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Just as the Premier League title race is hotting up, so too is the race to win this year’s Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

With over 11 million players partaking this year, the competition is fierce, meaning only those who choose the best players every week will stand a chance of winning the grand prize, which this year is a seven-night break in the UK, hospitality at two Premier League matches next season – and eternal bragging rights down the pub.

With that being said, here are the most-picked players in the FPL this season with a detailed look at the top 10. How many have you got in your team?

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The most-selected FPL players

Rank

Player

Club

Percentage

1

Erling Haaland

Man City

73%

2

Cole Palmer

Chelsea

55.5%

3

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

40.6%

4

Bryan Mbeumo

Brentford

38.1%

5

David Raya

Arsenal

30.3%

6

Josko Gvardiol

Man City

30.2%

7

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool

29.8%

8

Pedro Porro

Spurs

28.5%

9

Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa

28.4%

10

Luis Diaz

Liverpool

27.5%

Data correct as of 31st October 2024

10 Luis Diaz (Liverpool) Midfielder, 27.5% selected

Just over a quarter of all FPL players have Liverpool’s Luis Diaz in their team, and it’s easy to see why.

This season, the Colombian has scored five goals and registered two assists in nine Premier League games for Arne Slot’s side – form that has seen him earn a total of 60 FPL points so far. Only five players have earned more.

However, his effectiveness has wavered in recent weeks. He’s picked up just nine points across Liverpool’s last four games, compared to 48 in the four games before that.

Luis Diaz’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£7.9m

Total points

60

Bonus points

8

Best FPL gameweek

16 pts v Bournemouth (GW5)

GW10 opponent

Brighton (H)

9 Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) Forward, 28.4% selected

Ollie Watkins is one of the most expensive strikers FPL players can buy for their team, currently coming in at a cost of £9.1 million.

So far this season, the Aston Villa hitman has justified his hefty price tag, scoring five goals and registering two assists in nine Premier League games for Unai Emery’s side.

His current total of 51 FPL points is bettered by only four forwards in the top flight.

Ollie Watkins’ 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£9.1m

Total points

51

Bonus points

7

Best FPL gameweek

13 pts v Everton (GW4)

GW10 opponent

Spurs (A)

8 Pedro Porro (Spurs) Defender, 28.5% selected

Pedro Porro has been a steady fixture in Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur side this season, starting all nine of their top-flight matches so far. The defender also scored a goal on the opening day against Leicester City and has kept two clean sheets, earning him a respectable total of 30 FPL points.

Those who have the Spaniard picked will be hoping he can soon start registering some assists like the seven he managed last term.

Pedro Porro’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£5.5m

Total points

30

Bonus points

1

Best FPL gameweek

9 pts v Leicester (GW1)

GW10 opponent

Aston Villa (H)

7 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) Defender, 29.8% selected

For a long time now, Trent Alexander-Arnold has been one of the highest-scoring defenders in FPL. In the 2019/20 and 2021/22 seasons, the Liverpool star earned more points than any other defender in the Premier League with respective totals of 210 and 208.

This season, he already looks on course to reach those heights. Nine gameweeks in, the Englishman has 44 points to his name, making him the division’s second-highest-scoring defender behind only teammate Virgil van Dijk, who has 45.

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£7.0m

Total points

44

Bonus points

6

Best FPL gameweek

11 pts v Bournemouth (GW5)

GW10 opponent

Brighton (H)

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Posts ByBarney Lane Oct 20, 2024 6 Josko Gvardiol (Man City) Defender, 30.2% selected

With 42 FPL points to his name this season, Manchester City’s Josko Gvardiol is currently the Premier League’s third-highest-scoring defender.

Pep Guardiola’s side are yet to taste defeat in nine top flight games this term, and Gvardiol has started in all but one of those fixtures, keeping two clean sheets and scoring two goals in the process.

Players with the Croat in their team will be hoping he doesn’t pick up another injury like he did last year – a knock has him down as a slight doubt for GW10.

Josko Gvardiol’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£6.2m

Total points

42

Bonus points

7

Best FPL gameweek

10 pts v Wolves (GW8)

GW10 opponent

Bournemouth (A)

5 David Raya (Arsenal) Goalkeeper, 30.3% selected

Last season, Arsenal shot-stopper David Raya scored the second-most points of any goalkeeper in FPL with 135, which was 18 fewer than Everton’s Jordan Pickford.

This term, he’s scored 37 points so far, which is four more than Pickford, but fewer than three other top-flight goalkeepers, those being Chelsea’s Robert Sanchez, Nottingham Forest’s Matz Sels and Manchester United’s Andre Onana.

10 of Raya’s points came in the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Aston Villa back in August, where he kept a clean sheet, made three saves, and scored three bonus points.

David Raya’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£5.6m

Total points

37

Bonus points

6

Best FPL gameweek

10 pts v Aston Villa (GW2)

GW10 opponent

Newcastle (A)

4 Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) Midfielder, 38.1% selected

Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo has been the surprise of the season in the Premier League. The Cameroon international has eight goals in nine games, making him the league’s second-highest scorer behind Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.

His good form means he’s already registered 68 FPL points, which is the fourth-most of any player this term.

Brentford’s recent 4-3 win over Ipswich Town proved to be Mbeumo’s most lucrative FPL gameweek, with the striker scoring twice and collecting 15 points.

Bryan Mbeumo’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£7.7m

Total points

68

Bonus points

12

Best FPL gameweek

15 pts v Ipswich (GW9)

GW10 opponent

Fulham (A)

3 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) Midfielder, 40.6% selected

At the rate he’s going, it’s a wonder why every single FPL player doesn’t currently have Mohamed Salah in their team.

With six goals, five assists and five clean sheets, the Liverpool superstar is the FPL’s highest-scoring player so far this season, with a whopping points total of 84.

Players will be smart to keep him in for the coming weeks, too. Up next for Arne Slot’s Liverpool is Aston Villa, against whom Salah has scored seven times in 11 games. Then the Reds face Southampton, with Salah boasting the exact same record against the Saints.

Mohamed Salah’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£12.7m

Total points

84

Bonus points

16

Best FPL gameweek

17 pts v Man Utd (GW3)

GW10 opponent

Brighton (H)

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Posts ByBarney Lane Oct 19, 2024 2 Cole Palmer (Chelsea) Midfielder, 55.5% selected

Cole Palmer’s impressive 79 points total in the FPL this season has come mostly courtesy of two quite astonishing gameweeks.

Against Wolverhampton Wanderers on GW2, the Chelsea midfielder got three assists and a goal in a 6-2 win to pick up an impressive 17 points. Four weeks later against Brighton, he scored all four of Chelsea’s goals in a 4-2 victory, earning himself 25 points.

No player scored more FPL points than Palmer last season with 244. If he keeps scoring points the way he is now, don’t be surprised if he comes out on top again this year.

Cole Palmer’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£11.0m

Total points

79

Bonus points

12

Best FPL gameweek

25 pts v Brighton (GW6)

GW10 opponent

Man Utd (A)

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Posts ByBarney Lane Oct 24, 2024 1 Erling Haaland (Man City) Forward, 73% selected

Seriously, where are the 27% of FPL players that don’t have Erling Haaland in their team?

In his debut season in the Premier League, the Manchester City striker was the highest-scoring FPL player with 272 points thanks to his record haul of 36 top-flight goals. Last season, he scored 217 points, while this term he’s already got 75, which is more than any other striker in the division.

The man is a machine, both at finding the back of the net and earning FPL points.

Erling Haaland’s 24/25 FPL performance

Value

£15.4m

Total points

75

Bonus points

14

Best FPL gameweek

17 pts v West Ham, Ipswich (GW2 & GW3)

GW10 opponent

Bournemouth (A)

أعلن إبراهيم حسن مدير منتخب مصر الأول، عن تفاصيل معسكر الفراعنة استعدادا لمعسكر شهر يونيو المقبل، بعد خوض مباراتي إثيوبيا وسيراليون في تصفيات كأس العالم 2026.

وتمكن منتخب مصر من الفوز على سيراليون بهدف وحيد سجله أحمد سيد زيزو، ليقود الفراعنة للنقطة 16 في صدارة ترتيب المجموعة الأولى من تصفيات كأس العالم 2026.

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وقال إبراهيم حسن في تصريحات عبر المركز الإعلامي لـ اتحاد الكرة، إن منتخب مصر يجهز لمعسكر شهر يونيو المقبل والذي سيخوض فيه الفريق مباراة ودية أو اثنتين جاري التنسيق لهما بالتشاور مع مجلس إدارة اتحاد الكرة برئاسة هاني أبو ريدة.

ووجه ابراهيم حسن الشكر لهاني أبو ريدة رئيس مجلس إدارة اتحاد الكرة على الجهود المبذولة وتسهيل مهمة المنتخب خلال معسكر شهر مارس الجاري والتي بدأت بتوفير الطائرة الخاصة، إلى جانب مصاحبته للمنتخب في سفرية المغرب لمواجهة إثيوبيا ثم العودة لمواجهة سيراليون واصراره على التواجد الدائم في معسكر المنتخب ومرافقة الفريق، وهو ما كان له الأثر الإيجابي على المنتخب بالكامل.

“I know the areas of my game I need to get better at and one of them is playing the short ball”

Edited PTI copy17-Dec-2021

Shafali Verma came up against several short-ball examinations on tours of England and Australia this year•Getty Images

Two years into international cricket, 17-year-old Shafali Verma is fully aware of the need to improve constantly and her immediate focus is on tweaking her short-ball game against fast bowlers.Having made her India debut as a 15-year-old, Shafali has come a long way over the past 24 months and alongside Smriti Mandhana, forms one of the most explosive opening pairings in women’s cricket. However, on tours of England and Australia this year, Shafali was peppered with short balls and she didn’t look particularly comfortable against them. So, to get better against the rising ball, Shafali is now facing 200-250 balls from Under-25 men’s players, who can clock 125-130 kmph, at Shri Ram Narain Cricket Academy in Gurugram, under the watchful eyes of her coach Ashwani Kumar.”It feels good that I have been able to complete two years in international cricket but there is a long way to go. I know the areas of my game I need to get better at and one of them is playing the short ball,” Shafali told PTI after being named a Hyundai brand ambassador. “The coaches have also told me to play as per the ball and I will continue to do that. I will never change my game.”During the England and Australia series, Shafali was seen backing away to the short balls and the approach fetched her mixed returns. The coaches at the academy are making her play the short ball on cemented, astroturf and normal wickets. And, besides negotiating higher speeds from the men, Shafali is also facing throwdowns.Related

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“I won’t back away that much going forward. You will see me shuffling around the crease a lot more and play as per the merit of the ball,” Shafali, who is also working on her fitness, said.Her coach Kumar feels Shafali will only get better with time and experience. “We must not forget that she is still 17. Her dream Test debut shows that she has got the required technique to succeed at the highest level.”In the shorter formats, where there is scoreboard pressure, you need to be really quick with your thinking and that is where she needs to improve a bit. As she goes along playing for India, you will see her only getting better.”Mandhana targets better consistency for World Cup success
Mandhana, who was named a Hyundai ambassador alongside Shafali, Jemimah Rodrigues and Taniya Bhatia, said she wants to add more consistency to her batting going into the Women’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand in March.”Post [the] Covid [-enforced break from cricket], it was hard to get the rhythm back as I was playing international cricket after one and a half years,” Mandhana told PTI. “It took a while to get into the groove but the last two series [England and Australia] have been decent but surely there is scope for improvement.”I am really happy with the way I have been timing the ball… [But] as a batter you have to be selfish to be more consistent and that’s something I want to work on, closing games on a regular basis especially the tight finishes.”It is something which we all know that we need to work on as that is going to help us in the World Cup.”India has lost ODI series to South Africa, England and Australia since March, but Mandhana feels the team has got the best possible preparation for the World Cup. India will also play New Zealand before the World Cup.”The last one year has been really important for us and especially playing in England and Australia. We are also playing New Zealand, so playing the top three-four teams in a space of seven-eight months, that is the best preparation for World Cup. We have learnt a lot in the last two series.””The Australia series was a good one though results didn’t go our way. Almost all the matches were decided in the last over and those were matches we could have won or lost. We were able to score 250 plus in two out of three games. Will take take all the positives from that. I also learnt a lot in Australia.”

Wolverhampton Wanderers have a few players in their squad who may attract some attention when the January transfer window opens in a few weeks.

Gary O’Neil might not like it, but the likes of Matheus Cunha, Joao Gomes and Rayan Ait-Nouri won’t be at the Old Gold for much longer, especially if they continue their fine form of late.

Cunha has already scored five Premier League goals, while Gomes looks like an assured asset in the heart of the midfield. Ait-Nouri is another one of O’Neil’s bright talents, who would make the club a serious profit in the near future.

Rayan Ait-Nouri’s stats for Wolves this season

Over the previous few years, the Algerian defender has become a key figure for the Molineux side on the left flank.

Last season, he missed just five league games under O’Neil, registering three goal contributions in the process. So far this term? The left-back has already recorded two more, showing some improvement from 2023/24.

Going forward, Ait-Nouri has created a big chance, averages 1.1 key passes, succeeds with 1.8 dribbles and records 1.2 shots per game in the top flight.

Defensively, the 23-year-old ranks fifth for tackles and third for interceptions among his teammates in the Premier League, suggesting he is shining at both ends of the field.

Despite his stature in the first team – which has led to reports that Manchester United are set to rival Liverpool for his signature – Ait-Nouri’s wage is ‘only’ £10k-per-week, ranking him near the bottom of the squad.

Wolves had a player a couple of seasons who earned five times more yet failed to deliver….

The Wolves star who cost a fortune

Bruno Lage signed Diego Costa on a free transfer as the 2022 summer transfer window was closing. The former Chelsea striker was expected to offer a physical presence and add something extra to their attack.

Hailed as an “animal” by José Mourinho, Costa had been without a club since January, signifying how risky a move it was bringing him to the Midlands.

Diego Costa’s PL stats for Wolves – 2022/23

Goals

1

Assists

0

Big chances created

0

Total duels won per game

2.1

Total shots per game

1.2

Fouls committed per game

1.3

Via Sofascore

The then 34-year-old may still have been a physical presence, but he had clearly lost the art of goalscoring, netting just once in 25 games for Wolves, failing to replicate his previous glories in the Premier League.

Costa missed five big chances and averaged only 1.2 shots per game for the Old Gold in the league as they managed to narrowly avoid relegation under Julen Lopetegui.

The writing was on the wall, however, as Costa was released at the end of the campaign. During his lone campaign back in the Premier League, the Brazilian-born centre-forward earned £50k-per-week or £2.6m for the year.

Considering he netted just one goal for the club, this meant the striker cost Wolves £2.6m per goal. While not an eye-watering amount, this still could have been spent elsewhere, that’s for sure.

Costa’s wage trumps what Ait-Nouri is currently earning, which is yet more evidence of how poor a signing the former Chelsea frontman was a couple of years ago.

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Uma simples propaganda foi capaz de fazer o escudo do Botafogo rodar todo o mundo durante o fim de semana. Tudo isso por conta da placa de publicidade com o aplicativo “Fan Of The Match” tendo o escudo do Alvinegro durante a vitória do Chelsea sobre o Crystal Palace, pela Premier League.

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Um dos anúncios no Selhurst Park, casa dos Eagles, trazia à tona o escudo do Botafogo em um aplicativo da empresa “Facebank”. O app foi sucesso na torcida do Glorioso, com vários torcedores compartilhando imagens com os rostos ‘pintados’ de alvinegro nas redes sociais durante o sábado, mas a proporção foi muito maior.

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A partida entre Chelsea e Crystal Palace foi transmitida para 188 países, alcançando mais de 100 milhões de pessoas espalhadas pelos cinco continentes do planeta.

A internacionalização da marca é algo que John Textor vê como fundamental para alavancar o Botafogo. A publicidade do aplicativo durante a partida, vale ressaltar, partiu dele. Em contato com o LANCE!, o empresário, que está prestes a assinar o contrato definitivo para comprar 90% da SAF do Alvinegro, vibrou com a repercussão.

–Claro que isso é só um pequeno início, nós temos o sonho de tornar o Botafogo uma potência global do futebol. Esses pequenos fatores ajudam e ainda são divertidos – afirmou John Textor.

A comemoração de Hakim Ziyech, autor do gol da vitória do Chelsea, teve as placas de publicidade com o escudo do Botafogo aparecendo ao fundo.

Hakim Ziyech wins it for Chelsea in the 89th minute 🥶 pic.twitter.com/0nZS8iuE05

— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 19, 2022

Similar scene, but 15 minutes apart! 😁#CryChe pic.twitter.com/LJJjKTLVzs

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 19, 2022

Another international break bites the dust – and this time, the wretched thing won’t return until March. For West Ham United, however, it perhaps came at the right time, for Julen Lopetegui needs to manufacture a sharp upswing in form.

West Ham avoided defeat before many players jetted off for their sojourns, though the recent goalless draw against Everton in the Premier League was not an exciting thing, and did little to sate the fanbase’s hunger for improvement.

A cynic would say that it’s kitchen sink time for Lopetegui, and even the most optimistic of Hammers supporters must be forced to accept that things need to improve – and fast.

West Ham’s Remaining PL Fixtures 2024

Date

Opponent

Venue

25/11/24

Newcastle

St. James’ Park

30/11/24

Arsenal

London Stadium

03/12/24

Leicester

King Power Stadium

09/12/24

Wolves

London Stadium

16/12/24

Bournemouth

Vitality Stadium

21/12/24

Brighton

London Stadium

26/12/24

Southampton

St. Mary’s Stadium

29/12/24

Liverpool

London Stadium

There’s a good chance to escape from the sliding rut that has dampened a mood that, only this summer, crackled with nervous excitement after David Moyes departed and £120m was spent on new parts.

A lack of identity and bereftness of confidence have instead ruled with an iron grip. Something needs to change, and Jarrod Bowen will be sure to be at the centre of any hopeful revival.

Jarrod Bowen shows his quality for England

Bowen would be one of the first to admit that he hasn’t been at his best this season, but then it’s hard to operate with full form and fluency when the system whose tactics you adopt fails to roar into life.

Club insiders have refuted claims that CEO David Sullivan and bruised technical director Tim Steidten had been set for crunch talks regarding Lopetegui’s future, but the very fact that such news bobbed up, months into his tenure, makes a telling comment on the conundrum in east London.

Unfortunately, Bowen probably delighted in performing within Lee Carsley’s Three Lions set-up, scoring his first international goal off the bench during the 5-0 rout over the Republic of Ireland.

Let’s look at it from another angle, eh: Bowen’s confidence will have been raised after such an emphatic moment in his career, and he could be ready to tackle the biting winter period, armband girdled on, with fresh life.

West Ham will need his attacking authority; after all, the flow of goals has been more accurately described as a trickle this season, but the dynamic forward tops the charts even so.

West Ham: Top Scorers (all comps) 24/25

Rank

Player

Apps

Goals

1.

Jarrod Bowen

13

4

2.

Mohammed Kudus

10

2

2=

Tomas Soucek

12

2

2=

Lucas Paqueta

13

2

5.

Danny Ings

6

1

5=

Michail Antonio

12

1

5=

Crysencio Summerville

12

1

Stats via Transfermarkt

The lack of goals doesn’t make for great viewing. Bowen and his frontal peers haven’t been at their best, to be sure, but there’s a stark absence of creativity that makes it hard to flourish. The Premier League record that the Hammers have created 17 big chances this season, placing them joint-16th in the division.

More attacking dimensions are required, and getting rid of the likes of Said Benrahma and James Ward-Prowse this summer must rankle a few.

West Ham actually cast out another player since Moyes’ exit who’s actually outperforming most of the current squad in offence, though Thilo Kehrer is probably not the name that you’d expect.

Thilo Kehrer's season in numbers

When Kehrer first alighted in east London, the furore suggested that a great deal had been struck, with The Athletic’s Roshane Thomas even praising his: “speed and eagerness to occupy advanced positions should add an extra dimension.” The defender’s versatility also posited that he could dynamise Moyes’ backline.

Signed from Paris Saint-Germain in August 2022 – for a shrewd £10m – the Germany international had enjoyed success but wanted a more prominent role than he had been afforded in the French capital.

However, his time in the Premier League quickly proved to temper expectations to ground closer to that of the £10m figure, with Kehrer starting the first 14 top-flight fixtures of the season but just 11 thereafter.

He left England just a year and a half after joining West Ham, signing on loan with AS Monaco before the deal became permanent in the summer of 2024. The half-campaign he spent under Moyes’ wing in 2023/24, the German managed only four substitute appearances in the league.

Journalist Stefan Bienkowski had even criticised the 28-year-old for one “horrendous” performance with Germany, with his confidence clearly knocked for six after early struggles with West Ham. Indeed, previously he had been a near-infallible mainstay for his nation under the tutelage of Hansi Flick.

At least he’s enjoying his football again back in France, though it’s somewhat frustrating to see that he’s having some success from an attacking standpoint, posting three goals from 13 matches across all competitions for Monaco this season.

Operating as a centre-back, this is quite the feat, especially when considering that the 6 foot 1 titan has completed 90% of his passes and emerged triumphant in 68% of his duels in Ligue 1 too, as per Sofascore.

Though he didn’t quite make his mark under Moyes’ leadership, Kehrer is clearly a great defender who suffered due to circumstances. West Ham aren’t exactly flourishing right now, but Lopetegui wants more control and perhaps he could have aided the squad in that regard.

The fact that he’s also outscoring every West Ham star bar Bowen also speaks volumes to the struggles of the London club.

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Former Zimbabwe captain accepts ban and separately one charge of breaching doping code

Nagraj Gollapudi28-Jan-2022

Brendan Taylor has captained Zimbabwe in 71 games across formats•ICC/Getty Images

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has been banned from all cricket for three-and-a-half years by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit for failing to report an approach from alleged corruptors without delay. In a release on Friday, the ICC said Taylor has accepted the ban, which starts from January 28. Taylor has also accepted one charge of breaching the doping code – relating to a dope test he failed in his last international game last year. He tested positive for cocaine.The ICC release comes at the end of a week which began with Taylor’s confession on Twitter of the encounter he failed to report. Taylor revealed he had been filmed using cocaine during a meeting in India with an alleged businessmen that the ICC refers to as ‘Mr S’, who then used that video to allegedly blackmail Taylor into an agreement to spot-fix.Taylor, who will turn 36 next week, has also since admitted himself into a rehabilitation clinic.Taylor told the that he had “beaten a few” drugs tests in the past few years before eventually failing one in his final international match in September 2021. “I might have beaten a few tests in the past two-and-a-half years but it got me when I was heading for destruction,” Taylor said.Related

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How Brendan Taylor got into a fix

Brendan Taylor says he faces ICC ban for delay in reporting approach

The ICC release said Taylor breached the ACU code on four counts, including failing to disclose not just the approach but also receiving gifts and cash, including hospitality, from the alleged corruptors. One of the approaches to spot-fix, the charge read, was made for Zimbabwe’s tours to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh: “Failing to disclose to the ACU (without unnecessary delay) full details of the approach received to engage in corrupt conduct under the Code including in relation to Zimbabwe’s then upcoming series against Sri Lanka and/or Bangladesh.”Taylor was also charged with “obstructing or delaying an ACU investigation,” because he first delayed reporting the approach and then deleted messages he had exchanged with Mr S. Though his first contact with Mr S took place “in or around September 2019” according to the ICC’s published details of the case, Taylor didn’t get in touch with the ACU until March 2020.By then, Taylor had flown out to meet Mr S in India in October 2019, a meeting in which he accepted USD$ 15,000 in lieu of future payments for carrying out spot-fixes. He was also gifted a new phone, some local currency to spend, as well as new clothes. Taylor did not carry out any spot-fixing; in fact, he called the ACU to report the approach when Mr S reached out to him again in March 2020 to push him to spot-fix as Zimbabwe were touringBangladesh. Taylor has yet to return the USD$ 15,000The ICC said Taylor “chose to admit the charges” and “agreed” the sanction instead of facing an anti-corruption tribunal hearing. That, as well as his previous disciplinary record and eventual cooperation during the four interviews he had with the ACU were seen as mitigating factors in the eventual punishment he received. The fact that he took payment, which is yet to be returned, and initially agreed to engage in corrupt activity, as well as his seniority as an international cricketer, were seen as aggravating factors in the length of his ban.Doping charge
The anti-doping charge, independent of the anti-corruption charges, “resulted” after Taylor had done the in-competition test on September 8, 2021 during a match between Ireland and Zimbabwe. Taylor tested positive for a stimulant Benzoylecognine, which the ICC said is a “cocaine metabolite” and is specified as a “substance of abuse” under the anti-doping code.”This one-month suspension will run concurrently with the suspension of three-and-a-half years under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code,” the ICC said. “Mr Taylor will be free to resume his involvement in the game on 28 July 2025.”Alex Marshall, the ICC’s ACU head, said it was “disappointing” that Taylor, who played for Zimbabwe for 17 years and attended at least 13 anti-corruption and anti-doping sessions had failed to report the approach in time.”It is disappointing that a player of his experience chose not to fulfil those obligations, however he has accepted all charges, which has been reflected in the sanction,” Marshall said. “I would echo Brendan’s message to other players to report approaches as soon as they happen, so any corrupt activity can be disrupted at the earliest possible opportunity. We wish Brendan well in his rehabilitation.”

علق مصدر من الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم “كاف”، على مستوي الحكم التشادي الحاجي محمد الذي إدار مباراة الأهلي والهلال السوداني أمس الثلاثاء، في منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وشهدت مباراة الأهلي والهلال، اعترض لاعبي النادي الأهلي والجهاز الفني على الحكم في أكثر من لعبة، بالإضافة إلي عدم إنذار الحكم للاعبي الهلال بتعمدهم إهدار الوقت خلال اللقاء.

وقال المصدر لـ بطولات: “الحكم الحاجي محمد من أكفأ حكام القارة الأفريقية حاليًا ومرشح بارز للتواجد في بطولة كأس العالم القادمة”.

طالع | كولر يرد على الانتقادات الموجه له بعد مباراة الهلال السوداني.. ويوضح سبب غياب علي معلول

وأضاف: “الحاجي محمد يتواجد في معسكرات النخبة للحكام المرشحين للمونديال، وينال ثقة لجنة الحكام بالكاف”.

وكان الأهلي تمكن من تحقيق الفوز على الهلال، بهدف دون رد، ذلك في مواجهة الذهاب لدور ربع النهائي من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ومن المقرر، أن يلتقي الأهلي والهلال مجددًا، يوم الثلاثاء المقبل 8 أبريل، في إطار لقاء العودة لنفس الدور، في موريتانيا، إذ يخوض الفريق السوداني مبارياته الإفريقية في موريتانيا.

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Alívio. Assim que a torcida do Vitória poderia definir a classificação sobre o Castanhal, na noite desta quinta-feira, em partida válida pela primeira fase da Copa do Brasil, no estádio da Curuzu, em Belém. Ainda no primeiro tempo, o Japiim chegou a abrir a contagem com Leandro Cearense, porém Mateus Moraes, momentos depois, igualou tudo para fechar a conta em 1 a 1, carimbando a vaga do Leão.

Com o resultado, o time comandado por Dado Cavalcanti terá pela frente agora o Glória, que eliminou o Brasil de Pelotas.

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CASTANHAL ABRE O PLACAR NO INÍCIO

Fazendo valer o fator casa, a equipe do Castanhal sabia da necessidade de ir para cima do Vitória atrás do seu gol. Entretanto, o Leão optou por não jogar com a vantagem do empate para se classificar e foi para seu campo de ataque na expectativa de surpreender o adversário, conseguindo até criar uma boa chance com Erick, mas sem sucesso.

Respondendo na mesma moeda, o Japiim tratou de assustar o goleiro Lucas Arcanjo em duas tentativas, sendo a melhor delas com Leandro Cearense, que acabou acertando a trave em um arremate de fora da área. Porém, no lance seguinte, após uma saída de bola errada por parte do time visitante, Ruan acionou Willian Fazendinha que viu o próprio Leandro sozinho, dando a deixa para o atacante finalizar com precisão e abrir a contagem em Belém.

LEÃO ENCONTRA GOL DE EMPATE NA SEQUÊNCIA

Atrás no marcador, o time comandado por Dado Cavalcanti então iniciou sua busca para deixar tudo igual novamente no duelo. Apesar do adversário ter melhor volume de jogo, manteve a calma, até que conseguiu encontrar seu tento, aos 24 minutos, após cobrança de falta de Eduardo, que contou com o desvio no meio do caminho até que Mateus Moraes, de peixinho, balançou a rede.

Com tudo igual no placar, o confronto passou a ficar mais equilibrado com os dois times lutando por cada espaço e por cada bola em campo. Entretanto, mesmo com algumas chegadas de ambos os lados, as respectivas defesas conseguiram afastar o perigo até a arbitragem encerrar a etapa inicial no estádio da Curuzu.

CASTANHAL BUSCA O GOL, MAS SEM ÊXITO

Com o resultado parcial de 1 a 1, o Vitória é quem estava levando a vaga até então. Porém, mesmo precisando de um gol para voltar a sonhar com a classificação, o técnico do Castanhal, Robson Melo optou por manter o mesmo esquema inicial. Indo para cima nos 10 primeiros minutos, chegou a aparecer com certa frequência em seu campo de ataque, mas via o sistema defensivo do clube de Salvador levar a melhor em praticamente todos os lances.

Vendo o tempo passar, ambos os comandantes então passaram a recorrer para seus suplentes, focando na parte ofensiva. Entretanto, até os 30 minutos, o panorama do jogo era de um certo equilíbrio, já que o Vitória conseguiu aos poucos oferecer perigo ao adversário, mas ainda sem conseguir finalizar com precisão contra o gol defendido por Axel.

TIME PARAENSE VAI PARA O TUDO OU NADA

Já na reta final do confronto em Belém, o Japiim ainda lutava com todas as suas forças acreditando em uma possível classificação. Com mais substituições promovidas pelos técnicos, porém, tanto o Vitória, quanto o Castanhal, até que tiveram boas chances de marcar, mas os goleiros mostraram que o reflexo estava em dia até o apito final do árbitro, garantindo a classificação do Leão para a próxima fase.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CASTANHAL 1×1 VITÓRIA

Data e horário: 03/03/2022, às 20h30 (de Brasília)
​Local: Estádio da Curuzu, em Belém (PA)
Árbitro:Salim Fende Chavez (SP)
Assistentes:Miguel Cataneo Ribeiro da Costa (SP) eGustavo Rodrigues de Oliveira (SP)

Cartões Amarelos: Luidy, 15’/1ºT;Ricardo Capanema, 14’/2ºT;Lukinhas, 19’/2ºT;Mateus Moraes, 28’/2ºT;Alisson Santos, 49’/2ºT

Gols: Leandro Cearense, 13’/1ºT (1-0); Mateus Moraes, 24’/1ºT (1-1)

CASTANHAL:Axel; Daelson, Dedé, Cleberson e Bruno Maia; Ricardo Capanema (Samuel, aos 35’/2ºT), Willian Fazendinha (Elias, aos 23’/2ºT) e Lukinhas; Pecel (Welthon, aos 14’/2ºT), Ruan (Índio, aos 35’/2ºT)e Leandro Cearense (Pedrinho, aos 35’/2ºT).
(Técnico: Robson Melo)

VITÓRIA:Lucas Arcanjo; Alemão, Ewerthon Páscoa, Mateus Moraes e Vicente; João Pedro, Eduardo (Alan Santos, aos 23’/2ºT)e Jadson (Gabriel Santiago, aos 32’/2ºT); Luidy (Jefferson Renan, aos 32’/2ºT), Roberto (Alisson Santos, aos 32’/2ºT) e Erick (Guilherme Queiroz, 23’/2ºT).
(Técnico: Dado Cavalcanti)