segunda-feira, 28 de novembro de 2016
HSV zieht U19-Talent in den Profi-Kader
Jonas Behounek unterschreibt beim HSV bis 2019
Der Hamburger SV gibt einem Youngster aus der hauseigenen U19 eine Chance, sich unter Profi-Bedingungen zu beweisen. Jonas Behounek unterschreibt bei den Hanseaten einen Vertrag bis 2019.
Behounek wechselte 2012 von Eintracht Norderstedt in die Hamburger Jugend und durchlief ab der U16 alle Junioren-Teams des HSV. In dieser Saison kam er in der A-Junioren-Bundesliga Nord/Nordost zwölf Mal zum Einsatz und verpasste damit nur eine einzige Partie.
Beim 5:1-Sieg bei Carl-Zeiss Jena steuerte der 18-Jährige als Linksverteidiger eine Torvorlage bei. Ansonsten kam Behounek vor allem als Rechtsverteidiger zum Einsatz und avancierte in den letzten Begegnungen sogar zum Kapitän der U19. In den letzten Wochen hatte der Youngster bereits beim Profi-Team des HSV mittrainiert.
Schalkes Embolo: "Geht von Tag zu Tag besser"
Breel Embolo fehlt dem FC Schalke 04 momentan verletzungsbedingt
Breel Embolo fehlt dem FC Schalke 04 bereits rund anderthalb Monate aufgrund eines Wadenbeinbruchs. Noch ist die Leidenszeit des Angreifers nicht vorbei. Weitere quälende Monate in der Reha stehen noch vor ihm. Doch der 19-Jährige blickt positiv nach vorn.
"Es gibt schlimmere Sachen", sagte Embolo gegenüber "Radio Basilisk" über die Arbeit für sein Comeback. "Ich bin froh, dass es von Tag zu Tag besser geht", freute sich der Offensivmann und schickte bereits eine Kampfansage in Richtung Gelsenkirchen: "Ich will so schnell wie möglich gesund werden und bei Schalke wieder voll angreifen."
Die Ärzte hätten ihm jedoch auch klar gemacht, dass er nichts überstürzen dürfe. "Das prügeln sie mir jeden Tag in den Kopf, dass ich nicht zu schnell anfangen darf", berichtete Embolo. "Aber die Genesung läuft super. Ich habe drei Physios, die sich um mich kümmern."
"Alle haben mich nach der Verletzung unterstützt"
Klinikleiter Frank Denzler ist mit dem Heilungsverlauf des Schweizers zufrieden: "Breel ist sehr weit und macht große Fortschritte. Er kann den Fuss immer mehr belasten." Im Abstand von mehreren Wochen würden regelmässige Kontrollen gemacht und die Belastungen entsprechend angepasst.
Der 22,5-Millionen-Euro-Mann zeigte sich erfreut über die Unterstützung und Rückendeckung aus Gelsenkirchen. "Alle haben mich nach der Verletzung unterstützt. Ich wurde schon vorher sehr gut aufgenommen", sagte er. "Die Begeisterung in Gelsenkirchen ist riesig, auf jedem Auto klebt ein Schalke-Aufkleber. Wenn man das nicht selber erlebt hat, dann würde man es kaum glauben", geriet der 19-Jährige ins Schwärmen.
Embolo bleibt weiterhin optimistisch und kann seiner Lage etwas Gutes abgewinnen: "Ich muss das Positive sehen. Ich kann mit meiner Familie zusammen sein und Kollegen treffen, die ich doch etwas vermisst habe." So sei er auch schon "ein paar Mal beim FC Basel in der Garderobe" gewesen und habe ehemalige Mitspieler besucht. "Während der Saison hat man ja kaum Zeit, Familie und Freunde zu sehen", gab der Stürmer zu, der natürlich trotzdem lieber in der Veltins Arena auf dem Rasen stehen würde.
Cosmos in Crisis: Late Pay, Furloughs cast team’s future in doubt
by DAVE MARTINEZ
The North American Soccer League has been in trouble for several months. Despite recent revelations that the league severed its ties to the embattled Traffic Sports, they are still set to lose three of their more successful teams (Minnesota United, Ottawa Fury, Tampa Bay Rowdies), with rumors quickly spreading of the possible end of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Rayo OKC.
Through it all, the NASL has been able to count on a select few clubs and investors that were always married to the cause — none more influential than the New York Cosmos.
But now, the Cosmos have troubles of their own.
Despite winning their third league cup in four seasons, the Cosmos suffered a fourth straight year of declining attendance and dwindling viability in the market. A similar situation last season meant steep budget cuts to the front office and the team roster.
This year, those cuts will go even deeper, bringing to question the team’s long term viability.
In short, the Cosmos look like they are teetering on the brink of extinction.
Again.
FRONT OFFICE CUTS, LATE PAYMENTS
Following meetings last week between Cosmos investors Sela Sports and team chairman Seamus O’Brien, the team began a series of budget cutting initiatives. Those cuts began in the front office.
The day after Thanksgiving, the majority of the Cosmos front office staff were put on furlough, with numbers ranging from 60-80% of staff. The furlough is expected to last one week, with the largest cuts happening in the ticket sales department.
While that may be surprising to some, keep this in mind: while other professional teams began their 2017 season ticket campaign in August, the Cosmos haven’t even begun selling tickets for next year. In fact, they aren’t even taking deposits. The club has maintained for months that they will engage ticket sales once a venue is selected. However, to not even accept deposits sounds alarms about the team’s long-term viability.
But that isn’t the worst of it. Payroll has also been an issue, with top-to-bottom delays in weekly salaries across the board. Pay issues have been a problem in the past, but have been mostly sporadic and negligible. Over the past three months, however, some staff have gone several weeks without pay, with many still owed payment to this day.
Those payroll issues have sent employees scrambling to secure work for next year, with several staff members actively trying to help one another in finding opportunities in the market.
PLAYER TRANSFERS, POSSIBLE RELEASES
Thanks to the work of Giovanni Savarese, the players have mostly been shielded from pay lapses. Recently, however, that hasn’t been the case. Players went nearly two weeks without pay this very month — the same month that they took home the NASL Championship. Many of those outstanding salaries were paid out late last week, but there are still lingering payments owed to a handful of players.
Whether it is massive budget cuts or simply the end of operations, it is clear that the team will certainly not operate at the current level in coming years — if at all. With that in mind, the sporting side is trying to accommodate their roster. Instead of releasing players, several team members are being actively shopped in the transfer market, hoping to find a home ahead of the uncertainty of 2017.
Whether this is an act of solidarity among the sporting department or a directive from team ownership to cash in on transfer money remains unclear.
Clearly, the Cosmos are in trouble — and that is putting it mildly. However, without confirmation of the ownership’s intent, it is difficult to etch the team’s gravestone without knowing its direction.
Yes it sounds like the team is on a fire sale, preparing to close its doors for next season. But keep this in mind: several sources have told EoS that USL’s D2 status is all but secured for the 2017 season. We have also heard that, though the provision exists to maintain two D2 leagues under the USSF pyramid, the governing body is against the idea of engaging in such a convoluted scenario.
With the NASL in a tailspin, it could very well be that the Cosmos, like other NASL teams (Jacksonville Armada), are reducing staff and roster budget to get in line with a D3 model.
Another scenario exists where the team could once again enact stringent budget cuts — reductions that would make this year’s initiatives look forgiving in comparison. Last year, the team cut some of their more handsomely compensated front office employees and also enacted a major reduction to their on-field budget. After another cataclysmic year at the gate, it stands to reason that the club could be looking at a bare-bones operation for 2017.
Still, it is impossible to ignore the facts. The team hasn’t taken ticket deposits for next year. The location of their 2017 home venue, still believed to be MCU Park, remains a mystery. Players are being shopped for transfer. Payroll isn’t being met. Staff are being furloughed.
Does that sound like a team that is gearing up for the New Year?
The NASL is conducting a Board of Governors meeting this Tuesday to address the future of the league. And for the first time since its reincarnation, one can only guess if the Cosmos will be a part of that future.
Reports: NYCFC are looking to purchase remaining stake in Ronald Matarrita
by CHRISTIAN ARAOS
New York City FC only purchased half of Ronald Matarrita’s contract last season and are looking to secure full ownership of the player, La Nación reports.
NYCFC have made a $350,000 offer to Alajuelense for full ownership of Matarrita’s contract. That was declined. They reportedly bought half of his contract and his transfer rights for $525,000 last year. Alajuelense officials believe that with interest in Matarrita coming from overseas, it can receive a higher fee for its share of the player. Pinto suggested that NYCFC rejected an offer from Club Brugge in Belgium.
“I hope New York sells him for two or three million because [we] would take a great slice,” Alajuelense club president Raúl Pinto said. “It would be 50% of the sale and if they already rejected a $1.5 million fee then imagine the share we would retain.”
NYCFC hold negotiating rights for Matarrita and announced Monday that they had exercised their option on the player. Hamburg and Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Matarrita in the January window but City value him well beyond the $1.5 million Brugge offered. If City were to sell Matarrita now, they would collect two-thirds of half the transfer fee. If they first purchase the remaining share of Matarrita then sell him, then they would collect two-thirds of the fee.
“We are waiting for the right offer for Matarrita,” incoming Alajuelense president Fernando Ocampo said. “[He was] declared one of the best defenders in the MLS, who has proven his worth, young, with a privileged left and with a speed that many admire. I am sure that soon it will happen to a better league “
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