A BOLA – Reinforcement hired from Vasco da Gama without a work permit in England (Chelsea)

A BOLA – Reinforcement hired from Vasco da Gama without a work permit in England (Chelsea)

Andrey Santos, an 18-year-old midfielder signed by Chelsea from Vasco da Gama in January, has not received the necessary work permit to play in England. The player, who cost 20 million euros, failed to obtain a work permit on just one point: due to the high number of players signed by the blues for the … Read more

Audi F1 driver candidate Sauber Academy announces members for 2023[F1-Gate.com]

Audi F1 driver candidate Sauber Academy announces members for 2023[F1-Gate.com]

The Sauber Academy has announced the 2023 roster of its driver development programme, continuing to nurture talent on the road to Formula 1. FIA Formula 2 Championship 2022 runner-up Theo Prucher hoists the Sauber Academy banner for the fourth year in a row, F1 academy newbie Lena Bueller, French-Finnish rising star Marcus Amand and kart … Read more

Williams F1 denies financial difficulties due to the release of Nicholas Latifi[F1-Gate.com]

Williams F1 denies financial difficulties due to the release of Nicholas Latifi[F1-Gate.com]

Williams F1 has denied concerns about financial difficulties following Nicolas Latifi’s exit from F1. Canadian Nicholas Latifi has lost his F1 seat for 2023 after three disappointing years at Williams F1. The team was heavily funded by their wealthy father, Michael, including Lavazzi and Sofina. There were rumors that a big deal with Gulf Oil … Read more

Mercedes F1 PU manager makes a mistake “Advancing performance on the software side”[F1-Gate.com]

Mercedes F1 PU manager makes a mistake “Advancing performance on the software side”[F1-Gate.com]

Hywel Thomas, Mercedes F1’s powertrain program general director, said at the presentation of the 2023 F1 machine “W14”, the purpose of changing the F1 power unit was for performance reasons, not reliability or safety. I inadvertently made it clear. At the presentation, a technical corner was set up where Mike Elliott and Hywel Thomas, technical … Read more

THE BALL – Aursnes example of humility: «I don’t think he deserved it…» (Benfica)

THE BALL – Aursnes example of humility: «I don’t think he deserved it…» (Benfica)

Fredrik Aursnes has proved to be a special case at this Benfica. He came in almost as a complete unknown and is currently one of the key players in the team, whatever his position. The Norwegian midfielder won over his coach, teammates and supporters, but remains discreet and modest, committed to working for the team. … Read more

A BOLA – UEFA ‘Ranking’: little hope for Portugal (UEFA)

A BOLA – UEFA ‘Ranking’: little hope for Portugal (UEFA)

Benfica’s victory in Belgium contributed 0.333 points to Portugal’s ranking, which made it possible to reduce the disadvantage for the Netherlands in the fight for sixth place – which is worth three clubs in the Champions League in 2024/25, instead of two for the 7th. ranked. The distance is still 2,651 points, leaving only small … Read more

Audi “I’m not thinking about supplying F1 engines to customer teams”[F1-Gate.com]

Audi “I’m not thinking about supplying F1 engines to customer teams”[F1-Gate.com]

Audi says it is not actively considering supplying F1 power units to customer teams when it participates in F1 in 2026. 2026 is approaching when the new engine regulations will apply. Many F1 teams have yet to decide which engine supplier they will partner with. McLaren, Williams, Haas and Aston Martin face important decisions. Either … Read more

THE BALL – Candidate to win the Europa League? Rúben Amorim’s response (Sporting)

THE BALL – Candidate to win the Europa League?  Rúben Amorim’s response (Sporting)

Rúben Amorim was asked, this Wednesday, in the preview of the duel with the Danish Midtjylland, scheduled for Thursday, counting for the play-off access to the round of 16 of the Europa League, about whether Sporting is a candidate for win the second most important UEFA competition. “I don’t see things like that. There are … Read more

Fuji TV and DAZN disappear from the broadcast information page on the F1 official page …[F1-Gate.com]

Fuji TV and DAZN disappear from the broadcast information page on the F1 official page …[F1-Gate.com]

The names of Fuji TV and DAZN have disappeared from the broadcast information page of the F1 official website, and have been changed to “TBC”. The viewing of the 2023 F1 World Championship in Japan is a worrying situation. Regarding F1 broadcasting in Japan, Fox Sports signed a contract for the East Asia region from … Read more

THE BALL – The likely team for the match against Club Brugge (Benfica)

THE BALL – The likely team for the match against Club Brugge (Benfica)

Roger Schmidt didn’t want to lift the veil on the eleven he will present today in the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League, at Club Brugge, and he has some headaches for the first time… good ones. The German coach has the squad almost at maximum strength (left-back Ristic is the … Read more