Endrick estabelece marca inédita na história do Palmeiras

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A conquista do título brasileiro na última quarta-feira rendeu ao atacante Endrick a marca de ser o primeiro atleta da história do Palmeiras campeão em todas as categorias do futebol: sub-11, sub-13, sub-15, sub-17, sub-20 e profissional.

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Só nesta temporada de 2022, a Cria da Academia faturou a Copinha, o Campeonato Brasileiro sub-20 e a Copa do Brasil sub-17, além do Brasileirão – e, em todos, marcou gols nas partidas decisivas. No clube desde 2016, quando chegou aos dez anos de idade, o jovem já havia faturado o Campeonato Paulista sub-11, sub-13, sub-15 (duas vezes) e sub-20, e outros seis torneios nacionais e internacionais.

Vale destacar que a maioria das conquistas veio com Endrick atuando em categorias acima da sua idade. Na Copinha, por exemplo, em meio a adversários de até 21 anos, o jovem de 15 anos foi eleito o melhor jogador da competição e ainda garantiu a artilharia com seis gols em sete partidas.

Titular pela primeira vez com Abel Ferreira na última quarta-feira, Endrick anotou diante do Fortaleza o seu terceiro gol em cinco jogos no profissional (o primeiro no Allianz Parque, mesmo local onde marcou o gol do título paulista sub-11 em 2017). Pela base, foram 161 gols em 188 partidas, considerando jogos oficiais e amistosos. Só em jogos de campeonato, foram 86 bolas na rede em 121 duelos.

Este não é o primeiro recorde que Endrick atinge desde que passou a frequentar o time profissional, ao completar 16 anos, em julho passado. Vale lembrar que o regulamento das competições nacionais impede jovens de até 15 anos jogar pelas equipes principais.

Em sua estreia, aos 23 minutos do segundo tempo diante do Coritiba, no dia 6 de outubro, no Allianz Parque, pela 30ª rodada do Brasileirão, o atacante se tornou o atleta mais jovem a atuar pelo clube em toda a história. Com 16 anos, dois meses e 15 dias, superou Rodrigo Taddei, antigo dono da marca, que tinha 16 anos, 3 meses e 5 dias quando entrou em campo diante do Botafogo-RJ, em duelo amistoso disputado em 1996.

Já o recorde de mais jovem atleta a balançar a rede pelo Verdão em todos os tempos veio pouco depois, no dia 25 de outubro, diante do Athletico-PR, na Arena da Baixada, pela 34ª rodada do Brasileiro.

Com 16 anos, 3 meses e 4 dias de idade, o camisa 16 marcou os dois primeiros gols da vitória por 3 a 1 e superou o antigo recordista, Heitor, maior artilheiro da história alviverde, que marcou o primeiro de seus 323 gols pelo clube aos 16 anos, 11 meses e 14 dias, em uma vitória do Palestra Italia por 4 a 1 sobre a Associação Atlética das Palmeiras, em dezembro de 1916, pelo Campeonato Paulista.

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USMNT, Real Salt Lake winger Diego Luna reportedly subject of transfer interest from La Liga's Celta Vigo

The breakout star of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup is reportedly catching the eyes of European clubs, with Celta Vigo named to the list

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  • USMNT's Luna garnering transfer interest
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    U.S. men's national team attacker Diego Luna is reportedly garnering transfer interest from multiple European clubs, including La Liga side Celta Vigo,

    Luna, 21, was the breakout star of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup for the USMNT, scoring three goals and registering two assists en route to the championship game of the competition, where they fell just short to Mexico in the final, falling 2-1.

    Ahead of the 2025 MLS season, Leeds United were a club named as admirers of his talents as well, but as things stand, there have been no approaches to MLS side Real Salt Lake for his services.

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    Luna is set to be the subject of transfer interest from all over Europe this summer, according to the report, with multiple clubs impressed with his performances for club and country of late.

    For Real Salt Lake this MLS season, the 21-year-old winger has scored eight goals and added four assists in 16 appearances for the Western Conference side. Before starring for RSL, Luna played in the USL with El Paso Locomotive FC as a teenager from 2021 to 2022.

    Celta Vigo finished seventh in La Liga last season, clinching a berth in the UEFA Europa League this coming season. They are managed by Claudio Giraldez.

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    Luna was named MLS Young Player of the Year in 2024 after scoring eight goals and recording 12 assists across the regular season.

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    WHAT NEXT FOR LUNA?

    Luna, back in the mix and available for selection for RSL after returning from USMNT duty, will next be able to return to the pitch when they host the Houston Dynamo Saturday evening in MLS action.

بدلاء الأهلي أمام مودرن سبورت في الدوري المصري.. بن شرقي يجاور جراديشار

أعلن الإسباني خوسيه ريبيرو، المدير الفني لفريق الأهلي، التشكيل الأساسي لمواجهة مودرن سبورت، بعد قليل، في الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع مودرن سبورت على أرضية ملعب استاد القاهرة، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الأولى من بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز موسم 2025-2026.

طالع.. موعد مباراة الأهلي في دور الـ 32 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا

وتعد مباراة اليوم الأولى محليًا للأهلي تحت قيادة ريبيرو، حيث يبحث الأحمر الفوز مدعمًا بصفقاته الجديدة.

وتعاقد الأهلي مع صفقات قوية، شملت أحمد سيد زيزو، محمود تريزيجيه، محمد علي بن رمضان، محمد شريف، أحمد رمضان بيكهام، محمد شكري، محمد سيحا، ياسين مرعي. بدلاء الأهلي اليوم أمام مودرن سبورت

محمد الشناوي – جراديشار – أشرف داري – أشرف بن شرقي – مصطفى العش – أليو ديانج – كريم فؤاد – طاهر محمد طاهر – أحمد نبيل كوكا.

Dravid on Rohit retiring in Super Over: 'Ashwin-level thinking'

And if he retired out, how was he allowed to bat in India’s second Super Over?

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Rohit Sharma was a central figure in the Super Over drama at the Chinnaswamy Stadium•BCCI

Did Rohit Sharma retire out or retire hurt? That question hung in the air after a dramatic finish to the third T20I in Bengaluru, where it took India two Super Overs to clinch victory against a spirited Afghanistan side.The bone of contention revolved around Rohit, the India captain, batting in the second Super Over after seeming to retire out first time around. According to the ICC’s playing conditions for Men’s T20Is, “[a]ny batsman dismissed in any previous Super Over shall be ineligible to bat in any subsequent Super Over.”Related

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The match officials have not yet clarified whether Rohit retired out or retired hurt. In the latter case, the batter is marked “retired not out” and is eligible to bat again.Rohit, who scored an unbeaten 121 earlier in the day, hit two sixes and a single off the third, fourth and fifth balls of the first Super Over in India’s chase of 17. With two runs required off the last ball and Yashasvi Jaiswal about to face, India made a swap at the non-striker’s end, with Rinku Singh replacing Rohit.If Rohit retired out, it was likely a tactical choice to allow a quicker runner to be involved during the last ball.Jaiswal picked up an edged single off the last ball, which took the match into a second Super Over with the scores tied once more. India, having chased in the first Super Over, batted first now, and Rohit strode out to bat once again, this time opening alongside Rinku.Rohit hit a six and a four off the first two balls of the second one-over Eliminator, as India scored 11 for 2 before Ravi Bishnoi ended Afghanistan’s chase with wickets off his first two balls.Rahul Dravid likened Rohit’s Super-Over swap to R Ashwin’s retired-out dismissal in the IPL•PTI

Speaking to the broadcasters after the game, India coach Rahul Dravid seemed to suggest that Rohit had retired himself out, likening the moment to R Ashwin retiring out in an IPL game in 2022 – the first case of a tactical retirement in that tournament.”Taking himself out was Ashwin-level thinking,” Dravid said when he was asked about Rohit’s Super-Over swap. “That’s Ash-level thinking.”At the post-match press conference, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was also asked about the Rohit incident, and whether the match officials had communicated to his team whether he had retired hurt or retired out.”I have no idea,” Trott said. “Has there ever been two Super Overs? That’s what I am trying to say. It’s sort of like a new… we keep setting these new sort of rules. What I am trying to say is we kept testing the rules, we kept testing the guidelines.Trott seemed to suggest there was a lack of communication between the officials and the teams, though he addressed Afghanistan’s choice of bowler for the second Super Over rather than the Rohit situation. Afghanistan wanted Azmatullah Omarzai, who had bowled the first Super Over, to bowl the second one too, but had to give the ball to Fareed Ahmed instead. The playing conditions state that “[a]ny bowler who bowled in the previous Super Over shall be ineligible to bowl in the subsequent Super Over.””It was not communicated,” Trott said. “We wanted Azmat to bowl the second over again, Fareed bowled a great over. But those sort of things will be explained… because it has happened, these things will be explained and done in writing in the future. If those are the rules, that’s great. I just think we had a good game, and I don’t think that should be the talking point.”

More silverware? Chelsea tipped to win the Premier League title next season as legendary Italian striker Christian Vieri hails job done by Enzo Maresca

Chelsea's stunning victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup shocked much of the football world, as few expected them to overcome the reigning European champions in such emphatic fashion. Now, Italian legend Christian Vieri has backed them to build on that momentum and, under Enzo Maresca's inspiring guidance, win the Premier League in the 2025-26 campaign.

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    Having won four of their last five matches to close out the 2024-25 Premier League season, Chelsea secured their return to Champions League football. That late-season charge, paired with their Conference League and global success, has positioned them as a team poised to dominate both at home and abroad.

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    Vieri admitted he had expected PSG to lift the Club World Cup trophy, but was quick to praise Chelsea’s hunger and tactical superiority.

    "(I) thought PSG would win," he said in an interview with . "When you win all the time, you get cocky. And then comes the slap in the face because there are others hungrier than you.”

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    Vieri was especially glowing in his assessment of Maresca, the Chelsea manager who took charge just over a year ago.

    "He worked with Guardiola for years, and it shows. It wasn’t just about high pressing, it was possession-based, organised football with fast players, quality and power, which always adds something," he opined.

    Vieri went on to predict that under Maresca’s leadership, Chelsea could very well go on to dominate both England and Europe in the next season.

    "For me, Chelsea will win the Premier League next season and be a contender for the Champions League," he added.

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    While optimism is high, Chelsea’s path at the start of the new season won’t be easy. The Premier League returns in a month and the west London outfit will begin their campaign with a string of London derbies, fixtures that are always emotionally charged and fiercely contested. Their opening game will be against Crystal Palace followed by matches against West Ham United, Fulham and Brentford.

Why ex-Chelsea star Conor Gallagher could be forced to leave Atletico Madrid after just one season – explained

Conor Gallagher may be forced to leave Atletico Madrid after just one season at the club, due to a peculiar La Liga rule which impacts English players.

Gallagher may leave AtleticoLa Liga clubs only allowed three non-EU playersCould open up Premier League returnFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

Following Atletico's recent signing of Argentine midfielder Thiago Almada from Brazilian outfit Botafogo, the Spanish giants have now exceeded the threshold of three non-EU players allowed within a La Liga squad. Gallagher could be the casualty, with the rule impacting English players since Brexit. There is believed to be more interest in the Englishman than in Samuel Lino, while Diego Simeone may want to keep Nahuel Molina at the club, according to a report by Cope in Spain.

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Gallagher has already been linked with a return move to the Premier League in recent weeks, with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United touted as holding an interest in the 21-cap England international. Former Chelsea academy graduate Gallagher joined Atletico from the Blues in a deal worth a reported £34 million ($45.6m/€39.1m) last summer.

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La Liga's rule to only allow three non-EU players to be registered has existed for five decades, and was reportedly driven by Johan Cruyff's arrival at Barcelona according to Spanish sports newspaper AS. There are ways to get around these rules, such as applying for EU citizenship through a spouse or after having played in Spain for five years.

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If Atletico do ultimately decide that Gallagher should be the player to leave the club in order to comply with La Liga's rules, it is believed the 25-year-old would be open to a Premier League return. Having spent a year learning from Simeone, Gallagher may return to England even more battle-hardened than ever before after impressing during his first season in Spain.

Shukri Conrad: 'If SA20 doesn't happen, we are not going to have Test cricket anyway'

South Africa’s Test coach says both he and the players have accepted the importance of the T20 franchise league to the game’s financial sustainability in the country

Firdose Moonda04-Jan-2024South Africa’s national team will have to “find a way to co-exist” with the SA20 and not fight against its primacy in the calendar, according to Test coach Shukri Conrad.His concession comes after South Africa announced a makeshift squad including an uncapped captain to play two Tests in New Zealand next month, sparking criticism, particularly from Australia, that they were disrespecting the oldest format. But Conrad called for a more nuanced understanding and indicated both he and the players have accepted the necessity of the SA20 to secure the game’s financial sustainability in South Africa.Asked to respond to Steve Waugh’s Instagram post on the South African squad, which questioned if it was a defining moment for Test cricket, Conrad did not hold back. “I don’t think Steve Waugh is going to really care what I say but I love how everybody outside South Africa have become experts on South African cricket,” he said. “Our hand has been forced. Everybody understands the SA20 has to happen. SA20 has to happen because it is the lifeblood of South African cricket. If it doesn’t happen, we are not going to have Test cricket anyway. We’ve got to find a way to coexist with the league, we’ve got to co-exist with leagues around the world to ensure the sustainability of the game.”

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Conrad was equally critical of those who drew up the calendar for putting the series in the same window as the SA20, though CSA maintained that the FTP was decided on before the league’s window was finalised. This account is disputed and insiders confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that CSA was already aware of when it planned to run the league when FTP talks happened. Either way, it has not left Conrad best pleased. “Yes, there was a cock-up, or somebody got it wrong with the scheduling, and this is why we find ourselves here,” he said. “It’s unfortunate but we all saw the value of the league last year.”CSA has also given an assurance that there will “not be any further clashes between our bilateral commitments and the SA20”, though the FTP has a three-Test, three-ODI and three-T20 visit from England scheduled for the 2026-27 season, and some part of that will have to be played in January.Related

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But Conrad’s immediate concern is the series with New Zealand, which is South Africa’s second of the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle and could see as many as seven debutants. Most of the squad named late last week played in a three-match series against West Indies A last month, so they have had recent, competitive, red-ball game time, and they will depart for New Zealand two weeks before the first Test and play a practice match in order to adapt to conditions. “What we’ve done is that I used the A side tour against West Indies as part of the prep. We are going to be leaving for New Zealand a few days earlier, so that we can prepare there,” Conrad said. ‘We leave on the 19th of January for the Test on the 4th of February.”And despite the patchwork nature of the squad, Conrad does not want them to be devalued and even backs their chances of pulling off a few surprises. “It’s still South Africa that’s going there. We don’t sing a different national anthem. We don’t wear a different blazer or anything like that. We are going to give it our best shot,” he said. “I hate the fact that South Africa go as underdogs because I don’t think we ever should be underdogs in anything that we do, but we do go as underdogs. Anything that we come back with, whether it is a draw or if we sneak a win, that’s going to be massive for us.”South Africa have only played two matches in the current WTC and have 12 points. They will only play two-Test series for the duration of this cycle.

مصطفى شوبير يتوجه بطلب لجماهير الأهلي بعد التعادل مع مودرن سبورت

علق مصطفى شوبير حارس مرمى فريق الكرة بالنادي الأهلي، على التعادل مع مودرن سبورت، في افتتاح مشوار بطولة الدوري المصري.

الأهلي سقط في فخ التعادل أمام مودرن سبورت، في اللقاء الذي أقيم أمس على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، بهدفين لكل فريق.

وقال مصطفى شوبير عبر حسابه الشخصي على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “إنستجرام”: “ليست البداية التي كنا نرغب بها، لكننا سنبذل كل ما في وسعنا في المباراة القادمة”.

واختتم موجهًا رسالة لجماهير الأهلي: “دعمكم يعني لنا الكثير، ونشعر به في كل مباراة”.

طالع.. وفقًا للائحة.. ما هي عقوبة الزمالك بعد سباب زيزو وشكوى الأهلي؟

ويأتي التعادل ليسجل رقمًا سلبيًا للأهلي في انطلاقة الدوري الجديد حيث تُعد المرة الأولى التي يفشل فيها الأهلي في تحقيق الفوز في أولى جولات الدوري منذ 6 سنوات.

وكانت آخر مرة تعثر فيها الأهلي، بالجولة الأولى موسم 2018-2019 عندما تعادل مع الإسماعيلي بهدف لكل منهما، لكنه تمكن من الفوز باللقب في النهاية.

São Paulo corta quantia milionária em salários com saídas de jogadores

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Até agora, seis jogadores já deixaram o São Paulo: Miranda, Eder, Andrés Colorado, Marcos Guilherme, Nahuel Bustos e Reinaldo. Com estas saídas, o Tricolor cortou cerca de R$ 3,2 milhões em salários.

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Estas saídas e cortes nas folhas salariais já estavam no planejamento de Rogério Ceni para a temporada 2023. Sem títulos em 2022 e sem conseguir uma vaga na Copa Libertadores – pelo segundo ano consecutivo – algumas medidas já eram esperadas, desde antes do fracasso na final da Copa Sul-Americana.

– Eu vejo primeiro que nós temos seis ou sete jogadores que vencem o contrato. Vai ter que ser analisado para o ano que vem como vai ser feito. De bom, eu vejo o número de garotos só que estão sendo usados e que vão ganhando experiência com jogos como esse aqui de semifinal de Copa do Brasil. Agora eu vejo como o amadurecimento de muitos. Se eu estiver aqui ano que vem, nós analisaremos, nós temos que baixar o custo da folha de pagamento – disse Rogério Ceni, em setembro, ainda quando não era certa a sua permanência no Tricolor ou não.

Dito e feito. Até o momento, ainda sem contratações, dos seis nomes que já deixaram o Morumbi, uma boa parte recebia salários altos e não eram tão utilizados pelo treinador. Dentre estes, um dos casos mais chamava atenção era Eder.

Em outubro, a torcida organizada Independente ‘vazou’ o salário de todos os atletas do elenco são-paulino como uma forma de protesto, após a derrota na final da Copa Sul-Americana. O atacante, que teve sua saída anunciada há algumas semanas, recebia R$ 700 mil por mês.

Mesmo com este corte, Eder ainda tem alguns valores a receber do São Paulo. Conforme o LANCE! adiantou, estes serão pagos emum acordo de dois anos. São referentes a bichos e luvas.

Além de Eder, Nahuel Bustos era outro nome que recebia um alto salário. Ainda segundo os valores divulgados pela organizada, o valor era estimado em R$ 720 mil. Entretanto, o argentino quase não jogou.

Bustos chegou ao São Paulo em agosto, como um empréstimo do Girona. Se despediu na última semana, com apenas nove jogos disputados e um gol marcado. Segundo o L! apurou, muito da sua saída foi motivada justamente por esta falta de espaço.

Veja os salários dos atletas que deixaram o São Paulo nas últimas semanas:

Nahuel Bustos: R$ 720 mil
Miranda: R$ 650 mil
Eder: R$ 700 mil
​Andrés Colorado: R$ 280 mil
Marcos Guilherme: R$ 300 mil
Reinaldo: R$ 550 mil

'I want to give back to the game' – Dhawal Kulkarni after signing-off a winner

When Tanush Kotian cleaned up Yash Thakur to leave Vidarbha nine down in their chase of 538 in the Ranji Trophy final at the Wankhede, Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane threw the ball to Dhawal Kulkarni, looking to give him one final hurrah. Kulkarni duly obliged, rattling the stumps as Umesh Yadav missed a wild hoick to wrap up the title for Mumbai. An emotional Kulkarni was honoured in the presentation ceremony and then as the team celebrated, his team-mates lifted him up on their shoulders in front of the home crowd. It was a fitting farewell, if there ever was one.Kulkarni, who wanted to finish his career on a high, is not done with cricket, though, saying that he now wants to give back to the sport that has given him plenty.”I’ve not thought about it much but cricket has given me so much that I want to give it back to the game, whether it be coaching or whatever role that I get,” Kulkarni said in the post-match press conference. “I want to give it back to cricket. So everything I do in the future, it will be around cricket.”Related

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Having debuted for Mumbai in 2007, Kulkarni leaves after representing the team in 208 matches across formats.Kulkarni was moved by Rahane’s gesture to give him the chance to take the last Vidarbha wicket.”It is quite memorable because you want to end your career on a high. Tushar [Deshpande] was bowling. Shardul [Thakur] and Ajinkya discussed that ‘we should give it to Dhawal’. I wasn’t actually ready to bowl but then they said ‘no you bowl’.”It was quite a memorable wicket. I took the first wicket of the game and the last wicket, so it was quite memorable.”Kulkarni, who played 12 ODIs and two T20Is for India, felt he could have had more chances to represent the country, but he said he did not want to dwell on the past.

“What’s gone is gone. I look at the future [rather] than what’s happened in the past,” Kulkarni said. “I know I should have played more cricket for the Indian team, but what’s gone is gone. I’ve never cribbed about it.””I’ve never pointed my finger at anyone. That’s how I am. That’s my personality. I’ve always taken that as a challenge. I’ve always wanted to improve, not looking at others but at my game or myself. Each and every day when I stepped on the field, I wanted to do better. How can I do better – that was the question on my mind.”Kulkarni finishes his playing career with 95 first-class appearances, in which he took 281 wickets. He also has 223 wickets from 130 List-A games and 154 wickets from 162 T20s.Rahane, who has played with Kulkarni from when they were Under-19 cricketers, lauded his team-mate’s never-say-die attitude and his longevity for Mumbai.Mumbai winning the Ranji Trophy gave Dhawal Kulkarni a dream send off•PTI

“I think, there are lot of good qualities about Dhawal. We were room partners for many years. But one thing about him as a cricketer [that stood out], the determination and the attitude of never giving up,” Rahane said. “Playing for 17 years for Mumbai is not easy. But the commitment and determination with which he has played day-in day-out every year has been amazing.”It’s very easy when things are not going your way. But as a cricketer, he has shown that what is in his control, the commitment throughout the years… I have always seen [it],” Rahane said. “We were room partners in our younger days but after that I have watched him grow. He has won many games for Mumbai.”I think he has played in six finals and we have won all six [Mumbai won five of the finals Kulkarni played in]. His character on the field has been amazing. And I’ve been really happy for him, for his career.”

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