Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied that he told Endrick to leave Real Madrid in the next transfer window if he wants to play at the 2026 World Cup.

The Brazil forward is set to join Lyon on loan in January, sources told ESPN Brasil, and he has already spoken to new manager Paulo Fonseca.

Both clubs and the player have had a verbal agreement for the past two weeks, with Lyon covering half of his salary.

Endrick, 19, is in search of first-team football and has played only 11 minutes this season for Madrid.

“He’s a very important player because he’s one of the talents to have come out of Brazilian football,” Ancelotti told Diario AS.

“We’re evaluating him. But it’s not true that I said Endrick should leave Real Madrid to go to the World Cup. That’s a matter between Real Madrid and the player. He needs to talk to the club and make the best decision for himself and for Real Madrid.”

Endrick, who joined Madrid shortly after his 18th birthday in July 2024, enjoyed a promising first season with Los Blancos under Ancelotti, scoring seven goals in 37 appearances.

He has struggled for first-team action since Xabi Alonso took charge of Madrid after Ancelotti’s departure in May and his chances of playing in next year’s World Cup have diminished.

Endrick, who made his Brazil debut in November 2023, has been left out of Brazil’s squad for the fourth international window in a row.

Ancelotti said earlier this week that it was “important” for Endrick to “get back to playing and show his qualities.”

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“Yes, I spoke with him [Endrick] at the beginning of this season,” Ancelotti told Placar.

“He was injured, but now he’s fine, back, and he has to think with his entourage about what’s best. Talk to the club, to see what’s best for him.

“Endrick is very young, this won’t be his last World Cup. He could play in the 2026 World Cup, because he has the quality for it, but he could also be in the 2030 World Cup, or the 2034 World Cup, and maybe even the 2038 World Cup. I believe it’s important for him to get back to playing and show his qualities.”

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday reprimanded Pakistan cricket team for maintaining a slow-over rate during the first one-day international (ODI) against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on November 11.

According to the apex cricketing body, the Green Shirts were fined 20% of their match fee after they were ruled to be four overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

ICC Panel of Match Referees’ Ali Naqvi imposed the sanction in accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences.

Players are fined 5% of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

The charge was levied by on-field umpires Alex Wharf and Asif Yaqoob, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, and fourth umpire Rashid Riaz.

ICC said that there was no need for a formal hearing after Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi accepted the proposed sanction.

Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0 after they beat Sri Lanka by six runs in Tuesday’s series opener.

Salman Ali Agha’s unbeaten century and Hussain Talat’s fifty lifted Pakistan to 299 for five in their allotted 50 overs.

The Green Shirts then restricted Sri Lanka to 293/9 in their allotted 50 overs despite Wanindu Hasaranga’s gutsy half-century.

Pacer Haris Rauf starred with four wickets, Faheem Ashraf and Naseem Shah picked up two each, while Mohammad Nawaz chipped in with one.

The second game will be played on November 14 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a revised schedule for the series.

The revised schedule comes a day after a deadly blast in Islamabad, which left 12 dead and over 30 injured.

As per the new schedule, the third and final ODI between the two sides will be played on November 16 at the same venue.

The two games were previously scheduled for November 13 and November 15 at the same venue.

There are several ways that one could react upon watching David Rodriguez rise through a thick blanket of snow to net the equalising goal for Atlético Ottawa in Sunday’s Canadian Premier League final.

The most likely of which would be some kind of incomprehensible noise of appreciation at the 23-year-old Mexican’s ability to get up despite the slippery conditions, swing his boot over his head and rocket a bicycle kick off the underside of the crossbar and into the back of the net.

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Very quickly, however, your focus would almost certainly come to settle on the thick blanket of sleet that was covering the pitch, in combination with the heavy flurry continuing to fall, and wonder just how, even allowing for the hardy winter reputation of the Canadians, a game of football could be played in such conditions. Up to 20cm of snow hit Ottawa over the course of Sunday, but with a postponement out of the question, snowploughs were called into action throughout the day to try and clear the pitch and allow for an eventually delayed kickoff in the Canadian Premier League decider.

Once play actually began — the orange winter ball behaving as one would expect in the conditions — proceedings were frequently stopped by the match officials to allow for clearing to ensure the pitch markings remain visible. At one point Ottawa goalkeeper Nathan Ingham even picked up a shovel to help clear the field and get play moving once more. A shouting match then broke out between Atlético coach Diego Mejia and opposition Cavarly FC boss Tommy Wheeldon Jr over the absence of substitutes on the former’s bench.

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Citing the example of participants at the FIFA Club World Cup leaving their substitutes in the dressing room to avoid the heat, Atlético had instructed their reserve players to remain inside to avoid the fierce elements at kickoff, which Wheeldon Jr took issue with. The referees eventually sided with the Cavalry boss, and the Atlético bench returned to the frozen tundra that was TD Place.

Given the scenes, let alone the spectacular nature of Rodríguez’s goal, the game has already been touted as one that will go down in Canadian footballing folklore. The … icing … on the cake also came from Rodríguez: the 23-year-old popped up again in extra-time to chip Cavalry keeper Marco Carducci and secure his side the North Star Cup, as well as a berth in the Concacaf Champions Cup.