Stung by the prospect of its first season without a major trophy for 12 years, Bayern Munich looks set to appoint Max Eberl to oversee a major shakeup.The Bavarian powerhouse is expected to confirm Eberl as its new sporting director this week. He will be charged with rejuvenating a team that has lost its aura of dominance and no longer demonstrates the assured belief it used to as the best in Germany.Eberl enjoyed success as sporting director at Borussia Mönchengladbach from 2008 until he quit abruptly citing burnout in January 2022. He joined Leipzig in the same role eight months later but was fired last September for “his failure to commit to the club.”At Leipzig, Eberl led a rebuild that saw established players like Jo?ko Gvardiol and Dominik Szoboszlai depart for big sums, while young talents like Loïs Openda and Paris Saint-Germain loanee Xavi Simons arrived to star this season.

Eberl’s alleged lack of commitment to Leipzig likely had to do with the speculation linking him with Bayern, where the former right-back’s work in a managerial capacity at Gladbach had long been admired.Eberl was already a target for Bayern before it appointed Hasan Salihamid?i? as sporting director in 2017.Salihamid?i? was fired hours after Bayern clinched the league title last season, along with chief executive Oliver Kahn, as both paid the price for the problems that Eberl will now be expected to address.Bayern only won the Bundesliga last season because Borussia Dortmund squandered its chance on the final day. The decision to axe Kahn and Salihamid?i? had been taken earlier, after a season in which the team’s decline had been plain to see.

Former chief financial officer Jan-Christian Dreesen took over as CEO and Bayern hired former Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund to take over from Salihamid?i? , though he didn’t start officially until Sept. 1, and wasn’t involved in the summer transfer business.Eberl and Freund will be expected to work together, with a priority being the hiring of a new coach following Bayern’s decision not to continue with Thomas 커뮤니티 Tuchel next season after the team lost three games in a row .Tuchel said Friday he wasn’t the “only problem” at Bayern and his employers were unable to contradict him over the weekend.“If FC Bayern loses three times in a row, then we all have to question ourselves, the team, the coach, we in management, we do it as well, it’s not in question at all,” Bayern president Herbert Hainer said Saturday. “But you will see, we will draw the right analysis and conclusions and do the right thing.”

Asked why Bayern had worked its way through three highly regarded German coaches in Tuchel, Julian Nagelsmann and Hansi Flick since 2021, Hainer replied that the demands at Bayern were very high and there was constant pressure to do well.“But I believe that at the end of the day, the formula for success at FC Bayern is that we are never satisfied with where we are, and then we continue to move forward,” Hainer said.Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso – a former Bayern player – is the favorite as Tuchel’s replacement , though former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeneß have also been linked. The latter is the nephew of Bayern’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß and has led Stuttgart to third place in the Bundesliga after saving it from relegation last season.Hainer placed the onus on the new coach for success by saying the Bayern squad is “not un-coachable.”Eberl will be under pressure from the start.

Chelsea’s underperforming players were described by one leading British soccer pundit as “billion-pound bottle jobs” after their loss in the English League Cup final .They’ll need to show they have the stomach for a fight when they return to action on Wednesday in another cup competition that represents their last chance of winning a trophy this season.Fresh off Sunday’s defeat by a youthful Liverpool team at Wembley Stadium, Chelsea hosts Leeds — an in-form second-tier side on course for an immediate return to the Premier League — in the fifth round of the FA Cup.No doubt ringing in the ears of Chelsea’s squad will be that cruel taunt by Gary Neville — a former Manchester United and England defender who is now a high-profile analyst for broadcaster Sky Sports — that is dominating the post-League Cup final media agenda.Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino brushed off the criticism, saying it was “not fair to talk in this way” and that Neville knew the “dynamics” in play as the London club looks to gel a squad of young players that has been expensively assembled over the past two years.

Prior to the recent January transfer window, Chelsea had spent more than $1 billion across three windows in the new Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital regime and has yet to see the benefits.The tag of “bottle jobs” — meaning people who collapse under pressure — might stick if Chelsea succumbs to Leeds at Stamford Bridge, given how much of a favorite Pochettino’s team will be for the last-16 match.“They need to feel the pain,” Pochettino said of his players. “We played for a trophy we didn’t get and now, it is the same — what can you tell me to feel better? Nothing. They need 토토 to feel the pain and of course they need to realize we need to work more, do better things, we need to improve.” Chelsea is not in Europe this season and is also far from certain of making it into any European competition next season. The team is in 11th place in the Premier League, though only four points off seventh spot. Finishing in seventh would guarantee a berth in either the Europa League or the Europa Conference League.

The FA Cup, therefore, is suddenly a big deal for Chelsea and Pochettino. Their problem is, there are quite a few top teams left in the draw.Like defending champion Manchester City, which continues its defense of the trophy — and its bid for back-to-back trebles — with a trip to Luton on Tuesday.Like Liverpool, which is at home to second-tier Southampton on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp might have to roll out the kids once again, with an injury crisis robbing the manager of at least 10 senior players. Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo were the latest to pick up injuries in the final against Chelsea.Manchester United visits Nottingham Forest in an all-Premier League matchup on Wednesday, when Wolverhampton has a home game against fellow top-flight team Brighton.Tuesday’s other games see second-tier Blackburn hosting struggling Newcastle and Bournemouth at home to second-tier leader Leicester.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match after appearing to make an obscene gesture following Al Nassr’s 3-2 win over Al Shabab, the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Football Federation (SAFF) said on Wednesday.After the final whistle on Sunday, social media videos captured Ronaldo cupping his ear before repeatedly pumping his hand forward in front of his pelvic area. The action appeared to be directed at the rival Al Shabab supporters.

In the background, chants of “Messi” could be heard, referencing Ronaldo’s long-term football rival from Argentina.The committee said the Portuguese star would have to pay a fine of 10,000 Saudi riyals ($2,666) to the Saudi Football Federation, and 20,000 riyals to Al-Shabab to cover the costs of the 스포츠 complaint filing fees.The committee said the decision is not subject to appeal.In April last year, the 39-year-old Ronaldo appeared to grab his genitals while on his way to the dugout following the end of a league game against Al Hilal, which Al Nassr lost 2-0

Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min has scored his first Premier League goal in two months.Son scored the team’s third goal in the 88th minute of their 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday (local time).After pouncing on the loose ball in the opponent territory just past the halfway line, Son went on a mad dash toward the box and fired a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner for his team-leading 13th marker of the campaign.It was Son’s first goal since rejoining Spurs following the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in February. His previous goal had come on New Year’s Eve against Bournemouth.

Son sits tied for sixth in the Premier League’s goal scoring race, four back of the leader, Erling Haaland of Manchester City.”I was very, very happy to score my first goal since I came back from the Asian Cup,” Son said afterward. “Seeing fans celebrate made me even happier.” Son, who was subbed out during added time, admitted he was “a little bit tired” when he went on his one-man fast break.”I tried to stay as calm as possible because when 한국을 you get excited, most of the time, you miss the ball,” he said. “I tried to hit the bottom of the corner, which is what I did today.”After rallying from a 1-0 deficit, Spurs remained in fifth place with 50 points. Aston Villa are in fourth place with 55 points, but Tottenham have a match in hand.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Friday the government raised the heavy rain warning level by one notch from “interest” to “caution,” as a torrential rain advisory has been issued for the nation’s central and southern regions, and the southern island of Jeju.

The ministry also activated “Level One” of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters’ emergency response posture and asked all relevant government offices to implement safety measures against landslides, flooding of underground passages and other damage from downpours.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), heavy rain of more than 30 millimeters was falling per hour in the southern provinces of Jeolla, central provinces of 커뮤니티 Chungcheong and Jeju as of Friday afternoon.

The KMA forecast that many of the affected regions will receive more than 150 mm of rain by Sunday amid strong winds. The precipitation may reach up to 300 mm in mountainous areas of Gangwon Province, the agency added.

The greater Seoul area will receive 30 to 100 mm of rain until Sunday, it noted

The government debt-to-GDP ratio in Korea reached an all-time high of 45.4 percent as of the end of March, according to data from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Friday.

This is the highest level since the fourth quarter of 1990, when the BIS began compiling related data. However, both household debt and corporate debt relative to GDP have declined.

The government debt-to-GDP ratio first exceeded 40 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2020. It subsequently rose to 44 percent by the end of the fourth quarter of that year.

The household debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 92 percent as of the first quarter of this year, down from 93.6 percent at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023.

The corporate debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 112.2 percent, down from 113 percent.

The decrease in both household and corporate debt led to a drop in the private credit ratio, which measures the combined household and corporate debt relative to GDP. This ratio 추천 fell to 204.2 percent from 206.5 percent.

Korea’s household debt-to-GDP ratio remains the fifth highest in the world, down from fourth place, due to the change in the base year from 2015 to 2020.

Korea’s ranking was followed by Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands.

Korea’s mandatory government spending has little room for adjustment, constrained by rapid population aging and climbing social welfare expenditures.

Last year, mandatory spending reached 53.3 percent, surpassing discretionary spending, which was at 46.7 percent.

The U.S.-based video streaming giant released a special teaser trailer and a poster for “Squid Game” season 2 at Geeked Week 2024, an event showcasing its shows, movies and games in Atlanta, Thursday (local time).

Released in 2021, “Squid Game” is a survival death game drama that follows the story of 456 people, including Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who are invited to play a mysterious death game with a grand prize of 45.6 billion won ($34.3 million).

Only one winner could take home all of these prizes, and the way the winner was chosen was based on Korean children’s games.

As soon as the show was released, viewership exploded. The show became the most-watched series in Netflix history.

The second season will follow Gi-hun, who won the game in the first season, as he returns to participate again, vowing revenge against the organization behind this bizarre game. It will depict his fierce confrontation with the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who’s in charge of the game.

The teaser trailer opens with Gi-hun awakening to an alarm sound and facing the Front Man. The trailer also offers glimpses of the pink-clad guards preparing for the new games, and the iconic 스포츠 giant piggy bank being filled with money.

At Geeked Week, Netflix also announced that the second season of its 2021 original Korean drama “Hellbound” will be released on Oct. 25.

Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, also known for his 2016 zombie movie “Train to Busan,” “Hellbound” portrays the chaos and societal upheaval following a series of unexplainable supernatural events.

The biggest change in the second season of this thriller is the replacement of the main character from Yoo Ah-in to Kim Sung-cheol. Yoo, who played Jung Jin-soo, one of the main characters and the leader of the New Truth cult in the first season, was sentenced to one year in prison earlier this month for abusing illegal drugs between 2020 and 2022