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Newcastle United have now reportedly been offered the opportunity to finally sign James Trafford in a deal that would see Tino Livramento head in the opposite direction to Manchester City.

The Magpies certainly have a lot to think about ahead of 2026. With new sporting director Ross Wilson in place, they’ll be hoping to avoid the chaos of missing out on top targets to hand Eddie Howe some much-needed reinforcements.

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There have been whispers of a potential managerial change at Newcastle after a poor start to the season.

ByAngus Sinclair Nov 20, 2025

Howe’s side enter this weekend’s clash against Man City in desperate need of three points, having entered the international break off the back of a shock 3-1 defeat at the hands of Brentford. Currently sat as low as 14th in the Premier League, the Newcastle boss reiterated that he’s looking for a response from his players on Saturday night.

There would be no better way to get back on track than a victory against a side with Man City’s quality, but then it’s about consistency for the Magpies. On the pitch, they must turn things around in preparation for what could be a busy January transfer window.

Already, reports are claiming that they’re still interested in signing Trafford and could be handed an interesting opportunity to do so in 2026.

Newcastle offered chance to sign James Trafford

As reported by TeamTalk, Newcastle have now been offered the chance to sign Trafford by Man City, who are looking to strike a swap deal involving Livramento. The Citizens were interested in the versatile right-back in the summer, but were priced out of a move thanks to the Magpies’ eye-watering £80m price-tag.

Now, just months later, it looks as though City are once again interested in a move for the England international and are already willing to cut ties with Trafford to make a move happen.

The shot-stopper returned to the club with the hope of finally becoming their number one, only for Gianluigi Donnarumma’s arrival to bring an end to those plans. Left to watch on from the bench ever since, he could certainly do with another call from those in Tyneside.

That said, whilst Newcastle’s admiration for Trafford is clear, it remains to be seen whether he’s valued higher than Livramento in Tyneside. The goalkeeper has been described as “incredible” by Pep Guardiola, but even that may not be enough to convince Newcastle to sacrifice their star defender.

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Welcome to 'Ask Jimmy,' where SI Media writer Jimmy Traina will answer one question about a burning topic from the sports media world.

A balls and strikes challenge system is finally coming to Major League Baseball. After being used for several years in the minor leagues, the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System will be featured in the big leagues beginning next season. Each team will get two challenges per game when it comes to balls and strikes, which will be retained if successful.

This is nothing but a positive for the sport. You can’t have games decided on missed calls by the home plate umpire and this is a way to fix that.

The only downside is that I wish teams were allotted more than two challenges per game from the start. I’d give teams four or five challenges per game. Even if you think home plate umpires do a great job, they’re still going to miss a handful of calls in each game. Why not implement a system in order to rectify that?

If your argument against the ABS challenge system is that it will slow down the game, think again. 

Baseball has done a great job of speeding up the game by instituting the pitch clock. The challenge system won’t have a significant effect on the length of games.

Via MLB: In 288 games with the ABS Challenge System during Spring Training 2025, there were an average of 4.1 challenges per game. Those challenges took an average of 13.8 seconds. 

Adding on a minute to each game to get important calls correct is a no-brainer. 

Baseball already has instant replay, so adding another layer to have balls and strikes challenged seems like a natural progression. 

Think about how history would have changed if ABS was around in 1998 when the Yankees got this gift from the home plate umpire.

You just can’t miss a call like that in a World Series game.

The only downside in my view is that this will limit the number of player explosions when a home plate umpire gets a call wrong. Now, instead of throwing their helmet or slamming their bats, a batter will simply tap his head to call for replay. 

On a day when one of them ran through New Zealand, the other endured 14 overs of wicketless toil

Alagappan Muthu01-Nov-20241:31

Manjrekar: ‘This pitch was tailor-made for Jadeja’

Mumbai was really pretty for Diwali. The high-rises were all lit up. The roadside had pop-ups selling garlands. The sky had trouble holding onto the night. There was colour everywhere. Then the sun came up.Daryl Mitchell spent a little over three hours under it. On occasion, he tried to hide from it. At 1.28pm, with temperatures hitting 37C, he crumpled into a heap and toppled clean over onto his back. This was a small window where he could relax. Will Young had just been dismissed and there were precious seconds before the new man would make his way out to the middle. He wasn’t the only one in discomfort.R Ashwin had figured out what to do on this pitch. He needed to bowl straight. He did that. He needed to put revs. He did that. He needed to be quick. He did that. But the wickets just would not come. It was only the ninth time in 126 innings at home that he’s returned to the dressing room without any success. Even when he thought he had something, the umpire raising his finger to adjudge Mitchell lbw on the reverse sweep, Ashwin already knew there was bat on it.Related

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The funny thing is, he was bowling from the other end when New Zealand were made to part with four of the their top five. He was helping build the pressure that paid out at the other end because it was being manned by bowlers who were a little more naturally suited to bowling those 90kph darts.Ravindra Jadeja bagged his 14th five-wicket haul in Test cricket. But even he seemed to have trouble operating at the pace that India seemed to have collectively decided upon. He offered a lot of easy drive balls after lunch, New Zealand scoring 24 off 34 deliveries in the full-length area, which was weird because, before lunch, 17 of Jadeja’s first 18 deliveries had been full, but had only led to nine runs. Before the break, he was better at bringing the batter forward and then stranding them there, denied the opportunity to really get to the pitch of the ball.ESPNcricinfo LtdAshwin created similar uncertainty, but as many boxes as he ticked, there was just one more that let the batter off the hook. In the 19th over, Rachin Ravindra faced an offbreak at 91kph. It drew him onto the front foot. It squared him up. All of this was good. But the menace in this ball was doused all too easily because it pitched just that little bit too close to the batter. Ravindra pressed down with his hands so that his mis-hit went straight to ground right by his own feet. This outcome was still an improvement from Ashwin’s first spell, where he was being played off the back foot.None of these things made him seem like a weak link. New Zealand still couldn’t relax while he was there at the top of his mark. His bowling led to 20 false shots, which was only seven fewer than the guy who ended up running through the opposition.”Sometimes it happens that you don’t even get a wicket on a turning track,” Jadeja said. He was speaking about himself here but the point he made applied to Ashwin too.”Sometimes it happens. Sometimes you don’t even need a lot of turn, a little turn is enough for the slip and keeper to come into play. Sometimes when the pitch is turning a lot, it becomes a matter of luck. I haven’t got a wicket on a lot of such pitches. I haven’t got a wicket in a lot of such matches. And sometimes it happens that I get a wicket with a little turn. That’s why I would say that it is important to have some luck.”Ravindra Jadeja acknowledges the cheers after his five-for•BCCIJadeja bowled unchanged in the middle session in the kind of heat that was trying to melt people’s faces off. The wicket of Young kicked off a period where his control of length, line and pace was as close to perfect as can be. No more easy drives. Forty-seven full-length deliveries from the 44th over onwards could only be converted to 13 runs and they came at the cost of two wickets.The Glenn Phillips dismissal highlighted the agony that Jadeja can put a batter through in conditions like these. He had walked in to bat after seeing Tom Blundell play for the straight ball – badly, he closed the face, suckered in by the angle Jadeja was creating from wide of the crease – and get bowled. That ball pitched outside leg stump and took out off stump.Phillips was bowled by the one that went straight on. It landed on the fuller side of a good length, which meant he had to go forward even though he knew he was never going to reach the ball on the half-volley, and it came at him at a speed of 94.3 kph. He played for the turn. There wasn’t any. And at that pace, he had no hope of coping with the natural variation.These were the kinds of wickets Ashwin was looking for too, but he was just missing his marks. When the pace was right, the length was not quite right, when the length was right, the pace was a touch off. That’s partly why, even though he was the first spinner that India turned to, the other two outbowled him just in terms of overs.0:57

Manjrekar: ‘Unfair to say Ashwin’s skills are waning after one series’

Could a line be drawn from Ashwin’s outcomes in this series – six wickets in five innings at an average of 51.33 – to India finally being beaten at home? His figures are startlingly similar to when the last time that happened, against England in 2012-13 – 14 wickets from eight innings at an average of 52.64.That seems way too simple.”Sometimes we lose a couple of matches. But it’s okay,” Jadeja said. “As a player, we [he and Ashwin] never had a discussion in the dressing room about who played badly. We lost two matches, but no one pointed out to each other that you played badly, he played badly. Okay, if we win, we all play together. If we lose the series, 15 people from each team still play together.”India didn’t get enough first-innings runs in Bengaluru and Pune. That’s why they’ve lost their fortress. Though Jadeja has a different theory. “I was afraid of this. I had personally thought that [as long as] I played in India, I didn’t want to lose a single series. But this happened. So, now I haven’t thought in my mind that I don’t want to do this. Whatever I think about, it happens suddenly.”That’s all gone now. It’s time to build again and Ashwin definitely remains a part of that process, though it isn’t often that a plan he puts together doesn’t come off, and it is even rarer that he gets outbowled by someone practicing the same discipline he does. Washington Sundar’s arrival has added an unexpected chapter to this story.

Pat Cummins says his return to bowling has gone better than expected, with Australia’s captain still eyeing a return for the second Ashes Test

AAP05-Nov-2025Pat Cummins remains on track to return for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, but has conceded playing through the rest of the series unchanged could be difficult.Cummins has progressed to bowling off a three-quarter run up as he plots a meticulous return from a back injury that has sidelined the Test captain since July.The 32-year-old was able to get through close to eight overs in the nets on Wednesday, and expects to be bowling at full pace by the start of the first Test.Related

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Cummins has not felt any significant pain since his managed return to bowling, with no signs of any recurrence of the stress injury in his lower back.Officials have been coy on whether Cummins would return for the second Test in Brisbane starting four weeks from now, but the skipper remains a genuine chance.”That’s the aim and we’re building our plan to the second Test,” Cummins said at the Seven Network’s cricket launch on Thursday.  “It’s probably not until you get a bit closer that you can really know where you’re at.”The good thing is that I’m pulling up well and the body is great.”We’re trying to keep that second Test as a live option. I’ll have a really good bowl in Perth, and by then I’ll know where I’m at.”What won’t be so easy, Cummins concedes, is playing every remaining Test this summer once he does return. There is an eight-day gap built in between the second and third Tests, but only four-day gaps between the third, fourth and fifth Tests.Australian officials have already identified that as a pressure point of the summer for bowlers, particularly if Tests go the distance and the hosts spend long periods in the field.”I’m pretty keen to play as much as I can,” Cummins said. “But realistically, if we have a big game and bowl 40 or 50 overs and then there’s a game that starts a few days later, it might be a bridge too far.”I’m trying to get right, and if I get right then hopefully I’ll try to play most of it as I can.”Ashes race: Pat Cummins goes through a running session•Getty ImagesCummins said he did not feel he would need a warm-up match in either the Sheffield Shield, a tour game with the Cricket Australia XI or Prime Minister’s XI against England or England Lions, or a grade cricket fixture to have his body right for Test cricket.Instead, Australia’s pace leader will fly to Perth with the rest of the team next week and spend the Test with the coaching staff.”Before the 2023 ODI World Cup I flew over to South Africa and watched the last couple of ODIs there,” Cummins said. “It was actually a really different view from the coach’s box. It’s a different perspective.”So hopefully I gather some information from being in that position through the Test that later on in the series I can use.”Or maybe Steve Smith needs something and I have seen something differently from up there.”But being close to the game and the conversations, I think I will need that going into the second or third Test.”Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will lead the pace attack in Cummins’ absence, with Scott Boland to keep his spot after taking a hat-trick in Australia’s most recent Test in the West Indies.Australia are hoping allrounder Cameron Green can bowl up to 20 overs in his next Sheffield Shield match, with Beau Webster a chance to stay on as a second allrounder.

Tottenham Hotspur fans have entered the 2025/26 campaign with huge expectations, especially after the Europa League triumph against Manchester United at the end of May.

The Lilywhites ended their 17-year wait for a trophy in Bilbao, which has no doubt cranked the pressure up on Thomas Frank after he took the reins from Ange Postecoglou during the off-season.

He completed four deals of his own during his maiden summer in North London, with his arrivals racking up over £100m spent to help improve the options at the Dane’s disposal.

The likes of Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons made the move to join the Lilywhites, with the pair helping the side sit in fifth-place in the Premier League at present.

However, Frank will no doubt want to further bolster his squad in the upcoming January transfer window to improve the club’s chances of finishing in the Champions League places once again.

Numerous players have been strongly touted with a switch to North London, but one name has been continuously been mentioned over the last couple of weeks.

The latest on Semenyo's move to Spurs in January

Over the last couple of days, Spurs have been named as one of numerous Premier League clubs in the hunt to land a deal for Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo in January.

The 25-year-old has been one of the division’s biggest talents in the 2025/26 campaign, with the Ghanian already scoring six times and registering three assists in his 11 appearances.

Such a tally of nine combined goals and assists is the second-highest of any player in the division, with only Erling Haaland notching more at this stage of the season.

Over the last couple of days, it’s become apparent that the winger could be available in the upcoming transfer window, with the Cherries potentially powerless to losing their starman.

It’s been reported that Semenyo has a £65m release clause which becomes active in the winter market, with Spurs just one side currently interested in a move for his signature.

The likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool also remain keen on a deal for the attacker, but it’s unclear who is leading the race for his signature.

However, it would be yet another huge investment by Frank, especially after splashing upwards of £50m on two different additions during the recent summer window.

A deal for Semenyo would also be a joint-club record, with such a fee matching the price paid for Dominic Solanke after his own switch to North London from Bournemouth back in 2024.

If the club are to afford such a deal in the coming months, the club will likely have to offload numerous first-team players to help balance the books in the process.

How Spurs can fund the Semenyo move

Over the years, Spurs have spent big on numerous players across various areas of the pitch in an attempt to try and battle for Premier League supremacy.

The hierarchy have spent upwards of £400m in the last couple of years to back various managers, but their investment has often been wasted on numerous players who have failed to match the demands in North London.

Tanguy Ndombele is arguably the biggest example, after the hierarchy forked out a reported £63m for the Frenchman’s signature back in the summer of 2019.

He only made a total of 91 appearances for the Lilywhites over a five-year spell, before being released and returning to his homeland to join Nice back in the summer of 2024.

Frank’s current squad also does boast numerous big-money additions, with the centre-back partnership of Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero costing nearly £100m combined.

However, the pair have been worth every penny in North London, with the partnership helping the Dane’s side keep the fourth-best defensive record in the division at present.

However, not all the club’s big-money investments have paid off in recent years, with Richarlison one player who has massively struggled to match expectations at the club.

The Brazilian joined the Lilywhites for a reported £60m back in the summer of 2022, with such a move raising the eyebrows of many supporters given the nature of the transfer fee.

In the three and a half years since such a move, the 28-year-old has racked up a total of 108 appearances for the first-team, only finding the back of the net on 24 occasions.

This season alone, Richarlison has massively struggled to match the levels many expect of him, with the club desperately needing to move the former Everton man on in the near future.

He’s often been ineffective in numerous matches, as seen by his average of 22.3 touches per 90 this season, with the Brazilian only notching 10 touches in 90 mins against Bodo Glimt in the Champions League.

Other figures, such as a 50% dribble success rate and just 42% aerials won in the Premier League to date, showcase his poor all-round quality at the top end of the pitch.

As a result of his disappointing displays in recent months, Gabriel Agbonlahor stated that he believes the Brazilian is “one of the worst signings in Premier League history”.

Games played

11

Goals scored

4

Pass accuracy

63%

Dribble success

50%

Aerials won

42%

Big chances missed

5

Fouls committed

1.5

Touches per 90

22

The manager will no doubt want added quality in the final third, as seen by their move for Semenyo, but they will likely need to move Richarlison on to generate the funds needed to land the Ghanaian.

However, Richarlison has been subject to interest in recent months, with MLS outfit Orlando City FC already registering interest in a potential transfer for the striker.

Frank and the hierarchy will certainly need to jump at the rumoured interest, with this window one of the last opportunities to get some of their £60m investment back.

If the club want to land Semenyo, a sale of the Brazilian is desperately needed, with all parties needing a fresh start, which could help secure a move for the Bournemouth star in the process.

Spurs already have their answer to Semenyo out on loan & he's "like Son"

Spurs could save themselves from having to dip into the transfer market for Antoine Semenyo…

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Torcedores do Palmeiras relembraram os “velhos tempos” com Breno Lopes, hoje jogador do Fortaleza, perdendo gol diante do Corinthians.

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O atacante saiu cara a cara com o goleiro Carlos Miguel e chutou para fora, em partida disputada na Neo Química Arena, neste sábado (4).

Antes de vestir a camisa do Fortaleza, Breno Lopes atuava pelo Palmeiras e, em um clássico contra o Corinthians, também desperdiçou uma oportunidade clara na casa do rival. Na ocasião, ele recebeu passe de Jhon Jhon e, sem goleiro, finalizou fraco. Cássio se recuperou e defendeu, evitando a derrota do Timão.

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📍 Local: Neo Química Arena, em São Paulo (SP)
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🟨 Árbitro: Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG)
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Barcelona centre-back Andreas Christensen addressed his future at the club, claiming that he doesn't "have a Plan B" in case he doesn't receive a contract extension from the reigning La Liga champions. Persistent struggles with injuries have prevented the defender from becoming a vital player for Hansi Flick, with the club reportedly wanting him to leave as a free agent next summer.

• Christensen no longer important for Hansi Flick

  Christensen had won over the trust of head coach Flick towards the 2024-25 season after spending the majority of the campaign on the sidelines due to an Achilles tendon injury and muscle issues. The centre-back played only six games, all of them towards the end of last season, making two starts. His return was a big positive. 

  Ahead of the start of the ongoing season, Barcelona sold Inigo Martinez – one of the best performers last season – to Saudi Arabian heavyweights Al-Nassr, with the ex-Athletic Club defender claiming he felt he wouldn't be able to contribute at the highest level anymore.   

  Despite a spot alongside Pau Cubarsi opening up, Christensen still remains a long way from sealing his starting berth. While the Danish international has featured in 10 games across all competitions, he has managed to accumulate a paltry 342 minutes of action. He has been handed a place in the starting XI only thrice, although it may be argued that he spent two weeks out of action due to a calf injury last month.

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  No renewal in sight for Christensen

  All signs point towards the reigning La Liga giants opting against offering a new deal to the 29-year-old, especially if Flick doesn't use him a lot between now and the end of the season. Numerous reports have stated that Barcelona have no intention of keeping Christensen on their books beyond next summer, despite the player's wish to continue in Catalunya.

  Last month, Barcelona sporting director Deco refrained from commenting extensively on Christensen’s future but hinted that a contract renewal remains a possibility.  

  “We’re taking Andreas step by step. He had a spectacular first year. Then injuries have affected him quite a bit,” he told last month. “We’ll see how he does this season and we’ll talk. He’s a great player. We don’t have to renew all the players in October either."

• Christensen has no 'Plan B' amid contract uncertainty

  Speaking to , Christensen admitted that Barcelona had not yet reached out to him with regards to an extension. When asked if he was bothered by it, he said: "No, not really. I don't think so. I think we're in a good situation, and there's not really anything that can change anything I do in my everyday life. Of course, you want to have it in place and know what's happening. But it's not something that changes our mood during the days, or something we talk about

  "Of course we have desires, we all do, but it's not something I think about in my everyday life. I try to do what I can do on the pitch, and hopefully that's enough for me to stay there."  

  Christensen also admitted that his agent will remain involved over future decisions. "If there is something that needs to be done, he will of course do it. Of course I would like to know what is happening, but I would rather focus on what I can do, and that is to do what I can do.

  When asked about whether he knows what Barca will do, he added: "Oh, no, I have no idea. Not yet. I'm just choosing to focus on being part of the team and playing as much as I possibly can. Hopefully that's how it ends up, but I'll have to take it as it comes, right now. 

  "Not at all. No plan B," he replied when asked he has started thinking about the potential leagues he could join should he leave as a free agent next summer.

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  Christensen to return to Denmark?

  The former Chelsea centre-back, in the same interview, was also asked about whether he considers a return to Brondby in Denmark to be a possibility. In reply, Christensen said: “In an ideal world, I would like to finish my career at Brondby, but it also depends on the stage of life I’m at. It also depends on what my family is doing. I feel I still have a lot to offer; I’m 29 years old, and I can still compete.

  “When you’re that age… it depends a lot on the situation, so it’s difficult to say. I repeat, in an ideal world, I would like it to happen. But if it doesn’t, I won’t be angry or sad. It depends a lot on my family’s situation and my performance as a player.”  

Chelsea no longer look like a frightening Premier League title challenger.

Indeed, after beating Barcelona with ease 3-0 in the Champions League at the end of November, and then battling well with league leaders Arsenal 1-1 to close out the month, Enzo Maresca’s Blues came across as credible rivals to the Gunners.

However, fast forward just a few weeks, and the West Londoners have now lost on the road at Leeds United and were made to settle for an unsatisfactory stalemate away at AFC Bournemouth.

If Antoine Semenyo hadn’t fallen victim to a VAR check early on, too, it might well have been back-to-back defeats.

There’s nowhere to hide, either, for Maresca and Co. as the fixtures come thick and fast in December. Thankfully, the January transfer window is also just around the corner, as Chelsea begin to eye up some reinforcements…

Chelsea looking to sign another South American talent

After only scoring one meagre goal against the Whites and the Cherries, Chelsea will surely look to January to fix their striker woes.

As per reports from Germany, the goal-shy Blues are keen on a deal for Borussia Dortmund forward Serhou Guirassy, with current options at Maresca’s disposal in Liam Delap and Joao Pedro, not “of the level” to steer the faltering Premier League side to a title, as per the harsh words of Sky Sports’ Gary Neville.

That said, the Blues could also look to bolster their side in defensive areas.

Indeed, according to Caught Offside, Chelsea could put their connections with RC Strasbourg, another club owned by BlueCo, to good use once more by going after Valentin Barco in January, with it being stated that the Blues are still closely monitoring the versatile 21-year-old, who can fill in at left-back, after holding interest in his services in the summer.

Yet, it’s his varied ability to be able to line up as a central midfield talent, away from his energetic defensive duties, that has also attracted the likes of Bayern Munich to his services.

Chelsea will hope they can come out on top in any battle that pops up, as the Stamford Bridge titans potentially win their next Estevao by landing another South American treasure who can instantly burst into life in the Premier League.

How Barco could be Chelsea's next Estevao

Like Barco, Estevao was on the radar of many an elite club before Chelsea swooped in, with both Real Madrid and Paris St Germain once eyeing up the exhilarating Brazilian.

Maresca and Co will be over the moon that they snapped up the teenage winger when they did, with the “utterly brilliant” forward – as pundit Pat Nevin labelled him after his outrageous solo effort versus Barcelona – already up to five goals and one assist from just 20 Chelsea appearances.

The expectation will be that Barco would arrive on English soil and be as impactful as instantly, considering the 21-year-old already has plenty of European experience under his belt with Strasbourg, away from also undergoing his early football education in South America.

Barco’s Ligue 1 numbers (25/26)

Stat (* = per 90 mins)

Barco

Games played

13

Goals scored

1

Assists

4

Touches*

69.8

Accurate passes*

42.8 (84%)

Big chances created

7

Ball recoveries*

5.3

Total duels won*

6.8

Stats by Sofascore

Noted as being one of “South America’s biggest jewels” when on the books of River Plate by scout Jacek Kulig, with Estevao, of course, also heralded as “world-class” when just 17 years of age in Brazil by the aforementioned Kulig, Barco has come into his own even more in Ligue 1 with Liam Rosenior’s men, as shown in the table above.

With one goal and four assists for the season in the French top-flight, Barco looks more than ready to leap into the Premier League shortly, with the likes of Marc Cucurella no doubt scared for his starting spot at left-back, as the much-talked-about 21-year-old has created seven big chances and won 6.8 duels per game this campaign as a full-throttle force.

On the flip side, Chelsea’s number three only has only created three big chances and won 4.1 duels par match from his collection of league appearances to date, with Barco keen to shake up the Stamford Bridge first team ranks, much like Estevao did instantly on his arrival from Palmeiras.

Capable of also offering Maresca another body centrally, this does really feel as if it has all the makings of being a top-drawer acquisition from South America, much like Estevao was.

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Tão logo demitiu o técnico Léo Condé, o Vitória já tem alinhado quem deseja colocar para assumir o cargo de comandante da equipe rubro-negra. Nesta tarde, o GE revelou que o clube baiano fez proposta para contratar Thiago Carpini, técnico que deixou o São Paulo há quase um mês, quando foi demitido após derrota para o Flamengo no Brasileirão.

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Campeão da Série B de 2023, o Vitória subiu com grande expectativa da torcida, o título do campeonato baiano conquistado após sete anos de jejum, aumentou o sentimento. Na final, o rubro-negro derrotou o arquirival Bahia em grande estilo ao aplicar uma virada de cinema no primeiro confronto no Barradão e depois consagrou o título com um empate na Fonte Nova. No entanto, a expectativa se tornou decepção muito rapidamente.

Com 5 jogos disputados no Brasileirão, o rubro-negro somou apenas um ponto. Foram quatro derrotas sofridas e apenas um empate, resultados que colocam a equipe na zona de rebaixamento do campeonato brasileiro, na 18ª colocação.

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A má fase e o péssimo futebol apresentados pela equipe foram suficientes para derrubar o técnico Léo Condé. Agora, o Vitória quer o técnico Thiago Carpini, que apresentou grande potencial ao levar a equipe do Água Santa para a final do campeonato paulista do ano passado e fez bom trabalho no Juventude.

Quem é Thiago Carpini?Nome:Thiago Carpini BarbosaData de Nascimento: 16/07/1984Local: Valinhos-SPComo técnico:Guarani, Oeste, Inter de Limeira, Santo André, Ferroviária, Água Santa, Juventude e São Paulo.

تفاعلت جماهير فريق ليفربول الإنجليزي، مع قرار المدرب آرني سلوت، بإبقاء محمد صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء مرة أخرى للمباراة الثانية على التوالي.

وأعلن ليفربول تشكيل الفريق لمباراته أمام سندرلاند، بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، المقرر خوضها مساء اليوم الأربعاء.

ويتواجد محمد صلاح بديلاً للمرة الثانية على التوالي، بعدما جلس على مقاعد البدلاء في مباراة ليفربول ووست هام بالجولة الماضية بالبريميرليج.

عدد من الجماهير انتقد قرار سلوت بشدة ووصفه بـ”المجنون”، وعدد آخر يرى أن قرار المدرب صائب، خاصة مع استعداد محمد صلاح للتواجد مع منتخب مصر خلال كأس الأمم الإفريقية.

اقرأ أيضًا | ألارديس ينتقد كاراجر بسبب محمد صلاح: مثير للشفقة.. ويريد البقاء في دائرة الضوء وجاءت تعليقات جماهير ليفربول على النحو التالي: 

“هذه فرصة مثالية لرؤية كيف سيتعامل الفريق مع غياب صلاح”.

This is a perfect chance to see how the team copes without Salah. — Reese (@Madepiecee) December 3, 2025

“قرار كبير بإبقاء صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء مرة أخرى، لكن في الحقيقة، لقد تقاعس لفترة طويلة في الجانب الدفاعي دون تقديم مساهمة هجومية كافية، هذا هو القرار الصائب، خاصة إذا لعب سندرلاند بكثافة كبيرة”.

Big call to put Salah on the bench again but really, he has been slacking on defense for too long while not providing forward. It’s the right thing to do, especially if Sunderland play with big intensity — PeakRed (@ThePeakRed) December 3, 2025

“صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء مرة أخرى ما هذا؟”.

Salah benched again what is this — Alex (@AlexF1BCL) December 3, 2025

“يبدو الأمر كما لو كان ترينت على مقاعد البدلاء في نهاية الموسم الماضي لصالح برادلي حتى يتمكن من اختبار ما إذا كنا سنكون قادرين على التأقلم بدونه قبل انتقاله (أو في حالة صلاح، قبل ذهابه إلى كأس الأمم الإفريقية)”.

Feels like when Trent was benched at the back end of last season for Bradley so slot could test out whether we’d be able to cope without him before he moved (or in salah’s case, before he goes to AFCON) — Thomas Collins (@_t_col_7) December 3, 2025

“صلاح أسطورة، ولا زلنا مدينين له بالامتنان، لكن هذا الموسم يبدو أنه ركز على نفسه أكثر من الفريق، أليس كذلك؟، الشيء الوحيد الذي يثير التساؤل في تشكيلة اليوم هو ذلك اللاعب الأناني الذي يظل يلعب بسبب الضرائب الهولندية”.

Salah is a legend we still should be grateful to him but this season he just done it about himself so far, innit?

the only thing thats really questionable about todays lineup is that egoistic guy who keeps playing because of dutch tax — Pipe (@pipedauber) December 3, 2025

“في هذه المرحلة، ما الفائدة من إبقاء صلاح على الدكة بينما كودي جاكبو يلعب 90 دقيقة ويقطع للداخل ويفوت المرمى… لماذا لا يستطيع سلوت أن يجلس كودي جاكبو أيضًا؟؟”.

At this point whats the point of dropping him while cody Gakpo is playing 90 mins cutting inside and miss the post …Why can’t slot deop Cody Gakpo as well ????? — TheLiverpoolLad (@thaLiverpoolLad) December 3, 2025

“نحن نواجه صعوبة كبيرة، لذلك تم تغيير تشكيلة الفريق الأسبوع الماضي وقد نجح الأمر، لا جدوى من تغييره مرة أخرى، وأي شخص لديه عقل سليم سيدرك أنه سيلعب كامل الـ90 دقيقة هذه المباراة”.

“صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء مرة أخرى، أتمنى أن يُشعل ذلك حماسه”.

We’re struggling big time , so the team was changed at the weekend and it worked.
No point changing it again , also anyone with a brian cell would realise he will play a whole 90 at the weekend. — D_06🇮🇪 (@Lfc937) December 3, 2025

Salah on the bench again.

Hopefully that lights a fire up his arse. pic.twitter.com/dA4Uwf6jaz — Jonny Dee (@0xJonnyDee) December 3, 2025

“قرار آخر كبير من آرني سلوت بترك محمد صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء للمباراة الثانية على التوالي في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز”.

Another big call by Arne Slot to leave Mohamed Salah on the bench for the second Premier League games in a row. pic.twitter.com/cFg9UR3jAp — HF World (@hfworld_) December 3, 2025

“هل أبقى صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء مرة أخرى؟ سلوت، أنت لا تدرك ما فعلته”.

He benched salah again ? 😂😂. Slot you don’t know what you’ve done. — PAUL_LFC (@paulsatvik) December 3, 2025

“قوموا بإقالته”.

Sack him — CF Comps (@CF_Compss) December 3, 2025

“هل سلوت مجنون؟، صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء مرتين متتاليتين؟”.

Is Slot mad ? Salah on the bench back to back ? — Sensei (@posko__) December 3, 2025

“هل صلاح الغاضب يسجل هاتريك وهو على مقاعد البدلاء؟”.

Angry Salah hat trick off the bench? — LFC LOYAL (@_LFCLOYAL_) December 3, 2025

“نحن نستعد للحياة بدون صلاح، لا أعتقد أنني سأكون مستعدًا عندما يرحل”.

We’re already preparing life without Salah. I don’t think I’ll be ready when he leaves. 🥲 — Ákshay 🍉 (@Akmathurx) December 3, 2025

“صلاح بديلاً مرة أخرى؟ أعتقد أنه القرار الصحيح للأسف”.

Salah dropped again!
I think it’s the right decision sadly — Baller Talk (@BallerTalk0) December 3, 2025

“أفهم سبب تواجد صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء، إذا لعب وقدم أداءً غير مُقنع، فسيغيب لستة أسابيع تقريبًا، عليهم بناء الفريق واكتساب الثقة اللازمة للعب بدونه، بدلًا من الاعتماد عليه”.

I see why he’s benching Salah, if he plays and does unreal he’s going off for 6weeks or so they need to build and find the confidence to do it without him. Rather than rely on him. — Ty (@TylerThrilling1) December 3, 2025

“إبقاء صلاح على مقاعد البدلاء أمام فرق قاع الجدول (فرانكفورت ووست هام) لا يثبت شيئًا؛ هذا غير مستدام… لن أسمح بأن يصبح صلاح هو الشرير في هذه القصة… على سلوت أن يتوقف عن تغيير النظام ليناسب اللاعبين، وأن يدمج اللاعبين في النظام نفسه”.

Benching Salah against table-bottom teams (Frankfurt and West Ham) proves nothing; This is not sustainable… I will not allow him to make Salah the villain in this story… Slot needs to stop changing the system to favor the players and integrate the players into the damn system🤨 — Renee Betton O’Connor (@betton_renee) December 3, 2025

“سعيدٌ بجلوس صلاح على دكة البدلاء، هذا ليس تقليلًا من شأن الأسطورة، ولكنه يُتيح للاعبين فرصةً لإيجاد طرق هجومية أخرى وتحقيق النتيجة المرجوة، صلاح ليس لديه ما يُثبته، لقد فعل كل شيء وفاز بكل شيء”.

Glad that Salah is benched, its not a disrespect to the legend but it creates room for the players to find other ways to attack and get the desired result.

Salah doesn’t have anything to prove, he has done it all and won it all — Femi George (@thefemigeorge) December 3, 2025