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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sevilla star wanted in Serie A this summer
A member of the midfield ranks at La Liga outfit Sevilla is drawing admiring glances by way of Serie A ahead of the summer. That's according to Mundo Deportivo, citing Tutto Atalanta, who point towards Djibril Sow as the player in question. Advertisement Sow, for his part, is fresh off a solid if unspectacular campaign at the The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, which saw the Swiss international rack up two goals and an assist from his berth in the middle of the park. And his efforts over the course of 30 total La Liga appearances evidently proved enough to impress one of Italian football's leading clubs. As per a report from MD, Atalanta are expressing a keen interest in bringing Sow to Bergamo this summer. It is also noted that Sevilla are seeking a sum in the region of €9 million for the 28-year-old, with Lille and Freiburg also in the hunt. Conor Laird – GSFN
Arab News
a day ago
- General
- Arab News
Nearly 200 migrants in small boats rescued in Channel
Lille: Nearly 200 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain in small boats were rescued between late Friday and late Saturday, French coastal authorities said. A total 184 people were picked up in four different rescue operations, the maritime prefecture for France's Channel and northern region said in a statement on Sunday. In one instance, the motor died on a boat carrying 61 people. In another, nine people on a boat called for assistance. According to an AFP tally of official figures, 15 people have died so far this year trying to cross the Channel, one of the busiest areas in the world for shipping. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May announced tougher new policies to tackle high levels of regular and irregular migration, in an attempt to stem a growing loss of support to the hard right. They include looking at the creation of centers in other countries to take in migrants whose asylum applications have been turned down. The EU has also unveiled plans to make it easier to send asylum seekers to certain countries outside the bloc, in the latest overhaul aimed at reducing irregular migration.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Liverpool GIFTED surprise second chance to sign 117-goal striker
Liverpool have a chance to grab one of Europe's top goalscorers. It's a chance that looked to have disappeared. Liverpool are after a striker this summer - even with all the other signings. It always felt as though a no.9 to replace Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota was the priority, though Florian Wirtz and the full-back roles have taken precedence. Advertisement Or at least, they've moved faster. Part of the reason for that is the options available up top. Alexander Isak is off the market after Newcastle United qualified for the UEFA Champions League and he was unquestionably the dream arrival. Hugo Ekitiké, a fine alternative, will likely cost €100m. Benjamin Sesko the same. So how do Liverpool actually find value for money? Both of the latter are enormous gambles, withe the Reds needing to bet on potential rather than immediate quality. They don't like doing that and we imagine it will put them off. There is, though, a different option and Liverpool could actually take a different kind of risk. Advertisement A free one. Jonathan David is available Jonathan David's contract at Lille expires at the end of next month and he's yet to find a new club. That's largely because a proposed move to Napoli is now off. David was heavily linked with a move to the Italian champions. That was back when Antonio Conte was expected to depart the club, however - that's no longer the case. Alfredo Pedulla reports that Napoli are now looking for different strikers as David doesn't fit the profile Conte wants. It changes everything for the Canadian, who's suddenly left looking for a different club.
Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Hallgrimsson aiming to avoid unwanted record ahead of World Cup campaign
As if there wasn't enough pressure on Heimir Hallgrímsson and his players ahead of the World Cup qualifiers later this year. Failure to make the 2026 tournament - co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico - would represent the longest gap between appearances on either the European or World stage since the country's breakthrough at Euro '88. By 2026, 10 years will have passed since the last successful campaign - and that would equal the distance between Ireland's 2002 World Cup heroics and the disastrous Euro 2012 showing. Progress to the European Championships four years later and progress to the last-16 in France gave rise to optimism that regular qualifications were back on the cards. Then came the play-off collapse against Denmark for the 2018 World Cup, and a poor showing in the Euro 2020 qualifiers and play-off penalty shootout heartache against Slovakia. Stephen Kenny's men were out of contention early in the 2022 World Cup campaign, while Euro 2024 was practically out of the question after the draw landed Ireland in a group with France and the Netherlands. So here we are, a few months out from a rapid-fire three-month series of World Cup qualifiers against Portugal, Hungary and Armenia. Manager Hallgrímsson has just one player in his current squad - Lille hero Robbie Brady - that featured at Euro 2016. While he remains hopeful that Seamus Coleman will be available come September, it's a real knowledge deficit when it comes to successfully navigating a qualification campaign. Giovanni Trapattoni had four veterans of the 2002 World Cup - Shay Given, Richard Dunne, Damien Duff and Robbie Keane - when he bridged a 10-year gap to progress to Euro 2012. That experience, says Hallgrímsson, can be key. So expect Brady, and hopefully Coleman, to have big roles on and off the pitch by September's big kick-off. 'I can only say from my experience, once you have smelled it, you know how big it is and you would want to go again and again and again,' said the former Iceland manager. 'They know that and we need them to spread that around the young players, just how massive it is and how fun it is. 'These are the moments you remember when you stop playing. To share that experience is so important. 'I have spoken about Robbie, how good he has been since I came in, in the absence of Seamus, him and Doc (Matt Doherty) have needed to step up in the leadership role.' It's not just that experience that is invaluable. Qualification offers an international manager something that they cannot buy at any other time of their tenure. 'It's not only to qualify, it's the two months of being together that will continue to grow the team,' he said. 'That's not spoken of, but it's one of the reasons why it's always the same teams qualifying. They spend that valuable time together that other teams don't get. 'We only have five camps, and have had the shortest FIFA window, three camps I think were only a week. 'Seven days, seven days, seven days, and if you are developing teams three weeks is not much. 'Most of the training sessions are recovery because they play on the Sunday with the clubs. We cannot do anything Monday. Tuesday is limited load. 'That is the valuable time for national teams, to be in camps in finals, it's something we really need at this moment.' There is something else that Hallgrímsson could do with - a strong pool of players getting regular game-time in Europe's top five leagues. Recently, FAI academy chief Will Clarke made the point during a presentation that a country needed 35 players playing an average of 1,400 minutes of league football a season in a top five league to be successful. During 2024/25, 20 Irish players featured for less than 1,000 minutes each on average. However, Hallgrímsson insisted: 'I think we have the material to qualify, sure. I think I have, again, from experience. 'I have qualified with less talent than we have here. So that's my take on this question. 'I know what you're getting at. Obviously, we would like more players to play at a higher level. 'And I think more players will play at a higher level. They're still not peaking in age and all of that. So I'm pretty confident that we will have more players playing more minutes in the top leagues.'
Business Upturn
3 days ago
- Sport
- Business Upturn
New 5-year deal ready for Gabriel Magalhães
Arsenal are on the verge of extending Gabriel Magalhães' contract with the club as the new 5-year deal has been prepared. By Ravi Kumar Jha Published on May 30, 2025, 08:39 IST Arsenal are on the verge of extending Gabriel Magalhães' contract with the club as the new 5-year deal has been prepared. This new deal will see Magalhães in the club until June 2030. The defender also wants to give it all for the Red jersey, and thus, the negotiations are on the final stages. Arsenal are on the brink of tying down Brazilian centre-back Gabriel Magalhães to a new long-term contract, with a five-year deal set to be finalised. The fresh agreement will keep the 26-year-old at the Emirates Stadium until June 2030, underlining the club's faith in his continued development and importance to Mikel Arteta's project. Gabriel, who has been a key figure in Arsenal's defence since joining from Lille in 2020, is reportedly eager to commit his future to the Gunners. His passion for the club and determination to give everything for the red jersey have played a pivotal role in the swift progression of contract talks. With negotiations in their final stages, an official announcement is expected soon, which will come as a major boost for Arsenal ahead of the new season. Ravi kumar jha is an undergraduate student in Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia and Mass Communication. A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication and he also has a genuine interest in sports. Ravi is currently working as a journalist at
