Tadej Pogacar will not win the Vuelta a España, he will not even finish it. A crash takes him out of the Spanish tour. The Slovenian cyclist, who wore the red leader’s jersey from the first day, left for home by ambulance. He abandoned completely in pain from the hard blow, with blood on his left elbow, shoulder, and face after falling to the ground.
The red stand of We are 93 roared again and boiled over with its hero. Marc Márquez renewed his romance with his favorite garden in this corner of Teruel with a crushing victory in the Sprint of the Aragón GP, the third in a row, which makes him once again the master of Saturdays with 20 wins in the short races, compared to Jorge Martín’s 19.
In the last two years, Real Madrid has become accustomed to bad legal news that entailed a loss of scheduled future income. First, the famous noise from the Bernabéu that led to the ban on organizing concerts. Florentino Pérez, the club president, explained that the earnings were 1% of the budget (about 12 million annually). And, second and last, the ban on the use of the underground parking lot that the City Council granted to the club only in exchange for six million in fees. Madrid would take care of the construction and commercialization, and had already finalized an agreement to earn 326 million in 40 years, three times the amount invested, according to SER at the time. However, now, thanks to a decision by the Madrid City Council, the white entity can compensate for those losses in a few years at the mercy of the reclassification of the Valdebebas land.
Héctor Fort heads to Real Sociedad after FC Barcelona and the txuri-urdin club have reached an agreement for the sale of the footballer. Pending the official announcement, which will probably take place throughout today, this newspaper has been able to confirm a deal that will allow Barça to earn between eight and nine million euros by selling 60% of the 20-year-old right-back.
Julián Álvarez, Atlético de Madrid player and object of desire for FC Barcelona, is today the epicenter of a harsh battle that has gone beyond a mere negotiation between two clubs to become a tangled matter touching the personal pride of those involved. Above all, that of Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, CEO of the Colchonero club, who accuses Barça of acting with “falseness” and “lack of ethics,” among other niceties.
“No matter where Raphinha plays; for me, it is more about what he shows on the field,” explained Hansi Flick after the win against Athletic Club. The sporting management and the coach agreed that, beyond the number nine, the urgency was to strengthen the wingers in the transfer market, since last season the team lost a lot of quality when Lamine Yamal or Raphinha himself were absent.
On a night of recovered vindication of Catalan identity motivated by the incidents in Elche, Barça featured for the second consecutive league match six players from La Masia in the starting lineup, another way of self-affirmation, this one through football….
As happened in 2001, when Florentino Pérez first became president of Real Madrid, an urban reclassification that has already been approved by the City Council could provide the white club with a series of extraordinary revenues starting in 2031.
A clearly visible tide, a massive clamor, and a large and unequivocal message. Camp Nou and the Barça fans spoke clearly and in Catalan to defend freedom of expression and the freedom to display flags. The independence flag has become a symbol to protest against the excessive force used by the National Police against a minor supporter in Elx who was carrying an estelada.
Playing and winning as a team. More than ever. For days, Hansi Flick has seen that the number nine he requested – Julián Álvarez – was unlikely to arrive. And for days he has been thinking, reflecting, and shaping how his Barça can aim for everything without the scorer he wanted upfront. He asked for Adeyemi and Gordon, pure electric versatility on the wings. And he thought of Raphinha as captain. The coach prefers to invest. To think about the future. And he has decided that, with what he has, he can aspire to everything. The German is not wrong. He proved it against Athletic Club. Generating more than ever on Unai Simon’s great night, impeccable under the posts. They were finally surpassed by Raphinha and Fermín on Lamine Yamal’s great night, who only missed the goal. Rodri debuted and Pedri shone as he always does at Barça. And, in defense, Xavi Espart shone again. Barça is a machine as a team. They have scored seven goals at the start of this league. And without a number nine.