Endrick may struggle to get the playing time he wants at Real Madrid, leaving Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti to offer opportunities during the international break, Real coach José Mourinho said.
Mourinho said he would be "grateful" if Ancelotti gave the forward minutes with Brazil. His comments put Endrick's opportunities with the national team alongside the limits on the playing time Mourinho can offer at Madrid.
Mourinho's comments were among developments reported by ESPN this week, alongside discussions about Manchester United's coaching position and accounts from players and managers dealing with injuries and defeats.
Manchester United executives are meeting minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe this week to discuss Michael Carrick's future as head coach, ESPN reported. United States coach Mauricio Pochettino is the preferred candidate to replace Carrick.
Those reports concern discussions about Carrick's position and a preferred replacement. They do not establish that United have dismissed Carrick or agreed to appoint Pochettino.
At Tottenham, attacker Xavi Simons described the anguish he felt watching the club's relegation battle last season while injured. Simons said he was working "endless hours" to return to Roberto De Zerbi's side.
Simons spoke on Nov. 10 about both the emotional cost of his absence and his work toward a return. The account supplied no date for when he would play again after his anterior cruciate ligament injury, a tear in a ligament that helps stabilise the knee.
Bayern Munich said goalkeeper Manuel Neuer would be out for "the time being" after sustaining a partial ligament tear in his right foot. The club announced the injury on Nov. 8 without giving a return date.
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone said the club would give Julián Álvarez time to recover his best form. The striker missed several chances in the 2-1 home defeat to Barcelona on Nov. 8.
Simeone said Atlético needed Álvarez at his "best" to succeed, linking the team's prospects to the striker's form while allowing him time to improve.
AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim questioned his own performance and criticised his players after a 2-0 home defeat to Hungarian club Ferencvaros on Nov. 5. Amorim said there were "no excuses" for the loss.
A day earlier, Amorim said he was dissatisfied with Milan's start in both Serie A and the Europa League. "We can do better," he said.
Elsewhere, Barcelona centre-back Pau Cubarsí won the 2026 Golden Boy award for the world's best men's player under 21. Cristiano Ronaldo retired from international football with Portugal after coach Jorge Jesus benched him.
