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While Arsenal dropped points prior to the international break, this weekend represented a colossal opportunity for Mikel Arteta’s men to stamp their authority on this Premier League title race.

Manchester City and Liverpool suffered defeat, meaning that once the Gunners had beaten fierce rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, their advantage over City in third was now seven points.

As Jamie Carragher put it at full-time on Sky Sports, the only team who can stop Arsenal from winning the league are Arsenal.

They have the tactics, they have the defensive shape and they now have the attacking firepower and depth to their squad to take on anyone.

As Arsenal swatted aside Spurs, they did so without a recognised centre-forward, they did so without captain Martin Odegaard and they did so without Gabriel, one of the most influential players in the entire division this season.

The man to thank? Well, it was certainly Eberechi Eze.

The key men as Arsenal defeat Spurs

Coming into this game the narrative was all about Eze.

The attacking midfielder had famously rejected a move to Spurs in the summer in favour of returning to his boyhood club.

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank was quizzed on that in his pre-game press conference and muttered a response that he will now live to regret: “Who’s Eze?”

The Dane said that with a smile. Well, he certainly knows who Eze is now.

He became the first Arsenal player to score a hat-trick in the north London derby since Alan Sunderland in 1978 and he did so in some style.

It was Leandro Trossard who has opened the scoring but Eze, signed for £67.5m over the summer from Crystal Palace, stole the show.

Arsenal have lacked a player with his ability to shoot on sight and boy did he do so on Sunday evening. His first was a brilliant taken effort in a crowded penalty area but his second and third goals came with more space.

The quality, however, was equally as good each time. The England international scored a stunning goal for his country over the international break and was bang in form again here. The way he dispatched his second on his weaker foot spoke volumes of the form this man is in.

The third was also sumptuous. Fed the ball by Trossard, the former Palace star took one touch to set himself, ignored Bukayo Saka to his right and rifled the ball home.

Eze deserved most of the plaudits but the aforementioned Trossard did too. He scored and assisted, meaning that in the 32 games where he has found the net for Arsenal, he has never been on the losing team.

An amount of praise must be passed to Piero Hincapie too.

With Gabriel injured and out of the side the Ecuadorian stood in at centre-half and was exemplary on his first start in the Premier League, winning all three of his contested aerial duels.

Still, there was a rather underrated performance elsewhere that we’re yet to mention.

Arsenal star shows shades of Ozil and Odegaard

An attacking midfielder lights up the Emirates again and you’d be forgiven for thinking that Eze was the most alike to a certain Mesut Ozil and Odegaard.

Yet, in rather surprising circumstances, the player who evoked memories of those dazzling Arsenal players was Mikel Merino.

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When the Spaniard signed for the Gunners in 2024 he was renowned as something of a duel monster. While he’s played regularly in midfield for Arteta, he has been most impactful as a makeshift striker.

Injuries to Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus last term meant that the Spain international needed to fill in as a centre-forward. He performed admirably too, notably scoring against Real Madrid and rescuing that win against Leicester when he first featured as the number 9.

Arsenal signed Viktor Gyokeres in the summer but have still had to rely on Merino with Jesus, Havertz and the Swede on the sidelines in recent weeks.

The £32m midfielder netted twice against Slavia Prague in the Champions League a few weeks ago but perhaps saved his finest display of the season for Spurs on Sunday.

He started the game slowly but held the ball up admirably and although he won’t run the channels like Gyokeres, he made the team click and was the catalyst for Eze’s hat-trick. That was outlined by analyst Raj Chohan on social media.

That wasn’t the best thing Merino did, however. The pass for Trossard’s goal was remarkable.

He received the ball 25 yards from goal, waited for precisely the right moment to clip the ball into the box and he did so delightfully, finding the Belgian who swivelled and then found the net.

It was a scarily good pass, one that evoked memories of a certain Ozil.

In the process of being hailed as “Arsenal’s most underrated player” by club insider, Hand of Arsenal, he stated that “if that pass is made by Ozil we are raving.”

Merino vs Spurs

Minutes played

88

Touches

44

Accurate passes

16/22 (73%)

Shots

1

Key passes

1

Successful dribbles

0/2

Tackles won

5/5

Ground duels won

8/15

Aerial duels won

2/7

Recoveries

3

Stats via Sofascore.

CBS reporter James Benge had a similar viewpoint, remarking that it was “an Arsene Wenger building an entire midfield out of diminutive playmakers” type of pass.

Cast your mind back to the days of Ozil, to some of Odegaard’s magical assists in Arsenal colours, it was right out of their playbook and it broke down what had been a stubborn Spurs defence up to that point.

Merino is not the most stylish of players, he is not the Rolls-Royce. However, what he will always guarantee is a mighty strong shift and a very efficient performance. He delivered just that on Sunday again, all with a bit of Ozil flavour.

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Posts ByMatt Dawson Nov 23, 2025

انتهت مباراة بيراميدز مع باور ديناموز، منذ قليل، ضمن منافسات دور مجموعات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا 2025 – 2026.

وحقق بيراميدز، الفوز على باور ديناموز، في المباراة التي جمعتهما في زامبيا في دور المجموعات، بهدف نظيف.

طالع.. بيراميدز يوافق على انضمام لاعبه إلى منتخب مصر في كأس العرب ورفع بيراميدز، رصيده إلى 6 نقاط متساويًا مع نهضة بركان المغربي في المركزين الأول والثاني من المجموعة.

ويلتقي بيراميدز في مباراته القادمة مع كهرباء الإسماعيلية، ضمن منافسات مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز. موعد مباراة بيراميدز القادمة بعد الفوز على باور ديناموز

وتقام مباراة بيراميدز مع كهرباء الإسماعيلية الأربعاء 3 ديسمبر، في تمام الساعة السابعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

Mitch Swepson took three wickets and Lachlan Hearne scored his first Sheffield Shield century as Queensland closed on victory

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Alex Carey holds the key to South Australia’s hopes of manufacturing a draw on the final day of their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland.The Test wicketkeeper is the last realistic hope for the hosts, who lead by 68 runs with five wickets in hand at Adelaide Oval.The run out of Jake Lehmann in the last session was disastrous and the hosts went to stumps at 238 for 5. Carey is 37 and Liam Scott has made 20.Lehmann hesitated when he went for a quick single and a sharp throw by substitute fielder Hugh Weibgen to bowler Mitchell Swepson dismissed him for 12.Every other South Australia batter made a start, but so far Jason Sangha’s 55 is the only half-century.Swepson bowled superbly to take the first three wickets. The spinner trapped Henry Hunt lbw for 26, breaking up the opening stand of 57.He then bowled opener Conor McInerney for 46 and Usman Khawaja took a sharp chance at slip to dismiss Nathan McSweeney for 26.Michael Neser found the gap between bad and pad to bowl Sangha, who hit four fours in his 116-ball stay.Earlier, Lachlan Hearne scored his maiden Shield ton as Queensland made 398 in their first innings.They resumed at 319 for 6 and Hearne reached 106 before he was the eighth Queensland batter to fall.McInerney bobbled the sharp chance at first slip off Wes Agar’s bowling, but Carey took the catch to remove Hearne. It was Agar’s fifth scalp of the innings, giving him his sixth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

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O Palmeiras perdeu por 1 a 0 para o Internacional, pela segunda rodada do Brasileirão 2024, e Abel Ferreira não aprovou a arbitragem do confronto.

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Após elogiar a equipe de “apitadores” na primeira rodada, após o duelo diante do Vitória, o treinador afirmou que, em jogos como o desta quarta-feira (17), gostaria que os melhores profissionais fossem selecionados.

– Se o jogo está muito parado, não é decisão minha. O que posso dizer é que jogou Palmeiras e Inter. Nestes jogos, gostaria de ver os melhores árbitros – afirmou, em entrevista coletiva.

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Abel avaliou que o Palmeiras não esteve em seus melhores dias também pelo local do jogo contra o Internacional. Em razão de shows no Allianz Parque, a equipe atuou na Arena Barueri, palco que receberá pelo menos as duas próximas partidas do Verdão como mandante.

– Precisávamos de mais energia dos nossos torcedores, não estamos jogando na nossa casa. Não é o motivo, mas não é igual quando temos o estádio com 40 mil ou 15 mil. Não é esse o motivo, mas precisamos da energia. Não é por acaso que ganhamos o estadual, mesmo perdendo fora. Jogar no nosso estádio é completamente diferente. A energia, o respeito do adversário é diferente. São circunstâncias que não dá para alterar – concluiu.

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Após perder para o Internacional, o Palmeiras enfrenta o Flamengo no domingo (21), pela terceira rodada do Brasileirão.

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تحدث بيب جوارديولا مدرب مانشستر سيتي في مؤتمر صحفي عن مباراة سندرلاند على ملعب الاتحاد غداً في الدوري الانجليزي الممتاز.

وقال جوارديولا في تصريحات نشرتها “سيتي إكسترا” عن فوز فريقه ضد فولهام بخمسة أهداف لأربعة: “لقد نسينا الأمر، تعلمنا درسًا جيدًا ونأمل ذلك لكننا نسيناه”.

وأضاف عن مواجهة سندرلاند: “إنهم يستحقون هذا المركز الذي يحتلونه بعد 14 مباراة في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز ضد هؤلاء الخصوم، أن يكونوا في هذا الوضع، إنهم يستحقون ذلك”.

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وواصل: “لا أجد كلمات كافية للتعبير عما عشته في مانشستر سيتي، لحظات جيدة في الغالب ولحظات سيئة أيضاً، والأشخاص الرائعون الذين التقيت بهم هنا، لقد كانت رحلة استثنائية، كانت في قمة الروعة”.

وتابع: “بالطبع لا أحب أن أستقبل ستة أهداف في مباراتين ولكن في نفس الوقت نحن الفريق الذي سجل أكبر عدد من الأهداف وعلينا أن نبني على ذلك”.

وسئل جوارديولا عن قلة فرص المشاركة التي يحصل عليها ريان آيت نوري: “لقد لعب في كأس العالم للأندية وكان رائعاً، لعب المباراة الأولى ضد وولفرهامبتون، والثانية ضد توتنهام وبعدها أصيب، وبعد ذلك جاء نيكو أوريلي، وقدم أداء رائعًا وهذا هو السبب، لا أكثر من ذلك، نحن سعداء جداً بريان آيت نوري، وأعلم أنه سيساعدنا، لقد انضم إلينا منذ فترة طويلة وهو متمرس في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ويجيد اللعب في مركز الجناح والوسط، ويستطيع اللعب في مراكز مختلفة لكن الآن، نيكو يقدم أداء رائع وهذا هو السبب الوحيد”.

وأكد جوارديولا أن رودري لن يكون متاحاً لمواجهة مانشستر سيتي ضد سندرلاند: “حالته تتحسن، لا أعرف كم من الوقت سيغيب، لكنه في مرحلة تجعله جاهزًا للعب”.

وعاد جوارديولا للحديث عن فوز مانشستر سيتي بخمسة أهداف لأربعة ضد فولهام: “لو كنت جالساً في المنزل أشاهد المباراة لما غيرت المباراة، أنا متأكد من أن القنوات التلفزيونية سعيدة، إذا كانوا يراعونني أنا وماركو سيلفا، فإنه يجب أن يعطوني زجاجة نبيذ، أنا لا أمزح، لا بد أن القنوات التلفزيونية سعيدة”.

وقال بيب عن كثرة ركض لاعبي مانشستر سيتي: “هذا ليس جيداً، عندما تلعب بشكل أفضل، تركض أقل، علينا أن نركض كثيراً لكنهم يتمتعون بروح معنوية عالية وهذه نقطة جيدة لأن ما حدث الموسم الماضي اننا لم نركض، لم يكن المستوى جيدًا طوال الوقت”.

وأشاد بيب بمدرب تشيلسي إنزو ماريسكا: “إنزو ماريسكا أحد أفضل المدربين في العالم، العمل الذي قام به مع تشيلسي لا يحصل على تقديره الكافي، كأس العالم للأندية ودوري المؤتمر والتأهل لدوري أبطال أوروبا، كل ذلك في غاية الصعوبة مع فريق شاب وكيف يقوم بتطوير اللاعبين، انه استثنائي، وذهب إلى إيلاند رود لمواجهة ليدز وانظروا ما حدث، الأمر صعب جداً”.

واختتم بيب عن مرشحيه للفوز بكأس العالم: “أتمنى أن تكون إنجلترا هناك، لا أريد أن أتظاهر باللطف لكنني هنا منذ سنوات عديدة وبصفتي جزءا من هذا البلد، أتمنى أن يتخذ توماس توخيل وفريقه الخطوة الأخيرة ويحققون اللقب”.

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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Posts ByAngus Sinclair Dec 7, 2025

This marked just the second time that a New Zealand batter has occupied the top spot, following Glenn Turner’s reign in 1979.

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Daryl Mitchell has dethroned Rohit Sharma to become the new No. 1 batter in the ICC ODI rankings. This marked just the second time that a New Zealand batter has occupied the top spot, following Glenn Turner’s reign in 1979.A number of contemporary greats like Martin Crowe, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor have spent time in the top-five of the ODI batting rankings but have never been No. 1. Mitchell made the move up after scoring his seventh ODI century, against West Indies on Sunday. He injured himself during that innings though and was ruled out for the rest of the three-match series.Temba Bavuma also enjoyed a significant rise, breaking into the top five of the Test batting rankings for the first time. The South Africa captain scored the only half-century in extreme conditions in Kolkata and helped his team end a 15-year period without a Test win in India. Shubman Gill, currently injured, is just outside the top 10 with 737 rating points. Joe Root, preparing to play the Ashes on Friday, leads the Test batting pack followed by England team-mate Harry Brook.Marco Jansen, also a key contributor to the events at Eden Gardens, waits just outside the top 10 among the Test bowlers rankings and has broken into the top five in the allrounders rankings. Jasprit Bumrah remains at No. 1 after picking up six wickets in the match, followed by Matt Henry and Noman Ali.Pakistan’s 3-0 ODI series win over Sri Lanka resulted in upward movement for their legspinner Abrar Ahmed, who has moved up 11 spots to No. 9 on the bowlers’ list. Rashid Khan remains at the head of the pack followed by Jofra Archer and Keshav Maharaj.Jacob Duffy was the highest wicket-taker in the five T20Is that New Zealand played against West Indies in November and it reflects in his rise to No. 2 on the bowling rankings. Varun Chakravarthy is ahead of him and Rashid is just behind.Three Indians – Gill (No. 4), Virat Kohli (No. 5) and Shreyas Iyer (No. 8) – alongside Rohit (No. 2) make up the top 10 in the ODI batting rankings. Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran is at No. 3.

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Mais uma vez em um clássico de futebol, cenas de violência tomaram conta de ruas na Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro. Desta vez, torcedores de Vasco e Flamengo se encontraram antes do duelo entre os times, realizado no Maracanã na tarde deste domingo (2).

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As melhores e mais variadas ofertas para o Brasileirão estão no Lance! Betting! Abra já a sua conta!

Vídeos que circulam nas redes sociais mostram brigas nas ruas e na Estação Edson Passos, em Mesquita, na Baixada Fluminense. Além disso, é possível ver rojões e barulhos de tiro, enquanto pessoas que não estão na confusão tentam fugir do tumulto.

Segundo informações do site ‘GE’, 25 suspeitos de participação nas confusões foram detidos pela PM e, dois deles, portavam artefatos explosivos. Confira trechos dos vídeos que circulam nas redes sociais.

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يستأنف ليفربول مشواره في دوري أبطال أوروبا، بعد التعادل ضد ليدز يونايتد على ملعب إيلاند رود بثلاث أهداف لكل فريق في الجولة الخامسة عشر من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وجاء هدفي ليفربول الأول والثاني عن طريق الفرنسي هوجو إيكتيكي في الدقيقة 48 بتسديدة رائعة من أحداث الشوط الثاني، وفي الدقيقة 50 من صناعة كونور برادلي.

وفي الدقيقة 73 أحرز دومينيك كالفيرت لوين هدفًا لصالح ليدز من ركلة جزاء، وتعادل الفريق المضيف بهدف ثاني عن طريق ستاخ في الدقيقة 75.

وفي الدقيقة 80 عاد سوبوسلاي مرة أخرى ليتقدم لصالح ليفربول، وفي الوقت القاتل تعادل ليدز عن طريق تناكا ليخطف نقطة للفريق المضيف.

وارتفع رصيد ليفربول للنقطة 23 في المركز الثامن، وأصبح ليدز يونايتد برصيد 15 نقطة في المركز السادس عشر.

أقرأ أيضاً.. فيديو | في دقيقتين.. إيكتيكي يسجل هدفين لـ ليفربول أمام ليدز

ودخل سلوت لقاء اليوم بتشكيل مكون من: “أليسون بيكر، كوناتي، فيرجيل فان دايك، كونور برادلي، كيركيز، جرافنبيرخ، جونز، جاكبو، فيرتز، سوبوسلاي، إيكتيكي”. موعد مباراة ليفربول وإنتر ميلان في دوري أبطال أوروبا

يلتقي ليفربول وإنتر ميلان، يوم الثلاثاء المقبل 9 ديسمبر، في إطار منافسات مرحلة الدوري ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت مصر، الحادية عشر بتوقيت السعودية.

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O Cruzeiro acertou a contratação de Fernando Seabra. O treinador, que deixou o clube em janeiro após o vice-campeonato da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, retorna para assumir a vaga deixada pro Nicolás Larcamón.

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O profissional era uma das opções para assumir o comando do clube ao fim do último Brasileirão, mas a diretoria da Raposa acabou optando pelo argentino. Além da passagem pelo sub-20, o treinador também fez parte da comissão técnica que dirigiu a equipe mineira ao fim da última temporada.

Seabra já está na Toca II, centro de treinamentos do clube, e deve comandar a atividade desta terça-feira (9), que ocorre no período da tarde. As informações foram divulgadas inicialmente pelo jornalista Samuel Venâncio.

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DETALHES DA CARREIRA DE FERNANDO SEABRA

Fernando Seabra iniciou sua carreira nas categorias de base do Red Bull Bragantino. Posteriormente, foi coordenador de base do Corinthians e técnico do sub-17 do Athletico. Na sequência, o treinador se transferiu para Desportivo Brasil, onde dirigiu a equipe sub-20 e, posteriormente, os profissionais do clube.

Ele chegou ao Cruzeiro em março de 2020. Nos dois anos em que comandou o sub-20 da Raposa, Seabra acumulou 57 vitórias, 18 empates e 16 derrotas em 91 partidas disputadas. Pelo profissional, ajudou na manutenção da equipe na elite do futebol brasileiro.

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