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Germanyʼs VW to leave Iran, says US official Volkswagen will exit the Iranian market, according to a US media report. It suggests the Trump administration convinced VW of the move as part of US efforts to undo the Iran nuclear deal. VW has not confirmed the report. Just over one year since it reentered the Iranian market, Volkswagen agreed to cease nearly all of its business operations in Iran, US news agency Bloomberg reports. VW would maintain some business with Iran "under a humanitarian exception," according to the report. Although VWʼs Iran operations are small and contribute little to its turnover, the move would be a significant victory for the US administration as it is trying to convince companies to cease business with Iran, which it sees as a destabilizing force in the Middle East that needs to be reined in.
Germany approves Saudi arms sale despite Yemen war ban promise Germany has approved the delivery of weapons to Saudi Arabia despite a commitment not to export arms to countries fighting in the war in Yemen. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier greenlighted the shipment of four artillery positioning systems for armored vehicles, according to a letter he provided to a parliamentary committee. The mounted radars can locate the origin of enemy fire and enable precise counterstrikes. Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed in their coalition deal early this year not to sell weapons to any side fighting in Yemenʼs civil war. The agreement excluded already approved exports, so long as they stay in the recipient country. The Federal Security Council, which includes several ministers alongside Merkel, also authorized the export of 48 warheads and 91 homing heads for ship-based air defense systems to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Theresa May urges EU to compromise Brexit deadlock:
The EU and the UK look no closer to a deal, as UK Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out a second referendum and has urged the EU to "evolve its position." A Brexit summit will be held in November, leaders announced. European leaders gathered in the Austrian city of Salzburg on Thursday for the second day of an informal summit. One of the main issues are the deadlocked negotiations on Brexit, the final agreement on which was supposed to be inked in October. On Thursday, however, EU leaders announced a special Brexit summit is to be held in November. Immigration, a major policy point for Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, whose government holds the rotating EU presidency, and security in the bloc are the other major talking points. UK Prime Minister Theresa May told EU leaders on Wednesday that Britain has "put forward serious and workable proposals" and that it was now up to the EU to "respond in kind" and "evolve its position." Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl told DW that the EU member states disagreed on many things, there was "no friction when it comes to Brexit. There is a high degree of cohesion." Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar: Ireland is a country that obviously wants to avoid a no-deal scenario...[but] we are preparing for that, we are hiring extra staff and of-
ficials, putting in IT systems, weʼre ready for that eventuality should it occur." European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker: "It was interesting, it was polite, it was not aggressive. She [May] is doing her job." EU Council President Donald Tusk: Despite progress in some areas, on the two thorniest issues of the Irish border and postBrexit trade ties, "the UKʼs proposals will need to be reworked." He said a no-deal scenario was "still quite possible." French President Emmanuel Macron: "We [the EU] need to continue to act as a group, make sure we approach this as the EU-27. He stressed that a "solution needs to be found, but it shouldnʼt jeopardize the coherence and the four freedoms of the single market." A major summit planned for October 18 was being treated as the last chance for a concrete deal for Brexit, which is supposed to go into effect on April 1. The November summit announced on Thursday is now seen as the deadline to reach a deal, which have to be ratified both by the EU legislature, all member statesʼ Parliaments, and the UK Parliament.
Attacks on journalists in Germany on the rise The European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) published a report on Thursday that found an increase in violence against journalists in Germany. In particular, the report showed a sharp rise in attacks on the press in 2018, when some 28 journalists suffered a total of 22 verified physical assaults so far. By contrast, there were only five registered attacks against the press in 2017. The year with the most violence against journalists was 2015, with a total of 43 verified attacks. The center acknowledged that its figures differed from those of the German Federal Criminal Police Office, especially in the eastern German state of Saxony, but the authors attributed the discrepancy to data collection methods.
German society not as polarized as youʼd think, study shows Much of the media — social media in particular — paint a black-andwhite picture of Germany. On the one hand, there are the supporters of Chancellor Angela Merkel. On the other hand, her opponents, including many voters and sympathizers of right-wing populists. Recent debates in the Bundestag, Germanyʼs parliament, have reinforced this impression. Thatʼs why astudypresented in Berlin at the beginning of the week initially seemed confusing. It stated that the climate between migrants and nonmigrants had not deteriorated significantly in the wake of the 2015/16 refugee crisis and was still positive. At first, critical-minded journalists shook their heads in doubt.
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Fort Trump: Is a new US military base in Poland a realistic option? On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, raised the prospect of building a new US military base in Poland. Duda even suggested it might be named Fort Trump at the joint press conference in Washington, stressing Polandʼs "very strategic location" and pointing to the need for an expanded US presence to counter Russiaʼs aggressive behavior. Trumpvoiced openness to the proposal. Although the name got the attention of the US president and the rest of the world, the idea came as no surprise to security experts. The Polish government has spent months actively lobbying for the project in Washington. Read more: US-Poland base plans must include NATO, says ex-Pentagon official Polandʼs former foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski, for instance, told DWʼs Zhanna Nemtsova: "I worked very hard to bring it about. We want in Poland the kind of allied forces that would deter Russia but not threaten Russia."
Chinese gangs fuel illegal South Africa abalone trade Demand for abalone in Asia is increasingly being met through illegal harvesting run by criminal gangs threatening the survival of the marine mollusk in South Africa, a report has said. TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network, said Wednesday that 96 million individual abalone worth nearly $900 million (€769 million) have been illegally poached off South Africaʼs shores in the past 17 years. Read more:Secondhand clothes, smuggling and the USChina trade war in Africa Nearly all of the large sea snails were sent to China and Hong Kong, where they are considered a delicacy. Only around a third of abalone harvested off South Africaʼs coast was fished legally in line with quotas and other regulations, the report said. Chinese crime syndicates working with South African gangs have taken advantage of poverty and joblessness in Western Cape Province, in many cases combining the illegal abalone trade with other high-value wildlife products and drugs, the report said. "Driven by sophisticated transnational criminal networks and local gangs, the illegal abalone trade has been fueled by deeply entrenched socioeconomic disparities in the Western Cape, bitterly contested fishing quotas, drugs and gang violence," the report said. 2
German government under fire over Maassen spy chief scandal With no successor on the horizon, the move has drawn jeers around the country
Angela Merkelʼs governing coalition has decided to sack its controversial head of domestic intelligence by transfering him to a higher post. One day after the head of Germanyʼs domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, was sacked and then promoted, the government is struggling to justify its seemingly contradictory actions. On Tuesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of her partyʼs two coalition partners — Andrea Nahles of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and Horst Seehofer of Bavariaʼs conservative CSU — agreed that BfV head Hans-Georg Maassen would go. His dismissal came amid fears that he harbors sympathy for the far right, fueled by contro-
German military rocket tests cause two-week moorland fire A fire caused by rocket tests has raged for two weeks across an area of moorland in northern Germany. Prosecutors are investigating after the armed forces were heavily criticized for the tests and their response to it. The fire was triggered when rockets tests in the moor by Germanyʼs armed forces - the Bundeswehr - went awry. The rockets were fired from helicopters as part of the drill, but the all-terrain fire engine meant to put out the subsequent fire, was out of action and its replacement at the garage for maintenance work. Thus, the fire spread quickly. The fire
Uganda: Police ban rallies for pop star politician Bobi Wine Ugandan police said on Thursday that "unlawful rallies, processions, and assemblies" would not be allowed upon the return to the country of Kyagulanyi Ssentamu — also known as Bobi Wine. Police escorted Ssentamu from the airport to his home to maintain order. Ssentamu returns to Uganda facing acharge of treasonover his alleged role in an incident in August that saw Ugandan President Yoweri Museveniʼs motorcade pelted with stones. Ssentamu was arrested and his driver shot dead in the violence that ensued. He claimed that he was later tortured by security forces, causing the injuries required medical treatment in the United States. The 36-year-old Ssentamu has attracted a strong following among young Ugandans over his songs, which are critical of Museveni. He said the ban on rallies was evidence that the police were able to act with impunity.
versial remarks he made about the recent unrest in Chemnitz surrounding migrants. But the coalition hedged its bets by promoting Maassen to Interior Ministry undersecretary at a higher pay grade. That called forth disbelief among politicians and ordinary voters alike. It hasnʼt helped that Seehofer, in his function as German interior minister, has yet to set a date by which Maassen would be replaced. "I myself donʼt have any names in mind," Seehofer told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday, adding that a successor would be appointed "soon." has been raging near the northern town of Meppen for more than two weeks and has spread across an area the size of more than 1,000 soccer fields. More than 850 firefighters, bot civilian and military, are trying to contain the flames. The smoke can even be seen from space, the German Weather Service (DWD) said.
Hambach Forest: Journalist dies after fall from treehouse bridge Police in the city of Aachen report that a man who fell from a bridge suspended between two treehouses in the occupied Hambach Forest on Wednesday has died from his injuries. It is believed the man in question was
a journalist. He is said to have sustained serious injuries after falling some 14 meters (45 feet) and died after being flown out of the area by helicopter. Read more:Hambach Forest: Battleground for climate action Aachenʼs police force has spent the past seven daysremoving activistsfrom the hotly contested primal forest. As of Wednesday, they reported having cleared 39 of the 50 treehouses that activists built and have been living in for the last six years. The police said that no operations were in progress in the area when the man fell; and that other efforts to clear protestersʼ encampments were halted. Later on Wednesday evening North Rhine-Westphaliaʼs Interior Minister Herbert Reul confirmed the temporary suspension of police activities in the area.
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ʼFahrenheit 11/9ʼ: Michael Mooreʼs latest film is a call to action In his new documentary, Oscar winner Michael Moore takes on Donald Trump, the US electoral system and growing social inequality. "Fahrenheit 11/9" opens this week in cinemas across North America. So reads the provocative slogan on posters for Michael Mooreʼs latest film, Fahrenheit 11/9. The poster shows a golfer from behind, a man wearing a red baseball cap, his swing aiming for the White House. Itʼs clear who the image is meant to represent. This movie is about Donald Trump — but not only him. Fahrenheit 11/9 deals with Trumpʼs election to the US presidency in 2016 and raises the question of how it could happen despite all polls suggesting otherwise. In his documentary, Moore also takes aim at the entire US political system.
EU gives Facebook, Twitter ultimatum on consumer protection laws The European Commission said it "cannot negotiate forever" and plans fine social media companies that do not comply with stricter consumer laws. Facebook and Twitter have until the end of 2018 before sanctions kick in. The EU demanded on Thursday that social networks Facebook and Twitter update their "misleading" consumer terms in accordance with the blocʼs rules by the end of the year. Failure to do so would result in financial penalties for the social media giant, EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova said. "My patience has reached its limit," Jourova added. "While Facebook assured me that they would finally adapt any remaining misleading terms of services by December, this has been ongoing for too long." She said the EU "cannot negotiate forever, we need to see the results." "It is now time for action and no more promises," Jourova said. She said she planned to call on all consumer protection authorities across the 28member block to act fast and apply sanctions to Facebook and Twitter, if they failed to comply.
Known for his controversial documentaries, Moore received an Oscar for Bowling for Columbine in 2003, a film about school shootings and the US arms industry. In 2004 he was awarded the Palme dʼOr at Cannes for Fahrenheit 9/11, which strongly criticized former US President George W. Bushʼs "war on terror." ʼRoad was pavedʼ for Trump The title of his latest, Fahrenheit 11/9, simply flipped the numbers to reference November 9, 2016, the date of Trumpʼs election victory and the beginning of a seismic shift in US politics.
Calls to ban energy drinks for children grow louder
Children should not be consuming energy drinks due to their combined content of sugar and caffeine,saysProfessor Russel Viner of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health in the UK. In high income countries, children eat and drink too much sugar and calories as it is. It is unlikely, therefore, that they need to consume more energy. The high sugar content in energy drinks – and soft drinks – is contributing to the rise in childhood obesity worldwide, which is estimated to surpass70 millionby 2025. Caffeine, used globally to boost activity and attention spans, is also known
to cause anxiety and sleep problems. In children, caffeine is known to increase behavioral issues and affect the developing brain. Professor Viner argues that children should get enough energy from "a good diet, refreshing sleep, exercise and, most importantly, interaction with other people." He is campaigning to ban the sale of energy drinks to children in the UK. Other countries have already implemented this ban. In general, adults and children alike should stay away from energy and soft drinks, as they can increase the obesity risk and cause anxiety and sleep disorders.
Colombiaʼs coca cultivation at record level as cocaine problem grows The overall area covered by illegal coca plantations in Colombia increased by 17 percent last year when compared with 2016, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (ONODC) has said. The amount of land used to grow coca leaves — the primary raw ingredient of cocaine — would have been enough to produce almost 1,400 metric tons of the drug last year.
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US arbitration court rejects Germanyʼs plea in nuclear phaseout compensation case A US arbitration court has said it can rule on a damages claim by Swedish utility Vattenfall against the German government over Berlinʼs controversial decision to completely pull out of nuclear power, Germanyʼs Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported. The ruling came as a setback to the German government, which had argued that Vattenfallʼs claim for compensation did not fall in the courtʼs jurisdiction. The German Economy Ministry said it was aware of the courtʼs decision and would examine it. Vattenfall is seeking €4.7 billion ($5.4 billion) in damages from the German government, far more than the high three-digit-million-euro to low single-digit-billion-euro amount that Berlin isplanning to dole out as compensation to the utility and its German rival RWE. Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs government decided to phase out nuclear power shortly after the nuclear disaster at Japanʼs Fukushima plant in March 2011. Berlin ordered to shutter all nuclear power plants by 2022 and to immediately close some stations, including Vattenfallʼs German plants in Krümmel and Brunsbüttel. The utilities running the nuclear plants said the decision amounted to expropriation.
Argentinaʼs President Mauricio Macri accused of ʼabuse of powerʼ over IMF loan Argentinaʼs attorney general, Jorge Di Lello, announced on Wednesday that his office planned to investigate President Mauricio Macri for "abuse of power," stemming from a $50 billion (€42 billion) loan his administration secured from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The move underscores the repercussions that this yearʼs economic turmoil is having in Argentine politics. A formal complaint against Macriʼs government was made by former lawmaker Claudio Lozano and Jonatan Baldiviezo, of the NGO City Rights Observatory. They accuse members of the executive branch of being in "violation of public duties in bypassing congress" when they signed the accord with the IMF. "Our constitution has established that it is Congress who has the sole authority to collect public debt and to enter into agreements with international agencies," Baldiviezo told the EFE news agency. In particular, the plaintiffs highlighted that Argentinaʼs 2018 Budget Law also does not authorize the president to sign agreements with the IMF. 4
Farmers face pigsʼ dinner as USChina trade spat thickens No group of US farmers has more to lose from a trade war with China than soybean growers. But as Beijing adjusts to new trade realities, Chinese farmers also have a lot on their plates.
Italyʼs B2B cashless Sardex currency set to take on the world
The basic idea behind Sardinia’s business-to-business (B2B) electronic credit system is a simple one, even if its execution is somewhat more complex. The countryʼs first regional currency, Sardex, gives several thousand participating smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the opportunity to participate in a system of mutual credit and do business with other local companies. Read more: Sardex: a model B2B credit club gives hope to Italyʼs SMEs Sardexʼs business devel-
opment team recruits a balanced portfolio of carefully screened Sardinian SMEs, such as electricians, plumbers, glaziers, carpenters, retailers, café owners, farmers, or small manufacturing businesses, to participate in the Sardex business network. Participating SMEs pay a flat annual fee to join. Once members, they gain access to new prospective customers and suppliers.
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Chinaʼs 25-percent tariff, slapped on US soybean imports this week in retaliation against tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Chinese imports, has accelerated Beijingʼs push to cut soymeal costs. But the impact of the tariffs on a key sector for both of the worldʼs two largest economies goes deeper. In 2017, China imported 95.5 million tons of soybeans, 32.9 million of which came from the US, in trade worth $41 billion (€36 billion). Almost two-thirds
of US soybean exports go to China, where they are used in animal feed and cooking oil. So, who gains and who loses? US farmers "On the US side, farmers will suffer the most from the imposition of Chinese tariffs on US soybeans," Loren Puette, director of Taiwan-based research firm ChinaAg, told DW. Read more: Soybeans power third-quarter growth in the US "To have the Chinese market shut down for these farmers would be a major financial blow," Puette says.
ʼScallop Warsʼ: Britain and France draw up peace treaty
UK retailer Tesco launches offensive in discount war with Lidl, Aldi
British and French fishermen on Wednesday agreed on the principles of a deal that would end the so-called Scallop Wars. "The UK and French fishing industries and governments held constructive talks today about scallop fishing in the eastern Channel including Baie de Seine," the governments of both countries said in a joint statement. Tensions were at their worst last week, when five British vessels were involved in a confrontation with about 35 French boats in international waters off the coast of Normandy. Fishermen from both sides of the Channel were reported to have thrown projectiles, including smoke bombs, rammed vessels, and hurled insults at each other. French fishermen were outraged that their British counterparts were dredging waters in the Baie de la Seine, while their own government prevented them from doing so.
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British supermarket giant Tesco has unveiled the first of its new Jackʼs discount food stores, saying they would be the cheapest in town. The stores are intended to stop the advance of German-owned Lidl and Aldi. Britainʼs biggest retailer Tesco inaugurated its first Jackʼs store in Chatteris — a small town 80 miles (128 kilometers) north of London — on Wednesday. A second Jackʼs store was opened in Immingham, to be followed by another 13 over the next six months. Tesco said it was investing between £20 million and £30 million ($26 million to $39 million or €22.3 million to €33.8 million) in the first openings, with the stores offering 2,600 products, including 1,800 Jackʼsbranded items. The discount brand is named after Jack Cohen, who founded Tesco in 1919, and the launch will coincide with the companyʼs centenary celebrations. Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said Jackʼs would sell "greattasting food at the lowest possible prices," with eight out of ten products made in Britain. "The intention is for us to be cheapest in town," he said at the Chatteris store, which was built as a Tesco supermarket, but was mothballed in 2015 when the group was in crisis.
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Can Instagram fashionistas help save the planet? As anything does in 2018: on Instagram, one fashion blogger tells
Fast fashion churns environmental destruction as fast as seasonal trends. So how does sustainability become trendy? Itʼs a precarious walk down the glossy fashion runway. But the balancing act becomes truly perilous when one glimpses the mounds of landfill upon which the mainstream fashion industry is so delicately perched. Driven by the cultural phenomenon of fast fashion, big brands churn out seasonal trends at low prices and a speed that makes it one of the most environmentally unsound industries in the world. The flipside of glamour A recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundationestimates that more than half of fast fashion is disposed of in under a year, while the average lifespan of a garment — meaning the number of
times it is worn before being tossed aside to make way for new pieces — has dropped by 36 percent compared to 15 years ago. Landfill represents just one corner of the industryʼs environmental footprint, which also includes exorbitant greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and resource waste. The gravity of the problem calls brands and consumers alike to radically change their ways. But while reform has been in the works for years, keeping short attention spans focused on ethical consumption hasnʼt proved easy. So how does environmentalism become trendy? As anything does in 2018: on Instagram.
Man Booker Prize 2018 shortlist features ʼmiracles of stylistic inventionʼ Language takes center stage in the six novels selected for Britainʼs most prestigious literary award, now in its 50th year. The shortlisted works tell diverse stories, from a slave escape in Barbados to post-war PTSD. The 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced its shortlist on Tuesday, revealing Anna Burns, Esi Edugyan, Daisy Johnson, Rachel Kushner, Richard Powers and Robin
Robertson as the six authors eligible to win the coveted literary award. "All of our six finalists are miracles of stylistic invention. In each of them the language takes center stage. And yet in every other respect they are remarkably diverse, exploring a multitude of subjects ranging across space and time," said Kwame Anthony Appiah, the chair of this 2018 jury.
Socalled: A rapper sings Yiddish folk songs "Iʼm the Mahatma Gandhi of hip hop because Iʼm really skinny," said Socalled in The ʼSocalledʼ Movie, a film about about his art. The 41-year-old artist, whose real name is Joshua Dolgin, is known for his absurd humor. Dolgin was born into a Jewish family in Ottawa, but he developed his passion for traditional Yiddish songs rather accidentally. Searching for good samples for his hip-hop tracks in the mid-90s, he went through the old records in his parentsʼ collection, at flea markets and in second-hand stores. He then discovered an album by Yiddish singer Aaron Lebedeff, whose flamboyant appearance fascinated him. "It was a music full of funkiness, riffs and very sampleable material that cried out for a reboot, so I really started looking for it and using it in my productions." Over years his interest in the genre developed into an exceptional collection and expertise.
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New museum to open in Budapest’s Postapalota ALMOST A CENTURY IT WAS UNVEILED, THE IMPOSING BUILDING OVERLOOKING SZÉLL KÁLMÁN TÉR WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO THE MUSEUM OF FINANCE AND BANKING HISTORY. DUE TO OPEN IN 2020, THIS INTERACTIVE VISITOR CENTRE WILL SHOWCASE THE ECONOMIC PROCESSES FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE CONCEPTS. INITIAL DESIGNS ARE ALREADY POSTED UP ON THE MUSEUM’S WEBSITE.
The Postapalota (‘Post Palace’), as it is known to locals, has already suffered several twists of fate. Built in 1924, the country’s first office building with Art Nouveau detail managed to survive the 20th century. It had been empty for decades when an investment company bought it in 2016 and started monumental renovations. After a series of delays, this landmark created by Gyula Sándy was bought by the National Bank of Hungary for 14 billion forints in the summer of 2018. According to the latest plans, one of its departments will also move here. The public can also broaden their knowledge of economic matters when the Museum of Finance and Banking History opens here in 2020. The exhibition will touch on banking, financial crises, the stock market, the gold standard, monetary policy, trade and capital. In addition, there will be a gift shop with coins and books.
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Renato Sanches returns home to take first step on road to redemption
Last time Renato Sanches took to the field at the Stadium of Light, he was a teenager on the verge of signing with Bayern Munich and about to announce himself on the global stage as Portugal won Euro 2016. Just over two years later, a Champions League group stage match that had a touch of the mundane for most of Bayernʼs squad looked critically important to Sanches. The 21-year-old was named European Golden Boy in 2016, an award previously won by Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Isco and Paul Pogba and won last year by Kylian Mbappe.
WADA reinstates Russiaʼs antidoping agency
Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica
Champions League: Renato Sanches seals Bayern Munich win on Benfica return
A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net. Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.
A more familiar source, Robert Lewandowski, had given Bayern the lead
Renato Sanches put the finishing touches on a brilliant team move to complete a comfortable 2-0 win for Bayern Munich against his old club Benfica. It may have been somewhat forced upon him, but Niko Kovac’s decision to handRenato Sanchesa first Bayern Munich start since a meaningless end of season clash in May 2017 may be one that will benefit coach and player for some time. The Portuguese midfielder comfirmed a straightforward victory for Bayern by finishing off a magnificent counterattack at the ground where he first shot to prominence. The gulf in class between the two sides was apparent as soon as Robert Lewandowski bought him-
self a yard inside the box and cut a finish back across the keeper early on. It was a difficult finish executed with Lewandowskiʼs routine brilliance and came after some smart work from Sanches, Franck Ribery and David Alaba, whose cutback was the final ball. The hosts missed their prolific striker Jonas, with former Frankfurt forward Haris Seferovic offering little threat, though both Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng manufactured some drama with some sloppy passing.
The team Klopp built show up Tuchelʼs side in German coach clash
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) executive committee voted on Thursday to reinstate Russiaʼs anti-doping agency RUSADA. "This decision provides a clear timeline by which WADA must be given access to the former Moscow laboratory data and samples with a clear commitment by the [executive committee] that should this timeline not be met, it would support the [compliance review committeeʼs] recommendation to reinstate non-compliance," the organization said in a tweet. 6
A late Roberto Firmino goal sealed a 3-2 win for Jürgen Kloppʼs Liverpool over Thomas Tuchelʼs Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. At Anfield, two German coaches found themselves at different stages with their clubs. Nearly 45 minutes before kickoff, with three of Anfieldʼs stands all but empty, Jürgen Klopp beat his chest twice as he followed his team out of the tunnel for the warmup. Hidden, as it was, behind various Champions League-branded props, this wasnʼt a gesture for show but a man geeing himself up before a big performance.
It worked. Both Klopp and his team were effervescent early on. The players snapped into every tackle, moved the ball rapidly and dominated their French visitors. And their boss was in similar form. The famous fist pump got an early outing, as James Milner slammed Neymar to the turf before Liverpool won a ninth-minute throw in. Yep, a fist pump for a throw in. As the home side continued to dominate, Klopp became more animated. His arms flailed while his hands pulled, shunted, rose, pointed and swirled like a malfunctioning assembly-line robot.