Brazil coach Dorival Junior has replaced the injured Ederson for the Copa America and called three more players up to an expanded squad.

South American governing body CONMEBOL announced that teams can now name a 26-man squad, up from the original 23 allowed at the tournament.

Dorival Junior has called upon Juventus defender Bremer, Atalanta midfielder Ederson and Porto forward Pepe as the extra players for his team.

Manchester City s Ederson will not be fit to play at the Copa America, so Sao Paolo s Rafael has been called up in his place.

The goalkeeper suffered a small fracture on his eye socket in a heavy collision with Cristian Romero against Tottenham and missed the end of their league season.

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Two sides who really find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Championship table, Blackburn will make the trip to the Liberty on Saturday evening.

Starting with the hosts, last seen earlier in the week putting in another worrying display, Swansea find themselves enduring a public struggle at the Liberty this season. Watching former boss Steve Cooper make the move to fellow Championship outfit Nottingham Forest over the summer, last year s play-off finalists are coming off the back of a 1-0 loss against Luton in south Wales. Spending the whole of the 2021/22 campaign battling it out at the foot of the table under Russell Martin, Swansea have won just one of their last nine matchups across all formats…

Manchester United have agreed a club-record deal to sign Juan Mata from Chelsea, subject to a medical and personal terms being agreed.

The Spain international is set to move for a fee reported to be in the region of £37million and will become the club s most high-profile arrival under David Moyes.

Tweets from United s official account on Friday read: CONFIRMED: #mufc has reached agreement with Chelsea for the transfer of Juan Mata for a club-record fee.

The deal for Mata is subject to a medical and the agreement of personal terms. A further announcement will be made in due course.

Earlier in the day, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho had confirmed Mata was headed to Old Trafford.

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Mauricio Pochettino has told Chelsea’s players they need to be more naughty if they are to reach the level required to move on from an indifferent start to the season.

The team have dominated for long periods in all four Premier League games so far but defensive errors and a continued lack of penetration in attack have meant they have picked up just four points and sit 12th.

Defeat at home to Nottingham Forest before the international break was a microcosm of the side’s early struggles under Pochettino, with the visitors’ Anthony Elanga allowed to run freely through the heart of Chelsea’s defence to score the game’s only goal before striker Nicolas Jackson skied a gilt-edged chance to rescue a point.

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Dick Advocaat has been appointed manager of Eredivisie side AZ until the end of the season.

It marks the second time the former Netherlands boss has taken control at the club, having previously had a five-month stint in charge during the 2009-10 season after the club parted company with Ronald Koeman.

During that spell at the AFAS Stadion, Advocaat guided the club to a fifth-place finish in the league.

He replaces Gertjan Verbeek, who lost his job just a day after his side had beaten PSV 2-1 in September.

Advocaat has been without a club since ending his second spell in charge of PSV at the end of last season.

The 66-year-old has had a distinguished managerial career, taking charge of the likes of Rangers, Borussia Monchengladbach and Zenit St Petersburg, a…

Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City side to achieve something special and win back-to-back Champions League titles.

The treble winners begin the defence of their European crown as they host Red Star Belgrade at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

City finally put years of near-misses behind them to win the competition for the first time last season but, while Guardiola is proud of their achievements, he feels their mission is not yet over.

The City manager said at a press conference: “I’d like to say that for our club to win the Champions League is incredible – the first time in our history – but, in perspective, how many teams have won the Champions League once?

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Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has signed a four-year contract extension, which will keep him tied to Camp Nou until 2019.

The news comes a day after Lionel Messi signed an improved deal with the Catalan giants who also hired former midfielder Luis Enrique as their new coach on Monday.

Pique s previous contract had been due to expire at the end of next season but is now under contract for the next five years.

The 27-year-old has spent the vast majority of his career at Camp Nou, having initially spent time in the club s youth setup.

He was signed by Manchester United as a teenager but failed to establish himself in the first team and spent a year on loan at Zaragoza.

However, he returned to Barca in 2008 and has been a key figure in the club s success in t…

Victor Osimhen has ruled out leaving Napoli before the end of the season, outlining his determination to see out their Scudetto bid before considering a move.

Manchester United have been touted as contenders for Osimhen s signature after terminating the contract of Cristiano Ronaldo, while Tottenham have previously been linked with the Nigeria international.

Osimhen leads Serie A s scoring charts with nine goals this season, and his superb form helped Napoli move eight points clear at the summit before the World Cup break.

Napoli have not won the Scudetto since Diego Maradona inspired them to glory in the 1989-90 campaign, and Osimhen is determined to end that drought before moving on.

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Real Madrid s trip to Borussia Dortmund takes centre stage in Tuesday s Champions League matchday two action, while Monaco and Leicester City attempt to build on potentially crucial away victories last time out.

Defending champions Madrid left it late to beat Sporting CP in their opening Group F fixture and will be looking to alter some unwanted history at Signal Iduna Park.

Leicester, having so convincingly beaten Club Brugge last time out, host a Champions League game for the first time at the King Power Stadium, while fellow Premier League side Tottenham are aiming to kick-start their European campaign.

Using Opta data, we take a look at the best stats ahead of Tuesday s eight group-stage matches.

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Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes that Cristiano Ronaldo could be tempted back to Manchester United in the future.

The Portugal forward has cemented his place as one of the world s best players since leaving Old Trafford for the Bernabeu in 2009, winning the FIFA Ballon d Or in January this year.

Ronaldo has netted 41 goals in all competitions this season and Calderon refused to rule out the possibility of him returning to Old Trafford at some stage.

You never know, he told talkSPORT. I know when I signed him, he was saying that Manchester for him has been like his house, he was quite happy there with the fans, with the club.

At the time with (Alex) Ferguson, he considered him like a father, and everything for him in Manchester was perfect.

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