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O CSA ganhou um novo reforço para o andamento da temporada 2020, e reforço que vem de casa. Destaque das categorias de base e considerado uma das grandes joias azulinas, o lateral-direito Mauro Vital foi promovido e agora integrará o elenco principal do clube alagoano.

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Mauro atuou na Copa São Paulo de Futebol Junior deste ano. Foram três partidas, as três como titular e as três atuando por 90 minutos. Recém-promovido, comemorou e muito o momento que vive.

‘A sensação é a melhor da minha vida. É o reconhecimento de todo trabalho e esforço que tenho. Agora, minha expectativa depois da Copinha que fiz é de continuar trabalhando forte e ter o reconhecimento do meu trabalho junto ao elenco profissional. Quero procurar meu espaço a cada dia, participar ativamente, jogando, que é meu principal objetivo. Estou recebendo uma grande oportunidade e preciso aproveitar, então espero que seja um grande ano’, contou o lateral.

‘Fiquei muito feliz pela recepção que tiveram comigo. Me acolheram muito bem, me deram conselhos, o que posso melhorar, o que posso manter e busco evoluir sempre. Trabalhar ao lado de atletas como Diego Renan, Rafinha, Norberto, Caio, é uma sensação ótima. Além de que o elenco tem jogadores com bagagens, como Alecsandro, Pimpão, Diego Maurício, e trabalhar com eles todos os dias, estar no profissional e estar no mesmo patamar deles me deixa muito feliz’, concluiu.

A estreia do jovem jogador pode acontecer nos próximos dias. No sábado, o CSA encara o Fortaleza, fora de casa,pela sexta rodada da Copa do Nordeste, às 18h (Horário de Brasília).

Another trophy for the collection!

Real Madrid won 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt to add another piece of European silverware to their cabinet after claiming the Champions League final in May.

Carlo Ancelotti picked a veteran starting XI for the fixture in Helsinki, leaving young French midfielders Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni out of his line-up in favour of the battle-tested trio Luka Modric, Casemiro and Toni Kroos. He also kept new centre-back Antonio Rudiger on the bench.

The manager’s old guard were the catalysts in the victory: Alaba and Benzema scored, while Casemiro might have been the best player on the pitch. If it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it.

The Blancos now start their La Liga title defence and will eye another Champions League crown, having little reason to doubt that they can run it all back again.

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David Alaba

OK, his goal was a tap-in set up by Karim Benzema and Casemiro winning consecutive headers from a corner. Can’t give him too much credit there.

But his solid all-round effort, which included brilliant distribution from the back with his sweet left foot, will make it difficult for Ancelotti to justify dropping him for Rudiger. There are very few centre-backs in the world who can pull off the over-the-top passes he completed on Wednesday. He’s a breaker of defences in a team that already boasts world-class passers Kroos and Modric, making the Blancos so difficult to slow down.

Alaba has been a hit at Real Madrid since joining on a free transfer last summer. His effect goes beyond the pitch – perhaps his most memorable moment to date came from the bench, chair inexplicably in hand.

Now in his second campaign, he can grow his hero status at the Santiago Bernabeu even further.

Casemiro

Brilliant performance from the Brazilian in all facets of the game. He defended well, passed well and was more aggressive in attack than usual.

Every champion needs a player like Casemiro to succeed. The club's promising young midfielders would do well to follow his lead.

Karim Benzema

The striker is somehow still in the goalscoring form of his life. It's unbelievable. Again, he wasn't always super involved in build-up play, but when the ball is near him in the box it's usually over for the opposition. He scored Real Madrid's second to put the match beyond Frankfurt, capitalising on a nice pass from Vinicius Junior.

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Antonio Rudiger

Unfair to call anyone a loser in a winning effort like this, but Rudiger will be disappointed at not making the starting line-up in a potential indication of Real Madrid's pecking order to begin the season. There's still plenty of time, of course, but he didn't come to Spain to sit on the bench.

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Frankfurt's goalkeeper was caught in a bad position on Alaba's opener into an uncontested net, and despite a couple of nice saves otherwise, he may be a bit frustrated with himself.

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Thibaut Courtois (7/10):

Courtois made a key early save to prevent Real Madrid from falling behind, and in general, he looked every bit of the presence that helped win the Champions League last year.

Ferland Mendy (6/10):

Nothing special here in defence or going forward, but there's little competition at left-back right now, so Mendy isn't at any risk.

Eder Militao (7/10):

He didn't get the goal his centre-back partner did, but he did what was required to contribute to the clean sheet.

David Alaba (7/10):

One of our winners, it was an elite showing from the Austria international.

Dani Carvajal (6/10):

Like Mendy, Carvajal was a quiet figure for the Blancos against a Frankfurt squad that never tested him too much.

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Luka Modric (6/10):

The first man substituted, Modric was relatively anonymous compared to his peers. Did little wrong, though.

Casemiro (8/10):

It's a huge boost when Casemiro gives Real Madrid production beyond destroying opposition attacks in the defensive midfield. He did his usual dirty work against Frankfurt but also assisted Alaba and hit the bar with an adventurous left-footed effort from outside the box. Probably the best overall performance of anyone on the pitch.

Toni Kroos (7/10):

Kroos led the team in key passes played (three). The German was the possession hub of the midfield, and he remains one of football's most brilliant on-field minds.

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O Grêmio Osasco Audax acertou uma contratação um tanto quanto diferente neste sábado. Trata-se de Oliver Decesary Santos, que fará sua estreia como profissional aos 25 anos de idade. Não conhece? Então talvez você o reconheça como MC Livinho, um dos maiores MCs de funk nos últimos anos.

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O cantor assinou contrato e já está até regularizado para estrear pelo time que disputa a Série A2 do Campeonato Paulista. Autor do hit “Cheia de Marra”, Livinho irá conquistar um sonho ao se tornar jogador de futebol, que já foi admitido pelo mesmo em algumas entrevistas.

Livinho chamou atenção pelo seu futebol por participar e se destacar em diversos jogos beneficentes de fim de ano. Em 2019, ele chegou a realizar testes para ingressar no Oeste, mas acabou não tendo sorte e não foi aproveitado.

O Grêmio Osasco Audax está na sétima colocação da classificação da Série A2 e está se classificando para a próxima fase da competição estadual.

The winner of NxGn 2018 has been announced, but which teenagers born 1999 and later make up the most talented young team in the world?

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  2JUSTIN KLUIVERT | AJAX

  Justin Kluivert has followed in his father's footsteps, coming up through the ranks at Ajax to become a key first team player. But, he has already gone one further than his old man, scoring a hat-trick for the Amsterdam giants, something Patrick never did in three seasons at the club. He is already being linked with some of Europe's elite clubs, and it would not be a surprise if he ended up being the second of the Kluivert family to win the Champions League.

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  3MOISE KEAN | HELLAS VERONA/JUVENTUS

  Moise Kean made history as the first appearance-maker and goalscorer from the 2000s in Europe's 'big five' leagues, and has spent the last season at Hellas Verona on loan from Juventus to gain more match experience. The temporary deal has helped him get away from the spotlight in Turin as he develops his all-round game, becoming more than just a goalscoring forward.

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  4VINICIUS JUNIOR | FLAMENGO/REAL MADRID

  Vinicius Junior is already a Real Madrid player, but will remain in Brazil at Flamengo until after the 2018-19 season as he continues his development. Flamengo have been using the teenager sparingly in order to ensure that he is not overworked, and that has helped ease the burden on the winger that Madrid are hoping can live up to the 'next Neymar' tag.

The Chelsea attacker helped end her former club's 100 per cent record, while the Blues remain level with Arsenal at the top of the table.

It was always going to happen, wasn't it? Lauren James went back to Manchester United as a Chelsea player this weekend – and, of course, she scored.

That was the Women's Super League's headline fixture on Sunday, but its thunder was stolen by a nine-goal thriller that saw the division's only manager-less team emerge victorious.

Elsewhere, Arsenal extended their record-breaking winning streak and there were also wins on the road for Manchester City and Aston Villa, at Reading and Liverpool respectively, on a day where every away side picked up three points.

As the league action now pauses for the year's final international break, GOAL looks at the winners and losers from this weekend's action…

GettyWINNER: Lauren James

On her return to the stadium where she made her name as one of England's most promising young talents, it just felt inevitable that Lauren James would score this weekend.

The 21-year-old spent three seasons with Manchester United but left for Chelsea, her childhood club, last summer. In her debut campaign, though, she didn't see many minutes as the club tried to get her "right" after a number of niggles.

"Lauren had a tough season last year, coming here off the back of a lot of injuries that she had with Manchester United and maybe having to play in certain games when she wasn't 100 per cent fit," the Blues' technical director, Paul Green, said on Friday.

"[Now], we're really seeing the real Lauren James, the real quality that she's got. We're certainly all excited for what's to come from her in the present and what's to come from her in the future."

On Sunday, she showed that with a brilliant goal that put Chelsea 2-0 up: a gorgeous side-footed strike from the edge of the box provoking a big celebration from James that saw her kiss the badge in front of the fans that once cheered her name.

"It was sweet," she said afterwards. "I love Chelsea and I'm trying to do my best for them." She's not doing badly at all.

AdvertisementGettyLOSER: Man Utd's defence

When Manchester United welcomed Chelsea on Sunday, they did so as league leaders, as the only team in the WSL yet to concede a goal.

The way they threw away that exceptional defensive record, though, in the first game they haven't won in the division this season, was incredibly disappointing.

Having limited Chelsea's attack for most of the game, Millie Turner – who has been excellent this season – played a terrible ball straight to Sophie Ingle, despite being under no pressure. From there, the Blues showed how effective they are in transition, the midfielder finding Sam Kerr and Kerr, within seconds, finding the back of the net.

With the second goal equally frustrating from a United perspective, as James strolled into the final third completely unmarked to sweep home Kerr's pass just four minutes after the opener, the hosts were the architects of their own downfall in their first WSL defeat of the season.

GettyWINNER: Jordan Nobbs

It was less than two weeks ago that Jordan Nobbs made her first start of the season for Arsenal but the form she has showcased since has been so good it has earned her a recall to the England squad.

It started with a breath-taking volley in the Women's Champions League victory over Zurich, then, a few days later, she came off the bench against West Ham and levelled the scores within seconds – setting her team on the way to victory.

On Sunday, she wasn't actually on the scoresheet, but the performance she put in highlighted the other wonderful qualities she possesses. Sporting the captain's armband, Nobbs was the conductor as the league leaders dominated a struggling Leicester in a 4-0 win, with only Beth Mead creating more chances than her on the day.

It was a classy display that will have impressed England head coach Sarina Wiegman and, now, the midfielder will hope she gets the minutes to continue this wonderful form over the international break.

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GettyLOSER: Leicester

It's been a turbulent week for Leicester. Last Sunday, they lost a huge six-pointer to the only other team in the WSL without a point to their name, Reading, despite leading the match as late as the 89th minute.

On Thursday, the club announced it had parted ways with Lydia Bedford because of their difficult start to the campaign. Former Everton boss Willie Kirk – appointed director of women's and girls' football earlier this year in what looked like a great move for the Foxes' future – quickly switched his role to take her place.

His chances of getting off to a winning start were always slim, though, as Leicester welcomed Arsenal, on a league-record win streak, to the King Power.

As expected, the Gunners cruised to victory. The result compounded a tough few days for a side in real trouble.

The good news is that the international break is here now. It will give Kirk some much-needed time to work with this group. He'll need to do so quickly, too, before other teams near the bottom start to pull away from Leicester.

Mikel Arteta has some big decisions to make when the Gunners host Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday

Premier League leaders Arsenal return to action against Brentford on Saturday looking to put their defeat at Everton behind them.

That 1-0 loss at Goodison Park was the first Mikel Arteta’s side have suffered in the league since they were beaten 3-1 at Manchester United in September.

But Manchester City’s defeat at Tottenham on Sunday ensured the Gunners maintained their five-point lead at the top of the table, an advantage they would stretch to eight points should they beat Brentford this weekend.

So how are things shaping up at Arsenal ahead of the game? GOAL takes a look.

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Gabriel Jesus has returned to Arsenal’s training ground this week to step up his recovery plan following knee surgery, but the Brazil International is still some way off being able to return to action.

Emile Smith Rowe has missed Arsenal’s last two games due to a thigh problem and is not expected to be fit to face Brentford this weekend. Reiss Nelson is fully fit and available again after his hamstring issue, but Mohamed Elneny is sidelined for the season due to a knee problem.

Thomas Partey was replaced after an hour against Everton last weekend, but that substitution was not believed to be injury related.

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Martin Odegaard: Arsenal’s captain had an off day by his high standards against Everton last weekend and the side suffered as a result.

When Odegaard plays well, Arsenal play well, so the Gunners will be looking to their skipper to inspire them to a much-improved performance to the one they produced at Goodison Park.

If Odegaard gets on the ball and finds space in the final third, it could be a long afternoon for the Brentford defence.

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There is plenty of debate ahead of the game about whether Saturday is the time for Mikel Arteta to shake things up a bit.

The likes of Ben White and Gabriel Martinelli have been slightly off it in the past couple of weeks and could benefit from a rest, especially with Takehiro Tomiyasu and Leandro Trossard pushing hard for a place in the starting XI.

Arsenal have their huge clash with Manchester City on Wednesday night looming large so if Arteta is ever going to rotate his starting XI, Saturday seems like the moment he will do it.

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The Arsenal manager knew his side under-performed against Everton, but was quick to offer his players support ahead of this weekend’s crucial clash at the Emirates.

“This is the moment I love my players more,” he said. “Now we stick together. This journey is going to be difficult and challenging, and there’s going to be bigger stones in the middle that we’re going to have to overcome that. And now we’re going to prepare really well in the week to get to Saturday in the right emotional level and right spirit to be perfect.”

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Com o calendário paralisado por conta do Covid-19, a diretoria do Sport aproveita para analisar possíveis contratações e melhorar a qualidade do elenco comandado por Daniel Paulista.

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Entre os nomes especulados, o lateral-direito Patric é o que está mais próximo de fechar com o time pernambucano. Segundo o site Globo Esporte, os dois times acertaram as bases da transferência, mas o Galo ainda esbarra com algumas burocracias.

Um dos principais temas é a falta de opção para a posição no elenco de Jorge Sampaoli. Além do jogador de 30 anos, o treinador argentino pode contar com Guga e Mailton, atletas considerados jovens para assumir a titularidade absoluta.

Caso a negociação seja confirmada, Patric chega para disputar posição com Raul Prata, Ewerton e Rafael, esses dois últimos revelados pela base do Sport.

Los Angeles FC demolished the Seattle Sounders while the city's other team made it five straight wins in a week that saw several shock results

There were surprises galore in MLS week 8, but one constant remained: Los Angeles-based teams kept on winning.

Both Los Angeles FC and the LA Galaxy delivered big wins against top competition to solidify their standing as the top two teams in Major League Soccer. LAFC's thrashing of the previously-unbeaten Seattle Sounders cemented its status as the league's top dog, while the Galaxy fended off the Houston Dynamo to run their league-best winning streak to five matches.

The rest of the league's week 8 slate was filled with surprises, from San Jose's thrashing of Sporting Kansas City to New York City FC's shutout win on the road against D.C. United. The various surprise results helped shake things up in the latest Goal MLS Power Rankings, particularly at the bottom.

Here are Goal's MLS Power Rankings after week 8 action:

• 1Colorado Rapids (0-6-2)

  The Rapids continue to play some of the worst defense in MLS, and Saturday's 4-1 loss to Chicago continued that trend. Anthony Hudson's shuffling of his back four has yet to yield a group capable of limiting the goal deluge, and it's getting to a point now where Hudson has to be in jeopardy of being fired.

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• 2New York Red Bulls (1-4-2)

  Though Luis Robles might raise his hand and take the blame for Saturday's loss to New England, the real issue for the Red Bulls was once again an attack that was just too inconsistent. The Red Bulls actually generated twice as many shots on goal as the Revs, but couldn't convert those chances, leaving it to the team's defense to try and save the day again. The result is a team that's slumping and about to lose Kaku to a long suspension.

• 3Portland Timbers ((1-5-1)

  If a team ever needed a win, it was the Timbers, who handed their former coach Caleb Porter a surprising 3-1 loss on Saturday. Larrys Mabiala had a strong showing to ease the recent suffering he and the Timbers defense have endured, while Jeremy Ebobisse continues to make the case he is the forward the Timbers should build around.

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• 4Vancouver Whitecaps (1-5-2)

  Last Wednesday's win against Los Angeles FC was the morale booster the Whitecaps needed, and even though they dropped a 1-0 decision to Orlando City, Marc Dos Santos can feel good about how his team is coming together. The big issue his team continues to deal with is an inability to finish chances, which cost Vancouver a clear chance at three points at Orlando City.

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Para clubes que já estavam com problemas consideráveis para lidar com suas finanças antes mesmo da paralisação futebolística como era e segue sendo o caso do Sport, a necessidade de interromper as atividades em função do COVID-19 torna a situação ainda mais delicada.

O problema é tamanho que o presidente do Leão, Milton Bivar, falou para o portal ‘Globo Esporte’ em tom quase desesperado sobre a possibilidade dos sócios-torcedores do clube não honrarem com suas mensalidades diante da pausa do futebol.

Bivar também comentou sobre a possibilidade de cortar funcionários como forma de reduzir os gastos operacionais do clube. Medida essa que, em sua visão, soa de maneira injusta e incompatível com os seus conceitos:

-Acho que não seria justo se aproveitar de um momento desse para colocar empregado para fora. Não farei isso, não é do meu perfil. Estamos fazendo um apelo, sabendo da dificuldade, para que os sócios continuem pagando suas mensalidades, ajudando o clube nesse momento que estamos passando. É um momento de areia movediça.

O cálculo no que se refere a média de ganhos em bilheteria obtida pelo Rubro-Negro na temporada de 2020 dá conta de que, com os jogos na Ilha do Reitor que não puderam ser realizados, o prejuízo tem sido de quase R$ 88 mil.

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There will be some top young talent on show in Australia and New Zealand, and here are the names you should keep an eye on…

This year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand promises to be the biggest yet. More eyes will be on the tournament than ever before as the game continues to grow, making it an incredible stage for a young player to announce themselves on.

What's particularly exciting this summer is that so many of the best up-and-comers that will be on show are already key players in their national teams.

Four years ago, we saw players like Lena Oberdorf, the women's NXGN 2020 winner, Giulia Gwinn, winner of the Young Player of the Tournament award, and Mallory Swanson, now a star name for the U.S. women's national team, announce themselves to the world.

There are plenty of excellent youngsters who appear primed to follow in their footsteps and shine in the 2023 edition.

So, who should you be keeping an eye on? Let NXGN introduce you to some of the stand-out names, born in 2002 or later…

GettyHanna Bennison (Sweden)

The NXGN 2021 winner, Bennison has been an integral member of Sweden's senior national team for a while now.

She made her debut in late 2019, aged 17, and has since been to an Olympic Games and a Euros. She'll complete the set with a World Cup this summer.

The Everton midfielder moved to England from Rosengard in the summer of 2021 and has become a key part of what head coach Brian Sorensen is trying to do. Bennison's next task is to become a regular in her country's starting XI, though she has proven a very important substitute for Peter Gerhardsson.

AdvertisementGettyJule Brand (Germany)

After starting the Euros final last year at the age of 19, Brand will follow that up with a trip to her first senior World Cup this summer. In the 12 months between the two milestones, she's only grown as a player.

The winger completed a move to Wolfsburg before the 2022-23 season, and the environment the two-time European champions can provide, with its competitiveness and the influence of so many winners, is only benefiting her.

GettyJody Brown (Jamaica)

Brown was only 16 years old when she made her senior international debut and, later that year, she was the youngest player on show at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.

Still in college, at Florida State University, the young forward has an excellent goalscoring record for her country and has already been to a World Cup, when the Reggae Girlz qualified in 2019. She's now set for another, at the age of 21.

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GettyEsmee Brugts (Netherlands)

A member of the Netherlands' Euro 2022 squad, it was Brugts' goal that actually secured her country's place at this summer's World Cup. Had the teenager not netted in the 93rd minute to beat Iceland in September, the 2019 runners-up would've had to go through further qualifying and might not have made it.

That is a moment that perfectly illustrates the impact the PSV forward has been having on her national team already, and she will not just be a great impact sub in Australia and New Zealand, but also a player competing for a starting berth.