Manchester United fans have reacted in shock to the news that the club is looking for a head of recruitment in the middle of the transfer window.

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• United looking for new recruitment head
• Will report to director Vivell
• Fans react with anger

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Despite the fact that the summer transfer window opened weeks ago, there is still no one filling this position at Old Trafford, and according to , the search is ongoing to find someone to report to director Christopher Vivell with a focus on player recruitment.

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  WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

  Taking to social media, @UtdXclusive wrote, exasperatedly: "We realised this in July…"

  @Utd_Forever7 added: "Everyone is signing players while we are trying to sign directors that needed to be signed long time ago! You made us believe@INEOS&@ManUtdbut actually nothing has changed!"

  @CentreBrack wrote: "Isn't this something you do before a transfer window? Especially a transfer window where you need to overhaul your squad after finishing 15th the previous year? Fascinating behaviour every day from this club honestly."

  Elsewhere on X, @shadadzai posted a gif of a man with his head in his hands, writing "looking for a head of recruitment mid transfer window"

  Meanwhile, @battye_edward was more balanced, writing: "They just made a load of scouts redundant, got to look long term with this, not like we can't sign players without these people in place. It's easy to criticise but we need to wait and see what happens over the next few years."

• WHAT THE PUNDITS ARE SAYING

  According to Ornstein, the club is currently "working with consultants Sportsology on [a] key hire to revamped department". He wrote: "Manchester United are searching for a head of senior recruitment, a new role overseeing senior scouts, as part of their overhaul of that department. United will also have regional heads of emerging talent across the main talent pools globally."

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  The behind-the-scenes recruitment turmoil at Old Trafford perhaps explains the club's trouble improving the squad this summer. Their move for Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo has dragged on for weeks and the Cameroon international has been warned that his potential big-money transfer may not be the wisest decision, with other clubs circling around the high-performing attacker.

Sean Abbott starred on his home ground with a standout all-round display as Australia overcame tricky batting conditions at the SCG to take a 2-0 lead in the ODI series. Abbott’s career-best 69 led a lower-order fightback for the home side then, after it was West Indies’ spinners who caused most problems, Australia’s quicks did the damage to the chase.Abbott finished with 3 for 40 – his third wicket coming courtesy of a stunning catch by Cameron Green at midwicket – to go alongside his half-century and for good measure added two well-judged catches. Will Sutherland, one of two debutants for Australia, claimed his maiden international wicket by removing Romario Shepherd. Josh Hazlewood, who was called up for this game as Australia managed their resources, showed his class with three scalps.Australia had been 91 for 5 and later 167 for 7, as Gudakesh Motie claimed 3 for 28, when Abbott dominated the closing stages with Sutherland offering support in an innings-high stand of 57. Abbott’s final score was the joint fifth-highest for Australia from No. 8 and below in ODIs.Related

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A number of Australia’s top order made starts without converting with four of the top seven falling between 26 and 41 before Abbott showed his prowess with a 54-ball half-century and struck consecutive sixes in the penultimate over before dragging on. In the 20 overs between Motie and offspinner Roston Chase there were just two boundaries as the spinners proved tough to get away.But Australia lost one of their spin resources for the second innings with Matt Short, who made 41, unable to field due to hamstring tightness. He was to be assessed in the coming days but must be doubtful for Canberra on Tuesday given the short turnaround.It meant all of Australia’s spin would be in the hands of Adam Zampa, so the early inroads made by the quicks were important. Aaron Hardie was given the new ball and started with an excellent spell that included two maidens as he found late movement. He claimed the opening wicket when Alick Athanaze skied to mid-off where Abbott added to his impact on the game.Hazlewood then had Justin Greaves taken by Sutherland at mid-off and when Abbott joined the wicket-taking, finding Kjorn Ottley’s edge, West Indies were 34 for 3. Captain Shai Hope and Keacy Carty, who played superbly at the MCG for 88, rebuilt for 13 overs before Hope was beaten by a ball from Hazlewood which kept low and smashed off stump. Soon after, Abbott struck again to end Carty’s promising stay with a thick edge to the keeper and things faded away.Australia handed out debuts to world-record holder Jake Fraser-McGurk, who replaced Travis Head at the top of the order, and allrounder Sutherland. Sutherland’s father James, the former Cricket Australia CEO, was at his cap presentation along with sister Annabel who had flown in early ahead of the rest of the Australia women’s squad to attend the game.Will Sutherland celebrates his first international wicket•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Xavier Bartlett and Lance Morris were rested after their debuts at the MCG with the selectors wary of there being three games in five days.Fraser-McGurk’s first international innings was brief but not dull. He swiped and missed at his first ball, was beaten by the bounce from his second, clubbed his third straight of mid-on and launched his fourth into the second tier of the Bill O’Reilly Stand. With his fifth it was all over, as he edged Alzarri Joseph to the keeper.Joseph had a second when Josh Inglis drove to backward point and when Steven Smith chopped on against Matthew Forde, Australia were 50 for 3 in the eighth over.By then Green was up and running having played three sumptuous drives in consecutive deliveries against Joseph but having had his flying start pulled back he miscued to mid-on. In the next over Marnus Labuschagne drove Motie to cover to leave Australia 91 for 5 and more than 33 overs still to bat.Short and Hardie, two of the less experienced players trying to forge their way in the one-day side, batted steadily in a sixth-wicket stand of 51. Hardie was given a life on 18 when he reverse-swept to cover but Carty spilled the chance above his head. However, it didn’t prove costly as Hardie gave his innings away when he pulled Motie to long-on.When Short also fell to Motie it was left to the lower order to nurse the innings through. Scoring was hard work for Sutherland, who was brilliantly caught at cover by Greaves, but Abbott cleared the fence three times in four overs with the first blow leaving a spectator needing treatment when he was struck in the pavilion.

It was his eighth double in the Ranji Trophy, taking him to second spot on the competition’s list of 200s

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Jan-2024Cheteshwar Pujara has scored his 17th double-century in first-class cricket, in the opening round of the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season, against Jharkhand. Batting overnight on 157, Pujara went past 200 in the first session of the third day and remained unbeaten on 243 after lunch, when Saurashtra declared on 578 for 4, with a massive lead of 436.Pujara is now level with Herbert Sutcliffe and Mark Ramprakash on 17 first-class doubles and behind Don Bradman (37), Wally Hammond (36) and Patsy Hendren (22) overall. It was Pujara’s eighth double-hundred in the Ranji Trophy, where he is second on the list behind only Paras Dogra’s nine.Pujara also has three first-class triple-centuries, the last of which came against West Indies A in October 2013.ESPNcricinfo LtdPujara will hope his latest double puts him in contention for the five-Test series against England starting on January 25 in Hyderabad. Pujara last played a Test in June, the WTC final against Australia at The Oval, in which he scored 14 and 27 as India went down by 209 runs.India have since played two Test series of two games each, in the West Indies in July 2023 and recently in South Africa. Shubman Gill dropped down to No. 3 in all those Tests with Yashasvi Jaiswal opening the batting.Pujara, meanwhile, played county cricket for Sussex, the Irani Cup (the annual first-class match featuring the Ranji Trophy champions vs the Rest of India) and the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy, but without impressive returns until now.He will probably play at least one more Ranji game – against Haryana at home from January 12 to 15 – before the India squad is announced for the England Tests. Saurashtra’s third fixture is against Vidarbha from January 19 to 22.

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Em meio ao cenário melancólico que se abateu na equipe do Ceará após a derrota por 2 a 0 contra o Avaí onde foi confirmado matematicamente o rebaixamento para a Série B, o meio-campista Lima tentou ser a voz da equipe logo após o apito final no Estádio da Ressacada.

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Com diversos atletas chorando e visivelmente abalados, coube a Lima tentar expressar o sentimento do elenco do Vozão onde o sentimento é de que o momento exige reflexão nas ações tanto dentro como também fora das quatro linhas:

– Pedir desculpa, né? Não foi nesse jogo que a gente caiu, já vem no decorrer (do Brasileirão), com muitas falhas, então, infelizmente, aconteceu. Agora temos que descansar, refletir o que foi esse ano onde tiveram muitas coisas erradas, tanto dentro de campo como fora. É levantar a cabeça e pensar em 2023 pra gente voltar forte pra Série A depois.

Analisando sobre a queda de rendimento apresentada pela equipe na reta final do Brasileirão, Lima entende que a saída do técnico Dorival Júnior para assumir o Flamengo foi um baque o qual o plantel não conseguir se reabilitar:

– As eliminações no Cearense, Copa do Nordeste… Com a chegada do Dorival houve uma crescida na equipe e veio a saída dele… creio que sentimos bastante, não conseguimos reerguer o elenco. E aí vieram as derrotas em sequência onde, infelizmente, aconteceu esse rebaixamento. A gente sabe que, com o elenco que nós temos, não era para estarmos nessa situação. A gente pede desculpa. Eu estava aqui no elenco de 2017, na Série B, e a gente conseguiu o acesso. Agora, é levantar a cabeça e colocar o Ceará de volta na Série A.

Antes de pensar na próxima temporada, o Alvinegro de Porangabussu tem a partida válida pela última rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro para cumprir. Na oportunidade, a equipe dirigida interinamente por Juca Antonello receberá o Juventude, às 16h (de Brasília) do próximo domingo (13), na Arena Castelão.

A decision on the future of Lucas Paqueta has already been made by West Ham United.

• West Ham decide on Paqueta future
• Brazilian set to be cleared of spot-fixing charges
• Speculation suggests a departure could be on the cards

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  According to a report from West Ham are now open to selling Paqueta this summer, with the attacking midfielder expected to be cleared of spot-fixing allegations that have clouded his future for nearly two years.

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  On Friday, reported that the FA investigation was drawing to a close after an independent regulatory commission reached its decision on the spot-fixing case. The official verdict is expected to be published next week. The Hammers, though, have already made their mind with regards to the playmaker's future at the club. Indeed, West Ham are open to offloading Paqueta for around £30 million (€34.5m/$43.5m).

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Paqueta had been under intense scrutiny amid claims he deliberately picked up yellow cards to influence betting outcomes and benefit his friends and family in Brazil. The Brazilian international, though, has pledged his innocence time and again, refusing of any wrongdoing. On August 18, 2023, an investigation against Paqueta was started. Then, the FA charged him of misconduct for allegedly breaching FA Rules E5 and F3 last May, including four breaches of FA Rule 5.1 for intentionally picking up yellow cards against Leicester City, Aston Villa, and Leeds United in the 2022-23 season, and against Bournemouth at the start of the 2023-24 season. If found guilty, Paqueta faced the prospect of a potential lifetime ban from the sport.

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  Having already seen his move to Manchester City fall through because of the charges in 2023, Paqueta will be hoping that he can be rid of all the accusations at the earliest and be declared innocent. If that happens, he will once again reignite the interest of top clubs across Europe after another decent season at the London Stadium.

اشتعلت المباراة الجارية حاليًا بين فريقي ليفربول وبورنموث، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، موسم 2025/26.

ويستضيف ملعب “الأنفيلد” مباراة ليفربول وبورنموث، في افتتاحية الموسم الجديد من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي.

وتمكن بورنموث من تسجيل هدف أول في شباك ليفربول، في الدقيقة 64 من عمر المباراة.

جاء الهدف عن طريق سيمينيو، بعد تمريرة من زميله ديفيد بروكس، حيث استغل الكرة وسددها في شباك أليسون بيكر، ليعلن عن تقليص الفارق. هدف سيمينيو في مباراة ليفربول وبورنموث

وتشير النتيجة في الوقت الحالي إلى تقدم ليفربول بهدفين لهدف، حيث سجل هوجو إيكتيكي وكودي جاكبو هدفي كتيبة آرني سلوت.

وكان سيمينيو قد تعرض لواقعة عنصرية مؤسفة في الشوط الأول من جانب أحد مشجعي ليفربول، مما أدى إلى توقف اللقاء (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are expected to splash out more money in a bid to bring a key player to the club this summer.

Wrexham revamping squad over summerPreparing for life in the ChampionshipExpected to bring in Bolton Wanderers captainFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

Phil Parkinson's side are hoping to sign Bolton Wanderers midfielder George Thomason but will have to pay a "significant fee" to bring him to the Welsh club this summer, according to BBC Sport. Thomason still has two years remaining on his contract at Bolton but is being tipped to move on and strengthen Wrexham's squad as they prepare for life in the Championship.

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Wrexham have been busy shaping their squad for the new campaign. The Red Dragons have agreed personal terms with former Sheffield Wednesday striker Josh Windass over a move, while New Zealand international Liberato Cacace has arrived from Serie A side Empoli on a three-year deal.

WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

Bolton manager Steven Schumacher has confirmed that a bid has been accepted for Thomason after he missed a pre-season friendly. He told the : “We have accepted a bid from a club last week, and he's gone this weekend to do his medical there. I don't want to name clubs and all that because it's not confirmed yet. But that's why George wasn't here, obviously. We'll probably touch on that in a bit more detail next week.”

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Wrexham have also targeted a move for Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O'Brien before the start of the season to continue their summer revamp. The Welsh side have been in Australia and New Zealand for pre-season ahead of a first Championship game of the new campaign against Southampton on August 9.

India’s first-innings lead of 143 had been stretched to 171 by the close after England were bowled out for 253

Andrew Miller03-Feb-20243:23

Manjrekar on Bumrah’s six-for: ‘One of the best performances in India’

India 396 (Jaiswal 209) and 28 for 0 (Jaiswal 15*, Rohit 13*) lead England 253 (Crawley 76, Bumrah 6-45) by 171 runsBen Stokes’ expression said it all. For the second time in as many first-innings counterattacks, all he could do was shrug his shoulders and marvel at the genius of the man who’d just had his measure, as Jasprit Bumrah cut short another spirited display from England’s captain, to cap a performance that transcended the conditions that he’d been granted.In the midst of India’s surprise loss in Hyderabad, Bumrah’s six wickets across two innings had been a warning as to where the true threat in India’s attack would lie. So it proved at Visakhapatnam on what had been touted as a spinners’ paradise, as Bumrah piled that same haul into one sensational display, springing the trap on England’s batters with the insuperable figures of 6 for 45 in 15.5 overs.All six of those came in the space of 71 deliveries across his final three micro-spells – a howling, hustling display of express-paced reverse swing in which the cream of England’s batting were simply bereft of answers. Joe Root’s audible groan as he snicked an outswinger to first slip, having aligned himself to Bumrah’s initial shape into his pads, confirmed the extent to which even England’s kingpin had been outplayed, but it was Bumrah’s subsequent extraction of England’s first-Test hero Ollie Pope – blasted from the crease by an unplayable inswinging yorker – which proved that, just occasionally, the danger is too acute even for this team to keep running towards it.Related

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It was a one-man show to match that which Yashasvi Jaiswal had completed for India in the morning session, as he converted his overnight 179 to an epic 209 from 290 balls, in an innings in which no other batter passed 34. Though Bumrah was backed up in timeless flat-deck fashion by the wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav – whose sharp-turning wiles claimed three of the other four wickets to fall – the extent to which he up-ended this contest is perhaps best expressed by the serenity of England’s progress outside of his killer burst.While Zak Crawley was in command of England’s tempo, in a long-levered knock of 76 from 78 balls that included a 16-run dispatching of Bumrah’s fourth and final new-ball over, England seemed on course to make India pay for another first innings in which they’d failed to bat their opponents out of contention. With James Anderson rolling back the years once more to finish a majestic performance with 3 for 47 in 25 overs, it seemed a total of 396 was very much game on. In hindsight, of course, the sight of one masterful swing bowler transcending the conditions should have been taken as proof that another would surely follow suit.Nevertheless, England gave it a good go for as long as they realistically could. On a surface offering increasingly steepling bounce, England were obliged to tweak their game-plans, with the reverse-sweep that was such a feature at Hyderabad now fraught with danger and rarely unfurled. And in Crawley’s case, that meant using his 6’5″ reach to smother any danger at source, with full-faced drives to the straighter deliveries and pounding slog-sweeps when the bowlers strayed outside off.This approach included another proactive tilt at the new ball, with England marching along to 59 in ten overs before Ben Duckett poked Kuldeep to silly point to depart for 21 for 17. Pope survived on his wits for the initial 10 runs of his innings, stretching forward with near-desperation in a display that had far more in common with his 1 from 11 at Hyderabad rather than his subsequent 196, but Crawley was a class apart, much as he had been in a similarly one-man display in Ahmedabad on the 2021 tour.By the time he had reached 72, Crawley had scored a half-century in boundaries alone – the last of which, a half-tracker punched past cover, caused Ashwin to be pulled from the attack nursing the uncharacteristically tatty figures of 8-0-40-0. It meant England had cruised past 100 at a rate in excess of five an over, and when Axar Patel belatedly entered the attack after drinks to be shovelled second-ball through midwicket for four, it was clear Crawley was not about to slow down.Zak Crawley brought up a 52-ball half-century•BCCI

Unfortunately for him, and for England, Axar’s next ball was pushed a fraction wider outside off, and Crawley’s ambitious hack took a leading edge to be brilliantly caught by Shreyas Iyer, running back from point. At 114 for 2, the time was nigh to recall Bumrah to greet the incoming Root – especially given that a solitary over from Mukesh before the drinks break had confirmed that the ball was indeed tailing. What followed was nothing short of a masterclass.Even amid the carnage, however, England’s spirit wasn’t completely broken. Jonny Bairstow brawled with intent to reach 24 not out at tea, albeit the bulk of his innings had been compiled while Bumrah was taking a breather – of his first 28 deliveries, their only meeting had been his very first ball, and that had been another inswinging yorker that almost extracted a review for lbw. Straight after the break, Bumrah was back once more, and his fourth ball of the session was scuffed to Gill at first slip.Ben Foakes came and went without much resistance as Kuldeep bowled him round his outside edge for 6, while Rehan Ahmed’s attempt at a counterattack ended with a toe-ended slap to midwicket. But Stokes, typically watchful at first and inching through the gears as the wickets slipped away around him, found an ally in Tom Hartley to launch a late counterattack of 47 in 40 balls for the eighth wicket – with Mukesh’s ugly figures of 0 for 44 in seven overs proving that an ability to bowl reverse-swing was not remotely the same as harnessing it.Each man landed a slog-sweep for six in consecutive overs, with Stokes’ off Ashwin confirming that he’d go wicketless in an innings in India for just the sixth time in his Test career. But back came Bumrah with a job to finish, and two balls later, back went Stokes’ off stump as the ball snuck low past a half-formed block.The Stokes wicket was Bumrah’s 150th in Tests, and by the time he had mopped up Hartley and Anderson, his average had plummeted to an extraordinary 20.28, a figure that no bowler with that many wickets has matched since the great SF Barnes, more than a century ago. If ever there was proof that we are witnessing a generational talent among fast bowlers, the names in his wake – Marshall, Garner, Ambrose et al – amply confirm it.By the close, India’s first-innings lead of 143 had been stretched to 171 without further loss in five overs, with Jaiswal back where he had started the day, with his captain Rohit Sharma alongside him, feasting on perhaps the first demoralised passage of play that England have allowed to slip into their endlessly optimistic attitude.

David Bedingham counterattacked for South Africa with 87 off 96 balls, but they folded for 247 in pursuit of 529

Ashish Pant07-Feb-20242:36

Bedingham: ‘It was quite gutsy of me to take on the short ball’

Kyle Jamieson’s four-wicket haul backed up by Mitchell Santner’s three-for helped New Zealand record a mammoth 281-run win over South Africa in the first Test in Mount Maunganui – their second highest in terms of runs. The margin of defeat would have been much more if not for David Bedingham’s counterattacking 87 off 96 balls, where he took on the short ball with some aplomb.Jamieson struck twice each after the lunch and tea breaks, breaking important stands as South Africa, who were chasing 529 for a win, folded for 247 in 80 overs. There were good partnerships built, but South Africa lost wickets in clusters way too often to go down. Aside from Bedingham, Zubayr Hamza, Raynard van Tonder and Keegan Petersen all got starts but none of them could go on and get a big one.Earlier, New Zealand expectedly declared their second innings overnight on 179 for 4, setting South Africa an improbable target. Their bowlers Matt Henry and Tim Southee immediately found assistance under overcast skies to leave South Africa at 5 for 2 in the fourth over. While Southee troubled Edward Moore in the first over by curling the ball both ways, Henry seemingly had Neil Brand caught behind with his second delivery, as Tom Blundell took a stunning catch to his left. The South Africa captain, however, was saved on review.Brand’s stay at the crease was short-lived though, as Southee breached his defence with an incoming beauty. He got the ball to jag in from the around-the-wicket angle, and Brand, unsure whether to play at the ball or leave it, was late and saw his stumps in a mess. At that point, with the ball hooping around and the batters unsure, a collapse was on the cards. But Hamza and van Tonder hung around.Hamza, who had looked solid in the first innings, got the first four of the innings in the 11th over – a firm punch through covers off Jamieson – before cutting Southee square soon after. Van Tonder, on a pair on debut, got his first runs in Tests with a push past mid-on. He had his nervous moments though, as an edge fell short of second slip to along with a number of plays and misses, but he kept going. The pair soon brought up the first 50-run stand for South Africa in the Test, and moved to lunch unscathed.2:40

Southee: ‘Test cricket is as exciting as it has ever been’

But having fought hard, debutant van Tonder’s 83-ball vigil ended three overs after lunch when he edged a full-length Jamieson delivery straight into the hands of Tom Latham, who was stationed a tad wide at slips. Two overs later, it was Hamza’s turn to depart when his meek attempt at a pull could only go as far as Southee at mid-on.Bedingham and Petersen joined forces in the 33rd over with the score at 73 for 4, and added 105 for the fifth wicket, with the former doing the bulk of the scoring. Bedingham started nervously, swishing and missing at a couple of balls and then twice edging Jamieson past the lone slip Latham, who was positioned wide. But Petersen, at the other end, looked more solid.For 11 overs from the 35th to the 46th, South Africa could only manage 16 runs, with a single boundary. There were chances created, but none that really went to hand. Then came Matt Henry with a short-ball plan, and Bedingham decided to cut loose. Having decided to take his name out of the SA20 draft in a bid to play this series, Bedingham showed off his T20 ware in this Test – and in style. Henry went short at him four times in four balls, but was carted for a boundary each time by making room and stepping towards the leg side, in an over that went for 19.Rachin Ravindra was then tonked for a four straight down the ground – one that got Bedingham to his second fifty in Tests, before he took a liking to Southee. The fast bowler went short, and Bedingham’s back-away-and-swing-for-the-hills plan was executed to perfection. In the last ten balls that he faced off Southee before tea, Bedingham carted him for 28. In all, South Africa scored 111 off 28 overs in the second session, with 71 coming off the last ten.New Zealand went short at Bedingham for 22 balls, of which he whacked 48 runs, but the shot also brought about his downfall post tea. Not willing to change his approach, he went after Jamieson first over after the interval, but his miscued pull was caught at deep midwicket, with Bedingham falling 13 short of what would have been a maiden Test ton.In his very next over, Jamieson had Peterson caught off a short ball down to deep-backward square leg, with Ravindra taking a good, low catch, and the end was nigh. Clyde Fortuin’s innings was cut short in an unfortunate manner when he pulled a Glenn Phillips long hop straight into the knee of Latham at short leg, with the ball popping up for wicketkeeper Blundell to complete the catch.Duanne Olivier then edged Santner to first slip, before the left-arm spinner ended Dane Paterson’s enterprising innings on 15 to close out the game for the hosts and helped them take a 1-0 lead.Ravindra, for his 240 in the first innings, was named Player of the Match.

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A Seleção Brasileira entra em campo nesta sexta-feira pela última rodada da fase de grupos da Copa do Mundo contra Camarões. E diferentemente das duas primeiras partidas, contra Sérvia e Suíça, a equipe comandada por Tite não vestirá o uniforme principal, a famosa Amarelinha, mas sim a camisa azul.

Por não ser o mandante, o Brasil não é a prioridade na escolha dos uniformes. Os camaroneses usarão a camisa principal, na cor verde e com detalhes em amarelo e vermelho. Por mais que o uniforme brasileiro não pareça se confundir com a camisa do time africano, questões ligadas ao daltonismo ajudam a explicar a distinção adotada pela Fifa para não confundir quem sofre com o distúrbio na visão.

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Sendo assim, a Seleção entrará em campo com a camisa azul, que foi utilizada no primeiro título mundial brasileiro, em 1958, na Suécia, contra os donos da casa. A história é conhecida: como os suecos tinham uniforme amarelo também, e àquela época não tinha a prática da camisa reserva, a delegação do Brasil teve de correr contra o tempo para conseguir uma camisa para a partida.

A primeira opção era a camisa branca, que era a peça oficial da Seleção Brasileira. No entanto, após o vice-campeonato de 1950, quando jogou com esta cor, a fama de “camisa azarada” fez com que o Brasil buscasse outra ideia. Foi então que Paulo Machado de Carvalho, chefe de delegação, buscou a camisa azul. A justificativa é de que o dirigente era um homem religioso e sugeriu a cor por conta do manto de Nossa Senhora, padroeira do país.

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COR AZUL JÁ TINHA SIDO UTILIZADA

Apesar de adotar o azul oficialmente na Copa do Mundo de 1958, a Seleção Brasileira já tinha usado a cor antes do torneio na Suécia. Na Copa América de 1937, realizada na Argentina, o Brasil enfrentou o Chile, mas ambas seleções utilizavam a camisa branca. Como naquela oportunidade não existia uniforme reserva, o time brasileiro pegou camisas do Boca Juniors emprestadas.

Em 1938, um ano depois do torneio Sul-Americano, o Brasil utilizou camisas azuis na primeira Copa do Mundo disputada na França. Em duelo contra a Polônia, que também jogava de branco, a Seleção Brasileira pegou uniformes azuis emprestados. Segundo o livro “A história das camisas de todos os jogos das Copas do Mundo”, que conta com um capítulo somente sobre camisas brasileiras, o Brasil jogou de azul ainda em 1939 e depois entre 1949 e 1957.

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RETROSPECTO É FAVORÁVEL

A partida contra Camarões será a 12ª da Seleção Brasileira com a camisa azul em Copas do Mundo. E o retrospecto joga a favor da equipe canarinho. Até aqui, são oito vitórias, um empate e duas derrotas, com 25 gols marcados e 17 sofridos.

Além do título mundial de 1958, outros jogos marcantes da Seleção Brasileira foram com a camisa azul. Em 1994, o Brasil venceu a Holanda nas quartas de final e bateu a Suécia na semifinal com uniforme reserva. Em 2002, nas quartas de final, a Inglaterra foi a vítima brasileira.

TODOS OS JOGOS DO BRASIL DE AZUL EM COPAS DO MUNDO

Brasil 6 x 5 Polônia – Copa do Mundo de 1938
Brasil 5 x 2 Suécia – Copa do Mundo de 1958
Brasil 2 x 1 Argentina- Copa do Mundo de 1974
Brasil 0 x 2 Holanda- Copa do Mundo de 1974
Brasil 3 x 1 Polônia- Copa do Mundo de 1978
Brasil 1 x 1 Suécia- Copa do Mundo de 1994
Brasil 3 x 2 Holanda -Copa do Mundo de 1994
Brasil 1 x 0 Suécia -Copa do Mundo de 1994
Brasil 2 x 1 Inglaterra- Copa do Mundo de 2002
Brasil 1 x 2 Holanda- Copa do Mundo de 2010
Brasil 2 x 0 Costa Rica- Copa do Mundo de 2018