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I can only see this being a negotiating strategy for a new fair deal for Silverstone. There's no way Liberty Media would allow the British GP or any other historical race to disappear from F1 calendar. If it works though, I wonder if other circuits will follow suit trying to get better deals for themselves.

I follow it as much as I can every year, never been to though - would love to go one day for sure. I love motorbikes and street circuits, there's something special about them, but this is a mad man's race, so deadly... That Bob Price crash into the pub wall a few years ago still makes my stomach churn.

WTF, how did that happen?... Anyway, 6 hours of Nürburgring coming up this weekend! I love WEC, find it more exciting than current F1.

To be honest, I always wonder why people are surprised about top racing drivers having questionable personalities, at least on track. I think the very nature of motorsports sort of means that in order to be the best (or one of the best), you have to be more self-centered, confident to borderline arrogant, dominant and ruthlessly competitive, willing to do almost anything for a win. Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso, Schumi, Senna, Prost, Lauda, Mansell etc - each of them was a bit of a dick.

Bottas investigated.

As much as I'm aware, those are usually underlying congenital/genetic heart conditions that are pretty hard to spot in otherwise healthy individuals, as it doesn't usually show in regular screenings like ECG. It's like a ticking bomb, really. Calls for better screening are definitely justified, but I'm not sure that economic costs of it would be viable for many athletes/clubs/associations bar the highest level. Related anecdotal example: my mum accidentally found out that she actually had a congenital heart valve defect in her mid-fifties only, after getting comprehensive screening due to unrelated issues.

So apparently he had heart arrhythmia, was resuscitated, then airlifted to the hospital in a helicopter Ajax tweeted he is in a stable condition and his heart beats on its own now though.

Hopefully it's just some sort of a heatstroke and not anything more serious

Ajax's Abdelhak Nouri has collapsed on the pitch during a friendly against us just now... There's an ambulance on the pitch, looks like they've been reviving him for the last 10 minutes or so, everyone's shocked. Hopefully it's not as serious as it looks.

Aaaand as expected, we get our first sponsor from China. A deal with Heji18.com, a Chinese online gaming and betting provider, will allegedly bring us around 800.000 Euro annually.

We have just completed the first ever marketing transfer in the club's history A Chinese striker Yuning Zhan is joining us for a 2 year loan from Arnheim/West Brom. Looks like the first step into the Chinese market.

Hehe.

Not necessarily, Bremer SV offered him a contract already

Wat?

He said he wants to play football for one more year, it's not clear whether in Peru or Germany/Europe though. I think he'll stay in Germany long-term anyway, our management considers offering him some sort of position at the club after he retires too.

A legend, but it's the right decision for the club, albeit not an easy one and it's sad to see him go. Should get a testimonial match after he finishes his active career.

This looks very interesting, a comprehensive account of physics! A tough read though, I think?

Haha, I'm sure it was out of frustration after yet another poor season by us, and granted, he was just as guilty for it as the other players in the team; quite a few blunders, complete lack of confidence, etc.

I still remember you calling him the worst keeper in the league at one point Anyway, he was in an incredible form during the 2nd half of the season, and what's even more important, he always identified with the club... It's sad how players like that are being treated. I actually don't blame Nouri or Baumann & Co for looking for a better keeper if they think Wiedwald was too inconsistent or too limited (mind you, I don't know how good Pavlenka is though), but it doesn't look like they were open and direct with him, not letting him know where he stands. Hope he does well in England or wherever else he goes, at 27 he still has quite a few years in him and given full support, could turn out a good keeper for the right club. Kainz will be the surprise package next season!

Well that's not really surprising, is it? Wiedwald was always going to leave after not being given 100% support, and since Pavlenka's deal got wrapped up, it all went fast. It actually isn't official yet (Wiedwald's move to Leeds), so hopefully we are getting a bit more than that, but it doesn't look likely. Pizarro is the next to leave.

Arrested on domestic abuse charges, questioned for a few hours, pleaded guilty, was released and will appear in court in September. Considering that this is reportedly a result of an argument between him and his ex-girlfriend about money, I'm pretty sure nothing significant will happen after they settle it out of court $$$$$

Felix Wiedwald to Leeds is official now. And as usual, we're underselling. 500.000 for a decent keeper is nothing, especially for an English club.

Jiri Pavlenka, Czech national goalkeeper, is joining us - the deal with Sparta Prague is officially confirmed now. Don't know what to make of this. On one hand, I hope we're getting a good goalie (and since he's Czech, keeping Drobny for one more year makes sense now), on the other hand, I feel that the club didn't really treat Wiedwald fairly. He'll probably be leaving now anyway.

Ever since leaving Europe, I personally only care about Euro to USD exchange rate, to be fair. EU has/had both pros and cons, and I'd never consider any country to be "racist" for leaving it.