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Andy Robertson labelled Liverpool target Florian Wirtz an "exciting talent" as the Reds aim to wrap up a deal for the exciting Germany playmaker.

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• Liverpool step up Wirtz pursuit
• Reds ready to shell out club-record fee
• Robertson spoke out on potential signing

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The 22-year-old playmaker is on the verge of joining the Reds in what could become the most expensive transfer in British football history. Although negotiations are still ongoing between Liverpool and Leverkusen, reports indicate that a deal has been struck, with only the payment structure left to finalise.

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  Should the €150 million (£127m/$171m) deal be completed as expected, Wirtz’s move to Anfield would eclipse the £115m Chelsea paid for Moises Caicedo, setting a new benchmark in Premier League transfer spending. He had a sensational campaign in Germany, scoring 16 goals and assisting 15 times, spurring the Merseyside club to break the bank for the Germany international.

• WHAT ROBERTSON SAID

  Speaking to , Robertson shared his thoughts on the player Liverpool fans hope to soon welcome to Merseyside.

  "He was excellent against us (Scotland, at Euro 2024) I do remember that," he said.

  "Obviously that game was extremely tough for us, but he was excellent, he was the one causing us problems in the half-space, running in behind, he can mix it up. I haven't seen too much of him but I have played against him and that was enough to see he was going to be a top player. We played Leverkusen in the Champions League this year as well and we dominated that game a bit more as well, so it was probably a bit more difficult for him, but certainly in the German team against us he was excellent.

  "We're certainly linked with him, that's for sure! You can't miss it, you can't not see it. But if we get him through then an exciting talent is through the door. We've already got a lot of exciting talent in there. He's a right good player. He'll only help us, and if he does get through the door then we'll be excited to play with him."

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  Liverpool’s triumph in the 2024-25 Premier League campaign took many by surprise. Now, with the club crowned champions once more, Robertson acknowledges the shift in expectations heading into next season.

  "I think that [pressure] is something that we're going to need to deal with," Robertson said. "The lads that have been there for a while. Me, Virgil, Mo and Ali, after we won the league the last time, we were kind of used to the pressure.

  "For a lot of the lads that won it for the first time this season, and the lads coming in, they'll feel the pressure for the first time. We'll be favourites and there will certainly be more expectation on us than there was at the start of last season. That kind of suited us last season, we could go under the radar, get off to a good start, and by the time people took us seriously we were probably too far ahead!"

Linsey Smith claims three wickets to limit winless Sunrisers

ECB Reporters Network07-Jun-2023Southern Vipers romped towards finals day of the Charlotte Edwards Cup when they defeated Sunrisers by five wickets at the 1st Central County Ground, Hove.Even without their England players they were far too strong for a Sunrisers side who have lost all seven of their matches in the competition. Chasing a modest target of 115 the Vipers got home with 5.1 overs to spare.They started off as if they wanted to get the runs in ten overs and lost two wickets in the third over. Nicole Faltum had another failure at the top of the order when she was bowled, sweeping, by Mady Villiers. And three balls later Ella McCaughan was caught at cow corner going for a maximum.But captain Georgia Adams led from the front with an unbeaten 63, with six fours and three sixes. She lost Georgia Elwiss, who was caught at midwicket for ten, and then Freya Kemp who was bowled for 12. And just before the end Emily Windsor was bowled for eight. But former opener Adams, despite being dropped on 19, batted with authority, reaching her fifty from only 28 deliveries and going on to steer her side to an emphatic victory.The Vipers went into their last group stage match with the comfortable knowledge that only heavy defeat would deny them a place at New Road, Worcester, where they will face Thunder.And, having to chosen to bowl, the only serious resistance came from Cordelia Griffith, who plundered 65 runs from 56 deliveries, with nine fours and a six.The Vipers were well on their way to victory after just five overs, having reduced Sunrisers to 18 for 4 in that time.Struggling Sunrisers had given the captaincy to the experienced South African Dane van Niekerk and given a debut to impressive medium pacer Esmae MacGregor, who took two wickets. But it wasn’t enough.Slow left-armer Linsey Smith opened the bowling for the Vipers and broke through with just the third delivery of the match when Alice Macleod, walking down the pitch, missed the ball and was comfortably stumped by Faltum. Sunrisers lost their second wicket to the first delivery of the third over when Smith straightened one and had van Niekerk lbw. And it was 5 for 3 when Villiers played too early to the last ball of Smith’s second over and skied to deep extra cover to make it three soft dismissals in as many overs.From the second ball of the fifth over wicket-keeper Amara Carr was run out by Alice Monaghan, going for an optimistic second run and the innings looked in ruins.But the Sunrisers can never be written off while Griffith is still there and once again the aggressive right-hander counter-attacked against a Vipers side who, as usual, rotated their bowlers at every opportunity. At the halfway stage of the innings – which had featured six Vipers bowlers – Sunrisers were 45 for 4.Grifffith powered to her fifty from 44 balls when she pulled Elwiss to the midwicket boundary. But with the last ball of the over Elwiss yorked Florence Miller for 20 to end the 65-run partnership. And, in essence, the innings was over in the 18th over when Griffith, aiming for the leg side, was caught at extra-cover.

Shadab Khan, Glenn Maxwell among retentions for 2023 season

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Feb-2023The Hundred’s retention window closed on Tuesday night, following weeks of negotiations between players, agents, coaches and general managers.In the women’s competition, each team was able to retain four players from their 2022 squad, with a maximum of three ‘marquee’ players – either two overseas players and one England-contracted player, or vice versa.In the men’s competition, they could retain up to 10 players at a mutually-agreed salary band, plus their allocated England centrally-contracted player.As ESPNcricinfo revealed this week, several leading Australian women will skip the 2023 tournament, while a number of high-profile men’s players will return to the draft.The drafts for both competitions will be held on March 23, with the tournament taking place from August 1-27.In full: Women’s retentions•ECB/The HundredIn full: Men’s retentions•ECB/The HundredBirmingham Phoenix
RetainedWomen: Amy Jones (£31.75k), Ellyse Perry, Issy Wong (both £25k), Emily Arlott (£15k)
Men: Chris Woakes (central contract), Liam Livingstone (£125k), Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan (both £100k), Adam Milne, Benny Howell (both £75k), Will Smeed, Kane Richardson (both £60k), Tom Helm (£50k), Chris Benjamin (£40k), Dan Mousley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Elwiss, Kirstie Gordon, Deepti Sharma, Eve Jones, Gwen Davies, Abtaha Maqsood, Ria Fackrell, Phoebe Franklin, Sterre Kalis, Davina Perrin
Men: Jack Leach, Matthew Wade, Timm van der Gugten, Ben Dwarshuis, Brett D’Oliveira, Imran Tahir, Miles Hammond, Graeme van Buuren, Henry Brookes, Tanveer Sangha, Sol Budinger, Olly Stone, Matt Fisher, Tom AbellShadab Khan did not feature in 2022 but has been retained by Birmingham Phoenix•Getty ImagesLondon Spirit
RetainedWomen: Heather Knight (£31.25k), Amelia Kerr (£25k), Charlie Dean (£18.75k), Dani Gibson (£15k)
Men: Mark Wood (central contract), Glenn Maxwell (£125k), Nathan Ellis (£100k), Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence (both £75k), Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson (both £60k), Mason Crane, Adam Rossington (both £50k), Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara (both £40k)ReleasedWomen: Chloe Brewer, Beth Mooney, Megan Schutt, Freya Davies, Sophie Luff, Jess Kerr, Amara Carr, Naomi Dattani, Grace Scrivens, Natasha Wraith, Alice Monaghan, Grace Ballinger, Nancy Harman
Men: Kieron Pollard, Josh Inglis, Eoin Morgan (retired), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Ben McDermott, Toby Roland-Jones, Brad Wheal, Jamie Smith, Blake Cullen, Riley MeredithGlenn Maxwell could replace Eoin Morgan as London Spirit captain•ECB/Getty ImagesManchester Originals
RetainedWomen: Sophie Ecclestone (£31.25k), Deandra Dottin (£25k), Emma Lamb (£18.75k), Ellie Threlkeld (£15k)
Men: Jos Buttler (central contract), Wanindu Hasaranga, Phil Salt (both £125k), Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley (both £75k), Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter (both £60k), Josh Little (£50k), Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby (both £40k), Mitchell Stanley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Lizelle Lee, Kate Cross, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu, Cordelia Griffith, Hannah Jones, Ami Campbell, Georgie Boyce, Phoebe Graham, Laura Jackson, Grace Potts, Mahika Gaur, Erin Burns, Daisy Mullan
Men: Andre Russell, Laurie Evans, Tristan Stubbs, Matt Parkinson, Sean Abbott, Ashton Turner, Colin Ackermann, Fred Klaassen, Calvin Harrison, Daniel Worrall, Ollie RobinsonKate Cross has been released – but Originals could keep her in the draft by using their Right-To-Match card•Getty ImagesNorthern Superchargers
RetainedWomen: Alyssa Healy (£31.75k), Linsey Smith (£18.75k), Hollie Armitage, Bess Heath (both £15k)
Men: Ben Stokes (central contract), Adil Rashid, Harry Brook (both £125k), Adam Lyth (£75k), Adam Hose, Brydon Carse (both £60k), Matthew Potts, David Wiese (both £50k), Wayne Parnell (£40k), Callum Parkinson (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Wolvaardt, Jenny Gunn (retired), Alice Davidson-Richards, Heather Graham, Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Katherine Fraser, Liz Russell, Lucy Higham, Rachel Slater, Bethany Harmer, Gaby Lewis
Men: Dwayne Bravo, David Willey, Faf du Plessis, Wahab Riaz, Jordan Clark, John Simpson, Roelof van der Merwe, Michael Pepper, Ben Raine, Saif Zaib, Craig Miles, Luke WrightFaf du Plessis captained Superchargers in 2022 but has not been retained•ECB/Getty ImagesOval Invincibles
RetainedWomen: Marizanne Kapp (£31.25k), Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill (£25k), Tash Farrant (£18.75k)
Men: Sam Curran (central contract), Sunil Narine, Will Jacks (both £125k), Jason Roy, Tom Curran (both £100k), Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood (both £75k), Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson (both £50k), Danny Briggs (£40k), Nathan Sowter (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Dane van Niekerk, Shabnim Ismail, Mady Villiers, Suzie Bates, Aylish Cranstone, Dani Gregory, Grace Gibbs, Kira Chathli, Emily Windsor, Eva Gray, Sophia Smale, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Kirstie White, Emma Jones
Men: Pat Brown, Rilee Rossouw, Reece Topley, Hilton Cartwright, Mohammad Hasnain, Matt Milnes, Jack Leaning, Jack Haynes, Rory Burns, Carlos Brathwaite, Peter HatzoglouMarizanne Kapp will stay at The Oval•ECB/Getty ImagesSouthern Brave
RetainedWomen: Smriti Mandhana (£31.75k), Lauren Bell (£18.75k), Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp (both £15k)
Men: Jofra Archer (central contract), James Vince, Chris Jordan (both £100k), Tymal Mills (£75k), Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton (both £60k), Finn Allen, George Garton (both £50k), James Fuller, Alex Davies (both £40k), Joe Weatherley (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkey, Anya Shrubsole, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Tahlia McGrath, Molly Strano, Carla Rudd, Georgia Adams, Tara Norris, Jo Gardner, Paige Scholfield, Ella McCaughan
Men: Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Paul Stirling, Jake Lintott, Tim David, Ross Whiteley, Dan Moriarty, Michael Hogan, Beuran Hendricks, Sonny BakerWhich England opener will Brave RTM at the draft?•ICC/Getty ImagesTrent Rockets
RetainedWomen: Nat Sciver-Brunt (£31.75k), Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Alana King (both £25k), Bryony Smith (£18.75k)
Men: Joe Root (central contract), Rashid Khan (£125k), Dawid Malan, Alex Hales (both £100k), Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood (both £75k), Colin Munro, Sam Cook (both £60k), Daniel Sams, Samit Patel (both £50k), Matt Carter (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Kim Garth, Mignon du Preez, Sarah Glenn, Elyse Villani, Kathryn Bryce, Abbey Freeborn, Marie Kelly, Sophie Munro, Alexa Stonehouse, Georgia Davis, Ella Claridge, Emma Marlow, Meg Lanning
Men: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ian Cockbain, Marchant de Lange, Steven Mullaney, Luke Fletcher, Tom Moores, Ben MikeTom Kohler-Cadmore will be available at the draft•ILT20Welsh Fire
RetainedWomen: Tammy Beaumont, Hayley Matthews (both £25k), Annabel Sutherland (£18.75k)
Men: Jonny Bairstow (central contract), Joe Clarke (£100k), Ollie Pope (£75k), David Payne (£60k), Jake Ball (£50k), George Scrimshaw (£30k)ReleasedWomen: Rachael Haynes, Fran Wilson, Katie George, Nicla Carey, Alex Hartley, Claire Nicholas, Fi Morris, Georgia Hennessy, Alex Griffiths, Sarah Bryce, Hannah Baker, Lauren Filer, Nicole Harvey, Maddy Green
Men: Tom Banton, Adam Zampa, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Sam Hain, Leus du Plooy, Noor Ahmad, Ryan Higgins, Matt Critchley, Jacob Bethell, Josh Cobb, Naseem Shah, Ish SodhiWelsh Fire have retained Tammy Beaumont•ECB/Getty Images

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr continues to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, with the teenager requesting one of CR7's iconic haircuts.

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• Portuguese icon often changes his look
• Son taking inspiration from one of those styles
• Hoping to emulate efforts of all-time great

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Portuguese superstar has changed his look on a regular basis over the course of a record-setting career. From an early braid at Manchester United to highlights with Real Madrid, Ronaldo has set trends on and off the pitch.

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  Whatever style he has gone for, the goals have flowed for Ronaldo. He hit over 100 for the Red Devils, before going on to become Real’s all-time leading scorer – as he found the target on 450 occasions through 438 appearances.

  A surprising move to Juventus was made in 2018, with CR7 also becoming a centurion for the Serie A giants. During his time in Turin, the five-time Ballon d’Or sported several haircuts – with one of those catching the eye of his eldest son.

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  WHAT CRISTIANO RONALDO JR SAID

  Cristiano Jr requested a do from 2020 – shortly after competitive action resumed after the Covid-19 lockdown – when paying his own visit to the barbers. The teenager said: “I want my hair like this guy”, before producing a picture of his history-making father.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been warned it is "almost impossible" for his Ballon d’Or dream to come true, despite moving to Real Madrid.

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• Leaving Anfield as a free agent
• Ready to embrace a new challenge
• Wants title of 'best in the world'

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The England international defender has confirmed that he will be severing ties with boyhood club Liverpool when his contract expires this summer. While he is heading towards free agency, it has been suggested that Real are ready to pay a small fee for Alexander-Arnold in order to acquire his services ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup.

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  The 26-year-old is ready for a new challenge after winning Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup honours at Anfield. He is aware of Real’s rich history when it comes to securing Ballons d'Or for the brightest of stars at Santiago Bernabeu.

• WHAT FERNANDO MORIENTES SAID

  Alexander-Arnold is being praised for setting the loftiest of targets, but has been told that he may be left disappointed. Ex-Liverpool and Real striker Fernando Morientes has told : “Using what I know historically about the Ballon d’Or, I see that as very complicated. If Trent Alexander Arnold has an exceptional season in every sense, it means he's attacking a lot, that he'll score a lot of goals.

  “But if he scores a lot of goals, then Kylian Mbappe will score a lot of goals, Jude Bellingham will score a lot of goals, Vinicius will score a lot of goals.

  “It seems to me that this Ballon d'Or is designed for midfielders and attackers. Very rarely do we see defenders or goalkeepers. In fact, Fabio Cannavaro comes to mind in our time and little else, and everything else is scoring midfielders and forwards or exceptional players.

  “Can Alexander Arnold win the Ballon d'Or at Real Madrid? Yes. Is it very difficult? It is very difficult. I see it as almost impossible, but it's good that he comes with those expectations. This means he has very high ambitions.”

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  WHAT NEXT FOR TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD?

  It has been suggested that Alexander-Arnold will sign a five-year contract in the Spanish capital, taking him through to 2030. He will be linking up with a Los Blancos squad that is preparing to welcome a new manager on board – potentially ex-Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso – and one that has seen La Liga and Champions League titles slip through their grasp.

Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor is "not concerned" about Lauren James' hamstring injury but has admitted she cannot put a timeline on her return.

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• Chelsea boss Bompastor "not concerned" by James injury
• But admits there is no timeline for Lionesses star to return
• Also provides updates on Girma & Kerr fitness

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  James withdrew from the England squad in between the Lionesses' two April fixtures against Belgium, having come off at half time in the first of those matches with a hamstring issue. Chelsea last week confirmed that the winger "will be out for a period of time" with the injury but did not specify how long for, raising concerns among England fans ahead of this summer's European Championships.

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  James' absence has come at particularly tough timing for herself and Chelsea, too, as it meant the 23-year-old missed the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on Sunday, which the Blues lost 4-1. As well as the second leg of that tie on Sunday, Bompastor's side have four Women's Super League outings remaining in their season, as well as an FA Cup final against Manchester United next month. It's unclear at this point if James will be able to be involved in any of these games.

• WHAT BOMPASTOR SAID

  On Tuesday, Bompastor admitted she couldn't give a timeline for James' return, but did say she wasn't "concerned" by the blow. "I think she'll come back quite well from that injury," she said. "It just takes time because hamstrings in women's football are sometimes quite big injuries, but I think Lauren will be fine. It's difficult to put a timeline [on it], because everyone is different and in the rehab I think everyone can react in a different way. But I'm not concerned about LJ. She will be back. It's just a question of time."

  Bompastor was speaking in a press conference ahead of Chelsea's squad WSL clash with bottom side Crystal Palace on Wednesday, for which she confirmed the squad will be the same as the one that faced Barcelona. That is with the exception of centre-back Nathalie Bjorn, who will be "managed". Fortunately, that coincides with the return to fitness of Naomi Girma, who made her injury comeback at the weekend. "I don't think she will be fit enough to play 90, but she's fit enough to start the game, if she has to start," the Blues' boss added of the United States star.

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  That means that Sam Kerr is still not back from her ACL injury, either. The striker sustained the devastating blow in January of last year and has been working through a long rehab ever since. When Chelsea added her to their Champions League squad ahead of the knockout stages, fans were hopeful that it was a sign that the Australia international was almost ready to return. However, when asked if Kerr will play at all this season, Bompastor couldn't be sure.

  "It's a difficult one for me to say, because again, everyone is different," she said. "Everyone reacts differently. So Sam is progressing in her rehab but I don't have enough elements to say if we will see her this season. Hopefully, yes, but it's difficult for me to say."

The 20-year-old midfielder overshadowed the likes of both Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in the Eastern Conference showdown

A moment of brilliance from U.S. international Benjamin Cremaschi was all that separated the Columbus Crew and Inter Miami Saturday afternoon, as the came away with a thrilling 1-0 victory over Wilfried Nancy's men. In a battle between the two lone unbeaten MLS teams through Matchday 8, the South Beach side came out on top – despite a relatively dominant performance from Columbus.

Miami are now the last unbeaten team in the league, with Saturday marking the first loss of the campaign for the Crew – despite a record home crowd of 60,614.

A first-half diving header from Cremaschi, delivered off a stupendous cross from Marcelo Weigandt 30 minutes into the match, was the lone goal – despite numerous attempts from each side. The majority of the game was with the ball on the feet of the Crew – Nancy's team had 59.6 possession and Miami barely found themselves with it at their feet.

Two key opportunities for Columbus, a wide-open shot from Diego Rossi and a header from Jacen Russell-Rowe, were some of their best chances. But the Crew lacked a clinical final touch all match. They created chance after chance, but only managed a mere three shots on target despite 15 total shot attempts. Miami had just two on target off of six attempts.

In second half stoppage-time, Hungarian forward Daniel Gazdag had a fantastic chance to draw level, but his brilliantly-timed run ended with a wide-open shot slipping off his boot and dragging wide. The new $4.5M forward couldn't prove to be the difference.

Lionel Messi, meanwhile, was kept quiet all evening long by MLS veteran and standout midfielder Darlington Nagbe. The former U.S. international was the best performer on the pitch and barely let the Argentine out of his sight. Luis Suarez, too, lacked influence in the game.

A standout performance from Cremaschi at the No. 10 earned Miami three points, while some terrific defensive play from the likes of Sergio Busquets, Noah Allen and Gonzalo Lujan helped protect the lead.

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  Oscar Ustari (6/10):

  Very composed under pressure, played his line well and his positioning was spot-on throughout the match.

  Marcelo Weigandt (6/10):

  Fantastic assist for Cremaschi's goal, but was exploited defensively on more than one occasion.

  Gonzalo Lujan (7/10):

  Slid into a central role with ease. Looked composed and as if he belonged.

  Noah Allen (7/10):

  Not a center-back by trade, he was very composed and rarely found himself committing a mistake. A very well-rounded performance.

  Jordi Alba (7/10):

  So, so smart off the ball. Positioning throughout the evening was stellar, and he was one of Miami's best attacking threats.

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  Yannick Bright (6/10):

  Struggled to win or maintain possession in the middle of the park, but was constantly breaking up Columbus attacking opportunities.

  Sergio Busquets (7/10):

  Tasked with playing a very defensive game, he held his own against Darlington Nagbe – which is all you can ask of him in that scenario. Good performance.

  Benjamin Cremaschi (8/10):

  Incredible header for Miami's opener. Was terrific all match, and a physical presence that caught Columbus off guard.

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  Tadeo Allende (5/10):

  A few decent chances, but he was never on the same page as Suarez or Messi. Lacked urgency and quick wit on the ball.

  Luis Suarez (4/10):

  Was removed early in the second half after struggling to make any sort of impact. He struggled to keep up with the tempo of the match.

  Lionel Messi (5/10):

  Relatively quiet, he had some truly impressive moments on the ball, but his usual impact was missing. An unusual showing from the maestro – a testament to those defending him.

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  Maxi Falcon (N/A):

  Locked in once introduced. Played just 13 minutes, but helped secure the clean sheet.

  Telasco Segovia (6/10):

  Relatively nonexistent despite logging 22 minutes + stoppage.

  Tomas Aviles (5/10):

  Played as a midfielder, he was a liability once brought on to the game.

  Fafa Picault (N/A):

  Helped stretch the game late on the counter, but was not on the pitch long enough to make a lasting impact.

  Javier Mascherano (6/10):

  Defensively, Miami were resilient, composed and fantastic off the ball. However, they lacked an idea going forward, and struggled with maintaining any sort of possession beyond 10 or so passes. Mascherano couldn't figure out how to get by the Crew defense, or find a way to get Nagbe off of Messi. It's a massive result for Miami, but the Argentine was outcoached by Nancy.

Bayern Munich have reportedly moved ahead of Liverpool and Real Madrid in the race to sign Bournemouth star Dean Huijsen, who'll be sold for £50m

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• Kompany keen on signing Huijsen this summer
• Bayern ahead of Liverpool and Madrid in the race
• Bournemouth centre-back has £50m release clause in his contract

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  According to a report from TeamTalk, Bayern Munich have overtaken Real Madrid and Liverpool in the race to sign Bournemouth's star centre-back Dean Huijsen, with head coach Vincent Kompany desperate to work with the youngster.

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  Bayern are reportedly working "very hard" to complete the deal in the coming weeks, hoping to sign him early in the transfer window, which opens officially on June 1. Kompany, who has been tracking the player since his time at Burnley and during the defender's loan at Roma, has made him a top priority for this summer.

  While the Bavarians prepared to offer a lucrative five-year contract, Real Madrid have been reported of having a keen interest in the Bournemouth centre-back and remain a major contender. The 19-year-old has admitted his dream is to play for Madrid, making them a serious threat in the race for his signature. Despite this, Bayern want to ensure they remain ahead in the race by becoming the first team to make an official offer for the Spaniard.

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  Bayern Munich are poised for a significant summer of change, with key transfers already on the horizon. Club legend Thomas Muller has confirmed that this will be his final season at the Allianz Arena. Additionally, Leroy Sane, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal in recent weeks, could join Muller in departing the club.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR BAYERN MUNICH?

  Kompany is experiencing a decent season at the helm for Bayern in his debut season in the Bundesliga. The Belgian head coach looks set to reclaim Bayern's throne in the league, as they currently lead rivals Bayer Leverkusen by six points. They are supposed to face Inter in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, April 8.

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Após a derrota para o Athletico, no sábado, e o domingo de folga, o elenco do Flamengo se reapresentou nesta segunda, no Ninho do urubu, dando início à preparação para o jogo contra a Universidad Católica, em Santiago, na quinta-feira. A novidade ficou por conta da presença de Matheus França, meia que passou por cirurgia na última semana e iniciou trabalho de fisioterapia no CT.

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Confira as próximas rodadas e a situação do Grupo H da Copa Libertadores!

Após sofrer lesão na partida contra o São Paulo, Matheus França realizou uma cirurgia, no último dia 18, para fixação de fíbula da perna direita sob supervisão do Dr. Márcio Tannure, gerente de Saúde e Alto Rendimento do Flamengo. O jovem meia temprazo de retorno está estimado entre três e quatro meses.

Com 100% de aproveitamento após duas rodadas do Grupo H, o Flamengo viaja na quarta-feira para o Chile. Além de Matheus França, o técnico Paulo Sousa deve seguir com outras baixas: os zagueiros Fabrício Bruno, Rodrigo Caio e Gustavo Henrique, os laterais Ayrton Lucas, Matheuzinho, e os atacantes Vitinho e Bruno Henrique estão em tratamento de problemas físicos ou lesões.

سجل الدولي الفرنسي ماركوس تورام، هدف التقدم لفريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي إنتر ميلان الإيطالي ضد برشلونة الإسباني في مباراة الفريقين على ملعب “لويس كومبانيس”.

ويستضيف برشلونة نظيره إنتر ميلان في ذهاب نصف نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا على ملعب لويس كومبانيس “مونتجويك”.

وقبل أن تمر الدقيقة الأولى، تقدم ماركوس تورام العائد من الإصابة وسجل في شباك الفريق الكتالوني، بعد عرضية ممتازة من الهولندي دينزل دومفيريس ليوجهها الفرنسي بكعب القدم في شباك الحارس تشيزني، بشكل رائع.

هدف إنتر ميلان هو الأول للفريق منذ 3 مباريات، حيث خسر من بولونيا ثم ميلان وأخيرًا روما، ولم يتمكن من التسجيل خلال المباريات الثلاث. هدف ماركوس تورام في مباراة برشلونة وإنتر ميلان اليوم

🔥⚽️ بداية دراماتيكية! إنتر يُباغت برشلونة#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا #برشلونة_إنتر#UCL pic.twitter.com/Y8grqlUyXW — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 30, 2025