Esta será a primeira vez na história do Vasco em que o clube terá no comando um técnico estrangeiro na estreia do Brasileirão. O argentino Ramón Díaz é quem estará na beira do campo na partida contra o Grêmio.
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Ramón Díaz chegou ao Vasco no ano passado para fazer com que o clube escapasse de mais um rebaixamento. O desempenho do técnico foi positivo: dez vitórias, seis empates e oito derrotas em 24 jogos.
Já em 2024, Ramón Díaz acumula seis vitórias, cinco empates e duas derrotas em 13 partidas disputadas.
Apesar do fato inédito, o técnico estrangeiro a comandar o Vasco. Além de Ramón Díaz, o Cruz-Maltino já foi treinado por outros nove treinadores gringos.
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🗒️ CONFIRA OUTROS TÉCNICOS ESTRANGEIROS DO VASCO: – Henry Welfare (Inglaterra): novembro de 1926 a junho de 1937; – Carlos Scarone (Uruguai): abril de 1938 a maio de 1939; – Ramón Platero (Uruguai): maio de 1939 a abril de 1940; – Ondino Vieira (Uruguai): março de 1943 a julho de 1946; – Ernesto Santos (Portugal): julho a outubro de 1946; – Roque Calocero (Argentina): outubro de 1946 até janeiro de 1947; – Filpo Núñez (Argentina): abril a agosto de 1960; – Abel Picabéa (Argentina): outubro de 1960 a fevereiro de 1961; – Ricardo Sá Pinto (Portugal): outubro a dezembro de 2020.
O Vasco enfrenta o Grêmio após um hiato de mais de um mês sem partidas. No entanto, o Cruz-Maltino fez três jogos-treino neste período. A bola rola às 16h, em São Januário.
West Ham have held loose talks to sign a striker who’s allegedly spoken with Thomas Frank about joining Tottenham, according to a report this week.
West Ham identify striker targets ahead of January
West Ham are accelerating their pursuit of centre-forwards ahead of the January transfer window, with Nuno Espírito Santo making the signing of a number nine one of his absolute priorities.
The Hammers currently languish in the relegation zone with just 13 points from 15 Premier League games, having scored a meagre 17 goals all season, even if they’ve enjoyed a recent mini-revival under Nuno.
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Niclas Füllkrug’s potentially imminent departure has intensified the need for another option upfront, with the German flop expected to complete a return to the Bundesliga after managing just three goals in 29 appearances since his £27 million arrival from Dortmund last year.
Man United’s Joshua Zirkzee is one option under consideration by West Ham.
The Dutch forward has struggled for opportunities under Ruben Amorim and was previously labeled a “future West Ham player” last year, and you can make a case that Zirkzee’s versatilitywould suit Nuno’s system far better than Fullkrug.
West Ham are also monitoring Midtjylland sensation Franculino Dju, who has scored a pretty incredible 21 goals in 30 total appearances this season.
The 21-year-old represents a younger, longer-term investment compared to more experienced alternatives, while Union Saint-Gilloise’s Promise David continues to attract West Ham interest after his impressive performances for the Belgian champions.
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A bigger name option who’s been repeatedly linked comes in the form of ex-Brentford star Ivan Toney.
The Al-Ahli striker, who’s been on fire in Saudi Arabia with 50 goal contributions (42 goals, eight assists) in 62 appearances, is reportedly under catching West Ham’s eye prior to January.
Toney has only managed to make one England squad since moving to the Middle East last year, and with the World Cup looming, reports suggest he could be tempted to move back to the Premier League.
West Ham hold 'informal' talks to sign Ivan Toney
According to some media sources, Toney has even spoken to Frank directly about a potential move to Tottenham next month.
However, as per journalist Graeme Bailey, both Spurs and the Irons could be set for disappointment.
Writing for TEAMtalk, Bailey says that West Ham have held ‘informal’ talks to sign Toney, but a move back to England for the 29-year-old hinges on Thomas Tuchel.
The Three Lions boss wasn’t impressed by Toney the last time he was called up in the summer, so the prospect of him playing his way into the World Cup squad is already slim at best.
Because of this, the forward and his camp aren’t anticipating a call-up, regardless of where he moves from now until the squad selection.
This lack of hope threatens to quash any hope of West Ham, or indeed Spurs, signing Toney, with a potentially huge financial bill also coming as a major roadblock.
If Toney returns to England under two years after his Saudi move, the attacker would be forced to pay massive taxes, but if he waits until the summer, the fees would be more kind in that regard.
It therefore makes more sense for the player to wait until later in 2026 to consider a move back to the UK, by which point Spurs or West Ham may have already signed their desired new target man.
Taking this into account, a potential move to the London Stadium for Toney is seen as a long shot.
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The 49ers and Rangers are now reportedly considering an approach to hire a 42-year-old replacement for Patrick Stewart, who they recently sacked.
Rangers sack Thelwell and Stewart
Despite a recent turnaround on the pitch courtesy of Danny Rohl’s arrival, the 49ers have remained in ruthless mood and recently sacked chief executive Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell. It follows a disastrous summer of decisions, which instantly failed to get fans at Ibrox onside.
Explaining the decision, Andrew Cavenagh said: “Paraag and I have analysed the club’s needs, and as we reflect on what the club needs today, and where Kevin and Patrick are, we think we need something different.
“Our focus the first part of this season, the first part of our ownership period, has been on the sporting side and that’s where all of our attention went to for obvious reasons.
“With Danny coming in, he has started to improve the on-pitch performance, and that has created the space to allow Paraag and I to look at other parts of the club with new eyes and assess what we need going forward.
“I think responsible change has to be measured. I don’t think you can come in and tear something completely apart all at once. You’re likely to get something wrong.”
It’s certainly a big decision from the 49ers, but one that will please Rangers fans who particularly aired their frustrations at Thelwell in recent months.
Just who they turn to now is the big question. Potential candidates are already being mentioned, and that includes James Taylor who reportedly has internal support at the club amid a potential promotion.
Rangers considering James Taylor approach
According to the Scottish Sun, Rangers are now considering an approach to hire Taylor in the CEO role. The 42-year-old has already impressed as their Chief Financial Officer and played a huge part in recording a record revenue of £94m for the year. Now, he could get the chance to step up to the CEO role.
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Whilst he’s not the only name on the list, Ibrox chiefs are reportedly fans of Taylor and that will undoubtedly help him along the way in the interview process.
It almost goes without saying that it would be a big step up for the current Rangers chief, but he has more than proven his worth at the club in the last year.
Whether the Gers decide to make a decision as soon as possible or remain patient for the right candidate is the question. In a season of so much change, they desperately need to get things in order ahead of the January transfer window both on and off the pitch.
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New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was seemingly robbed of his eighth home run of the season on Sunday afternoon during his team's 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. After the 32-year-old launched what looked to be a fair ball to deep left field in the top of the 8th inning, the umpire crew ruled the hit foul and, upon further review, upheld it.
Judge's manager, Aaron Boone, ripped the blown call after the game, calling it "remarkable" that they missed it. Judge himself—while bluntly summing up what had happened—decided to take a more measured approach.
"It was a fair ball," he told reporters. "It's just tough in a situation like this, in a Minor League park where the foul poles aren't that high."
For context, the Rays are playing at Tampa's George M. Steinbrenner Field this season due to damage at Tropicana Field from Hurricane Milton. The park typically serves as the Yankees' spring training facility as well as the home to the Rays' Single-A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons.
"They missed it and we're just got to move on," Judge said.
With their win on Sunday, New York moved to 14-8 on the season as they sit in first place in the American League East. They're now headed to Cleveland on Monday to take on the Guardians, with first pitch from Progressive Field set for 6:10 p.m.
O Palmeiras encara o Botafogo nesta quarta-feira (1), no Engenhão, em jogo válido pela 31 rodada do Brasileirão 2023 e o jogo será inédito para o alviverde por um fator muito importante.
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Será a primeira vez que o Palmeiras jogará no novo gramado do Engenhão, inaugurado nesta temporada e que parece muito o do Allianz Parque.
Acostumado a atuar em um gramado artificial, o Verdão não deve sentir tanta diferença e não deve ter muitos problemas para encarar o atual líder da competição.
Se pra muitos o gramado sintético é um aliado dos clubes que o detém, os últimos jogos não provam que essa tese está totalmente correta.
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O Botafogo não venceu os últimos quatro jogos que fez no Engenhão, com dois empates diante de Goiás e Athletico-PR e derrotas para Flamengo e Cuiabá.
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Na temporada passada, ainda no gramado natural, o Palmeiras bateu o Botafogo no Engenhão por 3 a 1, com gols de Scarpa, Mayke e Dudu.
Em 10 jogos diante do Botafogo no Nílton Santos, o Palmeiras tem três vitórias, dois empates e cinco derrotas, com 12 gols marcados e 15 gols sofridos.
A bola rola para Botafogo x Palmeiras a partir das 21h30 (horário de Brasília) desta quarta-feira (1), e o jogo terá transmissão da Rede Globo e do Premiere FC.
One Ibrox manager target has ruled himself out of contention to return as Rangers boss, the PA news agency understands.
Significant Rangers manager update from Ibrox
Steven Gerrard had been the front-runner to replace the sacked Russell Martin as head coach, but it is understood that after holding constructive discussions with the club, he felt the timing was not right for a return to Ibrox.
PA understands the conversations were positive, and both sides agreed to leave the door open for the future.
Martin was sacked last weekend after just four months in charge, with the team having won just one of their opening seven William Hill Premiership matches.
Gerrard, who left his role in charge of Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq in January, is a hero to many Gers supporters after leading them to the title in 2020-21, which remains the only time they have won the league since their financial implosion in 2012.
Steven Gerrard
Rangers record
Games
192
Wins
124
Draws
41
Defeat
27
He left the club later that year after three years in charge to take over at Aston Villa. In an interview with the ‘Rio Ferdinand Presents’ podcast released this week, Gerrard revealed he had “a bit of unfinished business” in management and wanted “to be at a team that’s going to compete to win because I think that suits me better”.
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Rangers Under-19 coach Steven Smith is currently overseeing first-team training on an interim basis along with B team coach Brian Gilmour, goalkeeping coach Sal Bibbo and head of performance Rhys Owen.
Other names to have been touted as potential successors to Martin include Hearts boss Derek McInnes, former Rangers player Kevin Muscat and ex-Everton boss Sean Dyche.
The centre-forward position at Celtic has been a tricky one for Brendan Rodgers to deal with for a long time now, possibly stretching back to January 2024.
Adam Idah was brought in to compete with Kyogo Furuhashi in the second half of the 2023/24 campaign, before they battled it out again in the 2024/25 season.
Both Idah and Kyogo left the club this year, the latter in the summer and the former in January, and Kelechi Iheanacho is currently the first-choice number nine at Parkhead.
Why Celtic may sign another striker in January
Iheanacho has scored three goals in six matches for the Hoops in all competitions since his move to the club on a free transfer from Sevilla, but two of those three goals came from the penalty spot, per Transfermarkt. One goal from open play in six matches is not an ideal return for the Nigeria international.
Celtic bid £10m to sign Kasper Dolberg from Anderlecht on deadline day, only to miss out on his signature to Ajax, which suggests that there is cash in the bank to spend on a striker when the January window rolls around.
This means that the Hoops may dip back into the market to sign a striker in the hope of bringing in a reliable goalscorer who Rodgers can trust to deliver consistent quality.
The arrival of a new centre-forward at Parkhead in January could spell the end of Johnny Kenny’s time at Celtic, as he has not kicked on in Glasgow this year.
Why Johnny Kenny is on borrowed time at Celtic
The Irish number nine returned to the club in January after a loan spell with Shamrock Rovers to play a supporting role in the second half of last season.
Kenny scored one goal in eight appearances in the Scottish Premiership as a back-up to Idah and was only handed one start by Rodgers. This did not suggest that he was likely to kick on and become a regular in the 2025/26 campaign.
English League One side Bolton Wanderers had a bid of £500k turned down by the Hoops during the summer transfer window, as they decided to keep him as part of their squad for the first half of this season.
Appearances
8
3
Starts
1
0
Unused substitute
6x
2x
Goals
1
1
Big chances missed
2
3
Big chances created
1
0
Assists
1
0
As you can see in the table above, Kenny has only made three appearances as a substitute in the Premiership so far this term, which shows that Rodgers does not trust him to play regular minutes.
At the end of last season, former Fulham and Leeds star Ross McCormack suggested that he needed to go to League One or the Championship in England.
McCormack said: “I would imagine you’re probably looking at maybe a loan down south somewhere, bottom end of League One or top end of the Championship and see how he goes.”
Bolton are currently ninth in League One in England, so not quite the bottom end of League One. They were willing to pay £500k to sign the Irishman from the Hoops in the summer, and that would have given him an opportunity to go away and play regular minutes to develop as a player.
Instead, Kenny is rarely getting on the pitch for Celtic. His development is stalling by not gaining experience in a competitive environment, which is why he should be looking to move on in the next window to take the next step in his career.
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When you take that and the idea that Celtic may want to enter the market to sign another striker in January, the Irishman may be on borrowed time at Parkhead, as moving away from the club could be the best for all parties involved.
Seamers Gerald Coetzee and Nandre Burger will make their return to international cricket after eight and 11 months respectively in South Africa’s T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe next month. Coetzee was sidelined by a hamstring and then a groin injury over the home summer while Burger has been out with a lower-back stress fracture. Both are currently in action at the Major League Cricket tournament in the USA.South Africa are without regular captain Aiden Markram, batters Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs and David Miller, allrounder Marco Jansen, pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (who will lead the Test side in Zimbabwe). Anrich Nortje has a stress-related injury of the back and was unavailable for selection. Tabraiz Shamsi, who like Nortje is no longer contracted to CSA, has also not been included. Head coach Shukri Conrad revealed that he will have a conversation with wristspinner in the next week or so to determine his plans with the national side going forward. Heinrich Klaasen has retired from international cricket.”The all-format guys have been rested. If you go back to what their last couple of months have looked like, they played Test Series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan back home, then they had SA20, then they went straight from there into an IPL, and the IPL went on for a bit longer.Then we had the World Test Championship Final. Their last couple of months have been chock-a-block. If you cast your eye on what the next few months look like for us, starting with this series and then a couple of days after we go to Australia and England, we felt it was the best thing for them to freshen up,” Conrad said from Zimbabwe. “That was the big thing for me, for them to get a really good break away from cricket and freshen up. Then also use this opportunity to look at guys that potentially could stake a claim to make that T20 World Cup squad. Our sights are firmly now on what that T20 World Cup squad could look like.”Related
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In Markram’s absence, Rassie van der Dussen will captain the side, having also done so on South Africa’s tour to West Indies before last year’s T20 World Cup. There is experience in the form of Reeza Hendricks and Lungi Ngidi and four uncapped players. Exciting left-handed batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who is also in the Test squad, is in line for a T20I debut alongside Rubin Hermann, left-arm spinner Senuran Muthusamy and allrounder Corbin Bosch.On Pretorius, Conrad said: “He’s a special breed. He’s come up, played in the U19 World Cup, did really well there, debuted in the SA20 and was phenomenal there. Then he played first-class cricket for the Titans, scored a hundred on debut, and a hundred in the final, so that says that there’s something special about him. We’re obviously excited to have him and some of the other younger bucks in the set-up and to see what his journey is going to look like going forward.”The series is the first white-ball assignment for Conrad, who has already been in charge of the Test side since 2023 and will take on the extra workload until 2027. On appointment in May, Conrad stressed that he expected to field squads that are as close to full strength as possible outside of major tournaments but his first rodeo as white-ball coach has not panned out that way.Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who topped the run-charts in the SA20, has been handed a call up•SA20
With next year’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in mind, South Africa have included three spinners in Muthusamy, George Linde and Nqabayomzi Peter. Linde was among the top 10 wicket-takers at the SA20 while Peter played for South Africa in tours towards the latter end of last year. “Having three quality spin options gives us a great deal of variety, especially in conditions like Harare,” Conrad said in a statement.The batting line-up is headlined by the return of Dewald Brevis, who played two T20Is for South Africa against Australia in 2023 and scored five runs collectively. Then, Brevis was being fast-tracked onto the international scene after topping the run-charts at the 2022 Under-19 World Cup. He has since had two full domestic seasons and impressed across formats, including finishing as the sixth-highest run-scorer at the SA20 last summer. Brevis also had an eye-catching stint as a replacement player for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025.”Dewald has matured nicely,” Conrad said. ” From the last I worked with him at the Under-19 World Cup, there’s a certain level of maturity. He’s got experience under his belt now with regards to first-class cricket. He’s obviously played a lot of T20 cricket around the world – IPL and he had a stint with Hampshire, so I think in terms of that, the level of experience is a lot bigger. We certainly don’t want guys to come here now and start changing things because they feel it’s international level. Whatever they’ve got, we want to enhance that and we want them to showcase that.So exciting times for him.”Hermann was the fifth-leading run-scorer at the SA20 and Pretorius topped the charts. All three have been called up on the back of those performances.South Africa’s pace department includes left-arm seamer Kwena Maphaka, who is also in the Test squad, and allrounder Andile Simelane, who has played five T20Is. “Kwena has spent time at the IPL, he’s been involved with the SA20, he’s played one or two games for South Africa so he’s only going to get better for that,” Conrad said. “He’s definitely one that we’ve got our eye on in terms of not only now but the future as well. I think it’s a bright future. He needs to play as much first-class cricket as he possibly can, just so that he continually understands and his body gets used to the rigours of playing first-class cricket.”The tri-series, which starts on July 14, also includes New Zealand, who will be coached by South Africa’s former white-ball coach, Rob Walter. All seven matches will be played in Harare.
حسم نادي الترجي التونسي، تأهله إلى دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا للموسم الحالي 2025-2026، بعد الفوز على فريق رحيمو من بوركينا فاسو.
والتقي فريقا الترجي التونسي ورحيمو البوركيني، اليوم الأحد، في مواجهة الإياب لدور الـ32 من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
وحقق فريق الترجي الفوز بثلاثة أهداف دون رد، سجلها حمزة جيلاسي وفلوريان دانهو وأشرف الجبري في الدقائق 33 و51 و72.
طالع | الفرق المتأهلة إلى دور المجموعات من دوري أبطال إفريقيا (محدث باستمرار)
وبذلك، يتأهل فريق الترجي التونسي إلى دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، بمجموع المباراتين 4-0، حيث كان قد فاز في لقاء الذهاب 1-0.
ويعد الترجي التونسي الفريق رقم 13 المتأهل إلى دور المجموعات من دوري أبطال إفريقيا، بعد الأهلي، باور ديناموز الزامبي، الهلال السوداني، سانت إيلوي لوبوبو من الكونغو الديمقراطية، يانج أفريكانز التنزاني، ريفرز يونايتد النيجيري، بترو أتلتيكو الأنجولي، شبيبة القبائل الجزائري، الجيش الملكي المغربي، سيمبا التنزاني، الملعب المالي وصن داونز.
ومن المقرر أن يجري الاتحاد الإفريقي “كاف”، قرعة دور المجموعات، يوم الإثنين الموافق 3 نوفمبر 2025 في مدينة جوهانسبورج في جنوب إفريقيا.
This season feels like it could be a brutal one for West Ham United.
The board have made a few good signings, such as Mads Hermansen and El Hadji Malick Diouf, but with Callum Wilson being their only attacking signing, it feels like they have left themselves short.
Moreover, it now looks almost certain that Edson Alvarez will be leaving the London Stadium before the window shuts, leaving the squad even lighter on quality.
Edson Alvarez.
Fortunately, reports have linked the club to a midfield talent who’d be a brilliant addition to the side and a significant upgrade on the Mexican.
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When West Ham signed Alvarez from Ajax in the summer of 2023, there was a lot of understandable excitement around the deal.
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After all, the Mexican international won two league titles with the Amsterdam outfit and left with 147 appearances under his belt.
However, instead of coming in and making up for the loss of Declan Rice, the 27-year-old has struggled with the pace and intensity of English football, and now looks like he could leave the club this summer, either on loan or permanently.
Interestingly, the East Londoners are now being linked with an up-and-coming talent who could come in and replace Alvarez.
At least that is according to a recent report from Sky Sports’ Tim Vickery, who has claimed that West Ham are interested in Andrey Santos.
It’s not the first time the Hammers have been credited with an interest in the exciting Brazilian, as reports from earlier this month claimed that they have already seen an offer of around £42m rejected.
It remains to be seen whether this is a transfer that could happen, but if there is any chance at all, West Ham have to take it, as Santos would be an excellent signing and a massive upgrade on Alvarez.
How Santos compares to Alvarez
So, the first thing to point out is that while Santos is certainly a midfielder who can get forward and attack, and is more inclined to do so compared to Alvarez, he has still spent almost half of his playing career in the six position.
Andrey Santos
Moreover, respected analyst Ben Mattinson has gone as far as calling him a “duel monster” for the tenacious way he wins the ball off opposition players and argues that this, combined with his “top tackling ability”, helps to make him “brilliant at screening the backline.”
In other words, the 21-year-old is no pushover when it comes to the defensive side of playing in the middle of the park.
With that, how do the pair stack up against one another when we take a look under the hood, at their underlying numbers?
Unfortunately for the Mexican international, it’s an incredibly one-sided affair, as the former Vasco da Gama gem outperforms him in practically every relevant metric, including things like expected and actual non-penalty goals, progressive carries, shot and goal-creating actions, tackles, blocks, interceptions and more, all per 90.
Non-Penalty Expected G+As
0.27
0.06
Non-Penalty G+As
0.41
0.05
Progressive Carries
4.70
4.31
Progressive Passes
0.91
1.22
Shots
1.45
0.61
Shots on Target
0.50
0.05
Passing Accuracy
88.2%
85.8%
Key Passes
0.85
0.61
Shot-Creating Actions
1.77
1.42
Goal-Creating Actions
0.19
0.10
Tackles Won
2.33
1.37
Blocks
1.45
1.17
Interceptions
1.01
0.91
Ball Recoveries
5.93
4.47
These numbers help to paint the picture of an all-action midfielder who is dynamic and dangerous in attack, but also robust and solid enough in defence.
Finally, on top of everything else, the Blues ace is able to transform his impressive attacking numbers into real output.
In 34 appearances for Strasbourg last season, the 21-year-old phenom scored 11 goals and provided five assists and was praised by Mattinson for the way he “crashes the box.”
Ultimately, while it might require a massive fee, West Ham should be going all out to sign Santos this summer, as not only would he be a huge upgrade on Alvarez, but he’d help elevate the entire team.
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