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As for the Brazilian outfit, who were runners-up to Manchester City in the 2023 edition of the Club World Cup, they are expected to be lead by the experienced figure of Thiago Silva - still going strong at the age of 40.
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BBC News
32 minutes ago
- BBC News
Ronaldo loan move to Al-Hilal 'counter-intuitive'
The chief executive of Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal says that a loan move for Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the Club World Cup would have been "completely counter-intuitive" because he played for their "biggest opponent" were linked with a possible deal for the 40-year-old Portugal forward after Fifa introduced an additional transfer window earlier this month because of the revamped rival Riyadh clubs are controlled by the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF), and Ronaldo is out of contract at Al-Nassr at the end of when asked if they came close to a move for the forward, Esteve Calzada told BBC Sport: "We normally don't comment on players' situations, particularly because our name is always put out there, when a player or an agent wants to negotiate a better deal with his club, or is trying to move out."It's been a very weird transfer window, it's a very short period of time."You don't want to take a decision thinking about this tournament that then you have to carry on with for the next two or three years."As much I respect Ronaldo as a huge player, as we all recognise he is, it's certainly completely counter-intuitive that you bring the biggest player of your biggest opponent to play with you."Even more when it's only for three to four weeks."We've been trying to see if we can reinforce the team. But some players were with a mindset of 'holidays already', some players were sometimes just asking for too much money, and we're aware that our team is extremely competitive."We'll go into the traditional transfer window after the tournament still with the biggest ambitions to see if we can reinforce the team even more." Fernandes, Nunez, Osimhen - Al-Hilal can 'pitch to any player' Al-Hilal recently appointed Simone Inzaghi as their head coach but did not make any major signings ahead of the Club World this month, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes claimed he rejected a huge offer from Al-Hilal because he still wants to play "at the highest possible level"."I cannot confirm nor deny that we've been interested in him," added Calzada."He's a big player, it fits the profile of player that we think would be good for Al-Hilal, just like many others. We're not refraining from contacting players because we feel they would say no to us."The names we are linked with demonstrate the ambition of the club. We believe that we are in a position to pitch [to] any players nowadays."In recent months, Al-Hilal have also reportedly considered moves for Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. While refusing to comment on those specific cases, Calzada did say: "We are targeting the biggest players."We are very ambitious, but we need to see hunger from the player himself and the transaction needs to work out both ways."The only thing we've been trying to remind players and agents is that 'yes, we are from Saudi, but we don't print notes here!"My role as CEO is to make sure we run the club efficiently, so that we can have the biggest budget possible to have big players, but not at any cost."That's why sometimes we basically walk away from negotiations, because we still want players extremely keen on coming, and not only looking for the money." 'No regret' over Neymar The likes of Ruben Neves, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Joao Cancelo helped Al-Hilal win the 2023-24 Saudi Pro League, but record signing Neymar left the club in January after just seven appearances following an injury-hit spell in asked if the club regretted signing the Brazilian, Calzada - who previously worked at both Barcelona and Manchester City - said: "I would say no regret at all."It's just sad that he got badly injured. It's always been unfair to criticise Neymar for being injured, when most of the injuries came from tackles from opponents."A collateral positive effect of it is that it helped us to make the club more popular globally. It helped us to gain social media followers when he arrived, alongside other big names."Now we have over 42 million followers on social media. The good news for us is that some of those followers, we won them because of the arrival of Neymar, and when he left, they stayed."So in that respect, it's some sort of legacy that can stay with us." Inzaghi 'expected to help us win again' Al-Hilal finished the Saudi Pro League season eight points behind new champions Al-Ittihad, and sacked Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus last month after his team were knocked out of the Asian Champions League Elite was appointed just days after his former club Inter Milan lost the Champions League final against PSG."It might look like it's something that came quickly, but it's the result of hard work," said Calzada."He was playing a massive match and asked [us] to keep things aside until after the final, it was decided but not signed before the final, just because out of respect he asked us to wait, which is certainly fair enough."This season we came off second, that's below par for what is expected from us."And very simply what we expect from the new coach is that he helps us to win again and to re-establish our championship."Al-Hilal begin their Club World Cup campaign against Real Madrid on Wednesday in a repeat of the final of the 2022 Madrid won 5-3 in Morocco, with Vinicius Jnr and Federico Valverde each scoring twice and Karim Benzema - now of Saudi club Al-Ittihad - also on target. Al-Hilal responded through Moussa Marega and two from Luciano Vietto."It's a huge opportunity for us to show our product, [and] to also test our level as well, because we don't have so many opportunities," said Calzada."We're not here to exchange shirts with Real Madrid players, or only for the exposure."We have a very talented squad, with the addition of a world-renowned new coach with us and with that we go to the tournament with the maximum ambition."
Scottish Sun
35 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Former Man Utd star, 35, subbed off after 20 minutes then red carded on bench in nightmare Club World Cup debut
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMER Manchester United star Ander Herrera was shown a red card on the BENCH during wild scenes in Boca Juniors' Club World Cup opener. Herrera, 35, was subbed off just 20 minutes into his Argentinian side's feisty 2-2 draw with Benfica - before being one of THREE players sent off. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Ander Herrera was given the first of three red cards in Boca Juniors' clash with Benfica Credit: Getty 6 Herrera had to be held back from the referee by security after a controversial penalty incident Credit: Reuters 6 Herrara lasted just 20 minutes of Boca Juniors' Club World Cup opener Credit: AP Herrera was forced off after 20 minutes with an injury, before Boca Juniors quickly took a 2-0 lead seven minutes later in Miami. But chaos struck on the brink of half-time when former Manchester City star Nicolas Otamendi won a soft penalty for Benfica, when Carlos Palacios was adjudged to have made slight contact in the air. An incensed Herrera was fuming with the decision to send referee Cesar Arturo Ramos to the VAR monitor. In shocking scenes, the injured midfielder tried to shove his way through security to confront the ref while he was in a middle of a VAR review. READ MORE MAN UTD NEWS FRENCH FANCY Man Utd scout £20m Nice star as Ruben Amorim demands more physical presence Herrera had to be held back by security guards, before being shown a straight red card at the Hard Rock Stadium - which will host seven games at the 2026 World Cup. His former Man Utd and PSG team-mate Angel Di Maria, 37, scored the spot-kick in the third minute of first half injury time, before more fireworks in the second half. Both teams were reduced to 10 men as tempers flared, with Benfica's Andrea Belotti and Boca's Jorge Figal also seeing red. Belotti, who was a half-time sub, was given his marching orders in the 72nd minute for a dangerous high boot on the back of a Boca player's head. 6 Angel Di Maria's penalty made it 2-1 before half-time Credit: Getty 6 Andrea Belotti ensured both side were down to 10 men Credit: Alamy 6 Jorge Figal is shown a red card by referee Cesar Arturo Ramos Credit: Reuters CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Ramos originally gave Belotti a yellow card but upgraded it after being called over to review by VAR. After things settled for a few minutes, Otamendi completed the stunning comeback with a bullet header in the 84th minute. Chelsea launch Club World Cup campaign with 2-0 victory over LAFC in Atlanta But Bocas were down to nine-men just four minutes later after Figal was late and reckless with a challenge near the touch line, right in front of a group of Benfica players warming up. A brawl threatened to kick off between the bench and players, before the officials intervened. It was one of the busiest games of the Club World Cup so far, with 55,574 people in the crowd in a sea of yellow-shirted Bocas fans. Meanwhile, Chelsea's 2-0 win over MLS side LAFC was played out in front of a near-empty stadium in Atlanta. Bocas are in Group C with Bayern Munich and Auckland City, with the German champions thrashing the New Zealand side 10-0 on Sunday.
Daily Mail
44 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Fans hail football's new TV broadcast innovation as an 'amazing game-changer' as fresh footage emerges from Chelsea's Club World Cup win
Football fans have hailed a new broadcast initiative as and 'amazing game-changer' following coverage of Chelsea 's Club World Cup win on Monday evening. The Blues got their campaign off to the perfect start in Atlanta, beating LAFC 2-0 in a comfortable first group stage match. Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez were on the scoresheet for Enzo Maresca 's side, who are one of only two Premier League clubs in a tournament being played in the United States over the next few weeks. The competition is being broadcast live on DAZN, and one particular part of the coverage on Monday caught the eye of viewers, who heaped praise on the broadcaster's initiative. New footage has emerged of Neto's goal in the 34th minute of the game, which saw the forward played in by Nicolas Jackson after good work from Cole Palmer in the middle of the pitch. DAZN, meanwhile, have released the footage of the goal, which shows it from referee Jesus Valenzuela Saez's point of view - an angle dubbed referee cam. I don't care what anyone says the 'Ref Cam' at the CWC is absolutely amazing. Game changer. — herculez gomez (@herculezg) June 16, 2025 Football fans have hailed a new broadcast initiative from DAZN following Chelsea's Club World Cup win over LAFC The Venezuelan, who wore the camera next to his ear, can be seen getting close to Palmer in the middle of the pitch as he tries to keep up with play, before the England forward plays in Jackson. Jackson then passes the ball to Neto on the right, with the referee initially getting ahead of play before rushing to try and catch up with Neto. Neto then cuts inside his man and scores, with the referee then turning to point to the centre circle to signal a goal. He then watches the celebrations, before looking down at his watch to check the time of the goal and potentially see the length of the delay for the goal. Fans lauded the footage on social media, with one writing: 'I don't care what anyone says the 'Ref Cam' at the CWC is absolutely amazing. Game changer.' Another added: 'They should have an option to watch the entire game via the ref cam.' A third wrote: 'We need this implemented into every league!' The Blues' next game is against Flamengo on Friday, while they will also take on ES Tunis of Tunisia in the group stage. Fans lauded the 'amazing game-changer' on social media as DAZN received widespread praise Chelsea, meanwhile, have once again been linked with a signing from Ligue 1 with Lyon winger Malick Fofana the latest youngster in their sights. Fofana, 20, has been the subject of discussions between Chelsea and the French club although no formal offer has been submitted, according to reports. The latest interest comes after Chelsea were recently linked with Lorient midfielder Arthur Avom. According to French outlet L'Equipe, Fofana is under contract until 2028 but a significant offer could tempt Lyon into cashing in.
