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Everton will travel to Cardiff City on Tuesday night looking for their first Premier League win since beating Huddersfield Town at the end last month.

And the Toffees need a big performance from Andre Gomes if they are to collect a hugely important three points from their trip to Wales.

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Everton won the race to sign Gomes on loan from Barcelona last summer.

The midfielder missed the start of the season through injury, but has been an ever-present since the latter stages of October.

The 29-time Portugal international was very impressive when he first stepped into the team, but his performances have dropped over the last few weeks.

And Everton need much more from the 25-year-old over the next few months if they are to enjoy a successful end to the campaign.

Starting with the trip to Cardiff, the Toffees need Gomes to be brave and really take control of the battle in the middle of the park.

How has Gomes performed this season?

Nineteen Premier League appearances have brought one goal and one assist.

Those numbers are not exactly terrific, but his use of the ball was excellent between his debut against Crystal Palace and the early stages of December.

Gomes was on the scoresheet in the 3-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month, but struggled against Watford last time out.

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Indeed, according to WhoScored, Gomes only made one tackle and did not win a single header before being replaced by Theo Walcott in the second period.

The fact that Cardiff were thumped by Watford on Friday night makes it an even tougher task for an Everton team seriously out of form.

Gomes is a wonderful talent, but the Toffees need so much more from the Portuguese, starting with Tuesday’s clash in Wales.

أعلن نادي آرسنال الإنجليزي رسميًا التعاقد مع أليكس رونارسون، حارس مرمى ديجون الفرنسي بعقد طويل الأمد.

وقال النادي اللندني، في بيان رسمي منذ قليل، إن رونارسون البالغ من العمر 25 عامًا وقع على عقد مدته 4 سنوات.

اقرأ أيضًا.. آرسنال يعيد فتح باب المفاوضات مع أتلتيكو مدريد لضم بارتي

وسيحصل الحارس الآيسلندي على القميص رقم 13 مع الجانرز.

وفي السياق ذاته، أبدى ميكيل أرتيتا المدير الفني لآرسنال سعادته بالتعاقد مع رونارسون، موضحًا: “نريد خلق منافسة صحية بين اللاعبين في جميع المراكز”.

وأضاف: “نتطلع إلى أن يضيف أليكس مزيدًا من العمق على مركز حراسة المرمى لدينا”.

من جانبه قال المدير الرياضي إيدو: “نحن سعداء جدًا بقدوم أليكس إلى فريقنا، لقد كنا نراقبه منذ بعض الوقت”.

وأتم: “ومن تحليلنا وجدنا أنه يتمتع بسمات مميزة، كنا نبحث عنها سواء كحارس المرمى أو كشخص”.

Real Madrid have been warned they must be cautious about signing a big name like Kylian Mbappe as the forward's arrival will not guarantee success.

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• Madrid expected to sign Mbappe
• Would be monumental transfer
• Club warned to learn from 'mistakes'

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Spanish giants are said to be closing in on a deal to land the French forward after he informed Paris Saint-Germain that he will leave when his contract expires at the end of the season. His signing could mark a new Galactico era for Madrid, recreating the time they signed Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham together. However, ex-Madrid star Ivan Helguera has warned they could end up failing to live up to their potential.

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  WHAT HELGUERA SAID

  Helguera said at a La Liga and DAZN event: "It could be, what happens is that you have to see the mistakes that were made , there were many figures and very good players… but nothing was won. In Madrid it is important to win every year. It is wonderful to have all those players, but you have to know how to balance with a good squad. For Mbappe to come to Real Madrid would be an impressive signing and upwards it would be difficult to beat."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Mbappe would be joining a a squad that already boasts the likes of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni, as well as veteran stars Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. Despite the quality at Carlo Ancelotti's disposal, the Santiago Bernabeu side failed to win La Liga or the Champions League last season.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR MADRID?

  The capital club are expected to seal the Spanish league title this season, and may also go on to claim their 15th European crown, while they work out a deal to bring Mbappe to the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer transfer window.

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A noite foi especial para o volante Éderson, autor do segundo gol do Corinthians na vitória por 2 a 0 diante do Oeste, em Barueri. Além da classificação, o jogador marcou seu primeiro tento com a camisa do Timão e comemorou o feito realizado.

– Uma noite muito especial. Desde o jogo passado que eu vinha tentando, vinha dando chute no gol, e agora nesse jogo tive a oportunidade de estar finalizando mais uma vez. Dessa vez, com sucesso. Muito feliz também de estar aqui no Corinthians, você viu a recepção que eu tive aqui no começo. Não só agora no gol, mas logo que cheguei. Com certeza, é uma noite muito especial – afirmou Éderson ao Premiere.

O camisa 15 ainda revelou um ‘pacto’ dos jogadores, de não estarem ligados no confronto entre Guarani e São Paulo, que influenciava diretamente na classificação corintiana. O Bugre acabou perdendo do rival por 3 a 1 e foi eliminado do estadual.

– A gente combinou de não ficar perguntando, para a gente focar só no nosso jogo. Fiquei sabendo só no final que falaram que classificamos. Desde o começo vim buscando ajudar defensiva a ofensivamente e, graças à Deus, deu certo – finalizou.

Agora, o Corinthians encara o Red Bull Bragantino nas quartas de final, ainda sem data e horário definidos.

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The French champions are expected to make a number of moves over the coming months as they look to fill holes in their squad and challenge in Europe

It will be a busy summer at Paris Saint-Germain. Lionel Messi is certain to leave. So too is Sergio Ramos. Neymar could also yet go. A number of squad players will also depart, either on free transfers or for relatively low fees. Theirs is a squad that is far from complete heading into the transfer window.

The French champions, then, have got some business to do, though they are wasting little time in getting going. Inter defender Milan Skriniar is set to arrive after the Champions League final, while Marco Asensio is reportedly close to sealing a move following his release by Real Madrid.

But there is work to be done elsewhere. Kylian Mbappe has made no secret of the fact that he wants his club to bring in some new faces, and there are weaknesses all over the pitch to address. PSG do not need a rebuild, but the squad requires investment. And who, exactly, can be brought in?

GOAL takes a look at 10 of the players PSG are most likely to sign this summer…

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PSG seemed certain to bring Bernardo in last summer, and as reported by GOAL, had an agreement in place to bring him to Parc des Princes. However, financial obstacles prevented the Parisians from completing the deal, and the winger stayed at Man City.

This time, though, finances shouldn't be an issue, creating a path for the Portuguese's signature to be sealed early if City are willing to sell. While he wouldn't serve as a Messi replacement, the winger would add some trickery and creativity in the final third.

AdvertisementGettyMarco Asensio (Real Madrid)

If reports are to be believed, this one is already over the line. Asensio is a curious case. He will come on a free, having seen his deal run out at Real Madrid, and at 27, he should be right in the middle of his prime. However, he's never hit the same level he was at before he tore his ACL in July 2019.

Since his return, he's been a maddeningly inconsistent presence for Madrid, largely coming off the bench with Rodrygo and Federico Valverde favoured at his right-wing spot. Still, with an extended run in a side, he could be an impact signing — especially on a free.

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The yearly quest for young French talent starts again. Kolo Muani has been loosely linked with PSG for a year now, and has been identified among a trio of young, homegrown players the Parisians are after.

And this one makes a lot of sense. PSG have needed a No.9 for some time now, and Mbappe has made it very clear that he wants to play with one. Kolo Muani isn't quite a perfect striker — not yet — but he appears to be a good fit. That he has impressed alongside Mbappe for France is a bonus.

He won't come cheap, with Eintracht Frankfurt reportedly slapping a €100 million (£89m/$107m) price tag on the 24-year-old. But that's simply the going rate these days.

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Could it be a smart piece of business from PSG? Ugarte is exactly the kind of midfielder that they need. With enough bite and a willingness to run, at an affordable price, the Uruguayan would slot in alongside Marco Verratti perfectly.

Danilo Pereira is a solid defensive midfielder, but Ugarte has the potential to be one of the best in Europe and the perfect answer to PSG's woes at the position.

And the Parisians are reportedly fairly advanced in negotiations and are willing to pay his €60m (£52m/$64m) release clause, though they face stiff competition from Chelsea for Ugarte's signature. It's up to the player, but PSG have put themselves in a good position to make a solid signing.

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A sexta-feira foi de reflexão no Ceará. Como virou rotina desde a sua chegada, o técnico Adilson Batista atendeu a imprensa, fez uma avaliação do seu momento no comando da equipe e pediu desculpa aos torcedores pela falta de resultados do Vozão.

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‘Gostaria de pedir desculpas ao torcedor, nós não gostaríamos de estar nessa posição. Só comigo aqui, lances, jogos, resultados que poderiam ter sido diferentes pra gente estar numa situação melhor. Então peço desculpa. E apoio nesse momento. Porque o que nós fizemos não é o que a gente espera. Faltou algo a mais. Isso já começou na semana. É importante fazer a leitura. Esse é um jogo diferente, contra adversário diferente, com características diferentes’, afirmou.

Lembrando que, após engatar uma sequência de três vitórias em cinco jogos disputados, o Ceará caiu de rendimento e foi derrotado nas últimas duas partidas.

Com 33 rodadas disputadas, o Vozão está na 15ª colocação, com 36 pontos, um acima do Fluminense, primeiro time do Z4.

Após encarar o São Paulo no próximo domingo, o Ceará encara o Flamengo, Athletico-PR, Corinthians e Botafogo.

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Não teve vitória do Flamengo nessa rodada, mas saiu gol do Gabigol mais uma vez. E apesar do frustração com empate em 2 a 2 com o Goiás, após estar vencendo por 2 a 0, o atacante tem um bom motivo para comemorar o tento contra o Esmeraldino: o camisa 9 igualou o recorde de gols de um jogador do clube em uma mesma temporada neste século, com 36 bolas na rede.

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Gabriel empatou com Hernane, que em 2013 marcou as mesmas 36 vezes. No entanto, o Brocador precisou entrar em campo em 58 partidas, enquanto que o atual artilheiro rubro-negro atuou em apenas 49 até agora. Com nove jogos do Brasileiro ainda pela frente e a final da Libertadores, é bem provável que o recorde ainda seja quebrado este ano.

O maior volume de gols da história de um jogador do Flamengo, no entanto, dificilmente sairá das mãos – ou dos pés – de Zico um dia. Em 1979, o Galinho estufou as redes 81 vezes – somando amistosos – e é até hoje o maior registro do clube. A segunda maior marca também é sua: 56, em 1976.

Na ‘Era pós-Zico’, o recordista ainda é Romário. Em 1999, no seu último ano com a camisa rubro-negra, o Baixinho marcou 48 gols em 55 partidas.

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Glamorgan’s finances have received a major boost with Cardiff Council writing off 70% of a loan made in 2006 to fund the redevelopment of Sophia Gardens.

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Glamorgan’s finances have received a major boost with Cardiff Council writing off 70% of a loan made in 2006 to fund the redevelopment of Sophia Gardens. £6.4 million was owed to the council as of December but this will now be reduced by £4.4m and the remaining debt restructured.The council are one of Glamorgan’s main creditors and, following a request to write off a large chunk of the outstanding credit, have agreed to slash the club’s debt. Glamorgan’s other main creditors – Allied Irish Bank and former chairman Paul Russell – are owed around £10 million and have also agreed to a restructuring proposal.Glamorgan are struggling to finance their debts and were at risk of administration if their debts were not restructured.”As with many organisations, changes to the economy had a detrimental effect on Glamorgan,” Councillor and cabinet member Graham Hinchey said. “But it is imperative that this long established sporting institution does not go into administration.”Glamorgan’s ground development saw them stage an Ashes Test in 2009 and Australia will return to Cardiff for a Test this summer. Local businesses benefitted by an estimated £4m from the 2009 Test match.”The council’s decision is extremely important to the club and is one of the final pieces in the jigsaw in re-negotiating our debt,” Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris said. “The club still faces financial challenges in the months and years ahead and we are mindful of our responsibility to develop our business to safeguard our long-term future.”

The Delhi High Court order to restore Lalit Modi’s passport will alter power equations in the BCCI, Modi’s lawyer Mehmood Abdi said

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“He [Lalit Modi] is the only person who can take on Srinivasan,” says Lalit Modi’s lawyer

The Delhi High Court order to restore Lalit Modi’s passport will prove as a “rallying point” in altering power equations in the BCCI, Modi’s lawyer Mehmood Abdi has said. A two-judge bench of Badar Durrez Ahmed and Vibhu Bakhru reversed the three-year old-order that revoked Modi’s passport, paving the way for his return to India. However, Abdi said Modi hasn’t yet decided on his schedule to shift his base from London, where he has been based for more than four years.”When he is back in India, the equations in BCCI will be altered,” Abdi told ESPNcricinfo. “All the people who are feeling suffocated and who are looking to have some telling voice to take on Srinivasan will be relieved to see Lalit Modi back in India. Because he is the only person who can take on Srinivasan.”The order came as a fillip to Modi, who was recently elected as the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association despite having been expelled for life from Indian cricket by the BCCI.Since moving to London in April 2010, citing threats to his life and after being suspended by the BCCI for various alleged defaults, Modi was charged for various Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) misappropriations. During the investigations, his passport was revoked on March 3, 2011. In January 2013, Modi’s appeal against the revocation was turned down.However, the Delhi High Court reversed the order on grounds that the documents considered while revoking his passport were “extraneous and irrelevant”.While Modi tweeted he would not comment on the order, Abdi said the development was “a delightful occasion and a reason for celebration”. “Our stand which has been taken by us all along that his passport was erroneously revoked on legally unsustainable grounds has been vindicated,” Abdi told ESPNcricinfo. “He can come back any time in India now, but he has not given us any specific schedule.”Abdi also claimed that Modi no longer has any “criminal proceedings” against him, unless the government of India appeals against the High Court order in the Supreme Court. Abdi said all the alleged FEMA violations while organising IPL 2009, which Modi has been charged for, are not against him individually. “He is one of the many BCCI office-bearers who have been charged. By the way, FEMA violation does not entail any criminal liabilities. The matter is of civil nature which entails penalties and fines, etc, so there is nothing criminal pending against him anywhere in India or abroad,” Abdi said.

Stuart Binny has said that few get the opportunity to play a match-saving innings on Test debut, and that he was pleased to have done so for India at Trent Bridge

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Jul-2014Stuart Binny has said that few get the opportunity to play a match-saving innings on Test debut, and that he was pleased to have done so for India at Trent Bridge. Binny came in when India were struggling at 184 for 6 in their second innings on the final day and batted for nearly three hours to make 78 and help his side draw the match.Binny had gone for 1 in the first innings playing an airy drive and was eager to make up for it. “I was a bit disappointed with the way it went in the first innings,” Binny told . “I did the hard work for the first 10-15 minutes – which is the most crucial phase for a batsman – and then played a loose shot to get out. So I just wanted to go in there and spend as much time in the middle as I could. The ball was reversing and the wicket started doing a bit especially with the new ball.”There are not many players who get a chance to save the Test for their country on their debut. I did and I am really happy that I took it.”In an England first innings that stretched for 144.5 overs, Binny bowled just ten wicketless overs. He said he was determined to make an impact in the match thereafter. “The wicket didn’t suit my style of bowling and I had to understand and accept that quickly. I was told that a Test match lasts five days so I will be required to play a part at some point.”So, I went in to bat with a very positive mindset. I knew that if I survived the first 30 minutes, the wicket would ease out. I went with the mindset of playing out balls instead of scoring runs. When you get to 25, that’s when you realize, okay, a Test fifty is here for the taking.”England were generating some reverse swing but Binny said he was used to tackling such movement when he plays for Karnataka. “I normally bat at No. 6 for Karnataka and so I tend to play a lot of reverse swing. I just used all my experience of batting for my state when we were under the pump, and in India the reverse swing comes into picture all the time. I tried to do what I do there – clearing the left leg and looking to hit a lot straighter.”Binny’s selection was talked about leading into the Test but India found little use for his medium pace on the placid Trent Bridge pitch. While he called it a “funny wicket” Binny did not think India had misread the surface. “It was a hard wicket but there wasn’t much bounce. Even the English guys were surprised at how it played out. When we were batting, it felt like we were batting in India. It was a funny wicket.”Binny said he was not aware that he had fallen five short of his father Roger Binny’s highest Test score of 83. “I didn’t know about it. When I went back to the change room, it was pointed out to me. Hopefully, there are many more Test matches to go for me and I will be able to overhaul his score.”