Celtic could land "incredible" Iwata upgrade

da dobrowin: Celtic have less than two months left to go in the summer transfer window to make any changes to their squad before it slams shut at the end of August.

da leao: The Hoops' main focus at the moment may be about how they can convince Matt O'Riley to stay at Parkhead amid interest from the Premier League.

Journalist Alfie House recently reported that Southampton, who have just been promoted from the Championship, are interested in a deal for the Danish playmaker.

He added that agreeing a transfer fee with the Scottish giants is possible but it could be difficult for them to iron out personal terms with the ex-MK Dons star.

Brendan Rodgers lost Jota and Carl Starfelt last summer and may not want to watch another key performer for the Hoops move on ahead of next season.

On the other side of things, Celtic may also be looking at potential signings to come in and improve their squad before the 2024/25 campaign, as they look to build on their domestic double – lifting the Scottish Premiership title and the SFA Cup – last term.

Celtic's interest in midfielder warrior

Back in April, Football Scotland reported that the Hoops had been offered the chance to sign Cremonese defensive midfielder Charles Pickel.

The report stated that Rodgers wants to bring in a new number six to anchor his side next season and the Serie B star emerged as an option for him to consider.

It revealed that the Bhoys made it known that they want to add a player in that position and agents came back to suggest Pickel as a target, which the Scottish side took onboard.

Football Scotland claimed that English Championship sides Preston North End and Leeds United are also interested in a potential swoop for the 27-year-old star.

However, the outlet stated that the DR Congo international's preference would be to make a move to Scotland to play for Celtic, rather than test his luck in England's second division.

The report did not, though, explain how much Cremonese would demand for the player, who has two years left on his contract, or how much the Bhoys would be willing to spend on a new defensive midfielder.

This means that it remains to be seen how likely a move to Parkhead is for the experienced Serie B anchor before the summer transfer window slams shut.

If the Hoops do decide to press ahead with a deal to sign him, though, then they could bring in a star who could offer more than Tomoki Iwata in the number six role.

Tomoki Iwata's season in numbers

The Japan international did not start the season as an important member of Rodgers' side but eventually worked his way into the team during the second half of the campaign.

12 of his 19 appearances in the Premiership came after the turn of the year and this shows that the Northern Irish boss decided to lean on him to anchor the midfield during the run-in as they fought for the title.

Tomoki Iwata

The 27-year-old midfielder, who only started six league games under Ange Postecoglou in the 2022/23 campaign, provided a calming presence on the ball for the Hoops, with the likes of Reo Hatate, Callum McGregor, Paulo Bernardo, and Matt O'Riley then tasked with making an impact in the final third.

He completed 90% of his attempted passes in the league, completing 30.9 per match on average, and this shows that the Japanese ace rarely gifted possession back to the opposition, allowing the Hoops to dictate the tempo of games.

However, Iwata's lack of progression on the ball and his average defensive work means that there is scope for Celtic to land an upgrade on him.

23/24 Premiership

Tomoki Iwata

Appearances

19

Goals

1

Assists

1

Key passes per game

0.4

Tackles and interceptions per game

1.2

Duel success rate

50%

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, he only won 50% of his physical duels across his 19 appearances in the Premiership, which shows that the 27-year-old gem was not a dominant force in the middle of the park.

The Hoops could now land an upgrade on Iwata by swooping to sign Pickel from Italian side Cremonese to anchor their midfield for the 2024/25 campaign and beyond.

Why Celtic should sign Charles Pickel

Firstly, he is an experienced player who could come in and hit the ground running at the age of 27, rather than arriving as a young prospect who would come in with potential and may take time to develop.

This means that Pickel could be signed to make an instant impact on the pitch and that is backed up by his impressive form in the Serie B last season.

The potential Hoops addition ranked within the top 41% of midfielders in the division for progressive passes per 90 (4.83) and the top 31% for Expected Assisted Goals per 90 (0.11).

Along with that, the DR Congo international also chipped in with three goals and two assists in 27 league appearances for the Italian outfit, which shows that he has the potential to provide more at the top end of the pitch than Iwata – who managed just two goal contributions.

Pickel, who was hailed for his "incredible" offensive work as a defensive midfielder by journalist Emery Kabongo, also caught the eye with his work off the ball.

23/24 season

Charles Pickel (Serie B)

Tomoki Iwata (Premiership)

Appearances

27

19

Pass accuracy

86%

90%

Tackles + interceptions per game

1.6

1.2

Duels won per game

2.9

1.9

Duel success rate

51%

50%

Aerial duel success rate

51%

47%

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the Serie B battler constantly looked to win possession back for his side by winning duels in the middle of the park.

Pickel could, therefore, provide more to the Hoops than Iwata did out of possesion with his ability to get across the field to make timely challenges, whilst also being more dominant in aerial battles to help from crosses and set-pieces.

Celtic could ease possible O'Riley exit with swoop for SPFL goal threat

The Hoops are facing interest from the Premier League in their star midfielder.

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Overall, the 6 foot 1 titan could be an excellent addition to the squad as an upgrade on the Japan international due to his qualities on and off the ball.

Campeonato Paraense 2022: veja onde assistir, tabela e mais informações sobre o estadual

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da 888casino: Paysandu e Remo iniciam sua temporada 2022 nesta quarta-feira, 26 de janeiro, pelo Campeonato Paraense. Com 12 clubes divididos em três grupos, o torneio terá transmissão no circuito aberto de televisão a partir da TV Cultura, detentora dos direitos da competição.

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ONDE ASSISTIR
​Na TV aberta, o Campeonato Paraense 2022 será transmitido pela TV Cultura. O estadual também será veiculado pelo Portal Cultura, filiada da emissora no Pará, no site do canal.

TABELA E REGULAMENTO
​Os 12 clubes serão divididos em três grupos com quatro clubes cada. Os clubes enfrentarão os rivais dos outros grupos em turno único. Os dois melhores colocados de cada grupo e os dois melhores 3ºs colocados avançarão de fase, enquanto os dois piores no geral serão rebaixados.

As quartas de final, a semifinal, a disputa pelo 3º lugar e a final serão disputadas em jogos de ida e volta. Em caso de empate, pênaltis.

O campeão, o vice e o 3º colocado ficarão com vagas na Copa do Brasil 2023. O campeão e vice terão vagas na Série D, desde que não participem de outras divisões nacionais.

Para conferir a tabela, regulamento e mais do Campeonato Brasiliense 2022, clique aqui.

West Indies-Australia ODI suspended after positive Covid test emerges moments before play

Players, match officials and TV crew will now be isolated in the hotel and retested

Andrew McGlashan22-Jul-2021

Australian players leave the ground after the match was called off•AFP

The second ODI between West Indies and Australia was postponed moments before the first ball after a positive Covid test emerged from the West Indies camp to leave the remainder of this tour and upcoming series for both teams in doubt.The toss had taken place and teams named – with Riley Meredith handed a debut – when the test result came through sending both squads, match officials and TV crew into isolation at the hotel.”The second CG Insurance ODI between West Indies and Australia has been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test result from a non-playing member of the West Indies staff,” a CWI statement said. “This decision was taken after the toss at Kensington Oval once the result was known.”The established COVID-19 protocols stipulate that all members of both teams and match officials will return immediately to the team hotel and will be re-tested later today. They will remain in isolation in their hotel rooms until their PCR-Test results are returned.”A decision on when the match will be replayed will be made at a later date once all the test results are confirmed.”Johnny Grave, the Cricket West Indies CEO, said that it was hoped the results of the fresh round of tests would be known by Friday morning.A Cricket Australia spokesman added: “The Australian squad has returned to the team hotel and is in in-room isolation. No further comment will be made at this stage.”The status of the current game, given the toss had taken place, remains to be confirmed. The match carries World Cup Super League points.The events will put the remainder of this series in doubt with the final ODI scheduled to take place on Saturday and will also throw uncertainty over Australia heading to Bangladesh for the five-match T20I series which was confirmed yesterday.After this series West Indies are due to face Pakistan in a five-match T20I series followed by two Tests. Pakistan arrived in Barbados, where the first two T20Is are scheduled to be played, on Wednesday after their tour of England.West Indies have previously been impacted by Covid while playing with Hayden Walsh Jr testing positive on the tour of Bangladesh earlier in the year.It is the first time Australia have been directly involved during the pandemic since cricket resumed. They toured England last year before hosting India in their home summer and then visiting New Zealand for T20Is. Their Test tour to South Africa in February was postponed due to concerns around Covid-19.A number of players from both teams were involved in the IPL when it was suspended in May.

فيديو | المصري يضرب سموحة بثلاثية في الظهور الأول لـ بوجلبان بالدوري المصري

استعاد فريق المصري البورسعيدي، نغمة انتصاراته في مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز، بفوز كبير على سموحة، في اللقاء الذي جمعهما اليوم الأربعاء.

والتقى المصري مع سموحة، المباراة التي أقيمت على استاد السويس الجديد، ضمن منافسات الجولة السادسة عشر من مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

طالع.. موعد مباراة المصري وسيمبا التنزاني في دور الـ8 من الكونفدرالية

وافتتح صلاح محسن أهداف المباراة في الدقيقة الخامسة من عمر اللقاء، قبل أن يضيف الهدف الثاني له ولفريقه في الدقيقة الأولى من الوقت بدل الضائع من الشوط الأول.

واختتم جون إيبوكا، مهاجم المصري، الأهداف الثلاث في الدقيقة الأولى من الوقت بدل الضائع في الشوط الثاني.

وكان المصري، قد دخل في سلسلة نتائج سلبية، حيث تعادل مع الإسماعيلي وخسر أمام غزل المحلة وتعادل مع البنك الأهلي، ليقرر توجيه الشكر لـ علي ماهر، ويتعاقد مع التونسي أنيس بوجلبان لتدريب الفريق.

ورفع المصري رصيده إلى 27 نقطة في المركز الرابع من جدول ترتيب مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز، بينما تجمد رصيد سموحة عند 17 نقطة في المركز الثالث عشر. أهداف مباراة المصري وسموحة في الدوري المصري

Apresentado, Atuesta revela ter recebido vídeos para estudar como joga o time do Palmeiras

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da brwin: O Palmeiras apresentou nesta quinta-feira o colombiano Eduard Atuesta, contratado junto ao Los Angeles FC, dos EUA. O meio-campista, que atuará com a camisa 20, falou sobre o passo à frente que deu na carreira e de como a estrutura do clube vai ajudá-lo na adaptação ao futebol brasileiro. Além disso, ele revelou que recebeu vídeos para estudar como joga o time alviverde.

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Aos 24 anos de idade, Atuesta era um sonho antigo do Verdão de Abel Ferreira, mas somente nesta janela foi possível contratá-la. Essa mudança significa muito para o jogador, que vê o Maior Campeão do Brasil como uma evolução em sua trajetória, na qual pretende fazer histórica conquistando títulos.

– Acompanhei os títulos, os últimos dois títulos, vi a maioria das partidas e conheço sua história, sei que tem uma grande torcida, que sempre está apoiando e incentivando. Conheço tudo, obviamente também sei que o que vem da equipe é algo que chama muito a atenção – disse o camisa 20 antes de completar:

– Vejo como um passo á frente em minha carreira, uma oportunidade para fazer história, uma oportunidade para crescer como jogador, para jogar mais torneios, para ser bicampeão do mundo com essa equipe, ter não só o título de 1951, mas também o de 2022, colocar esse bicampeonato em nosso escudo para nossa torcida. Claro que é um patamar acima em minha carreira e espero aproveitar, desfrutar e entregar o que mais possa para o clube.

Empolgado com a chance de defender o Palmeiras, Atuesta pediu ao clube vídeos com os últimos jogos da última temporada, a fim de poder estudar, durante as férias, como a equipe joga. A comissão técnica aproveitou o interesse do colombiano e enviou as imagens acompanhadas de explicações.

-Simplesmente entender um pouco como se joga aqui, pedi dos vídeos dos últimos jogos da temporada e me enviaram uma explicação detalhada para poder entender e estudar como funciona a equipe, como me portar, pude ver seus jogos, suas explicações, me ajudou muito a entender os aspectos táticos que a equipe tem muito bem azeitada, muito bem organizada. A ideia é seguir aprendendo, absorvendo o que diz o técnico, e sobretudo no treinamento informações e estilo de jogo para poder me adaptar o mais rápido possível.

Sobre a adaptação ao calendário brasileiro, ele admite que é bem diferente do que tinha nos EUA, mas acredita que com a estrutura oferecida pelo Palmeiras, essa adaptação será mais rápida e sem dificuldades para jogar por aqui.

– Muito boa (a estrutura), cheguei e me impressionou muitíssimo, para nós é muito bom ter tudo para potencializar 100% do nosso rendimento. Estou impressionado e tem sido muito bom conhecer essas instalações.

– Émuito diferente, mas vendo as instalações, o pessoal que trabalha aqui, simplesmente me dá muita tranquilidade para trabalhar, dar tudo de mim, porque estou rodeado não só de infraestrutura, mas também de profissionais, para que a adaptação seja muito rápida para tirar o 100% de mim e entregar o máximo – concluiu.

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باتشواي: عمر مرموش كتب قصته الخاصة.. ولست مثله

تحدث ميشي باتشواي لاعب آينتراخت فرانكفورت عن شعوره بخلافة عمر مرموش في صفوف الفريق، بعد التأثير المميز الذي أحدثه المصري مع النادي الألماني.

وغادر عمر مرموش صفوف آينتراخت فرانكفورت في انتقالات الشتاء بيناير وانضم إلى مانشستر سيتي الإنجليزي.

وترك مرموش صفوف فرانكفورت وهو يحتل المركز الثاني في ترتيب هدافي الدوري الألماني برصيد 15 هدفًا.

وتعاقد فرانكفورت مع باتشواي من صفوف جالطة سراي التركي لتعزيز هجوم الفريق بعد رحيل مرموش.

وسُئل باتشواي عن شعوره بخلافة مرموش في هجوم فرانكفورت خاصة مع التأثير الذي أحدثه لاعب مانشستر سيتي الحالي.

اقرأ أيضًا | قمة مصرية.. جوارديولا يتحدث عن محمد صلاح ومرموش قبل مباراة مانشستر سيتي وليفربول

وقال باتشواي في تصريحات للموقع الرسمي للبوندسليجا: “أود أن أقول إن كل شخص يكتب قصته الخاصة، عمر هو عمر، وأنا ميشي”.

وأضاف: “أريد فقط مساعدة الفريق قدر الإمكان، وتسجيل أكبر عدد ممكن من الأهداف، ودفع الفريق إلى أقصى حد ممكن”.

وأردف: “كنت سعيدًا برؤية اللاعبين هنا مرة أخرى، لقد ساعدوني على الفور خلال خطواتي الأولى في النادي، ولكن ليس هم فقط، فقد رحب بي الفريق بأكمله بشكل جيد للغاية”.

وأكد: “أنا ممتن فقط، وأشكرهم أيضًا على الثقة التي وُضعت فيّ، والتي جعلت الانتقال ممكنًا، أريد فقط رد هذه الثقة بأدائي على أرض الملعب”.

ويستعد فرانكفورت لملاقاة بايرن ميونخ غدًا الأحد في بطولة الدوري الألماني، وأتم باتشواي: “نحن دائمًا متحفزون للغاية وفي الأيام المقبلة سنكون أكثر تحفيزًا، ستكون مباراة جيدة وفي النهاية، سيكون 11 لاعبًا ضد 11 على أرض الملعب، كل شيء ممكن”.

Chelsea submit bid to sign "special" talent who’s as exciting as Kendry

da realbet: With the transfer window open and ready for action, Chelsea look set for another busy summer with both incomings and outgoings at the club.

da bet esporte: The club have already acquired multiple highly touted South American talents in recent years, with Kendry Paez, Andrey Santos, and Angelo, as well as more established South American stars such as Enzo Fernández and Moises Caicedo.

So, as Chelsea look to almost stockpile these highly talented youngsters, who could be next on the list?

Chelsea transfer news

According to recent reports from journalist Uriel Lugt, Chelsea have made an offer for Boca Juniors Aaron Anselmino.

The offer is reportedly around the £13.4m mark, with Chelsea offering the 19-year-old a four-year deal.

This is comparable to the transfer fee for Paez when he was purchased from Independiente for around £10m, as the London club continue in their attempts to acquire the best young talent at cut prices, before they become unattainable later down the line.

Why Anselmino could be as exciting as Paez

Paez has been capturing the imagination for the last few months due to some stunning performances in his homeland. The catalogue of goals he's scoring (such as the one below) has generated much excitement.

Yet, there should be some fuss made around Anselmino too.

The "special" central defender talent, as dubbed by Analyst Ben Mattinson, made five appearances for Boca Juniors this campaign, scoring one goal in the Copa Sudamericana, and kept three clean sheets in his only three full 90s played.

Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Anselmino's game is how calm and composed he is at just 19-years-old. The confidence in his own touch, awareness of those around him and fearless approach allows him to evade pressure, calmly circulating possession at the back and playing through the lines.

There have already seen comparisons to another Chelsea great, Thiago Silva who has just left the club, someone who plays with complete composure and calmness on a football pitch.

Another similarity you can see with Anselmino and Silva is their timed aggression in the challenge, and their understanding of the right time to apply pressure.

Silva often had to do this in his later years due to a lack of pace, meaning his timing was even more key. However, whilst Anselmino is not slow, it's his timely aggression when challenging for the ball that often allows him to come out on top, realising the right trigger to close space and when to back off.

Similarly to Paez, Anselmino is highly rated in South America, and is deemed to be a "special" talent.

If Chelsea can get their hands on the defender to bolster their options at the back in years to come, on top of highly rated talents mentioned earlier, such as Paez, Santos, Angelo, Fernandez and Caicedo, they could end up building a strong South American core in the future.

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Border restrictions force Otago's Dean Foxcroft to miss another domestic season

The South Africa-born allrounder had been locked out of the 2020-21 season as well

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Jul-2021

Dean Foxcroft has a batting average of 51.15 and 41.46 in List A and T20 cricket respectively•Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images

South Africa-born Otago allrounder Dean Foxcroft will miss a second successive domestic season in New Zealand due to Covid-enforced border restrictions.Immigration NZ (IMZ) has not approved an exception to its border restrictions, which means Foxcroft will be cut from Otago’s contracts list. The 23-year old was one of 15 players to be offered contracts last month, pending a border exemption.”We are devastated for Dean,” Otago Cricket Chief Executive Mike Coggan said. “He has made a formal commitment with New Zealand Cricket to make himself available, through the qualifying process, to play for the BlackCaps but due to the current Government restrictions in place he is unable to get back into the country to meet these commitments.””He is absolutely distraught, and we are too. Over the past 18 months we have done everything possible to get him back to Otago and at every turn our applications have been denied. He sees himself as a New Zealander who aspires to play for New Zealand one day. We will not give up on supporting Dean to realise his goals”.Foxcroft’s last competitive game was a Plunket Shield fixture for Otago against Central Districts in March 2020. He is among the most promising youngsters in domestic cricket, with a batting average of 51.15 and 41.46 in List A and T20 cricket respectively.

Bryony Smith stars with bat and ball in comfortable Stars win

Captain makes 30 from 14 balls after taking four wickets to seal six-wicket victory

ECB Reporters Network26-Jun-2021

Bryony Smith made 30 from 14 balls after taking four wickets•Getty Images

South East Stars 108 for 4 (Smith 30) beat Lightning 107 (Smith 4-15) by six wicketsCaptain Bryony Smith shone with bat and ball as South East Stars began their Charlotte Edwards Cup season with a comfortable six-wicket win over Lightning at Trent Bridge.The 23-year-old, eager to add to her four England caps, took four for 15 with her off-breaks as Lightning were bowled out for 107 in 19.1 overs before launching the run chase with 30 off 14 balls as the Stars cruised home with 41 balls to spareLightning struggled against the Stars’ spinners, who claimed seven wickets between them, Smith’s fellow off-spinner Kalea Moore taking 2 for 20 and leg spinner Dani Gregory 1 for 22, with only Beth Harmer (34) and Abbey Freeborn (30) making any impression with the bat.Opting to bat first, Lightning lost Sarah Bryce second ball when she hit Alexa Stonehouse straight to backward point but Beth Harmer, fortunate to survive a fumbled run-out chance on three, gave the Powerplay momentum with back-to-back boundaries off Stonehouse’s left-arm medium pace before pulling right-armer Grace Gibbs for six and four, but Sonia Odedra chopped on to Emma Jones, leaving Lightning 34 for two after six.But Moore and Gregory reduced them from 43 for 2 to 54 for 5 with three wickets in as many overs, Harmer, Kathryn Bryce and Michaela Kirk all beaten by flight and turn.Freeborn injected some pace with successive fours off Moore and another off Smith but the Stars skipper had her revenge, switching to round the wicket to bowl the Lightning batter.Smith then held a return catch to remove Kirstie Gordon and had Teresa Graves caught at wide mid-on in the 18th over, Sophie Munro was run out by Aylish Cranstone’s throw from point in the next before Nancy Harman also hit Smith to wide mid-on as Lightning’s last four wickets fell for 11 in 12 balls.Smith raced to 30 off 13 balls to give the Stars’ chase a flying start, hitting four fours and two big leg-side sixes but was out attempting a third as Kirk leapt to hold a superb catch on the boundary at wide long-on. But the Stars had 64 of the 108 needed by the end of the Powerplay.Alice Capsey picked up three nice-looking boundaries but mistimed one from Sophie Munro (1-25) to be caught at mid-off, Cranstone skied one to mid-on and Gibbs miscued to point to give Kathryn Bryce a second wicket but Phoebe Franklin’s 24 off 29 balls finished the job.

Corinthians encaminha empréstimo de Thiaguinho para o Santo André

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da heads bet: Seguindo o intuito de aliviar a folha salarial, o Corinthians encaminhou o empréstimo de mais um atleta que não faz parte dos planos para o time principal em 2022, o volante Thiaguinho, que deve disputar o Campeonato Paulista pelo Santo André.

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da betano casino: O meia tem contrato com o Timão até dezembro, mas o acordo com o Ramalhão deve contemplar inicialmente apenas a disputa do Estadual.

A informação foi inicialmente publicada pelo “GE.Globo” e confirmada pelo LANCE!.

Destaque do Nacional, entre 2017 e 2018, após também ter jogado pelo Juventus da Mooca, Thiaguinho chamou a atenção do Corinthians, que acertou o empréstimo do atleta, que teve algumas oportunidades em sua primeira temporada pelo clube do Parque São Jorge.

Sob o comando do então treinador Jair Ventura, foram nove jogos no fim de 2018, o que fez com que o Time do Povo contratasse o atleta em definitivo. Porém, Thiaguinho não repetiu a sequência de atuações nas temporadas seguintes e passou a acumular empréstimos. Cedido pelo Corinthians, o jogador passou por Oeste, Botafogo, CRB e Inter de Limeira, onde disputou o Paulistão no ano passado.

No segundo semestre de 2021, o atleta integrou o elenco sub-23 do Timão.

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