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Glasgow Rangers have had multiple players stake their claim for a place in the first-team after impressing for the academy during the 2023/24 campaign.

Zak Lovelace, Cole McKinnon, and Ross McCausland have all – to varying degrees – been involved with the senior squad as a reward for their superb B team form.

Hopefully, they will go on to enjoy successful careers in the first-team but one player who was deprived of the chance to do just that was Scotland international Lewis Ferguson.

The central midfielder, who is the nephew of Gers icon Barry Ferguson, was released by the club as a teenager, before he could make his senior bow, and has gone on to emerge as a fantastic player and a target for some massive European clubs.

Lewis Ferguson's career in Scotland

After being let go by the Light Blues, the teenage whiz signed for Hamilton and went on to rack up five assists in 14 first-team matches after coming through the academy system.

Aberdeen then swooped to secure the midfield star, who was lauded as a "diamond" by former Hamilton owner Ronnie MacDonald, in the summer of 2018 to bolster their options in the middle of the park.

He eventually produced 37 goals and 23 assists in 169 appearances in all competitions for the Dons in total during his time with the Scottish side.

21/22 Premiership

Lewis Ferguson

Appearances

36

Sofascore rating

7.29

Goals

11

Assists

1

Duel success rate

61%

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Ferguson caught the eye with his quality as a scorer in midfield, who can also hold his own in physical duels, during his last Scottish Premiership season with Aberdeen.

His impressive form convinced Serie A side Bologna to snap him up for a reported fee of £3m in the summer of 2022, at which point Rangers may have already been regretting their decision to release him from their academy.

European interest in Lewis Ferguson

The Gers had a big howler with the attacking midfielder, as he is currently thriving in Italy with Bologna, who he scored seven league goals for last term, and has attracted interest from some European giants.

Earlier this month, Sky Sports reported that Serie A giants Juventus and reigning champions Napoli, who boast the likes of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen in their squad, are interested in a possible summer swoop to sign the Scotland international at the end of this season.

The National have also claimed that his current club value him at a staggering £22m, which is significantly more than the £3m they paid Aberdeen for his services, and shows that Rangers missed out on a big payday.

Ferguson has fired in six goals and assisted four for his teammates in 28 Serie A appearances so far this season for Bologna, and has completed 88% of his attempted passes.

The 24-year-old whiz, who still has time left to develop and improve, has already showcased his quality as a scorer and a creator of goals from midfield in a major European league, and previously proved himself in the Premiership with Aberdeen.

Therefore, Rangers had a howler with their release of the Scottish sensation as they missed out on a fantastic player who has performed well enough to garner interest from European giants like Juventus and Napoli.

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O anúncio que o Brasil sediará a próxima Copa América, nos próximos meses, mobilizou torcedores, jornalistas e políticos, nesta segunda-feira. No programa “Seleção SporTV”, Luís Roberto perdeu a paciência com a ação do governo federal e disse que seria “um tapa na cara dos brasileiros” a realização da Copa América no país. Poucas horas depois, Eduardo Bolsonaro ironizou a fala do narrador e questionou a emissora Globo.
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Em seu perfil no Twitter, o filho do presidente Jair Messias Bolsonaro afirmou que Luís Roberto “nunca reclamou” da emissora transmitir jogos das competições regionais e nacionais. Ainda na publicação, Eduardo recorda a perda dos direitos televisivos da Copa América do Grupo Globo. Recentemente, o SBT fechou contrato com a Conmebol para exibição do torneio sul-americano.
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-Mas o mesmo sujeito segue transmitindo normalmente Campeonato Estadual, Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil, etc. E nunca reclamou – começou o político.

– Será que ficou bravinho porque a Globo perdeu recentemente a Copa América para o SBT? Será? – concluiu em tom de ironia.

Mas o mesmo sujeito segue transmitindo normalmente Campeonato Estadual, Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil, etc. E nunca reclamou.

Será que ficou bravinho porque a Globo perdeu recentemente a Copa América para o SBT? Será? 🤨 https://t.co/TfUChfKOTy

— Eduardo Bolsonaro🇧🇷 (@BolsonaroSP) May 31, 2021

Não é a primeira vez que Eduardo Bolsonaro cutuca a emissora carioca. Em 2020, ele afirmou que a rede “persegue quem não milita a favor da esquerda” ao comentar sobre uma discussão entre os ex-jogadores e comentaristas do grupo, Caio Ribeiro e Casagrande.

Chelsea are already looking towards the summer transfer window, as they look to bring another disappointing season to a close.

Chelsea still struggling on and off the pitch

Mauricio Pochettino's side conceded two goals for the fifth consecutive Premier League game on Sunday, as a late Oli McBurnie goal saw them held to a 2-2 draw at Bramall Lane by 20th placed Sheffield United.

Perhaps even more worrying than the result was the performance itself, with Sheffield United racking up more shots on target and more expected goals than the once-regular trophy winners. Speaking after the game, even Pochettino admitted that his side didn't deserve to win.

"When you concede in the last few minutes, always we feel very disappointed and frustrated because we should win the game in this moment," the Blues boss explained after the game.

'"f you analyse the game, even though we had the control and possession, we didn’t create enough or show the capacity to be solid, strong, and not concede goals. That is the most painful situation."

Despite the disappointment, the Blues are now unbeaten in their last five Premier League games and sitting ninth in the Premier League, with an outside chance of ending the campaign in a Europa League or UEFA Conference League spot for next season.

Premier League race for Europe

Position

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goal difference

Points

6th

Manchester United

31

15

4

12

-1

49

7th

West Ham United

32

13

9

10

-4

48

8th

Newcastle United

31

14

5

12

13

47

9th

Chelsea

30

12

8

10

3

44

But come the summer their job doesn't get any easier. They are expected to need to raise around £100m profit from player sales before they can invest further in the playing squad, which is likely to see the likes of Conor Gallagher and Ian Maatsen depart permanently.

With that in mind, they will need to be creative this summer in order to land their targets, and reports suggest that they are ready to do just that.

Chelsea readying huge swap deal for goalscoring star

Now, it has been reported that Chelsea are trying to put together a player plus cash deal for Napoli star Victor Osimhen this summer. The Nigerian is high on the wishlist of several top clubs, with Paris Saint Germain and Arsenal both thought to be following him and Osimhen likely to leave this summer.

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One major stumbling block is the price though; he is believed to have a release clause in his current deal in Naples, with that fee sitting at 130m euros (£110m), something that will likely prove an obstacle to plenty of interested parties.

As a result, Team Talk claim that Chelsea have offered a compromise. In fact, they had already offered a deal involving Romelu Lukaku to Napoli, but that was turned down. Now, they are ready to add on-loan striker Armando Broja into the mix, though it is added that Napoli are keen to try and sell Osimhen rather than entertain any swap deals.

With Broja struggling to even get minutes at Fulham, the deal seems very unlikely to be successful, but it offers a clear insight into Chelsea's plan of attack for the upcoming summer transfer window.

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A Conmebol divulgou, nesta sexta-feira, a escala de arbitragem para a primeira rodada da Copa América. O Brasil enfrenta a Venezuela na abertura, no próximo domingo (13), às 18h, no Estádio Mané Garrincha. A entidade definiu trio uruguaio para o jogo, comandado pelo árbitro Esteban Ostojich e com os auxiliares Carlos Barreiro e Martin Soppi. O sistema de VARficará por conta do chileno Julio Bascuñan.

> Confira os resultados da última rodada da Sul-Americana!

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O duelo entre Colômbia e Equador será apitado pelo argentino Nestor Pitana, árbitro da final da Copa do Mundo 2018. Wilmar Roldán, da Colômbia, está escalado para Argentina x Chile, enquanto o peruano Diego Haro irá chefiar a arbitragem de Paraguai x Bolívia. O único brasileiro a ser definido para a primeira rodada é o auxiliar Wagner Reway, que irá atuar no VAR na partida entre paraguaios e bolivianos.

كشف عاطف حنفي، مدير الكرة بنادي فاركو، عن تفاصيل مفاوضات الزمالك لضم اللاعب الصاعد محمود جهاد، ويرد على الأنباء المتداولة حول إمكانية انتقال نجم الأهلي علي معلول إلى صفوف الفريق السكندري.

وقال عاطف حنفي، في تصريحات عبر إذاعة “ميجا إف إم”: “هل تعثرت مفاوضات الزمالك لضم محمود جهاد؟ لا يوجد تعثر، أنا أمتلك لاعبًا دوليًا، ومن خلال خبرتي على مدار 40 سنة أؤكد أنه من أفضل اللاعبين الذين يلعبون في مراكز 6 و6.5 و8 بنفس الهدوء والكفاءة”.

وتابع: “محمود جهاد لاعب شاب مواليد 2001، واكتسب خبرة وعنده شغف، ويُقدم مستوى جيد هذا الموسم، وكان يمتلك عروضًا من أندية داخل مصر وخارجها، لكن هناك توقيت نختار فيه خروج لاعب وأوقات نتمسك به، فعندما يأتي العرض المناسب ويتوفر البديل سنوافق على رحيله”.

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وأضاف: “بالفعل كان هناك حديث عن محمود جهاد، لكن الأرقام التي عُرضت لم تكن تساوي قيمته السوقية، ولا تساوي القيمة السوقية لأي لاعب في فاركو، حيث أننا نمتلك لاعبين واعدين يُمكنهم اللعب لأي ناد في مصر”.

وبسؤاله، هل عرضتم على علي معلول الانضمام إلى فاركو ولو فترة مؤقتة؟، أجاب: “لا، لم يحدث بهذا الشكل، معلول لاعب كبير ومتميز وأحد قادة فريق الأهلي، لكن الكلام لم يكن كذلك، وكيل اللاعب هو جون إدوارد، وهو في الوقت نفسه عضو في مجلس إدارة فاركو، وارد أن يكون حدث كلام بينهما، لكن لم يصل الأمر إلى انضمامه لفريقنا، وارد أنها كانت مجرد فكرة”.

Talks have taken place with the former team-mates now in charge but de Villiers said ‘there’s a lot that needs to happen’

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Jan-2020

AB de Villiers has confirmed he is considering “throwing his name in the hat” for an international comeback at the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year following constructive talks with the new leadership in South Africa.Late last year captain Faf du Plessis revealed conversations had already begun about whether de Villiers could return following his retirement in May 2018. Now de Villiers has said “hopefully I’ll be involved as well pretty soon” having been encouraged by the appointment of former team-mates Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith as coach and director of cricket following major upheaval in Cricket South Africa.”There’s a lot that needs to happen before that becomes reality, I would love to,” de Villers told reporters after making his BBL debut for the Brisbane Heat on Tuesday. “I’ve been talking to Bouch, Graeme Smith and Faf back home. We are all keen to make it happen, it’s a long way away still and plenty can happen – there’s the IPL coming, I’ve still got to be in form at that time. I’m thinking of throwing my name in the hat and hoping everything will work out.”It’s not a guarantee, I don’t want to disappoint myself or other people, so for now I’m just going to try and keep a low profile, play the best possible cricket I can and we’ll see what happens towards the end of the year.”ALSO READ: de Villiers feeling ‘some of the best form of my career’South Africa’s assistant coach Enoch Nkwe was open to the possibility of de Villiers joining the dressing room. “I am not 100% sure but AB’s commitment to South African cricket especially in MSL, we keep seeing him fully committed to these type of leagues which still shows that if we are to need some sort of experience like that, we could actually call him up and I am sure that he would be someone who would love to do it for South Africa.”Nkwe, however, added that de Villiers wouldn’t just walk back into the team and that he may need to play some matches leading up to the T20 World Cup. “I’m sure that if he shows interest he will be involved in some of the series that we will be playing. We will wait and see if he interested or not. It’s always good to have some sort of experience and I am sure from personal life experience in the last year or two that he has gained outside of playing international cricket, that will be immense for the environment. And also for South African cricket but let’s wait and see once those decisions have been made.”De Villiers had attempted to engineer a return for last year’s World Cup but the selectors decided he had made his pitch too late and it risked disruption to the side. South Africa ended up having a torrid World Cup where they never threatened to make the semi-finals.The fact that three former team-mates are now at the helm of the men’s team appears to have paved the way for far more positive discussions.”It doesn’t mean everything is going to be sunshine and roses but it’s definitely a lot easier and feels comfortable, the language that’s being used and the feel everyone has at the moment in South Africa about the cricket,” de Villiers said. “They are my friends, I played 10-plus years with them, so we’ve been through a lot and great to have them involved again. Hopefully I’ll be involved as well pretty soon.”Last month, du Plessis said: “People want AB to play and I am no different. Those conversations have been happening for two or three months already: what does it look like, how does it look over the next year, and that’s where it starts.”

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O Red Bull Bragantino começou de forma arrasadora o Campeonato Brasileiro. O Massa Bruta segue invicto após seis rodadas e lidera a competição com 14 pontos. Os últimos seis foram conquistados sobre os últimos campeões nacionais: Palmeiras e Flamengo. Entre os muitos destaques individuais um chama atenção por ser uma espécie de talismã: o lateral Weverson.

Desde que chegou ao clube no ano passado, o jogador, de 20 anos, começou como titular em 16 oportunidades. E o aproveitamento é de 69%. Foram nove vitórias, seis empates e apenas uma derrota.

‘Fico feliz com essa estatística e por trazer sorte ao Bragantino (risos). Mas tudo isso é consequência de um grupo maravilhoso, uma comissão muito competente e muito trabalho e seriedade no dia a dia. Que eu consiga manter e melhorar essa minha fama de talismã’, afirmou o jogador.

Weverson foi titular justamente nas três últimas rodadas do Brasileiro: contra Corinthians, Flamengo e Palmeiras. Os resultados positivos fizeram com que o Massa Bruta se firmasse nas primeiras posições neste início de competição. Para terminar a rodada no topo da tabela, a equipe paulista precisa que o Athletico não vença o Bahia, fora de casa, nesta quinta-feira.

O Red Bull Bragantino volta a campo na segunda-feira, quando visita o Atlético-GO, às 20h (de Brasília).

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Umpiring confusion leads to bizarre passage of play in third ODI between South Africa and England

Matt Roller09-Feb-2020

Rassie van der Dussen was allowed to review an on-field lbw decision in Sunday’s ODI between South Africa and England in Johannesburg despite Temba Bavuma previously using his side’s only referral, because UltraEdge had been unavailable when Bavuma did so.Bavuma was given out lbw when he failed to pick an Adil Rashid googly and was struck on the front pad, but decided to review umpire Shaun George’s decision. Ball-tracking technology showed that the ball would have hit the top of middle-and-leg, but as Bavuma was about to leave the field, reserve umpire Allahudien Paleker told him to wait from the boundary edge.Aleem Dar, the third umpire, wanted to check that Bavuma had not hit the ball, and despite replays seeming to show clear daylight between bat and ball, an error in the technology meant that UltraEdge was unavailable. That meant the umpire’s on-field decision was upheld, but Bavuma was not adjudged to have used South Africa’s review.The following ball, Rashid again bowled a googly, and struck the new batsman van der Dussen on the pad. Umpire George again raised the finger, and van der Dussen started to walk off.But, immediately before he left the field, Paleker informed him from the boundary edge that he was able to review the decision if he so wished. Van der Dussen did review, and ball-tracking showed that the ball was missing the leg stump, causing George’s on-field decision to be overturned.Adil Rashid was bemused after Rassie van der Dussen was allowed to use a review•Getty Images

England were irate, with their captain Eoin Morgan seemingly protesting as to why van der Dussen was able to review the decision, though it ultimately mattered little, as the batsman was bowled by Moeen Ali in the following over.According to Article 3.6.8 of the ICC’s ODI playing conditions, “a player review categorised as ‘unsuccessful’ may be reinstated by the ICC match referee at his/her sole discretion (if appropriate after consultation with the ICC technical official and/or the television broadcast director) if the player review could not properly be concluded due to a failure of the technology.”The article goes on to state that “any such decision shall be final and shall be taken as soon as possible, being communicated to both teams once all the relevant facts have been ascertained by the ICC match referee. A player review categorised as ‘unsuccessful’ shall not be reinstated if, despite any technical failures, the correct decision could still have been made using the other available technology.”That part of the clause appears to suggest that protocol was not followed in this case, with the decision to reinstate the review not communicated to the players before Rashid’s ball to van der Dussen.

West Bromwich Albion will still believe it's their season to clinch promotion to the Premier League, regardless of recent poor form seeing their solid grip on a Championship playoff spot become weaker.

The Baggies have only won one of their last six games in the division, with that 2-0 victory coming in fortunate fashion against Rotherham United with one of the goals a dubious penalty call.

However, Carlos Corberan's men won't let their spot in the top six slip completely and will want to return to the top flight for the first time since dropping out of the elite league at the end of the 2020-21 season.

Memories of playing against the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal regularly are soured somewhat by the numerous transfer blunders the Baggies fell victim to, this £15m buy in particular back in 2017 going down as one of the club's worst misfires.

Oliver Burke's transfer to West Brom

The world was expected of Oliver Burke when he entered the Hawthorns six years ago, joining for a bumper £15m fee after impressing at Nottingham Forest earlier in his career.

RB Leipzig would end up being the winners in this deal, however, offloading their lacklustre attacker for mega money who never really got going in his new German location after waving goodbye to the City Ground.

Burke would manage to only score one goal and pick two assists from 26 forgettable appearances at Leipzig, already a fall from grace for the winger expected to be a star after exiting Forest.

Leipzig didn't just go after Burke wildly in the hopes he would suddenly become a key performer overnight however, with the Scottish attacker bagging six goals for Forest from 31 games to catch the eye of higher-up suitors.

Yet, much like his time out in the Bundesliga, Burke would flop even on his return to English soil with the Baggies to make that £15m splashed out by the West Midlands club look like a colossal waste of money.

Oliver Burke's time at West Brom

The ex-Forest man would struggle in a West Brom strip throughout his three-season stay at the Hawthorns, amassing just 24 appearances over that time span with a meagre five of those managed over his last two campaigns.

Burke would be as goal-shy as he was out in Germany in the Midlands, only finding the back of the net once in action for the Baggies against Luton Town in the EFL Cup during his up-and-down debut season.

His pay packet whilst with West Brom would also have troubled the club's finances further, with Burke costing the Baggies £1.3m in wage costs alone during his disastrous stint on top of the transfer fee fee originally forked out.

Full West Brom lineup for Burke's Premier League debut

West Brom 1-1 Stoke City, August 2017

1. GK – Boaz Myhill

2. RB – Allan Nyom

3. CB – Ahmed Hegazy

4. CB – Craig Dawson

5. LB – Chris Brunt

6. CDM – Gareth Barry

7. LM – Matt Phillips

8. CM – Jake Livermore

9. CM – James Morrison

10. RM – Jay Rodriguez (Oliver Burke)

11. ST – Salomon Rondon

Sourced by Transfermarkt

Only given two minutes to shine in his first game off the bench, Burke would never bed himself into the West Brom first team effectively and would later be shipped out on loan to various different clubs as a result.

His time away at Celtic on loan would even see Burke criticised numerous times, branded a "disgrace" by former Hoops great Frank McAvennie after the Baggies dud put in an anonymous display in one Old Firm Derby.

There must have been a collective sigh in West Brom quarters when Burke was officially off the club roster for good in 2020 when Sheffield United snapped him up, with Callum Robinson joining the Hawthorns ranks in a swap deal as part of the transfer.

Burke has since struggled to make a name for himself for a whole host of clubs after departing West Brom on bad terms, the now 27-year-old lining up for Gary Rowett's Birmingham City in a relegation dogfight at the bottom of the second tier on loan from Werder Bremen.

His once extortionate £15m valuation has taken a significant dent as a result, with the nomadic winger now worth less than Josh Maja in the current Baggies camp even with the striker having an injury-disrupted season.

Oliver Burke's transfer value in 2024

Burke's value now comes in at a paltry £1.6m according to Football Transfers, with the one-time Forest starlet struggling at yet another new employer in the Blues.

Surprisingly picked to start Birmingham's last match against Rotherham United, which led to a social media storm about his inclusion, Burke would last just 45 minutes against the Millers before being hauled off.

Burke's numbers vs Rotherham

Minutes played

45

Touches

18

Accurate passes

7/12

Shots on goal

0

Duels won

2/7

Sourced by Sofascore

Looking at his numbers from the 0-0 draw at the New York Stadium above, it's not a great shock to see why Rowett substituted Burke for the second half in South Yorkshire.

His continued woes on the pitch with whoever he lines up for have contributed in his transfer value falling off a cliff, with Maja worth just a bit more than Burke at £1.7m despite not playing a game in 2024 of yet.

Maja will hope he can fire in plenty of goals next season for Corberan's men when he's shrugged off his recurring injury problems, giving Brandon Thomas-Asante fierce competition up top in the process.

The ex-Sunderland striker had only fired in one Championship strike from the 11 games he managed before a season-ending injury in late December, but he can't be written off just yet.

Burke's future back at Bremen looks very much up in the air on the other hand, with the Bundesliga side not exactly head over heels for the 27-year-old anymore based on his torrid spell at St Andrew's to then give him another chance.

If West Brom do end up returning to the top flight through the drama of the playoffs, they will have to be cautious about overspending so as not to have another expensive mistake on their hands.

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تقدم فريق ريال سوسيداد بهدف في مباراته الجارية حاليًا ضد برشلونة، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإسباني موسم 2024/25.

ويلتقي الفريقان في الوقت الحالي، في إطار منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر من الليجا (لمتابعة المباراة من هنا).

وتمكن ريال سوسيداد من تسجيل الهدف الأول في مرمى برشلونة، في الدقيقة 33 من عمر الشوط الأول.

جاء الهدف عن طريق لاعب ريال سوسيداد شيرالدو بيكر، بعدما استغل غفلة من قِبل دفاع برشلونة، لينفرد بحارس الضيوف بينيا، ويسدد كرة رائعة هزت الشباك. هدف ريال سوسيداد الأول أمام برشلونة

كان برشلونة قد سجل هدف أول في وقت سابق من هذا الشوط عن طريق روبرت ليفاندوفسكي قبل إلغائه بداعِ التسلل.