Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer returned to participate in his team's training on Tuesday in preparation for facing Arsenal in the Champions League, while midfielder Joshua Kimmich and coach Vincent Kompany missed the training session.
Neuer missed Bayern's last two matches due to a foot injury, and was replaced by his teammate Jonas Orbig in the 3-3 draw with Norwegian Viking in the Champions League, then the 6-1 win over Leipzig in the German Football League (Bundesliga).
Neuer (40 years old) is expected to appear in his team’s list against Arsenal, and the duo Kimmich and Kompany are also expected to appear.
Kimmich missed training for personal reasons, while Kompany missed training and the pre-match press conference due to a health condition, as he suffers from a virus and hip problems, which forced him to watch the Leipzig match from the bench, leaving the guidance of the players to his assistant Aaron Danks.
The Turkish Football Federation announced on Tuesday the appointment of Sergen Yalcin as coach of the country's national team with a four-year contract, succeeding the sacked Italian Vincenzo Montella.
The 53-year-old former Turkish national team midfielder takes over the job following Montella's dismissal earlier this month after a difficult campaign in the European Nations League.
Türkiye occupies last place in Group A of the first level after four consecutive defeats, and was also eliminated from the 2026 World Cup in the group stage.
The Turkish Federation said in a statement: “We wish Yalcin success in his new mission, and we hope that this decision will bring good to our country and our national team.”
Yalcin is considered one of the prominent figures in Turkish football, as he played 37 international matches between 1994 and 2003, participated in the European Championship in the 1996 and 2000 editions, and played for the clubs Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.
In terms of his coaching career, Yalcin led Besiktas to achieve the Premier League and Turkish Cup double in the 2020-2021 season, and his second term in charge of Besiktas ended last May.
The Hockenheim Circuit in Germany has expressed its readiness to intervene and host a race within the Formula 1 World Championship if tensions continue in the Middle East, but on the condition that this leads to a permanent return of the race to the championship calendar.
Jörn Teske and Jochen Nerbel, directors of the Hockenheim circuit, told the Formula 1 portal that they are not interested in hosting a race just once.
Tesci said: “If there is an opportunity to host an alternative race that will open the door wide to concluding a long-term contract that guarantees a stable future in Formula 1, we will certainly study this scenario very seriously.”
Nerbel pointed out that hosting an alternative race once would not be feasible, especially financially, saying: “I can’t imagine us interfering just to host one race.”
The Hockenheimring track hosted the last German Grand Prix race in 2019, noting that the last race held in Germany was a year later at the Nürburgring track, which was replaced during the Corona virus pandemic.
Despite Hockenheim's initial desire to return, the hosting fee, which amounts to about $20 million, constitutes a major obstacle, while Nerbel stressed that his "maximum" wish is for Formula 1 to return to the track again, indicating at the same time that there are no concrete steps in this regard yet.
For his part, Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Formula 1, said last July that there was communication with those in charge of the Hockenheim track, adding that they were studying “the possibility of holding a Formula 1 race there in the medium term, not the short term.”
Domenicali admitted that the Hockenheimring track is making investments aimed at enhancing its attractiveness in the future, including the establishment of a new entertainment park, but he pointed out that “there is a need for more investments that serve our platform, and we are currently holding discussions about this matter.”
