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O centroavante Marcos Leonardo, do Santos, não chama apenas a atenção do futebol brasileiro, mas também atrai os holofotes da imprensa internacional, como a revista inglesa “FourFourTwo” que nomeou o jovem atacante como ‘novo Neymar’, em uma publicação no mês de setembro.

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Mapeado por times estrangeiros, além de também atrair atenção de equipes do Brasil, o jogador, de 20 anos, deve se transferir para a Europa ao término desta temporada.

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Diversos feitos de Marcos Leonardo chamaram a atenção, como seu bom desempenho na Copa do Mundo Sub-20, que fez o portal “Mirror”, do Reino Unido, destacar que o jovem é a grande estrela brasileira.

Listado como uma das maiores promessas do Brasil, Marcos foi citado pelo diário “Marca”, da Espanha, como um dos grandes craques da próxima geração de jogadores do país, ao lado de jogadores como Endrick e Vitor Roque.

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No Santos, o centroavante vive grande momento. Após estufar as redes contra o Palmeiras e encerrar um tabu de quatro anos do Peixe sem vencer o rival, o atacante alcançou o feito de estar entre os 50 maiores artilheiros da história do clube.

Na temporada, Marcos Leonardo possui 20 gols, é disparado o artilheiro da equipe e é o segundo com maior número de gols no Campeonato Brasileiro, atrás apenas de Tiquinho Soares. Sem o camisa 9, o Peixe teria problemas para evitar o rebaixamento, pois, sem os gols do centroavante, o time do litoral paulista seria lanterna da competição.

Tottenham Hotspur return to action at the end of this week with a clash against Aston Villa at home in the Premier League after the international break.

The Lilywhites are currently third in the table, with one loss in seven matches, and Thomas Frank will be hoping that his team continues to thrive in the top-flight.

He may, however, look for more from certain players in the coming weeks. Xavi Simons, for example, is yet to score a goal since his move from RB Leipzig in the summer.

The Netherlands international, as shown in the graphic below, hit double figures for goals in the 2024/25 campaign for the German outfit before his move to England.

These statistics suggest that there is more to come from the attacking midfielder, who played in a central midfield role against Leeds United last time out, as a goalscoring threat.

Frank needs the Dutchman to step up with more goals and assists this season because the Danish tactician will be without James Maddison for some time yet.

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The England international suffered an ACL injury in pre-season and is set to be out for the majority of this season. He recently revealed that his target is to return before the end of the campaign.

This means that the former Leicester and Norwich star will not be available for selection to Frank until near the end of the season at the earliest, which is a big blow because of the quality that he can provide at Premier League level.

Maddison, who has 107 goals and assists in his top-flight career (Transfermarkt), ended the 2024/25 league campaign with a return of nine goals and seven assists in 21 starts for Spurs.

The English attacking midfielder proved that he is worthy of wearing the number ten shirt for Tottenham with his performances in the Premier League, with a consistent stream of goals and assists at the top end of the pitch.

xG

0.29

Top 4%

Goals

0.45

Top 3%

Shots on target

0.84

Top 7%

xA

0.29

Top 4%

Chances created

2.03

Top 10%

Assists

0.35

Top 4%

As you can see in the table above, Maddison ranked as one of the most effective attacking midfielders in the Premier League last season when it came to scoring and creating goals per 90.

The likes of Rafa van der Vaart, Harry Kane, Robbie Keane, Teddy Sheringham, and Glenn Hoddle all donned the number ten shirt before the Spurs star inherited it from Kane in the summer of 2023.

Maddison’s impact at the top end of the pitch, with goals and assists, shows that he is worthy of being a number ten for the club, but it remains to be seen whether or not he will be able to get back to his best after an ACL injury.

If the England international does not get back to his best in an attacking midfield role for Spurs, that number ten shirt could be up for grabs in the not-too-distant future.

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Whilst some may look to Xavi Simons as a potential successor to Maddison’s number ten shirt, there is an exciting young star in the academy system who could steal the number ten from the vice-captain.

Luca Williams-Barnett made his first-team debut for Tottenham off the bench against Doncaster in the League Cup earlier this season, and could have a bright future in North London.

Why Luca Williams-Barnett can steal the number ten shirt for Spurs

Per Transfermarkt, the 17-year-old starlet has worn the number ten shirt for Spurs at U18, U19, and U21 level so far, which shows that he is a fan of the number.

This suggests that his dream would be to wear the number ten shirt for Tottenham at first-team level in the future, but he currently has Maddison in his way and will need to emerge as a star for Frank’s team to have a shot at claiming it.

Williams-Barnett’s form for the club’s academy so far this season suggests that he is well on his way to breaking into the senior side, which would then put him into contention to steal that shirt number.

The teenage talent, who was hailed as “special” by U23 scout Antonio Mango, has scored eight goals and provided five assists in ten appearances in all competitions this season, per Transfermarkt, which includes a three-minute appearance for the first-team.

Williams-Barnett, typically deployed as an attacking midfielder, has delivered consistent performances at the top end of the pitch as both a scorer and a creator of goals in his number ten role.

Appearances

23

10

Minutes

1857

719

Goals

20

8

Minutes per goal

93

90

Assists

12

5

Minutes per assist

155

144

Minutes per goal contribution

58

55

As you can see in the table above, the 17-year-old starlet’s form since the start of last season has been breathtaking, with a goal or an assist every hour or so on average.

Not only is Williams-Barnett an output machine who can score and create goals at an exceptional rate, but the Spurs sensation also “scores bangers”, per analyst Ben Mattinson on X.

That comment from Mattinson is backed up by the two goals from the attacking midfielder in the video above, as it shows that he is an effective finisher from range.

However, it is now down to Williams-Barnett to prove that he can score and create goals at an impressive rate for the senior team, as he has done at U18, U19, and U21 level so far.

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If Frank provides the England U18 international with a chance to play regular minutes for the first-team, the impressive attacking midfielder may just steal Maddison’s number ten shirt in the future.

Leeds United bolstered their options in the centre-forward position in the summer transfer window by swooping to sign Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a free transfer.

The former England international was available after his Everton contract ran out at the end of June, and the Whites moved to add some Premier League experience to their squad.

Calvert-Lewin scored three goals and missed 16 ‘big chances’ in the top-flight for the Toffees in the 2024/25 campaign, per Sofascore, which means that he was a risky signing for Leeds after such a dismal year in front of goal.

So far, the English striker has scored one goal and missed four ‘big chances’ in five appearances in the Premier League for the Whites this term, which suggests that he is on course for similar struggles in the final third.

Daniel Farke will be hoping that the experienced number nine can turn his form around and start to finish the high-quality chances that will come his way.

Leeds may need a reliable and consistent Premier League striker to fire them to safety this season, which is why it remains a source of regret that the club were unable to sign Erling Haaland many years ago.

The story of how Leeds United almost signed Erling Haaland

When the Norway international, who is now a superstar at Manchester City, was 17 years old and playing for Moldes, Leeds came incredibly close to bringing him to Elland Road.

Agent Hayden Evans once revealed that he offered Haaland to Victor Orta, the sporting director of the Whites at the time, and brought the young striker and his family over to Thorp Arch.

He added: “They were in the middle of a first-team session and [Thomas] Christiansen at the time stopped the session and came over to Erling, hugged him and talked about football – that went really well – and Christiansen was impressive, frankly.”

Evans also revealed that Orta had a Leeds shirt with Haaland’s name on the back, and that the teenage forward was keen to make the move because he was a Leeds supporter at the time, having been born in the city.

However, the agent claimed that the deal broke down because Molde wanted £4m for the Norwegian talent and the Whites were unable to commit to that amount of money in the Championship, whilst Orta’s idea for Juventus to sign and then loan him to West Yorkshire did not go through either.

Since then, Haaland has scored 94 goals in 104 Premier League matches and 52 goals in 50 appearances in the Champions League in his career, per Transfermarkt, to become one of the best attackers in world football.

What Leeds would give to have a player of his quality in their bid to avoid relegation from the top-flight this season. Although, if they had signed him at the age of 17 and he progressed as he did with Molde, RB Salzburg, and Borussia Dortmund, the Whites may not have had him on their books for long.

The West Yorkshire outfit, however, produced an incredibly valuable young talent who was then compared to the brutish centre-forward from their academy in Archie Gray.

Leeds hit the jackpot with Archie Gray

Leeds hit the jackpot with the English youngster after he rose through the ranks at Thorp Arch before emerging as a key player under Farke in the 2023/24 campaign.

The Whites did not have to deal with a selling club wanting millions of pounds for Gray, as Molde did with Haaland, because he spent his entire academy career with the club, which meant that the versatile star did not cost them a penny.

He made 11 appearances for the U18s and 26 appearances for the U21s before Farke decided to make him a permanent member of the first-team squad at the age of 17, the same age that Haaland was when he came close to a move to West Yorkshire.

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Along with making a breakthrough in first-team football at a similar age, the English starlet was also compared to the Manchester City star by journalist Phil Hay.

Ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, the reporter said: “Archie Gray, he just seems to come from the genetically modified school of Erling Haaland. Every time you see him he gets taller and bigger. He looks like he’s about 25 when he’s actually 17. He’s just physically amazing and also technically very good.”

Farke clearly saw the same things that Hay saw from the teenage prospect, because the 2023/24 campaign was Gray’s breakthrough season in the first-team.

The 17-year-old wonderkid started 40 of his 44 appearances in the Championship that term, whilst he has also started all three of the club’s play-off games, including the final against Southampton at Wembley.

Appearances

44

Starts

40

Assists

2

Tackles + interceptions per game

2.8

Ball recoveries per game

4.5

Duel success rate

55%

Dribble success rate

57%

As you can see in the table above, Gray held his own from a physical perspective, winning 55% of his duels, which backs up Hay’s comments about his physique.

The Whites hit the jackpot with the England U21 international, who came through their academy system, because Farke was willing to put his faith in the youngster to start week-in-week-out at right-back as a 17 and 18-year-old.

As a result of the platform that the manager provided him with, Gray’s performances in the Championship at such a young age led to him sealing a big-money move away from Elland Road in the summer of 2024.

Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur swooped in to sign the English youngster for a fee of £30m, which meant that Leeds made a £30m profit on a player they did not have to pay a fee to sign at academy level.

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Therefore, the Whites struck gold with Gray because they developed a £30m talent from their academy system in an era where homegrown players can sometimes have their pathways blocked by expensive signings from other clubs.

Mason Greenwood snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo for another former Manchester United team-mate when naming the best player he's worked with and chose Lionel Messi in the GOAT debate. While Greenwood briefly played alongside Ronaldo during the Portuguese striker's ill-fated second stint at Old Trafford, tensions reportedly ran high between the two as they struggled to build a successful playing relationship.

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  A tense relationship with Ronaldo

  Reports from inside United’s dressing room during Ronaldo’s second coming painted a picture of a frustrated superstar. Without specifically naming Greenwood, Ronaldo, always known for his meticulous approach to football, expressed his dissatisfaction with the club's younger stars in public. He once said: "I don’t mean only in football, this new generation since probably 1995 they are thinking different. The life, the football, the struggles, this has to come from inside of you. You have to accept some times that you don’t agree with."

  Meanwhile, Greenwood was spoken to by United officials for allegedly claiming behind the scenes that Ronaldo's career was "dead", according to .

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  With manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer struggling to get both players on the same page, it seemed inevitable that their partnership at United wouldn’t last. Ronaldo left the club in November 2022, while Greenwood was sold to Marseille last year after a loan spell at Getafe. United decided to part ways with Greenwood after an internal investigation into his conduct off the pitch, despite criminal charges against him being dropped in February 2023.

  In a rapid fire with Marseille's media team this week, Greenwood was asked to name the best player he’s ever shared a pitch with. He didn’t even flinch and answered Bruno Fernandes, another of his former United team-mates, who has been a constant creative presence on the field.

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  Greenwood also didn’t hesitate to choose Lionel Messi over Ronaldo in the ultimate “Greatest of All Time” (GOAT) showdown. When asked to choose between the two legends of the game, he sided with the Argentine maestro. He then named his main idol as the Brazilian Ronaldo, a player whose brilliance in the late 1990s and early 2000s clearly left a lasting impression on Greenwood. When asked to name the best finisher he has seen, though, Greenwood opted for Harry Kane.

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  Greenwood’s move to Marseille has proven to be a game-changer for the young forward. In his first season in Ligue 1, he netted 21 goals and provided six assists, finishing as joint-top scorer alongside Ousmane Dembele. This season, Greenwood hasn’t slowed down, already contributing three goals and four assists across nine matches in all competitions. His decisive goal in the Champions League against Real Madrid has only added to his growing reputation as a player capable of making a difference on the big stage.

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Assim como Róger Guedes, o goleiro Cássio não jogou a toalha e acredita em uma reviravolta do Corinthians na Copa do Brasil. O Timão foi derrotado, nesta quarta-feira (5), por 1 a 0 pelo América-MG, na primeira partida das quartas de final.

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O goleiro corintiano aprovou o volume ofensivo do Alvinegro, mas lamentou a falta de objetividade da equipe na frente do gol. O capitão elogiou o goleiro Mateus Pasinato, que fez grandes defesas, evitando o empate na Arena Independência.

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– Outro campeonato, a gente tá vivo para fazer um grande jogo em casa, agora é reverter o resultado. Outros jogos vocês questionaram a gente não criar chances, hoje criamos. Mas tem que matar, ser letal. O Corinthians vai vivo, apesar da derrota. Criamos e não conseguimos fazer o gol. Goleiro deles foi o melhor campo. Vamos trabalhar para fazer um grande jogo na volta. Dar uma pausa, focar no jogo do Brasileiro. Segundo tempo a gente criou e temos totais condições de reverter na volta – disse Cássio na saída de campo ao portal Meu Timão.

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O confronto de volta entre Corinthians e América-MG será no dia 15 de julho, na Neo Química Arena. Antes, o Timão enfrenta o Atlético-MG e Universitário, pelo Brasileirão e Sul-Americana, respectivamente.

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Manchester United’s wage bill is a site to behold, with the Red Devils forking out more than £3m a week on first-team salaires.

The Red Devils currently have a whopping annual payroll of £158,700,000, but, despite this being such a huge number, it’s actually quite a bit less than it was in the previous campaign.

A number of recent exits helped the Manchester club’s cause, including selling Alejandro Garnacho and Antony, loans for Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, whereas Victor Lindelof and Christian Eriksen were released.

With that being said, we at Football FanCast have ranked every Manchester United player in the first-team squad in order from highest to lowest in terms of wages for the 2025-26 season, with the help of Capology.

Disclaimer – only the club and the players themselves truly know their wages, so take each of these figures as you will.

1

Casemiro

£350,000

£18,200,000

2

Bruno Fernandes

£300,000

£15,600,000

3

Matthijs de Ligt

£195,000

£10,140,000

4

Harry Maguire

£190,000

£9,880,000

5

Matheus Cunha

£180,000

£9,360,000

6

Benjamin Sesko

£160,000

£8,320,000

=7

Luke Shaw

£150,000

£7,800,000

=7

Mason Mount

£150,000

£7,800,000

=7

Bryan Mbeumo

£150,000

£7,800,000

10

Noussair Mazraoui

£135,000

£7,020,000

=11

Lisandro Martinez

£120,000

£6,240,000

=11

Andre Onana

£120,000

£6,240,000

=11

Manuel Ugarte

£120,000

£6,240,000

=11

Amad Diallo

£120,000

£6,240,000

15

Leny Yoro

£115,000

£5,980,000

16

Joshua Zirkzee

£105,000

£5,460,000

17

Diogo Dalot

£85,000

£4,420,000

18

Tyrell Malacia

£75,000

£3,900,000

19

Jadon Sancho

£50,000

£2,600,000

20

Tom Heaton

£45,000

£2,340,000

21

Patrick Dorgu

£40,000

£2,080,000

22

Altay Bayindir

£35,000

£1,820,000

23

Kobbie Mainoo

£25,000

£1,300,000

24

Chido Obi

£15,000

£780,000

=25

Joe Hugill

£5,000

£260,000

=25

Ethan Wheatley

£5,000

£260,000

=25

Tyler Fredicson

£5,000

£260,000

28

Ayden Heaven

£4,000

£208,000

29

Dan Gore

£3,000

£156,000

Here's a detailed look at the top 10 Man Utd earners… 10 Noussair Mazraoui £135,000 per week

Noussair Mazraoui was one of many who made the move to Old Trafford in 2024, arriving from Bayern Munich after the Red Devils sold Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham.

The Morocco international penned a four-year deal with Man Utd, who will hope he can go on to star over the coming years.

9 Bryan Mbeumo £150,000 per week

Man Utd were able to offer attacker Bryan Mbeumo a big salary after making the Cameroon international a top transfer target.

The former Brentford ace cost the Red Devils more than £70m with add-ons included over the summer and penned a five-year deal at Old Trafford.

8 Luke Shaw £150,000 per week

Left-back Luke Shaw has now been a Red Devils player for 10 years and is closing in on 300 appearances for the club.

The England international may have had several injury struggles during his time as a Man Utd player, but he is still under contract until 2027.

7 Mason Mount £150,000 per week

Man Utd signed Mason Mount from Chelsea in a £60m deal in 2023, despite the Englishman having just 12 months remaining on his Stamford Bridge deal at the time.

Unfortunately, Mount missed large parts of his first season through injury, so in hindsight, the Red Devils would have been better off waiting for the player to become a free agent instead of splashing the cash.

6 Benjamin Sesko £160,000 per week

Benjamin Sesko is the latest man set to be tasked with firing Man Utd to glory, with the centre-forward choosing Old Trafford over Newcastle.

The Red Devils paid RB Leipzig an initial £66m for the towering striker, who is set to earn more than £40m in his five years with United.

5 Matheus Cunha £180,000 per week

Matheus Cunha took Man Utd’s famous number 10 shirt from Marcus Rashford after his big-money move from Wolves.

Ruben Amorim’s first summer signing at Old Trafford, Cunha was handed a five-year deal worth more than £9m a season.

4 Harry Maguire £190,000 per week

Former club captain Harry Maguire has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford on numerous occasions in recent years but remains a big Red Devils earner.

His near £10m a-year contract is set to expire in 2026, so it’ll be interesting to see if the club offer him new terms over the coming months.

3 Matthijs de Ligt £195,000 per week

Matthijs de Ligt is under contract with United until 2029, and after numeorus departues, is now the club’s third highest earner.

Former boss Erik ten Hag worked with De Ligt at Ajax previously, but it was Juventus who sold the centre-back to Man Utd in 2024, with the Dutch star penning a five-year deal.

2 Bruno Fernandes £300,000 per week

Bruno Fernandes was made Man Utd captain back in 2023, and in recent years, the midfielder has arguably been the only real marquee signing who has lived up to the hype.

The Portugal international turned down a move to Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2025 and is under contract until 2027.

1 Casemiro £350,000 per week

The biggest earner at Old Trafford is Casemiro, who has been picking up £350,000 per week since joining from Real Madrid in 2022.

The Brazilian cost the Red Devils £50m, however, the player has come in for criticism in the last 12 months and was again linked with an exit in the summer.

تمكن منتخب مصر من تسجيل الهدف الأول أمام نظيره جيبوتي، في اللقاء الجاري الآن ضمن التصفيات المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم 2026.

وتقام المباراة بين مصر وجيبوتي، على أرضية استاد العربي الزاولي، في إطار لقاءات الجولة التاسعة من تصفيات كأس العالم.

وجاء الهدف عن طريق إبراهيم عادل في الدقيقة 8 من عمر اللقاء، من رأسية بعد عرضية من أحمد سيد زيزو.

ويتصدر منتخب مصر ترتيب المجموعة الأولى من تصفيات كأس العالم، برصيد 20 نقطة، وتأتي بوركينا فاسو في المركز الثاني برصيد 15 نقطة.

وتضم المجموعة الأولى من تصفيات كأس العالم، منتخبات “مصر وجيبوتي وغينيا بيساو وبوركينا فاسو وسيراليون وإثيوبيا”. هدف إبراهيم عادل أمام جيبوتي

 

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بداية نارية للفراعنة في طريق التأهل لكأس العالم 2026 🏆#MBCMASR2 pic.twitter.com/J0SuYvyttl — MBC MASR 2 (@mbcmasr2) October 8, 2025

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O Flamengo está confirmado para a partida contra o Racing, pela terceira rodada da Copa Libertadores. O técnico Jorge Sampaoli implementou nesta quinta-feira (4) mudanças em relação à equipe que perdeu para o Botafogo por 3 a 2, pelo Brasileirão.

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Com a ausência de David Luiz, Sampaoli optou por escalar o Rubro-Negro com uma formação no 4-4-2.

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ECB Reporters Network26-Sep-2024

Oliver Hannon-Dalby took his Championship wicket tally to 49 for the season•Getty Images

The first day of a Vitality County Championship meeting at Trent Bridge between two sides still stalked by relegation was played by both with one ear cocked for developments 85 miles west, beside the Severn. Over in Worcester, Lancashire will escape if they can take 15 more points than Nottinghamshire can muster in this match, or 20 more than Warwickshire.With only 15.2 overs possible in all, Warwickshire made the better of what progress there was by the Trent, after a 1.10pm start and a long frustrating wait without cricket shortly after. At the close Nottinhamshire, put in, were 33 for 2.In difficult conditions throughout, the damage might even have been worse and they will have greeted the premature close with much relief. Warwickshire’s two new-ball bowlers, Olly Hannon-Dalby and Ed Barnard shared the spoils, such as they were, on a day tasting truly of autumn.Finding repeated movement off a pitch subject to endless rain over the last week, Warwickshire, winning a good toss, struck in the sixth over when Barnard nipped one back to hit Haseeb Hameed’s off stump.Out for 7, the captain was replaced by Freddie McCann but he had faced only 15 balls before bad light proved the prelude to a heavy shower, with lightning flashing to the south. In 44 minutes’ play up to the stoppage, Nottinghamshire moved shakily to 27 for 1.Off the field, they soon learned that Lancashire had won a late toss in their own game, bowled and claimed both openers in the first four overs. And the pressure, on Notts especially, steadily intensified as Lancashire continued to bag wickets.By the time the umpires could make their second inspection of the afternoon at 3.45pm, Lancashire had already claimed seven in Worcester and were looking set for the full three bowling points when Nottinghamshire resumed 30 minutes later.Alas this proved to be for one ball only, duly left by Ben Slater, before bad light again intervened. Thankfully, brighter conditions allowed a re-start twelve minutes later, four slips being immediately posted for McCann.It was Slater, however, who went to a fine, sharp catch by Will Rhodes at first slip to give Hannon-Dalby his 49th wicket of the summer and leave him as the third most-successful first-division seamer this season. Two balls later, though, the umpires again decreed bad light and rain followed once more at 4.47pm.In these conditions, it is already looking a tall ask for Nottinghamshire to reach 300 and claim two batting points. Should Lancashire take only the three bowling points against Worcestershire but still go on to win it would leave Nottinghamshire having at least to draw to cheat the drop.If Lancashire do only manage 19 points, safety would be assured for Warwickshire. But the forecast is far better for Friday and Saturday and there is a long way yet to travel in both the key games before final fates became clear.

أعلن الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم، فيفا، عن تغيير جذري فيما يخص التوقف الدولي الخاص بمباريات المنتخبات، سواء الودية أو الرسمية، بدءًا من عام 2026، حسبما جاء عبر موقعه الرسمي.

ومن المعروف أن المنتخبات تخوض مباريات في فترات توقف دولي، خلال أشهر سبتمبر، أكتوبر، نوفمبر ومارس من كل عام، حيث تتوقف مباريات الفرق في أيام محددة من الأشهر المذكورة.

ولكن الأمر سيتغير بشكل ملحوظ بدءًا من عام 2026، حيث ستقتصر فترات التوقف الدولي على 3 مرات فقط خلال الموسم، ولكن إحداها ستكون أطول من المعتاد.

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وللتوضيح، وحسبما جاء عبر موقع “فيفا”، فإنه سيتم دمج فترتي توقف شهري سبتمبر وأكتوبر في واحدة فقط، حيث ستتراوح بين 21 سبتمبر و6 أكتوبر.

هذا الأمر يعني زيادة عدد المباريات التي سيخوضها كل منتخب في فترة التوقف المذكورة، لتصبح 4 بدلًا من 2 كحد أقصى، عكس المعتاد، حسبما جاء عبر موقع فيفا.

ولكن يبقى الأمر كما هو عليه في فترة توقف نوفمبر ومارس بشكل طبيعي، حيث سيخوض كل منتخب مباراتين، كحد أقصى.