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Constantin proposes a league of twelve

The FC Sion Post a letter on social media that you send to the Swiss Football League. He suggests that Super league for the next season in twelve teams to expand

According to Sions President Christian Constantin, the SFL would meet the conditions of TV rights holders if the current season canceled and the league would be expanded by two teams.

The current contract still includes 65 Super League games for the interrupted too 180 games for next season. If a double round were completed with twelve teams, this would result in 44 match days with 264 games, “19 more games than we would fulfill the current contract,” said Constantin. The Challenge League would go with the idea of ​​Constantin eight teams Over 34 rounds and playoffs. (dab / sda)

He defeated Charles Leclerc after two victories.

British-Thai Red Bull driver Alex Albon sat opposite the Williams driver on the Interlagos simulated circuit near Sao Paulo George Russell through. The Ferrari driver finished third Charles Leclerc, whose triumphal end came to an end after two wins.

“I was shaking, I had so much adrenaline in me,” said Albon. The 24-year-old had an exciting duel with Leclerc for 36 laps with numerous overtaking maneuvers. By one Three second penalty Leclerc lost in entertainment replacement for Formula 1 fans due to Grand Prix cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic at the end.

The virtual series Grand Prix always takes place on Sundays where, according to original planning, a racing Sunday would have been real. Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) or Leclerc’s German teammate at Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel, have not yet participated. (bal / sda / dpa)

Dutch coach Koeman was treated for heart problems

Dutch national soccer coach Ronald Koeman He was treated Sunday for a heart problem at the hospital, according to a report in the “De Telegraaf” newspaper.

The 57-year-old former defensive player from Ajax Amsterdam and Barcelona is in one after an operation stable conditionKoeman’s wife told the newspaper. Koeman has been training the “Oranjes” since February 2018. (bal / sda / apa / reu)

Scheiber is supposed to make the speed of Austrian women fast

Austrian Ski Association He is looking for a new group coach for his speed, the women quickly and found him in his own ranks. The 32-year-old Tyrolean Florian Scheiber succeeds Roland Assingerwhose contract will not be renewed after six years. Scheiber has worked as an assistant coach for fast women for the past two years. Snow training is scheduled to start in Austria on May 9.

Scheiber is a former World Cup driverwho never made the breakthrough due to many serious injuries. (zap / sda / apa)

European Racing Championship postponed until 2021

The European Cycling Association postponed the European road championships due to the Coronavirus crisis in 2021. This year, the title fights, which were launched just a few years ago and generally attract substantial field, will take place from September 9 to 13 in Trent It should take place.

Trento will continue to host for 2021, but the date has yet to be coordinated with the international cycling calendar. You can choose between the first or second week of September. (zap / sda)

Three positive crown tests near Cologne

In the Bundesliga club 1. FC Cologne Three positive crown tests have occurred. A trio is in one 14-day home quarantine sent, the club said on its website. Players not named by name and the physical therapist involved are all no symptoms. The team, coach, and supervisor were evaluated Thursday. The rest of the team does not have to be quarantined; The team can continue training in small groups. (bal / sda)

Primera División has to wait for a restart

The Spanish professional soccer he has to wait a little longer for a date to restart the current season. “It is currently impossible to set a date for the resumption of competitions»Said the head of the Supreme Sports Authority (CSD), Irene Lozano, on Spanish television. You have to wait and see how everything unfolds. The League plans to restart between June 14 and 28 under strict security requirements.

In Spain, which was particularly affected by the pandemic, professional athletes are allowed resume training individually on monday. The clubs also want to test their players for the new corona virus next week. As part of the government’s four-step plan to return to a “new normal,” training camps in the individual provinces will reopen May 11-18, depending on the situation.

It is clear that all games until further notice before empty rows Will take place. ««As long as we don’t have a vaccine, it is inconceivable that we have games with the spectators », said Lozano. The league’s operations in Spain have been suspended since March 12. (pre / sda)

Also Hungarian GP is only possible without spectator

The Formula 1 It must also be August 2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix at the gates of the capital Budapest dispense with viewers, as the organizers announced. Previously, the Hungarian Chancellery had Gergely Gulyas declares that events with more than 500 participants in the country cannot be held until August 15.

Formula 1 is currently struggling despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis The season begins on July 5. in Austrian Spielberg in. The first ten races of the season had to be postponed or canceled. The desire of those responsible is one Calendar with 15 to 18 Grand Prix. Races in Austria and Silverstone in England (July 19) should also be held in front of empty lines. (pre / sda)

Devos and Hazen stay with Ajoie

Play against all speculation Philip-Michaël Devos and Jonathan Hazen Also in the next season for the HC Ajoie in the Swiss league. The two Canadians promised to remain responsible for the Jurassic.

Than nice duo He has dominated the second-highest Swiss league since 2015 at will and brought it together in 546 games with 354 goals and 553 assists. The masterpiece was delivered by Devos and Hazen last season, in which they joined with a total of 32 scoring points (12 goals) in five games. led to the cup victory. However, no National League club hit. (sda)

Streit and Josi become SCB shareholders

Mark fights and Roman Josi become shareholders in SC Bern. The first one also takes Member of the board SCB Group AG, the parent company of SCB. In this he also becomes Roman Jose’s father Peter relocating Regarding participation with the Berners, Josi junior said: “This is how I can give something back to SCB and Swiss ice hockey.” In addition, the Bernese will support the dispute with a partial workload on sports issues and, above all, in promoting young talent.

Besides fight and Peter Josi take new Pascal Dietrich and Carlo Bommes as an independent position on the Board of Directors. The quartet replaces long-standing members. Hans Dietrich (Vice president) Rudolf Schnorf, Urs Schweizer and Jürg Bucherwho resigned from the body at the General Assembly on May 1, 2020.

The new board wants Boost young talentThis is why the subsidiary “SCB Hockey Lab & Career Planning GmbH” was founded. With the participation of Mark Streit and Peter Josi, young athletes and their families receive advice regarding career planning during and after the active period. (pre / sda)

The new NHL season could only start in December

NHL chief Gary Bettman the next season would begin up to two months later to end the season that had been interrupted by the crown pandemic November or December The need to start is something that is being considered, ”Bettman said in an interview.

The season is over discontinued since March 13. On Wednesday, the league had spoken in a joint statement with the players union about being able to enter so-called phase two and that Small group training centers. reopen It was said that the expected time for this would be mid to late May. (pre / sda)

Lyon threatens to oppose the end of the season

The former master of the series Olympique de Lyon proves you Objection to demolition. Ligue 1. The club also reserves the right to claim damages for expected losses in the amount of “several tens of millions of euros,” the club said. Lyon is seventh. andone of the big losers at the end of the season, would not be represented at the European Cup for the first time in over 20 years. The club does not want to accept the associated financial losses and referred to the “lack of equal opportunity.”

Ligue 1 is the first major European soccer league to end its season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The background to the decision was Order of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who said it would be impossible to play again this season from mid-March. Paris Saint-Germain was declared a teacher. (pre / sda)

The Portuguese league can start again on May 30

The Portuguese soccer league may from May 30 restart the game after the corona virus breakdown. Prime Minister Antonio Costa said Thursday. The ministries of health would have to your approval of hygiene standards in stadiums give.

The Portuguese league had been interrupted by the pandemic in March after 24 of 34 rounds. FC Porto leads the table with a point advantage over Benfica in Lisbon with Haris Seferovic. (sda / dpa)

Liverpool Mayor’s Concerns

Liver Pools Mayor Joe Anderson He has criticized plans to re-establish the Premier League. On the BBC television network, Anderson expressed concern that Liverpool FC fans might gather in front of Anfield Stadium if the team won the championship title. “There are not many people who stick to what we say and stay away from the stadium.” Anderson warned. “A lot of people would come to celebrate.”

According to Anderson, this would also be the case if the games take place behind closed doors and in a neutral location. “Even then, thousands of people would appear around Anfield” he said, speaking of a “ridiculous” situation. The leader Liverpool FC is just two wins away to become champion again for the first time in 30 years. (ram / sda / dpa)

The Bundesliga hardly restarts on May 9

A possible restart of the German Bundesliga on May 9 should be off the table. The clear political signal expected by the German Football League (DFL) was also not there on Thursday. A Decision on a readmission of the games in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga that have been suspended since mid-March It should drop as soon as possible on May 6. With a positive signal from politics, a start on May 16 or 23 is conceivable.

Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 prime ministers postponed a decision on Thursday on the continuation of the Bundesliga and the club’s sport, according to information from the participants. The continuation of the season is said to be a Prevent economic hardships in the multi-billion dollar industry. If the 2019/20 season were canceled, 13 of the 36 professional clubs would be threatened with bankruptcy, according to the “kicker.” (ram / sda / dpa)

PSG declared master

Under new Paris government regulations in the Corona crisis, the French soccer association also decided the end of the season for the top two leagues. Paris Saint-Germain was declared a teacher Toulouse and Amiens are relegated.

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced on Tuesday that the 2019/20 season of professional sports could not be resumed, even in football. According to the Ministry of Sports No games are allowed until the end of July, even to the exclusion of fans. (ram / sda)

Boxchamp Sturm has to go to prison

Ex german World Boxing Champion Felix Sturm is by Tax evasion and tried tax evasion on one Three years in prison. been convicted. That was decided Thursday by the Cologne district court. The 41-year-old man was found guilty of withholding a total of around one million euros from the tax authorities in the years 2008 to 2010 and 2013.

The storm was also due to one Anti-doping law violation. Consequently, Sturm was doped up in the World Cup fight against Russian Fyodor Chudinov in February 2016 with agent Stanozolol. As the fight took place illegally, there was a storm also convicted of intentional bodily harm. Sturm had been in preventive detention for approximately eight months after being arrested in April 2019. Before Christmas Eve, he was released on bail of € 300,000 with conditions. (ram / sda / dpa)

Paterlini new coach of La Chaux-de-Fonds

Thierry Paterlini (45) is the new coach of the Swiss League club. The Chaux-de-Fonds. The longtime Swiss international, who last dealt with the U20 national team, receives one One year contract.

Paterlini is used by Loïc Burkhalter who also worked as an interim coach for some time and since then as Assistant coach still working Sometimes Burkhalter also had consulting services for Arno Del Curto for training or in training design. (dab / sda)

Seasonal holiday in amateur football

Everybody Soccer championships in Switzerland they are canceled, with the exception of the Super League, Challenge League and the Swiss Cup. The central association of the Swiss Football Association decided this in a conference call. Canceled competitions will be canceled, so there will be no champions, promoters or relegations. Participants in the Swiss Cup 2020/21 will be raffled.

According to an SFV announcement, the current season has been canceled in accordance with the latest Federal Council decisions “No alternative”. The central board’s decision was made unanimously. “Aside from the health risks, someone would have it logistically insoluble main task it was appropriate to find update dates for the tens of thousands of failed championship games after mid-June or even later, “said SFV President Dominique Blanc.” Extending the season beyond the summer would have had a major impact on the next season. Now everyone has planning security ». (ram)

NHL hopes to take the first step towards normality

The NHL He hopes to take a step in the direction of the games in the Corona crisis. In a joint launch of the world’s best ice hockey league and the NHLPA Players Union On Wednesday (local time) there was talk of observing the development in some regions of the teams “Now to phase two of the transition period” happy It is unclear exactly when you can enter phase two, in which players can work in small groups in training centers.

NHL starts from a point in time Mid or late May However, the league also limited accordingly that the trend should be good and no worries about possible distortion of competition allow it to exist, if the situation develops differently in different areas of the United States and Canada.

The league’s hopes contradict recent statements by the president’s health adviser. Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci. The latter had told the New York Times that he would like to take back all sports. “But as a health officer, doctor and scientist, I have to say that if we look at the country, we are not ready for it yet.” (sda / dpa)

Bundesliga starts with crown tests

At German Bundesliga and the second division, according to information from the specialized magazine “Kicker” this Thursday Extensive tests for the corona virus. home testing is part of Safety and hygiene concept, which the German Football League (DFL) created for the expected continuation of the game. According to the latest information from the DFL, at least before the start of team training. two separate tests To avoid infection during training, the “kicker” continued.

The question of how to deal with it Risk groups in management or supervisory personnel. or in your environment. In the Bundesliga there are several players who are previously stressed out by asthma, diabetes or lung disease, the magazine wrote. (pre / sda)

Maradona escapes the descent thanks to “Mano de Dios”

The crisis of Corona has the Argentine club Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata And be Coach Diego Maradona saved from the impending descent. The Argentine soccer legend has an adventurous explanation for this. This is not the ending we wanted. We would have preferred it in the plaza, “Maradona told the Clarín newspaper. “But now it has happened, and many say it was the hand of God again. Now I ask this hand to end the pandemic so that people can lead healthy and happy lives again.

The Argentine association AFA announced on Tuesday that the Season canceled early will and will be until 2020 without promoters and promoters give. This benefits, among others, the Maradona Gimnasia and Esgrima La Plata club, which was recently at risk of relegation.

With the “Hand of God”, Maradona headed towards the world championship title in 1986 Quarter-final match against England It was news. After an intentional goal from hands, the Argentinean had given as explanation for the 1-0 that the “hand of God” was involved. (sda / dpa)

Postponing summer games costs a lot of money

The Postponement of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021 the IOC “Several hundred million dollars” cost The IOC President called this sum Thomas Bach in a letter to the Olympic Movement. But it was still too early to give an exact number.

The IOC will fulfill its financial obligations to Tokyo. At the same time, clippings cannot be ruled out. “We have to verify all the services we offer for the postponed games,” said Bach. Than IOC has Reserves of around 1 billion Swiss francs. Experts expect the postponement to result in additional costs of around 2.7 trillion Swiss francs. It is not yet clear who will pay what costs. (sda / afp / dpa)

There are no crown celebrations until the end of August.

The Schwingsport As a popular public sport, the coronavirus pandemic is still particularly affected. Crown celebrations could still take place from September. All crown festivals just like that Celebration of the anniversary “125 years of ESV” in Appenzell, a federal event, cannot take place at the scheduled time until August 30, because by the end of August the Federal Council Prohibition of major events. apply.

As the federal association ESV writes, the central board along with the five sub-associations will look for solutions to design the fixed 2021 calendar to satisfy everyone involved. It is the responsibility of the sub-associations. yes and when this fall – if the ban on the 1,000-person assembly were relaxed by September 1 – wrestling festivals will be held.

The ESV Active Council has informed the central board that before a wrestling festival Vibration training phase of around six weeks required so that the athletes’ automatisms are in place and the risk of injury can be kept to a minimum. (pre / sda)

Simek switches to EHC Kloten

Juraj Simek continues his career in the Swiss league and change for a season EHC Kloten. The 32-year-old winger last attended for about nine years. Genève Servette under contract. Last season he was replaced by the Geneva one after twelve games. Rapperswil-Jona Lakers borrowed

Simek is no stranger to Kloten: the Slovak-Swiss double citizen, who ran 23 times for the Swiss national team, made his debut in the 2004/05 season with the Zürcher Unterländer at the NLA. After that, he tried unsuccessfully to assert himself in North America for five years. It was written by the Vancouver Canucks in 2006, but was never used in the NHL.

Overall, Simek graduated 477 games in the highest Swiss league and collected 198 score points. (dab / sda)

The Premier League is scheduled to continue on June 13.

In the English Premier league is that End of crown breakdown. in sight As the “Mirror” reports in English, the soccer operation on the weekend of June 13th will resume with ghost games.

However, to actually carry out the Reustart project, the confirmation of British government. In Friday find the following Conference of clubs. Then, you should follow more information about the continuation of the season. (dab)

$ 800,000 for Brady’s first game in Tampa

Alone Tom Brady’s contribution for one Charity auction for people affected by the crown crisis $ 800,000 to. The NFL superstar donated an experience pack for his first home game at his new club. As part of the “#allinchallenge”, the soccer player promised a trip to his first game at Raymond James Stadium for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The package also includes Brady’s sweater and play shoes as well as a dinner or workout.

Brady’s six-time Super Bowl winner for the next 20 seasons in March New England Patriots signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 42-year-old quarterback signed a two-year contract that will ensure an income of $ 50 million. (pre / sda)