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A Latina still uncertain about what to do in this championship

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September 30, 2024

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Since 1992 he has been a collaborator of “Il Messaggero”, since 2009 he has collaborated with the “Gazzetta dello Sport”. He begins by writing about baseball, then gives in to the tentacles of football.

A defeated Latina returns from Cava de’ Tirreni, with little or no convincing and with a ranking that relegates them to the margins of the play-out zone. More was expected from the Nerazzurri, even if signs were not lacking even in the home match against Messina, where Padalino’s men had only expressed themselves in flashes, granting the Sicilians the possibility of obtaining the first point away from home as well as the satisfaction of a good performance.

Padalino in Campania abandoned the 4-3-1-2 to try the 3-5-2 card, with Crecco and Ercolano initially proposed as wingers with reversed feet and Ndoj in the center of the midfield completed by Riccardi and Di Livio. A legitimate, even desirable change, which however did not yield the desired results.

In defense, Vona initially suffered in the central position and then recovered admirably during the match, something that Berman was unable to do, having a bad start in the supporting role, skewered several times by the lively Sorrentino. Cortinovis was better on the opposite side, net of the evidence that Cavese hit the right wing less frequently. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

However, the greatest doubts were caused by the midfield which ruined Padalino’s tactical plan. The department did not find continuity, it got lost in the finalization phase. Ndoj is not yet at his best and it has been seen, he needs playing time but giving it to him currently comes at a price that is too high for the current version of Latina. Di Livio’s performance was slightly more convincing and, as had already happened to him against Messina, he was only intermittently active, looking not so much for a position but for a role. Complete failure for Ercolano who, just like last season, struggled to find his feet at the start of the championship, not very effective as he was in the proposition phase, and then proved embarrassing in coverage with a couple of poisonous balls lost when setting up the maneuver. Riccardi’s game must be saved: he worked hard, guaranteeing coverage and at the same time the breaks required to advance the line close to the strikers, one of the few to attempt a shot on goal. However, too many times he ended up in the net of the opponent’s pressing, betrayed by the lack of inclination of Bocic and Capanni in dictating the depth.

The midfield unit was convincing only when it managed to stay high, preventing Cavese from leaving its midfield. An attitude which, however, was able to hold up at times, forced as he was to find shelter from excessive exposure to the opponents’ counterattacks. And it’s not as if the grafts of Petermann and Improta brought who knows what benefits.

The margin for further tests is reducing as the season progresses and Latina still appears uncertain about what and how to be a player in the championship.

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Champions League schedule and results, 2024-2025 season

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3 days ago

October 1, 2024

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What is the 2024-2025 Champions League schedule? The new tournament format, which now includes 36 teams compared to 32 previously, promises more confrontations from the start of the competition. Find the complete schedule of matches and their results updated in real time in our table below.

During the league phase scheduled between September and December 2024, each club plays eight matches against different opponents, selected based on their UEFA ranking.

Then, the top eight teams in the rankings will advance directly to the round of 16, while teams ranked 9th to 24th will have to go through play-offs in January 2025. These knockout matches will begin in February, with the grand final scheduled for June 2025. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

For French clubs, including PSG, AS Monaco, Lille and Stade Brestois, the challenge will be to stay in the race for direct qualifications and avoid early eliminations.

The final of the competition will take place in Munich on May 31, 2025. We will then know the successor to Real Madrid where Kylian Mbappé now plays.

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Halftime show: Fifa is planning an event like in football at the next World Cup final

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October 1, 2024

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In American football, the halftime show has long been part of the event. Appearances during the break have not been an issue in football so far – but that will change at the next World Cup.

Anyone who goes to the toilet or refills chips during half-time at the next World Cup final will miss something: As the world football association Fifa announces, from the next World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico there will be a half-time show in the final. What exactly the association is planning is still very vaguely worded in the announcement. FIFA is probably planning a musical performance modeled on the Superbowl in American football: This so-called half time show is probably the biggest stage that musicians have had so far. In recent years, megastars such as Coldplay, Rihanna and Bruno Mars have appeared at halftime.

FIFA wants to organize a halftime show together with an aid organization

Global Citizen acts as co-organizer. The aid organization is committed to combating extreme poverty around the world. “FIFA has made it its mission to promote football in all countries of the world and thereby have a positive influence on society,” explains the controversial FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Through this partnership, FIFA, together with Global Citizen, will unite the world of sports and entertainment to actively contribute to a better world. “We are committed to a series of joint actions that promote access to the game and encourage fans to advocate for positive change in their local communities,” Infantino continued. However, the association leaves it open exactly how a halftime show during the World Cup final should support Global Citizen or combat poverty in the world. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

“Eventization” of football is met with rejection in Germany

If FIFA presents an act as big as the NFL at the Superbowl, the football halftime show would actually immediately be in the same league as its US counterparts. In the USA, the show is one of the absolute highlights of the football final. It remains to be seen whether such a show will be received so positively by football fans who are more used to a simpler presentation of their sport.

In Europe and especially in Germany, the organized fan scene is extremely critical of the additional commercialization and “eventization” of sport. A resonant example is Helene Fischer’s act before the 2017 DFB Cup final. The artist was booed so mercilessly and loudly during her short appearance that her singing on the television was difficult to understand at times.

Source: FIFA press release

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Ugo Humbert-Arthur Fils, duel for a title in Tokyo between a calm player and another who doesn’t give up

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October 1, 2024

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Difficult to find two courses as dissimilar as those of Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils at the ATP 500 in Tokyo, but the rectilinear trajectory of the first will still cross the fractured line of the second, in the final, this Tuesday. Despite losing his first set of the week, Humbert (19th in the world) qualified without too much difficulty by beating Tomas Machac (54th) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. After having fought like a madman to eliminate Taylor Fritz and especially Ben Shelton, Son went through two tie-breaks with forceps to subdue Holger Rune. One wanders, the other suffers, but we will be treated to a happy ending. Even with a seven-hour time difference with France, this is a pleasure that we won’t shy away from.

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