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FBC Melgar, a legendary club from Arequipa, debuted the new jersey that they will wear during the season 2024 of League 1. Through its social networks, the institution confirmed that the new clothing will be called estate. “This is Herencia, a tribute to our history for all of you, my red and blacks,” said the team.

The shirt features the institution's classic colors, red and black. At the same time, it has two details that set it apart from the other FBC Melgar garments. First, it bears all the emblems that the institution has worn since its founding. They also have the phrase “Not seeing you and having life is impossible” by Mariano Melgar on their necks.

FBC Melgar: Where to buy the FBC Melgar jersey used in the 2024 season?

Currently the Herencia t-shirt is only available in pre-sale and delivery will take place from January 10, 2024. These are the sites authorized to sell the new Domino clothing.

• Red and Black Store (FBC Melgar Store)
• Official store of the Walon brand.

FBC Melgar: How much is the FBC Melgar jersey to be worn in the 2024 season?

The official sales channels stated that the price of the shirt varies depending on the size and the official sales channel. In the Rojinegra store all sizes cost S/140, but in the official Walon store the prices vary. This is the complete detail.

• Men's Heritage T-Shirt: S/140
• Women's Heritage T-Shirt: S/100
• Kids Heritage T-Shirt: S/100

Which tournaments will Melgar take part in in 2024?

Melgar will compete in Liga 1 and the qualifying phase of the Copa Libertadores in 2024. In the continental competition they will have Aurora from Bolivia as their first rival. If they manage to win their series, they will face Tiago Nunes' Botafogo to continue the fight for access to the group zone.

GREEN BAY – Jaire Alexander was back on the practice field Wednesday as the Packers began preparations for a crucial regular-season finale this Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

The two-time All-Pro missed last week's 33-10 win over Minnesota while serving a team-imposed suspension, but confirmed that he has had productive meetings with head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian since the penalty was imposed on December 27 Gutekunst had.

Alexander believes the suspension and subsequent discussions will help improve communication between him and the organization in the long term. The 26-year-old cornerback added that he is “very grateful to be here” and hopes to remain with the team next season.

“I think it was definitely something to learn from,” Alexander said after practice. “There are definitely things I could have improved on this (Carolina) week to make communication easier. That won’t happen again in the future.”

Although Alexander was unable to be with the team last week, he continued to train and prepare on his own. He also agreed that this is the best feeling he has had in a long time after missing a total of 10 games due to back and shoulder injuries.

Further evidence of this was the fact that Green Bay listed Alexander as a full practice participant for the first time since he first injured his back in practice the last week of September.

Before the suspension, the 5-foot-10, 196-pound cornerback returned from a six-game layoff for the Packers' Week 16 game against Carolina and played all 66 defensive snaps in a 33-30 win.

Alexander said he got through his return game against Carolina “pretty much” without any setbacks with his shoulder and expects “it should be good enough” to play in Sunday's win-and-go matchup against the Bears.

The Packers are excited to have the sixth-year veteran back. Already in the publication in which the suspension was announced, Gutekunst reiterated that Alexander “is a valued member of this team and will remain so in the future.”

“It was great to have him back,” LaFleur said after practice Wednesday. “We had a great conversation on Monday and I think he’s ready to go.”

Alexander admits it was difficult watching from afar last week, but sent encouraging text messages to his teammates. He was also proud of how Carrington Valentine and Corey Ballentine stepped up in a stingy defensive performance against All-Pro receiver Justin Jefferson and Co.

Alexander now looks forward to a challenging matchup with a growing Bears offense led by third-year quarterback Justin Fields and dynamic receiver DJ Moore, who leads Chicago with 92 catches for 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns this season.

A win over the Bears would catapult the Packers back into the postseason for the fourth time during Alexander's tenure in Green Bay. It would also be the perfect ending for a more mature football team.

“It would be pretty cool, very, very deserving of the season we had,” Alexander said. “That would top it all off.”

Back in the dressing room, Alexander doesn't think his role is changing that much. As one of the most experienced players on the entire roster, Alexander still expects to “be the leader that I was and make plays that suit me.”

Alexander was surprised by the suspension but doesn't believe it will negatively impact his relationship with LaFleur, Gutekunst or the Packers organization. Ultimately, he felt that it was good for “both parties to hear both sides” after getting “to the point” in these honest, straightforward conversations.

“We all agreed that we were on the same page as we continued to communicate,” Alexander said. “It doesn’t affect my relationship with anyone. I think if anything it improved them.”

DALLAS | The Canadian was hot, but he left Dallas with two more points on the bench. To achieve this, Martin St-Louis' men had to withstand a six-minute shootout that saw the Stars remove their goalkeeper in favor of a sixth attacker.

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The Stars took advantage of the opportunity to fire eight shots at Samuel Montembeault. Nine more were blocked by the Montreal goaltender's teammates, while six more missed the target. Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson took advantage of this whirlwind to cut the deficit to one goal. Peter DeBoer's team almost equalized.

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“It's a situation we don't find ourselves in often. It's learning for everyone. For me too, the Canadian coach remarked at the end of the meeting. These five minutes [six] appeared for 20 minutes. It wasn’t easy to deal with emotionally.”

“It was definitely stressful, but we were in a good situation. “It is certain that we would have liked to have been a little less chaotic in this part of the game, but we came out of this game with a win,” argued Jordan Harris. However, as our team becomes more experienced, we will learn to finish our games better.

Experienced stars

Samuel Montembeault played a big part in this victory. He held up excellently, especially in this crucial part of the game.

“We fought until the end. “I had a helping hand from the guys blocking big balls,” Montembeault said. On the other hand, they have a solid group of veterans. They played so well that we had trouble getting the puck out of our zone.”

The stars know a thing or two about late comebacks. Since the start of the season, they are tied for the NHL lead with the New Jersey Devils and have won 13 times after a comeback.

A satisfying journey

Aside from the lesson learned from that end of the game, the Habs were able to return to Montreal with a .500 record. A more than respectable record considering the quality of opponents he has faced since the Christmas break.

“We played a typical away game. “It's not the first time on this trip that we've played so well,” argued St-Louis. I’m proud of the boys.”

“We played really well on this trip,” confirmed Nick Suzuki. It’s a satisfaction to come home with the win.”

With a bit of luck, he could even have beaten the Lightning.

The Universitario de Deportes wants to make 2024, the year of its 100th anniversary, an unforgettable season. With the firm goal of becoming champions of League 1 again in order to properly celebrate their 100th anniversary, the top team is undergoing intensive preparation for the season, the fruits of which will be visible in the various friendly matches agreed before the start. of the Apertura tournament.

The first of these will be the Poeta Night 2024 in front of César Vallejo in Trujillo. The Roberto Mosquera-led club will try to look good to its fans, which is why it will have a luxury guest.

YOU CAN SEE: The former Alianza captain posed with the Universitario shield after taking Sebastián Britos to the “U”.

Which station will broadcast the Poets' Night 2024?

The channel responsible for broadcasting Poeta Night 2024 will be Liga 1 Max, a channel that owns the rights to the northern team and can be found on the following cable operators.

• DirecTV: Channel 604 (SD) and 1604 (HD)
• Claro TV: Channel 10/61 (SD) and 510 (HD)
• Best Cable: Channel 12
• Cable Mundo Peru: Channel 3 (SD) and 3.3 (HD)
• LatinCable: Channel 23 (SD) and 40.3 (HD)
• USA RED: Channel 3.

When will the Poets Night 2024 take place?

The friendly match between Universitario and César Vallejo for the official presentation of the Trujillo team for 2024 will take place on Wednesday January 10th. The schedule still needs to be confirmed.

Which friendlies will Universitario play in 2024?

In addition to Poet Night, the “U” plans to play at least two more friendly games in January. One of them will be the game against Atlético Nacional from Colombia on Sunday 14th at the DRV PNK Stadium in Miami. The teams led by Fabián Bustos will then meet again with their fans in the night creamon Saturday the 20th against a rival yet to be defined.

The ball has dropped, the confetti in Times Square has been cleaned up, and now we all have to get used to writing a new year on our checks.

(Who am I kidding? Nobody writes checks anymore!)

The Dodgers made headlines this winter with the signings of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, while the Phillies, D-Backs, Giants, Reds and Royals all spent more than $100 million on free agents. Thirteen teams have given less than $15 million in free agency this winter, including four — the Yankees, Cubs, Marlins and Rockies — that have yet to spend any money (though the Yankees did make a big trade for Juan Soto).

With January just around the corner, let's take an FAQ-style look at the top three starting pitchers still on the board and where they stand.

The markets for the three left-handed hitters haven't crystallized as many expected when Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers, but it appears that a number of the teams interested in them actually overlap.

The Yankees and Angels are linked to all three, while the Cubs, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox and Giants are believed to be interested in at least two each.

That the Yankees, Mets and Giants are among the interested teams should come as no surprise after the three clubs did their best to sign Yamamoto. It wouldn't be shocking if the three pitchers ended up with these three teams, although the other clubs mentioned above certainly have something to say about it.

Which pitcher do you think has the strongest market in terms of the number of teams seriously pursuing him?

Although Imanaga doesn't have the track record of Snell (two Cy Young Awards) or Montgomery (World Series champion), the Japanese left-hander might have the most competitive market of the trio.

Why do you ask? For starters, he's a year younger than Snell and Montgomery, who each turned 31 last month; Imanaga doesn't turn 31 until September and played most of the 2024 season at age 30. Perhaps more importantly, Imanaga is expected to receive a contract closer to the five-year, $75 million deal Kodai Senga signed with the Mets a year ago, making him a cheaper option than his fellow southpaws.

As we saw with Yamamoto, major league teams don't hesitate much when it comes to signing pitchers from Japan, as most of the high-profile players who came to North America from Nippon Professional Baseball found success in the majors.

Imanaga has a 2.96 ERA in more than 1,100 innings over eight years, including a 2.50 ERA in his final three seasons, with some scouts projecting him as the No. 2-3 starter in the major leagues.

How much does the qualifying offer impact Snell's market (since he is the only one with one)?

Some clubs are adamant that they don't want to sacrifice their draft picks for free agents, so it can't be said that the qualifying offer has no impact. However, most teams willing to spend on a pitcher of Snell's stature are doing so with the idea of ​​competing in the immediate future, so losing draft capital likely won't stand in their way if they believe Snell is theirs will help the pitcher reach the next level.

“I don’t think people of this caliber will be much harmed by the QO,” said one manager. “I don’t think anyone who signs him will care that much about the draft pick as they are clearly trying to win now. The AAV and length of the deal are more important.”

Just last year, both Jacob deGrom and Carlos Rodón were among the players who declined a QO, signing free agent contracts worth $185 million and $162 million, respectively.

In what order do you think they will sign?

It seems like an obvious answer, but Imanaga should be the first of this trio to sign – because he's the only one with a hard deadline to do so. Imanaga's posting window ends at 5 p.m. ET on January 11, giving him just over a week to sign with a major league club.

The assumption here is that Montgomery is the second to sign, as he is likely looking for less money than Snell, who is coming off his second Cy Young campaign.

Can you predict where each guy will ultimately end up?

Based on conversations with executives and others in the industry, I'm not sure any strong favorites have emerged for any of the three areas. Predicting these things never seems to go well, but if I had to guess right now (which I seem to be doing), I'd say Imanaga signs with the Mets, Montgomery rejoins the Yankees, and Snell signs with the Angels… or Giants.

Forward Josh Anderson regained his level of play in December after a very difficult start to the season, which led to a Molson Cup victory for the Montreal Canadiens last month.

The 29-year-old winger scored nine points in 13 games and led the team with six goals. On December 4th, he finally broke the ice this year by scoring into an empty net.

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Anderson was awarded the game's third star three times and had his best game on December 16 against the New York Islanders, where he received the first star after his two-goal performance. The Ontarian also received a nice ovation from the audience at the Bell Center.

While he was limited to two points in October and November, he has totaled 11 points in 37 games in 2023-2024. However, he may have to miss some time as he appeared to suffer an injury in Tuesday night's 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars.

The flag of Panama will fly in Matute in 2024. With the arrival of Cecilio Waterman Lima Alliance He exhausted his penultimate quota of foreign players in the hope of assembling a team that would allow him to compete for Liga 1 and play a good role in the Copa Libertadores. The Canalero “9”, who has just become runner-up with Cobresal in Chile, will have to remember his best goalscoring times in order to present himself as an interesting option in the blue and white offensive for coach Alejandro Restrepo.

“Aquaman” is not the first Panamanian striker to come to Peruvian football to play for a big club. Some of his compatriots have already “broken it” and left a beautiful memory, but others have escaped without pain or glory, a fate that the intimate footballer will try to avoid.

Cecilio Waterman will join the intimate club in 2024. Photo: Alianza Lima

Which Panamanian strikers played in Peru?

These are the Central American country's best-known artillerymen who have been traveling through Peru in recent years. Strangely, none of them had worn the Alianza Lima shirt before.

• Luis Tejada (Juan Aurich, Universitario, César Vallejo, Sport Boys, Pirata FC)
• Abdiel Arroyo (Cesar Vallejo)
• Rolando Blackburn (Sporting Cristal)
• Jose Fajardo (Cusco FC)
• Jorman Aguilar (Sport Boys).

Of the five mentioned above, Tejada was undoubtedly the most notable. Between 2010 and 2019, “Pana” got tired of busting networks, especially with Aurich, although it also ran “compliant” campaigns with Vallejo and “U”. In the 329 games he played for Peruvian clubs, the popular “Golden Tooth” scored 155 goals, provided 59 assists and became national champion once (2011).

Luis Tejada experienced two stages in Peruvian football. In between he went through the Mexican League. Photo: The Republic

Fajardo recorded more modest, although not insignificant, numbers in the two seasons he spent in Cusco (2022 and 2023). In League 1 and League 2, the “Pantera” played 37 games and scored 20 goals before making it to the MLS in the United States. He also won a second division title.

José Fajardo had an interesting time at the Golden Club. Photo: Cusco FC

Arroyo, Blackburn and Aguilar, on the other hand, represent the other side of the coin. The first only scored two goals in 28 duels with Vallejo in 2021, the second barely scored four goals in 13 games with Cristal in 2017 and the third only celebrated once in 7 games with the Boys in 2021.

What new signings has Alianza Lima made?

These are the eight footballers that Alianza Lima added to its squad in this transfer market. Jiovany Ramos and Cecilio Waterman are the Panamanians who are part of Victorian painting.

• Renzo Garces
• Kevin Serna
• Catriel Cabellos
• Adrian Arregui
• Jiovany Ramos
• Juan Pablo Freytes
• Jhamir D'Arrigo
• Cecilio Waterman.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican prosecutors charged Wander Franco on Wednesday with commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering after allegations that the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a minor whose mother also faces the same charges.

Prosecutors asked that a judge hold Franco on $86,000 bail, ban him from leaving the Dominican Republic and place him under house arrest. They noted that the money laundering allegations stemmed from allegations that Franco made payments to the minor's mother.

Prosecutors also asked the judge to ban the minor's mother from leaving the country and place her under house arrest.

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“These measures requested by the State Ministry are aimed at ensuring the integrity of the process,” the ministry said in a statement.

Prosecutors also turned over evidence to a judge who is expected to decide Franco's future soon.

The judge is expected to analyze documents and other evidence collected during a months-long investigation and deliver a verdict Friday in a courtroom in the northern Dominican Republic province of Puerto Plata, where the alleged crimes were committed.

The judge has several options: release Franco on bail, temporarily detain him, prevent him from leaving the Dominican Republic or require him to make occasional appearances until the investigation or trial is completed.

The 22-year-old All-Star player remains in prison for now after being arrested in Puerto Plata on Monday.

His lawyer, Teodosio Jáquez Encarnación, refused to speak to the media, saying only that Franco was fine.

Prosecutors also declined to comment.

Authorities did not provide details of the case, although prosecutors said on August 14 that Franco was being investigated for social media posts that suggested he was having a relationship with a minor. The AP was unable to verify the reported posts.

On December 26, police and prosecutors visited two of Franco's properties in his hometown of Baní, southwest of the capital Santo Domingo, but the player was not there.

Last Thursday, a prosecutor called for Franco to appear, but he did not do so until Monday, when he was arrested after a nearly three-hour interview.

Major League Baseball placed Franco on leave in August as part of its joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy with the players' association. He was paid during his vacation and received service time.

There is no timeline for the completion of the MLB investigation and whether the findings could lead to disciplinary action by the league.