Arsenal sensation Max Dowman has caught the eye yet again with a sensational effort for the Gunners in a big UEFA Youth League win over Bavarian giants Bayern Munich. The 15-year-old brought back memories of club legend Mesut Ozil with a brilliant solo goal to help seal a 4-2 victory for the north Londoners on Wednesday at Mangata Developments Stadium.
The most impressive part of his innings was the fact that he wasn’t trying to hit every other ball for six
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What makes Klaasen so dangerous?
Sometimes you wonder if the modern hitters find anything difficult at all. Minutes after scoring a 37-ball hundred – the joint-third-quickest in the IPL – Heinrich Klaasen said the most pleasing aspect of the knock was not trying to hit every ball for a six. “I think that’s where I went wrong this season,” Klaasen said.Firstly, a comment on his season. In 13 innings, he has been dismissed for under 20 only once. It hasn’t been that bad an IPL 2025 for him. This hundred makes it nearly 500 runs at a strike rate of 172.69.Now on to the ridiculous notion that he actually tried to not hit every ball. He still hit nine sixes. That’s one every four balls. Not that many of his seven fours were along the ground either. They were mostly six attempts that fell just short. You have the odd miss, and pretty much every second ball was an attempt to hit a six.Related
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Klaasen was most pleased that he tried to hit a six only every second ball and not each ball. That he respected it when the bowlers got their hard lengths right. And yet, imagine hitting a boundary every second ball without over-reaching. That is the level some of the modern power-hitters are operating at if the pitch is true.In this innings, Klaasen found his perfect point of entry. Not only did he walk in just when the spinners were starting to bowl, but also at the fall of just one wicket, which suggests a good start already. He has previously started his innings sooner but that’s because wickets had fallen too early. He had batted at No. 3 in one other innings, but in the 13th over.In Delhi, Klaasen had his ideal match-ups and also time to go. Still, it took him only two balls before he hit the first six: just a marginal error of length from the spinner, and out came his vertical pull.Heinrich Klaasen scored the joint-third fastest hundred in the IPL•BCCIWhen he said he didn’t try to hit every ball for a six, Klaasen probably meant he was not anxious to score off balls that were not there to be hit. The standout feature of his hitting was avoiding over-hitting the ball. That he can score a hundred in 37 balls without looking to manufacture shots or without trying to over-hit tells you how vast his hitting range is.”I didn’t do what I wanted to do,” Klaasen said of the rest of the season. “Got a lot of starts and never kicked on, and finally kicked on [in this innings]… Today I think I got my trajectory a little bit better. Didn’t take on too many fielders, so I’m very pleased with that.”So not only was Klaasen not hitting sixes off lengths he should be respecting, he was also hitting them into areas where there were no fielders. That they have such skilled batters is why Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) could think of 300 coming into the season. They might not have made the playoffs but they came close to scoring 300 on two occasions.If Klaasen can keep finding this tempo and keep dovetailing with the openers as nicely as he did in Delhi, SRH will keep challenging that 300 mark in 2026.
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O Palmeiras não possui intenção de negociar Weverton diante das sondagens do mercado após o término da temporada. Aos 37 anos, o goleiro é tratado como referência técnica e moral dentro do clube, apesar de ter encerrado o ano como reserva depois ao sofrer lesão na mão em confronto com o RB Bragantino, pelo Brasileirão.
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De acordo com fontes consultadas pela reportagem do Lance!, a direção e a comissão técnica veem Weverton como um exemplo de liderança “silenciosa” no dia a dia do clube, mesmo sem vestir a braçadeira de capitão.
O goleiro, que passou por processo de recuperação física nos últimos meses, foi liberado pela comissão e pelo departamento médico para férias, assim como a maior parte do elenco alviverde. Ele retornará à Academia de Futebol no dia 4 de janeiro, para o início da pré-temporada.
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Com isso, a expectativa é que Weverton volte a disputar a posição de titular com Carlos Miguel, contratado na última janela de transferências junto ao Nottingham Forest, da Inglaterra. Atualmente, ele tem contrato válido até dezembro de 2026.
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Na reta final da temporada, o goleiro foi liberado para retomar atividades no gramado, mas ainda com restrições físicas, e acabou fora da lista de relacionados para a partida contra o Flamengo, na decisão da Libertadores. Mesmo assim, concedeu entrevista coletiva e compareceu ao último treino do clube em Lima, trajando uma camiseta diferente da utilizada pelo restante do grupo de goleiros.
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No Palmeiras desde 2018, o goleiro entrará em sua nona temporada com a camisa alviverde. Neste ano, disputou 58 jogos, todos como titular, e sofreu 42 gols.
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Entering the Dodgers’ postseason run this fall, right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto didn’t have a single complete game on his résumé.
He now has two. And they’ve come in his last two outings, nonetheless.
To follow up his nine-inning gem in Los Angeles’s NLCS win on Oct. 14, Yamamoto dialed up another complete game Saturday night to lead the Dodgers to a 5–1 victory over the Blue Jays in Game 2 of the World Series. In nine innings of work, Yamamoto allowed just one run on four hits with eight strikeouts. He only got better as the game went on, striking out the side in the eighth inning and retiring 20 consecutive hitters to end the game.
In four starts this postseason, Yamamoto has logged a 1.57 ERA and 0.73 WHIP with 26 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings. He’s just the second player in MLB history to notch his first two complete games in the playoffs, joining Josh Beckett in 2003.
“He’s pitched in big ball games in Japan. He’s pitched in the [World Baseball Classic]. Players who have the weight of a country on their shoulders, that’s pressure,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Yamamoto after Game 2. “I just feel that part of his DNA is to just perform at a high level in big spots. Control his heart beat and just continue to make pitches. He could’ve went another 30, 40 pitches tonight.”
Yamamoto became the first pitcher to throw a complete game in the World Series since Royals righthander Johnny Cueto in 2015. Only 11 pitchers have done so in a World Series game dating back to 1990, and just six pitchers have gone the distance this century.
Pitchers to throw complete games in the World Series (since 1990)
PLAYER (TEAM)
DATE
STATS
RESULT
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers)
Oct. 25, 2025
9 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 8 K
W, 5–1
Johnny Cueto (Royals)
Oct. 28, 2015
9 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 K
W, 7–1
Madison Bumgarner (Giants)
Oct. 26, 2014
9 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 K
W, 5–0
Cliff Lee (Phillies)
Oct. 28, 2009
9 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 10 K
W, 6–1
Josh Beckett (Marlins)
Oct. 25, 2003
9 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 9 K
W, 2–0
Randy Johnson (Diamondbacks)
Oct. 28, 2001
9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 11 K
W, 4–0
Greg Maddux (Braves)
Oct. 21, 1995
9 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 4 K
W, 3–2
Curt Schilling (Phillies)
Oct. 21, 1993
9 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 6 K
W, 2–0
Tom Glavine (Braves)
Oct. 17, 1992
9 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 K
W, 3–1
Jack Morris (Twins)
Oct. 27, 1991
10 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 8 K
W, 1–0
Dave Stewart (A’s)
Oct. 20, 1990
9 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 K
L, 2–1
He’s also the first pitcher to log back-to-back complete games in a single postseason since Diamondbacks ace Curt Schilling in 2001. Schilling actually posted three straight complete games in Arizona’s ‘01 playoff run, going the distance in two games in the NLDS and another in the NLCS.
Pitchers to throw back-to-back complete games in a single postseason (since 1990)
PLAYER (TEAM)
YEAR
STREAK OF CG
Curt Schilling (Diamondbacks)
2001
3
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers)
2025
2
Tom Glavine (Braves)
1992
2
Tim Wakefield (Pirates)
1992
2
If that was Yamamoto’s final start of the year, what a way to go out. But if it wasn’t, and the Dodgers are planning to call his number again later in the World Series, it’s only fair to expect greatness from the 27-year-old ace.
سلطت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” البريطانية الضوء على مساندة ودعم حسام حسن، المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر الأول لكرة القدم لقائد فريقه، محمد صلاح، نجم ليفربول بعد تصريحاته الأخيرة.
وخرج صلاح مساء أمس بعد انتهاء مباراة ليدز يونايتد وتحدث لوسائل الإعلام وفتح النار على الجميع وعلى رأسهم مدربه آرني سلوت، بسبب جلوسه على دكة البدلاء لثلاث مباريات متتالية، (للمطالعة على التفاصيل اضغط هنا).
كان ليفربول قد تعادل أمام ليدز يونايتد بثلاثة أهداف لمثلها بعدما كان الريدز متقدمًا بنتيجة 2/0 في المباراة وكل الأمور كانت تسير بشكل إيجابي.
وحل صلاح بديلًا في آخر ثلاث مباريات لليفربول وشارك في المباراة الأخيرة أمام سندرلاند فقط، وفي تلك المباريات لم يفز ليفربول سوى في مباراة واحدة.
وفي آخر 15 مباراة لليفربول خسر في 11 مباراة ولم يفُز سوى في 4 مباريات فقط، لكن حتى مع تلك المباريات التي فاز بها كانت هناك علامات استفهام كثيرة حول الأداء.
وقالت الصحيفة الإنجليزية إن علاقة محمد صلاح بـ حسام حسن مدرب منتخب مصر جيدة للغاية وليست منهارة مثل علاقته بالهولدي آرني سلوت.
وأضافت أنه برغم انهيار علاقته مع سلوت، يبدو أنه لا تزال هناك صداقة قوية بين صلاح ومدرب مصر حسام حسن، بعد أن أعلن المدرب البالغ من العمر 59 عامًا دعمه العلني لنجمه.
وذكرت أنه في وقت لاحق من الشهر الجاري، سيتوجه صلاح إلى كأس الأمم الإفريقية مع منتخب مصر، وقد يغيب لأكثر من شهر، واعترف بأنه قد لا يعود إلى ليفربول عندما تنتهي البطولة.
حسام حسن كان قد نشر صورة له مع محمد صلاح عبر حسابه الرسمي على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “انستجرام” وكتب عليها: “دائمًا تكون رمزًا للقوة والعزيمة”.
ومن المقرر أن يخوض منتخب مصر مباراته الأولى في كأس أمم إفريقيا أمام نظيره زيمبابوي في 22 من شهر ديسمبر الجاري.
NEW YORK — The 2025 New York Yankees died as they lived: disappearing for a stretch, then—long after it really mattered—staging a furious comeback attempt that ultimately fell short.
Add Aaron Judge’s thrilling, game-tying, season-saving American League division series Game 3 home run to the Endy Chávez catch file: It would have been one of the greatest of all time if only the team had gone anywhere. Instead, after a listless 5–2 loss in Game 4, the only place the Yankees are going is home.
Over the past five days, they disappointed in all areas of the game. They were out-hit, out-pitched, out-defended. It was the most pitiful effort by a group of New Yorkers since Eric Adams’s re-election campaign.
“They beat us this series,” said manager Aaron Boone. “Simple as that.”
Start with the pitching. The Blue Jays certainly did, scoring first in all four games. Only in Game 2 did it take them more than two outs to plate their first run—and then it took three. The Yankees’ starters, whose 3.61 regular season ERA was fourth in baseball, combined to allow 19 runs in 14 ⅓ innings. Only rookie Cam Schlittler, who threw 6 ⅓ innings of four-run ball in Game 4, got an out in the fourth inning. The beleaguered bullpen mostly kept the score where it was, but converted starter Will Warren allowed six runs in 4 ⅔ innings, and erstwhile closer Luke Weaver, after lowering his October 2025 ERA from infinity to 135.00, acknowledged he felt he was tipping pitches and said, “I don’t feel like my mind is completely clear to go out there and attack.”
Still, the Yankees are built to out-slug anyone, and they simply did not. In Game 1, they scored one run; in Game 2, they put up seven, but only after Toronto had scored 12. On Wednesday, facing a bullpen game—against a relief corps that threw 6 ⅓ innings a day before, and that had shown every arm to the Yankees during the series—the lineup that scored the most runs in the majors this season went 1-for-6 with a walk with runners in scoring position. Not until the seventh inning, down 4–1, did a runner stand at second base. The only runs came when glove-first third baseman Ryan McMahon homered in the third and Judge singled in a run in the ninth.
And then there was the defense, an issue that plagued them all season. This year they forgot how many strikes there were (Jasson Domínguez got himself thrown out at third base to end the seventh inning of a two-run game against the Red Sox in June when he thought the hitter faced a 2–2 count), how many outs there were (Austin Wells was doubled off second to end the ninth inning of a tie game against the Rays in July when he thought the frame was already over), even how many feet there were between bases (Jorbit Vívas got thrown out at third base without sliding to end the third inning of a three-run game against Atlanta in July).
Shortstop Anthony Volpe and Domínguez each threw to the wrong base in the ninth inning of a one-run game against the Red Sox in August; a day later, a Volpe throwing error helped open the door to a seven-run ninth. At one point in late April and early May, Volpe made errors in three straight games. Over a two-week stretch in August, he had more errors (two) than hits (one).
They cleaned up elements of their game after trading for McMahon at the deadline, but the flexor strain that cost Judge 10 days this summer continued to dog him as opponents tested his arm every time they hit the ball to right field. And the mental and physical mistakes continued: In Game 3, second baseman Jazz Chisholm failed to look home on a relay and allowed a run to score, and then in Game 4, he misplayed a double-play ball into runners on the corners. Two batters later, they both scored to make it 4–1. “I’m still going to be thinking about this even probably when the season starts next year,” he lamented.
Still, it was the offense that let the Yankees down when it mattered most. Try as fans might, it will be hard to blame Judge for this one: He went 13-for-26 this October. He had only one home run, but it was certainly a memorable one.
“It comes down to the little things,” said Judge. “Making little plays, coming up with the big hit. If you don’t do that, you give teams extra outs, they’re gonna capitalize. … We gotta clean a couple things up.”
The Yankees entered this season the same way they did last season: trying to make the lineup more athletic and less righthanded, and bolstering the pitching staff. When they lost the Juan Soto sweepstakes to Steve Cohen and the Mets, the Yankees pivoted to trading for Cody Bellinger, a lefty hitter who is one of the premier defenders in the sport, and signing stud lefty Max Fried to an eight-year, $218 million contract. They traded for reliever Devin Williams, who had been one of the best in the sport. At the deadline they picked up the lefthanded McMahon, who has been a revelation in the field, and added relievers David Bednar, Jake Bird and Camilo Doval, who—like Williams, like the team itself—were uneven. The Yankees led the division by seven games in late May, played sub-.500 ball for two months, then charged back in August and September. They were 6 ½ games back of the Blue Jays on Aug. 23. They finished the season tied at 94–68—but because Toronto had won the season series 7–5, the Blue Jays took the first seed, home field advantage and the first-round bye.
“It comes down to a lot of games that we lost that we shouldn’t have lost,” said Judge. “Every game matters.”
Still, they felt they were rolling entering October. On more than one occasion Boone called this the most talented team he had managed. It wasn’t enough.
“That’s the thing,” said Bellinger glumly. “It didn’t feel like anything was missing.”
Boone said, “It’s hard to win the World Series. Been chasing it all my life.”
And so begins another offseason of questions. The core remains mostly intact: Only first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, Grisham, Weaver and Williams will be free agents, and Bellinger can opt out of his contract and join them. But everyone who remains will be another year older, and ace Gerrit Cole and righty Clarke Schmidt are returning from Tommy John surgery. Righty Luis Gil took a step backward this season, as did Volpe and Wells.
The Yankees will surely add more talent. It might not be enough.
Manchester United are scaling up under Ruben Amorim and may now find themselves in the driving seat to land an England international on one condition.
Man Utd dig deep to see off Crystal Palace
Despite Crystal Palace’s recent form and a loss for the Red Devils at home to Everton on Monday, Manchester United rallied from a goal down to defeat the Eagles courtesy of goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount.
Bruno Fernandes was the architect for his side and a major driving force behind their victory, which has moved the English giants further up the Premier League table as they look to qualify for European competition.
Speaking post-match, Amorim praised his side for the control they had over proceedings after they managed to break their duck in a notoriously difficult fixture encompassing years gone by.
He stated via BBC Sport: “It was small details that helped. The pace and intensity was better in the second half. I could see that Palace were getting tired at the end of the first half and knew they would suffer if we scored.
“We went on to control the game well away from our goal and in the opposition half. We controlled the game well but just have to be careful about what we did in the first half.”
There is no time for rest at Manchester United, who will now prepare for a quickfire double header against West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, offering the prospect of more points in their mission to scale the table.
Either way, their squad has started to be stretched, and the next window or two will be pivotal for the long-term future of Amorim’s tenure, and he could now be set to raid a Premier League rival to sign an England international.
Man Utd confident they can sign Adam Wharton under one condition
According to The Mirror, Manchester United are confident they can sign Adam Wharton from Crystal Palace if they achieve continental qualification this term.
Amorim believes the 21-year-old is an ideal fit for his vision at Old Trafford, though it is said the former Blackburn Rovers man is likely to snub a move should the Red Devils fail to achieve their goal of European football.
Adam Wharton vs Man Utd (Fotmob)
Chances created
1
Accurate passes
23/28
XG + XA
0.18
Defensive contributions
13
Passes in the final third
9
Part of this focus comes from the fact that he is ready to take a step onto the biggest stage. Should a summer move come to fruition, he would likely be keen to consolidate his name at one of the elite after playing a part for England at the World Cup.
Joao Gomes, Conor Gallagher and Elliot Anderson are also on the Red Devils’ list. However, Wharton, valued at £70m is their number one choice and has previously been labelled “incredible” by Eberechi Eze.
With two assists under his belt in 18 appearances across all competitions this term, the Three Lions man has imposed himself on the top-flight and would likely be a premium grade long-term replacement for Casemiro if a deal were to go through.
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The Red Devils could land a bargain deal.
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Multan Sultans owner Ali Tareen has not received an offer from the PSL to renew his ownership of the franchise. The PCB confirmed that renewal offers, as well as new franchise fees, were sent to “all compliant PSL franchises”. A Sultans representative confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that they were not one of the franchises to receive such an offer.ESPNcricinfo has spoken to some franchises who confirmed they were sent renewal offers following a meeting between the PSL management and the owners, including Tareen, on Thursday. It is believed each of the other five franchises has been given the chance to extend their ownership, with the renewal valid for a further ten years. The Sultans representatives were invited to attend meetings concerning the scheduling and operations of the upcoming PSL, though Sultans believe they were not invited to meetings concerning financial discussions.A PSL representative declined to comment when asked if Sultans’ ownership did not receive a renewal offer owing to potential non-compliance.Related
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The long-running dispute between the PSL and Tareen spilled over into the open when Tareen publicly criticised the league in the build-up to its 10th edition for what he alleged was a lack of transparency and communication from the management. The criticism ramped up in the months that followed, and earlier this year, the PSL threatened to blacklist him unless he made a public apology.Following that threat going public, Tareen issued a taunting video apology to the management, in which he sarcastically apologised for “wanting to make the PSL better”. He ended the video by ripping up a copy of the notice the PCB had sent him.It appears evident that public “apology” is not regarded as such by the PCB. With all franchise rights up for renewal before the next season of the PSL, each franchise had the right of first refusal on renewing ownership. But the PCB had made clear to Tareen this only applied to franchises who were “compliant”, a standard they felt Tareen had fallen short of with his public critiques.According to a couple of franchises, they now have 10 days to respond to the renewal offers. All of them will have to consider paying increased annual franchise fees, at a minimum 25% more than what they pay now. Likely, with increased valuations, it will be 25% of the new value (whichever, ultimately, is higher).This year will also see the addition of two teams to the PSL. The PCB’s statement released a list of cities potential owners could name their new teams after. Hyderabad, Sialkot, Muzaffarabad, Faisalabad, Gilgit, and Rawalpindi are the new potential cities, from which two will be chosen.The new, eight-team PSL is scheduled to take place in April and May next year.
The World Cup draw, which is supposed to be a celebration of soccer, instead turned into a tribute to Donald Trump
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump could do anything he wanted – at least, that's what Gianni Infantino told him.
That exchange – something that took no longer than 10 seconds as Trump clearly disrupted the schedule during the 2026 World Cup draw – summed up the baffling ceremony. Infantino tried to direct the President across the stage in a certain way. Trump took a different route. Whether it was a power play or simply a misunderstanding of directions, the FIFA President allowed it.
"Mr. President, this way, this way. Oh, this way, you can do what you want," Infantino said, allowing Trump to play main man at his own party.
But a draw is supposed to be something else entirely – not a stage for a single man.
It is supposed to let us forget the bad stuff – sportswashing, exploitation, and the uncomfortable political tensions between countries that will soon play each other.
Instead, it was an imperfect and inaccurate representation of what a World Cup should be. They are, from a hopeless football romantic’s point of view, about coming together, celebrating differences, and showcasing the world’s elite. This draw was about the exceptionalism of one country and, more specifically, one man – which misses the point altogether. What should have been the fun bit became a strange ode to one man – and that isn’t what a World Cup draw, or a tournament itself, should be about.
And everyone knew it.
"I do not, like it, but we could have done it like, without all of this. I don't need it. But of course, it's a huge stage, and it's big entertainment. I was very well aware that it's not about the deep insight of football today," England manager Thomas Tuchel told reporters.
A billionaire candidate who looked at buying the club has reportedly made his decision on completing a takeover of Sheffield Wednesday, as their initial deadline nears.
Sheffield Wednesday near initial deadline
Whether it was optimistic or not, Sheffield Wednesday’s co-administrator Kris Wigfield initially set a soft deadline of December 5 to find a preferred bidder for the club. That is just one day away, however, and it seems unlikely that the Owls will have their answer in the next 24 hours.
Instead, it’s been a frustrating week. The club has been dealt an additional six-point deduction thanks to the lingering consequences of Dejphon Chansiri’s ownership and must already turn their focus towards Championship relegation and a campaign in League One next season.
After a decision that only adds salt to their wounds, Wednesday will hope to see some progression regarding their takeover sooner rather than later.
On that front, several rumours have emerged about a number of interested candidates and one report even claimed earlier this week that some parties may choose to put a joint bid together.
It would be quite the move to match the Owls’ £30m valuation, but whether that move is deemed acceptable by Begbies Traynor remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, reports have also claimed that Mike Ashley has already seen one offer rejected for the club, having fallen below Sheffield Wednesday’s valuation. The former Newcastle United owner is one of interested candidates, albeit one who is yet to match other bidders.
However, the same can’t be said for Anders Holch Povlsen, who has dealt those at Hillsborough a frustrating blow with his latest verdict on buying the club.
Povlsen makes Sheffield Wednesday takeover decision
According to Danish outlet Tipsbladet, as relayed by The Star, Povlsen is not among the final candidates to buy Sheffield Wednesday. The Dane may have taken a look at the club, but has decided against putting his name in the hat ahead of the Owls’ crucial decision.
For those at Hillsborough, his interest would certainly have been welcomed. Povlsen already owns Midtjylland and a Forbes profile claimed his estimated networth was $11.3 billion (£8bn) in 2022.
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The 53-year-old inherited a majority stake in ASOS and is reported to be the largest individual private landowner in the UK thanks to his land in the Scottish Highlands. So, to say that money is not an issue would be a major understatement.
Alas, it’s not just his money that made Povlsen an attractive takeover candidate before he decided against a move. The Dane also ticks the box for experience in the world of football – something other rumoured candidates do not have. In many ways, he was the ideal man for the job, but Wednesday must now look elsewhere.
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