The crowds were small this weekend, even for Hungarian standards. At the only match in Budapest this weekend, the official attendance for Budapest Honved vs. Debrecen was 700, although it looked closer to 400. Only Honved season-ticket holders and traveling Debrecen fans were allowed in. Most […]
Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho scored his first hat-trick in professional football this weekend, becoming the first English player to score three goals in a major league outside England since 1989. But his feat has been eclipsed by an even more powerful statement carried on his […]
With the hundreds of millions of euros that Lars Windhorst has invested in Hertha Berlin comes expectations. The signings of Kryzsztof Piatek and the incoming Lucas Tousart are a sign that Hertha are building the foundations of a project that is not short on ambition. And ambitious […]
May 30 — Zero positives across latest Premier League testing On Saturday, the Premier League confirmed zero positive test results for the coronavirus after 1,130 players and staff across the 20 clubs were tested in the fourth round of testing. The Premier League is provisionally set […]
Freiburg 0-1 Leverkusen (Havertz 55′) There’s something shark-like about Kai Havertz’s movements on the football pitch. He lurks around the edge of the box, moving with the kind of quiet intent that is both intimidating and fascinating. And then, after nearly an hour of biding his […]
DER SPIEGEL: Seriously? Drosten: I’ve never read “Lord of the Rings” and I’ve never seen “Star Wars.” And regarding my role as a political adviser, I’m neither the captain nor the coxswain. At most, perhaps, a navigator. I read the maps. DER SPIEGEL: How will […]
Road trips leave indelible memories. Whether good or bad, the experience forges a bond between travelers. End of Sentence is a touching drama about a father and son reaching common ground in Ireland. A journey that begins in grief and anger takes a few unexpected […]
It’s not just Iranian athletes who were relieved to hear that a proposed formal ban on them competing against Israelis was recently taken off the table. Members of Iran’s parliament deleted a clause referring specifically to sport from its “motion for confrontation against the actions of […]
Good week for: Bayern Munich, away teams, Fortuna Düsseldorf, race for second Bad week for: The title race, Dortmund, home teams, Lucien Favre, Schalke The headlines: One hand on the title Bayern took all three points away from Westfalenstadion and, if it does prove to […]
Israelis are familiar with the scenario: one of their athletes reaches the latter stages of an international competition and is on course to face an opponent whose country does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. In some cases, the opponent simply fails to show up, handing the Israeli an automatic win. In others, they lose on […]
