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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jonathan Aranda's solo home run (9)
On the Sidelines S1E18: Cal Raleigh closes gap in MVP race, Sounders Club World Cup FOX 13 Sports Director Aaron Levine joins the show to help break down the historic run Cal Raleigh is on and his odds at winning American League MVP over Aaron Judge. The guys then rate their concern on the Puget Sound Panic Meter about the Mariners' division odds sitting 4.5 games back of the Astros with an MVP candidate on their roster. Next, Ethan, Dante, and Aaron recap the Sounders' Club World Cup experience and debate how the team will perform as they transition back into league play this weekend. Finally, the guys dive into the repressed emotions brought back to the surface for Seattleites everywhere seeing the Oklahoma City Thunder win the NBA Finals. 40:52 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nate Eaton dives to nab Logan O'Hoppe
On the Sidelines S1E17: Mariners building momentum, Sounders-Botafogo recap The Mariners respond from getting swept by turning the tables and sweeping the Cleveland Guardians. Ethan and D Jack recap the week, including the emphatic return of Logan Gilbert on Monday, and debate whether a hot JP Crawford should make the all-star game. Then, Niko Moreno of Pulso Sports and Sounder at Heart joins the show to recap the Sounders' 2-1 loss to Botafogo in the Club World Cup and look ahead to a matchup with Atletico Madrid on Thursday. D Jack goes through his Top 5 Dead or Alive Sounders of all-time, and Niko gives us his list as well. Finally, Ethan and D Jack cover some trending topics from around the world of sports including Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound, the blockbuster Rafael Devers trade to the Giants, and Desmond Bane getting dealt to the Magic for a sizeable haul. 1:08:31 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'Ball bounces like a rabbit'
Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique has criticised the pitches at the Club World Cup and said the "ball bounced like a rabbit" during his side's win against the Seattle match was played at Seattle's Lumen Field, home of MLS side the Sounders and NFL team the Seattle Seahawks, with the stadium's artificial turf replaced with a temporary hybrid grass for the Spaniard says football's world governing body Fifa need to "bear in mind" the quality of match and training pitches if it wants the Club World Cup to be "the most high-level competition in the world"."I wouldn't imagine an NBA court full of holes," the 55-year-old said after his side won 2-0 to secure top spot in Group B in the tournament, which is being solely hosted in the United States."What I really care about is the state of the field of play, and I say this on the day we've won."The ball bounces almost like if it were jumping around like a rabbit." PSG won the Champions League at the end of May with a dominant victory over Inter Milan in Munich to complete a European and domestic admitted his team have had to adjust the way they play since their arrival in the US because of pitch conditions."Lumen Field is an example, it used to be artificial turf and now it is natural grass and they have to water it by hand - they did so at half-time but the field was dry again in 10 minutes," he added. "For our game this a problem. It's very different to European pitches. The grass is different and therefore it is not so easy to have the same smoothness to play our style - but we did adapt well and we're very happy." Concerns for the World Cup There are fewer than 12 months before the Fifa World Cup takes place across Canada, Mexico and United Madrid's Jude Belligham also criticised the pitches at the Club World Cup after his side's 3-1 win over Pachuca."The pitches aren't great at all. It holds up the ball, the ball barely bounces," said the England midfielder."It's tough on the knees as well. Hopefully, there's someone who will look at that going into the World Cup next year."Five of the venues from this year - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Hard Rock Stadium, MetLife Stadium, Lincoln Financial Field and Lumen Field - will also host World Cup five are used for NFL stadiums and use artificial turf but will have real grass installed in time for the World Cup to meet Fifa Club World Cup is not the first time the standard of pitches in the US have caused were critical of conditions at last summer's Copa America, with Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saying the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium was a "disaster" following a win over organiser Conmebol defended the pitches, with director of competitions Fredirico Nantes saying "the grass in Atlanta posed absolutely no threat".The stadium will host eight matches at the World Cup next summer, including a semi-final. The state of the pitches is the latest problem that has been raised at the Club World have been concerns about the weather throughout the competition, with extreme heat causing problems for the Dortmund substitutes watched the first half of their win over Mamelodi Sundowns from the dressing room because of the temperature, with their manager Niko Kovac saying conditions were "like a sauna".Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has said his side have struggled to train in Philadelphia, as temperatures reached 37C. BBC Sport has contacted Fifa for comment.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
PSG beats Seattle Sounders 2-0, will face Inter Miami in round of 16 of FIFA Club World Cup 2025
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the first half, Achraf Hakimi struck in the second and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) secured its place in the last 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Monday afternoon. Gianluigi Donnarumma kept his second clean sheet of the tournament in front of the Sounders home supporters without having to make a save as PSG (2-1-0, 6 points) closed out its Group B campaign and rebounded from a 1-0 defeat to Botafogo on Thursday. As group winner, it will face Inter Miami, which was held to a 2-2 draw with Palmeiras. Seattle (0-3-0, 0 points) became the second MLS team to be eliminated following LAFC's exit after its 0-1 loss to ES Tunis in Group D on Thursday. Hakimi's goal came on a swift counter moments after one of the Sounders' best chances. Eventually, Bradley Barcola slalomed into the penalty area from the left, then picked out Hakimi on the opposite side of the box. Hakimi had time to take a composing touch before firing in an emphatic finish from about 10 yards out. As expected, PSG had the majority of the early chances. Desire Doue's effort forced Stefan Frei into a sprawling aerial save in the 12th minute. But the Sounders had some success pressing high and nearly took a shocking lead in the 19th minute after turning PSG over at the edge of its own box -- only for Jesus Ferreira to fire his hurried effort well high of the target. And the Parisians were fortunate with their 35th minute breakthrough. Vitinha's initial strike from the edge of the penalty area through traffic appeared to be heading wide of the right post. Instead, it struck Kvaratskhelia's back, redirecting it neatly inside the upright before Frei could react. PSG nearly doubled its lead twice, early in the second half. After a promising attack down the left, Doue's 56th-minute attempt from about 10 yards was blocked by Nouhou's critical sprawling intervention. Four minutes later, Joao Neves volleyed Hakimi's outswinging service from the right just wide of the left post.
New York Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
PSG survives Club World Cup's toughest group and chases double triumph
When FIFA held its draw for the first expanded Club World Cup, Group B immediately sent permutation calculators into a tizzy. Tournaments like this always have one group that stands out for its difficulty and depth, and Paris Saint-Germain were drawn into it, a quartet perhaps best viewed from the perspective of its home participant. Advertisement With all due respect to the Seattle Sounders, the 2022 Concacaf champions who have been among MLS's most competitive teams each year since their 2009 first-division debut, they entered as a considerable underdog. Despite playing all three games at Lumen Field, its task was daunting. First, the reigning South American champions, Botafogo; then Atlético Madrid, as stingy as they come; and, as a final test, PSG: the freshly crowned champions of Europe. Even from its perch atop the footballing world, PSG didn't breeze through its group —although to be fair, no team has in this tournament. It sent an early message of intent, rampaging past Atléti 4-0 to claim retribution after a Champions League league phase loss in November. Then came the wake-up call: a 1-0 defeat against Botafogo that sent shockwaves around the world and gave the Brazilian club control over the group entering the final matches. On Monday, as PSG visited the Sounders and Botafogo faced off against an Atleti side needing to flip a goal deficit, the hierarchy ultimately settled to a more expected conclusion. PSG notched a 2-0 win over Seattle, while the men from Madrid eked past Botafogo. Despite a head-to-head loss, it's Luis Enrique's side that finishes the stage atop Group B, with Botafogo a worthy runner-up. Despite the two-goal margin of victory, the clean sheet and the pleasant kickoff temperature of 75° Fahrenheit/ 24° Celsius, PSG hardly found it to be a stroll in the park. 'Well, we're trying to compete at the best level, at a high level, every single match,' the PSG manager told DAZN after Monday's match. 'We dominated the match, we deserved to win, but it was tough. It was tight all the time — they pressed well, and they play on the ball at a high level, so it was difficult.' While opponents made PSG sweat throughout, the group favorites largely met the moment. While Enrique made some rotations against Seattle, he kept many of his A-team in the lineup to ensure advancement to the knockouts. Gianluigi Donnarumma manned goal as usual, Achraf Hakimi logged acres of sprints down the flank, Willian Pacho and Marquinhos anchored the backline, and Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha pulled strings in midfield beneath Joao Neves. Advertisement In fact, that continuity may be part of why they're looking more capable than some of their European rivals. 10 PSG players have already logged over 180 minutes, with only the center forward slot (between Gonçalo Ramos and Senny Mayulu, fresh off his star-making turn in the Champions League final) seeing some semblance of rotation. Heat waves, like the one presently sweeping across the United States, are seldom a welcome factor for a free-flowing attacking side. Understandably, Enrique isn't asking his players to make nearly as many direct attacks, dropping from 4.9 per game in the Champions League to just 1.0 per game in the Club World Cup's group stage. Instead, their energy has ramped up its already impactful press, working to regain the ball and hold an even greater share of possession: a tournament-high 73.4 per cent share through three games. Even the striker position may look more settled in the knockouts, as Ousmane Dembele has trained with his team over the past week. Absent throughout the group stage with a hamstring injury, his return would help with chance creation as well as converting more of his teammates' chances into goals. The Ballon d'Or contender led PSG regulars by averaging 2.94 chances created per 90 minutes in their triumphant Champions League run, well above second-ranked Fabián Ruiz's 2.19 clip. Consider that Dembele also led regular players with 3.25 shots per 90, and it's no wonder they couldn't pad scorelines in this group stage. While they put four past Jan Oblak in the opener, they struggled to find a bounty of opportunities against compact teams like Botafogo — who rove en masse to defend across the field — and Seattle, who forced PSG to operate down the wings by congesting the midfield. If not for a fortuitous deflection on the opener and a wide-open far post vacated by Seattle's left back, Nouhou Tolo, in transition on the second, it's possible this game could have gone scoreless. 'This is the Club World Cup, it's impossible to have an easy match,' Enrique told DAZN about the Sounders. 'I think they compete really well, they play great football. It was difficult until the last minute.' Advertisement Among the first teams to advance from the group stage of this tournament, PSG can resume training with a head start to prepare. After playing every four days in the group, PSG has six to prepare for its round of 16 matchup against Group A's runner-up on June 29. Getting Dembele back would be a boost, but there's opportunity for Ramos and Mayulu to solidify their cases to be his main alternative. It wasn't easy, but no such group ever is. Fresh off of exorcising their Champions League demons, PSG bounced back from its defeat against Botafogo and, thanks to a battered Atleti side, restored itself to the top of the group. No longer burdened by a reputation of being big-game bottlers, PSG enters the knockout phase among the tournament's outright favorites. As Enrique's post-game tone emphasized, that's partly a status earned by not taking this nascent tournament lightly.
