Samsung is one of the biggest smartphone companies in the world, and every new phone, mainly the S and F series, gets a lot of attention. According to a report by Counterpoint Research, the Samsung Galaxy S26 series started with strong sales, but its growth is now slowing down after a few weeks in the market.

The report explains that in the first six weeks after launch, the Galaxy S26 series sold about 15% more units compared to the Galaxy S25 series during the same time last year. This shows that the new model had a better start than the older one.

At the same time, Samsung’s total smartphone sales also increased by around 5% globally. It means the company overall performed well.

The Galaxy S26 series did very well in developed markets like the United States, South Korea, and Europe. In these places, many people bought the new phones, mainly the Galaxy S26 Ultra model.

Image via Counterpoint

Europe showed strong demand because users liked its premium features, improved design, and stable pricing compared to the previous version. These factors encouraged more people to upgrade their phones.

However, the performance was not the same everywhere. In countries like China and Japan, sales were weaker. These markets are very sensitive to price, and local smartphone brands are very strong. Due to this, Samsung faced tough competition and lower demand in those regions.

Experts from Counterpoint Research also shared an important point. They said that although the Galaxy S26 series started very well, its sales began to slow down after the sixth week. In some comparisons, the older Galaxy S25 even performed better during that time.

The Galaxy S26 started with good success, but it is now facing challenges in keeping that strong sales momentum going.

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Samsung’s next foldable phones are already making headlines even before their official launch. New case listings for the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 have appeared online, giving an early look at the design.

The listings come from accessory maker Dux Ducis (first spotted by Mohammed Khatri), which has shown new protective cases for the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Fold 8. There are two versions available in the listings. One is a simple soft TPU case for everyday protection. The other is a magnetic case that includes a built-in ring designed for Qi2 wireless charging accessories.

This detail is important because Qi2 is a newer charging standard that uses magnets to help align the phone with chargers and accessories for better efficiency. Many expected Samsung to include full built-in Qi2 support in its upcoming foldables.

Image via Mohammed Khatri

However, the presence of both magnetic and non-magnetic cases suggests that this may not be the case. It hints that the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 may not fully support Qi2 magnets inside the phone. Instead, users might need to rely on special cases to use magnetic charging features.

Image via DuxDucis

The leaked renders also show that the Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Fold 8 designs look very similar to the previous model. The camera layout and overall shape appear mostly unchanged, with only minor refinements.

These listings are not official, and the cases are not on sale yet. Still, such early leaks often appear before launch events and can give useful hints about upcoming devices. Stay tuned for more information.

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Today Verizon is announcing that it's joining Anthropic's Project Glasswing to test the Claude Mythos Preview model. This model, according to Anthropic, is capable of identifying complex vulnerabilities in critical software and operating systems at unprecedented speed. Due to its specialized capabilities, Anthropic set up Project Glasswing as a way to grant access to the Mythos Preview model to "a select group of global security leaders dedicated to protecting essential infrastructure and committed to sharing findings and best practices across industries", Verizon's press release on the...

Manchester United are finishing the 2025-26 Premier League season in excellent form, firmly established in third place in the standings. A major reason for that success has been the performances of Bruno Fernandes, who won the club’s Player of the Year award and surpassed a mark previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo.

“It had to be him. Bruno Fernandes has been crowned our Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year for a record fifth time,” Manchester United announced Friday through a social media post.

Since the creation of the trophy in 1988, no player had ever won it five times, highlighting the enormous impact Fernandes has had on the club since arriving from Sporting CP. He previously won the award in his first season in 2020, as well as in 2021, 2024 and 2025.

Until now, Bruno shared the top spot in the rankings with two other players. Cristiano Ronaldo and David De Gea had each won the award four times. The Portuguese forward earned it in 2004, when he was just 19 years old, as well as in 2007, 2008 and 2022, while the goalkeeper won it in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.

As a result, Bruno Fernandes not only surpassed Ronaldo and De Gea for the most trophies won, but also matched the Spanish goalkeeper’s record by becoming just the second player to win the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award three consecutive times.

What is the Sir Matt Busby award?

Created in 1988, the Sir Matt Busby trophy is an award presented to Manchester United’s fans’ player of the season. Voting takes place near the end of each campaign and is open to anyone registered on the club’s official website. That allows supporters from around the world to express their opinion and help select the team’s standout player.

Originally, the trophy was called the MUFC Members Player of the Year award, but in 1995 it adopted its current name in honor of Sir Matt Busby, the legendary head coach who managed the Red Devils from 1945 to 1969, and then briefly from 1970 to 1971.

In addition to Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo and David De Gea, other stars to receive the award over the decades include Brian McClair, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney, Bryan Robson, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Marcus Rashford.

As new rumors surfaced linking Jose Mourinho to a sensational return to Real Madrid, speculation about Kylian Mbappe‘s future exploded into the forefront of European soccer discourse. Amid growing tension inside the Santiago Bernabeu dressing room and public friction involving interim coach Alvaro Arbeloa, new details have now emerged regarding the club’s long-term plans for the French superstar.

The latest controversy erupted after Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Real Oviedo, when Mbappe openly questioned Arbeloa’s handling of him. The French forward revealed he had been left frustrated after starting on the bench despite believing he was fully fit.

“I didn’t play because the coach told me I’m the fourth-choice forward in the squad behind Mastantuono, Vinicius, and Gonzalo,” Mbappe said after the match. “I accept it and play the time I’m given. I think I played well. I was ready to start.” Those comments immediately created headlines across Spain.

Arbeloa responded publicly soon afterward and firmly denied ever telling Mbappe he was fourth in the pecking order. “I certainly didn’t say anything like that to Mbappe,” the Spaniard insisted. “Perhaps he didn’t understand me. I’m the coach, and I’m the one who decides who plays and who doesn’t.”

During an era of instability for Madrid, the dispute revealed deeper divisions inside the team. Reports in Spain have described a fractured atmosphere around the squad following disappointing performances, dressing-room disputes, and growing pressure from supporters.

Mourinho publicly backs Arbeloa

The story became even more significant when Mourinho addressed the controversy during a press conference with Benfica. The Portuguese coach, heavily linked with the Madrid job, chose to publicly support Arbeloa rather than defend Mbappe. “It saddens me because Arbeloa is a friend,” Mourinho told Diario AS. “He is one of those who gave everything for me when he was a player of mine.”

The former Madrid manager also reflected on the difficulties coaches face at elite clubs. “Being a player is always easier than being the manager,” he added while discussing the pressure surrounding his former player.

Those comments immediately caught attention because Mourinho is widely expected to become Madrid’s next permanent coach once Benfica’s season ends. Fabrizio Romano recently suggested that negotiations are already advanced, with Florentino Perez viewing Mourinho as the figure capable of restoring order at the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid decides on Mbappe’s future amid fans’ dissatisfaction

Amid the growing speculation, Real Madrid has reportedly reached a clear internal decision regarding Mbappe’s future: the club does not intend to sell him and instead expects him to remain as a central figure under Mourinho.

According to TEAMtalk, Mourinho himself views the Frenchman as a crucial part of Los Blancos’ long-term project despite the recent controversy. The club reportedly believes the Portuguese coach can rebuild discipline inside the dressing room while helping the French star rediscover his best form.

That stance arrives despite growing criticism from sections of the fanbase. Mbappe was loudly booed by supporters during the Oviedo match, and reports even claimed an online petition demanding his exit gathered enormous traction online.

Still, Madrid’s leadership appears determined to continue building around him. It is said that Florentino Perez sees the 27-year-old as one of the pillars of the club’s future, even while negotiations over Vinicius Junior’s contract renewal remain unresolved.

The end of the season for Real Madrid has been chaotic in every sense. However, the scandal that started after the clash between Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni is now drawing interest from Paris Saint-Germain, who are looking to take advantage of the situation.

There is still not much clarity about the midfielders’ future, but it would not be surprising if the club decided to sell one or both of them. In that context, Paris Saint-Germain would be willing to make a move for Valverde.

While the Uruguayan would prefer to stay at the club, people around him may be considering other options. According to El Chiringuito and As, Paris Saint-Germain has already contacted his camp to let them know they would be interested in Valverde if he becomes available.

English clubs are interested

The situation with Tchouameni was somewhat surprising, since the Uruguayan is one of the team captains. His performances in a very poor season for Real Madrid have still been solid, with the hat trick against Manchester City in the first leg of the round of 16 standing out as his best moment.

His ability to play in any midfield role gives him a long list of interested clubs, but his stamina, age and ability to also play at right back make him a target for only a select group of teams.

England seems like the most likely destination for a player like him. Manchester United had already been interested in Valverde in the past and could be again. Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal are the other three clubs that reportedly want him, according to Mundo Deportivo.

The contract

Signing Valverde from Real Madrid would not be cheap for any club. Even if the club decides to sell him, which has not been confirmed, they would demand a high fee because his contract runs until 2029, so an exit would not be a simple decision. His transfer fee could be between 80 and 120 million euros.

The debate around VAR is preparing to take another dramatic turn ahead of the 2026 World Cup, but the Premier League appears ready to move in a completely different direction. While FIFA pushes for broader video review powers on the biggest stage in soccer, England’s top flight is preparing to reject those same measures.

For months, controversy surrounding VAR has dominated discussions across the league, with supporters, managers, and former players all questioning whether the technology is improving the game. Yet despite FIFA’s determination to expand the system at the World Cup, the Premier League now looks set to resist making major changes next season.

According to reports from The Guardian, Premier League clubs are expected to vote against expanding VAR authority during next month’s annual general meeting. The proposed changes would allow officials to review corner-kick decisions and second yellow-card incidents, powers that have already been approved by IFAB earlier this year.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) introduced the rule adjustment in February after FIFA requested broader VAR intervention for the upcoming World Cup. Referees at the tournament are expected to use the extended system, especially during high-pressure knockout matches where one incorrect call could decide an entire campaign.

However, the Premier League has received strong advice from PGMOL against implementing those changes domestically. The refereeing body reportedly believes wider VAR intervention could create even more disruption during matches, something clubs are increasingly worried about after another chaotic season of controversy.

Why the Premier League is resisting FIFA’s approach

The Guardian explained that PGMOL fears additional reviews would significantly extend the length of games, while also increasing pressure on referees and frustrating broadcasters. That concern has become central to the league’s thinking as criticism surrounding VAR continues to intensify across England.

The Premier League already experiences some of the longest VAR delays in Europe. According to data collected by Snickers in collaboration with Opta, English soccer suffers more than 1,100 minutes of stoppages per season because of VAR interventions, more than La Liga, Serie A, or the Bundesliga.

Supporters have grown increasingly vocal as well. One survey from March claimed 75 percent of fans oppose VAR in its current form, while many believe the technology has slowed the pace and emotion of matches too dramatically.

FIFA pushing ahead for the World Cup

While the Premier League remains cautious, FIFA has taken the opposite stance ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina and FIFA president Gianni Infantino reportedly believe one missed corner decision or unpunished foul could unfairly determine a World Cup result.

That fear becomes even more significant in knockout soccer, where a single moment can define an entire nation’s tournament. FIFA officials are especially focused on dangerous grappling situations inside the penalty area during corners and set pieces.

Former Switzerland goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuhler, who now works with FIFA’s Technical Study Group, warned that officials will closely monitor physical battles at set pieces throughout the tournament. “What has happened, especially in the Premier League with Arsenal, this is a trend, yes, but I am sure for our World Cup, we have the best referees there,” he explained.

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Galatasaraylı taraftarlar, şampiyonluk kutlamasında Erden Timur için tezahürat yaptı. Galatasaray Başkanı Dursun Özbek, Erden Timur'un oğluyla şampiyonluk kürsüsüne çıktı.

Galatasaray'ın şampiyonluk kutlamasında dikkat çeken anlar yaşandı.

Galatasaraylı taraftarlar, RAMS Park'taki şampiyonluk kutlamasında kulübün eski Sportif AŞ Başkan Vekili Erden Timur için tezahüratlarda bulundu.

OĞLUYLA BİRLİKTE ÇIKTI

Galatasaray Başkanı Dursun Özbek, bu tezahüratların ardından şampiyonluk platformuna geldi. Özbek, torunları ile birlikte Erden Timur'un oğluyla şampiyonluk kutlamasına katıldı.

TARAFTARDAN DESTEK

Galatasaraylı taraftarlar, kürsüye çıktığı anlarda başkan Dursun Özbek'e büyük destek verdi.

Sarı-kırmızılı tribünler, "Büyük başkan." ve "Bu taraftar seninle gurur duyuyor." tezahüratları yaptı.

Fenerbahçe'de camianın gözü kulağı yıldız transferlerde olsa da kulübün asıl geleceği Kadıköy'ün betonları arasında şekillenecek. Saracoğlu Stadyumu'nu 60 binin üzerine çıkaracak dev operasyon için "Ekim virajına" girilirken, bu hamlenin gecikmesi sadece koltuk kaybı değil, EURO 2032'nin kapılarının Fenerbahçe'ye kapanması ve dev gelirin ezeli rakip Galatasaray'a kaptırılması anlamına geliyor.

Fenerbahçe’de çok az insanın konuştuğu ancak yeni başkanın "transferden" de (Rafael Leao ya da Paolo Maldini gündemin en önemli isimleri) önce çözmek zorunda olduğu bir konu var: Stat inşaatı.

Sosyal medya her ne kadar öncelik "şampiyonluk ve transfer" dese de, Fenerbahçe'de yeni seçilecek başkan ilk olarak ne yapıp edip stad kapasitesini 60 binin üzerine çıkarmak zorunda. Hem de Ekim ayına kadar tamamlanması gereken çok büyük bir hamleyle...

ALİ KOÇ HERŞEYİ HAZIRLAMIŞTI

Ali Koç yönetimi kalsaydı Hamdi Akın önderliğinde kapasite 64 bin 160’a çıkarılacaktı. Proje hazırdı. Hatta Ali Koç'un ifadesiyle inşaatın en kritik 4-6 aylık evresinde maçların başka bir stadda oynanması (Atatürk Olimpiyat) dahi göze alınmıştı. Ancak seçimi kaybetti. Sadettin Saran yönetimi stadın yenilenmesi konusunda adım atmadı. Bomba yeni yönetimin kucağına kaldı.

TARAFTAR İÇİN DEĞİL UEFA İÇİN

Fenerbahçe'nin bu yatırımı "taraftar"dan çok UEFA için yapmak zorunda. EURO 2032 için İstanbul'dan seçilecek stat sayısı sınırlı. Eğer Fenerbahçe stadını ekim ayına kadar 60 bin üzerine çıkaracak projeyi fiilen başlatmazsa, UEFA'nın "hazır stat" tercihi otomatik olarak kapasite artırımını çok daha hızlı ve masrafsız yapabilen Galatasaray'ın (Rams Park) lehine dönecek.

RAMS PARK'A KAPTIRILACAK

UEFA'nın çeyrek final ve yarı final maçları için koyduğu 60 bin+ barajı, Fenerbahçe için "ya tamam ya devam" sınırı. Mevcut kapasiteyle Kadıköy, sadece grup maçlarının "figüranı" olabilir. İstanbul'dan en fazla 2 stat (toplamda 5 stat) verilebileceği ortamda TFF'nin Atatürk Stadı'nın (ya açılış ya final) Rams Park'ı (yarı final maçlarından birisi için) ekleme ihtimali yükselecek.

KATEGORİ-4 SERTİFİKASI ALACAK

Yeni başkanın stadı "birinci öncelik" yapmak zorunda olmasının nedenleri çok net; EURO 2032 listesine giren bir stat, devlet desteğiyle modernize edilecek. Altyapı, teknoloji ve VIP alanları turnuva standartlarına çıktığında, kulübün maç günü gelirleri kalıcı olarak 1.5-2 kat artacak. UEFA Kategori 4 sertifikası alınacak. Yüksek kapasite, stadyum isim sponsorluğu anlaşmalarında Fenerbahçe'nin eline devasa bir koz veriyor.

EKİM AYINA KADAR BAŞLAMAK ŞART

Ekim 2026, UEFA'ya sunulacak stadyum listeleri için son büyük viraj. Eğer o tarihte inşaat şantiyesi kurulmamış ve işlem takvime bağlanmamış olursa; Fenerbahçe sadece ekstra seyirciden değil, Avrupa futbolunun elit stadyumları haritasından da silinebilir.

Beşiktaş, Trendyol Süper Lig'in son haftasında deplasmanda Çaykur Rizespor ile karşı karşıya geldi. Siyah-beyazlılar bu mücadeleden 2-2'lik skorla beraberlikle ayrıldı. Mücadelenin ardından Beşiktaş'ta teknik direktör Sergen Yalçın açıklamalarda bulundu.

Beşiktaş, Trendyol Süper Lig'in son haftasında deplasmanda Çaykur Rizespor ile karşı karşıya geldi. Siyah-beyazlılar bu mücadeleden 2-2'lik skorla beraberlikle ayrıldı. Mücadelenin ardından Beşiktaş'ta teknik direktör Sergen Yalçın açıklamalarda bulundu.

İŞTE SERGEN YALÇIN'IN SÖZLERİ:

Bence güzel bir maç oldu. Hedefsiz bir maç. Oyuncuları konsantre etmek biraz zorlaştı. Bizim çocuklar ilk yarıda tatildeydi herhalde, ikinci yarıda tatilden çağırdık onları. Beklemedik bir durum değil bu. Konyaspor maçından sonra sezon bitmişti bizim için. Bir hedef koymuştuk, onu kaybettik ve bu da oyunculara yansıdı. Ondan sonra konsantrasyon zorlaştı. Bugün de öyle oldu. İlk yarıda ortada bir takım yoktu. Devre arasında onları uyandırmak zorunda kaldım. İkinci yarıda takım toparlandı. Güzel bir maç olduğunu düşünüyorum ligin son maçı olmasından dolayı.

Üst üste 4. kez şampiyonluğa ulaşan Galatasaray'da Davinson Sanchez'in satılabileceği konuşuluyordu. Yönetim ve teknik heyetin konuyla ilgili net bir kararı var...

Galatasaray 2023 yazında Tottenham'a 9.5 milyon euro ödeyerek Davinson Sanchez'i kadrosuna katmıştı. Kolombiyalı stoper, üst üste kazanılan kupalarda çok önemli roller oynadı. Kulüple sözleşmesi ise 30 Haziran 2029'a kadar devam ediyor (15 Ağustos 2025'te yenilendi).

LİSTEDE BULUNMUYOR

29 yaşındaki futbolcunun bu sezon bazı maçlardaki performansları çok tartışıldı. Hatta bir süredir satılabileceği konuşuluyor. Ancak Galatasaray Yönetimi'nin oluşturduğu satış listesinde Sanchez bulunmuyor. Bu konuda yönetim ve teknik heyet aynı fikirde...

GENEL İNANIŞIN AKSİNE

Elbette astronomik bir teklif gelirse durum tekrar değerlendirilebilir. Ancak genel inanışın aksine, 1.87 boyundaki stoper satış listesinde yok... Patron lakaplı futbolcu, bu yaz ülkesi Kolombiya ile Dünya Kupası'nda da boy gösterecek. Oradaki performansı da merakla bekleniyor.

Fenerbahçe'de başkanlık yarışı kızışırken Hakan Safi'den camiayı heyecanlandın, Aziz Yıldırım'ı "yerinden hoplatan" bir hamle geldi. Milano'da dünya futbolunun yaşayan efsanelerinden Paolo Maldini ile bir araya gelen Safi, masaya sadece bir kontrat değil, kulübün geleceğini değiştirecek bir "futbol anayasası" koydu. Safi'nin teklifi Türk futbolunda yöneticilik anlayışını kökten değiştirecek tarihi bir devrimin ilk adımı olarak görülüyor.

Fenerbahçe başkan adayı Hakan Safi, Milano’da gerçekleştirdiği sürpriz Paolo Maldini görüşmesi ile seçilmesi durumunda "vizyon devrimi" yapamaya hazır olduğunun mesajını verdi.

İtalyan gazeteci Maurizio Pistocchi’nin paylaştığı detaylar, bu buluşmanın sadece bir tanışma değil, kulübün geleceğini teslim etme projesi olduğuna işaret ediyor.

İddialara göre Hakan Safi, Maldini ile yediği öğle yemeğinde kulübün son yıllarda yaşadığı sportif istikrarsızlığa dikkat çekti. Sadece yıldız futbolculara değil, güçlü bir futbol aklına ihtiyacı olduklarını anlattı. Kendisinin finansal ve idari şartları sağlayacağına söz verdi. Saha içini ve teknik yapılanmayı tamamen bırakmak istediğini ve Fenerbahçe’nin futbol aklı olmasını teklif etti.

Safi’nin projesine göre Maldini, sadece bir sportif direktör değil, futbol şubesinin en üst düzeydeki karar verici mercii olacak. Safi’nin bu hamleyle, yöneticilerin teknik konulara müdahale ettiği dönemi kapatmayı ve kulübü Avrupa’daki dev kulüpler gibi profesyonel bir liyakat sistemiyle yönetmeyi hedeflediği belirtiliyor.

Milan’daki başarılı yönetim döneminden sonra RedBird yönetimiyle yaşadığı fikir ayrılıkları nedeniyle görevinden ayrılan Maldini’nin, Safi’nin "tam profesyonellik ve bağımsızlık" vaadinden etkilendiği gelen bilgiler arasında.

İtalya tarafından gelen haberlere bakılacak olursa Fenerbahçe gibi bir devde geniş yetkilerle çalışma teklifine Maldini'nin "neden olmasın" diyebileceği savunuluyor.

Azərbaycan Premyer Liqasının 32-ci turu çərçivəsində keçiriləcək “Şamaxı” – “Turan Tovuz” matçının hakim təyinatında dəyişiklik edilib.

Arena.az xəbər verir ki, bu barədə Peşəkar Futbol Liqasının (PFL) rəsmi saytı məlumat yayıb.

Xəbərdə bildirilir ki, qarşılaşmanı Rəvan Həmzəzadə idarə edəcək. Dördüncü hakim isə Ruslan Quliyev olacaq.

Xatırladaq ki, daha öncə bu oyunu Ruslan Quliyevin idarə edəcəyi açıqlanmışdı. Rəvan Həmzəzadə isə dördüncü hakim funksiyasını yerinə yetirməli idi.

Dəyişikliyin səbəbi açıqlanmır.

Sözügedən qarşılaşma sabah – mayın 16-da Şamaxı şəhər stadionunda keçiriləcək. Oyuna saat 17:00-da start veriləcək.

Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası
32-ci tur
16 may

17:00. “Şamaxı” – “Turan Tovuz”
Hakimlər: Rəvan Həmzəzadə, Eyyub İbrahimov, Teymur Teymurov, Ruslan Quliyev.
VAR: Kamranbəy Rəhimov.
AVAR: Zeynal Zeynalov.
Hakim-inspektor: Rəhim Həsənov.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Emin Cəfərov.
Şamaxı şəhər stadionu.

Bu gün futbol üzrə Türkiyə çempionatında (Super Liqa) 2025/2026-cı illər mövsümünün sonuncu – 34-cü turuna start verilib.

Arena.az xəbər verir ki, ilk oyun günündə bir qarşılaşma baş tutub.

Turun açılış oyununda “Rizəspor” doğma meydanda “Beşiktaş”la üz-üzə gəlib. Dörd qolun qeydə alındığı oyunda qalib müəyyənləşməyib. Beləcə, tərəflər mövsümü heç-heçə ilə tamamlayıblar. “Beşiktaş” mövsümü 60 xalla 4-cü yerdə başa vurub. 41 xalı olan “Rizəspor”un neçənci olacağı isə digər oyunların nəticəsindən asılı olacaq.

Türkiyə, Super Liqa
34-cü tur
15 may

Rizəspor – Beşiktaş 2:2
Qollar: Soue 18; 31 – J.Silva, 55. Çernı, 62.

16 may

18:00. Karagümrük – Alanyaspor
21:00. Qaziantep – Başakşəhər
21:00. Samsunspor – Göztəpə

17 may

18:00. Kayserispor – Konyaspor
21:00. Antalyaspor – Kocaelispor
21:00. Fənərbağça – Eyüpspor
21:00. Kasımpaşa – Qalatasaray
21:00. Trabzonspor – Gənclərbirliyi

Azərbaycan Premyer Liqasının 32-ci turunun “Araz-Naxçıvan” – “Kəpəz” matçı meydan sahiblərinin 2:0 hesablı qələbəsi ilə başa çatdı.

Arena.az Sumqayıtda baş tutmuş bu matçın yekun protokolunu və icmalını təqdim edir.

Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası
32-ci tur
15 may

“Araz-Naxçıvan” – “Kəpəz” 2:0
Qollar: Patrik Andrade, 36. Ramon Maçado, 75.
Sarı vərəqələr: Bruno Franko, 23 (qeyri-idman hərəkəti). Nuno Rodriqes, 43 (qeyri-idman hərəkəti). Rahil Məmmədov, 55 (qeyri-idman hərəkəti) – Şakir Seyidov, 34 (qeyri-idman hərəkəti). Raul İsaqov, 88 (qeyri-idman hərəkəti).
Artırılan vaxt: Birinci hissədə 3 dəqiqə, ikinci hissədə 3 dəqiqə.
Saat 19:30. “Sumqayıt Arena”, 350 tamaşaçı.

Baş hakim: Rəşad Əhmədov.
Baş hakimin köməkçiləri: Rahil Ramazanov, Orxan İbişov.
Dördüncü hakim: İslam Məmmədov.
VAR: Əkbər Əhmədov.
AVAR: Tural Qurbanov.
Hakim-inspektor: Munis Abdullayev.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Elgiz Abbasov.

Araz-Naxçıvan: 94. Tərlan Əhmədli, 34. Ürfan Abbasov (k), 4. Rahil Məmmədov, 14. Ülvi İsgəndərov (70. Çarlz Boli, 86), 26. Ömər Buludov, 24. Mustafa Əhmədzadə, 6. Patrik Andrade, 23. Nuno Rodriqes (19. Bar Kohen, 86), 10. Felipe Santos, 11. Ba-Muaka Simakala (16. Ramon Maçado, 72), 77. Bruno Franko.
Ehtiyat oyunçular: 12. Kristian Avram, 8. Coşqun Diniyev, 33. Elmir Cəfərov.
Baş məşqçi: Andrey Demçenko.

Kəpəz: 22. Məmməd Hüseynov, 7. Ehtiram Şahverdiyev (80. Şahnur İsmayılov, 74), 77. Fərid Nəbiyev (6. Camal Cəfərov, 46), 5. Rauf Hüseynli, 88. Şakir Seyidov, 17. Ümid Səmədov, 11. Rəhman Hacıyev (14. Adama Fofana, 46), 29. Dioqo Verdaska (k), 12. Mahamadu Ba (99. Əli Səmədov, 77), 4. Mate Abuladze, 10. Ryonosuke Ohori (83. Raul İsaqov, 81).
Ehtiyat oyunçular: 33. Yusif İmanov, 81. Elgün Bayramov, 20. Elcan Əbilov, 23. Fərid Kələntərov, 66. Arzu Atakişiyev, 21. Sadiq Şəfiyev, 24. Olavale Onanuqa.
Baş məşqçi: Azər Bağırov.

“Kəpəz”in baş məşqçisi Azər Bağırov Azərbaycan Premyer Liqasının 32-ci turunda “Araz-Naxçıvan”a qarşı keçirdikləri oyunu şərh edib.

Arena.az xəbər verir ki, sözügedən komandaların bu gün Sumqayıtda baş tutmuş görüşü Gəncə təmsilçisinin 0:2 hesablı məğlubiyyəti ilə yekunlaşıb.

Azər Bağırov matçdan sonra təşkil edilmiş mətbuat konfransında bunları söyləyib:

“Araz-Naxçıvan”ı qələbə münasibətilə təbrik edirəm, onlara uğurlar arzulayıram. Qarşımıza qoyulmuş minimum hədəfə çatdığımız üçün bu gün rotasiyalar etdik. Əslində, hər oyuna motivasiyalı çıxırıq. Sadəcə, bu gün mövsüm ərzində az oynayan futbolçulara şans verdik. Növbəti və sonuncu matçımız “Neftçi”yə qarşıdır. Motivasiya vermək çətin olmayacaq. Fikrimcə, oyunçular “Neftçi” ilə matça yaxşı köklənəcəklər. Son oyunda kimlərə şans verəcəyimizi zaman göstərəcək. Azarkeşlərimizin qarşısında yaxşı oyun göstərəcəyimizi düşünürəm”.

Bağırov yeni rəhbərliyin “Kəpəz”dəki işinə də qiymət verib:

“Bəzi şeylər ötən ilə baxanda daha yaxşıdır. Hər birinə böyük hörmətim var. Hər şeyi zaman göstərəcək. İldən-ilə futbolçular üçün hər şey daha yaxşı olmalıdır ki, nəticələr də yaxşı olsun”.

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Stephan El Shaarawy has confirmed he will leave Roma when his contract expires on June 30, bringing the curtain down on a decade-long association with the Giallorossi that has made him one of the most beloved figures in the club’s recent history.

The winger made the announcement officially, with two matches remaining, a derby against Lazio and a final day trip to Verona, before he departs the Italian capital as a free agent.

El Shaarawy ends decade-long Roma spell with 65 goals and a Conference League title

El Shaarawy first joined Roma in January 2016 following a spell at Monaco, having previously established himself as one of Serie A’s most exciting young wingers at Milan.

He left for Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua in the summer of 2019 before returning to the club in January 2021, and has remained a fixture in the squad ever since.

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Across his two spells in Rome, the Italian international of Egyptian descent made 346 appearances for the club, contributing 65 goals and 50 assists. The highlight of his time at the Stadio Olimpico came in 2021/22, when Roma won the UEFA Conference League under José Mourinho, the club’s first European trophy in 61 years.

His departure had appeared likely for some time, with coach Gian Piero Gasperini understood to have pushed for renewals for El Shaarawy and three other out-of-contract players earlier this month. The winger’s announcement suggests those efforts have not resulted in an agreement.

Inter are monitoring Atalanta winger Marco Palestra as a potential successor to Denzel Dumfries, with the Dutchman’s future set to be shaped by both his World Cup performances and a €25 million release clause that activates for just a month in July.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Dumfries has returned to his best form at a crucial moment, contributing decisive performances in both the Scudetto run-in and the Coppa Italia final victory over Lazio.

The Dutchman was sidelined from mid-November to mid-February with a left ankle injury sustained against Lazio at San Siro, but has since re-established himself as one of the first names on Cristian Chivu’s teamsheet.

Palestra identified as Dumfries successor as Inter plan for title defence

Despite his importance to the side, Dumfries’s future is not entirely straightforward.

His contract runs until 2028 and Inter consider him a key asset, but the annual release clause, which Liverpool have been linked with activating, creates a window of uncertainty every summer. Last year no club made a concrete move despite widespread speculation surrounding a move to Barcelona.

Dumfries will head to the World Cup with the Netherlands, who face Japan, Sweden and Tunisia in the group stage and are favourites to advance from their group.

While he is in the United States, the transfer market will continue to revolve around him.

Should a departure materialise, Inter have identified Palestra, currently on loan at Cagliari from Atalanta, as their primary target for the right flank. Luis Henrique is linked with an exit, while Matteo Darmian’s contract expires in June after nine trophies in six years. Palestra’s dynamism and versatility make him the natural candidate to eventually fill Dumfries’s role.

Morten Hjulmand has been linked with a move away from Sporting CP at the end of the season, and he could be heading to Manchester United or Arsenal.

The two Premier League clubs are well placed to secure his signature, and it will be interesting to see where the Danish International ends up. The 26-year-old has been a key player for the Portuguese outfit, and he could prove to be an excellent acquisition for the two English clubs.

Manchester United need more control and defensive cover in the middle of the park, especially following Casemiro’s departure. The 26-year-old Denmark International has the experience and the leadership qualities to help them improve.

The opportunity to play for Manchester United will be exciting for him. He could be available for a fee of £34 million this summer, as per reports via SportWitness. The signing could prove to be a bargain for Manchester United if they can get the deal done.

The player is at the peak of his powers, and this is the right time for him to move on and join a bigger club.

On the other hand, Arsenal are also interested in the player. They need a quality replacement for Christian Norgaard. He has struggled for opportunities at the London club, and they need someone they can trust. Hjulmand could prove to be an upgrade on the former Brentford midfielder.

Hjulmand is a boyhood Arsenal fan, and he has a tattoo of the North London club as well. It is fair to assume that they could have an advantage in the race to sign the player.

Both clubs can afford the £34 million asking price, and it remains to be seen where he ends up.

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Alex Meret has been linked with a move away from Napoli at the end of the season.

According to a report from Area Napoli, the player is seeking a fresh start this summer, and his agent has already offered him to other clubs. The report further claims that Tottenham Hotspur need to replace Guglielmo Vicario, and the idea of signing Napoli’s goalkeeper is interesting for them.

It remains to be seen whether they decide to make a move for him. The opportunity to move to the London club could be exciting for Meret.

The 29-year-old player has a contract with Napoli until 2027, and he could be available for a reasonable fee. Tottenham need more depth in the goalkeeping department, and signing the Napoli star for a reasonable amount of money would be a wise decision.

It would also allow them to improve other areas of the squad. They have been linked to multiple goalkeepers in recent months, but most would cost a premium.

Meret has the quality and the experience to do well in English football, and it remains to be seen whether Tottenham can get the deal done. The player has also been linked with AS Monaco. It remains to be seen whether he is prepared to move to France.

Vicario has been quite underwhelming since joining Tottenham, and he has been linked with a return to Italy. It remains to be seen whether any top club is willing to provide him with an exit route.

Meret is at the peak of his career, and he will look to make an immediate impact in the Premier League if he ends up joining Tottenham. He has been labelled as a goalkeeper with “great potential” by Antonio Conte.

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Manchester United and Liverpool are interested in signing Eduardo Camavinga from Real Madrid at the end of the season.

The 23-year-old French International needs to leave the Spanish club in order to play more often, and moving to the Premier League would be ideal for him.

According to a report from TEAMtalk, the player is frustrated with the lack of opportunities at the Spanish club, and it has cost him his place in the French national team squad for the upcoming World Cup.

He will not stick around at Real Madrid as a squad player, and moving to the Premier League is reportedly an appealing option for him. The report further claims that Liverpool and Manchester United have been spoken to this week regarding a potential move. It remains to be seen whether they follow up on their interest with an official proposal to sign the French international.

Liverpool needs a quality defensive midfielder, and the 23-year-old will add physicality, defensive steel, and technical attributes in the middle of the park. His signing will allow Ryan Gravenberch to operate with more freedom as a central midfielder. The 23-year-old could be the ideal acquisition for Liverpool.

On the other hand, Manchester United need a quality replacement for Casemiro. The Brazilian has decided to leave the club in the summer, and they need an alternative. The 23-year-old French international has all the tools to develop into a world-class player, and he could be an excellent investment for Manchester United.

Real Madrid is unlikely to stand in his way if there is a suitable offer on the table. He is not an indispensable asset for them, and it remains to be seen how the situation develops.

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Tottenham Hotspur have made an enquiry to sign the Sassuolo defender Tarik Muharemovic, according to Tuttosport. 

The Bosnian defender has performed well in Italy and will cost €25 million. It will be interesting to see if Tottenham follow up on the enquiry with an official proposal to sign him.

The asking price is quite reasonable for a talented defender like him, and Muharemovic could easily justify the investment in future. The 23-year-old has shown his quality in Italy, and he has the attributes to thrive in England as well.

The opportunity to play in the Premier League will be exciting for him, and Tottenham has an exciting project. Even though they are struggling right now, they could bounce back strongly next season. They have brought in a quality manager, and a couple of additions during the summer transfer window could transform them.

They might need to invest in multiple central defenders in the summer. Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven have been linked with a move away from the club, and they will need to be replaced. It remains to be seen whether they decide to sign the Bosnian.

Roberto De Zerbi is a quality manager who has shown his Pedigree in Italy, England and France. He could unlock the true potential of the 23-year-old defender and help him improve further.

Spurs have been abysmal defensively, and they need to improve at the back if they are serious about competing for European football next season. Signing the 23-year-old could be a wise decision. He would be a high-quality, long-term addition for them at a very reasonable price.

Inter Milan wants to sign the defender as well, and Tottenham should look to move quickly in order to win the race for his signature.

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Marcos Senesi will be a free agent at the end of the season, and multiple clubs are looking to sign him.

Chelsea and Manchester United are looking to secure his signature, and it remains to be seen whether they can convince the defender to join the club. He is also a target for Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, according to Cesar Luis Merlo.

The 28-year-old will be available on a free transfer, and he could prove to be a bargain for most teams. He has been quite impressive in the Premier League, and he has the quality to play for the biggest clubs in the country.

Chelsea and Manchester United need to improve defensively, and the 28-year-old would be the ideal acquisition. He will help them improve defensively, and it would be a bargain acquisition as well. Signing him would allow the two clubs to improve the other areas of the squad as well.

Senesi will look to establish himself as an important player for the Argentina national team as well. Competing at the highest level with the top Premier League club could improve his chances of representing his country more often.

It remains to be seen where he ends up. Manchester United could be a more attractive destination for him. They have secured Champions League qualification for the upcoming campaign, and they could be fighting for trophies next year.

On the other hand, Chelsea is going through a period of transition after sacking Liam Rosenior. They are yet to bring in a permanent manager. The defender might prefer to join a club with a more stable project, where he can fight for trophies.

Whoever ends up signing the 28-year-old on a free transfer could have a massive bargain on their hands.

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Manchester United are interested in signing the Borussia Dortmund left-back Daniel Svensson at the end of the season.

According to a report from Spain, they will also face competition from Arsenal and Liverpool. The player has a contract with the German club until 2029, and he will cost £35 million.

The 24-year-old has been a reliable performer for Dortmund, and he could prove to be a quality acquisition for all three clubs.

Manchester United need a quality long-term replacement for Luke Shaw, and the Swedish International could be ideal for them. He is a relatively young player who is entering the peak years of his career. This could be the right time for him to join a bigger club. Manchester United will provide him with a platform to showcase his qualities in England, and regular Premier League football could bring out the best in him.

At Liverpool, he could be the replacement for Andrew Robertson. The Scottish Easwaran has decided to leave the club in the summer. They need to bring in more quality at left-back. Svensson could compete with Milos Kerkez for the starting spot.

Meanwhile, Myles Lewis-Skelly has been linked with a move away from Arsenal in the summer. It remains to be seen whether they are prepared to let him leave. If they decide to sell him, they will need a replacement. The Swedish defender could be ideal for them.

All three clubs have the financial muscle to pay £35 million for the defender, and it remains to be seen where he ends up. He should look to join a club where he can play regularly.

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• Aston Villa host Liverpool in Premier League
• Both teams will confirm spot in Champions League with win
• Reds (fourth) & Villans (fifth) locked on 59 points

Premier League: Aston Villa host Liverpool as both look to confirm Champions League spot

Strasbourg and Monaco face each other this Sunday at the Stade de la Meinau on Match Day 34 of the Ligue 1.

Strasbourg have picked up 50 points and currently lie in 8th position. In their last fixture, Gary O’Neil's team won 1-2 against Brest (Ligue 1 2025/26).

Monaco have won 54 points to date and are placed in 7th position. In their last fixture, Sébastien Pocognoli's team suffered a 0-1 reverse against Lille (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Strasbourg winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

Strasbourg: Mike Penders, Guela Doué, Lucas Hogsberg, Andrew Omobamidele, Abdoul Ouattara, Samir El Mourabet, Valentín Barco, Diego Moreira, Sebastian Nanasi, Martial Godo, Julio Enciso

Monaco: Lukas Hradecky, Thilo Kehrer, Denis Zakaria, Christian Mawissa, Jordan Teze, Aladji Bamba, Lamine Camara, Simon Adingra, Maghnes Akliouche, Folarin Balogun, Aleksandr Golovin

Unavailable

Strasbourg

• Joaquín Panichelli - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Aaron Anselmino - Hamstring Injury

Monaco

• Takumi Minamino - Torn Knee Ligaments
• Mohammed Salisu - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Kassoum Ouattara - Knee Injury
• Paris Brunner - Hamstring Injury

Last starting XIs

Strasbourg ( vs Brest 2026-05-13): Mike Penders, Guela Doué, Andrew Omobamidele, Lucas Hogsberg, Abdoul Ouattara, Samir El Mourabet, Valentín Barco, Diego Moreira, Sebastian Nanasi, Martial Godo, Julio Enciso

Monaco ( vs Lille 2026-05-10): Lukas Hradecky, Thilo Kehrer, Denis Zakaria, Christian Mawissa, Jordan Teze, Lamine Camara, Aladji Bamba, Simon Adingra, Maghnes Akliouche, Folarin Balogun, Aleksandr Golovin

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MANAGERS

• Sébastien Pocognoli has faced Strasbourg on one occasion, recording one defeat.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Monaco currently have one defeat in their last eight matches.
• Away from home, Monaco are on a run of seven consecutive matches scoring goals.
• Away from home, Monaco are on a run of seven consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Away from home, Monaco are on a run of two consecutive matches without defeat.
• Monaco currently have two defeats in their last 12 matches.
• Monaco have conceded goals in seven consecutive matches.
• At home, Strasbourg are on a run of four consecutive matches conceding goals.
• At home, Strasbourg are on a run of four consecutive matches without a win.
• At home, Strasbourg are on a run of four consecutive defeats.
• Strasbourg currently have one draw in their last 12 matches.
• Strasbourg have conceded goals in eight consecutive matches.
• Strasbourg are coming off two consecutive matches without defeat.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Strasbourg and Monaco have already faced each other 106 times, with Monaco holding the advantage: 53 wins, compared with 28 wins for Strasbourg.
• At the Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg have the edge in their duels against Monaco: 20 wins in 52 matches. Monaco have 15 wins.
• In the French League, the two teams have met 99 times, with 25 wins for Strasbourg, 23 draws and 51 wins for Monaco.

Lorenzo Musetti will miss the rest of the clay season after picking up an injury during the Italian Open.

He shared on social media that he has a thigh issue and will skip both the Hamburg Open and Roland Garros.

Musetti, currently ranked 10th in the world, is set to lose 800 points after making the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year. The Italian now shifts his focus to a comeback on grass, aiming for a return at Queen’s Club Championships where he finished as runner-up in 2023.

In seasons gone by, Musetti has enjoyed some success on grass; a surface on which he thinks he can deliver his best tennis.

Lorenzo Musetti reflects on his game ahead of the grass season return

He said: “Last year was not my best grass court season so far because I was injured. I have so much motivation to be back on grass – it’s a surface where I think I can show my variation of tennis.

“I really like to play on it and enjoy the feeling of playing on grass, so I’m really happy to be coming back to Queen’s this year. Really excited to be back, it has a special place in my heart because of course, I had an incredible run.

“It was my first final in a grass tournament (in 2024), of course, it has such a historical feeling where you play in the middle of the houses, and all the British fans can watch.

“Grass fits very well in my game because of all the variation I have. My variation on grass can be used as a weapon, especially the slice, and trying to come into the net and disturb my opponent with the variety.

“I really love to slice, and on grass it’s working really well, the ball remains really low. Hopefully, we’ll have a good run this year too.”

Lorenzo Musetti’s grass court history

Even though Musetti has had most of his success on clay, his grass court numbers are also respectable. He has a 65% win rate on clay and 62% on grass, across a total of 29 matches on the latter surface.

Musetti’s most notable grass season came in 2024, beginning with a semifinal run at the Stuttgart Open. He then made it to the final at Queen’s, losing to Tommy Paul in straight sets.

His strong form continued at Wimbledon, where he matched his best Grand Slam performance by reaching the semifinals before being knocked out by Novak Djokovic.

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Scottie Scheffler said the pin locations at the 2026 PGA Championship are the hardest he has ever played since he joined the PGA Tour.

A damning statement from the World No. 1, who sits at 2 under after a 71 on Friday and well in contention to defend his title at Aronimink. But for a course that many thought would be torn apart by the best players in the world before the week began, it's showing its teeth.

"I did ask, I asked Fooch, who caddies for Justin Rose. He's been around a long time — and I asked Teddy (Scott) too — have you seen anything like this before? They said maybe Shinnecock is the only place they have seen that has pins that could compare to this," Scheffler said. "It's difficult to get the ball close to the hole. It's difficult to hole putts, especially when you have big slopes and wind, and I think that's why you see the scores so close to par."

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Scheffler is not the only player to discuss the difficult conditions at Aronimink through the first two rounds. The course has played fairly firm through the first two days, but dastardly greens have proved penal for players who missed in the wrong spots. Every shot requires precision, and those who waver at all are punished.

Add in a gusting wind throughout much of Friday morning and into the afternoon, it made conditions even tougher for the best players in the world.

"There's also just some things that are out of your control," Scheffler said. "You just got to continue to try to hit good shots, and most of the pins today were, I mean, kind of absurd. They were just so far into the areas where we thought the pins were going to be, and then they just -- like the one on 14 was probably the hardest pin that I've seen in a long time just because, I mean, there's literally just like a spine and they're like, 'oh, we'll just put the pin right on top of it.' And you're like, 'all right, well, I'll see what I can do.' And just you know, just challenging.

Scheffler bogeyed three of his first four holes but bounced back nicely to manage a 1-over performance.

Even with the difficulty of the greens, Scheffler made it clear: he did not think Friday's setup was unfair. That doesn't mean he was a fan, but it's also a major championship that's going to test every part of one's game. For Scheffler, that means his patience.

"I think the only time in our game where it's unfair is like if you get wind starting to blow the ball off of greens," Scheffler said. "I hadn't seen that yet. It looks like the wind's going to die down as the week goes on. I don't think we'll see that this week.

With 36 holes to go, Scheffler is still plenty in the thick of things. Regardless of the weekend pin locations, he's bound to be a factor down the stretch.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Championship 2026: Scottie Scheffler not a fan of Friday pins

Lille and Auxerre go head-to-head at Stade Pierre-Mauroy this Sunday in the Ligue 1.

Lille have 61 points to their name this season and occupy 3rd position in the table. In their last match, Bruno Génésio's team prevailed 0-1 against Monaco (Ligue 1 2025/26).

Auxerre have picked up 31 points and currently lie in 15th position. In their last game, Christophe Pélissier's team won 2-1 against Nice (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lille winning 4-3.

Predicted lineups

Lille: Berke Ozer, Thomas Meunier, Nathan Ngoy, Aïssa Mandi, Romain Perraud, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Benjamin André, Ngal´ayel Mukau, Hákon Haraldsson, Félix Correia, Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Auxerre: Donovan Léon, Lamine Sy, Telli Siwe, Sinaly Diomandé, Gideon Mensah, Naouirou Ahamada, Elisha Owusu, Kévin Danois, Lassine Sinayoko, Sékou Mara, Danny Namaso

Unavailable

Lille

• Marc-Aurèle Caillard - Elbow Injury
• Marius Broholm - Dead Leg
• Ousmane Touré - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Hamza Igamane - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Auxerre

• Fredrik Oppegard - Ankle Sprain
• Oussama El Azzouzi - Hamstring Injury
• Bryan Okoh - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Last starting XIs

Lille ( vs Monaco 2026-05-10): Berke Ozer, Thomas Meunier, Aïssa Mandi, Nathan Ngoy, Romain Perraud, Benjamin André, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Ngal´ayel Mukau, Hákon Haraldsson, Félix Correia, Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Auxerre ( vs Nice 2026-05-10): Donovan Léon, Lamine Sy, Sinaly Diomandé, Bryan Okoh, Gideon Mensah, Elisha Owusu, Kévin Danois, Naouirou Ahamada, Lassine Sinayoko, Sékou Mara, Danny Namaso

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MANAGERS

• Bruno Génésio has faced Christophe Pélissier on 13 occasions, recording 11 wins and two draws.
• Christophe Pélissier has faced Lille on 12 occasions, recording three wins, two draws and seven defeats.
• Bruno Génésio has faced Auxerre on five occasions, recording three wins and two draws.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Auxerre currently have one win in their last 16 matches.
• Away from home, Auxerre have scored in three consecutive matches.
• Away from home, Auxerre have conceded goals in six consecutive matches.
• Away from home, Auxerre are on a five-match winless run.
• Auxerre currently have one defeat in their last seven matches.
• Auxerre currently have five wins in their last 29 matches.
• Auxerre have scored in four consecutive matches.
• Auxerre have conceded goals in four consecutive matches.
• Auxerre are on a two-match unbeaten run.
• Auxerre are on a two-match winning streak.
• At home, Lille currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
• At home, Lille are on a two-match winless run.
• At home, Lille are on a three-match unbeaten run.
• Lille currently have one defeat in their last nine matches.
• Lille have scored in three consecutive matches.
• Lille are on a seven-match unbeaten run.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Lille and Auxerre have faced each other 70 times, with Auxerre holding the advantage: 33 wins, compared with Lille's 19.
• At the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille have the edge in their meetings with Auxerre: 13 wins in 35 matches. Auxerre have 12 wins.
• In Ligue 1, the two teams have played 63 matches, with 17 Lille wins, 16 draws and 30 Auxerre victories.

Tunisia’s head coach Sabri Lamouchi omitted Karlsruhe’s up-and-coming youngster Louey Ben Farhat from the World Cup squad after his father’s intervention. Several Bundesliga clubs are interested in the 19-year-old attacker, but his father called Lamouchi to tell him that it was too early for his son to play in the World Cup.

The former French international revealed that Louey didn’t answer his call after that when he tried to clarify the confusion. Accordingly, Lamouchi decided to leave out his name from the World Cup squad because of the refusal from the player's father.

The German-born player missed the first half of the season due to injury, but he had an excellent Rückrunde with the 2. Bundesliga outfit. He played his first games for Tunisia in last month’s friendlies against Haiti and Canada.

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 276 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event.

The weigh-ins took place at the Meta APEX, which hosts Saturday's event (Paramount+). Check out the video above to see the athletes from all 13 scheduled matchups come face-to-face, and don't miss the photo gallery below.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 276 weigh-in faceoff highlights video, photo gallery

Ever since the Oklahoma Sooners joined the Southeastern Conference, they've faced one of the hardest schedules in college football each season. That's once again the case in 2026, as OU's third year in the conference sees the Sooners face another brutal slate of games.

Pete Fiutak, a writer for College Football News, released his strength of schedule rankings for all 138 teams at the FBS level for the 2026 season. Unsurprisingly, the SEC, the nation's toughest conference, was well-represented at the top. Fiutak ranked the Sooners as having the No. 2 hardest schedule in the nation for 2026, behind only Alabama.

In Fiutak's rankings, the Sooners fell just a half of a point behind the Crimson Tide, and those two teams were far and way the two with the toughest 2026 schedules on his list. Oklahoma plays home games against UTEP, New Mexico, Kentucky, South Carolina, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M this season, with games on the road against Michigan, Georgia, Mississippi State, Florida, and Missouri. Of course, the Sooners will also face Texas at a neutral site in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl for the annual playing of the Red River Rivalry.

A gauntlet in the SEC has been the norm for the Sooners, but the program continues to run into the jungle, not away from it. Head coach Brent Venables has repeatedly emphasized that Oklahoma welcomes and even embraces the reality of its yearly tough schedules.

With another difficult path facing them in 2026, the Sooners will be tested like anyone else in the entire nation this fall.

Oklahoma Sooners 2026 Schedule

• Sept. 5 vs. UT-El Paso Miners in Norman, Okla.
• Sept. 12 at Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Sept. 19 vs. New Mexico Lobos in Norman, Okla.
• Sept. 26 at Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, Georgia
• Oct. 3 BYE WEEK
• Oct. 10 vs. Texas Longhorns in Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas
• Oct. 17 vs. Kentucky Wildcats in Norman, Okla.
• Oct. 24 at Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss.
• Oct. 31 vs. South Carolina Gamecocks in Norman, Okla.
• Nov. 7 at Florida Gators in Gainesville, Fla.
• Nov. 14 vs. Ole Miss Rebels in Norman, Okla.
• Nov. 21 vs. Texas A&M Aggies in Norman, Okla.
• Nov. 28 at Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Missouri

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This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: OU's schedule is once again unforgiving in 2026

The Eastern Conference semifinals features an exciting matchup between the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers. But injuries may play a role.

Detroit is potentially short-handed with injuries suffered by Duncan Robinson, Kevin Huerter and Caris LeVert all listed on the injury. Robinson, LeVert and Huerter are still listed as questionable before the Friday evening tipoff against the Cavaliers.

While all three were present at a team shootaround for Detroit on Friday, it still remains unclear if LeVert will play in Game 6.

LeVert was also listed as questionable for Game 4 but played anyway, scoring 24 points in 31 minutes. He played in Game 5, too, logging 24 minutes.

His presence or lack of availability could make a significant difference one way or another for the Pistons against the Cavaliers.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Caris LeVert injury update: Will he play tonight vs. Cavaliers in Game 6?

Who doesn’t love the feel of a real car? Right? And who better to judge if a simulator is worth the hassle or not, better than the seven-time Formula 1world champion? Right? So, will you call Lewis Hamilton’s complaints regarding the Ferrari simulator wrong? If you haven’t been living under a rock, you would probably know how much Hamilton has been complaining about the SF-26 simulator.

As ESPN reported, Lewis Hamilton has even gone on to say: “I’m going to have a different approach in the next race because the way we’re preparing at the moment is not helping.” To the champ, the feel on the track is vastly different from what he feels inside the simulator. And again, you can’t really blame him for saying so.

IndyCar Star to Hamilton’s Defense

And former IndyCar star James Hinchcliffe seems to agree. Back on the F1 Nation podcast, Hinchcliffe went on to point out, “Ultimately, a simulation is just that: it’s a simulation. It’s not the real thing.” Despite Ferrari’s multi-million dollar investment in their simulator facility in Maranello, the state-of-the-art engineering marvel still cannot produce the same results as the SF-26 does on the grid.

You see, engineers can mathematically perfect tire and aero models on a computer, but they hit a hard physical ceiling when it comes to the driver’s seat. “The one thing you cannot do is replicate the feeling of a race car from inside the cockpit,” he continued. “You can have it move around the room and simulate a fraction of the G-force that you actually feel in the car, fine, but it’s not going to talk to you. It’s not going to really give you that visceral feedback in the same way.”

This lack of visceral feedback perfectly explains the disaster in Florida. We discussed this problem a few days back. Despite SF-26 getting an 11-part upgrade package, which was targeted to “significantly boost” performance, it ultimately resulted in nothing.

And you can blame the data correlation on that. You are shooting a shot in the dark if your track data and your simulation data do not correlate. Now, with the Canadian Grand Prix looming, Hamilton is fundamentally changing his approach. The 41-year-old is an analog champion operating in a fully digital era. If the simulator is lying to him, he simply won’t use it.

It is being reported that Hamilton is cutting his virtual hours to focus entirely on physical track data and direct communication with his engineers. Sometimes you just gotta rock it old school mode, and the seven-time champ ain’t gonna waste any more time.

Union Berlin

Union enter matchday 34 in 12th place in the Bundesliga table after winning nine, drawing nine and losing 15 of their 33 matches this season. Last weekend, Die Eisernen ended a six-game winless run with a 3-1 success against Mainz 05. The two sides looked set to play out a 1-1 draw at the Mewa Arena until Oliver Burke and Josip Juranović scored two late goals to seal the first win of Marie-Louise Eta’s interim tenure.

Eta will now oversee the final game of her temporary spell in charge before she starts her new job as head coach of Union’s women’s team. The 34-year-old will be aiming to lead the men’s side to back-to-back league victories, something Union have not achieved since December. 

However, their hopes of claiming maximum points may be tempered by the fact they have not beaten Augsburg at home since recording a 2-0 victory in January 2020. 

Team News

The hosts enter the final matchday without Frederik Rønnow, Matheo Raab and David Preu due to injury. Meanwhile, Derrick Köhn is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards.

Predicted lineup: Klaus; Trimmel, Doekhi, Leite, Rothe; Khedira, Kemlein; Burke, Ansah, Burcu; Ilić

Augsburg

Augsburg are sitting in ninth spot after winning 12, drawing seven and losing 14 of their 33 league games this season. The Fuggerstädter have put together a six-game unbeaten run since losing three consecutive matches in March. In fact, they have taken maximum points from their previous four games, including back-to-back 3-1 victories against Werder Bremen and Borussia Mönchengladbach in their last two outings. 

As a result of those victories, Augsburg head into matchday 34 with an outside chance of ending their 11-year wait for European football. That is because they are a point adrift of Eintracht Frankfurt and two points away from seventh-placed Freiburg, who currently occupy the Conference League qualification spot.

Manuel Baum’s will snatch seventh spot if they beat Union and both Freiburg and Frankfurt fail to win their respective games. A draw would make matters difficult because it would require several factors to go their way in the other two matches. 

Augsburg have fared reasonably well in recent away games against Union, having avoided defeat on their last five trips to the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, including a 2-0 success in last season’s away meeting. 

Team News

Augsburg are unable to call upon the injured duo of Dimitrios Giannoulis and Arthur Chaves, while Kristijan Jakić will serve a one-match ban for an accumulation of yellow cards. 

Predicted lineup: Dahmen; Matsima, Gouweleeuw, Zesiger; Wolf, Massengo, Rieder, Fellhauer; Kade, Kömür, Gregoritsch

Daniil Medvedev ended an 18-year run when he became world number one for the first time in 2022.

Before that, only Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer had been at the top of the sport for almost two decades.

Medvedev followed up his run to the Australian Open final by reaching world number one for the first time. He also became just the third Russian player to do so, joining Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin.

The 2021 US Open champion has had an impressive career so far. But former American player Sam Querrey has commented on what he called Medvedev’s “ugly game.”

Sam Querrey weighs in on Daniil Medvedev’s style

Speaking to the ATP Tour website, Querrey gave his thoughts on Medvedev’s style: “He was a great returner. He hit an awkward ball; it was hard to attack against him. He was tall, but played great defence for a tall guy.

“He kind of perfected that, I hate to say, that ugly game that he has. I feel like he put people in really uncomfortable rallies, time and time again.

“His serve was just good. I feel like, though, for a 6’6” guy, we never talk about him as one of the best serves at any given time.

“He was kind of this taller guy that you talk about the other parts of his game and not his serve. Maybe that’s why he got to No. 1.

“It does seem like a lot of times when you’re talking about the tall guys, you’re always talking about their serve, and they’re not No. 1. Medvedev’s one of these guys that serve’s not the first thing that comes to mind, and he got to No. 1.”

How Daniil Medvedev has fared on the ATP tour in 2026

After a difficult season in 2025, Medvedev has responded well with a strong start to the 2026 campaign.

He began by capturing the Brisbane International title and then made it to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

While early exits followed in Rotterdam and Doha, he responded by claiming another trophy in Dubai. He also reached the final at Indian Wells, although his form dipped slightly in Miami, Monte-Carlo, and Madrid.

However, Medvedev has found some consistency again on clay and is now preparing to face Jannik Sinner for a place in the Italian Open final on Friday night.

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A day after we got the Chargers full 2026 regular season schedule, we now have their three-game preseason schedule to go with it.

The Chargers will play two games at SoFi Stadium and one away contest. First, they travel to Houston to face the Texans on August 13th with kickoff scheduled for 5 p.m. PT. Then, they’re at home for the final two weeks with games against the 49ers on August 20th and the Rams on the 27th. Kickoffs for those games are both scheduled for 7 p.m. PT.

The Chargers played both the Rams and 49ers during last year’s preseason, losing to both teams. They lost 30-23 to San Francisco and 23-22 against that other Los Angeles team.

Obviously these games means nothing in the grand scheme of things, but football is football and to be honest, it does mean a lot to all the guys looking to fight for a roster spot in camp. That’s why I personally look forward to the preseason games and do have a little bit of care in regards to the Chargers being able to win them.

Am I crazy? Probably. But I just really like seeing that W in the column. Who doesn’t?

It was a frustrating day at Aronimink on Friday for world number one Scottie Scheffler.

Scheffler was tied for the lead on day one at the PGA Championship, after posting a very good score of three-under par 67.

The 29-year-old world number one failed to get going and his ball-striking was nowhere near as polished as it was on Thursday.

Nonetheless, Scheffler is still well-placed heading into the weekend at Aronimink, as he sets his sights on winning his second PGA Championship in a row.

Scottie Scheffler drove the ball terribly on day two of the PGA Championship, especially on the more challenging back nine (his front nine).

However, he battled hard and is currently sitting just two strokes off the lead heading into the weekend.

Scottie Scheffler shocked by ‘craziest’ pin he has ever seen at Aronimink

Scheffler addressed the media at Aronimink on Friday afternoon after posting a second-round 71 to accompany his opening-round 67.

The American responded when asked about the challenge he faced on the golf course on day two of the PGA Championship.

“Yeah, I mean, I didn’t hit many fairways to start the round,“ Scheffler said.

“I hit a good tee shot off 10, where I thought it would be in the fairway, and ends up in the rough. I can’t get it to the green. That’s probably the hardest fairway to hit on the golf course, just because of the pitch in it.

“And then I hit it okay to start. It was just really, really tough. It was blowing really hard, and it was quite cold as well. So the golf ball wasn’t really traveling anywhere. It was just a really challenging morning overall.

“After the first, I think I was maybe 3-over through 4, and the par I made on 14 was extremely good. That was one of the craziest pins that I’ve seen just in terms of it wasn’t — your ball wasn’t going to roll off like 50 yards away, but that was like they put the pin on like this microphone, like it was just like a high point. I hadn’t seen anything like it. You saw, I made a really good 3 1/2-footer there, and if you don’t start that perfectly online, it’s probably not touching the hole.

“You saw it with Fitzy and Rosie in my group, both of them missing a couple of putts inside 10 feet with when you got guys who can put putt the ball like that, that’s pretty rare. So you knew there was some activity, I would say, around that hole.

“And then hit the really nice shot into 17 to kind of get things going. Definitely feel like stealing at least a shot there with how hard that hole’s playing with the wind in off the left.

“Was able to make a few birdies on the back nine. I wish I could have taken a couple more shots there going to the easier side of the course. As the conditions were getting better I wish I could have gotten a few more there. But overall, I did some good stuff. It was still pretty gusty as we played our back nine, which was the front nine as well. So overall just a challenging morning.

“You just got to continue to try to hit good shots, and most of the pins today were, I mean, kind of absurd. They were just so far into the areas where we thought the pins were going to be, and then they just — like the one on 14 was probably the hardest pin that I’ve seen in a long time just because, I mean, there’s literally just like a spine and they’re like, oh, we’ll just put the pin right on top of it. And you’re like, all right, well, I’ll see what I can do. And just you know, just challenging.

“This is the hardest set of pin locations that I’ve seen since I’ve been on TOUR, and that includes U.S. Opens, that includes Oakmont. I did ask, I asked Fooch, who caddies for Justin Rose. He’s been around a long time — and I asked Teddy too — have you seen anything like this before? They said maybe Shinnecock is the only place they have seen that has pins that could compare to this.

“But it’s different in a sense on this golf course, because Oakmont, their greens are extremely severe, but they’re extremely severe in one direction. Here, it’s like the green may slope all this way and then we put the pin down here and then there’s also a slope this way. And like it’s not as, how would you say, natural to the slopes that are there. There’s a bit more, I think, that’s manufactured into the greens, and it’s just very difficult.

“It’s difficult to get the ball close to the hole. It’s difficult to hole putts, especially when you have big slopes and wind, and I think that’s why you see the scores so close to par.“

Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Championship stats through two rounds

Not all departments of Scheffler’s game are firing right now.

Scheffler is ranked 22nd in strokes gained off the tee so far this week, and 10th in strokes gained approach.

He is ranked 83rd in strokes gained around the green and 35th in strokes gained putting.

In total, Scheffler is ranked tied 5th in strokes gained overall, having gained 3.478 strokes on the rest of the field.

If Scottie Scheffler is to go on and win the PGA Championship this weekend, he will need to sharpen up his chipping and putting, that’s for sure.

Washington Huskies legend Isaiah Thomas is back in the NBA in a new role.

On Thursday, the Boston Celtics reportedly hired the 37-year-old as a pro and college scout, according to a report from Adam Himmelsbach in The Boston Globe, where he'll still be based out of the Pacific Northwest and able to assist in several different areas.

"He will be based in the Seattle area, his hometown, giving president of basketball operations Brad Stevens reinforcements on the West Coast," Himmelsbach wrote of the Tacoma native.

New: According to sources, former Celtics superstar Isaiah Thomas is back with the franchise after being hired as a pro and college scout. https://t.co/YZRDT0q1Dq

— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) May 14, 2026

At the college level, Thomas should have the opportunity to scout players at several programs on the West Coast, including his alma mater and Gonzaga, as well as potentially the three other Pac-12 programs that made the move to the Big Ten: Oregon, UCLA, and USC, and any other prospects who pop up in the region. Between the Portland Trail Blazers and the highly anticipated (and widely expected) return of the Seattle Supersonics, Thomas may inherit several responsibilities.

Bringing Thomas back is a smart move by President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens, as the No. 60 overall pick in the 2011 draft is a beloved figure in Boston. After the Celtics traded for him during the 2014-15 season, he turned into a star, averaging 24.7 points, 6 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game over 179 appearances, while making a pair of All-Star teams and the All-NBA Second Team after the 2016-17 campaign.

For Thomas, who has previously expressed his intentions to eventually join the Huskies' coaching staff, this could be a golden opportunity to transition into the next phase of his basketball career.

This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington legend reportedly taking scouting role with Boston Celtics

NFL legend makes intriguing claim about the U.S.’s soccer potential originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

In a recent podcast, NFL and New England Patriots icon Rob Gronkowski made a comment about the soccer potential of the U.S., and it has divided people into two camps once again.

Is American football to blame for the USMNT not unlocking its full potential? 🤔

Gronk thinks if the roles were reversed and our best athletes played soccer instead at a young age, we’d be one of the top 3 nations 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/j9AleLDFi1

— The Late Run (@TheLateRunShow) May 14, 2026

Gronk believes the USMNT would be elite if soccer was the preferred sport for the best young athletes

This argument is not new and has dominated a large chunk of soccer discourse in the U.S.

Some people consider it an adage, a universal truth as to why the U.S. can never get over the men’s soccer hump and truly compete against the world’s best.

However, others argue that while a higher prioritization of soccer would lead to more success, the best American athletes wouldn’t automatically make the best soccer players, and being a top soccer nation would not be a guarantee.

If the USMNT keeps underperforming the standards set by their fans and doesn’t look competitive in the FIFA World Cup they’re hosting, then this discourse will certainly ramp up.

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Lane Kiffin doesn’t just leave schools; he burns the bridge on the way out of town and salts the earth as he goes, ensuring there is no path back.

That has certainly been the case with his move from Ole Miss to LSU. After building the Rebels into a national title contender, he skipped town to coach one of their rivals before the season was over, leaving a sour taste in everyone’s mouth. He compounded that distaste with comments in a Vanity Fair interview this week in which he inferred that the racial history and reputation of Ole Miss and the state of Mississippi made it harder to recruit, but that he doesn’t think that will be a problem at Louisiana State University.

“‘Hey, coach, we really like you. But my grandparents aren’t letting me move to Oxford, Mississippi.’ That doesn’t come up when you say Baton Rouge, Louisiana,” Kiffin told Vanity Fair. “Parents were sitting here this weekend saying the campus’s diversity feels so great: ‘It feels like there’s no segregation.’”

Kiffin apologized, but the damage has been done, and the LSU coach has been getting itfrom all sides since. That includes prominent people at Ole Miss. The latest of which is men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis, who felt it was “pitiful” how Kiffin’s comments would perpetuate a perception about the school he feels is no longer warranted.

“It’s really kind of a pitiful day, in my opinion,” Davis told Chris Childers. “When he said all these things, and I watched Oxford from first-hand experience embrace him in an unbelievable way, and he even said it – that ‘I needed Oxford more than Oxford needed me.’

“For him to kind of throw shade on historical paths of Mississippi and not talk about Ole Miss now, which is one of the most inviting campuses in America. … It shocked a lot of people, a lot of close friends of mine. I think there was a lot of people that were really disappointed.”

Kermit Davis didn’t mince words.

The former Ole Miss coach was in Oxford when Lane Kiffin arrived, and he says Kiffin was embraced by the community from day one.

His reaction to Kiffin’s recent comments to Vanity Fair? “Pitiful.”

Davis also speaks passionately about his pride… pic.twitter.com/FDEcuIbZsj

— Chris Childers (@ChildersRadio) May 15, 2026

Kiffin’s comments have reinforced stereotypes, though perhaps not the ones he intended. If anything, the fact that he waited until he left Oxford to speak up on this issue is an unfortunate trope for a lot of white people in positions of power, who only speak up about racial injustice when it suits their needs.

LSU heads to Oxford to play Ole Miss on Sept. 19, so you can expect everyone in town and on campus to let Kiffin know what they think of him that week.

The post Ole Miss coach Kermit Davis reacts to Lane Kiffin’s comments: ‘It’s really kind of a pitiful day’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has pencilled in discussions with three important members of his squad for the summer.

This comes with a view to talking through the respective players’ places in his squad.

First up comes Jules Koundé.

Stopper Koundé has endured something of a hit-and-miss campaign in Catalunya’s capital this time round, with Barcelona understood to be open to offers for his signature as a result.

As much will be made clear to the Frenchman by his manager over the weeks ahead.

Next up comes fellow full-back Alejandro Balde, another to have struggled to impress on a consistent basis in 2025/26.

The 22-year-old appears to have lost his place in Hansi Flick’s XI to January arrival João Cancelo, and, amid widespread transfer interest, could be on the move in the summer as a result.

Finally comes Roony Bardghji.

Youngster Bardghji for his part remains held in high regard at the Camp Nou. Amid concerns that he is not yet ready to act as Lamine Yamal’s full-time backup, however, a loan spell away from Barca is being considered for the Swede.

Flick intends to inform Bardghji of as much during a personal chat, albeit with the winger’s openness to such a move remaining to be seen.

Info via Mundo Deportivo

Conor Laird – GSFN

Marseille and Rennes clash this Sunday at the Stade Vélodrome for matchweek 34 of the Ligue 1.

Marseille have 56 points to their name this season and occupy 6th position in the table. In their last game, Habib Beye's team won 0-1 against Le Havre (Ligue 1 2025/26).

Rennes have 59 points to their name this season and occupy 5th position in the table. In their last fixture, Franck Haise's team won 2-1 against Paris FC (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Marseille winning 3-0.

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Marseille

• CJ Egan-Riley - Dead Leg
• Geoffrey Kondogbia - Dead Leg
• Bilal Nadir - Hamstring Injury

Rennes

• Brice Samba - Yellow Card Suspension
• Jérémy Jacquet - Shoulder Injury
• Przemyslaw Frankowski - Muscle Injury

Last starting XIs

Marseille ( vs Le Havre 2026-05-10): Gerónimo Rulli, Benjamin Pavard, Facundo Medina, Leonardo Balerdi, Emerson Palmieri, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Tochukwu Nnadi, Mason Greenwood, Quinten Timber, Igor Paixão, Amine Gouiri

Rennes ( vs Paris FC 2026-05-10): Brice Samba, Mahamadou Nagida, Anthony Rouault, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Quentin Merlin, Sebastian Szymanski, Valentin Rongier, Mahdi Camara, Moussa Al-Tamari, Estéban Lepaul, Ludovic Blas

Did you know...by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

• Habib Beye has faced Franck Haise on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat
• Franck Haise has faced Marseille on 11 occasions, recording six wins, one draw and four defeats

TEAMS

• Away from home, Rennes currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
• Away from home, Rennes currently have one draw in their last 14 matches.
• Away from home, Rennes are coming off six consecutive matches scoring goals.
• Rennes currently have one defeat in their last seven matches.
• Rennes currently have one draw in their last 16 matches.
• Rennes have gone six consecutive matches scoring goals.
• Rennes are coming off three consecutive matches conceding goals.
• At home, Marseille currently have one defeat in their last nine matches.
• At home, Marseille have gone nine consecutive matches scoring goals.
• At home, Marseille have gone three consecutive matches conceding goals.
• At home, Marseille are coming off two consecutive matches without defeat.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Marseille and Rennes have already met 131 times, with Marseille holding the advantage: 57 wins, compared with 36 for Rennes.
• At the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille have the edge in matches against Rennes: 41 wins in 65 games. Rennes have nine victories.
• In the French League, the two teams have played 117 matches, with 50 Marseille wins, 33 draws and 34 Rennes victories.

Former Chelsea manager Glenn Hoddle has urged his former employers to make a move for Manchester City defender John Stones.

The Blues are preparing for an all-important summer transfer window, with yet another potential squad overhaul on the cards.

Chelsea are currently in the process of hiring a new permanent manager following the abrupt departure of Liam Rosenior, so transfer plans will likely take a back seat for now.

However, that hasn’t stopped the rumour mills from churning, with Chelsea already linked to several potential summer signings.

The Blues are expected to bring in more experienced players this summer, and one area that has been highlighted for reinforcement is the backline.

While a handful of defenders have been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, Hoddle believes Stones would be a perfect addition for Chelsea.

The ex-Chelsea manager claims Stones will be a valuable and experienced addition to a dressing room that’s lacking direction and leadership.

Speaking on TNT Sports’ The Breakdown, Hoddle said: “They need a couple of really experienced players that want to be there, but they’re good apples, they’re not bad apples.

“John Stones is going to move. He’s a certainty. I’d be going left, right and centre to get him. He’s a good character, a good player still.”

Stones has spent the past decade at the Etihad Stadium after joining City in 2016 as one of the first additions in the Pep Guardiola era.

The 31-year-old gradually became an important figure during one of the most successful periods in the club’s history, helping City win six Premier League titles and the Champions League.

Having made nearly 300 appearances for City over the past decade, Stones’ experience and winning mentality could be what Chelsea needs to galvanise their leaky backline.

The England international will be looking for a new challenge this summer, and Hoddle believes the Blues should pull out all the stops to bring him to the Bridge on a free transfer.

USC football has produced two Biletnikoff winners, which is an award honoring the nation’s top college wide receiver of the year.

Makai Lemon is the reigning Biletnikoff Award winner and went on to be drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles with the No. 20 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. But before there was Lemon, star wide receiver Marquise Lee became the first Trojan to win the award in 2012.

Lee played three seasons with USC between 2011-13. As a sophomore in 2012, Lee caught a nation-leading 118 passes for 1,721 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was a unanimous AP All-American and the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year that season.

After three seasons with the Trojans, the Jacksonville Jaguars drafted Lee with the No. 39 pick in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Like many star athletes, including Lemon, Lee did not finish his college degree before beginning his NFL career.

But on Thursday, Lee officially graduated from USC after returning to college to complete his degree.

Lee Spoke At USC’s Student-Athlete Commencement Ceremony

Lee also gave a speech at USC’s student-athlete commencement ceremony on Thursday. He talked about how he left USC with a 1.8 GPA but came back and finished with all “A’s”.

“To the graduating class, dream big, but stay grounded. Bet on yourself even when nobody else does. Don’t let failure convince you that your story is over,” Lee said in the speech.

Lee is now considering getting a Master’s degree.

Photo Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports

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In the WNBA, the financial landscape is rapidly shifting. The recent collective bargaining agreement has officially changed the sport. Multi-year deals are finally pushing into the seven-figure range, establishing a clear upper echelon of top-paid talent. But in the sports card hobby, a massive real-world contract doesn’t always translate to massive cardboard capital.

We decided to look at seven of the highest-paid players in the WNBA, all of whom hold contracts valued at $1.2 million or more, to see how their most expensive card sales stack up. Then, we’ll compare them to the new generation of hobby titans to see exactly where the market’s money is moving.

The Million-Dollar Club

A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) – $1.4 million

Drafted first overall in 2018, A’ja Wilson has cemented herself as one of the greatest to ever play, securing four WNBA MVP awards and three WNBA Championships with the Las Vegas Aces. She is the first player in history to win a scoring title, Championship, Finals MVP, regular season MVP, and Defensive Player of the Year all in the same season. Her most expensive card, a 2018 Rittenhouse WNBA Inscription Auto Game Action PSA 10, sold for $6,500.

Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx) – $1.4 million

Collier burst onto the scene by winning the 2019 Rookie of the Year and has since developed into a franchise cornerstone for the Minnesota Lynx. The multi-time All-Star recently led her team back into deep playoff contention while frequently landing on the WNBA All-Defensive First Team. Even as a top earner, the most expensive Napheesa Collier card is still very cheap by hobby standards. Her 2022 Panini Prizm WNBA Far Out Prizms Gold Vinyl #5 PSA 10 was purchased off eBay for $1,839.99.

Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana Fever) – $1.4 million

Drafted second overall in 2018, Kelsey Mitchell has been a consistent, prolific scoring machine for the Indiana Fever throughout her entire career. The multi-time All-Star routinely ranks among the league’s top scorers and continues to be a focal point of the Fever offense. Mitchell has a number of multi-player cards featuring her star teammate Caitlin Clark that have sold for several thousand dollars, but her highest solo card, the ultra-rare 2025 Panini Prizm White Sparkle Auto 1/1, peaked at just $520.

Ezi Magbegor (Seattle Storm) – $1.25 million

Ezi Magbegor is a premier defensive anchor for the Seattle Storm, earning a WNBA Championship in 2020 and establishing herself as a perennial shot-blocking threat. The Australian star is a multi-time WNBA All-Defensive First Team selection and continues to lead the league’s defensive metrics year after year. Despite pulling down a massive $1.25 million contract, her hobby market is incredibly affordable; her top card, a 2022 Panini Prizm WNBA #145 Gold Vinyl 1/1 PSA 9, sold for only $300.

Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury) – $1.2 million

Kahleah Copper’s journey from a role player to a true superstar reached its pinnacle when she led the Chicago Sky to a title in 2021 and was named the WNBA Finals MVP. Now a primary offensive weapon for the Phoenix Mercury, the four-time All-Star remains one of the most explosive scoring guards in the entire league. The trading card market hasn’t fully embraced her real-world dominance yet, as her most expensive card, a 2016 Rittenhouse WNBA Rookie in a perfect PSA 10 grade, sold for just $699.

Marina Mabrey (Toronto Tempo) – $1.2 million

Known for her lethal three-point shooting and fiery competitiveness, Marina Mabrey has bounced between several WNBA teams before landing a lucrative role with the 2026 expansion franchise, the Toronto Tempo. She previously starred for the Dallas Wings, Chicago Sky, and Connecticut Sun, building a reputation as a high-volume scorer and dynamic playmaker. Mabrey’s high-end, low-numbered cards haven’t quite cracked the 4 figure mark, with her 2024 Panini Select WNBA Black Finite Prizms 1/1 topping her market at a modest $703.

Alyssa Thomas (Phoenix Mercury) – $1.2 million

Long known as “The Engine,” Alyssa Thomas is the WNBA’s all-time career leader in triple-doubles and a completely unique point-forward playmaker. Now starring for the Phoenix Mercury, the multi-time All-Star and 2023 WNBA rebounding champion continues to fill every column of the stat sheet. She has a reputation as one of the most versatile players in basketball history, her top card, a 2014 WNBA Alyssa Thomas Rookie graded a BGS 9, reached $647 on eBay.

The New Era: Where the Hobby Capital is Actually Flowing

If the highest-paid veterans aren’t breaking cardboard records, who is? The answer lies in the new generation. The veterans paved the way for the league’s financial growth, but these young stars are completely rewriting the WNBA’s hobby market.

Caitlin Clark

• Most Expensive Card Sold: Logowoman Patch Rookie Autograph 1/1

• Record Price: $660,000

Paige Bueckers

• Most Expensive Card Sold: 2023-24 Bowman University Chrome SuperFractor 1/1

• Record Price: $31,787

Arch Manning has a vast resource of football knowledge in his famous family. His grandfather, Archie, and his two uncles, Peyton and Eli have all played and starred in the NFL. All three have said they just want to support the Texas Longhorns starting quarterback and give advice when asked. But Uncle Eli gave Arch a rule to follow in Austin.

Both Eli and Peyton have said they're there for Arch if he needs them, but they try not to offer unsolicited advice.

"I support Arch. I've been watching him throw since he was little," Eli told the “Bussin’ With The Boys” Podcast. "And I've always kinda been like, 'Hey, if you need anything, I'm here for ya. Like, Any questions about whatever.' Like, I'm not gonna be a person that's texting ya, 'Oh you should've this guy.' Or send voice memos, 'You gotta work on this.' That's not my style. But if you want help on anything, I'm a text away."

That's not to say Eli won't chime in if he sees something blatant.

"I will text him every once in a while," Eli siad. "I remember when Arch got his first playing time two years ago ... on third down, I could tell on film he kinda forced a throw into cover two. Like throwing an out in cover two and he ended up throwing it over the guy's head. He got to the sideline and Sark was just like ripping him. And my text was like, 'Hey. Was Sark ripping you because you tried to throw an out into cover two?' And he was like, 'That's exactly what happened.' And I was like, 'Yeah, you might not want to do that."

Eli has admitted to a "unique" way of toughing Arch up as a kid.

"I think my first catch with him, he was like four years old," Eli told PEOPLE of his nephew. "I'm just drilling balls at him and bouncing off so he didn't cry. I had to toughen him up and make sure he was tough enough to handle this."

But Eli says there is one bit of serious advice he gave Arch before his nephew went to Austin and college. Eli told the podcast that the lesson for Arch had absolutely nothing to do with actually playing quarterback. The lesson was how to avoid embarrassing pictures in the smartphone age. Blame it on team rules.

“I said it was a team rule that you never, you were not allowed to take pictures where alcohol (is) served,” Eli said. “I was like, it’s just a good excuse and like people believe it. So if ever there’s something, you just say, ‘Sorry, I can’t take pictures where alcohol is served. It’s a team rule.’”

As much as Arch's famous family knows about playing the position of football, they probably know even more about how to deal with fame.

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Justin Martinez: Jalen Williams was seen at practice today. Asked Mark Daigneault where Williams is at with his recovery from a Grade 1 left hamstring strain he sustained on April 22: “He’s progressing. Same stuff. I'm not going to give you the blow-by-blow on the details, but he continues to make progress and is doing a great job.”

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Paul Pierce: "You're asking the guy (Taylor Jenkins) to do basically what he did in Memphis, to come in here. They're in the middle of turmoil. You lose your coach. Your superstar, the best player that ever played for your franchise, wants out. And he's looking at the long run here. What does the long run look like? When you hire new coaches, you have reason to be optimistic. But this situation looks tough. If things don't change, he has a three-year window, probably, I'm going to guess, regardless of whatever his contract says, that if things don't turn around, they're going to be looking for a new coach. I just don't see a solid foundation right now if Giannis leaves. I don't see a clear future if Giannis Antetokounmpo leaves. Unless they can get into the lottery this year, which nobody's trading their lottery picks this year. I doubt it. So it looks dim in Milwaukee right now."

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Someone paid more than $9 million to have lunch with basketball player Stephen Curry and Warren Buffett, and the legendary investor also promised to match the winning bid so both their favorite charities will benefit. The auction on eBay was intended to revive an event that Buffett hosted for more than two decades that raised $53 million for the GLIDE Foundation homeless charity in San Francisco. This year's auction that wrapped up Thursday night also raised month for Curry's Eat.Learn.Play. Foundation that he established with his wife, Ayesha.

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The New York Mets are having some issues this season, as even though they just swept the Detroit Tigers, they're still 18-25 and 11.5 games out of first place in the NL East.

But, beyond their win-loss record, there are a lot of concerns about this Mets roster. It would not be a surprise if things continued to go south from here on out. And depending on how things go, their trade deadline plans might see some drastic changes.

However, Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller is projecting that the Mets will have a trade deadline plan with the assumption of the team not collapsing from here on out.

"The recent promotion of top outfield prospect A.J. Ewing further suggests they have no intentions of giving up on this season," Miller writes. "But even assuming they're in it to win it, they're unlikely to throw much good money after bad, already staring at an all-in payroll north of $500M."

This trade deadline plan that Miller is projecting for the Mets would be an incredibly boring one. Not only do the Mets not sell, but they don't even act as buyers.

Mets are projected to have incredibly boring trade deadline

While the Mets have already spent a ton of money on this roster, and they shouldn't be looking to spend so much at this year's trade deadline, there are ways to improve the roster without spending a ridiculous sum of money.

For example, if the Mets could convince the Washington Nationals to swing an intra-division trade, they could acquire Foster Griffin, a rental who's on a very cheap deal, to improve their starting rotation.

The Mets don't have to pursue the players costing teams the most money this season, as they could target other players on cheap rental contracts, or target younger players who aren't going to cost a lot of money, but maybe a lot of trade assets.

MORE: 75% of Mets' infielders named among biggest disappointments in MLB at their positions

A much more entertaining trade deadline for the Mets would likely only come if things go south this season. Clay Holmes, Freddy Peralta, and likely many others could be on the move this year if the Mets are well out of the playoff race by August 3rd.

It's a fascinating conundrum for the Mets, as the "boring" trade deadline scenario might actually be the best one for the team, whereas a much more exciting deadline would mean the team collapses further this season.

If the Mets have a boring trade deadline, it might be a good thing, assuming such a boring deadline coincides with the Mets' rebounding as a team. If they don't rebound in time, but still don't sell, it would be an even greater disaster than simply missing the playoffs.

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FC ST. PAULI

FC St. Pauli (6-8-19, 18th) will look to avoid a sixth relegation to 2. Bundesliga in their history, having played only two years in this spell in the German top-flight after being in the second tier between 2011/12 and 2023/24.

Alexander Blessin’s side have not won any of their last nine Bundesliga matches (0-3-6), with their most recent victory having been 1-0 against fifth-place TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at PreZero Arena on 28. February. Five of those were home matches (0-2-3), with their most recent victory at Millerntor-Stadion having been on 22. February - 2-1 against fifteenth-place SV Werder Bremen on goals from Hauke Wahl and Joel Chima Fujita. St. Pauli have the second-worst home record in the Bundesliga season (4-5-7), only ahead of their opposition this weekend, VfL Wolfsburg.

Another thing that has been very notable this season is the fact that St. Pauli are the only team in the Bundesliga with less than a goal per match (28), last in the league and six places behind Wolfsburg (42) in this category. To add to this, St. Pauli have the least shots of any team in the league, with 336 - a full 50 behind Wolfsburg, who are mid-table in this category - and 212 shots on target, 20 behind Wolfsburg.

FC St. Pauli qualifies for the relegation playoff with a win against Wolfsburg, plus a Heidenheim draw or loss to Mainz. A win is the only way that they can make it out of the relegation zone and into the playoff, since if the result is a draw, then VfL Wolfsburg or 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 qualifies with 27-29 points.

In the scenario that St. Pauli wins, whether they actually qualify for the playoff becomes out of their control, as it is also dependent on what happens at Voith-Arena. Since Heidenheim and St. Pauli are tied on goal difference but Heidenheim lead on goals scored, if Heidenheim win their match and it is by a lesser margin than what St. Pauli wins by (for example, Heidenheim win 1-0 and St. Pauli win 2-0), then St. Pauli qualify for the relegation playoff. If Heidenheim win their match by an equal or greater margin compared to St. Pauli (for example, Heidenheim win 1-0 or 2-0 and St. Pauli win 1-0), then Heidenheim will qualify and St. Pauli are relegated.

Team News:

Both sides have long absence lists going into this match - St. Pauli have seven players on their list, while Wolfsburg have eight.

English striker Ricky-Jade Jones (ankle) is the only potential selection for the squad, but his chances are doubtful as he still recovers from an injury he picked up in the eightieth minute of a DFB-Pokal defeat to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in early February..

Austrian defender Jannik Robatsch (muscle), Estonian centre-back Karol Mets (muscle), and Greek right wing-back Manolis Saliakas (muscle) will all be absent for an unknown period after picking up injuries just last week. American defensive midfielder James Sands (ankle) was labelled as out for the remainder of the season back in March, but the exact timetable of his return for the 2026/27 season is still unknown as there are doubts of his return in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on home soil.

Austrian goalkeeper Simon Spari (ligament) and Portuguese attacking midfielder (knee) are both out until the end of the month, likely unable to play in the relegation playoff if St. Pauli qualifies but good to return in time for the 2026/27 preseason at the end of July.

Projected XI (3-5-2): Vasilj - Andō, Smith, Wahl - Ritzka, Fujita, Irvine, Metcalfe, Pyrka - Hountondji, Kaars.

VFL WOLFSBURG

On the other side of the field is VfL Wolfsburg (6-8-19, 16th), one of two teams that St. Pauli are facing in the relegation fight. Wolfsburg have never been relegated from the Bundesliga in their history; they promoted their way to the Bundesliga from the lower tiers of German football, but have stayed in the top tier following their first promotion in 1996/97.

Dieter Hecking’s side have won only two of their eighteen Bundesliga matches since the start of the new year (2-5-11) - in mid-January against St. Pauli and mid-April against 1. FC Union Berlin, both by 2-1 scorelines. Seven of their last nine Bundesliga defeats have been by one goal scorelines, including against the likes of Borussia Dortmund (1-2) and FC Bayern München (0-1).

VfL Wolfsburg are guaranteed to qualify for the relegation playoff with a win and a Heidenheim draw or loss against Mainz. If Heidenheim win that match, then Wolfsburg need to hope that they win by a lesser margin, an equal margin, or a greater margin of less than three goals than what Wolfsburg won by (for example, if Wolfsburg win 1-0 and Heidenheim win 3-0, Wolfsburg qualify on goal difference, but if Wolfsburg win 1-0 and Heidenheim 4-0, both teams are tied on goal difference but Heidenheim goes to the playoff on goals scored).

Wolfsburg can also qualify with a draw, but they would need Heidenheim to draw or lose their match with Mainz; a draw between Wolfsburg and St. Pauli at Millerntor, plus a Heidenheim win at Voith-Arena, relegates both Wolfsburg and St. Pauli to 2. Bundesliga.

The fact that they are facing Die Freibeuter this weekend gives them slightly more hope of survival. The most recent meeting between the two at the Volkswagen Arena on 14. January saw Wolfsburg control most of the key statistical categories and ultimately pick up all three points courtesy of Dženan Pejčinović in the eighty-eighth minute. If Pejčinović had not scored and that match ended in a draw, St. Pauli would have had 27 points and Wolfsburg 24 - creating what would have been a hypothetically difficult situation for Die Wölfe.

It is worth noting that the two sides have played relatively close matches since St. Pauli’s one-season spell in the Bundesliga in 2010/11. Wolfsburg are 2-4-1 in seven appearances against St. Pauli all-time, with their only defeat having come in a friendly before the start of the 2012/13 season. Both of their two meetings as the visiting side at Millerntor have ended in a draw, 0-0 in October 2024 and 1-1 in November 2010.

Team News:

Austrian winger Patrick Wimmer (muscle) has been completely ruled out of the match after picking up an injury in training earlier this week. Hecking mentioned both his state and those of German right-back Kilian Fischer / Danish striker Jonas Wind, who have both returned to the training ground in the last seven days: “Wimmer won't be able to play on Saturday; whether it will be enough for a possible relegation playoff, we are hoping so and it doesn't look too bad either. Kilian Fischer is back in training, but thinking about a squad spot would still be too early; Jonas Wind is very far along and could become an alternative in the playoff, provided we manage to avoid direct relegation.”

Wind (muscle) and Fischer (thigh) are both among the list of injuries on Wolfsburg’s side - with Brazilian defender Cleiton Santos (ankle), Brazilian defender Rogério (fitness), and Dutch centre-back Jenson Seelt (knee) also projected to return some time around the second leg of the relegation playoff.

German defensive midfielder Maximilian Arnold (groin) and Hungarian midfielder Bence Dárdai (anterior cruciate ligament) are the two names guaranteed to be absent until the 2026/27 season - with Dárdai in particular set to be returning when the preseason campaign starts in July.

Projected XI (3-5-2): Grabara - Koulierakis, Vavro, Belocian - Mæhle, Eriksen, Souza, Majer, Kumbedi - Pejčinović, Daghim.

Two epic Game 6s on Friday night have the chance to seal the bracket for the Conference Finals, as the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers are on the doorstep of the NBA’s Final Four. 

For the Cavs, no-one expected them to be here just days ago, when they resoundingly fell down 2-0 to the Detroit Pistons. 

However, three games and an epic overtime-thriller later, and Cleveland just needs to keep up its undefeated streak at home these playoffs to advance. 

For the Spurs, it has felt like they have been in overwhelming control of their series, losing in a nail-biter in Game 1 and in Game 4 when Victor Wembanyama was ejected early. 

But the Minnesota Timberwolves are in familiar territory. 

Down 3-2 at home, two years ago the Wolves pulled off two unlikely upsets over the Denver Nuggets to send the defending champions home. 

Can they pull off a similar feat against a Spurs team that looks championship-bound?

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First Pick: Detroit Pistons +4 over Cleveland Cavaliers

Rundown: The most cathartic moment for any star in these NBA Playoffs had to have been Game 5 for James Harden, who has been heavily-criticized for his play through two series. 

Through 12 games, Harden has averaged nearly five turnovers a game while seeing a significant dropoff in scoring from the regular season, and that’s not even touching his much-maligned effort level on the defensive end. 

But despite that, his 30-point performance as the Cavs stole Game 5 in overtime may have redeemed it all if he can close it out tonight. 

However, the former MVP and 8-time All-NBA shooting guard has not always been his best in moments like this.

In closeout games, Harden for his career averages just 21 points per game on 40% from the field and 30% from the three-point line. 

In a high pressure moment like Game 6, expect the Pistons to come out with more fire and less trepidation. 

Cade Cunningham has been unstoppable against this Cavalier defense, dropping 39 points in Game 5, and if he can just get a little more from his supporting cast, he should be able to will Detroit to a Game 7. 

Second Pick: San Antonio Spurs -5.5 over Minnesota Timberwolves

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May 12, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) fakes to shoot over Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during the second half of game five of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Frost Bank Center.

Rundown: With Wembanyama back from his ejection, the Spurs showed once again who the clearly superior team was in this series with a rout of the Wolves in Game 5. 

Minnesota’s offense is just outmatched against the Spurs defense when Wembanyama is on the floor. 

San Antonio ranks first in defensive rating through these playoffs, and have forced Jaden McDaniels and Julius Randle, who were huge contributors to the Wolves’ first round upset over Denver, into shooting 40% and 36% from the field, respectively. 

While Anthony Edwards has put together an incredibly resilient performance against the Spurs, dropping multiple 30-point games on one leg, it is hard to see another explosion from him in Game 6. 

Expect another sub-25 point game from Edwards in this spot, and with what he has gotten from his supporting cast in this series, that will not be enough for the Wolves to keep it close tonight. 

One Netflix fighter isn’t happy with how the top UFC lightweight contender has been acting.

Namo Fazil will be one of the athletes on the card, setting the stage for Ronda Rousey’s return against Gina Carano.

Rousey, a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, is headlining Most Valuable Promotions’ first Netflix event at Ingelwood’s Intuit Dome.

The 26-year-old is looking to make an impression in his eleventh professional fight and hasn’t been shy about making himself heard during fight week.

Fazil, Babian react to Arman Tsarukyan’s ‘Kurdish gypsies’ comment

Welterweight Fazil is preparing for his bout against Jake Babian, which will be the last preliminary fight before the main card gets underway.

Babian is an American with Armenian roots, just like Tsarukyan. Fazil, on the other hand, fights out of Kurdistan.

During a livestream with Nina Drama, Tsarukyan made comments about Kurdistan not having statehood and referred to Kurdish people as “gypsies.”

Fazil responded by criticising the UFC contender in multiple posts on Instagram.

Babian also had a message for Tsarukyan during a press conference ahead of his fight with Fazil.

“I don’t condone that. At all,” said Babian.

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The Toronto Blue Jays are 19-24, which is not the start they envisioned after making a World Series appearance. However, an injury-riddled start to the season will do that.

Injuries have piled up throughout the starting rotation, and there does not appear to be an easy solution at the moment. Cody Ponce was one of the first pitchers to suffer a significant injury.

“Ponce sprained his right ACL in late March, which was a severe enough injury to require season-ending surgery, but he should be available for the start of spring training. He signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Blue Jays in December after spending three seasons in Japan. Ponce's start against the Rockies on March 30 -- when he suffered his injury -- was his first appearance in an MLB game since 2021, when he played with the Pirates,” CBS Sports wrote.

While Ponce is out for the season, he is far from the only pitcher expected to miss significant time. Several other arms remain on the injured list, making it difficult for the rotation to find any consistency or rhythm.

This is exactly why a trade is needed — not only to help stabilize the rotation, but also to bring new energy into the clubhouse. A trade for Sandy Alcantara simply makes too much sense.

“The Blue Jays have the offensive talent to be very good, but they need to overcome all of these pitching injuries. In response, the Blue Jays should give the Marlins a call about the former Cy Young Award winner. He's no stranger to trade rumors. If the Marlins opt to move him, the Blue Jays should be front of line,” SI’s Patrick McAvoy wrote.

Adding Alcantara to the rotation would be a major step in the right direction for Toronto, and the front office could continue building from there. The biggest challenge for the Blue Jays is that it will likely take more than one move to completely turn things around.

However, until those additional moves happen, Alcantara alone would bring a new level of energy to the team. The right-hander is currently on a $56 million contract, but his talent makes that a worthwhile investment. Alcantara is a former Cy Young Award winner and has already shown flashes of that form this season.

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The Orioles have still not yet gotten one of the key parts of their Plan A on the infield in the 2026 season. Now, we know that they never will. The Baltimore Banner’s Andy Kostka reported on Friday afternoon that Westburg has decided to undergo surgery to repair the partially-torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, ending his hopes of coming back this season. The news is not official as of this writing as the team has not confirmed the decision.

This was the outcome that always seemed obvious from the moment that we started hearing about elbow pain for Westburg. Lest it be forgotten, elbow pain wasn’t even his original problem: He had oblique soreness at the beginning of spring training and it was only when he was rehabbing that other injury that the severity of the ongoing elbow pain became known.

Westburg and the Orioles chose a path involving a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection, rest, and rehab, rather than going for the surgery immediately. The path does not have a high percentage chance of success in avoiding surgery for MLB players. It’s all too easy to demand major surgery on someone else’s elbow, though. I don’t hold the caution against anyone who tries that. Still, no surprise here. As Westburg’s throwing progression was ramping up, the pain returned.

Only time will tell how much this two month delay in getting the surgery affects Westburg’s readiness for the 2027 season. If his recovery is on the smoother side, it’s possible he could be back to full readiness, or darn close to that point, by Opening Day 2027. If it’s not on the smoother side, the pessimistic timetable might involve Westburg not being able to man a position in the field until around Memorial Day of next season.

It is hard to say that they should build a roster plan for the start of the season that assumes Westburg will be in it. This would have been an easier fit if he had gotten the surgery in March. Instead, this will be an unknown until probably the start of spring training next year, when the GM’s standard first day of camp injury update will indicate where Westburg is in his recovery.

Things just aren’t going well without Westburg this year. He was going to be the regular third baseman. Orioles third basemen are hitting a combined .182/.264/.259 so far this season. That sucks. Third base defense rates as their worst position in Outs Above Average, contributing to the Orioles being a bottom 5 defensive team in the league. Westburg was the answer to both of these things. He can’t play. They’ll have to find a way to do better than this without him.

Lyon and Lens face each other this Sunday at the Groupama Stadium for matchweek 34 of the Ligue 1.

Lyon currently have 60 points and lie in 4th position. Last time out, Paulo Fonseca's team slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Toulouse (Ligue 1 2025/26).

Lens have won 67 points to date and are placed in 2nd position. In their last encounter, Pierre Sage's team were beaten 0-2 by PSG (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw.

Predicted lineups

Lyon: Dominik Greif, Maitland-Niles, Moussa Niakhaté, Clinton Mata, Abner Vinícius, Tyler Morton, Corentin Tolisso, Endrick, Khalis Merah, Afonso Moreira, Roman Yaremchuk

Lens: Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Rubén Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangaré, Matthieu Udol, Abdallah Sima, Odsonne Édouard, Wesley Saïd

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Lyon

Lens

• Régis Gurtner - Hamstring Injury

Last starting XIs

Lyon ( vs Toulouse 2026-05-10): Dominik Greif, Maitland-Niles, Moussa Niakhaté, Clinton Mata, Abner Vinícius, Tyler Morton, Corentin Tolisso, Endrick, Khalis Merah, Afonso Moreira, Roman Yaremchuk

Lens ( vs PSG 2026-05-13): Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Rubén Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangaré, Matthieu Udol, Abdallah Sima, Odsonne Édouard, Wesley Saïd

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MANAGERS

• Paulo Fonseca has faced Pierre Sage on four occasions, recording one win, one draw and two defeats
• Pierre Sage has faced Lyon on two occasions, recording one draw and one defeat
• Paulo Fonseca has faced Lens on seven occasions, recording three wins, three draws and one defeat

TEAMS

• Away from home, Lens currently have three defeats in their last 14 matches.
• Away from home, Lens currently have one win in their last seven matches.
• Away from home, Lens are on a run of six consecutive matches in which they have conceded.
• Away from home, Lens are on a run of six consecutive matches without a win.
• Away from home, Lens are on a run of two consecutive matches without defeat.
• Lens currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
• At home, Lyon currently have two defeats in their last 16 matches.
• At home, Lyon currently have two draws in their last 24 matches.
• At home, Lyon are on a run of four consecutive matches in which they have scored.
• At home, Lyon are on a run of three consecutive matches without defeat.
• At home, Lyon are on a run of three consecutive wins.
• Lyon currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
• Lyon are coming off five consecutive matches in which they have scored.
• Lyon are coming off four consecutive matches in which they have conceded.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Lyon and Lens have faced each other 109 times, with Lyon holding the advantage: 46 wins, compared with 38 Lens victories.
• At Groupama Stadium, Lyon have the edge in their head-to-heads against Lens: 31 wins in 52 matches. Lens have nine victories.
• In the French league, the two teams have met 101 times, with 44 Lyon wins, 23 draws and 34 Lens victories.

Real Madrid beat Real Oviedo 2-0 on Thursday night, but the result quickly became secondary after Kylian Mbappé publicly revealed a private conversation with Álvaro Arbeloa.

“Today I didn’t play because the coach told me that I am the fourth striker in the squad behind Mastantuono, Vini and Gonzalo. I accept it and I will play whatever time he gives me.”

Arbeloa immediately denied the claim.

“I neither have four strikers nor have I said such a phrase.”

The fallout dominated discussion on spanish radio program, El Larguero, where Álvaro Benito surprisingly defended the coach’s decision — but questioned the timing.

“I understand the decision Arbeloa has taken. I value what he has done, even if it is late, because when you really have to impose yourself is when everything is still at stake and when you see there is a lack of rigor in the obligations the players have to fulfill on the pitch. That is when you really have to impose yourself.”

Benito continued:

“At a sporting level it arrives late. The next coach, the first thing he has to do when he arrives in the dressing room is impose himself.”

He also made clear what he believes Madrid’s next manager must do.

“You have to impose discipline and the players have to do things your way. Whoever does not do it has to accept the consequences. The moment you show weakness, you are dead.”

No one wants to watch a legend fade, and yet that’s often what happens when it comes to larger-than-life figures in the world of entertainment.

Marlon Brando stars in The Island of Dr. Moreau.

Willie Mays stumbles in a Mets uniform.

Michael Jordan lags for the Wizards.

Johnny Unitas lumbers for the Chargers.

Gordie Howe finishes his career a Whaler.

Pelé retires with the Cosmos.

Those are just a few examples.

One happening in front of Kansas City’s very eyes, on a nightly basis, is the end of Salvador Perez. Entering play on Friday, Salvy is hitting just .200/.239/.339. Out of 171 qualified Major League hitters, he ranks 164th in wRC+. And the underlying metrics are…not good.

What makes this even tougher is that Perez has only played for the Royals, and it seems the two cannot break apart. Salvy’s not going anywhere on his own, and the Royals aren’t pushing him out.

It brings to mind Stan Musial hitting only .255 in his last year with the Cardinals.

And Mickey Mantle cratering to a .237 in 1968, his last season, to bring his career average under .300.

And Ozzie Smith butting heads with new manager Tony La Russa, appearing in only 82 games in the 1996 season, his last.

It’s a startling image, watching a once feared batter, the leader of the team, struggle, and struggle badly. To make the situation even tougher: the Royals are trying to win. After making the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons back in 2024, the team took a step back last year but still managed to finish with a winning record. This year was supposed to be a step forward, toward getting back to the postseason, even competing for the division title.

This year has not gone according to plan, and in the middle of it all is the aging legend, the last link between the 2014-2015 teams and this new era.

How should the Royals handle Salvador Perez going forward? There are four ways.

Bench him

This seems like the least likely option. Manager Matt Quatraro gave Perez an off day earlier this year, calling it a mental breather, a comment with which Perez took umbrage.

It only lasted one game. The Royals could approach Perez before benching him, of course, as he is the elder statesman on the team and deserves to not be blindsided by such a momentous decision.

But this won’t happen, for several reasons. One is that Perez feels like he can still produce, so he wouldn’t remain shy about his feelings. He went to X with the mental breather situation, but there are more public ways to express his displeasure.

Secondly, there’s not a great replacement on the roster. I always come back to this: If not him, who? The Royals carry two other catchers in Carter Jensen and Elias Diaz. Jensen has recently struggled and Diaz is 35 and without a hit in the month of May. Neither scream upgrade.

Third, the backlash. As much as readers of Royals Review may want to see Perez ride the pine for a bit, there are even more fans who would become incensed if the organization benched him, with or without his knowledge.

Drop him in the lineup

This is the best option: move him out of the cleanup spot. Sure, he had four hits in the series against the White Sox, but three of them were singles. He homered in his first at-bat Tuesday night, which was great, but there have been more at-bats where he’s swinging at damn near everything, either missing the pitches for ugly strikeouts or grounding into sure double-plays. He has no speed. He never has, but he’s slowed down from that. It looks like he’s standing in quicksand out there.

Again, though: If not him, who?

Dropping him in the lineup would only the be first step. Quatraro would have to revamp the entire lineup because swapping Perez with someone beneath him won’t fix things. Outside of Bobby Witt Jr. and, to a lesser extent, Maikel Garcia, no one is producing. Nick Loftin is playing well, but that’s mainly against lefties.

Stay the course

The most likely scenario: Q keeps Perez in the cleanup spot on a daily basis while sometimes putting him behind home plate and sometimes slotting him in the lineup as the DH.

Opting for this seems like madness. Salvy’s clearly slowing down, needs more time off, and to be put in a less stressful role. Running him into the ground isn’t going to solve this problem.

I’m loathe to write this, but Perez’s poor reaction to getting a mental breather shows he isn’t quite the leader we fans make him out to be. He needs to accept reality, put his team first, and insist on not staying the course.

Only Salvador Perez can prevent this option from happening.

A trip to the injury list

He looks kinda banged up, right? Joel Goldberg mentioned on the Tuesday night television broadcast that Perez has been battling a host of maladies to his hips and groin. That doesn’t sound ideal for anyone let alone a starting Major League catcher.

Maybe he doesn’t need a mental breather but a physical one. Throw him on the IL and see if he heals up.

It at least buys some time.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight title hopefuls are ready to bang it out in “Sin City” as No. 7-ranked Arnold Allen risks his spot on the 145-pound leaderboard against surging Brazilian bruiser Melquizael Costa in the UFC Vegas 117 main event on Sat. night (May 16, 2026) inside the promotion’s Meta Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

They’ll go head-to-head with “Rousey vs. Carano” on Netflix.

After starting his UFC career on absolute fire, winning his first 10 fights inside the Octagon, Allen (20-4) now finds himself in a difficult stretch. The 32-year-old Brit has lost three of his last four, though his defeats came against elite competition in the form of Max Holloway, Movsar Evloev, and most recently, Jean Silva at UFC 324 earlier this year.

Now, Allen will attempt to halt his skid against one of the hottest fighters in the division in what will be his third UFC main event.

Costa (26-7) has been on an impressive run of his own after dropping two of his first three UFC appearances via stoppage. “The Dalmatian” has since rattled off six straight wins, four of them by finish (like this one). In his most recent outing at UFC Houston, the 29-year-old Brazilian became the first fighter to stop Dan Ige in his entire career, knocking him out with a brutal spinning back kick in the opening round (watch highlights)

UFC Vegas 117 will mark Costa’s first UFC main event.

For the rest of the UFC Vegas 117 fight card and Paramount+ lineup click here.

In what has been a mostly torrid season for Liverpool, Rio Ngumoha's emergence has been a rare bright spark.

Tonight, he joins Reds' teen royalty with a start at Aston Villa. 

The winger is already the youngest player to score for the club in the Premier League following his winner at Newcastle in the second game of the season, and has now equalled Michael Owen's record in the second last game of the season. 

The 17-year-old is making just his fourth start but given both his performances and those of some of the so-called senior players, it feels like he could have made more. 

He is set to surpass Owen next week in the final day clash with Brentford but can he make the difference tonight and seal Liverpool's place in next season's Champions League?

The Los Angeles Rams enter the 2026 season carrying one of the more burdensome scheduling loads in the NFL. Not only do the Rams have one of the hardest schedules in the league, but they are also one of the most disadvantaged teams when it comes to their rest versus their opponents, according to Warren Sharp.

The Rams are one of seven teams that will play five or more games at a rest disadvantage this season — meaning their opponent will have had more time to prepare and recover before they play. The rest of that group includes the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Miami Dolphins, with the Los Angeles Chargers leading the league at seven such games.

the NFL controls WHEN you play, not WHO you play

I've identified the most important observations of the 2026 schedule you need to know

this was a historically bad schedule from a rest perspective

here are key takeaways you need to be aware of 🧵https://t.co/zLP2UUqoQC

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) May 15, 2026

The Rams also have their bye week effectively neutralized. The NFL slotted Los Angeles into the new Thanksgiving Eve game in Week 12 against the Packers, and gave both teams a Week 11 bye to accommodate the Wednesday kickoff. Since both teams enter that game off a bye, neither holds a rest edge — making the Rams' only scheduled week off largely meaningless from a competitive standpoint.

The most fortunate part of the Rams' schedule, though, is their Week 2 showdown with the New York Giants on Monday night at SoFi Stadium. Coming off the heels of their Thursday night Week 1 game in Australia on Sept. 10 (for the Rams, they'll be playing Friday morning of Sept. 11), L.A. will get a solid 11 days of rest before they'll have to suit up again. That's a good amount of time following a grueling post-game flight from Australia back for the team to recover, plus it's at home.

The 2026 NFL schedule is also, by several measures, the least equitable in recent memory, per Sharp. There's a 39-day swing in net rest between the best-positioned team (the Bears at plus-15 days) and the worst (the Chargers at negative-24). That gap is the largest since 2000.

For the Rams, that framework produced a schedule that asks them to win despite consistently playing catch-up on the calendar. This is a veteran team, though, so that lack of recovery could be something easy to deal with or something that adds up for the older players.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams' schedule has one of the biggest disadvantages in 2026 season

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Samsung has changed its smartphone sales team in India. This is done to improve sales and compete better with Chinese brands. A senior leader, Raju Pullan, has left the company, which led to this reshuffle.

Now, Hiren Rathod will reportedly manage all smartphone sales in India. This includes online stores, offline shops, and general trade. The change is to bring all sales under one head so work becomes faster and more organized.

Earlier, Rathod handled planning and stock management. Now, Mayank Gagneja has taken his old job. He will look after stock planning, supply, and sales schemes to make sure phones are available in the market.

Source – Samsung India

Samsung is focusing more on budget and mid-range phones in India. These phones sell the most, mainly under ₹20,000. The company is doing better in this segment as some Chinese brands have reduced stock and raised prices.

Even though sales are improving, employees are facing pressure. Many are only reaching about 80 to 85% of their targets. The company has set very high goals for them. Top management from South Korea is also closely watching India’s operations. They are reviewing sales and performance more often than before.

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Samsung is reportedly preparing a new mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy M47. The device has recently been spotted on Geekbench, giving us an early look at its performance and specifications before its official launch.

The information first spotted by tipster Abhishek Yadav, who revealed that the Galaxy M47 (model number SM-M476B) has appeared on the Geekbench database. This listing confirms some important details about the upcoming phone.

According to the leak, the Galaxy M47 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset. It is an octa-core processor with four high-performance cores running at 2.40GHz and four efficiency cores running at 1.80GHz. For graphics, the phone uses the Adreno 710 GPU. The device is also listed with 8GB of RAM, which should help with smooth multitasking and everyday use.

In performance tests, the Galaxy M47 scored around 1,000 in single-core and 3,036 in multi-core CPU tests. It also achieved an OpenCL GPU score of 2,256, showing decent overall performance for a mid-range smartphone. The phone is also running Android 16 out of the box, which is quite early and suggests it is still in testing stages.

The Galaxy M47 has already appeared in the GSMA IMEI database and Samsung’s test servers. This indicates that Samsung has been working on the device for some time and is moving closer to launch.

The Galaxy M47 is expected to succeed the Galaxy M44, which was launched in late 2023. Since Samsung has not released a new M4x series phone in a while, this model could mark the return of the lineup. While details like camera, display, and battery are still unknown, the Galaxy M47 is likely to appear soon. Stay tuned.

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It is common in the months leading up to every World Cup for important players to be ruled out because of injuries, dealing major blows to their respective national teams. This time, the bad news came for the Netherlands, as Matthijs de Ligt has officially been ruled out.

“After 6 months of treatment and working hard to get back, surgery was the only option left,” the Dutch defender wrote Friday in a post published on his official Instagram account, alongside a photo of himself in a hospital bed.

“I’m disappointed I couldn’t help the team the last 6 months and obviously missing out on the World Cup,” De Ligt later added, referring to his lengthy absence with Manchester United this season and the missed opportunity to play for the Netherlands this summer in North America.

Finally, the 26-year-old shared an optimistic message regarding his future after undergoing back surgery on Friday: “I am looking forward to doing everything to get back in front of the fans and feeling better again.”

De Ligt appeared in just 14 matches for Manchester United this season across the Premier League and Carabao Cup, scoring one goal. In December, he began dealing with back problems that ultimately prevented him from returning to the field, effectively ending his club season.

Bad news for the Netherlands

Matthijs de Ligt had not been a priority for head coach Ronald Koeman in recent years, especially while playing a secondary role at Bayern Munich. However, after arriving at Manchester United, the defender had regained importance, to the point of starting in the Netherlands’ final match of 2025, a 4-0 victory over Lithuania in November.

However, because of his back issues, De Ligt was unavailable for the March FIFA international break, and now surgery has officially ruled him out of the 26-man squad that will compete in the World Cup. It marks the second major loss for Koeman, as Xavi Simons was also ruled out weeks ago because of a serious knee injury.

Japan also dealing with injuries

The Netherlands will compete in Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Tunisia, Sweden and Japan. The Asian side also suffered a significant setback this week that will affect preparations for the tournament in North America.

“Kaoru Mitoma will not be part of Japan squad for the World Cup 2026, decision confirmed,” reporter Fabrizio Romano wrote Friday on his official X account. “Brighton winger, out due to hamstring injury suffered recently as he won’t recover in time.” In addition, another of Japan’s stars, Takumi Minamino, has also been ruled out because of a knee injury suffered in December.

For years, there has been uncertainty surrounding whether Lionel Messi would be part of Argentina’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He has never publicly confirmed it and has consistently cast doubt on the possibility because of his age, but over the last few days the picture has become much clearer. First, Lionel Scaloni included him in the preliminary 55-man roster, and now Rodrigo De Paul has revealed that both players have been preparing for the tournament for quite some time.

“I talk a lot with Leo about the World Cup and the excitement we have,” De Paul said during a recent interview on Lo Del Pollo. “For the last two or three months, we’ve been preparing for it with a training plan beyond what we do at the club level, thinking about the World Cup.”

The Inter Miami midfielder then provided more details about those preparation sessions: “The two of us push ourselves physically to arrive in the best possible shape. We’re doing double sessions that we planned ourselves, and we have our own fitness coach. We’ve been working hard and things are going well.”

This is closely connected to the doubts Messi had publicly expressed whenever he was asked about the 2026 World Cup. Considering that he will turn 39 during the tournament, his main concern has always been whether he will feel physically capable of competing in the most demanding soccer event in the world.

“I’m very excited. I think Argentina will once again be one of the main contenders,” De Paul assured. “I see conviction and hunger in my teammates to keep achieving things. This team is fully committed to giving everything it has.”

The mental aspect of preparing for the World Cup

During the same conversation, Rodrigo De Paul spoke about how he and Messi are preparing not only physically, but also mentally for this summer’s tournament in North America. “You live constantly thinking about the World Cup. As it gets closer, those thoughts come into your head much more often. You live with fear, uncertainty, excitement and a lot of emotions that come with the World Cup,” the midfielder explained.

“I motivate him a lot, I build him up all the time,” De Paul admitted while describing his relationship with Messi. “He motivates me too, but he’s more steady than I am. I’m more up and down, so I have a lot of low moments and he helps me. When I go low, I really go low. He stays balanced and consistent. We complement each other well.”

True to his personality, Rodrigo also joked about what those training sessions with Messi are like. “I record everything. ‘No, stop it, why are you filming me?’ he tells me. ‘Well, Shorty, maybe things work out for us, we make a documentary or something and make some money,’” De Paul revealed.

Argentina’s final roster is getting closer

Argentina were one of the few national teams that publicly released the 55-man preliminary roster submitted to FIFA earlier this week. Lionel Scaloni now has two more weeks to make the final cuts and confirm the official 26-man squad.

Reports indicate that the head coach will take as much time as possible before making the announcement, considering the deadline is June 1 and club competitions will not conclude until May 30 with the UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal.

Fenerbahçe'de başkan adayı Aziz Yıldırım, sarı lacivertli camianın gelecek sezonunda futbolda şampiyonluğa ulaşma mecburiyetinde olduğunu söyledi.

Fenerbahçe'de 6-7 Haziran tarihlerinde yapılacak olan olağanüstü seçimli genel kurulda başkanlığa aday olan Aziz Yıldırım, şampiyonluk vurgusu yaptı.

BİRLİK VE BERABERLİK ÇAĞRISI

Fenerbahçe'nin önüne açmak için göreve talip olduklarını belirten Yıldırım, "Yine bir seçim öncesinde bir araya geldik ama bu sefer çok değişik bir seçim öncesi diyelim. 12 yıldır, bizim de suçumuz olmuş bir dönem olmuştur, tek hedef başarılı olmak ve şampiyon olmaktır. Fenerbahçe'nin bu durumunu görüp de üzülmemek elde değil. Şimdi hepimizin birlik ve beraberlik içerisinde bir araya gelip, beraber mücadele etme zamanımızdır. Çok açık söylüyorum, başkan olmak için gelmiyorum, Fenerbahçe'yi bu sene başarılı kılıp önünü açmak için geliyoruz. Yoksa bizler gelip de burada başkan, yöneticilik yapma zamanını geçirdik. Belki Barış Bey genç, önünde zaman var ama bizler öyle değil." diye konuştu.

"FENERBAHÇE'MİZİ BU SEZON ŞAMPİYON YAPACAĞIZ"

Sarı lacivertli camiaya şampiyonluk yaşatacaklarını söyleyen Aziz Yıldırım, "Baskılar var ama hiçbirini dinlemeden aday oldum. Gelin hep birlikte oylarınızı kullanın, karşı tarafı suçlamak veya başka bir şey söylemek istemiyorum. Doğru olan bizlerin tecrübesi, bizlerin oluşturacağı imkanlarla biz Fenerbahçe'mizi bu sezon şampiyon yapacağız. Ondan sonra da inşallah gençlerin önü açılmış olur ve bizden sonra onlar alırlar bu bayrağı ve devam ettirirler. İçiniz rahat olsun. 1998'de geldim ve 20 sene başkanlık yaptım. İyi günüm de oldu, kötü günüm de oldu. İyi günüm daha fazla. Kulüplerde para sorunu olmaz, çözersiniz. Ama çok para da var demek yanlıştır. Bu yükü kaldıracağız, ne gerekiyorsa yapacağız. Neye ihtiyaç olduğunu biliyoruz. Futbol takımının neye ihtiyacı olduğunu biliyoruz. İnşallah şampiyonluktan sonra hep birlikte oynayacağız ve eğleneceğiz." dedi.

Başkan Dursun Özbek'in seçim sonrası için bizzat yürüttüğü dev operasyonda Galatasaray mutlu sona yaklaştı. Panathinaikos'tan ayrılması an meselesi olan Ergin Ataman ile yeniden el sıkışmaya hazırlanan Galatasaray; inşaatı süren modern salonun açılışıyla birlikte basketbola hızlı bir giriş yapacak. Devasa NBA sponsorluğu sayesinde basketbolda Avrupa'nın mali dengelerini değiştirecek bir "Rüya Takım" kuracak Galatasaray'da ana hedef NBA Avrupa'nın ilk sezonunda şampiyonluk.

Başkan Dursun Özbek futboldan sonra basketbola da ambargo koymak için düğmeye bastı. Başkan Özbek’in liderliğinde yürütülen "Büyük Basketbol Operasyonu"nda Ergin Ataman ismi ilk sıraya yerleşti. NBA sponsorluğu ve yeni salon hamlesiyle basketbolda da "en büyük olmak" için düğmeye basıldı.

YARIM KALAN HİKAYE YENİDEN

Panathinaikos ile üst üste başarılar yakalayan ancak yaşanan Valencai faciasından sonra yol ayrımına gelen Ergin Ataman, yarım kalan hikayeyi tamamlamak için Galatasaray'a dönmeye hazırlanıyor.

23 Mayıs'taki seçimli genel kurula tek aday olarak girecek olan Başkan Dursun Özbek, yeni dönem projelerinin merkezine Ergin Ataman'ı koydu. Seçimin hemen ardından Ataman ile resmi sözleşmenin imzalanması ve basketbol şubesinin tamamen tecrübeli hocaya emanet edilmesi bekleniyor.

ATİNA'DAN AYRILMAYA AZ KALDI

Atina’daki sözleşme durumuna rağmen Galatasaray’ın sunduğu "sınırsız yetki" ve "NBA vizyonu"nun Ataman'ı ikna ettiği gelen bilgiler arasında.

NBA yönetiminin Avrupa basketboluna doğrudan müdahale edeceği "NBA Avrupa" projesinde Türkiye'den seçilen tek kulüp Galatasaray oldu. Cenevre'de yapılan görüşmelerde NBA yetkililerinin, özellikle Galatasaray'ın devasa taraftar gücü ve marka değerinden etkilendiği belirtiliyor.

DEVASA BİR SPONSORLUK YOLDA

Ekim 2027'de başlaması planlanan NBA Avrupa için Galatasaray, NBA ile doğrudan bağlantılı devasa bir sponsorluk anlaşmasına imza atmaya hazırlanıyor. Bu anlaşma, kulübün transfer bütçesini EuroLeague devlerini geride bırakacak seviyeye çekecek.

AslanTepe Vadisi içinde inşaatı hızla yükselen yeni basketbol salonu, NBA standartlarında donatılarak projenin kalbi olacak.

RÜYA TAKIM KURULACAK

Galatasaray'ın vizyonu artık sadece Türkiye şampiyonluğu değil. Ergin Ataman liderliğinde kurulacak "Rüya Takım", NBA Avrupa projesinin ilk sezonunda kupayı kaldırmayı hedefliyor. 2016'da EuroCup’ı kazanan Ataman-Galatasaray birlikteliği, bu kez dünyanın en büyük basketbol organizasyonunun Avrupa ayağında tarih yazmak için yola çıkıyor.

UEFA cezalarından, transfere ve hocaya kadar hayati konuların konuşulması beklenen Fenerbahçe durup dururken "akil adamlık" tartışmalarının içine çekildi. Yüksek Divan Kurulu'nda sergilediği denetleyici tavırla "Ombudsman" yakıştırmalarına yeşil ışık yakan Aziz Yıldırım'ın, Hakan Safi kanadından Abdullah Kiğılı aracılığıyla gelen "akil adamlık" teklifine verdiği sert yanıt kulisleri adeta ateşe verdi.

Fenerbahçe’de yaklaşan genel kurul öncesi kulisler hareketlendi. UEFA cezası tehlikesi, stat inşaatının zorunluluğu ya da transferler ile hoca konusunun konuşulması gerekirken bir anda patlak veren "akil adamlık" gündemi camianın yeni ve "suni" gündemi haline geldi "Akil adamlık" kavramı ise Yıldırım’ın Yüksek Divan Kurulu (YDK) toplantısındaki çıkışları sonrasında "ombudsman" konuşmalarının adeta bir devamı niteliğinde.

Son dönemde defalarca "bir daha asla" diyerek adaylık kapılarını kapatan Yıldırım, kendisi için ortaya atılan "akil adam" formülüne sert tepki gösterdi:

- Ben Fenerbahçe'nin akil insanı olmak istemiyorum, ben icraat yaparım. Yaptıklarım ortada. Seçimden çekilmiyorum.

''Kaybeden ben değilim Aziz Yıldırım'' Hakan Safi'den asırlık hamle

Kulislerde dolaşan iddialara göre; Hakan Safi adına Aziz Yıldırım’a "akil adamlık" teklifini götüren Abdullah Kiğılı oldu.

Camiada konuşulanlara göre Safi, kısa süre önce Yıldırım'ın yarım asırlık arkadaşı Abdullah Kiğılı'ya Futbol A.Ş.'nin başına geçmesini teklif etti. Aynı Kiğılı üzerinden de Yıldırım'a "akil adamlık" teklifini iletti.

İşte Aziz Yıldırım'ın adayı! Fenerbahçe'ye efsane ikili

YDK'da yaptığı konuşmada aslında "akil adamlığa" hazır olduğunu hissettiren Yıldırım, üslubuyla da dikkat çekmişti. Rakamları sorgularken kullandığı, "Okur yazarım, anlatın" ve "Beni sıradan bir üyeyle karıştırmayın, her hamlenizi takip ediyorum" ifadeleri, kendisini başkanların da üzerinde bir denetleyici mekanizma veya bir "ombudsman" olarak konumlandırdığı şeklinde yorumlamıştı.

Aziz Yıldırım iş başı yaptı! İşte Fenerbahçe'deki yeni görevi

Yıldırım, geçmiş söylemlerinde; "Beni bırakın, gençler bir araya gelmeli ve vizyon koymalı" diyerek Batuhan Özdemir veya Ahmet Özokur gibi isimlerin desteklenmesi gerektiği mesajını vermişti. Ancak gelinen noktada; camiadaki belirsizlik, mali tabloların sorgulanması ve yönetimle olan fikir ayrılıkları Aziz Yıldırım’ı "elini taşın altına sokma" noktasına geri getirdi.

Fenerbahçe Başkan Adayı Aziz Yıldırım, kulübün çehresini değiştirecek radikal bir yönetim operasyonu için düğmeye bastı. 22 Mayıs Cuma gününe çekilen büyük basın toplantısı öncesi "Krallar gidiyor, prensler geliyor" dedirten yeni liste, sadece bugünü değil sarı-lacivertli kulübün önümüzdeki 20-30 yılına damga vuracak bir saltanatın ilk adımı olarak nitelendiriliyor.

Fenerbahçe’de yaklaşan seçimli olağan genel kurul öncesi adaylığını açıklayan efsane başkan Aziz Yıldırım, stratejik bir hamleyle basın toplantısını erteledi. İlk etapta 18 Mayıs Pazartesi günü yapılacağı duyurulan toplantı, Yıldırım’ın listesinde yapacağı "sürpriz dokunuşlar" ve hazırlıklar nedeniyle 22 Mayıs Cuma gününe alındı. Yıldırım’ın bu toplantıda, kulübü önümüzdeki yıllara taşıyacak olan "yeni nesil" yönetim kurulunu resmen kamuoyuna tanıtması bekleniyor.

Aziz Yıldırım'ın Saracoğlu'nu bedavaya getirme planı

Aziz Yıldırım’ın yeni döneminde en çok merak edilen konu, yıllardır beraber yol yürüdüğü "çekirdek kadro"da yaşanacak değişim. Gelen kulis bilgilerine göre; Yıldırım ile özdeşleşen şu isimlerden bir veya ikisi yeni listede yer almayacak:

- Mithat Yenigün

- Mahmut Uslu

- Nihat Özbağı

- İlhan Ekşioğlu

- Önder Fırat

- Selim Kosif

Bu hamle, camiada "tecrübe ile dinamizmin yer değiştirmesi" olarak yorumlanıyor.

Yeni yönetim yapılanmasının merkezinde iki güçlü ismin yer alacağı belirtiliyor; Batuhan Özdemir ve Ahmet Özokur. Aziz Yıldırım’ın bu iki ismi listenin omurgası olarak belirlediği ve kulübün gelecekteki yönetim vizyonunu bu isimler üzerine inşa edeceği konuşuluyor.

Yıldırım, sadece bugünü değil, Fenerbahçe’nin gelecek 20-30 yılını yönetecek bir ekip kurma niyetinde. Bu doğrultuda listede yer alması hemen hemen kesinleşen genç isimler şunlar:

- Fatih Öztürk

- Hande Tibuk

- Emin Selim Akgül

- Emrah Tünay

Aziz Yıldırım’ın yakın çevresine bu ekibi, "Kulübe uzun yıllar kesintisiz hizmet edecek, Fenerbahçe geleneklerini geleceğe taşıyacak bir yapı" sözleriyle tanımladığı öğrenildi. Kulislerde, özellikle Batuhan Özdemir’in liderliğinde şekillenecek bu yeni dönemin, kulüpte çok uzun sürecek bir "yönetim ekolü" başlatacağı vurgulanıyor.

Trendyol Süper Lig'de üst üste dördüncü kez şampiyon olan Galatasaray bugün kupasına kavuşacak. Bitime bir hafta kala ezeli rakibi Fenerbahçe'nin önünde mutlu sona ulaşan sarı-kırmızılı takım şampiyonluğunu yine taraftarıyla birlikte kutluyor.

Galatasaray, Trendyol Süper Lig'de 2025-26 sezonunda da mutlu sona ulaşarak üst üste 4. kez lig şampiyonu olmayı başardı. Sarı-kırmızılılar, RAMS Park'ta taraftarlarının önünde şampiyonluk kupasına kavuştu.

Binlerce Sarı-Kırmızılı taraftar, tribünleri doldurdu.

GALATASARAY'DAN DRONE GÖSTERİSİ!

RAMS Park'ta DJ performanslarının ardından saat 20.45 sularında drone şov gerçekleştirildi.

Galatasaray'da Mauro Icardi, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Victor Osimhen ve diğer birçok oyuncunun suretleri drone ile gökyüzüne yansıtıldı!

DURSUN ÖZBEK'E DESTEK

Galatasaray Başkanı Dursun Özbek, saat 21.05 sularında şampiyonluk platformuna geldi. Galatasaraylı taraftarlar, bu dakikalarda, "Büyük başkan." ve, "Bu taraftar seninle gurur duyuyor." tezahüratlarıyla Dursun Özbek'e büyük destek verdi.

Galatasaray Başkanı Dursun Özbek, şampiyonluk kutlamasında sahneye eski yönetici Erden Timur'un oğluyla çıktı.

Galatasaray'da Dursun Özbek sonrası yönetim ve teknik heyetle birlikte teknik direktör Okan Buruk, platforma geldi.

Galatasaray'da Mauro Icardi'nin geleceği belirsizliğini korurken menajeri Elio Letterio Pino'nun Fenerbahçe başkan adayı Hakan Safi ile bir araya geldiği iddiası gündeme bomba gibi düştü. İddialara göre Safi'nin masada somut bir teklif yerine "İmza atmak için acele etmeyin" mesajı vermesi, transfer dünyasında "stratejik bir hamle" olarak yorumlandı. Pino cephesinin görüşmeleri yalanlaması kafaları karıştırdı. Pazartesi günü Başkan Dursun Özbek ile yapılacak kritik randevu öncesi işler sarpa sardı.

Galatasaray’da şampiyonluk kutlamaları öncesi Mauro Icardi’nin geleceğiyle ilgili sıcak saatler yaşandı. Yıldız golcü takım arkadaşlarıyla 26. şampiyonluğu kutlarken, İstanbul'da bulunan menajeri Elio Letterio Pino'nun Fenerbahçe başkan adaylarından Hakan Safi ile bir araya geldiği iddiası ortalığı karıştırdı.

Hem Galatasaray hem Fenerbahçe camiasında bomba etkisi yaratan bu iddianın devamına göre Salı akşamı İstanbul’a iniş yapan ancak Başkan Özbek'in "haftaya konuşuruz" sözüyle şok olan Pino, Safi ile yaptığı görüşmeden kafası karışık ayrıldı.

Icardi'nin menajeri rotayı Fenerbahçe'ye kırdı! İşte görüşme tarihi

Galatasaray Başkanı Dursun Özbek, Pazartesi günü Icardi’nin menajeriyle bir araya gelecek. Görüşmede yönetimin daha önce ilettiği teklif masaya yatırılacak ve Özbek, Pino’ya teklifin kabul edilip edilmediğine dair nihai kararı soracak.

İşte Galatasaray'ın Icardi teklifi: Çok ilginç detaylar var

Gelen bilgilere göre Hakan Safi ile Elio Pino arasındaki görüşme gerçekleşti. Ancak Safi’nin masaya somut bir teklif koymadığı, bunun yerine Pino’ya "İmza atmak için acele etmeyin" dediği iddia ediliyor. Kulislerde konuşulanlara göre Hakan Safi’nin bu hamlesi, Icardi’yi transfer etmekten ziyade iki stratejik amaca hizmet ediyor:

SAFİ'NİN AMACI TRANSFER DEĞİL

- Arjantinli yıldızın Galatasaray ile olan sözleşmesini yenileme sürecini baltalamak.

- Sarı-kırmızılı taraftara "Bakın, menajeri para için bize geliyor" imajını çizmek.

Görüşmelerin basına sızması üzerine Elio Pino cephesi, Hakan Safi ile yapılan temasları net bir dille yalanladı. Safi tarafı sessizliğini koruyor. Galatasaray yönetiminin bu "menajer oyunları" karşısında Pazartesi günü nasıl bir tavır takınacağı ise merak konusu.

Türkiye Kupası finalinde Trabzonspor ile karşılaşmaya hazırlanan Konyaspor, rakibinin stadyum değişikliği talebine bir kez daha tepki gösterdi.

22 Mayıs günü Türkiye Kupası'nda final heyecanı yaşanacak. Trabzonspor ile Konyaspor arasında oynanacak müsabakanın adresi ise Antalya Stadyumu.

Karşılaşma öncesi iki takım arasında stadyum tartışması yaşandı. Trabzonspor stadyumun mesafe olarak Konya'ya yakın olması nedeniyle iki takıma da uygun bir şehir seçilmesini isterken, Konyaspor cephesi herhangi bir değişiklik gerekmediğini savundu.

Konu hakkında Cuma akşamı Konyaspor'dan bir açıklama daha geldi.

Konyaspor'un açıklamasında şu ifadeler yer aldı:

Ziraat Türkiye Kupası Finali’nin oynanacağı şehir ve organizasyon süreci, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu tarafından daha önce ilan edilmiş ve tüm kulüpler hazırlıklarını bu doğrultuda gerçekleştirmiştir.

Yarı final müsabakaları oynanmadan önce söz konusu "Antalya" kararına herhangi bir itirazda bulunmayanların, bugün finalistlerden birinin Konyaspor olmasıyla birlikte bu durumu tartışmaya açmalarını manidar bulmaktayız.

Konyaspor Kulübü olarak bizler, her zaman hak edenin sahada kazandığı adil bir futbol iklimine inandık. Bugün de aynı duruşla; emeğe, mücadeleye ve futbolun adaletine olan güvenimizi kararlılıkla koruyoruz.

Trabzonspor camiasına duyduğumuz saygı bakidir. Ancak kulübümüzün haksız bir algı operasyonuyla gündeme getirilmesini ve sportmenlik dışı imalara konu edilmesini kesinlikle kabul etmiyoruz.

“Dostlukta hesap değil, gönül aranır.” Bizler, Trabzonspor camiasıyla olan dostluğumuzun, Konya ile Trabzon şehirleri arasında yıllardır süregelen kardeşlik hukukunun sarsılmaz olduğuna inanıyoruz. Bu nedenle, iki güzide camianın ve iki kardeş şehrin karşı karşıya getirilmeye çalışılmasını doğru bulmuyor; futbolun birleştirici ruhunun korunmasını önemsiyoruz.

Hz. Mevlana’nın buyurduğu gibi:

“Hak ile sabır dileyip bize gelen bizdendir; akıl ve ahlak ile çalışıp bizi geçen bizdendir.”

Bizim için esas olan; hak, hukuk ve sahadaki alın teridir. Bu aşamada finalin oynanacağı şehir değil, sahada ortaya konacak futbol ve mücadele konuşulmalıdır.

Ziraat Türkiye Kupası Finali'nde kazananın dostluk, kardeşlik ve Türk futbolu olmasını temenni ederiz.

Kamuoyuna saygıyla duyurulur.

Nottingham Forest, teknik direktör Vitor Pereira ilgili kararını verdi. İngiliz ekibinin, sezon ortasında göreve gelen ve takımı Premier League'de tutmayı başaran Pereira'ya yeni uzun vadeli sözleşme teklif edeceği belirtildi.

Nottingham Forest, teknik direktör Vitor Pereira'ya olan güvenini yeni uzun vadeli bir sözleşmeyle göstermeye hazırlanıyor.

The Athletic'in haberine göre, yaz döneminde Nottingham Forest'ta bir teknik direktör değişikliği yaşanabileceğine yönelik iddialar gündeme gelse de, kulübe yakın kaynaklar yönetim ile oyuncu grubunun Pereira'dan memnun olduğunu aktardı.

Kulüp içerisindeki atmosferin son derece olumlu olduğu belirtilirken, tarafların kısa süre içinde masaya oturarak yeni kontrat görüşmelerine başlamasının beklendiği ifade edildi. Forest yönetiminin ayrıca yaz transfer döneminde takımın önemli oyuncularını kadroda tutmayı hedeflediği öğrenildi.

57 yaşındaki Portekizli teknik adam, şubat ayında 18 aylık sözleşmeyle göreve getirilmişti. Mevcut kontratında bir yıl daha bulunan Pereira ile kulüp yönetiminin, istikrarı sağlamak adına yeni bir anlaşma yapmak istediği belirtildi.

SEZONUN DÖRDÜNCÜ TEKNİK DİREKTÖRÜ

Sean Dyche'nin yerine göreve gelen Pereira, aynı sezon içerisinde ayrılan Nuno Espirito Santo ve Ange Postecoglou sonrasında Forest'ın sezon içindeki dördüncü kalıcı teknik direktörü olmuştu.

FOREST KÜMEDE KALMAYI BAŞARDI

Pereira göreve geldiğinde düşme hattının yalnızca üç puan üzerinde bulunan Forest, deneyimli çalıştırıcının yönetiminde toparlanarak Premier League'de kalmayı başardı. Takımın ligde kalması, West Ham United'ın Arsenal karşısında aldığı mağlubiyetin ardından matematiksel olarak kesinleşti.

FARK 7 PUANA ÇIKTI

Bu sonuçla birlikte Forest, sezonun bitimine iki hafta kala düşme hattıyla arasındaki farkı yedi puana çıkardı.

Süper Lig'de son hafta öncesi küme düşme hattında nefesler tutuldu. 29 puanla 16. sırada son haftaya giren Antalyaspor'da kritik Kocaelispor maçı öncesi kulüp başkanı Rıza Perçin'den Türk futbol kamuoyuna çağrı geldi.

Süper Lig'de son 5 maçta 1 puan toplayabilen Antalyaspor, son haftaya 29 puanla 16. sırada girmişti. Akdeniz ekibi düşme hattını yakından ilgilendiren maçta Kocaelispor'u ağırlayacak. Geçen hafta Galatasaray deplasmanında 2 kez öne geçmesine rağmen sahadan mağlup ayrılan Antalyaspor'un bu kez kazanmaktan başka çaresi yok.

BÜYÜKLERE SESLENDİ

Kritik Kocaelispor maçı öncesi kulüp başkanı Rıza Perçin'den Türk futbol kamuoyuna çağrı geldi.

"Trendyol Süper Lig'de sezonun son haftasına girilirken, kulübümüz ve camiamız adına son derece kritik bir süreci hep birlikte yaşamaktayız. Antalyaspor olarak hafta sonunda oynayacağımız karşılaşmanın öneminin ve taşıdığı sorumluluğun farkındayız. Bizim önceliğimiz; sahaya çıkıp armamızın ağırlığına yakışır şekilde mücadele etmek, son düdüğe kadar savaşmak ve kendi kaderimizi sahada belirlemektir.

Ancak bugün gelinen noktada yalnızca bir müsabakanın değil; Türk futbolunun adalet anlayışının, rekabet kültürünün ve sportmenlik değerlerinin de sınandığı bir haftaya girilmiş durumdadır.

Ligdeki doğrudan rakiplerimizin karşılaşacağı takımlar; Türk futbol tarihine damga vurmuş, sayısız başarılara imza atmış ve milyonların desteğini arkasına almış büyük camialardır. Gücünü köklü geçmişinden alan, Türk futbolunun hafızasında önemli bir yere sahip olan bu kulüplerin, mücadeleden taviz vermeyeceğine olan inancımız tamdır.

Çünkü bu kulüplerin tarihleri yalnızca kazandıkları kupalarla değil; sahaya koydukları karakter, rekabet anlayışı ve futbolun değerlerine gösterdikleri saygıyla yazılmıştır.

Böylesine kritik bir haftada; tüm kulüplerin son maçlarına da sezon boyunca ortaya koydukları rekabet anlayışıyla çıkmaları, lig yarışının her aşamasında tercih ettikleri kadro yapısını ve ciddiyeti son hafta mücadelelerinde de aynı hassasiyetle yansıtmaları, Türk futbolunun itibarı açısından büyük önem taşımaktadır. Rekabetin eşit ve adil şartlarda sürdürülmesi, tüm takımların sahada en güçlü mücadeleyi ortaya koyması ve doğrularının korunması; adalet duygusunun en temel gereğidir.

Biz, Antalyaspor olarak bugüne kadar hiçbir zaman saha dışı hesapların içerisinde olmadık. Mücadelemizi her zaman sahada verdik. Bugün de aynı anlayışla hareket ediyor; alın terinin, emeğin ve adaletin konuştuğu bir futbol ortamının herkes için en doğru sonucu doğuracağına inanıyoruz.

Bu süreçte en büyük gücümüz ise her şartta takımının yanında olan büyük Antalyaspor taraftarıdır. İyi günde de kötü günde de armasına sahip çıkan camiamızla birlikte, son düdüğe kadar mücadelemizi sürdüreceğiz.

“Araz-Naxçıvan”ın baş məşqçisi Andrey Demçenko Premyer Liqanın 32-ci turu çərçivəsində “Kəpəz”ə qarşı keçirdikləri oyunu şərh edib.

Arena.az xəbər verir ki, sözügedən komandaların bu gün Sumqayıtda baş tutmuş görüşü Naxçıvan təmsilçisinin 2:0 hesablı qələbəsi ilə yekunlaşıb.

Andrey Demçenko matçdan sonra təşkil edilmiş mətbuat konfransında komandasının inamlı qələbəsi barədə bunları söyləyib:

“Qələbə münasibəti ilə bütün heyət üzvlərini təbrik edirəm. Layiqli qələbə qazandıq. Komandam istədiyim futbolu oynadı. Məşqdə məhz bunun üzərində işləyirdik. Bu gün rəqibimizi səhv etməyə, oyuna nəzarəti əlimizdə saxlamağa çalışdıq.

Avrokuboklara vəsiqə baxımından çox pis mövsüm keçirdik. Ancaq hər bir oyun futbolçular üçün şansdır. Sona qədər mübarizə aparmalı, verilən şanslardan istifadə etməliyik”.

Azərbaycan Premyer Liqasının 32-ci turunun “Karvan” – “Qəbələ” matçı meydan sahiblərinin 1:2 hesablı məğlubiyyəti ilə başa çatdı.

Arena.az Yevlaxda baş tutmuş bu matçın yekun protokolunu və icmalını təqdim edir.

Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası
32-ci tur
15 may

“Karvan” – “Qəbələ” 1:2
Qollar: Olavale Doyeni, 54 – İbrahim Sanqare, 56. Domi Massumu, 67.
Sarı vərəqələr: Vadim Abdullayev, 45 (qeyri-idman hərəkəti). Olavale Doyeni, 47 (qeyri-idman hərəkəti) – Fərid İsgəndərov, 90+4 (qeyri-idman hərəkəti).
Artırılan vaxt: Birinci hissədə yoxdur, ikinci hissədə 4 dəqiqə.
Saat 17:00. Yevlax şəhər stadionu, 660 tamaşaçı.

Baş hakim: Əli Əliyev.
Baş hakimin köməkçiləri: Gülnurə Əkbərzadə, Mirnihad Seyidov.
Dördüncü hakim: Vüqar Həsənli.
VAR: Ruf Cabbarov.
AVAR: Cəmil Quliyev.
Hakim-inspektor: Anar Salmanov.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Elçin Mehtiyev.

Karvan: 99. Pedro Mateuş, 6. Vadim Abdullayev (k) (8. Peter Kinqs, 62), 33. Eltun Turabov (77. Əli Abdullayev, 83), 13. Vüsal Məsimov, 17. Samir Abdullayev (14. Uğur Cahangirov, 46), 16. Rauf Rüstəmli, 2. Şakil Sno, 11. Kayl Spens (10. Samuel Durrant, 83), 37. Mois Nqvisani, 19. Tompson Qavi (42. İbrahim Qədirzadə, 83), 4. Olavale Doyeni.
Ehtiyat oyunçular: 1. Kamran İbrahimov, 25. Əmrah Bulud, 18. Süleyman Əhmədov.
Baş məşqçi: Füzuli Məmmədov.

Qəbələ: 93. Rza Cəfərov, 28. Murad Musayev (k), 13. Nicat Əliyev, 74. Süleyman Damadayev, 10. Şahin Şahniyarov, 27. Eşqin Əhmədov, 33. Seydina Keyta, 12. İbrahim Sanqare (21. Ziya Şəkərxanov, 90+2), 50. Adriel Ba Lua, 6. Xayme Syerra (22. Fərid İsgəndərov, 77), 14. Domi Massumu (70. Paulo Kimbila, 68).
Ehtiyat oyunçular: 1. Səlahət Ağayev, 94. Həbib Hüşənov, 26. Elnur Mustafayev, 3. Eduardo Kunde.
Baş məşqçi: Kaxaber Sxadadze.

Bu gün futbol üzrə Azərbaycan çempionatında (Premyer Liqa) 2025/2026-cı illər mövsümünün 32-ci turuna start verilib.

Arena.az xəbər verir ki, ilk oyun gününün sonuncu qarşılaşması Sumqayıtda baş tutub.

“Araz-Naxçıvan” burada “Kəpəz”lə üz-üzə gəlib. “Sumqayıt Arena”da keçirilmiş oyunun baş hakimi Rəşad Əhmədov olub. Naxçıvan təmsilçisi hər hissədə vurduğu 1 qol sayəsində bu oyundan inamlı qələbə ilə ayrılıb.

Premyer Liqa
32-ci tur
15 may

“Araz-Naxçıvan” – “Kəpəz” 2:0
Qollar: Patrik Andrade, 36. Ramon Maçado, 76.
Hakimlər: Rəşad Əhmədov, Rahil Ramazanov, Orxan İbişov, İslam Məmmədov.
VAR: Əkbər Əhmədov.
AVAR: Tural Qurbanov.
Hakim-inspektor: Munis Abdullayev.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Elgiz Abbasov.
“Sumqayıt Arena”. 19:30.

Araz-Naxçıvan: 94. Tərlan Əhmədli, 34. Ürfan Abbasov (k), 4. Rahil Məmmədov, 14. Ülvi İsgəndərov, 26. Ömər Buludov, 24. Mustafa Əhmədzadə, 6. Patrik Andrade, 23. Nuno Rodriqes, 10. Felipe Santos, 11. Ba-Muaka Simakala, 77. Bruno Franko.
Ehtiyat oyunçular: 12. Kristian Avram, 8. Coşqun Diniyev, 92. İbrahim İsmayılov, 33. Elmir Cəfərov, 16. Ramon Maçado, 70. Çarlz Boli, 19. Bar Kohen.
Baş məşqçi: Andrey Demçenko.

Kəpəz: 22. Məmməd Hüseynov, 7. Ehtiram Şahverdiyev, 77. Fərid Nəbiyev, 5. Rauf Hüseynli, 88. Şakir Seyidov, 17. Ümid Səmədov, 11. Rəhman Hacıyev, 29. Dioqo Verdaska (k), 12. Mahamadu Ba, 4. Mate Abuladze, 10. Ryonosuke Ohori.
Ehtiyat oyunçular: 33. Yusif İmanov, 81. Elgün Bayramov, 99. Əli Səmədov, 20. Elcan Əbilov, 23. Fərid Kələntərov, 66. Arzu Atakişiyev, 21. Sadiq Şəfiyev, 6. Camal Cəfərov, 80. Şahnur İsmayılov, 83. Raul İsaqov, 24. Olavale Onanuqa, 14. Adama Fofana.
Baş məşqçi: Azər Bağırov.

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Misli Premyer Liqasının XXXII turunun “Araz-Naxçıvan” – “Kəpəz” oyunundan (2:0) sonra meydan sahibi komandanın baş məşqçisi Andrey Demçenko jurnalistlərin suallarını cavablandırıb.

Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, mütəxəssis əvvəlcə görüşlə bağlı fikirlərini bölüşüb:

– Qələbə münasibətilə komandamı təbrik edirəm. Layiqli üç xal oldu. Bu gün müasir futbol oynadıq. Məşqlərdə də bu oyunun üzərində çalışırdıq və meydanda istədiklərimizi gördük. Rəqibə çətinliklər yaratmağı bacardıq. Dominant tərəf idik və “Kəpəz”i səhvlərə məcbur etdik. Bu, müasir futbolun tələbidir. Layiqli qələbə qazandıq.

– Turnir cədvəli baxımından motivasiya qalmayıb. Futbolçuları oyuna necə kökləyirsiniz?
– Avrokuboklardan kənar qalmışıq. Futbolçulardan tələblərimizi bu gün gördük. Aydın məsələdir ki, ardıcıl məğlubiyyətlərə görə turnir cədvəlində gerilədik. Həmişə futbolçulara deyirəm ki, hər oyun bir şansdır. Qarşıda bir matçımız qalıb. Əlavə motivasiyaya ehtiyac yoxdur, onlar da başa düşür ki, hər matç bir fürsətdir. Düşünürəm ki, oyunçular istəklərimizi anladılar və özlərini göstərə bildilər. Futbol mübarizə oyunudur. Hər oyunçu son ana qədər döyüşməlidir.

– Özünüzü necə motivasiya edirsiniz? Klubdakı taleyiniz də qeyri-müəyyəndir.
– Yaxşı mövsüm keçirə bilmədim. Komanda bir gəmidir və burda kollektiv var. Rəhbərlik nə qərar verəcəksə, o da olacaq.

Şahin Cəfərov

Misli Premyer Liqasının XXXII turunun “Araz-Naxçıvan” – “Kəpəz” oyunundan (2:0) sonra qonaq komandanın baş məşqçisi Azər Bağırov jurnalistlərin suallarını cavablandırıb.

Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, mütəxəssis əvvəlcə görüşlə bağlı fikirlərini bölüşüb:

– Mövsümün son notlarıdır və artıq qarşımıza qoyulan məqsədə çatdığımız üçün görüşdə rotasiyalar etdik.

– Qarşıda “Neftçi” ilə oyun var. Rəqib üçün həlledici matçdır. Futbolçuları necə motivasiya edəcəksiniz?
– Hər oyuna motivasiyamız var. Bu gün az şans qazananları meydana buraxdıq. Düşünürəm ki, “Neftçi”yə qarşı oynamaq həmişə əlavə motivasiyadır.

– Gənclərə şans verməyi düşünürsünüz?
– Zaman göstərəcək. Azakeşlərimiz üçün yaxşı oyun sərgiləmək istəyirik.

– İki rəhbərliklə işləmisiniz. Kluba hansı yeniliklər gəlib?
– Bu il şərait daha yaxşıdır. Hər birinə böyük hörmətim var. İnşallah, hər şeyi zaman göstərəcək. İldən-ilə struktur, inkişaf daha yaxşı olmalıdır ki, nəticələr gəlsin.

Şahin Cəfərov