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Scotsman
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Possible Hibs opponents in Europa League qualifying after Scottish Cup surprise
Here are the teams who are currently projected to be possible Hibs opponents in Europa League qualifying. Sign up to our Hibs football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, 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... Hibs will need to take the long way around if they are to reach a money-spinning league phase after Saturday's Hampden shock. A third place finish in the Premiership looked set to bring a Europa League play-off spot for the Easter Road side, which even if they lost, would still see them parachuted into the league phase of the Conference League. That would inject millions into the coffers but it would only be nailed on if Celtic beat Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This was the expected outcome at the national stadium but Aberdeen pulled off a shock to stun the Treble chasing Hoops, winning on penalties after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes. It means they now take the play-off spot and it has ramifications for Hibs, who now must enter the Europa League at the second qualifying round, where they will also be unseeded. Football Rankings have projected the teams who Hibs could face at that stage, with some teams already locked in as possible opponents. This is still subject to some change - with Young Boys now the Swiss representative - but it gives an idea of the type of opponent they are likely to face. Possible Hibs opponents in Europa League qualifying Seeded Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) Braga (CONFIRMED, Portugal) Midtyjlland (Denmark) Legia Warsaw (Poland) Anderlecht (CONFIRMED, Belgium) Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) Young Boys (CONFIRMED, Switzerland) Unseeded CFR Cluj (Romania) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel) Celje (Slovakia) Utrecht (Netherlands) Banik Ostrava (Czech Republic) Samsunspor (Turkey) Hibs (Scotland) Aris Limassol (Cyprus) Hibs path to league phase football in Europa League or Conference League The club now know the path they must walk to reach the lucrative league phase. If it's to be the Europa League, they must go through three qualifiers that will increase in difficulty for every round they go. In terms of the Conference League, progress through two qualification hurdles in the tournament above will get them into the play-off, which has a parachute into the third tier as a consolation prize. Outside that, if Hibs lost their second qualifying round match, they'd drop into the Conference League's third, and need to win that plus a play-off to make the league phase. Get to the Europa League's third qualifying round and lose, then a Conference League play-off would need negotiated. It will now mean an earlier start to the season for Hibs, with the second round qualifiers beginning on July 24th. In terms of who is nailed on to be on the other side of the draw from Hibs, Braga have been European regulars of late and were in the Europa League's new format this season, and the Champions League group stage a year before that. Anderlecht made it to the Conference's quarter finals in 2023 while Young Boys have been a Champions League team in the last couple of tournaments. The other projected sides still await their league campaigns concluding or are the expected winners of the first qualifying round ties taking place prior to Hibs' entry.
The Hindu
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Shaqiri inspires Basel to seal first Swiss league title since 2017
Inspired by Xherdan Shaqiri's return home from Major League Soccer, Basel sealed its first Swiss league title since 2017 on Sunday without playing. Second-placed Servette's failure to win — drawing 0-0 at home to third-placed Young Boys — left Basel 11 points clear with three rounds left. The 33-year-old Shaqiri has starred in the title run-in for his hometown club which he rejoined last August after three unremarkable seasons with Chicago Fire. Shaqiri scored a hat trick in less than 10 minutes on Saturday, after Basel was reduced to 10 men, in a 5-2 win at Lugano. The second goal was an instinctive, curling and dipping shot like when he scored for Switzerland at the 2024 European Championship against Scotland. Seven straight wins for Basel, scoring five goals in each of the last three games, turned a tight title race involving at least five teams into a procession. Shaqiri was the spark with nine goals and seven assists during the winning streak to raise his season tallies in the league to a career-best 18 goals and 20 assists. The playmaker has now won the Swiss league in each of his four seasons with Basel, after the first three titles began when he was aged 18 in 2010. That started a Basel run of eight straight titles ending in 2017. Shaqiri left Basel in 2012 to join Bayern Munich where the next season he won the first of his two Champions League winners' medals. The second came with Liverpool in 2019. Basel will enter the Champions League next season in the qualifying playoffs round in August. The Swiss league runner-up will enter in the second qualifying round in July, needing to beat three opponents to advance to the lucrative 36-team league phase. Basel is coached by former Switzerland midfielder Fabio Celestini who took over in October 2023 when the team was last in the standings.
Indian Express
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘I am a girl, people hate me for wearing make-up but I don't care': Juventus footballer Alisha Lehmann blasts trolls
Alisha Lehmann, the Swiss international for Juventus with 16 million followers on Instagram, has hit out against trolls who criticise her for wearing make-up during games. 'I'm a girl, I'm feminine, and I like nails. I'm not a full-back, I don't have to take throw-ins. People talk too much about these things; they don't influence my performance on the pitch in any way. They always criticize me for these things, but I don't care,' Alisha told the Sun. A few days ago she had talked about how the trolling amuses her. 'People always hate that I wear makeup when I play, but I don't understand what the big deal is. Sometimes I think it's funny when people get upset. Because now I feel like I put on more lipstick the more they complain. I'm not hurting anyone. It's my life, and it always will be,' she said on the YouTube channel 'Small Talk'. However she was upset when a teammate criticised her for same reasons. 'She said I spend too much time on social media, with my sponsors and things like that, and that's why my football has worsened. Things like that hurt me,' Alisha said. Alisha revealed that she sent a voicemail directly to that teammate: 'I thought we were friends. I would never say anything negative about another woman. And the thing is, if people have an opinion about my football—if I don't play much or whatever—that doesn't matter to me. That's their opinion, that's part of the game. But if it's about my life, it hurts a little, especially when it comes from people I care about.' The forward says that when she started playing as a six-year old, she was 'faster than the boys' and that she 'always knew I wanted to play football.' She identified the turning point in her life: 'the moment everything changed was when I joined Young Boys in Switzerland when I was 11 or 12,' but she added that 'I never believed I could become a real footballer. I never thought I would achieve it.'
Scottish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘I was faster than the boys' – Alisha Lehmann opens up on her football beginnings and ‘moment everything changed'
JUVENTUS ace Alisha Lehmann looked back at her football beginnings before reaching fame on the pitch and social media. Lehmann, 26, has been a pro footballer since 2016 and saw her career take off when she started combining her day job with modelling on various platforms, such as Instagram. 22 Alisha Lehmann looked back at her football beginnings 22 Lehmann combines her career in football with social media modelling 22 Lehmann came a long way until she joined Juventus 22 Lehmann started playing football from the age of six That earned the forward an audience of 16.4million followers and the nickname of the "world's sexiest footballer". The Switzerland international claims she knew she had a calling from the age of six when she played football with boys. The ex-Aston Villa ace even claims that she was "faster than the boys" and that led to her playing for a local club. Everything changed when Young Boys scouted her at the age of 11 as that was when her career officially began. Lehmann recalled her beginnings in football: "When I was six or seven, I joined a club. "As a child, I was very fast, faster than the boys. I started in my village and always wanted to play. "The moment everything changed was when I joined Young Boys: I was 11 or 12 years old. "At that time, we trained with the boys in the mornings and played with the girls on weekends... CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "I had fun, but I didn't think I could become a real footballer. Women's football wasn't like it is today, and I believed that in Switzerland I would earn more with a normal job than as a footballer. "I never thought I would make it; I lived my life. Fans baffled as Mark Goldbridge 'chats up Alisha Lehmann' on Baller League live watchalong "I'm a girl, I'm feminine, and I like nails. I'm not a full-back, I don't have to take throw-ins. "People talk about these things too much; they don't influence what happens on the pitch in any way. "I'm always criticised for these things. I don't care what they write." Scroll down to see more of Alisha's glam life 22 Alisha Lehmann played for Aston Villa Credit: Rex 22 Lehmann was one of the WSL's top stars Credit: instagram/alishalehmann7 22 She has amassed a loyal following online Credit: instagram/alishalehmann7 22 Lehmann has millions of Instagram supporters Credit: Instagram @alishalehmann7 22 Alisha posed for her 2024 calendar Credit: Instagram @alishalehmann7 22 She regularly posts saucy snaps Credit: Instagram / @alishalehmann7 22 Lehmann is not shy when it comes to the camera Credit: instagram/alishalehmann7 22 She plays as a forward Credit: Instagram @alishalehmann7 22 Lehmann likes to travel Credit: instagram/alishalehmann7 22 Fans will be cheering her on Credit: instagram/alishalehmann7 22 Alisha has joined the Prime team Credit: Instagram / @alishalehmann7 22 Lehmann looks delighted to be partnering KSI and Logan Paul Credit: Instagram / @alishalehmann7 22 Lehmann is the most-followed female footballer in the world. Credit: instagram 22 Lehmann was asked if she could send Drake one of her football shirts Credit: instagram/alishalehmann7 22 She received a surprising request from rapper Drake Credit: instagram 22 An A-list celebrity had offered her £90,000 for a night of passion Credit: Instagram @alishalehmann7 22 The footballer is sponsored by Prime Credit: Instagram / @alishalehmann7
The Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘I was faster than the boys' – Alisha Lehmann opens up on her football beginnings and ‘moment everything changed'
JUVENTUS ace Alisha Lehmann looked back at her football beginnings before reaching fame on the pitch and social media. Lehmann, 26, has been a pro footballer since 2016 and saw her career take off when she started combining her day job with modelling on various platforms, such as Instagram. 22 22 22 That earned the forward an audience of 16.4million followers and the nickname of the "world's sexiest footballer". The Switzerland international claims she knew she had a calling from the age of six when she played football with boys. The ex- Aston Villa ace even claims that she was "faster than the boys" and that led to her playing for a local club. Everything changed when Young Boys scouted her at the age of 11 as that was when her career officially began. Lehmann recalled her beginnings in football: "When I was six or seven, I joined a club. "As a child, I was very fast, faster than the boys. I started in my village and always wanted to play. "The moment everything changed was when I joined Young Boys: I was 11 or 12 years old. "At that time, we trained with the boys in the mornings and played with the girls on weekends... "I had fun, but I didn't think I could become a real footballer. Women's football wasn't like it is today, and I believed that in Switzerland I would earn more with a normal job than as a footballer. "I never thought I would make it; I lived my life. Fans baffled as Mark Goldbridge 'chats up Alisha Lehmann' on Baller League live watchalong "I'm a girl, I'm feminine, and I like nails. I'm not a full-back, I don't have to take throw-ins. "People talk about these things too much; they don't influence what happens on the pitch in any way. "I'm always criticised for these things. I don't care what they write." Scroll down to see more of Alisha's glam life 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
