Lautaro Martinez has yet to come to terms with Inter's Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, admitting he could not talk for days.

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Inter's promising season ended in disaster as they were annihilated 5-0 by the French champions in Munich. The Italian giants had been in contention to win a treble of trophies, but ended the campaign empty handed as they crashed out of the Coppa Italia and lost out on the Serie A title in the last game of the season.

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The European final set a record for the highest margin of defeat in a Champions League final. Since then, they have seen coach Simone Inzaghi leave for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal and Christian Chivu, who won the treble with the club in 2010, was appointed new coach before the Club World Cup. Argentine striker Martinez is still reeling from the horrific evening in Munich as he revealed the emotional toll of the upset, but he urged his team-mates to move on under their new coach.

WHAT LAUTARO SAID

Martinez told reporters: "I can't understand how it was possible to lose such a great opportunity in that way. I was sad, it was difficult to get to the bottom of the reasons, it took me five or six days to talk, I wanted to explain to my people. That night nothing was possible and everything was possible for them: it wasn't us, we weren't a team. It's football. And now however we have to move on, there is no other possibility, even if everything remains in the head."

But then he rallied his troops and urged his team-mates to move on, saying: "We have to turn the page and not think about what happened. I asked my team-mates to be strong in the head, I explained that in the USA we need one last effort before the holidays."

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Inter are set to take on Monterrey today at the Club World Cup as they look to erase the memories of the Champions League final and add silverware to an underwhelming 2024-25 season.

Despite Marc-Andre ter Stegen's outrage over Joan Garcia's signing, Barcelona have decided not to provide any clarifications to their captain.

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• Barca set to complete Joan Garcia transfer
• Ter Stegen to become third-choice goalkeeper
• German won't be provided any explanations

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  Barcelona are close to finalising the signing of goalkeeper Garcia from Espanyol, with the club taking a firm stance on not needing to explain the decision to current No. 1 Ter Stegen, reports. The club views squad planning as the responsibility of director of football Deco and head coach Hansi Flick, and believes reinforcing the team doesn’t require prior consultation with individual players — goalkeepers included.

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  The move has reportedly left Ter Stegen outraged, feeling blindsided and disrespected by what he perceives as an attempt to phase him out without transparency. Despite his years of service and leadership, Barcelona remain firm in their belief that team decisions rest solely with sporting management. Flick will manage the goalkeeper rotation as he sees fit, and any concerns players may have should be taken up directly with him. So far, no official request to leave has been submitted by the German international.

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  While Ter Stegen is determined to remain at the club and fight for his spot, there has been no shortage of interest in the goalkeeper's services. Manchester United are reportedly eyeing the Barca custodian to replace the under-fire Andre Onana. Turkish giants Galatasaray have also expressed interest in the former Borussia Monchengladbach player, while Saudi giants Al-Hilal are also rumoured to be keeping tabs on his situation at Barcelona.

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  Reports from Spain suggested that the 33-year-old was scheduled for talks with president Joan Laporta and Flick to understand his future at the club. It is widely expected that the German international will be the third-choice goalkeeper behind Garcia and Wojciech Szczesny, which could prompt him to leave Catalunya this summer.

Teenager Shoaib Bashir claims three wickets before Hampshire slip in follow-on

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Hampshire 330 (Organ 97, Abbott 89, Bashir 3-88) and 34 for 2 trail Somerset 500 (Rew 221, Aldridge 88, Bess 54, Abbott 4-56, Dawson 4-118) by 136 runsFelix Organ and Kyle Abbott produced a ninth-wicket stand of 177 to boost Hampshire’s prospects of avoiding defeat on the third day of the LV= County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.The visitors had slumped to 152 for 8, replying to 500, from an overnight 58 for two when Abbott strode to the crease to strike 89 not out off 152 balls, including 15 fours and a six. Organ contributed a more measured, but equally valuable 97.Hampshire were eventually bowled out for 330, teenaged offspinner Shoaib Bashir claiming 3 for 88 from 31 overs. They were invited to follow-on 170 behind and reached 34 for 2 in their second innings by the close.The day began with a big moment for 19-year-old Somerset left-arm seamer Alfie Ogborne, who claimed his maiden first-class wicket on debut with the fifth ball of the opening over when James Vince, on 16, edged to Tom Lammonby at third slip.Soon it was 64 for 4 as the next over saw Nick Gubbins edge Jack Brooks to wicketkeeper James Rew who held a low diving catch.At 80 for 4, Somerset introduced another 19-year-old in the tall Bashir, from the River End. He wasted no time dismissing Liam Dawson, who slog-swept a catch to deep midwicket and James Fuller, bowled playing down the wrong line.Hampshire were suddenly 88 for 6. Ben Brown and Organ were forced to play cautiously, although Organ cleared the short boundary on the town side of ground with a slog-sweep off Bashir.The pair put together a half-century stand in 121 balls. By the time rain took the players off on the stroke of lunch, Hampshire had reached 138 for six.Brown fell for 39 in the first over after the interval, getting an inside edge onto his stumps to give Ogborne a second wicket. Kasey Aldridge then had Keith Barker caught behind for 12, and the batting side were in deep trouble, still 348 behind.But Organ had settled meticulously to his task and found a reliable partner in Abbott, who brought up the 200 by lofting Bashir back over his head for four.Organ struck two more sixes on his way to a patient half-century, which occupied 148 balls, and the pair were still together when the second new ball was taken at 241 for 8 after 80 overs. Just before it was taken, Organ appeared to survive a sharp chance to short-leg off Dom Bess.Abbott looked untroubled in moving to a 76-ball fifty, including 10 fours, and advanced the total to 250 with a single in the same over from Brooks. Another Abbott four, off Ogborne, took the ninth-wicket stand into three figures from 146 balls and by tea Hampshire had progressed to 258 for 8.The new ball had little effect and an Organ sweep for six over midwicket off Bashir earned his side a second batting point before Abbott’s 14th four took the stand to 150. It was already the highest ever for Hampshire’s ninth wicket against Somerset, beating the 135 put together by Nigel Cowley and Bob Stephenson at Taunton in 1977.Finally, with the total on 329, Somerset broke through as Organ advanced down the pitch to Bashir, who cleverly adjusted his length to beat the outside edge and provide Rew with a simple stumping.Organ looked crestfallen as he dragged himself off the pitch, having worked so hard to keep his team in the game. He had battled away for four hours and 25 minutes, facing 206 balls and hitting nine fours and five sixes.Abbott was also denied a deserved hundred when last man Mohammad Abbas was pinned lbw by Bess for a duck. There were only 14 overs left in the day and Somerset skipper Tom Abell enforced the following on, probably reasoning that his bowling attack could soon rest tired limbs ahead of another assault in the morning.Abbott was sent out to open the Hampshire second innings with Fletcha Middleton and had made 15 when giving a waist-high return catch with the score on 31. Joe Weatherley edged Bess through to Rew with only a single added and Organ walked out at No. 4 with his team back in the mire.

تحدث المدير الفني لفريق ريال مدريد، تشابي ألونسو، عن تأهلهم إلى نصف نهائي بطولة كأس العالم للأندية، نسخة 2025، بعد فوزهم المثير على بوروسيا دورتموند، مساء أمس.

واستضاف ملعب “ميتلايف” مباراة الفريقين في خضم منافسات ربع نهائي كأس العالم للأندية.

وحقق ريال مدريد فوزًا على بوروسيا دورتموند، بثلاثة أهداف لهدفين، ليتأهل إلى نصف النهائي من أجل مواجهة باريس سان جيرمان.

وقال تشابي ألونسو، في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية: “لقد سيطرنا على المباراة بشكل جيد حتى الدقيقة 80، مع الكرة وبدونها، ثم توترت الأمور، حدث الكثير في وقت قصير، ربما يفيدنا ذلك في المباراة القادمة”.

وأضاف: “بشكل عام قدمنا مباراة مستقرة نوعًا ما، كنا في حاجة إلى الاستحواذ على الكرة بشكل أكبر، اللاعبون الأساسيون ليسوا الحاسمين فقط، بل أن أولئك الذين شاركوا كبدلاء كذلك قدموا أداءً جيدًا”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. موعد مباراة ريال مدريد وباريس سان جيرمان في نصف نهائي كأس العالم للأندية

وواصل: “ساعدنا جولر كثيرًا في الشوط الأول بتواصله مع لاعبي قلب الدفاع، كما أنه يتمتع بقدم جيدة، علينا جميعًا مساعدته ومنحه التوازن”.

وشدد: “ستكون هناك أمور عليه تحسينها، لكنك تتحسن من خلال اللعب، نحن بحاجة إلى الجميع، إلى تلك الطاقة، يجب على البدلاء أيضًا أن يكونوا منخرطين في المباراة”.

واسترسل: “ستكون مباراة باريس سان جيرمان رائعة، لم تتح لي الفرصة لمواجهتهم كمدرب، لديهم زخم فريق بطل، سيكون هذا هو التحدي”.

وعما إذا كان كيليان مبابي سيشارك كأساسي ضد باريس سان جيرمان، قال: “لا أعرف، بدءًا من الغد سأبدأ في التفكير في الأمر”.

وتغزل في الفرنسي قائلًا: “إنه أحد أكثر اللاعبين تكاملًا في العالم، أينما يلعب، يمكنه الوصول بسهولة إلى العديد من الأماكن في الملعب”.

وعن كيفية خوض مبابي المباراة ضد فريقه القديم حيث سيكون الأمر خاصًا بانسبة له، اختتم ألونسو ضاحكًا: “لا أعرف كيف سيتعامل مع الأمر، سنرى من الغد”.

Good news, Tottenham Hotspur fans, the season will be over in about two months.

It’s not been the campaign the Lilywhites’ faithful would have been hoping for this year, as instead of building on their fifth-place finish in the Premier League last term, Ange Postecoglou’s side look set to finish in the bottom half.

With that said, there are undoubtedly reasons to be optimistic for the North Londoners, as, when fit, the likes of Guglielmo Vicario, Micky Van de Ven, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke make an exciting spine.

Moreover, amid the seemingly endless stream of injuries the club have had to deal with this season, a number of youngsters have stood up and stood out.

As a result, they’ve made it onto Goal’s NXGN 2025, a list that celebrates the 50 best wonderkids in world football.

Where Tottenham's best talents rank on 2025's NXGN list

Starting with the highest-placed Spurs player on the list, who is not out on loan, brings us to the incredible Archie Gray, who is placed at 13th on the list.

The former Leeds United star joined Tottenham for around £30m in the summer, and while he is a midfielder by trade, he’s stepped up in a big way amid the club’s defensive injury crisis, making 38 first-team appearances, 31 of which have come in the backline.

Moreover, while the Durham-born gem has impressed fans and pundits alike with his performances and ability on and off the ball this term, his attitude and mentality have been equally encouraging and suggest he could be a future leader in N17.

Moving up four places to 17th on the list brings us to the brilliant Lucas Bergvall.

The Swedish maestro signed for the club in an £8.5m deal last winter but joined up with the squad in the summer, and so far, he’s looked entirely at home in a top-five league.

Yang Min-hyeok

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Luka Vuskovic

#26

Mikey Moore

#22

Lucas Bergvall

#17

Archie Gray

#13

The former Djurgården star has made 38 appearances for Postecoglou, in which he’s scored one goal, provided four assists and looked like a bonafide future superstar.

Despite being so young, the Stockholm-born gem looks entirely assured on the ball and, as analyst Ben Mattinson puts it, ‘can change a game through his creativity or goal-scoring ability.’

With that said, another of the North Londoners’ teenage talents made it onto the list, someone whose value has skyrocketed this season.

The Spurs teen whose value has skyrocketed

So, as we’ve already spoken about the incredible Gray and Bergvall, it should come as no surprise that the final Spurs teen – who isn’t on loan – to make it onto the list is Mikey Moore, who sits in 22nd place.

The 17-year-old is one of the most highly rated prospects in English football at the moment, and when you take a look at his record in junior football, it’s not hard to see why.

For example, in 34 appearances for the Lilywhites’ various youth sides, the teenage phenomenon has scored 21 goals and provided 15 assists, resulting in a simply sensational average of 1.05 goal involvement every game.

Games

24

5

5

Goals

19

2

0

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13

2

0

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1.33

0.80

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Moreover, while he hasn’t featured as frequently for the first team as some of his young teammates have this term, he’s looked good when he has.

In just 16 appearances, totalling 632 minutes, the “fearless” winger, as dubbed by teammate James Maddison, has scored one goal and provided two assists, coming out to an average of a goal involvement every 210.66 minutes, which isn’t bad going for someone so young.

Moreover, even when he hasn’t produced a goal or assist, he has blown people away, as it was in the first league phase game against AZ Alkmaar that Maddison compared the Hotspur Way talent to Neymar Jr of all people while he’s also received glowing comparisons to Spain’s Lamine Yamal.

Finally, such an incredible record with the youth teams and impressive cameos for the first teams have seen the Englishman’s value explode this season, with Transfermarkt pricing him at just €1m, or about £800k, in October and €15m today, which is about £12.6m, or a staggering 1475% increase within a single campaign.

Ultimately, while things haven’t gone as well as they could have this season, Tottenham have several sensationally talented youngsters in their squad, including the increasingly valuable Moore.

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Campeão carioca, semifinalista da Copa do Brasil e vice-líder do Brasileiro. Apesar das eliminações precoces na Libertadores e na Sul-Americana, a temporada do Fluminense tem sido positiva e pode ser ainda mais, já que segue na briga por dois títulos nacionais. Pra isso, o Tricolor conta com um dos ataques mais produtivos de 2022.

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Contando com a grande fase de Germán Cano, artilheiro do futebol brasileiro no ano com 31 bolas na rede, o Fluminense soma 93 gols em 54 jogos. Restando ainda mais de três meses para o fim da temporada, o time já superou o volume do ano passado inteiro, quando marcou 88 vezes. O número foi batido neste fim de semana, após a goleada por 5 a 2 sobre o Coritiba, no Maracanã.

Em 2022, apenas duas equipes da Série A marcaram mais gols: o Palmeiras, líder do Campeonato Brasileiro, que já estufou as redes 109 vezes, e o Flamengo, terceiro colocado, com 104.

O aumento na produtividade ofensiva se deu a partir da chegada de Fernando Diniz. Antes sob o comando de Abel Braga, o time tinha como seu ponto forte a defesa. Em 27 confrontos com o antigo treinador, a equipe marcou 37 gols e sofreu apenas 18. Com Diniz, também em 27 duelos, marcou 56 vezes, subindo a média de tentos de 1,37 para 2,07 por jogo. Em contrapartida, sofreu 28 – dez a mais.

O Fluminense volta a campo nesta quarta-feira, pela Copa do Brasil, para enfrentar o Corinthians. Com 46 gols sofridos em 53 partidas, os paulistas têm a terceira defesa menos vazada do Brasil no ano, junto do Tricolor, mas é apenas o 11º em gols marcados.

TIMES COM MAIS GOLS NA TEMPORADA
– Apenas equipes da Série A

1º – Palmeiras – 109 gols
2º – Flamengo -104 gols
3º – Fluminense – 93 gols
4º – São Paulo – 91 gols
5º – Atlético-MG – 83 gols
6º – Fortaleza – 79 gols
7º – Athletico-PR – 78 gols
8º – Atlético-GO – 75 gols
9º – Ceará – 71 gols
10º – Internacional – 64 gols
11º – Corinthians – 63 gols
12º – Cuiabá – 62 gols
13º – Red Bull Bragantino – 61 gols
14º – Santos – 60 gols
Coritiba – 60 gols
16º – Goiás – 58 gols
17º – Botafogo – 54 gols
18º – América-MG – 53 gols
19º – Avaí – 35 gols
20º – Juventude – 32 gols

Graeme van Buuren posted his first Gloucestershire List-A hundred to guide his team to a hard-fought 23-run victory over Northants Steelbacks in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup at Cheltenham.Returning after a month recovering from injury, the South African top-scored with a pugnacious 108 and helped stage a stand of 104 with Anwar Ali for the eighth wicket as the home side recovered from 142 for 7 to make 278 in 48.4 overs.Recruited on a short-term overseas contract, Anwar weighed in with an entertaining 61 to redress the balance after seamer Ben Sanderson had claimed three wickets in 13 balls to make a mess of Gloucestershire’s top order.Ajeet Singh Dale then returned figures of 4 for 58, including a burst of three wickets in 11 deliveries, and Tom Price took 4 for 26 as Steelbacks, who never recovered from the wreckage of 30 for 5 in the tenth, were eventually dismissed for 255 in 48.1 overs. Tom Taylor at least put up a fight, making a valiant effort to turn the tide in a combative innings of 112 from 87 balls, while skipper Lewis McManus contributed 54 to put Gloucestershire celebrations on hold.Signing off from the Festival in style, Gloucestershire have now won their opening two games in the 50-over competition to lay down a marker at the top of Group B.A large College Ground audience of 4,000 roared their approval as Singh Dale and Price cooked up a storm with the new ball, five of Northamptonshire’s top six batsmen failing to make double figures as the reply ran into immediate trouble. Price had Emilio Gay caught at mid-on and then bowled Ricardo Vasconcelos in his next over from the College Lawn End to set nerves jangling in the away dressing room.Singh Dale bowled Sam Whiteman and Luke Procter with the last two deliveries of the sixth over and, although Rob Keogh survived the hat-trick ball, he did not last long thereafter, edging a catch behind to spark pandemonium in the marquees.Only new overseas signing Prithvi Shaw proved immune to the chaos all around him, the Mumbai batsman standing firm and hooking Singh Dale backward of square for a towering six to demonstrate his defiance. But not even he was up to a task of this magnitude, and he eventually perished for 33, attempting to hook Paul van Meekeren and conspiring to hit his wicket.