O Paysandu recebe o Botafogo-PB neste domingo (17), às 16h (de Brasília), no Mangueirão, em Belém. A partida é válida pela terceira rodada da segunda fase da Série C.
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O time da casa tem quatro pontos até o momento e está na segunda posição do Grupo B. Já o Botafogo-PB é o terceiro, com três pontos. Apenas os dois primeiros de cada grupo avançam para a Série B de 2024. Os líderes fazem a grande final da competição.
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FICHA TÉCNICA PAYSANDU X BOTAFOGO-PB SÉRIE C
Data e horário: 17 de setembro de 2023, às 16h Local: Mangueirão, em Belém (PA) Árbitro: João Vitor Gabi (SP) Assistentes: Anderson Jose de Moraes Coelho (SP) e Diego Morelli de Oliveira (SP) VAR: Jose Claudio Rocha Filho (Fifa/SP) Onde assistir: Nosso Futebol e DAZN
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حقق منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا، الفوز في أولى مواجهاته ببطولة كأس العالم للناشئين، أمام نظيره هايتي، بنتيجة 4-1، وذلك في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما اليوم الثلاثاء.
والتقى منتخب مصر مع هايتي، ضمن مواجهات الجولة الأولي من مباريات المجموعة الخامسة لبطولة كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا المقامة في قطر.
ويتواجد منتخب مصر، في المجموعة الخامسة من بطولة كأس العالم للناشئين مع منتخبات إنجلترا وفنزويلا وهايتي.
طالع.. فيديو | عمر كمال يسجل هدف منتخب مصر الرابع أمام هايتي
وبهذا الفوز، يتصدر منتخب مصر، ترتيب مجموعته في كأس العالم برصيد 3 نقاط، بينما يتواجد منتخب هايتي في المركز الرابع بدون نقاط.
ومن المقرر أن يلعب منتخب مصر أمام فنزويلا في مباراته القادمة ببطولة كأس العالم، في إطار الجولة الثانية من مواجهات دور المجموعات لمونديال الناشئين. موعد مباراة مصر القادمة في كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا بعد الفوز على هايتي
يلتقي منتخب مصر مع فنزويلا، يوم الجمعة المقبل الموافق 7 نوفمبر، في تمام الساعة 3:30 مساءً بتوقيت مصر.
Nottingham Forest chiefs have made a decision on the future of under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou, with a big-name manager now the “leading contender” to potentially replace him.
Ange Postecoglou makes worst start by a Forest manager for 100 years
Postecoglou’s appointment at Forest raised a good few eyebrows, and Evangelos Marinakis’ managerial gamble really hasn’t paid off so far.
The ex-Tottenham boss’ tenure has been marred by a disastrous run of form, with the team failing to secure a single win in his first seven matches in charge. This dire streak has left Forest languishing near the bottom of the Premier League table and under intense pressure from fans and the media alike.
Ange Postecoglou’s tenure at Nottingham Forest so far
Competition
Arsenal 3-0 Forest
Premier League
Swansea 3-2 Forest
Carabao Cup
Burnley 1-1 Forest
Premier League
Real Betis 2-2 Forest
Europa League
Forest 0-1 Sunderland
Premier League
Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland
Europa League
Newcastle 2-0 Forest
Premier League
A string of poor results have been compounded by a lack of cohesion on the pitch.
Postecoglou’s high-intensity, possession-based style has yet to translate into convincing performances, with Forest players thus far struggling to adapt to a very different system compared to that of his predecessor, Nuno Espirito Santo.
Defensive frailties have also been glaring, leading to frustration within the stands and growing calls for change already. The atmosphere at the City Ground is souring, with supporters chanting ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ when the Tricky Trees fell to their humbling 3-2 defeat at home to FC Midtjylland in the Europa League.
As a result, speculation about his future has intensified, with reports suggesting that Marinakis is closely monitoring the situation and could make another managerial change if results do not improve swiftly (Sky Sports).
The possibility of Postecoglou becoming the shortest-reigning manager in Premier League history has also been discussed, following the 60-year-old’s worst start by any Forest boss in 100 years.
If Marinakis does make a change, there are a few candidates who are being linked with the potentially vacant Forest job.
Fulham’s Marco Silva is one target for Forest. Marinakis enjoys a good relationship with the Portuguese, having previously worked together at Olympiacos, where they won a Greek Super League title.
Like Silva, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner is out of contract at the end of this season, and some reports suggest the tactician is another “prime candidate” to succeed Postecoglou if he’s dismissed (TEAMtalk).
Rafael Benitez emerging as "leading contender" for Nottingham Forest job
Now, according to journalist Wayne Veysey, former Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle and Everton manager, Rafael Benitez, has suddenly jumped up Marinakis’ shortlist.
Rafa Benitez
The 65-year-old, who’s been out of work since leaving Celta Vigo in 2024, last managed in the Premier League over three and a half years ago during his lacklustre spell at Everton.
Benitez was spotted in close proximity to Marinakis during Olympiacos’ 2-0 defeat at Arsenal in the Champions League last week, and he’s apparently open to an approach from Forest with the club considering his candidacy (GiveMeSport).
According to Veysey, in a piece for Football Insider, Benitez is “now the leading contender” to replace Postecoglou at Forest, and as the Spaniard emerges into pole position, Marinakis has also made a decision on his current boss.
Veysey also claims that Marinakis has decided not to axe Postecoglou during this international break, and will stick with him for the return of Premier League football next week.
However, he must inspire a quick turnaround of results, or face being dismissed, with Benitez there as a top option in the event Postecoglou is sacked.
Called a “world-class” tactician by his peers, Benitez has enjoyed a trophy-laden career overall.
Rafa Benítez’s managerial career
Clubs
Tenure
Matches in charge
Titles/achievements
Real Valladolid
1995-96
25
Osasuna
1996
9
Extremadura
1997-99
92
Segunda promotion
Tenerife
2000-01
46
Segunda promotion
Valencia
2001-04
162
La Liga X2
UEFA Cup
Liverpool
2004-12
350
Champions League
FA Cup
UEFA Super Cup
Internazionale
2010
25
FIFA Club World Cup
Supercoppa Italiana
Chelsea
2012-13
48
Europa League
Napoli
2013-15
112
Coppa Italia
Supercoppa Italiana
Real Madrid
2015-16
25
Newcastle United
2016-19
146
EFL Championship
Dalian Professional
2019-21
38
Everton
2021-22
22
Celta de Vigo
2023-24
33
All statistics and information courtesy of Transfermarkt
That being said, Benitez’s inactivity since 23/24 could spark doubt as to whether he is ready for an extremely tough job like Forest right now.
بدأ منتخب السعودية تحت 17 عامًا مشواره في بطولة كأس العالم للناشئين 2025 بخسارة قاسية أمام نظيره النمساوي بنتيجة 1-0.
وأقيمت المباراة ضمن منافسات الجولة الأولى من منافسات المجموعة الثانية عشر، والتي تُقام حاليًا في قطر في الفترة من 3 إلى 27 نوفمبر على ملعب أسباير
وشهدت المباراة حصول لاعب النمسا لوكا فينهاندل على بطاقة حمراء في الدقيقة 41، قبل أن يُحرز يوهانس موسر هدف الفوز لمنتخب النمسا في الدقيقة 55 من ركلة جزاء.
على الجانب السعودي، تلقى الفريق بطاقتي حمراء، حيث طُرد اللاعب ناصر الفيهاني في الدقيقة 57، ولاحقه سعيد الدوسري في الدقيقة 90+5، فيما أهدر اللاعب فاسيلي ماركوفيتش ركلة جزاء للنمسا في الدقيقة 90+6.
بهذه النتيجة، تذيل المنتخب السعودي ترتيب مجموعته بدون أي نقاط، بينما تصدّر منتخب النمسا المجموعة برصيد 3 نقاط.
ويشارك منتخب السعودية في المجموعة ذاتها إلى جانب نيوزيلندا ومالي، حيث سيواجه الأخضر النيوزيلندي يوم 8 نوفمبر، قبل أن يختتم مبارياته في المجموعة يوم 11 نوفمبر أمام منتخب مالي. ترتيب مجموعة السعودية في كأس العالم للناشئين
O Corinthians conseguiu inscrever o técnico Mano Menezes no BID (Boletim Informativo Diário) da CBF para a 25ª rodada do Brasileirão. O novo técnico do Timão está regularizado para comandar a equipe no confronto deste sábado (30), contra o São Paulo, no Morumbi, às 18h30.
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Para o clássico, Mano não poderá contar com Fagner, Moscardo e Yuri Alberto, já que os três levaram o terceiro cartão amarelo durante a vitória sobre o Botafogo. Além deles, alguns veteranos como Fábio Santos e Renato Augusto devem ser poupados visando o jogo de volta contra o Fortaleza, pela partida de volta da semifinal da Sul-Americana. Rojas, com uma lesão no músculo posterior da coxa esquerda, vem sendo preparado para voltar no duelo contra o Leão do Pici, e deve ser baixa no Majestoso.
Mano foi contratado um dia após a demissão de Vanderlei Luxemburgo. O técnico chega ao Alvinegro com o objetivo de conquistar o título da Copa Sul-Americana, além de afastar a equipe da zona do rebaixamento no Brasileirão.
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Mano Menezes assinou contrato com o Corinthians até o final de 2025. Sua coletiva de apresentação está marcada para sexta-feira (29), às 14h, no CT Joaquim Grava.
West Indies pay price for slow starts with ball and bat to fall 21 runs short in chase
Alan Gardner06-Jun-2025
Jos Buttler walks off after being dismissed for 96•Getty Images
Jos Buttler began life back in the ranks of England’s T20I side by making his highest score on home soil, his supremely calculated innings of 96 from 59 providing a reassuring touch of quality to a new-look batting order. Liam Dawson then marked his return to England duty after more than two years out of the side with his best return in any format, figures of 4 for 20 putting the skids under West Indies in the chase.Buttler scored almost exactly half of England’s runs but did most of the heavy lifting to give his successor, Harry Brook, a largely comfortable first outing as T20I captain. Jamie Smith and Jacob Bethell were the only other batters to make double-figures on a lop-sided scorecard, but West Indies paid for a profligate start with the ball that allowed England to race away to 78 for 1 at the end of the powerplay.Run-scoring became harder thereafter on a Chester-le-Street surface that was unusually receptive to slow bowling – something England had twigged by only including two seamers in their XI. Having notched a half-century from 25 balls, Buttler added 46 from his next 34 as partners came and went but did enough to steer England to an above-par total.West Indies struggled to get going in reply. Dawson opened the bowling and made the breakthrough in his second over, luring Johnson Charles from his ground, before Matthew Potts removed West Indies’ new T20I captain, Shai Hope, with his second ball on debut. Evin Lewis briefly threatened to fire up the chase during an over from Bethell than cost 24 – but he was caught in the deep from the final ball, and when Dawson claimed the wickets of Sherfane Rutherford and Roston Chase in the space of three balls, the jig was as good as up.Dawson steps up on return It is only just over a year since Dawson seemed to have turned his back on international cricket, after 20 sporadic appearances across formats since his debut in 2016. He was overlooked for the Test tour of India, and seemed happy to embrace a future on the T20 franchise circuit rather than carrying drinks for England.However, his continued excellence for Hampshire, coupled with the retirement of Moeen Ali and the decision to drop Liam Livingstone, opened up a window of opportunity with the T20I side. He grasped it with both hands on a chilly Friday night in Durham. His first over was Spandex tight, giving up just four runs; his second saw off Charles with a classic one-two, following a speared-in delivery with one that was beautifully flighted.West Indies had been 44 for 2 at the end of the powerplay, but recovered somewhat to be 91 for 3 at halfway, needing 98 more. A tight over from Adil Rashid pushed the required run rate above 10, and then Dawson returned to take the guts out of the innings: Rutherford and Chase were caught in the deep before Rovman Powell was castled by one that skidded through from round the wicket. Afterwards, the 35-year-old Dawson admitted to nerves on making his comeback – but by that stage he was holding the Player-of-the-Match award.Liam Dawson had Johnson Charles stumped•Getty Images
England stick to Smith opening gambit Without Phil Salt on paternity leave, England opted to simply plug in his replacement at opener. Smith had auditioned for the job with a 25-ball fifty opening the batting in the Oval ODI on Tuesday, and was preferred up top to Tom Banton, back in the side for the first time since January 2022 but asked to bat out of position at No. 5.With England opting to put runs on the board, Smith had a clear brief – one he set about putting into action as he charged Jason Holder, playing his first T20I since February 2024, from the off to pick off three boundaries in the opening over. While Ben Duckett fell to the third ball of the second, duped by Romario Shepherd’s offcutter to send a leading edge behind, that only brought Buttler out to the middle. After a brief period of reconnaissance, the second-wicket pairing went pedal to the metal to ensure England got what they wanted from the powerplay.Andre Russell, back in the side after being injured against England in November, was greeted by Buttler reverse-scooping his first ball for four to start the fifth over. Smith twice launched Russell disdainfully for six over long-on in an over that cost 22 – but worse was to come for West Indies. Alzarri Joseph repeatedly missed his lengths as Buttler crunched 6-6-4-6 through the leg side – two cross-batted, two ramps – as another 23 went on the scoreboard to leave England 78 for 1 after six.Buttler does Buttler things The introduction of Gudakesh Motie brought an immediate slowdown, and signalled that spin could play a more significant role than expected. Motie bowled four boundary-less overs off the reel, while Shepherd returned to remove Smith, who holed out to deep midwicket after being forced to hit square. Brook was bowled by Chase the ball after reverse-slapping him for four, while Banton fell lbw to a marginal call against Russell as England slipped to 116 for 4.They were grateful for the skill and experience of Buttler in navigating a path through the middle overs. Having notched his fifty in the eighth, he prioritised knocking the ball around with the field out. England had rattled off 11 boundaries during the powerplay, but only managed six more during the second half of the innings; Buttler hit four of them, including another audacious reverse-swat off Shepherd. An edged four to deep third moved him to 95 but Joseph had his revenge in the same over when pinning him in front, the lbw decision confirmed via umpire’s call on DRS.The Chester-le-Street crowd groaned in unison as Graham Lloyd’s finger went up, and Buttler missed out on adding a second T20I hundred to the one he made in Sharjah at the 2021 World Cup. But for England under their new captain, it was pretty much job done.
تتجه أنظار عشاق كرة القدم المصرية والعربية مساء اليوم نحو ملعب “أسباير زون” بالعاصمة القطرية الدوحة، حيث يخوض منتخب مصر مواجهة قوية أمام نظيره منتخب إنجلترا، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة والأخيرة من دور المجموعات ببطولة كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا.
ويسعى الفراعنة الصغار لتأكيد صدارتهم للمجموعة الخامسة وحسم بطاقة التأهل إلى دور الـ32 بعد أداء مشرف في أول جولتين، حيث افتتح المنتخب المصري مشواره بانتصار كبير على هايتي بنتيجة 4-1، قبل أن يتعادل مع فنزويلا 1-1 في لقاء الجولة الثانية.
وبهذه النتائج، يتقاسم منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا صدارة المجموعة مع فنزويلا برصيد 4 نقاط لكل منهما، متقدمين على إنجلترا وهايتي.
طالع أيضًا | موعد مباراة مصر وإنجلترا اليوم في كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا
أما منتخب إنجلترا للناشئين فيدخل اللقاء ولا بديل أمامه سوى الفوز للحفاظ على حظوظه في التأهل، خاصة بعد تعثره، ما يجعل المواجهة حاسمة ومليئة بالإثارة والتحدي بين الفريقين. القنوات الناقلة لمباراة مصر وإنجلترا اليوم في كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا
من المقرر أن تُذاع المباراة عبر قناة بي إن سبورتس المفتوحة، بالإضافة إلى قناة الكأس 3 المفتوحة على القمر الصناعي نايل سات.
ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث المباريات لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنــــا
A Seleção Brasileira deve entrar em campo contra o Uruguai com duas novidades nas laterais: Yan Couto e Carlos Augusto devem ser os escolhidos por Fernando Diniz para o clássico sul-americano nesta terça-feira (17), pela Eliminatórias, em Montevidéu. Ambos estreiam como titulares com a Amarelinha e são pouco conhecidos pelo público do país, mas querem se firmar na posição de olho em 2026.
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Yan entrará na vaga de Danilo, machucado e já cortado. Diante da Venezuela, o garoto do Girona-ESP entrou ainda no primeiro tempo para substituir o titular lesionado. Formado pelo Coritiba e campeão mundial sub-17 em 2019, o lateral deixou o Brasil muito cedo e hoje, aos 21 anos, pertencente ao grupo City, quer se tornar conhecido dos brasileiros, muito além do seu cabelo rosa.
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– Gostaria que povo brasileiro me reconhecesse mais, tivesse esse laço mais íntimo. Espero começar a construir isso agora, para ter uma trajetória na Seleção. Talvez nem todo mundo acompanhe, cheguei com 18 anos (na Europa), esse ano tive uma mudança de mentalidade, esse ano estou mostrando meu futebol, minha melhor versão.
– A cor preferida da minha irmã é rosa, quando eu fiz o cabelo ela ficou muito feliz. Mas eu fiz mais o cabelo para falar para minha família que esse ano era meu, queria fazer uma grande temporada, estou conseguindo jogar agora na Europa, na minha melhor versão. O cabelo não é para me achar nem nada, sou muito tímido, é mais para eu olhar no espelho todo dia e ver que sou uma nova pessoa, e que posso mostrar em campo meu melhor momento.
Carlos Augusto tem semelhanças com Yan além da estreia como titular na Seleção. Formado no Corinthians, o lateral-esquerdo deixou o Brasil sem fazer muito seu nome por aqui e acabou indo cedo para a Europa rumo ao Monza-ITA, que na época disputava a segunda divisão do país. Depois de três anos por lá, ele chamou a atenção da Inter de Milão, onde está desde o meio de 2023. Quem diria que ele já foi “patinho feio”.
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– Sempre fui o patinho feio na base. Até fiquei trocando de posições, atacante, meia, zagueiro, fiz tudo. Quando você vem ao lado desses jogadores, pensa que aquilo foi um aprendizado, foi bom para crescer como pessoa. Só tenho que agradecer por esses momentos.
Aos 24 anos, Carlos ganhou a posição de Guilherme Arana, seu antigo companheiro de Corinthians. Apesar de no Brasil ainda não estar entre os mais conhecidos, na Itália ele foi convidado até para defender a seleção, mas não aceitou. Certo mesmo é que o futebol italiano acabou sendo essencial para sua carreira, inclusive na chegada à Seleção.
– Eu fui chamado, mas nem pensei na hipótese de aceitar. Cresci no Brasil. Por respeito aos italianos, não me via como italiano, meu coração sempre foi brasileiro, nem pensei na hipótese de ir.
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– Minha transição para o futebol italiano foi essencial para a minha carreira, não tive sequência no Corinthians, ir para lá me ajudou a pegar confiança, crescer como pessoa, entender o futebol italiano, que é mais tático. Quando jogava no Brasil, me falavam que eu era defensivo. Na Itália, dizem que sou ofensivo. Espero trabalhar as duas partes para ser o mais completo possível.
Com trajetórias semelhantes e estreando juntos como titulares da Seleção Brasileira, ambos têm a chance de brilharem e ocuparem uma posição que tem tido dificuldade para firmar novos jogadores. Tanto o lado esquerdo quanto o direito não têm titulares absolutos e essa pode ser a chance de dois jovens se firmarem pensando na Copa de 2026.
Glasgow Rangers head coach Danny Rohl will be fully aware of the size of the task at hand after his team were beaten 3-0 by Brann on Thursday night in the Europa League.
Calling it ‘his team’ may be unfair at this stage, though, as he has not been in the building for a full week, yet, and has not had a chance to make any of his own signings.
Instead, the former Sheffield Wednesday manager is dealing with the fallout of Russell Martin’s 17-game tenure in charge of the Scottish Premiership giants.
Rohl has to attempt to stop the rot and get the team back to winning ways to climb up the Premiership table and the league phase of the Europa League.
The ex-Bayern Munich assistant manager will surely be using his first few games to assess the squad and decide what he needs ahead of the January transfer window in a couple of months.
One player who may need to improve his performance on the pitch to avoid being replaced in January is loanee left-back Jayden Meghoma.
Why Rangers may need to replace Jayden Meghoma
The left-back situation was an odd one during the summer transfer window. Martin allowed Jefte and Ridvan Yilmaz, two fairly experienced left-backs with plenty of games under their belts for Rangers, to depart on permanent deals, whilst only bringing in Meghoma on loan.
Max Aarons, a right-footed right-back, was trialled at left-back at the start of the season, but the former England U21 international has not started a game since he was sent off in the 6-0 loss to Club Brugge in August.
Meghoma, who worked with Martin at Southampton, was an interesting signing because he arrived on loan with very limited experience in his career to date. Per Transfermarkt, he had played four games for the Saints, four games for Brentford, and 14 games on loan at Preston.
Unfortunately, the 19-year-old left-back’s inexperience has shown at times in matches, as it did in the loss to Brann, as he failed to mark Jacob Lungi Sorensen for the host’s second goal.
TNT Sports commentator and former Rangers striker Ally McCoist noted that it was “remarkable” that the defender allowed Sorensen to get goalside of him with such ease.
McCoist also described Meghoma and Rangers’ marking for the goal as “diabolical” in the clip above, before later going on to analyse how easily and remarkably the full-back got eased out of the way.
It is not just the Europa League in which the teenage loanee has struggled, though, as he has also failed to excel in the Premiership for the Light Blues.
25/26 Premiership
Jayden Meghoma
Appearances
5
Goals + assists
0
Key passes per game
1.0
Ground duel success rate
58%
Aerial duel success rate
33%
Error leading to shots
2
Possession lost per game
14.4x
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the Englishman has lost the majority of his aerial duels and made multiple errors that have led to shots for the opposition.
Heart & Hand podcaster David Edgar noted “that entire back four needs replaced in January” after the 3-0 loss to Brann, which, of course, includes Meghoma.
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With this in mind, Rohl may need to push for the club to bring in another left-back to, at the very least, compete with Meghoma, or to come in and take his place in the starting XI.
In August, it was reported that Rangers had made contact with Monaco to secure a deal for 21-year-old left-back Kassoum Ouattara, and the club should reignite that interest.
Why Rangers should swoop for Kassoum Ouattara
As aforementioned, Meghoma, who has less than 50 club appearances in his career, is the only senior and natural left-back option in the Rangers squad, which is why the club need to add another player in that position.
Ouattara has played 63 times for Monaco and Amiens, per Transfermarkt, and has played 31 matches in Ligue 1, which shows that he has more experience, and more experience at the top level, than Meghoma.
The French full-back showed a great threat at the top end of the pitch in Ligue 1 across 12 appearances for Monaco in the 2024/25 campaign, which suggests that he could offer quality in the final third from a left-back position for Rangers.
24/25 Ligue 1
Kassoum Ouattara per 90
Percentile rank vs full-backs
xA
0.29
Top 5%
Chances created
1.38
Top 17%
Successful crosses
1.62
Top 7%
Cross accuracy
41.2%
Top 9%
Successful dribbles
1.15
Top 12%
Assists
0.23
Top 9%
Stats via FotMob
Ouattara, who has been described as a “very offensive” defender by writer Kai Watson, carries a threat with his ability to cross the ball as an overlapping left-back, as evidenced by the statistics in the table above.
He created three ‘big chances’ in five starts in Ligue 1, one of Europe’s major leagues, whilst Meghoma has only created one ‘big chance’ in five starts in the Premiership this term, per Sofascore.
On top of potentially providing an upgrade on the Rangers left-back from an offensive perspective, Ouattara is also more reliable defensively in aerial situations.
The 21-year-old defender has won 2.0 aerial duels per game and won 63% of his battles in the air, per Sofascore, across five appearances in Ligue 1, whilst Meghoma has won 0.6 per game in the Premiership, winning just 33% of his aerial duels.
This suggests that Ouattara may have handled the situation against Brann more effectively, as he is not as easy to beat in aerial contests, which could improve the team’s defending from set pieces.
Therefore, the Monaco youngster is a player who could arrive at Ibrox as an immediate upgrade on Meghoma with his play both in and out of possession at full-back.
Worse than Antman: Rohl must drop Rangers flop who's "nowhere near ready"
Glasgow Rangers manager Danny Rohl should drop this flop who was even worse than Oliver Antman.
ByDan Emery Oct 24, 2025
This is why Rohl should be pushing for the club to bring the left-back to Ibrox as his first signing when the January transfer window opens for business, if they can convince Monaco to part ways with the promising youngster.
Gloucestershire opener adds unbeaten fifty second time around as hosts follow on
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Tom Hartley claimed a six-for as Lancashire enforced the follow-on•Getty Images
Gloucestershire 381 (Charlesworth 160, Phillips 64, Hartley 6-116) and 98 for 0 (Charlesworth 61*) trail Lancashire 557 by 78 runsTom Hartley produced another stellar performance to put the skids under Gloucestershire as Lancashire made the running on day three of the Rothesay County Championship match at the College Ground, Cheltenham.Having posted a career-best innings of 130 with the bat on day two, the England slow left-armer returned notable figures of 6 for 116 – his best for Lancashire – to again steal the Festival show. Replying to Lancashire’s mammoth 557, the home side were dismissed for 381, conceding a first-innings deficit of 176.Ben Charlesworth staged an outstanding season’s-best knock of 160 and Joe Phillips weighed in with 64 as Gloucestershire advanced confidently to 296 for 3. But Hartley then induced a collapse which saw the hosts lose their last seven wickets for 85 runs in 26 overs.Lancashire captain James Anderson enforced the follow-on and Gloucestershire made a better fist of things second time around, Cameron Bancroft and Charlesworth safely negotiating 30 overs to stage an unbroken opening stand of 98. Gloucestershire still trail by 78 runs and Bancroft (35 not out) and Charlesworth (61 not out) will be called upon to muster further resistance on a pitch offering some assistance to spin when they return in the morning.The day had begun full of hope for Gloucestershire. Resuming on 179 for 1, Charlesworth and Phillips set a new county record partnership for the second wicket in matches against Lancashire, eclipsing the 160 registered by Bill Athey and Paul Romaines at Bristol in 1984. Phillips perished soon afterwards, superbly held at short square leg by Keaton Jennings off the bowling of Chris Green as Lancashire effected an early breakthrough and terminated a profitable alliance of 171 in 47.3 overs.Charlesworth and Ollie Price applied themselves diligently to the task of cussed defiance and, in between performing the hard yards, these two took advantage of sufficient poor balls to post a half-century stand from 104 balls. Desperate to make something happen, Lancashire were indebted to Hartley, who persuaded Price to slice a cut shot to Luke Wells at backward point in the 72nd over. Price had contributed 31 to a stand of 58 for the third wicket, and Gloucestershire were 249 for 3, still 308 runs behind and with further graft required. Charlesworth was joined by Cheltenham-born Miles Hammond and these two advanced the score to 259 for 3 by lunch.With the new ball available upon the resumption, Anderson returned at the Chapel End, only for Hammond to greet him with an off-driven four and another boundary behind square. Charlesworth then crunched the former England man through the covers off the back foot to bring up his 150 from 233 balls with his 20th four.But Charlesworth’s resistance ended soon afterwards, the 24-year-old left hander inexplicably advancing down the pitch to Hartley and being stumped by Phil Salt with the score 296 for 4. His dismissal sparked an alarming collapse in which the home side lost six wickets for the addition of 62 runs in 21.1 overs.Hammond had traded almost exclusively in boundaries, his brisk 36 including six fours and a six, when he miscued an attempted drive and offered a return catch to Hartley. On a roll by now, Hartley struck again in his next over, dismissing Graeme van Buuren lbw without scoring, before persuading James Bracey to pop a catch up to short square leg to complete a remarkable five-wicket haul.Having seen their middle order blown away by Hartley, Gloucestershire’s tailend fared no better against Lancashire’s back-up spinners. Zaman Akhter fell lbw to Green and Ajeet Singh Dale succumbed in near-identical fashion to Wells’ legbreaks. Hindered by a hamstring strain, Marchant de Lange emerged with Phillips as a runner and the big man suggested a possible escape route for Gloucestershire by smiting two huge sixes. But Hartley returned to have the South African held in the deep, leaving Todd Murphy high and dry on 22 not out, as the hosts fell 27 short of saving the follow on.Bancroft and Charlesworth restored calm during a final session that, in stark contrast to what had gone before, failed to yield a single dismissal. Watchful in the face of a new-ball examination at the hands of Anderson, Gloucestershire’s openers initially focused their efforts on occupying the crease and taking up time. But as Lancashire’s bowlers began to tire, so the opening partnership flourished.Picking up where he left off in the first innings, Charlesworth went to 50 from 64 balls with seven fours and a six, his antics causing the threat of further collapse to recede into the distance. His captain proved rock-solid, Bancroft chiseling an unbeaten 35 from 86 balls to serve notice that Gloucestershire remain in the fight.