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West Ham United boss David Moyes could be facing less time to save his job as a club insider shares further news on the Scotsman's future.

West Ham form this season

It's safe to say that Moyes has seen far better weeks at West Ham over his second stint in charge. Indeed, a 4-1 thumping at the hands of Aston Villa the weekend before last was closely followed by the end of their unbeaten streak in Europe. West Ham were unbeaten in 17 games away from domestic football, a record, but their 2-1 loss away to Olympiacos stopped the run dead in its tracks. Following what were two dismal results, Everton then shocked Moyes' men with a 1-0 win at the London Stadium on Sunday.

The east Londoners were booed off by home supporters against Everton, with Moyes being criticised by one West Ham insider for his series of changes against Olympicaos last week as a result.

“People can now see why we are waiting on offering him a new deal," said the insider to Claret & Hugh.

"That was so very poor against Everton. Why field the reserves in Greece if we play like that.”

Currently ninth in the Premier League table, a promising start to the new campaign has begun to tail off. The likes of James Ward-Prowse, who has been impressing for West Ham, lead them to a bright beginning – but they now boast just one league win from their last five games. If things don't take an upward trajectory, Moyes could be sacked by West Ham.

Moyes under more threat after West Ham update

Now, sharing a further update, insiders have told Claret & Hugh that Moyes is under more West Ham threat. The club have apparently made it clear that he must arrest the squad's decline quickly or be sacked.

West Ham, under the late David Gold, had seen nine successive defeats as the benchmark for any manager to be shown the door. However, Moyes will have less time than that, with one insider claiming the real yardstick is around six. C&H quote their insider saying this in regard to the nine-game rule.

“The way things are going we know we can’t wait that long!”

If Moyes is indeed shown his marching orders this term, supporters will have fond memories of the former Everton boss who turned their fortunes around in 2020 and led them to a first major trophy since the 1980s. Overall, Moyes has been showered with praise for his contribution.

"You look at the three or four seasons that he’s been back he took them out of a nose dive, then he puts them six, then he puts them seventh, then he wins a European competition after being in a European Cup semi-final the previous year," said pundit Simon Jordan last month.

"They’ve learned their lessons with David in terms of players that they’ve bought, the clubs making money. There’s a lot about West Ham now that you have to look at and say that’s a pretty decent football club now, it’s punching quite hard.

“I think all things lead to the stability and solidity and achievements of West Ham, not on his own but David has been integral to that."

Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani has offered a bullish assessment of Rafael Leao's future, insisting the winger wants to stay at the San Siro.

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Milan chief confident Leao will stayWinger has €175m release clauseChelsea and PSG linked with 24-year-oldWHAT HAPPENED?

The 24-year-old's future has been the subject of some speculation with Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea rumoured to be among suitors willing to match the €175m (£150m/$£189m) release clause this summer. But in a wide-ranging interview, Furlani was buoyant about the prospects of keeping hold of his flying winger.

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"Rafa has a release clause of €175 million," Furlani told . "But aside of that, he wants to stay in Milan. He's very comfortable here, he should be the one asking us to leave but he doesn't want to. Long live Leao at Milan."

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Leao has become a key man in Milan since his arrival from Lille in 2019 and it comes as no surprise that some of Europe's big spenders are tempted to match his release clause. But with four years still left to run on his current contract, Furlani very much sees Leao as the man to build around as the look to add a centre-forward to replace the MLS-bound veteran Olivier Giroud.

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Leao returns from international duty as Milan travel to Florence to face Fiorentina on Saturday night in Serie A. They have serious work to do if they want to catch runaway leaders and city rivals Inter at the top.

ScorecardJames Vince crashed his 23rd first-class century as Hampshire put themselves in a strong position in their Specsavers County Championship fixture against Nottinghamshire.Vince, who lost his place in the England Test line-up after a disappointing winter in Australia and New Zealand, effortlessly collected 147.His innings was backed up by Tom Alsop, who notched his 10th career half century, and Fidel Edwards’ best bowling figures for the county.Edwards had been the main architect with his analysis of 6 for 50 as Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 166 in the morning session.But the afternoon belonged to Vince, who scored his first 50 from 65 balls to go alongside his first innings 74. The prime attribute of Vince’s innings was his supreme sprinting between the wicket, which saw his score increase quickly and put pressure on both the fielders and the bowlers.He had been brought to the crease in just the second over when Jimmy Adams was beaten by a swinging delivery from Mark Footitt. Vince soon saw Joe Weatherley lbw to Matt Milnes and Sam Northeast caught behind off Steven Mullaney.Vince offered no clear chances in his almost flawless innings, although popped up two leading edges into gaps either side of reaching his landmark. Nottinghamshire skipper Mullaney appeared lost for plans to dismiss Vince, with three extra covers deployed at one stage in an attempt to lure a mishit drive.Vince appeared in no mood to lose his wicket and reached three figures for the third time this season in 139 balls.For all Vince’s guile, Alsop played the anchor for the partnership as he scored slowly, yet effectively. He eventually reached a half-century in 112 deliveries, brought up with an out of place swipe over long-on for six.Vince and Alsop collected career records, moving past 9,000 and 1,000 first-class runs, as the fourth wicket reached a stand of 171 before Milnes knocked over his off stump. But the damage had been done with Hampshire reaching close with a lead of 364, with Alsop unbeaten on 63.Nottinghamshire had started the day staring at a heavy first innings deficit after Edwards’ day one evening spell of 3 for 9. And Edwards didn’t let up in the morning as he struck in just the second over of the day, with Samit Patel failing to add to his overnight total as he was lbw.Edwards almost added Riki Wessels to his list of victims, but Rilee Rossouw spilled a regulation chance at first slip with the batsman on 3. But Wessels only managed another eight runs before Kyle Abbott struck him on the pads with a hint of nip back into him.Nottinghamshire had needed somebody to steady the ship, like Vince had done in Hampshire’s first innings, and their own captain Mullaney somewhat fit the bill. Mullaney countered with 38 off 53 balls but before he could get away Gareth Berg teased him outside his off stump to edge behind.Luke Fletcher continued the aggression with a quick-fire 43, which saw him smash Abbott for a six over midwicket alongside seven more bludgeoned boundaries. But he failed to control a strike across the line against the extra pace of Edwards and skied to Liam Dawson at long-on.Edwards completed his six-wicket haul by dislodging Matt Carter’s leg stump with a yorker, before he completed the Nottinghamshire innings by catching Billy Root at long-on.

Sunderland have been transformed since the arrival of Tony Mowbray, as the Englishman stamped a clear mark of progression in his first term as manager.

The former Blackburn manager took the squad he inherited and in their first season back in the Championship, led them into the play-offs.

While a defeat to Luton Town in the semi-finals would derail any dreams of recording back-to-back promotions, the Black Cats are purring once more, comfortably sitting in the top six after nine matches played.

It's not always been plain sailing for the North East side, consecutive relegations saw them drop to the third tier in 2018, spending four miserable campaigns in the doldrums of League One.

During the period in which Sunderland dropped like a stone, reckless decision-making in the transfer window was the key factor to their downfall, especially in the summer of 2016 as poor recruitment by David Moyes was decisive in their relegation.

The Scot brought in the likes of Papy Djilobodji, Darron Gibson, Steven Pienaar and Paddy McNair, but by far the worst of the lot was the acquisition of record-signing Didier Ndong.

How much did Didier Ndong cost Sunderland?

During his year stint at Lorient, Didier Ndong rose to prominence as one of the most sought-after midfielders in the league, featuring in all but four of his side's 38 matches in Ligue 1.

Following his club record £13.6m arrival, the Gabon international said: "Maybe the Sunderland fans don't know me yet, but I promise they will quickly discover that I will give everything for them and the club", which couldn't be further from reality.

As per Capology, Sunderland paid Ndong £30k-per-week to keep him at the club, amounting to a total of £1.5m in wages for the year he was on the payroll at the Stadium of Light.

What's more alarming is when you look at how the wage expenditure was spread across the entire squad. There were 13 other players earning more than the Gabonese in the 2016/17 season, including Jermaine Defoe on £80k per week, Fabio Borini on £60k, Lee Cattermole on £50k and John O'Shea on £47k.

Jermain Defoe

£80k-per-week

Fabio Borini

£60k-per-week

Adnan Januzaj

£60k-per-week

Patrick van Aanholt

£55k-per-week

Lee Cattermole

£50k-per-week

Sunderland would suffer a damning relegation to the second tier with a squad of underperforming high earners, and Ndong was one of several who disappointed having crumbled under the weight of his hefty price tag.

How many games did Didier Ndong play for Sunderland?

Having fended off a whole host of clubs across the continent to land the up-and-coming star, Sunderland expected him to be the combative and energetic midfielder capable of dragging them to safety, but that was a seemingly impossible task.

The Black Cats ended up spending all but two weeks of the season in the Premier League's relegation zone, ending the campaign in last place and although Ndong made 31 appearances in that term, to say he underwhelmed would be an understatement.

Reflecting on his time in England in 2019, the 29-year-old summed up it up perfectly, stating "I lacked professionalism", and that was a true indictment of his performances as he failed to help Sunderland in their quest to bounce straight back to the big time.

Expected to be levels ahead of his positional peers at Championship level, Ndong rarely showed any glimpse of repaying the money that was shelled out on him as he made 18 appearances in the first half of the campaign before engineering a loan move to Watford.

If Sunderland supporters hadn't already been put through the mill enough, especially after a gut-wrenching relegation to League One in 2018, Ndong found a way to rile up the fanbase even further.

He failed to turn up to training in July of that year, posted pictures on social media of him on a luxurious trip to Morocco and was subsequently sacked by the club after breaching his contract by going missing in the months that followed.

Ndong eventually agreed to pay back £3.5m in compensation once he found a new club, which proved to be Guingamp with the 5 foot 10 dud going down as FourFourTwo's worst-record signing in Premier League history.

Liverpool returned to European competition this week, but did so in the Europa League, ending a seven-year relationship with the Champions League, where three finals were reached and one was won under Jurgen Klopp's tutelage.

It's a ramification of Liverpool's woeful 2022/23 season, where the prestigious Premier League outfit fell by the wayside and finished fifth, courtesy of the "absolutely shocking" midfield's inability to perform, as was said by Reds writer Matt Ladson.

This year, the Anfield skies paint a brighter hue, with the grey, woolly clouds that lurked ominously above now wiped away by a reformed, restored centre, patched up and then some on the transfer market.

The Europa League does present several things for Klopp and co to get excited about, however, with it remaining the lone major trophy to have evaded the German's clutches since his appointment in 2015; moreover, the competition presents an opportunity for the likes of Ben Doak, Stefan Bajcetic, Jarell Quansah and co to play with regularity, nurturing their precocious abilities to the fore.

Another talented starlet who could be pushing for a senior debut is full-back Calum Scanlon, who has been riding the crest of a wave at youth level for Barry Lewtas' development squad and could be the club's next version of vice-captain, Trent Alexander-Arnold.

When did Trent Alexander-Arnold make his debut for Liverpool?

A first-rate player with the potential to cement a legacy behind only someone of Steven Gerrard's ilk, Alexander-Arnold has been a staple of the success under Klopp's stewardship and is one of Europe's foremost full-backs, if you can even restrict him to such a singular evaluation.

On October 25, 2016, the young Scouser made his senior debut for his boyhood club, starting against Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-1 victory at Anfield, just 18 days into his 18th year.

A few months later, the teenager would come off the bench against Middlesbrough in the Premier League, and so begins a journey bespeckled in gold dust, a career at the centre of Liverpool's emergence as a major player on the major scene.

With observers gushing unreserved praise for his performances at the very first stage of his senior career, Liverpool's ex-Academy director Karl Robinson remarked at his talents, saying, "He was brilliant. He was bubbly, fearless, the best player at that age."

Making 12 appearances that season, earning an assist (the first of many), Alexander-Arnold would announce himself resoundingly the following term, netting an impressive free-kick in Champions League qualifying against Hoffenheim – which James Pearce claimed was 'reminiscent' of Gerrard – with the 2017/18 campaign resulting in a Champions League final defeat against Real Madrid, but then that was just the start.

How good is Trent Alexander-Arnold?

A superlative star with his technical ability and an ingenious creator from, often, the right flank, Alexander-Arnold has produced 277 displays for the Anfield side, scoring 16 goals and providing 73 assists.

Heralded for his "sensational" ball-striking ability by commentator Martin Tyler, the 20-cap international has been instrumental in the triumph of Klopp's reign, winning every slice of silverware at Liverpool since his debut and playing a starring role while doing so.

Who could forget the 4-0 drubbing of Barcelona en route to European glory, with the 24-year-old's razor-sharp wit bypassing a hapless La Blaugrana defence to allow Divock Origi to hammer home. 'Corner taken quickly' has become a praise perpetually embedded in Liverpool folklore.

As per FBref, the £180k-per-week phenom ranks among the top 5% of full-backs across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for assists, the top 6% for shot-creating actions, the top 2% for passes attempted and the top 7% for progressive passes per 90.

Indeed, a "genius" – as claimed by journalist Neil Jones – the homegrown talent epitomises everything it means to play for Liverpool, and with years ahead of him, his best days ostensibly lie ahead.

The academy crop will no doubt idolise Gerrard, but this first-class phenom is the current evidence that they can succeed at Anfield, and Scanlon will be hoping to emulate his senior peer.

Who is Calum Scanlon?

Liverpool completed the signing of 15-year-old Scanlon from Birmingham City for a reported fee of £500k, with the highly-rated youngster considered one of the most exciting prospects of his age bracket.

In March 2022, the full-back earned his maiden professional contract with the Reds, with the club's announcement stating that he 'often catching the eye as he runs at defenders out wide and delivers searching crosses into the box, while proving a strong and capable defender.'

The dynamic prodigy – who can play left-back or in a more offensive role – has now racked up 38 matches for Liverpool's youth outfits, scoring twice and supplying four assists.

Klopp has shown time and time again that he is happy to provide youngsters with chances to impress, and Scanlon could now be in line to make his senior debut this season, aged 18, and replicate the breakthrough of Alexander-Arnold.

This season, Scanlon has started all four fixtures in the Premier League 2 and scored against League Two team Morecambe in the EFL Trophy several days ago, with reporter Neil Jones remarking that he looked "so good" on the evening.

Having already cemented a spot in the Premier League 2 this term after playing just once in the competition during the 2022/23 campaign, the Birmingham-born prospect is making remarkable progress and may soon ascend to the next, high-profile level.

Scanlon's marauding style and suitability in playing further up the left channel could make him a custom-made fit for Klopp's blossoming Liverpool side, with Jones also praising the “very talented” defender.

Just like Alexander-Arnold before, he could prove to be a starring member of the squad in the future…

Manchester City are set to be without one of their senior first-team players for today’s Premier League game vs West Ham United, according to a fresh update.

What's the latest injury news at Man City?

After picking up an injury during the Community Shield defeat to Arsenal back in August, John Stones has been on the sidelines ever since and is yet to stage his comeback, but he’s not the only member of the team to have been out of action in recent weeks.

During the international break, Jack Grealish had to withdraw from England duty despite initially being named as part of Gareth Southgate’s squad due to a problem arising when being checked for injuries sustained prior to camp, though there was another star that failed to represent his country.

At the Etihad Stadium, Mateo Kovacic arrived over the summer from Chelsea and has played in all four of the opening top-flight games of the season, but he didn’t feature for Croatia over the past fortnight, with a few further details having emerged surrounding his situation.

The Sky Blues’ central midfielder admitted that he had been carrying a small problem and reports from his homeland had claimed that he may need to undergo a scan to discover the true extent, as per the Manchester Evening News, and whilst it doesn’t sound too serious, the 29-year-old won’t be available for this afternoon’s encounter at the London Stadium.

How long is Mateo Kovacic out for?

Speaking during his pre-match press conference on Friday, Pep Guardiola confirmed that Kovacic is ruled out against West Ham, though alleviated fears that he won’t be missing for too long. As quoted by the club’s official website, he said:

"It is something muscular, and not a big issue but he’ll be out for tomorrow."

Expanding on the injuries to Stones and Grealish, the boss stated:

“They are both injured. They aren’t able for tomorrow. I don’t know (how long for) – I don't think they will be ready for Red Star, but we will see, step by step. The injury for Jack is not muscular, but he has an incredible knock on his knee. Still the damage is there. John is still a little better, but has a disturbance in his muscles.”

How much did Man City pay for Mateo Kovacic?

When Kovacic put pen to paper at Man City for a reported £30m, he was hailed a “smart signing” for the club by journalist Josh Bunting, and considering how much he’s impressed during his performances so far, the fact that he has to sit out of the fixture vs David Moyes’ side will be a blow to Guardiola.

The VPA Sports client, who earns £150k-per-week, is extremely calm and composed in possession where he’s been recording a 92.7% pass success rate, alongside averaging 1.3 tackles per top-flight game, via WhoScored, highlighting his desire to throw himself into challenges and win the ball back for his team.

The Linz native, however, is also capable of making a positive impact at the opposite end of the pitch having made 13 shot-creating actions so far this season, the highest throughout the squad being 17, so his box-to-box action will be thoroughly missed, albeit and thankfully for the boss not for too long.

India sealed the T20 series against South Africa with a victory in the decider that was almost snatched away from them by a feisty South African lower-order effort.South Africa were asked to pull off the second-highest successful chase at Newlands and then fell so far behind the required run-rate that they needed 59 runs off 21 balls. Then, debutant Christiaan Jonker and old-hand Farhaan Behardien plundered 51 runs in the last three-and-a-half overs but could not get the hosts over the line.South Africa were 114 for 5 in the 17th when Behardien joined Jonker. If Jonker was nervous, he didn’t show it. He took 18 runs off Shardul Thakur’s final over to reconstruct his figures of 3-0-17-1 into 4-0-35-1 and leave South Africa with 35 to win off the final two overs.Together, Behardien and Jonker scored 16 runs off Jasprit Bumrah and needed 19 off the last over and 12 off the last three balls but the mistakes their team-mates had made earlier were too big to rectify.A slow start – South Africa were 25 for 1 after the Powerplay and 52 for 2 after 10 overs – on top of a clumsy fielding effort left South Africa so close, yet so far from the win that would answered some of the questions about their depth and their ability to handle pressure.Shikhar Dhawan was India’s top scorer but only fortuitously so because South Africa, in the form of Tabraiz Shamsi, let him off twice. Dhawan was on 9, and India 54 for 1 in the sixth over, when he cut a Chris Morris ball to short third man, where all Shamsi had to do was accept, but he was unstable as the ball popped out of his hands.Seven overs and 49 runs later, Dhawan, who was on 34, top-edged Aaron Phangiso to Shami at short fine leg. Shamsi ran back but reprieved Dhawan again. Between the two chances, Dhawan found the boundary for the first time, off the 29th ball he faced, delivered by none other than Shamsi.But, Shamsi also saw some success in that period. Suresh Raina, who had announced himself with a six off Junior Dala, tucked into Andile Phehlukwayo’s first two balls and taken boundaries off short balls from Morris and JP Duminy, eventually holed out off Shamsi for a feisty 43. It was not Raina’s dismissal, but Manish Pandey’s that allowed South Africa to pull India back.Pandey hit his one meaty six off Shamsi and then tried to do the same off Dala, who returned in the 14th over and immediately banged in a short ball. Pandey could not control the pull and was caught at long-on. In addition to the wicket, Dala only conceded six runs in that over, none in boundaries, and Phehlukwayo followed up with an eight-run boundary-less over of his own. That was enough to create some pressure and Dhawan was run-out off the first ball of the over that followed.He hoicked a Shamsi delivery to deep midwicket, where Dala was stationed. A single was on, but Dhawan wanted a double and Dala effected a direct hit before Dhawan could complete his return to the striker’s end.At the end of 17 overs, India were 136 for 4, and had only scored 25 runs in the previous four overs. Instead of turning to Phangiso, who had kept things tight, Duminy opted for Morris, who conceded 21 runs in his last two overs, though he did also take two wickets. Still, India would have been satisfied especially with the way their attack started.South Africa were kept quiet early on and in-form Reeza Hendricks was dismissed by a Bhuvneshwar Kumar knuckle ball, a variation India’s seamers sprinkled liberally in their spells. David Miller started to find his touch with Duminy at the other end but before he could hit full flow, gifted a catch to Axar Patel at deep midwicket.The asking rate when Miller was dismissed was almost 12 runs an over, and Duminy had to accelerate. He found his first boundary off the 20th ball he faced, the delivery after Miller had fallen, and hit back-to-back sixes off Axar. He reached his fifty off 38 balls with a gorgeous cover drive but three balls later top-edged a Thakur slower ball to mid-off and South Africa’s hopes all but went with him. However, Jonker and Behardien mounted some fight but India had that little bit more.

Madhya Pradesh finished the third day at 47 for 2, still trailing Delhi by 20 runs after they were bowled out for 405

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Fifties from opener Kunal Chandela and Himmat Singh, along with handy middle-order contributions from Rishabh Pant and Nitish Rana carried Delhi to a vital first-innings lead against Madhya Pradesh in their quarter-final in Vijayawada. Delhi secured a 67-run lead after they were bowled out for 405 in the 120th over. Madhya Pradesh finished the third day at 47 for 2, trailing Delhi by 20 runs.Ishwar Pandey struck early on the third morning, removing Chandela for 81, after he had added eight runs to his overnight score. Pant (49) and Rana (43) stitched up a 64-run, fourth-wicket stand to stabilise Delhi. Himmat then put Delhi in control of the game with partnerships of 62 with Manan Sharma (28) and 47 with Vikas Tokas (13).Madhya Pradesh gave themselves a chance by toppling over Delhi’s last four wickets for 17 runs. Legspinner Mihir Hirwani led the bowling with figures of 5 for 89, his fifth five-wicket haul in 13 matches.In reply, Madhya Pradesh lost Rajat Patidar early to Tokas before Ankit Dane, the other opener, was run out in the penultimate over of the day for 16. Shubham Sharma and nightwatchman Puneet Datey were unbeaten at stumps.

The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) sent its doctor on call to the Sri Lanka dressing room for a medical check-up during the lunch on the fourth day, but the purpose of the test and its methodology was lost on the Sri Lanka camp. Apart from the wicketkeeper and the bowler at that time, all nine Sri Lanka fielders wore masks, and Suranga Lakmal vomited on the field. This came after Sri Lanka were left with only 10 healthy mean to take the field on Sunday as they struggled to cope with the pollution in Delhi.A BCCI official told ESPNcricinfo that “the Sri Lankan players have been checked by a senior doctor and they are all well”, but reports quoted DDCA sources as saying that the players refused to take the test after three of them returned good readings. According to these reports, three players underwent tests for oxygen concentration levels, which returned readings pretty close to the optimum ones. Then the other players allegedly refused to take the test.It was clearly a surprise visit for the team, which was left wondering how such a test would tell them what the events on the field didn’t. “There was some test done,” Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas said at the end of the fourth day’s play. “I have no idea what that test does or doesn’t tell you. You saw today at the end of the day, Mohammed Shami was also struggling (He vomited on the field as well). I thought the guys did superbly well. We said the situation is the situation. Let’s just get on with it. The guys did fantastically well through the day.”I am not a doctor so I have no idea what these tests tell you. What were we testing? Why were we testing? It doesn’t make anything go away. But I thought the guys did brilliantly. Great attitude through the day.”Sri Lanka have been under fire from a few of the commentators and fans both in the stadium and on social media. The genuineness of their concerns has been questioned every day, including some people wondering why their players didn’t wear the masks when batting and wore them only while fielding. Pothas was asked if he felt the doctor had been sent to discredit their claims and his answers remained non-committal.”It has nothing to do with me,” Pothas said. “We made a pact as a team that we will get on with it. It is what it is. It is not going to go away. I thought the guys showed great attitude through the day.”The bottom line is we have got to play a Test match. There is a professional bunch of people in that dressing room. We are very positive about our talk, and the way we behave, and the way we adapt to situations. We made a pact this morning that we are not going to discuss it, we are not going to talk about, we are going to go out and do our job.”Asked if the situation ever reached a stage where the team might have questioned the health risk was too much to take, Pothas said: “That is not for us to decide. Are people in discomfort? I think it speaks for itself. The rest we cannot control. We are professional. We stopped talking about it. It is not going to make a difference talking about it. The only thing we can do is go out and play. As I said, the guys brilliantly today.”About the questions asked of their wearing masks only when fielding, Pothas chose not to go into the nitty gritty of how calling for runs and concentrating can be hindered by them. “I think (commentator and former Sri Lanka cricketer) Russell Arnold’s reply to that was the best reply I have ever seen,” Pothas said.” In that some people wear sunglasses when they field, and the same people don’t wear them when they bat. I think when you read in newspapers today some of the reports from medical experts from around India, that will answer your question.”The newspapers have been quoting medical experts on the dangers of outdoor exertion in this air quality. “Players from other countries will not be able to breathe in the current situation,” KK Aggarwal, national president of Indian Medical Association, told . “Our players might be accustomed to it, but they still should not be exposed to such air quality. It is dangerous and medically not advisable. The Sri Lankan players were right to protest.”Aggarwal was quoted by the as saying: “This match should not have taken place in the first place. It is time the ICC comes up with a policy on pollution. You have fast bowlers, batsmen and fielders out there exposed to these very harmful pollutants over five days at a stretch. It takes a serious toll on your health in the long run.”Over in Pakistan, which shares the problem with India, former captain and legendary allrounder Imran Khan used the Delhi Test as an example for his compatriots. “This should be a wake up call for Pak,” Imran tweeted. “Our children are at a huge risk because of dangerous pollution levels.”Pakistan’s entire National T20 Cup was shifted out of Faisalabad because of pollution. A few days’ play in the group stages of the first-class tournament, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, was also abandoned for the same reason. One of the many reasons Pakistan was reluctant to host West Indies last month was the smog in Lahore.

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O Comitê Disciplinar da Fifa puniu o Palmeiras com uma multa de 20 mil francos suíços (R$ 124 mil) por colocar uma cláusula considerada ilegal no negócio feito com o Shandong Luneng (CHN) pela venda de Roger Guedes. A informação é do Rodrigo Mattos, no Uol.
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O Palmeiras recorreu ao comitê de apelação por não concordar com a decisão e não querer que um precedente seja aberto.
A venda aos chineses aconteceu em 2018 e o clube brasileiro colocou que um pagamento de 3 milhões de euros (cerca de R$ 20 milhões na cotação atual) tem que ser feito caso o Shandong negocie o atacante com qualquer clube do Brasil que não seja o Palmeiras.

A Fifa entende que houve uma quebra de norma que proíbe um clube de influenciar na gestão do outro. A investigação foi aberta em março de 2020. Em contato com o Uol, André Sica, advogado do Palmeiras, explicou o posicionamento do clube.

-Não entendemos a cláusula como uma restrição para o clube negociar o jogador, é apenas um bônus comercial. O clube continua podendo transferir o atleta livremente – afirmou Sica.

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