Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge criticizes the fan alliance “Our football” https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/. “The fans are part of football, but it does not belong to them.”
Football, Portugal: FC Porto are Portuguese champions for the 29th time. At the end of the 32nd matchday in Liga NOS, the team led by European champion Pepe won 2-0 (0-0) against Sporting Lisbon late on Wednesday evening and can no longer be overtaken by pursuer Benfica Lisbon on the remaining two matchdays. Danilo Pereira scored in the Estádio do Dragão after 64 minutes, Moussa Marega scored 2: 0 (90th + 1st) in added time. A draw would have been enough for Porto to win the title.
Record champions Benfica and FC Porto will also meet in the Portuguese Cup final on August 1. Sporting Lisbon have to fear third place in the table due to the defeat, Sporting Braga is only three points behind.
Football, ultras: The fan alliance “Our Football” has rejected Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s criticism that ultra-groups take a stance in German football. “Football fans give a lot – especially time and passion, everything that makes football more than just a sport,” spokesman Jan-Henrik Gruszecki told the German press agency on Wednesday. “If you do that, you can also draw attention to things.” Rummenigge had said the “Sport Bild”: “Unfortunately, we have now reached a point where I only read from the Ultras: we demand this, we demand that. Now they wanted to have a say in the debate about the distribution of TV Funds. ” The chief executive of FC Bayern Munich added: “But if I only ever demand, but I’m never willing to take on duties and responsibilities, it ends in a one-way street.”
In the past few weeks, the fan scene has proven that it takes social responsibility, said Gruszecki. Many fans – including numerous Ultras – are involved in the corona crisis and help other people. Rummenigge also criticized the naming of the new alliance, which according to its own information supports more than 2,300 fan clubs and groups and over 12,000 individuals as of Wednesday morning. “I think the name is a bit presumptuous,” said Rummenigge about “Our football” https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/. “Who owns the football? Most likely those who play it – no matter which one Level. The fans are part of football, but it’s not theirs. ” The statement shows “that Karl-Heinz Rummenigge didn’t understand anything,” said Gruszecki. “The fan clubs who signed up say that is how we would define our football,” he said. “We don’t say,” Football is ours. “If someone says,” We have to save our planet, “it doesn’t mean that the planet itself belongs to them.”
Borussia Dortmund, Marcel Schmelzer: The Bundesliga soccer team has to do without its former captain Marcel Schmelzer for several months. The 32-year-old left-back was operated on due to knee problems and now has to do a “multi-month” rehab. This was announced by BVB on Wednesday. However, the Westphalians expect Meltler to re-enter this year. The problems on the knee therefore appeared in the final phase of the season. A closer examination then revealed the need for surgery. The club did not provide any further information on the injury. The former international and captain of the Borussia recently played only a subordinate role in Dortmund. Also due to injuries, Schmelzer has only made 16 Bundesliga appearances in the past two seasons. In the past season he was only a substitute.
Basketball, Bundesliga: The Italian Andrea Trinchieri becomes the new coach of Bayern Munich’s basketball players. This was announced by the Munich team on Wednesday and described the former success coach of league rival Brose Bamberg as a “preferred candidate”. The 51-year-old is said to lead the recently dethroned German champions back to the top in the Bundesliga and to success in the Euroleague. Trinchieri succeeds Oliver Kostic, under whom Bayern last failed in the quarter-finals at the championship tournament in their own hall. Trinchieri had won three German championship titles and one cup with Bamberg. Most recently, he worked at Partizan Belgrade.
Motorsport, Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel: Sebastian Vettel’s further Formula 1 career remains unclear, according to his own statements. “My future is still open. Nothing has been decided yet,” said 33-year-old Heppenheim native “sport1.de” after reports had surfaced that he was negotiating with the future Aston Martin team. Vettel: “Even a year off, a lot is still possible.”
The contract of the four-time world champion at Ferrari was not extended. As of the end of the current season, he has no job in the premier motorsport class. “The only thing that is certain: I will do everything possible until the end of the season to come out of the current valley with Ferrari,” said Vettel before the Hungarian Grand Prix next Sunday at Budapest. After tenth place and the loss in the first round in the two opening races in Spielberg, Vettel absolutely needs a sense of achievement.
Ice hockey, NHL: National player Leon Draisaitl can hope for a prestigious award. As the North American professional league NHL announced on Tuesday, the 24-year-old from the Edmonton Oilers is one of the three finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award in the election of the best professional of the regular season by the player’s union NHLPA. With 110 points (43 goals, 67 assists), Draisaitl was the league’s top scorer before the Corona compulsory break and was the first German to receive the Art Ross Trophy as the best point collector after the end of the regular season. In addition to the native of Cologne, Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche) and Artemi Panarin (New York Rangers) made it into the top 3. The winner will be announced during the conference finals.
The teams have been moving into their training camps since Monday. The restart should take place on August 1st. The NHL plans to resume in two venues. The twelve Eastern Conference clubs meet in Toronto, while the twelve Western Conference clubs play in Edmonton. The Stanley Cup winner will then be determined in the play-offs.
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