Julian Alvarez (24, Man City) is leaving Manchester City.

Julian Alvarez (24, Man City) is leaving Manchester City.

“Details of Julian Alvarez’s transfer to Atletico Madrid have been revealed,” Argentine media outlet ‘Ole’ exclusively reported on June 6 (KST).

Julian Alvarez is a striker born in 2000 who first became known to soccer fans after joining Manchester City from CA River Plate in 2022.

Alvarez is a versatile player who can play as a frontline center striker, as well as an attacking midfielder and wing forward.

After growing up at Man City, Alvarez represented Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where he helped Argentina win the tournament. He followed that up with a treble with City in the 2022-2023 season, becoming the first player in soccer history to win a World Cup and a treble in the same season.

However,

Alvarez’s spot in the City starting lineup was not his to lose, as the ‘monster striker’ Elling Holland was holding on. This forced Alvarez to spend time on the bench or, 바카라사이트 when he did start, in a role other than central striker.

Alvarez appears to be up for a new challenge. “There are still some details to be worked out, but the deal has progressed to the point where it is unlikely to fall apart,” the source said. Unless something unexpected happens, Alvarez will become Atletico Madrid’s new player,” the source said.

“At the same time, he will go down as the most expensive transfer in City’s history. The transfer fee is expected to be €80 million, including performance-related bonuses.”

“Alvarez is keen on a move to Madrid and personal terms are unlikely to be an issue,” said The Athletic in the UK, adding, “Alvarez is one of several players City have recruited from South America and will leave the club with a substantial payday after enjoying great success.”

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Barnes will take the mound with the task of snapping a losing streak

Lotte Giants’ foreign ace Charlie Barnes (29) will take the mound with the task of snapping a three-game losing streak.

Barnes will take the mound against the Doosan Bears of the 2024 Shinhan Sol Bank KBO League on Saturday at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan, South Korea.

It will be his second start since returning from injury.

After struggling in April, going 1-2 with a 4.29 ERA in six starts, Barnes rebounded in May. In five starts, he went 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA. In 27⅔ innings pitched, he struck out 38 batters.

However, an injury ended his first half early.

On May 26 against the Samsung Lions, Barnes left the mound after just 1⅔ innings with left thigh tightness, and the next day he was diagnosed with a micro-damage to his left adductor muscle and removed from the roster.

After being sidelined for more than a month, Barnes returned to the mound on Tuesday after a 45-day absence.

In his first start of the second half of the season, Barnes pitched a strong game against the SSG Landers on Tuesday.

He shut down the SSG lineup for six innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out nine. He struck out nine.

Barnes was coming back from injury, so he was limited to 80 pitches. Barnes threw 77 pitches in six innings. If he hadn’t been limited, he could have thrown a complete game.

Lotte, which had lost the last two games of the first half to Doosan and the first game of the second half to SSG on the 9th, was in the midst of a three-game losing streak, 메이저사이트 but they were able to capitalize on Barnes’ strong pitching to escape the three-game losing streak.

Once again, Barnes’ shoulders are heavy.

Lotte broke a three-game losing streak on the 10th against SSG, but then fell into a three-game losing streak again. They lost to SSG on the 11th and KT Wiz on the 12th and 13th.

Currently in ninth place, 5.5 games behind fifth-place SSG, Lotte’s fall baseball hopes are still alive. They need to break the losing streak sooner rather than later if they want to make a run at the mid-table.

If Barnes is able to show the same form he had before his injury, Lotte will be able to rebound.

Barnes has made one appearance against Doosan this season. On April 7, he pitched a quality start against Doosan, allowing two runs on six hits (one home run) with five strikeouts and two walks in six innings.

That’s what you want from your ace when your team is in a losing streak and you need to break it. Barnes will once again take the mound with the streak-stopper specialty.

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“Don’t think about taking off your uniform.”

“Don’t think about taking off your uniform.”

Kang Min-ho (39-Samsung Lions) hit a three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning of a 2-2 tie against Doosan in Jamsil on April 14. Doosan skipped Gu Jae-rook in favor of Kang Min-ho, and he proved them wrong.

It was Kang’s 327th career home run. He already holds the record for most home runs by a catcher. With one more, he’ll tie Shim Jung-soo for 10th place on the KBO’s all-time home run list. Two more would move him into ninth place, and three would put him in sole possession of eighth.

“I’ve been playing for a long time from a young age, so I think I’m getting more and more top 10s. I’ve done well, but I’m thinking more about how healthy I am,” he smiles.

Kang Min-ho isn’t the only player who exemplifies ‘veteran power’.

Choi Hyung-woo (41) of the KIA Tigers. Choi is batting .288 with 17 home runs and 80 RBIs in 82 games this season. He was the oldest player to win MVP honors at the All-Star Game on June 6, and has been on a tear since hitting a grand slam in the first game of the second half. Kang Min-ho said, “What (Choi) is doing is so good that I’m impressed as a junior. Last year, when he said he was having a hard time, I was sitting in the catcher’s box and said, ‘Don’t think about taking off your uniform. We seniors need you to stay on the field a little longer,'” he said. I often say things like this for the juniors. Some people call it greed, 안전놀이터 but I don’t think it’s greed. The longer we’re here, the longer the younger guys can wear the uniform. If you’re not competitive, you have to take it off, but if you’re competitive, I don’t think you have to decide when to retire. In that sense, (Choi) is doing a great job for me.”

Kang Min-ho is batting .299 with eight home runs and 41 RBIs in 87 games this season, helping to power the team’s center field. In his nine games in July, his batting average has increased by a whopping 5 percent.

He also has four home runs.

“I was too bad in the first half,” Kang said. In the second half, I think what didn’t work in the first half is coming out little by little,” he said. “I’m not just a professional baseball player wearing a uniform anymore, I’m in a position where I have to survive. If my performance drops, I have to take off my clothes, so I’m working hard every day. I prepared myself thinking that even if I didn’t do well in the first half, if I did what I could, the turning point would definitely come. In the second half, when the players were a little tired, I felt good as a senior to make a hit that helped the team win.”

Samsung, is in second place games behind the first-place KIA Tigers

Samsung, led by Kang Min-ho’s blistering bat, is in second place with 48 wins and 40 losses through 15 games, 4.5 games behind the first-place KIA Tigers (52 wins and 35 losses). The team will begin a three-game series against Kia in Gwangju on the 16th to try to reduce the deficit. Samsung recently made some rebounding moves, releasing David McKinnon and bringing in Ruben Cardenas as its new foreign bat. “The manager said that the real battle for the top spot will be in the summer, and now that we’ve done so well without a foreign hitter, I think we’ll have a great synergy with the new foreign hitter,” Kang said.

Kang Min-ho is especially eager for Samsung to do well this year. He hasn’t played in the Korean Series since joining the team in 2004. For him, reaching the Korean Series is one of his biggest goals as an active player. “The team goal is to do what we can without worrying about winning, but personally, I want to go to the Korean Series. It’s not too far away, so I want to smell it,” he says.

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The first requirement for success as a foreign athlete

The first requirement for success as a foreign athlete is cultural adaptation. It doesn’t matter how good you are, if you can’t adapt to the culture, you’ll be out of the game early. There have been many cases of big-name players who made a name for themselves in the big leagues packing their bags after a dismal performance in Korea.

Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man emphasized the importance of Ruben Cardenas (outfielder), who joined the team as a replacement for foreign hitter David McKinnon, saying, “It’s important for him to adapt to the domestic stage quickly.”

Samsung’s foreign pitcher Connor Seabold has been a great help for Cardenas. “Connor will help Cardenas adapt a lot,” the club official said, citing the examples of Jose Pirela (outfielder) and Albert Suarez (pitcher), who played for Samsung in 2022 and 2023.

Pirela and Suarez, both from Venezuela, have been close friends since childhood. Pirela joined Samsung in 2021, and the following year, he helped Suarez settle in as a new member of the Samsung family. Connor and Cardenas played together at California State University (CSU) Fullerton.

More than just teammates, they’re best friends.

“I’m very close with Cardenas,” Connor says. We played baseball together for two years in college and were roommates for one of those years. We stayed in touch after he went pro, and I attended his wedding. We’re also close with our wives. We played on the same college softball team. We have a lot of connections,” he said.

“It’s great to be with Connor,” Cardenas said. It’s great to be reunited with my best friend,” said Cardenas. “I told him a little bit about Korean professional baseball and we’ll talk more about it later,” Connor said.

Cardenas, who will be playing in Asia for the first time, 카지노사이트 추천 said, “It’s nice to have a new challenge. It’s important to adapt well, and I think I’m good at adapting,” he said. “He’s got a great personality and he’s a fun guy to play baseball with,” Connor said. I think the fans are going to like him.”

“My advice to Cardenas is to enjoy his time in Korea and embrace the different culture and game of Korean professional baseball,” Connor added.

“I’m looking forward to playing on the same team with Cardenas again,” said Connor, who will be wearing the same uniform as Cardenas. I think we’re going to have a good synergy, and I think we’re going to have a good synergy with the other guys as well.”

Cardenas, meanwhile, is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound right-handed hitting outfielder from the United States.

He has no big league experience. In 554 career minor league games, Cardenas batted .2043/.555 with 99 home runs, 362 RBIs and 333 runs scored.

In 75 games with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Philadelphia Phillies this season, he batted .289 (80-for-289) with 20 home runs, 56 RBI, 52 runs scored and 10 stolen bases. Cardenas ranks second in home runs and sixth in RBIs in the pitcher-heavy Triple-A International League. He is a prolific long ball producer, hitting 20 or more home runs in the minors every year.

Cardenas will get his feet wet in a two-game series against the Lotte Giants in the Futures Summer League at Sajik Stadium on July 17 and 18, before making his Korean debut against Lotte at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on July 19.

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Kim “Bumbao” Bum-seok, One of the biggest hits this season

One of the biggest hits this season for the LG Twins of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) has been Kim “Bumbao” Bum-seok, 20. After being called up to the first team in mid-April, the big batting prospect showed off his hitting talent and gave the LG bats a new lease on life. Moving between designated hitter, catcher, and first base, he batted 2-for-9 (28-for-94) with five home runs, 19 RBIs, and an .844 OPS in 32 games through May.

Since June, however, he has slowed down, going 2-for-3 with no home runs, six RBIs and a .608 OPS in 11 games, and has spent more time on the bench. He missed 15 of the team’s 26 games since June before being removed from the first team roster on March 3.

Kim started in the No. 7 spot against Gochuk Kiwoom on Feb. 2 but was removed after striking out in two consecutive at-bats and was sent down to the second team the next day. By the 12th, he was batting .318 (7-for-18) with one home run and eight RBIs in five games in the Futures League.

Ten days later, Kim was reinstated to the first team roster on the 13th against Daejeon Hanwha. LG, which had slumped to fourth place after losing four straight games to start the second half of the season, needed Kim to put pressure on opponents with his mere presence at the plate.

However,

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop did not rush Kim into the first team. “We’ll see a little bit more. There is no set date. He can’t continue to play in the first team. He can continue to play in the second team, so he needs to play more and get a sense of the game.”

With catcher Park Dong-won, first baseman Austin Dean, and designated hitter Kim Hyun-soo, there’s not much room for Kim to play regularly. When he’s hitting well, 카지노사이트 추천 he can be used as a pinch-hitter, but when he’s not, it’s not good for his development to keep him in the first team.

“Right now, Bum-seok is not a solid starter. In the first team, you have to play in and out of the game, but a young player needs to basically play more than 350 at-bats a year to grow. It’s more efficient for him to grow if he experiences both the first and second teams and gains hitting experience. That’s what we’re trying to create.” Kim had 134 at-bats in 43 games for the first team and 62 at-bats in 15 games for the second team this year, totaling 196 at-bats in 58 games.

“You don’t just develop players. There should be a manual on how to develop them. It’s not just about having him in the first team. We don’t want Bum-seok to perform right now. The best way for him to gain the most at this time is to keep playing. Only then can he become a player who can lead the LG Twins’ performance in the near future.”

Being on the first team isn’t the only way to develop a player.

For a young player, consistent playing time is the best way to grow. Since LG plans to develop Kim as a catcher in the long run, they couldn’t just keep him in the first team based on his hitting. After being sent down to the second team, Kim played four of the seven games as the starting catcher.

“In the next three years or so, Bum-seok should be the starting catcher. (Park) Dong-won will be at the end of his free agency contract. Even if we get another Dong-won, it will be much better for the team if Bum-seok’s catching percentage goes up. By then, Dong-won will be older, and even if he plays two or three games a week at catcher, it will be a big plus for the team. Until then, it’s one of the things I have to do for LG whether I’m on the team or not,” he emphasized.

Kim had a two-game hitting streak, including a home run, against Doosan in the Futures League on April 13-14. After being demoted to the second team, he exploded in the Futures League, batting .346 (9-for-26) with two home runs and 10 RBIs in seven games. Yoon sees Kim as one of the players who could move up from the second team sooner rather than later. As he has regained his feel for the game in the field, he could be called up to the first team in the near future.

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Its Uzbekistan Wins 3-0 Against Vietnam in U-23 Asian Cup

Uzbekistan Wins 3-0 Against Vietnam in U-23 Asian Cup… 1st Place in Group Confirmed

Uzbekistan-Saudi Arabia, Vietnam-Iraq, etc. complete quarterfinals.

In the U-23 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan defeated Vietnam and secured first place in the group.

Uzbekistan defeated Vietnam 3-0 in the third match of Group D of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

U-23 Asian Cup held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 24th (Korean time).

According to the results of the final group match on this day,

which was held with both teams confirming their advancement to the quarterfinals,

Uzbekistan (3 wins, 9 points) took first place in the group, and Vietnam (2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points) took second place in the group. 안전놀이터

The quarterfinals of the competition have also been completed.

The Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan, ranked 1st in Group D, will take revenge on Saudi Arabia, ranked 2nd in Group C, the defending champion.

Uzbekistan met Saudi Arabia in the final at the 2022 tournament held in their country and finished runner-up with a score of 0-2.

Vietnam, ranked second in Group D, will face Iraq, ranked first in Group C, on its way to the semifinals.

Previously, the quarterfinals were scheduled to pit Group A 1st place Qatar against Group B 2nd place Japan,

Group B 1st place Korea Korea and Group A 2nd place Indonesia.

Uzbekistan took the lead against Vietnam in the 4th minute of the first half when Alisher Odilov scored the first goal with his right foot in front of the goal.

In the 36th minute of the first half, Ruslanbek Zyanov hit the net with a sharp right-footed shot from the right penalty area.

Then, in the 40th minute of the first half, Odilov completed a cross from the right flank with a header in front of the goal,

sealing the victory.

Meanwhile, in another match where the bottom of Group D was played,

Kuwait (3 points) defeated Malaysia (0 points) 2-1 and finished in 3rd place in the group.

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Its Coach Emery Extends Contract with EPL Aston Villa

Coach Emery Extends Contract with EPL Aston Villa… 3 More Years Together

Coach Unai Emery, who led Aston Villa in the English Premier League (EPL) to European club competitions, will accompany the team until 2027.

Aston Villa announced on the club website on the 23rd (local time) that it had agreed to extend the contract with manager Emery by one year.

Originally, Coach Emery’s contract with the club ran until 2026.

With this contract extension, he is expected to lead Aston Villa for another three years. 메이저사이트

Amid continued speculation that Kim Min-jae could move to a prestigious team in Europe,

including Bayern Munich (Germany), Aston Villa appears to have made it clear that they will not let go of coach Emery.

Munich, which is parting ways with coach Thomas Tuchel at the end of this season,is looking for a new head coach.

Unai Emery

Ralph Rangnick, who led Manchester United (England) in the past, has been mentioned,

but now Coach Emery’s name has been omitted from the Hama Pyeong.

Coach Emery, who took charge of Aston Villa at the beginning of the 2022-2023 season,

was recognized for his leadership by raising the team, which was worried about relegation,

to 7th place (18 wins, 7 draws, 13 losses).

Coach Emery, who led Aston Villa to the UEFA Europa Conference League since his first season in office,

advanced the team to the Champions League (UCL) competition in his second year.

This season, Aston Villa (20 wins, 6 draws, 8 losses) has won 66 points from 34 games and is in 4th place,

which is considered the Maginot Line for advancing to the UCL.

The point difference with Son Heung-min’s team, Tottenham (18 wins, 6 draws, 8 losses, 60 points),

which has played 2 games less, is 6.

Coach Emery’s Aston Villa is also on a winning streak in the Europa Conference League.

Aston Villa, who advanced to the semifinals,

will compete with Greece’s prestigious Olympiacos next month for a place in the finals.

Coach Emery is a leader who achieved success while working at Valencia and Sevilla in Spain and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in France before Aston Villa.

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Shohei Ohtani, The Fastest Since his MLB Debut

Ohtani Hits a 191 km/h Home Run, The Fastest Since his MLB Debut… Season No. 6

Shohei Ohtani (29, Los Angeles Dodgers) set a meaningful milestone with a home run that was literally like a ‘missile’.

Ohtani hit a one-run home run in the 9th inning when the team was ahead 3-1 in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB)

visiting game against the Washington Nationals held at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on the 24th (Korean time).

He swung the bat vigorously without missing Washington pitcher Matt Barnes’ splitter,

and the batted ball disappeared beyond the stands in an instant, leaving behind Ohtani’s signature roar.

The Washington fielders, who sensed a home run the moment it was hit,

had no choice but to watch the hit without moving a single step. 카지노 커뮤니티

Shohei Ohtani

This is Ohtani’s sixth home run of the season.

According to MLB Statcast, Ohtani’s home run batting speed was 118.7 miles per hour (about 191 km) and the distance was 450 feet (about 137 m).

In addition to being a home run that flew far, it was also a record-breaking home run.

MLB.com revealed the results, saying, “This hit was the fastest hit by a Dodgers player since 2015,

when Statcast began measuring it.”

Even for Ohtani, who hit 177 home runs in MLB, this is the fastest batted ball.

According to Statcast data, the fastest home run of all time is 121.7 miles per hour (about 196 km),

recorded by Giancarlo Stanton (New York Yankees) against the Texas Rangers on August 10, 2018.

The person with the fastest hit that is not a home run is also Stanton (122.2 miles per hour, approximately 197 km).

Ohtani’s home run on this day is tied for 12th all-time, and the batting speed is the same as Stanton’s home run against the Atlanta Braves on September 29, 2017.

Stanton, a ‘man of great strength,’ ranked alone in five of the top ten in terms of exit speed.

Led by Shohei Ohtani’s wedge home run, the Dodgers won 4-1 over Washington and maintained first place in the National League West Division with 14 wins and 11 losses.

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Its American Women’s Basketball Star Clark Wins Sullivan Award

American Women’s Basketball Star Clark Wins Sullivan Award for Two Consecutive Years

Signed an 8-year, 38.3 billion won sponsorship contract with Nike.

American women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark received the James Sullivan Award,

which recognizes elite college sports athletes in the United States, for the second year in a row.

The American Amateur Sports Association (AAU) announced on the 24th (Korean time) that it had selected Clark as this year’s winner of the James Sullivan Award. 해외 카지노 사이트

This award is given to elite collegiate sports athletes in the United States who have demonstrated athleticism, leadership, and sportsmanship on and off the field.

Caitlin Clark

Clark is the first player to receive this award, established in 1930, twice.

Winners of this award include Mark Spitz (swimming), Eric Haydn (ice), Carl Lewis (track and field), and Michael Phelps (swimming).

Clark led the University of Iowa to second place in the National Collegiate Sports Association (NCAA) Women’s Basketball Division 1 tournament for two consecutive years.

She is reminiscent of American professional basketball (NBA) star Stephen Curry,

with her long-distance 3-point shooting and assist ability,

and she set the NCAA’s all-time scoring record.

She also created a stir throughout the United States, with her game against Iowa in this year’s NCAA tournament setting a record for the largest number of viewers ever.

Clark, who was recently selected by Indiana as the first overall pick in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft,

is about to sign an eight-year contract worth $28 million (approximately 38.36 billion won) with global sports brand Nike.

The Associated Press reported that “Caitlin Clark has agreed to an eight-year,

$28 million contract with Nike that will even release her own basketball shoe named after him.”

It is known that in addition to Nike, global sports brands such as Adidas, Under Armor, and Puma are competing for a sponsorship contract with Clark ahead of her professional debut.

The WNBA salary level is relatively not high, and her rookie salary was set at $76,000.

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Son Heung-min, Asked for Forgiveness for Lee Kang-in

Son Heung-min “Please Forgive Kang-in” Internal Strife Evolves

Son Heung-min (Tottenham), captain of the Korean national soccer team,

asked for forgiveness for Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain),

who was at the center of controversy after clashing with him. 카지노사이트킹

Heung-min Son said on the 21st through social networking service (SNS),

“Kang-in sincerely reflected and offered a sincere apology to all the players on the national team, including me.”

He continued, “When I was young, I made a lot of mistakes and showed bad behavior.

I think I was able to be where I am today because of the good advice and teachings I received from good seniors every time I made those mistakes.”

In addition, he said, “Lee Kang-in is going through a very difficult time after that incident.

Please forgive me with a generous heart just once.

As the captain of the national team, please!”

Previously, Lee Kang-in announced on social media that he visited London, England, apologized to Son Heung-min and asked for forgiveness.

Son Heung-min, who posted a photo of himself smiling while standing with Lee Kang-in, said,

“As seniors of the national team, and me as the captain,

I will take special care from Kang-in’s side to ensure that he does not commit such wrongdoing again and that he can grow into a good person and player.”

“I will give it to you,” he said.

Son Heung-min also evolved ahead of the ‘national team internal strife’.

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