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“Out of a hundred matches, you will win one like this,” says KKR captain Nitish Rana

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With Kolkata Knight Riders needing 29 runs off the last over against Gujarat Titans on Sunday, Rinku Singh pulled off a win which his captain Nitish Rana described as one in a hundred. How did he do it? Rinku’s simple answer: “I just kept hitting.”Getting strike on the second ball of the final over after Umesh Yadav took a single off the first, Rinku hit five consecutive sixes off Yash Dayal to seal KKR’s chase of 205.Related

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“To be honest I was not thinking much. Just reacting to every ball,” Rinku said at the post-match presentation. “I never thought I would hit five sixes. I just kept hitting. I had the belief. And we won the match.”Rinku finished unbeaten on 48 off 21 deliveries, with 40 of those runs coming off the last seven balls he faced.”I had the inner belief that I can do it because I had also played [a similar] innings last year against Lucknow [Super Giants]. There also I had such a belief and today, too, I showed that belief. Rana told me: “belief (keep the belief, stay till the end),” he said.Umesh had similar words of advice for Rinku as he handed the strike over to the 25-year-old left-handed batter. ” also told me, ‘ (hit it, don’t think).”Making this comeback all the more stunning was the backdrop in which it came about. Venkatesh Iyer had set up Knight Riders’ chase with his 40-ball 83, but he fell to Alzarri Joseph in the 16th over. Rashid Khan got a hat-trick in the next over: Andre Russell fell for 1, and Sunil Narine and Shardul Thakur both fell for first-ball ducks.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

“If you see, when we were bowling, we did well,” Rana said. “It was just the last two overs [where they gave away 45runs]. After bowling 18 good overs, we had two bad overs. The same thing happened while we were batting with the Rashid Khan over, which completely put us on the back foot. But credit goes to Rinku Singh. If we have two points today, it’s all because of Rinku Singh.”People have asked me why Rinku Singh doesn’t come in the top rankings and always plays smaller roles or secondary roles. Today, I would like to say, that if this is a secondary role, then you imagine what primary role he can play. And how important a player Rinku Singh is for me. In the last game, we saw that it was important to hold up one end and keep batting and he did that and today… If I were out there batting, then maybe I would have thought that I could chase it down, but in your heart you know what you are capable of and what you can’t do. I don’t have words to describe Rinku’s innings.”The reason Knight Riders even believed in the impossible was that they had seen the same man (almost) pull it off once before. “Rinku had done it last year as well, although we didn’t win the game then. But when he hit the second six [against Titans], the belief increased. Because Yash Dayal wasn’t being able to execute, so somewhere, I did believe,” Rana said. “As a captain, no matter what total we are chasing, it’s very important to keep faith, but to be honest, out of a hundred matches, you will win one like this.”3:02

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Venkatesh said that the win against the defending champions provided a valuable lesson – to not give up till the last ball. “It was a nail-biting finish and I’m extremely happy with the way we won the game. Our coach [Chandrakant Pandit] has always maintained that on any given day we can score 200. We saw that in the last game where only three players scored in double-figures and still we ended up scoring 200 and today was another example that our team will never give up and we can score 200 on any given day.”Obviously when the target is 200 you can’t have silent overs. You need boundaries and the momentum to go your way. Me and Nitish had a nice little partnership (100 off 55 for the third wicket) and that set the tone. Unfortunately we lost the way somewhere down the end but Lord Rinku saved us again.”To be honest, we still believed that we can win from here (Rashid’s hat-trick). Obviously he’s a world class bowler and he did what he has been doing all these years We still believed because Rinku was there. We felt that we could still win this if we play out this over, in three overs we can chase anything. That exactly happened. This teaches us a lesson that we should never give up till the last ball.”

Former Manchester United star Patrice Evra is hoping to see Lionel Messi face Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2026 World Cup final in the U.S. as he labelled the high-voltage clash as the last 'Marvel movie'. Evra also backed his ex-Red Devils colleague to spend the final years of his career in MLS and compete against Messi's Inter Miami.

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  Messi and Ronaldo are gearing up to appear at the World Cup in North America for one last time in their illustrious international careers, which have spanned for close to two decades. While Messi won the tournament in 2022 to complete his trophy cabinet, Ronaldo is still chasing the ultimate glory that would put him on the same pedestal as his eternal rival.

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  Ex-United and France full-back Evra has opened up on the possibility of an Argentina vs Portugal World Cup final in the U.S. next year as he claimed that the match would be like the last 'Marvel movie', which everyone across the world would stop to watch. Evra also wants Ronaldo to leave the Saudi Pro League and compete against Messi in the Major League Soccer. 

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Left-armers do the damage as last year’s finalists comfortably beaten with three overs to spare

ECB Reporters Network30-May-2024David Payne and Matt Taylor claimed four wickets apiece as Gloucestershire opened their Vitality Blast account with an impressive five-wicket victory over Essex at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol.Making his first appearance of the season, Payne took three wickets with the new ball and then removed dangerman Daniel Sams to finish with 4 for 24, while Taylor eclipsed the tail to return career-best T20 figures of 4 for 22 from four overs and restrict last season’s beaten finalists to 141 for 9.Jordan Cox top-scored with 48 and dominated a stand of 64 in 6.5 overs for the fourth wicket with Paul Walter, who contributed 43, but the failure of seven batsmen to reach double figures fatally undermined the innings after Essex had been put in.Gloucestershire made relatively light work of chasing a modest target, James Bracey posting 49 from 30 balls and dominating a stand of 83 in seven overs with Cameron Bancroft, who weighed in with 32 as the home side took control. Ben Charlesworth finished unbeaten on 22 as Gloucestershire wrapped up victory beneath the Bristol floodlights with 18 balls to spare.Gloucestershire’s decision to insert last season’s runners-up was fully justified when Payne claimed wickets with his second and third deliveries, having Dean Elgar held at short third man and then producing a magnificent in-swinger to uproot Michael Pepper’s middle stump as the visitors stumbled out of the starting blocks.His dander up, the veteran left-arm seamer struck again in his next over, Adam Rossington pushing half forward to a ball that left him and offering a routine catch behind as Essex further subsided to 11 for 3. A wicket maiden meant Payne boasted figures of 3 for 6 from two overs.Cox fought fire with fire, hoisting Matt Taylor over the long-off boundary for the first six of the innings and then repeating the feat at the expense of Marchant de Lange, while Walter greeted the advent of Beau Webster with an off-driven four as the fourth wicket pair staged a recovery, Essex advancing to 49 for 3 at the end of the powerplay.In the absence of the injured Tom Smith, Graeme van Buuren was required to take pace off and keep things tight during the middle overs, and the slow left armer almost removed Cox on 46, putting down a sharp chance off his own bowling. But there was no escape for Cox, who attempted to drive de Lange and skied a catch to mid-off in the next over, the former Kent batsman departing for a 27-ball 48 that included four fours and three sixes with the score on 75 in the tenth.Webster, van Buuren and de Lange more or less cut off the supply of boundaries during the middle overs and Walter, under pressure to up the tempo, attempted to pull the returning Matt Taylor and top-edged a catch behind, departing the scene for a 30-ball 43. He had accrued five fours and a six and, at 110 for 5 in the 15th over, the innings was sorely in need of acceleration.Heavily dependent upon talismanic Australian all-rounder Sams, Essex were dealt a further blow when their overseas chipped Payne to short extra having contributed just nine with the score on 119 in the 16th. Matt Taylor then accounted for Matt Critchley, caught and bowled for 16, Luc Benkenstein and Simon Harmer in the penultimate over as Essex faltered badly at the death.Needing to make early in-roads, Essex removed Miles Hammond in the first over, Harmer taking a superb diving catch at slip off the bowling of Sams. But new batsman Bracey quickly redressed the balance, harvesting a six and a four from successive Aaron Beard deliveries and then producing an outrageous reverse scoop to claim another maximum, this time at the expense of Sams, as the powerplay yielded 64 and the second wicket alliance realised 50 in 28 balls.With the rate now down to a run a ball and nine wickets still in hand, Gloucestershire’s batsmen were not obliged to take undue risk. But Bracey was clearly in a hurry, the 27-year-old left-hander helping himself to three fours and four sixes to put the visitors firmly on the back foot.Bancroft had scored a useful 32 from 18 deliveries with six fours when Benkenstein bowled the Australian via a big inside edge to afford Essex hope. Beard then had Bracey held on the deep mid-wicket boundary in the next over and Jack Taylor succumbed to Critchley’s leg breaks for seven as Gloucestershire slipped to 100 for 4 in the twelfth.Thereafter, Webster and Charlesworth matched one another blow for blow in a partnership of 35 for the fifth wicket as Gloucestershire overhauled their target with a minimum of fuss to afford their short format campaign lift-off in front of an appreciative Bristol audience.

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George Campbell linked with West Brom transferCenter back has one cap with USMNTDefender has made 116 senior appearances in MLSGet the MLS Season Pass today!Stream games nowWHAT HAPPENED?

CF Montreal defender George Campbell is reportedly on the verge of signing for English Championship side West Bromwich Albion, according to

Campbell, 24, has one cap with the U.S. men's national team and has been a key player for both CF Montreal and Atlanta United in recent years.

Signed as a Homegrown by Atlanta in 2020, he played in 36 matches for the before being traded to CF MTL in 2023. For the Canadian side, he made 70 appearances in MLS action and was recently held off the Matchday squad in a 1-1 draw with Orlando City ahead of his reported move.

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Campbell will join fellow American Daryl Dike at West Brom if the deal gets over the line, while the Championship itself will feature many high-profile Americans next season, including both Damion Downs and Haji Wright.

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Cameron Green says he has no issues with being in and out of Australia’s World Cup side on form, but will not seek rest after the tournament as he confirmed he will play Sheffield Shield cricket for Western Australia and in the Prime Minister’s XI against Pakistan as he aims to find some red-ball form ahead of the home Test summer.Green made a vital 47 in Australia’s win over England in Ahmedabad on Saturday having been called into the team after Mitchell Marsh travelled home due to the death of his grandfather while Glenn Maxwell was ruled out with concussion.It was just the third game Green has played in the World Cup so far. He was expected to be an integral part of Australia’s best XI but a dip in form leading up to the tournament saw him dropped after the opening match against India. He was recalled against Netherlands to replace the injured Marcus Stoinis but lost his place again with the return of Travis Head.Related

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With Marsh returning to India on Sunday and Maxwell set to be clear of his eight-day concussion protocol on Tuesday, Green fully expects to be running the drinks again when Australia face Afghanistan in Mumbai.”I’ve had no issues,” Green said after the win over England. “I think it’s always been through the right selection calls. I absolutely love every single time I play for Australia but we want to put the best team out there on the field and unfortunately, I’m missing out but we’re obviously playing some great cricket.”Green’s omission from the ODI side followed his omission from the Test XI during the Ashes when Marsh pinched his spot after a stunning performance at Headingley when Green was absent due to a hamstring issue.Green’s decline in form across the year has been startling but it has been understandable given the extraordinary travel demands he has experienced. By the end of the World Cup, he will have spent nearly six full months in India, more than any other Australian player, on top of two months in England.Cameron Green aims to push for a Test recall after the World Cup•Getty Images

He was in India non-stop from February 1 until May 27 due to Australia’s Test and ODI tours and the IPL. He then only had two nights at home in Perth before heading to England for the World Test Championship final and the Ashes. He then travelled to South Africa at the start of September and was back in India again on September 18 and will not leave until Australia’s tournament ends in mid-November.He has been rested from Australia’s five-match T20I series against India that begins just four days after the World Cup final on November 19. But he confirmed he would not be resting at home in Perth.He is instead intending to play in WA’s Shield match against Queensland at the Gabba, beginning on November 28. Green also intends to travel to Canberra shortly after that match to play in the four-day game against the touring Pakistan side for the Prime Minister’s XI from December 6 to 9, in a bid to put himself in the selection frame for the first Test in Perth starting on December 14.Green said there has been no discussion with the selectors about his Test place as yet but he was adamant he did not want to rest.”I’m planning on playing the Shield game up in Brisbane and then we’ve got a PM’s XI game … so not too much rest to be fair,” Green said. “Just keep grinding and keep playing cricket.”Despite the obvious concerns over his workload and having spent nearly nine months overseas this year alone, Green was adamant he wanted to continue playing as much as he could to continue to improve.”I think it’s very tough. You want to play as much as you can for Australia and unfortunately, the schedule this year is pretty jam-packed,” Green said. “But I’m absolutely loving playing for my country and I think there’s a bit of a gap maybe next year. It’s been a long 18 months.”Maybe you get a bit complacent when you’re in the team all the time. You’ve got to keep reminding yourself you’re playing for Australia, and you’ve got to perform all the time. Whenever you miss out, you always want to improve and that’s what we love doing. So hopefully there’s a few improvements on the way.”Even if he is not in the first-choice XI, Green is likely to remain with the Australian team throughout the summer for the five home Tests against Pakistan and West Indies as well as three ODIs and three T20Is against West Indies in February. At the end of February Australia head to New Zealand for three T20Is and two Tests just prior to the start of the IPL where he will return for his second season with Mumbai Indians.The IPL runs straight into the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and United States in June before a break may finally come in July of 2024. But Green has no regrets about adding the IPL to his gruelling schedule.”One of the greatest things that happened to me was being part of the IPL and the confidence I gained from that was pretty huge,” Green said. “I definitely felt it going into the Ashes series, how I felt around the group and about my cricket as well.”It’s been a great year so far. It’s been long, challenging. But when I look at where I was at the start of the year to now, I’ve definitely grown as a cricketer and as a person.”

England blitzed at Chelmsford as new-look team suffer a first T20I defeat at Sri Lanka’s hands

Andrew Miller02-Sep-2023Sri Lanka 110 for 2 (Athapaththu 55) beat England 104 (Dean 34, Fernando 2-16, Dilhari 2-17) by eight wicketsChamari Athapaththu led from the front in a stunning allround display – first with the ball and then with a rampant 26-ball fifty – as Sri Lanka secured their maiden T20I victory over England in extraordinarily emphatic style: by eight wickets, and with a crushing 40 balls remaining, as Heather Knight’s new-look team were served a dramatic reality check, only two days after cruising to victory in the series opener at Hove.After winning her second toss of the series and choosing to bowl first, Athapaththu showed her team how it needed to be done by bowling the dangerous Danni Wyatt for 1 in her first over, and never let up in her leadership thereafter, as England were hustled out for 104 in 18 overs – a far cry from the 186 for 4 that they had posted in just 17 overs in Thursday’s opening fixture.Then, sensing a chance to crush England from the outset of the chase, Athapaththu climbed onto the offensive with the bat, cracking eight fours and two sixes with similarly positive support from Harshitha Samarawickrama, who sealed the contest with a massive swipe over midwicket to finish unbeaten on 30 from 35 balls.Chamari sets the powerplay toneSpeaking at the toss, Athapaththu insisted – with some justification as things turned out – there had been some “positives” to take from a one-sided series opener at Hove, but recognised that their bowling had to improve after England had romped along at close to two a ball on that occasion.And so the skipper herself added that burden to her already broadly laden shoulders, to set the tone for an astonishingly unrelentingly display. Despite one loose ball that Maia Bouchier carved for four, Athapaththu’s remit in the contest’s first over was to keep the stumps in play as much as possible, on a hybrid wicket that offered a touch of grip for her spinners, and in sunny afternoon conditions a world away from the dank misery of Hove.The gambit paid agenda-setting dividends with the sixth ball of Athapaththu’s over. A beautifully flighted offbreak lured Danni Wyatt on the drive, but a hint of dip and spin bowled her clean through the gate for 1. Suddenly a partnership that had realised 77 from 45 balls at Hove had been broken before it had begun, and that carefree youth that had so flourished in game one had a different scenario to counter.Inoshi in on the actionAlice Capsey had made a belligerent 51 from 27 on that occasion; here she was restricted to an anxious 3 from 9 as Inoshi Fernando followed her skipper’s lead in her first outing of the series. First, her tall offbreaks pinned Capsey to the crease for five consecutive dot-balls and a single, then she snapped the trap shut in the field one over later. Itching to break the shackles, Capsey lashed through the line at Sugandika Kumari and Fernando was almost blown off her feet at mid-off as she clung on well to a flat chance.Bouchier by this stage had connected well on another cuff through the covers, but Fernando’s impact was not done yet. The first ball of her second over was flapped in ungainly fashion straight to Kavisha Dilhari at extra cover, and Bouchier attempted to bend her bat around her helmet as she traipsed off for 12 from 10. Not only were England truly in the m(aia)ire at 21 for 3, but she’d missed a golden opportunity to rebuild a faltering innings, and seize the opportunity for seniority that she’s been handed in the absence of the likes of Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver-Brunt.Old guard falter tooInstead, England’s hopes were reinvested in a familiar pair of middle-order stalwarts. Heather Knight and Amy Jones saw out a powerplay that, at 32 for 3, realised less than half the 66 for 0 that Sri Lanka had been subjected to at Hove, but neither batter really exuded an air of permanence in an uncompromising match situation – least of all Jones, who so nearly holed out to backward point as an attempted reverse-sweep off Fernando fell inches short.On 10, Knight successfully over-turned an lbw decision after her attempted reverse-sweep was shown to have flicked her glove before crashing into the pad, but one over later, Jones’ scratchy stay was ended in the opposite fashion – Ranaweera trapped her on the back pad, and after Atapaththu’s last-ditch decision to review, the ball was shown to be thumping the top of leg stump.Jones was gone for a run-a-ball 12, and if 41 for 4 in the eighth over was a dicey scenario, England’s issues were only just beginning. Freya Kemp picked off two singles off two legal deliveries, only to be stumped off a wide in Dilhari’s next over, as she galloped out of her crease for Sanjeewani to gather well down the leg-side and beat her despairing dive, and all hopes of a competitive total ended when Knight spooned a back-foot punch back to Ranaweera. At 48 for 6, England were fully braced for ignominy.Maia Bouchier grimaces after falling in the second T20I at Chelmsford•ECB via Getty ImagesDean digs for double-figuresOnly Charlie Dean, last out for a feisty 34 from 26, found anything like the requisite blend of endurance and aggression, including three fours in a row off Ranaweera – two firm sweeps and a well-dispatched full toss.At the other end, however, the progression continued. Danielle Gibson opted for aggression without endurance, as she survived a slash through deep third that flew inches wide of the fielder, before scuffing a reverse-sweep straight into the lap of backward square.Sarah Glenn, sporting a new cap to mark her 50th T20I appearance, then snicked off fourth-ball to give Dilhari her second wicket. Though Issy Wong hung around long enough to endure England wouldn’t be setting their new record low total in a women’s T20I, when she lashed through a drive at Prabhodhani to be bowled for 13, the end was not long in coming.Cross, Wong bear powerplay bruntIf England thought their day had hit its nadir, Athapaththu had further indignities to deliver. She signalled her intention to keep the hammer down with a second-ball drive for four off Kate Cross, and even though Sanjeewani fell in Gibson’s subsequent over (after two no-balls had hinted at England’s anxieties), Sri Lanka’s captain was only just getting warmed up.Cross’s second over was utterly taken to the cleaners – 21 runs in total, compromising three blazed fours in a row and a simply vast flog over square leg, off the roof off the Felsted School Stand and into the garden of a bemused lady looking on from her balcony. After some similarly rough treatment at the back-end of the first T20I, Cross’s figures for the series now read 4.2-0-55-0 – a reminder perhaps why her impeccable lines have been overlooked in this format since 2019.Nothing, however, was quite as gruesome as the public pillorying that Wong would endure in her first international over of the summer. Her absence from the firing line has been a bit of an ongoing mystery in recent months, given the excitement that surrounded her all-round game last summer, but here was public evidence of a player at war with her own technique.Her first over of the match lasted for ten deliveries, the first four of which amounted to a tragicomedy in themselves – a huge front-foot no-ball that Harshitha Samarawickrama flicked off her pads for four, followed by a flick to deep square leg off that most of the crowd failed to realise was a free hit . Another leg-side no-ball followed, then another catch off the free hit – an astounding one as it happens, as Cross at mid-off snaffled the ball in her outstretched right hand.By the end of it all, Wong could only grin in self-effacement as Glenn jogged down to give her a consoling pat on the shoulder, and as Sri Lanka blazed towards their victory target with barely a shot out of place, it was something of a surprise to see her reintroduced with 13 runs still needed and little left to be gained. Three more drilled boundaries duly drew the scores level, leaving Harshitha to heave Cross into the pavilion for the winning six.Wong’s inclusion for this match had come at the expense of England’s new young thing, Mahika Gaur, and her struggles rather underlined the importance of Knight’s pre-series warning about the youth in this team. Expecting too much too soon is a dangerous thing.

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Desde o início do segundo turno, o Fortaleza soma cinco vitórias consecutivas, não sofreu nenhum gol e está com 100% de aproveitamento no Campeonato Brasileiro. Apesar de ter passado por um momento delicado, estando 20 rodadas entre os quatro últimos colocados, o Leão manteve o treinador Juan Pablo Vojvoda, agora já aparece fora do Z-4 e na zona de classificação para a Sul-Americana.

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Mesmo com a pressão da torcida pelos resultados, Marcelo Paz, mandatário Tricolor, bancou a permanência do técnico e explicou o motivo.

‘Havia sim muitos questionamentos de fora para dentro, mas nós tivemos a convicção de manter o trabalho. Entendemos que o Vojvoda tinha entregue todos os objetivos para o clube em todas as competições na temporada passada e que uma mudança não seria garantia nenhuma de melhora na performance e na pontuação’, acrescentou.

No intuito de reformular o elenco, a direção do clube, em conjunto com a comissão técnica, trouxe novos jogadores para reforçar o time principal. Apesar da venda de Yago Pikachu, uma das principais referências e artilheiro da equipe, para o Shimizu S-Pulse, do Japão, o Leão contratou jogadores para todas as posições.

O primeiro anúncio foi o do meia Thiago Galhardo, por empréstimo até o fim de 2022. O volante Lucas Sasha e o lateral direito Brítez, hoje titulares do time, também chegaram no meio do ano. Outros nomes, como o meia Rómulo Otero, com passagens por Atlético-MG e Corinthians, o atacante Pedro Rocha, e os volantes Fabrício Bruno e Caio Alexandre, além do goleiro Luan Poli, também reforçaram a equipe na última janela de transferências.

Na visão de Paz, a remontagem no grupo de jogadores foi a melhor forma de respaldar o trabalho de Vojvoda no momento mais difícil da temporada. ‘Neste caso, as atitudes valem mais do que as palavras. Nós o chamamos e conversamos sobre as mudanças, como mudar a maneira de jogar, tirar alguns atletas, trazer outros, tudo isso junto com ele. Essa foi a melhor maneira de dizer: nós vamos fazer esse trabalho juntos até o fim’, finaliza o presidente do Fortaleza.

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Após a classificação do Palmeiras em cima do Atlético-MG nas quartas de final da Libertadores, Abel Ferreira passou a ser ainda mais alvo de críticas e comentários por parte de alguns técnicos brasileiros. Primeiro começou com Cuca, depois passou por Mano Menezes e agora mais frequentemente com Jorginho. No entanto, clube e treinador palmeirense não irão alimentar as polêmicas.

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Segundo apurou o LANCE!, o Verdão não pretende fazer qualquer tipo de manifestação sobre o tema, a não ser que alguma fala contenha teor xenófobo, preconceituoso ou atinja a honra do comandante português. Por ora, a questão é tratada como algo que não afeta diretamente a pessoa e sim o trabalho ou conceitos esportivos. Coisas que não valem “perder tempo” em se debruçar.

A reportagem chegou a ouvir de um conselheiro palmeirense que o clube “tem coisas mais importantes a se preocupar do que com treinadores concorrentes”. Os assuntos mais importantes dizem respeito aos jogos decisivos contra Flamengo, Fluminense e Athletico-PR, que são válidos por Brasileiro e Libertadores, respectivamente.

Por parte de Abel Ferreira, a postura é bem parecida. O treinador do Palmeiras não vai responder sobre o tema nas coletivas e não vai alimentar a polêmica. A intenção é não entrar em conflito com os colegas de profissão aqui no Brasil, os quais ele sempre procura elogiar em suas declarações. Além de ser algo que não é de seu feitio.

Acima disso, porém, está o foco nas decisões. Assim como o clube pensa, Abel está focado em preparar seu time para ir em busca dos títulos que ainda restam para o Verdão na temporada, que são o do Brasileirão e da Libertadores. Tanto a comissão técnica portuguesa, quanto os dirigentes alviverdes consideram esses próximos jogos essenciais para se manter nessa disputa por duas taças.

Na visão interna, que também envolve o elenco, não é hora de se preocupar com o que vem de fora e sim com o que se trabalha dentro. A ideia é que ninguém se pronuncie sobre o tema, ou que alimente essa polêmica. Como o próprio Abel diz, a exigência é que cada um faça o seu máximo, que é o que é possível controlar, uma vez que os resultado e as reações de fora não são controláveis.

Sandro Wagner will step down as Germany's assistant coach in June and has already been approached by Augsburg to take over as head coach.

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• Wagner to quit as assistant coach role with Germany
• Augsburg keen to appoint him as head coach
• Ex-Bayern striker reportedly turned down Hoffenheim

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  According to journalist Florian Plettenberg, former Bayern striker Wagner, who is currently the assistant to Julian Nagelsmann at the German national team, is the 'top candidate' to become Augsburg head coach next season. Furthermore, Wagner has also turned down advances from one of his former clubs in Hoffenheim.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The future of current Augsburg manager Jess Thorup is clouded in uncertainty at the moment, with Plettenberg reporting on Thursday that an "internal analysis" was being conducted at the club to evaluate the futures of both Thorup and sporting director Marinko Jurendic. Augsburg's higher-ups are unhappy with the sporting progress in recent weeks, with "no consensus regarding future strategic squad planning, including transfers and overall squad structure."

  While Thorup remains in charge for the time being, Augsburg are believed to be desperate to acquire the services of Wagner, who is touted as a highly talented young tactician. Although Augsburg reportedly have made an offer, the 37-year-old has not yet signed the contract, despite turning down Hoffenheim.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Wagner has already announced his decision to leave his role as the assistant coach of the German national team after the Nations League in June, eyeing a future in management at the top level. The Munich-born ex-German international began his journey in coaching by taking over fourth-tier outfit SpVgg Unterhaching in 2021, guiding them to promotion to the 3. Liga in 2023. He left Unterhaching to become the head coach of the Germany U20 team, before being appointed as Rudi Voller's assistant for Die Mannschaft just months later, in September 2023.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR SANDRO WAGNER?

  Wagner will hope to bow out on a high by helping Nagelsmann & Co. win the Nations League next month. He'll be in the dugout discussing tactics and instructions with the Germany NT head coach on June 4 in the semi-final against Portugal.

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Cássio defendeu duas cobranças na disputa com o Boca Juniors e mais uma vez foi o herói do Corinthians em uma noite de Libertadores, nesta terça-feira, diante do Boca Juniors, na Bombonera. O goleiro, que foi questionado ao longo da última temporada e recentemente sofreu ameaças de morte, reforçou seu empenho no clube e disse não enxergar a atual temporada como decisiva para o restante de sua carreira.

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+ GALERIA – Onde estão os jogadores do Timão que conquistaram a Libertadores há 10 anos

No começo do ano, a diretoria alvinegraestendeu o vínculo do atleta com o Timão até o fim de 2024. Contra o Boca,o camisa 12 superou o lateral Zé Maria, ídolo corintiano nas décadas de 70 e 80, e se tornou o 4º atleta com mais partidas pelo clube alvinegro, com 599 jogos.

– Não vejo como decisivo. Muito fácil falar decisivo. Eu me dedico. A gente vinha de anos de não ter conquistas. Peguei uma época muito vitoriosa do Corinthians, a cobrança é constante. Jogamos no Corinthians, torcida é muito grande. Sempre mantive a tranquilidade, tem pessoas que confiam no meu trabalho. Há momentos que você não vai estar bem, mas vai ter outros que você vai estar bem. Nunca faltou dedicação, empenho, trabalho. Não entra idade, tempo, tenho a cabeça aberta, respeito todo mundo. Quero sempre melhorar como pessoa e jogador – explicou o capitão corintiano.

Se Cássio foi o herói, Benedetto foi proclamado o vilão do Boca ao desperdiçar duas cobranças de pênalti, uma no tempo normal e outra na decisão. O capitão corintiano disse que estudou as cobranças do adversário e explicou a metodologia por trás das defesas.

-Hoje o pênalti não é simplesmente ir e bater, tem estudo. Benedetto é um atacante de personalidade. Na segunda cobrança tentei o mesmo lado. Creio que esse momento é um dos únicos que não tem que corresponder a tanta pressão – ponderou.

+ TABELA – Vai dar Timão? Simule o mata-mata da Libertadores

Cássio valorizou a entrega dos jogadores corintianos, festejou a classificação às quartas de final da Libertadores, mas manteve os pés no chão e disse que o clube já está com a cabeça no Flamengo, adversário de domingo no Brasileirão.

– Feliz, primeiro com a classificação. A vida você vai amadurecendo com o tempo, errando. A gente veio aqui num estádio difícil de jogar e se classifica. Amadurecimento. Time cheio de meninos que vieram a primeira vez, Giovane. Fica feliz, satisfeito. Mas amanhã é outro dia, se preparar para o jogo do fim de semana. Feliz por esse momento, por todos, presidente, Roberto, Alessandro. Nos momentos mais difíceis confiaram no meu trabalho e comemorar mais uma classificação é gratificante – afirmou.

A delegação corintiana volta para São Paulo na madrugada de terça para quarta. Na manhã do dia 6 de julho, o elenco do Corinthians se reapresenta no CT Joaquim para um trabalho regenerativo.