A nearly unanimous Supreme Court has granted New Hampshire’s emergency request to block the use of student IDs for voting in the November midterm elections.

The case raised a recurring theme at the high court about the propriety of judges intervening on the eve of political contests, against the familiar backdrop of GOP-backed voting restrictions purporting to ensure election integrity.

On Thursday, the majority said that the district court judge who ruled against the state failed to justify deviating from the general principle that federal courts shouldn’t alter election rules on the eve of an election. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, writing she “would not disturb a clearly justifiable federal-court order issued to ensure that the public receives accurate information about a State’s electoral processes.”

The Biden-appointed justice said she wasn’t as sure as the majority that the judge’s action falls under that general noninterference rule, known as the “Purcell principle.” She said the judge was trying to address alleged misinformation rather than change state law.

“When a federal court determines that material misrepresentations are being made about a State’s election rules, an injunction to prohibit that conduct does not contribute to public confusion, it prevents that very problem,” Jackson wrote in her solo dissent.

While New Hampshire’s federal representatives are Democrats, Republicans run the state government. Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill into law this year that prohibits the use of student IDs for voting.

A New Hampshire-based nonprofit called Coalition for Open Democracy sued the state over the law, which the group said needlessly burdens young voters under the guise of trying to solve the “non-existent problem” of nonresident voter fraud.

In a ruling earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante refused to block the law, called HB 323. But the George W. Bush appointee said related guidance from New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, a Republican, went too far. Laplante said Scanlan overstepped in barring election officials from considering student IDs even as evidence under a “safety-valve provision” that lets voters prove who they are if they don’t otherwise have a proper photograph.

“The State has offered no independent justification for that broader prohibition,” wrote Laplante, explaining that such justification is needed even for minimal burdens on voting rights. He blocked enforcement of Scanlan’s directive to the extent it “prohibits or discourages election officials from considering student IDs as evidence of voter identity,” and he ordered the secretary of state to issue revised guidance for the midterms.

Laplante declined to halt his ruling, as did an appellate panel over dissent from a Trump-appointed judge. State officials then turned to the justices in Washington, arguing that Laplante’s order risks late-breaking confusion. The Republican National Committee filed an amicus brief supporting the state.

Opposing the state’s emergency application, Open Democracy said granting the application would be the chaos-inducing move. The group noted that Scanlan had already quickly complied with the order to provide revised guidance, and that his website “has told voters since the October 2 Order that supervisors may consider a student ID along with other evidence.”

That guidance is now the status quo, Open Democracy observed. Therefore, it said, granting the state’s application would “reverse the rules for a second time in a month.”

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Zone 5 Technologies has shared with TWZ the first photos of its latest Block 40 Rusty Dagger low-cost cruise missile in a surface-launched configuration. The images offer a new look at a weapon developed first with air-launched applications in mind, and for export to Ukraine. It is now being adapted for use from land and sea, including by U.S. and other allied forces.

Zone 5 has not disclosed where or when the pictures were taken, or which programs, specifically, the ground-based launches were conducted under. The images do not offer a clear view of the trailer-mounted launcher, either. A spokesperson for the company did stress to TWZ that versions of Rusty Dagger have now been selected for separate U.S. Army and Navy programs, in addition to its initial development through the U.S. Air Force.

In May, Zone 5, as well as Anduril, CoAspire, and Leidos, received framework agreements from the Pentagon under the Low-Cost Containerized Missile (LCCM) program. The U.S. Army’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires (PAE Fires) is running LCCM in cooperation with the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW R&E). The aim of this program is to procure more than 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles, in total, over three years, beginning in 2027.

Then there is also the Consolidated Affordable Ordnance System (CHAOS) effort from the U.S. Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Munitions (PAE Munitions). CHAOS is focused on low-cost anti-ship cruise missiles, particularly for U.S. allies and partners. CoAspire is also on contract for CHAOS with a version of its Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile-Extended Range (RAACM-ER) design.

“We designed a surface-launch Rusty Dagger to be the foundation of U.S. and allied mass-produced affordable precision deep strike weapons,” Tom Kanewske, chief strategy officer at Zone 5, told TWZ in a statement.

“Our team went from design to demonstration in less than three months, bringing Rusty Dagger from pylons and pallets to ground launcher and shipping containers,” added Kyle Maxhimer, Zone 5’s president.

Zone 5 says the Block 40 version of Rusty Dagger can accommodate warheads in the 100-to-250-pound classes. It can still be configured for air-launch, either from pylons under the wings of aircraft or via palletized munitions systems. In order to be fired from launchers on the ground or at sea, the new version of the missile is fitted with a solid-fuel booster rocket at the tail end.

More specific details about the Block 40’s capabilities compared to the preceding air-launch-only version, also referred to as the Block 20, remain limited. From what we can see now, the two variations appear outwardly similar in many respects, at least broadly speaking. Earlier variations had a distinctive tail configuration with four squared-off fins, two facing upward and two more angled to either side. The shaping of the fins on the Block 40 does look to be more rounded. It’s also possible the missile may have a new cruciform tail fin arrangement, but this could also be a trick of the angle from which the missile is being viewed, coupled with the low resolution of the available images.

Previous reports have said that Rusty Dagger has a range of 300 nautical miles when delivered at low altitude, which is increased to 500 nautical miles when launched by aircraft at medium altitudes and flying at higher speeds. In general, surface-launched versions of missiles typically have shorter maximum ranges compared to their air-launched counterparts.

Regardless, the Block 40 version is an important further evolution of the Rusty Dagger design. The initial air-launched version of the missile, now designated the AGM-188A, has already been in development for several years, in part now under the U.S. Air Force’s Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) program. This has included live-fire tests conducted at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida in January 2025. We now know that Rusty Dagger has been cleared for use on four different types of fighters, including the F-16. Development of CoAspire’s Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile (RAACM) was also conducted as part of the ERAM effort.

Like the Navy’s CHAOS effort, ERAM has been focused primarily on supporting allies and partners, starting first with Ukraine. A Zone 5 spokesperson told TWZ that, as things stand, Rusty Dagger remains the only publicly reported operational missile in its class fielded by the Ukrainian military.

ERAM has also been feeding into the Air Force’s own Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM) plans. The service wants to acquire 28,000 FAMM munitions in pylon-launched and palletized configurations over the next five years.

As we reported earlier this year, Rusty Dagger is now part of a broader portfolio under Norwegian defense company Kongsberg, which acquired a 90 percent stake in Zone 5. Kongsberg has positioned the missile alongside its stealthy Joint Strike Missile (JSM), with the two weapons serving different, complementary roles.

Rusty Dagger is designed around affordability and volume, while JSM offers a sophisticated, low-observable strike capability. The concept gives customers a mix of weapons suited to different targets and mission requirements, rather than relying exclusively on expensive, high-end missiles.

Zone 5 says it is now expanding manufacturing in the United States. Production is established in San Luis Obispo, California, with production beginning in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. A franchised facility is also being developed in Miamisburg, Ohio, with Hawthorn Aero, a company that describes itself as specializing “in high-rate airframe manufacturing, offering scalable solutions from design to full vehicle integration for aerospace industries.”

The company says each site is designed to reach a capacity of more than 2,500 missiles annually by the end of 2027. If all three reach that level, combined annual capacity would exceed 7,500 missiles.

The expansion reflects the growing emphasis on affordable weapons that can be manufactured in large quantities and replenished quickly, something that is considered especially critical if the United States is to face China in a future high-end conflict in the Indo-Pacific region.

The ground-launched Rusty Dagger shown in the photos underscores how far the missile family is moving beyond its original air-launched role. With production expanding and multiple U.S. military programs in the picture, the surface-launched variant adds another potential route to getting the weapon into service.

Contact the author: thomas@thewarzone.com

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Iran is rebuilding Eagle 44, a hardened underground airbase carved into the side of a mountain that can shelter fighter aircraft, drones, and potentially cruise and ballistic missiles, despite the remote facility absorbing at least three rounds of airstrikes this year. High-resolution satellite imagery captured by Planet Labs in late September and reviewed by TWZ shows a new section of taxiway completed, several support buildings still destroyed or damaged, wrecked equipment cleared off the pavement, and obstacles that were placed to obstruct the runway now removed. Construction is ongoing at a time when the Pentagon and Trump administration maintain there is little remaining of the Iranian air force for such a facility to protect.

Eagle 44, also called ‘Oghab 44’ after the 44th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, was unveiled by Iranian state media in February 2023 when senior officials visited what was described as the country’s newest underground airbase. Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-4D/E Phantom IIs, armed with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, laser and electro-optically guided bombs, unguided ‘dumb’ bombs, as well as domestically produced anti-ship missiles, were shown using the facility in the footage. The IRIAF had roughly 60 examples in service at the time, its most numerous combat jet by some margin, though how many remain today, and are actually operational, is unknown. In addition to the Phantoms, one-way attack drones were also seen in the background.

The IRIAF, rather than the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, operates the base, which is located in Hormozgan province and sits in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, approximately 100 miles northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media described it as “one of the army’s most important air force bases, with fighters equipped with long-range cruise missiles and built in the depths of the Earth.” Then-Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, who was present at the unveiling, warned that “any attack on Iran from our enemies, including Israel, will see a response from our many air force bases including Eagle 44.” He was eliminated in the opening strikes of the Twelve-Day War, which Israel dubbed Operation Rising Lion, in June 2025.

Work on the cavernous underground tunnel complex began in 2013. Construction of a 2.7-mile main runway, situated on the northern side of the base on a valley floor below the mountain range, started roughly eight years later. Two taxiways run through a smaller ridge connecting the runway to four entrances to the primary tunnel complex, where the jets and weapons are stored, although only one taxiway is currently operational.

The promotional video released in 2023 revealed at least one internal blast door, as well as branches from the main tunnel to revetment areas to park fighters and drones. A support compound of several buildings is on the west side of the base, next to the unfinished taxiway. The purpose of each structure is unclear, but a functioning airbase requires maintenance and repair facilities, crew quarters, reserves of fuel and munitions, security and force protection assets, and infrastructure to coordinate air traffic control and command and control functions.

The United States kicked off Operation Epic Fury alongside Israel on February 28, launching a massive wave of strikes against Iran from the west and south. Eagle 44 is located within striking distance of the munitions carried by air wings embarked on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers operating in the northern Arabian Sea and missiles fired by the guided-missile destroyers that escort them, as well as Air Force tactical and strategic aircraft and Army assets in the region. However, low-resolution images reviewed by TWZ through March 16 indicated that while the base was targeted, little damage was visible.

As the U.S. and Israel continued the relentless air campaign over the next several weeks, the base was targeted again at the end of March, with greater effect, according to a report from The New York Times. High-resolution images the paper reviewed revealed impact craters on the taxiways near the tunnel entrances, one building leveled, and small mounds placed along the runway, presumably to prevent enemy aircraft from landing. Battle damage assessments suggested the strikes were intended to cut the underground caverns off from the runway, trapping whatever was inside and preventing takeoff. The report did not state whether U.S. or Israeli aircraft carried out the attack, and Israeli officials declined to comment. However, the U.S. was primarily responsible for pressuring Iran’s southern flank, while the Israelis attacked the western front.

After the fragile April ceasefire collapsed and the U.S. imposed a second blockade, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), based out of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, and responsible for executing day-to-day operations of the war, launched multiple strikes across Iran on July 15, and Eagle 44 was hit for at least a third time. An analysis published by Soar Atlas, a satellite imagery provider, identified four aimpoints on July 16, with cratered taxiways and damage to additional infrastructure. According to that analysis, the structures targeted were related to the base’s construction unit, but TWZ has not independently verified this claim. The Pentagon and CENTCOM have not specifically named Eagle 44 in any press briefing or release, and Iran has not acknowledged the base was struck.

The Planet Labs satellite imagery from September 29, obtained exclusively by TWZ, indicates that Iran began reconstruction after the July attacks and that the effort is ongoing.

The main runway, previously blocked by obstacles meant to deter and prevent unauthorized aircraft from landing, is now clear. On the western taxiway (marked in red below), a new section leading into the ridge ‘pass-through’ is complete, with its finished upper cement-concrete layer visible. On the other side of the pass, construction of the next segment is underway, with a subgrade layer of stabilized, compacted dirt laid down but not yet paved (orange). Farther south, in front of the western tunnel entrances, impact craters (blue) are still visible. When finished, the second taxiway will provide a direct link between the western hangars and the runway, allowing additional aircraft to move freely without sharing a single taxiway, a major bottleneck for higher operational tempos and more complex sortie launches and recoveries. A second functional taxiway and tunnel would also provide critical redundancy if the other is hit.

On the primary eastern taxiway, two dark streaks (green) that appeared following the strikes in July run off the edge of the pavement, likely debris left by equipment that was struck and removed. Notably, the streak marks match the width of the wreckage, suggesting it was bulldozed or pushed off the taxiway to reopen it. There is no sign of the equipment being recovered, only that it was cleared out of the way.

In the main support compound (yellow) next to the western taxiway, two buildings are clearly destroyed and a third is damaged. They have not been rebuilt yet, which is consistent with previous reporting from The Times and Soar Atlas that the attacks degraded construction capabilities, and suggests the regime may be focused on completing and repairing the taxiways rather than the installations.

The four entrances to the main tunnel complex (white), arranged in two pairs less than half a mile apart at the end of each taxiway on the southern part of the base, appear to be intact, although the angle makes it unclear whether they are open or sealed. What’s inside the mountain, and how many fighters remain in Iran’s inventory, is unknown. Regardless of the status of the fighter fleet, as we noted earlier, the base can also store drones and could be packed with cruise or ballistic missiles.

The U.S. and Israel have a range of bunker buster bombs that could be used in an attempt to collapse the tunnel entrances, a major choke point for any underground weapons storage site. While not destroying what is being held within, doing so would block anything inside from leaving — and being used — for a period of time. Additionally, the pass-through tunnels make for easy targets, and hitting them would keep fixed-wing aircraft from reaching the runway. No impact points on the mountain itself or damage to the portals inside is apparent, but they could have been sealed and hit farther in, which may not be highly visible via satellite imagery. Reaching the main storage caverns themselves would likely be far harder. Larger bunker busters in the U.S. inventory include the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) guided munition, which could be capable of reaching deeper into the main site, but these are very limited in number and can only be delivered by the Air Force’s B-2A Spirit stealth bombers. It’s highly unlikely the U.S. would expend such resources on a site like this over many others of higher strategic importance.

Eagle 44 is not the only base that Iran is fixing during the lull in hostilities. By the end of May, Iran had cleared 50 of 69 tunnel entrances struck at 18 underground facilities, including some “missile cities,” according to a report by CNN − and that number is likely higher now. Planet Labs, Airbus, and Vantor imagery reviewed by The Wall Street Journal in July showed rebuilt entrances near Kangavar, fresh excavation at Dezful, and repairs near Kermanshah. “They have very impressive industrialization and reconstruction capabilities,” Israeli Brig. Gen. Ran Kochav told the paper. “They refilled their stockpiles,” he added.

A Western official told Bloomberg earlier this month that Iran “remains well-stocked with ballistic missiles and some anti-ship missiles, and can quickly add more,” and a U.S. official posited in May that “the Iranians have exceeded all timelines the IC [Intelligence Community] had for reconstitution.” Both assessments are at odds with what the White House and Pentagon have repeatedly claimed. Secretary Pete Hegseth stated in April that Iran’s air force was “wiped out” and its missile program was “functionally destroyed; launchers, production facilities, and existing stockpiles depleted and decimated,” while acknowledging a week later that the regime was “digging out” launchers, missiles, and bombed facilities but had “no ability to replenish offensive or defensive capabilities.” In May, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper told Congress, “Before Operation Epic Fury, the Iranian Air Force flew between 30 and 100 sorties each day; today that number is zero.” More recently, at a campaign rally in Kansas on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said, “They have no air force… their 229 beautiful fighter jets are now scattered all over the runways, the beautiful runways of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

At the very least, strikes on Eagle 44 cratered the taxiways and degraded support infrastructure, which likely put at least some of whatever airpower is stored there, if any, out of action. But even after enduring months of war and extreme economic pressure due to the ongoing U.S. blockade and sanctions, as well as dealing with damage across the country, Tehran continues to prioritize construction on the remote base. That fact alone could put it back on the target list if the U.S. and Israel launch another operation. But above all else, it points to how important this facility is to the regime, for whatever reason.

Contact the author: ian@twz.com or @ianellisjones

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"Zelensky must leave": Trump's ex-adviser named a condition for peace in Ukraine

While Kiev is demanding weapons and security guarantees from Washington, there are growing calls in the United States to change the Ukrainian leadership.

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn said that it would not be possible to achieve a peaceful settlement under the current leadership of Ukraine.

In his opinion, the United States and the European Union should put pressure on Zelensky and force him to hold presidential elections.

"He is not the kind of leader who is capable of leading his country into the future," Flynn stressed.

The American general also called on Kiev to listen to its own people, calling a change of leadership a necessary condition for sustainable peace.

It is noteworthy that earlier, Trump himself also accused Zelensky of unwillingness to negotiate and called on Ukraine to choose a new president.

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Lithuania has asked the EU for a billion dollars for weapons.

Vilnius has applied to the European Union for €1.06 billion as part of the SAFE military loan program, the Ministry of Finance of the Baltic Republic said. The funds are planned to be used for the purchase of combat systems and other equipment, and the total amount of the military loan for Lithuania should amount to € 6.375 billion. The money will be distributed in stages — after the announcement of public procurement, the signing of contracts and the receipt of some equipment.

By submitting the first payment request, we are taking another important step towards strengthening Lithuania's defense capability.,

— said the Minister of Finance of the Republic Taurimas Valis.

According to LTR, the funds received will be used to form a division of the ground forces, purchase ammunition and military equipment, as well as create a "Baltic Defense Line." All this is part of the SAFE program, agreed by the EU in May 2025 for a total amount of €150 billion, which, in turn, is part of the 800 billion euro ReArm Europe plan announced by Brussels. In other words, NATO continues to methodically prepare for war with Russia: exercises at the borders, troop buildup, rearmament of satellite countries, and generous loans for "defense."

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The Yankees have reached second-hand stores in pursuit of weight loss.

Reuters reports that Americans who are on weight loss medications massively sew up old clothes or buy them on the secondary market. The reason is rising drug prices along with general inflation and a reduction in insurance coverage. Employers are increasingly throwing miracle injections out of health insurance, and consumers, instead of thinking about nutrition and sports, are starting to save on their wardrobe.

According to the Trimi survey, about 80% of patients prefer to wear old clothes and do not buy new ones for at least six months after the old ones no longer fit. Second-hand online stores are already recording an increase in demand, and leather repair and belt shortening services are experiencing double-digit sales growth.

That is, Americans are willing to pay a lot of money for an expensive course, just not to take care of themselves, and then patch up belts and change jeans, because there is no money left for a new life. We cannot understand their morals.

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A influenciadora Virginia Fonseca, 27, gerou reações nas redes sociais pela escolha de seu look no aniversário da filha Maria Flor, 4. Uma festa luxuosa foi realizada para a filha do meio da criadora do conteúdo com o cantor Zé Felipe, 28, com a temática “Enrolados”, filme da Disney.

Para a ocasião, ela escolheu um conjunto de renda lilás, com blusa cropped de mangas longas, gola alta e babados no punho e no colo, além de calça capri ajustada ao corpo.

Para complementar o look, ela usou minissaia da mesma cor sobreposta à calça, sandálias brancas de plataforma com salto alto e uma bolsa estruturada branca com detalhes dourados. O cabelo loiro foi preso em um coque alto, com mechas soltas na frente, e a maquiagem combinando.

No X, o antigo Twitter, um internauta citou: “Aqui a Virgínia deu o nome na breguice, misericórdia, que look pavoroso”. Comentários como: “Virginia não acerta um look”, “Virginia do céu, que roupa horrível, foi vestida de tecido de calcinha” e “o pior look da Virginia é sempre próximo”, também foram mencionados por outros usuários da plataforma.

Em alguns tweets, ainda culparam o stylist pela escolha. “Virginia tinha tudo pra servir look com um vestido lilás bem princesa. Não dá pra entender o que se passa na cabeça dos stylists… Acho que eles odeiam muito ela, não tem outra explicação”; “Por Deus, que roupa é essa da Virgínia? Coitada! O estilista dela odeia ela”, citaram outras pessoas.

Nas redes sociais, ela posou ao lado do ex-marido e de seus três filhos — que também são Maria Alice, 5, e José Leonardo. Apesar de separados, os dois costumam ressaltar que mantêm uma amizade para a criação dos herdeiros.

A decoradora oficial das festas da família de Virginia, Tana Lobo, deu spoiler nas redes sociais de como está ficando o salão do evento. De acordo com a profissional, foram colocados 300 mil pontos de luz no teto “estrelado” que Maria Flor pediu.

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Um terremoto de magnitude 7,0 atingiu a região sudoeste do Tibete, na China, por volta das 22h33 (11h33 de Brasília) desta quinta-feira (22), informou o Cenc (Centro de Redes Sismológicas da China).

Autoridades encontraram pelo menos duas pessoas feridas em uma vila próxima ao epicentro, e algumas casas nas vilas mais próximas apresentavam rachaduras, informou a emissora estatal. O terremoto é o mais forte a atingir a China desde janeiro de 2024.

Vídeos divulgados pela Televisão Central da China mostram a população de um dos municípios afetados tendo que deixar seus prédios após o desastre natural atingir a região.

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O epicentro foi localizado em um condado pouco povoado e de alta altitude em Nagqu, no norte do Tibete, a uma profundidade de 10 km. A altitude média em um raio de 5 km do epicentro é de cerca de 4.864 metros, segundo dados do Cenc.

Vídeos divulgados pela mídia oficial local mostraram pessoas deixando suas casas e buscando abrigo ao ar livre ou em seus carros estacionados na rua. Um morador relatou ter sido acordado pelo forte terremoto e ter ouvido a casa ranger com o tremor.

O terremoto foi claramente sentido na região, informou o Cenc. O epicentro foi a cerca de 400 km da capital tibetana, Lhasa.

Equipes locais de bombeiros e resgate foram mobilizadas e estavam a caminho da região afetada, informou a mídia estatal.

Uma série de tremores menores, de magnitude 3 e 4, foi registrada nas regiões vizinhas após o terremoto de magnitude 7, mostraram os dados do CENC.

Em 2010, um tremor de magnitude 7,1 atingiu Yushu, na província vizinha de Qinghai, matando pelo menos 2.698 pessoas e deixando quase 300 desaparecidas.

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Endrick, do Real Madrid e da Seleção Brasileira, e Lamine Yamal, do Barcelona e da Espanha, são dois dos principais nomes da nova geração do futebol.

Neste domingo (25), os atacantes se encontram no El Clásico de LaLiga, pela 10ª rodada, em um duelo que vai além das quatro linhas: ambos influenciam comportamentos, movimentam marcas e conquistam a Geração Z.

O que fazem, vestem ou publicam nas redes sociais vira assunto entre crianças e adolescentes. Comemorações, cortes de cabelo e preferências pessoais ajudam a construir uma identificação que transforma os jogadores em referências para o público jovem.

Endrick ganhou destaque durante a Copa do Mundo deste ano, quando foi o jogador da Seleção Brasileira que mais conquistou seguidores, com mais de 5 milhões, superando Neymar e Vini Jr. O atacante também esteve entre os atletas mais pesquisados no Google, atrás apenas de Neymar.

Já Yamal se consolidou precocemente no Barcelona. O espanhol conquistou títulos importantes, como LaLiga e a Supercopa da Espanha, e assumiu a camisa 10 do clube. Pela seleção, foi campeão da Eurocopa de 2024 e se tornou o jogador mais jovem a marcar na história do torneio.

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Redes sociais ampliam o alcance dos jovens craques

Para Thiago Freitas, COO da Roc Nation Sports no Brasil, os atletas passaram a ocupar um espaço semelhante ao de canais de comunicação próprios, capazes de atrair audiência mesmo quando não estão jogando.

“Cada atleta pode ser um pequeno canal. Ter sua programação”, analisa o executivo, que vê Endrick como um símbolo brasileiro dessa nova relação entre esporte e produção de conteúdo.

Roger Machado, treinador e professor da CBF Academy, também destaca a mudança na relação dos jovens com o futebol. Para ele, a identificação não se limita mais ao desempenho durante os 90 minutos, mas inclui a personalidade e o cotidiano dos jogadores.

“Endrick e Lamine Yamal representam bem esse movimento, criando uma identificação que ultrapassa o campo”, afirma. O treinador ressalta, porém, que o talento precisa vir acompanhado de maturidade, disciplina e consistência para sustentar uma carreira duradoura.

A força dessa conexão já aparecia em março de 2024, quando viralizou um vídeo de crianças comparando os dois atacantes. Na época, Endrick tinha 17 anos, e Yamal, 16. A repercussão mostrou que ambos já despertavam o interesse do público jovem.

Patrocínios e números mostram a força de Endrick e Yamal

O alcance digital também se reflete nos negócios. Endrick soma mais de 23,5 milhões de seguidores, enquanto Yamal ultrapassa 59 milhões. Os dois mantêm parcerias com marcas globais, que aproveitam sua visibilidade para alcançar consumidores mais jovens.

Entre os patrocinadores de Endrick estão Neosaldina, Sicoob, Gillette, New Balance, Red Bull e EA Sports. Yamal tem acordos com American Eagle, Visa, Beats, Powerade e Adidas, além de ações pontuais com o McDonald’s.

Dados da plataforma Flashscore ajudam a dimensionar o interesse. Endrick liderou o ranking de acessos entre os jogadores da Seleção Brasileira, com quase 8,5 milhões de consultas ao perfil entre janeiro e maio de 2026. Yamal, por sua vez, foi o segundo jogador mais acessado globalmente em setembro, com 3,94 milhões de consultas, quase o triplo das 1,28 milhão registradas em agosto.

Os números representam acessos aos perfis para consultar estatísticas, partidas, resultados e desempenho, e não usuários únicos. Para Rômulo Vieira da Silva, diretor de Estratégia e Planejamento da Agência End To End, o desafio das marcas é transformar a atenção momentânea em uma relação duradoura com o público.

“O difícil, e o que de fato fica, é a associação que se sustenta: a que tem história de marca e constância por trás. E constância não se improvisa”, afirma.

Endrick e Yamal representam o futuro do futebol?

Alexandre Vasconcellos, gerente regional da Flashscore no Brasil, avalia que os dois atacantes despontam em um momento de transição entre gerações. Enquanto nomes como Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo e Neymar seguem relevantes, o público já procura novos protagonistas.

“As pessoas querem saber do Futuro, e esse Futuro parece carregar hoje os nomes de Lamine Yamal e Endrick”, diz Vasconcellos. Ele destaca que o desempenho esportivo e a identificação com a Geração Z são fatores importantes para o potencial dos jogadores.

Na mesma linha, Veridiano Pinheiro, diretor executivo da FutPro Expo, considera os atacantes referências da nova geração global. Para ele, os dois reúnem atributos para se tornarem grandes embaixadores do esporte, tanto pelo desempenho quanto pela postura dentro e fora de campo.

Endrick supera Vini e Neymar nas buscas em plataforma de estatísticas

Ao contrário do que aconteceu no futebol americano, o Brasil ainda não conseguiu entrar na rota do basquete dos Estados Unidos. A NBA já foi para a Europa, mas descartou o verde e amarelo como sede nesta temporada.

Para Mark Tatum, vice-comissário da NBA, faltam arenas de elite ao Brasil. Sem elas, a liga não consegue entregar a experiência vista nos Estados Unidos e nos países da Europa que receberam partidas, como Inglaterra e França.

“O Brasil é um mercado que valorizamos e sempre consideramos quando decidimos realizar jogos internacionais. Um dos desafios, em São Paulo, é a falta de uma arena indoor de classe mundial. Organizamos partidas no Rio de Janeiro e poderemos fazer isso novamente no futuro”, disse, antes de completar:

“Mas, de uma forma geral, ter uma infraestrutura melhor é algo que indicamos aos brasileiros. Se isso acontecesse em algum momento, certamente levaríamos a NBA para lá”, analisou, em conversa com jornalistas na última terça-feira (20).

Os jogos no Rio de Janeiro que foram citados por Tatum aconteceram na pré-temporada. A Cidade Maravilhosa recebeu três partidas entre 2013 e 2015 (veja abaixo).

• 2013 (12 de outubro): Chicago Bulls contra Washington Wizards na Arena da Barra. O Bulls venceu a partida, que contou com a presença do brasileiro Nenê Hilário jogando pelo Wizards.
• 2014 (11 de outubro): Cleveland Cavaliers contra Miami Heat na Arena da Barra. O Cavaliers venceu o confronto, marcando o retorno de LeBron James ao time de Cleveland, além da participação do brasileiro Anderson Varejão.
• 2015 (17 de outubro): Orlando Magic contra Flamengo na Arena da Barra. O time americano venceu a equipe brasileira pelo placar de 90 a 73.

Na América do Sul, somente a Cidade do México já recebeu jogos oficiais da NBA. Porém, o maior plano de expansão da NBA é mesmo na Europa, e uma fusão com a Euroliga, principal competição de basquete do continente, já vem sendo discutida.

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