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Straits Times
24-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Felipe Perrone enjoys fairy-tale finish to career as Spain win World Aquatics C'ships men's water polo gold
Spain's Felipe Perrone (left) led by example at both ends of the pool in the 15-13 win over Hungary in the World Aquatics Championships men's water polo final at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on July 24. SINGAPORE – During his 20 days in Singapore, Felipe Perrone picked up an autobiography about the Republic's founding father Lee Kuan Yew to learn more about his leadership, the culture here and how the World Aquatics Championships (WCH) hosts evolved from Third World to First. On July 24, the men's water polo legend capped his illustrious quarter-century-long career with a storybook ending as Spain beat Hungary 15-13 in a record-breaking final on July 24 for their fourth, and his second, world title. Fittingly, in his last match before retirement, the 39-year-old ran down the clock in front of a sell-out crowd at the 3,000 seater OCBC Aquatic Centre, then turned on the afterburners to sprint clear and score his team's final goal of the match to seal victory in the most goal-laden WCH water polo final. Finishing his final match with a perfect two goals from two shots, he told The Straits Times: 'This was really like a movie and I couldn't believe it. I'm so, so happy and so proud of the team.' 'I was crying for the last six months every time the guys said beautiful words about me. These are people whom I spent more time with than with my family, so to finish like this with them next to me was really special.' Even the Hungarians congratulated and appreciated Perrone for his illustrious career as he stayed behind in the pool to receive a standing ovation from his Spanish teammates, before they and the coaching staff dived in, as a video tribute was played for him. Hungary's Vince Pal Vigvari said: 'What's worth more than all the medals and all the achievements is the fact that we always firstly talk about what an amazing person he is – I think that's wonderful.' Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. 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And Perrone truly showed his leadership and ability to augment defence and attack and lead the team to glory. The finalists had already met earlier in a Group B match on July 16 when Spain clawed back a 5-8 deficit to beat Hungary 10-9. The final also started as a tight affair as world No. 1 Spain took advantage of their rivals' exclusions to score the first two goals, but third-ranked Hungary made it 5-5 at the end of the first period. The goals dried up in the second quarter as Spain led 7-6 at half-time before four-time world champions Hungary rallied to edge ahead 10-9 at the end of the third period, although Perrone scored with a brilliant no-look shot for the last goal of the quarter to keep the opponents within sight. While both teams committed to attack, there was an interesting difference in strategy as Spain relied heavily on star attackers Bernat Sanahuja and Alvaro Granados who split 10 goals equally, while Hungary had eight different scorers. The final eight minutes was an expectedly intense finale, but Spain proved to be more clinical when they had one man up – outscoring Hungary 9-5 in the extra-player situations – as they finished stronger. While Perrone leaves the pool for good and is '100 per cent sure' he will not return as coach, he leaves behind a strong legacy and big impact on his younger teammates. Granados said: 'One of the most beautiful things that sport ever gave me was being able to be his friend and his roommate for the last four years. 'He has zero ego despite being one of the best players in history and always puts others ahead of him for the best of the group. We all learnt a lot from him. He's super humble, a super good person and a great friend.' Deservedly, Sanahuja, who scored his five goals from just six shots, was named Player of the Final, while Granados was voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player. The top goalkeeper award went to Greek Panagiotis Tzortzatos, while the top scorer was Canada's 26-goal Reuel D'Souza. Meanwhile, world No. 4 Greece recovered from their heartbreaking semi-final penalty shoot-out defeat by Spain to thump Olympic champions and fifth-ranked Serbia 16-7 to collect their third WCH bronze in the past decade. Serbia could not recover in time from their own hangover after losing the other semi-final by a single goal to Hungary, and a run of eight goals conceded across the second and third quarters that left them trailing 2-10 proved fatal ultimately. Greece captain Konstantinos Genidounias said: 'I want to say I'm happy, but the feelings are very mixed right now. We deserved something better. Our team showed in three games, in my opinion, that we're probably the best team here. Today, I don't know if we were that good... but we needed this more, we wanted it more. We don't have too many medals like Serbia, so it was very important for us. ' Serbia skipper Nikola Jaksic acknowledged his team put up a 'disaster' of a performance. He said: 'You could see in the game that we felt not as ourselves, probably because we still hadn't recovered from the loss to Hungary, and Greece was better.' 'I just hope we manage to pull ourselves together, because we have the European Championships in Belgrade in five months. This is not us and if we plan to play like this there, then it's better that we don't.' In the other classification matches, world No. 2 Croatia came from behind to beat eighth-ranked Montenegro 19-13 for fifth place, while world No. 6 Italy pipped seventh-ranked United States 9-8 for seventh place.
Boston Globe
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
An email with the word ‘ladies' cost him the top job at Easthampton schools. Now, the same email has cost him his lawsuit.
Perrone argued in court papers that Easthampton was bound by an oral contract that took effect when he accepted the job during a telephone call with Cynthia Kwiecinski, who then chaired the school board. But in a 17-page opinion, US District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni concentrated his analysis on the contents of the controversial email, which Perrone sent to Kwiecinski and the committee's executive assistant on March 29, 2023. Advertisement Kwiecinski had told Perrone in a telephone call that he had gotten the job and should be ready for formal approval by the full panel, according to court records. In response, Perrone wrote an email that began with 'Ladies,' a word choice that sparked a broad debate on the definition of 'microaggression' and In his ruling, Mastroianni noted that Perrone asked in the email for a 3 percent raise in the second and third years of the contract, as well as 30 vacation and 18 sick days annually. Advertisement 'All other language and provisions are acceptable to me,' he concluded the email. 'Thank you!" Mastroianni ruled that Perrone was still negotiating the terms of his contract. 'It is undisputed that [Perrone] did not sign an actual employment contract. [Perrone] nevertheless argues he had a valid contract (and a protected property interest),' Mastroianni wrote. 'There is no plausible support, whether direct or inferential, for [Perrone's] legal conclusion that an enforceable contract was created by the March 29 email.' Perrone's contention that he had a valid contract conflicts with Massachusetts law that sets stringent conditions on the hiring of public school superintendents, the judge said. 'Massachusetts public policy requires an affirmative vote of the School Committee to accept any alterations to a previously offered employment agreement,' he wrote. 'As a matter of law, no enforceable contract is formed until such a vote occurs.' He threw out Perrone's 14th Amendment claim with prejudice, meaning it cannot be filed again. He also dismissed several other claims but left open the possibility for Perrone to bring a new lawsuit in the future. Perrone's attorneys could not immediately be reached for comment. He is now the superintendent of the Kwiecinski is no longer on the school board and Nicole LaChapelle, who as mayor was a voting member of the committee in 2023, left office on July 14 to become commissioner of the state's department of Conservation and Recreation. John R. Ellement can be reached at
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Maximo Perrone completes permanent move to Como
midfielder has sealed a permanent switch to Serie A side Como, in a deal that could rise to €15 million. As part of the agreement, City have included a 30% sell-on clause and retain a buy-back option, keeping one eye on the Argentine's future development. Perrone joined the Premier League champions from Vélez Sarsfield back in 2023 for around £8 million, but found first-team chances limited - making just two senior appearances under Pep Guardiola during the Treble-winning 2022/23 campaign. Since then, the 22-year-old has had loan spells at Las Palmas and Como, where he impressed enough to earn a permanent stay. He's now one of several young players joining the Italian side this summer, alongside Jesús Rodríguez from Real Betis, Nicholas Kühn from Celtic, Martin Baturina from Dinamo Zagreb, and Jayden Addai from AZ Alkmaar. Como, who finished a respectable 10th in Serie A last season in their first top-flight campaign for over two decades, look keen to build on that momentum.
Straits Times
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Spain water polo legend Felipe Perrone will retire with no regrets after world c'ships
SINGAPORE – When he was 15, Spanish men's water polo legend Felipe Perrone almost broke the arm of an over-clingy Hungarian opponent with a kimura wrist-lock. Asked if Hungary should be wary of him when they meet Spain in their final World Aquatics Championships (WCH) Group B match on July 16 – which decides who proceeds directly to the quarter-finals – the 39-year-old responded with a laugh: 'We cannot do this now, but back then I was just a kid and it was a big guy holding me down, so I did that to get away from him.' While Perrone has gone on to earn a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), he has also become an accomplished water polo player with one world title, one World Cup triumph and one European crown among 14 medals. His illustrious career will end in Singapore after a record 13th WCH appearance, and fans should grasp every last opportunity to watch the maestro make his last grapples in the OCBC Aquatic Centre pool before he hangs up his cap. The Brazil-born Spaniard had previously indicated he would retire after past world championships and Paris 2024, and had sat out of world No. 2 Spain's victorious World Cup campaign in January. But he explained to The Straits Times on July 14, after helping his team to a 10-7 win over 11th-ranked Australia, that he is hanging around for one last hurrah. He still enjoys playing and national coach David Martin had asked him to stay and help the team during this transition period. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. 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My career is already perfect. 'Of course, I would like to win and it will be amazing if we win here. But I think my career goes much further than the results. 'I gave everything in the water in every game, and sometimes I was lucky to win, and sometimes I couldn't. Life goes on and there will be other goals and ambitions, that's life.' Born in Rio de Janeiro, Perrone also had dual nationality as his grandmother was Spanish. Influenced by his water polo-playing father and older brother, he was always at the pool where he preferred to play with the ball than just swim. At home, they would use the couch as the goal and simulate the game in the living room. He never expected to have the career he has had. He played for Brazil at the 2016 Olympics and for Spain at the 2008, 2012, 2020 and 2024 Games. At club level, he has won 17 Spanish league titles and the Champions League three times. Over the years, he has won respect for his versatility, explosiveness, accuracy and leadership. The 1.82m, 88kg Perrone said: 'As it is with Singapore athletes, I'm not so big, I'm not so strong. So, I've always tried to work really hard, be focused on every training session and improve my way of playing the game with the bigger guys because it's always a challenge.' His other sporting passions in BJJ, surfing and spearfishing have helped him become a better player. Perrone, who started out playing as a left driver, but now plays more on the right and as a centre-back, added: 'I don't use BJJ to hurt any one, but there's knowledge I can use when I play as a centre-back. And I also find the calm and balance from surfing and spearfishing useful in water polo.' These are the things he would like to do more of after he retires, and he is also looking forward to spending more summers with his family. But there is one last assignment and, as the team's talisman, he knows he cannot let emotions get the better of him. He said: 'My life has been conditioned by the sport. We spend a lot of hours in the water and have just one ambition every year, which is water polo. We have built such a big community, and I will miss the relationships I had with everyone as an athlete. 'But I've tried to avoid thinking about the end because there are too many emotions. I cannot be playing and crying, so I just try to enjoy it as I always do with world championships.' In the other Group B match on July 14, world No. 3 Hungary beat the 12th-ranked Japan 23-18 to go top on goal difference. Meanwhile, world No. 38 Singapore are consigned to the 13th-16th play-offs after losing 22-10 to 13th-ranked Canada (13th) in Group C, while the sixth-ranked United States beat world No. 10 Brazil 16-7. The hosts held on to the positives, which include the 4-4 final quarter in the 19-8 loss to Brazil on July 12 and holding Canada to a 5-5 draw in the first quarter. National men's coach Kan Aoyagi said: 'Our attack is not bad, but we are losing out on the little details which we need to get used to when training at this world standard every day. 'Our body size is different, so we must be smart not to compete in terms of strength. We must compete in terms of speed, positioning and technique. The gap is not so big, and we can do more.' Goh Wen Zhe, Singapore's top scorer with four goals, added: 'We were a bit shocked by Brazil's level, whereas today we expected the level we would be playing against, so we went in fighting and swinging like we had nothing to lose. We went into the game without thinking about the score, and just focused on the next attacking and next defensive play. 'We tried to maintain concentration but it's not easy, and this is something for us to improve on from here.' In Group A, Romania thumped South Africa 24-5, while the seventh-ranked Italy pipped Olympic champions and world No. 5 Serbia 4-3 on penalties after a topsy-turvy 13-13 draw. Defending champions and world No. 1 Croatia edged out the 11th-ranked Montenegro 13-11 in Group D, while Greece thumped China 26-5.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
UW Health Expert in Wisconsin provides advice & information on safety amidst extreme heat
(WFRV) – Most people have likely heard about the massive heatwave set to hit parts of the United States and Wisconsin, but it's critical to know how to manage and handle the extreme temperatures. The high temperatures could cause heat-borne illnesses or other severe issues if proper steps aren't taken. Local 5 spoke with a University of Wisconsin Health expert to learn more. Summerfest loosens water rules due to rising weekend heat for one day only Doctor Matteo Perrone, a UW Health Family Medicine Physician, spoke to Local 5, giving insight on ways to manage the heat, emphasizing hydration. 'For a male adult, we recommend 64 ounces of fluid per day,' Dr. Perrone said. 'If you're planning on spending time outdoors, your fluid intake will have to be even higher, and if you are sweating, electrolytes will be essential.' If people don't take steps to manage and combat the heat, serious symptoms could occur, Dr. Perrone said, with initial issues varying from dizziness and cramps. 'Dizziness, lightheadedness, cramps and fatigue are some of the initial stages when your body temperature starts to rise,' Dr. Perrone said. 'When your body temperature reaches a point that it can't regulate anymore, that's when confusion happens and you can pass out.' Dr. Perrone emphasized that a fan won't be enough at all, as they don't help cool you off, it just gives the sensation of feeling cool without lowering the body temperature. In a release from Emplify Health by Bellin, the same was said regarding consuming fluids and avoiding electric fans as the answer. People are recommended to stay indoors and near air conditioning, as it can help their bodies stay cool when they go out into the heat. Due to upcoming heat wave, popular Green Bay pizza place to close for one day While exercise is crucial to health, people should be advised to limit outdoor physical exercise. Those who choose to exercise outdoors must keep hydration levels up, especially with electrolytes, and limit activity to the morning or evening when temperatures are at their lowest. Additionally, lightweight, loose and light-colored clothing is critical, as it reflects heat. Those who are outdoors should also consider wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses, with sunscreen marked at least SPF 15. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
