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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Cristiano Ronaldo transfer thrown into doubt after Al-Nassr issue defiant statement over Man Utd legend's future
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AL-NASSR are confident they can keep Cristiano Ronaldo - just days after the Portuguese star indicated he would leave the club. The 40-year-old declared earlier this week his "chapter is over" in Saudi Arabia. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to suggest he would move on from Al-Nassr this summer Credit: AFP 3 The club's sporting director Fernando Hierro has indicated the Saudi side wants to keep him Credit: Reuters Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr as a free agent after leaving Manchester United in 2023. He has since failed to win a major trophy at the club despite being the Saudi Pro League's top scorer two seasons in a row. Ronaldo appeared to announce his exit on Monday ahead of his contract expiring on June 30. In a cryptic social media post, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner wrote: "This chapter is over. The story? Still being written. Grateful to all.". Speculation had already begun on Ronaldo's next destination with the Portuguese seemingly in no mood to retire. But Al-Nassr sporting director Fernando Hierro believes he can change Ronaldo's mind and get him to pen a new deal. Hierro told a press conference on Thursday: "I have to be positive. I don't think Ronaldo will leave Al-Nassr. In any case, we are working hard on all aspects. "Ronaldo's contract with Al-Nassr runs until the end of June 30. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "We will work to renew his contract so he can continue with us, and there are many clubs interested in signing him. "He is a huge phenomenon in the history of football and has helped the league grow. 'Bro you don't look like me, you're very ugly' - Cristiano Ronaldo destroys lookalike fan at Al-Nassr match "We are in contact to renew his contract and hope he continues with us." Fifa president Gianni Infantino hinted last week that Ronaldo is in talks over a move to a team involved in the upcoming Club World Cup. Infantino told streamer iShowSpeed: "Ronaldo might play for one of the teams as well at the Club World Cup." The revamped tournament begins on June 14 in the United States. 3 Reports from Brazil suggest Botafogo are the team in question. Sao Paulo-based insider Jorge Nicola claims the club have approached Ronaldo and offered a deal which would see him play in the CWC. Nicola added via Football365: "Ronaldo has not yet responded but there is an enormous expectation of seeing him become a Botafogo player for the Club World Cup."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Club World Cup 2025: Full schedule, fixtures, dates and venues for Chelsea and Man City
The Fifa Club World Cup 2025 is now just days away with Chelsea and Manchester City ready to battle the likes of Real Madrid, Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo and the winner of the Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Milan. Pep Guardiola's side are the defending champions, having claimed victory in 2023 with goals from Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden in a comfortable 4-0 final win against Fluminense. Lionel Messi will feature for Inter Miami with the MLS side kicking things off against Al Ahly, with the opener and every other game available to watch live on DAZN. While City and Real Madrid enter the revamped 32-team tournament as joint-favourites, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Inter Milan and PSG are among the most-fancied sides this summer. Here's everything you need to know about the Club World Cup and the full schedule and fixtures: Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle Sounders Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica Group D: Flamengo, Esperance Sportive de Tunisie, Chelsea, Club Leon Group E: River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, Monterrey, Inter Milan Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg GROUP STAGE Saturday, June 14 Group A: Al Ahly Egypt vs. Inter Miami, 8 p.m. ET (1 a.m. BST) (Miami) Sunday, June 15 Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Auckland City, 12 pm ET (5 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atlético Madrid, 3 pm ET (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Group A: Palmeiras vs. Porto, 6 pm ET (11 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group B: Botafogo vs. Seattle Sounders, 10 p.m. ET (3 a.m. BST) (Seattle) Monday, June 16 Group C: Chelsea vs. León, 3 pm ET (8 p.m. BST) (Atlanta) Group D: Boca Juniors vs. Benfica, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group C: Flamengo vs. Espérance de Tunis, 9 p.m. ET (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Tuesday, June 17 Group F: Fluminense vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group E River Plate vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group F: Ulsan HD vs. Mamelodi Sundowns, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group E: Monterrey vs. Inter Milan, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Wednesday, June 18 Group G: Manchester City vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET (5 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group H: Real Madrid vs. Al Hilal, 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group H: Pachuca vs. FC Salzburg, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group G: Al Ain vs. Juventus, 9 p.m. (2 a.m. BST) (Washington) Thursday, June 19 Group A: Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group A: Inter Miami vs. Porto, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Atlanta) Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Atlético Madrid, 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group B: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Botafogo, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m . BST)(Pasadena) Friday, June 20 Group C: Benfica vs. Auckland City, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group D: Flamengo vs. Chelsea, 2 p.m. ET, (7 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group D: León vs. Espérance de Tunis, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (Nashville) Group C: Bayern Munich vs. Boca Juniors , 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Miami) Saturday, June 21 Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group E: Inter Milan vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group F: Fluminense vs. Ulsan HD, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Group E: River Plate vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Pasadena) Sunday, June 22 Group G: Juventus vs. Wydad AC, 12 p.m. ET, (5 p.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group H: Real Madrid vs. Pachuca, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Charlotte) Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Al Hilal, 6 p.m. ET, (11 p.m. BST) (Washington) Group G: Manchester City vs. Al Ain, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Atlanta) Monday, June 23 Group B: Atlético Madrid vs. Botafogo, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Pasadena) Group B: Seattle Sounders vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Seattle) Group A: Inter Miami vs. Palmeiras, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Miami Gardens) Group A: Porto vs. Al Ahly, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (East Rutherford) Tuesday, June 24 Group C: Benfica vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Charlotte) Group C: Auckland City vs. Boca Juniors, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Nashville) Group D: Espérance de Tunis vs. Chelsea, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia) Group D: León vs. Flamengo, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Orlando) Wednesday, June 25 Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs. Ulsan HD, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Cincinnati) Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs. Fluminense, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Miami) Group E: Inter Milan vs. River Plate, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Seattle) Group E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Pasadena) Thursday, June 26 Group G: Wydad AC vs. Al Ain, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Washington) Group G: Juventus vs. Manchester City, 3 p.m. ET, (8 p.m. BST) (Orlando) Group H: Al Hilal vs. Mexico Pachuca, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Nashville) Group H: FC Salzburg vs. Real Madrid, 9 p.m. ET, (2 a.m. BST) (Philadelphia) ROUND OF 16 Saturday, June 28 Match 49: Winners of Group A vs. Runners of Group B (Philadelphia) Match 50: Winners of Group C vs. Runners of Group D (Charlotte) Sunday, June 29 Match 51: Winners of Group B vs. Runners of Group A (Atlanta) Match 52: Winners of Group D vs. Runners of Group C (Miami) Monday, June 30 Match 53: Winners of Group E vs. Runners of Group F (Charlotte) Match 54: Winners of Group G vs. Runners of Group H (Orlando) Tuesday, July 1 Match 55: Winners of Group F vs. Runners of Group E (Atlanta) Match 56: Winners of Group H vs. Runners of Group G (Miami) QUARTERFINALS Friday, July 4 Match 57: Winners of Match 49 vs. Winners of Match 50 (Philadelphia) Match 58: Winners of Match 53 vs. Winners of Match 54 (Orlando) Saturday, July 5 Match 59: Winners of Match 51 vs. Winners of Match 52 (Atlanta) Match 60: Winners of Match 55 vs. Winners of Match 56 (East Rutherford) SEMIFINALS Tuesday, July 8 Match 61: Winners of Match 57 vs. Winners of Match 58 (East Rutherford) Wednesday, July 9 Match 62: Winners of Match 59 vs. Winners of Match 60 (East Rutherford) FINAL Sunday, July 13 Match 63: Winners of Match 61 vs. Winners of Match 62 (East Rutherford) The 32 entrants are listed below, as well as how they earned qualification: Al Ahly (EGY) – 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 CAF Champions League Wydad (MAR) – 2021/22 CAF Champions League ES Tunis (TUN) - CAF ranking pathway Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) - CAF ranking pathway Al Hilal (KSA) – 2021 AFC Champions League Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) – 2022 AFC Champions League Al Ain (UAE) - 2023/24 AFC Champions League Ulsan HD FC (KOR) - AFC ranking pathway Chelsea (ENG) – 2020/21 UEFA Champions League Real Madrid (ESP) – 2021/22 and 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Manchester City (ENG) – 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich (GER) – UEFA ranking pathway Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – UEFA ranking pathway Inter Milan (ITA) – UEFA ranking pathway Porto (POR) - UEFA ranking pathway Benfica (POR) – UEFA ranking pathway Borussia Dortmund (GER) - UEFA ranking pathway Juventus (ITA) - UEFA ranking pathway Atletico Madrid (ESP) - UEFA ranking pathway FC Salzburg (AUT) - UEFA ranking pathway Monterrey (MEX) – 2021 Concacaf Champions Cup Seattle Sounders (USA) – 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup Club Leon (MEX) – 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup Pachuca (MEX) - 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Auckland City (NZL) – OFC ranking pathway Palmeiras (BRA) – 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores Flamengo (BRA) – 2022 CONMEBOL Libertadores Fluminense (BRA) – 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores Botafogo(BRA) - 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores River Plate (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway Boca Juniors (ARG) - CONMEBOL ranking pathway Inter Miami (USA) - Host nation slot Manchester City 4/1 Real Madrid 9/2 Bayern Munich 7/1 Chelsea 8/1 Inter Milan 11/1 PSG 12/1 Atletico Madrid 14/1 Botafogo 20/1 Borussia Dortmund 25/1 Juventus 25/1 Palmeiras 25/1 The 2025 Club World Cup takes place in the United States and begins on 15 June with the final on 13 July. The venues are as follows, with Miami hosting the opening match and the final held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina Rose Bowl Stadium – Los Angeles, California Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, Florida GEODIS Park – Nashville, Tennessee MetLife Stadium – New Jersey Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida Inter&Co Stadium – Orlando, Florida Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington Audi Field – Washington, DC. The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout stage, which begins with a last 16 stage, before quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. There is no third-placed play-off.
The Star
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Pachuca part ways with manager Almada before Club World Cup
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Intercontinental Cup - Derby of the Americas - Botafogo v Pachuca - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - December 11, 2024 Pachuca coach Guillermo Almada reacts. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo (Reuters) -CF Pachuca have parted ways with manager Guillermo Almada weeks before they kick off their Club World Cup campaign, the Mexican club said on Wednesday. Uruguayan Almada, who joined three-and-a-half years ago, led Pachuca to the CONCACAF Champions Cup title last year, sealing their place in the Club World Cup. Pachuca also reached the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in December, where they lost to Real Madrid. The manager bid an emotional farewell to players, staff and directors on Wednesday, Pachuca said in a statement, without giving a reason for his departure. In March, FIFA said Liga MX sides Pachuca and Club Leon had failed to meet criteria on multi-club ownership and removed Leon from the Club World Cup. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Leon's appeal against the removal earlier this month. Pachuca's spot in the 32-team Club World Cup, set to kick off in the U.S. on June 14, was unaffected. (Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
🤦♂️ Tough blow: La U lose in Brazil and miss out on the Libertadores
🤦♂️ Tough blow: La U lose in Brazil and miss out on the Libertadores This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. The university team traveled to Rio de Janeiro where they needed at least a draw to advance to the round of 16. Advertisement Now, the story began in the worst way. At 38', Igor Jesús scored Botafogo's goal, and although U. fought, they never found a way to hurt John's goal. With this defeat and Estudiantes de La Plata's victory over Carabobo, Gustavo Álvarez's team will have to settle for a ticket to the Sudamericana. 📸 DANIEL RAMALHO - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Who is Luis Henrique? Marseille winger heading for Inter after verbal agreement
Wednesday's updates suggest that Inter now have a verbal agreement in place with Olympique de Marseille to sign Brazilian winger Luis Henrique on a permanent deal in the summer transfer window. Here is everything you need to know about the 23-year-old and his career to date. Inter agreement with Marseille for Luis Henrique Wednesday's reports claim that there is a verbal agreement in place between Inter and Marseille over the signing of Luis Henrique. Sky Sport Italia reports that Inter will pay a fee of €23m plus up to €2m in bonuses depending on the team's success in the Champions League over the next few seasons. Advertisement There is also an agreement on personal terms already in place with a five-year contract running until the summer of 2030 being prepared. The Brazilian is likely to be with the squad in time for the start of the FIFA Club World Cup in mid-June. The Nerazzurri have had to fend off interest from both Juventus and Premier League side Nottingham Forest in order to secure a deal for the former Botafogo man. Who is Luis Henrique? Luis Henrique is a 23-year-old winger from the city of João Pessoa in Northeastern Brazil. He grew up playing for the academy side at Três Passos, a partner club of Botafogo, whom he would later join in 2017. PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL – DECEMBER 6: Luis Henrique of Botafogo looks at the ball during the match between Internacional and Botafogo as part of Brasileirao 2023 at Beira-Rio Stadium on December 6, 2023 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Photo by Pedro H. Tesch/Getty Images) Luis Henrique would go on to make a handful of appearances for the Botafogo first team in both 2019 and 2020, attracting attention from the likes of Marseille, Juventus and reportedly Bayern Munich. Advertisement He would go on to join Marseille in a reported €8m deal in September of 2020, and immediately became part of the first-team set-up, racking up 19 Ligue 1 appearances in his first term and 20 appearances in his second. The Brazilian was loaned back to his homeland, to Botafogo in an 18-month deal in 2022 and 2023. Though there was an option to buy included in the deal, Luis Henrique returned to Marseille for the 2023-24 season. 2024-25, however, has been Luis Henrique's true breakthrough. The 23-year-old has come up with nine goals and 10 assists in all competitions this season, including seven goals and eight assists from 33 Ligue 1 appearances, largely from the right flank. Luis Henrique is capable of covering in a number of roles on the right flank: He has grown up as a traditional winger, but has largely featured at right wing-back whenever Roberto De Zerbi has opted for a back three with Marseille this season. He has also occasionally been deployed in a more central attacking role on certain occasions. RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – JANUARY 02: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Italian Super Cup Semi-Final match between FC Internazionale and Atalanta at Al Awwal Park on January 02, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by) With Simone Inzaghi preferring a 3-5-2 system at Inter, Luis Henrique is expected to be deployed as a right wing-back, in the role currently occupied by Denzel Dumfries. Like the Brazilian, Dumfries also came up with seven goals from right wing-back in the league this season.
