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O Campeonato Paulista de 2016 terá seis times de pior campanha no geral rebaixados. Subirão apenas dois da Série A2 para a elite. A mudança foi decidida nesta quinta-feira, durante Conselho Técnico realizado na Federação Paulista de Futebol. Com isso, o Estadual de 2017 terá 16 participantes. A ideia é que sobrem mais datas para que as quartas de final e semifinais voltem a ter jogos ida e volta.

Nos anos anteriores, quatro clubes eram rebaixamos e outros quatros subiam da Série A2, o que voltará a ocorrer a partir de 2017. A mudança foi um pedido dos quatro grandes do Estado, Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos e São Paulo, que buscam um tempo maior de pré-temporada.

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Outra mudança no Paulistão de 2016 é que os técnicos não poderão trocar de times dentro do campeonato. Se o clube decidir mudar de treinador, mesmo de outro estado ou divisão, deverá homologar um acordo com o antigo técnico na Federação Paulista de Futebol. Em entrevista coletiva, o presidente da FPF, Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos, afirmou que essa mudança foi uma ideia do presidente do Palmeiras, Paulo Nobre, e que ainda passará por uma análise jurídica.

– A ideia nossa era diferente, e essa foi ideia do Paulo Nobre. Era um assunto que a gente colocou na mesa, não tinha muita convicção, a gente não é presidente de clube, eu fui há muito tempo, mas queríamos ouvir sugestões. Esse formato veio do Palmeiras e os clubes entenderam que era a forma mais justa. Isso é óbvio que vai passar por análise jurídica, os clubes estão conscientes que tem que fazer esse estudo. A Federação quando escutou essa proposta entendeu que seria a melhor solução neste momento – afirmou.

Confira os grupos do Paulistão-2016

Grupo A
Santos
Botafogo-SP
São Bento
Linense
Oeste

Grupo B
Palmeiras
Ponte Preta
Ituano
São Bernardo
Novorizontino

Grupo C
São Paulo
XV de Piracicaba
Audax
Capivariano
Ferroviária

Grupo D
Corinthians
Red Bull Brasil
Mogi Mirim
Rio Claro
“Acesso 4” (Água Santa)

Tottenham Hotspur have not held advanced negotiations with Lille sporting director Luis Campos, according to Fabrizio Romano via @RickSpur. 

Earlier this week, the French outlet RMC Sport reported that Campos had made a formal request to leave the Ligue 1 club as he is unhappy at being left out of key decisions in recent months.

The 55-year-old is close friends with his compatriot Jose Mourinho and reports have suggested that a reunion is on the cards. The duo worked together during Mourinho’s time in charge of Real Madrid and he has made it clear that he wants to work with a world-class coach again.

However, Romano tweeted that nothing is concrete yet, which could send reverberations around the Tottenham fan base, and this in turn was relayed by Ricky Sacks on social media.

Campos is widely considered as one of the best scouts in the business and he has previously been credited with unearthing the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Anthony Martial, so he could fill the void left by former director of football Paul Mitchell in 2017.

Spurs have already plundered the Mastiffs for two members of Mourinho’s backroom staff, including assistant coach Joao Sacramento and goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos, and the transfer guru has admitted he would like to link up with the Lilywhites manager again in the future.

Mourinho is well aware that he will be restricted to a tight budget in the summer and Campos may present the perfect solution to the problem. Working under financial limitations at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, he still managed to build a team that finished second in the French top flight (The Athletic).

Whether or not Daniel Levy can convince the talent-spotter to move to north London remains to be seen but he could transform the club’s fortunes in the future by finding some hidden gems.

Tottenham fans, do you think Luis Campos is destined to end up at Spurs? Let us know down below in the comments!

Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho could well be on the lookout for a new defensive midfielder this summer with reports starting to emerge about his potential transfer plans.

His north London side were linked to Geoffrey Kondogbia a few months ago by Sky Sports, who claimed that the Portuguese chief is wanting a lynchpin – or “positional midfielder” for his Spurs system.

This week, the club have been linked to a fresh target – Real Betis ace William Carvalho – sticking in La Liga but mooting for a fellow countryman this time, as per Transfer20.

The report claims that several Premier League teams are keen on the 28-year-old, who could be available for €30m (£26m) at the end of the season.

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Carvalho has featured only nine times this season having missed out matches through suspension as well as injury, via Transfermarkt, which is something that some of the Spurs faithful have been questioning in reaction to these links.

Here’s how they have been reacting…

AND in other news, Alasdair Gold reveals Spurs’ advantage over Premier League rivals…

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…

Tottenham Hotspur won an away Premier League match for the first time since January but manager Jose Mourinho didn’t look particularly happy.

Even the BT Sport commentators picked up on it, noticing that he was not smiling at full-time, or as he clapped hands with his players.

Spurs had looked set to win comfortably at West Ham in a London derby that had looked all the spicier after Mauricio Pochettino’s sacking and Mourinho’s appointment earlier this week.

They were 2-0 up at half-time thanks to goals from Son Heung-Min and Lucas Moura and added a third just four minutes after the restart thanks to Harry Kane’s header.

But then everything got just a little bit scrappy.

West Ham brought on Michail Antonio and, suddenly, the game changed. The Hammers grew into the game, taking command of the ball and looking to create opportunities.

Antonio scored on 73 minutes and it looked set to spark a grandstand finish. It might have done, had Declan Rice not strayed offside in the 90th minute before poking home from a corner. It would have left Spurs with six added minutes to negotiate without conceding and, due to their recent away form, few would have bet on them to do it.

Indeed, Angelo Ogbonna did score a second for the hosts but it was in the sixth minute of those six added on and it only preceded the final whistle, not another chance.

This was a display where the strengths and frailties of this Spurs team were laid bare for Mourinho to see.

Dele Alli was exceptional in the first half, laying on a superb pass in the build-up to Lucas’ goal and constantly attempting to beat his man as he played in a floating, No.10 role, but he was quiet and eventually withdrawn in the second. Son and Lucas were each a constant menace throughout the first 45 minutes but the second half saw them influence the game less and less.

In the first half, Spurs were in control, dominant at times, and never really in danger of being breached. In the second, after Antonio’s introduction, they looked in trouble whenever the Hammers attacked. That the second goal came from a corner that was poorly defended will be another concern for Mourinho.

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Yet this is the Spurs experience. They all too regularly flirt with pulling disaster out of the fire and, here, they got over the line.

But it was not all smiles at full-time and nor should it have been; Spurs had pulled clear but ended up stumbling through the finishing tape. The fact Mourinho seemingly knew this should serve as a positive.

They won and broke that away day run that surely played a major part in Pochettino’s eventual sacking.

But Mourinho’s stare at the end said it all; they can play better than this and they must.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Off the Bench series, which places in-game managerial decisions and squad selections under FFC’s microscope.

Everton returned to winning ways last weekend as they beat Southampton 2-1 in a fairly dominant performance at St. Mary’s.

Snapshot

Everton looked much better down on the south coast than they have done in their past two Premier League games. In truth, after registering 24 shots and reducing Southampton to just four, the Toffees should be irritated it was not more.

One man who was part of this convincing victory was Alex Iwobi, who came off the bench this time to impress the Everton faithful. The former Arsenal man would enter the fray towards the end of the game in place of Theo Walcott, and put in a decent performance in a short amount of time.

Finally some competition amongst players

Gylfi Sigurdsson also put in a great show in the number 10 spot with four key passes, and this will now give Marco Silva much-needed competition within the squad.

Within the 16 minutes that Iwobi entered the pitch, he had 14 touches, played a key pass and also hit the woodwork.

The Nigeria international added a bit more mobility to the attack late on and showed Silva he can offer something different.

Iwobi has started just two games from an attacking midfield position so far, but his 7.02 rating in this spot compared to 6.31 from the left suggests it is his best position. On the other hand, Sigurdsson has had a topsy-turvy season from his usual spot behind the striker.

From scoring 13 goals in the league last season to registering just the one so far, the former Swansea man’s importance appears to have diminished and it’s down to the likes of Iwobi to fill the creative void.

Now, it seems that Silva is finally going to get some much-needed competition within the squad, which will only boost performances.

ودع الدحيل القطري والأهلي السعودي دوري أبطال آسيا من دور المجموعات بعد تعادلهما 1-1 الليلة في الجولة السادسة من المجموعة الثالثة.

والتقى الأهلي السعودي أمام الدحيل القطري على استاد مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية في جدة.

وشهدت المباراة الثانية في نفس المجموعة، فوز الاستقلال الإيراني على الشرطة العراقي 1-0.

وتأهل الاستقلال إلى دور الـ16 كأول للمجموعة، في حين أخفق الدحيل في الحصول على إحدى البطاقات المخصصة لأفضل ثلاثة أندية حاصلة على المركز الثاني في مجموعات غرب آسيا. ترتيب المجموعة الثالثة من بطولة دوري أبطال آسيا

1-الاستقلال الإيراني 11 نقطة.

2-الدحيل القطري 9 نقاط.

3-الأهلي السعودي 9 نقاط.

4-الشرطة العراقي 3 نقاط.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

Leeds are back to winning ways and find themselves second in the league.

But despite all this, there’s one member of the team that has come under fierce criticism from former player Noel Whelan, and that’s Helder Costa.

What’s he said?

Speaking to Football Insider, Whelan has claimed that he is yet to justify the fee that Leeds have spent on him.

“It’s not good enough. He was our headline signing and he’s not living up to it. £15million is a hell of a lot of money when you consider his performances. There has been the occasional glimpse of brilliance, but he doesn’t create enough chances.

“The way he is playing, you wouldn’t be paying £15million for him. I’ve not seen him have one good game away from home. Leeds will be expecting a lot more from him. He’s been a big disappointment so far.”

How many more warnings?

We have discussed previously on FFC, Costa hasn’t exactly set the world alight during his time at Elland Road so far.

So after so many warnings and bad comments like this from the press, you’d think that Costa might finally have picked up this game, however, there still hasn’t been any tangible results for people to point at and say that there has been progress in recent weeks.

In short, he’s been pretty poor and hasn’t been involved in a single goal from his four league starts.

Whilst the fee isn’t due until next year, when Leeds could conceivably be flush with the many millions that being in the Premier League brings, Whelan is right to bring up the £15m they could pay, mainly because it could end up acting as an anchor around the club if things don’t go right for Leeds this season.

If they don’t go up, they will need to look for someone like Costa to help be their driving force in the 2020/21 season.

Looking back at his record in the Championship when he was with Wolves, contributing to 18 goals in one season, it’s clear that there is a decent player in there at this level, but for some reason, he is yet to appear at Elland Road.

He really needs to buck his ideas up, or he could find himself being worth a lot less than the £15m they’ll be forking out at the end of the campaign.

Marcus Rashford will be Manchester United’s key man heading into this weekend’s North West derby against Liverpool, according to former Old Trafford favourite Darren Fletcher.The host’s job of securing a result against current league leaders, Liverpool, who are chasing their 18th consecutive victory to equal Manchester City’s record (this is a sandwich United really don’t want to find themselves in), was made that bit harder when their no.1 David de Gea pulled up with a hamstring on international duty, and while he hasn’t exactly been at his best since the World Cup, his presence will be missed.Watch Manchester United Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

United need a hero. But despite Fletcher’s protests, Rashford probably isn’t going to be that person.

During England’s Monday night clash with Bulgaria, we saw a very different Rashford to the one we’re used to in club football.

He was fearless, direct and skilful. He actually scored a goal from open play, his first since the opening game of the season, and contributed to the general run of play as Gareth Southgate’s side ran rampant in Sofia.

But like escaping the smog-filled streets of industrial Britain for a getaway break in the countryside and breathing that oh-so-sweet fresh air of freedom, the 21-year-old will soon have to return to Old Trafford and again ingest the very fumes of negativity and crippling expectations that have stifled his game since he became the “manâ€.

Arsenal are reported to be monitoring the progress of Feyenoord midfielder Orkun Kokcu, according to the Daily Mail.

What’s the word?

The 18-year-old has been in the Gunners’ eyesight as the creative midfielder is establishing himself in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Mesut Ozil has found himself ostracised by Unai Emery and looks increasingly like a disenchanted, peripheral and ultimately disposable asset.

The Daily Mail suggest an offer around £20m may be enough to secure the Turkey U21 international’s services, with the club aware of the challenge that lies ahead in keeping him.

Creativity is key

With two goals in 13 games in all competitions so far this season, the youngster has plenty of attacking characteristics that can push Arsenal towards qualifying for the Champions League.

The Gunners have been guilty of fielding three defensive midfielders at times this season, particularly against Manchester United during a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

A lack of creativity has been a notable criticism from the Arsenal supporters towards Emery, but Kokcu could change that as he aims to develop into a high quality creative player.

Emery’s strange deployment of his middle trio has cost his side points at critical moments, despite the Gunners sitting third in the Premier League.

The lack of offensive-minded midfielders could see Arsenal miss out on the Champions League, which would do no favours to Emery’s position as manager.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s In Numbers series, which takes a statistical look at performances, season-long form and reported transfer targets… 

Back in the summer, Crystal Palace were strongly linked with a move for CSKA Moscow striker Fedor Chalov.

Reports even suggested that the Eagles made a £14m bid for the Russia international, which was rejected by the side who impressively beat Real Madrid inside the Bernabeu in last season’s Champions League – Chalov found the net in that game.

Russian outlet Championat reported that the south Londoners would be making an improved offer for the 21-year-old, although it appears that no second bid was officially made.

Presumably, the man with 33 goals in total for CSKA will remain on Palace’s radar given his fine start to the campaign.

Chalov has three goals and two assists in nine Russian Premier League appearances so far this term, and his style continues to suggest that he would be a better fit under Roy Hodgson than Christian Benteke is.

We recently outlined why Jordan Ayew’s impressive start to the campaign, coupled with Benteke’s goalless run of form and spell out of the starting XI, proves that the target man era at Selhurst Park is no more, while Hodgson is in charge at least.

So, with Chalov standing at 5 foot 11 – one inch smaller than Ayew – and maintaining his impressive goalscoring knack by building on his 15 goals from 2018/19, the Russian striker would be a much better fit for Palace right now than Benteke.

His goals in the above video from the Russian Premier League’s official YouTube channel showcase how effective Chalov is with the ball at his feet, further reinforcing his suitability to Hodgson’s system, while also weakening any argument someone might have for Benteke’s hopes under the former England manager.

Chalov is an instinctive goalscorer whose movement in and around the box appears to be very good – based on his excellent start to the season, Palace should re-enter the bidding when the transfer window reopens.