Estreando no comando do São Paulo, Thiago Carpini começou a sua trajetória à frente do Tricolor com o pé direito: vitória por 3 a 1 sobre o Santo André, no estádio do Morumbi, pela primeira rodada do Campeonato Paulista. Após o fim do jogo, acompanhe na íntegra a entrevista coletiva do comandante são-paulino.
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Manchester United drew 2-2 away to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday lunchtime. It took a late Matthijs de Ligt goal to secure a point, after being 1-0 up at half-time. Not only did United let the three points slip out of their grasp, but striker Benjamin Sesko picked up an injury.
The Slovenian didn’t start the game in North London, coming on in the second half. He suffered a knee problem late in the clash after a tackle by Mickey van de Ven prevented him from getting a shot off.
Ruben Amorim said after the game that he is “concerned” about the striker’s issue.
It is currently unclear how long the 22-year-old will be out injured for, but Amorim has three different options to replace him.
1 The logical option
There is only one other number 9 in the United squad: Joshua Zirkzee. The Dutchman is a superb technical player who is brilliant at bringing his teammates into the game with holdup play and silky footwork.
He ended his debut campaign at United strongly, with ten goals and assists, including a crucial header in the Europa League away from home against Lyon. However, he’s fallen out of favour under the Portuguese manager this term.
It certainly hasn’t been easy for the Dutchman in 2025/26. He’s only made five appearances across all competitions, playing 90 minutes in total and not starting a game. He hasn’t even had a chance to prove himself this term.
However, with his ability to link play together and facilitate the likes of Bryan Mbeumo, the 24-year-old could be a game-changer for United. He’s their only other senior number striker and has shown great promise when given a chance.
2 The wildcard option
The suggested wildcard shout is, ironically, something Amorim has done more often this season than the logical option. That consists of bringing Mason Mount into the starting lineup and playing a flexible front three consisting of the Englishman, Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.
Although he has been struck down with injury a lot for United, the 26-year-old clearly has an abundance of quality. When fit, he has been a trusted lieutenant under Amorim, playing 29 games for the Red Devils boss, scoring four times and assisting one.
In fact, those strikes certainly highlight the quality the number seven brings to United’s side. Look at his finish against Athletic Club in the Europa League last season, taking the ball on the half turn and curling his effort home. That is classic Mount.
This solution would offer Amorim lots of energy up front, with all three players excellent pressers. United fans would also witness fluid rotations in possession, although the lack of a natural number 9 might make them less of a threat in the box.
3 The academy option
Using players from the academy has always been a huge part of the DNA at Old Trafford. Well, in light of Sesko’s injury, Amorim could turn to 17-year-old Chido Obi to help fill the void left at centre-forward.
The former Arsenal youngster has played first-team football in the red of United since his move to Manchester last summer. He’s featured eight times under Amorim, even starting away to Brentford in the Premier League.
It is at academy level that the former Gunners star has made a real impression. Obi has scored six goals for United’s U21 side and has bagged 12 times in ten games for the U18s. It is no surprise that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta previously described him as a “massive goal threat.” Gunners podcaster Will Balsam once even described the prodigy as a “homegrown Osimhen”.
Obi has played against senior sides in the EFL Trophy this season and has made a real impression, grabbing three goal involvements in as many games. Against Barnsley, he got a goal and an assist, having two shots on target, creating one chance and winning three duels.
Obi stats vs. Barnsley
Stat
Number
Touches
20
Shots
3
Shots on target
2
Ground duels won
3
Key passes
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Stats from Sofascore
Picking the Denmark U20 striker to replace Sesko could be seen as a risk from Amorim. Yet, the Red Devils boss clearly trusts and rates the striker, having given him regular minutes in the top flight last season.
There are a few options for the United boss, and it will be fascinating to see which route he takes if Sesko is sidelined for a long period.
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O treinador do São Paulo, Dorival Júnior, vai aceitar o convite da CBF para assumir o cargo de técnico da Seleção Brasileira. A entidade está fazendo o possível para que o contrato seja aceito.
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Segundo o portal “UOL”, a CBF deve enviar o convite para Dorival nas próximas horas. A direção da entidade e o treinador já conversaram, há otimismo entre as partes e a contratação é dada como garantida. O anúncio deve ser feito ainda nesta semana.
No São Paulo, desde sábado (6), já era esperado o convite da CBF para Dorival. Neste domingo (7), a saída do treinador do Tricolor já é considerada inevitável.
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O Lance! tentou entrar em contato com Dorival Júnior, mas não houve retorno.
حقق شباب باريس سان جيرمان تحت 19 عاماً فوزاً ساحقاً على حساب توتنهام هوتسبر بخمسة أهداف لهدفين في دور الـ32 من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا للشباب.
ودخل فريق باريس سان جيرمان للشباب الذي يلعب له الفرنسي ريان أبو الناي صاحب الـ18 عاماً الذي يعد من أصول مصرية لأب مصري وأم جزائرية ولها أصول مغربية أيضاً، المباراة، بعد فوزهم الرائع ضد بايرن ميونخ بثلاثية نظيفة في الجولة الماضية.
وبحسب “PSG.FR” فقد تلقى باريس سان جيرمان للشباب مساندة قوية من جماهيره، حيث كان أمام فرصة رائعة للتقدم خطوة نحو التأهل لدور الـ16، ولعب أبو الناي منذ بداية اللقاء ولم يتم استبداله.
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واستطاع ريان أبو الناي أن يساهم بتسجيل هدف لصالح باريس سان جيرمان ليفتتح التسجيل للفريق الفرنسي في الدقيقة 21 من أحداث الشوط الأول، ليصل لهدفه الثاني هذا الموسم ويقود الفريق للتأهل لدور ال16 من المسابقة.
وسيلتقي باريس سان جيرمان للشباب مع تشيلسي يوم الأربعاء 3 ديسمبر 2025 ولكن في بطولة أخرى وهي بطولة كأس البريميرليج الدولية.
Liverpool ended a run of three successive defeats in all competitions by claiming all three points against West Ham United at the London Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.
Arne Slot’s team had lost 3-0 to Nottingham Forest and 3-0 to Manchester City in their last two outings in the top-flight, which is why it was so important for them to bounce back with a win against the Hammers.
Alexander Isak scored his first league goal for the Reds after his £125m move from Newcastle United in the summer, as part of an attack that looked very different after some impressive tweaks from the head coach.
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Instead of playing Curtis Jones or Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back, Slot opted to go with a natural defender in Joe Gomez in the back four and it was a tactical decision that paid off big time.
The former England international was not dribbled past a single time in the 90 minutes on the pitch, per Sofascore, and provided an assist for the second goal with an excellent cross after Szoboszlai, who was able to play further up the field, did well to lay the ball off to him.
Slot also played Florian Wirtz in the number ten role, after he was left on the bench against PSV, and the Germany international completed 93% of his attempted passes in a controlling and metronomic display in the middle of the park.
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The Liverpool boss also made the bold call to drop Mohamed Salah from the starting line-up to play Szoboszlai out wide on the right, days after Alan Pardew suggested that the Egypt international has looked “lost”.
In Salah’s absence, though, Reds forward Cody Gakpo showed that he is the manager’s most clutch player this season with an impressive display.
Liverpool's most clutch player
In March of last year, the £40m signing from PSV was criticised by former Liverpool defender and pundit Jamie Carragher, who claimed that the Dutchman “plays like the game is in slow motion”.
Believe it or not, that’s not the first time the former centre-back has criticised the Dutchman.
Indeed, just after he signed, Carragher wrote that he was ‘baffled watching Gakpo’s early performances,” further stating that ‘Gakpo is not a typical Klopp signing, lacking lightning pace and the capacity to lead a high press.’
There is a languid demeanour to the way that Gakpo plays for Liverpool on the wing, but that is not an inherently bad thing because it is not down to a genuine lack of effort, as shown by his output this season.
The Netherlands international added a goal and an assist to his tally in the 2-0 win over West Ham, setting up Isak for the opener before burying a finish late on to seal the win.
With Salah out, Gakpo once again showed that he is the most clutch player in the squad in the Premier League this season, because he has been the most productive player in front of goal.
Last season, Salah was the player Liverpool looked to when they needed a goal, as he ended the campaign with a staggering 29 goals and 18 assists, per WhoScored.
25/26 PL
Gakpo
Liverpool rank
xG
3.8
1st
Goals
4
1st
Big chances created
7
1st
Chances created
25
1st
xA
2.6
1st
Assists
3
1st
Goals + assists
7
1st
Stats via FotMob
As you can see in the table above, it is Gakpo who has been the go-to man for Slot in the top-flight so far this term, leading the way in pretty much every significant attacking metric.
These statistics show how clutch the Dutchman has been for the Reds this season, because he has been their main star for both goals and creativity at the top end of the pitch, which was on full display with a goal and an assist on Sunday.
Until Salah is able to get back to his best in the Premier League, which will hopefully happen in the coming weeks, Gakpo should be considered the most clutch player in the squad for his output so far.
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Rodrigues, Perry, Sutherland, Deepti and Kapp also move up on rankings tables after the World Cup
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Laura Wolvaardt was the top-scorer at the World Cup•ICC/Getty Images
Laura Wolvaardt has crossed Smriti Mandhana to get to the No. 1 spot in the ICC’s ODI batting rankings for women after her centuries in the semi-final and final of the World Cup in India.Wolvaardt’s 169 in the win against England in the semi-final, and then the 101 in a losing cause against India in the final, gave her an aggregate of 571 runs in the tournament, a record for World Cups, and that took her up to 814 ratings points, a career high for her, and three more than Mandhana’s 811.Mandhana was the No. 1 batter in the rankings throughout the World Cup, but was below her best in the knockouts, scoring 24 in the semi-final against Australia, and 45 in the final. She still finished second on the World Cup run-scorers’ list.Full rankings tables
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Ellyse Perry, meanwhile, made a top-ten move to seventh with a knock of 77 in the semi-final against India, sharing the spot with Sophie Devine, who retired from ODI cricket after the tournament, where New Zealand failed to make the semi-finals.Jemimah Rodrigues was the star of the semi-final against Australia, scoring a match-winning unbeaten 127, which pushed her up nine spots to No. 10, while Phoebe Litchfield, Australia’s top-scorer in the semi-final with 119, jumped 13 spots to 13th.Marizanne Kapp, alongside Wolvaardt, was the hero for South Africa in the semi-final against England, with returns of 5 for 20 with the ball, and that took her up to second spot among bowlers, a jump of two places. That leaves Kapp only behind England’s Sophie Ecclestone. Annabel Sutherland (sixth) and Kim Garth (seventh) also moved up a spot each inside the top ten, where their team-mate Alana King is at No. 3, pushed down by Kapp.Deepti Sharma, the Player of the Tournament at the World Cup, had seven wickets and 82 runs across the knockouts, and moved up a spot up to fourth on the allrounders’ rankings, crossing Sutherland in the process.
Um dos principais destaques do RB Bragantino, Juninho Capixaba evitou falar em favoritismo sobre o confronto com o Botafogo, pela terceira fase da Libertadores. Em entrevista ao “ge”, o lateral-esquerdo afirmou que os investimentos feitos por ambos os clubes não entram em campo.
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– Isso a gente deixa para a imprensa. Quando a gente entra nas quatro linhas, são 11 contra 11. Não entra investimento, não entra nada. São 11 jogadores tentando brigar pela sua equipe e buscando a vaga na próxima fase.
Após eliminar o Águilas Doradas na competição, Juninho enxerga o duelo entre equipes brasileiras com muito equilibro. No entanto, o jogador de 26 anos afirmou que pretende chegar mais longe na atual temporada.
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– A gente não olha muito para o adversário. Acredito que mudamos nossos objetivos, temos sempre que pensar melhor a cada temporada, melhorar. A gente quer colocar objetivos maiores para que possamos alcançar. A gente vê um confronto como um duelo de grandes equipes. Vamos nos preparar bem para chegar lá e, se possível, buscar a classificação, que é o nosso objetivo.
Nesta quarta-feira (6), o Rb Bragantino visita o Botafogo pelo jogo de ida em busca de uma vaga na fase de grupos da Libertadores. O duelo decisivo será na próxima semana, em Bragança Paulista.
Chelsea are now believed to be at the front of the queue to sign a Liverpool transfer target in January, and one who Man United have also rated very highly in the past.
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Chelsea travel to Elland Road on Wednesday evening seeking to build momentum after their hard-fought 1-1 draw against Premier League leaders Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, where Enzo Maresca’s side demonstrated remarkable resilience despite playing almost an hour with 10 men.
The Blues dominated proceedings during the opening half-hour before Moises Caicedo’s reckless studs-up challenge on Mikel Merino resulted in a straight red card following VAR intervention.
The Ecuadorian midfielder’s dismissal represented Chelsea’s fourth sending-off across just thirteen league fixtures this season – twice as many as any other Premier League side.
Chelsea responded defiantly, though.
Trevoh Chalobah glanced home Reece James’ near-post corner to open the scoring just after halftime, rewarding the hosts’ dogged display, but Arsenal eventually equalised through Merino’s header before the hour mark.
It was a promising display overall from Chelsea, who are still firmly in the title race and must now come away from Yorkshire with all three points to keep pressure on Mikel Arteta’s side.
Daniel Farke’s relegation-threatened side have endured difficult recent form, collecting just three points from their last five league games.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are having to watch their injury situation closely, with Dario Essugo suffering a setback and Maresca carefully easing Cole Palmer back into the team following his return from a groin problem.
Away from the pitch, Chelsea have been tipped to potentially sign a new centre-back in January, and RB Leipzig’s Castello Lukeba is emerging as a prime contender.
Chelsea favourites to sign Castello Lukeba in January
That is according to CaughtOffside, who report that Chelsea are leading the winter chase to sign him next month, ahead of Liverpool, who are also keen on a move for the Frenchman.
Lukeba, who’s started nearly every game as a mainstay for Leipzig this season, is currently their best-performing player in the Bundesliga behind David Raum, going by average match rating per 90 (WhoScored).
The 22-year-old’s deal includes a release clause which will drop to around £70 million in the summer, but CaughtOffside state that Leipzig could be willing to sell Lukeba to Chelsea for much less at £53 million.
Lukeba, interestingly, was highly recommended to Man United by an unnamed recruitment chief in 2023, according to Football Insider, who told the Red Devils that he’s a ‘generational’ talent.
Chelsea will be without Levi Colwill until midway through next year after the Cobham graduate’s ACL injury in pre-season, but Chalobah and Wesley Fofana seriously impressed against Arsenal.
Some believe the pair might be one of England’s best centre-back pairings right now, so the need for another defender is nowhere near as critical as it was back in October.
In any case, Maresca publicly demanded another centre-half in the summer, so it could still be one worth monitoring.
استطاع نادي برشلونة مواصلة نتائجه الرائعة خلال الفترة الأخيرة، وتمكن من تحقيق الانتصار على حساب ريال بيتيس اليوم السبت في بطولة الدوري الإسباني.
برشلونة اكتسح ريال بيتيس بخمسة أهداف مقابل ثلاثة، لحساب الجولة الخامسة عشر من الدوري الإسباني للدرجة الأولى، حيث لعب البلوجرانا اللقاء خارج ملعبه.
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وابتعد برشلونة في صدارة الدوري الإسباني وبفارق أربع نقاط عن ريال مدريد صاحب المركز الثاني. موعد مباراة برشلونة وفرانكفورت في دوري أبطال أوروبا
يستضيف برشلونة نظيره آينتراخت فرانكفورت يوم الثلاثاء المقبل على ملعب كامب نو، وذلك في إطار الجولة السادسة من مرحلة الدوري في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.
ويسعى برشلونة إلى تحقيق الانتصار على فرانكفورت من أجل تحسين وضعه في مرحلة الدوري في دوري أبطال أوروبا، عقب الخسارة في الجولة الماضية ضد تشيلسي بثلاثة أهداف دون رد على ملعب ستامفورد بريدج.