WEBVTT 1 00:00:12.839 --> 00:00:15.759 Welcome in for another edition of the Morning Espresso on 2 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:19.640 the SDACH Network, brought to you by Oglethorpe University, Atlanta's 3 00:00:19.679 --> 00:00:25.600 premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse. I'm Jason Longshore. 4 00:00:26.199 --> 00:00:28.760 Let's get into a lot of the soccer news you 5 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:31.960 need to know to start your Monday, July twenty first, 6 00:00:32.079 --> 00:00:36.679 a very busy Monday, as the transfer window is wide 7 00:00:36.759 --> 00:00:40.719 open in Europe. It opens officially in Major League Soccer 8 00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:45.439 on Thursday. But things are happening. Let's talk about it. 9 00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:48.600 Let's start with the match on Saturday night at Mercedes 10 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:53.119 Benz Stadium. Another second half collapse from Atlanta United. A 11 00:00:53.159 --> 00:00:56.600 one nil lead turned into a three to two loss. 12 00:00:56.920 --> 00:01:00.320 It opened with a great goal, Bartos Schleish with a 13 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:04.400 perfect paul to Tristan Buiambabo headed at home. Atlanta conceded 14 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:08.239 seconds into the second half. Substitute Pedro Amador slipped back 15 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:11.359 line got opened up. Another goal in the first fifteen 16 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:14.159 minutes was scored first fifteen minutes of the second half, 17 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:17.920 the seventeenth of the season. That was scored a few 18 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:21.760 minutes later, and Charlotte ended up with a third from 19 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:25.079 Pep bl and that one was necessary because Latte Lot 20 00:01:25.480 --> 00:01:28.439 pulled one back late. Atlanta kept throwing numbers forward, but 21 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:31.560 Charlotte were the only team to take all nine points 22 00:01:31.599 --> 00:01:34.959 from the crowded week and they get to win their 23 00:01:35.159 --> 00:01:39.280 third at Mercedes Benz Stadium. I'm gonna give you this 24 00:01:39.359 --> 00:01:42.959 quote from Ronnie Dila. It was also in our recap 25 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:44.760 of the match you can read at soccer down here 26 00:01:44.879 --> 00:01:48.120 dot net from Caroline Hood. This is from ronniey Dila 27 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:50.400 after the game. He said, we scored two goals and 28 00:01:50.439 --> 00:01:52.719 we could have scored more. But you cannot go into 29 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:55.159 a match thinking you need to score four goals every 30 00:01:55.159 --> 00:01:58.120 time if you want to win. So it is the 31 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:01.640 same story, soft and no care. That is how I 32 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:03.719 would describe it. And you can blame me, you can 33 00:02:03.719 --> 00:02:05.439 blame everyone, but in the end, it is me that 34 00:02:05.519 --> 00:02:10.719 is responsible for this. That's a head coach falling on 35 00:02:10.719 --> 00:02:14.639 his sword for his players in a moment where you know, 36 00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:18.240 when you're talking about a team being soft and no character, 37 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:22.240 you're looking at the personnel that are making up the team. 38 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:25.199 I think it's hard for a coach to make a 39 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:30.039 team be incredibly less soft and build character. I think 40 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:33.840 coaches can affect that, but a real challenge for Ronnie 41 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:36.400 Dila and I think you can hear the frustration in him. 42 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:39.039 You know, you heard it in our post game catch 43 00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:41.360 up with him with Madison Cruz on the field after 44 00:02:41.439 --> 00:02:45.599 the final whistle. Very very frustrating night for Atlanta United, 45 00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:49.960 and the playoffs are looking far and far less likely 46 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:55.400 at this point. Rumors yesterday rock the Internet as well. 47 00:02:55.439 --> 00:02:59.599 Tom Bogert reported, according to sources, CF Montreal have reached 48 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:02.560 an agree meant to acquire center back f Ryan Morales 49 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:06.560 from Atlanta United. Morales left the match on Saturday night 50 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.560 at halftime, and it was kind of confusing as to 51 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:13.000 what the issue was. Was described as him not being 52 00:03:13.039 --> 00:03:17.039 able to sprint, but not an injury. I'm not sure 53 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:20.960 what the discomfort was. But Morales has made twelve first 54 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:25.000 team appearances for Atlanta United. And according to Bogert, you know, 55 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:28.919 and I think just reading the tea leaves here. George Campbell, 56 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:32.960 who was a former Atlanta United center back, went to Montreal. 57 00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:37.159 Now he is leaving Montreal for West brom So Montreal 58 00:03:37.199 --> 00:03:39.599 needs a center back. Why not go back to where 59 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:43.560 they got George Campbell from that move? When George went 60 00:03:43.639 --> 00:03:46.879 to Montreal in December of twenty twenty two ahead of 61 00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:50.080 the twenty twenty three season. According to reports, that ended 62 00:03:50.120 --> 00:03:54.080 up netting around seven hundred thousand in general allocation money, 63 00:03:54.159 --> 00:03:57.400 a pretty significant return, and as Chris Henderson told us 64 00:03:57.479 --> 00:04:00.919 on the pregame show on Saturday Night, there is a 65 00:04:01.039 --> 00:04:04.439 sell on fee for the Campbell to West Brom move, 66 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:07.280 so Atlanta will get a little something more out of 67 00:04:07.319 --> 00:04:11.000 that portion of the deal, maybe taking that number up 68 00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:15.599 even higher on what Atlanta ultimately got for George Campbell, 69 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:18.240 I think it's safe to expect a similar type of 70 00:04:18.319 --> 00:04:22.920 return in f Ryan Morales going to Montreal. Campbell played 71 00:04:22.920 --> 00:04:25.680 more first team matches here before the move than Morales. 72 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:30.879 Morales is a senior international for Bolivia. Maybe that tilts 73 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:34.040 it a little bit. Also, Montreal is in a position 74 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:37.000 of need and Atlanta can maybe get a little bit 75 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:41.199 better price inflation. I don't know factors into this as well. 76 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:46.639 It's a move that the rumor hits yesterday. And as 77 00:04:46.680 --> 00:04:49.360 somebody who's gotten to know f Ryan over the years 78 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:53.240 and watched his career from Academy games, one of the 79 00:04:53.279 --> 00:04:56.920 first academy signings for Atlanta United as a U twelve signing, 80 00:04:56.920 --> 00:04:59.439 a professional deal in twenty twenty and scoring on his 81 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:03.160 debut with Atlanta United too. All the injuries that he 82 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:05.120 struggled with. You know, we just sat down with him 83 00:05:05.160 --> 00:05:08.040 recently and talked about how it was very difficult for 84 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:11.639 him to get through that period where he kept getting 85 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:13.079 hurt and it was hard for him to get the 86 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:16.839 games that he needed to develop. Looked like he was 87 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:20.120 going to get passed by other players, and maybe did, 88 00:05:20.920 --> 00:05:24.160 but he fought his way through it and really built 89 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:26.480 his way up from Atlanta United to where he started 90 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:31.720 to put together consistent performances game after game and earned 91 00:05:31.759 --> 00:05:34.480 his time with the first team last year and has 92 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:37.800 earned more this year and has been playing extremely well 93 00:05:37.839 --> 00:05:41.879 as of late. The move can't be official until Thursday, 94 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:45.759 so he could factor into Montreal's next match on the weekend, 95 00:05:45.879 --> 00:05:49.199 depending on if there was an injury on Saturday night. 96 00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:53.720 But it's a move that is bittersweet in the sense 97 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.519 that as you get to know these guys, and especially 98 00:05:56.560 --> 00:06:01.240 the homegrowns, and you see how much they believe and 99 00:06:01.319 --> 00:06:06.079 bleed in the club and put everything towards it, not 100 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:09.160 just for themselves to develop, but also because of that 101 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:14.720 hometown connection. It's hard when that time comes that they 102 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:17.800 leave the club. And when you look at where Atlanta 103 00:06:17.879 --> 00:06:21.560 United is at this moment in time, I don't think 104 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:24.720 anyone can argue that they don't need to upgrade this roster. 105 00:06:24.879 --> 00:06:26.959 I mean, when Ronnie Diilas says what he said after 106 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:29.759 the game, you have to go get some players who 107 00:06:29.959 --> 00:06:32.920 are not so often have character to change it. You 108 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:36.720 have to when you look at what your assets are 109 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:39.079 to move to do that. In a salary cap league, 110 00:06:39.079 --> 00:06:41.560 you can't just go spend. You have to move pieces 111 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:44.600 out to bring pieces in. That's just the nature of 112 00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:49.279 a league with a salary cap. Oftentimes your most marketable 113 00:06:49.319 --> 00:06:52.480 pieces to go bring in assets are players that you 114 00:06:52.519 --> 00:06:55.879 don't always want to let go, and I think f 115 00:06:55.959 --> 00:06:59.240 Ryan Morales would fall into that category. So we'll see 116 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:02.399 if this gets done. Tom Bogert not one to report 117 00:07:02.439 --> 00:07:05.720 things that are not in motion, so we will keep 118 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:08.839 you posted. Just remember again, the transfer window opens on 119 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:15.319 Thursday and closes on Thursday, August twenty first. Playoffs probably 120 00:07:15.360 --> 00:07:18.120 not likely for Atlanta United this season, so you're looking 121 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:22.759 at moves that maybe impact twenty twenty six more than 122 00:07:22.879 --> 00:07:28.000 impact things immediately. Have not heard of any other rumors 123 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:32.560 of players incoming outside of any Amihi, who is in 124 00:07:32.639 --> 00:07:35.519 Atlanta now and getting ready to join the team in 125 00:07:35.639 --> 00:07:38.879 training hopefully this week if all goes well with medical 126 00:07:39.199 --> 00:07:42.040 and just getting settled, and maybe could even factor in 127 00:07:42.160 --> 00:07:46.000 on Saturday against the Seattle Sounders. So you'd like to 128 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:49.879 get moves done quickly, of course, but you're gonna have 129 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:53.759 to get moves done in the correct way really for 130 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:57.120 next season. So a lot for Chris Henderson and his 131 00:07:57.199 --> 00:08:00.879 staff to balance as you try to upgrade roster after 132 00:08:00.920 --> 00:08:04.000 a disappointing loss to Charlotte and what looks like the 133 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:07.959 imminent departure of f Ryan Morales. Let's get into MLS 134 00:08:08.319 --> 00:08:10.959 around the league Lineal Messi and Sam Surage. They head 135 00:08:10.959 --> 00:08:13.000 into the All Star Game break with the lead in 136 00:08:13.040 --> 00:08:16.439 the Golden Boot Race. Both have eighteen goals. Messi scored 137 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:19.040 twice in a demolition job of the New York Red 138 00:08:19.079 --> 00:08:21.519 Bulls in New Jersey five to one. He also had 139 00:08:21.519 --> 00:08:25.920 two assists. In the last seven games, Messi has scored 140 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:31.079 twelve goals and has seven assists, which is absolutely obscene numbers. 141 00:08:31.639 --> 00:08:34.360 He leads the Golden Boot race with twenty seven total 142 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:38.799 goal contributions. They're tied on goals scored at eighteen. The 143 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:41.120 All Star Game against Lega MX All Stars is on 144 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:44.159 Wednesday in Austin, Texas. Other things that jumped out to 145 00:08:44.200 --> 00:08:46.799 me from this weekend around MLS Orlando. They got a 146 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:50.919 much needed win in New England on Saturday night to one. 147 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:55.200 New England is really struggling as of late, pulling in 148 00:08:55.519 --> 00:09:02.240 two points out of their last eight matches. Orlando maybe 149 00:09:02.399 --> 00:09:04.759 writing the ship a little bit after some some poor 150 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:07.600 results as of late. Chicago. They had a poor result 151 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:10.919 on Wednesday in Atlanta. They bounced back from that late 152 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:14.120 draw with a win in Montreal to nil. They keep 153 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:17.679 their playoff hopes alive and will need to keep picking 154 00:09:17.759 --> 00:09:19.919 up points as right now they're on the outside looking in. 155 00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:25.039 Fabrizio Romano reporting this morning that Charlotte FC are pursuing 156 00:09:25.240 --> 00:09:28.960 Queen's Park Rangers striker Charlie Kellman as they're looking for 157 00:09:29.000 --> 00:09:32.679 the Patrick Agumann replacement. Charlotte have had an initial bid 158 00:09:32.720 --> 00:09:37.120 rejected by QPR. Previous rumors had Charlotte in negotiations with 159 00:09:37.240 --> 00:09:41.000 Cruz Asoul over your Ghostyakamaki's and I'm not sure if 160 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:46.480 those are still on Women's European Championships. The semi finals 161 00:09:46.559 --> 00:09:49.720 are now locked in. England will play Italy on Tuesday. 162 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:52.679 Germany will play Spain on Wednesday. Spain has been the 163 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:55.039 best team in the tournament, but that semi final with 164 00:09:55.159 --> 00:09:58.000 Germany's going to be a tough one. Germany survived an 165 00:09:58.000 --> 00:10:00.559 early red card and a penalty shootout to get past 166 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:03.759 a young France team in the quarterfinals. On the Italian 167 00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:05.960 side of things, they're one went away from reaching the 168 00:10:06.039 --> 00:10:09.039 final for the first time in the Women's Euros. Three 169 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:12.279 years ago, their players couldn't even play professionally in their 170 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:15.879 own country. Two point four million television viewers in Italy 171 00:10:15.919 --> 00:10:20.000 a sixteen point two percent audience share, watched that match 172 00:10:20.039 --> 00:10:22.799 against Norway. That got Italy threw, probably going to be 173 00:10:22.840 --> 00:10:25.679 an even bigger number in the semi finals against England, 174 00:10:25.840 --> 00:10:29.639 where England will be a decided favorite in this one. 175 00:10:29.799 --> 00:10:32.639 Liam Williamson, their captain, trained with the team on Monday. 176 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:35.879 She limped off with an ankle injury late in the 177 00:10:36.360 --> 00:10:40.120 win against Sweden that needed penalties, but she trained. She 178 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:43.559 should be available for the semi final tomorrow. We'll also 179 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:46.679 see how England handles the issues that they are dealing 180 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:49.120 with off the field and it's not of their doing. 181 00:10:49.639 --> 00:10:52.600 Jess Carter defender says she has been subject to racial 182 00:10:52.639 --> 00:10:56.960 abuse online at the Euros. The FA has contacted police 183 00:10:57.039 --> 00:11:01.480 back in the UK Lucy Brown's he stated that the 184 00:11:01.559 --> 00:11:04.120 growth of women's football has led to an increase in 185 00:11:04.200 --> 00:11:07.320 racist abuse towards players as the game is drawing more 186 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:10.399 and more fans and that spotlight is amplified and you're 187 00:11:10.399 --> 00:11:13.480 not seeing it as much in the stadiums, you're seeing 188 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:16.919 it online, which is something that has to get handled 189 00:11:16.960 --> 00:11:21.840 better by social media companies and hopefully if you're starting 190 00:11:21.879 --> 00:11:27.320 to get police involvement, you'll start to see this, I 191 00:11:27.320 --> 00:11:30.159 don't know managed better. It's a really frustrating thing and 192 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:32.080 I hate that Jess Carter is having to deal with this. 193 00:11:32.639 --> 00:11:34.840 Gotham FC have come out and put out statements, The 194 00:11:34.840 --> 00:11:37.799 Lionesses as a team have put out statements. The statements 195 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:40.240 are important, but we've got to find better ways to 196 00:11:40.360 --> 00:11:44.799 change the behavior and punish the behavior. That's kind of 197 00:11:44.840 --> 00:11:48.919 the next step here. Silly season. Manchester United, they've finally 198 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:50.919 gotten the deal done for Brian and Boomo. They're going 199 00:11:51.000 --> 00:11:54.000 to pay eighty seven million dollars should confirm his arrival 200 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:57.679 shortly Marcus Rashford on the way out. He is going 201 00:11:57.799 --> 00:12:01.799 on loan to Barcelona. Barcelona needs a winger after they 202 00:12:01.840 --> 00:12:04.399 could not get Nico Williams, so everybody should be happy 203 00:12:04.399 --> 00:12:07.679 with that. According to the BBC this morning, Liverpool have 204 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:10.840 agreed to an initial sixty nine million pound fee to 205 00:12:10.960 --> 00:12:14.840 sign eintrach Frankfurt striker Hugo at Ktike, twenty three year 206 00:12:14.840 --> 00:12:17.799 old Frenchman expected to arrive in the UK on Tuesday 207 00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:21.639 before having a medical. Frankfort's accepted a deal worth seventy 208 00:12:21.679 --> 00:12:24.919 nine million pounds sixty nine million guaranteed ten million in 209 00:12:25.039 --> 00:12:29.440 add ons. Six year contracts should join Liverpool's Asian tour 210 00:12:29.600 --> 00:12:32.919 later this week. That arrival is going to push Liverpool's 211 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:37.080 spending for the summer past two hundred and fifty million pounds. 212 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:39.480 They might get some more money coming back in though 213 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:42.799 Luis Diaz he is determined to leave Liverpool, hoping Bayern 214 00:12:42.840 --> 00:12:46.720 Munich will make a new offer. Liverpool rejected a seventy 215 00:12:46.720 --> 00:12:50.559 eight point six million dollars bid from Byron last week. 216 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:54.720 A source told ESPN that the Bundesliga giants are preparing 217 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:58.200 a new offer of more than eighty million dollars plus 218 00:12:58.279 --> 00:13:01.279 add ons, as they have earmarked the Colombian winger as 219 00:13:01.320 --> 00:13:04.879 a priority signing this summer go to Real Madrid Tibau 220 00:13:04.919 --> 00:13:07.120 courtois he's going to stay put at least until twenty 221 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:09.759 twenty seven. He has a new two year contract with 222 00:13:09.799 --> 00:13:13.200 the club, but according to Talk Sports, Saudi officials a 223 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:16.399 La Lie at alak Lie have lined up a record 224 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:21.519 three hundred million euro bid that's over three hundred and 225 00:13:21.519 --> 00:13:25.159 fifty million dollars for Venetius Junior in case of a 226 00:13:25.200 --> 00:13:27.919 fallout between him and the club over a new contract. 227 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:31.600 The Saudi club are also willing to offer Venetius a 228 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:35.240 five year contract worth a total of one point two 229 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:39.480 billion dollars to bring him in. He said he wants 230 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:42.480 to continue at Madrid. His demand is to be the 231 00:13:42.559 --> 00:13:45.360 highest paid player at the club, which raises some uncertainty 232 00:13:45.440 --> 00:13:49.360 over his future. The Saudis are making the long play here. 233 00:13:49.360 --> 00:13:51.759 They'd like to get a deal done as soon as possible, 234 00:13:51.840 --> 00:13:55.879 but they are okay if they have to wait until later, 235 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:58.360 even the twenty twenty seven twenty twenty eight season, when 236 00:13:58.360 --> 00:14:01.279 his contract is up, because he'll still be in his prime. 237 00:14:01.360 --> 00:14:04.960 Yers at that point Madrid want to extend his contract 238 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:07.480 until twenty thirty. There's two years left on the current 239 00:14:07.559 --> 00:14:12.399 deal he wants Venezias Junior wants a hefty thirty five 240 00:14:12.759 --> 00:14:17.879 million dollars per year contract plus a renewal bonus, which 241 00:14:17.879 --> 00:14:21.720 would make him the highest paid player at the club. Wrexham, 242 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:25.240 they are trying to boost their club up for the Championship. 243 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:28.279 Their transfer record was broken. They made a two point 244 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:32.039 two million pound signing of New Zealand international left back 245 00:14:32.519 --> 00:14:37.120 Liberato ca Cassees that was done on Friday. He is 246 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:41.919 arriving from Emply in Italy. US men's national team forward 247 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:45.120 Josh Sargent he's on the verge of joining Volfsberg in 248 00:14:45.200 --> 00:14:48.679 a deal worth in excess of twenty four million dollars. 249 00:14:48.720 --> 00:14:52.120 According to ESPN, he's been really good at Norwich. He 250 00:14:52.120 --> 00:14:54.279 hasn't been able to translate that to the US men's 251 00:14:54.399 --> 00:14:56.679 national team forty six goals in one hundred and twenty 252 00:14:56.679 --> 00:15:01.440 four games at Norwich Napoli they have bolstered their squad 253 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:04.480 trying to defend their Seria title. They have signed Sam 254 00:15:04.559 --> 00:15:08.840 Bukima from Bologna. That was announced on Sunday, the Dutchmen 255 00:15:09.000 --> 00:15:12.440 joining on a five year deal worth thirty nearly thirty 256 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:16.879 five million dollars. According to Italian media, Juventus they are 257 00:15:16.919 --> 00:15:20.080 trying to upgrade their squad and Tuto Sports is confirming 258 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:25.559 that sales of Samuel in Bangala and Timothy Weya will 259 00:15:25.600 --> 00:15:29.159 provide Juventus with the required money they need to sign 260 00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:33.200 Jaden Sancho from Manchester United. Kind of going back to 261 00:15:33.240 --> 00:15:36.320 touch on the f Ryan Morales rumors, this is what 262 00:15:36.360 --> 00:15:38.879 you have to deal with at certain points. Uve is 263 00:15:38.960 --> 00:15:40.879 dealing with it. They have to move on from players 264 00:15:41.200 --> 00:15:44.840 to bring somebody in. Looks like in Bangala and Weya 265 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:49.039 are going to Verde, Bremen and Marseille respectively. In Bangala 266 00:15:49.200 --> 00:15:52.879 will go to verter on a permanent deal worth thirteen 267 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:57.720 million euro. It looks like Weya will go to Marseille 268 00:15:57.799 --> 00:16:01.080 for about fifteen million euro. That's going to give them 269 00:16:01.080 --> 00:16:04.639 the funds to go get Jaden Sancho from Manchester United. 270 00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:08.759 His agent recently met in Turin with the club principle 271 00:16:08.799 --> 00:16:12.240 of agreement with the player and with the club, and 272 00:16:12.279 --> 00:16:15.639 Sancho is pushing youve to finalize the deal soon. They 273 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:17.639 want to get it done by the end of the 274 00:16:17.639 --> 00:16:21.960 week when the team starts their preseason Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, 275 00:16:22.080 --> 00:16:24.960 he has said it's been a really frustrating summer. Quote. 276 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:27.840 We've been very close to signing several players and for 277 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:30.440 different reasons. There's not one theme. While we haven't signed more, 278 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:32.960 we've ended up missing out on a few who would 279 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:36.000 have made a difference unquote. It might get even more 280 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:41.279 frustrating if al Helal chases Alexander Esach. Le Keep is 281 00:16:41.320 --> 00:16:45.360 reporting that this is an ongoing chase. They've already started 282 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:48.480 talks with the Swedish players entourage and they know the 283 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:50.720 terms of a deal. Newcastle one one hundred and thirty 284 00:16:50.720 --> 00:16:55.320 million euro. Esach has agreed to open negotiations with the Saudis, 285 00:16:55.360 --> 00:17:00.039 according to reports. This is, according to let Keep, so 286 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:06.880 fascinating that you've got the potential of Newcastle missing out 287 00:17:06.880 --> 00:17:09.920 on Ekateka along with others that they have chased in 288 00:17:09.960 --> 00:17:12.400 this offseason. In Bumo was one that was mentioned with 289 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:17.240 Newcastle early on. They're looking like they're going to keep 290 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:19.519 Esoch from going to Liverpool, but now he might go 291 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:22.519 to Saudi Arabia. They're going to have to if they 292 00:17:22.559 --> 00:17:24.480 can't keep him, they're going to have to really go 293 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:27.160 out and spend and They've struggled to get deals done. 294 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:30.319 It's a fascinating situation for Newcastle as they try to 295 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:32.799 cement themselves in the top end of the Premier League, 296 00:17:33.400 --> 00:17:36.559 but honestly they're struggling to do that in the transfer market. 297 00:17:36.799 --> 00:17:40.039 Let's go to Italy real quick YUEFA has confirmed that 298 00:17:40.119 --> 00:17:44.039 only one Italian stadium, the Alian Stadium in Turin, where 299 00:17:44.200 --> 00:17:47.240 UVE plays. That's the only one that currently meets the 300 00:17:47.279 --> 00:17:51.279 standards to host Euro twenty thirty two matches. Italy's co 301 00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:53.720 hosting the tournament with Turkey. They've got to submit a 302 00:17:53.799 --> 00:17:57.640 list of five fully compliant stadiums by October of twenty 303 00:17:57.680 --> 00:18:02.880 twenty six. The FA initially post ten stadiums, iconic venues 304 00:18:02.920 --> 00:18:07.200 like the Sanseero, the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, 305 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:10.319 the Stadio Olympico in Rome. They've all been deemed unsuitable 306 00:18:10.319 --> 00:18:13.240 in their current state. The Sun Zero was ruled out 307 00:18:13.279 --> 00:18:16.000 as a venue for the twenty twenty seven Champions League final. 308 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:20.279 They are expecting to do renovations that will be completed 309 00:18:20.319 --> 00:18:23.440 by twenty thirty one, but this is the struggle that 310 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:28.640 Italian clubs deal with getting either rebuilt stadiums or renovated 311 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:33.759 stadiums or new stadiums are extremely difficult. Public bodies typically 312 00:18:33.839 --> 00:18:37.000 own the stadiums projects get caught up in red tape. 313 00:18:37.599 --> 00:18:42.200 Only six Italian stadiums were built or redeveloped between two 314 00:18:42.319 --> 00:18:47.240 thousand and seven and twenty twenty four. Nineteen stadiums in Germany, 315 00:18:47.319 --> 00:18:50.319 thirteen in England twelve in France were done in that 316 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:53.559 same period of time. The Italian government's now working on 317 00:18:53.599 --> 00:18:56.799 a plan to appoint a special commissioner with the power 318 00:18:56.839 --> 00:19:03.160 to fast track projects worth five dollars. We will see you. 319 00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:06.839 Had a champion declared in the WPSL this weekend, Expansion 320 00:19:06.880 --> 00:19:09.680 Sporting ct They scored four goals in the first thirty 321 00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:12.839 five minutes to win the championship four nil win over 322 00:19:13.000 --> 00:19:17.920 defending champions California Storm in the final. Some other news 323 00:19:17.960 --> 00:19:21.799 around the women's game Iran they handed Jordan a two 324 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:24.160 to one defeat. In a month on Saturday, they claimed 325 00:19:24.200 --> 00:19:27.480 the final birth at next year's Women's Asian Cup Finals, 326 00:19:27.519 --> 00:19:29.519 which are going to be played in Australia in March. 327 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:34.240 Second half goals from Sara Ddar and Niggin Zandi earned 328 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:37.680 the team a win that secured top spot in Group A, 329 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:41.480 as Iran will go ahead of the Jordanians due to 330 00:19:41.519 --> 00:19:45.480 their better head to head record. In the Women's Afcon tournament, 331 00:19:45.599 --> 00:19:49.519 Nigeria thumped Zambia five nil in the quarterfinals. Morocco beat 332 00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:52.720 Malli three to one. The other two matches needed penalties 333 00:19:52.720 --> 00:19:57.240 after scoreless draws. Ghana got past Algeria. South Africa defeated Senegal, 334 00:19:57.720 --> 00:20:00.359 so Morocco will play Ghana in the second match in 335 00:20:00.400 --> 00:20:05.440 tomorrow's semi finals. After South Africa faces Nigeria, Let's go 336 00:20:05.440 --> 00:20:09.319 to South America. The Copa America Feminina. In the group stage, 337 00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:12.119 Brazil and Argentina they lead their groups with perfect records. 338 00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:14.680 Argentina had to come back with a stoppage time winner 339 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:18.200 against Chile in their last match to stay perfect. aDNA 340 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:22.440 Cometti with the header late to win that one. Brazil 341 00:20:22.480 --> 00:20:25.960 puts their perfect record on the line tomorrow against Potaguay. 342 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:30.000 Colombia is chasing Brazil in Group B. Linda Caceedo scored 343 00:20:30.039 --> 00:20:33.039 twice in Colombia's last win. As right now they're battling 344 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:36.319 with Venezuela for the second place spot and a booking 345 00:20:36.559 --> 00:20:40.440 in the semi finals. Kevin de Bruyne he's gonna wear 346 00:20:40.480 --> 00:20:46.359 Napoli's number ten shirt next season, following in Diego Maradona's footsteps. 347 00:20:46.400 --> 00:20:49.359 That's gonna be a little bit of extra pressure on him, 348 00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:51.920 but it seems like he is excited about taking on 349 00:20:52.119 --> 00:20:56.839 that pressure. Down in Argentina, nineteen year old Santiago Lincina 350 00:20:56.880 --> 00:20:59.440 he scored twice for River as they hammered ten man 351 00:20:59.480 --> 00:21:02.839 Institution to four nil on Saturday. Two wins from two 352 00:21:02.839 --> 00:21:05.400 matches in the Klaus Sura for Rivers. They get things 353 00:21:05.440 --> 00:21:09.680 started very well. They will also be in the Copa 354 00:21:09.759 --> 00:21:13.319 Lberta d'oris knockout rounds later in the year, starting in 355 00:21:13.319 --> 00:21:16.799 about a month's time. As reporting this morning out of 356 00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:20.480 Spain Barcelona, you knew there was going to be a 357 00:21:20.480 --> 00:21:24.400 Barcelona update in this. On Friday it came out that 358 00:21:24.599 --> 00:21:28.640 the match the Joan Gamper Trophy, the preseason game with Como, 359 00:21:28.839 --> 00:21:30.720 is not going to be played at the Company at all, 360 00:21:30.920 --> 00:21:33.200 after the club had initially said they'd play in front 361 00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:35.200 of sixty thousand people, then they tried to walk that 362 00:21:35.279 --> 00:21:37.920 down to about thirty thousand people, not going to be 363 00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:40.960 played there at all, and now news this morning the 364 00:21:41.000 --> 00:21:44.119 club is beginning it probably should go past the beginning 365 00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:49.559 stage to seriously consider playing the at least first half 366 00:21:49.759 --> 00:21:53.200 of the next La Liga season back at the stadium 367 00:21:53.200 --> 00:21:57.279 they played at last season, the Estadi Olympic de Montuk. 368 00:21:58.559 --> 00:22:02.519 It's a fiasco. There's just no The as described it 369 00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:06.680 as a fiasco of stratospheric proportions. Like they were supposed 370 00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:08.839 to according to announcements, be back in the camp new 371 00:22:08.839 --> 00:22:13.079 in November of twenty twenty four. They might not be 372 00:22:13.160 --> 00:22:17.039 there until at least early twenty twenty six. And you 373 00:22:17.119 --> 00:22:21.200 can't really actually believe that's gonna happen, can you. And 374 00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:23.160 this is going to affect their salary cap. This is 375 00:22:23.160 --> 00:22:25.160 going to affect how much they can spend because they're 376 00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:27.440 not going to be able to get the VIP seats 377 00:22:27.440 --> 00:22:31.039 that they allegedly sold and allegedly used to finance Donnie 378 00:22:31.039 --> 00:22:36.319 Aulmost registration, which wasn't accurate and didn't happen, but somehow 379 00:22:36.440 --> 00:22:38.920 was allowed to go through. Now they're not going to 380 00:22:38.960 --> 00:22:41.839 be able to book that for this season and that's 381 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:43.240 going to affect what they can do. We'll see if 382 00:22:43.240 --> 00:22:46.119 they can get the Marcus Rashford deal done for example. 383 00:22:46.640 --> 00:22:49.519 Good times. Thank you Barcelona for always being a source 384 00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:54.920 of entertainment when it comes to mismanagement. Let's say that's 385 00:22:54.920 --> 00:22:56.480 going to do it for this edition of The Morning 386 00:22:56.640 --> 00:22:59.240 Espresso back tomorrow, and it could be a busy week 387 00:22:59.400 --> 00:23:02.119 as the transfer window at Major League Soccer is opening 388 00:23:02.160 --> 00:23:04.440 on Thursday, so teams are going to be even more 389 00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:08.000 aggressive in getting deals done ahead of that, trying to 390 00:23:08.039 --> 00:23:11.599 get things ready to start this weekend with players potentially 391 00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:14.519 playing in new places on the weekend and then incoming 392 00:23:14.559 --> 00:23:18.799 deals following outgoing deals as clubs managed salary caps. We'll 393 00:23:18.799 --> 00:23:21.519 be talking about all of it on SDHAM all week 394 00:23:21.799 --> 00:23:25.519 nine oh five live on Twitch and x and YouTube. 395 00:23:25.559 --> 00:23:28.640 You can always catch it on demand in those places 396 00:23:28.680 --> 00:23:31.319 as well as long as well as where you get 397 00:23:31.400 --> 00:23:35.079 your podcasts. Atlanta Soccer tonight tomorrow. We'll have training ground 398 00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:38.720 dispatches from Marietta this week as well as Atlanta will 399 00:23:38.720 --> 00:23:43.359 host Seattle on Saturday. All the things as the summer 400 00:23:43.519 --> 00:23:47.440 silly season continues to ramp up here in Atlanta and 401 00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:49.640