Gabriel Calderon on the Verge of Leaving Persepolis
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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 26, 2019 SPORTS 15 Gabriel Calderon on the Iran crowned Asian Nations Cup U14 Chess Team champions verge of leaving Persepolis SPORTS TEHRAN – Iran claimed the title of the 2nd deskAsian Nations Cup U14 Chess Team Champi- onship on Wednesday. SPORTS TEHRAN – deskPersepolis coach The Iranian team defeated Hong Kong and China D in Round Gabriel Calderon has said he is Eight and won the team title. disappointed with the club’s behavior, fueling speculation that he is set to leave the team. He has already said Persepolis have failed to pay him on time and had demanded them to meet the deadline. The fans are worried Calderon leave their team in a row over his payment. Persepolis will face the same fate as Esteghlal if the Argentine coach leaves the team. Andrea Stramaccioni left Esteghlal in early December after only six months in the job, since the Iranian club were unable to handle problems related to payments “partially due to sanctions”. Persepolis will host Nassaji on Friday in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium and Calderon Iran seized the title with eight wins and one lose. and his assistants will leave Tehran on The competition is being held in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Saturday for vacation and if Persepolis Province, China from Dec. 18 to 27. fail to make payments at the correct time, they will not return to Iran. Christmas and New Year Persepolis have won Iran Professional League over the past three years and greetings are favorites to win the title for the fourth time in row. The Asian Football Confederation wishes all its stakeholders The Reds also are favorites to defend a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. their titles at the Iran’s Hazfi Cup. As 2019 draws near to a close, we must take time to re- Persepolis will have to compete at the flect on a spectacular 12 months for Asian football before AFC Champions League from February we head into yet another exciting year. and it shows they have a busy timetable. a chaotic situation if Calderon quit. Persepolis stars are reluctant to work has good relationship with the team’s The achievements of Asian teams on the Continental The Iranian giants will face in such Local reports suggest that some with Argentine coach, however he players. and world stages are remarkable and in line with the AFC’s Vision and Mission of being the leading Confederation and making football the Continent’s biggest sport. As we spend time with our family members and friends, Korea Republic get set for Thailand 2020 Former Oklahoma State, NFL we wish everyone love, joy and peace during this festive challenge quarterback Hilger dies at 57 season. (Source: the-afc) Iran keeps growing at FIDE rating-related statistics The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has analyzed the absolute numbers of rated players and the percentage of active players in different countries. According to the FIDE December data, integrated by chess- ratings.top, the number of players with a standard rating has surpassed the 350,000 mark (352,234 people to be exact). The number of active (those who have participated in tournaments over the last 12 months) and inactive players is roughly equal. Over the month’s time, the number of chess players in- creased by 2546, whereas within a year the sport has almost 30,000 new players (29 517). If this trend continues, then by 2024 there will be over a half-million chess players with Korea Republic have announced a 22-man second-division K League 2 for Busan Oklahoma State is in mourning over the From the school’s press release: standard FIDE rating. roster for the AFC U23 Championship IPark, is one of 10 midfielders. loss of one of its greats, Rusty Hilger. To this day, Hilger’s name still appears The number of people having FIDE standard rating has Thailand 2020, leaving one spot open Joining Lee in midfield is Jeong The OSU football program confirmed prominently in the Oklahoma State re- grown in almost all countries. for the possibility of filling it with an Woo-yeong of German side SC Freiburg. Tuesday that Hilger has passed away. cord book. He set single-season school Currently, there are 172848 active and 179386 inactive European-based player. In Thailand, Korea Republic will While there was no cause of death given records for pass completions, pass at- players with standard FIDE rating. Last year those figures In the running for the final spot are face defending champions Uzbekistan, by the school, Hilger’s coach at OSU, Pat tempts and passing yards in 1984 and were 166862 and 155855 respectively. It is worth mentioning Lee Kang-in, who plays for Spanish club China PR and Islamic Republic of Iran Jones, told Tulsa World that the former remains in the top 10 in school history that this year inactive players outnumbered active players. Valencia CF and midfielder Paik Seung-ho in Group C. quarterback’s health had been in decline for career pass attempts, career pass Comparing to the last month, the list of countries with the from German outfit SV Darmstadt 98. Kim’s team will depart for Malaysia on for years. News9.com in Oklahoma City completions, career passing yards and greatest number of active players remained the same but there Both Lee and Paik have played for the Saturday to set up training camp there and noted that Hilger had battled cancer for career completion percentage, among have been some changes inside the upper echelon. Spain tops senior Korea Republic national team. Lee, will play practice matches against Saudi years. other categories. the list with 15461 active players, followed by France (13716) 18, also starred for the U-20 national Arabia on New Year’s Eve and Australia The Oklahoma City native was 57 at Hilger went on to an eight-year career and Germany (11989). The leaders by the overall number of squad this year, leading Korea Republic on January 3. the time of his passing. in the NFL. He spent time with the Los players India (11682) and Russia (11164) round out the top to the final at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic will play their first Hilger, who was famously given the Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis 5. Iran is sixth in total number of active players with 5611. Poland 2019 and winning the Golden Ball Group C match against China PR on 30th and final scholarship as part of Jones’ Colts and Seattle Seahawks. Iran sits fifth in total number of new players over 12 months as the tournament’s best player. January 9 before taking on Iran three 1980 recruiting class, play for OSU from Hilger’s alma mater is in the midst with 1600 players. Other notable call-ups by head coach days later and Uzbekistan on January 15. 1980-84. Three times (1981, 83-84), he of prepping for their Dec. 27 matchup India is top with 2,689, Russia sits second with 2,372 and Kim Hak-bum are goalkeeper Song The top three teams from Thailand was a letterman. In 1983, he was named with Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl. It’s Spain and France are third (1,831) and fourth (1,703), re- Bum-keun, the starting custodian for 2020 will qualify for the 2020 Tokyo MVP of the Bluebonnet Bowl. The fol- unclear if the football program will honor spectively. the three-time reigning K League 1 Olympics. lowing year, Hilger quarterbacked the Hilger in some form or fashion during (Source: FIDE) champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Sources: Korea Football Associa- Cowboys to the first 10-win season in the game. while Lee Dong-jun, voted MVP of the tion, Yonhap News Agency) program history. (Source: NBC Sports) Iran to send five athletes to World Team Table Tennis Juventus veteran Mario Mandzukic joins Qatar’s Al Duhail Championships Manchester United target Milan Mandzukic has shocked eight Champions League strikes. IRNA – Iran will dispatch five players to the 2020 World Europe’s top clubs by swapping Juventus for Qatari league But both Tuttosport and Corriere dello Sport tip Juve Team Table Tennis Championships in South Korea. leaders Al Duhail. to edge out United, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig Nima and Noshad Alamian, Amir Hossein Hodaei, Afshin Croatia striker Mandzukic, 33, has regularly been linked for the ex-Molde star. Norouzi and Arya Amiri will represent Iran in the competition. with Old Trafford, especially after Juve boss Maurizio Sarri Meanwhile, Mandzukic’s exit for the Italian champions The World Table Tennis Championships have been held snubbed him all this season. appeared inevitable after he failed to start a single minute since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, But United’s interest is said to have waned last month under Sarri. which include men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s dou- and now the 2018 World Cup finalist, whose goal saw off He was even told to stay away from Juve’s Christmas bles, women’s double and mixed doubles, are currently held England in the semis, has opted for what could be a big final celebrations. in odd numbered years. payday in the Middle East. It was all so different, though, under Sarri’s predecessor The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which in- United chief Ole Gunnar Solskjaer now seems likely to Massimiliano Allegri. clude men’s team and women’s team events, were first their focus on recruiting fellow Norwegian Erling Haaland, 19, Mandzukic notched four Serie A titles and three Italian own competition in 2000.