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In what's a massive loss before the regular season even began, New York Yankees ace starting pitcher Gerrit Cole will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will miss the entire 2025 campaign.

While the news is a gut punch for Cole, the Yankees organization, and the club's fans, the 2023 Cy Young Award winner is in a strong frame of mind. Shortly after news broke of his need for season-ending surgery, Cole took to his account on Instagram and shared an inspiring message.

“I have a lot left to give, and I’m fully committed to the work ahead. I’ll attack my rehab every day and support the 2025 Yankees each step of the way,” Cole wrote. “I love this game, I love competing, and I can’t wait to be back on the mound—stronger than ever.”

Cole, 34, was shut down a year ago after experiencing right elbow discomfort, and he did not make his '24 season debut until June. But he rebounded to have a solid season, pitching to a 3.41 ERA in 95 innings in the regular season, then helping the Yankees win the franchise's first American League pennant since 2009 in the postseason, in which the veteran righthander recorded a 2.17 ERA in 29 innings.

Cole, who grew up a Yankees fan, inked a nine-year, $324 million contract with New York back in December of '19. He opted out of his contract in November of '24 but he and the Yankees agreed to continue with the deal as presently constructed, which means he's owed an additional $144 million through 2028.

In five seasons with the Yankees, Cole has pitched to a 59-28 record and a 3.12 ERA with 915 strikeouts in 759 innings.

Former Chelsea star Oscar is reportedly considering retirement after being hospitalised with a heart issue. The 34-year-old is said to have fallen ill during a bicycle test at current side São Paulo and since then, he has been diagnosed with vasovagal syncope, where the blood pressure drops too low, causing people to faint. Now, reports suggest the Brazilian is weighing up whether or not to end his career.

Oscar recovering in hospital

After spending eight years playing in China, Oscar rejoined São Paulo on a deal until 2027 at the end of last year. Following that move, he said: "I'm happy to be back in Brazil and to be able to play for São Paulo, which is the club where I started out, where I made my base and where I grew up. I thank you for the affection I have received on social media these past few days and I will do my best to achieve great things together."

Fast forward to the present, and the veteran may have kicked his last ball for the club after this health scare on Tuesday. 

The Brazilian team said on Thursday: "Midfielder Oscar remains hospitalized at Einstein Hospital Israelita, where he was admitted on Tuesday afternoon after presenting an intercurrence with cardiological changes during exams carried out at SuperCT. An extensive investigation carried out at the hospital confirmed the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope. Oscar remains clinically well and stable, hospitalized in a cardiology unit, and this Friday will undergo an electrophysiological study."

Advertisement(C)Getty ImagesEnd of the road for Oscar?

Following the incident, Oscar – who started his career at São Paulo way back in 2008 – posted in an Instagram story: "Everything will be alright, God willing." 

While he is seemingly staying upbeat, Brazilian publication Globo states that Oscar – who moved to Shanghai in 2017 in a £60 million ($79m) move that reportedly pocketed him around £400,000 a week – is mulling over whether or not to retire from football. They add that it may be more likely he hangs up his boots, rather than continuing.

The report states: "According to a specialist heard by Globo, the problem is not life-threatening and can be solved with medication or simple surgical intervention, where a ganglion is cauterized to avoid getting out of control. Also, according to the expert, Oscar may be able to return to football if everything goes well and he feels comfortable to do so. For now, Oscar still has no discharge forecast. At the age of 34, he evaluates with his family whether he will announce his retirement or continue in football. The biggest tendency is for him to leave professional football."

What is Oscar's condition?

According to the NHS, vasovagal syncope is common, can affect anyone, and is often a temporary problem affecting the body's control system (autonomic nervous system). It is a common cause of fainting that occurs due to a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure, leading to reduced blood flow to the brain. Certain triggers affect the nerve messages, and as a result of this issue, you can feel weak, sick, sweaty, and light-headed – and that can lead to losing consciousness. If you have this problem, people are encouraged to drink plenty of fluids, not to stand still for long periods, and to avoid overly warm environments. If you get warning symptoms, sufferers should lie down and squeezing firmly on a ball may be helpful. 

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AFPWhat comes next for Oscar?

Football fans will be eagerly awaiting to hear from Oscar, who played 203 times for Chelsea and scored 38 goals between 2012-17 before joining Shanghai Port, again and whether or not he will continue his playing career. After making more than 500 appearances in club football, playing 48 times for Brazil, and winning trophies in England, China, and his home country, he may decide that for the good of his health, it is time to move on to something different. However, the Brazilian may still have another chapter to write in his footballing journey.

Manchester United look to be on an upward trajectory under INEOS and could now submit a sizeable bid for one of the world’s best attackers in January.

Man Utd summer signings deliver again in win over Brighton

Ruben Amorim has endured his fair share of criticism since arriving at Old Trafford. However, he will now feel vindicated in his decision not to change his complex 3-4-3 system after stringing together three consecutive Premier League victories.

Brighton & Hove Albion played some fine football at times at Old Trafford on Saturday. Nevertheless, this sometimes worked to their own detriment, and the Red Devils duly capitalised on a day where Bruno Fernandes and Bryan Mbeumo were unrelenting.

False dawns have been a frustration in recent years, though this time feels different. There is a togetherness that seems to have been forged after a £225 million transfer spend at the club, and Gary Neville believes Matheus Cunha and Mbeumo’s previous experience of top-flight football has helped drastically amid both making an instant impact since arriving in Manchester.

He told Sky Sports: “With Cunha and Mbeumo, the risk of those signings was removed because in the sense they had played in the Premier League before and they had the hunger to deliver at a different level.

“Mbeumo looks like he belongs. He looks hungry and that he wants to score goals. Manchester United have something to build on. Cunha and Mbeumo will win a lot of matches for Manchester United.”

While the summer arrivals take a lot of the credit, January will be just as important if Manchester United want to make a fist of continental qualification.

Amorim could raid his old club Sporting to sign Ousmane Diomande, though he may also have designs on making a headline signing at the other end of the field.

Man Utd preparing bid for Rafael Leao

According to reports in Spain, Manchester United are preparing a bid in excess of £87 million to sign Rafael Leao from AC Milan, while Liverpool and Manchester City are also lurking in the background, hoping to make their move.

Talks have been initiated with his camp, and the Serie A giants are unlikely to sell for any less than what the Red Devils are keen to put forward, and the final decision will be left with him to determine whether a transfer to the Premier League would be a smart move at this stage in his career.

Starting the campaign in fine form, Leao has scored four times in his opening five appearances across all competitions. Veteran AC Milan midfielder Luka Modric described him as a “truly fantastic” asset to the Rossoneri earlier this week, and it is easy to see why when you delve into his underlying numbers.

Fotmob shows that he has placed five of his nine shots on target in Serie A this season, providing evidence that his record in front of the target stems from acute awareness of his surroundings.

Ultimately, Leao is someone who could lift Manchester United into another dimension, though it remains to be seen whether they have the financial clarity to pull off such a move in mid-season.

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BySean Markus Clifford Oct 26, 2025

We're two months into the season now, and it feels like things are starting to take shape around Europe. Some title races are looking like they will be closer than others, with some surprise contenders in the mix, while other presumed challengers are beginning to struggle, casting doubt on the futures of their managers and star players.

In terms of headlines, there were shock defeats for some of the Premier League's biggest fish, a dramatic Clasico in Spain and lead changes at the top of both Serie A and Ligue 1. The top two teams met in both the Netherlands and Scotland, too, meaning there were plenty of winners and losers for GOAL to pick from when looking back at the weekend's action…

Getty Images SportWINNER: Arsenal

Surely – – this is Arsenal's year to get over the hump. After three successive second-placed finishes in the Premier League, the Gunners came into the campaign under pressure to finally deliver a first league title since the Invincibles reigned supreme in 2004, and they could hardly have put themselves in a better position through the first quarter of the campaign.

Mikel Arteta's side have looked a class apart, especially over the past month, though they have also been helped by the failures of others. That was certainly on display over the weekend as, while the Gunners laboured to a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace that again came about thanks to a set-piece, all three of Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea slipped to defeats. Arsenal subsequently find themselves four points clear at the top, with surprise package Bournemouth their nearest challengers, followed closely by Tottenham and newly-promoted Sunderland.

There is obviously still a long way to go, but given Arsenal have already got daunting trips to Anfield, Old Trafford and St. James' Park out of the way and come out the other side with a healthy lead, it already feels like it would take an almighty collapse for them to throw this one away.

AdvertisementAFPLOSER: Arne Slot

The most damaging of those defeats for Arsenal's title rivals was undoubtedly Liverpool's 3-2 loss at Brentford. There had been hope that the Reds had turned a corner following their 5-1 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek, but the Reds' frailties that have dogged them throughout the opening months of the campaign returned on Saturday as they again defended shambolically while showing little to no cohesion in attack.

Four successive league defeats has left the defending Premier League champions seven points off the summit and, in some quarters, cast doubt on the future of manager Arne Slot. The Dutchman could do no wrong in guiding Liverpool to the title in their first post-Jurgen Klopp campaign last term, but Slot has looked short of answers so far this term, with it clear he neither knows his best starting combination nor is able to avoid panicking when it comes to trying to change games with his substitutions.

Liverpool have regularly finished games with five forwards on the pitch this season as they chase winning or equalising goals, and things came to a head at the Gtech Community Stadium when, having already made four attacking substitutions, Slot was forced to withdraw Florian Wirtz for the final five minutes and replace him with Joe Gomez as his previous changes had ended up neutralising Dominik Szoboszlai's impact, with the Hungarian having been shifted to right-back in the shuffle.

With games against in-form Aston Villa and Manchester City to come in the league before the November international break, Liverpool will have to massively raise their game to not fall totally out of the title race – that is, if they haven't already.

AFPWINNER: Jude Bellingham

The biggest game of the European weekend was undoubtedly El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, and it was Los Blancos who ran out 2-1 winners to stretch their lead atop La Liga to five points as Xabi Alonso's revolution begins to take shape at Santiago Bernabeu.

One player who has had to wait patiently to get their season going is Jude Bellingham, but if his performance on Sunday was anything to go by, then the England midfielder is set to become a key piece of what Alonso is trying to achieve in the Spanish capital. For the third time in five La Liga meetings with Barcelona, Bellingham scored the winning goal, though his strike – much like his winner against Juventus in midweek – owed more to being in the right place at the right time to tap home rather than any individual brilliance.

His assist for Kylian Mbappe's opening goal, however, was Bellingham at his best. Picking up the ball just inside the Barca half, the Madrid No.5 produced a turn that sent Pedri for a hot dog and gave himself the time and space to produce an inch-perfect through-ball for Mbappe to run onto and fire past Wojciech Szczesny.

That was the highlight of an all-action display from Bellingham, who is showing few signs of any lasting damage from his shoulder surgery over the summer. With that in mind, it is crazy to think that there are those who believe England might be better off without him at this summer's World Cup. Surely Thomas Tuchel isn't one of them?…

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Getty Images SportLOSER: Lamine Yamal

On the other side of the Clasico divide, all eyes were understandably on Lamine Yamal ahead of kick-off. Not only did the teenage sensation carry with him Barcelona's best chance of victory, especially with Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski out injured, he also poked the Madrid bear by claiming in the days leading up to the game that Real are a team who "steals and complains", which many felt was Yamal referencing the pressure Los Blancos regularly put on referees and match officials.

Unsurprisingly, the Bernabeu faithful did not take well to such comments, and Yamal was mercilessly booed whenever he picked up the ball. Whether that affected the 18-year-old, or whether he is still not fully fit after a couple of injury issues of his own, only he will know, but Yamal was miles off his best level on Sunday. His passing and shooting was wayward and he was mostly locked down by Alvaro Carreras when he attempted to dribble inside and create an opportunity for the visitors.

Yamal's miserable day was capped when he became the target of Madrid's post-match wrath, as Dani Carvajal, Thibaut Courtois and Vinicius Jr were all seen berating the youngster at full-time, presumably because of the slanderous nature of his pre-match comments. Yamal will be the hero of plenty of Clasicos in his career, but this was one he will look back on with plenty of regrets.

كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية أن المدير الرياضي لنادي برشلونة، ديكو، اجتمع مع وكيل أحد لاعبي الفريق، بعد يومين من الخسارة في مباراة الكلاسيكو أمام ريال مدريد في بطولة الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم.

واستضاف ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو” مباراة الكلاسيكو بين فريقي ريال مدريد وبرشلونة، مساء الأحد، حيث خسر حامل اللقب بهدفين لهدف.

وافتقد برشلونة خدمات العديد من لاعبيه في مباراة الكلاسيكو بسبب الإصابة، من بينهم داني أولمو، الذي اجتمع وكيل أعماله مع ديكو يوم الثلاثاء، حسبما ذكرت صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية.

وأوضحت أن وكيل أولمو اجتمع مع ديكو، في أحد مطاعم برشلونة لمناقشة خطة اللاعب، الذي يمره بفترة صعبة بسبب الإصابات، وتنص الخطة على عودته خلال فترة تتراوح بين أسبوع إلى أسبوعين حال استمرار تحسن حالته.

وأفادت بأن الاجتماع كان وديًا نظرًا للعلاقة الجيدة بين الطرفين، حيث لا يوجد قلق بشأن حالة داني أولمو، ولكن هناك رغبة في تحديد مصدر الانزعاج بدقة وسبب تكراراه.

وأشارت إلى أن مصادر برشلونة تؤكد أنه من غير المستبعد إمكانية إجراء فحوصات إضافية في المستقبل على أولمو، إلى جانب إمكانية إجراء تحليل شامل لتحديد أسباب تكرار إصابته في الأشهر الأخيرة ووضع خطة وقائية شخصية.

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وسبق أن خضع أولمو، قبل عام، لفحص بدني شامل من أجل تقييم مختلف معايير الجسم والعضلات، مما سمح بتكييف التدريب مع احتياجاته الخاصة، ولكن نظرًا لاستمرار الشعور بعدم الراحة، وخاصةً في ربلة الساق، فليس من المستبعد إجراء المزيد من الفحوصات لفهم سبب إصاباته المتكررة.

هذا، وتتمثل خطة النادي مع أولمو في إيجاد الحل الأمثل للجانب الطبي ليتمكن من استعادة مستواه الذي أسر قلوب جماهير برشلونة وساهم في فوز الفريق بلقبي الدوري والكأس العام الماضي.

ويُعتقد أن لاعبًا بمثل قدراته لا يمكن الاكتفاء بمشاركته في بعض مباريات فقط، حيث هناك أمل أن يكون لاعبًا أساسيًا للفريق بعد تعافيه.

وأكدت الصحيفة أن هناك قلق متزايد يحيط بـ أولمو، ولكن هناك كذلك يقين بإمكانية حل تلك المشكلة من خلال ضبط الجهود والتنسيق المناسب بين الجهاز الفني والخدمات الطبية.

ويمتلك داني أولمو عقدًا ساريًا مع برشلونة حتى 2030، ويهدف النادي إلى ضمان استقراره على المدى البعيد، مع العلم أن هناك إمكانية لعودته قريبًا إلى التدريبات رفقة الفريق حال عدم تعرضه لأي انتكاسا، ويكون متاحًا خلال أسبوعين تقريبًا لاكتساب المزيد من الوقت للعب والعودة إلى مستواه المعهود.

West Indies have missed on the Women’s ODI World Cup by a fraction – literally – after they successfully chased 167 against Thailand in 10.5 overs but still needed to score the runs a little quicker to overhaul Bangladesh’s net run-rate. West Indies needed to reach 167 in 9.6 overs or win with a boundary that would take them to 171 in 10.5 overs. In the end, their net run-rate was 0.013 behind Bangladesh’s, which denied them a place at this year’s World Cup.This is the first time in six editions, since the year 2000, that West Indies will not be part of a Women’s World Cup and comes after they finished as losing semi-finalists in 2022. Bangladesh, who qualified ahead of West Indies, will play in their second successive World Cup despite losing to Pakistan by seven wickets in the final fixture of the qualifier. Bangladesh also lost to West Indies in their campaign while West Indies’ opening defeat to Scotland and 65-run loss to Pakistan were ultimately responsible for them falling short.Related

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After Pakistan secured their World Cup spot on Thursday, the final place was decided in the last match in dramatic fashion. West Indies chose to field first, while Pakistan were chasing 179 against Bangladesh. Pakistan reached the target inside 40 overs but had they taken 45 overs to get there, West Indies would have no possible scenario to go past Bangladesh’s net run-rate while chasing. West Indies also gave themselves far more to get than they would have liked after they had Thailand 85 for 6 in the 27th over and a target of 120 looked possible.Natthakan Chantham kept the tail together for partnerships of 33, 14, 19 and 15 for the seventh to tenth wickets as Thailand batted until the 47th over to set West Indies a target of 167. Afy Fletcher’s career-best 4 for 20 will be but a footnote in a painful chapter of West Indian cricket’s history.By the time West Indies’ chase began, they knew exactly what they needed to do to qualify for the World Cup and it was a tough task. To leapfrog Bangladesh, they had to score 167 runs in ten overs, with a little bit of wriggle room. If the West Indies hit a six when the scores were level, they could have taken 11 overs, which meant their scoring rate had to be at least 15.64.Thailand started with a no-ball in an over that also included a dropped catch (Hayley Matthews on 3) and a wide but West Indies got no boundaries off Phannita Maya initially and the required run-rate was already pushing past 17.5. Matthews hit the third ball of Nattaya Boochatham’s first over for six and so began a parade of boundaries. Matthews was on 22 when she was caught off a no-ball and got to fifty off 21 balls, one more delivery than the world record in women’s ODIs held by Deandra Dottin while Qiana Joseph contributed 26 off 12 balls before she was caught at fine leg, trying to clear the boundary. By then, West Indies were 81 in the sixth over and, with Matthews still there, on track to break Bangladesh’s hearts.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Big-hitting Chinelle Henry was promoted to No. 3 and took two balls to get her eye in before hitting her first six. She combined with Matthews for 24 runs off nine balls and West Indies seemed in control but when Matthews was caught at short third, the nerves started showing. West Indies needed 62 runs off four overs when Matthews was dismissed.Shermaine Campbell joined Henry and understood her role was to rotate strike but the singles only added pressure. Henry smashed 20 runs off five balls in the ninth over to leave West Indies needing 31 off six balls to qualify. They got nine off the first three balls before Campbell was run out and the pressure cooker close to exploding. Henry closed out the over with a six and a four and West Indies ended the Powerplay on 156 for 6, 11 runs away but with balls running out.They took a single off the first ball of the 11th over and then Henry was run out which meant they needed to score more than the target in order to surpass Bangladesh’s net run-rate. After Aaliyah Alleyne hit a four off her first ball, she took a single, which put West Indies on 162 after 10.4 overs. A four off the next ball would have tied the match and then they would have needed six of the final ball to get to 172 and past Bangladesh. Instead, Stafanie Taylor hit the next ball for six to end the game with West Indies’ total on 168. She punched her bat straightaway as West Indian tears flowed and their World Cup dream ended.Scant consolation will be that no team before them had even scored ten runs an over in an innings in Women’s ODI history (over 1400 matches). Only one team has scored 15-plus runs per over in an innings in men’s ODI history (nearly 5000 matches) – 15.83 by New Zealand against Bangladesh in 2008, who scored 95 for 0 in six overs to finish a chase of 94. That they managed to score at 15.50 and still fell short of a World Cup will be difficult to digest in days to come.[File photo] Muneeba Ali top-scored in Pakistan’s chase•Asian Cricket Council

It was far less complicated for Pakistan, who completed a stellar run of five wins from five with their most comprehensive performance in the last game. They were especially untroubled by Bangladesh, who they had on the ropes at 21 for 3 inside seven overs and 178 for 9 after 50.Bangladesh had no individual half-centuries or partnerships worth more than 44 and posted their first score under 200 of the tournament. Fatima Sana was excellent with the new ball and struck twice. She bowled Fargana Hoque and then had Nigar Sultana out lbw for 1 to finish with 12 tournament wickets, the joint second-most of the qualifiers behind Matthews.Ritu Moni’s 48 and Fahima Khatun’s 44* ensured Bangladesh got past 150 but they needed much more. Marufa Akter gave them a good start when she removed Shawaal Zulfiqar lbw with a pinpoint inswinging yorker but it was all Pakistan from there.Sidra Amin and Muneeba Ali put on a second-wicket stand of 80 and Muneeba scored her second half-century of the competition before Muneeba and Aliya Riaz shared a 74-run third wicket partnership. Riaz’s fifty was her third of the tournament and suggests her promotion to No. 4 could be permanent.Pakistan reached the target after 39.4 overs which brought Bangladesh’s net run-rate down from 1.033 to 0.639. They had no idea then how crucial it was that they didn’t dip any lower. It will doubtless concern Bangladesh that they did not beat either of Pakistan or West Indies but those are worries for another day as they celebrate reaching the World Cup.The ICC has confirmed to ESPNcricnfo that the tournament will follow a hybrid model, in line with the agreement reached by the BCCI and PCB earlier this year. Pakistan will play their games outside India.For West Indies, it will be a long trip home with the 2026 T20 World Cup next in their sights.

While a much-changed side slipped up in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, it was Sunderland’s wasteful finishing that cost them on the road at Burnley at the weekend.

Regis Le Bris’ Black Cats were lethal, on the contrary, when swatting West Ham United aside 3-0 to kick off the new Premier League campaign. But, at Turf Moor, nine efforts on the Clarets’ goal would go begging, with Eliezer Mayenda, in particular, guilty of fluffing his lines when failing to fire home a point-blank effort early into the first half.

The defence wasn’t without its faults in Lancashire, either, as both of Burnley’s on-target efforts on the day were tucked away, leaving Le Bris with a whole host of late targets on his shopping list to improve the Wearside outfit all across the pitch.

Sunderland pushing to sign £24m titan

The Frenchman will just pray his team can find consistent results moving forward, knowing performances such as the one dished up at Burnley could result in an instant collapse back down to the Championship.

In a bid to introduce more star quality to the ranks, Sunderland are now being tipped to make a last-ditch £30m move for RC Strasbourg attacker Dilane Bakwa, on top of also being interested in the prospect of snapping up Chelsea reserve defender Axel Disasi to add more Premier League-recognised defenders to the group.

Sunderland are also still in the hunt for long-term target Jhon Lucumi from Bologna to bolster at the back, with another twist in the tale reported by journalist Eduardo Burgos, via X.

Despite lining up for his current employers during their opening contest in Serie A, the Colombian – who looks to be available for a fee around the £24m region – is still pushing for a move at the final hour, with Sunderland even opening back up negotiations with Vincenzo Italiano’s men to finally get a deal over the line.

If the deal finally were to have legs, this would be a far more impressive purchase to seal than going after Disasi, especially if Lucumi is open to relocating to English shores for less than the Chelsea reserve centre-back’s price tag.

Why Lucumi would be a better signing than Disasi

Unfortunately, despite showing promising early signs at Stamford Bridge, Disasi has become another forgotten man in Enzo Maresca’s overloaded camp.

The former AS Monaco colossus would shine in spurts for Chelsea when used frequently during the 2023/24 season, with an unerring 91% pass accuracy averaged across his 31 Blues league encounters, as per Sofascore.

However, he has also been prone to a lackadaisical error on the ball in the first team picture at Chelsea, as seen in this costly moment last season that saw now Chelsea attacker Liam Delap run away with confidence, before teeing up Omari Hutchinson to gift Ipswich Town a shock 2-0 lead.

The same lax errors seeping into his game on Wearside would be potentially detrimental to Sunderland’s survival chances, with Lucumi far more well-versed in what it takes to be a success at a challenging top-flight level in the Serie A, away from Disasi, who has largely flattered to deceive at Stamford Bridge.

Lucumi vs Disasi (League – 24/25)
Stat – per 90*	Lucumi	Disasi
Games	33	13
Goals	0	1
Assists	1	0
Touches*	73.2	52.2
Accurate passes*	57.9 (92%)	37.7 (90%)
Tackles	1.7	1.2
Total duels won*	3.9	3.1
Clean sheets	10	2
Stats by Sofascore

Indeed, last season saw Lucumi solidify his position as one of Bologna’s main starters, with a formidable ten clean sheets picked up as Italiano’s men finished in a comfortable ninth final spot.

Le Bris will be dreaming of similar secure finishes down the line at the Black Cats, with Lucumi actually trumping Disasi’s assured passing numbers at his Chelsea peak when also averaging a 92% pass accuracy last campaign, leading to analyst Ben Mattinson hailing the South American as “ice-cold” for his composure with the ball at his feet.

The towering 6-foot-2 titan can also put his lofty frame to good use with 3.9 duels won on average, meaning he might well prove to be an ideal replacement for Daniel Ballard, too, if the Northern Irishman is resigned to another stay in the Stadium of Light treatment room after coming off injured at Burnley.

While Disasi was once previously dubbed a “monster” for his heroics at Chelsea by journalist Rahman Osman, it’s clear now that his stock has worryingly declined in West London.

On the other hand, for roughly £6m less than the Frenchman, Sunderland might well be able to poach a stronger alternative target in Lucumi, who is still very much stuck in his Bologna prime.

Dream Ballard alternative: Sunderland ready to make bid for £30m "monster"

Sunderland could look to sign this £30m monster to take the pressure off Daniel Ballard to perform.

By
Kelan Sarson

Aug 26, 2025

كشف أحمد جاب الله، طبيب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، تفاصيل إصابة حسين الشحات، جناح المارد الأحمر.

وتمكن الأهلي من الفوز برباعية مقابل هدفين على كهرباء الإسماعيلية، على ملعب المقاولون العرب، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الممتاز. 

بهذا الفوز، رفع الأهلي رصيده إلى 18 نقطة، ليحتل بها المركز الثالث في جدول ترتيب الدوري الممتاز، بالتساوي مع الزمالك والمصري البورسعيدي، اللذان يمتلكان نفس الرصيد من النقاط في صدارة الترتيب.

وتعرض حسين الشحات للإصابة خلال الشوط الأول من مباراة كهرباء الإسماعيلية، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري، وخرج على إثرها من الملعب.

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وقال إن الآشعة والفحوصات التي خضع لها الشحات، أوضحت تعرضه لإصابة قوية، عبارة عن مزق في وتر العضلة الخلفية.

ومن المقرر أن يبدأ الشحات البروتوكول الخاص بالعلاج الطبيعي والتأهيل، حيث إن فترة العلاج المبدئي لن تقل عن 7 أسابيع.

يذكر، أن الأهلي أعلن تعاقده مع ياس سوروب لمدة عامين ونصف، ليقود القلعة الحمراء في الفترة المقبلة، خلال التحديات المحلية والإفريقية.

Sunderland have made contact to sign a £15m centre-back who Crystal Palace want to replace Marc Guehi.

Sunderland’s signings so far this summer as Le Bris eyes more

It has been an extremely busy summer transfer window for the Black Cats, who have so far signed 12 players for Regis Le Bris.

Many of the new arrivals started and impressed in the opening day win against West Ham at the Stadium of Light, however, Sunderland lost 2-0 to fellow promoted side Burnley last time out.

Habib Diarra

Strasbourg

£30.5m

Simon Adingra

Brighton

£21m

Enzo Le Fee

Roma

£19.4m

Noah Sadiki

Union Saint-Gilloise

£15m

Granit Xhaka

Bayer Leverkusen

£13m

Nordi Mukiele

PSG

£12m

Omar Alderete

Getafe

£10m

Reinildo Mandava

Atletico Madrid

Free

Chemsdine Talbi

Club Brugge

£18m

Robin Roefs

NEC Nijmegen

£9m

Marc Guiu

Chelsea

Loan

Arthur Masuaku

N/A

Free

Talking before the defeat at Turf Moor, Le Bris admitted that Sunderland still want to make new additions before the September 1 deadline.

When asked on potential signings out wide, Le Bris added: “There’s a lot of speculation which is positive for everyone. Same answer. If it’s possible to reinforce the squad with the right profile we’ll move forward, but it’s not just our question. It’s a question of the player and the club, so we’ll see.”

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A new centre-back is also wanted, especially as Dan Ballard went off injured against Burnley. Jhon Lucumi of Bologna has been heavily linked with a move to Sunderland, however, another defensive target with Premier League experience is wanted by the Black Cats.

Sunderland make contact to sign Lloyd Kelly

According to reports from Italy, relayed by Sport Witness, Sunderland have made an enquiry to sign Juventus centre-back Lloyd Kelly. Formerly of Newcastle, Kelly’s loan move to Turin became permanent over the summer for £15m, but a return to the Premier League is possible.

As well as the Black Cats making contact over a transfer, Crystal Palace have followed suit as they view Kelly as a replacement for Guehi, who is being heavily linked with a move to Liverpool.

Juventus have even identified Paris Saint-Germain’s Lucas Beraldo as a replacement for Kelly, so a last-minute move back to England could be on the cards.

Riccardo Calafiori

Arsenal

Luke O’Nien

Sunderland

Chris Richards

Crystal Palace

Pierre Kalulu

Juventus

Sven Botman

Newcastle

Kelly, previously of Bristol City and Bournemouth before his move to Newcastle and subsequent transfer to Juventus, has played 64 times in the Premier League and was once called “incredible” by former manager Gary O’Neil.

Therefore, if Sunderland miss out on Lucumi and Crystal Palace keep hold of Guehi, Kelly, similar to O’Nien, could be an ideal option for Le Bris, making this one to watch.

تمكن فريق باريس سان جيرمان من تحقيق الفوز ضد برشلونة بهدفين لهدف، خلال اللقاء الذي جمعهما على ملعب مونتجويك في الجولة الثانية بمرحلة الدوري لدوري أبطال أوروبا.

وكان برشلونة قد افتتح التسجيل في الدقيقة 19، حيث بدأت الهجمة عن طريق لامين يامال ووصلت إلى ماركوس راشفورد الذي وضع فيران توريس أمام مرمى الفريق الفرنسي ليسجل الهدف الأول.

وفي الدقيقة 37 تعادل باريس سان جيرمان عن طريق مايولو بعد تمريرة ومجهود رائع من نونو مينديز.

وفي الدقيقة 89 خطف البديل جونزالو راموس الهدف الثاني لباريس سان جيرمان بعد صناعة من الظهير المغربي المتألق أشرف حكيمي. أهداف مباراة برشلونة وباريس سان جيرمان في دوري أبطال أوروبا

ودخل هانز فليك مدرب برشلونة لقاء اليوم بتشكيل مكون من: “تشيزني، كوندي، جارسيا، كوبارسي، مارتن، دي يونج، بيدري، أولمو، لامين يامال، فيران توريس، ماركوس راشفورد”.

ودخل لويس إنريكي مدرب باريس سان جيرمان لقاء اليوم بتشكيل مكون من: “شوفالييه، حكيمي، باتشو، زابارني، نونو مينديز، نيفيز، رويز، فيتينها، مباي، مايولو، برادلي باركولا”. أحداث مباراة برشلونة وباريس سان جيرمان في دوري أبطال أوروباانطلاق الشوط الأول

حكم المباراة يطلق صافرة بداية الشوط الأول

د1: مجهود فردي رائع من لامين يامال بالمرور من ثلاث لاعبين ولكن دفاع باريس يتدخل لإنقاذ تسديدة من فيران توريس

د3: ضغط من برشلونة لإحراز الهدف الأول

د4: تشيزني يتصدى لهجمة خطيرة من باريس سان جيرمان

د6: رمية تماس لصالح برشلونة

د7: برشلونة يستحوذ على اللقاء وسجال كبير بين خط وسط الفريقين

د9: نونو مينديز يتدخل لمنع هجمة خطيرة من برشلونة

د11: كاد باريس سان جيرمان أن يسجل الهدف الأول برأسية من لاعب باريس سان جيرمان بعد متابعة ضربة ركنية ولكنها فوق القائم

د13: رمية تماس لصالح باريس سان جيرمان

د14: زابارني ينقذ باريس سان جيرمان من تسجيل فيران توريس لأول أهداف برشلونة بعد تمريرة مميزة من لامين يامال

د15: هجمة خطيرة من برشلونة ولكن باتشو يتدخل لمنع تمريرة أولمو إلى فيران توريس

د17: ضربة ركنية لباريس سان جيرمان

د19: جوووووووووووووووووووووووول فيران توريس يسجل الهدف الأول لبرشلونة بعد تمريرة رائعة من ماركوس راشفورد

GOAL!

Tremendous team move from @FCBarcelona 🔥

Ferran Torres finishes first time after a pinpoint pass from Marcus Rashford 🔵🔴#beINUCL #BarcaPSG #UCL pic.twitter.com/LkCMp9YTCt — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) October 1, 2025

د22: رمية تماس لباريس سان جيرمان

د23: انفراد من باركولا لاعب باريس سان جيرمان على مرمى تشيزني ولكن الكرة تطول لتخرج ضربة مرمى لبرشلونة

د25: تمريرات رائعة قصيرة بين لاعبي برشلونة لتصل إلى داني أولمو الذي يسدد ولكن تسديدته تصطدم بدفاع باريس سان جيرمان وتذهب لضربة ركنية

د27: دفاع باريس سان جيرمان يبعد تسديدة راشفورد من أمام خط المرمى

د28: خطأ لباريس سان جيرمان 

د29: تشيزني يتصدى لتسديدة رائعة من أشرف حكيمي

د33: تغطية رائعة من برشلونة لكرة خطيرة من باريس سان جيرمان

د35: برشلونة يواصل ضغطه لتسجيل الهدف الثاني

د37: جوووووووووووووووووووووول باريس سان جيرمان يسجل هدف التعادل عن طريق مايولو بعد تمريرة ومجهود رائع من نونو مينديز

⚽️🔥 مايولو يُعيد باريس سان جيرمان إلى المباراة بتسجيله هدف التعادل#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #برشلونه_باريس #UCL | #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/CetB2Dp8oB — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) October 1, 2025

د40: باركولا يضيع هدف التقدم لباريس سان جيرمان بعد مراوغة لاعب برشلونة

حكم المباراة يحتسب دقيقتين وقت بدل ضائع

حكم المباراة يطلق صافرة نهاية الشوط الأول بداية الشوط الثاني

د46: محاولة أولى من برشلونة عن طريق ماركوس راشفورد ولكن تسديدته بعيد عن المرمى

د47: رمية تماس لصالح باريس سان جيرمان

 د47: رمية تماس جديدة لباريس سان جيرمان

د50: لمسة يد على فيران توريس وخطأ لباريس سان جيرمان

د52: مجهود فردي رئع من باركولا من الناحية اليمنى لباريس سان جيرمان وتسديدة ولكن تشيزني ينقذ مرماه

د53: ضغط قوي من باريس سان جيرمان ومحاولة جديدة من أشرف حكيمي لكن تسديدته تصطدم بدفاع برشلونة وتذهب لضربة ركنية

د54: ضربة مرمى لبرشلونة

د54: ضربة ركنية لباريس سان جيرمان

د55: رمية تماس لبرشلونة

د56: ضربة ركنية لبرشلونة بعد محاولة من ماركوس راشفورد للمرور من زابارني

د57: بطاقة صفراء على داني أولمو لاعب برشلونة بعد شد لاعب باريس سان جيرمان من وسط الملعب

د57: تغطية من إريك جارسيا وإبعاد كرة باريس جيرمان لرمية تماس

د59: خطأ على باتشو لاعب باريس سان جيرمان ضد فيران توريس

د59: خطأ على نونو مينديز لاعب باريس سان جيرمان ضد دي يونج

د60: خطأ من نونو مينديز لاعب باري سان جيرمان ضد لامين يامال خارج منطقة الجزاء لباريس سان جيرمان

د62: تسديدة من لامين يامال ولكن بعيدة جداً عن مرمى باريس سان جيرمان

د63: فرصة هدف محقق تضيع من داني اولمو بإبعاد رائع من أشرف حكيمي قبل دخولها الشباك

د64: خطأ لماركوس راشفورد بعد تدخل من فابيان رويز

د66: ضربة ركنية لباريس سان جيرمان

د66: تغيير لباريس سان جيرمان دخول لوكاس هرنانديز وخروج مباي

د67: رمية تماس لصالح برشلونة

د68: رمية تماس لباريس سان جيرمان

د69: تشيزني يتصدى لتسديدة سهلة من فابيان رويز لاعب وسط باريس سان جيرمان

د70: تمريرة رائعة من راشفورد ولكن بعيدة على لامين يامال ليمسك بالكرة حارس باريس سان جيرمان

د71: خطأ لبيدري لاعب برشلونة

د71: ثلاث تغييرات لبرشلونة دخول كاسادو وليفاندوفسكي و بالدي بدلاً من راشفورد و أولمو و جيرارد مارتن

 د72: تغيير لباريس سان جيرمان دخول راموس خروج فابيان رويز

د74: توقف اللعب لإصابة بيدري ولكنه يقوم مرة أخرى

د76: خطأ ضد بيدري في وسط ملعب باريس سان جيرمان

 د77: خطأ ضد مارك كاسادو لاعب برشلونة وبطاقة صفراء بسبب تدخل قوي على أشرف حكيمي

د78: تغيير لبرشلونة دخول مارك بيرنال وخروج بيدري

د79: تسديدة من لامين يامال من داخل منطقة الجزاء ولكن بعيدة على مرمى باريس سان جيرمان

د80: تغييرين لباريس سان جيرمان خروج مايولو وباركولا ودخول كانج لي وديجانتو

د80: خطأ من باو كوبارسي لاعب برشلونة على جونزالو راموس مهاجم باريس سان جيرمان

د82: تسلل على زابارني لاعب باريس سان جيرمان بعد عرضية من فيتينها

 د83: القائم يمنع باريس سان جيرمان من تسجيل الهدف الثاني عن طريق كانج لي

🥅 القائم يُنقذ برشلونة من الهدف الثاني#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #برشلونه_باريس #UCL | #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/5xKCKYwmgv — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) October 1, 2025

د84: عاصفة قوية باريسية على مرمى برشلونة وبالدي يتصدى لتسديدة من أشرف حكيمي وتخرج لضربة ركنية

د84: توقف اللعب لإصابة جارسيا مدافع برشلونة وكريستنسن يدخل بدلاً منه

د85: تشيزني يتصدى لرأسية من نونو مينديز

د87: بطاقة صفراء ضد أشرف حكيمي لاعب باريس سان جيرمان بعد تدخل على فيران توريس

د89: جووووووووووووووووووول لباريس سان جيرمان جونزالو راموس يسجل الهدف الثاني بعد صناعة من أشرف حكيمي

⚽️🔥 غونسالو راموس يُسجّل هدف التقدم لباريس سان جيرمان بعد تمريرة رائعة من أشرف حكيمي#دوري_أبطال_أوروبا | #برشلونه_باريس #UCL | #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/W7TOuM7yUJ — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) October 1, 2025

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