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People are sleeping on City, you may like them or hate them but they were 4 time winners up until last season. Yes they had a bad season last year, I agree, but they are going to do better I believe. Do I have any data to back that up? Of course not, but I am just guessing like everyone else.
To me, the league is between Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal. For now, I can't say who would win, but if I were to bet now, my money is on Liverpool. The players they bought are good players and players that fit right into their system. If they continue on the form they were last season, they are going to have an even better season, but we will never know until the season starts.
Manchester City have done some good business too, but will the players pick form from the beginning of the season? I don't know. I don't think they have a very strong squad because their wigs are not good enough but with Pep at the wheel you cant write them off.
As for Arsenal, with the signing of a striker they might get better, but I'm still not that impressed with their wings. The addition of Madueke is not something that excites me, so its still only Saka who is the exciting player. they have a good midfield and defense and with Saka and Gyokeres in attack, they may be up to something.
By the end of the transfer window, I would make my bets but for now, I'm still observing.
With so much success and so many triumphs of this team in the present, is it reasonable to forget that the upcoming tournament is limited to just those three teams? Currently this team is probably going to be a big favorite for next season as we realized that they have just returned from winning the CWC tournament. However my idea it is true that Liverpool and Arsenal Football Clubs have a lot of good things to do and they can still be bet on for the upcoming season.
With the addition of a former Portuguese club player to Arsenal at the moment, we can be sure that the potential of this team will increase many times over, even so Arsenal may have been able to play much better in a friendly match today in the absence of this player and they won against Luka Modric's current club.
People are sleeping on City, you may like them or hate them but they were 4 time winners up until last season. Yes they had a bad season last year, I agree, but they are going to do better I believe. Do I have any data to back that up? Of course not, but I am just guessing like everyone else.
To me, the league is between Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal.
For now, I can't say who would win, but if I were to bet now, my money is on Liverpool. The players they bought are good players and players that fit right into their system. If they continue on the form they were last season, they are going to have an even better season, but we will never know until the season starts.
Manchester City have done some good business too, but will the players pick form from the beginning of the season? I don't know. I don't think they have a very strong squad because their wigs are not good enough but with Pep at the wheel you cant write them off.
As for Arsenal, with the signing of a striker they might get better, but I'm still not that impressed with their wings. The addition of Madueke is not something that excites me, so its still only Saka who is the exciting player. they have a good midfield and defense and with Saka and Gyokeres in attack, they may be up to something.
By the end of the transfer window, I would make my bets but for now, I'm still observing.
With so much success and so many triumphs of this team in the present, is it reasonable to forget that the upcoming tournament is limited to just those three teams? Currently this team is probably going to be a big favorite for next season as they have just returned from winning the CWC tournament. However it is true that Liverpool and Arsenal Football Clubs have a lot of good things to do and they can still be bet on for the upcoming season.
With the addition of a former Portuguese player to Arsenal at the moment, we can be sure that the potential of this team will increase many times over, even so Arsenal may have been able to play much better in a friendly match today in the absence of this player and they won against Luka Modric's current club.
I am gradually seeing a big change in the Pakistan team, in the first match Pakistan team lost by a big margin. But in this second T20 match Pakistan team lost by a small run. As an equation, in this second match out of the two matches Pakistan team was able to play a very competitive game, there are positive points for Bangladesh team because it is playing in Bangladesh's own home ground so I think it is natural for Bangladesh team to win.
Meanwhile, there is a big change in the Pakistan team squad, yet the performance in the unfamiliar ground has seen a lot of good change. There is definitely enough reason for Pakistan team to win in the third match, because the small margin and change in performance in the second match point towards Pakistan team winning.
We really got to see a very good game yesterday. It happened exactly as I had imagined. Because I thought that Pakistan might decide to bowl first, that's what happened. Towards the end of the game I was very scared when 13 runs were needed in 1 over. When I saw that 4 runs had been scored off the first ball, I thought that Bangladesh might not win again. But then my decision was proven wrong by Bangladesh's bowlers. The field was a bowling alley, so maybe all this is happening.Meanwhile, there is a big change in the Pakistan team squad, yet the performance in the unfamiliar ground has seen a lot of good change. There is definitely enough reason for Pakistan team to win in the third match, because the small margin and change in performance in the second match point towards Pakistan team winning.
Moreover in my opinion that there was a huge mix up among the Pakistani batsmen in this match because at one point, Pakistan's players had no chance to breathe. It is true that Pakistan batsman Ahmed Danial did not waste it after receiving an over-pitched ball at the slot on the first ball of the last over then I wondered if the match might take an interesting turn.
I am gradually seeing a big change in the Pakistan team, in the first match Pakistan team lost by a big margin. But in this second T20 match Pakistan team lost by a small run. As an equation, in this second match out of the two matches Pakistan team was able to play a very competitive game, there are positive points for Bangladesh team because it is playing in Bangladesh's own home ground so I think it is natural for Bangladesh team to win.
Meanwhile, there is a big change in the Pakistan team squad, yet the performance in the unfamiliar ground has seen a lot of good change. There is definitely enough reason for Pakistan team to win in the third match, because the small margin and change in performance in the second match point towards Pakistan team winning.
Meanwhile, there is a big change in the Pakistan team squad, yet the performance in the unfamiliar ground has seen a lot of good change. There is definitely enough reason for Pakistan team to win in the third match, because the small margin and change in performance in the second match point towards Pakistan team winning.
We really got to see a very good game yesterday. It happened exactly as I had imagined. Because I thought that Pakistan might decide to bowl first, that's what happened. Towards the end of the game I was very scared when 13 runs were needed in 1 over. When I saw that 4 runs had been scored off the first ball, I thought that Bangladesh might not win again. But then my decision was proven wrong by Bangladesh's bowlers. The field was a bowling alley, so maybe all this is happening.
Moreover in my opinion that there was a huge mix up among the Pakistani batsmen in this match because at one point, Pakistan's players had no chance to breathe. It is true that Pakistan batsman Ahmed Daniyal was able to hit another over-pitched ball at the slot for a four in the first then I wondered if the match might take an interesting turn.
I am gradually seeing a big change in the Pakistan team, in the first match Pakistan team lost by a big margin. But in this second T20 match Pakistan team lost by a small run. As an equation, in this second match out of the two matches Pakistan team was able to play a very competitive game, there are positive points for Bangladesh team because it is playing in Bangladesh's own home ground so I think it is natural for Bangladesh team to win.
Meanwhile, there is a big change in the Pakistan team squad, yet the performance in the unfamiliar ground has seen a lot of good change. There is definitely enough reason for Pakistan team to win in the third match, because the small margin and change in performance in the second match point towards Pakistan team winning.
Meanwhile, there is a big change in the Pakistan team squad, yet the performance in the unfamiliar ground has seen a lot of good change. There is definitely enough reason for Pakistan team to win in the third match, because the small margin and change in performance in the second match point towards Pakistan team winning.
We really got to see a very good game yesterday. It happened exactly as I had imagined. Because I thought that Pakistan might decide to bowl first, that's what happened. Towards the end of the game I was very scared when 13 runs were needed in 1 over. When I saw that 4 runs had been scored off the first ball, I thought that Bangladesh might not win again. But then my decision was proven wrong by Bangladesh's bowlers. The field was a bowling alley, so maybe all this is happening.
Gyokeres likely won't have too much trouble adapting, as he's already quite familiar with the Premier League, having previously played for Swansea City and Coventry City on loan from Brighton. I think Gyokeres will be able to perform as expected, befitting his very high price tag. While he won't immediately become the Premier League top scorer, with the depth of Arsenal squad, I think Gyokeres will be able to score more than 15 goals in his first season.
Arsenal chances of winning a trophy next season will automatically increase, as Arteta now possesses all the necessary attributes to make that happen. However, I still think Liverpool and Manchester City have slightly better chances than Arsenal. Overall, Arsenal will be a team to be reckoned with in the race for trophies, and if they fail again, perhaps the club top brass will sack Arteta at the end of the season.
Yes he will adapt quickly because he has played in English football before even though it was nog directly in Premier League. Given his impressive 68 goals in 66 matches for Sporting CP and his high transfer fee you expect him to perform well. And yes he is not top scorer right away I also think he will score over 15 goals in his first season due to Arsenal strong squad. Arsenal chances of winning trophy will greatly improve with coach Mikel Arteta now having more complete team but Liverpool and Manchester City slightly higher as compare to them. But truth is that Arsenal will be serious contender for trophies.Arsenal chances of winning a trophy next season will automatically increase, as Arteta now possesses all the necessary attributes to make that happen. However, I still think Liverpool and Manchester City have slightly better chances than Arsenal. Overall, Arsenal will be a team to be reckoned with in the race for trophies, and if they fail again, perhaps the club top brass will sack Arteta at the end of the season.
The job is really difficult for Xabi Alonso because he is managing players that are rich and influential on one part and a remarkable team that is accustomed to winning on the other part. Xabi will have a hard time being fulling in charge of the team due to the rivalry and ego in the players especially Vinicius Jr and Kylan Mbappe. If I were the coach, I will bench them a couple of times so they can come down to earth and give their best. No matter what, I still believe that Real Madrid will make a great rival to Barcelona this season.
Pakistan and Bangladesh are teams of equal capacity. Among them Pakistan is much more unpredictable. They play really well in some while really bad on others. The first game is where they played bad. Except for three none of other players scored a double digit runs. Abbas Afridi, a bowler was the 2nd highest scorer. This means except Fakhar Zaman, all of the batting lineup was useless. Bangladesh knew they could chase the small target of 110 and played aggressively to achieve it.
Today too it would depend on how the Pakistan batting lineup would work. If they really play well, it would be difficult for Bangladeshi batsmen to chase it.
Today too it would depend on how the Pakistan batting lineup would work. If they really play well, it would be difficult for Bangladeshi batsmen to chase it.
Today in the second T20 game, Abrar Ahmed was not playing and a fast bowler Ahmed Daniyal making his debut. In the pervious game, Salman Mirza was making his debut and did amazing bowling and even today in the first over, he was doing good bowling as we can see swing he was unlucky that he did not get edge in that over, amazing swing.
Today there was one minute silence before the match started and the players wore black bands on the side of their jerseys because of yesterday's incident in Bangladesh. Also, today there were no songs being played in the stadium.
29 runs off 12 balls. Now is a great moment of the game. It seems that being the spinner in the second last over has worked out very well for Pakistan. Pakistan hit 2 boundaries off 3 balls which is very bad for Bangladesh at the moment. I thought maybe Faheem Ashraf would finish the game. But he got bowled out at the end of the over. The last part of the game was really exciting. Pakistan tried many times to hit boundaries off every ball. But the last save was not possible.
Bangladesh won by 8 runs.
Bangladesh team was sad because of an accident yesterday. But they played really well today, even under a lot of pressure.
In my opinion, the teams that will fight for the title are:
1 - Liverpool
2 - Chelsea
3 - Arsenal
4 - Manchester City
1 - Liverpool
2 - Chelsea
3 - Arsenal
4 - Manchester City
• Putting Liverpool on top is quite normal. They are already bookies' favourite also. They lifted the PL trophy without making transfers last season. Now they are making many of them.
• You think Chelsea can finish in the 2nd place? I wouldn't put them there yet by staying under the effect of their CWC success.
• Arsenal already has a great squad. But they still need a striker. Gyökeres is still likely to be signed in case of an agreement with his team.
• Manchester City were very below the expectations last. But I think Guardiola will help them recover. I think they are the 2nd biggest title contender.
Chelsea really did well in the club world cup and I commend their effort and performance but that doesn't mean they can win the premier league next season though nothing is impossible but my own selection next season are Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester city but I'm seeing Arsenal as the club that will lift the trophy and I know some people have been underrating Arsenal but I have this feeling they will surprise everyone next season. But I think Chelsea priority will be the champions league because they didn't play last season and any season they qualified for champions league they always do well.
The offer Real Madrid received for Vinicius Junior from Saudi Pro League clubs is tempting, and if Real Madrid decides to let Vinicius Junior move to the Saudi Pro League, the money they will realize from the Vinicius deal will help them sign a lot of players from different clubs, but I think Real Madrid isn't yet ready to sell Vinicius Junior, and Vinicius Junior won't want to move to the Saudi Pro League because he still wants to play for Real Madrid and have a chance of winning personal awards like the Ballon d'Or Award, so any possible deal for Vinicius Junior to move to the Saudi Pro League won't happen this season.
Real Madrid value Vini's contribution to the team, and they really want to keep him, but if he leaves, it won't be Real Madrid's doing. AFAIK, he has been handed a new contract, but he's asking for a higher salary. I don't know the details of the new contract, but I'm guessing it's more than what he was earning, and if they cannot reach an agreement, Real Madrid will have no other choice than to sell him. He has already been given a deadline to sign, or he will be put up for sale.Re: ⚽ Lega Serie A 🇮🇹 (Italian League) Prediction Thread 2025/2026 ⚽
Como have been quite a surprise this season, making some significant signings, even surpassing Inter Milan in total. Rumors that they'll trying to sign Vardy, even though they've just completed the signing of Perrone from Man City, they won't stop to buy another. I think, they're fighting hard to stay in Serie A next season, and maybe the next target is achieve a minimum UEL spots, if we look at their impressive signings so far.
You are absolutely right Como has been big surprise this season making some impressive player signings even more than Inter Milan which shows they are not just happy being promoted to Serie A. Rumors about them trying to sign Vardy even after getting Perrone from Man City really highlight their strong desire to build competitive team with both experienced and young players. It is clear their main goal is to stay in Serie A next season but with such ambitious moves they might even aim for Europa League spot in near future making them team to watch in Italian football.Re: El Salvador has become the first country to make #Bitcoin legal tender! 🇸🇻
🌍 Top 10 Countries Holding the Most Bitcoin - 2025
🇺🇸 United States – 207,000 BTC
🇨🇳 China – 194,000 BTC
🇬🇧 United Kingdom – 61,000 BTC
🇺🇦 Ukraine – 46,000 BTC
🇧🇹 Bhutan – 13,000 BTC
🇸🇻 El Salvador – 6,100 BTC
🇰🇵 North Korea – 1,900 BTC
🇫🇮 Finland – 2,000 BTC
🇻🇪 Venezuela – 240 BTC
🇬🇪 Georgia – 66 BTC
El Salvador is ranked 6th among countries in the world in terms of Bitcoin holdings. The United States is ranked 1st with over 200k Bitcoins. These countries will be much more advanced than other countries in the future economically, so countries that have not yet taken the initiative to accumulate Bitcoin should keep Bitcoin reserves if they want to move forward economically.
It is certainly incredible that despite the discussions of international organizations, Nayib Bukele's country is still completely intact with their strategy,perhaps this teaches us a lesson that despite any criticism or side effects, Bitcoin investments should be kept intact. Nayib Bukele believed that Bitcoin could reduce remittance costs for them but they have been more updated on the amount of Bitcoin you mentioned in their national reserves here. Maybe this person is not only connected to Bitcoin but I think he is a master of soft power. 🇺🇸 United States – 207,000 BTC
🇨🇳 China – 194,000 BTC
🇬🇧 United Kingdom – 61,000 BTC
🇺🇦 Ukraine – 46,000 BTC
🇧🇹 Bhutan – 13,000 BTC
🇸🇻 El Salvador – 6,100 BTC
🇰🇵 North Korea – 1,900 BTC
🇫🇮 Finland – 2,000 BTC
🇻🇪 Venezuela – 240 BTC
🇬🇪 Georgia – 66 BTC
El Salvador is ranked 6th among countries in the world in terms of Bitcoin holdings. The United States is ranked 1st with over 200k Bitcoins. These countries will be much more advanced than other countries in the future economically, so countries that have not yet taken the initiative to accumulate Bitcoin should keep Bitcoin reserves if they want to move forward economically.
After the price of Bitcoin reached around 122k, the amount of Bitcoin holdings in each country must have been updated, so you can monitor it here.
Galatasaray are changing the Super Lig ecosystem with this Osimhen move. On a pure football level, having Osimhen AND Sane is wild. Osimhen's stats in Turkey are absurd(26 goals in 30 league matches, 5 assists) and he was not even sweating most of the time. Now Sane drops in, fresh from Bayern, with 4.18 shot-creating actions per 90, over 75 progressive carries last season, and a contract that makes most Premier League bench players look underpaid. Buruk can throw out a 4-2-3-1 with these two, Mertens or Sara behind
But for all the Galatasaray Europe talk, their last five European seasons all crashed out in the group or qualifiers. This transfer window is Gala betting either they go quarter-finals or bust. The pressure on the coach to get instant chemistry with all these "superstars" (Icardi's ego, Osimhen's wages, Sane's expectations) is massive
Just heard about cricket Olympic dates getting confirmed which is awesome to hear though it's still a long way to go. Dates are July 12 - 29 2028 which is basically 3 freaking years from now.
Teams will participate in T20 events and medal matches will take place during the end phase. Historical stuff considering the fact that it's just the 2nd time cricket has been added to the Olympics since its inception.
It should have happened earlier, if cricket had been in the Olympics like football, then the number of cricket teams would have increased a lot. Now, there are probably 8 to 10 teams that play regular cricket, but when Olympic cricket is included, different countries of the world will participate there and those who do well will have the possibility of participating in tournaments like the World Cup. Since this is being done for the second time, we will expect it to happen every time and we can see new teams every season. The biggest reason for this is that football has many more teams participating and most of the countries compete hard and then qualify for the main stage of the World Cup. The same thing happens in cricket, that is, if every team has to qualify for the main stage of the World Cup through tough competition, then cricket will also become more popular.Teams will participate in T20 events and medal matches will take place during the end phase. Historical stuff considering the fact that it's just the 2nd time cricket has been added to the Olympics since its inception.
Just heard about cricket Olympic dates getting confirmed which is awesome to hear though it's still a long way to go. Dates are July 12 - 29 2028 which is basically 3 freaking years from now.
Teams will participate in T20 events and medal matches will take place during the end phase. Historical stuff considering the fact that it's just the 2nd time cricket has been added to the Olympics since its inception.
It should have happened earlier, if cricket had been in the Olympics like football, then the number of cricket teams would have increased a lot. Now, there are probably 8 to 10 teams that play regular cricket, but when Olympic cricket is included, different countries of the world will participate there and those who do well will have the possibility of participating in tournaments like the World Cup. Since this is being done for the second time, we will expect it to happen every time and we can see new teams every season. The biggest reason for this is that football has many more teams participating and most of the countries compete hard and then qualify for the main stage of the World Cup. The same thing happens in cricket, that is, if every team has to qualify for the main stage of the World Cup through tough competition, then cricket will also become more popular.Teams will participate in T20 events and medal matches will take place during the end phase. Historical stuff considering the fact that it's just the 2nd time cricket has been added to the Olympics since its inception.
Because Ten Hag had a very difficult season at Man United, it was felt that he was considered a bad coach. And especially as Xabi's replacement, it would certainly be considered very bad if he couldn't deliver the best results.
Unfortunately, in this opening match, Ten Hag was actually embarrassed by being defeated by Flamengo U20, even though it was a friendly match.
The result of this friendly match is really strange because we all imagined that there would be a strong possibility that the empowerment and necessary cognitive skills of the new coach of the Bayer Leverkusen team would also be effective. we don't think this team will be properly looked after under this coach because it was completely destroyed by the U-20 team in a friendly match. I had previously observed that Flamengo's main team played very well in the Club World Cup tournament as they completely defeated the reigning champions Chelsea. But the fact that the U20 Flamengo team will beat an incredible team like Ten Hag's Bayer Leverkusen will definitely have a negative impact and they may not get the right motivation for the next match.Unfortunately, in this opening match, Ten Hag was actually embarrassed by being defeated by Flamengo U20, even though it was a friendly match.
Now it's time to support Ten Hag because he is not bad as currently media trial is going around him achieve some good targets at Ajax with most chances Bayer Leverkusen is going to be had same conditions which could be favourable for him.
Because Ten Hag had a very difficult season at Man United, it was felt that he was considered a bad coach. And especially as Xabi's replacement, it would certainly be considered very bad if he couldn't deliver the best results. Unfortunately, in this opening match, Ten Hag was actually embarrassed by being defeated by Flamengo U20, even though it was a friendly match.
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Pakistan Champions against England Champions first match of World Championship of Legends was finished today and after long time we see this competition again and Pakistan Champions squad emerged first victorious in this competition by defeating England Champions squad. Pakistan Champions squad started first match with batting inning and their batters managed to collect 160 scores as a defend after playing 20 overs inning. Mohammad Hafeez played wonderful inning from Pakistan Champions squad and he managed to collect 54 scores after playing 34 deliveries. England Champions squad played all overs and they missed victory by 5 scores. Second will start tomorrow and this match will play among West Indies Champions and South Africa Champions squads.
Yup, World Championship of Legends is an interesting tournament to watch where you will find a lot of legends players who were our heroes sometime back, but now we don't see them playing anymore. I wonder why this tournament isn't much hyped or discussed here at bitcointalk.
A total of six teams are playing in this championship out of which the top four will qualify for the semi finals, after playing one match against each other. And then we shall have a grand final on 2nd August at Birmingham.
World Championship of Legends 2025 Schedule & Results
Inter is going for Lookman.
The player given the ok fro the tranfer from Atalanta to Inter.
Atalanta is asking for 50mil €.
The past year the player 15 goals in Serie A.
He is not so young, 27 years old.
Do you think it is worth to spend such money for a player at his age?
Lookman still has about good 8 years of his career to give his best if we calculate from now till when he will be @ 35 years, when most players are considered to be old, but in as much as Lookman still leave up to expectations, I see age 27 as no problem, even in his age 32, which is still his early 30s and will definitely give his best performance to any team if Lookman signed a 5 years contract and continue to be a good player that he is, age here isn't going to be a problem in my perspective. The player given the ok fro the tranfer from Atalanta to Inter.
Atalanta is asking for 50mil €.
The past year the player 15 goals in Serie A.
He is not so young, 27 years old.
Do you think it is worth to spend such money for a player at his age?