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What a rise to the top it has been for Manchester United starlet Kobbie Mainoo. Although he is out injured at the moment, the Stockport-born midfield sensation has become a key player for his boyhood club so far, under both Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim.

He has already made an impressive number of first-team appearances in that famous Red shirt. Mainoo has featured 60 times for United so far, scoring six goals and grabbing two assists from midfield in that time.

The 19-year-old rose to superstardom last season when he made his first Premier League start against Everton and completely ran the show in midfield.

Mainoo’s debut vs Everton

There have been few midfielders players, particularly ones aged just 18, who have made a bigger impression than Mainoo on their first Premier League start. He was thrust into the United midfield after months out injured, and just two appearances for the academy to regain full fitness.

United fan, analyst, and host of The Overlap: The Breakdown, H, summed up the Englishman’s performance that day. He described the youngster as “elegant” and “relaxed”, calling it a “seriously good performance” on his full debut.

The youngster was so composed that day, showing his impressive ability to carry through the opposition’s press and how hard he worked off the ball. It was an eye-catching and dominant showing from someone who was, in reality, quite inexperienced.

The stats on Sofascore from Mainoo’s full debut show just how well he played. The United number 37 had 61 touches of the ball, completing 83% of his passes. Off the ball, he won an impressive five from eight duels.

Sadly, given his injury, Amorim will not have the option of calling upon Mainoo for United’s trip to Goodison Park this weekend. However, he could make the bold decision of starting another exciting young midfielder who could have a similar rise to the top in a United shirt.

The academy midfielder who could start vs. Everton

Amorim had to call upon several young academy stars last weekend against Tottenham Hotspur, due to United’s injury crisis. Only one of those, Chido Obi, got the chance to feature, but there were several exciting talents on the bench.

One of those youngsters was Sekou Kone. The 19-year-old Malian midfielder joined the club over the summer, in a deal that was reportedly worth £1m. United beat Premier League rivals Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers to the signing.

So far, Kone has not had much of a chance to showcase his ability. Injuries have affected him this term, meaning he has played just six times for the Red Devils academy. However, he is clearly rated highly enough for Amorim to include him on the bench last weekend.

Kone really made waves at the under-17 World Cup for Mali at the end of 2023. He helped his side to a third-place finish, beating Argentina in the third-place playoff match. His stats from the game were extraordinary. As per Sofascore, he won 15 out of 20 duels, created three chances, and registered an assist.

Kone stats vs. Argentina

Stat

Number

Touches

62

Pass accuracy

83%

Passes completed

34/41

Duels won

15/20

Tackles won

6/7

Long balls completed

6/6

Dribbles completed

5/6

Chances created

3

Assists

1

Stats from Sofascore

With that in mind, it is perhaps unsurprising that football scout Antonio Mango thinks Kone could “be a beast”. He ran the midfield in the under-17 World Cup, and perhaps he deserves the chance against Everton, to show what he can do in senior football.

One man who Kone could replace in the middle of the park is Casemiro. The experienced Brazilian made his first start of 2025 against Spurs but struggled to impose himself on the game, with the opposition coasting around him at times.

He received a 4/10 post-match rating from The Manchester Evening News’ Samuel Luckhurst. The United writer said the former Real Madrid star looked “constantly off the pace” against the Lilywhites.

Perhaps taking a punt on Kone is a risk worth taking for Amorim. Casemiro struggled and seems destined to leave the club, with reports at the end of January hinting at a move away from Old Trafford.

The Malian would be an investment to the future, and Goodison Park seems to be the place talented young midfielders break into the United first-team. Perhaps Kone could become the second coming of Mainoo in that sense.

Celtic are now eyeing a loan move for an international defender as an alternative to Kieran Tierney should they fail to re-sign the Arsenal defender this month, according to a new report.

Rodgers: Tierney will return to Celtic

Celtic head coach shared some good news with the club’s fans earlier this week by confirming that Kieran Tierney will be returning to Celtic Park from Arsenal this summer at the latest. Tierney, 27, rose through Celtic’s academy and was a pivotal figure in the team during Rodgers’ first successful stint, before eventually making a £25 million switch to Arsenal in 2019.

He had been widely linked with a return to his boyhood club in recent weeks, and Rodgers has now confirmed it’s happening.

“I think we’re agreed that it will definitely take place in the summer. If we can do it beforehand, then great,” Rodgers told the press on Tuesday.

“I don’t want to speak too much on it with the greatest respect, because he’s not a Celtic player here now with us,” he explained. “But, if we were able to do it, of course, we would like to do that, but that’s out of our control at this moment in time.”

Rodgers also confirmed that fellow left-back Alex Valle’s loan from Barcelona is being cut short: “Alex won’t play again. Sadly, he’s in Barcelona at the moment and he will probably then move on to another team.”

Celtic eyeing Malacia as alternative

With Valle having now left Celtic Park, the Hoops will need to find a new left-back before the transfer window closes on Monday night. Rodgers is clearly hoping that man can be Tierney. However, if it can’t be, the club will have to look elsewhere.

And according to a new report from The Daily Mail, Celtic have listed Manchester United’s Tyrell Malacia as a potential loan option if they fail to land Tierney before the transfer deadline. The Mail claim that United are willing to listen to offers for the 25-year-old Dutchman, who has been capped nine times by his country, amid being close to wrapping up a deal Lecce’s Patrick Dorgu.

Real Betis, who recently signed United winger Antony on loan, however, are also thought to be interested in Malacia.

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Malacia joined United in the summer of 2022, completing a £13 million switch from Dutch side Feyenoord. After a promising start to his career at Old Trafford, he then missed 18 months of action after undergoing knee surgery.

Since returning to fitness in November, the Dutch international has made just five starts in all competitions for Ruben Amorim’s side, and hasn’t played in the Premier League since the Red Devils were beaten 3-0 by Bournemouth back in mid-December.

According to a report from the Metro earlier this month, Amorim has told Malacia he is free to leave the club this month.

حسم الفرنسي كيليان مبابي، مهاجم فريق ريال مدريد، جائزة هداف الدوري الإسباني لموسم 2024-2025.

ويعد هذا الموسم هو الأول لكيليان مبابي مع ريال مدريد، وحقق الفرنسي أرقامًا مميزة، رغم خروج فريقه بموسم صفري على صعيد الألقاب.

وتصدر مبابي ترتيب هدافي الدوري الإسباني 2024-2025، حيث سجل 31 هدفًا، ورفع رصيده بعد الفوز أمام ريال سوسيداد بثنائية نظيفة حيث أحرز هدفي ريال مدريد.

وخاض مبابي 34 مباراة مع ريال مدريد في الدوري الإسباني، أحرز خلالها 31 هدفًا وساهم بـ3 تمريرات حاسمة.

وظفر مبابي بجائزة البيتشيتشي (هداف الدوري الإسباني)، متفوقًا على البولندي روبرت ليفاندوفسكي مهاجم برشلونة. 

وسجل ليفاندوفسكي 27 هدفًا، منهم هدفين في ختام منافسات الليجا وذلك في فوز برشلونة بثلاثية نظيفة أمام أتلتيك بلباو.

مبابي أيضًا حصد جائزة الحذاء الذهبي الأوروبي، حيث يعد أكثر اللاعبين حصدًا للنقاط بين منافسيه وتفوق على محمد صلاح جناح ليفربول، وفيكتور جيوكيريس لاعب سبورتينج لشبونة.

Liverpool have accepted a loan offer for an “exceptional” young player signed by former manager Jurgen Klopp, according to a new report.

Liverpool prepare for unlikely title clash at Forest

Fresh off the back of thumping Accrington Stanley 4-0 in the FA Cup fourth round over the weekend, Liverpool will travel to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night as they try and continue their charge towards the Premier League title.

Last season, the game would likely have been a routine three points for the Reds, with Forest having only escaped relegation on the final day of the season.

This term, however, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are a different beast altogether. Not only are they currently third in the Premier League table, level on points with second-placed Arsenal, they are also the only team to have bested Liverpool in the top flight this season, having beaten Arne Slot’s team 1-0 at Anfield back in September.

Ahead of the return fixture on Tuesday, Slot told the press that he expects another difficult game, and insisted that Forest must be considered genuine title contenders.

“If Forest is up there with us, they are definitely a team that are in competition for us,” he said. “They deserve to be treated like this. Look at how they play and their results. It will be a very difficult challenge to get the result. They have already shown how good a team they are.”

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One man who certainly won’t be involved against Forest is young full-back Calvin Ramsay. The Scottish defender spent the first half of the 2024/25 season on loan with Wigan Athletic, but returned to Anfield just after the New Year having made only three league starts for the Tics.

According to The Daily Record, Ramsay is now set to go back out on loan, this time to Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock. The Record report that Liverpool have accepted Kilmarnock’s proposal to sign the 21-year-old for the remainder of the campaign, and that the move is expected to be made official later this week.

Ramsay also had interest from clubs in League One and League Two in England, but Killies boss Derek McInnes, who managed Ramsay as a youngster at Aberdeen, has convinced him to move to Rugby Park.

Liverpool paid Aberdeen an initial £4.2 million to sign Ramsay in 2022. Since, the youngster has made just two appearances for the Reds – one in the EFL Cup and one in the Champions League. Shortly after the moved to Anfield, former Reds boss Jurgen Klopp heaped praise on Ramsay.

“Everything we heard about him was that he is a fantastic boy. And what a player he is – what he did for Aberdeen last year, absolutely exceptional,” Klopp said.

“In his age group and you know the things we need from a full-back, he is as close as it gets to the things we want and is still a kid. So we really expect a lot from him in the long term.”

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Ao longo dos 90 minutos durante o empate por 1 a 1 com o Boca Juniors, o Corinthians demostrou diversas facetas. O time alternou momentos de enorme comprometimento tático com sinais de nervosismo. Mas em meio às adversidades, o clube alvinegro retornou ao Brasil com um valioso ponto, deixando encaminhada a vaga ao mata-mata.

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Como já é de praxe nas escalações, Vítor Pereira surpreendeu novamente, apostando em um sistema com cinco defensores, e improvisando Lucas Piton na ala-direita, já que ele não pode contar com Fagner, Rafael Ramos ou João Pedro.

O português escolheu deixar Gil, Renato Augusto, Giuliano e Róger Guedes, jogadores com experiência e bagagem, no banco de reservas, optando por uma zaga com média de23,3 anos e sete jogadores revelados pelo Terrão.

Nos 20 primeiros minutos da partida, a ideia de se defender em linha de cinco e atacar em uma espécie de 3-6-1 dava certo. O Timão pouco sofria e abriu o placar após persistência de Du Queiroz no rebote do escanteio.

Contudo, no decorrer da primeira etapa, a equipe brasileira ficou refém da sua postura defensiva, sem repertório ofensiva para ameaçar os argentinos.

O Boca também não conseguia chegar com perigo, mas controlava a bola e rondava a área de Cássio. Aos 41 minutos do primeiros, numa sucessão de falhas de Raul Gustavo, Maycon e João Victor, Benedetto não perdoou e colocou justiça no placar.

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Na volta do intervalo, os jogadores do Corinthians seguiam mostrando sinais de afobação e um certo descontrole. Passes bobos errados no campo defensivo e muito nervosismo na hora de realizar os movimentos no ataque.

E foi durante os primeiros 20 minutos do segundo tempo, no ápice da tensão, que os jogadores do clube alvinegro caíram na catimba dos argentinos. Cantillo, que estava há 11 minutos em campo, empurrou Pol Fernández, e foi expulso. No calor da confusão, Vítor Pereira também recebeu o cartão vermelho.

O apoio da torcida e o momento dos dois times apontavam para uma virada do Boca Juniors. Era questão de tempo. E foi aí que o Timão se reconectou na partida.

Filipe Almeida colocou Gil para reestabelecer o controle defensivo. Fábio Santos liderou por exemplo, impedindo qualquer chegada pelo lado esquerdo. Gustavo Mosquito e Du Queiroz se entregavam de corpo e alma para impedir que a bola cruzasse o gol de Cássio.

E foi assim, na garra, que o Corinthians superou uma arbitragem atrapalhada e atuação irregular de seus jogadores para somar um ponto na Bombonera, e precisar apenas de um empate diante do seu torcedor na próxima quinta-feira (26), às 21h, contra o Always Ready, para avançar às oitavas de final da Libertadores.

أعلن مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك اليوم الأربعاء تعيين أيمن الرمادي مديرًا فنيًا للفريق الكروي الأول بشكل مؤقت خلفًا لجوزيه بيسيرو.

وكشف الزمالك عن توصله لاتفاق مع بيسيرو على فسخ التعاقد بالتراضي، ويسعى الأبيض لتعيين مدير فني أجنبي بعد انتهاء الموسم.

وأوضح لورينتو ريجيكامف، مدرب الترجي التونسي السابق حقيقة اهتمام الزمالك وتفاوض الإدارة معه للتعاقد معه لتدريب الفريق في الموسم المقبل.

اقرا أيضًا.. خاص | الزمالك ينافس الترجي على ضم صفقة مغربية.. واللاعب يُرحب

ومن أبرز الأسماء التي تداولت في الصحافة هو مدرب الترجي السابق، لورينتو ريجيكامف، من أجل قيادة الزمالك بداية من الموسم المقبل.

وتواصل بطولات مع المدرب الروماني لمعرفة حقيقة المفاوضات من عدمها، وقال: “نعم، هناك مفاوضات متقدمة في الوقت الحالي، لكنني لم أوقع على عقود حتى الآن”.

وسبق للمدرب ريجيكامف التدريب في المنطقة العربية قبل الترجي ولديه خبرات كبيرة مثل الهلال، الأهلي والطائي في السعودية بجانب الوحدة والوصل في الإمارات.

Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has been revealed to be the slowest outfield player in the Premier League, with Casemiro not far behind.

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The Portugal international was found to have the lowest top speed in the league, hitting 18.2mph, according to . That makes him slower than Wolves' Craig Dawson, the second slowest at 18.3mph, and Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino, who hit a top speed of 18.5mph. Manchester United midfielder Casemiro is the joint-fourth slowest alongside Tomas Soucek at 18.8mph.

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Despite his lack of speed, the 30-year-old remains a key player for Pep Guardiola's City, making 40 appearances in all competitions. The reigning English champions have struggled for much of the season, falling to fifth in the Premier League and already eliminated from the Champions League. However, they could still end the season with a trophy after reaching the FA Cup semi-finals with a win against Bournemouth on Sunday.

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Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven has been named the fastest player in the league, hitting a top speed of 23.1mph. He is faster than Wolves star Matheus Nunes (22.8mph) and Brighton's Yankuba Minteh (22.6mph).

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Silva's City are in action again against Leicester on Wednesday and will take on rivals United four days later.

With Luke Shaw still proving to be an unreliable option thanks to endless injury issues, Ruben Amorim has reportedly given Manchester United the green light to finalise a move to welcome an upgrade in 2025.

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As the Manchester derby approaches, Manchester United are a difficult side to predict. Whilst they swept Everton aside, they’ve struggled since then under Amorim and found themselves on the wrong end of defeat against both Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, before being forced to seal three points late on against Viktoria Plzen. But whilst Manchester City are more vulnerable than ever, the Red Devils could strike and Amorim could defeat Pep Guardiola for the second time in a matter of months.

What has been clear, however, is the task on Amorim’s hands and the desperate need for reinforcements, which could yet see one particular upgrade arrive in 2025.

According to reports in Spain, Amorim has now given the green light for Manchester United to finalise a move for Miguel Gutierrez in a deal that the Red Devils want to secure for less than the left-back’s reported €35m (£29m) release clause.

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An upgrade on Shaw, the one complication which could stand in the way of any deal taking place for Gutierrez is that Real Madrid will receive a 50% of any transfer fee thanks to their sell-on clause agreed with Girona. Whether that means that Manchester United will have to pay a premium price remains to be seen.

There’s no doubt that the Red Devils need a left-back, however. Names such as Alvaro Fernandez have been mentioned in recent weeks, but it looks as though Gutierrez is now emerging as a serious candidate to replace Shaw.

"Fantastic" Gutierrez would be an instant upgrade

As much as it’s difficult to argue against Shaw’s quality, that quality quickly becomes null and void when he is consistently sidelined through injury, and Manchester United can no longer wait for their left-back to be back fit and firing. They must pursue an instant upgrade in the form of Gutierrez. The former Real Madrid gem has found his feet at Girona and has not looked back since.

To no surprise, the Manchester United target has found himself at the centre of praise this season, including from Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig, who described his form as “fantastic” after he was involved in four goals in three games at the start of November.

A player on the rise, the Red Devils could have their answer to their left-back problems once and for all should they make their move for Gutierrez in 2025.

Australia may be riding an 11-match unbeaten streak, but England believe that won’t count for much in a World Cup final

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Despite the whitewash in the recent Ashes, despite the loss in the league stage against Australia, and despite their contrasting runs to the World Cup final, England captain Heather Knight believes Sunday afternoon in Christchurch will be a “fresh slate, fresh day and a fresh game,” where both teams “go in as equals” to try and lift the trophy.As opposed to Australia’s domineering and unmatched march to the final with eight wins in the World Cup and 11 unbeaten ODIs this year, England have had to turn their fortunes around – big time – after starting 2022 with a winless tour of Australia across formats where they could not score 180 in any of the three ODIs. Their rut stretched into the World Cup too, where they lost three in a row.Since then, knowing they were facing a virtual knockout every single time, England won five in a row, including a 137-run victory over South Africa in the semi-final. Knight said there was no single moment where things just clicked into gear but it did help when the team realised that a lot of the stuff that was going wrong was within their control. Stuff like “fielding, bowling extras, poor shot selections”. So they could all be fixed, quickly.”The stage is set a little bit for us to write a remarkable story but like I’ve said previously, I think it’s a completely fresh slate,” Knight said a day before the final. “A fresh day, fresh game where both us and Australia will go in as equals and its who performs the most on the day, who deals with the pressure of a World Cup final and knowing what’s at stake. So yeah, it would be a great story [if we win] but we’re going to have to bring our best cricket to beat Australia who obviously are a very good side.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

“Yes, it’s obviously brilliant. To be in this position knowing where we were just a couple of weeks ago is remarkable. And it shows how things can change so quickly in sport. And just says a lot about the character in this group that we managed to obviously put ourselves in a position to be in a World Cup final and give us a chance to actually win that trophy. Remarkably proud of the group, proud of the staff that have been in the shift as well. So yeah, hopefully we can pay off all that hard work and all the lows I guess we’ve had over this trip and make winning if we do that even better.”Recalling the league stage loss to Australia, in which England very nearly chased down 311, Knight admitted they had to get better at finishing games off. She was, however, very pleased that her bowling attack has been picking up steam throughout the tournament, helped in part by adopting a “knockout mentality”.”I think, knowing the fact that we push them so close, I think is a really good sign,” Knight said of their rivalry with Australia. “I think in that first group game we pushed really hard, batted remarkably and actually I think our bowling’s starting to peak towards the back-end of the competition. I don’t think our bowling was quite on in that game, and the bowlers as a unit are working much better as a group now. So I don’t think it’s motivation [to do better]. I think it’s just remembering that we’re really not that far away from them. We obviously haven’t got the results against them recently. But on the day we definitely believe that we can beat them.”We’ve had that knockout mentality for a long time. It almost feels a little bit like another game. I’m sure there’d be nerves and dealing with that but the fact that we’ve been able to do that when we’ve been under pressure, it’s been very pleasing and hopefully we can do it against for one more win.”There is one variable in England’s favour on Sunday. Hagley Oval. The last time Australia played an ODI at the venue which is hosting the final, it was the year 2000. England, on the other hand, beat Pakistan here towards the end of the round-robin stage and knocked out South Africa here in the semi-final. They would have fond memories of another ODI victory in Christchurch last year as well, when Knight herself led the chase with an unbeaten 67.”Definitely, I think is a slight advantage, potentially,” Knight said. “We obviously know the conditions, we’ve played a few games here last year as well. We managed to play here before the World Cup. So yeah, we would definitely use that to our advantage, hopefully, it’s obviously going to be a fresh wicket, though. So both team have to assess quite quickly how it’s playing.”

Wolves have drifted into the relegation zone after their 4-2 loss to Bournemouth this weekend, with Jorgen Strand-Larsen’s brace not proving to be enough.

Gary O’Neil’s side have now conceded 32 goals in 13 games this season in the Premier League, having the worst defensive record in the division.

Wolves concede 14.7 shots per 90 (the sixth most in the division) and are in serious need of a defensive change. One man who did impress at the back, was a familiar face, just in a different position.

Mario Lemina's performance in numbers

Despite shipping four goals during the course of the game, Mario Lemina had a solid game at the back, putting in a performance that may well give the manager selection headache.

The 31-year-old has played all over the pitch this season, being a natural midfielder, but also playing on the left and now as a central defender too. It was in that role where he stood out on Saturday, recovering from a sloppy start to regain his composure in the second half, notably making a vital tackle to prevent the scoreline from being even worse.

Mario Lemina vs Bournemouth

Stat

Lemina

Minutes

90

Touches

86

Accurate Passes

58/68

Key Passes

1

Long Balls

7/10

Ground Duels Won

3/5

Aerial Duels Won

2/5

Clearances

7

Tackles

3

Interceptions

2

Last Man Tackles

2

Stats taken from Sofascore

Lemina won three out of his five ground duels, won two of his five aerial duels, and made two last-man tackles. The Gabon international combined his defensive duel-winning qualities with his on-ball ability, making seven out of ten long balls and one key pass.

O’Neil could well be tempted to stick with Lemina in central defence, causing a selection dilemma for the Wolves manager on who should partner him.

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Wolves lost Max Kilman this summer, who joined West Ham for a fee of around £40m. Last campaign, Kilman made 44 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring two goals, providing one assist, contributing to eight clean sheets.

Yerson Mosquera is also unavailable through injury, suffering a cruciate ligament injury after Wolves’ 3-1 loss to Aston Villa. With KIlman gone, and Mosquera out, the two primary defenders who could partner Lemina in this new role are Dawson and Gomes, both of whom offer different things to the side.

Toti Gomes vs Craig Dawson in 2024/25

Stats (per 90 mins)

Gomes

Dawson

Progressive Carries

0.51

0.57

Progressive Passes

2.32

1.82

Passes Attempted

53.7

51.9

Pass Completion %

84.6%

86.7%

Tackles

1.82

1.48

Blocks

0.61

1.59

Interceptions

0.49

0.95

Aerial Duels Won

1.72

1.93

Stats taken from FBref

Toti stands at 6 foot 2, is slightly more progressive on the ball than Dawson, and tries riskier progressive passes, having a slightly worse pass completion percentage, but finding more passes between the lines into the midfielders as a by-product.

On the other hand, Dawson is 34-years-old, but brings Premier League experience, and an important element of leadership to the backline, which is a vital factor to take into consideration, as Kilman, who left the club this summer, was the captain last season.

Considering Lemina has the on-ball qualities to take the primary ball-playing roles from Gomes, this could mean Dawson is the perfect Lemina partner, sweeping up behind him, making his defensive actions, winning aerial duels, and leading from the back, whilst Lemina has the license to be more aggressive in duels, and progress play with his passing ability.

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