WEBVTT 1 00:00:12.679 --> 00:00:15.519 Welcome in. It's time for another edition of the Morning 2 00:00:15.679 --> 00:00:18.600 Espresso here on the SDH Network, brought to you by 3 00:00:18.679 --> 00:00:24.879 Oglethorpe University, Atlanta's premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse. 4 00:00:25.399 --> 00:00:28.079 A little bit of a later edition of the Espresso 5 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:32.679 after a midweek night at Mercedes Benz Stadium. Atlanta United 6 00:00:32.759 --> 00:00:34.920 a dominant performance last night in a four to one 7 00:00:35.039 --> 00:00:39.280 win over Atlas in the League's Cup. I talked about 8 00:00:39.320 --> 00:00:42.640 it on the broadcast. I felt like one of the 9 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:47.719 big differences here was Atlanta consistently looked dangerous when they 10 00:00:47.759 --> 00:00:51.640 got into the attacking third. They didn't have as much 11 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:57.200 of the possession as you would like. Gonzalopaneda's Atlas controlled 12 00:00:57.399 --> 00:01:02.039 the possession, but they didn't control the danger of the match. 13 00:01:02.119 --> 00:01:05.000 They weren't dangerous. They settled for longer range shots for 14 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:08.879 the most part. Jaden Hibbert made a number of saves, 15 00:01:08.920 --> 00:01:12.599 but not all of them were all that difficult, and 16 00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:14.400 a couple of the more difficult ones he made a 17 00:01:14.439 --> 00:01:17.480 mistake in possession and almost got caught, but he fixed it. 18 00:01:18.519 --> 00:01:21.400 The counter pressure was really good from Atlanta United as 19 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:23.439 well to win the ball back in the attacking half 20 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:28.400 when they did lose it. Scoring started after Stean Gregorson 21 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:31.840 earned a penalty a mistake from a defender. Gregorson stopped 22 00:01:31.920 --> 00:01:36.359 drew the contact. Jamal Tira stepped up and converted. Alexi 23 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:39.879 Moranschuk with a sublime chip off of a pass from 24 00:01:39.959 --> 00:01:42.519 Luke Brennan and I stutter a little bit on pass. 25 00:01:43.640 --> 00:01:46.000 Maybe Brennan was trying to turn and take it himself, 26 00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:48.760 but Moranchuk came flying through it stayed on side by 27 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:52.280 about a step and then what a finish from Alexi 28 00:01:52.599 --> 00:01:55.959 who has continued his fine form, and another player who 29 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:59.959 continued fine form, Sabolo Janeize with a free kick goal 30 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:03.680 Losso to end the scoring in the first half. Second half, 31 00:02:03.719 --> 00:02:06.280 you started to see a lot of changes and it 32 00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:09.520 was really cool for those of US Atlanta United too 33 00:02:09.680 --> 00:02:13.639 sickos to see Nick Sassek pick out Cayman toga sheet 34 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:18.319 with a great cross. Cayman converted with a high quality 35 00:02:18.319 --> 00:02:21.960 header that made it for Atlas scored one I think 36 00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:24.680 off of a slight deflection off of a free kick 37 00:02:24.759 --> 00:02:28.319 from out wide and Atlanta lost a clean sheet. That 38 00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:31.879 one's a little frustrating. A goal like that, you kind 39 00:02:31.879 --> 00:02:34.840 of just tip your cap and you move on the 40 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:37.800 Atlanta United two portion of it. You know, I talked 41 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:43.800 about it on the broadcast. A lot of people complain 42 00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:48.840 a lot online in the fan base, and I understand it. 43 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:52.800 But some of the complaints about it Lanta United two 44 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:59.439 are I'm sorry, just completely unfounded because results don't necessarily 45 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:03.599 matter there. Let me be clear, whistle blows, you want 46 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:07.240 to win the game season in that bubble of Atlanta 47 00:03:07.319 --> 00:03:09.000 United too. You want to make the playoffs, you want 48 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:10.639 to win the league championship. You want to do all 49 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:13.319 those things game to game. Those are goals that you have. 50 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:15.199 These are things you want to do. You know, you 51 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:17.800 want players to learn how to win games and get 52 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:21.800 over the hump. Of course you do. Don't get me wrong, 53 00:03:22.439 --> 00:03:27.560 but your second team is not judged by having second 54 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:31.840 team championships. If they are, you're missing the point because 55 00:03:31.879 --> 00:03:35.000 what you're probably doing is going out and signing players 56 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:38.719 that are not going to help your first team. Your 57 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:43.639 second team is judged in the real world by players 58 00:03:43.759 --> 00:03:46.960 being able to come up to the first team and contribute. 59 00:03:47.199 --> 00:03:49.159 Now that's not always coming up to the first team 60 00:03:49.159 --> 00:03:53.360 and becoming first choice starters, no question, it is contributing 61 00:03:53.960 --> 00:03:57.759 throughout the season. And yes, this game ultimately did not 62 00:03:57.919 --> 00:04:00.240 matter at Lanta United does not advance in the league's up. 63 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:04.479 It mattered for individuals and to see somebody like came 64 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:06.919 in Togashi, who hasn't had a lot of chances with 65 00:04:06.960 --> 00:04:10.919 the first team and has now He had a goal 66 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:14.120 and an assist with the first team this season in 67 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:16.800 very limited minutes. He has three goals and four assists 68 00:04:16.839 --> 00:04:21.399 with the second team in seven games. He's delivering and 69 00:04:21.439 --> 00:04:23.319 the second team is helping him be in a position 70 00:04:23.439 --> 00:04:26.319 to deliver if needed with the first team. Nix Essex 71 00:04:26.360 --> 00:04:29.639 signed a MLS deal based off his performances with the 72 00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:33.040 second team. Those are guys on a different edge of 73 00:04:33.160 --> 00:04:36.319 the spectrum in terms of the second team helping them. 74 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:39.639 Luke Brennan has benefited from the second team. Cooper Sanchez 75 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:43.120 has accelerated his homegrown contract. He's now a first team 76 00:04:43.160 --> 00:04:45.759 player based off what he's done with the second team. 77 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:48.000 And yes, the second team was a big factor in 78 00:04:48.040 --> 00:04:52.639 Atlanta United getting hopefully up to eight hundred thousand dollars 79 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:56.199 in allocation money in a trade for f Ryan Morales, 80 00:04:57.240 --> 00:04:59.720 maybe one down the line for Noah Cobb. Those are 81 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:03.439 two the second team absolutely helped progress Jay fortune. What 82 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:06.120 he's contributed to the first team over the years. That 83 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:10.560 comes from the games and mistakes and successes that he 84 00:05:10.680 --> 00:05:15.560 had with Atlanta United too. So put some respect on 85 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:18.000 the Atlanta United two name, put some respect on all 86 00:05:18.000 --> 00:05:21.560 the coaches who have been there and suffered in the 87 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:24.319 day to day of being a soccer coach and struggling 88 00:05:24.360 --> 00:05:27.920 to get wins because you're not always able to field 89 00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:31.560 the best team that you would like to field, because 90 00:05:31.560 --> 00:05:34.720 the second team is there to support the first team. 91 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:38.560 And you saw why last night and hopefully you will 92 00:05:38.600 --> 00:05:41.920 see why even more as the year goes on. Luke 93 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:44.720 Brennan has been excellent with the first team as of late. 94 00:05:45.160 --> 00:05:50.240 His confidence has gone up because of high quality performances 95 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:53.959 in a good number of games with Atlanta United two. 96 00:05:54.800 --> 00:06:00.399 It's critical to a club's success, so respect it. Some 97 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:04.199 of the complaints about not winning games with the twos 98 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:06.360 is ridiculous. And also the other thing I want to 99 00:06:06.399 --> 00:06:08.959 throw out there in terms of the Atlanta United two conversation, 100 00:06:09.879 --> 00:06:11.759 you can't just throw out a team of eighteen year 101 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:15.879 olds and expect them to play well and learn, because 102 00:06:15.879 --> 00:06:17.680 you do have to learn. You do have to have 103 00:06:17.759 --> 00:06:20.879 some guys who understand their spot and are going to 104 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:24.279 try to turn into a nexcess and earn that first 105 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:27.279 team deal against the odds. You are gonna need guys 106 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:30.040 like that. You're gonna need guys like Javier Armis to 107 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:34.120 help bring Cooper Sanchez along and make him a better player. 108 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:36.959 Cooper's development is jumped this year playing next to Javier. 109 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:44.639 You need some established quality pros around these young players 110 00:06:44.680 --> 00:06:49.079 to give them a foundation for success, to give them stability, 111 00:06:49.399 --> 00:06:54.279 and to give the young guys opportunities. And also these 112 00:06:54.279 --> 00:06:56.879 other players get to be in this club, get to 113 00:06:56.920 --> 00:07:00.000 be in this environment and see if they can break 114 00:07:00.279 --> 00:07:05.720 through themselves. It's a complicated thing Atlanta United too, and 115 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:07.959 a second team in this environment, but it is a 116 00:07:08.120 --> 00:07:11.079 very very important thing, as we saw last night and 117 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:13.600 hopefully we'll continue to see the rest of the season. 118 00:07:13.920 --> 00:07:16.839 Let's get into some news around MLS Atlanta United. We'll 119 00:07:16.839 --> 00:07:20.680 go back into MLS play on Saturday. They'll go to Montreal. 120 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:23.360 We'll have a training ground dispatch tomorrow to get you 121 00:07:23.439 --> 00:07:26.040 ready for that one. Son Hung menh He is now 122 00:07:26.079 --> 00:07:29.639 the most expensive signing in MLS history, signed with LAFC 123 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:32.279 from Tottenham Hotspur for a transfer fee of around twenty 124 00:07:32.319 --> 00:07:36.240 six million dollars. He credited John Thorrington for selling him 125 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:39.160 on Los Angeles. He said that wasn't his first choice, 126 00:07:39.560 --> 00:07:42.319 but Son said he changed my heart, he changed my brain. 127 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:45.399 He showed me the destination where I should be. Thirty 128 00:07:45.399 --> 00:07:48.519 three years old, seven goals last year in the Premier League. 129 00:07:48.519 --> 00:07:50.879 He had scored ten or more in eight straight seasons. 130 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:54.160 He said, good physicality, good legs, good quality. I think 131 00:07:54.199 --> 00:07:56.360 we can say I'm old, but I still have a 132 00:07:56.439 --> 00:08:00.079 good physicality, good legs and still have a good quality. 133 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:03.800 I would say Thomas Mueller. I think we could say 134 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:07.079 that he's old too. He turns thirty six on September thirteenth. 135 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:09.800 He has signed his deal with the Vancouver White Gaps. 136 00:08:10.560 --> 00:08:14.199 Was the Silver Ball award winner in the twenty fourteen 137 00:08:14.240 --> 00:08:17.079 World Cup win for Germany, silver Boot in that one 138 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:20.800 as well, Golden Boot at the twenty ten World Cup. 139 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:23.199 Played for Germany in twenty eighteen and twenty twenty two 140 00:08:23.279 --> 00:08:26.639 as well. Retired from national team play last year. With 141 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:28.879 one hundred and thirty one goals and forty or one 142 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:32.279 hundred and thirty one goals and forty five assists. So 143 00:08:32.519 --> 00:08:35.840 Mueller to Vancouver, Son to LAFC. I know people have 144 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:38.600 already fired off the retirement league stuff. Again, I think 145 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:42.200 these are two of the right kinds of older signings. 146 00:08:42.919 --> 00:08:46.600 You don't just sign older players period, if they are 147 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:49.559 the right players. And Son, for example, going into a 148 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:54.799 city that is the world's largest Korean community outside of Korea, 149 00:08:55.480 --> 00:08:58.279 He's going to make a big impact on the field 150 00:08:58.279 --> 00:09:01.240 and also off the field. Tommy Samili, you're talking about 151 00:09:01.240 --> 00:09:03.080 one of the great pros in the history of the game. 152 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:04.759 You get a chance to bring him into your club 153 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:08.840 and hopefully make people around him better. It's critical. It's 154 00:09:08.879 --> 00:09:11.080 critical you sign the right older players. You don't just 155 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:15.519 sign older players to sign them. Nigerian striker Victor Olatunji 156 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:17.440 twenty five years old. He was signed as a tam 157 00:09:17.519 --> 00:09:21.360 player for Raal Salt Lake. He is a permanent transfer 158 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:25.440 from Sparta Prague Marco farfand he is leaving FC Dallas 159 00:09:25.480 --> 00:09:28.759 going to League MX and Tigrace. Transfer fee reported to 160 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:32.799 be around three million dollars for Farfund San Diego. They 161 00:09:32.840 --> 00:09:36.399 acquired Corey Baird in a trade with FC Cincinnati on Wednesday. 162 00:09:36.519 --> 00:09:39.960 Up to one hundred thousand dollars in general allocation money 163 00:09:40.200 --> 00:09:43.360 as Baird gets to go closer to home. Orlando City. 164 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:48.039 This morning, they have acquired defender Adriana Maren from Sporting 165 00:09:48.080 --> 00:09:52.559 Club in Portugal. He joins the team via transfer for 166 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:55.519 the rest of this season and twenty twenty six club 167 00:09:55.519 --> 00:09:59.240 option for twenty twenty seven. Fluminence they have agreed to 168 00:09:59.279 --> 00:10:03.919 a deal to sign former MLSMVP Luciano Acosta from FC Dallas, 169 00:10:03.919 --> 00:10:06.960 according to give me Sport and others, four million dollars 170 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:10.639 plus add ons. According to sources, Fluminense have verbally agreed 171 00:10:10.639 --> 00:10:13.399 to personal terms with Acosta. Now they're all waiting the 172 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:17.240 final documents to get done. Acosta would be a big 173 00:10:17.279 --> 00:10:21.240 replacement for Fluminense for John Audias, who had a great 174 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:24.840 club World Cup. He's joined Wolves now. San Jose were 175 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:28.399 interested in Acosta. They were interested even before he left 176 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:31.360 FC Cincinnati. They didn't have a designated player slot at 177 00:10:31.360 --> 00:10:34.080 that time, but they could not get the deal done. 178 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:38.679 This time, Fluminense jumped them. Dallas signed Acosta in the offseason. 179 00:10:38.799 --> 00:10:40.639 I thought it would work out better than it has, 180 00:10:40.759 --> 00:10:44.320 but it just has not. Acosta's form has dipped, the 181 00:10:44.360 --> 00:10:46.840 team has struggled. He's got five goals and one assist 182 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:51.840 in twenty one games this season. Portland thereforeward Santiago Moreno. 183 00:10:52.080 --> 00:10:54.879 He was a no show last night for their League's 184 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:59.480 Cup game against Club America in Austin. Club told ESPN 185 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:04.360 in a State that the absence was unexcused. Now Portland 186 00:11:04.360 --> 00:11:08.240 Timbers are consulting with MLS on next steps, which likely 187 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:12.240 include disciplinary action. Moreno has been the subject of a 188 00:11:12.360 --> 00:11:17.159 transfer bid, also from Flumenense, but the Timbers feel the 189 00:11:17.200 --> 00:11:20.120 offer isn't high enough yet. If an improved offer for 190 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:23.240 Morenos made, the club would reconsider. Sounds like Moreno is 191 00:11:23.240 --> 00:11:26.440 trying to force a deal to get done. Will get 192 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:29.120 interesting here. And I'm also curious if Fluminense is going 193 00:11:29.159 --> 00:11:33.320 to go for Moreno and a Costa, because I don't 194 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:34.960 know if both of them are going to see a 195 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:37.679 ton of playing time. If they both go, We'll see, 196 00:11:37.759 --> 00:11:39.679 We'll see, we'll see how that one ends up going 197 00:11:39.799 --> 00:11:43.799 different kinds of players. But yeah, I'm I'm a little 198 00:11:43.840 --> 00:11:46.919 intrigued by this one all the way around. Columbus, they 199 00:11:47.159 --> 00:11:50.320 rejected middles bris bid for around three million dollars for 200 00:11:51.000 --> 00:11:54.799 US men's national team full backslash wing back Max Arfston. 201 00:11:55.320 --> 00:11:57.039 The crew are being clear about this. They don't want 202 00:11:57.039 --> 00:11:59.519 to sell the summer. Maybe in the off season, but 203 00:11:59.639 --> 00:12:03.120 not this summer. Let's go to League's Cup. Seattle Sounders, 204 00:12:03.240 --> 00:12:06.639 only team with a perfect record enter Miami, even without 205 00:12:06.720 --> 00:12:09.679 the injured Lionel Messi. They became the first MLS teams 206 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:12.840 to clinch berths in the quarterfinals, securing the top two 207 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:16.639 MLS seats. Seattle with a two to one win over Tijuana, 208 00:12:17.200 --> 00:12:19.799 Miami with a three to one win over Pumas. They 209 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:22.600 both had to come back to win these games. Orlando 210 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:25.399 City crushed Nikoxa five to one. They ran up their 211 00:12:25.440 --> 00:12:28.200 goal difference and they have all but clinched a spot 212 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:31.480 in the quarterfinals. Messi was missing due to a minor 213 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:34.720 muscle problem for Miami, but Luis Suarez scored on a 214 00:12:34.759 --> 00:12:37.440 penanka from the penalty spot that was a big part 215 00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:40.039 of Miami's three to one win. Rodrigo de Paul also 216 00:12:40.080 --> 00:12:43.759 scored his first goal for Miami today. O Ashinde completed 217 00:12:43.799 --> 00:12:47.000 the scoring for the Herons in the Seattle win. Brian 218 00:12:47.039 --> 00:12:49.720 Schmetzer said after the game that Albert Rusnak and Ryan 219 00:12:49.840 --> 00:12:54.320 Kent both suffered hamstring injuries they're gonna get MRIs will 220 00:12:54.320 --> 00:12:58.200 know more on Friday after training. Also obed Vargas threw 221 00:12:58.320 --> 00:13:00.960 up after the first ten minute. He was hitting the 222 00:13:01.000 --> 00:13:05.000 stomach with a ball, threw up, but he's okay. That's 223 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:08.279 not one you see every day. In all, five MLS 224 00:13:08.279 --> 00:13:11.440 and LEGA and X teams have clinched quarterfinal berths. Six 225 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:15.279 other teams remain alive for the three remaining quarter final births. 226 00:13:15.320 --> 00:13:19.799 Final games of the preliminary stage tonight, LA Galaxy will 227 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:22.720 advance with a win by two or more goals over 228 00:13:22.879 --> 00:13:27.600 Santos Laguna. Cincinnati plays Chievas. Cincinnati needs at least a 229 00:13:27.679 --> 00:13:31.240 four goal win to have any chance of jumping Orlando. 230 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:35.200 After losing to Miami and being eliminated from the league's 231 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:38.559 Cup Ephray Juarez, he interrupted his press conference to talk 232 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:42.759 about one of his players receiving death threats yesterday morning. 233 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:47.759 Warez talked about Colombia Alvaro Angulo being the affected player 234 00:13:47.919 --> 00:13:50.279 and said that the Pumas board is already taking action 235 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:54.360 on the matter, opening an investigation file. Translated, he said, 236 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:56.480 I want to say this publicly because it's not normal. 237 00:13:56.519 --> 00:13:59.759 He received death threats this morning to his email and phone. 238 00:14:00.200 --> 00:14:02.200 We have to be vigilant. I don't know where they're from, 239 00:14:02.240 --> 00:14:05.360 but everything seems to indicate they're coming from Argentina. We're 240 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:09.039 conducting an internal investigation at the club today. The kids 241 00:14:09.080 --> 00:14:11.600 putting in the effort he deserves, but those things need 242 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:13.960 to be said. It's not easy to manage. Imagine waking 243 00:14:14.039 --> 00:14:16.080 up to death threats on your phone on game day. 244 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:21.000 Zero tolerance for those circumstances. We're conducting an investigation, so 245 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:28.120 this likely comes from Angulo did an interview with ESPN 246 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:33.039 Colombia earlier this week and he talked about why he 247 00:14:33.159 --> 00:14:37.519 left Independente in Argentina. Now again, this is translated from 248 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:40.799 Angulo's interview. He said, when I joined Independente, I was 249 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:44.720 a free agent from Atletico Nacional and Independente had to 250 00:14:44.720 --> 00:14:47.360 pay me a bonus when I signed because he's because 251 00:14:47.440 --> 00:14:50.759 Angulo himself sold eighty five percent of his transfer. He 252 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:53.919 I think he either bought his pass or he was 253 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:57.960 completely a free agent when he left Atltico Nacional contract 254 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:00.320 had ran out. I'm not sure which one, but he 255 00:15:00.360 --> 00:15:03.879 said when when he started the discussion with Independente, he 256 00:15:03.960 --> 00:15:06.200 told them to get in touch with him because he 257 00:15:06.240 --> 00:15:10.720 saw they were buying players. Independente had not paid Angulo 258 00:15:11.000 --> 00:15:14.600 his March and June installments of that bonus that was 259 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:17.879 agreed to, and Gulo clarified that he had never asked 260 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:20.120 for a raise, He only asked for the club to 261 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:22.440 catch up on the bonuses that they had agreed to. 262 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:26.080 And Gulo said that the club told him there wasn't 263 00:15:26.120 --> 00:15:29.120 any money they were paying out claims they had. Now, 264 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:34.919 if you remember, Independente has had financial issues. Independente has 265 00:15:34.919 --> 00:15:39.519 had transfer bands as well over the last five six years. 266 00:15:40.360 --> 00:15:42.360 They're not a club with a lot of money, and 267 00:15:42.399 --> 00:15:46.480 they often get behind on payments for either transfers or 268 00:15:46.559 --> 00:15:49.720 for salaries or for bonuses. So and Gulo said, I 269 00:15:49.720 --> 00:15:51.919 saw they were going around in circles about the situation. 270 00:15:52.120 --> 00:15:54.440 I sat down with the president. I told him, I 271 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:56.120 think they're not gonna I think you're not gonna pay 272 00:15:56.159 --> 00:15:57.799 me what you owe me. Let's sit down and listen 273 00:15:57.799 --> 00:16:01.840 to the offers coming from outside. He said the best 274 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:03.759 thing that he could do for himself, for his family, 275 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:06.120 for his peace of mind was to leave Independente. And 276 00:16:06.200 --> 00:16:09.679 now yesterday morning, death threats end up in his email 277 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:16.759 and on his phone directly to him. Insane and how 278 00:16:16.799 --> 00:16:20.679 people would have his number that aren't associated with INDEPENDENTE 279 00:16:20.840 --> 00:16:25.960 is pretty crazy, So investigation on going from Pumas. Hopefully 280 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:28.639 they get to the bottom of this and this is 281 00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:34.720 a ridiculously scary situation. Hopefully alvar Angulo will not have 282 00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:37.320 to deal with this further and hopefully Pumas can protect 283 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:41.000 their player. Let's go to the NWSL North Carolina Courage. 284 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:44.120 They have fired head coach Sean Nahas. The Courage didn't 285 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:48.519 say why, other than in a statement they remained quote 286 00:16:48.919 --> 00:16:52.240 focused on the continued development of the team and maintaining 287 00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:57.200 a professional, competitive environment for player, staff and supporters. Sure 288 00:16:57.200 --> 00:17:00.799 there will be more about North Carolina Courage firing Seawn Najas. 289 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:03.840 Will keep you posted. Denver Summit the expansion team for 290 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:06.680 next year. They have named forty year old Englishman Nick 291 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:09.400 Cushing as their first head coach. You'll remember Nick Cushing 292 00:17:09.480 --> 00:17:12.599 from his time with nyc FC on the men's side 293 00:17:12.599 --> 00:17:15.720 in twenty twenty three and twenty twenty four. He also 294 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:20.039 just finished the most recent Manchester City women's season in 295 00:17:20.079 --> 00:17:22.279 the Women's Super League. He will be in charge of 296 00:17:22.440 --> 00:17:25.640 the Denver Summit. Let's go to Silly season because it's 297 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:28.480 getting full on silly. Al Helal. They have now reached 298 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:31.920 a full agreement with Liverpool to sign Darwin Nunez for 299 00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:36.680 fifty three million euro plus add ons. This morning, Benjamin 300 00:17:36.759 --> 00:17:40.839 Chesko is headed to Manchester United. According to Fabrizio Romano, 301 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:46.000 agreement club to club is reached, with Leipzig getting what 302 00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:50.279 looks like it will be eighty one point five million 303 00:17:50.400 --> 00:17:56.759 dollars or million euro guaranteed, with more potentially in add ons. 304 00:17:56.880 --> 00:18:00.960 But they're expecting the first five million euro of the 305 00:18:01.000 --> 00:18:03.680 add ons to happen, so that would take it to 306 00:18:03.720 --> 00:18:06.680 eighty one point five, so another three point five or 307 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:09.680 so that would be beyond that. Esco has agreed to 308 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:13.480 terms until twenty thirty. He made it clear on Tuesday 309 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:17.160 to Leipzig and to everybody that he wanted Manchester United. 310 00:18:17.160 --> 00:18:19.839 That's where he wanted to go. Now it's done. According 311 00:18:19.839 --> 00:18:24.440 to Fabrizio Romano, Newcastle had earmarked Eshkoh as a potential 312 00:18:24.480 --> 00:18:29.400 replacement for Alexander Esoch. Reportedly they offered more guaranteed money 313 00:18:29.799 --> 00:18:33.880 to RB Leipzig, but Eshko wanted to go to Manchester United. 314 00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:37.799 So with this happening, what is Newcastle going to do now? 315 00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:40.839 There's reports that they're considering a sixty million pound move 316 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:43.359 for Nicholas Jackson of Chelsea and that feels like a 317 00:18:43.480 --> 00:18:47.039 massive step down from what they've been trying to get. 318 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:51.079 They can't get these targets in the door and they're 319 00:18:51.079 --> 00:18:54.319 offering the money and players are wanting to go elsewhere. 320 00:18:54.799 --> 00:18:58.960 So now for Newcastle you're really in a tight spot 321 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:03.359 with Alexander Essock. The new Yez deal doesn't make Esock 322 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:05.680 now available to Liverpool. They'd already made an offer, a 323 00:19:05.720 --> 00:19:08.400 giant one. It gives them a little more money to 324 00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:12.720 work with, don't get me wrong, But now Liverpool opening 325 00:19:12.799 --> 00:19:14.920 up a spot makes it look like they're going to 326 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:19.400 come back to Newcastle with a bigger bid. Can Newcastle 327 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:21.640 afford to say no and keep a player who doesn't 328 00:19:21.640 --> 00:19:24.960 want to be there? But can they afford to say 329 00:19:25.079 --> 00:19:29.839 yes when they don't have a replacement lined up and 330 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:33.640 they've had no luck in getting one really tight spot 331 00:19:33.720 --> 00:19:36.599 for Newcastle United? Right now? We will see what ends 332 00:19:36.680 --> 00:19:40.319 up happening with the Magpies. Jack Grealish, he looks increasingly 333 00:19:40.440 --> 00:19:44.039 likely to be moving on. Everton have opened up discussions 334 00:19:44.079 --> 00:19:47.759 with City over a season long loan. David Ornstein of 335 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:50.000 the Athletic says it's going to be a complicated deal 336 00:19:50.039 --> 00:19:53.720 to complete though so nothing's guaranteed as of yet. Tim 337 00:19:53.759 --> 00:19:56.240 waya of the US men's national team, he has completed 338 00:19:56.240 --> 00:20:00.000 his move to Marseille finally after two years at Juventus. 339 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:03.119 It is on loan with an obligation to buy, for 340 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:05.759 a fee that could rise to twenty one million dollars, 341 00:20:05.759 --> 00:20:09.519 according to French media reports. Sunderland they have signed a 342 00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:12.279 nineteen year old striker Mark Guy on a season long 343 00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:15.559 loan from Chelsea ahead of the new Premier League campaign. 344 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:19.640 Sixteen appearances for Inzo Moresco last year, six goals scored, 345 00:20:19.720 --> 00:20:23.359 all in the Conference League. Eintrack Frankfurt they have signed 346 00:20:23.400 --> 00:20:26.759 a Japanese winger Ritzo Down to strengthen a team that 347 00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:29.839 is trying to get back to where it was after 348 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:33.720 a lot of sales. Hugo ATKTK is one of those sales. 349 00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:37.160 Dowan joins on a five year deal from Freiburg in 350 00:20:37.279 --> 00:20:41.599 the Bundesliga. Liverpool have sold homegrown midfielder Tyler Morton to 351 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:44.880 Leon for a transfer fee of up to seventeen million 352 00:20:44.920 --> 00:20:48.839 dollars a five year deal. Leon confirmed they paid ten 353 00:20:48.880 --> 00:20:53.960 million euro upfront, with potential bonuses of five million more Milan. 354 00:20:54.119 --> 00:20:58.720 They have signed Switzerland midfielder artn Jeshari from Club Bruges 355 00:20:58.720 --> 00:21:03.000 on a contract through twenty thirty. No financial deals were 356 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:07.200 disclosed officially, but Italian media reported that Milan paid almost 357 00:21:07.279 --> 00:21:10.240 forty million dollars for the twenty three year old, plus 358 00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:14.680 three million more in bonuses. Reports now in Italy have 359 00:21:14.839 --> 00:21:18.400 also said that Milan have sent delegates to England in 360 00:21:18.559 --> 00:21:22.319 Quarter in order to discuss a potential deal with Manchester 361 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:27.240 United for Rosmus Hoyland, and now that Manchester United has 362 00:21:27.319 --> 00:21:30.759 reportedly gotten chesh go over the line, they would probably 363 00:21:30.799 --> 00:21:34.359 be very interested in selling Hoyland, who looks like he 364 00:21:34.559 --> 00:21:37.559 is going to go back to Saria. The former Atlanta 365 00:21:37.599 --> 00:21:42.160 forward could be headed to Milan. Reports in Italy also 366 00:21:42.240 --> 00:21:45.240 claim that Chess Fabragas and Como have turned down a 367 00:21:45.319 --> 00:21:49.200 forty million euro offer from Tottenham Hotspur for Nico Pas. 368 00:21:49.519 --> 00:21:51.960 He's still linked to Real Madrid. They have a fifty 369 00:21:52.000 --> 00:21:56.599 percent sell on clause and a series of bargain buyback options, 370 00:21:56.640 --> 00:22:01.680 so it's a It's one where Rid can jump anything 371 00:22:02.240 --> 00:22:05.440 that others offer and Como might end up getting a 372 00:22:05.480 --> 00:22:10.519 better deal and strengthening their relationship with Madrid if Poz 373 00:22:10.599 --> 00:22:12.519 goes back there, but Madrid's got to make a decision 374 00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:16.119 and if they want to do that. SARAH the Italian 375 00:22:16.160 --> 00:22:20.119 top flight. They had an announcement yesterday that teams that 376 00:22:20.160 --> 00:22:22.839 are relegated from the first Division to SARAH B the 377 00:22:22.839 --> 00:22:27.000 second division, their salaries of the players that are signed 378 00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:30.640 to contracts will be slashed by twenty five percent. So 379 00:22:30.920 --> 00:22:34.000 this is a basically like a relegation clause in the contract. 380 00:22:34.039 --> 00:22:37.599 It applies to all contracts signed after September second, which 381 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:40.000 is the end of this current summer transfer window that's 382 00:22:40.039 --> 00:22:42.480 been open. This was a deal done between the Italian 383 00:22:42.480 --> 00:22:46.240 Footballers Association and SARAA. It's in place for five years. 384 00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:48.640 It aims to ease the financial strain on clubs that 385 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:52.799 are relegated. The clubs have been pushing for contractual flexibility 386 00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:55.640 in the event of relegation for years and to avoid 387 00:22:55.680 --> 00:22:59.160 scenarios where they'd be forced to sell players or terminate 388 00:22:59.240 --> 00:23:02.920 contracts to cut costs when the revenues drop when they 389 00:23:02.920 --> 00:23:07.960 get relegated. This change provides an automatic mechanism for wage adjustment, 390 00:23:08.039 --> 00:23:12.039 while allowing exceptions if clubs and players negotiate alternative terms. 391 00:23:12.799 --> 00:23:15.160 Saraha does have parachute payments. I think a lot of 392 00:23:15.160 --> 00:23:19.240 people assume that parachute payments are part of any promotion 393 00:23:19.359 --> 00:23:23.240 relegation system. That's one hundred percent not true. Saraha does 394 00:23:23.359 --> 00:23:26.359 have it, but the comparison between it and the Premier League, 395 00:23:26.359 --> 00:23:29.839 which is where you typically hear about this, Saraha pays 396 00:23:29.880 --> 00:23:33.880 out about ten million euro for teams that has spent 397 00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:37.160 one season in the top flight. On the Premier League side, 398 00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:41.200 it's about one hundred million euro in parachute payments over 399 00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:45.519 several years. So yeah, it's not the same, and that's 400 00:23:45.559 --> 00:23:47.519 why you need things like this. This is going to 401 00:23:47.559 --> 00:23:51.799