Southampton are expected to complete the signing of an "underrated" defender after he accepted an offer to move there in the summer transfer window, according to a fresh claim.
Southampton transfer news
It is an exciting period at St Mary's at the moment, especially compared to this time last year, with a return to the Premier League from the Championship sealed at the first attempt.
Russell Martin will be aware that a lot of business is needed in the summer transfer window to avoid dropping back into the second tier, and rumours continue to emerge regarding potential new signings.
Liverpool centre-back Sepp van den Berg could finally leave Anfield on a permanent deal this summer having enjoyed various loan spells elsewhere in recent years, and Southampton are in the mix to sign the 22-year-old Dutchman. They could have to spend £12.5m to get their man, but he remains a young defender with plenty of long-term promise.
Elsewhere, Saints are believed to have made contact with Peterborough United central defender Ronnie Edwards, with the 21-year-old a highly rated prospect backed to play for England one day. However, Everton have also been linked with the Englishman and see him as a possible replacement for Jarrad Branthwaite.
Now, it looks as though one piece of incoming business has been all but agreed at St Mary's following a key transfer update.
Southampton set to sign "underrated" player
According to journalist David Anderson on X, Southampton are expected to sign Charlie Taylor on a free transfer from Burnley this summer, with the defender accepting their two-year offer:
"Charlie Taylor has been offered a two-year deal by Southampton and is set to join the Saints on a free transfer on July 1 despite Burnley’s offer of new terms."
Burnley defender Charlie Taylor.
Taylor may not be the most earth-shattering or high-profile signing that Southampton will ever make, but he could be a shrewd addition on a free transfer, providing a wealth of experience and versatility.
The former Leeds United man is capable of thriving as a centre-back and at left-back, which could appeal to Martin, and journalist Josh Bunting has lauded his "underrated" nature in the past, saying of him:
"Charlie Taylor is a player I’ve felt is quite underrated for a few years now , better defensively than he is going forward, overhits a lot of crosses but last night he was absolutely brilliant for Burnley at Wolves in both defensive and attacking thirds. Really solid performance."
The 30-year-old has racked up 161 appearances in the Premier League, showing that he is more than capable of holding his own in arguably the biggest league in the world, and he is a two-cap England Under-19 international from his younger days, showing that he has always been a player full of quality from the start.
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Improved depth is so vital for Southampton next season given the relentless nature of the top flight and the quality Saints will come up against, and Taylor could slot right in as an excellent squad option.
أكد الكرواتي دراغان تالاييتش، المدير الفني لـ منتخب البحرين، جاهزية لاعبيه لمواجهة عمان، في المباراة النهائية لبطولة كأس الخليج 2024 “خليجي 26”.
ويلتقي منتخب البحرين مع عمان، في نهائي بطولة كأس الخليج “خليجي 26” المقامة في الكويت، غدًا السبت.
وتأهل منتخب البحرين إلى نهائي بطولة كأس الخليج 2024 “خليجي 26″، بعد فوزه على منافسه منتخب الكويت، بنتيجة 1-0.
وقال تالسيتش خلال تصريحات في المؤتمر الصحفي الذي أقيم اليوم: “وصلنا الآن إلى نهاية البطولة وكل اللاعبين كانوا في الموعد وأنا فخور بالمجموعة بأكملها”.
طالع | طاقم تحكيم قطري لمباراة عمان والبحرين في نهائي كأس الخليج 2024 “خليجي 26”
وأضاف: “النهائي سيكون مواجهة صعبة أمام منتخب عماني قوي خاصة بعد فوزه على السعودية بعشرة لاعبين في نصف النهائي”.
وتابع: “ما حدث مع مهدي عبد الجبار لاعب منتخب البحرين في المباراة الماضية أحزنني، ولا أريد التحدث عن قرارات الحكم، لكنني أثق بأن لدي مجموعة مميزة لتعويض غيابه”.
وواصل: “سنلعب غداً من أجل مملكة البحرين ورغم إصابات علي حرم وعباس العصفور وعبد الله يوسف الجميع جاهز لتقديم الأفضل لا يوجد “سر خاص” في العمل فقط اجتهاد كبير ولاعبون مميزون وفريق يلعب كأسرة واحدة”.
وأتم: “نسعى لتكرار الإنجاز وحصد اللقب وأقول لمدرب عمان، مبروك الوصول لهذا الدور وقدمتم أداء كبيراً جميع الحراس يقدمون أداء جيدا ويحفزون بعضهم البعض وبقية المجموعة”.
He’s also prepared to push for international selection again after mental health and concussion issues
Alex Malcolm28-Oct-2020
Will Pucovski raises his bat after bringing up his hundred•Getty Images
Victoria young gun Will Pucovski says he is in a “really good space” in terms of his mental health and is ready for a full year of professional cricket to push his international credentials after signing with the Melbourne Stars for the upcoming BBL season.Pucovski, 22, came close to a Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2019 and was part of the Australia A set-up ahead of last year’s Ashes series.He was close again to Test selection last summer in the lead-up to the Pakistan series but withdrew from cricket for a short period due to mental health concerns, something he has done on several occasions over the last three seasons.”I have no regrets over it,” Pucovski said on Wednesday. “I didn’t feel like I was quite ready at the time, but I’ve done a mountain of work in the last year to try and get myself that little bit further down the line. And I feel like I’m in a really good space which is awesome, just in everyday life and with my cricket.”It’s been an interesting year or two and it’s probably hard for people to understand that aren’t in the inner sanctum, but I’m very happy with where I’m at and most of the people that matter to me are very happy with where I’m at.”Pucovski will return to domestic cricket on Friday as Victoria face South Australia in their first Sheffield Shield game after being unable to participate in the first two rounds due to Covid-related quarantine.Pucovski has made 1225 runs at 42.24 In 20 first-class matches, with a best of 243 against Western Australia and is ready to put himself back into Test calculations.”I don’t have much control over whether they pick me or not,” Pucovski said. “I’m definitely very keen. It’s been a dream of mine since I can remember basically. So from that perspective, I’m definitely very keen to put my best foot forward.”Mental health has become a critical issue for Australian cricketers in recent seasons with South Australia opener Jake Weatherald becoming the latest to step away from the game to focus on his well-being.ALSO READ: Marcus Harris hopes small tweaks will revive his Australia Test careerPucovski was keen to dispel any suggestion that his issues were linked to the pressures of Test selection or even the game itself. “It’s probably a bit speculative to suggest or say or just assume that it’s just Test selection that might push you to some weird places,” he said.”There’s obviously a lot of different things that have been going on that I’ve wanted to get under control and in that sense, I feel like I’ve done that from a holistic perspective. Having that sort of broader view of understanding who I am as a person and what I want to be doing and how I want to do it is probably the better way to look at it, and I can say I’ve made a lot of progress in that regard.”The Stars’ coach David Hussey approached Pucovski about joining the squad and he jumped at the opportunity having previously opted out of attempting to play in the BBL. Pucovski has not played a professional T20 game and has only played five T20 matches for his club side Melbourne in the Victoria Super Slam.”I think I was just sort of ready to take that next step with the T20 stuff,” Pucovski said. “I’ve played a fair bit with Melbourne over the last couple of years and thought it was a good opportunity to get back into it especially with how this summer is panning out.”Being around a professional environment the whole time was something that I thought would be really beneficial. I’d never ruled out playing T20 cricket, I just thought that across the last couple of years it probably wasn’t the right time and now it sort of feels like it is the right time and I’m very excited to have signed on with the Stars.”He has also had to deal with multiple concussions during his short career – the most recent coming late last season against England Lions when he stumbled taking a run.Having not played any cricket since February, Pucovski believes his concussion issues will not be a problem moving forward.”It’s been one of those things where I have had a few and obviously ideally you wouldn’t want to get concussed,” Pucovski said. “But I’ve been able to bounce back from them in the past so the way I’m looking at is that I’ve bounced back from them before then I’ll continue bouncing back from them.”
Uma frase ecoa entre alguns botafoguenses nas redes sociais diante da sequência de nove vitória em 11 jogos que o clube vive na Série B do Brasileiro: “o Botafogo tá embalado!”. Daniel Borges, contudo, prefere deixar o embalo de lado e focar na competição com calma, aproveitando o clima criado. O lateral-direito explicou, em entrevista exclusiva ao LANCE!.
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– Prefiro dizer que nós estamos em uma sequência boa, vivendo um bom momento na Série B. É difícil manter uma sequência de vitórias, quando conseguimos engatar algo assim tem que aproveitar o momento. É um campeonato traiçoeiro e difícil, não podemos baixar a guarda em momento nenhum – afirmou.
Daniel tem sido uma das referências técnicas desta sequência positiva, vivida desde a chegada de Enderson Moreira. O defensor, inclusive, marcou o primeiro gol com pelo Botafogo na vitória sobre o Londrina, no último sábado.
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– Foi uma alegria imensa porque a gente trabalha a semana toda, são jogos atrás de jogos. Quando marcamos gol é um momento de êxtase muito grande. A gente libera tudo que tem para liberar, de felicidade, força, tudo… Fazer um gol com a camisa do Botafogo dentro de casa foi uma felicidade enorme, só faltou a torcida ali para poder comemorar junto – comemorou.
CHEGADA DE RAFAEL Daniel vai ganhar uma companhia de peso na lateral-direita. Nessa semana, o Botafogo apresentou oficialmente Rafael, que chega com status de contratação da temporada. O atual titular, contudo, vê a nova contratação para o setor com olhos positivos.
– A concorrência existe todos os dias. Temos o Jonathan e o Warley, que agora vem jogando mais à frente. Pressão existe sempre, isso nunca vai mudar. Ele (Rafael) é um grande jogador, não preciso nem falar da história dele, todos nós conhecemos e sabemos o potencial dele. Espero que ele venha e posso nos ajudar. É bom ter jogadores de alto nível porque isso gera uma disputa sadia e quem ganha é o clube. Tomara que ele nos ajude bastante – analisou.
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A primeira impressão ainda foi de pouco contato, mas Daniel Borges afirmou que o elenco do Botafogo vai fazer questão de fazer com que Rafael se sinta em casa em pouco tempo.
– Ele chegou ontem (terça-feira) para fazer os exames, a gente só se cumprimentou, deu bom dia. Tínhamos que fazer os nossos afazeres, então ainda não tivemos muito contato. Mas sei que com o decorrer dos dias vamos nos entrosar cada vez mais – completou.
O QUE VEM POR AÍ? Enderson chegou com o Botafogo na 14ª colocação no Campeonato Brasileiro. Atualmente, o clube ocupa a 3ª posição, vivendo uma sequência de nove vitórias em 11 jogos e sendo o único time com 100% de aproveitamento no returno. Mas o que vem agora?
+ Sistema defensivo do Botafogo evoluiu muito desde a chegada de Enderson Moreira –Temos que ir passo a passo. A partir do momento que chegarmos na casa dos 50 pontos a gente pode falar sim em acesso. Enquanto isso, temos que pensar jogo a jogo, é pensar em pontuar. O Brasileiro é traiçoeiro, todos os times têm altos e baixos, então o foco tem que sempre na próxima partida. A preocupação de cada semana é o jogo – respondeu Daniel.
– O próprio Enderson fala que somos reféns dos nossos resultados. Se estamos com resultados ruins, o clima geralmente é mais tenso. Como a gente vem nessa sequência acaba facilitando muita coisa, a confiança de todo mundo aumenta, o pessoal começa a apoiar cada vez mais. Isso facilita para nós dentro de campo – completou.
Em entrevistas, seja lá de quem for o personagem principal, pessoas envolvidas no Botafogo destacam que a união do grupo tem sido um diferencial para os resultados obtidos nas últimas semanas. O LANCE! pediu para Daniel Borges definir o elenco do Alvinegro em apenas uma característica.
– A vontade. É a vontade que todo mundo tem de ganhar, a vontade que todo mundo tem de deixar o Botafogo onde não deveria ter saído. Parece clichê falar assim, mas realmente tem clubes com histórias e precisam ficar na Série A. É o comprometimento de todos para fazer com que o clube volte – declarou.
MAIS DECLARAÇÕES DE DANIEL BORGES
Adaptação – Minha adaptação aqui foi muito boa e rápida. É a oportunidade da minha vida, estou em um gigante do futebol brasileiro. Poder ajudar a equipe fazendo gols e boas partidas é um orgulho imenso e vou continuar dando a minha vida para esse clube.
Clima no elenco – O fato de ter vindo o Diego e o Oyama junto deixou tudo mais fácil, mas eu já conhecia alguns jogadores aqui. Isso ajudou muito a adaptação e que eu entrosasse eles com a rapaziada. Nem tenho o que falar sobre do nosso grupo, tá louco… A rapaziada está sempre feliz, brincando, acho que isso reflete dentro de campo. Somos um grupo unido e, mais do que tudo, amigos fora de campo.
Participação da torcida nas redes sociais – Quando saem esses memes você não tem noção de como fica a zoação no vestiário (risos). Isso acaba descontraindo um pouco, vai tirando um pouco a pressão. Essas brincadeiras e alegrias vindas dos memes são muito engraçadas.
Possível retorno de Gatito Fernández – É bacana. O contato que eu tenho com o Gatito é ali no vestiário, de conversa, brincadeiras e tal. Mas a gente vê um jogador que está há muito tempo parado voltando de contusão já treinando no campo, mesmo que separado, ele já faz exercícios que ele não fazia há dois meses. É triste ver um companheiro no departamento médico porque é muito bom estar em campo. Sempre passamos na fisioterapia e damos um alô para quem está lá, também tem o Ronald que está voltando, sempre damos um apoio moral para os caras voltarem o mais rápido possível.
Pressão pelo acesso à Série A - O jogador que vem para o Botafogo tem que saber que está em um clube grande e que vai ter pressão o tempo todo. Se você estiver em um momento ruim, vai ter essa pressão. Se está no bom momento, a pressão é pra manter o ritmo. Nosso grupo é muito unido, então isso acaba facilitando. Nós dividimos essa pressão entre todos, vai facilitando tudo para o dia a dia.
As they gear up to chase their fifth title in a row, Manchester City could be set to suffer a major blow, with Atletico Madrid reportedly preparing to make their first offer to land one of Pep Guardiola's best rising stars.
Man City transfer news
Just how the Cityzens improve their side after the last two seasons, which saw them win the treble and then their fourth consecutive Premier League title on the bounce, is anyone's guess. Instead, they could become the victims of their own success, as certain players contemplate what more they've got left to do in English football and perhaps consider summer exits.
That includes both Ederson and Kevin de Bruyne, who have reportedly attracted interest from the Saudi Pro League. The former has even already been offered a deal, according to recent rumours, in what could leave those at The Etihad desperately searching for a replacement this summer. Meanwhile, if De Bruyne does leave, City will reportedly line up a move for Benfica wonderkid Joao Neves.
The veteran duo may not be the only players who need replacing this summer, however. According to the Spanish media, via Football Espana, Atletico Madrid intent to submit an initial loan offer to sign Julian Alvarez this summer, which will include an obligation to buy worth €70m (£59m).
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The World Cup winner is reportedly keen on the move and, for the right price, those at The Etihad are happy to show him the door this summer, only increasing the chances of his exit. That said, losing a player who is so capable of stepping in for Erling Haaland and more at just 24 years old would undoubtedly be a major blow for City, even if they are clearing his reported £100k-a-week wage in the process.
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Incredible depth has been more important than ever for City in the last two campaigns as they've competed and, at one stage, won on all fronts.
When Haaland struggled on the sidelines in the last campaign, it was Alvarez who stepped up to fill in with the quality that Guardiola has come to expect. And replacing that quality wouldn't exactly be a simple task. So, whilst City are reportedly happy to show the Argentine the door, they should quickly rethink that decision.
Ally McCoist would likely be among those left surprised if Manchester City sanction Alvarez's summer switch in the coming month, having told TNT Sports last season following the forward's two goals against Crvena Zvezda: "I thought he was superb tonight. I said he went under the radar a little bit, what I meant was that when you think of Man City’s key figures you maybe think of the goalkeeper [Ederson], of [Ruben] Dias, Rodri, Haaland.
"Alvarez maybe wouldn’t immediately spring to mind, but on form like that it would be very difficult to keep him out of the side.”
The early end to the England tour could have a major ripple effect for other series
Daniel Brettig09-Dec-2020
A general view of the WACA•Getty Images
Australia’s scheduled Test series in South Africa next year may move to Perth, with early discussions between the two boards already taking place in the wake of the cancellation of the remainder of England’s current tour due to issues around Covid-19.According to the schedule for the World Test Championship, Tim Paine’s Test side are meant to be facing South Africa in three Tests in South Africa between February 14 and March 13, a key assignment leading up to the tournament final in England in mid-2021, but the problems unveiled by England’s visit have made the trip increasingly problematic.The fate of Australia’s visit is one part of what is becoming a complex challenge for Cricket South Africa with uncertainty now also hanging over Sri Lanka’s visit later this month for two Tests.ALSO READ: Bubble bursts for South African cricketWhile neutral venues such as the UAE have been used in recent times, ESPNcricinfo understands there have been talks between CSA and Cricket Australia around playing the series in Australia, given that conditions in the two countries are famously similar in terms of pace and bounce in particular.Equally, Perth’s western time zone makes it quite amenable to South Africa’s given their separation only by the Indian Ocean – a day/night Test at the WACA Ground, for instance, would be likely to start play between 8am and 9am in South Africa.The tour would need to take place on the basis that the broadcast rights and consequent revenue would go to CSA and its partners, meaning it would be broadcast in Australia by Fox Cricket. CSA is under massive pressure to maintain some semblance of its summer schedule and thus hang onto the broadcast rights fees that keep the game afloat.Cricket Australia pulled together a detailed biosecurity plan for Perth and Western Australia earlier this year when it had planned to host a portion of the international season in the west, before the blueprint was ended by WA’s hard border. The situation has eased in recent weeks as WA’s premier Mark McGowan has opened the state’s borders to the rest of the nation, with BBL matches set down for Perth Stadium next month.Unless the series is moved, Perth will spend a season without international cricket for the first time since the 1970s, after the postponement of the scheduled Test against Afghanistan.”We’ve been a little bit bemused and disappointed how we haven’t been scheduled for one of the prime series in the cricket calendar,” the WACA chief executive Christina Matthews said in May when the original summer schedule was announced. “The government invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to make Perth Stadium cricket friendly from the start, so all the facilities for cricket were built into that, and at the time Cricket Australia gave a guarantee to the government that they would absolutely be utilising that stadium to its fullest.”Also, we have over 10,000 members, who year after year invest in cricket. Rusted on fans are here, the crowds are better, the facilities are better, the corporate hospitality has more flexibility and more potential. So to us, it doesn’t quite pass the pub test.”The new multipurpose stadium will likely be commandeered by the AFL’s demands by the time the South Africa tour is due to take place, but the WACA Ground will remain in prime position to host Test matches if required.South Africa boast an enviable record on tours to Australia, having won series down under in 2008-09, 2012-13 and 2016-17, with the same case working the other way during Australian wins in South Africa in 1997, 2002, 2006, 2009 and 2014.Though South Africa were victorious over the Australians in the acrimonious “Sandpapergate” series in 2018, the touring team made a peaceful return for a brief white-ball visit earlier this year in their final overseas assignment before the onset of Covid-19.Cricket South Africa has been contacted for comment.
أوضحت صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الكتالونية آخر تطورات قضية الثنائي داني أولمو وباو فيكتور والتسجيل بقائمة نادي برشلونة لاستكمال الموسم الحالي.
وتم حذف اسم اللاعبين من القائمة مع بداية عام 2025، بسبب عدم تقديم برشلونة الضمانات المالية الكافية التي تتوافق مع قواعد اللعب المالي النظيف في رابطة الدوري الإسباني.
حاول برشلونة حل الأزمة يوم أمس الجمعة، حيث كان ينتظر النادي تحويل مبلغ مالي قدره 28 مليون يورو من صفقة بيع مقاعد شخصيات كبار الزوار لملعب “كامب نو” لمدة 20 عامًا.
انتظر مجلس خوان لابورتا التحويل في غضون الساعة 12 ظهرًا لكن لم يصل المبلغ ولهذا تم إبلاغ المدرب، هانز فليك، بالأمر قبل مؤتمره الصحفي يوم أمس، الجمعة، لمواجهة بارباسترو في كأس الملك.
اقرأ أيضًا.. سيميوني يحرض رابطة الدوري الإسباني ضد أولمو وبرشلونة
في غضون الساعة 2 ظهرًا، كانت هناك احتفالات في مكاتب برشلونة لوصول المبلغ وإرسال كافة الوثائق للاتحاد الإسباني ولكن الأخير أصر على أن الوثائق لم تصل له من جانب الرابطة لختم الوثائق وتسجيل اللاعبين.
استمر وجود مسئولي برشلونة بالمكاتب حتى الساعة الثانية عشر صباح اليوم السبت، وكان الاتحاد الإسباني قد أغلق مكاتبه لأن الوثائق لم تصل له من قبل الرابطة.
قبل أن يكشف الصحفي، جيرارد روميرو، عبر منصة “X” عن توضيح هام من قبل لابورتا حيث يكشف أزمة عبر تطبيق “واتس آب”، وكتب: “الاتحاد الإسباني لكرة القدم، استمع إلى حجج برشلونة لتسجيل اللاعبين”.
OJO!! Contamos en @JijantesFC
A Laporta se le escapa esto en su estado de whatsapp ? Perdona? https://t.co/3KVGW55406 pic.twitter.com/BzGNLceiKR — Gerard Romero (@gerardromero) January 3, 2025
واستمر: “لكنه يرى أن المادة 130 فقرة 2 من لوائح الاتحاد الإسباني لا تنطبق على حالة داني أولمو وباو فيكتور (وهي القوة القاهرة لتسجيل اللاعبين)، لأن إلغاء التسجيل لم يكن بإرادة النادي كما تنص المادة، بل بسبب عوامل خارجة عن إرادة برشلونة ومخالفة لرغبته”.
وواصل: “أولمو وفيكتور يرغبان في الاستمرار بنادي برشلونة، وهي حقيقة لا جدال فيها، والمادة المذكورة تهدف لتعزيز استقرار تشكيلات الفرق وعدم التسبب في تغييرات غير مبررة في قوائم اللاعبين”.
When the new season is just around the corner, the curtain must be raised on another campaign. As usual, the Community Shield takes centre stage in early August, with the winners of the Premier League and the FA Cup going head to head.
Formerly known as the Charity Shield, the fixture was originally a match between professionals and amateurs, before winners of the First Division and the Southern League faced off annually in the early 20th century. The format changed a lot over the coming years before the current setup of top-flight champions playing FA Cup winners was established in 1930.
However, Wembley has not always been the home of the fixture. It had hosted every final since 1974 until its rebuilding began in 2001, returning in 2007. Since then, Villa Park and Leicester City’s King Power Stadium have stepped in when the stadium was used for the London Olympics in 2012 and the Women’s European Championship in 2022.
But which games are the best in the fixture’s history? We’ve listed our favourites from over the years, based on the amount of drama and memorable moments in each match.
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FFC’s best Community Shield matches
Rank
Match
Year
1
Liverpool 1-1 Leeds
1974
2
Man City 2-3 Man Utd
2011
3
Leeds 4-3 Liverpool
1992
4
Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd
2004
5
Chelsea 2-2 Man Utd
2009
6
Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd
1993
7
Liverpool 3-1 Man City
2022
8
Arsenal 1-1 Man City
2023
9
Chelsea 1-3 Man Utd
2010
10
Chelsea 2-3 Man City
2012
11
Liverpool 1-1 Man City
2019
12
Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea
2006
12 Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea (2006) Riise’s long-ranger and Crouch header down the champions
After hurling themselves over the line in one of the greatest FA Cup finals in recent memory, Liverpool returned to Cardiff a few months later to defeat the champions and take home the Community Shield.
No stranger to a rocket or two, John Arne Riise let fly from range in the ninth minute to open the scoring. Chelsea equalised through a debut goal from Andriy Shevchenko which perhaps gave them some false hope over his promise in a Blues shirt, before Peter Crouch stooped to head in a winner with 11 minutes remaining. A perfect tonic ahead of another gruelling campaign.
The top 10 FA Cup finals of all time – ranked
Some finals fail to live up to the billing, but sometimes the magic of the FA Cup shines through.
1 ByAlex Caple May 25, 2024 11 Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City (2019) Classic game of two halves as City win on pens
For all their successes alongside Pep Guardiola, Manchester City have won just two Community Shields under his guidance. One of those victories came as the top two teams in the country locked horns in the season’s curtain-raiser, having just gone toe-to-toe in the Premier League.
City had edged Liverpool by 98 points to 97, and it seemed like there would be little to separate the teams ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.
The match itself saw Raheem Sterling open the scoring with his first goal against his former club, before Joel Matip equalised amid a Liverpool onslaught on the City goal. However, the highlight of the match was arguably Kyle Walker’s acrobatic goalline clearance to deny Mohamed Salah a winner.
City went on to win 5-4 on penalties, with Georginio Wijnaldum the only player to miss from the spot.
10 Chelsea 2-3 Manchester City (2012) Mancini’s men edge five-goal final at Villa Park
With Wembley Stadium being used for the Olympic Games in London, Villa Park was the venue for the Community Shield final in 2012. Manchester City had recently won their first Premier League title in dramatic circumstances, while Chelsea had just won the Champions League in similar fashion, having already bagged the FA Cup once again.
It was Roberto Mancini’s champions who prevailed following an entertaining game. Fernando Torres opened the scoring before Yaya Toure swept home a superb equaliser after the break. The Citizens showed their class by pulling away through goals from Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri, with Ryan Bertrand nicking a consolation for the Blues.
9 Chelsea 1-3 Manchester United (2010) Double champs beaten as United start season in style
Carlo Ancelotti had enjoyed a fine first season at Stamford Bridge, but any idea they would coast to further glory in his second campaign werwasinously put to bed as Manchester United emerged from Wembley victorious in 2010.
Antonio Valencia was a goalscorer and creator for United’s first two goals – the second of which saw Javier Hernandez open his Red Devils account in somewhat trademark unorthodox fashion, heading in after inexplicably striking the ball onto his own face.
After Salomon Kalou had pulled one back, Dimitar Berbatov rounded off a superb afternoon’s football by expertly lobbing in a third at the death, as United went on to grab the league title from Chelsea come the end of the year.
8 Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City (2023) Gunners break City hoodoo with dramatic shootout victory
Arsenal headed into last season’s Community Shield final having only beaten City once under Mikel Arteta – fittingly enough, at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final in 2020.
So when Cole Palmer had put the treble winners in front late on, it looked as though the writing was on the wall. However, Leandro Trossard’s deflected last-gasp effort forced penalties, much to the delight of the Gunners faithful.
While Arsenal were able to land a blow at last with their win over City, their shootout victory was also a timely reminder the Gunners were by no means one-off also-rans in the previous season.
Arsenal were perfect from the spot, with Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri missing for the Citizens – Aaron Ramsdale saved from the latter. Fabio Vieira had the honour of netting a sumptuous winner.
7 Liverpool 3-1 Manchester City (2022) Nunez comes out on top over Haaland in Leicester
The Community Shield took to the Midlands once more in 2022 with Wembley hosting the final of the Women’s European Championship the following day, meaning Leicester City’s King Power Stadium had the honour of staging the debuts of Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez.
They have had contrasting fortunes since then, but this game may have given a false impression of what was to come.
Liverpool took the lead through Trent Alexander-Arnold, with Julian Alvarez equalising in the 70th minute. A rather harsh penalty call gave Mohamed Salah the opportunity to put the Reds back in front late on – which he took – before Nunez grabbed a debut goal by stooping low to nod past Ederson in stoppage time.
Haaland, meanwhile, had a day to forget. There were some pretty awful misses from the Norwegian that easily could have had Pep Guardiola worrying that he’d bought a dud.
6 Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United (1993) Seaman misses penalty to hand shield to United
Before the Ferguson v Wenger rivalry reached its boiling point, there was still a degree of animosity between these two sides, who played out an entertaining curtain-raiser in 1993, with the Red Devils edging it on penalties.
Arsenal were double cup winners under George Graham amid a disappointing league campaign, with United recently crowned the inaugural Premier League champions.
The game itself saw two marvellous goals at a sun-drenched Wembley, with Mark Hughes’ acrobatic effort cancelled out by Ian Wright’s looping volley in the first half.
Penalties saw even more drama, with Wright missing the chance to win Arsenal the shield before Peter Schmeichel saved from David Seaman to give the league holders the upper hand heading into the campaign.
5 Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United (2009) Blues edge past stubborn United in dramatic encounter
Chelsea and Manchester United have had their fair share of Community Shield dates – at least one of them made the final on all but three occasions between 1993 and 2018. This particular meeting in 2009 saw the largest attendance since Wembley was rebuilt.
The game managed to live up to the billing, little more than a year on from their epic clash in the Champions League final in Moscow.
Nani gave United a half-time lead, but Chelsea turned things around through Ricardo Carvalho and Frank Lampard, who netted in slightly controversial circumstances with Patrice Evra down in Chelsea’s half, leaving plenty of space for the midfielder to squeeze a shot past Ben Foster and over the line.
There was still time for more chaos as Wayne Rooney grabbed an equaliser at the last, forcing penalties. Unfortunately for him, that effort was completely in vain as United could only convert one of their spot kicks, as Petr Cech saved rather poor efforts from Ryan Giggs and Evra.
Salomon Kalou got the winner as Carlo Ancelotti celebrated success in his first game as boss.
4 Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United (2004) Invincibles continue where they left off in Cardiff
With a golden Premier League trophy in the bag, there was no let-up as Arsenal faced FA Cup winners Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium in 2004.
The game was as frenetic as fans had become accustomed to in the league, and Arsene Wenger’s Gunners put on a dazzling show for their supporters. After a goalless first half, Gilberto Silva slammed in an opener before Alan Smith emphatically volleyed United level.
Arsenal weren’t level for long as Jose Antonio Reyes curled home three minutes later, with Ashley Cole causing a fairly comical own goal from Mikael Silvestre to assert the Gunners’ dominance.
United would get their own back of sorts in the classic ‘Battle of the Buffet’ clash at Old Trafford by ending Arsenal’s unbeaten run, while the north Londoners would leave the Red Devils empty-handed by beating them to the FA Cup in Cardiff once more on penalties.
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ByAlex Roberts Dec 7, 2023 3 Leeds United 4-3 Liverpool (1992) Cantona hat-trick the difference in seven-goal thriller
While the Community Shield has often seen one-sided affairs or low-scoring matches, it is often worth the wait when a goal-fest comes around. This will have been the case in the 1992 final between Leeds United and Liverpool, which saw as many goals as the previous five games combined.
It was started by one Eric Cantona, whose hat-trick was the first in this fixture for 35 years. Ian Rush replied swiftly to the Frenchman’s opener, though Tony Dorigo’s deflected effort from a free kick gave the Whites a half-time advantage.
Dean Saunders grabbed Liverpool’s second equaliser after the break before a quickfire double from Cantona; the first a rasping effort through Bruce Grobbelaar, the second a simple header after the Zimbabwean goalkeeper failed to claim a cross.
Perhaps the most iconic goal of the afternoon came with Liverpool’s consolation, as Gordon Strachan was unable to stop Mark Wright’s effort from wriggling between his legs.
Kane Williamson’s side is only behind Australia and India on the World Test Championship table
ESPNcricinfo staff06-Jan-2021
New Zealand are only behind Australia and India on the World Test Championship table•Getty Images
New Zealand have toppled Australia from the No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings, getting to 118 rating points as against Australia’s 116 after winning the second and final Test against Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs in Christchurch on Wednesday, which gave them a 2-0 series win. India (114), England (106) and South Africa (96) round off the top five.New Zealand had pulled ahead of Australia after winning the first Test against Pakistan, by 101 runs in Mount Maunganui, but had to wait to start the celebrations of becoming the seventh team to get to the top of the rankings, because the ICC updates the tables only at the conclusion of each series.Related
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Kane Williamson, meanwhile, consolidated his top spot in the list of Test batsmen, getting to 890 points after yet another sterling performance – a Player-of-the-Match-award-winning innings of 238 in the win in Christchurch. That kept him ahead of Virat Kohli (879), Steven Smith (877) and Marnus Labuschagne (850), the only other batsmen to be above 800 at this point. Williamson has now hit 251, 129, 21 and 238 in his last three Tests.While there is no other New Zealand batsman in the top ten, Neil Wagner and Tim Southee are third and fourth in the bowlers’ rankings respectively. Colin de Grandhomme, who has been out of action with an injury, is at No. 8 in the allrounders’ list, and moving into No. 10 after picking up a chart-topping 16 wickets in the two Tests against Pakistan – while also hitting two useful 30s – is Kyle Jamieson.The 2-0 series win over Pakistan also means New Zealand move upwards in the World Test Championship table. They now have 420 points, more than India’s 390 and Australia’s 322, but are behind them on PCT (percentage) points: Australia are No. 1 with 0.767, followed by India on 0.722, and New Zealand are third with 0.70.New Zealand have been close to invincible at home in recent years. The last time they lost a Test match at home was back in March 2017, when South Africa beat them by eight wickets in Wellington – that, in fact, is the only Test they have lost at home since the start of 2017.That record helped them stay within a shot of the No. 1 spot for the last two years, when they have been No. 2 for long stretches. Now, though, they have followed Australia (May 2020 to Jan 2021), India (Oct 2016 to Apr 2020), Pakistan (Aug 2016 to Oct 2016), South Africa (Jul 2014 to Jan 2016), England (Aug 2011 to Aug 2012) and West Indies (Aug 1995) to the top spot, for the first time.
أضاف أحمد سيد زيزو لاعب الزمالك، الهدف الثالث للقلعة البيضاء أمام بلاك بولز الموزمبيقي، في اللقاء المقام بينهما الآن، ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية، لتصبح النتيجة 3-1.
ويلتقي الزمالك مع بلاك بولز، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الخامسة من دور المجموعات لبطولة كأس الكونفدرالية، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.
وسجل زيزو هدف الزمالك الثالث، في الدقيقة 82 من عمر المباراة، بعدما تلقى تمريرة رائعة من شيكابالا لينطلق بها ويراوغ حارس مرمى الفريق الموزمبيقي ويسددها في المرمى.
شاهد أيضًا.. فيديو | اهداف مباراة الزمالك وبلاك بولز (3-1) كأس الكونفدرالية هدف الزمالك الثالث أمام بلاك بولز في الكونفدرالية.. أحمد سيد زيزو
وكان الزمالك تقدم بهدفين متتاليين، عن طريق المهاجم حسام أشرف في الدقيقيتن 51 و53، بينما جاء هدف فريق بلاك بولز عن طريق لاعبه إيفوني في الدقيقة 62.