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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has taken a fresh swipe at Mohamed Salah ahead of the team's Champions League clash with Inter at San Siro on Tuesday evening. Salah has been left out of the squad for the game in Milan following his critical comments after Saturday's draw with Leeds, and his future at the club remains in doubt. Carragher has already branded Salah a "disgrace" for his outburst and has now followed that up with a fresh post on social media.

• Salah in the spotlight amid Liverpool struggles

  Salah vented his frustrations at Liverpool after being left out of the starting XI by Arne Slot for the third straight match against Leeds last time out. The 33-year-old Egypt international, who has scored 250 goals in 420 Liverpool appearances, claimed he had been "thrown under the bus" at Anfield and alleged someone at the club wants him out. Salah also claimed his relationship with head coach Slot had broken down. His comments shocked the football world and drew a critical response from Carragher who dubbed Salah a "disgrace" and claimed his comments were designed to "cause maximum damage and strengthen his own position." Slot has responded by admitting he has "no clue" if Salah will play for the club again and subsequently left him out of the squad travelling to Italy for their Champions League match.

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• Carragher takes fresh swipe at Salah

  Salah has posted an image on social media on Tuesday of himself training alone in the gym at Liverpool while his team-mates are in Milan preparing for their Champions League match without their talisman. Carragher has reacted to the post by responding: "I'm not sure I've wanted Liverpool to win a game more than tonight for a long time! Come you mighty reds."

• Will Salah play for Liverpool again?

  While Salah will play no part against Inter, it's still not clear if he will feature for the Reds again. Slot's side are in Premier League action on Sunday against Brighton, a fixture which will be Salah's last before he is due to link up with the Egypt squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. The Liverpool boss has been asked if Salah will feature against the Seagulls but was coy in his response. He told : "We are here for the Inter game. And I think you can understand that the last two days were already a lot. A lot of things going on, after conceding in the last minute against Leeds. Not for the first time this season. Then what happened afterwards. So I think you can understand that my full focus is now on Inter Milan, and we will see what the future is."

  Slot was quizzed further on the saga with Salah and added only: "No, far from ideal. Not good for anyone. First of all, not for the club, not for the team, not for him as well. So, far from ideal, but, yeah, we reacted in the way we did not to take him here. And that tells you what we felt about his comments."

  The drama has brought a fresh wave of speculation about Salah's future, with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal reportedly willing to sign the forward in the January transfer window if he does decide to move on from Liverpool.

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  Liverpool face tough task in Italy

  Liverpool must now focus on their clash with Inter and what promises to be tough match against the Serie A giants. The Nerazzurri, who reached last season's Champions League final, head into the game with four wins from their opening five matches in the competition and are also currently sitting in third place in the Serie A table. The Reds were humbled 4-1 last time out in the competition at home to PSV and know another poor result will pile more pressure on Slot during what's fast become a nightmare second season at Anfield for the Dutchman.

Shohei Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player in history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season last year, accomplishing the incredible feat amid much fanfare. This year, able to pitch again after returning from injury, he has charted new ground yet again by becoming the sole member of another 50-50 club; this time becoming the first to post 50 dingers and 50 strikeouts.

Ohtani hurled five hitless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in what would become a 9-6 defeat, fanning five batters to bring his total to 54 on the year. He's right on the half-century mark when it comes to his own long ball total and carries a 1.006 OPS as the season reaches its final weeks.

Now, racking up 50 strikeouts on the mound in this day and age of swings and misses isn't the most impressive thing in the world. Doing it in 41 innings of work sure is, though.

Whenever Ohtani's career ends there are going to be countless stats and feats to sift through as we try to decide if he's the greatest player of all time. Becoming a founding member of two different clubs showcasing the diversity of his talent in back-to-back years will certainly be one of them.

Former West Indies selector Roland Butcher was part of the panel who plucked out the young quick bowler

Andrew McGlashan02-Feb-2024One of the first people involved in West Indies cricket to set eyes on Shamar Joseph has recalled the excitement at seeing him bowl.Roland Butcher, who played international cricket for England, was a West Indies selector until earlier this year and was present at various stages through Joseph’s rapid rise which made global headlines with his 7 for 68 at the Gabba to bowl West Indies to a famous eight-run win despite an injured toe.It was last year at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua that Butcher was convinced they had found a special talent. He quickly took his thoughts back to fellow selector Desmond Haynes and the wheels were set in motion.Related

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“I immediately saw this guy bowling and thought, wow, this guy has got talent,” Butcher told ESPNcricinfo. “Went back to the hotel and sat down with Desmond and said, I saw a boy today who I believe is what we’ve been looking for. He’s the real material as a fast bowler.”Joseph took a five-wicket haul in his second first-class match and then earned a place on the A tour to South Africa where he claimed 12 wickets in two games. But even before then, Butcher had his eyes on the Australia tour.”What I saw was a guy with great athletic ability,” he said. “He’s not a big lad, but he’s strong and extremely fit. You could see that in him then, and once he started playing for Guyana, you saw the easy run up and the pace and the areas that he bowled. He’s not a guy who is all over the place. He bowls good areas but at serious pace.”It surprised us all that he’s done it so quickly but we always believed he had the talent. We took a chance, a calculated risk. I believed Australia was the perfect place for him to play because the pitches obviously favour fast bowling but you still need to know how to bowl there.

We knew his capabilities but don’t think we expected that sort of impact. How can you?Roland Butcher

“What you saw in Australia is what he did in that first game. The same lengths, movement, pace, everything you saw he did in the first game.”Butcher and Joseph had first crossed paths a couple of years earlier at a cricket clinic in Berbice, Guyana, when he and Andy Roberts had been invited to visit by the local board.”We had a long conversation. I saw him and realised he had talent,” Butcher recalled. “We spoke about it, I said listen, you have a lot of talent and I believe if you get serious about the game I know what could happen.”Then during the Super50 last year in Trinidad he came and sat down and said do you remember when you spoke with me about taking the game seriously. Then he said, six to eight months later he decided to take it serious.”Shamar Joseph sustained his pace throughout his matchwinning spell•Cricket Australia/Getty ImagesAlthough Butcher’s contract as a selector has ended, the pair kept in regular contact during the Australia tour with Butcher passing on advice about bowling in the conditions.”He’s not a bang it into the pitch bowler,” he said. “We talked about not getting carried away with the bounce and bowling a fuller length and about being quicker through the air.”They were all attributes on display at the Gabba where he continually challenged the defence of the Australia batters and was still getting movement with the pink ball as it grew older. His stamina, too, stood out as he touched 150kph deep into the matchwinning spell.”We knew his capabilities but don’t think we expected that sort of impact. How can you? The impact he’s had is unreal,” Butcher said. “What he has achieved is unbelievable. From his background, what he had to do…he’s one of the most natural athletes I’ve seen for a long time.”You have to remember where he came from. You must have real love for the game and serious desire to play in a place where there’s hardly any cricket, hardly any facilities, a very difficult place to get to. The support he got from within his village, he must have had huge desire to be a cricketer.”The story has already shifted to what happens next for Joseph. He has T20 league deals (an ILT20 stint has been curtailed by the toe injury) but has committed to always being available for West Indies. Their next Test series is against England in July.”I talk to him about things happening quickly, the type of people he needs around him to handle this kind of thing,” Butcher said. “That will be key now in terms of him getting good advice. He’s got a strong family background, so I have no doubts he won’t get carried away. He’s the catalyst for dragging that young team forward.”

The Detroit Tigers are fortifying the back end of their starting rotation, striking a deal within their own division in order to acquire another established arm.

According to MLB insider Ken Rosenthal, the Tigers have agreed to trade for Chris Paddack in a deal with the rival Twins. Detroit is sending Minnesota 19-year-old minor league catcher/first baseman Enrique Jimenez in the deal, according to 's Robert Murray.

Paddack, 29, is in his seventh MLB season and has spent the last four years in Minnesota. In 2025, he owns a 4.95 ERA with 83 strikeouts, 27 walks and 17 home runs surrendered across 111 innings.

He'll join a starting rotation in Detroit that currently consists of Cy Young favorite Tarik Skubal, Jack Flaherty, Reese Olsen, Casey Mize and Dietrich Ennis.

The Tigers enjoyed a superb first half of the season but have struggled recently, losing eight of their last 10 games. Now sitting at 61–46 with just a few days until the trade deadline, they chose to strike early and bring in Paddack to shore up their rotation ahead of their postseason push.

It looks as though chairman Andrew Cavenagh was fully invested in hiring Danny Rohl as Rangers’ next manager when everyone thought Kevin Muscat would take charge at Ibrox.

Rangers make Rohl their new manager

Things have moved quickly over the past 24 hours or so, with Muscat’s talks with the Gers falling through when it looked as though he was the front-runner to come in as Russell Martin’s successor at Ibrox.

Rohl has been confirmed as Rangers’ next boss instead, with the German most recently in charge at Sheffield Wednesday, and once enjoying a coaching spell at Bayern Munich, working under legendary boss Hansi Flick.

The 36-year-old has constantly been mentioned as one of the favourites to take charge of the Gers, alongside Muscat and Steven Gerrard, with the latter another who decided not to take the job and enjoy a second stint at Ibrox.

After a dire start to the Scottish Premiership season, Rangers fans will be keeping their fingers crossed that Rohl is the right choice, and it looks as though he may have been the leading option for the Scottish giants all along, following a fresh claim.

Cavenagh held secret talks with Rohl during Muscat saga

According to reports, Cavenagh held talks with Rohl last week about becoming Rangers’ next manager, amid constant claims suggesting Muscat would be the man to come in. They did then back away from the discussions when the Australian became the leading target again, prior to his move collapsing.

Only time will tell whether the former Wednesday boss is the right choice for the Gers, but there is plenty to like about him from the off, as he likely prepares to take charge of his first game away to Brann in the Europa League on Thursday evening.

At just 36 years of age, he represents a young and long-term option for Rangers, rather than going with the safer bet of an older manager who knows about getting teams out of trouble rather than adopting an attractive playing style.

As mentioned, Rohl excelled at Wednesday, coming in when the Owls looked destined for relegation from the Championship in October 2023, only to turn their fortunes around and finish the 2023/24 campaign in 20th place.

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Interestingly, it does look as though Muscat’s arrival at Rangers was never as concrete as reported by some, hence Cavenagh’s talks with Rohl last week, and hopefully, the German ends up being an inspired choice who gradually brings the glory days back to Ibrox as the months and years pass.

Leeds United head coach Daniel Farke had to endure a long summer of speculation throughout the transfer window, as interest swirled around his best players.

By the end of the summer transfer window, Glen Kamara, Charlie Cresswell, Liam Cooper, Crysencio Summerville, Georginio Rutter, and Archie Gray had all departed from Elland Road.

Kamara, Gray, Rutter, and Summerville all secured big moves to top-flight teams, joining Rennes, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, and West Ham United, and that dented Farke’s squad.

They had all been regulars for the German head coach in the 2023/24 campaign to help the side to finish third in the Championship table, before they went on to lose 1-0 to Southampton at Wembley in the play-off final.

Those sales did, however, provide the former Norwich City tactician with an opportunity to make his own additions to the squad during the summer transfer window, as he brought in the likes of Jayden Bogle, Isaac Schmidt, Largie Ramazani, Manor Solomon, and Joe Rothwell.

Central midfielder Ao Tanaka was also snapped up from Fortuna Dusseldorf on a permanent deal in an attempt to replace Kamara, and he has turned out to be an excellent addition to the group.

Ao Tanaka's form this season

The Japan international has been a revelation in the middle of the park for the Whites since injuries to Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev provided him with an opportunity to play regularly in the Championship.

Tanaka, despite not being the most imposing figure in midfield, is an incredibly well-rounded star who can contribute with great quality both in and out of possession to help Leeds to dominate matches week-in-week-out.

Firstly, his use of the ball is sublime. The 26-year-old metronome has completed a whopping 91% of his attempted passes in the second tier this term, which ranks him within the top 4% of his positional peers.

He also ranks within the top 8% for progressive passes per 90 (7.19) and this shows that the midfielder is forward-thinking and positive on the ball, rather than having a high pass success rate because he plays safe and sideways passes.

As you can see in the table above, Tanaka also offers plenty to the Leeds team off the ball with his ability to win duels and recover the ball, whilst rarely being dribbled past by opposition players.

At the time of writing (05/11/2024), Football Transfers has his Expected Transfer Value at just €4m (£3.3m), which may soar if his performances continue to impress throughout the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, there is a player Leeds recently let go of who is now worth even more than the Japanese maestro right now – Spaniard Marc Roca.

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In the summer transfer window, the Spanish defensive midfielder completed a permanent transfer to Real Betis for a fee reported by Fabrizio Romano to be €4.5m (£3.7m).

That move came after the 27-year-old ace spent the 2023/24 campaign on loan with the LaLiga side, after Leeds were relegated from the Premier League.

In the summer of 2022, Jesse Marsch swooped to sign the midfielder from German giants Bayern Munich for a reported fee of £10m, in an attempt to reinforce his options in the middle of the park.

Roca started 29 of the club’s 38 games in the Premier League and, unfortunately, did not do enough to help the Whites avoid relegation down to the Championship.

As you can see in the table above, the Spanish flop was wasteful in his use of the ball and struggled with physical battles on the ground in midfield, as he failed to adapt to English football.

It was his first year in the country, though, and he had joined a team that went on to struggle badly and get relegated, which was not an easy environment for him to be in.

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Roca, who was hailed as an “interesting” player by Bayern chief Hasan Salihamidzic, has been a solid performer since his move to Spain and it now appears as though Leeds fumbled his sale, as his value has soared.

Marc Roca's current market value

At the time of writing (05/11/2024), Football Transfers has the Real Betis star’s Expected Transfer Value at €14.6m (£12m) and that is significantly more than the £3.7m that the club sold him for earlier this year and Tanaka’s current market value.

This suggests that the Whites fumbled badly when they cashed in on the midfielder, who is in his prime years at the age of 27, for just £3.7m, as he is currently worth considerably more than that.

He is also now worth more than the £10m that Leeds paid for his services in the summer of 2022, which suggests that the West Yorkshire outfit did not get the best out of him.

After struggling in possession with the Whites, completing just 79% of his passes in the Premier League, Roca has emerged as a reliable option in midfield for Betis.

As you can see in the table above, the Spanish destroyer has completed a far higher percentage of his passes in LaLiga than he managed in the English top-flight.

Roca has also been a strong presence in the middle of the park, winning at least 2.5 tackles and interceptions per game on average since the start of last season.

Whilst Leeds may not have got the best out of him in England, as his game may just not have been suited to this country, they certainly appear to have fumbled his valuation as they cashed in on him for a tiny fee in comparison to his current market value.

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Leeds United are looking to force some late deals over the line in the market and were closing in on their next summer capture before being hijacked.

Leeds release Patrick Bamford as space opened for fresh faces

After making it clear that the former England international wasn’t part of his Premier League plans, Daniel Farke took the step to release Patrick Bamford this week to free up space in his forward line amid the Whites’ hunt for reinforcements.

Largie Ramazani has moved on loan to Valencia, and Isaac Schmidt will spend the season at Werder Bremen. However, news that the experienced striker has been let go has become a late talking point at Elland Road.

Addressing his departure, former Chelsea man Bamford admitted he has been left feeling ‘raw’ regarding recent events, though looked back on pride at what he achieved during his time in Yorkshire.

He stated on social media: “Right now, with the way it has come to an end and the way things have been handled recently it is all too raw for me to reflect on immediately. But in the years to come, I will look back at this period of my life with nothing but joy and pride and be super happy with what I have achieved.

“I want to thank all the managers I played under but especially Marcelo Bielsa. I don’t know where the club would be without the foundations he laid.”

With that now said and done, Leeds are lining up a move for Getafe forward Christantus Uche after his move to Wolves stalled. Meanwhile, they have also made a late approach to sign German forward Timo Werner.

Time is running out to conclude deals, though they were moving closer to bringing in a much-needed element of creativity to bolster the ranks.

Leeds hijacked by Chelsea in Facundo Buonanotte deal

Taking to social media platform X, talkSPORT journalist Alex Crook confirmed Leeds were closing in on Facundo Buonanotte, offering credit to fellow reporter Ben Jacobs as the Whites near a deal to land the Brighton & Hove Albion attacking midfielder.

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However, since this, it has been revealed that Chelsea have moved to hijack Leeds’ deal for Buonanotte after they missed out on Xavi Simons to Tottenham.

Labelled “huge talent” by Jacek Kulig, the Argentina international spent last season on loan at Leicester City, amassing six goals and three assists in 35 appearances.

Now likely to follow that up with a loan to Stamford Bridge, the 20-year-old could have moved to Yorkshire and offer a degree of versatility in the forward areas, given his capability to feature in the ten role or as a right winger. FBRef claim his play style is similar to the likes of Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham, with both players thriving on a per 90 minutes basis for defensive metrics.

Indeed, both the Brighton starlet and Bellingham rank in the top 25 per cent for tackles, interceptions, blocks, clearances and aerials won when compared to other attacking midfielders over the last 365 days, offering some insight into the pressing benefits of having him in the team.

Ao Tanaka’s recent injury left a slot for another midfielder to enter Farke’s rotation, and Buonanotte would have allowed the German coach to shuffle things around in the engine room, but Leeds now need to look elsewhere.

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da jogodeouro： O sub-17 do São Paulo está focado em garantir uma vaga na final da Copa do Brasil. Apesar da vantagem conquistada com a vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Atético-MG, fora de casa, os jogadores sabem que é preciso atenção para não deixar a classificação escapar.

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da stake casino： O meia Luiz Henrique, autor do gol da vitória, afirmou que o time precisará manter o foco para chegar na final do mata-mata nacional.

-A vantagem é muito boa. Conseguimos o resultado que a gente veio buscar e agora é trabalhar com o mesmo foco para conseguir a vaga para a final – disse o jogador, ao site oficial do São Paulo.

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O lateral-esquerdo Raphael, um dos destaques da partida, também lembrou da importância da vitória, mas espera que a equipe não diminua o ritmo por precisar apenas de um empate. Caso seja derrotado por um gol, a disputa será nos pênaltis.

– A gente sabia que seria um jogo tranquilo, porque o Atlético-MG é um grande time. Entramos focados e conseguimos sair com a vantagem. Agora é trabalhar forte, porque não tem nada decidido, pelo contrário – afirmou.

Com o resultado, o Tricolor joga pelo empate no jogo da volta, que acontecerá no dia 19, às 16h, em Cotia, para garantir a vaga na decisão.

India lost four wickets for six runs before the England openers tore into the bowling

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Akash Deep put his arms around Ben Duckett’s shoulder after dismissing him•Getty Images

Lunch England have grabbed the fifth Test with both hands. In the space of 21.4 overs on day two, Gus Atkinson’s fourth five-wicket haul snuffed out India’s first innings for 224, before a bombastic opening stand between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett propelled England to 109 for 1 at lunch, trailing by just 115.England’s openers were boundary happy, smoking 92 off just 77 deliveries, punishing India for every slight error in line or length. Duckett was the main driver, reverse-pulling Akash Deep over the cordon, then “conventionally” ramping Mohammed Siraj into the sponge for the first two sixes of the match.Duckett fell to Akash Deep attempting a third, departing for 43 with the bowler putting his arm around the left-hander, as much in jest as respect.Crawley was no slouch either, motoring on to a third half-century of the series in 42 deliveries, and second in a row after a tidy 84 in the fourth Test. His 24th score of fifty or more featured just four singles, with 12 fours, some along the ground, and three lifted serenely over cover.Zak Crawley raced to a fifty•PA Photos/Getty Images

Teeing up England’s speed run through to the break was Atkinson’s 5 for 33 upon his return to the side after two months out. He made light work of what remained of India’s first innings when they arrived on Friday morning on 204 for 6.It was all the more important after news this morning that Chris Woakes would play no further part in the match after a suspected dislocated shoulder sustained in the field last night. And the Surrey quick, on his home ground, took three of the remaining four wickets that India had up their sleeve.It was Josh Tongue who made the first key incision, albeit with a choatic approach that would get any surgeon struck off. His first over, opening from the Vauxhall End, went for nine, but he was able to remove Karun Nair for 57 in his second. A sharp delivery that nipped into the stumps – Nair no doubt expected something short and wide either side of them – pinned the right-hander on the back leg. Plumb in front, Nair took one of India’s three reviews with him.Washington Sundar should have assumed the responsibility at that point as an elongated tail became exposed, but he fell five deliveries later, waltzing into a short ball trap, heaving Atkinson to deep square leg, where Jamie Overton sprinted in to take a smart catch.Atkinson would then skittle Siraj before Prasidh Krishna felt for a delivery outside off, completing a collapse of four for six in 18 balls. It also leaves Atkinson with an average of 21, the fourth best for an England seamer with fifty or more dismissals, and the second best strike rate, ever, at 34.9, for those who have taken 60 wickets.

Newcastle United are in the market for late attacking reinforcements and could now be set to bring in both Yoane Wissa and an additional forward in the midst of Alexander Isak’s likely departure.

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Deadline Day is finally here, and Alexander Isak is finally set to leave Newcastle United for Liverpool, bringing the curtain down on the story of the summer window.

Fabrizio Romano confirmed on X that the Sweden international is now set for a medical ahead of a £130 million move to Anfield, enabling Eddie Howe and PIF the chance to seek out a late replacement.

Of course, new Newcastle United striker Nick Woltemade could fit that mould after signing on the dotted line from Stuttgart. However, he is unlikely to be the only arrival before tonight’s close of play.

Late on, Roma striker Artem Dovbyk has emerged as a loan target for the Magpies, in a deal that could take the form of an initial season-long agreement with an option to buy at around £30 million.

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Finalising deals at this late stage is always a race against time, but if Newcastle want to compete with their Premier League rivals after an underwhelming start to the campaign, they don’t have much of a choice.

Nevertheless, they won’t wait around for targets, something that latest developments lend credence to as Howe desperately scours the market for a striker.

Newcastle agree Wissa deal and chasing Randal Kolo Muani

According to Sacha Tavolieri on X, Newcastle are eyeing Paris Saint-Germain forward Randal Kolo Muani, who has emerged as an 11th-hour target along with Wissa.

Interestingly, while Tavolieri reports he could join instead of the Congolese striker, the Magpies appear primed to wrap up a deal for the Brentford star after Fabrizio Romano dropped his patented “here we go” on Monday morning – whether both deals are viable this late in the window remains to be seen.

Earning around £150,000 per week, Kolo Muani would be an expensive import. Still, his salary is well within PIF’s financial capabilities and wouldn’t present a major issue in the final hours of the window, with the sale of Isak affording some extra wiggle room to bring in two attackers on deadline day.

Either way, the clock is ticking as Newcastle look to make a play for his signature, indeed making this saga one to watch in the final hours of the window.