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Ederson have revealed the reasons behind his Manchester City exit as the goalkeeper insisted that he "needed this change". The Brazilian became one of Pep Guardiola’s most trusted lieutenants and a cornerstone of City’s domestic dominance during his eight-year stay in Manchester. However, he brought his time at the Etihad to an end this summer. His farewell closed a chapter filled with silverware, which included six Premier League titles, five domestic cups, and the crowning glory in City’s first-ever Champions League triumph.

Ederson needed a fresh challenge

Despite the historic success, Ederson confessed that a sense of stagnation crept in at the Etihad. He admitted that the fire that once burned in him began to wane as he experienced a difficult final season in 2024-25. A series of five injuries left him frustrated and out of rhythm, and the signing of Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain for £26 million ($34m) meant that his time with the Cityzens was over. He signed with Fenerbahce and has now explained that the decision was as much about happiness as it was about football.

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Since making his debut for Fenerbahce in September, Ederson has embraced the fiery passion of Turkish football. However, reflecting on his transfer from City, he said: "All cycles come to an end, players come and go, but the club always remains. I had eight wonderful years wearing the City shirt and won 18 titles, but I needed this change and a change of scenery. When Fenerbahce came along, I embraced it. I still have the same mentality, I continue doing my off-field work, just like I did at City with my physical trainer. I still have the winning mentality that I had at City and Benfica, and I want to win at Fenerbahce too." 

Ederson is already thinking of winning titles with Fenerbahce and added: "Sometimes it's really good to have new challenges in your life, in your career. It brings new energy, many positive things, and something new within you. With this change, I'm breathing football again and feeling the atmosphere of the games in Turkey, which is crazy. I'm very happy with this challenge; the club hasn't won a national title in a long time. I hope I can help bring back that glory and take the club to the top."

Why Fenerbahce felt right for Ederson

While there were other offers, including interest from Italy and Saudi Arabia, Ederson revealed that his choice was influenced by people he trusted. He spoke with Claudio Taffarel, Brazil’s legendary goalkeeping coach and a Galatasaray icon, as well as several Brazilian players who had represented Fenerbahce in the past. Their advice, he said, made the decision easy.

"I had a brief conversation with Taffarel (the national team's goalkeeping coach), even though he played for their rival (Galatasaray)," he said. "Taffarel spoke wonders about the city, culture, and Turkish people. I also spoke with Brazilians who played for Fenerbahçe, who spoke very highly of the club, the city, the culture, and the climate. So that ended up helping even more. I'm really enjoying this new challenge, this new country, this new league, and this new culture."

Ederson also revealed that he had earlier tried to leave City as he was desperate for a change. "In a previous season I had already tried to leave, but it didn't work out," he said. "I think that influenced my performance a bit during the season. I had five injuries and wasn't at my highest possible level. It was a decision I had already made with my family to talk to the club about leaving if we agreed. I needed this change. There's no point in being at a giant, winning club if you're not happy. That would continue to affect me in the same way."

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AFPReturn to Brazil’s national team

Ederson’s resurgence in Turkey has already reopened doors, as Carlo Ancelotti has called him for international duty for the upcoming friendlies in November against Senegal and Tunisia. With the World Cup drawing closer, Ederson knows every performance counts and he will be fighting for a starting berth with Alisson Becker. 

"There's always great anticipation now that the World Cup is so close," he said. "I was left out of the last few call-ups because of injury, so my expectations are high. No player has a guaranteed spot, the only one who does is Ancelotti. The final decision will be his, because there are many very talented players, and I think he'll have a headache choosing the 23 players."

Ederson is once again enjoying his football in Turkey, and his hunger for success burns as fiercely as ever. He will look to make Ancelotti's job as difficult as possible as he is not short of motivation following a fresh start with Fenerbahce. 

Pitcher Cade Horton has been one of the Cubs' most consistent performers in recent months, but Chicago will not be able to start the rookie against the Padres in the National League wild-card series.

The Cubs are putting Horton on the 15-day injured list with a right rib fracture, they announced Saturday afternoon. Per Jesse Rogers of ESPN, Horton would potentially be able to return for Game 5 of the NLDS should Chicago make it there.

Horton, 24, has gone 11–4 with a 2.67 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 118 innings this season. More specifically, he's 7–3 with a 1.28 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 49 1/3 innings since Aug. 1.

The Cubs are scheduled to play San Diego in the teams' second-ever playoff matchup next week, though its location is still to be determined.

Chicago is hosting the Cardinals in a three-game set this weekend; Jameson Taillon is starting Saturday while Sunday's starter is to be determined.

Wrexham star James McClean delivered a shock message to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's side amid a lack of game time. The winger has dropped a stunning revelation, claiming that his passion for boxing has eclipsed his love for football, and he’s planning to hang up his boots for gloves sooner rather than later.

When football turned feisty for McClean

McClean’s tempestuous edge boiled over as tensions flared behind the scenes during Wrexham’s Carabao Cup derby clash against fierce Welsh rivals, Cardiff City. Emotions were running hot at the Racecourse Ground, and after the match, an incident in the players’ car park threatened to turn ugly. A group of Cardiff City fans reportedly breached a restricted area and confronted McClean, forcing him to defend himself. Witnesses claimed that he stood his ground and handled himself well. An internal investigation is now underway into how rival supporters gained access to the secured zone. But for McClean, the encounter only deepened his belief that he might be better suited to a ring than a pitch.

AdvertisementAFPMcClean is a fighter at heart

Over the past year, McClean has been training intensively in boxing. He has been posting workout clips to his Instagram that show sharp jabs and fierce combinations. 

Speaking in an interview with Westlife star released on Thursday, he said: "I'll be honest, I've really enjoyed it [at Wrexham] up until the last two or three months. It's not been ideal, I've not been playing as much as I'd like, which is never a good thing. You want to be playing and you want to be in the mix. I've never dealt really well with not playing."

The Republic of Ireland international, who joined Wrexham from Wigan Athletic in August 2023, has helped guide the club to back-to-back promotions. But the step up to the Championship has brought new realities. And it seems to have bruised his pride.

"Nowadays, I just channel that frustration and annoyance and do my training. Before, I'd throw my toys out of the pram," he said. "Now, I just channel that frustration into the punch bag and it seems to blow off a bit of steam. You kind of feel better for it afterwards."

Taste of the big stage for McClean

McClean isn’t just shadowboxing, but he has already dipped his toes into the professional world. On September 5, the Wrexham winger walked out with Michael Conlan for his high-profile bout against Jack Bateson at Dublin’s 3Arena. Now, he confirmed that talks have already taken place about entering the Misfits Boxing circuit. It is an influencer-led crossover promotion that’s given everyone from YouTubers to ex-footballers a shot at the spotlight.

"I do want to box," he admitted. "Misfits (boxing company) is opening up opportunities for a lot of people who aren't professional boxers to give them the opportunity to step in and experience what it's like to be a boxer. Absolutely, it's something I want to do and there has been background chats about it, but I'm contracted at the moment. It's definitely something I want to do in the near future.

"A lot of my training now is boxing training. I have a bigger passion now for boxing than I do for football. I would rather watch boxing than watch football. It's something I want to do and it's something I want to experience to tick off my bucket list. I've done the ring walk for Mike Conlan in Dublin. Being on the stage that night and doing the ring walk was unbelievable. I was thinking, imagine doing that, where this is for you and you're going into the ring for a tear up. I get goosebumps."

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McClean was once seen as one of the dressing room’s emotional leaders. But he has now found himself watching from the sidelines more often than not this season as he has made just 10 appearances across all competitions. Wrexham currently sit 14th in the table, comfortably clear of the relegation zone but well off the play-off pace. Their next test is a home tie against Charlton Athletic on Saturday, which will be their final game before the international break.

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Cássio enfrenta o Corinthians pela semifinal da Copa do Brasil em seu melhor momento com a camisa do Cruzeiro. Após um início conturbado, com algumas falhas e muitas críticas, o goleiro se consolidou como uma liderança defensiva e acabou o Campeonato Brasileiro de bem com a torcida celeste.

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A semifinal da Copa do Brasil será a primeira vez que o goleiro enfrentará seu ex-clube em uma decisão. A partida começa às 21h30 (de Brasília). O jogo de volta será decidido na Neo Química Arena.

Pelo Cruzeiro, Cássio já enfrentou o Corinthians duas vezes, ambas durante esta temporada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Relembre as atuações com números do Sofascore;

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2 jogos (2 titular)

1º turno do Brasileirão:
Corinthians 0-0 Cruzeiro (23/07/2025)
2º turno Brasileirão:
Cruzeiro 3-0 Corinthians (23/11/2025)

0 gols sofridos – 2 jogos sem sofrer gol (100%)
100% bolas defendidas
79% de acerto no passe
Nota Sofascore 7.00

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Defesa da Raposa foi destaque no Brasileirão

A defesa do Cruzeiro encerrou o Brasileirão como a segunda menos vazada, tendo sofrido apenas 31 gols, atrás somente do Flamengo (vinte e sete gols sofridos).

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Pelo Corinthians, Cássio disputou 712 partidas, e é o goleiro que mais atuou pelo clube. Um dos maiores ídolos da história corintiana, Cássio conquistou nove títulos: quatro Paulistas (2013, 2017, 2018 e 2019), dois Brasileiros (2015 e 2017), uma Libertadores (2012), um Mundial de Clubes (2012) e uma Recopa Sul-Americana (2013).

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يستعد فريق ريال مدريد الإسباني بقيادة مديره الفني تشابي ألونسو، لمواجهة مانشستر سيتي الإنجليزي، مساء اليوم الأربعاء ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويستقبل ريال مدريد خصمه مانشستر سيتي على ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو” في إطار مباريات الجولة السادسة لمرحلة الدوري بدوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويعاني ريال مدريد من عدة غيابات على الجانب الدفاعي، بعد إصابة إيدير ميليتاو في المباراة الماضية أمام سيلتا فيجو بالدوري الإسباني، بالإضافة لاستمرار غياب دين هويسن وداني كارفاخال وترينت ألكسندر أرنولد.

كما تحيط الشكوك حول جاهزية النجم الفرنسي، كيليان مبابي، مهاجم الفريق، والذي لم يكن في كامل لياقته خلال تدريبات ريال مدريد يوم الثلاثاء.

ويملك ريال مدريد 12 نقطة في رصيده بدوري أبطال أوروبا، ويتواجد بالمركز السادس، ومانشستر سيتي لديه 10 نقاط في المركز 12. تشكيل ريال مدريد المتوقع أمام مانشستر سيتي اليوم

حراسة المرمى: تيبو كورتوا.

خط الدفاع: فران جارسيا، ألفارو كاريراس، أنطونيو روديجر، راؤول أسينسيو.

خط الوسط: أردا جولر، جود بيلينجهام، أوريلين تشواميني، فيدي فالفيردي.

خط الهجوم: فينيسيوس جونيور، رودريجو.

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The Mets have some tough decisions ahead of them if they manage to fight their way into the playoffs.

Former staff ace Kodai Senga opened the season on fire, but may not even make the postseason roster.

In his first 14 starts this season, the 32-year-old was outstanding. He posted a 7–3 record with a 1.39 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, with 74 strikeouts and 33 walks in 77 2/3 innings. Since then, he's been a mess.

After 13 excellent starts to open 2025, a hamstring injury suffered in June sidelined Senga for a month. He threw four shutout innings after returning on July 21, then fell off a cliff. Since then, he's made eight starts and has gone 0–3 with a 6.56 ERA, a 1.71 WHIP, and 35 strikeouts against 22 walks in 35 2/3 innings.

The Mets optioned him to Triple A Syracuse on September 5 to work through his control issues. In his lone start for the Mets' minor league affiliate, he allowed one run on three hits over six innings, striking out eight and, crucially, walking none.

The Mets are currently fighting for the final National League wild card spot and, if they get in, will have to decide whether or not to include Senga on the postseason roster. Manager Carlos Mendoza addressed that potential dilemma on Thursday.

"I think we'll have the conversation and we'll take the 13 guys that we feel are going to give us the best chance to win baseball games in October," Mendoza said "I think the biggest thing for him [is] to go out there today and have a good performance. And then we have decisions there."

Some excellent manager-speak by Mendoza there. Top-notch stuff.

Senga was so good early in the year that his awful stretch only raised his season ERA to 3.02. He was the Mets' ace for the first half of the season and is now on the outside looking in on a playoff rotation spot.

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Neste domingo (16), o Internacional visita o Juventude no Alfredo Jaconi no primeiro confronto para definir o finalista do campeonato gaúcho. A bola rola na serra gaúcha a partir das 16h, horário de Brasília.

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✅FICHA TÉCNICA
Juventude x Internacional
Semifinal do Campeonato Gaúcho
Data e horário: domingo, 16 de março de 2024, às 16h (de Brasília)
Local: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, em Caxias do Sul (RS)
Onde assistir:  Premiere
Árbitro: Roger Goulart
Auxiliares: Tiago Augusto Kappes Diel e Jorge Eduardo Bernardi
VAR: Douglas Schwengber da Silva

⚽ PROVÁVEIS ESCALAÇÕES

JUVENTUDE:
Gabriel Vasconcelos; João Lucas, Zé Marcos, Danilo Boza e Alan Ruschel; Lucas Barbosa, Jádson, Caique e Jean Carlos; Edson Carioca e Gilberto. Técnico: Roger Machado

INTERNACIONAL:
Anthoni; Fabrício Bustos, Vitão, Robert Renan e Renê; Maurício, Fernando (Bruno Henrique), Aránguiz e Wanderson; Alan Patrick e Alario. Técnico: Eduardo Coudet

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This is the first match between the two teams in any format

Karthik Krishnaswamy18-Sep-20251:30

Bangar: India might give Arshdeep a game and rest Bumrah

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As expected, the group stage of this Asia Cup ends with a high-stakes clash in Group B, and a dead rubber in Group A. India and Oman contest this dead rubber, and their aims are wildly different.For India, this could be about getting some of their bowlers match time, and some of their middle- and lower-order batters crease time, ahead of the Super Four stage. Four members of their squad are yet to play a match, and three members of their top eight have played both their matches so far but are yet to face a ball.For Oman, this is their last match against a Full Member team before they host a tournament of serious consequence next month – the T20 World Cup Asia & East-Asia-Pacific Regional Qualifier. They are one of nine teams taking part in that tournament, of whom three will make it to next year’s T20 World Cup. Oman will want to be one of those three teams, and learnings from this Asia Cup, and this final game against India, could well help them in that quest.Related

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Form guide

India WWWWL (last five T20Is, most recent first)
Oman LLLLL

In the spotlight

India have retained Sanju Samson as their wicketkeeper ahead of Jitesh Sharma, trusting him to play an unfamiliar role in the middle order. He has not had a chance to play that role yet in this tournament, though, with DNBs against both UAE and Pakistan. Will he get a chance to bat against Oman?He’s returned an economy rate of just 4.71 through this Asia Cup, and he’s been even more frugal in the powerplay, going at just 3.50 across four overs. Shakeel Ahmed has had an excellent tournament so far, but now he’s set to face a real pressure test: will Oman continue to use their left-arm spinner with the new ball, with the marauding, left-handed Abhishek Sharma waiting at the top of India’s line-up?

Team news

India have played just the one frontline fast bowler in their two matches so far, but the shift from Dubai to slightly less spin-friendly conditions in Abu Dhabi, and the context of this dead rubber, could cause them to change their strategy. In any case, Jasprit Bumrah could be rested, and either one or both of Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana could get a look-in. With the middle-order batters not having got much of a chance in the middle so far, India might find it a little harder to give Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma a game.India (probable): 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 4 Tilak Varma, 5 Sanju Samson (wk), 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Harshit Rana, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Kuldeep Yadav/Varun Chakravarthy2:27

Bangar: India unlikely to tinker with in-form top order

While India played the same XI in their first two games, Oman have used 14 players across theirs. Given how their tournament has panned out so far, with batting collapses against both Pakistan and UAE, it’s hard to predict who stays in and who goes out of their XI.Oman (probable): 1 Jatinder Singh (capt), 2 Aamir Kaleem, 3 Hammad Mirza, 4 Wasim Ali, 5 Aryan Bisht, 6 Vinayak Shukla (wk), 7 Jiten Ramamnandi, 8 Shah Faisal, 9 Shakeel Ahmed, 10 Hassnain Shah, 11 Samay Shrivastava

Pitch and conditions

Recent history suggests that the pitches in Abu Dhabi don’t have quite as much help for spin as those in Dubai do. Since the start of 2023, spinners have averaged below 20 in Dubai and gone at less than 6.5 per over in T20Is; they’ve averaged over 38 in Abu Dhabi and conceded more than 7.5 per over. The two teams’ selections could well reflect this.

Stats and trivia

• This is the first meeting between India and Oman in any format.
• Abhishek (195.40) currently has the best strike rate of any batter with at least 500 T20I runs.
• Arshdeep is India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is. He currently has 99 in 63 matches. If he remains on the bench through this tournament, Hardik Pandya (95) and Jasprit Bumrah (92) have a chance of catching up with or going past him.

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“I feel these wickets are perfect for spinners. Because you get bounce and the zip. If you compare to the Champions Trophy, the wickets [then] were very slow and you had to put a lot of revs on the ball to get the extra bounce and the pace as well. Those tracks, it was difficult for a batter to score runs. For wristspinners, to get bounce and turn on those wickets was tough.”

“Eventually the pressure kept on building in the second innings and we couldn’t capitalise,” says India’s stand-in captain Rishabh Pant

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Nov-20253:22

Philander: Bavuma ‘a wonderful inspiration’

“I am not a stats man, I am a win man,” Simon Harmer said when asked by Murali Kartik in the post-match presentation about his returns: his 8 for 51 is the best by a South Africa spinner in a Test in India and second only to Dale Steyn’s 10 for 108 back in 2010.The other South Africans at Eden Gardens could say the same. They started the third day staring at a crisis. They fought their way out of it with the bat, led by Temba Bavuma and Corbin Bosch, and then had Marco Jansen first and then Harmer running through the opposition.All India had in front of them was a target of 124. They only got 93.Related

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“A game like this, you can’t dwell into it too much, because… we should have been able to chase this score, but eventually the pressure kept on building in the second innings and we couldn’t capitalise,” Rishabh Pant, standing in as captain in Shubman Gill’s absence, said. “Definitely there was help in the wicket, a [target] of 120 can be tricky on these kinds of surfaces, but at the same time, as a team we should be able to soak in the pressure.”He pointed to the morning session when South Africa, resuming on 93 for 7, added 60 more runs. “That was the turning point,” Pant said. “Temba and Bosch had a brilliant partnership in the morning and that got them back in the game and that hurt us too much at the end of the game.”Bavuma isn’t the sort to talk big, so he kept it simple.”It was about awareness. Second innings, I didn’t change too much. Fortunately I have played in India before, so I kind of understand the little bit of adjustment that you need to make, and luck also plays a part,” he said of his innings of 55 not out, the only half-century in a game where no innings touched 200.”The captaincy, you are only as good as the players. That I give it to them. Batting, I am just comfortable with myself. And technique: not to worry about trigger and all those types of things. I stand as still as I can, watch the ball. I have a decent understanding of my game. I have come here to India wanting to do well. Not the greatest of records when it comes to these conditions. There’s a bit of that exuberance from my side to see myself doing well in these conditions and implement all the little things that I’m trying here, and keep contributing for the team.”The partnership with Bosch, I think with Marco as well at the end of the day [yesterday], just gave a little bit of impetus. The wicket played a bit better this morning, wasn’t as extreme. We tried to stay in the game as much as we could. It is not all the time that you score 120-125 and that’s a winning score. I think it was a case of staying in the game and keep believing.”Contribute he did, and then turned to his bowlers.3:40

Did India let South Africa off the hook in the morning?

“Very exciting. We want to be a part of these games and be on the right side of the result. We tried to hold on to our nerves as much as we could,” Bavuma said. “It was tough for us and we needed the bowlers to exploit what was there and the guys did that beautifully. We were able to change our bowlers frequently and that worked for us.”If Harmer is to be believed, the conditions got a bit tougher for him on the third day.”Today, I felt it probably got a little bit flatter as the ball got softer. It wasn’t exploding as much. I was asking myself some really hard questions,” he said. “Nice to contribute. I have been here before and it was a dark place, losing [three out of four Tests in 2015]. So to get here, to be behind the eight-ball again, and for the team to fight the way they did, shows where this group is and what they are capable of and the belief that they have.”I knew I needed to bowl well. I think it was the same when we were batting – it felt like we were one partnership away from getting ourselves into the game. It was the same with ball in hand. We knew we were one partnership away from getting really close. I just needed to try and put as many balls in the right areas and trust that the wicket would do its bit.”

تأهل منتخب المغرب، إلى نصف نهائي بطولة كأس العرب التي تقام في الدوحة، عقب الفوز على منتخب سوريا اليوم الخميس. 

وواجه منتخب المغرب نظيره سوريا، في تمام الساعة الرابعة والنصف من مساء اليوم، ضمن مباريات ربع نهائي بطولة كأس العرب. 

طالع.. موعد مباراة المغرب في نصف نهائي كأس العرب 2025

وحقق منتخب المغرب الفوز على سوريا، بهدف دون رد، أحرزه اللاعب وليد أزارو في الدقيقة 79 من عمر المباراة. 

وضمن منتخب المغرب تأهله إلى دور نصف النهائي من بطولة كأس العرب، وينتظر ما ستسفر عن باق مباريات ربع نهائي كأس العرب. 

وتأهل منتخب السعودية بعد الفوز على فلسطين ليصبح ثاني المنتخبات التي وصلت إلى نصف النهائي. 

وحقق الأخضر السعودي الفوز على الفدائي الفلسطيني بثنائية مقابل هدف بعد مباراة ماراثونية امتدت إلى الأشواط الإضافية.  المنتخبات المتأهلة إلى نصف نهائي كأس العرب 2025

1- المغرب 

2- السعودية.