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Looking towards the summer transfer window, Aston Villa have now reportedly joined the race to sign a 15-goal striker alongside a number of their Premier League rivals.

Aston Villa's UCL hopes still alive

With two Premier League games remaining, Aston Villa still have some hope of qualifying for the Champions League. They need Chelsea, Newcastle United or Manchester City to slip up, but must do their own job to stand a chance.

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They did their bit on Saturday night after seeing off Bournemouth away from home, winning 1-0 thanks to Ollie Watkins’ strike and some heroic defending, despite a late red card for Jacob Ramsey.

Victory at Bournemouth means that Villa have put the pressure firmly on rivals Nottingham Forest, while they are now poised to pounce following Man City’s draw at Southampton and ahead of Chelsea’s trip to Newcastle.

By qualifying for the Champions League, Villa would instantly ease any financial concerns and be in a position to compete for some of Europe’s most interesting talents in the transfer market once again. And that could yet see a Champions League finalist make his way to the Midlands.

Aston Villa join Goncalo Ramos race

According to CaughtOffside, Aston Villa have now joined the hectic race to sign Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The forward is reportedly open to leaving the French champions in a bid to gain a starting role elsewhere.

Sparking interest from Villa, Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle among others, the Portugal international, who shares an agent with Marco Asensio, isn’t exactly short on suitors.

Amid recent rumours that Chelsea and others are interested in signing Ollie Watkins this summer, Ramos could emerge as an ideal option for those at Villa Park.

Even without consistent starts at PSG, the 23-year-old has showcased his quality by scoring an impressive 15 goals in all competitions following their Champions League semi-final victory over Arsenal in midweek.

After an “outrageous” start to his Portugal career, according to football talent scout Jacek Kulig, Ramos will be desperate to take his international form to club level on a more consistent basis this summer – something that Aston Villa could yet offer him.

Newcastle United took another step towards challenging for a place in the top five in the Premier League by beating Leicester City 3-0 away from home on Monday night.

The Magpies moved up to fifth in the division, having still played a game fewer than Chelsea and Manchester City, as they look to secure Champions League football for next season.

Eddie Howe’s side found themselves 2-0 up inside the opening 11 minutes, scoring after just two minutes, and one of the stars of the show was winger Jacob Murphy, who was heavily involved in the early blitz.

Jacob Murphy's performance against Leicester

The English forward, who is yet to be capped by the Three Lions, brilliantly timed his run to the back post to get on the end of Tino Livramento’s cross after just two minutes, tapping the ball into a virtually empty net.

Murphy quickly added to his and Newcastle’s tally nine minutes later when he was the only one to follow up on Fabian Schar’s long drive that hit the crossbar, giving the winger all the time in the world to control the ball and slot past Mads Hermansen.

The former Norwich City sensation was unable to complete the first hat-trick of his Magpies career, unfortunately, but it was his two goals that gave his team control of the match early on, leading to a fairly comfortable evening for Howe’s men.

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Murphy, who did not create any chances for his teammates, was not the only top performer on the night. Fabian Schar was just as good as the winger and proved that he is as undroppable as Alexander Isak.

Why Schar is as undroppable as Isak

Firstly, Isak is, clearly, undroppable for Newcastle because of the quality he has provided on a consistent basis at the top end of the pitch, scoring 20 goals and providing five assists in 27 appearances in the Premier League.

The Swedish star is the main man in the final third, making him crucial to what the Magpies want to do in attack, whilst Schar has been a consistent presence in defence, helping to provide a solid platform for the team to build from.

So far this season, the Swiss titan has started 25 of his 26 appearances in the Premier League and made 2.4 tackles and interceptions per game, along with 4.2 ball recoveries per match.

Schar, who earned a player rating of 8/10 from the Shields Gazette, provided another reminder of the quality he can offer at centre-back in the win over Leicester, further proving that he is undroppable.

Vs Leicester

Fabian Schar

Minutes

90

Clearances

3

Blocks

1

Tackles + interceptions

3

Dribbled past

0x

Duels won

4/6

Pass accuracy

85%

Long ball accuracy

5/11

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the long-serving defensive colossus was dominant out of possession to cut out Leicester attacks, whilst also being reliable in possession of the ball.

It was his strong challenge and sensational effort from long range that created the second goal for Murphy, which perfectly summed up the qualities he can offer on both sides of the game.

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Schar was as good as Murphy, due to his strong defending to keep a clean sheet and his involvement in the second goal, and Howe must continue to select the impressive defender from now until the end of the season.

Usman Khawaja will have his sixth opener partner since the retirement of David Warner

Tristan Lavalette20-Nov-2025Jake Weatherald and Brendan Doggett will debut for Australia in the first Ashes Test at Perth Stadium, with Beau Webster losing his place in the XI.Cameron Green’s successful return to bowling had been a key final piece to the jigsaw. There had been a thought that the absence of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood could still make the selectors consider additional bowling resources, but they have backed four frontline options supported by Green who got through 16 overs in the last Sheffield Shield round.The latest batting reshuffle sees Green drop back down to No. 6 where he began his Test career, having batted No. 3 in West Indies and at No. 4 before the back injury that ruled him out of last season.Related

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“I think we’re pretty versatile with our order and the way we can go about it,” Smith told reporters. “And Greeny obviously played exceptionally well at three in some tough conditions in the West Indies.”But with him bowling and taking that load, we feel that six is a good position for him right now. It doesn’t mean in the future that he’s not going to slide up the order but, for right now, number six suits this team.”Marnus Labuschagne will return to the side in his favoured No. 3 position after a prolific start to the season with Queensland while Nathan Lyon is also recalled having been left out in Jamaica when Australia fielded an all-pace attack in the day-night Test.”Marnus, when he’s batting at his best at No. 3, makes us a very, very good cricket side,” Smith said of Labuschagne, who has hit five hundreds for Queensland across formats so far this domestic season.Jake Weatherald prepares himself for his Test debut•Getty Images

“We couldn’t really leave him out after he came back and did exactly what was told of him. The way he’s batted in Shield and one-day cricket for Queensland in the last couple of weeks has been amazing.”When he’s batting well it’s tough to leave him out and hopefully he can bring that to the Test arena now.”It will mark the first time since 2019, when Kurtis Patterson and Jhye Richardson made their debuts against Sri Lanka at the Gabba, that Australia will hand out two new caps in the same Test and the first time in an Ashes encounter since Usman Khawaja and Michael Beer debuted at the SCG in the 2010-11 series.Doggett’s debut, as a replacement for the injured Hazlewood, means that Australia will field two Indigenous players in a Test XI for the first time. Doggett, 31, has been in excellent form for South Australia since returning from a hamstring injury earlier in the season with 13 wickets at 14.69Smith vaguely recalled batting against Doggett in a Shield match some time ago, but has faced him in the fast and bouncy Perth Stadium nets in recent days. He did not reveal whether Doggett or Scott Boland would share the new ball with Mitchell Starc.”He gets the ball down at nice pace, stands the seam up,” Smith said. “His lengths are really good, everything you need for a surface like that out there. Hopefully he can get the ball in the areas we know that he can and if he does that then I’m sure he’s going to create plenty of chances.”Weatherald, meanwhile, becomes Khawaja’s sixth opening partner since the retirement of David Warner in early 2024. On Thursday morning, Weatherald did some visualisation and shadow batting in the middle of Perth Stadium then had another hit during Australia’s final optional training session.”I watched him batting in the nets pretty closely the last few days,” Smith said of Weatherald. “They were pretty tricky nets, fast, bouncy and a lot of seam. He’s got a lot of courage, he just goes in there. I don’t think he faces any of the sidearms or anything. He wants to face bowlers the entire time.Cameron Green slips back down to No. 6 as the allrounder•Getty Images

“The guys were charging in bowling fast, he took it on. He was getting in really good positions and he goes about it a certain way. He’s been selected for his performances over the last 18 months, hopefully he can bring that to the Test arena. I think he’s going to compliment Uzi [Khawaja] pretty well up top.”Weatherald has never played international cricket in any format before, ensuring plenty of scouting for England’s hierarchy. “When you’ve not played against someone before, you’ve got a vague idea of strengths, maybe potential areas you can expose them,” captain Ben Stokes said.”We’ve got all the info on Weatherald so we’ll just have to see how it goes and hopefully he’s another Australian batter we can keep quiet throughout the tour.”Webster, a team-mate of Weatherald with Tasmania, can count himself unlucky to lose his spot after making four half-centuries in seven Tests since his debut against India at the SCG earlier this year, all coming in tricky batting conditions. He had two lean outings in the Sheffield Shield but claimed eight wickets against South Australia last week.”Very tricky,” Smith said of the decision to leave out Webster. “I think he’s come into international cricket and lit it up immediately. It’s a really tough one on him.”Josh Inglis, will play for the CA XI against England Lions while the first Test is taking place, and Michael Neser are the other two players left out from Australia’s 14-player squad.Australia XI for first Ashes TestUsman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (capt), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett

علق الهولندي رود خوليت، محلل قنوات بي إن سبورتس، على الأزمة التي حدثت بين محمد صلاح ونادي ليفربول بسبب التصريحات الأخيرة عقب مباراة ليدز يونايتد بالبريميرليج.

وخرج صلاح بعد انتهاء مباراة ليدز يونايتد وتحدث لوسائل الإعلام وفتح النار على الجميع، وعلى رأسهم مدربه آرني سلوت، بسبب جلوسه على دكة البدلاء لثلاث مباريات متتالية.

بعد تلك التصريحات، انهالت على صلاح تعليقات اللاعبين القدامى والمحللين الإنجليز وانتقدوا حديثه بشدة وعلى رأسهم جيمي كاراجر.

كما قرر الهولندي آرني سلوت، المدير الفني لليفربول استبعاد محمد صلاح من مباراة إنتر ميلان بعد تصريحاته الأخيرة عقب تعادل الفريق مع ليدز يونايتد ضمن منافسات الدوري الإنجليزي.

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ويخوض ليفربول الآن مباراته أمام إنتر ميلان ضمن منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، على ملعب “جيوسيبي مياتزا”.

وقال خوليت :”إنتر ميلان هو المرشح اليوم بسبب الصعوبات التي يواجهها ليفربول، ليفربول خسر الكثير من الطاقة التي تجعله كفريق لا يُهزم في نظر الآخرين”.

وأكمل: “الكل لديه إحساس الآن أنه يستطيع أن يهزم ليفربول، وما يحدث كذلك مع محمد صلاح الآن جانب آخر، كيف ستكون رد فعلهم؟ هل سيكون في توازن في الفريق بعد ما حدث؟”.

وأتم: “أتمني لـ ليفربول ولصلاح أن يكون هناك اتفاق ما لكي يواصلا العمل مع بعضهما البعض، ولكن ذلك سيكون جيدًا لصلاح لأنه لم يكن مُقنعًا مؤخرًا”.

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O Corinthians segue interessado na contratação do meia Erik Lamela, mas se preocupa com a condição física do jogador, que possui histórico recente de lesões. Para buscar mais informações, o presidente corintiano Augusto Melo se reuniu na noite desta terça-feira (8) com José Maria del Nido Carrasco, presidente do Sevilla, clube no qual o atleta argentino tem contrato até junho deste ano e não irá permanecer.

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O encontro aconteceu em um restaurante na zona sul de São Paulo. O representante do clube espanhol está no Brasil nesta semana, onde, nos últimos dias, realizou uma visita à Federação Paulista de Futebol e palestrou no Sports Summit, feira de esportes que acontece na capital paulista.

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A ideia de Augusto também foi de estreitar relações com o dirigente do Sevilla. No entanto, o maior interesse foi obter mais informações sobre Lamela.

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O Timão está em contato com o estafe do jogador há algumas semanas e chegou até mesmo a oferecer um salário alto em relação a média do elenco, além de um contrato de três temporadas. Os representantes do argentino se mostraram satisfeitos com a oferta corintiana, mas deixaram claro que a preferência do jogador é permanecer na Europa.

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Sem retorno nos dias seguintes ao contato inicial, a diretoria da equipe paulista recuou na possibilidade do negócio, até o encontro de Augusto Melo com o presidente do Sevilla, que foi motivado pelo interesse do dirigente do Corinthians em fazer um movimento de impacto no mercado. O presidente do clube alvinegro considera Lamela um atleta com essas credenciais e, também, capaz de elevar o nível técnico do elenco corintiano.

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Erik Lamela tem 32 anos e disputou duas Copas América pela seleção argentina. Ele foi revelado pelo River Plate, que também fez sondagens e está interessado no futebol do jogador. Na Europa desde 2011, o atleta tem passagens por: Roma, da Itália, e Tottenham, da Inglaterra, além do Sevilla, no Velho Continente.

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Manchester United have now entered the race to sign a “deadly finisher” who’s been dubbed “England’s Ousmane Dembele”.

Man Utd keen on new forward despite impressive Brighton showing

Man United invested heavily in their frontline during the summer transfer window, and they have now started reaping the rewards, picking up all three points courtesy of a fantastic attacking display against Brighton & Hove Albion last time out.

Ruben Amorim’s side ran out 4-2 winners against the Seagulls, and their new-look front three were on top form, with Matheus Cunha scoring his first goal since arriving from Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Benjamin Sesko grabbed an assist.

Bryan Mbeumo was undoubtedly the star man, however, picking up a brace and creating one big chance in what was an extremely encouraging performance, not long after being described as United’s “best player” so far this season by Wayne Rooney.

The Red Devils must err on the side of caution, but recent results mean there is plenty of cause for optimism heading into November, moving up to sixth in the Premier League table.

Despite their attacking prowess, Man United have now joined the race to sign another winger, according to a report from The Boot Room, which credits them with an interest in Leicester City’s Jeremy Monga.

Having emerged as a first-team regular for Leicester, the forward has started to attract attention from a number of top Premier League clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, but Manchester City are currently leading the race for his signature.

Transfer expert Graeme Bailey provides further information on the situation, saying: “Interest remains high, and there is a belief that by January he could be ready to make a move.

“Leicester are hoping that giving him regular first-team opportunities will convince him to stay until the summer, when he can sign a professional deal. At that point, the club could either sell him or at least secure a fee, rather than risk losing him for minimal compensation.”

"Deadly finisher" Monga could be "England's Ousmane Dembele"

There are few greater compliments than being compared to a Ballon d’Or winner, and Ben Mattinson has likened the Leicester youngster to the most recent winner of the prestigious award, while also praising his finishing.

Just 16-years-old, the teenager has already made 19 senior appearances for Leicester and grabbed his first senior goal, which showcases just how much potential he has, so it is little wonder Man United are in the race.

Cunha, Sesko and Mbeumo are currently looking like an exciting attacking trio, but it is always worth planning for the future, and if Monga continues receiving first-team football with the Foxes, it may not be too long before he is capable of starting for a top club.

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Histórico. O Botafogo está de volta a fase de grupos da Libertadores após sete anos. Júnior Santos, um dos heróis do Alvinegro, dedicou a classificação à torcida.

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Realmente não imaginava. Tô muito feliz, ainda mais com a nossa classificação, o que conseguimos mostrar hoje. Feliz por mais um gol também, continuar trabalhando para dar sequência no restante da temporada. Com certeza a gente já esqueceu o que ficou em 2023, a gente não tem como voltar atrás ou fazer diferente. A torcida fez com que a gente voltasse a ter confiança, nos apoiou. A gente vê o que a torcida está fazendo. Eles empurram a gente durante o jogo

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afirmou Júnior Santos na beira do campo

Com mais um gol sobre o Bragantino, Júnior Santos disparou como o maior artilheiro do Botafogo na Libertadores. Esta foi a oitava vez que o atacante balançou a rede.

Além disso, esta é a segunda temporada mais artilheira na carreira de Júnior Santos. Em 2020, o atacante marcou 13 gols pelo Yokohama Marinos, do Japão.

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Agora, o Botafogo aguarda o sorteio da Libertadores, que será na segunda-feira (18). O Alvinegro está no Pote 4 e pode ser sorteado em chaves de outros clubes brasileiros.

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Campeão da Libertadores em 2023, o Fluminense pode alcançar mais um marco histórico nesta temporada. Se não for derrotado nesta quarta-feira (29), às 21h30, pelo Alianza Lima, no Maracanã, o Tricolor chegará a 14 jogos de invencibilidade na competição, empatando com o River Plate e entrando no Top-10 de maiores invencibilidades da história da competição.

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O Fluminense não perde pela competição desde a derrota por 2 a 0 para o River Plate, na Argentina, em 2023. Desde então, são oito vitórias e cinco empates.

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Ranking completo1º Palmeiras – 18 jogos1º Atlético-MG – 18 jogos3º Flamengo – 17 jogos3º Sporting Cristal (PER) – 17 jogos5º Palmeiras – 16 jogos5º Corinthians – 16 jogos7º América de Cali (COL) – 15 jogos8º Cruzeiro – 14 jogos8º Newell’s Old Boys (ARG) – 14 jogos8º River Plate (ARG) – 14 jogos11º Fluminense – 13 jogosEstatísticas de Fluminense e Alianza Lima

As equipes se enfrentaram apenas uma vez na história, justamente na fase de grupos deste ano da Libertadores, quando empataram por 1 a 1, no Peru.

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Já com o primeiro lugar da chave garantido, resta ao Flu tentar ser o melhor classificado da fase de grupos, mas não depende apenas de si. Além de vencer, precisa torcer por tropeços de Palmeiras, Talleres, River Plate e Atlético-MG.

O técnico Fernando Diniz espera que Samuel Xavier, Douglas Costa, Marquinhos e Manoel também possam jogar depois de lidarem com lesões.

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Na lanterna da chave com quatro pontos, o Alianza Lima ainda tenta avançar na Libertadores. Para se garantir nas oitavas de final, precisa vencer e torcer para que Cerro Porteño e Colo-Colo, que têm cinco pontos cada, empatem.

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Os números do Fluminense na Libertadores, até aqui, são os seguintes: tem 2419 passes certos, 161 errados, 14 finalizações certas, 28 erradas, 28 desarmes certos e 7 errados, 15 escanteios, e uma média de 60,51% de posse de bola.

O Alianza Lima tem 1012 passes certos, 209 errados, 15 finalizações certas, 38 erradas, 58 desarmes certos e 9 errados, 6 escanteios, e uma média de 41,78% de posse de bola.

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Fluminense: Fábio; Guga (Marquinhos), Manoel, Felipe Melo, Marcelo (Diogo Barbosa); Martinelli, Lima, Paulo Henrique Ganso; Keno, Arias, Cano.

Alianza Lima: Franco Saravia; Garcés, Carlos Zambrano, Juan Freytes; Huamán, Arregui, Jesús Castillo, Sebastián Rodríguez, Ricardo Lagos; Cecilio Waterman, Hernán Barcos.

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Though you may have forgotten by the end, considering the Blue Jays stopped pitching to him for fear of what he might do, Dodgers' supertstar Shohei Ohtani had himself a night for the record books.

In addition to his game-tying homer at the bottom of the seventh inning (his second dinger of the night), Ohtani became the first player to reach base nine times in a postseason game; the first player since 1906 to record four extra-base hits in a World Series game; and the first player to be intentionally walked a total of four times in a single game in MLB postseason history. He also refused to stop playing, even as he dealt with cramps in his legs, and even though he'll be pitching Game 4.

All that to say, you can understand why Ohtani was pretty exhausted by the time Freddie Freeman sent everybody home with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning.

So exhausted, in fact, that at one point, Ohtani exited the clubhouse wearing the wrong hat, per 's Tom Verducci.

"Ohtani kept ducking into the clubhouse between at-bats to make sure he was hydrated and to treat his fatigue," Verducci wrote in a column published Tuesday morning. "At one point so haggard was Ohtani that he returned to the dugout wearing an alternate cap, one with a script 'D' rather than the interlocking 'LA.' A coach whispered in his ear, 'Dude, you’ve got the wrong hat.' Ohtani spun on his heels and returned to his locker to get the proper one."

We've all been there—so wiped we grabbed the wrong shoes or jacket or, in this case, hat.

The good news, though, is that Ohtani was not too tired to celebrate with his teammates after the Dodgers had finally won. Hopefully, he got some rest and will be ready to do it all again Tuesday night.

South Africa overcame an early collapse to chase down 230

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Anneke Bosch and Sune Luus scored half-centuries to help South Africa clinch a four-wicket victory over Pakistan in their Women’s World Cup warm-up match in Colombo.Chasing a target of 230, South Africa recovered from a shaky start – losing three wickets for 27 runs inside six overs. Bosch and Luus, who made 58 and 54 respectively before retiring, put on a composed 118-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Their efforts laid the foundation for a successful chase, which was completed in just 40.1 overs.Chloe Tryon added a vital 45 not out off 39 balls to guide South Africa home after a minor middle-order stumble. Pakistan’s bowlers, particularly Diana Baig (2 for 32), put up a spirited fight but they managed to take only six wickets.Earlier, Pakistan were bowled out for 229 in 45.6 overs. Captain Fatima Sana top-scored with 64 at No. 7, helping to lift her side out of early trouble. The middle order showed resistance, but regular breakthroughs from Masabata Klaas (2 for 26) and Ayabonga Khaka (2 for 40) kept Pakistan in check.