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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in for another edition of the Morning Espresso on

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<v Speaker 1>the SDH Network, brought to you by Oglethorpe University, Atlanta's

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<v Speaker 1>premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse. I'm Jason log. Sure.

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<v Speaker 1>We are less than a week away from the FIFA

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<v Speaker 1>Club World Cup. We are in World Cup qualifying. There

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<v Speaker 1>are all kinds of things happening right now. We got

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<v Speaker 1>tst finals tonight as well. I hope you've enjoyed that

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<v Speaker 1>tournament as we've been going. Spain did not enjoy how

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<v Speaker 1>things turned out yesterday. Portugal, they became the first nation

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<v Speaker 1>to win the UEPHA Nations League twice. They lifted the

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<v Speaker 1>trophy back in twenty nineteen and Cristiano Ronaldo pulled Portugal

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<v Speaker 1>level at two two. Very fortunate ball found him and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a great finish that made it two to two

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<v Speaker 1>in the sixty first his one hundred and thirty eighth

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<v Speaker 1>goal with Portugal, his nine hundred and thirty eighth goal

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<v Speaker 1>in total. You know, Mendez was the player of the match.

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<v Speaker 1>He scored. He really made it difficult for La Mignamal

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<v Speaker 1>to influence the match. On the attacking side. Yamal seemed

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<v Speaker 1>a step off Mendes was brilliant. Spain have not been

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<v Speaker 1>great defensively as of late. They have conceded fifteen goals

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<v Speaker 1>in their last six games. They end up losing on

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<v Speaker 1>penalties to Portugal. Christiano Ronaldo also said that he does

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<v Speaker 1>not plan to play at the Club World Cup this month.

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<v Speaker 1>He received quote quite a few unquote offers from participating clubs.

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<v Speaker 1>He did leave the match yesterday before the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the ninety minutes. Speaking of Club World Cup, the transferred

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<v Speaker 1>deadline for deals to get done and rosters to be

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<v Speaker 1>submitted is tomorrow. Tournament starts on Saturday. I likely playing

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<v Speaker 1>Inter Miami down in South Florida, BRUSA. Dortman. They have

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<v Speaker 1>agreed a thirty eight million euro deal with Sunderland to

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<v Speaker 1>sign job Bellingham. They might sound familiar. I will see

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<v Speaker 1>if that one is ahead of Club World Cup or not.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's one of the confusing elements here is not

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<v Speaker 1>every deal that is being talked about or getting finalized

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<v Speaker 1>is going to impact the Club World Cup rosters for

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<v Speaker 1>these teams. We'll just have to wait and see a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. Victor Osieman he rejected Al Hilal's contract proposal

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<v Speaker 1>over thirty million euro per year. Napoli had agreed to

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<v Speaker 1>the transfer fee of seventy five million, but Osiman does

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<v Speaker 1>not want to go to Alhilal. Galatasarai is going to

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<v Speaker 1>try to sign him on a permanent basis. Mike Magnon

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<v Speaker 1>he wants to complete a move to Chelsea and he

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<v Speaker 1>wants to do it ahead of the Club World Cup.

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<v Speaker 1>According to let Keep, Magnon has told Milan he's not

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<v Speaker 1>going to sign a new contract, so he's got one

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<v Speaker 1>year left on his deal. Brizzio Romano has said there's

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<v Speaker 1>a big gap between the two clubs on his valuation.

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<v Speaker 1>Chelsea say that he's worth ten million euro because he

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<v Speaker 1>only has one year left on his deal. Milan rate

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<v Speaker 1>him at thirty million euro. That's a pretty big gap.

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<v Speaker 1>Italian journalists have said that a fifteen million euro offer

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<v Speaker 1>was submitted. Some reports in Italy say that an agreement

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<v Speaker 1>has been reached. Lakeip says that's not the case, but

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<v Speaker 1>everybody says that the deal is moving forward and they

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<v Speaker 1>want to get it done for him to play for

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<v Speaker 1>Chelsea in the Club World Cup. Chelsea also added Mama

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<v Speaker 1>Dusar from Strasbourg, of course, owned by the consortium led

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<v Speaker 1>by Todd Bowley and clear Lake Capital that bought Chelsea

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty two. The nineteen year old saw He

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<v Speaker 1>is a France U twenty international, was a regular last

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<v Speaker 1>season for Strasbourg. He was previously at Lynn and Leon.

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<v Speaker 1>He is expected to be coming in for Club World Cup.

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<v Speaker 1>Manchester City they are trying to get the deal over

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<v Speaker 1>the line for Ryan Cherokee and according to reports literally

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<v Speaker 1>within the last hour from li Keep, the agreement has

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<v Speaker 1>been reached a five year contract. He will be playing

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<v Speaker 1>for City at the Club World Cup. Somewhere between twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three million euro and forty million euros the final price tag.

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<v Speaker 1>The initial valuation was in the thirty five to forty

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<v Speaker 1>million euro range from Leone reports initially where that Manchester

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<v Speaker 1>City offered twenty three, so somewhere in between. They found

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<v Speaker 1>a way to get the deal done. According to LIKEEP

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<v Speaker 1>and pretty much everybody else in the world, in the

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<v Speaker 1>last hour, Manchester City are also preparing an offer for

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<v Speaker 1>Chelsea goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli ahead of the Club World Cups.

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<v Speaker 1>Got Carson, the long time number three at City, is

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<v Speaker 1>leaving the club. According to new reports in Spain. Interesting

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<v Speaker 1>moves right now with an Arsenal target that could affect

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<v Speaker 1>Club World Cup Martin Zubimindi. He is a associodod Arsenal

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<v Speaker 1>have wanted to get him for the last six months.

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<v Speaker 1>They've thought a deal was all but done, but according

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<v Speaker 1>to the words of Marca, nothing is closed and according

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<v Speaker 1>to them, Zubimindi has halted his move to Arsenal. Real

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<v Speaker 1>Madrid is interested. His idol is Shabi Alonzo. Alonzo wants

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<v Speaker 1>to bring in Zubimindi for his midfield at Real Madrid,

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<v Speaker 1>so this could get very interesting and will it get

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<v Speaker 1>done ahead of the time for Club World Cup. Madrid

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<v Speaker 1>have also struck out, at least for now, according to reports,

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<v Speaker 1>on getting Alvaro Carreras, the left back from Benfica. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been named to Benfica's roster for the tournament. Now that

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<v Speaker 1>list isn't final and nothing is closed right, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>looking more unlikely that Carreras would play for Madrid in

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<v Speaker 1>the Club World Cup. Byron, they have agreed to pay

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and fifty million euro or two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fifty thousand euro. Sorry, two hundred and fifty million will

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<v Speaker 1>be wild two hundred and fifty thousand euro to Haffe

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<v Speaker 1>for Tom Bischoff to be able to play in the

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<v Speaker 1>Club World Cup. There could be more in bonus payments

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<v Speaker 1>as well, so Byron's gonna pay his full salary during

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<v Speaker 1>this period of time. Earlier reports suggested that Bischoff would

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<v Speaker 1>join Byron only after the contract with Hoffenheim expires. He's

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<v Speaker 1>joining Byron on a free, but it looks like Byron said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, we'll cut a check. We'll get him

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<v Speaker 1>in now because we could use that extra central midfielder.

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<v Speaker 1>He's nineteen. He made his German national team debut against

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<v Speaker 1>France over the weekend. He's been at Hoffenheim since twenty fifteen,

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<v Speaker 1>a product of the academy. But they're only getting two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred fifty thousand for him as he leaves on a free.

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<v Speaker 1>Botha Fogo even though they haven't paid Atlanta United yet

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<v Speaker 1>for Thiago Almada, and that's from a FIFA tribunal decision

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<v Speaker 1>that came out last week. They have brought in three

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<v Speaker 1>reinforcements somehow, Arthur Cabral for fifteen million euro from Benfica,

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<v Speaker 1>Alvaro Montro for eight million euro from Velez and Joaquin

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<v Speaker 1>Correa on a free from Inter Ah just smile a nod.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Maybe we're talking monopoly money at this point,

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<v Speaker 1>a layin. They are going to play Manchester City in

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta on June twenty second. The Abu Dhabi club is

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<v Speaker 1>adding Facundo Zabala on loan from Olympia in Paraguay for

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<v Speaker 1>the Club World Cup. Looks like Inter is gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>it done and announce it today of Christian Chivu to

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<v Speaker 1>be their new manager. He has set his goodbyes to

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<v Speaker 1>Parma after terminating his contract there. Inter are also pushing

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<v Speaker 1>to make a last minute deal to sign striker Angjon

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<v Speaker 1>Bonnie ahead of the start of the Club World Cup.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been with Parma and Parma won twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>million euro for the Frenchman. This is according to Gazetta

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<v Speaker 1>Dello Sport. We'll see if this one gets done in time.

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<v Speaker 1>Chivu coming over from Parma to Inter might help everything there.

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<v Speaker 1>They are coming to the United States and the Club

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<v Speaker 1>World Cup Inter with Petar Shusch and Luis Henrique. Those

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<v Speaker 1>deals are done now. The discussions This came out over

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<v Speaker 1>the weekend. The discussions between the Major League Soccer hierarchy

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<v Speaker 1>and the MLS Players Association over club World Cup prize

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<v Speaker 1>money are still ongoing. They have not agreed to terms

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<v Speaker 1>yet on a newly revised section of the CBA. The

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<v Speaker 1>original CBA stated that players received fifty percent of money

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<v Speaker 1>from outside tournaments, and this was I believe the phrasing

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<v Speaker 1>is known tournaments or established tournaments. The Club World Cup

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<v Speaker 1>was not when the CBA was done, so the cap

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<v Speaker 1>of that fifty percent is one million dollars. A source

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<v Speaker 1>with knowledge of the discussions told ESPN that a revised

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<v Speaker 1>proposal from MLS committed to grant players on the three

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<v Speaker 1>participating teams twenty percent of the performance related payments for wins, draws,

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<v Speaker 1>and round advancement. Players collectively would receive one million for participation,

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<v Speaker 1>in addition to money earned for victory's, draws or round

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<v Speaker 1>qualification throughout the tournament, and there's escalators in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>how far you go. LAFC received two hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>thousand collectively for the win against Club America in the

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<v Speaker 1>playoff to get into the tournament. That will go on

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<v Speaker 1>top of their one million to be split up amongst

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<v Speaker 1>the roster. The MLSPA received the proposal on Friday. They

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<v Speaker 1>demanded a larger percentage. They have not formally responded to

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<v Speaker 1>the league's proposal, but they responded in the media to it.

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<v Speaker 1>The organization said that MLS introduced quote back end compensation

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty percent, an amount that remains below the international standard.

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<v Speaker 1>Now they don't define what the international standard is and

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<v Speaker 1>there's not a whole lot of news out there to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the international standard. Will come back to that

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<v Speaker 1>in a second. The MLSPA said that the league quote

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<v Speaker 1>did not add a single dollar for players from the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight, six hundred and fifty or twenty million, six

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty thousand windfall that MLS will be paid

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<v Speaker 1>by FIFA, so still saying that they should get more

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<v Speaker 1>than the one million for participating. According to the MLSPA,

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<v Speaker 1>the player's share of that amount remains at barely ten percent. Okay, now,

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<v Speaker 1>there were reports last month that Real Madrid would give

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<v Speaker 1>its players one million dollars each if they won the

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<v Speaker 1>Club World Cup. That would result in a prize of

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<v Speaker 1>over one hundred and forty million dollars for the club.

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<v Speaker 1>That's around twenty percent of the entire prize that would

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<v Speaker 1>go to the players, depending on how many players share

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<v Speaker 1>in that. I don't know what the international standard is

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<v Speaker 1>it's being defined here, And I don't know if we're

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<v Speaker 1>quibbling over twenty percent of or around twenty percent of

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<v Speaker 1>the entire prize money or if the because the league

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<v Speaker 1>is saying they'll do twenty percent of stuff that's earned

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<v Speaker 1>past the initial fee, the one million for participating that

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<v Speaker 1>the players will get the nine point five that the

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<v Speaker 1>club will get. I feel like we're getting into semantics

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<v Speaker 1>here and I feel like there's a lot of finger

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<v Speaker 1>pointing and people are just yelling without understanding that issue

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<v Speaker 1>from Real Madrid, and I think that's a really important

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<v Speaker 1>talking point here. If they win the World Cup, the

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<v Speaker 1>Club World Cup, then their players would get around twenty

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<v Speaker 1>percent of the entire prize that the club would get,

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<v Speaker 1>if that's the international standard, and that's to win the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes normally the further you go, the bigger cut of

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<v Speaker 1>the tournament that you get. I don't know if what

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<v Speaker 1>MLS players are going to get is that far off

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<v Speaker 1>of the initial money. I don't know, and nobody's really

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<v Speaker 1>trying to find that. There's just a lot of yelling.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very frustrating. It's frustrating on both sides that we're

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<v Speaker 1>even sitting here to have in this conversation. This should

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<v Speaker 1>have gotten resolved Again, both sides should have gotten this

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<v Speaker 1>resolved well ahead of this, because they've known what the

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<v Speaker 1>prize money would be. I think they've known what this

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<v Speaker 1>would be. It should not be played out in the

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<v Speaker 1>way that it is. It doesn't help anybody, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>extremely frustrating that we're seeing this consistently in these negotiations.

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<v Speaker 1>Both sides need to get to the table and when

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<v Speaker 1>this is done, both sides need to sit down and

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<v Speaker 1>chill out and have a drink and talk. So next

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<v Speaker 1>issue that comes up, it doesn't result in this because

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<v Speaker 1>it does nothing to help the league, It does nothing

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<v Speaker 1>to help the players, It does nothing to help the

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<v Speaker 1>game in this country. For this to be the conversation

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<v Speaker 1>right now, both sides should have gotten this done ahead

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<v Speaker 1>Switzerland on Tuesday. Gold Cup starts on June fifteenth. No

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<v Speaker 1>the inaugural title match for the USL Super League, a

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<v Speaker 1>get into World Cup qualifying quickly. Luciano Spalletti will not

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<v Speaker 1>last week, they're missing a bunch of people. Francesco at Cherbe,

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<v Speaker 1>said that Spiletti was disrespecting him. It Spaletti's predecessor, Roberto Mancini,

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<v Speaker 1>we have high school drama here. Spaletti was asked by

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<v Speaker 1>two is not a easy one. At the moment, the

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<v Speaker 1>They got to get this done with Ranieri or Stefano Pioli,

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<v Speaker 1>Italy claimed that Pioli is the more viable option, but

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<v Speaker 1>Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski as we continue with high school drama,

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<v Speaker 1>in charge. Lewandowski thirty six years old. He cited physical

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<v Speaker 1>and mental tiredness at the end of a long season

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<v Speaker 1>his country during this window. Probierres opted to replace Lewandowski

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<v Speaker 1>left the window open to return good times Asian World

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<v Speaker 1>Cup qualifying. Just to give you the reset of where

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<v Speaker 1>things stand right now, Saudi Arabia, who has only scored

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<v Speaker 1>the World Cup. Asia's got eight spots. The top two

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<v Speaker 1>and CONCA CALF other news before we go MLS Vancouver,

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<v Speaker 1>they took the lead in the supporter Shield race three

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<v Speaker 1>CONCA CAFF champions Cup final, eleven games unbeaten in MLS

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<v Speaker 1>for the white Caps. Seattle had two red cards in

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<v Speaker 1>quick succession, Knew Who and John Bell in the fifty

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<v Speaker 1>in the Club World Cup on Sunday against both the Fogo.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Barlow he had his first MLS hat trick. Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>Fire are now back into playoff spots in MLS. Tottenham,

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<v Speaker 1>they've sacked AND's post to Cooglo after he wins their

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<v Speaker 1>Premier League was not good. They were once ahead of relegation,

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<v Speaker 1>so I somewhat get it. I don't know why it

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<v Speaker 1>took this long. It's all high school drama. Reports are

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<v Speaker 1>suggesting that Brentford's Thomas Frank has asked to leave Brentford

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<v Speaker 1>out if they're going to get to play in the

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<v Speaker 1>Europa League. They did state their case to UEFA last year.

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<v Speaker 1>It all revolves around John Texter and this is not

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<v Speaker 1>related to him not paying Atlanta United for Thiago Almada

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<v Speaker 1>with both the Fogo. This is about Eagle Football, which

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<v Speaker 1>holds a stake in Crystal Palace and Leone. Palace presented

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<v Speaker 1>their argument to UEFA. They said that UEFA's regulations are

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<v Speaker 1>in place to prevent collusion between clubs. Crystal Palace is

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<v Speaker 1>entirely independent, not within the structure of the multi club

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<v Speaker 1>model of Eagle Football. Palace argued that chairman Steve Parrish

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<v Speaker 1>and lacks influence at Selhurst Park. The club is also

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<v Speaker 1>accepted that a fine or temporary oversight measures such as

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<v Speaker 1>monitoring transfers would be in appropriate punishment. They don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to see Crystal Palace banned kicked out of the Europa League.

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<v Speaker 1>It'd be their first Crystal Palace has never played in

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<v Speaker 1>European competition. This would be really harsh. I think to

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<v Speaker 1>kick them out, and FIFA and UEFA and everybody's going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to come to grips with the multi club

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<v Speaker 1>ownership models because they're only going to continue at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>There needs to be better structures in place to make

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<v Speaker 1>this work. Bayer Levercusan they have rejected a one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirteen million pound bid from Liverpool for Florian Verts.

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<v Speaker 1>They want one hundred and twenty six million pounds that

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<v Speaker 1>end on a positive note since we've had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of griping in this edition of The Morning Espresso. Revenues

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<v Speaker 1>for the Women's Super Clubs sored by thirty four percent

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<v Speaker 1>four season. As these numbers have come into focus now

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<v Speaker 1>a year later, the twelve teams in the league amassed

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<v Speaker 1>a combined revenue of sixty five million pounds. Each club

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<v Speaker 1>Revenues grew from forty eight million in the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three season to sixty five million the following campaign, driven

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<v Speaker 1>by growth and commercial revenue, which increased by fifty three

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<v Speaker 1>percent from the previous season and now the commercial revenue

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<v Speaker 1>accounts for forty percent of the Women's Super League clubs

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<v Speaker 1>Day revenue increased by seventy three percent as well. That

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<v Speaker 1>was driven by a thirty one percent increase in average

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<v Speaker 1>league attendance. We'll see if that continues in the next season.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see if the nw UL and USL Super League

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<v Speaker 1>the MLS players in the league can get to a table,

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<v Speaker 1>get on a call and get things sorted out so

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<v Speaker 1>The international standard part of it is an interesting one

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<v Speaker 1>to site when the only one that we have is

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<v Speaker 1>on the SDACH Network. Hopefully everybody can have a nice

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<v Speaker 1>cup of espresso and get things sorted out. You got

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<v Speaker 1>extra espressos. As the transfer deadline for Club World Cup

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<v Speaker 1>We'll get you spelled out with all of that in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning, along with anything else that happens over the

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<v Speaker 1>of the Morning Espresso, as always presented by our friends

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<v Speaker 1>at Oglethorpe University