Five things we learned around Liga MX The Mexico international will travel to Spain to be alongside his girlfriend after her release from the hospital, Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt told the German paper Bild . Mexico had not called the striker in for its friendlies against New Zealand and Panama, which is the reason he had remained with Leverkusen until being granted leave. “Chicha has an individual training schedule,” Schmidt said....
The Germany international has been heavily linked with the Bundesliga leaders in recent weeks as they look to bolster their attacking options. Bayern to beat Augsberg HT/FT 1/2 Robert Lewandowski is Bayern’s only fit striker at present and has expressed his frustration on a number of occasions that players have not been drafted in to ease his workload. Lewandowski – who has 11 goals in as many league games this season – was criticised by Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge for airing his concerns, but they appear to have been acted on....
The Bundesliga champions have not put a timescale on Martinez’s absence, but he will miss Saturday’s trip to Mainz as a result. Bayern have crucial fixtures to come this month, including a home fixture with high-flying Schalke and the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Besiktas. Martinez has been restored to a defensive-midfield role under Jupp Heynckes this season, having operated chiefly in defence under Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti, and has made 20 appearances in all competitions....
The 21-year-old was arrested and charged with domestic abuse in his homeland in June. Coman is said to have lost his temper after his former partner posted a picture on his Instagram account and assaulted her. Coman admitted his guilt to the police upon his interrogation, but faced the criminal court in Meaux, France on Thursday and was handed a fine of €5,000. The former Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain player was also told to pay his ex-girlfriend’s legal fees, as well as €1 in damages....
Real Madrid must sell Benzema A goalless draw between second-placed RB Leipzig and Ingolstadt earlier in the game meant three points at the Volkswagen Arena would be enough to ensure another league triumph. David Alaba put Carlo Ancelotti’s men in the lead just 19 minutes into the game, before a double from Robert Lewandowski saw them go three ahead at the break. Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller and Joshua Kimmich were on target in the second half as Bayern strolled to three points....
The short tour was announced by the CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge at the annual general meeting of the club on Friday, where he said the summer’s international showcase would limit the amount of time the club can spend in the States. “It will be a short trip with only two games as we don’t want to overload our players after the World Cup”, he said. Bayern took part in the International Champions Cup in 2016, playing matches against A....
Bears coach Art Briles and athletic director Ian McCaw say that although there are some hurdles to a mid-August game in Sydney, a game Down Under remains in the works. MORE BIG 12: Non-con schedule rankings | Best Big 12 games | All-conference The waiver mentioned in the latter tweet would be required because the proposed game would be played one week before the NCAA’s regular start of games, typically the Thursday before Labor Day....
Receivers coach Tate Wallis also received a one-game suspension after he and Kendal Briles violated NCAA recruiting rules. According to Sports Illustrated, NCAA investigators interviewed high school coaches in the Dallas area and found Kendal and Wallis allegedly had impermissible contact with recruits in May during track meets and spring games. MORE: Top 10 Baylor Bears of all time | Baylor hires law firm to investigate handling of sexual violence allegations...
Entering Saturday as the FBS leader with 20 touchdown catches, Coleman was introduced as part of senior recognition at McLane Stadium and was appreciative of the program after the game. MORE: SN’s first NFL Mock Draft | Infamous NFL Draft moments, remembered “Me, Coach Briles, my mom and Coach Kaz discussed it, and that’s what we think the best route is,” Coleman said on his decision to turn pro. “I’m thankful for the Baylor program … and Briles believing in me....
In a statement shared on her Instagram account late on Sunday, the Lady Bird star, 29, revealed that her final performance as Fanny Brice will take place on July 31 at New York City’s August Wilson Theatre. Describing the decision to leave the production early as “extremely difficult,” Feldstein cited the production’s move to “take the show in a different direction” as the reason behind her plan to step away earlier than expected....
Coach John Fox repeated his stance Monday that Glennon will remain under center for Chicago. While the calls for rookie Mitchell Trubisky grow louder, Fox remains steadfast that 2017 is Glennon’s year despite Trubisky’s accelerated development. “I don’t like our start,” Fox told reporters at the Bears’ practice facility. “(But) I think we’re still too early in the season before we get caught up in everything.” STEELE: Bears QB mess was inevitable...
In the mind of Chicago Bears’ defensive lineman Israel Idonije, an admitted comic book fanatic, there was no better storyline. He’d gone into the grind of NFL training camp in 2007 — eat, sleep, watch film, practice; press rewind — wanting to solidify his place on the team. But he had another goal, too. “I wanted to come out of it having created something,” he explained. He did, and now he’s celebrating the release of "The Protectors" issue No....
The report on that rift between Ryan Pace and John Fox over Mitchell Trubisky during the NFL Draft was later walked back, and when the general manager and coach spoke publicly, they told a convincing account of how they scouted the quarterback. But that’s old news. Now, we find out Mike is the one who didn’t know about Mitchell, and now that he does, he wonders what he’s even doing here....
It’s a topic that can’t be avoided. The Bears dropped their home-opener to underdog Buffalo, which leaves them a game down in the NFC North with the most brutal stretch of their schedule to come. Sunday’s matchup at San Francisco (8:30 p.m. ET, NBC) is the first of six road games Chicago will play by the second weekend of November. Since losing to Chicago in 1985, the 49ers have dominated this series at hosts....
Justin Fields and the Chicago offense silenced their critics with a stunning performance on the road, racking up 33 points and 24 first downs. It was a sight for sore eyes for Bears fans, who had to watch as their team mustered just 7 points last time out in a horrendous Week 6 loss to the Commanders. MORE: Watch live NFL games with fuboTV (free trial) Jones’ return from a high ankle sprain was short-lived....
Stafford went from Detroit to Los Angeles in a blockbuster move. With that he has great expectations to become the winning passer he has never been in his career. Meanwhile, Fields’ potential is through the roof, but Chicago’s coaches are taking a conservative approach with Dalton given the opener figures to be defensively daunting. The Rams (10-6) and Bears (8-8) were the final two NFC wild-card teams last season, right behind the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers....
Now we will finally get that chance. In December, Witt, who turns 28 next week, will compete in the German national championships, the first step on a slippery path toward February’s Winter Games in Norway. Witt has trained most of this year at her old rink in Chemnitz under the tutelage of her tough, old coach–the almost-as-legendary Frau Jutta Muller. But she hasn’t yet skated in a single competition’, performing just a handful of public exhibitions....
Come 1994, however, things had slowed. Local media and fans had heaped scorn on the side following their failure in 1990, debating whether the Selecao had lots its soul. Pragmatism had replaced jogo bonito, with defensive midfielder Dunga held up as a symbol of Brazil’s systematic and philosophical failings. 24 years without a world title was a long time – at least it was for Brazil, a nation that had announced itself to the world via its football....
On Tuesday, Beckham’s group secured the right to buy the remaining three acres of a nine-acre property on which it intends to build a soccer stadium. Miami-Dade commissioners voted 9-4 in favor of a $9 million deal to sell the land for the stadium, which the group has agreed to privately fund, in the city’s Overtown neighborhood. Teen phenom Davies gains Canadian citizenship The deal to construct the stadium is still awaiting city approval, but the agreement to secure the land for a stadium marks a significant milestone in a four-year bid to bring a Beckham-owned MLS franchise to South Florida....
