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La Celeste's goalscoring chart features an illustrious roll-call of some of the best players have represented the national team

Uruguay might not quite have the same reputation as their illustrious neighbours Argentina and Brazil, but the two-time World Cup winners have still produced a wealth of talent.

Luis Suarez doesn't need any introduction and neither does Edinson Cavani or Diego Forlan.

But there have been many more attacking greats representing La Celeste.

Just think Pablo Dorado or Hector Castro, the heroes of the 1930 World Cup final against Argentina.

Or Hector Scarone, who led Uruguay to two World Cup wins.

Who is Uruguay's most lethal attacker ever, though?

Let's take a look at the men leading their all-time goalscoring charts!

Getty Images1Luis Suarez | 68 goals

Luis Suarez is not just one of the greatest footballers Uruguay has produced, but he is also their highest-ever goalscorer on the international stage.

Suarez made his international debut against Colombia back in 2007 in a game that was oddly memorable as he was shown a red card by the referee in the 85th minute.

He won the Copa America with Uruguay in 2011 and has scored 68 goals.

AdvertisementGetty Images2Edinson Cavani | 58 goals

Edinson Cavani has proved himself as one of the most lethal strikers around on the international stage.

He made his Uruguay debut in 2008 as he scored in a 2-2 draw against Colombia, and has never looked back since, scoring 58 goals in 133 games for his country.

El Matador featured in the 2011 Copa America final in Argentina as a substitute and was involved in Uruguay's last goal as they beat Paraguay 3-0 to win their record 15th title.

Getty Images3Diego Forlan | 36 goals

Diego Forlan scored on his debut for Uruguay in a friendly defeat against Saudi Arabia in 2002 to get his international career off to a flyer and it soon became apparent they had another attacking gem on their hands.

Forlan went on to score a total of 36 goals in 108 international games across all competitions for his country, with his most memorable goal being a right-footed long range effort against hosts South Africa at the World Cup in 2010.

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Archivo4Hector Scarone | 31 goals

An inside forward with immense goal-scoring appetite, Hector Scarone was considered one of the best players in the world in his prime.

Scarone, who featured for Barcelona in Europe, won the South American Championship four times, in 1917, 1923, 1924 and 1926.

He led Uruguay to glory in the 1930 World Cup before retiring from the game.

El Mago scored 31 goals in 52 international games for his country.

Chelsea legend Eden Hazard showcased his outstanding skills as he returned to action in a Match for Hope clash.

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Hazard showcased skills in Match for Hope Football legends and influencers clashed in QatarHazard retired from professional football last yearWHAT HAPPENED?

The Belgian star, who ended his professional career at the end of the 2022-23 season, returned to the pitch on Friday for the Match for Hope clash at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Qatar. Hazard demonstrated exceptional skills on the pitch as he manoeuvred past defenders with finesse.

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Alongside the former Chelsea and Real Madrid winger, past stars like Roberto Carlos, Kaka, Didier Drogba, Claude Makelele, Tim Cahill and David Villa also took part in the match. The game also saw participation from social media influencers like IShowSpeed, Chunkz and Aboflah. The celebrities came together to raise funds for the Education Above All Foundation.

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The 33-year-old has no intention of returning to football except for charity matches like these. However, Hazard recently expressed his desire to coach young kids in a podcast hosted by his former Blues team-mate John Obi Mikel.

Essex suffered a second defeat in the space of 24 hours as they went down by 44 runs in their T20 Blast match against Surrey at Chelmsford.

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ScorecardSteven Davies made his second fifty in two days•Getty ImagesEssex suffered a second defeat in the space of 24 hours as they went down by 44 runs in their T20 Blast match against Surrey at Chelmsford.After the visitors posted 205 for 5, Essex, who lost to Hampshire on Friday, never seriously threatened to deny Surrey their first success in the competition.After losing Jason Roy in the opening over, Surrey seized the initiative with a series of punishing strokes from Steven Davies and Kumar Sangakkara. They put on 80 from only seven overs, with 27 coming from a seven-ball over sent down by left-arm seamer Reece Topley.Insights

Chelmsford is traditionally a high-scoring ground and although they cannot afford to be chasing 200-plus every week it was Essex’s batting that was the most concerning aspect of their defeat. The scoreboard put pressure on their top order but to be two wickets down within three overs of their run-chase for the second successive match was concerning. Indeed, Essex’s first two matches have been opener Nick Browne’s first, while Daniel Lawrence, replacing the injured Jesse Ryder, was playing his first T20 match against Surrey. The return of Ryder, along with Mark Pettini and Tom Westley, cannot come soon enough.

It included two successive sixes from Sangakkara who went on to clear the ropes for a third time before he was to provide Topley with his only success. Sangakkara’s 38 arrived from 21 balls but even he was upstaged by Davies who completed a half-century from just 23 deliveries before he was out for 53 two balls later.Davies was caught at long-on by Graham Napier and although the tempo slackened following the departure of the second-wicket pair, Surrey still breezed along in excess of six an over. Gary Wilson contributed 41 from 34 deliveries with the help of five fours and a six while Zafar Ansari collected an unbeaten 31 from 21 balls.Essex’s hopes of laying a solid foundation disappeared in the second over of their innings when paceman Matt Dunn struck twice. First he persuaded Nick Browne to put up a simple catch to James Burke in the covers before breaching the defence of 17-year-old Dan Lawrence.Greg Smith and Kishen Velani did their best to retrieve the situation with a partnership of 70 but they were never able to get near the required rate.It took them 10 overs to gather those runs before the arrival of Tom Curran saw both dismissed in the same over. First he bowled Velani for 22, before rattling the stumps of Smith to end an innings that brought him 44 form 35 balls.With Graham Napier and James Foster going cheaply, Essex’s last hopes rested squarely on the shoulders of Ryan ten Doeschate. Briefly the Dutchman threatened to keep his side on course for what would have been an astonishing triumph as he plundered his runs in rapid fashion. The fireworks were ended by Burke who had ten Doeschate caught by Gareth Batty and, with his departure, Surrey were left breathing a huge sigh of relief and able to coast to a comfortable triumph.Curran wrapped up the innings by getting rid of Shaun Tait and Topley in the final over to finish with 4 for 35.

Former West Indies batsman Gordon Greenidge has urged the West Indies cricket set-up to refrain from judging Clive Lloyd, the new convener of the selection panel, on short-term results

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Aug-2014Former West Indies batsman Gordon Greenidge has urged the West Indies cricket set-up to refrain from judging Clive Lloyd, the new convener of the selection panel, on short-term results. Greenidge also wanted Lloyd to be given the liberty to establish his methods, to help improve the performance of the West Indies team.Lloyd was appointed head of the selection panel earlier this month on a two-year contract along with former fast bowlers Courtney Walsh and Eldine Baptiste who replaced Clyde Butts and Robert Haynes as selectors. Comparing the situation in the West Indies to the football club, Manchester United, which have been struggling since the departure of long-time manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Greenidge stressed that Lloyd would need time to transfer his inputs to the team.”It is a bit like what’s happening at Manchester United,” Greenidge told . “Everyone’s expecting the new managers there to just pick up where Alex Ferguson left off – that’s impossible. The new man needs to transfer a serious input of his thinking to his team and the way he wants them to go. He needs to build a team and explain how he wants them to go forward.”It’s the same thing with Clive Lloyd. Unfortunately his job will be measured in terms of how successful the West Indies team is, that’s always been the case, but I think a change around is necessary and he needs to do that straight away.”Llyod recently said that his main focus as a chief selector would be to “harness talent from the regional Under-19 tournaments” by using the High Performance Centre in Barbados to instill skills and retain them in West Indies cricket. He had also stated that former players would be brought in to fulfill different roles. Greenidge, who played 59 Tests and 57 ODIs under Lloyd’s leadership, hoped the former West Indies captain would be appreciated by the board and given the resources he needed.”The powers-that-be need to accept Clive, appreciate him and look upon him as the person he is, someone who can get the job done,” Greenidge said. “I feel in recent times there has been a lot of disrespect shown to players who have played in the past and there has been more dictatorial behaviour happening around cricket in the Caribbean.”I haven’t been involved for a while which is a damned shame because a lot of players who played in the past have got so much to contribute and have not been given a chance to do so.”I just hope they recognise Clive’s contribution to the West Indies and give him the necessary tools to work with. I don’t see a problem at all with Clive but it may be a problem with the people he’s working with or the people he reports to.”The West Indies side has also had to cope with the departure of coach Ottis Gibson, who parted ways with the WICB before the ODI series against Bangladesh. Greenidge stressed that the board would have be patient with the new coach in the task of uniting the team.”People are going to expect the new coach to bring an immediate turnaround and I don’t think that’s going to be possible,” he said. “It’s going to take time for whoever takes over. I just hope that whoever it is can mould the group into a better fighting unit. It’s been very fragmented over the years and hopefully the new coach can make a difference and we can get away from the insular thinking.”

Giles Clarke will be put forward as the first president of the ECB, after the governing body signalled a proposed change to its constitution

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Jan-2015Giles Clarke will be put forward as the first president of the ECB, after the governing body signalled a proposed change to its constitution. Clarke has been ECB chairman since 2007 but was not certain of re-election; he is likely to be succeeded by Yorkshire’s Colin Graves, whose candidacy was also confirmed.The ECB announced that it had completed a “comprehensive structure and strategy meeting” with the first-class counties and MCC, with unanimous agreement for the changes, which include the creation of the president’s role. The proposals will be put to the 41 members of the ECB in writing later this month.Should Clarke be voted in as president, the role will see him represent the ECB at ICC meetings, maintaining the relationships that helped drive through major changes in the way world cricket is run last year.Clarke, who was re-elected for the second time in 2012, will complete his term as chairman in May. Graves, currently the ECB’s deputy chairman as well as Yorkshire chairman, had widely been expected to contest elections in March. The plan for Clarke to move into a new role would allow both to occupy positions of power at the ECB without the need to face each other in an election.Support had already been growing for Graves to take over as chairman and his financial nous, as founder of the Costcutter chain, will be valuable as the counties look for greater financial stability. Graves has been praised for his part in resurrecting Yorkshire, who won last year’s County Championship, after they came close to bankruptcy in the early 2000s.It has been a year of change at the ECB and this week’s meeting of county chairmen was attended by Tom Harrison, the new chief executive. Harrison starts his role as the successor to David Collier this month and has been charged with developing a new strategic plan for the English game.

Jason Roy is aiming to combine his free-spirited batting with “tactical nous” as he and England seek to put behind a forgettable limited-overs series in South Africa going into the World T20

Arun Venugopal13-Mar-2016Jason Roy is aiming to combine his free-spirited batting with “tactical nous” as he and England seek to put behind recent limited-overs defeats in South Africa going into the World T20. England went down 3-2 in the ODIs – after holding a 2-0 lead – and lost both their T20 fixtures, but have started their build-up to the World T20 with a rousing six-wicket win over New Zealand. Roy’s 36-ball 55 set in motion England’s racy chase, and he hoped to replicate that touch without going for broke every time.”I have got to realise I need to give myself time, I’m not a robot,” he said. “It is [fun to go flat out] when you stay in longer than 10 balls. As well as enjoying myself and whacking it I need to give myself a chance, work hard and accumulate runs. A bit of tactical nous instead of just trying to bludgeon the ball is something I have learned a huge amount about in the last two and a half weeks. Mentally I have been getting myself ready for that back at The Oval.””The ball came on nicely,” he added of his productive start in India. “It was my first experience of playing T20 cricket at this stadium. The seamers were coming on nicely in the first few overs. The boundary being smaller one side helped.”Roy managed a meagre 96 runs from five ODI innings in South Africa and scored 15 and 9 in the T20Is but his role in the limited-overs set-up has been defined more by the impact he can provide at the top along with Alex Hales. Roy, however, admitted to being weighed down by the pressure of having to live up to such an image during the South Africa series where he felt England were “mostly poor.””It’s a nice role to have, however you can put too much pressure on yourself like I did in South Africa,” he said. “I put too much pressure on myself to go out there and whack it from ball one. I think I might have expected myself to score more runs than I did and I didn’t really reach my expectations as well as I should have.”I should have just freed myself and enjoyed myself instead of expecting to get runs. That’s what I’m doing now, just going into each game and going ball by ball. I don’t want to think about the game the night before or on the morning. I just want to have no pre-conceived ideas and not think too far ahead. My expectation was I was playing the bowlers before the game started I was doing that wrong.”We didn’t really do as well as we had hoped in South Africa. We played some poor cricket in amongst some good cricket, but mostly poor. The next couple of weeks are huge for us to turn it round. The squad’s been really gelling well together and the training has been high intensity.”Roy dismissed suggestions of insecurity over his place in the side and spoke about the futility of looking over the shoulder, saying it would only reflect poor work ethic. “If you are questioning your place, you are not working hard enough,” he said. “I just take each game as it comes and work as hard as I can in the nets. If I’m not picked, I’m not picked and there’s another player who has earned himself the right to play instead of me. I’m never kind of too worried about whether I’m going to be picked or not.”He said England would aim to sustain the intensity displayed during the New Zealand game as they play a local side, which will feature a few players from the English squad, at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday.”It doesn’t really matter who you are playing against, it is just the environment of being in the middle of the stadium and taking it in, and there are four of our guys playing against us so no doubt they will be putting a huge shift in too. We have had inter-squad games and it does get very feisty, very aggressive. You might fall out for the night but we’re all mates so it’s all good.”From an English perspective there has been a significantly warmer attitude towards the shorter formats of the game following the appointment of Andrew Strauss as the director of England cricket. That Strauss has encouraged coaches and players to partake of the experience of overseas franchise T20 leagues augurs particularly well for the likes of Roy and Hales who have built their reputation in white-ball cricket.”It’s just that in the next few years you have got a huge amount of one-day cricket and Twenty20 cricket coming up. Especially now with the World Cup, we are realising that white-ball cricket is important now. And the more experience the better, the boys getting up to the IPL, playing there and playing all over the world is only positive. There probably is a bit of a change.”My first Lions tour was to India, a lot of A tours have been played in the sub-continent, we went to Dubai, won against Pakistan. So we’ve made huge improvements and huge headway and the next couple of weeks will show just how much headway we have made.”

Everton are finally set to receive some good news as Burnley, Leeds United and Southampton plan to withdraw their case to sue the Toffees.

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Everton handed 10-point deductionFurther punishment a possibility Trio of clubs withdraw plan to sueGettyWHAT HAPPENED?

According to the, the recently relegated trio are set to seek a negotiated settlement instead of suing the club, after Everton were deducted 10 points following Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches.

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Everton were previously at risk of being handed a further nine point deduction, which put them at risk of being plunged into administration, after the three clubs looked for £300million ($374m) in compensation.

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The 10-point deduction for the Toffees is the most serve punishment in the history of the top flight of English football, with the club now sitting in 19th place following the penalty and 3-0 defeat to Manchester United. Fans used the game as an opportunity to protest heavily against the deduction and treatment by the Premier League.

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Despite the heavy deduction, Everton remain hopeful of their chances of survival, with the club just five points away from Luton Town in 17th. Sean Dyche and his side are now preparing for a tough trip to Nottingham Forest, who have only lost one game at the City Ground this season.

Lionel Messi is earning more at Inter Miami than the entire payroll of 25 MLS clubs, with the full cost of acquiring the Argentine ace being revealed.

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Argentine chasing the American dreamMoved to the States as a free agentSalary topped up by profit share deals

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The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner completed a stunning move to the United States over the summer when becoming a free agent at Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester United and England legend David Beckham – who is now a co-owner in Florida – helped to put that deal in place after 10 years of work behind the scenes.

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Messi has made an immediate impact in America, helping Inter Miami to a historic Leagues Cup triumph, and ended the 2023 campaign with 11 goals through 14 appearances. He has attracted A-list guests to MLS and domestic cup fixtures, while ticket prices soar whenever he takes to the field.

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Messi is helping to generate plenty of revenue, but he is also being handsomely rewarded financially. The 2023 MLS players salary guide has revealed that the all-time great earns a $12 million (£10m) base salary, with a guaranteed compensation of more than $20m (£16m) – making him the highest-paid player in the league – while he reportedly pulls in between $50m (£41m) and $60m (£49m) from agreements with MLS and Apple TV. In total, the 36-year-old is said to be earning around $135m (£110m), which dwarfs the payroll at rival outfits.

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As things stand, only four sides in MLS – Inter Miami, Toronto FC, LA Galaxy and LAFC – have total payrolls bigger than what Messi earns by himself. The World Cup winner has insisted that he did not move to the States for money, having also received eye-watering offers from the Middle East, and said upon his arrival in Florida: “My decision went through many things, we thought about it with my wife, my children were also part of the decision, the family in general. I just came to play and enjoy football, which is what I've liked all my life. I chose [Miami] for that, above all else, and I'm very happy with the decision we made.”

Bayern Munich have reportedly set a price-tag on Real Madrid-target Alphonso Davies and are also lining up a replacement for the full-back.

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According to , a clandestine meeting took place in Munich between Davies' advisor Nick Huoseh and Bayern's sports director Christoph Freund to discuss the player's future, which now hangs in the balance.

Davies, 23, currently under contract until 2025, is pressing for a substantial salary increase if he has to sign an early and long-term contract extension. However, Bayern are seemingly reluctant to meet his demands as they are not entirely impressed with his recent performances. Davies is currently sidelined due to a muscle injury but is expected to return to the squad for the upcoming fixture against Freiburg.

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Should Davies deny to sign a contract extension, Bayern are prepared to offload him in the summer transfer window. The report mentions that the Bayern hierarchy anticipates Davies' departure and are already preparing for an impending exit of the defender.

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Meanwhile, discussions between Real Madrid and Davies' management have been ongoing for months. It is understood that negotiations are progressing smoothly regarding the financial package and there should be no issues with agreeing to a deal.

However, the stumbling block remains the transfer fee. Real Madrid are reportedly willing to offer a total package of €40 million (£34m/$43m) to €50m (£43m/$54m), with an initial bid of around €35m (£30m/$38m) expected. Bayern believe that Los Blancos will do everything to pay the minimum as the player will have just one year left in his contract in the summer of 2024.

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As the situation unfolds, all eyes turn to Max Eberl, who is set to assume the role of sports director on Monday. Eberl faces the arduous task of navigating this intricate negotiation swiftly. In the background, it is believed that Bayern have already shortlisted a potential successor to Davies, with Theo Hernandez from AC Milan emerging as the frontrunner.

Sri Lanka have played down concerns about Angelo Mathews’ Achilles pain and said that Rangana Herath was likely to be fit for the quarter-final in Sydney on March 18

Andrew Fidel Fernando in Hobart11-Mar-2015Sri Lanka have played down concerns about Angelo Mathews’ Achilles pain, and said that Rangana Herath is likely to be fit for the quarter-final in Sydney on March 18.Mathews left the field early on in Scotland’s innings in the match at Hobart, and was not seen again until the presentation. Vice-captain Lahiru Thirimanne said Mathews had not gone for a scan on Wednesday night, but suggested he may do so on Thursday. Mathews had felt the pain during his innings of 51. He did not bowl, for the first time in the tournament.”He’s strapped up at the moment, but hopefully he’ll be okay,” Thirimanne said after the match.The stitches on Herath’s spinning finger are due to be removed on Thursday, and he is expected to resume bowling in the nets on Friday. Sri Lanka have flown in offspinner Tharindu Kaushal as cover for Herath, but a replacement is unlikely to be necessary, Thirimanne said.”I think he has about an 80% chance of playing in the quarter final. I feel he will be fit,” Thirimanne said.Mathews is the sixth Sri Lanka player to fall under an injury cloud in the tournament. Seamer Dhammika Prasad, legspinning allrounder Jeevan Mendis and batsmen Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal have all had to be replaced, after sustaining World Cup-ending injuries, while Herath is the other man to miss matches thanks to the cut on his finger.”We have been in Australia and New Zealand for three months now,” Thirimanne said. “We have to manage our bowlers very carefully, because it’s a very long tour. We have hopefully another three matches left. So we need to have the best combination, and we need to manage our bowlers carefully at training over the next five to six days.”