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New Champagne Coach Luka Elsner Leads Reims into a New Era

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1 week ago

June 25, 2024

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On the terrace of the new professional life center, we smell the barbecue. A new wind is blowing through Reims, carried by Luka Elsner. Tuesday, the new Champagne coach (41 years old) organized a lunch with all the administrative staff and technical staff, just to mark the occasion of his arrival.

The latter only took place Monday evening, after weeks of delay and negotiations with his former club Le Havre. “Since I made my decision, I was calm. I have experience and that counts in these moments, he explained Tuesday, in the small overheated press room of the training center. I knew we would find a solution. I really wanted to join this bandwagon. »

The driver of the locomotive is named Mathieu Lacour. The general director, in collaboration with recruitment director Pol-Édouard Caillot, had followed Elsner since the Union Saint-Gilloise era (2018-2019). “We then observed him in his Amiens period (2019-2020). He met our assistant director Yann Kombouaré there and he confirmed all the good things that we thought of him, explained Lacour. It embodies the Reims values and DNA. His personality fits our city: he is elegant, has modern ideas, and is very open-minded. And he speaks five languages (French, English, German, Slovenian, Italian), which is fundamental with our very international locker room. »

Samba Diawara will be his first deputy

In Reims, he will meet Teddy Teuma, whom he worked with in Belgium and on whom he counts a lot, but also Amir Richardson, a young Moroccan midfielder “who must raise his level, his intensity”. Above all, he will benefit from a stable workforce, only missing for the moment Yunis Abdelhamid (end of contract), who will be replaced position for position (the Swiss from Lugano Albian Hajdari is being tracked). “The team is made up of players who are maturing, who gained experience last season, and more mature players. The squad is well balanced, very complete,” rejoiced the Slovenian, who arrived almost alone. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

As announced on our site a week ago, Adrien Tarascon will arrive as an assistant once his notice period with Lille ends. The rest of the staff will not move and Samba Diawara, interim at the end of last season, will be his first assistant.

Stability on and off the field which will be an asset for Reims: “We hope to rely on these numerous benchmarks to get off to a flying start and create good momentum. We have Lille, OM, Rennes and PSG during the first five days. You will have to be ready to quickly increase the intensity. » In pure Elsner style, whose game has often seduced despite inferior means in Le Havre or Amiens.

2024-06-25 15:59:08
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Turkish National Men’s Basketball Team Withdraws from Serbia Tournament Due to Injuries

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8 mins ago

July 5, 2024

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The National Men’s Basketball Team decided not to participate in the preparation tournament to be held in Serbia on July 6-7.

The Turkish Basketball Federation announced that this decision was due to the high number of injured players.

Here is the statement made by the Turkish Basketball Federation;

The camp process, which we started the summer with a limited squad, continued with two more players getting injured in the double-contact match we played in France with an 11-person squad, following the recurring injuries experienced by our National Team. During this process, it was decided that our crescent-stars would not participate in the preparation tournament to be held in Serbia in order not to risk the matches we will play away due to the insufficient squad. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Source: istiklal.com.tr

2024-07-04 19:38:49
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Former Cholet player Dominic Artis joins Strasbourg

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18 mins ago

July 5, 2024

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American full-back with a Kosovar passport Dominic Artis will return to Betclic Elite for the 2024-2025 season on the SIG Strasbourg court. The Alsatian club announced the arrival of the former Cholet player on Thursday, who will be reunited with his former coach at the Mauges club, Laurent Vila.

Artis had impressed in Maine-et-Loire, becoming one of the key players during his two seasons with the squad, with performances earning him a spot in the Betclic Elite All-Star Game in the 2022-2023 season. With his 16 points, 3.4 assists and 3 rebounds on average in all competitions, Artis had managed to lead his team to the Eurocup final, just one year after having managed to allow Cholet to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Coming off a complicated season in Turkey at Bodrumspor, Artis returns to France to try to help Strasbourg, who failed to reach the playoffs this season. “The signing of Dominic Artis is a very important element in the construction of our roster. He was really the first name we talked about with Laurent Vila when we were imagining the team for the 24/25 season. He will be our ‘go to guy’ for the season. And with his experience and toughness, he will make the work of the whole team easier. He is a true leader and we are very happy to welcome him to our team,” reacted SIG Strasbourg sporting director Nicola Alberani in a press release.

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Wolf salute: Turkish ambassador summoned to Berlin

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28 mins ago

July 5, 2024

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The wolf salute of Turkish football player Merih Demiral at the European Championships in Germany is attracting further diplomatic attention. The Turkish ambassador in Berlin was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, a ministry spokeswoman announced. The German ambassador in Ankara was summoned on Wednesday. The Turkish government accuses Germany of “xenophobia”.

Demiral had shown the wolf salute with his hands after scoring a goal in Turkey’s round of 16 match against Austria, which is considered a symbol of the right-wing extremist Turkish “Grey Wolves”. In Germany, the group has 18,500 members, making it the largest right-wing extremist organization in the country. The “Grey Wolves” are not banned, but they are monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.

The wolf salute is not banned in Germany. “The symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums,” wrote German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on the X platform (Twitter). “Using the European Football Championship as a platform for racism is completely unacceptable.” She called on the European Football Association (UEFA) to investigate the case and consider sanctions, which it agreed to. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Erdogan travels to Berlin for the quarter-finals

Turkey beat Austria 2-1 in Leipzig on Tuesday and will play the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in Berlin on Saturday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also expected to attend this match.

Demiral scored both goals against Austria. He now faces a ban. The “Bild” newspaper reported on Thursday evening that he would be banned for two games. However, Turkish media then reported that a decision had not yet been made in the case. UEFA initially declined to comment.

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