Everything you need to know about French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga's salary numbers playing for Los Blancos
French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga arrived at Real Madrid as a talented 18-year-old from Rennes in 2021, after being targeted by top clubs including arch-rivals Barcelona.
The youngster settled into life at the Bernabeu quickly, being hailed as one of the most underrated players in the team, even filling in at left-back at times despite being a natural midfielder.
His contributions to Real Madrid's success earned him a much-improved contract in 2023, significantly increasing his wages.
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out how much he earns now!
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Eduardo Camavinga's wages at Real Madrid in numbers
Under his current contract in the Spanish capital, Camavinga earns £201,022 ($263,152) on a weekly basis, while his annual salary scales up to £10.4 million ($13.6m)
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Eduardo Camavinga
French
£201,022
$263,152
£10,453,154
$13,683,882
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Top earners at Real Madrid
Although Camavinga earns a substantial salary playing for Los Blancos, the French midfielder is far from being one of the top-earners at the club.
Taking the top spot on Real Madrid's wage bill is French forward Kylian Mbappe, with David Alaba following him in second place.
In third and fourth place are Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr., who are on identical wages, while Fede Valverde rounds off the list at fifth.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Kylian Mbappe
French
£502,556
$657,879
£26,132,886
$34,209,706
David Alaba
Austrian
£361,840
$473,673
£18,815,678
$24,630,988
Jude Bellingham
English
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Vinicius Jr.
Brazilian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Fede Valverde
Uruguayan
£268,083
$350,939
£13,940,327
$18,248,826
Top earners in La Liga
When it comes to the top earners in LaLiga we have Barcelona's veteran striker Robert Lewandowski as the highest-paid player.
Mbappe makes his appearance at second position, once again followed by Alaba.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid's only entrant in the list is goalkeeper Jan Oblak, followed by Bellingham who is on equal wages with Vinicius at number five.
Nationality
Nationality
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual Wages USD
Robert Lewandowski
Polish
£536,006
$701,667
£27,872,290
$36,486,704
Kylian Mbappe
French
£502,556
$657,879
£26,132,886
$34,209,706
David Alaba
Austrian
£361,840
$473,673
£18,815,678
$24,630,988
Jan Oblak
Slovenian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Jude Bellingham
English
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
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Highest paid players in the world
None of the top LaLiga earners make it into the top-five earners list globally as Saudi Pro League players dominate the list.
Leading the charts are former Real Madrid forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema at first and second spot respectively.
Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez comes in at number three, followed by Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Tottenham Hotspur are just one game away from reaching the League Cup final, having defeated Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final clash.
A win or draw in the return leg at Anfield will ensure the club plays in a first cup final since the 2020/21 campaign, when they reached the final of the EFL Cup, only to lose to Manchester City.
Ange Postecoglou has come in for plenty of criticism this term, especially with the club languishing 12th in the Premier League table at the time of writing.
But could winning a first trophy since 2008 be the catalyst for improvement? The jury is still out on the Australian, but he could become the first manager to lead Spurs to a major trophy since Juande Ramos 17 years ago.
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Since the Spaniard was sacked after a horror start to the 2008/09 season, the north Londoners have employed eight permanent managers. We have ranked these managers by their attempts to end Tottenham’s trophy drought.
Manager
Year appointed
Points per game
Harry Redknapp
2008
1.73
André Villas-Boas
2012
1.91
Tim Sherwood
2013
1.65
Mauricio Pochettino
2014
1.84
José Mourinho
2019
1.77
Nuno Espírito Santo
2021
1.65
Antonio Conte
2021
1.78
Ange Postecoglou
2023
1.63
8 Mauricio Pochettino July 2014 – November 2019
In hindsight, sacking Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019 was a massive mistake. Of course, the start of that season hadn’t quite gone exactly to plan, but this was a man who had led the club to the Champions League final just a few months before.
The lowest that Spurs finished in the Premier League under the Argentinian was fifth during his maiden season, qualifying for the Champions League across the next four campaigns.
In the top flight, he averaged 1.89 points per match, finishing runners-up during 2016/17, and the likes of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min developed into world-class players.
Competition
Best finish (Year)
Premier League
2nd (2016/17)
FA Cup
Semi-finals (16/17, 17/18)
EFL Cup
Final (2014/15)
Champions League
Final (2018/19)
Europa League
Round of 16 (2015/16)
7 Harry Redknapp October 2008 – June 2012
While Pochettino established Spurs as a top-four side, it was Harry Redknapp who achieved the feat first.
Taking over from Juande Ramos wasn’t easy, but the veteran manager began to slowly turn things around, going on to finish fourth during his first full season in charge, which qualified Spurs for the Champions League.
A run to the quarter-finals in the following season was mightily impressive, and while Redknapp couldn’t lead them to a trophy, the standards he set in place gave Pochettino a platform to build upon when he took over in 2014.
6 Ange Postecoglou July 2023 – present
Tottenham Hotspur managerAngePostecogloubefore the match
If – and it is a big if – Postecoglou can lead Spurs to the League Cup, it may prove to be a huge turning point for the former Celtic manager.
At times, the football on show is sublime, with wins over Manchester City and Manchester United the highlights. Sticking to his attacking philosophy when some games require a more pragmatic approach may be seen as tactical naivety, but the Australian sticks to what he is good at.
Injuries haven’t helped Spurs this season, and if given time, Postecoglou could be a successful manager for the club.
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ByDominic Lund Jan 17, 2025 5 Andre Villas-Boas July 2012 – December 2013
Sacked after eight months as Chelsea manager didn’t deter André Villas-Boas from trying again in the Premier League, this time with Spurs.
During the 2012/13 season, he led the club to a fifth-place finish, perhaps over-relying on Gareth Bale’s brilliance at times, but the football on show was superb.
They scored 70 goals that term in the Premier League – the fifth-best attacking side in the division – but this wouldn’t save Villas-Boas.
Indeed, he was sacked in December 2013 after a 5-0 defeat to Liverpool, ending his 18 months back in England.
4 Antonio Conte November 2021 – March 2023
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Antonio Conte took over the club in November 2021 following the sacking of Nuno Espírito Santo and led the club to fourth place, losing just six games in the process.
Despite this, Spurs failed to make it past the last 16 in the Champions League during 2022/23, while Conte lasted until March 2023 before being sacked after a run of one win in his previous five matches.
3 Tim Sherwood December 2013 – June 2014
Tim Sherwood lasted just 26 matches in charge of Spurs, but he did have a 59% win percentage in the Premier League.
While the football wasn’t the greatest under the Englishman, his commitment to giving youth talent a chance has to be recognised.
Indeed, it was Sherwood who gave Kane his first-ever start in the Premier League. 435 appearances and 280 goals later, unleashing him was one of Sherwood’s better moments.
His first game saw Spurs knocked out of the League Cup, before being handed the permanent role a few days later. Unfortunately, losses to Arsenal (twice) combined with heavy defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City during his spell meant he only lasted until the end of the 2013/14 season.
His replacement was Pochettino, who enjoyed a much more productive time in charge of the club.
2 José Mourinho November 2019 – April 2021
AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho.
Following the surprise sacking of Mauricio Pochettino, it was evident that Spurs would need a manager who could take the club to the next level – winning trophies.
On that note, José Mourinho sounded like the ideal candidate. His most recent spell at Manchester United had seen him win two major trophies in his debut season, although things soon turned sour.
The Portuguese manager lasted just 86 games in charge, leading the club to a sixth-place finish in the 2019/20 campaign. Indeed, it was Mourinho who last led the club to a major final, securing their place in the League Cup finale against Manchester City.
By the time the game rolled around, the former Chelsea boss had been sacked, lasting just 17 months in north London. Given the promise his appointment had, Mourinho’s time at Spurs was hugely underwhelming.
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It is perhaps no surprise to see Nuno Espírito Santo ranked as the worst manager the club have had since 2008, as his spell at the club was nothing short of dismal.
He did work wonders with Wolverhampton Wanderers, guiding them from the Championship to consecutive seventh-place finishes in the top flight, but at Spurs, he struggled majorly.
Overall, he managed the club for just 17 games, winning nine, but the football on show was largely forgettable. Losses to Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the top flight didn’t exactly help his cause and he was sacked in November 2021.
An Eberechi Eze-inspired Crystal Palace romped into the FA Cup semi-finals with a thumping 3-0 win at London rivals Fulham.
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Fulham began the game brightly, with Rodrigo Muniz and Andreas Pereira fashioning good chances in front of a fired-up support at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Despite being under the cosh, Palace nearly took the lead when Jefferson Lerma's 25-yard volley cannoned off the bar to fire a warning shot.
Somewhat against the run of play, the deadlock was broken in the 34th minute when Eze curled in a stunning strike from the edge of the box. The England international then fizzed in a delightful cross and team-mate Ismaila Sarr got ahead of his marker to make it 2-0 four minutes later.
The deflated Cottagers took a while to find their mojo again and nearly found a way back into the game when Calvin Bassey was denied by some last-ditch defending in a goalmouth scramble.
The defensively sound Eagles, who welcomed back striker Jean-Philippe Mateta following a horror head injury, put the game to bed when substitute Eddie Nketiah beat the offside trap and fired under the body of Bernd Leno 15 minutes from time. Palace advanced to their second FA Cup semi-final in four years as they seek to lift this trophy for the first time in their long history.
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While Chris Richards was a brick wall in defence, Eze was the spark that Palace needed to fire them to victory. He showed individual brilliance for his goal and his assist was sumptuous, too. If Palace are to win the FA Cup for the first time, the England international is likely to play a big part in that.
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While none of Marco Silva's players had a particularly bad game, Fulham as a whole didn't create enough clear-cut chances and Palace were far more clinical. They didn't make use of home advantage and were well beaten.
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Palace will now await the FA Cup semi-final draw on Sunday afternoon following the conclusion of Preston versus Aston Villa. A trip to Wembley awaits the south London outfit.
Como era de se esperar desde o começo do Paulistão-2022, o Palmeiras levantou o título estadual deste ano. A goleada por 4 a 0 sobre o São Paulo, no último domingo, mostra que o patamar alviverde é bem diferente dos demais rivais do estado e que a última derrota foi um acidente de percurso. Agora, depois de duas conquistas, o clube deve encarar pendências postergadas.
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No último domingo, o Allianz Parque presenciou um dos maiores “amassos” de sua história. Os são-paulinos podem até reclamar de um lance ou outro da arbitragem, mas quem esteve no estádio, viu que o Verdão faria quantos gols fossem necessários para reverter a vantagem adquirida pelo rival no primeiro jogo da final. A verdade é que a diferença atual entre os times, quando estão em seus ápices, é do tamanho da goleada por 4 a 0, ou até muito maior.
O desequilíbrio técnico, tático, físico e emocional foi enorme, não houve adversário para o Palmeiras em campo. Em certos duelos individuais, chegou a “dar dó” de alguns jogadores do Tricolor, que pareciam juvenis enfrentando adultos. O Alviverde é um time cascudo, com muitas finais nas costas (uma a cada dois meses em média), e com muitos atletas que já disputaram dez ou mais partidas de decisão. Além de tudo, é uma equipe experimentadíssima.
Todo esse cenário só faz pensar que aquela derrota por 3 a 1 no Morumbi foi um acidente de percurso, talvez pelo pênalti mal marcado pela arbitragem antes do intervalo, algo que mudou a partida, não há como negar. Por causa desse revés, o Verdão não terminou o estadual invicto, o que reforçaria ainda mais a facilidade com que encarou o torneio e a superioridade na comparação.
Não foi possível manter a invencibilidade, mas o título ficou com o Palmeiras, que somou sua quinta taça em nove finais com Abel Ferreira. Somente em 2022, já levantou a taça da Recopa Sul-Americana e do Paulistão, além do vice no Mundial de Clubes, disputando todas as partidas possíveis para a equipe neste ano até aqui. Há quem diga que agora, com Brasileirão, Libertadores e Copa do Brasil, é que o ano realmente vai começar no futebol do país.
E para o Palmeiras isso pode ter um efeito semelhante, uma vez que o clube e Abel Ferreira admitem publicamente que a preparação, até aqui, levou em conta priorizar o Mundial e a Recopa, sem dar tanta importância ao Paulistão, mas a vontade dos jogadores levou o time a mais uma conquista com força máxima. A partir desta semana, será a hora de encarar 2022 de vez.
Primeiramente com as viagens longas da fase de grupos da Libertadores, que testará o nível físico e técnico do elenco, e que dividirá os próximos meses com Brasileirão e Copa do Brasil. Pode ser aí a oportunidade de analisar se será necessário ou não reforçar o grupo no meio da temporada, contando também com as possíveis saídas na janela de verão na Europa. Danilo é o mais provável.
Essa questão foi mantida em “Banho Maria” nesses últimos tempos por conta do “fechamento” do grupo focando nas disputas citadas acima. Além disso, as renovações contratuais ficaram em “stand by”. São os casos de Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Scarpa, Jailson e Marcelo Lomba, cujos vínculos são válidos até o fim deste ano. Deyverson, por sua vez, tem contrato somente até o meio de 2022.
O centroavante não deve permanecer e será liberado quando terminar o vínculo, mas os outros quatro devem ser procurados de forma mais consistente pela diretoria para tratar de suas renovações. A ideia é prorrogar o contrato de Scarpa, Rocha, Jailson e Lomba, considerados peças importantes no elenco.
De certa forma, 2022 começa de vez para o Palmeiras e de olho em mais títulos, agora buscando confirmar seu alto patamar em nível nacional e continental. No estado, pelo jeito, os adversários estão uns degraus atrás.
Tottenham Hotspur’s recent run of bad form was extended in Glasgow last night.
Ange Postecoglou returned to the city where he made his name in British football, but instead of facing his old club, Celtic, an intense Europa League clash with Rangers awaited him and his side.
The hosts looked the far better of the two teams, and while Dejan Kulusevski managed to salvage a point for the North Londoners, it was another display that has only cast more doubt on the Australian’s project.
41%
Possession
59%
1.49
Expected Goals
0.87
1
Goals
1
2
Big Chances
0
15
Total Shots
12
7
Corners
7
9
Fouls
9
379
Passes
563
There were poor performances all over the pitch for the visitors, but there were two that perhaps stood out, with one of them being Timo Werer.
Timo Werner's game vs Rangers
It would probably be fair to say that even going back to when he first arrived at the club midway through last season, Werner has been an underwhelming, boarding-on poor addition to Spurs’ squad, and last night showed that yet again.
The former Chelsea flop started off the left, and aside from a shot he sent miles over the bar early on, he offered pretty much no attacking threat whatsoever, which made life incredibly easy for Rangers’ right-hand side.
Moreover, the RB Leipzig-loanee seemed unable to track back either, so Destiny Udogie was left to deal with the marauding Václav Černý and James Tavernier all alone at times.
It was such a dire display that Postecoglou hooked him at half-time and told the press his performance “wasn’t acceptable” in his post-match comments, which makes the 3/10 match rating he received from the Standard’s Dan Kilpatrick look almost too kind.
While this all could sound hyperbolic, it’s entirely backed up by his statistics, as in 46 minutes of action, the Stuttgart-born dud amassed a combined expected goal plus assists figure of 0.09, failed to take a single shot on target, failed in 100% of his crosses and dribbles, lost 100% of his duels, lost the ball 18 times was unable to play a single key pass and only completed 69% of his passes.
Minutes
46′
Expected Goals
0.05
Expected Assists
0.04
Shots on Target
0
Dribbles (Complete)
3 (0)
Duels (Won)
5 (0)
Crosses (Accurate)
2 (0)
Lost Possession
16
Key Passes
1
Passing Accuracy
18/26 (69%)
In all, it was an abysmal showing from the 28-year-old, although one of his teammates was arguably as poor on the other flank.
Pedro Porro's game vs Rangers
Yes, the player we are talking about is Spanish right-back Pedro Porro, who put in yet another dreadful performance for Spurs last night.
Like his German teammate, the former Sporting CP ace was utterly hopeless going forward, with the only meaningful contribution he made being a shot midway through the second half, which was saved by Jack Butland.
However, the biggest issue with his game last night was the same problem that’s been singled out multiple times this year: his defensive fragility.
For example, he lost Hamza Igamane for the opening goal and was constantly being attacked as Rangers could sense he wasn’t up to the battle, making Kilpatrick’s 4/10 match rating feel more than justified.
Unsurprisingly, his statistics from the game were also poor, as in 93 minutes of action, the defensive “horror”, as dubbed by journalist Mitch Fretton, amassed an expected goal plus assists figure of 0.08, was dribbled past four times, lost six of nine duels, lost the ball 20 times, committed one foul, misplaced seven of eight long balls and two of three crosses.
Minutes
93′
Expected Goals
0.04
Expected Assists
0.04
Dribbled Past
4
Duels (Won)
9 (6)
Lost Possession
20
Fouls Committed
1
Long Balls (Accurate)
8 (1)
Crosses (Accurate)
3 (1)
Ultimately, it was a night to forget for the entire Spurs team, but Werner and Porro were particularly woeful and must be dropped for some time.
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England rely on spinners to secure lead as worries persist about Robinson and Wood fitness
Cameron Ponsonby03-Mar-2022Everyday’s a school day and, as England’s interim Managing Director Andrew Strauss was so keen to stress ahead of the squad’s departure to the West Indies, this tour is all about learning.”[It’s] an opportunity to get some good young bowling talent into the environment for the first time,” Strauss said upon the squad’s announcement., “to allow some of the bowlers that have been playing a role in the team to play either a slightly different role or more of a senior leadership role.”And so as England’s bowling innings got underway against the CWI President’s XI, England’s opening bowler Ollie Robinson opened the bowling. England’s 42-Test veteran and known quantity Chris Woakes did some more bowling. Perennial first-change Craig Overton bowled first-change. And England’s spinner Jack Leach bowled some spin.It’s not so much learning as it is revising for the same exam that England failed last year.It was poignant, therefore, that England’s real learnings came when things didn’t go to plan. Mark Wood was absent due to a non-Covid-related illness and is a doubt for the first Test. And so too is Robinson who pulled up twenty minutes into the day’s play with a recurrence of the back spasm he suffered in the last Test match in Hobart.Robinson’s fitness is a real concern for England. Because at this point, what does Robinson being fit actually mean? Robinson being fit to take the field in the morning currently doesn’t mean the same as him being able to complete a day’s play. And with Stokes unable to bowl in the first Test and England therefore relying on a four-man attack, the risk of one-quarter of that breaking down on the morning of day one is substantial.”He got a back spasm, it’s not ideal,” Paul Collingwood said at the close of play. “When someone walks off like that it doesn’t look good but these kind of spasms can heal as quickly as they come. We’ll just have to assess.”Sometimes the optics of a situation are such that nuance isn’t necessary. And the sight of Robinson leaving the field and having his over finished by Saqib Mahmood was one. The right-arm seamer is dead. Long live the right-arm seamer.The absence of Wood and Robinson did, however, allow England to do some learning and have a look at Mahmood and Matt Fisher with the ball.Noticeably sharper than the rest of the attack, Mahmood appeared the most threatening of the seamers from his seven overs, whilst Fisher struggled to find his feet initially before settling in and bowling consecutive maidens. If a spot in England’s bowling attack does become available next week, Mahmood is the obvious man to step up and complete a full house of international debuts.Related
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However, the elephant not in the room was wickets. Between England’s five seamers, only one wicket came in the 54 overs they sent down, with it being left to the spin of Leach, who claimed 4 for 64, as well as Joe Root and Dan Lawrence to take the bulk of the wickets. The seamers’ struggles were best exemplified by CWI President’s XI No.9 Colin Archibald slogging Overton over long-on for a six. Overton, in his quest for revenge, sent down an attempted bouncer which Archibald proceeded to pull even further. As a start to life without Stuart Broad or Jimmy Anderson goes, it was an ominous showing.”We’re not going to panic,” Collingwood said, when asked if there was a temptation to call up any unnamed replacements. “It was a great opportunity for Saqi to come in and bowl some overs today. Even Fish to bowl some. We have got ready replacements in terms of a squad of 16.”In mitigation, this is an extremely docile pitch and, of the five men in the CWI President’s XI top seven to have played international cricket, it was Raymon Reifer who scored an excellent 106 from No.5. Reifer is not currently in the West Indies Test squad, having made his solitary appearance back in 2017, but on this showing it would be no surprise if he were to feature later in the series.Nevertheless, it was a day that served only to reinforce the long-held concern about England’s bowling attack, that they’re a very well polished, but ultimately blunt object. An oak dining table that looks right at home in the stately surroundings of Lord’s, but is an absolute pain in the arse to try and transport anywhere outside NW8.In reply, England were 77 for 3 at the close, a lead of 279.
“One of my mantras is you can’t control the scoring if you don’t control the length”
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Shoriful Islam was the only bowler to pick up a wicket for Bangladesh on Sunday•Getty Images
Bangladesh head coach Ottis Gibson wants his bowlers to bowl better lengths to control New Zealand’s scoring in the ongoing second Test, at Christchurch. New Zealand bounced back from defeat in the first Test, with Tom Latham, Will Young and Devon Conway guiding them to 349 for 1 at stumps on the opening day.Though Bangladesh bowled out New Zealand twice in the previous game, and eventually beat the home side for the first time in New Zealand, their bowlers produced an average bowling performance on Sunday.”We have to learn from today,” Gibson said. “We bowled too many four-balls today. Too many balls wide outside the offstump. When we missed our lengths, we got cut or got too full to be driven. You can’t allow the batters to score down the ground and both sides of the wicket. One of my mantras is you can’t control the scoring if you don’t control the length. We didn’t control the length today to build pressure on them.”Gibson, however, conceded that such performances are bound to happen at the highest level. “We saw the highs and lows of international sport today. Last week, we were on a high. We are, perhaps, still feeling the effects of last week’s emotional and physical investment. We didn’t hit our straps.”New Zealand would have been hurting from last week. They showed why they are one of the best teams in the world. They applied themselves. They left a lot better. They showed us why they are holding the [WTC] mace at the moment,” he said.Gibson said that Latham’s approach of leaving as many balls as possible in the first session paid off as Bangladesh were then forced to bowl at him. But, he also said the green pitch at the Hagley Oval didn’t quite play up to its high reputation of helping the fast bowlers.”I thought Latham played really well. He left a lot of good balls early this morning. He made us bowl to him. Unfortunately, we didn’t bowl enough good balls to create the sort of pressure we created last week. Conway is in unbelievable form.”The pitch didn’t do as much as we expected. But we didn’t bowl as well as we could have done either. When we bowled full, there wasn’t a lot of seam movement.”Gibson felt that winning the first Test on the back of a good bowling performance and conceding a lot of runs on Sunday were both part of the learning curve for his still-green bowling attack.”The guys have been going forward. Ebadot [Hossain] is our most experienced seamer with 12 games. Taskin [Ahmed] is playing his ninth, Shoriful [Islam] is playing his third. Look at the inexperience of the bowling attack and see where they got to last week in terms of growth and learning, but again, today is a lesson for them,” he said.
James Anderson has warned England’s bowlers not to get carried away with the prospect of extravagant movement with the pink ball, as the team looks to battle back into the Ashes in Thursday’s second Test under the Adelaide floodlights.Anderson, who sat out last week’s nine-wicket loss in Brisbane, has been confirmed in England’s 12-man squad for Adelaide, where he hopes to emulate the form he showed in the corresponding day-night contest four years ago, when he claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in Australia.However, from his own experience of that game, and from studying Australia’s form in each of the five floodlight Tests they’ve so far played at the ground, Anderson knows to expect a typical war of attrition for long periods of the contest, particularly during the daylight hours of the match.”I had success with [the pink ball] last time here but, obviously, it is quite temperamental,” Anderson said. “It’s not a given that it’s going to swing around corners, or seam, or anything like that. We know it’s generally a good pitch here, and if the sun’s out, then it won’t do a great deal.”It doesn’t necessarily do nothing during the day, but it might not do as much,” he added. “Especially for a new-ball bowler, you got to try and see if it’s swinging. If not, then maybe you go slightly more defensive. If it is swinging, you can attack a little bit more. It’s just the same in that respect as any other Test match, to be honest. It’s something that we’ll try and read as we go along.”England’s hopes for the second Test received a relative boost when it was confirmed that Josh Hazlewood, one of Australia’s most effective pink-ball operators, would be missing the match with a side strain. He was devastating in the last day-night match at the venue, claiming second-innings figures of 5 for 8 as India were routed for 36 on the third and final morning of the match.”I’ve watched most of the pink-ball Tests here, whether it was actually being here or in middle of the night back home, to get an idea of how I should be bowling these conditions,” Anderson said. “That was certainly a spell I watched and hopefully I can do something similar. From that [performance], and the practice that we’ve had, we know that it swings around at times, even earlier on in the day.”Related
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Even so, Anderson acknowledged that the prospect of bowling at twilight, with the extra assistance that the conditions seem to offer to the pink ball, was one that he would be relishing, even though he conceded it was largely “luck of the draw” as to which side would get the chance to capitalise on such a moment.”There might be times during the game, at twilight when it gets dark under the lights, it might do a little bit more. But it’s just it’s trying to take advantage of those times when it when it does do a little bit more,” he said.”Both sides will be hoping for that, but there’s nothing that we can control about that. We’ve got to be able to bowl well in all conditions, whether the sun’s out at two o’clock in the afternoon or whether it’s nine o’clock at night under lights.”If Anderson plays at Adelaide, it will be his fifth Test appearance at the ground, more than any other overseas venue. And, having starred there in adversity on his maiden England one-day tour in 2002-03, it means his association with the venue will have stretched across 20 seasons.”I’ve probably had more crushing defeats than good times, but I think it’s my favourite ground outside the UK,” he said. “Obviously it’s changed since I first played here, but I’ve always enjoyed it, whether it’s been with the one-day side or the Test side.”The atmosphere is great. People love their cricket in Adelaide and the stuff they’ve done to the ground I think is fantastic. It’s now an amazing stadium. All the guys love playing here. And we’re just hopeful of putting in a good performance to try and edge that back into more good games for me, rather than bad.”
The PNG captain also called Kiplin Doriga’s lower-order rearguard ‘the blueprint of what we expect from him’
Mohammad Isam21-Oct-2021Papua New Guinea will understandably leave Muscat crestfallen, after bowing out winless from the T20 World Cup. After their 84-run loss to Bangladesh, their captain Assad Vala embodied their frustrations and spoke about where they will need to improve when they are back home.”I am proud that we are here but I wouldn’t say we achieved,” Vala said. “We wanted to win games here. Not to make up the numbers. Losing all three games is pretty disappointing. If we could play our best cricket, we would have given ourselves the chance. We were up and down. We have to find out how to get the best out of ourselves.”When asked what the team would leave the T20 World Cup with, Vala picked their fielding out as a positive but said there was a lot of room for improvement with bat and ball.Watch highlights on ESPN+
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“We need to be better,” he said. “Batsmen need to score consistently. Bowlers have to execute well under pressure. Fielding improved in the three games but we can be better there as well.”There’s a lot of learnings but we were not good enough. I think especially our batting really let us down. No one put their hands up, especially myself and the senior players.”On Thursday, PNG bowled contained Bangladesh to 113 for 4 over their first 15 overs, but leaked 68 runs in the last five. Then their chase of 182 fell apart from the start – they stumbled to 29 for 7 before being bowled out for 97.”We believed we could win if we had a good start. It has been costing us,” Vala said. “We have been losing too many wickets in the powerplay. It is hard to come back from it.”I think we haven’t played a complete match. We started well in this match, but we went for 63 in the last five overs. Our bowlers couldn’t perform under pressure.”Kiplin Doriga’s unbeaten 46 got PNG up to their eventual total of 97, and ensured they batted on until midway through the final over. “I think he played really well,” Vala said. “He pulled us out and got us to 97 runs.”He has been really good in the last two games. We need him to keep working hard and be more consistent. It is the blueprint of what we expect from him.”Vala said the legacy of this side, the first from PNG to play in a World Cup, would be the influx of more children into the game.”There are a lot of kids playing these days. If we can have more juniors coming through the system, we will have more depth. I am really proud of the effort of the boys, but the best is yet to come. We have learned a lot from this tournament.”
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Sporting Kansas City are reportedly nearing a deal to sign Serbia international Dejan Joveljic from the LA Galaxy in a $4 million transfer. The striker lifted MLS Cup 2024 with the Galaxy, starring in their front-three last season as they claimed MLS's championship trophy.
Liga MX side had reportedly approached the Galaxy with a bid for Joveljic earlier this week, but a deal with SKC is nearing completion, according to
Joveljic's transfer could potentially be MLS' first transfer under the new rule that was implemented earlier this year. As a result, SKC will pay straight cash for the Serbian.
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The forward is in the final year of his contract, and is likely to sign a new deal in Kansas City, according to the report. The Galaxy did not have a Designated Player spot to offer Joveljic the money that SKC and Tigres were offering him. However, it has not been confirmed if Joveljic will be a DP in Kansas City or not.
Joveljic had a career year with the Galaxy, scoring 21 goals and recording seven assists across 33 appearances, including six goals and two assists in five playoff games, including bagging an effort in the MLS Cup final against the New York Red Bulls.
The Serbian was initially signed for LA under the U-22 initiative, but he ages out of the category in 2025, meaning he would have hit the salary cap at a higher number for LA, regardless of a new contract.
LA has been active this offseason, including dealing U.S. international Jalen Neal to CF Montreal, midfielder Mark Delgado to LAFC and attacker Gaston Brugman to Nashville SC.
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Joveljic had previously played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Wolfsberger AC and Anderlecht after breaking through at Red Star Belgrade as a teenager.
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WHAT NEXT FOR JOVELJIC?
The 2025 MLS season kicks off on Feb. 22, just weeks away, and if Joveljic makes his way to Kansas City he could potentially debut for the club in the CONCACAF Champions Cup the week prior against Lionel Messi's Inter Miami.
Sporting clashes with on Feb. 18 in the first leg of their series in the continental competition.