July 12, 2020 Free for fans Bundesliga club Union Berlin is offering free coronavirus tests for more than 20,000 fans as part of a plan to hold games in a full stadium in 11 September, AP reported. Sports Jack Charlton, England World Cup winner City to learn result of and Irish hero, dies at 85 appeal to CAS ack Charlton, a soccer World Cup winner division in 1963-64 and then the top-flight title with England who became the darling of in 1968-69. over European ban on Monday JIreland after leading its national team to un- Charlton finished his career as one of the all- precedented success as manager, died aged 85. time great defenders, making a record 773 ap- A family statement said that the former Leeds pearances for Leeds and scoring 96 goals. He United defender, who helped England beat West played 35 times for England, netting six goals. Germany to become world champion in 1966, His finest moment in the national team colors died peacefully on Friday at his home in Nor- came in 1966, as he helped Alf Ramsey’s Eng- thumberland, northern England following a land side lift the World Cup on home soil, play- long-term illness, Reuters reported. ing every match at the tournament. “We cannot express how proud we are of the Charlton is the sixth member of England’s extraordinary life he led and the pleasure he World Cup final team to have died after captain brought to so many people in different countries Bobby Moore, Martin Peters, Gordon Banks, and from all walks of life,” it read. Alan Ball and Ray Wilson. Charlton led Ireland to its first major soccer He was named the Football Writers’ Associa- finals at the 1988 European Championship and tion Player of the Year in 1967 before retiring in also guided it to the World Cup quarterfinals in 1973. 1990. As a manager he guided Middlesbrough to the Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin was PAUL ELLIS/AFP second division title in 1973-74 and the Anglo- among the first to tweet his reaction. Scottish Cup in 1975-76 before spells with Shef- “So saddened to hear of the passing of Jack Charl- “He personified a golden era in Irish football – the field Wednesday and Newcastle United. ton who brought such honesty and joy to the football Italia 90 campaign being one of pure joy for the na- But it was with Ireland that Charlton, who is sur- CATHRINE IVILL/GETTY IMAGES world”, he said. tion. He gave us magical memories. Thank you Jack.” vived by wife Pat and their three children, achieved Charlton, the elder brother of Manchester hero status. Manchester City will learn on Monday whether its appeal against a two- United great Bobby, was a tough tackling center- “The FAI (Football Association of Ireland) is deep- year ban from European club competitions has been successful. back who graduated from the Leeds academy ly saddened to learn of the death of Jack Charlton, the City appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after UEFA’s and spent his entire playing career at the club. manager who changed Irish football forever,” the FAI Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) issued the ban in February, BBC He helped the Yorkshire side win the second said on Twitter. Sport reported. The CFCB ruled the club had committed “serious breaches” of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations between 2012 and 2016. .(million £٢٥) The club was also fined €30 million Bolt open to comeback City immediately signaled its intention to appeal to CAS. It believes the CFCB was not independent and ended up being distrustful of it, partly due to the amount of secretive information the club felt was leaked to the if coach asks him media. City is adamant that what it considers an independent judiciary will Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt hinted he could World Championships in London in 2017 where he clear the English club. be tempted out of retirement if former coach Glen won bronze in the 100m, said he does not visit the “We are ready,” said manager Pep Guardiola on Friday. Mills asked him. track any more. “I have a lot of confidence and trust with the people that we will be al- The world 100m and 200m record holder and “My coach gets too excited when I come to the lowed to play the Champions League because we want to be on the field eight-time Olympic champion told Variety magazine track, so I stay away,” he said. during these years.” he had no plans to resurrect his sprinting career, AFP Bolt meanwhile said he is adjusting to life as a fa- City’s appeal began in June and has been heard by three CAS lawyers in reported. ther after he and partner Kasi Bennett welcomed a private video conferences. However the 33-year-old told Variety magazine in baby girl in May. Unless the club is successful, it will not be able to participate in Eu- a video interview he would at least consider a come- Bolt said fatherhood was “harder than breaking a rope’s flagship competition next season and will be prevented from play- back if veteran coach Mills asked him. world record.” ing in the annual UEFA Super Cup if it wins this season’s delayed Cham- “If my coach came back and told me, let’s do this, “I got sick that first week as I was scared to fall pions League. I will, because I believe so much in my coach,” Bolt asleep so I stayed up at nights just watching her,” he City faces Real Madrid in their Champions League last-16 second leg at said. said. Etihad Stadium on either August 7 or 8. “So I know if he says we’re going to do this, I know “I am a heavy sleeper but I have learned that I am Guardiola’s men lead 2-1 from the first leg in Madrid and will face Ju- it’s possible. Give Glen Mills a call, and I’ll be back.” going to wake up, I am going to get up no matter what, ventus or Lyon in the quarterfinals, which will be held in Lisbon, if they MICHAEL STEELE/GETTY IMAGES Bolt, who last competed internationally at the I am getting better and I am learning.” progress. Mayweather ‘in the gym Collina says VAR must not show through the night’ ahead of 2020 comeback ‘wrong idea of solidarity’ with refs Video assistant referee (VAR) must not assessed probably wrongly,’ so that finally Floyd May- show the “wrong idea of solidarity” by you can avoid a mistake.” weather has appearing to protect officials who make Former World Cup referee Collina, 60, been training mistakes on the pitch, the head of FIFA’s said wrong decisions taken in important hard ahead of Referees’ Committee said. games can “really kill a referee’s career.” a confirmed re- Speaking at the World Football Sum- “VAR is a very important safety net,” he turn to action in mit, Italian Pierluigi Collina also stressed added. 2020. the importance of on-field referees using The VAR was involved in controversy The for- pitchside monitors during games to re- during the last round of Premier League mer pound for view decisions, Reuters reported. matches, prompting Tottenham Hotspur pound king is in “Another thing to be considered (is) a manager Jose Mourinho to say that match talks with Rizin sort of wrong idea of solidarity,” Collina officials should be obliged to explain their Fighting Feder- said. decisions. ation about star- “If you belong to a team, you always Mourinho was left baffled after Harry ring in another try to protect your teammates. If your Kane was denied what looked a clear pen- event, world- team mate made a mistake you try to find alty early in the 0-0 draw at Bournemouth boxingnews.net everything to say ‘no, no, no, he was cor- JORGE ADORNO/REUTERS on Thursday, even though it was referred to reported. rect’. colleague ‘be careful, you might have made the VAR officials. The last time “It’s a sort of friendship I’d say. Referees a mistake’. On the same night Bruno Fernandes earned Floyd par- must understand the solidarity and friend- “‘It’s better that you have another chance Manchester United a penalty at Aston Villa de- ticipated on ship that they want to show is to tell their watching the incident on a monitor, you have spite appearing to step on Ezri Konsa’s leg. a RIZIN card NAOKI FUKUDA in Japan, the 43-year-old demolished Tenshin Nasukawa in said, “Some fans/media/promoters need to stop Goffin casts doubt on US Open participation just one round. Mayweather revealed before putting pressure on these young men on being the weekend that plans are not afoot to make the next ‘Floyd’. There’s only one Floyd, pe- David Goffin is the latest leading ATP the Cincinnati Masters and US Open. another trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. riod!” player to cast doubt on his participa- “At the end of the day I don’t know “Soon I’m going to hop on my jet to Tokyo, Who Mayweather will now face is anyone’s tion at the US Open, citing the rising because it’s not been good but of Japan for a meeting with my partners and Rizin guess as a battle with Manny Pacquiao seem- number of cases in the US. course the conditions can change. for something this year 2020.