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News.com.au
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Departing star Adrian Segecic claims Sydney FC player-of-the-year honours
Europe-bound Adrian Segecic has farewelled Sydney FC in style, winning the Sky Blues' player-of-the-season award. Segecic, who has been linked with Austrian club Rapid Vienna, was also awarded the members' best player and Golden Boot gongs at Wednesday night's Sky Blue Ball. 'It's a huge honour to be recognised like this,' said the 21-year-old attacking weapon, who scored 18 goals in all competitions for Sydney in the club's 2024-25 campaign, 'This club means so much to me. I've been here since I was 12-years old and I've worked really hard this season with the support of my teammates and the staff. 'I'm grateful to the members and fans who've been behind us every step of the way.' Segecic's superb individual season had already secured him joint A-League Golden Boot honours with Adelaide United marksman Archie Goodwin. Sydney's women's player-of-the-season award was won by captain Natalie Tobin, who made a successful comeback from a serious knee injury. for the second time,' Tobin said. next season.'
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
🔎 PSG's 3️⃣ European finals: a look back at their history 🔴🔵
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. This Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain will play the fourth European final in its history, against Inter, in the Champions League. We (re)introduce you to the previous three! On May 8, 1996, Paris Saint-Germain faced Rapid Vienna, an Austrian club, in the final of the 1995 - 1996 European Cup Winners' Cup. The very first European final in the history of the Parisian club! After eliminating Molde, Celtic, Parma and its 1994 Ballon d'Or Hristo Stoitchkov, then Deportivo La Coruna in the semi-final, PSG had to outwit Rapid Vienna in the final. The final... won 1-0 by the Parisians thanks to a now legendary goal, from a free-kick, by defender Bruno Ngotty! Paris won its first European trophy, the second for French football, three years after OM's victory in the Champions League! 📸 VINCENT AMALVY A season later, who's back in the final of the same competition? Paris Saint-Germain! PSG does the back-to-back, notably eliminating Liverpool in the semi-final! The Parisians face FC Barcelona in the final of this C2. Unfortunately for Paris, the Barça of this 1996-1997 season was just too strong. Ronaldo scored the only goal of this final, from a penalty in the first half, thus giving the title to the Catalans. Starting, in addition to R9, in this final for FC Barcelona were: Pep Guardiola, Luis Figo and... Luis Enrique, the current coach of PSG! Well, well, well... 📸 Ruediger Fessel - Bongarts After a final phase played in the Final Four format in Portugal due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Paris Saint-Germain qualifies for the very first Champions League final in its history! Thiago Silva, Angel Di Maria, Neymar, Kylian Mbappé & co finally have the opportunity to win a first star. Led by Thomas Tuchel, the Parisians will come up against a... clinical Bayern Munich. Manuel Neuer frustrates PSG and Kingsley Coman, trained at the club, scores for the Bavarians. This will be the only goal of the final. PSG loses 1-0... 📸 MATTHEW CHILDS - AFP OR LICENSORS Three finals: one won and two lost. Will the record be balanced on Saturday night? - This club finishes the season undefeated... but misses the title - OL: Rayan Cherki transferred to a European heavyweight? - New number for Mbappé at Real Madrid 📸 GERARD CERLES
Wales Online
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Cardiff City flop was made to train with youth team and makes bizarre claim
Cardiff City flop was made to train with youth team and makes bizarre claim The claims have emerged in a new interview in Germany Former Cardiff City striker Guido Burgstaller (Image: Getty Images ) Cardiff City flop Guido Burgstaller has opened up about his brief and difficult stint with the club, citing communication issues and cultural challenges as key factors behind his struggles in the Championship. Speaking in a recent interview with Bild, via SportWitness, the 36-year-old Austrian reflected on what he described as one of the most difficult periods of his professional career. Burgstaller joined Cardiff in the summer of 2014 from Rapid Vienna, during Ole Gunnar Solskjær's tenure as manager, but lasted just six months in south Wales. 'When I played in Cardiff, that's when I really felt how tough the football business can be,' Burgstaller said. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community 'I only played five games and didn't understand the language properly. In Wales you don't speak pure English — there's a strong dialect. "I had no access to the team at all and was relegated to the third training group (youth team).' Article continues below The forward went on to say that the experience, although challenging, contributed to his personal growth. 'That was a hard time, but it brought me a lot as a person,' he added. Burgstaller was brought in with the hope that he could bolster Cardiff's attacking options following their relegation from the Premier League. At the time, Solskjær was trying to rebuild a squad capable of pushing for promotion. However, Burgstaller failed to make an impact, registering only one goal in five appearances across all competitions. By the January transfer window of 2015, his time at the club came to an end. He was sold to German side FC Nürnberg, where his career would regain momentum. While Burgstaller pointed to difficulties in understanding accents and integrating with team-mates as major hurdles, his claim will raise a few eyebrows. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here. During his time at Cardiff, the squad featured a largely international and English-speaking line-up. Of the senior squad, only two players — Danny Gabbidon and Declan John — were Welsh. The majority were English, alongside team-mates from Spain, Norway and other parts of Europe. Article continues below After leaving Cardiff, Burgstaller found better fortunes in Germany. He spent successful spells with FC Nürnberg and later FC Schalke 04, becoming a key figure in both squads. In 2022, he returned once again to Rapid Vienna, the club where he had first made his name. Now in the twilight of his career, he remains a consistent performer. He has scored eight goals in 30 appearances this season for Rapid, continuing to play a leading role for the Austrian side.
Telegraph
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Live Djurgarden vs Chelsea: Team news and latest updates from Conference League semi-final
'Now that we are in the semi-final, the next target is the final, and then once, if we are able to reach the final, we go for the title. It is a huge title, because it is a European competition, and we can give this club the opportunity to be the only club in the world to win all the European competitions. It is also a responsibility for me, a responsibility for the players to get that.' Chelsea come into tonight's match off the back of a 1-0 home win over Everton last Saturday in the Premier League thanks to Nicolas Jackson's first-half winning goal, which boosted their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. They will be without Christopher Nkunku and Robert Sanchez, who have not travelled with the squad to Sweden due to injury. Djurgarden, who finished fifth in the league phase of the Conference League, come into tonight's game off the back of a 1-0 home victory over Osters in the Swedish Allsvenskan. They booked their place in the semi-finals after defeating Rapid Vienna in the quarter-finals. Despite falling to a 0-1 defeat at home in the first leg against Rapid Vienna, they secured a 4-1 victory away from home to claim a 4-2 aggregate victory.
Evening Standard
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Evening Standard
Djurgarden vs Chelsea LIVE: Conference League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction
Djurgarden sit 11th in their domestic league but have booked their place in a European semi-final by beating Rapid Vienna, despite losing the first leg on home soil. This, though, is a huge step up and it would be a major surprise if they were not behind on aggregate heading back to London. Follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground!
