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Times
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Why Manchester United are now doing their shopping closer to home
P erhaps this sauntered into your social media feed this week: Matheus Cunha, playing five-a-side on a basketball court in his hometown of João Pessoa. Showcasing skills that come straight from the gods. In a clip that went viral, Cunha beats two players and puts his foot on the ball to draw another two in, then scoops the ball through a gap and hurdles their legs to escape. The instant he lands, there's a little back heel to set up a team-mate to score. A filthy, delicious assist. Manchester United fans, understandably, revelled in the footage, but in many ways it was irrelevant, shedding little insight into why their club signed Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers for £62.5million. Film they should really feast on involves Cunha scuffing home a winner against Bournemouth away in February, or passing in a straightforward finish versus Leicester City in April. He was recruited not for skills he might show in a Brazilian setting but output proven in a Premier League one.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
📋 Flamengo line-up confirmed for Copa do Brasil decider
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. It's a decisive night for Flamengo and Botafogo da Paraíba in the third phase of the 2025 Copa do Brasil. Both teams will play the second leg starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time). The Maracanã will be the stage. The winner will secure a prize of R$ 3,638, Situation 🆚 The team from Rio won the first leg 1-0, securing the advantage of a draw. Belo will only advance in regular time if they win by two goals. A victory by the João Pessoa team by one goal will take the decision to penalties. Flamengo Filipe Luís confirmed what was expected: he rested several starters due to the sequence of games. De La Cruz was a certain absence due to his left knee. Gerson returns after serving a suspension in the Brasileirão. Wesley will not face Palmeiras in the BR due to suspension, but he is on the bench. Botafogo Belo is not going through a good moment. Zago was fired and replaced by Márcio Fernandes. The situation in Série C is concerning, as they are only 15th. They have six points in six rounds. Henrique Dourado starts. 📸 Lucas Figueiredo - 2025 Getty Images
