El precio y el ‘timing’

Ferran Torres verbalizó las dudas sobre su continuidad en el Barça que ya se le intuyeron durante el Mundial, cuando trascendió el interés del PSG por ficharle en la víspera del debut de la selección española ante Cabo Verde. Aquel día ya no cerró la puerta a una salida y ayer, en la cadena norteamericana NBC, dijo que tiene contrato pero que en el fútbol ya se sabe, y que espera acertar con su decisión. Se nota que se ve en un gran momento y con la sartén por el mango. Dice la lógica que si un jugador está a un año de acabar contrato y quiere irse, lo aconsejable es venderlo antes de verlo partir gratis. Pero luego están los clubs que prefieren no vender y apurar a sus jugadores hasta el final. Sin ir más lejos, el PSG lo hizo con Mbappé. Si Ferran pide irse y el mismo PSG hace un oferta, el Barça deberá decidir primero si lo vende y, si opta por ello, por cuánto. Y el precio es un factor decisivo porque con lo que ganes deberás ir al mercado a fichar a un sustituto.

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‘They’re not alone’: Chris Hoy on his ambition to stop men dying of prostate cancer

Cycling legend on living with a stage 4 diagnosis, fundraising with Miguel Induráin and why Andy Burnham could be key to his ambition of helping others newsbetting.club

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Sir Chris Hoy arrives a couple of minutes late and the apologies roll from him. I don’t have a chance to tell the six‑time Olympic sprint cycling champion that waiting an hour for a star interviewee is more common. Hoy is already deep into a story about how he and his wife, Sarra, were walking here when an unknown man stopped him on the street in Glasgow.

The stranger had recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer and he wanted to share what had happened to him and, I suspect, find new strength by talking to a compassionate public figure. Hoy has lived a full life with stage 4 cancer for nearly three years. He has also worked tirelessly to highlight the fact that prostate cancer kills more people in this country than any other disease while, at the same time, to offer a tangible sense of hope when there is horror for men, and their families, after a terminal diagnosis.

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Vozinha signs for Colo Colo, Hero welcome

Portugal’s 40‑year‑old World Cup keeper Vozinha has signed a contract with Chilean club Colo Colo after a nearly two‑week delay caused by paperwork and travel issues. The club welcomed him with a hero reception on Monday night, following his departure from Portugal’s second‑tier Chaves and a period of unemployment during the tournament.

Notre Dame-USC rivalry returns in 2030, for at least four years

One of the greatest rivalries in college football won't happen this year, exactly one century after USC and Notre Dame first played.

They'll pick it up again in 2030.

Via Ryan Kartje of the L.A. Times, the Trojans and the Irish have agreed on a four-year home-and-home arrangement beginning in four years.

The series fell apart because USC wanted to move it earlier in the year. Notre Dame resisted. In the end, the first two games in 2030 and 2031 will be played in Week 1, with the 2030 contest at the L.A. Coliseum and the 2031 showdown at South Bend. The 2032 and 2033 editions will land between Week 1 and Week 3.

After 2033, they'll have to agree to continue. Hopefully, they will. Too many great rivalries have been lost in recent decades, as conferences have constantly expanded and shifted and created all sorts of odd matchups that defy the traditions that make college football great.

For the next four seasons, it'll be a little less great without an annual Notre Dame vs. USC game. Come 2030, it will return — for at least four years and hopefully for a lot longer.

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El precio y el ‘timing’