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MUNICH — The concept of a single standalone fixture — das Eröffnungsspiel — to usher in the new Bundesliga season after the long summer hiatus is a relatively new one, dating back only to 2002.This showpiece Friday night event always features the defending champions and often takes place on their own pitch. However, in recent years, we have seen deviations with Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, respectively, traveling to Borussia Mönchengladbach (2021 and 2024) and Bayern going to Eintracht Frankfurt (2022) and Werder Bremen (2023).To kick off the 2025-26 season, Germany’s Rekordmeister enjoys the initial home advantage in a potential…

U.S. President Donald Trump stands next to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 8, 2025. Jessica Koscielniak | ReutersA New York state appeals court on Thursday tossed out a massive monetary fine for civil business fraud imposed on President Donald Trump, his company, and other defendants related to a lawsuit by state Attorney General Letitia James.The appeals court said the eye-popping penalty — which rose to more than $500 million since it was imposed in early 2024 — violates the U.S Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, which prohibits “excessive fines.”But the court in…

The centre-back completed a move to the Premier League champions having delivered a breakthrough campaign in Serie A during 2024-25.An Italy U19 international, Leoni has gone straight into training with the senior squad at the AXA Training Centre and made a smooth transition.“He is a good-looking guy, as [with] most Italians! He has trained with us three times now I think,” said Slot during his pre-match press conference on Thursday.“If you look at his transfer fee, you can expect that he is already quite grown up for his age – and that’s exactly what I saw.“He comes in as an…

Liverpool defender Jeremie Frimpong has been ruled out until after the September international break.The Dutch right-back – who limped off during the Premier League opener against Bournemouth – will miss Liverpool’s crucial games against Newcastle on Monday, and Arsenal on the following Sunday. Both games are live on Sky Sports. Liverpool boss Arne Slot said: “The medical team was completely right about Jeremie, to tell me I had to take him off because he’s out until the end of the international break.”I think I got criticised a bit by taking him off. [The medical staff] felt he had an issue…

Aug 21, 2025, 10:43 AM ETMexico international star Lizbeth Ovalle has signed with Orlando Pride for a world-record transfer fee in a deal that runs through 2027 with a mutual option for 2028, the NWSL club confirmed on Thursday.A source told ESPN that Orlando will pay a transfer fee of $1.5 million, which surpasses the $1.3M Arsenal paid Liverpool for Canadian striker Olivia Smith in the English Women’s Super League last month.That broke the previous record fee of $1.1M that Chelsea paid the San Diego Wave for defender Naomi Girma in January.”We are deeply committed to building championship-caliber teams year…

Palestinians seized from Gaza and placed in Israeli detention are enduring “the worst levels of torture and abuse” compared with other detainees, two prisoner rights monitors have said.  The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs have published a report collecting testimonies of lawyers of prisoners that showcase ongoing “severe crimes”.  Titled “Enduring Hell: Gaza Detainees Face Severe Israeli Torture and Terror Behind Bars”, the report is based on accounts from Ramla prison and the Sde Teiman military camp. The testimonies from Ramla come specifically from the underground Rakevet section, where detainees are reportedly held…

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.Roughly 10 years ago, Kaitlin Wichmann’s life looked great on paper: The Kansas native had just graduated from college, was living in Los Angeles, had a full-time marketing job and enjoyed beautiful ocean views while working from her office in Santa Monica.But she wasn’t happy.”Every day going into my job, parking in the same spot, going to the same desk, staring at the same wall — I was just like, ‘There has to be more to life than this,'”…

There are certain questions it’s worth asking your partner before you get married.What is your credit score, have you ever filed for bankruptcy — anything to do with finances, for example, is critical. “Finances is still one of the top three reasons why people get divorced,” says Padideh Jafari, divorce and family law attorney.You could also ask, is religion important to you? You want to make sure your partner respects that part of your life, she says.Once you’ve gotten married, there are also ways to keep the marriage strong and avoid some of the most common causes of divorce. Here’s…

“It’s normally the manager that goes when that starts to be sung.”Chants of sack the board echoed around Celtic Park after their Champions League play-off draw with Kairat Almaty, with Brendan Rodgers suggesting he could be the one made to leave. There is unrest from the fans due to a lack of summer transfer business, with Rodgers pointing out the failure to strengthen before their first leg was “not my decision” and conceded he has to “accept where it’s at”. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Rodgers admits his squad needs improved during this transfer window…

Frimpong was withdrawn on the hour mark of the Reds’ Premier League victory over AFC Bournemouth last Friday with a hamstring complaint.And the summer signing will be sidelined due to that issue for the upcoming matches against Newcastle United and Arsenal.Bradley, meanwhile, is back in sessions with the champions having himself been ruled out of the FA Community Shield and clash with the Cherries.“Conor trained for a few minutes with us today for the first time,” head coach Slot reported when asked about squad fitness at his pre-Newcastle press conference.“The medical team was completely right about Jeremie to tell me…