Bahia e Grêmio abrem as quartas de final da Copa do Brasil nesta terça-feira, às 21h, na Arena Fonte Nova. Longe do favoritismo, o Tricolor de Aço ainda sonha com o primeiro título do torneio. Já o Imortal é pentacampeão e quer mais um caneco.
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TRANSMISSÃO: você pode assistir a BAHIA X GRÊMIO no SporTV ou no Premiere.
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BAHIA X GRÊMIO
Data e hora: 4 de julho de 2023, às 21h (de Brasília) Estádio: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador (BA) Árbitro: Ramon Abatti Abel (SC) Assistentes: Bruno Boschilia (PR) e Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse (SP) VAR: Rodolpho Toski Marques (PR) Onde assistir: SporTV e Premiere. O LANCE! acompanha o duelo em tempo real
BAHIA (Técnico: Renato Paiva)
Marcos Felipe; Kanu, Vitor Hugo e Rezende; Cicinho, Acevedo, Cauly e Ryan; Ademir, Kayky e Everaldo.
Desfalques: Danilo Fernandes, David Duarte, Biel e Jacaré (lesão); Yago Felipe e Matheus Bahia (transição); Mingotti e Thaciano (jogaram o torneio por Operário e Grêmio em 2023, respectivamente).
GRÊMIO (Técnico: Renato Portaluppi)
Gabriel Grando; Bruno Uvini, Bruno Alves e Kannemann; João Pedro, Villasanti, Carballo e Reinaldo; Bitello, Cristaldo e Suárez.
Desfalques: Geromel, Jhonata Robert e Pepê (lesão)
Leeds United had one of the biggest annual wage bills in the Championship but are now back in the Premier League. The Whites, after a busy summer transfer window, now have an annual payroll of £59,306,000, with the average player earning more than £2m per season at Elland Road.
So, we at Football FanCast have ranked every Leeds United player in the first-team squad in order from highest to lowest in terms of wages for the 2025/26 season, with the help of Capology.
Disclaimer – only the club and the players themselves truly know their wages, so take each of these figures as you will.
Rank
Player
Gross pay per week
Gross pay per year
1
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
£100,000
£5,200,000
2
Jack Harrison
£90,000
£4,680,000
3
Sean Longstaff
£80,000
£4,160,000
4
Daniel James
£75,000
£3,900,000
5
Noah Okafor
£72,500
£3,770,000
=6
Pascal Struijk
£50,000
£2,600,000
=6
Lucas Perri
£50,000
£2,600,000
=7
Anton Stach
£45,000
£2,340,000
=7
Brenden Aaronson
£45,000
£2,340,000
=7
Jaka Bijol
£45,000
£2,340,000
=7
Sebastiaan Bornauw
£45,000
£2,340,000
=11
Ethan Ampadu
£40,000
£2,080,000
=11
Joe Rodon
£40,000
£2,080,000
=11
Wilfried Gnonto
£40,000
£2,080,000
=11
Joel Piroe
£40,000
£2,080,000
=15
Lukas Nmecha
£35,000
£1,820,000
=15
James Justin
£35,000
£1,820,000
=17
Karl Darlow
£30,000
£1,560,000
=17
Jayden Bogle
£30,000
£1,560,000
=17
Illan Meslier
£30,000
£1,560,000
=20
Ao Tanaka
£25,000
£1,300,000
=20
Sam Byram
£20,000
£1,040,000
22
Ilia Gruev
£15,000
£780,000
23
Alex Cairns
£10,000
£520,000
24
Sam Chambers
£8,000
£416,000
Here are the top 10 Leeds United earners… 10 Jaka Bijol £45,000 per week
Another new centre-back on £45,000 per week is Jaka Bijol, who cost more than Sebastiaan Bornauw. Leeds paid Serie A side Udinese an initial £15m for the Slovenia international.
Bijol is under contract at Elland Road until 2030.
9 Brenden Aaronson £45,000 per week
Attacking midfielder Brenden Aaronson is one of Leeds’ most expensive signings of all time, however, he’s had his struggles in Yorkshire.
After returning from a loan spell in Germany in 2024, the USA international helped Leeds win promotion back to the Premier League and his deal expires in 2027.
8 Anton Stach £45,000 per week
Central midfielder Anton Stach cost Leeds more than £17m from Hoffenheim following their return to the Premier League and signed a four-year contract with the Whites.
Already becoming a fan favourite, Stach is the last of four players to collect £2.34m a year.
7 Lucas Perri £50,000 per week
Following Illan Meslier’s poor performances in 2024/25, Leeds moved to sign a new first choice goalkeeper in Brazilian shot-stopper Lucas Perri.
Costing just under £14m from French side Lyon, Perri stands at 6ft 6 and is under contract until 2029.
6 Pascal Struijk £50,000 per week
Pascal Struijk has had his injury issues in recent seasons, but when fully fit, appears to be a part of Daniel Farke’s strongest XI.
The defender joined Leeds’ U21 ranks back in 2020 from Ajax and progressed into the first-team setup under Marcelo Bielsa. He’s made over 150 appearances for the Whites.
5 Noah Okafor £72,500 per week
Leeds’ most expensive signing of the summer was versatile forward Noah Okafor, who cost around £18m from AC Milan.
The Swiss attacker actually played against the Whites in pre-season weeks before moving to Elland Road and scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win at Wolves.
4 Daniel James £75,000 per week
Signed from rivals Manchester United in 2021, Daniel James struggled to get going at Elland Road and was even sent out on loan to Fulham a year later.
However, following Leeds’ relegation to the Championship, James has found a home in Yorkshire and starred in the Championship, resulting in a new deal being signed in 2025.
3 Sean Longstaff £80,000 per week
Sean Longstaff cost Leeds £12m from Newcastle over the summer and arrived with plenty of Premier League experience with the Magpies.
Earning more than £4m per season at Elland Road, Longstaff’s current Leeds contract expires in 2029.
2 Jack Harrison £90,000 per week
After two seasons on loan at Everton, Jack Harrison returned to Leeds in the summer and is once again a part of the first-team picture at Elland Road.
The winger, who made his move to Leeds permanent back in 2021 under Bielsa, is under contract with the Whites until 2028 after signing his latest deal in 2023.
1 Dominic Calvert-Lewin £100,000 per week
Top of the charts as Leeds’ top earner for 2025/26 is Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who arrived at Elland Road on a free transfer following his Everton exit.
The centre-forward snubbed an offer from a Champions League side in order to sign for Leeds, and with no fee involved, the Whites were able to offer him £5.2m per season until 2028.
يستعد فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي لاستقبال نظيره إيجل نوار في إياب دور الـ32 من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، مساء اليوم السبت.
ويلتقي الأهلي مع إيجل نوار البوروندي، في إياب دور الـ32 من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، على استاد القاهرة الدولي.
طالع.. سر استبعاد محمد الشناوي من مباراة الأهلي وإيجل نوار
ونجح الأهلي في تحقيق الفوز خارج الديار على إيجل نوار بهدف نظيف، ويحتاج إلى التعادل فقط لجز مقعده في دور المجموعات بدوري أبطال إفريقيا.
وكان الأهلي قد نجح في تحقيق الفوز في آخر مبارياته على الاتحاد السكندري بنتيجة 2-1، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن لقاءات الجولة 11 من بطولة الدوري المصري. موعد مباراة الأهلي وإيجل نوار في دوري أبطال إفريقيا
يلتقي الأهلي أمام إيجل نوار بمباراة العودة اليوم السبت 25 أكتوبر، في تمام الساعة الثامنة مساءً، بتوقيت مصر والسعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة الأهلي وإيجل نوار اليوم
تنقل مباراة الأهلي أمام إيجل نوار اليوم السبت، على قناة “أون سبورت 1”.
ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا.
Não há outro opção para o palmeirense que não seja um cenário de classificação nesta noite diante do Atlético-MG, no Allianz Parque, em jogo que vale a nossa vaga para as quartas de finais da Libertadores 2023.
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Sem a Copa do Brasil que já ficou pelo caminho e o Brasileirão que está muito longe de ser reconquistado, o time de Abel Ferreira joga praticamente a sua vida nesta temporada logo diante de Luiz Felipe Scolari.
A classificação significará mais paz e confiança para um elenco que ganhou tudo e mais um pouco nos últimos anos, mas que pode provar que ainda tem sede de mais história pelo continente ainda neste ano.
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Uma vitória ou até o empate, também pode fazer bem para a equipe que terá mais tranquilidade para seguir pontuando no Brasileiro longe dos protestos da torcida, que segue magoada com a direção que não se reforçou na última janela de transferências.
Chegou a hora da gente se unir, parar de brigar por narrativas fúteis (e algumas inúteis) e jogar junto de quem nos deu tanto nos últimos anos.
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Chegou a hora de transformar o entorno do Allianz Parque naquela atmosfera de apoio e energia positiva que a gente sabe que carrega o Palmeiras em dias fáceis e difíceis.
Chegou a hora de cada um dos 40 mil pagantes entender o seu papel e de como a sua voz é importante para o resultado em campo. Não é dia de silêncio em canto algum da nossa casa.
É dia de barulho, sinalizador, apoio, vaia (ao adversário), palma e qualquer ato que se faça importante para quem está em campo.
Se a gente tá com receio de perder a vaga, o visitante tem que estar com 10 vezes mais.
Não importa quem jogue. Muito menos quem comande ou quem mande. Por essa camisa em campo numa noite de Copa a gente se entrega até não se aguentar mais.
+ Veiga castigou o Galo no Allianz Parque no dia que Abel Ferreira chegou no Brasil!
It was their second-highest successful chase, bringing them only their third win over India in the format
Andrew Fidel Fernando04-May-2025
Nilakshika Silva’s innings changed the game•SLC
A spectacular injection of big-hitting energy from Nilakshika Silva, a steady half-century from Harshitha Samarawickrama, and meaningful contributions from Kavisha Dilhari, and the lower order saw Sri Lanka pull off one of their most impressive ODI chases. It was their second-highest successful chase, bringing them only their third win over India in the format.At the toss, Chamari Athapaththu said a total of around 250 would be par. India surpassed that easily on a slow deck, putting up 275 for 9 on the back of Richa Ghosh’s 58 off 48, which would have been the best innings of the match if not for Silva’s 56 off 33 balls.Sri Lanka’s batters hunted as a pack and reeled the big target in 49.1 overs, at a venue which is notoriously challenging for chasing sides. There were contributions all through the innings. Vishmi Gunaratne struggled through the early overs but scratched her way to a 33. Dilhari made a busy 35 off 32.Harshitha Samarawickrama scored a steady 53•SLC
And then Sri Lanka’s Nos. 8 and 9 – Anushka Sanjeewani and Sugandika Kumari – aced the final assignment. Kumari was the more impressive of the two, as she breezed her way to 19 not out off 20 – her highest international score. Sanjeewani made 23 not out off 28, and hit the winning runs – an aerial sweep that floated over short fine leg, sparking joyful celebrations in the Lankan dugout.The best part of Sri Lanka’s victory, strangely, will be the lack of a major contribution from their talisman captain, even as they were pursuing a big total. Athapaththu came in at No. 4, unusually, with Sri Lanka experimenting with their top five this tournament. She hit 23 off 33, which, in the context of this chase, was only a middling effort. But the team-mates that her lone performances had propped up for years had now come through to steal some limelight for themselves.Chief among the big performers was Silva, who produced arguably the innings of her career so far. She signalled her intentions early – fourth ball, she leapt down the track to Sneh Rana, India’s form bowler, and muscled her over long-on for six. This was only one of three big hits, as she motored her way to a 28-ball 50, hitting five fours as well, targeting the square boundaries either side of the wicket, though she also hit two fours through fine leg. Her best six came off left-arm spinner Shree Charani, whom she ran at and thumped over long-on. No other Sri Lanka batter cleared the rope.When Silva arrived at the crease at Athapaththu’s dismissal, Sri Lanka needed 124 off 107 deliveries. When she was dismissed, they needed 38 off 44. India still had the opportunity to charge back into the game at this point, but Kumari’s early boundaries kept Sri Lanka surging, and Sanjeewani added heft to that final partnership.Richa Ghosh lifted India with a half-century•SLC
Earlier, Samarawickrama had produced a smooth 53 off 61 balls, having been the aggressor in the 78-run second-wicket partnership with Gunaratne.For India, Sneh Rana produced another outstanding performance, picking up three wickets in her ten overs, while conceding 45. Arundhati Reddy, Charani, and Pratika Rawal all claimed a wicket each, but also went at more than six an over – largely Silva’s doing. Reddy’s seventh over, the 37th of the innings, was something of a turning point, as Silva and Dilhari plundered 20 from it, and breathed new life into a doddering chase.India would have been the happier team at the innings break, after Ghosh’s dynamic half-century. She scored her runs almost exclusively in the traditional V, each of her three sixes coming in the narrow arc between straight long-on and wide long-on. Her fours she tended to pump through wide mid-on. Like Silva later, she too was a shot of adrenaline to the India innings, which had been marching to a score of about 250 when Ghosh got there in the 30th over, the score at 145 for 4. But then Ghosh whipped it into a higher gear, in the company of Deepti Sharma in particular.Though Athapaththu did not make a significant contribution with the bat, she took 3 for 43 with the ball (although she did also spill a very simple catch, dropping Jemima Rodrigues on 0). Kumari took 3 for 44, making hers an all-round effort.
The Bangladesh legspinner has taken nine wickets in five matches so far this season
Mohammad Isam22-May-2025
Rishad Hossain will resume his season at the PSL•AFP/Getty Images
Bangladesh legspinner Rishad Hossain has returned to Lahore Qalandars ahead of their eliminator match in the PSL on Thursday. Qalandars take on Karachi Kings from 8:00pm local time in Lahore.Rishad was in Sharjah on Wednesday, playing in the third T20I between Bangladesh and UAE. He featured in two of the three matches in the series that UAE won 2-1.Related
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Rishad was one of several overseas cricketers who were transported out of Pakistan when the tournament was suspended amid the border tensions earlier in the month.Qalandars now have a three-man Bangladeshi spin attack. Alongside Rishad they have Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz joining the side. Shakib has played one game, while Mehidy joined a couple of days ago.Rishad has already played five games for Qalandars, taking nine wickets at 16.44 average. However, he didn’t have a good time against UAE in the two matches, taking three expensive wickets.Qalandars face some interesting selection decisions around their bowling line-up as they have covered most of the variations. They have fast bowlers in Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, but who they choose among the three spinners will be worth looking at.Rishad will remain available for the rest of Qalandars’ PSL campaign. The BCB has extended his No Objection Certificate (NOC) from May 22 to 25. Bangladesh’s first T20I against Pakistan is on May 28 in Lahore, while the PSL final is on May 25.
Leeds United are competing well in the Premier League and could turn to an exciting Brazilian in their bid to improve the quality of their squad at Elland Road.
Leeds frustrated after draw with Bournemouth
Despite a spirited performance against an established top-flight outfit, Leeds will feel a sense of frustration at dropping two points against Bournemouth in the dying embers of their 2-2 draw in Yorkshire.
Joe Rodon and Sean Longstaff forced the home side into the lead after Antoine Semenyo’s opener. However, Eli Junior Kroupi had the last word to steal a share of the spoils for Andoni Iraola’s men courtesy of a fantastic finish in stoppage time.
Speaking post-match, Daniel Farke chose to remain positive after his side were held, paying tribute to his players for their impressive levels of chance creation.
“It was a really good point against a good side, but if you concede that late and should deservedly have won this game of course it doesn’t feel great. Just compliments for our lads today. We’ve outperformed them in terms of expected goals, 19 shots. Just one team was missing big chances, normally we should have won.
“First half we had enough chances to win two Premier League games and sadly missed them all. There was not one big mistake but we’re in possession on 94 minutes then there’s a sloppy touch on the ball. We would not need to be there with a foul.”
Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie admitted his side were relieved to leave Elland Road with a point, illustrating the distance Leeds have come in a short space of time and the progress they’ve made.
Behind the scenes, the Whites and the 49ers Enterprises are already plotting a transfer swoop that could add another intriguing option to his talented squad if all were to go to plan.
Leeds look to sign Gustavo Prado below release clause value
According to South American reports via Sport Witness, Leeds are considering a £17 million move for Internacional youngster Gustavo Prado, who is capable of playing on either flank and is someone viewed as a market opportunity for the Elland Road club.
The Whites have increased their scouting focus on the Americas and have sent a scout to Chile to watch the star in action for Brazil’s Under-20 side at their World Cup. Despite his release clause standing at £51 million, they could look to swoop at around the £17 million mark, a valuation that he could be made available for by his current employers.
Leeds told Farke could sign and "get the best" from Man Utd star if he "loves" him
They’ve been told to chase his signature.
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Prado, 20, has scored twice in 22 appearances across all competitions in 2025, and his potential arrival may provoke nostalgia over his compatriot Raphinha, who is now one of the world’s best wingers at Barcelona following his spell in Yorkshire.
Nevertheless, Stuttgart and Atalanta are also keen on his services, signifying that there is work to be done before he indeed signs on the dotted line at Elland Road, a deal that won’t come cheap.
كشف محمد الشاذلي المتحدث الرسمي لـ وزارة الشباب والرياضة، عن اتخاذ الوزارة قرارًا جديدًا بشأن استعدادات منتخب مصر الثاني المشارك في بطولة كأس العرب بقيادة الكابتن حلمي طولان.
ويشارك منتخب مصر، في بطولة كأس العرب خلال الفترة من 1 حتى 18 ديسمبر المقبل بقطر، ويتواجد في المجموعة الثالثة، بجانب الأردن والإمارات والفائز من (الكويت ضد موريتانيا).
وكان حلمي طولان، قد خرج في تصريحات مساء الإثنين، اشتكى فيها من عدم الاهتمام باستعدادات المنتخب لبطولة كأس العرب، قائلًا :”منتخب مصر يواجه أزمة كبيرة في ملاعب التدريب، فالملاعب الفرعية في استاد القاهرة مؤجرة لرجال أعمال يملكون أندية في الدوري، وعندما أذهب للتدريب يُطلب مني دفع مقابل مالي، رغم أننا نمثل مصر في البطولة”.
طالع | حلمي طولان يهاجم رابطة الأندية: لن أقبل الإهانة.. ومنتخب مصر يُعامل بدون احترام
ونقل إبراهيم فايق تصريحات خاصة لمتحدث وزارة الشباب والرياضية لبرنامج “الكورة مع فايق” على قناة “إم بي سي مصر 2″، قال فيها: “وزير الشباب والرياضة أشرف صبحي أعطى توجيها للإدارة التنفيذية باستاد القاهرة بتوفير ملعب للمنتخب مصر بقيادة حلمي طولان”.
وأضاف: “ووجه وزير الشباب والرياضة أيضًا بتوفير كل الإمكانيات اللازمة لدعم منتخب مصر لخوض منافسات كأس العرب”.
يذكر، أن منتخب مصر الثاني، سيلعب مباراتين وديتين في معسكر شهر نوفمبر المقبل، ضد منتخب الجزائر استعدادًا لخوض منافسات كأس العرب بقطر.
O Palmeiras enfrenta o Deportivo Pereira nesta quarta-feira pelas quartas de final da Libertadores 2023 e o jogo será muito especial para o volante Richard Rios.
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Visitando o seu país natal pela primeira vez como jogador profissional, o camisa 27 comentou da alegria de enfrentar um time colombiano pelo Verdão.
– Feliz de estar de volta ao meu país. Será a minha primeira partida aqui como jogador profissional. Feliz porque a minha família poderá assistir e hoje teve esse carinho das crianças, que é sempre muito bom receber. Desde que fiquei sabendo da possibilidade de classificação do Pereira, torci para encontrá-los. Estou feliz por estar aqui – afirmou o meia que veio do Guarani.
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Apesar do amplo favoritismo e do abismo que separa os dois elencos, Richard Rios pregou muito respeito ao Deportivo Pereira e pediu atenção ao Palmeiras.
– O Pereira vem fazendo sua história, sua trajetória, e a gente vai respeitar como respeitamos todos os times. A gente veio aqui para fazer o nosso trabalho e levar um bom resultado para o Allianz Parque – finalizou o volante de 23 anos.
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+ Deportivo Pereira x Palmeiras: onde assistir, desfalques e prováveis escalações do jogo pela Libertadores
Atleta com a maior sequência de partidas nesta temporada: com 16 jogos consecutivos, Richard Rios vai completar o seu jogo de número 34 com a camisa do Palmeiras e tem apenas três gols nessa primeira temporada no Maior Campeão do Brasil.
Deportivo Pereira e Palmeiras se enfrentam nesta quarta-feira (23), a partir das 21h30 (horário de Brasília), e o jogo terá transmissão da Rede Globo e dos Canais ESPN.
Newcastle United have been dealt their perennial early-season injury issues, but there’s little question that Eddie Howe’s side are in a good position to meet their targets this year; perhaps they will even exceed them.
The backline has stood strong and firm for most of Howe’s tenure, but he has reinforced the St. James’ Park defences this summer and appears to have added layers to the existing fold too. Nick Pope has five clean sheets from seven Premier League matches, and as the goalkeeper ranks joint-fifth for saves made (19), all can be observed to be pulling their weight.
However, with Alexander Isak sold to Liverpool for a record-breaking fee, the Magpies entered the campaign freighted with fresh worries about the quality in attack. Yoane Wissa still hasn’t made his debut for the club as he recovers from a knee injury, and that has been fuel for the fire.
But the intensity of the blaze has been allayed through the fast start to life in England of Nick Woltemade.
Newcastle's big-money buy
If Newcastle are fools for spending the big bucks on Woltemade in August, what does that make those who opted against landing such a unique and dangerous centre-forward?
Seven games in, the former Stuttgart man has notched four goals in black and white, and he’s earning the respect and focus of more than just Tyneside’s devoted fans.
Different to Isak, Woltemade still boasts far more than a sharp shot, and his early foray into the English game has told of an exciting future for both player and club, the potential to join Isak and maybe even the legendary Alan Shearer in the highest regard of those strikers who were not one cut but several above the rest.
Four goals in seven hardly make a young and aspiring forward the next Shearer, but already the 23-year-old has proved himself a reliable goalscorer in the Premier League, with the sharpness of mind to rival Isak for the crown as Newcastle’s best modern nine.
However, Shearer’s role and reputation in Newcastle surpassed the success he had as a goalscorer. A true talismanic force, he led the club for many years and understood inherently what it means to be a Geordie.
And Newcastle may have their next version. No, it’s not boyhood fan Dan Burn (although he is of course a legend in his own right).
No, the man in question here arrived from overseas, but he’s an adopted son of this city and one of the key pillars of the Howe era.
Howe's own version of Shearer
It all started with Howe. And then Howe got to work during the January 2022 transfer window and signed a wealth of talented players to climb away from relegation danger and up and up the Premier League ladder.
And among the first through the door was Bruno Guimaraes, who joined from Lyon for a £41m fee toward the end of the window. He was 24 at the time, and it was considered a coup.
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Into his fifth campaign on Tyneside, the Brazil international has been both a leader and a marvel in the middle of the park, with his combative defending and fierce pressing and elegant passing leading all the big clubs to come sniffing. He has remained loyal.
But the £100m prices that have been mooted here and there underline his skill and the belief from elsewhere that Newcastle have a truly special player in their mix.
Hailed as a “machine” of a midfielder by blogger Thomas Hammond, the 27-year-old has maintained impressive fitness levels and has been deployed more often than any other Newcastle player across Howe’s tenure.
Howe’s Most-used Newcastle Players
Player
Seasons
Apps
Fabian Schar
5
163
Bruno Guimaraes
5
160
Dan Burn
5
158
Jacob Murphy
5
144
Joelinton
5
138
Data via Transfermarkt
He’d bleed for the badge, and has been rewarded for his tenacity and commitment with two Champions League campaigns in three terms, winning the Carabao Cup last year besides.
The £160k-per-week talent is unquestionably one of the best in the business, and he is also the captain of the United fold, with Howe speaking in the past of his awe for Newcastle’s “difference-maker”.
Had he never arrived, Newcastle might never have hit the heights reached over the past few years. Perhaps the drive and verve they played with for much of 2024/25 would never have led them to triumph in the Carabao Cup.
But even in defeat, Guimaraes speaks with a passion that cannot be forged, cannot be imitated. The loss to Liverpool in August would be a case in point, having taken a subtle dig at Isak as he held his head high even after Rio Ngumoha sank hearts across St. James’ Park with a cruel last-minute winner.
There stood a leader, a talisman Shearer was proud of watching. Isak might have had the 55-year-old’s respect for his ability to find the back of the net, but Guimaraes is by far a better embodiment of what it takes to wear the Newcastle badge.
Shearer is the all-time record scorer in the Premier League with 260 goals. Even for a phenomenon like Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (who has 94 goals), that will take some beating.
The retired striker said he lived out his “dream” at Newcastle, even though Manchester United came calling when he was at Blackburn Rovers, even though he unlaced his boots and hung them up without any silverware to display across ten campaigns on Tyneside.
Guimaraes bears a trophy in his own cabinet, but he too has had offers from more established superpowers, and he remains when some of his high-level teammates have ventured off for greener pastures.
He wears the armband, and he deserves it. Guimaraes is the leader of this remarkable Howe project, and he is closer to Shearer than Isak ever was.
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