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DFB: Women’s Bundesliga to be expanded from 12 to 14 teams

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June 23, 2024

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The board of the German Football Association (DFB) has decided in a meeting to expand the women’s Bundesliga. The league is to be expanded from 12 to 14 teams starting in the 2025/2026 season, the DFB announced. The majority of club representatives have spoken out in favor of an increase.

Qualification for this is set to start in the coming 2024/2025 season. There will only be one team relegated from the Bundesliga next season instead of two, and the best three teams from the 2nd division will be promoted instead of two. If one of the clubs promoted decides not to participate in the new women’s Bundesliga, there will be no relegation.

Greater competition also leads to criticism

“Broader competition and more visibility for all teams will continue to focus on the league,” said DFB Vice President for Women’s and Girls’ Football, Sabine Mammitzsch. “The appropriate framework should promote the development of our players and strengthen the loyalty of the fans.”

The DFB has been working on expanding the league for months. The original idea was to expand the women’s Bundesliga to 16 teams. “Various areas and measures were identified that urgently need to be invested in in order not to be left behind internationally and to further professionalize the structures,” said DFB managing director Holger Blask in February. However, there were also critical voices within the league against the plans.

At the beginning of May, Ralf Kellermann, the director of women’s football at runner-up VfL Wolfsburg, was critical of such an increase. The 55-year-old warned, among other things, that this could lead to scheduling problems for internationally playing clubs such as Wolfsburg or FC Bayern. In addition, the income from the TV contract, which runs until 2026/2027, must be shared by more clubs.

No reform in league two

Meanwhile, the 2nd division remains unaffected by the reform of the Bundesliga. As before, 14 teams will make up the field of participants, three of which will be relegated to the regional leagues. For the 2024/2025 season, in which there will be three teams promoted to the Bundesliga but only one relegated from the Bundesliga, this means that all champions from the five regional leagues will be promoted directly to the 2nd division.

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The Bundesliga reform is not the first in the history of German women’s football. After the Bundesliga was founded in the 1990/1991 season, there was initially a northern and a southern division with ten teams each. It was only since the 1997/1998 season that there was a pan-German women’s Bundesliga with twelve teams.

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The board of the German Football Association (DFB) has decided in a meeting to expand the women’s Bundesliga. The league is to be expanded from 12 to 14 teams starting in the 2025/2026 season, the DFB announced. The majority of club representatives have spoken out in favor of an increase.

Qualification for this is set to start in the coming 2024/2025 season. There will only be one team relegated from the Bundesliga next season instead of two, and the best three teams from the 2nd division will be promoted instead of two. If one of the clubs promoted decides not to participate in the new women’s Bundesliga, there will be no relegation.

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The Boston Celtics Ownership Set to Sell: Franchise Valuation Reaches Record High of Nearly $5 Billion

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July 7, 2024

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The Boston Celtics ownership seems to have decided to sell the franchise: the team’s valuation is truly impressive.

In this 2024 the NBA has painted itself in white and green the title victory by a historic franchise like the Boston Celtics. The Massachusetts team completed a sensational season both in the regular season and during the playoffs, culminating in a Finals played to great effect and won in just five games. For the green and white franchise, it was the 18th title in their enviable history, a title that came after sixteen long years of waiting for the fans.

A mind-blowing deal for the franchise that just won the NBA (Tshot)

But now the Celtics will have to get used to breathing new air since a change of ownership is expected in the next few months, decided by the same current shareholdersThe current Boston management made this known by officially communicating it with posts published on social media and with a note that appeared on the official website of the franchise that recently became NBA champion.

Boston Celtics Sale of Ownership in Sight: Franchise Value Nears $5 Billion

As you can read on Football and Finance, the objective of the current shareholders group of the Celtics is to be able to proceed with a sale of the shares in a short time, or at the latest by the end of 2024 or the first months of 2025. There will then be a period of cohabitation between the current shareholders and the new ones before the definitive and complete change of hands which should take place by 2028, the expiry date of the mandate of the current top manager Wyc Grousbeck. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

The owners of the Boston Celtics would like to change hands on the franchise and are asking for a whopping $5 billion (LaPresse – Tshot)

At the moment, the Massachusetts franchise is controlled by several shareholders, but the leader is Wyc Grousbeck’s group. The valuation for the purchase of the Boston Celtics shares, according to the first analyses by experts, is truly mind-boggling: we are talking about almost 5 billion dollars.

In the next few months we will find out if some new wealthy investor will come knocking on the door of the current owners to take the helm of the Boston Celtics who in the meantime will return to the field in October to try to defend the title with the usual protagonists Tatum, Brown, Porzingis, White and Holiday.

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Victory for Frenchman Anthony Turgis in the 9th stage

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July 7, 2024

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Third French victory in the 2024 Grande Boucle. Anthony Turgis won the ninth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, a 199-kilometre loop around Troyes (Aube). At the end of a crazy stage, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retains the yellow jersey of leader in the general classification, ahead of Belgian Evenpoel and Dane Vingegaard.

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And a third victory for France. Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) won the ninth stage of the Tour de France 2024, that of the white paths, Sunday July 9, in Troyes (Aube).

Tadej Pogacar remains in yellow at the end of a completely crazy stage marked by numerous attacks and several “explanations” between favorites.

It was in a sprint that Turgis beat his breakaway companions to beat the Briton Tom Pidcock and the Canadian Derek Gee and secure the greatest victory of his career.

“It’s incredible, it’s been a long time since I won. I’ve been thinking about a big victory for years,” he exulted, very moved.

A specialist in the classics, the 30-year-old from the Paris region, who comes from a family of cyclists, had already taken second place in Milan-San Remo. He brings his TotalEnergies team its first victory in the Grande Boucle since that of Lilian Calmejane in 2017.

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This stage concludes, before the rest day on Monday, a great first week with also the record of victories of the Briton Mark Cavendish (Astana) (35 victory on the Tour) and the first of the Eritrean Biniam Girmay, as well as already some great battles for the yellow jersey.

After the Troyes stage, a total concentration of cycling, the general classification remains unchanged, with the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) maintaining a 33-second lead over the Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Steps), 1:15 over the Dane Jonas Vingegaard (Visma) and 1:36 over Primoz Roglic (Red Bull).

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But the main favourites fought like rarely on the plain, like Pogacar who attacked twice in the last 22 kilometres without however managing to take off.

Evenepoel launched a very daring attack 70 km from the finish line, followed only by Pogacar and Vingegaard.

In a rare image on the Tour, the three men, isolated from the rest of the peloton, quickly returned to the breakaway before getting back up, cooled by the prospect of being cut off from their teammates on the dangerous wine-growing paths of the Aube, riddled with traps.

The breakaway, made up of strong riders, was then able to gain ground and in the end it was Anthony Turgis who proved to be the strongest.

With AFP

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LeBron James to Play for Los Angeles Lakers with Son Bronny – First Father-Son Duo in NBA History

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July 7, 2024

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Next season, LeBron James (r.) will play for the Los Angeles Lakers together with his son Bronny.

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Basketball superstar LeBron James is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers and fulfilling the dream of the first father-son duo in NBA history. The 39-year-old has now officially signed a new contract with the Lakers, the team announced on Sunday – without giving any details.

First father-son duo in the NBA

According to consistent media reports, James’ contract runs for two years. On Thursday, his 19-year-old son Bronny James signed a contract with the Lakers that, according to ESPN, runs for three years.

This makes the first father-son duo in NBA history official. According to ESPN information, LeBron James will earn 101 million dollars (approx. 93 million euros) in the next two seasons.

More than 200 million euros

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Basketball star Franz Wagner has officially extended his contract with NBA club Orlando Magic and becomes one of the highest-paid German athletes in history.

Lebron waives money

This does not correspond to the maximum salary: the four-time NBA champion, who will play for Team USA at the Olympic Games in Paris, is giving up almost three million dollars.

This way, the Lakers save on luxury tax because they do not exceed the salary cap. In addition, the superstar has secured a clause that he can only be traded with his consent.

Source: SID

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