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Football: SC Heerenveen is cutting back ten jobs

sport">2.14 pm: SC Heerenveen has to cut back even further and is therefore scrapping ten positions within the club. The financial situation was already not good and has deteriorated further as a result of the corona crisis. “A painful day for the club, but above all for the employees who we are forced to say goodbye to,” says general manager Cees Roozemond. In consultation with the works council, the club management has drawn up a social plan for the employees who have to leave.

sport">Roozemond, who was appointed at Heerenveen at the beginning of last year, spoke of an emotional day. “You are dealing with people, hard-working and dedicated employees who have often worked hard for the club for years. It hurts to report that there is no place for them within the organization. Unfortunately it is reality. Heerenveen cannot escape the implementation of a reorganization in which jobs are lost. It is in the interest of continuity. ”

sport">Heerenveen presented a loss of almost 900,000 euros over the 2018-2019 season almost a year ago. The Frisian premier league club had then spent nearly 12.5 million euros on personnel costs. Heerenveen implemented various cutbacks last year. The players, trainers, board members and other employees of the club decided to make a wage sacrifice during the ‘corona stop’ in the spring.

sport">“We have made it known internally several times that the financial situation is not rosy and that job losses cannot be prevented. The football industry was then hit hard by the ongoing corona crisis, which made taking these tough measures inevitable, ”said Roozemond. From a sporting point of view, things are going well with Heerenveen, which is in the subtop with 16 points from eight games.

General: Americans embrace new law for ‘clean sports’

sport">1.49 pm: A “monumental day for the fight for a global clean sport,” is what the US anti-doping agency Usada calls the passage of a new law by the Senate. The law is named after Grigori Rodchenkov, the Russian whistleblower who released the state-run doping program in his country. The US judiciary can now also intervene in the event of extensive doping practices outside its own borders involving US athletes, sponsors or TV stations.

sport">The House of Representatives already agreed last year. Now that the law has also passed the senate, only President Donald Trump has to sign it. “The law provides the tools needed to protect clean athletes and to tackle international doping plots that harm sports, sponsors and athletes,” Usada said. “Everything changes forever for clean athletes.”

sport">The international athletes’ union led by Christian Taylor spoke of “a great day in the fight for clean sport.” The international anti-doping agency WADA is less enthusiastic and fears that far-reaching American interference outside its own borders is actually damaging the system. Criticism was also heard from the Kremlin in Moscow.

Football: Coronavirus still fully active in the Premier League

sport">10.43 am: The corona virus seems to be on the rise in the Premier League. The last test round in the highest professional division of English football resulted in sixteen infections. That is the highest number since the tests were introduced. The previous record was ten, which was in the week of September 21-27

sport">A total of 1,207 tests were administered to players and staff members in the final round. The sixteen positive cases must be quarantined for ten days according to the protocols. The Premier League did not announce any names.

Table tennis: Table tennis association will be transferred to one national coach

sport">10.18 am: The table tennis association NTTB has completely changed the technical policy due to the departure of national coaches Li Jiao (women), Danny Heister (men), Bettine Vriesekoop (girls cadets) and Michel de Boer (boys juniors). From now on, director Achim Sialino will also act as technical director and there will be one national coach who will be responsible for the men, women, juniors and cadets.

sport">The union is waiting for a while with the appointment of one national coach and for the time being starts with two coaches: Marcel Kraa for the women and girls, Titus Damsma for the men and boys. “Given their experience, expertise, relationships with current athletes and to maintain continuity,” the association argues for that decision. Kraa will also remain coordinator of sports technical affairs in the new structure.

sport">Sports umbrella NOC * NSF recently used table tennis for sports that receive money for running their (Olympic) top sports programs. Only table tennis player Britt Eerland still receives individual support.

Football: English national coach calls for a return of five substitutions

sport">09.04 am: England coach Gareth Southgate calls for a reintroduction of five substitution options for the football clubs in the Premier League. Southgate fears otherwise for a lot of injuries to his internationals. Due to the corona pandemic, the international rules committee IFAB has temporarily adjusted the rules, so that every trainer can change five instead of three times per game. However, the Premier League clubs voted against this prior to this season.

sport">“We were able to change five times against Belgium on Sunday and we did that four times in the final phase, but the clubs do not have that option,” said Southgate. “What does it take to change that? A few players sustained minor injuries against Belgium, but what are we going to do? Wait until we get a lot of serious injuries? ”

sport">In almost all European competitions, this season, the option to make five changes is also used, but in England a majority of the clubs voted to go back to a maximum of three changes. To the incomprehension of the trainers of some top clubs, including Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool) and Pep Guardiola (Manchester City). They have to deal with many injuries in their selections and have also argued for extra substitution options in the Premier League.

sport">Klopp and Guardiola got an injured player back from Southgate on Monday. Liverpool midfielder Henderson fell against Belgium, City attacker Sterling was already unable to participate in Leuven. England will close the Nations League against Iceland on Wednesday at Wembley.

Basketball: Chris Paul ensures first top transfer in NBA

sport">7.47 am: The first top transfer in the run-up to the new NBA season is a fact. American basketball player Chris Paul moves from Oklahoma City Thunder to Phoenix Suns. In exchange, four players from the Suns will go to the Thunder, who will also be allowed to choose a new player in place of the Suns on Wednesday at the ‘draft’.

sport">35-year-old Paul has been one of the best basketball players in the NBA for years. The ten-time All Star led Oklahoma City Thunder to the playoffs last season, which was partly completed in a ‘bubble’ in Florida due to the corona pandemic. Houston Rockets turned out to be just too strong in the first round (4-3).

sport">Paul previously played for Los Angeles Clippers and the Rockets, among others. With ‘Team USA’ he won Olympic gold in 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London). An NBA title is still missing from his honor roll.

sport">According to American media, another top transfer is in the making. James Harden would have declined a contract worth $ 50 million (42 million euros) with Houston Rockets for next season because he wants to switch to Brooklyn Nets. The 31-year-old Harden could form a ‘Big Three’ there with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

Football: Accurate debut in the American team of striker Telstar

sport">7:28 am: Telstar striker Sebastian Soto has made a striking debut in the national football team of the United States as a substitute with two goals. The 20-year-old Soto, who is hired by Telstar from the English club Norwich City, came into the field in the friendly match against Panama in the 77th minute with a 3-2 lead. With two goals, both on instructions from PSV player Richard Ledezma, the Telstar striker took the victory for ‘Team USA’ (6-2).

sport">After Otto Decker in 1953, Soto only became the second American to make his debut in the national team as a substitute with two goals. The striker only played seven times in the Kitchen Champion Division this season, four of which as a basic player. The American already managed to score five goals and is Telstar’s club top scorer.

sport">Ledezma (20) also made his debut in the national team in the Austrian city of Wiener Neustadt. The midfielder recently made his first playing minutes for PSV in the premier league as a substitute against ADO Den Haag. Former Ajax player Sergiño Dest and Ulysses Llanez of sc Heerenveen had a basic place in the American team, which had an average age of 22 years and 154 days.

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