The ABC Sentinel
Squad14 Dec 2026
Luiz Fernando keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” ABC may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market14 Dec 2026
ABC get their man
The chase for Carlos Eduardo ended with $1.1M changing hands and Mirassol out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Tempers go at ABC
Lucas Souza was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces14 Dec 2026
$1.1M for Carlos Eduardo, and ABC supporters approve
Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: Carlos Eduardo from Mirassol for $1.1M, and a ticket office having a very good morning.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Willians stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Willians and ABC agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Wellington Carvalho falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Market Lucas Marques is free to find somewhere else
- Market Willians joins ABC on a free