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– Fábio, reza para você não perder seu centroavante, porque se perder vai ser complicado.

A frase repetida por Alessandro Nunes, gerente de futebol do Corinthians, ao técnico Fábio Carille durante as férias dá ideia da importância que teria Jô no planejamento do time para 2018. Ao ponto de o dirigente dizer que acendia uma vela a cada dia para não surgirem ofertas pelo artilheiro. Mas surgiu, Jô foi vendido ao Nagoya Grampus (JAP), e a vela de Alessandro agora será para encontrar um substituto à altura.

Negociado por cerca de R$ 43 milhões, Jô se despedirá hoje do Corinthians em uma entrevista coletiva no CT Joaquim Grava ao lado do presidente Roberto de Andrade. Deixa o Timão órfão, tamanha sua importância e dificuldade para encontrar um novo camisa 9. A começar pelo aspecto financeiro.

Apesar de receber uma bolada pela venda de Jô, a diretoria do Corinthians garante que não abrirá o cofre para contratar o substituto. Com o clube em situação financeira delicada, os cartolas entendem que é preciso manter a mesma política de austeridade na busca por reforços, sem maiores investimentos. A maior parte do dinheiro, no caso, será utilizado para abater débitos do clube. Dessa forma, as opções no mercado ficam ainda mais escassas.

Desde que foi noticiada a venda de seu centroavante, o Corinthians foi procurado por diversos empresários, oferecendo camisas 9 de diversos perfis. Dentre eles estiveram nomes de peso, mas a diretoria nem cogitou justamente pelos altores valores envolvidos. Jogadores com pedidas salariais entre R$ 600 mil e R$ 800. Foram vetados.

Além disso, aumenta ainda mais a lamentação dos dirigentes e membros da comissão técnica quando se pega o custo-benefício de Jô. Contratado no início do ano passado sob enorme desconfiança, o centroavante veio com salário considerado bem abaixo dos grandes camisas 9 do país. Marcou 25 gols na temporada, foi artilheiro do time na conquista do Paulista e do Brasileiro, sendo nesse o primeiro corintiano goleador máximo na história. Muito melhor que a encomenda.

Essa performance acabou sendo o maior responsável pela saída do jogador. Com o desempenho além do imaginado em 2017, a diretoria do Corinthians já tinha em mente que dificilmente não apareceria uma oferta tentadora. Ainda mais pela forte influência de Giuliano Bertolucci, agente de Jô. Era favas contadas.

Agora, o Timão se volta ao mercado nacional e diz ter apenas “uma bala” para contratar o novo 9. Ou seja, não pode errar. Até por isso recuou na negociação com o Santiago Tréllez, do Vitória. O interesse do atacante de 27 anos veio antes da venda de Jô, e seria como mais uma opção no elenco. Agora, diretoria e comissão técnica entendem que será preciso subir o grau de exigência para a contratação. Neste caso, deverá acontecer apenas um investimento, portanto distanciando o colombiano do clube.

Nomes como o de Henrique Dourado, do Fluminense, também artilheiro do Brasileiro ao lado de Jô, Roger, que deixou o Botafogo para o Internacional, e Ricardo Oliveira, do Santos para o Atlético-MG, foram analisados, mas em nenhum caso houve avanço. A ordem é não se precipitar.

Enquanto isso, o time inicia a temporada sem o camisa 9 que deseja. As opções no elenco são o turco Kazim e o garoto Carlinhos. Júnior Dutra, contratado para esta temporada, disse em sua apresentação que não é centroavante, apenas “falso 9”. O Corinthians está órfão.

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Wasim Akram has spotted bowlers trying to alter the discolour the ball in places which have red soil, so as to affect its visibility under lights

Cricinfo staff16-Apr-2010Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan fast bowler and current bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders, has said players in the IPL have been actively tampering with the ball, making it difficult for batsmen to sight it in the later stages of the innings. Akram said he has spotted bowlers rubbing red soil on the ball in places like Mumbai, Rajasthan and Ahmedabad once the floodlights take effect, thereby reducing its visibility when the batsmen are looking to accelerate.”I won’t name anyone but I have seen quite a few cricketers who have been rubbing mud on the ball and that is also tampering,” Akram told espnstar.com. ” If umpires are not watching then I don’t know who is. In this IPL, umpires should look for players who are putting mud on the ball because you can’t alter the state of the ball with anything.”Around the 18th, 19th over in places like Rajasthan, Mumbai or Ahmedabad where there is red soil it is difficult to see the ball under lights and by putting the mud on the ball these players are trying to contain the batsmen or get wickets.”However, Akram denied that rubbing mud on the ball would result in reverse swing. He added that the practice of spinners vigorously running their hands over mud before bowling does not amount to tampering. “That is different, that is just to get some grip on the ball but here someone is just going berserk rubbing the mud on the ball,” he said.Akram’s claims have been denied by Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals captain. “I don’t agree with it. I have been hearing this for the first time. You better ask Akram. Maybe he is an expert on this,” Warne said.Akram took over his position with the franchise at the start of this season and is the only Pakistani involved in the IPL. One of the team’s strike bowlers, Ishant Sharma, has struggled in the tournament, picking seven wickets from as many games at an expensive economy rate of 9.44 and conceding 33 runs per wicket. Akram admitted that the fast bowler was struggling to find his rhythm but backed him to bounce back.”He is out of rhythm but is working extremely hard. He just needs a couple of good games and the rhythm will be back,” Akram said. “Ishant feels his run-up is not smooth and the rhythm is not there. He just needs to bowl in the nets, which he is doing, and which will help him get the rhythm back. He is getting wickets but in T20 it is difficult to regain form because, unlike Test matches and ODIs, there are just four overs bowled here and that too on dead tracks.”He said a county stint would help Ishant immensely. ” I think he will be playing for Hampshire this season. And that will improve his bowling and organisational skills because in England he will be alone,” Akram said. “When I was 21, I used to get up at one o’ clock because at this age you tend to sleep late and he does the same which is fine with me. But in county cricket, he won’t get time to rest so much because he will be traveling and bowling everyday. In the process his bowling muscles will get stronger which will help increase his pace.”When asked about up and coming fast bowlers who have impressed him in his coaching stint, Akram singled out the Under-19 left-arm seamer Jaidev Unadkat. “This young kid in our side, Jaidev Unadkat, is the one to watch out for. He is lean like I was when I was 17-18, he can swing the ball both ways and he is hard working. I think we will hear about him in about a couple of years.”

CA defended its security procedures and believed bigger fines would be a better deterrent than fencing off the crowd and banning alcohol

Brydon Coverdale02-Feb-2010

Cricket Australia has called for fines of up to $20,000 for pitch invaders after being issued a please-explain from the ICC over the Perth incident in which Khalid Latif was tackled to the ground. CA defended its security procedures and believed bigger fines would be a better deterrent than fencing off the crowd and banning alcohol, as was suggested by the Pakistan sports minister.Although CA insists the incidence of pitch invasions has fallen since the maximum fines were increased in the eastern states several years ago, the problem remains at some venues. The man who ran on to the WACA and grabbed Latif was the second ground invader during Sunday’s match.During the second Test against West Indies in December, a man ran on to the Adelaide Oval and the security staff were so slow to react that he reached the middle and was casually chatting to Chris Gayle when he was finally caught. Gayle’s team is back in Australia for a one-day series and he said this week that “they could clamp down on those things more and look after the players a bit more”.”We don’t want to have to have a virtual ring of steel around the game, separating the game and the players from the public,” Cricket Australia’s spokesman Peter Young told Cricinfo. “We want the public to feel engaged with the game and to be looking out across the fence at an exciting cricket match, not looking out across the fence at mesh wire and shoulder-to-shoulder security personnel.”We already have quite a comprehensive alcohol programme. There are a small minority of people who let alcohol control them rather than vice-versa. In relation to them we have stringent responsible service of alcohol (RSA) programmes and processes. At the Hobart Test, a couple of staff were fined very heavily because they were found to be in breach of the state RSA requirements.”Cricket Australia was on Tuesday preparing its report on the WACA incident for the ICC, highlighting that it will lobby the Western Australian state government to increase the penalty for ground invaders. The man who tackled Latif has been charged with assault but for the separate offence of trespassing onto the WACA, the most he can be fined is $500 due to the state laws.In the eastern states those fines are higher – up to $7000 in Melbourne – but incidents still occur. A streaker who was shoulder-charged by Andrew Symonds at the Gabba in 2008 was not hit with the maximum penalty by the courts, a result that disappointed Cricket Australia, and Young said greater fines were a significant disincentive.”Since the fines went up, the problem has literally stopped in its tracks,” he said. “We do have isolated cases on the east coast but they are isolated. It’s usually some idiot who doesn’t realise he’s going to spend the next six months paying off a $7000 fine.”In our view a $20,000 fine would probably be even better. These are multi-million dollar events that have global exposure and people running on to the field … reinforces the stereotype in the minds of some international observers that Australia is nothing more than a nation of drunken oiks and that’s very damaging.”Ground invasions are handled differently around the world and methods vary from the authoritarian to the overly lax. In India and Pakistan, barriers are built to stop fans entering the field of play, whereas during Australia’s World Cup semi-final in St Lucia in 2007, drunken spectators who ran on the field were simply placed back in the crowd and allowed to keep watching the game.In Australia some grounds, including the MCG, are protected by police but at other venues the job is left to private security firms. Adelaide and Perth are monitored by security companies but even where the police are present ground invasions do occur, as in this summer’s Boxing Day Test when a fan ran almost the length of the MCG before being apprehended.”By and large, trained state police officers, particularly if they’re from the special offence squad, as they are in Melbourne, are really good,” Young said. “They’re highly trained, they’re fit, they’re appropriately equipped, and they’re well-rehearsed. They do a really, really good job. In Perth, the state police have got a particular policy so they’re not on the ground. The security sub-contractor has its own personnel who does that work.”We don’t want to ring the ground with a ring of security steel. The far more effective approach is to discourage them from thinking about doing it in the first place.”

West Brom could be looking at the possibility of taking a striker from MLS according to one Baggies reporter.

What’s the news?

In a recent article for the Birmingham Mail, West Brom journalist Joe Chapman had this to say about the possibility of the club making a move to sign Orlando City striker Daryl Dike in January.

He said: “I wouldn’t entirely rule out the signing of someone like Daryl Dike. We know Ismael knows all about him, that he’s a big fan of him. He got a serious tune out of Dike at Barnsley last season, and he’s very well-liked out in the MLS.

“He’s someone who has been linked with the Premier League; as we’ve seen before, players in the MLS will come over here at this time of year because their season has finished, or is about to finish. Provided they could agree something with Orlando, Daryl Dike would still very much be their number one.”

With the 21-year-old having scored a total of 28 goals in 63 appearances in total for Orlando and Barnsley, it’s easy to see why West Brom would be interested in bringing the striker to The Hawthorns in January to push them closer to the top of the table with his goals.

Despite sitting in third place of the Championship table with 37 points from 21 games played so far this season, West Brom have scored the least amount of goals (29) out of any of the top five teams in the league.

Meanwhile, West Brom’s top goalscorer in the division so far this season with nine goals is Karlan Grant, which isn’t a lot compared to Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has 21 goals.

With this in mind and the fact that the January transfer window is opening very soon, it seems as though the Midlands club should look to secure the signature of Dike who could add a bit of extra attacking power to Valerien Ismael’s squad.

If West Brom do manage to finally bring the forward to the club for his reunion with Ismael after being linked with him over the previous summer transfer window, this would surely have a lot of Baggies fans buzzing. Especially if he can become their main regular goalscorer and push them closer to promotion back to the Premier League, which would make it a very smart investment from the club.

On the basis of what he did under Ismael at Barnsley – bagging nine in 22 – they could be a match made in heaven.

In other news: West Brom must keep Sam Johnstone beyond January.

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O Botafogo anunciou, no início da noite desta sexta-feira, um novo patrocinador. O aplicativo Pega Carga, que promete facilitar a ligação entre transportadoras e caminhoneiros, será lançado neste sábado, dia do Clássico Vovô, e a logomarca da empresa está estampada na barra traseira da camisa do Glorioso.

O time de basquete do Alvinegro também está contemplado no contrato, que vai até o fim deste ano. Neste caso, na omoplata direita. Por cláusulas de confidencialidade, os valores envolvidos não foram revelados.

– É um valor substancial – se limitou a dizer Bernardo Lage, um dos sócios da empresa, que garantiu o interesse em permanecer em parceria com o clube para o ano que vem. Já houve conversa inicial sobre o tema, mas nada está sacramentado, por enquanto.

O anúncio foi feito com as presenças dos dirigentes Marcio Padilha, vice-presidente de comunicação e marketing, e Alexandre Brito, vice de esportes gerais. Do lado do patrocinador, além de Bernardo Lage, Marcelo Faria, outro sócio, esteve presente.

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Steffan Jones, the Somerset seam bowler, has signed a two-year contract with Derbyshire.Jones, 35, had been on loan to the county – earlier this season he had joined Kent on a month-long loan deal – and they have now signed him full time. He took 30 wickets at 32.33 in nine matches during the second half of the 2009 season with Derbyshire. In addition to his on-field role Jones will help in coaching the Derbyshire bowlers.John Morris, the club’s head of cricket, said: “Steffan has been an excellent addition and we’re delighted to have secured his services on a more permanent basis.”

A double-century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul ensured Durham will end the season as the only unbeaten side in the English first-class season

George Dobell at New Road25-Sep-2009
ScorecardA double-century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul ensured Durham will end the season as the only unbeaten side in the English first-class season.Chanderpaul, who compiled the sixth double-century of his first-class career, provided the foundations for an enormous total of 634 for 8. It was the third highest score in Durham’s first-class history and the fourth highest total ever conceded by Worcestershire.Chanderpaul advanced on his double with the sedate certainty of a glacier. Resuming on 100 overnight, the next century took him 81 overs and included just nine boundaries. There were times during the day when the nearby Malvern hills appeared to be moving faster.It was a worthy innings, however. With conditions overcast and the bowlers performing substantially better than the previous day, batting was far from straightforward. Chanderpaul, therefore, contented himself with leaving almost everything outside off-stump, watchful defence against anything straight and a series of singles nudged off the hip. It was not the most thrilling innings.But it was effective. Durham, wearied by their travails this season, were hoping not to put their bowlers through another work-out on the third-day and were content to simply occupy the crease. Whatever happens on the final day of the first-class season, they will set a record for the largest winning margin in the County Championship since the advent of two-division cricket.Watching Chanderpaul – or Chandercrawl as one press-box wag labelled him – in such mood is a little like watching erosion in action. You know there is a powerful force in operation, but it moves so slowly it’s hard to appreciate. Certainly he is desperately difficult to dislodge when established: he’s now passed 150 11 times in first-class cricket and only three of those innings have ended in his dismissal.The hosts bowled far better than the previous day, however. Durham were made to work much harder for their runs and limited Chanderpaul to just 28 runs in the first session.Worcestershire picked up a couple of wickets, too. Shortly after Dale Benkenstein cut the boundary to bring up his century – his fifth of another profitable season – he was caught behind prodding at a good delivery on off stump, before Ian Blackwell was trapped in front as he played across a beauty that pitched on off and would have hit leg. Phil Mustard’s attempt to increase the pace with some lavish drives soon resulted in an edge to the keeper.Still, there wasn’t much bite in the bowling. On a pitch where Gareth Andrew rated 300 as a good score, Worcestershire conceded 500 for the fifth time this season and came within an ace of seeing five bowlers concede 100 each for just the second time in the club’s history. For poor Richard Jones it was the fifth time in six completed innings that he has recorded such an unwelcome milestone.Liam Plunkett produced Durham’s most fluent batting of the day. After a sketchy start, he drove fairly well and dealt with the short ball without discomfort. This was his third Championship half-century of the season and it took an outstanding diving catch at mid-wicket to dismiss him.Resuming 278 behind on first innings, Worcestershire’s hopes of saving the game were boosted by the news that Steve Harmison may not bowl in the rest of the match as he has a swollen knee. He did take the field, however, and Durham will make a decision in the morning.Daryl Mitchell continued his good form, crunching five fours in the 12 overs before stumps. Stephen Moore’s unhappy season ended with a whimper, however, after he missed a straight delivery from Blackwell. For a man with so much ability, and a man mentioned in England selection meetings only weeks ago, Moore’s Championship average of just 27 this season is hard to fathom and bitterly disappointing.

South Australia must hold on for another three sessions to prevent Victoria from cruising to victory in Adelaide

Cricinfo staff01-Nov-2009South Australia 292 & 2 for 120 (Harris 49*) trail Victoria 9 for 643 dec (Hodge 195, Rogers 149, McDonald 114) by 231 runs
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Andrew McDonald, who didn’t see much action on the Ashes tour, found some early-season form with 114•Getty ImagesSouth Australia achieved their first goal of finishing the third day strongly but they must hold on for another three sessions to prevent Victoria from cruising to victory in Adelaide. After Brad Hodge’s 195 and Andrew McDonald’s 114 set them on track for a 351-run lead, the Bushrangers managed two wickets as the hosts reached 120, still needing 231 to avoid an innings defeat.Daniel Harris, the stand-in captain, responded well following Victoria’s 9 for 643 declared and was unbeaten on 49 while James Smith and Michael Klinger made starts. Smith was lbw to John Hastings for 45 before Klinger was bowled by Nannes on 20, leaving Harris to hope for some strong support as they try to force Victoria to bat again.McDonald wasn’t used much on the Ashes tour and he showed what he was capable of to follow the fine work of Hodge. After Hodge was caught in the gully off Peter George, having added another 26 in the opening session, Rob Quiney and Matthew Wade also fell before lunch. McDonald stayed in control and found the boundary 13 times before he was caught hitting out at Cullen Bailey.The wicket didn’t stop South Australia’s misery and the visitors waited until the lead passed 350 before ending the pain in the second session. Bailey collected 3 for 113 off 22.1 overs while Dan Christian returned 3 for 140.

Celtic finally got off the mark in their UEFA Europa League group on Tuesday afternoon thanks to a 2-0 win at home to Ferencvaros.

Kyogo Furuhashi, long odds with LV BET for first goalscorer, opened the scoring for the hosts just short of the hour mark, before an own goal late on sealed all three points for Ange Postecoglou’s team at Parkhead. However, not all of the Hoops thrived, as The Transfer Tavern dives into the three worst-rated players by statistical specialists Sofascore…

David Turnbull

Turnbull was the third-worst rated Hoops player (6.9) per Sofascore, as players have to had played a minimum of 45 minutes to be taken into account.

The Scotland international failed to record a single shot on target or dribble in the match, and also lost possession of the ball on nine separate occasions.

With little depth in midfield behind the 22 year-old, his place in the XI will likely remain safe for now.

Tom Rogic

Rogic was another midfield player who may have been a bit disappointed by his overall performance, as Sofascore gave him a measly 6.6 rating.

The 28-year-old lost out on five of his duels in total, and also did not manage a shot, while his 78% pass accuracy was the worst out of his outfield teammates.

Rogic also lost possession on no fewer than on 15 different occasions, the third-highest out of any Celts player.

Liel Abada

Abada did not have the most productive of afternoons, and was unsurprisingly ranked as the Bhoys’ worst player with a mere 6.4 overall rating.

The winger lost nine of his duels, the joint-most out of any player to have set foot on the pitch, and also did not have a shot on target or successful dribble, while his zero key passes or accurate crosses (Sofascore) pretty much sums up his lack of end product.

Abada also lost the ball 13 times, the fourth-most out of his teammates, in what was a frustrating afternoon for the Israeli.

In other news, find out which player Celtic are having doubts over here!

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been linked with a move to Real Madrid as the 28-year-old nears the end of his current contract with the club.

What’s the story?

The World Cup winner has been attracting the attention of a host of top European clubs for several months after refusing to put pen to paper on fresh terms at United.

And now, according to Spanish outlet AS (via Manchester Evening News), La Liga giants Madrid are eager to sign Pogba and will try to sign him on a free transfer next year.

He will be available to sign on a pre-contract agreement over the winter window which is good news for Los Blancos who want to secure his signature as soon as possible.

Solskjaer will be worried

Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint-Germain were heavily linked with a move for Pogba in the previous window before their shock move for Lionel Messi meant his arrival was no longer a financial possibility.

Since then, United are believed to have offered their academy graduate a new contract worth close to £400,000 per week, and although he’s open to re-signing, Pogba’s taking his time over what is a huge decision at this stage in his career.

However, United’s chiefs are set to face a battle to keep the France international on their books after Madrid reportedly rekindled their interest in the box-to-box dynamo over the international break.

Pogba’s impressive displays for Les Blues during their Nations League triumph were just the latest in what’s been an impressive 2021 for the engine room operator, with club teammate Bruno Fernandes lauding him after his magnificent tally of four assists against Leed United on the opening day of the season.

“I’m pretty sure Paul could do five or six (assists) in one game! Paul is a quality player; we all trust him, we all know his qualities,” Fernandes told MUTV after the emphatic victory.

“The point is making those performances and to help the team do better and I’m pretty sure Paul is here to do that.”

Therefore, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to be very worried about this latest revelation, and the Norwegian tactician will be hoping one of his star players remains at Old Trafford for many years to come. After all, it would be a hammer blow to lose a player as good as the France star.

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