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Traditionally, football rivalries are based on proximity.

For example, just four miles separates the respective homes of Manchester United and Manchester City, while the venues of the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton are just 0.8 miles apart across Stanley Park.

However, not all rivalries are built on local bragging rights. Whether due to a bizarre one-off incident, significant periods of shared domestic dominance, or even the demise of a club, these are the six biggest non-local rivalries in English football today.

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Liverpool v Manchester City

The rivalry between Manchester City and Liverpool is a relatively new one, having only come to fruition in the mid-2010s as the two clubs, under the respective guidance of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp – who briefly held a rivalry in Germany with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund – began to dominate English football.

Since 2017/18, one of the two teams has won every Premier League title, three out of seven FA Cups and six out of seven EFL Cups, while between them, they’ve also set six of the eight highest top-flight points totals since 1995.

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There have been some feisty moments between them, including when Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Guardiola got into a war of words after a hard-fought 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium last year, but more than anything, this rivalry is known for its sheer quality.

“Liverpool versus Manchester City has become the greatest, most intense and highest-quality rivalry in English football history,” former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said back in 2022. “There is a uniqueness to it. This is the first time the two best teams in England are the two best teams in the world, led by the two greatest coaches of their generation.”

Ahead of Guardiola and Klopp’s final meeting in the Premier League last season, the Spanish coach said of his German counterpart: “Jurgen, as a manager, has been the biggest rival I’ve ever had in my career.

“I will remember my period here, when I’m retired watching and playing golf, I’ll remember my biggest rival was Liverpool, for sure.”

Liverpool v Man City stats
Liverpool wins	93
Draws	53
Man City wins	50
Last meeting	Liverpool 1-1 Man City, 10th Mar 2024
2024/25 meetings	Liverpool v Man City, 1st Dec 2024
	Man City v Liverpool, 22nd Feb 2025

5

Leeds United v Manchester United

The Red Devils’ rivalry with Leeds United predates even their rivalry with Liverpool. In fact, to get to its roots, you’d have to go back over 500 years to the War of the Roses – a series of conflicts in a long-lasting civil war between the House of York and the House of Lancaster, which ended with the extinction of both and the birth of the Tudor dynasty.

Once that was done, the rivalry between the cities of Manchester and Leeds continued through the Industrial Revolution, as both competed for trade.

On the football pitch, however, things didn’t really start to get personal between United and Leeds until the 1965 FA Cup semi-final, which ended in a punch-up between United’s Denis Law and Leeds’ Jack Charlton. Though Leeds ended up winning the tie, United went on to clinch the First Division title by beating Leeds on goal average.

On the 78 occasions the two sides and their supporters have met since then, they’ve fought in a similarly bitter fashion.

Leeds v Man Utd stats
Leeds wins	26
Draws	37
Man Utd wins	50
Last meeting	Leeds 0-2 Man Utd, 12th Feb 2023
2024/25 meetings	None

4

Brighton v Crystal Palace

The London borough of Croydon, home to Crystal Palace, and the city of Brighton are some 41 miles apart, but that distance hasn’t stopped the two sides from disliking each other.

The rivalry began in the 1970s when Palace and Brighton began to play one another regularly, but reached a flashpoint in 1976 following a dramatic FA Cup tie, which was played at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge, due to the first two games being drawn.

Palace won the game 1-0 after Brighton missed a penalty in the dying moments, and tensions boiled over at the final whistle when a Palace fan allegedly threw some tea at Brighton boss Alan Mullery. In response, Mullery infamously threw some coins at the ground in the direction of the fan and shouted: “That’s all Crystal Palace are worth!”

Since then, the two teams have met 46 more times – most recently in February 2024, when seven fans were arrested before the game, which Brighton won 4-1.

Brighton v Crystal Palace stats
Brighton wins	50
Draws	40
Crystal Palace wins	51
Last meeting	Brighton 4-1 Crystal Palace, 3rd Feb 2024
2024/25 meetings	Brighton v Crystal Palace, 15th Dec 2024
	Crystal Palace v Brighton, 5th Apr 2025

3

AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons

The rivalry between AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons dates back to 2001, when Wimbledon’s board of directors made the controversial decision to relocate the club 56 miles away to Milton Keynes.

As a result, a number of disgruntled Dons fans formed a new club, AFC Wimbledon, in 2002. Wimbledon continued to play under the same name in Milton Keynes until 2003, when, shortly after going into administration, they were renamed MK Dons and given a new crest and kit.

The newly formed MK Dons initially claimed Wimbledon’s history, silverware and nickname, leading to further anger from AFC fans.

The silverware has since been returned to the London Borough of Merton, but the bitter rivalry between the two clubs, who both now play in League Two, remains.

Over the years, tempers have flared between both players and fans on numerous occasions, most recently in April of this year, when a mass brawl erupted at the final whistle. In the same game, Wimbledon midfielder Harry Pell kept also kicking balls at the MK Dons fans during the warm-up, which led to him being fined and banned by the FA.

AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons stats
AFC Wimbledon wins	5
Draws	4
MK Dons wins	8
Last meeting	MK Dons 0-2 AFC Wimbledon, 3rd Nov 2024
Other 2024/25 meetings	AFC Wimbledon 3-0 MK Dons, 14th Sept 2024
	MK Dons v AFC Wimbledon, 25th Jan 2025

2

Arsenal v Manchester United

Do Manchester United hate everyone? Or does everyone else hate Manchester United? Regardless, another of United’s non-local rivals are Arsenal, with whom they have endured (or enjoyed, depending on how you look at it) some fierce clashes over the years.

Between 1995/96 and 2003/04, United and Arsenal shared all nine Premier League titles on offer – United winning six, Arsenal three. They also finished behind one another in five of those years.

During that period, games between the two were often filled with heated exchanges, late challenges and plenty of drama, most notably in September 2003 at the “Battle of Old Trafford”, which saw the two sets of players involved in multiple mass melees, most notably at the final whistle when a posse of Arsenal players ran over to confront United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who earlier in the game was involved in the controversial sending-off of Patrick Vieira and had missed a last-minute penalty.

Arsenal and their players were later charged with improper conduct by the FA, who slapped the club with a record £175,000 fine.

The following meeting at Old Trafford wasn’t much smoother, with the Gunners’ unbeaten run coming to an end, controversial decisions made by referee Mike Riley and an infamous slice of pizza being thrown at Alex Ferguson in the tunnel post-match. This was – and is – a rivalry filled with genuine hatred.

Arsenal v Man Utd stats
Arsenal wins	89
Draws	53
Man Utd wins	99
Last meeting	Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal, 12th May 2024
2024/25 meetings	Arsenal v Man Utd, 4th Dec 2024
	Man Utd v Arsenal, 8th Mar 2025

1

Liverpool v Manchester United

Manchester City might be Manchester United’s closest rival, but Liverpool are no doubt their biggest.

The rivalry between United and Liverpool can be traced back to the Industrial Revolution and the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894, which was built so that Manchester could avoid importing raw materials through the port of Liverpool and the hefty costs that came with it.

That initial commercial competition extended onto the football pitch that same year, with the two sides meeting 243 times since.

The rivalry between the two clubs really began to hot up in the 1960s when Bill Shankly and Sir Matt Busby’s sides traded league titles in four successive seasons, though it was Liverpool who went on to dominate the 70s and 80s, winning 11 league titles in 20 years as United faded.

However, come the era of the Premier League and the arrival of Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, the tables turned, with United entering a golden age and Liverpool falling from grace. To date, United have 20 league titles to Liverpool’s 19. In terms of the weight of history, this match-up has to top the lot.

Liverpool v Man Utd stats
Liverpool wins	72
Draws	60
Man Utd wins	83
Last meeting	Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool, 1st Sept 2024
2024/25 meetings	Liverpool v Man Utd, 5th Jan 2025

Split captaincy is a possibility with senior officials in the board’s new set-up indicating their willingness to “challenge the status quo”

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Will Babar Azam remain Pakistan’s captain across formats?•AFP

Pakistan cricket is bracing itself for a wholesale review of its team structures, which could result in changes to the captaincy, after the end of a disappointing home season. Senior officials in the board’s new management set-up have indicated their willingness to signal to players and coaches that they will “challenge the status quo if necessary.” It has not been ruled out that such a challenge could split the Pakistan captaincy across formats, stripping Babar Azam of some of the influence he currently commands as an all-format captain.The current PCB administration, itself an interim arrangement, has appointed an interim selection committee, and Saqlain Mushtaq, the head coach of the national men’s side, is likely to leave after his contract ends in February. The board plans to carry out its review and make changes after the PSL ends in March. The Najam Sethi-led management took over from Ramiz Raja just three weeks ago and has been actively reviewing Pakistan’s recent performances and structures within the team since. One of their first moves was to disband the selection committee headed by Mohammad Wasim and bring in Shahid Afridi in his place to name the ODI squad for the ongoing series against New Zealand.Related

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But the real stirring seems to be happening with the side itself. Sethi made Shan Masood vice-captain of the ODI side in the absence of Babar’s regular deputy Shadab Khan, who is out with a finger injury. It was a surprising recall for Masood, given that he last played an ODI in 2019 and hadn’t really been part of the conversation since. Haris Sohail was also recalled out of the blue, having not been in the side for a while, on the basis that he had been treated unfairly by previous selectors.But Masood’s sudden elevation as vice-captain has been read by some as a challenge to both him and Babar’s captaincy, and is believed to have caused unrest and resentment among the core of the national side, most of whom are loyal to Babar. On the eve of the the ODI series against New Zealand, Babar had sought to play down the vice-captaincy, saying the appointment doesn’t mean Masood would automatically make the XI, and sure enough, Masood hasn’t played the first two games. But, ESPNcricinfo understands Sethi has taken a direct interest in Shan’s inclusion in the XI, though Pakistan’s top four is fairly established currently.Masood’s appointment is an illustration of how this administration intends to shake up that status quo. Babar has the command of his team and he remains a high-performing batter, but the recently concluded Test home season – where Pakistan lost three of five Tests and won none – has cranked up scrutiny of his leadership. That this shake-up is happening in the one format which this side seems especially suited to and settled in – the 50-overs game – is ironic. And though questions have been raised about his captaincy in T20Is, Babar has just led Pakistan to the semi-final and final of two successive T20 World Cups, as well as the final of the Asia Cup.Shan Masood, who isn’t a regular in the ODI side, was made vice-captain in Shadab Khan’s absence•Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Sethi has taken a personal interest in forming a new coaching set-up as well, and was planning to bring back former head coach Mickey Arthur. But Arthur’s long-term contract with Derbyshire meant he couldn’t take up a full-time head coach role with Pakistan and though both parties tried to forge a part-time consultancy role for him, the PCB said that proved “difficult to materialize for various reasons on both sides.”Sethi, however, is keen on having Arthur on side, advising him on cricket affairs. The suggestion to elevate Masood is understood to have come from an informal discussion between Sethi and Arthur, for example. Masood had a stint last summer with Derbyshire, under Arthur. He scored 1832 runs in all competitions but wasn’t able to transfer his form into Pakistan’s home season. Across six Test innings he averaged 20.33, with a highest score of 35.The new administration wants to return to the status quo as it was in 2018, when Sethi stepped down after former Pakistan captain Imran Khan was elected Prime Minister. Sethi has already dismantled the four-year-old domestic structure that came in in the wake of Imran’s election and taken it back to the one that was in place until 2018, marking the return of regional and departmental cricket. The PCB also brought back former women’s head coach Mark Coles on a one-year contact; his first stint had ended when he resigned citing family reasons in 2019.Last month, PCB patron-in-chief and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif removed Ramiz and his board and replaced them with a 14-member management committee, led by Sethi. The committee has 120 days to change the PCB’s constitution, bringing back the 2014 version that was replaced in 2019.

Patrice Evra made a huge claim that FIFA "gave the World Cup to Lionel Messi" in Qatar in 2022.

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Argentina beat France in 2022 to win the World CupMessi scored in the title decider to fire Argentina to the trophyEvra alleged that the authorities favoured the AlbicelesteFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

Messi, who played a pivotal role in Argentina’s campaign, scored seven goals and provided three assists, featuring in every match from the group stage to the final. The South American nation secured their third World Cup title after an intense final against France, which was settled by a dramatic penalty shootout following a thrilling 3-3 draw.

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During a discussion with former PSG winger Jerome Rothen on Evra did not hold back his thoughts on the 2022 tournament, stating: "Okay, we haven’t won anything since 2018, but we all know that in 2022, they gave the World Cup to Messi. It was all already written. Even the French wanted Messi to win it."

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Following his World Cup success, Messi continued to make history, guiding Argentina to a second consecutive Copa America title. However, his performances in the 2024 edition in the United States hinted that the physical demands of top-level football over nearly two decades had begun to take a toll on the 36-year-old.

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The Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirmed that Messi has been left out of the squad for the upcoming CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay due to a low-grade adductor muscle injury. However, Argentina remain in a commanding position in the South American World Cup qualification standings as the reigning world champions currently lead the table by five points, putting them on course to secure a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

It’s been an interesting start to the Premier League season for Ipswich Town this year.

Before a ball was kicked, fans and pundits alike were fearful that the club would be in for an extraordinarily tough campaign, as just two years ago, they were still fighting to get out of League One.

However, we are now ten games into the season, and the good news is that Kieran McKenna’s side have only been on the losing side five times, but the bad news is that they are still without their first win.

It’s too early to say with any certainty whether Ipswich will be able to beat the drop come May, but with young stars like Liam Delap in the side, anything is possible.

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Liverpool

2-0 Defeat

2

Manchester City

4-1 Defeat

3

Fulham

1-1 Draw

4

Brighton & Hove Albion

0-0 Draw

5

Southampton

1-1 Draw

6

Aston Villa

2-2 Draw

7

West Ham United

4-1 Defeat

8

Everton

2-0 Defeat

9

Brentford

4-3 Defeat

10

Leicester City

1-1 Draw

Moreover, the 21-year-old’s sensational form makes the club’s decision to sign him over another striker they were interested in this year look even better.

Liam Delap's form this season

Ipswich opted to hand Manchester City around £20m for Delap’s services in July and to say he’s proven to be an excellent signing in the months since would be an enormous understatement.

The Englishman has played in all ten league games for the Tractor Boys so far, and while he scored just once in his first five games, he now has five goals to his name.

This utterly brilliant form in front of goal means he currently has as many goals as far more established Premier League stars such as Ollie Watkins and Luis Diaz.

Moreover, with his brace against Aston Villa, which secured his side an unlikely point, he’s shown that big games are not an issue for him and that he does, in fact, have the mentality to make it at the highest level.

In all, signing Delap in the summer was a masterstroke from Ipswich, especially when they were supposedly interested in another striker who has looked entirely out of his depth in the top flight this season.

The failing striker Ipswich could've signed

Before Ipswich got their hands on Delap in July, they were linked to another striker who had just enjoyed a relatively successful six-month stint in the Premier League with Sheffield United: Ben Brereton Diaz.

Yes, following a disastrous switch to La Liga side Villarreal in the summer of 2023, which saw the Chile international fail to score a single goal in 20 appearances, he moved to the relegation-threatened Blades in January, where he proceeded to score six goals and provide one assist in 14 top-flight appearances.

Now, considering the “extraordinary” marksman, as dubbed by former manager Tony Mowbray, averaged a goal involvement every other game in the Premier League last season, the Blues’ interest in him made sense, but given how he’s played for Southampton so far this year, it’s safe to say they dodged a bullet.

Since his £7m move to St Mary’s, the former Blackburn Rovers star has failed to score a single goal for the club in eight appearances across the league and League Cup, and worse yet, the south coast side’s only win in the league so far this season came when he wasn’t in the squad.

Ultimately, the Stoke-on-Trent striker might still be a talented forward in a bad run of form, but as things stand, his transfer has to be considered a flop, and considering how well Delap has done at Portman Road, Ipswich undoubtedly made the correct decision over the summer.

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Jimmy Peirson will captain Queensland when Usman Khawaja is on Test duty•Getty Images

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“It’s great having Marnie [Labuschagne] around; you see the problem-solving that goes on while he’s batting, [it] is something I’ve learned from,” he said.Peirson reserved high praise for Test opener Khawaja and Australia’s No.3 Labuschagne, who scored 72 and 127 respectively in Brisbane last week.”It just sets good standards, you see how they go about their business and see that’s the level you need to be at to play Test cricket,” he said. “As team-mates we want to be rising to that level. I know when [Michael] Jordan played basketball he spoke about bringing guys along with him, and those guys do that for us.”While Peirson has been piling on the runs Alex Carey has been making the Test spot his own.”There’s a lot of keepers doing the job at the moment in Australia; all you can do is worry about your own backyard,” Peirson said of the fight for higher honours. “Kez [Carey] has done a really good job, especially in the subcontinent. He’s earned his position, but there’s no doubt everyone wants that position.”Peirson isn’t the only Queensland player pushing his case with former Test opener Renshaw and fast bowler Mark Steketee, who had a hat-trick ball dropped in the slips on Saturday, making claims.Khawaja had pushed long-term opener Renshaw into the middle order when the veteran forced his way back into the Test fold. Now cemented at the top of Australia’s order, Khawaja slid himself back down to No. 4 for Queensland’s season opener so Renshaw could face the new ball.”Matty has earned his way back up into the opening role with national selectors hopefully looking at him as a future opener for Australia,” Peirson said of the surprise move. “We’re fortunate [to have top-order depth] and Uz is at the point in his career where he scores runs wherever he bats.”

Paris Saint-Germain are willing to sell player they recently spent over £50 million on so they can sign an Aston Villa star instead come January, according to a recent report.

The Villans are currently in a tough patch, as they are winless in their last four games in all competitions and now face a tricky trip to Anfield to play Liverpool this weekend. Unai Emery will be keen to end this poor run of form and will be demanding more from his players.

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In the last few transfer windows, Villa have been a very busy side, adding plenty of talent to their squad, and the same could happen again in January as they keep their watchful eye on players from England and across Europe.

Villa are keeping a close eye on the progress of Southampton’s Tyler Dibling and are leading the race to secure his signature at the end of the season, after he has put in some impressive displays in the Premier League.

Sporting Lisbon's Pedro Goncalves.

The Midlands side are also preparing an offer to sign Sporting CP winger Pedro Goncalves. The Villans had a representative in place for Sporting’s game against Manchester City in the Champions League to watch Goncalves, and they are now preparing to make a move in January.

But while Villa have their eye on adding to their squad in January or next summer, they may also have to deal with losing a player, as PSG circle with interest in one of their key performers.

PSG planning to sell £50m+ star to buy Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran

According to reports from Spain relayed by TEAMtalk, PSG are planning to sell Goncalo Ramos in order for them to sign Jhon Duran. Duran joined Villa in January of last year, but it is only recently that he has truly impressed.

After 10 top flight games in this campaign, he already has four goals to his name. The Colombia international has also bagged goals in the Champions League and EFL Cup this season, as he continues to shine particularly when he comes off the bench.

Duran’s performances for Villa have now caught the attention of big European teams, including PSG. The January transfer window is not far away, and the French side are looking to bring the 20-year-old to France, despite him just signing a new contract at Villa Park.

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PSG are willing to let go of Ramos, who is valued at £54 million, a figure they paid to sign him from Benfica, to sign Duran. Villa will not want to lose the striker, and it was claimed last month that he has a price tag of £75 million on his head after his recent performances, but the player’s head may be turned by the chance to go from super-sub to main man.

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Os corintianos abriram três gols de vantagem ainda no primeiro tempo, com Gustavo Mantuan, Giuliano e Raul Gustavo. Giuliano voltou a marcar no segundo tempo para fechar o marcador.

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O confronto de volta acontecerá no dia 13 de julho, na Vila Belmiro, com o Peixe precisando tirar quatro gols de desvantagem para, pelo menos, levar a decisão por pênaltis. Não há o critério de gol qualificado na Copa do Brasil.

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SANTOS COMEÇA MELHOR, MAS DURA POUCO

O Santos iniciou melhor a partida, mas essa superioridade só durou os cinco minutos iniciais. Nele, o Peixe quase abriu o placar com Vinicius Zanocelo, que aproveitou uma falha do zagueiro corintiano João Victor, que tentou afastar um lançamento do lateral Lucas Pires, mas espirrou o taco. O meia santista encheu o pé na entrada da grande área e mandou na rede pelo lado de fora, no canto direito do goleiro Cássio.

TIMÃO ACORDA E CRESCE

Vendo que começou atrás no jogo, o Timão fez valer as rédeas da partida a partir dos 10 minutos de jogo e começou a avançar mais ao ataque.

Aos 14 minutos, a primeira grande chance corintiana foi criada com Róger Guedes, que recebeu um bom passe de Cantillo, na entrada da grande área, pelo lado direito, e finalizou no canto destro do goleiro João Paulo, do Peixe, que deu um belo tapa na bola para evitar o gol do Timão.

INACREDITÁVEL, RÓGER GUEDES

Aos 18 minutos do primeiro tempo, o atacante Róger Guedes perdeu um gol inacreditável, após boa trama entre Du Queiroz e Fagner, pelo lado direito. O lateral corintiano fez o cruzamento a meia altura para o camisa 9 na entrada da pequena área pegar embaixo demais na bola e mandar por cima do gol.

DEPOIS DA TEMPESTADE VEM O GOL

Mas o gol perdido por Róger Guedes não fez falta para o Corinthians, que um minuto depois conseguiu abrir o placar.

Dessa vez a construção da jogada foi pelo lado esquerdo, com Willian encontrando Lucas Piton, que fez a ultrapassagem e cruzou, a bola passou pelo primeiro pau e caiu na entrada da grande área, pelo lado direito, para Gustavo Mantuan bater no canto do goleiro João Paulo.

TIMÃO SEGUE EM CIMA E AMPLIA

Mesmo saindo na frente, o Timão não abaixou o seu ritmo, e o Santos, por sua vez, não buscou o empate. Resultado? O Corinthians não demorou para marcar o segundo gol.

Aos 25 minutos, Fagner tabelou com Willian e cruzou para Du Queiroz, que finalizou, a bola bateu em Giuliano e matou o goleiro João Paulo.

CORINTHIANS NÃO PAROU

E a batida do Corinthians seguiu. Primeiro, com Mantuan invadindo a área e obrigando João Paulo fazendo uma grande defesa, depois com um chute perigoso de Róger Guedes. Mantuan também voltou a dar trabalho a João Paulo.

E o Timão tanto buscou o terceiro gol que conseguiu ainda no primeiro tempo, dessa vez em lance de bola parada.

Aos 42 minutos, Willian bateu escanteio pelo lado direito e Raul Gustavo subiu entre dois marcadores santistas e colocou no canto direito do goleiro João Paulo.

PÊNALTI, SÓ QUE NÃO

Aos 11 minutos do segundo tempo, o Corinthians chegou a ter um pênalti marcado a seu favor, mas o árbitro Marcelo de Lima Henrique mudou de ideia a visualizar o monitor do VAR, já que Róger Guedes salta após o carrinho de Kaiky dentro da área e não é atingido.

ZANOCELO PERDE A CABEÇA E É EXPULSO

Aos 16 minutos do segundo tempo, o meia Vinicius Zanocelo, do Santos, acabou perdendo a cabeça e deixou o cotovelo no rosto do lateral Lucas Piton, do Corinthians. O árbitro Marcelo de Lima Henrique expulsou o atleta após revisão no VAR.

GIULIANO FECHA O MARCADOR

Aos 31 minutos do segundo tempo, o Corinthians fechou o resultado com Giuliano, após uma cobrança de escanteio, o camisa 11 recuperou a posse, a bola rebateu duas vezes com os atletas corintianos levando a melhor, até que a redonda sobrou para o meia ficar na cara do gol e colocar no alto do gol santista.

Foi o terceiro gol de Giuliano na Copa do Brasil, fazendo do atleta o artilheiro do Timão no campeonato.

MARCOS LEONARDO PERDE MELHOR CHANCE SANTISTA

Na saída de bola, o Peixe até tentou diminuir, mas Marcos Leonardo parou no goleiro Cássio, após ficar cara a cara com o atleta corintiano.

CLIMA ESQUENTA NO FIM

Nos minutos finais, houve alguns minutos de confusão entre os atleta do Timão e do Peixe, após o atacante corintiano Adson tentar um drible de mais efeito para cima da marcação santista.

CORINTHIANS 4 X 0 SANTOS
COPA DO BRASIL – OITAVAS DE FINAL – JOGO DE IDA

Local: Neo Química Arena, São Paulo, Brasil
Data e hora: 22 de junho de 2022, às 21h30
Árbitro:Marcelo de Lima Henrique (CE)
Assistentes:Eduardo Gonçalves da Cruz (MS) e Nailton Júnior de Sousa Oliveira (CE)
Árbitro de vídeo:Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (FIFA/SP)
Público/renda:40.624 pessoas / R$ 2.424.757,11
Cartões amarelos: Ângelo, Felipe Jonatan, Kaiky e Fabián Bustos (Santos)
Cartões vermelhos: Vinicius Zanocelo (Santos)

GOLS: 1-0 Gustavo Mantuan (19’/2T); 2-0 Giuliano (27’/2T); 3-0 Raul Gustavo (42’/2T); 4-0 Giuliano (31’/2T)

CORINTHIANS: Cássio; Fagner, João Victor, Gil e Lucas Piton; Du Queiroz, Cantillo (Xavier, 23’/2T) e Giuliano (Matheus Araújo, 35’/2T); Gustavo Mantuan, Róger Guedes e Willian (Adson, 23’/2T). Técnico: Vítor Pereira.

SANTOS: João Paulo; Lucas Braga, Kaiky, Eduardo Bauermann e Lucas Pires (Ângelo, 21/2T); Rodrigo Fernández (Camacho, 8’/2T), Sandry e Vinicius Zanocelo; Léo Baptistão (Bruno Oliveira, 21’/2T), Marcos Leonardo (Rwan Secco, 35’/2T) e Jhojan Julio (Felipe Jonanta, 8’/2T). Técnico: Fabián Bustos.

Being the super club they are, Manchester United have been blessed with countless sensational footballers over the years.

The likes of Éric Cantona, Roy Keane, Rio Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney have all graced the Theatre of Dreams in the last thirty years, and depending on who you ask, they could add another handful of names to that illustrious list.

However, like any club, the Red Devils have also signed their fair share of flops over the years, with perhaps the most extreme example in recent years being Donny van de Beek.

Moreover, what makes that signing even worse is that, just a few months later, the club were pushing to sign a future superstar but ultimately backed off, potentially believing they already had a player good enough in the Dutchman.

Van de Beek's United nightmare

In the summer of 2020, United agreed a £35m deal with Dutch giants Ajax for their incredibly impressive young midfielder Donny van de Beek, who just the summer prior had helped the Amsterdam side to a Champions League semi-final and had agreed personal terms for a move to Real Madrid.

Unfortunately for all involved, while it looked like a brilliant deal at the time, it now looks like one of the worst transfers the Red Devils have agreed to in recent history.

For example, in the four seasons he was contracted with the club, the Dutchman made just 62 appearances, scored two goals, provided two assists, went on two short-term loan moves, and spent a whopping 375 days sidelined with injury.

Van de Beek’s United career
Appearances	62
Goals	2
Assists	2
Goal Involvements per Match	0.06
All Stats via Transfermarkt

To top it all off, the 27-year-old was also earning £120k-per-week for most of his stay at the club and was sold for just £400k to Girona this summer, meaning it was a disastrous move on the pitch and the spreadsheets.

Overall, while United have signed worse footballers in the past, few transfers have worked out quite as poorly as Van de Beek’s did.

This makes it all the more maddening that the club then passed on a youngster who could have been the perfect upgrade in the January after he signed.

United's pursuit of Moises Caicedo

Yes, the youngster who could have replaced Van de Beek in the team had United stuck to their guns and signed him back in January 2021 is Ecuadorian international Moises Caicedo, who completed his £115m move to Chelsea last summer, becoming the most expensive transfer in the competition’s history in the process.

However, before he joined the Blues and Brighton & Hove Albion, the Santo Domingo-born star was on the Red Devils’ radar and could have been another addition to the young and exciting squad Ole Gunnar Solskjær was trying to build at that time.

The Norwegian icon confirmed the club’s interest in the Chelsea midfielder in an interview with the Athletic last year, revealing that a fear of the youngster’s inexperience prevented the deal from proceeding.

However, a report from the Manchester Evening News at the time claimed that United pulled out of the deal due to too many intermediaries making the negotiations ‘messy,’ which could explain why Fabrizio Romano claimed the potential €5m – £4m – fee was not seen as a stumbling block in December 2020.

Ultimately, whether it was a concern about his perceived lack of experience or the involvement of too many hands in the deal, United decided against signing Caicedo for a minuscule fee in January 2021 and were left with Van de Beek as their shiny new midfielder that season, which has to go down as a massive transfer mistake.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta personally dreams of signing a “very creative” midfielder, with the Gunners set to be front of the queue for his services next year.

Players linked with moves to Arsenal in 2025

The north Londoners and sporting director Edu Gaspar are already making transfer plans for next year, despite being fresh out of the summer transfer window with £100 million spent on five new additions.

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While the likes of Mikel Merino and Raheem Sterling arrived to contribute further forward, the bulk of Arsenal’s new signings were brought in to bolster Arteta’s defence, so the club could look to add more attacking flair in 2025.

After missing out on a deal for RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko, who Arsenal made an offer for alongside both Chelsea and Man United, Arteta chose to keep faith in makeshift option Kai Havertz to lead the line – as he attempts to end their 21-year wait for a Premier League title.

However, that isn’t to say they aren’t monitoring new centre-forward options for next year, with Inter Milan striker Marcus Thuram, Sesko and Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres among the strikers linked with moves to Arsenal in 2025.

Arsenal also couldn’t agree a deal for Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, despite agreeing terms with the Spaniard (Fabrizio Romano), but it is believed that Edu could go back in for Garcia – regardless of Neto’s arrival on summer deadline day.

Leicester City (home)

September 28

Southampton (home)

October 5

Bournemouth (away)

October 19

Liverpool (home)

October 27

Newcastle United (away)

November 2

There have even been rumours that Arsenal could be offered Real Madrid star Rodrygo in a swap deal for defender William Saliba, although the Gunners are highly unlikely to accept this as he is a crucial player for Arteta.

Mikel Arteta dreams of signing Florian Wirtz for Arsenal

According to The Boot Room, Arsenal’s manager has a real preference in mind when it comes to transfer targets – Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz.

Germany’s sensation played a pivotal role in Leverkusen’s run to the Bundesliga title last season, and is attracting interest from elite European sides as a result.

Arteta is obsessed with the idea of signing Wirtz for Arsenal, as per TBR, and it is believed they will be right at the very front of the queue for his signature next year with the 21-year-old expected to leave.

The £73,000-per-week attacking midfielder won’t come cheap, though, as he will command a price tag of around £125 million.

“Florian is just a huge asset for this team through his carefree nature,” said former Germany boss Hansi Flick. “He’s simply an outstanding technician, loves to play, is very creative, has a good shot, runs hard and is quick. He’s got a good total package.”

da mrbet： Newcastle United suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season as Fulham secured all three points at Craven Cottage.

da dobrowin： Two first-half goals put the Cottagers into an early lead, before Harvey Barnes gave the Magpies hope that a comeback could be on.

With just a minute left, Reiss Nelson scored Fulham’s third in what was another disappointing display from Eddie Howe’s side.

Several members of the starting XI were far from good enough to ensure Newcastle came away from London with all three points, including Kieran Trippier.

Kieran Trippier’s game in numbers vs Fulham

The right-back was making his second start – and first in the league – of the 2024/25 campaign, but his lack of match action clearly took its toll in what was a poor performance.

The Englishman failed to offer much going forward, making zero key passes, creating no big chances while not even completing a successful dribble attempt.

Kieran Trippier’s game in numbers vs Fulham

Assists

0

Key passes

0

Big chances created

0

Possession lost

7

Total duels (won)

6 (3)

Dribble attempts (successful)

0

Via Sofascore

Defensively, Trippier won just three of his six attempted duels, lost possession seven times and was dribbled past twice during his time on the pitch.

He looks a shadow of his former self and this display will have affected his confidence, no doubt about that, having withdrawn in the closing stages for young Tino Livramento.

Despite this showing, Anthony Gordon arguably delivered an even worse display, especially considering how good he has been of late.

Anthony Gordon's performance vs Fulham

The winger scored against Bournemouth a few weeks ago but has gone scoreless since for the Magpies.

Expected to cause the Fulham defence plenty of problems alongside Barnes on the opposite flank, it was the former Leicester City player who delivered the goods, as Gordon struggled to get into the game.

When on the ball, his passing was poor, completing just 16 of his 22 attempts, although he did make two key passes during the game. He did deliver four crosses into the opposition penalty area, but only two were accurate.

The 44-touch gem did look to take the Fulham defence on, attempting three dribbles, yet he managed to succeed just once, showing how poor he was in the final third.

Defensively, Gordon lost possession a staggering 16 times during the game, along with winning just four of his ten ground duels, as the Fulham players triumphed more often than not in their one-on-one battles with him.

The Chronicle’s Lee Ryder gave him a match rating of just 4/10, while stating that it was simply ‘not his day’ as he had ‘no joy on either flank’, before being replaced by summer signing William Osula late on.

Howe will be hoping this display, not only from Gordon, will be a one-off as they look to return to the European places by the end of the season.

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