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Million dollar contract: Rodman becomes the highest paid player in the world
US national striker Trinity Rodman is venturing into new dimensions: The 23-year-old signed a new three-year contract with Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Reportedly the highest-paid female footballer in the world will do. Spirit announced the extension and spoke in a statement of “one of the most significant contracts in the NWSL and global women’s football.” This reflects both Rodmans Elite status as well as Washington’s role as a global leader in women’s football.
“It’s great and also a relief that I’ve signed the contract and will stay with Spirit. I’m thrilled, blessed and very happy,” Rodman said on ESPN. It is also a big step for football as a whole. The sports broadcaster and “The Athletic” report that the contract includes bonuses Salary of more than $2 million per year can bring. Her agent, Mike Senkowski of Upper 90 Sports Group, told the media that this makes her the highest-paid player in the world.
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Team player Džeko: “In the end, only Schalke counts”
With Edin Džeko, second division leaders FC Schalke 04 have signed a beacon of hope for their lame offensive – despite his almost 40 years. In the RTL/ntv interview he remembers his first goal against his new employer around 15 years ago and explains how he wants to help Schalke.
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“Cheap jokes”: FIFA boss turns fans against him
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has drawn criticism on the island by taking a swipe at British football fans. “Since we have Mr. Infantino’s attention, we would like to point out that instead of making cheap jokes about our fans, he should focus on providing cheap tickets”said the British Football Supporters’ Association, according to the BBC, in response to a statement by the Swiss at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
In a speech with a view to the critical voices in the run-up to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Infantino said that there were “virtually no incidents” in the tournament. He added: “When the ball rolled and the magic began, we had a wonderful World Cup. For the first time in history, no Britons were arrested during a World Cup. Imagine, this is something really special.” After a huge outcry in parts of Europe over World Cup ticket prices in the US, Canada and Mexico, Infantino admitted the tickets were “not cheap”. “I was bullied because of the prices. And of course the main critics came from Germany and England“, said the FIFA boss, who, however, once again defended the prices by pointing out the high demand.
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“Deeply relaxed” while ski flying – despite your fear of heights
Philipp Raimund has overcome his fear of heights while ski flying. For the first time since the announcement, which was astonishing for a ski jumper, the 25-year-old flew from one of the four largest ski jumps in the world yesterday. “I worked a lot with a mental trainer and now I’ve put a stop to it. I was deeply relaxed, everything was going according to plan,” reported Raymond.
His flight at 201.5 meters brought him to 15th place in the qualification for the World Flying Championships in Oberstdorf. Raimund reported that he had tackled the issue of fear of heights with a mental trainer in recent months. Raimund also receives respect from his colleagues for his openness and development. “He goes his own way. He has had an incredibly stable season and has developed incredibly. That also applies to ski flying,” said Karl Geiger, who was the best German in the preliminary round by finishing tenth. The first two individual World Cup rounds begin today at 4 p.m (ARD and Eurosport).
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Bitter results: German doubles also fail very early
The next setback for the German tennis professionals in Melbourne: the day after Laura Siegemund’s early exit as the last German woman in the tournament, the two of them are also there Doubles specialists Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz surprisingly failed in the second round of the Australian Open. The winners of the 2024 ATP Finals lost to the Brazilian duo Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos 3:6, 6:7 (5:7).
There was great hope of a long run through the tournament in Melbourne. At the preparatory tournament in Adelaide, Krawietz/Pütz reached the final. Last year they only failed in the semi-finals at the Yarra River. However, their Davis Cup colleagues were disappointing across the board against the Brazilians – After 93 minutes the end was sealed. Both Krawietz and Pütz are still represented in the mixed competition. Krawietz plays with the Hungarian Fanny Stollar, Pütz plays alongside the Chinese Zhang Shuai.
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Goes off the court: Worries about Germany’s best tennis player
Eva Lys’ knee problems seem to be a little worse than initially thought. After her first round exit in singles at the Australian Open, Germany’s currently best tennis player had to gave up in doubles on their first appearance. In the game alongside her Dutch tennis partner Suzan Lamens against Marie Bouzkova from the Czech Republic and Andreja Klepac from Slovenia Lys left the pitch with the score at 0:5.
In the singles on Tuesday, Lys lost in three sets against the Romanian Sorana Cirstea and then declared that she was Due to knee problems, she was only performing at 70 percent of her performance been. Lys sustained the injury in the first game of the United Cup in Sydney at the beginning of the year in the game against Lamens. Since then, she has played with a thick bandage on her knee. After her singles defeat, Lys said she did not believe the injury was more serious. In doubles she seemed inhibited again and therefore ended the match prematurely.
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“Transfer almost finished”: What Dzeko told the Schalke sports director
Star newcomer Edin Dzeko has a special memory with Schalke’s sports director Frank Baumann. “The transfer was almost over when Edin pointed out during our first phone call that my last championship game in my career was Wolfsburg’s 5-1 win against Werder, when Wolfsburg became champions,” Baumann reported with a smile. “I had to let that sink in first.” In 2009, Dzeko celebrated the title with VfL. Baumann ended his career as a player at Werder Bremen. “Edin also scored a goal in the game – but only after I was substituted,” added Baumann.
The 50-year-old explained: “I also told Edin: The game was no longer about anything for us.” Werder was in the middle of the table. “We had lost the UEFA Cup final after 120 minutes three days earlier and had the cup final a week later. We actually gave that away. That’s why I’ll begrudge Edin that too.” The 39-year-old Dzeko has signed a contract with second division club Schalke until the end of the season. Today he is supposed to train with his new teammates for the first time.
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Ex-Bundesliga professional suspended over allegations of sexual assault
The former Bundesliga professional Carlos Zambrano and two of his teammates are at the top Peruvian soccer club Alianza Lima because of the Suspended on allegations of sexual assault been. The club announced that the “affected players” would be excluded for an indefinite period of time and disciplinary proceedings were ongoing against the trio.
Police in Buenos Aires told AFP that a 22-year-old Argentine woman reported the three men over an alleged sexual assault that occurred on January 18 in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The The woman said she was attacked in a hotel where Alianza was holding a training camp. The now 36-year-old Zambrano once played for Schalke 04, FC St. Pauli and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. He was active for the Peruvian national team until the summer, most recently in the South American World Cup qualifiers. Peru is not taking part in the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
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Addiction problems: FBI investigates death of NFL club owner
According to a report in the Washington Post, the US Federal Police FBI has begun an investigation into the death of NFL club owner Jim Irsay. The cause of Irsay’s death is being investigatedwho led the Indianapolis Colts for decades and died in May at the age of 65. Also the role of his supervising doctor is being examined. The FBI is collecting information related to the report, according to the report legal and illegal painkillers and Irsay’s relationship with an addiction specialist.
Unlike many other team owners in the NFL, Irsay was an extrovert who spoke publicly about addiction problems and alcohol abuse and advocated for the promotion of mental health. He had officially overcome his addiction to painkillers, but according to the Washington Post there had been relapses in recent years. Irsay is told by his doctor Opium pills and ketamine have been prescribed. When his death was announced in May, statements from the Indianapolis Colts and the NFL said Irsay died peacefully in his sleep.
