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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
📸 Nearly nodded off: Woltemade wakes up sleepy Germany
The semi-final of the Nations League between Germany and Portugal has not been a fireworks display of chances so far. Both teams are showing signs of nervousness. Many turnovers and rushed attacking actions characterized the first almost 20 minutes. Then the debutant Nick Woltemade made a statement. Aleksandar Pavlović dribbled towards the Portuguese penalty area and served Woltemade at the edge of the box. The Stuttgart player held his ground strongly against Ruben Dias and let the ball drop back to Pavlović. Advertisement After a duel between the Munich player and Goncalo Inacio, the ball remained and all players except Woltemade switched off. However, the VfB striker could not capitalize on the good opportunity from eight meters. Diogo Costa saved it for a corner. 📸 Lars Baron - 2025 Getty Images Afterwards, the DFB team was able to exert a bit more offensive pressure. However, still without success so far. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. 📸 Lars Baron - 2025 Getty Images
Wales Online
01-06-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
UEFA to change Champions League rules next season after Arsenal make complaint
UEFA to change Champions League rules next season after Arsenal make complaint UEFA is set to make a change to the knockout rounds of the Champions League next season after Arsenal were left fuming over their last-four draw this term Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal (Image: Lars Baron - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images ) UEFA is poised to make a slight adjustment to the Champions League format next season, following the introduction of a completely new structure just a year ago. The Champions League concluded in Munich on Saturday night with Paris Saint-Germain deservedly securing their maiden trophy in the competition by trouncing Inter Milan. This match marked the end of the first season under the new league table format, which seemed to be a triumph for UEFA. Despite the final being rather one-sided, the European football organisers successfully merged the expanded 36-team format with numerous thrilling matches. However, it appears they are not entirely satisfied with their innovation, where 36 teams battle in a league table phase to determine who progresses to the knockout stages. Under the current system, a team's position in the league phase dictates their seeding for the play-off round. This means the top eight teams receive a bye to the round of 16, where they face a play-off winner and have the advantage of playing the second leg at home. Nonetheless, from the round of 16 onwards, home advantage is determined by a random draw due to UEFA's preference for an 'open draw'. Consequently, teams that performed well in the group stage could find themselves obliged to play the home leg first in the quarter-final or semi-final stage, reports the Mirror. This season, Arsenal found themselves in this exact predicament. The Gunners put on a stellar performance during the league phase, securing third place and outperforming Real Madrid in 11th and PSG in 15th. However, they were still dealt away draws for both the quarter-final and semi-final second legs. Despite trouncing Real with a 5-1 aggregate score, Mikel Arteta's team reportedly expressed their dissatisfaction with the situation, feeling that their consistent league phase performance wasn't adequately rewarded in the knockout stages. Their grievances haven't gone unnoticed. German newspaper Bild reports that UEFA is almost certain to alter the way knockout ties are drawn. The UEFA Club Competitions Committee convened on Friday and reportedly agreed on the proposed change ahead of the Champions League final – final approval is now 'considered a formality'. Article continues below Other potential changes were also discussed, such as moving directly to penalty shoot-outs instead of extra time and preventing two clubs from the same nation from clashing until the later stages of the competition. However, no agreement was reached on these proposals. Arsenal weren't the only club disadvantaged by the 'open' draw system: Barcelona hosted the first leg of their quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund, despite finishing second in the league phase.
The Star
31-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Doue dazzles as PSG humble Inter 5-0 to win Champions League final
Soccer Football - Champions League - Final - Paris St Germain v Inter Milan - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - May 31, 2025 Paris St Germain's Desire Doue scores their third goal Lars Baron/Pool via REUTERS MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Desire Doue scored twice to inspire Paris St Germain to their first European Cup triumph with an emphatic 5-0 win over Inter Milan in a one-sided Champions League final on Saturday. Doue, 19, produced a dazzling display, setting up Achraf Hakimi to open the scoring from close range after 12 minutes before doubling the lead with a deflected effort eight minutes later. He put the outcome beyond doubt with a crisp finish into the bottom corner in the 63rd minute before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ran free to bury PSG's fourth goal and substitute Senny Mayulu completed the rout. After losing in the final to Bayern Munich in 2020, Luis Enrique's side, who teetered on the brink of elimination in the league phase this season, finally claimed the trophy their big-spending Qatari owners have craved. (Reporting by Fernando Kallas, Editing by Ed Osmond)
Scotsman
04-05-2025
- Scotsman
How Labour is planning the most restrictive gun laws for 30 years
Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The UK Government's announcement that it is to consult on 'aligning the controls on shotguns with other firearms' cannot hide what could be the most wide-ranging and restrictive changes to gun ownership for 30 years. To some, a shotgun is a wildly misunderstood piece of equipment, yet it is a daily part of rural life across the UK and is relied upon to control some abundant predators that would otherwise decimate lambs and endangered species, such as our beloved lapwing and curlew. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad One measure under consideration is that a shotgun may have to be stored securely away from the home address, which means that a farmer would have to watch their flock being torn to pieces from Saturday evening until 9am on Monday, when they would be able to access their shotgun at a gun shop. The UK is one of the safest countries in the world when it comes to legitimately possessed guns and, under Section 2 of the Firearms Act 1968, shotguns are already regulated so that only those who pass stringent medical and background checks may be granted a licence to possess one. Reform of the firearms licensing system is necessary but the UK Government appears to be planning changes to the law that could have a serious effect on farmers, others in rural communities and sport shooters (Picture: Lars Baron) | Getty Images Licensing system needs reform, not the law Licensing shotguns as Section 1 firearms – largely rifles – would have a devastating impact on the entire sector, not to mention those guns held for sporting purposes, such as those used by our magnificent and successful Olympic shooting team. This stems from the government's desire to reduce the incidence of lethal misuse of licensed firearms, but it does not address the fundamental problem, which is the licensing system, not the law. We have seen a small number of instances whereby failings in the administration of the grant of licenses have allowed someone to be in possession of a shotgun when it simply should never have been allowed to happen. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Poor decisions were made by licensing authorities in some of the 43 police force areas in England and Wales, and these resulted in some devastating consequences. Police Scotland seem to have got it right and now have a system in place that works country-wide and works well, with no real backlog to speak of and an information-sharing system that is far less likely to miss a critical anomaly. Improving public safety That said, this is not what our UK police forces should be doing as they have neither the time nor the resources to administer this system properly, a situation which has sadly proven to have fatal consequences. If the government is concerned about improving public safety it should, therefore, first be looking to create a single, centralised firearms licensing body with full digitisation to replace the current outdated system. An effective body similar to the DVLA system for driving licences would improve public safety, provide a consistent service for gun owners and allow police forces to focus on law enforcement, rather than licensing – a function they were never set up to do. Consultations carried out by governments tend to be an exercise in confirming their direction of travel rather than any real attempt to collate opinion. That is why we are asking you to lobby your MP before the new firearms consultation is launched. If that consultation does not focus on the underlying failure of the licensing system, it will not achieve the aim of improving public safety.
