Good morning, this is Dan Gartland. Watch a match this weekend that should be a great football match.
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⚽ Preview of the Women’s Euro Final
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Can Britain get over the hump?
Sunday UEFA Women’s European Championship Pit in two of the most famous countries in football history. However, one is the most decorated team in Euro history and the other has won nothing.
Defeated France in yesterday’s semi-final Germany, 8 euros (including 1 euro as West Germany), two World Cup and Olympic winnersProceeded to face England In the final, he has never won a major women’s soccer tournament.
Since the first women’s euro in 1984, Germany has won eight out of twelve tournaments, including six out of the last seven. England, meanwhile, lost to Germany in the first tournament and in 2009, winning two runners-up.
But that’s history. England is on track now. Lioness has not lost the match since the friendly match against Canada on April 13, 2021. They have won 11 straight wins (3-1 including the match against Germany on February 23) and have been undefeated in the last 19 games. Better execution. Salina Wiefman He coached his native Netherlands in 2017 for the Euro title and became England coach in September 2021. She took over the English team, which reached the semifinals of the last three major international tournaments, and was tasked with overcoming it. As Avi Creditor writes, she’s trying to achieve that.
After leading his native Netherlands to the title of home in 2017, Weegman is a victory from taking another host country to the promised land. Her best record as a manager at Euro 11-0-0. Her team outperforms a total of 33-4 opponents. And more importantly, she seemed to instill an unquantifiable “winner’s mindset” in two stops that were previously unattainable in crossing the last hurdle.
But that’s not easy.German captain, forward Alexandra PoppScored, shedding tears 6 goals in the team’s first 5 games.. She is the only player in women’s Euro history to score five games in a row (only Michel Platini did the same in the men’s tournament), and if she scored a goal in the final, she scored more than six goals in tournament history. Become the only player. .. She was excellent against France yesterday and scored her. Powerful volley When Perfect header..
Popp scores left and right goals. German defense refuses to concede them.. I couldn’t allow one goal in the first four games of the tournament. The Germans finally hit the back of the net yesterday, It was an own goal In a long shot in France Kadidia to Diani It hit the post and bounced off the net from behind the German goalkeeper — not exactly a defensive collapse.
Both teams are playing very well and England is playing at home, so The finals are shaped to be good.. You can catch it on Sunday noon ET on ESPN.
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When Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail during the midterm elections, is the NFL more prepared for a potential attack on the league than it was five years ago? Conor Orr is trying to answer that question in today’s daily cover.
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NFL players have become a means of discussion, awareness, and collective action. All of this surprised some teams six years ago. I remember talking to a coach who was afraid to play the national anthem. Not because of ideological differences, but because if the owner of the team wanted them to leave, there was nothing they could do to protect the players. The temperature of the team facility was higher than we knew at the time.
Matt Martell writes that the deal with Andrew Benintendi probably means that the Yankees will abandon Joey Gallo. … Rohan Nadkarni explains why the Celtics shouldn’t give up Jaylen Brown to win Kevin Durant. … Albert Briar’s NFL training camp tour is underway. Here are his five observations from Browns Camp. … Will Laws categorizes what MLB border candidates should buy and sell at the closing date.
Around the sports world
The White House reportedly made an offer to Russia to exchange prisoners of war to bring Brittney Griner back to the United States. … Mike Trout downplayed the severity of his rare chronic back condition. … Max Scherzer used MLB’s PitchCom system for the first time, but believes that stealing signatures is “should be illegal” as it is part of the game. … NASCAR driver Brandon Brown is having a hard time finding a sponsor and may not race again this year, as his victory at Talladega caused the “Let’s Go Brandon” meme.
Top 5 …
… what I saw yesterday:
5.5. (Unfortunately) Mets Walk-off hit to defeat the Yankees..
4.4. Richard Petty’s Favorite sandwich..
3.3. Yet another terrible error According to the Red Sox.
2.2. Gabriel Landescog is leaking at the bar Place the Stanley Cup on the floor..
1.1. JT Daniels, West Virginia Make fun of Russell Wilson corny “Let’s Ride” Video..
SIQ
Dennis Martinez became the first foreign-born pitcher to throw a perfect game on this day in 1991. Who is the only other player born outside the United States to pitch a perfect game?
Yesterday’s SIQ: Which Yankees pitcher made three errors in a single play on July 27, 1988?
answer: Tommy John. And I’m absolutely excited to have video evidence of this unlikely outcome.
Play occurred at the top of four matches against Brewers. Jeffrey Leonard was the 1st and 1st runner and hit a weak dribbler in front of the mound. John tried to protect it with his bare hands, but he bobled it — his first error. Leonard, who was hustle on the line, probably beat any throw, but John fired the ball towards the beginning anyway. It was initially Don Mattingly’s wide and second error, but he jumped into the right fielder.
Dave Winfield picked up the ball and created a strong slow home to nail Jim Gantner, the first runner to start playing. The throw seemed to beat Gantner to the plate in sufficient time, but John cut it and made another wild throw for a third error in just a few seconds. Leonard scored when the ball went out of play.
For John, who scored eight innings with the Yankees’ victory and allowed three runs (two of which), the play was a otherwise impressive moment of the night.
From Vault: July 28, 1975
Heinz Kluetmeier / Sports Illustrated
Imagine the turmoil of three members of an up-and-coming dynasty jumping a ship together for a fairly sketchy new league team rather than a rival team. That’s what happened to dolphins before the 1975 season when Larry Csonka, Paul Warfield and Jim Kiick signed to the fledgling World Football League Toronto Northmen.
However, Northman had a big problem. The government refused to let the team play in Toronto because Canada didn’t want an American football team within that boundary and could undermine the CFL. Instead, they moved to Memphis, where they were officially known as Southmen. But I couldn’t understand the names, so most people called them Grizzlies. (WFL isn’t the only name familiar to modern sports fans. The league also had Charlotte Hornets, Houston Texans, and Chicago Fire.)
The reason the dolphin trio went to WFL was the same reason that players usually join emerging leagues: money. According to an SI article on April 21, 1975, the Jacksonville franchise signed packers linebacker Ted Hendricks for $ 350,000 when the NFL’s top player earned $ 340,000. Did.
However, the unchecked spending of WFL owners was in a volatile situation. The second season of 1975 was suspicious from the beginning, and in retrospect, we shouldn’t have gone any further. The league collapsed in just 13 weeks during the planned 20-week season. The headline of SI’s story about the folding of the league has become honest with the point of “the day when money runs out”.
Southmen owner John Bassett, who has always been realistic about league opportunities, told a reporter: “Having a team at WFL is like having a blind date. Some people marry a girl they met on a blind date, others go to the door saying they’re going out because of illness. Do you know? “
Zonka, Warfield, and Keek went to the door and returned to the NFL.
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