Nico Paz is set to stay at Como to guarantee playing time despite reports Real Madrid want to bring the attacking midfielder back to Spain.

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Madrid are reportedly willing to trigger their €8 million option to buy Paz back from Como this summer, but the player is not ready to leave Serie A. According to , Paz believes it will be easier for him to reach his true potential at Como with guaranteed playing time under the management of Cesc Fabregas. After Madrid's signing of Franco Mastantuono from River Plate, Paz feels it would have been difficult to garner minutes under Los Blancos' coach Xabi Alonso.

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Arda Guler and Mastantuono are being groomed to lead the midfield with Luka Modric heading to AC Milan, while Aurelien Tchouameni is still in contention for a place in the starting XI. The competition for a place concerns 20-year-old Paz, who plays a vital role under Fabregas. After a wonderful season with Como, the Argentine midfielder wants to build on it and refine his skills and playing style further this year.

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The Argentine player scored six goals and provided nine assists in 35 matches last season, playing an instrumental part in Como's 10th place finish.

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Como have built a good project under Fabregas and have further intensified their race for a top finish in the Italian league by adding the likes of Jesus Rodriguez from Real Betis and Croatian talent Martin Baturina from Dinamo Zagreb. This strong, developing environment provides the ideal setting for Paz to continue his progress, meaning that while a return to Bernabeu remains a future goal, now is not the perfect time.

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تتواصل اليوم الأحد 27-7-2025، أجندة المباريات الودية للأندية والمنتخبات في ظل استعدادات مكثفة لانطلاق الموسم الكروي الجديد 2025-2026.

وتتجه الأنظار نحو برشلونة، الذي يبدأ أولى مبارياته التحضيرية تحت قيادة مدربه هانز فليك، في مواجهة ودية أمام فريق فيسيل كوبي الياباني، في إطار جولة آسيوية كانت مهددة بالإلغاء بسبب مشكلات تنظيمية، قبل أن يتم تدارك الأمور واستئناف الجولة كما كان مخططًا.

ويأمل الفريق الكتالوني في الحفاظ على الزخم الذي اختتم به الموسم الماضي بعد تحقيق الثلاثية المحلية (الدوري الإسباني، كأس الملك، والسوبر الإسباني)، ويعتبر لقاء اليوم محطة أولى مهمة لتجربة العناصر الجديدة واستعادة النسق البدني قبل انطلاق الليغا في أغسطس المقبل.

طالع أيضًا | تشكيل برشلونة المتوقع أمام فيسيل كوبي اليوم وديًا

في الوقت ذاته، يخوض آرسنال مواجهة إنجليزية خالصة أمام نيوكاسل في إطار استعداداتهما لبداية الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، فيما تستمر أيضًا التحضيرات على مستوى المنتخبات الأفريقية، حيث يلتقي منتخب السنغال بنظيريه كينيا وتنزانيا في لقاءين منفصلين اليوم. مواعيد مباريات اليوم الأحد 27-7-2025 والقنوات الناقلةمواعيد مباريات اليوم الودية (أندية)

فيسيل كوبي ضد برشلونة، الساعة 1 ظهرًا بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر تطبيق “DAZN”.

آرسنال ضد نيوكاسل يونايتد، الساعة 2:30 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “أبو ظبي الرياضية”. مواعيد مباريات اليوم الودية (منتخبات)

تنزانيا ضد السنغال، الساعة 3 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، ولم تُعلن أي قناة عن إذاعة اللقاء.

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Being overlooked for central contract left retiring bowler feeling like “a third wheel” on tournament eve

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David Willey signed off from his international career by taking his 100th ODI wicket in England’s win over Pakistan in Kolkata – then revealed he had considered pulling out of the World Cup as late as the day that the team flew to India at the end of September.Willey announced before England’s defeat to Australia in Ahmedabad last week that he would quit international cricket after this tournament at the age of 33. He was told in September that he had not been offered a central contract for 2023-24, then learned that he was the only member of the World Cup squad without an offer.He was incensed, and soon decided that he was no longer interested in feeling like “a third wheel” as a fringe player. He said that constant uncertainty over his schedule had taken its toll on him, his wife and their two children, and has therefore opted to “take control”.Related

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Willey started the World Cup running the drinks for England but replaced Sam Curran for their fourth match, a 229-run loss to South Africa in Mumbai, and has played every game since. He finished the tournament with 11 wickets at 23.54, second only to Adil Rashid in England’s squad, and signed off with 3 for 56 in his 10 overs.”It was mixed emotions,” Willey said. “My time is done… but it’s with deep regret. Anybody looking in has probably looked at the way I’ve gone about my business and [seen that I am] probably playing the best cricket of my career. I’m 33, as fit as I’ve ever been.”One of the reasons that I wasn’t offered a contract was them going in a different direction after the World Cup – I don’t know why [they are]. It’s been a period for some time now… not knowing quite where I stand with England and it’s just taken its toll, and becomes very tiring.”David Willey was Player of the Match in his international swansong•AFP/Getty ImagesWilley believes he would have been able to play a valuable role for England at the T20 World Cup next June, had he been offered a contract. “[If there is] an injury or two, they’re going to be calling on someone with very little to no experience in World Cups,” he said.”Never say never, but right now, I’m very confident [in] my decision that today was my last game of cricket for England. Do I want to go to the Caribbean and run drinks, and not know where I stand, and just feel like a third wheel again – which is very much what I felt like when I turned up at Lord’s, being the only one without a contract? Probably not, so I’m done.”Willey said he had doubts over whether he should travel to India after learning that he was the only squad member without a central contract: “I wasn’t sure whether I was going to come to the World Cup, even to the 11th hour. The morning that we were joining up at Lord’s, I still wasn’t sure whether I’d make the trip or not.”He added: “From then on, it [retirement] was something that was on my mind. It’s not just that I haven’t been offered a contract; it’s how I feel valued as an England player, when I look down that list of other guys that have got contracts… I came to the decision that the time was right for me to call it a day.”Willey removed both Pakistan openers – Abdullah Shafique and Fakhar Zaman – in his new-ball spell on Saturday, then returned to have Agha Salman caught at mid-on to become the 15th Englishman to reach 100 ODI wickets. He also became the second England men’s player after Alastair Cook to win the Player of the Match award in his final international appearance.”On the phone to my wife this morning, she said, ‘Go on – just get to 100 wickets. It’d be a nice way to finish,'” he said. “To do that was a nice way for me personally [to sign off].”He said he wanted to leave international cricket on his own terms, and hoped that he had proved Rob Key – who, as managing director, was ultimately responsible for central contract offers – wrong. “Keysy said to me, ‘I hope you can prove me wrong.’ Maybe I’ve done it over the last few games,” Willey said.”The timing [of his retirement announcement], people may have looked at it and frowned upon my timing there. But for me personally, there’s not many opportunities you get to walk away from [international] cricket on your terms, and I wanted to really enjoy my last three games of cricket [for England] and play without looking over my shoulder, thinking, ‘One bad performance and I’m out of the side.'”Willey will continue to play domestic and franchise cricket. He captains Northamptonshire in the T20 Blast and has a contract with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders for the ILT20 in January-February. He is also likely to be retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, and by Welsh Fire in the Hundred.

Pakistan’s tour of the Netherlands in 2024 has been postponed indefinitely at the PCB’s request.Pakistan were scheduled to play three T20Is against Netherlands in early May 2024 as part of a tour of Europe that also included three T20Is against Ireland, and four against England. All those games were scheduled in the build-up to the T20 World Cup which starts in June 2024, to be held in the West Indies and USA.Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Board (KNCB)’s high-performance manager Roland Lefebvre confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that the tour had been put off, with the PCB citing scheduling clashes, and concerns about player workload.”The KNCB understands the predicament the PCB are in, given the busy playing schedules and at the same time keeping the well-being of players in mind,” Lefebvre said. “We value the good relationship we have with the PCB, and look forward to rescheduling this series to a later date.”The postponement will come as a blow for Netherlands, who were scheduled to get three T20Is against a Full-Member side in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup, for which they have already qualified. That also means Netherlands and Pakistan are yet to face each other in a bilateral T20I fixture, with their only two meetings in the format having come at the T20 World Cup.In fact, there was significant on-field bonhomie between the Pakistan and Netherlands players after their fates were tied together at last year’s T20 World Cup, with each side doing the other a favour. Netherlands beat South Africa to keep Pakistan alive in a tournament that saw them go on to reach the final, while Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in the following game to ensure direct qualification to the 2024 T20 World Cup for Netherlands.Last year, Netherlands had hosted Pakistan for three ODIs as part of the Super League. Pakistan went on to win the series 3-0, but two of those matches were decided by margins of only 16 runs and nine runs.The PCB acknowledged to ESPNcricinfo that next year’s series had been postponed at their request, and said they were actively working on finding an alternate window.

يعد مستقبل رودريجو الجناح البرازيلي الدولي من أكثر القضايا المثيرة للجدل في ريال مدريد خلال سوق الانتقالات الصيفية الحالية.

وقد فقد الدولي البرازيلي مكانته في نهاية عهد كارلو أنشيلوتي ولم يتحسن وضع اللاعب تحت قيادة تشابي ألونسو في كأس العالم للأندية.

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وتتردد الكثير من الأحاديث عن رحيل رودريجو في الصيف، ويعد الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز وجهة محتملة للاعب البرازيلي حيث ارتبط بالانضمام لأندية مثل آرسنال وليفربول وتوتنهام.

وبحسب إذاعة “كادينا كوبي” الإسبانية فإن مانشستر سيتي ليس مهتماً بالتعاقد مع رودريجو النجم البرازيلي هذا الصيف رغم سعيه لضمه في وقت سابق.

وترغب جماهير مانشستر سيتي في انضمام اللاعب صاحب الـ24 عاماً إلى ملعب الاتحاد بعد انضمام كيليان مبابي إلى ريال مدريد.

وكان رودريجو قد اعترف بإعجابه الكبير بفريق المدرب بيب جوارديولا وذكر في وقت سابق أنهم أفضل فريق في العالم ويقدمون الأداء الكروي الأعلى.

وعلى الرغم من أنه قد يكون هناك إعجاب متبادل بين رودريجو ومانشستر سيتي إلا أن النادي الإنجليزي غير مهتم بالتعاقد مع البرازيلي هذا الصيف والذي يبلغ سعره 100 مليون يورو.

Despite AC Milan's ongoing search for a new forward, Santiago Gimenez has made his position on a summer move clear.

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• Gimenez confirms he plans to stay at Milan
• Milan still pursuing new striker options this summer
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  Milan forward Gimenez has addressed speculation regarding a potential summer exit by reaffirming his commitment to the Rossoneri. Speaking at a press conference ahead of Mexico’s 2-1 win over the United States, marking his first international title win, the striker confirmed that he plans to remain at San Siro.

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  Gimenez joined Milan in January from Feyenoord for €32 million (£27m/$35m) plus €3m in bonuses. Despite netting six goals and providing three assists in 19 appearances in the second half of the season, questions over his future surfaced amid Milan's plans to sign a new striker this summer. However, the 24-year-old remains focused on making an impact in Serie A after helping Mexico win the Gold Cup at NRG Stadium.

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  Gimenez told the reporters: "I feel at home at Milan, I'm living a dream, I'm grateful for the opportunity to be in a team like Milan. There have been rumours of a possible farewell but I'm fine. I spoke with the management and the staff, the idea is to stay. I'll try to give my best, I don't want to waste this opportunity."

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  Milan resume pre-season training this week, with Massimiliano Allegri expected to evaluate the squad ahead of potential signings. While the club remain interested in reinforcing the forward line, Gimenez’s commitment gives Milan flexibility as they assess striker targets, as they have been recently in touch with Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic and Bayer Leverkusen's Victor Boniface.

Afghanistan’s victory over Pakistan in the World Cup game in Chennai is so monumental that it could inspire the next generation in the country to take up cricket, their head coach Jonathan Trott says.”I think it just shows the amount of talent in the side for the country again, as when we were fortunate enough to beat England,” Trott said at his post-match press conference. “It inspires another generation of players to pick up a cricket bat and a cricket ball, work on their fielding and their fitness. We see that the guys are very fit today and fielding for 50 overs and then Ibrahim [Zadran] batting for 35, close to 40 overs is a great, great credit to him.”Seamer Naveen-ul-Haq also toasted Afghanistan’s win – their first over Pakistan in eight attempts in ODI cricket – and hoped that it would bring joy and solace to their fans back home.Related

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“It does mean a lot to the people of our country back home,” Naveen said at the mixed-zone media interaction. “As you know, the situation back home…The earthquake also hit [in Herat] a few days ago. So, there’s not a lot of happiness in the country without cricket. So, at least we’ve given them some moments of happiness tonight.”Naveen also insisted that Afghanistan’s recent wins will not impact his decision to retire from ODI cricket after the ongoing World Cup. He continues to be a key player for Afghanistan – and various franchise teams – in T20 cricket.”No, no, no. Not at all. That’s my final decision I’ve made,” Naveen said. “Luckily, I will remember this World Cup for the rest of my life – beating Pakistan and beating England. I’m hoping for the best in the upcoming games.”Afghanistan registered their first ODI win against Pakistan in Chennai•ICC/Getty Images

Afghanistan had also taken down defending champions England earlier in the tournament, but Trott urged his team to be more consistent in all disciplines if they’re to chalk up more such wins in the future.”I think it’s just a message of consistency and not being scared to say, listen, we need to improve in these areas, let’s make sure we do this,” Trott said. “And I’m under no illusion that there are areas that need improving, like any side though. So, if we improve at those slowly, I think our all-round package improves and you’ll be able to handle the pressure like we’ve done tonight.”I’m looking forward. I’m already sort of thinking about plans for Sri Lanka.”But for me as a coach, it’s fantastic to be able to sit here. The players deserve a lot of the credit. It’s not what I’m feeding them. It’s what they’re feeding themselves in practice and the way that they think about the game and the professionalism that’s building. The one thing I would say … they’re very fit. They’re working incredibly hard at their fitness and then in the gym, they’re not doing beach weights, they’re doing proper fitness work and we saw that today with Rahmat [Shah] being able to field for 50 overs and then bat for the amount of time that he did in that heat, so it’s a real credit to the players.”

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Naquele que possivelmente foi o pior jogo do Corinthians no ano, o Timão conseguiu encontrar a vitória logo nos minutos finais. Na Vila Belmiro, o clube do Parque São Jorge bateu o Santos por 1 a 0, pela 33ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. O gol do jogo foi marcado por Róger Guedes, aos 43 minutos do segundo tempo.

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A partida também foi marcada pelas expulsões. No primeiro tempo, Yuri Alberto recebeu dois cartões amarelos em um intervalo de sete minutos. Já no segundo, Lucas Barbosa, que havia entrado no intervalo, precisou de 13 para receber um cartão vermelho. Ainda assim, a punição do segundo amarelo para o meia-atacante santista foi contestável.

PRIMEIRO TEMPO DE UM TIME SÓ

Só deu Santos no primeiro tempo. O Peixe teve mais posse de bola, finalizou três vezes mais que o Corinthians, mas não foi para o intervalo vencendo porque faltou acertar o pé. Os pontas santistas deram muito trabalho aos laterais corintianos, em especial o garoto Ângelo a Lucas Piton.

Em relação às chances claras, a primeira foi aos 13 minutos, com Lucas Braga cabeceando para fora após Cássio sair e rebater mal uma bola vindo de uma cobrança de escanteio. A segunda oportunidade manifesta foi aos 22, quando Ângelo tabelou com Marcos Leonardo, foi travado pelo goleiro Cássio, mas a bola sobrou novamente para Braga, que chegou batendo, mas o volante Fausto Vera tirou em cima da linha.

Mas possivelmente o principal momento que o Santos teve para abrir o placar na etapa inicial foi aos 32 minutos, quando Marcos Leonardo bateu com capricho uma falta na entrada da grande área, mas para o lado direito, a bola passou pela barreira, Cássio ficou parado, mas a bola foi para fora.

YURI ALBERTO EXPULSO

Aéreo no jogo, Yuri Alberto acabou sendo expulso logo no primeiro tempo da sua estreia na Vila com a camisa corintiana. O atacante é revelado pelo Peixe. Aos 35 minutos, o centroavante perdeu uma bola no ataque e, na sequência, deu um carrinho com as duas pernas no volante santista Rodrigo Fernández. Na sequência, o camisa 9 do Timão reclamou de forma efusiva com o árbitro Flávio Rodrigues de Souza, mas, ainda assim, recebeu somente o cartão amarelo. Sete minutos depois, não teve choro para Yuri, que subiu com o zagueiro Luiz Felipe, mas levou a mão ao peito do defensor do Santos, recebeu o segundo cartão amarelo no jogo e foi para o vestiário mais cedo.

SANTOS TAMBÉM TEM O SEU EXPULSO

As duas equipes voltam a campo, no segundo tempo, com alterações. Enquanto o Timão mexeu quatro vezes, com Bruno Méndez, Roni, Du Queiroz e Ramiro entrando no lugar de Rafael Ramos, Fausto Vera, Maycon e Giuliano, o Peixe teve a entrada de Lucas Barbosa no lugar de Rodrigo Fernández. No entanto, o meia-atacante santista precisou de 13 minutos em campo para repetir Yuri Alberto e também ser expulso. O primeiro cartão amarelo foi por falta em Ramiro, aos cinco do segundo tempo. O segundo foi bastante contestável, após o camisa 21 do Peixe tocar no goleiro Cássio. O árbitro Flávio Rodrigues de Souza entendeu como uma ação faltosa e colocou o atleta para fora.

COM AS EXPULSÕES, JOGO PERDE

Com o cartão vermelho recebido por Lucas Barbosa, o jogo acabou tendo a sua intensidade diminuída. O Peixe passou a não agredir tanto, enquanto o Corinthians parecia jogar pelo empate. Ainda assim, o Timão teve uma grande chance, aos 20 minutos da etapa final, com Du Queiroz batendo firme, mas sendo travado por Luiz Felipe.

QUANDO PARECIA QUE IA DAR EMPATE, RÓGER MARCA

Quando o jogo parecia caminhar para o empate sem gols, o Corinthians buscou a vitória. Róger Guedes puxou um contra-ataque pelo lado esquerdo, invadiu a área e tocou por baixo do goleiro João Paulo.

A vitória corintiana fez cair uma sequência de oito anos sem vitórias do Timão contra o Santos, na Vila Belmiro, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro, e, de quebra, fará com que a equipe alvinegra durma na quarta colocação – o que pode ser mantido caso o Fluminense não vença o Botafogo, neste domingo (23), no Rio de Janeiro.

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FICHA TÉCNICA
SANTOS 0 X 1 CORINTHIANS – BRASILEIRÃO – 33ª RODADA

Local: Vila Belmiro, Santos (SP)
Data e Hora: 22 de outubro de 2022, às 19h (horário de Brasília)
Árbitro: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (FIFA/SP)
Assistentes:Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse (FIFA/SP) e Alex Ang Ribeiro (SP)
Árbitro de Vídeo: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (SP)
Público e renda:
Cartões amarelos: Lucas Braga (Santos);Fausto Vera e Balbuena (Corinthians)
Cartões vermelhos: Lucas Barbosa (Santos);Yuri Alberto (Corinthians)
GOLS: 0-1 Róger Guedes (43’/2T)

SANTOS
João Paulo; Madson (Auro, 25’/2T), Luiz Felipe (Derick, 25’/2T), Alex Nascimento e Felipe Jonatan; Rodrigo Fernández (Lucas Barbosa intervalo), Camacho e Ed Carlos (Sandry, 25’/2T); Ângelo (Miguelito, 33’/2T), Marcos Leonardo e Lucas Braga. Técnico: Orlando Ribeiro.

CORINTHIANS
Cássio; Rafael Ramos (Bruno Méndez, intervalo), Balbuena, Robert Renan e Lucas Piton; Fausto Vera (Roni, intervalo), Maycon (Ramiro, intervalo) e Giuliano (Du Queiroz, intervalo); Gustavo Mosquito (Mateus Vital, 39’/2T), Yuri Alberto e Róger Guedes. Técnico: Vítor Pereira.

Former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho has left Aston Villa to complete a permanent transfer to Vasco da Gama. Coutinho left the Villans last summer to return to his homeland and join the Brazilian Serie A side on loan and he has now made his move permanent. The 33-year-old made 26 appearances last season where he scored five goals and provided three assists.

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Coutinho joins Vasco da Gama permanentlySigned for the Brazilian side on loan last summerEnded Aston Villa nightmareFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

Coutinho's nightmare Aston Villa spell has finally ended as he secured a permanent move to Vasco da Gama, after spending the 2024-25 campaign on loan at the Brazilian club. The midfielder tried to push for a permanent transfer last summer by mutually terminating his contract and joining Vasco on a free transfer but the Villans at that time only sanctioned a loan move.

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The official statement from the Premier League club read: "Aston Villa can confirm that Philippe Coutinho has completed a permanent move to Vasco da Gama. The midfielder was on loan with the Brazilian side last term and returned to the club following the end of his temporary stint, but both clubs have now agreed a deal for the playmaker to go back to his hometown club on a permanent basis. After signing for Villa initially on loan in January 2022, he went on to pen a permanent deal at Villa Park and made 43 appearances in claret and blue, scoring six goals. Everyone at Aston Villa would like to thank Philippe for his service to the club and wish him all the best in his future career."

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Coutinho joined Aston Villa on loan from Barcelona in January 2022 before making his transfer permanent six months later. However, he failed to make an impact under Unai Emery and was sent out on loan to Qatari side Al-Duhail ahead of the 2023-24 season.

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The 33-year-old will be back in action for Vasco on July 12 as they take on Botafogo in the Brazilian Serie A.