2025 auction?Each team has a total purse of INR 120 crore but some of that has already been spent on retaining players before the IPL 2025 auction. Punjab Kings have the biggest purse – INR 110.5 crore – to spend at the mega auction, followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have INR 83 crore, Delhi Capitals (INR 73 crore), Gujarat Titans (INR 69 crore), Lucknow Super Giants (INR 69 crore) Chennai Super Kings (INR 55 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (INR 51 crore), Mumbai Indians (INR 45 crore), Sunrisers Hyderabad (INR 45 crore), and Rajasthan Royals (INR 41 crore).And how many players can the teams buy at the IPL 2025 mega auction?The size of each franchise’s squad is a maximum of 25 (minimum size is 18) and there are ten teams – so a maximum of 250 players in total. Forty-six players have already been retained by the teams, leaving a maximum of 204 slots to fill during the IPL 2025 auction. Each squad can have a maximum of eight overseas players so there are 70 slots for overseas players at the auction. CSK: 20 slots (7 overseas) RCB: 22 slots (8 overseas) SRH: 20 slots (5 overseas) MI: 20 slots (8 overseas) DC: 21 slots (7 overseas) RR: 19 slots (7 overseas) PBKS: 23 slots (8 overseas) KKR: 19 slots (6 overseas) GT: 20 slots (7 overseas) LSG: 20 slots (7 overseas)1:16

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Why do teams have varying number of slots to fill at the IPL 2025 auction?That’s because teams retained different numbers of players before the auction. While teams were allowed to keep a maximum of six (with a maximum of five capped and maximum of two uncapped players), PBKS, for example, retained only two players, while RR and KKR retained six.Mumbai Indians
Players retained: Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (INR 8 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1
Players eligible for RTM: One uncapped playerSunrisers Hyderabad
Players retained: Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore), Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore), Travis Head (INR 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 6 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1
Players eligible for RTM: One uncapped playerChennai Super Kings
Players retained: Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore), Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore), MS Dhoni (INR 4 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1
Players eligible for RTM: One capped or uncapped playerRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Players retained: Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 3
Players eligible for RTM: One uncapped player and two capped players, or three capped playersDelhi Capitals
Players retained: Axar Patel (INR 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore), Abishek Porel (INR 4 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 2
Players eligible for RTM: One uncapped player and one capped player, or two capped playersKolkata Knight Riders
Players retained: Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (INR 12 crore), Sunil Narine (INR 12 crore), Andre Russell (INR 12 crore), Harshit Rana (INR 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (INR 4 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: None
Players eligible for RTM: NoneRajasthan Royals
Players retained: Sanju Samson (INR 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 18 crore), Riyan Parag (INR 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (INR 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (INR 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (INR 4 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: None
Players eligible for RTM: NoneGujarat Titans
Players retained: Rashid Khan (INR 18 crore), Shubman Gill (INR 16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (INR 8.50 crore), Rahul Tewatia (INR 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (INR 4 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: One
Players eligible for RTM: One capped playerLucknow Super Giants
Players retained: Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore) Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (INR 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1
Players eligible for RTM: One capped playerPunjab Kings
Players retained: Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore)
Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 4
Players eligible for RTM: Four capped playersWhat does this Right-to-Match option at the IPL 2025 auction mean?The IPL teams were allowed to retain up to six players this time – of which a maximum of five can be capped and a maximum of two can be uncapped. The six could either be retained outright ahead of the auction, or can be bought back using Right-to-Match (RTM) options at the auction, or a combination of both.So here’s how the RTM options work: If a player has been bought by another franchise at the mega auction, the franchise that he was part of in IPL 2024 can step in at the end of the bidding process and buy back their player using the RTM option by matching the highest bid. After that, the franchise that made the winning bid will be given another opportunity to raise the bid to whatever amount they wish. In that case, the player’s previous team will have to match the increased bid to buy back their player.Having retained just two players, PBKS have the most RTM options (four) at the auction. RCB, who retained three players, have three, while Delhi Capitals, who retained four players, have two. Five teams – MI, CSK, GT, SRH and LSG – retained five players each and have just one RTM option at the auction, while RR and KKR have no RTM options.There is of course no limit on the number of players a franchise can buy back if they place the highest bids for them during regular bidding at the auction.

Arsenal are now preparing an opening bid for a £52m “monster” who has “given the green light” for a move to the Emirates Stadium this summer, Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg has revealed.

Gunners looking to bolster attacking options

There have been calls for Mikel Arteta to sign a striker for quite some time, with the manager being forced to use Mikel Merino in a makeshift role during the latter stages of the 2024-25 campaign, and the north Londers are now closing in on a statement signing.

Indeed, Fabrizio Romano has revealed the Gunners are making progress in their pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres, with the Sweden international eager to leave Sporting CP and various reports suggesting personal terms are agreed.

Not only was Arteta left short on options at striker last season, but the manager also didn’t have much depth out wide, with 18-year-old Ethan Nwaneri deputising for Bukayo Saka, while Raheem Sterling failed to make his mark at the Emirates Stadium.

As such, the Spaniard is also looking to bring in a new winger this summer, and Plettenberg has now taken to X to reveal that an opening offer for Chelsea’s Noni Madueke is currently “being prepared” and the Gunners have a “full agreement with Madueke until 2030”.

The Sky Sports reporter believes Madueke’s price tag will be around the €60m (£52m) mark, with the deal “on”, although it may have to wait until after the Club World Cup, with the forward fully focussed on his side’s upcoming semi-final against Fluminense.

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"Monster" Madueke could be savvy signing for Arsenal

With Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka on the books, it seems unlikely the 23-year-old would be a regular starter, but the Gunners are in need of additional depth in attack if they are to compete on all fronts next season.

As such, the England international could be a savvy signing, off the back of an impressive 2024-25 campaign, during which he picked up 11 goals and five assists across all competitions.

Personal coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst also described the former PSV Eindhoven man as a “mentality monster”, indicating that he has the personality to be a success at the Emirates Stadium and help Arteta’s side compete for major honours.

That said, a price tag of £52m seems a little on the high side, given that Madueke is yet to prove himself at the very highest level, and Arsenal should attempt to negotiate a deal for a lower fee.

Rangers are starting to make some serious moves in the transfer market.

On Wednesday, in a double-deal day, the Light Blues unveiled both Joe Rothwell and Emmanuel Fernandez as their latest new recruits.

They follow Max Aarons and Lyall Cameron through the door at Ibrox already this summer, but Russell Martin’s squad rebuild is far from finished yet.

Rangers targeting midfield reinforcements

Martin will take charge of Rangers for the very first time this weekend, with Club Brugge the opponents for a pre-season friendly at Ibrox on Sunday.

Meantime, it’s now less than three weeks until the serious business begins, with Panathinaikos visiting Govan for the first leg of the Champions League second qualifying round tie on 22 July.

With speed very much of the essence in the transfer market, a report by Joshua Barrie of the Rangers Review claims that the club are in ‘advanced talks’ with Luton Town as they aim to sign midfielder Thelo Aasgaard, adding that Rangers are ‘confident’ that a deal will be finalised in the coming days.

Meantime, the Daily Mail believe the Norwegian international will cost more than £3m, with the Hatters looking to cash in and cut costs, following back-to-back relegations which leaves them in EFL League One.

Born on Merseyside, Aasgaard was in Liverpool’s academy, but made his senior breakthrough at Wigan Athletic, accumulating 163 appearances for the Latics, scoring 30 goals.

He only signed for Luton as recently as January, starting all 17 of their EFL Championship fixtures following his arrival, scoring against both Cardiff City and Bristol City.

These performances earned him senior international recognition for the first time too, handed his debut by Norway manager Ståle Solbakken against Moldova in a World Cup qualifier in March, marking the occasion by scoring the third goal of a 5-0 victory in Chișinău.

Now, Aasgaard appears set to take his game to the next level again by moving to Glasgow.

Why Thelo Aasgaard could thrive with Joe Rothwell

The aforementioned Rothwell had arrived at Rangers from Bournemouth to much excitement, with writer Kai Watson labelling him an ‘excellent passer’, adding he is exactly what Rangers need, hence why he believes he will prove to be ‘a very smart signing’.

The 30-year-old has plenty of EFL experience, spending last season on loan at Leeds United, winning the Championship title, having previously represented Blackpool, Barnsley, Oxford United, Blackburn Rovers and Southampton, also appearing 31 times in the Premier League for Bournemouth.

Nevertheless, seven years his junior, Aasgarrd could prove to be the bigger of the two talents.

Shaun Maloney, who was his manager at Wigan, described the Norwegian as a “machine” physically, adding that he is “really intelligent… and a leader on the pitch”, also labelling him “incredibly talented”.

So, let’s assess how Rangers’ two new midfielders compared last season.

Thelo Aasgaard vs Joe Rothwell 2024/25 comparison

Statistics

Aasgaard

Rothwell

Appearances

48

39

Minutes

4,054

2,500

Goals

14

Zero

Assists

3

4

All statistics below are per 90

Shots

1.4

0.3

Passes attempted

25.1

66.9

Pass completion %

76.3%

91.1%

Chances created

0.8

2.5

Duels contested

11.6

4.4

Ground duels won

4.5

2.2

Tackles

1.2

1

Clearances

1.7

0.6

Interceptions

0.6

1

Touches

45.9

81.7

Statistics courtesy of Transfermarkt and Squawka

The table makes for interesting reading, because it actually suggests that these two could form a good midfield partnership.

Rothwell is much more of a tempo-setting, controlling in-possession player, underlined by the fact he attempted significantly more passes per 90, as well as creating more chances and registering more touches of the ball.

Meantime, Aasgaard is an all-action midfielder, hence why he comes out on top for defensive metrics, namely duels, tackles and clearances, but is also a goal threat, scoring more goals and registering almost five times as many shots per 90.

Thus, at 23 years old, Aasgaard still has plenty of time to develop and get even better, so could prove to be a bargain signing for Rangers and a dream partner for Rothwell.

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