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A number of Liverpool supporters are delighted for Harvey Elliott after the Reds youngster received his first call-up to England’s Under-21 squad.

The 18-year-old has made a hugely impressive start to the season, having returned from his loan spell at Blackburn Rovers.

Elliott produced an excellent performance in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at home to Burnley last Saturday, in what was his first Premier League start for the club, suggesting he could be a regular throughout the campaign.

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The midfielder’s performances have been rewarded with a call-up for England’s Under-21s, receiving the honour for the first time in his career. Curtis Jones is also included in the squad.

It further suggests that Elliott has a massive future ahead of him, with a place in the senior side surely only a formality in the future, such is his talent.

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Liverpool fans happy for Elliott

These Liverpool fans took to Twitter to heap praise on the ‘excellent news’ for the teenager, following the latest positive step for him.

“OMGGG YEAAA”

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“Starboy”

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“Yes Harvey lad. Won’t be long before it’s full international”

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“He’ll be in the seniors by the end of the season”

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“Yeeeess, excellent news for the lads”

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“Harveyyyyyyy”

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In other news, some Liverpool fans are fuming after a key development emerged. Read more here.

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O São Paulo já tem em mãos propostas por dois jogadores na janela de transferências europeia. O Lille, da França, oferece 19 milhões de euros (quase R$ 69 milhões) para levar o volante Thiago Mendes e o atacante Luiz Araújo. A informação foi divulgada pelo Yahoo e confirmada pelo LANCE!

A situação mais adiantada é de Luiz Araújo. Os franceses aceitam desembolsar 10,5 milhões de euros (R$ 38,03 milhões) só pelo jogador de 20 anos, e pessoas próximas ao atleta acreditam que a negociação pode ser concluída nos próximos dias. O São Paulo tem direito a 70% do valor (R$ 26,62 milhões), com o restante ficando para o Mirassol.

O Lille, que ficou em 11º lugar no último Campeonato Francês, já tentou levar Luiz Araújo em janeiro, por seis milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 22 milhões na época), mas o atacante ficou, a pedido de Rogério Ceni. Depois disso, ganhou aumento e renovou com o Tricolor até dezembro de 2021.

A nova oferta por Luiz Araújo seduziu seus representantes e pode agradar ao São Paulo. O atacante acaba de retomar a boa fase, encerrando um jejum de 12 jogos sem marcar gol, chegando a virar reserva no período, ao balançar as redes nas duas últimas partidas. Pode ser o melhor momento para vendê-lo.

Em relação a Thiago Mendes, os8,5 milhões de euros (R$ 30,78 milhões) oferecidos pelo Lille podem não ser suficientes para levá-lo. O volante de 25 anos renovou há três meses o seu contrato com o São Paulo até dezembro de 2021 e é um dos principais jogadores de Rogério Ceni.

A tendência é que o Tricolor force o aumento da proposta dos franceses, até para poder buscar substitutos na posição sem comprometer o reforço financeiro que os milhões franceses trariam aos cofres são-paulinos.

No momento, Thiago Mendes se recupera de edema no joelho direito e voltou a aparecer no gramado exatamente nesta quinta-feira, mas não estará recuperado para enfrentar a Ponte Preta, no domingo, em Campinas. Já a expectativa é de que Luiz Araújo siga como titular no fim de semana.

Na janela europeia, o São Paulo também pode perder Rodrigo Caio. O advogado do clube, Alexandre Pássaro, foi à Europa há duas semanas e soube do interesse do futebol italiano, com a Inter de Milão como mais provável destino. Mas pesará na negociação a vontade do zagueiro, que só quer sair para ser titular e não perder a chance de jogar a Copa do Mundo do ano que vem.

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Sachin Tendulkar speaks at a press conference after going past Brian Lara to become the leading run-getter in Tests

Cricinfo staff17-Oct-2008Sachin speakOn the journey:
Success is a process and during that journey sometimes there are stones thrown at you and you convert them into milestones. It’s a great feeling.On how long he thinks he can keep the record:
I don’t what is going to happen in future. I started as a 16-year-old, without any such targets. There might be another 16-year-old, who might not be having any targets and who knows where he is going to go.On the pressure:
“To be honest, I was not under any pressure for this record. I knew that I have to go out and play my game. It will come at some stage. There was no burden as such. Today I decided just to watch the ball as closely as possibly.”On the sparse crowd to witness the record-breaking run:
“I did not feel anything about the poor crowd attendance. It’s about quality not quantity. I got a fantastic reception in a pleasing moment. I appreciate it every applaud whichever came in my way I take it wholeheartedly.”On the missing World Cup:
“That is something I would like to have. We were close to it in 2003. It was so close yet so far. I’m not looking that far ahead [2011]. I just want go out and enjoy myself and my game and not think of any targets. If it there is in the vicinity I will focus on it. Right now I want to enjoy myself.”On getting there in Mohali:
“I always wanted to do it in front of the home crowd and I’m quite happy that an Indian has achieved that record. It is not my record, it is India’s record. I’m happy it has been done here.”On his family not being there at the ground:
“It is not my family style to go over at the top. I know they will be extremely happy.” It was about 15 minutes into Sachin Tendulkar’s press conference. He had answered wide-ranging questions, not all pertaining to the match or his record. Before the next question came his way, the media coordinator asked him if he would like to continue. Tendulkar moved away from the mike, and although he could not be heard, it seemed he said something to the effect of “Why not?” The press conference continued for the next 11 minutes, way longer than the ones at the end of a day’s play.Tendulkar was in that kind of mood. He looked animated, spoke in three languages – English, Hindi and Marathi – and looked relieved and happy, and was subtly funny. He started off by admitting that although the record was not a big distraction, the anticipation around it did mean something. “During all the talk about the record, I concentrated on how to score runs for the team, but everybody I used to meet would talk about only one thing. Now that it is done, I know I wouldn’t be asked the same question again and again.”On a personal level, he doesn’t have a “what next” now? “I started as a 16-year-old, and there was no targets then,” he said. “I just wanted to go enjoy every moment. That is what I like to continue with – not to think of too many things and complicate my game in the process.”I have not played for records. I can’t be running after every record [answering a query about breaking Brian Lara’s 400]. I would be looking after what the team needs. The team obviously needs it. If it comes my way, I will take it. If it doesn’t come, there will be no regrets.”Despite that attitude there must have been moments when he would have realised he could end up the leading run-getter in both Tests and ODIs. “As the career progresses, there is sub-consciousness mind starts thinking about it,” he said. “You know that people start talking about it the records. That is how you are aware of all these things.”There have been occasions that I didn’t know how many runs I needed [to get to the record]. A couple of team-mates did not believe. I was willing to swear on anyone that I don’t know. That is when they believed. The beauty is just to go out and play, and while doing that the records were meant to be broken and various milestones achieved.”What was he thinking when it happened? The steer towards the third-man boundary that got him past Brian Lara? “When I looked up, obviously I had two thoughts in my mind,” he said. “One was I thanked the almighty and the second, I thanked my father. Today I miss him. He would definitely be a proud man, and I just thought of him.”Sourav Ganguly was a special partner to have when the record happened. He reminded Tendulkar of the fact that he was his partner when Tendulkar got his 35th century. “If you can remember that in the middle of all that …”He also dedicated the record to Ramakant Achrekar, his childhood coach, his family who have been by his side “whether or not he did well”, and especially “my mother”.Almost in paternal manner, he subtly put his critics in their place. “I don’t need to prove anything to anyone,” he said. “I have been around for 19 years, and those 19 years I did not play cricket to prove anything to anyone, whether it was first year of my cricket or 10th, or 15th, or 19th.”I’m not here to answer to what x, y and z is writing or saying about me. It is their opinions, and I don’t take all those opinions seriously … But sometimes I don’t know how they can figure out what’s going on in my mind when sometimes I myself can’t figure that out.”That was the only time he sounded mildly sour, but only mildly. The talk eventually went back to the celebration when he got the record. “The duration [of the fireworks] was bit worrying.” When a journalist informed him they had planned 11,954 crackers, he said, “Eventually I figured out it was 11,954 crackers or something like that.”

Tottenham Hotspur have suffered a blow in their pursuit of Barcelona wonderkid Ilaix Moriba, as rival interest from RB Leipzig has emerged this weekend [Sunday Express].

The Lowdown: Moriba at the centre of a contract wrangle at the Camp Nou

No stranger to the limelight, Moriba has become something of a thorn in the side of the Barcelona hierarchy after failing to sign a new contract at the Catalan giants this summer [GOAL].

He has allegedly asked for around £100k-p/w to renew terms, angering Camp Nou chiefs and eventually being frozen out of their squad [Sport Bible].

The youngster is regarded as one of the most prodigious talents to come through the famed La Masia academy in a long time, once even labelled ‘the future of the club’ by Ronald Koeman [GOAL].

However, that future may lay elsewhere.

The Latest: Future set to be decided in the next 24 hours

Tottenham are set to find out the trajectory of the 6 foot 1 ace’s next move in the next 24 hours, with his current employers open to cashing in on his services due to their financial difficulties [Sunday Express].

RB Leipzig are also hot on his tail, potentially creating a problem for the Lilywhites due to the German outfit’s reputation of offering regular first-team football to young stars.

Though they are reportedly £5 million short of matching the valuation set by Barca, the Bundesliga side are said to have offered tempting personal terms which Spurs would be unable to match.

The Verdict: Tottenham should prioritise Moriba

Likely to cost a pretty penny in terms of wage expenditure, any advancement in Tottenham’s willingness to lure the 18-year-old to N17 should be on the premise that he features regularly in a senior environment.

Bringing a bustling presence in the midfield, the Guinean-born anchor man showcased his capabilities effortlessly last term, registering four goal contributions from 18 appearances from deep; one goal and three assists [Transfermarkt].

Backing up plaudits, his successful pass accuracy rate of 91.6% across the campaign would help to bring some control to the Spurs midfield, potentially being a vital asset in high-profile encounters [WhoScored].

He was once dubbed as ‘incredible’ by ex Barca B coach Garcia Pimenta, and surely improve further with more first XI exposure [SB Nation].

Should they be able to offer Moriba the guarantees of being an imminently important figure in their starting line-up, there is no reason why Tottenham should not look to close the deal and add another future midfield star to the signing of Pape Matar Sarr.

In other news, a Tottenham legend has dropped their verdict on a Lilywhites defender. Find out more here.

أكد تاكيس جونياس المدير الفني لنادي بيراميدز أن فوز فريقه على إنبي اليوم يعد مهمًا للغاية في مشوار الدوري المصري الممتاز.

واستطاع بيراميدز أن يحقق الانتصار بشق الأنفس على إنبي في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما اليوم ضمن منافسات الجولة 23 من الدوري.

طالع أيضًا.. أحمد الشناوي يعلق على المشاركة أساسيا مع بيراميدز ويؤكد: الفوز بلقب الدوري ليس مستحيلا

وقال تاكيس في المؤتمر الصحفي بعد المباراة: “اللقاء لم يكن سهلًا مطلقا والمنافس لعب مباراة قوية، ولكن من الضروري الاستمرارية ومواصلة الانتصار في الدوري وحصد النقاط المتتالية حتى نواصل المنافسة على اللقب”.

وتابع: “نركز حاليا على تطوير الأداء من مباراة لأخرى وهذا الذي سيمنح بيراميدز الفوز، ومن الضروري التركيز والتطور من لقاء لأخر والاستمرار في سلسلة الانتصارات”.

وأردف مدرب بيراميدز: “أسعى مع جهازي المعاون في الوقت الحالي لحل مشكلة التهديف التي ظهرت في الفترة الماضية، خاصة في ظل كم الفرص التي تتاح للفريق للتسجيل”.

وعن إصابة أسامة جلال، أكد أنها ليست كبيرة وأنه فضل استبداله لإراحته فقط خوفا من تفاقمها نظرا لحاجة الفريق لخدماته.

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Assim como o compatriota Romero, o corintiano Balbuena está incomodado com reportagens e conteúdos jornalísticos publicados ao longo das últimas semanas. Se o atacante paraguaio não gosta das montagens de imagens e críticas negativas sobre seu futebol, o zagueiro disse que as notícias dando conta de sua possibilidade de saída do Brasil ainda neste ano são mentirosas. Balbuena até defende o voto de silêncio do amigo, que tem procurado não conversar com a imprensa desde a exibição na TV de um lance em que não conseguia dominar uma bola durante uma entrevista.

-Acho que é uma postura dele. Eu não vou objetar ou interferir por respeito a ele. Mas às vezes as coisas incomodam. As últimas coisas que saíram sobre a minha situação me incomodaram também, porque o que sai na imprensa todos veem e muitos acreditam. Sobre o Romero, ele tomou essa decisão de fica em silêncio, mas tem seus motivos. Não toco muito nesse assunto com ele, nos focamos em outras coisas, nosso papel de jogador é mais lá dentro de campo – disse Balbuena, que logo depois completou, negando o desejo de sair do Corinthians, mas deixando o futuro indefinido.

-Acho que até onde sei meu empresário não falou com a imprensa brasileira, nem lá fora, de que temos vontade que eu saia como vi em algumas publicações ultimamente, de que estava pressionando para me venderem. Tudo mentira. Estou muito feliz aqui, muito à vontade. Só para deixar isso claro, que nem todas as coisas que saem na imprensa são verdade. Hoje meu pensamento só está aqui no Corinthians, minha cabeça focada no torneio. Até agora nem eu e nem Corinthians recebemos propostas oficiais e o que se fala fora é especulação, normal nesse período de janela na Europa (…)É difícil falar do futuro. Hoje posso falar que vou ficar, mas amanhã vem uma oferta boa, que o Corinthians não pode recusar, e fica difícil. Hoje só penso no Corinthians e não tem nenhuma proposta oficial. Minha cabeça está aqui, nem esquento a cabeça, porque ano passado falavam que queriam o Balbuena e não aconteceu nada, estou acostumado, focado no trabalho e ajudando o time.

Balbuena é jogador do Corinthians desde o início do ano passado, quando teve 100% dos direitos econômicos adquiridos por R$ 6 milhões do Libertad (PAR). Desde então foram 69 partidas, dois gols marcados e até um título conquistado, do Campeonato Paulista deste ano. De azarão, o Corinthians hoje é considerado favorito no Brasileirão, em que ocupa a liderança com cinco vitórias e um empate até o momento.

-As pessoas podem chamar o Corinthians como quiserem. Sabemos da nossa força, da nossa qualidade, que somos competitivos. Independentemente do que se fale fora nosso grupo está bem fechado e pensamos jogo após jogo, nos treinamentos. Vocês viram ultimamente que saíam um ou dois titulares, entravam outros e não mudava nada, o rendimento se mantinha. O comprometimento é um fator a se destacar no nosso grupo e isso nos leva ao desempenho que estamos tendo – relatou o zagueiro de 26 anos.

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Kevin Pietersen backed England’s team selection in spite of another heavy defeat in the second ODI against India at Indore

Cricinfo staff17-Nov-2008
Kevin Pietersen: struggling to keep England in the series © Getty Images
Kevin Pietersen backed England’s team selection in spite of another heavy defeat in the second ODI against India at Indore, and preferred to concentrate on the fact that their 54-run defeat was a marked improvement on the 158-run drubbing they endured in the series opener at Rajkot on Friday.Despite attracting some criticism for a lop-sided line-up, which includes Ravi Bopara as a non-bowling option at No. 8, and the part-time spin of Samit Patel at No. 7, Pietersen was adamant that continuity was the secret to success.”I didn’t want to change the side, I wanted to give the guys the confidence to know that they could turn things around,” he said. “You could say conditions favoured them and if we’d bowled second then it might have been different, but the team we went in with, we thought could win this fixture and be more competitive, and we were today.”England enjoyed a flying start to the match when Stuart Broad reduced India to 29 for 3, and they were still in the reckoning while Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff were taking 59 runs from the final five-over Powerplay. But once again, the difference between the sides was Yuvraj Singh, who followed up his second century of the series with figures for 4 for 28.”We’ve made marked improvements from the first game, when we were totally outplayed and were out of it from 30 overs onwards,” said Pietersen. “We certainly got a good start here today, but we probably weren’t aggressive and didn’t carry that through and we probably thought it would just happen for us, which is a mistake of ours.”When asked what England could do to stop India’s matchwinner, Pietersen joked: “I’m going to take Yuvraj out at the hotel tonight and make sure he doesn’t come to Kanpur. The bowlers tried their hearts out and the batters definitely gave us a good run but we needed someone to get a big score like Yuvraj did.”While England ponder the problems posed by Yuvraj, they will not have been heartened by the comments of his team-mate, Yusuf Pathan, whose 50 from 29 balls helped hoist India to a formidable total of 292 for 9. “We find it difficult bowling to [Yuvi] in the nets so we’re just the same as England,” he said. “But we’re not going to give them any tips on it.”

انتقد أحمد حسام ميدو لاعب الزمالك السابق والإعلامي الحالي، فكرة إقامة السوبرليج الإفريقي، وفقا لما أعلنه “كاف”، مُهاجمًا جياني إنفانتينو رئيس الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا”، بسبب تحكمه في المسؤولين عن الكرة داخل القارة السمراء.

وأقرت اللجنة التنفيذية بالاتحاد الإفريقي “كاف” التي عُقدت أمس الأحد، في كونجرس بالعاصمة المغربية “الرباط” بانطلاق بطولة السوبرليج بداية من موسم 2023/2024. (طالع التفاصيل من هنـــا)

وقال ميدو في تصريحات عبر برنامجه “الريمونتادا” على قناة “المحور”: “تأجيل كأس أمم إفريقيا في كوت ديفوار، له شقين، الأول إيجابي والآخر سلبي، الأمر الإيجابي يكمن في خوض البطولة في أجواء مُناخية مثالية، ولكن الأمر السلبي يكمن في الضرر باللاعبين الأفارقة ويُقلص من فرصهم في اللعب بأوروبا، في ظل غيابهم عن العديد من المباريات الهامة مع فرقهم”.

وتابع: “بالنسبة للسوبرليج الإفريقي، إنفانتينو (رئيس الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا”) لم يفتح فمه في السوبرليج الأوروبي وظل يشاهد الأزمة بين كبار أوروبا، ولكن في إفريقيا هو من يتحكم فيها، ويعامل القارة وكأنها حقل تجارب”.

وواصل ميدو: “يحاولون خداعكم بالأموال العائدة على الفرق الإفريقية المشاركة في السوبرليج، لكن الأهلي والزمالك فقط هما اللذين سيستفيدان ماديًا وباقي الأندية لا، وبالتالي سيكون هناك فوارق مادية كبيرة بين الأندية، وسيتم قتل المنافسة في الدوري المحلي، ولهذا السبب تم رفض فكرة السوبرليج الأوروبي”.

وأردف: “إنفانتينو يتحكم في إفريقيا، لا يجرؤ على فتح فمه في الاتحاد الأوروبي لأنه ليس لديه أي تأثير، لكنه في ذات الوقت يُحرك رجال الاتحاد الإفريقي مثل العرائس، وباتريس موتسيبي (رئيس كاف) ينفذ أجندة رئيس الاتحاد الدولي، وكل مسؤولين (كاف) عملهم قائم على ضمان أصوات لإنفانتينو في الانتخابات”.

واختتم: “أنا قلت لإنفانتينو في الكونجرس الأخير الذي أقيم في إنجلترا، وكان أمام أساطير كثيرة مثل دروجبا وأمونيكي، (طول ما أنتم بتتحكموا في الكرة الإفريقية عمرها ما هتكون متطورة)، وكان رده سنفكر في الأمر يا ميدو”.

Celtic-linked free agent Robbie Brady is set for a surprise move to Turkish side Gaziantep, Lancashire Live report.

The Lowdown: Celtic rumours

Brady was linked with a move to Parkhead back in February when Neil Lennon was still in charge of Celtic.

Rumours of the Republic of Ireland international moving to Scotland re-emerged at the end of May after he left Burnley.

Ange Postecoglou was quizzed specifically on bringing Brady to the club, but as we know, the left-midfielder wasn’t one of 12 Celtic signings.

The Latest: Turkey move

Lancashire Live shared a story on Brady on Wednesday, claiming the winger is close to a move to Gaziantep.

The Super Lig side boasts a number of international footballers in their squad, and it is believed Brady would be viewed as a marquee signing, should a move go through.

The Verdict: Not a major blow for Celtic

Celtic brought in plenty of attacking talent in Kyogo Furuhashi, Liel Abada, Filipe Jota and Georgios Giakoumakis, so missing out on Brady shouldn’t be an issue.

He could’ve brought plenty of experience to the Hoops, however, Postecoglou did just that with Joe Hart and James McCarthy joining.

The 35-goal free agent now looks as if he is heading to Turkey, though, and it’s not as if Celtic haven’t had the chance to act, so we suspect Dominic McKay and Postecoglou decided the aforementioned names are better options.

In other news: Another Celtic summer signing, as well as Urhoghide, isn’t impressing under Ange, says Devlin.

The Yorkshire Evening Post’s Graham Smyth has dropped an intriguing claim on Leeds United loanee Alfie McCalmont, even making some comparisons between him and Arsenal star Ben White.

What’s the story?

The 21-year-old McCalmont has joined League One side Morecambe on a season-long loan after spending the previous campaign in League Two with Oldham, and Smyth has now suggested that if he wants to make his mark on Marcelo Bielsa’s team in the years to come, he will have his work cut out.

He said: “You can never rule anything out, but he’ll have to do what Ben White did and show he can handle the step up to L1 with real comfort, having done well in L2. Leeds would have listened to permanent offers this summer though so he has his work cut out. Lots of potential I think.”

Fans will be intrigued

The midfielder was in impressive form for Oldham last season, scoring ten goals in 41 games in all competitions, and providing a further five assists too, being a key reason behind why they avoided relegation to non-league.

After seeing him make waves at Boundary Park, former Leeds man Noel Whelan waxed lyrical about the midfielder, saying: “He is a player that is immensely talented and he will do very well for Oldham. The way he plays the game is very intelligent.

“This is not a loan with a view to a permanent move from Leeds, this is a learning process. You have to be mentally tough to go out on loan, especially in League Two because it is more direct and robust compared to what you would get in the Premier League and Championship. He will be learning a lot about his game.”

And, speaking after he saw the 21-year-old put pen to paper on a new long-term deal to stay at Elland Road, Whelan insisted that Bielsa should be looking to utilise him more often.

He said: “A very good player, great on the ball and a good football mind. He is one that is learning his trade from watching Kalvin and being in and around that first-team setup.

“It is important that these young lads are integrated. It is vital for their progression and to give them confidence to step in when needed because there will be injuries and suspensions. Use them – that is why you have an academy and youth policy.”

Another season away out on loan, this time at Morecambe, will stand the youngster in good stead and if he performs well, he could give Bielsa another option in the middle of the park next season.

Leeds fans will be intrigued to see if McCalmont does indeed show shades of White and come through the divisions to eventually make his mark at Elland Road.

Meanwhile, Victor Orta delivered a Leeds masterclass…