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O sonho do Palmeiras de ter Ricardo Goulart está próximo de se realizar. O clube avançou nas conversas para contratar o meia-atacante do Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN), e a expectativa é de que ele seja confirmado como reforço para 2019.

Entre atleta e Verdão, as conversas estão muito bem adiantadas. Resta a definição com o clube chinês para que ele seja, enfim, liberado. Seu contrato é válido até o começo de 2020, e para jogar no Verdão deve renovar por pelo menos um ano com o Guangzhou antes de ser emprestado até dezembro de 2019. Uma fatia do seu salário ficará a cargo do Palmeiras, e outra parte seria assumida pela Crefisa – a patrocinadora ainda não assinou, mas tem conversa adiantada para renovar por três anos com o clube.

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Goulart passou o último mês tratando na Academia de Futebol depois de uma cirurgia no joelho. O jogador de 27 anos de idade recuperou-se bem, mas ainda levará algo em torno de três meses para ter condição de jogo.

Sua contratação é um desejo antigo no clube, especialmente porque o atleta foi peça importante na campanha do bicampeonato brasileiro do Cruzeiro, em 2013 e 2014, com Alexandre Mattos. O diretor de futebol do Verdão tem boa relação tanto com o atleta quanto com seu empresário, Paulo Pitombeira.

Ainda há, também, a vantagem de Ricardo Goulart ter feito uma parceria de sucesso com Luiz Felipe Scolari, seu técnico no Guangzhou Evergrande entre 2015 e 2017. Eles conquistaram três vezes o Campeonato Chinês, duas vezes a Supercopa da China, uma Copa da China, além da Liga dos Campeões da Ásia.

Felipão gosta muito do meia-atacante, mas não o vê como um possível substituto de Dudu, caso o camisa 7 seja negociado nesta janela – o clube ainda não recebeu proposta oficial. Para o treinador, Goulart pode ser tanto meia quanto ponta pela esquerda, com liberdade para entrar na área. Seu jogo não é de velocidade, como do atual ídolo da torcida.

Goulart não é o único reforço para o ataque próximo: Carlos Eduardo, do Pyramids FC (EGI), deve ser oficializado em breve, assim como o volante Matheus Fernandes, do Botafogo. O clube já anunciou o meia Zé Rafael e o centroavante Arthur Cabral.

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O Avaí confirmou sua ida à elite do futebol nacional em 2019. Neste sábado, o Leão empatou com a Ponte Preta por 0 a 0, na Ressacada, pela 38ª e última rodada da Série B. Os catarinenses somaram 61 pontos, na terceira posição. A Macaca ficou na quinta colocação, com 60 somados.

CHUVA E VENTO
Além de todo clima de decisão, o tempo não conspirou a favor para nenhuma das equipes. A chuva e o vento forte dificultou as jogadas iniciais dos times, que tiveram que se adaptar ao estado do gramado. Todo cuidado foi pouco.

LÁ E CÁ
Com as condições melhores, Avaí e Ponte Preta chegaram de maneira distintas ao gol do adversário. O Leão tentava colocar a bola no chão para conseguir balançar as redes. A Macaca, por sua vez, teve mais oportunidades, reteve mais a bola no ataque e mostrou mais ímpeto, mas nenhuma com muito perigo.

DISPUTADO
Sabendo que o CSA estava ganhando seu jogo no momento, a Ponte Preta – na volta para segunda etapa – tentou explorar contra-ataques para cravar acesso à Série A. Entretanto, foi o Avaí que voltou melhor e mais consistente. Porém, as equipes não apresentavam riscos aos goleiros e partida se mostrava brigada no meio campo.

FALTOU UM GOL!
A Ponte Preta precisava de apenas um gol para confirmar ida à Série A, já que o CSA venceu o Juventude. Em campo, o Leão ficou postado atrás e dificultava as infiltrações. A Macaca apenas precisou

POR POUCO!
O Avaí foi mais perigoso e aos 45 minutos, Rodrigão recebeu ótimo passe em profundidade e bateu por cobertura, mas Ivan consegue desviar, com a ponta dos dedos, e manda para escanteio.

FESTA NA RESSACADA!
​Após confirmar ida à Série A, a torcida entrou no gramado para comemorar com os jogadores e comissão técnica. Polícia, que estava no local não conseguiu evitar a multidão de torcedores em campo.

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has said that his team got it wrong by inviting Pakistan to bat first after winning the toss

Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo30-Jun-2012

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has said that his team got it wrong by inviting Pakistan to bat after winning the toss on the first day of the second Test at the SSC.”The score tells it very clearly that we got it wrong,” said Ford at the end of the day after Pakistan had amassed 334 for 1. “The thought behind it was that there are a lot of experienced men in our group and they know this surface pretty well. I don’t think any of them thought that pitch would play so well on the first day.”The decision wasn’t taken lightly and there were lot of discussions and I think just about all the wise heads and captains and ex-captains, involving the coaching staff and the team and everybody felt that it was worth having a crack with the ball. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out the way we were hoping.”There was something in the pitch in the first hour and with Pakistan not having started too well in the two innings in Galle, if we could strike early with the new ball, it would have got us in a pretty positive place and hopefully get them into a negative place. Unfortunately, it didn’t do anything here as everybody thought.”We have to give a lot of credit to the way they batted. They dug in and batted superbly.”Ford said that there were various strategies that they tried throughout the day – initially looking to attack and get wickets, before becoming more defensive when they found that the pitch was not offering much assistance.Ford said that batting well in the first innings was crucial for Sri Lanka. “Test match cricket goes over five days and we need to respond really well. We’ll have to come back and get into our work nicely tomorrow. On hindsight, the way the game is played certainly we’d have got in and had a bat. But unfortunately, that’s not the way cricket works and you’ve got to make decisions. I think lot of the thought behind the decisions, was solid and the research was done with the stats etc.”

Having emulated his technique, Darren Bravo has now sought to channel Brian Lara’s mental approach to building a major innings against Australia

Daniel Brettig in Port-of-Spain13-Apr-2012

Having emulated his technique, Darren Bravo has now sought to channel Brian Lara’s mental approach to building a major innings against Australia. Bravo spoke with Lara ahead of the second Test between West Indies and Australia in Trinidad, after regathering confidence in his batting with a pair of starts in the Bridgetown match.Lara and Bravo met at a reception for the West Indian and Australian teams at the home of Australia’s high commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago on Friday evening. Bravo, 23, has also been in contact with his half-brother Dwayne, currently preoccupied by the IPL, and said he had been seeking further advice on how to go on from the middling scores he managed at the Kensington Oval.Following a stretch of poor form that spanned the limited-overs matches against Australia and a regional four-day fixture for T&T against Barbados, Bravo hinted at a return to his best while compiling 51 and 32. He hopes that promise can bloom into a major contribution in his first Test match on his home ground.”I’m quietly confident in my form at the moment, and felt good with my timing in the last two innings I’ve had,” Bravo said at the Queen’s Park Oval. “I’ve had some advice from Brian and my brother as well, so I’m taking it one step at a time and hopefully sooner or later something special is around the corner.”[The advice was] just a matter of the way I go about building an innings, it’s something I’ve been working on and hopefully I can reap the rewards in this Test match. We know what the Australians are going to come with in this Test for sure and we’re going to come together as one big team and try our best, come up with the best plan, so we can execute it and come out victorious.”We want to level the series here and make it much more exciting for the third Test in Dominica.”Bravo’s second innings in Bridgetown had the potential to grow into a significant innings, holding up the tourists after they had cut their way past the hosts’ top order. However, he pushed at Peter Siddle and edged a catch behind in the closing overs of day four, admonishing himself as he left the field for giving up a valuable start.”To be quite honest that’s the way the game goes,” Bravo said. “One bad session or a few overs of bad cricket can cause you to lose the game, and I think that is what happened. But at the same time the guys gave a good account of themselves.”I was very disappointed that I got out in the second innings being when I was there already set, and I was trying to get my team to a respectable total. It was unfortunate but hopefully I can do better in the next Test.”In acknowledging the pattern of the first Test was a reprise of several earlier matches against India in 2011, Bravo said his team had to remain positive and not be consumed by doubt about whether they can sustain their efforts over five days. The Queen’s Park Oval pitch offers the possibility of sharp spin and variable bounce, making a result likely if Trinidad’s weather is kind.”Very important that we stay positive as much as possible,” Bravo said. “We went wrong in the first Test and it is something we need to rectify as soon as possible because we don’t want it to happen again. Hopefully we can come together as a team and find the best possible way to correct what happened in the first Test and get it right in this game.”I don’t know how the pitch looks at the moment, but we all know on the Oval that on the fourth and fifth day that spin is going to have a major part. This year hopefully we can set up the game in the first three days so it is much easier for us at the end.”West Indies were able to take advantage of fine morning conditions on Friday to train fully, before afternoon rain robbed the Australians of the chance to do likewise. The visitors made a brief observation of the pitch before returning to their hotel for work in the gym and the pool.

MS Dhoni, India’s World Cup winning captain, has said he might have to give up one of the formats if he is to lead India’s title defence in 2015. He said, however, that such a decision would be made only at the end of 2013, by which time Dhoni will be 32. He will be 33 by the time the World Cup starts in Australia, where India currently find themselves 2-0 down in the Test series.”If I want to see the 2015 World Cup, I’ll have to retire from one of the formats,” Dhoni said. “It’s too early right now. I am not that old. I am just 30. There is still time. We will see by 2013, and by 2013, I mean the end of 2013.”Dhoni didn’t rule out the possibility of not even making it to the World Cup. “That’s something I need to see,” he said. “I will take it as the time comes. What I really meant was by 2013 I would have to see where I stand when it comes to my body, whether I will be able to survive until the 2015 World Cup. Of course form is a factor.”Also, what I need to see is, if I play till 2014 and all of a sudden say I can’t survive till the World Cup, then all of a sudden you have a new wicketkeeper coming in who has not played more than 30 international games. So by end of 2013 I need to decide if I am fit enough to proceed in one of the formats. It’s not personal interest. What I want is an individual who, if he is taking my place, should have played at least 60 to 100 ODIs before he goes into the World Cup. It’s what my personal thinking is. We will see accordingly. Lots of time before that.”Dhoni has captained India in 36 Tests. No other wicketkeeper has captained a side in more than 16 Tests. Dhoni has captained in 175 games across formats. The next highest is Kumar Sangakkara, with 66.

Jacques Kallis has said he wants to continue playing till the 2015 World Cup because he has never been part of a World Cup winning side

Firdose Moonda09-Jan-2012In 16 years of international cricket, Jacques Kallis has scored centuries against all nine other Test playing nations, has been part of series wins in Australia and England and has seen numerous ODI series victories. One thing he does not have, though, is a World Cup medal and it is that missing piece that is driving him to try to continue playing international cricket until at least 2015.”The one thing I want to try and achieve is to be part of a team that can win a World Cup. That’s a goal of mine,” Kallis said after South Africa’s victory in the third Test against Sri Lanka, in Cape Town. Kallis has played 317 ODIs, including five World Cups. He will turn 37 this year and will be 39 by the time the next World Cup takes place, in Australia and New Zealand, in 2015.At the start of the summer local media expressed concern about what they called Kallis’ dwindling reflexes, after he was worked over by Australia’s 18-year-old fast bowler Pat Cummins, who trouble Kallis with his bouncer. Kallis said he did not read the reports and was only told about it by friends. His response on the field, though, was fierce.He scored 224, his highest Test score, against Sri Lanka at Newlands, an aggressive pull shot the hallmark of his innings. He also extinguished doubts about his reflexes by taking six catches, five of which were at second slip. To cap it off, he took three wickets in Sri Lanka’s second innings. It was an emphatic way to celebrate his 150th Test match and a screaming declaration of what he still has to offer South African cricket. “I couldn’t have asked for it to have worked out better,” Kallis said. “You dream of performances like that.”While he appeared closer to a teenager than someone entering his late 30s in Cape Town, Kallis has acknowledged that his workload needs to be managed. He did not bowl in the first innings at Newlands, after his marathon effort with the bat, because his captain Graeme Smith felt he “would not get much out of him.”Managing Kallis’ bowling load could be key to prolonging his career. That could prove tricky due to the make-up of South Africa’s bowling attack. With three aggressive fast bowlers and a legspinner in the side, Kallis is required to play a containing role with the ball, and if needed, to, in his words, “carry,” the attack. In the shorter form of the game, he is unlikely to be used in the same capacity and less work with the ball could be vital as he targets 2015.”I will take it year by year, month by month and game by game,” he said. “No-one has the right to play in this side [without earning his place]. You’ve got to put in the performances for that. As long as I am enjoying it and putting in the performances, and the body holds, there’s no reason for me to stop yet.”Kallis has been named in South Africa’s squad for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka, after which the selectors will decide on the group for the remaining three matches. Kallis said he hopes to play in all five fixtures although he recognises that he may be forced to pick which matches to play in the future.”It looks like I will play all five matches. I said to Gary [Kirsten, the South Africa coach], we will have a look at it after the first two and we’ll make a call from there. That will be the standard going forward. I have to be clever if I want to make it to the next World Cup.”

Ant Botha and Naqaash Tahir will both leave Warwickshire at the end of the season.Botha is retiring after a lengthy battle with an elbow injury, while Tahir has been released after 11-year stay at Edgbaston.Botha joined Warwickshire from Derbyshire in 2007 and has been a regular ever since. He finishes his career 4403 first-class runs at 23.92 and 307 wickets at 34.44. “We are desperately sorry to see Ant forced out of the first-class game under these circumstances, as he has played an important part in our success over the past four years,” said director of cricket Ashley Giles.Tahir has been on the fringes of regular first-team cricket for more than a decade but has been unable to nail a place down. At 27 he still has time on his side and his record of 139 first-class wickets at 29.94 may attract interest.”Naqaash has been with us for many seasons since joining the squad as a young player via the development system at Edgbaston,” said Giles. “It is sad to see him leave the club, but he has struggled to maintain a regular place in the side throughout this period.”

At 6’6″, Stuart Broad cannot have been dismissed as a “midget” on too many occasions in his international career, but he could well be made to look like the runt of the litter if, as expected, England field the tallest pace trio in Test history at Lord’s this week. The lanky Steven Finn is standing by to replace the injured James Anderson, but towering above all of his colleagues will be the bona fide beefcake, Chris Tremlett, a man whose sheer physical presence at Cardiff on Monday translated into the most telling spell of his career to date.There’s only a matter of inches separating the heights of England’s three tallest seamers, but with legs like tree-trunks and shoulders that can appear to be the width of the pitch as he bears down on his opponents, Tremlett’s physique has more in common with brick privies than the beanpoles that his team-mates can occasionally resemble. At the age of 29, and four Tests into his second coming as an international cricketer, he has at last found the self-confidence to match his natural aptitude for fast bowling.”Naturally I’m a pretty wide-built guy and I’m a pretty intimidating character to face,” Tremlett told reporters at Lord’s, two days after his spell of 4 for 40 in ten overs had secured a stunning England victory by an innings and 14 runs in the first Test. “I guess I’ve always been a believer in letting the ball do the talking, but in the last couple of years, I’ve become more confident and more aggressive on the field. Being six foot whatever you always have a slight advantage bowling at any batsman.”It took a well-documented shift from the home comforts of Hampshire (where his father Tim is director of cricket) to Surrey for Tremlett to prove he was ready to resume his Test career. However, the impact he has made in his second coming has been staggering. From his five-wicket haul on the first day of the Perth Test to his Ashes-clinching dismissal of Michael Beer at Sydney, he has been in the thick of the action for England, and was at it again in Cardiff this week, when he scalped both Sri Lanka’s openers in the space of eight deliveries to make possible their sensational collapse to 82 all out.Such imposing performances had been anticipated when Tremlett made his Test debut against India four years ago. However, despite some encouraging performances – particularly at Trent Bridge where he claimed six wickets in the match including 3 for 12 to delay India’s victory charge on the fifth morning – there was a certain something lacking from his armoury. “I did try to be aggressive but I guess it was forced a bit, to be honest,” he recalled. “I tried to be someone I wasn’t … it was difficult to be nasty.”He’s finding it rather easier now. As many of the great West Indian fast bowlers would testify, verbal aggression is not a requisite to Test success – witness the silent menace of Andy Roberts, Joel Garner and Curtly Ambrose, to name but three. However, in the opinion of his former captain at Hampshire, Shane Warne, Tremlett’s body language betrayed him as a soft touch, a charge the man himself did not dispute.”I won’t disagree with Warney,” he said. “I was a bit timid at times, but the older I’ve got, with more confidence and age, being more aggressive comes more naturally to me, and I guess my competitiveness has gone up, certainly since moving to Surrey. I perhaps held back a bit at Hampshire. These days, I don’t think about it too much – it just happens.”Nevertheless, it was Warne who came up with the one piece of advice that Tremlett has carried into the rest of his career. “If it wasn’t going well for me, for example, bowling no-balls, he said ‘just find a way’. That’s really stuck with me in my career. Don’t look for excuses, keep going and somehow find a way to get the job done.”He did that and more in Cardiff, in a bowling performance that scattered Sri Lanka’s batting in less than 25 overs all told, and left their coach, Stuart Law, ruefully contemplating the challenge of “getting forward to half-volleys that hit you in the chest.” “In the first innings I tried to get it up a little bit but my execution wasn’t quite as good,” said Tremlett. “In the second innings I did get it right, and my rhythm felt a lot better.”Had it not been for Anderson’s side strain, Tremlett might not have been unleashed with the new ball for that decisive spell, but having used the conditions to perfection, it might be a while before England strip him of the honour. “I maybe offer a bit more with the extra bounce you get with a new ball, so I do enjoy bowling with it,” he said. “But I still feel I can play whatever role, new ball or change. I’m pretty flexible on that.”The wicket at Cardiff was particularly slow, so it will be interesting to see what it’s like at Lord’s and whether we’ll go for our shorter bowlers. But myself, Finny and Broad always have that natural advantage over those guys that are 6ft. The short ball is a great weapon – and playing against this team, they are not used to it at times. It could be a plan we’ll go with, but we’ll assess that on the day. It’s something to think of.”The overall impression is of a cricketer who has found his niche. Jonathan Trott, England’s new-crowned player of the year, admitted it took him until his century in the Boxing Day Test to truly feel as though he belonged in the side, and while Tremlett was careful not to tempt fate given his history of injuries, he too admitted he feels at ease in the set-up, and confident of his worth.”The England management know what they’re going to get – whereas maybe a couple of years ago, when I was bit more inconsistent, they didn’t know which Chris Tremlett was going to turn up on the day,” he said. “I guess anything can happen with injuries as a bowler, so I’m not taking anything for granted, and I have had an injury history which will always stick with me in some regards, but it’s great to have had an injury-free year and hopefully that will continue.”

Newcastle United are keen on Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic, according to a report from German publication Kicker. 

The lowdown

Signing a striker is an ‘absolute priority’ for Newcastle in the upcoming market, The I’s Mark Douglas has reported.

Newcastle paid £25million to sign Chris Wood in January, but he’s only scored one non-penalty goal in 16 appearances, and Callum Wilson’s lengthy injury record may also be a concern.

Kaladjzic, 24, is a giant of a number nine at 6 foot 7, and may be exit-bound if last weekend’s scenes are anything to go by.

The Austrian ‘looked like [he was] saying goodbye’ in a tearful moment after a 2-1 win over Koln.

David Ornstein of The Athletic reported on Monday that Stuttgart would seek a relatively cheap €25million (£21million) for his signature.

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According to Kicker’s information, Newcastle are one of the clubs on the trail of Kalajdzic ahead of the summer transfer window.

However, they face some competition from clubs who may be bracing themselves to lose star no. 9s this summer.

With Darwin Nunez emerging as ‘one of Europe’s most coveted players’, Benfica have begun exploring a move for Kalajdzic.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich are considering a move too as a successor for Robert Lewandowski after the Poland star indicated that he is open to leaving the club.

The verdict

Could Kalajdzic be the long-term striker at St James’ Park?

Well, he’s only scored six goals this season, but that’s largely down to the fact that he was out of action from the end of August until the New Year with a shoulder injury.

His impressive record last season, when he bagged 17 in 36 appearances, is probably a truer reflection of his capability.

Overall, he’s bagged 36 goals in 93 outings at club level, adding four more in his 13 caps for Austria (via Transfermarkt).

It’s no surprise that Kalajdzic is a monster when it comes to aerial duels, winning 5.7 per 90 minutes. That puts him in the 93rd percentile for strikers in the top five leagues, and comparisons to Peter Crouch were perhaps inevitable.

The ‘towering’ forward (in the words of journalist Andy Naylor) could dominate centre-backs and be a smart, reasonably-priced pick-up for Newcastle.

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Rangers could bank £3.9m if they overturn their 1-0 semi-final first leg deficit to reach the Europa League final, according to The Rangers Review.

The lowdown

The Glasgow giants shipped a narrow defeat in the first leg last week after Angelino’s 85th-minute winner for their German hosts.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side are very much the underdogs in the tie, ranking a full 19 places below opponents RB Leipzig in the UEFA club coefficient ranking, although their hopes of making it to the Seville showpiece are far from dead.

On Thursday, they will welcome Leipzig to Ibrox, where they boast a strong record. The Gers have only lost five of their last 33 European matches on home soil.

The two teams are battling to face either West Ham United or Eintracht Frankfurt (who lead 2-1 heading back to Germany) in the final.

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In addition to the near-£4m incentive for beating Leipzig, Jonny McFarlane outlined for The Rangers Review (and on Twitter) how winning the tournament would also be quite lucrative.

Whichever club prevails in Seville on 18 May will receive €8.6m (£7.2m) in prize money. They would also set up a meeting with the winners of the Champions League in the UEFA Super Cup, a fixture projected to earn them €3.5m (£2.9m).

Perhaps the biggest reward, though, is Champions League group stage qualification for 2022/23, which is said to be worth a whopping €15.6m (£13.1m).

The verdict

This would be huge for Rangers. For instance, it can help them finance incoming transfers in the summer and also enable the club to present more lucrative contract offers to current players who might be considering a departure from Ibrox.

Perhaps above all else, it would help them to overcome the considerable losses they have incurred in recent times.

In the first six years under the current regime, the club has lost a cumulative £73.5m. In the most recent accounts, Rangers were £23.5m in the red, feeling the effects of the pandemic.

The benefits of this deep European run should not be underestimated, and there could be some huge windfalls to come their way if Van Bronckhorst and co can overturn the 1-0 deficit against Leipzig on Thursday night.

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