Antoine Griezmann has joined Orlando City in MLS, fulfilling a lifelong ambition and anticipating a reunion with Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, Switzerland has reached the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 72 years after a penalty shootout victory over Colombia.
Defeat to Arsenal could usher in a period of intense change, but whether coach will stick around is an open question“I love you,” Diego Simeone said, but they only had 14 games to save the season. It was the night before Atlético Madrid faced Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final first leg in early April and the manager was sitting alongside Antoine Griezmann, unexpectedly opening up in a press conference of all places, emotion and admiration expressed publicly as the end drew near. “A player first, then a friend,” in the coach’s words. Griezmann had recently announced that he was leaving for Orlando City. That was the bad news; the good news was that he would do so at the close of a campaign that could be for ever, that he was still here at all.The threat had been that Griezmann would go with immediate effect, departing in March before the season was even finished, his American contract already agreed and not easy to change, faced by a reluctance to release him. But how, Atlético’s coach, CEO and teammates insisted, could he leave when the pinnacle of his 10 years at the club unexpectedly still lay ahead? So meetings were held, pressure applied, a solution found that allowed him to stay a little longer and leave a legacy unlike anything else. “The best is still to come,” Griezmann said. “I love you, but if you don’t run, I’m taking you off,” Simeone reminded him. “There are eight league games, one in the cup [final] and, if God wills it, five more Champions League matches.” Continue reading...
Inter Miami, MLS'in 11. haftasında Nu Stadyumu'nda Orlando City'yi konuk etti. 3-0 öne geçmesine rağmen sahadan 4-3 yenilgiyle ayrıldı. Messi 33. dakikada gol atarken, Orlando City'nin Arjantinli oyuncusu Martin Ojeda hat-trick yaptı. Bu, Messi'nin Inter Miami'deki 100. maçı ve 86. golüydü. Miami, 4 Nisan'da açılan yeni stadında 4. maçında de galip gelemedi.
Orlando City completed a historic comeback, rallying from three goals down to beat Inter Miami 4-3 at Nu Stadium. Martín Ojeda scored a hat trick before Tyrese Spicer struck the winner in stoppage time. Lionel Messi had a goal and an assist for Miami, which led 3-0 inside 33 minutes but remained winless at its new stadium in four attempts.
