ESPNcricinfo staff23-Jun-2025Unmukt Chand’s unbeaten 86 off 58 balls and Andre Russell’s 3 for 30 helped Los Angeles Knight Riders end their three-match losing streak in MLC 2025, as they beat Seattle Orcas by six wickets in Dallas. The result kept Orcas winless after four games.Opting to bat, Orcas posted a formidable 177 for 6 with useful contributions from their top three. Shayan Jahangir scored 26 off 15 as he and David Warner gave them a brisk start of 33 in 3.3 overs. LAKR captain Jason Holder provided the breakthrough by having Jahangir caught behind.Warner and Aaron Jones then took the side to 85 in the 11th over before Russell had Warner playing on. He made 38 off 28.Jones was on a-run-a-ball 29 at one point. But he hit a six each of Corné Dry and Russell to finish on 44 off 36. However, with Kyle Mayers and Heinrich Klaasen failing to capitalise on the platform, Orcas could manage only 39 in the last four overs.Despite a slow start, Saif Badar brought up his fifty off 30 balls•MLCRussell was the pick of the bowlers. Bowling wide and slower yorkers, he kept a lid on the scoring rate. In his final over, the 20th of the innings, he gave away just two runs and dismissed Shimron Hetmyer.LAKR didn’t have a great start and were 7 for 2 in the third over. But Chand, almost singlehandedly, steered them to 45 for 2 after six. He smashed Cameron Gannon for back-to-back fours in the fifth over before hitting a six and a four off Harmeet Singh in the sixth.Still, LAKR were lagging behind at the halfway stage, at 72 for 2. Chand was on 42 off 36 and Saif Badar on 17 off 16. But then Chand shellacked Gerald Coetzee for two sixes and two fours in a 20-run over to shift the momentum. Badar also joined in with two sixes and a four across three balls.Chand and Badar reduced the equation to 40 needed from 30 balls. Their stand of 139 off 79 balls came to an end when Badar fell for 54 off 32. Rovman Powell lasted only three balls, but Chand, in the company of Sherfane Rutherford, took LAKR over the line with ten balls to spare.
The Wednesday MLB slate brings plenty of games and plenty of betting opportunities.
Let's venture over to the home run prop bets to attack Wednesday's card, which sets up to be another strong one for All-Star Yordan Alvarez, who is set for another home run as he continues to heat up in the month of June.
Meanwhile, there are two other surging young bats that are worth a bet on Wednesday, check it out below!
Best MLB Home Run Prop Bets on Wednesday, June 26thYordan Alvarez (+310)Colton Cowser (+600)Francisco Alvarez (+520)
Yordan Alvarez
Alvarez is hitting .333 in the month of June, best mark of the season, while cracking seven home runs. He is in the 97th percentile in xSLG while ranking in the 78th in hard-hit percentage.
He is an effortless power hitter, who is a threat to go deep at all times.
Alvarez will face Ryan Feltner and a lowly Rockies bullpen. For Feltner, he has been destroyed by lefties, who has allowed eight home runs in 186 batters faced, setting up for Alvarez to go deep.
Colton Cowser
Cowser hit the rookie wall this season, now hitting only .226 this season, but was able to go deep on Tuesday, his 10th homer of the year.
I think he may have busted through the wall and home runs may come in bunches. Looking at his MLBStatcast profile, Cowser should be due a serious uptick in play.
He is in the 95th percentile in barrel percentage and 92nd percentile in hard-hit percentage. He has an xSLG of .502 (90th percentile), which is far higher than his .429 mark.
Against soft-tossing Carlos Carrasco, who has a 5.40 ERA and is 27th in average exit velocity, Cowser can keep his fine play up.
Francisco Alvarez
Alvarez has returned with a vengeance from injury that cost him about a moth and a half. He has hit .368 in 38 at bats in June with two home runs, and I like him to go yard on Wednesday as it appears Luis Gil has hit the rookie wall.
Alvarez has hit righties very well, .299/.356/.448 slashes, but only one home run. On a humid day in Flushing with the wind blowing out at nearly 13 miles per hour, I like Alvarez at long odds.
Arsenal cruised to a 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, leading Paul Merson to fire a warning to the rest of the teams in the competition.
In what was billed as a battle of defensive, tactical football between two managers who pride themselves on being tough to beat, Mikel Arteta made a mockery of the pre-match predictions as his side demolished Diego Simeone’s men in an enthralling second-half at the Emirates.
Viktor Gyokeres ended a seven-match goal drought with a quickfire brace to round off the scoring, taking Gyokeres’ tally for his new club to five following his £58million transfer from Sporting Lisbon, where he scored 97 times in 102 appearances.
Speaking after the thumping win, Arteta challenged Gyokeres to keep the goals coming, with the north Londoners back in domestic action against Crystal Palace at the Emirates on Sunday.
And Gyokeres, 27, said: “I’m more hungry now. You always want to contribute with work rate and other stuff, but when you score goals as well, it’s a bit special. So that’s something I always want to do.
“The group we have and the spirit is something different and something very special.
“When you win games and you do these performances, it builds confidence in the team. The belief has to always be there, but of course this helps to boost it. We just want to keep going like this.”
Arsenal's message to the rest of Europe
Gyokeres was not the only man receiving plaudits, as Merson was full of praise for Bukayo Saka during his commentary on Sky Sports, claiming he had Atletico stars like Koke “on toast”.
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And the former Gunners star believes his old team sent out a warning to the rest of Europe after accomplishing something that “no one” does.
Arsenal have won their three games in Europe so far with as many clean sheets. Remarkably, Arteta’s men have conceded just three times – away at Liverpool and Newcastle and at home to Manchester City, with just one of those coming from open play – in their first 12 fixtures.
Goalkeeper David Raya, who has recorded five consecutive shutouts, said: “I give clean sheets the same credit as goals.
“If we’re keeping clean sheets, it’s going to make games easier to win. It’s really, really important for the whole team, not giving away that many chances and being very, very solid.
“The depth of the squad is incredible. We have a lot of players who can play in two, three or four positions.
“(Mikel) Merino came on as a striker (against Atletico), but he can play as a number six, eight, or as a number 10, and that is the variety that the boss has and he is using it to our advantage.
“It gives us an extra level in training and in games, because if you are not at it you can lose your spot and everybody is on board with that.”
Arsenal will head into this weekend’s round of league fixtures with a three-point cushion over second-placed Manchester City. Defending champions Liverpool are a further point off the pace.
Glasgow Rangers chiefs Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell must work alongside the owners to find a new head coach to lead the Ibrox giants into a new era.
Chairman Andrew Cavenagh and Vice-Chairman Paraag Marathe penned an open letter to supporters on Monday that explained that they will be heavily involved in finding the next manager, which shows that they are not hiding away and allowing others to be solely responsible for it.
A change was made in the dugout at Ibrox after the previous manager only won five of his 17 matches in charge of the Glasgow-based outfit, conceding 24 goals in that time.
German manager is keen on taking the Rangers job
The Light Blues bosses have two weeks to identify their new head coach because of the October international break, with their next game coming against Dundee United the Saturday after next.
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According to the Daily Record, Steven Gerrard has doubts about a return to Ibrox because of the quality of the squad and his desire to take some time away from management.
The same report, though, adds that former Sheffield Wednesday head coach Danny Rohl would be keen on taking the Rangers job if offered the chance to get back into management.
It states that the German tactician and former Everton boss Sean Dyche would both be interested in landing the role, but it remains to be seen whether or not the Gers are keen on either of them.
Why Danny Rohl could be the next Steven Gerrard
Rangers took a big gamble when they appointed Gerrard in 2018 because he had only coached at youth team level, with Liverpool, and had not won anything as a senior manager.
However, he had a plethora of experience at the very top level of the game, as a player for Liverpool and then in an elite coaching environment at Liverpool’s academy, which helped him to instill a winning mentality that led to winning the 2020/21 Scottish Premiership title.
Rohl, whose work with Sheffield Wednesday was hailed as “outstanding” by reporter Phil Buckingham, could follow in Gerrard’s footsteps as another relatively unproven manager who has plenty of experience in elite environments.
The 36-year-old tactician, who typically deploys a 4-2-3-1 formation (Transfermarkt), steered the Owls clear of relegation in both of his seasons at the helm in Yorkshire, but it is his posts before becoming a first-team manager that may attract Rangers to him.
Danny Rohl’s coaching career
Team
Role
Matches
Sheffield Wednesday
Manager
89
Germany national team
Assistant manager
25
Bayern Munich
Assistant manager
101
Southampton
Assistant manager
24
RB Leipzig
Assistant manager
83
RB Leipzig
Video analyst
15
RB Leipzig U17s
Assistant manager
29
Via Transfermarkt
As you can see in the table above, Rohl has worked for Bayern Munich, Germany, and RB Leipzig, which means that he has worked at some top clubs and one of the best footballing nations in the world.
Like Gerrard, he would arrive at Ibrox with a knowledge of how to win at an elite level, having been at Bayern, a winning machine, for over 100 matches as an assistant.
Rohl’s exceptional experiences as a coach in multiple elite environments have prepared him for management, as illustrated by Jack Hunt’s insight into his fantastic coaching ability during his time with Sheffield Wednesday.
The German head coach may not be a flashy or big-name appointment that is likely to excite supporters, given his lack of experience in senior management, but his overall career in the game and his impressive stint with the Owls suggest that he could be an excellent option.
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Gerrard is, inarguably, the best Rangers manager in modern history, the only one to win a title since they returned to the Premiership, and Rohl could follow in his footsteps when you consider his coaching career.
وأصبح المصري البورسعيدي يحتل المركز 193 بدلاً من 209 ويحتل سيراميكا كليوباترا المركز ال343 بدلاً من 411، بينما أصبح البنك الأهلي يحتل المركز 373 بدلاً من411.
ويحتل صدارة الأندية فريق باريس سان جيرمان، وهو نفس مركزه السابق، يليه ريال مدريد ثم تشيلسي، إنتر ميلان، بايرن ميونخ، برشلونة، بوروسيا دورتموند، بالميراس، آرسنال وفلامينجو.
ويحتل ليفربول المركز 15 بدلًا من 12، أما مانشستر سيتي فيتواجد في المركز 12 بدل 13.
وفيما يتعلق بالأندية السعودية، يتواجد الهلال في المركز 37 بدلًا من 39، وأهلي جدة 57 بدلًا من 59، النصر 103 بدلًا من 105.
Bayern Munich legend Mario Basler has told GOAL why he would still pick Robert Lewandowski ahead of Harry Kane, despite seeing the England international star in German football. Kane has become a trophy winner and maintained remarkable individual standards with Bayern as he follows in the illustrious footsteps of prolific Polish sensation Lewandowski – who hit 344 goals for the Bundesliga giants.
Kane vs Lewandowski: Goal returns for Bayern
Lewandowski spent eight memorable years with Bayern between 2014 and 2022. He achieved his stunning goal contribution through 375 appearances – finding the target on at least 40 occasions across seven successive campaigns. He left a sizeable void when leaving for La Liga heavyweights Barcelona.
Bayern spent 12 months mulling over their options on the striker front before eventually prising Kane away from Tottenham. He stepped out of his comfort zone in north London after growing tired of waiting on elusive major honours. Kane has been a revelation at the Allianz Arena, netting 107 goals through 111 games.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesWhy Bayern great Basler would pick Lewandowski over Kane
Kane, who is into his third season as a Bayern player, is matching Lewandowski in the strike rate stakes. He is, however, yet to eclipse the Poland international’s legacy. With that in mind, the iconic No.9 of the recent past is considered to be held in higher regard than the free-scoring performer in the present.
Speaking in association with , Bayern legend Basler told GOAL when asked to pick between Kane and Lewandowski: “Oh, that's a very difficult question. The comparisons have been made a lot in recent days and weeks. Robert Lewandowski was also an exceptional striker at FC Bayern. So, ideally, I'd like to avoid the question altogether or take both of them. But if I really had to choose, I would go with Robert Lewandowski.”
Pressed further on whether Lewandowski’s longevity in Bavaria gives him the edge, Basler added: “Yes, he played for FCB for many years and scored his goals; he was an exceptional striker. You don't really want to hurt either of them, but if I had to choose, I would go with Robert Lewandowski.”
Similarities & differences between Kane & Lewandowski
Basler, who won two Bundesliga titles with Bayern and scored in the 1999 Champions League final against Manchester United, has previously said of the differences between two superstar strikers that have passed through Munich: “Harry Kane and Robert Lewandowski are similar in some ways. They are rarely injured and they always score goals, but I believe Kane is more of a team player – Lewandowski is sometimes a very selfish striker.
“I watch Kane play and notice that he also tracks back in midfield and distributes the ball quite well. I think he is more important for Bayern than Lewandowski was. He adds more to the team than Lewandowski ever did because he also works defensively and is more involved in the team’s build-up.
“I hope he doesn’t leave Bayern and I also believe that he knows exactly what he has at the club. Above all he is also of a certain age now, I’m not sure he’d be keen to make another change at this stage. I believe he feels very comfortable in Bayern, and I hope he stays there until he ends his career.”
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GettyPremier League return & Barcelona: Kane transfer speculated on
Questions have been asked of how long Kane will be sticking around at the Allianz Arena. He is tied to a contract through to 2027, but said deal includes exit clauses that can be triggered next summer. It has been suggested that an offer of £57 million ($75m) would be enough to enter into transfer talks.
Fresh terms for the 32-year-old frontman have also been mooted, given his importance to the collective cause, but rumours of a return to England being made refuse to go away. It has also been claimed that Kane could follow in Lewandowski’s footsteps again by heading to Spain, potentially to Barcelona where he could be a direct replacement for his counterpart as they allow their Polish striker’s contract to run down towards free agency. Kane has been giving little away when it comes to his future plans.
Let’s scale back two years. Liverpool had completed their midfield rebuild under Jurgen Klopp and were primed for a new chapter, putting that bleak 2022/23 campaign to bed.
Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and co had gone past their sell-by dates, and FSG went full ham as they countered the midfield exodus with four interesting signings: Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch.
Those additions led Klopp’s side back into the Champions League and saw the German cap off his Anfield dynasty with one final slice of silverware, beating Chelsea against injury-hit odds in the Carabao Cup final.
Arne Slot approached the recent summer market with a similar need for change.
Well, similar insofar as much money needed to be spent, but Liverpool had just won the Premier League and were supported by the many years of Klopp’s labours. This is supposed to be a successful season for the Reds.
And it still could be, but so much has gone wrong for Slot’s tactically imbalanced team, who have lost four matches in a row and lack any sense of confidence or coherence.
We could pick at any area of the field, but the midfielders have certainly left something to be desired in recent months.
Liverpool need a new midfielder
Two years on, FSG may need to shop once again for a high-level midfielder. While the Merseysiders have talented options in the engine room, the woes of Mac Allister and Szoboszlai’s new role at right-back suggest more physicality and press resistance could be added to ease Gravenberch’s burden.
The 26-year-old Mac Allister, in particular, has been dreadful this term, lacking his typical coolness and energy on the ball, that rare ability to marry technical elegance with combative physicality.
That simply hasn’t been there, with one Premier League noting that the Argentina international is “not up to scratch” at the moment, winning only one tackle per game and losing 57% of his ground duels, as per Sofascore.
It hasn’t been good enough, and while, candidly, part of Mac Allister’s struggle is down to mismanagement, there’s a sense that an upgrade is needed to add a much-needed dimension to the midfield.
Well, that man could arrive in the form of Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga, with Spanish sources confirming this week that the France international could be on the move in 2026, an update which has certainly put Anfield’s sporting director, Richard Hughes, on alert.
Valued by Los Blancos at around €80m (equating to £69m), Camavinga is no longer considered untouchable by Xabi Alonso, and those in Spain believe an audacious January bid could be staged by the Premier League champions.
The 22-year-old has been in Madrid for over four years, but injuries and Alonso’s vision have opened the door for potential suitors. Manchester City and Manchester United both expressed interest this summer.
Why Camavinga could be an upgrade on Mac Allister
Camavinga was regarded as a wonder-kid when he first took steps onto the professional stage. Joining from Rennes for around £35m in 2021, he has since featured 186 times for the Spanish giants, winning two La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues.
Though the past year has been an effort to maintain regular fitness levels for Camavinga, he remains a world-class talent, a “duel-monster” in the words of analyst Raj Chohan, who could benefit from a change of scenery, joining a Liverpool team where he could foster his skills for many years to come.
His arrival would not knock Mac Allister from his prominent position, but it would give him competition, to be sure, and Camavinga might even come to be an upgrade down the line, with the statistics drawn from the past year certainly suggesting he has what it takes to outstrip him.
Camavinga vs Mac Allister (past 12 months)
Stats (per 90)
Camavinga
Mac Allister
Goals
0.12
0.18
Assists
0.06
0.18
Touches
76.36
63.29
Pass completion (%)
90.1
82.7
Shot-creating actions
2.51
4.01
Progressive passes
5.07
5.64
Progressive carries
2.04
1.37
Successful take-ons
1.11
0.53
Recoveries
6.30
4.69
Tackles won
2.91
1.63
Interceptions
1.40
0.89
Aerials won
1.52
0.50
Data via FBref
As you can see, Camavinga has played with a touch more completeness and energy than his Argentine counterpart over the past year, and that having suffered with injury problems all the while. He might actually boast a higher standard of quality than Mac Allister, and that is not to the Liverpool man’s discredit.
There is also the matter of age. Camavinga is only 22 years old, and with a wealth of elite experience at that.
He might be struggling for minutes and fluency at Real Madrid, but he’s so young and clearly such a talented midfielder, an expert on the ball and relentless in the challenge.
These are attributes shared with Liverpool’s No. 10, though there’s a case to be made that the Frenchman is even more complete in his midfield game, hailed for his “extraordinary qualities” by former Real boss Carlo Ancelotti, who went on to claim his young star could “play anywhere on the pitch”.
Similar praise have been laid at Mac Allister’s feet in the Premier League. Shortly after the South American’s £35m transfer from Brighton to Liverpool, TNT Sports pundit Joe Cole described him as a “superstar” signing for the Reds, drawing attention to his own ability to “play anywhere” his manager wants him to.
Such dynamism. Though Liverpool would want to retain Mac Allister’s services for as long as they can, it’s clear he plays a role unlike any other in the Liverpool squad. To put that another way, he provides a dimension his teammates cannot mimic.
Arne Slot and Alexis Mac Allister for Liverpool
And, with that in mind, adding Camavinga to the fold might prove a stroke of genius on Hughes’ part. Real Madrid might want something in the ballpark of £69m, but Liverpool could take advantage of his injury struggles and seat on the Santiago Bernabeu fringe over the past 12 months.
Looking at how it could all transpire in the long run, Liverpool might strike a player who could yet grow into one of the best in the world, eclipsing a star in Mac Allister, who has already provided the club with a higher brand of technical midfield play than they had been treated to in the years before his signing.
Slot can fix Konate & Leoni blow by unleashing Liverpool's 19-year-old star
Liverpool have something of a sore spot in defence this season.
Bruno Fernandes has for so long been Manchester United’s shining light, often being the man to get themselves out of trouble during the Ruben Amorim tenure.
The Red Devils may have finished in 15th place last campaign, but it didn’t stop the Portuguese international from ending 2024/25 with a total of 37 combined goals and assists.
However, the £200m spending spree during the recent summer window has seen some of the responsibility taken off his shoulders – as seen by the goals scored by Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo against Brighton.
As a result, the 31-year-old has since dropped into a slightly deeper midfield role, resulting in Bruno only registering two goals and one assist from his first nine Premier League outings in 2025/26.
Amorim could be utilising the club captain in such a role to try and bridge the gap to one player who has prematurely offloaded during the tenure of the previous management team.
Man Utd’s mammoth mistake in selling McTominay
To combat their heavy spending in recent years, the United hierarchy have had to offload numerous players from their books to prevent any financial problems.
Midfielder Scott McTominay was one of the players sacrificed by the board, with the Scottish international leaving in a £25m deal to join Napoli in the summer of 2024.
Such a deal was seen as excellent business at the time, with the midfielder often receiving a fair amount of criticism from the supporters over his displays at Old Trafford.
However, he’s taken his career to the next level in Naples, thriving under Antonio Conte’s guidance in 2024/25 as the Italian outfit claimed the Serie A title.
The 28-year-old scored 12 times and registered four assists in Italy’s top-flight, subsequently winning the division’s MVP award, whilst also being nominated for the Balon d’Or.
The former Red Devil has continued his phenomenal form into the current campaign, with his sensational strike against Inter Milan on Saturday securing the club all three points.
His £25m departure now appears to be a huge mistake, but Amorim shouldn’t be worried with the manager already stumbling upon his next version of the Scotsman.
The United star who’s becoming their next McTominay
Whilst Bruno has largely operated in the role vacated by McTominay, numerous other talents have also shared the responsibility at the heart of the United side.
Manuel Ugarte joined a £50m transfer from PSG last summer, with the hierarchy seeing him as the perfect player to fill the void left by the departing academy star.
However, the Uruguayan has subsequently fallen way below the expectations of the fanbase, with Amorim only starting two of the club’s nine Premier League outings in 2025/26.
Kobbie Mainoo was a first-team mainstay before the 40-year-old’s arrival last year, but like Ugarte, he’s found minutes extremely hard to come by within the starting eleven.
The Englishman has failed to start a single game and only appeared for a total of 138 minutes off the bench in England’s top-flight during the current campaign.
The aforementioned duo’s lack of impact is largely due to the performances of Casemiro, with the Brazilian international nailing down a starting role to the surprise of many.
He’s previously been slated by numerous figures over the years, with Jamie Carragher infamously stating ‘the football has left him’ and that he needs to move to Saudi Arabia.
Such a situation is similar to that of McTominay, with the former United star taking his career to unimaginable heights after his own switch out of Manchester.
However, Casemiro has managed to turn his Red Devils career around in recent months and subsequently shut up a lot of his doubters along the way in the process.
The “world-class” star, as dubbed by Gus Poyet, has started seven times in the Premier League this year, registering two goals and an assist within his recent outings.
His latest showing against Brighton was arguably his best of 2025/26, scoring once and teeing up compatriot Cunha for his goal for the Red Devils.
Minutes played
70
Touches
48
Passes completed
25
Passes into final third
7
Tackles made
3
Clearances
1
Interceptions made
2
Recoveries
5
Casemiro’s underlying stats further showcase how impressive he was against the Seagulls, with the 33-year-old having a huge effect at both ends of the football field.
Tallies such as three tackles and five recoveries made highlight his importance without the ball – arguably being the perfect all-round option at the heart of the side to allow Bruno to express himself in attacking areas.
Such a turnaround in form is huge credit to the experienced midfielder, with his recent outings making him one of the club’s most important players at present.
His partnership with Bruno has allowed for the recent impressive form – potentially saving Amorim’s job and allowing him to reach new heights in his tenure.
Forget Cunha & Mbuemo: Man Utd star was the shining light against Brighton
Manchester United secured their third win in a row against Brighton & Hove Albion last night.
Manchester City began the 2025/26 season with a point to prove after a disappointing campaign last year, where they finished 13 points behind champions Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola’s side were uncharacteristically inconsistent, struggling for rhythm and creativity.
This summer brought change. In came Rayan Cherki, Tiijani Reinders, and Rayan Aït-Nouri to refresh an aging squad, while a handful of younger talents were sent out on loan to gain experience.
City’s start to the new season has been mixed – four wins, a draw, and two losses after seven Premier League games – but one constant has been the form of Erling Haaland.
After scoring the decisive goal in the 1-0 win over Brentford on Sunday, Haaland looks back to his devastating best.
And while he dominates the present, Guardiola’s eyes are firmly on the future.
Most notably, on a 20-year-old striker currently making waves in the Championship.
Erling Haaland's stunning form in numbers
At 25 years old, Haaland remains the spearhead of Manchester City’s attack and arguably the most feared finisher in world football.
Valued at around £165m by Transfermarkt, the Norwegian forward has already scored nine goals in the Premier League this season, adding three more in the Champions League.
His sharpness in front of goal was evident again on Sunday when he scored in the ninth minute to secure three points against a stubborn Brentford side.
Haaland’s record in Manchester speaks for itself: 136 goals in 155 appearances.
His power, timing, and composure make him the ultimate reference point for Pep Guardiola’s tactical structure, even as the manager experiments with a refreshed lineup.
Beyond his finishing, Haaland’s work rate and movement continue to set the standard for the squad’s younger forwards.
Crucially, his form could be what drags the club back into the title race. For club and country, he’s netted a staggering 16 goals in his last nine matches.
Matches Played
7
Goals
9
Assists
1
Progressive Carries
10
Progressive Passes
6
Yet behind the scenes, there is an understanding at the Etihad that Haaland won’t shoulder the burden forever.
The club’s long-term planning is already underway—and that’s where one of England’s most promising young strikers enters the conversation.
Manchester City's future Haaland
Divin Mubama may not yet be a household name among Premier League fans, but those following the Championship will know the Manchester City loanee is beginning to deliver on his potential.
The 20-year-old, who joined City from West Ham after rising through the Hammers’ academy, has impressed on loan at Stoke City – scoring twice while wearing the No.9 shirt.
Stoke currently sit fifth in the Championship, and Mubama has been pivotal to their early-season form.
Having played in all nine matches so far, he’s shown maturity beyond his years.
Analysts predicted his success before a ball was kicked, with Ben Mattinson claiming he would be “one of the best in the Championship” if given a full loan spell.
Statistically, Mubama’s profile is hugely promising. Compared to positional peers in Eurpe, he ranks in the 86th percentile for successful take-ons (1.08 per 90 minutes), showing his confidence to beat defenders; the 91st percentile for tackles (1.21 per 90), evidence of his work ethic out of possession; and the 99th percentile for interceptions (0.54 per 90), highlighting his reading of the game.
Physically strong and dominant in the air, he also ranks in the 73rd percentile for aerial duels won (3.09 per 90) and 76th for blocks (0.81 per 90).
Internationally, Mubama has been capped at every youth level for England and made his U21 debut in a 2-0 win against Kazakhstan.
At club level, his rise has been steady. He scored 16 goals in 14 games for City’s U21s and already has senior experience in Europe, having featured for West Ham in both the Europa League and the Conference League – the latter of which he helped win in 2023.
He even marked his first senior goal for City in an emphatic 8-0 FA Cup victory over Salford City, a glimpse of what might lie ahead.
Mubama’s blend of technical ability, movement, and physicality makes him the ideal apprentice to Haaland.
The two strikers, though at different stages of their careers, embody Guardiola’s long-term vision: an emphasis on power, precision, and adaptability.
With Mubama’s performances at Stoke drawing praise and Haaland rediscovering his lethal edge, Manchester City’s attacking future looks secure.
If the young Englishman continues his upward trajectory, he could well be the next great forward to define Manchester City’s modern era.
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Sob forte chuva no Estádio Pascual Guerrero, o Corinthians segue com 100% de aproveitamento e está na semifinal da Libertadores Feminina. As Brabas venceram o América de Cali por 4 a 0, com gols de Tarciane, Millene, Vic Albuquerque e Fernandinha.
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O América de Cali perdeu grande chance no primeiro minuto da partida, e o Corinthians conseguiu impor sua superioridade e abriu o placar na bola parada, após Duda Sampaio quase anotar um gol olímpico.
A forte chuva afetou o desempenho das Brabas na etapa final, mas as colombianas também sentiram o efeito do gramado encharcado e não conseguiram produzir muitas chances de gol. Aos 26 minutos do segundo tempo, Yantén cometeu pênalti em Millene.
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A própria atacante cobrou e converteu a cobrança. Seis minutos após o gol de Millene, a lateral Daniela Arias fez falta dura em Gabi Zanotti e foi expulsa. Nos minutos finais, Vic Albuquerque e Fernandinha deram números finais ao jogo. As Brabas irão enfrentar o Internacional ou o Colo-Colo na semifinal da Libertadores Feminina.
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CORINTHIANS 4 X 0 AMÉRICA DE CALI QUARTAS DE FINAL – LIBERTADORES FEMININA
Data:15 de outubro de 2023, domingo Horário:17h30 (horário de Brasília) Local:Estádio Pascual Guerrero, em Santiago de Cali, na Colômbia
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CORINTHIANS (Técnico: Arthur Elias) Lelê; Tarciane, Mariza e Yasmim; Luana, Duda Sampaio, Gabi Zanotti, Gabi Portilho e Tamires; Millene e Jheniffer.
AMÉRICA DE CALI (Técnico: Gustavo Pineda) Giraldo; Arias, Natis, Ospina e Bahr; Pineda, Usme e Cortes; Restrepo, Castañeda e Candelo