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Head of the Saudi Football Association is Uncomfortable

Asian Cup, The Head of the Saudi Football Association is also Uncomfortable with Mancini’s ‘Leaving Work Early’

The Saudi Arabian Football Association also showed signs of dissatisfaction with coach Roberto Mancini,

known as the world’s highest-paid head coach, for leaving work early during the Korean game.

According to the Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Football Association President Yasser al-Misehal said Coach Mancini’s performance in the round of 16 against Korea in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup held at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 31st (Korean time).

He pointed out that his actions were not appropriate. 파워볼실시간

Coach Roberto Mancini

In an interview with a local broadcaster, Chairman Almisehal said,

“It is difficult to understand why Coach Mancini left (the ground),” and added,

“We will discuss with Coach Mancini why he did such a thing.”

Still, he added, “I am satisfied with (Saudi Arabia’s) performance that Coach Mancini brought out.”

Saudi Arabia, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, was tied 1-1 for 120 minutes until overtime and lost 2-4 in a penalty shootout.

Saudi Arabia, who allowed Cho Kyu-seong (Midtjylland) to score the tying goal just before the end of the second half,

forcing an unplanned overtime period,

lost their third and fourth kickers in succession in the penalty shoot-out,

giving their ticket to the quarterfinals to Klinsmann.

When Saudi Arabia’s second miss occurred in the penalty shootout,

Coach Mancini left the bench and went into the tunnel.

There is growing criticism that Coach Mancini’s attitude is irresponsible,

as he appears to have given up on the game before the players,

rather than watching until the end when the team’s victory or defeat is decided.

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When asked to explain this behavior at a press conference immediately after the game,

Coach Mancini replied, “I apologize.

I thought the game was over,” and “I had no intention of disrespecting anyone.”

He continued, “I want to say thank you to all the players.

“He has improved a lot,” he said.

Coach Mancini is known to receive the highest salary among soccer coaches around the world.

When he took over Saudi Arabia in August last year,

Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported that his annual salary was 25 million euros (about 36.1 billion won) reported up to 30 million euros (43 billion won).

Coach Mancini, who left European football for Saudi Arabia after being offered a large salary,

is a self-proclaimed ‘master’.

England’s Manchester City won their first Premier League (EPL) title.

He has won numerous championship trophies on the professional stage,

including leading Italy’s Inter Milan to three consecutive Serie A titles (2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 seasons)

the European Football Championship held in 2021 (Euro 2020)

gave Italy its first championship trophy in 53 years.

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Cha Yu-ram Quits Politics and Returns as a Player

Billiard Goddess’ Cha Yu-ram Quits Politics and Returns as a Player

Cha Yu-ram (36), who was called the ‘Billiard Goddess’ and played in the Women’s Professional Billiards Association (LPBA) before turning into a politician, is returning as a player again.

The Professional Billiards Association (PBA) announced on the 31st that Cha Yoo-ram will return to the LPBA Tour,

two seasons after announcing her retirement. 토토사이트 추천

Cha Yu-ram

Cha Yu-ram played an active part in the pocketball stage,

including as a member of the national team at the 2006 Doha Asian Games and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games,

and switched to 3-cushion at the same time as the launch of professional billiards in 2019.

He has been active on the professional stage for the next three seasons, reaching the semifinals of the 2021-2022 NH Nonghyup Card Championship and the semifinals of the SK Rent-a-Car LPBA World Championship 2022.

In his final season, he quickly adapted to the three-cushion stage even in a short period of time,

rising to 11th place in the overall rankings.

Additionally, in the PBA Team League, he played for two seasons as a member of Welcome Savings Bank and played a major role in leading the team to its first win in the 2021-2022 season.

Cha Yu-ram, who announced his retirement as a player after joining the People Power Party in 2022,

did not give up his relationship with billiards while working as a politician.

He contributed to the development of professional billiards as a PBA public relations ambassador and a member of the PBA stadium promotion committee.

Regarding her return to the billiards stage, Cha Yu-ram said,

“I am thrilled and happy to be able to stand on the professional billiards stage for the first time in two seasons since retirement.

Welcome Savings Bank

For two years, I have done what I can as a young politician and a working mother politician.

I regret because I did my best.

“I have no regrets,” he said.

He also said, “Through the experience of the past two years,

I realized that there are many politicians who are better than me.

I realized that what I am best at is billiards, and that I was happy as a billiards player.

When I first picked up the cue, I had the mindset to improve my game.

“I will focus,” he said.

Cha Yu-ram’s return stage is the Welcome Savings Bank PBA-LPBA Championship,

which begins on the 4th of next month.

Cha Yu-ram, who has no ranking points because he did not participate in the competition in the past two seasons,

is expected to make his return in the PPQ round (1st qualifying round) of the competition starting on the 4th.

The opponent for the return match will be determined according to the bracket scheduled to be announced on the 1st of next month.

Regarding participation in the team league, the original team,

Welcome Savings Bank, had priority nomination rights.

If Welcome Savings Bank nominates Cha Yu-ram in the draft scheduled to be held ahead of the next season,

he will play in the team league as a member of Welcome Savings Bank starting from the new season.

Cha Yu-ram plans to hold an official press conference after playing the first game of the Welcome Savings Bank Wellbang LPBA Championship preliminary round to be held at KINTEX PBA Stadium in Goyang on the 4th of next month.

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Woori Bank Continues LCK Sponsorship Until 2025

Woori Bank Continues LCK Sponsorship Until 2025

Riot Games and Woori Bank not only extended the LCK sponsorship period,

but also agreed to sponsor the Valorant International League,

signing the largest sponsorship contract in Korean e-sports history. 안전놀이터 메이저사이트

Riot Games held an agreement ceremony with Woori Bank at LoL Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 30th,

announced that it had decided to join forces for the development of Riot Esports,

including extending LCK sponsorship and additional sponsorship of VCT Pacific.

The agreement ceremony was attended by key officials, including Woori Bank President Cho Byeong-gyu and Riot Games Korea CEO Cho Hyuk-jin.

An agreement was signed for two sports, including the VALORANT Champions Tour Pacific (VCT PACIFIC),

an esports league in the Asia-Pacific region for VALORANT, which is gaining popularity.

Woori Bank, which became the first financial company to sponsor the LCK title in 2019,

will continue its relationship with the LCK until 2025 by serving as the main sponsor for two more years through this agreement.

Based on Woori Bank’s sponsorship, LCK not only gained great popularity in Korea,

but also proved its international competitiveness by producing winning teams in the LoL World Championship (Worlds) three times during the sponsorship period.

In addition, Woori Bank contributed to expanding the base of e-sports and discovering new talent by hosting the ‘Woori WON Banking Advanced LoL League’ as part of its sponsorship of the LCK,

Woori Financial Group hosted the e-sports national team that participated in the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games.

Sponsored and contributed to the development of Korean e-sports.

This agreement is significant in that it includes sponsorship of Valorant eSports, which continues to gain popularity among Generation Z.

Woori Bank

We can confirm that Woori Bank, which only invested in LoL e-sports,

is committed to communicating with fans of various e-sports events in the long term.

Woori Bank’s sponsorship is the largest in Korean e-sports history,

and various events will be presented online and offline starting in February for fans of LCK and VCT Pacific.

Woori Bank President Cho Byeong-gyu said, “We cannot forget e-sports,

which brought joy to the people by winning a gold medal at the last Hangzhou Asian Games,” and added,

“We hope that the partnership between Woori Bank and Riot Games will be a great help in developing e-sports and expanding its base.”

“I hope,” said

Cho Hyuk-jin, CEO of Riot Games Korea.

“We are very grateful to Woori Bank for deciding to sponsor VALORANT esports following LCK.”

He added, “We hope to provide new fun and special experiences to not only LoL fans but also VALORANT fans”

“We will provide this and strive to establish e-sports as a sport enjoyed by generations,” he said.

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The Baseball World Avoided the Worst Situation

The Baseball World Avoided the Worst Situation… We Must Shake Off the ‘Black Temptation’ Lurking Everywhere

The worst situation was avoided in the professional baseball world as the court dismissed the request for arrest warrants for former coach Kim Jong-kook and former general manager Jang Jeong-seok of the professional baseball KIA Tigers.

On the 30th, Chief Judge Yoo Chang-hoon, in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court,

interrogated the suspects (substantive warrant review) before the arrest of former director Kim and former manager Jang,

who are suspected of breach of trust, etc., and reviewed the materials for nearly 10 hours before obtaining the arrest warrant requested by the prosecution was dismissed. 카지노사이트 추천

Judge Yoo said that it was necessary to guarantee the right of defense regarding whether the money the two received from the coffee company,

which is the sponsor of the KIA team, was compensation for an illegal favor,

and that it was difficult to believe that there was a risk of destruction of evidence and escape,

that the reason for the arrest claimed by the prosecution was He stated that it is difficult to acknowledge the necessity.

Coach Kim Jong-kook

Former directors Kim and Jang, who were released while waiting in a detention center,

are scheduled to be investigated by the prosecution without detention.

Former coach Kim was almost arrested as the second current professional baseball coach in history,

following the late Sammi Superstars coach Kim Jin-young,

who assaulted an umpire during a game in 1983.

He escaped arrest, and if indicted, his guilt will be determined in court,

but it has become difficult to shake off the disgrace of being the first professional baseball manager to receive an arrest warrant on charges of personal corruption.

Baseball fans were shocked just by the circumstances of receiving bribes that the prosecution stated in the warrant.

The incident involving former manager Kim Jong-kook and former general manager Jang, who devastated the KIA team,

reaffirmed the fact that ‘black temptation’ is literally lurking everywhere around baseball players.

Professional baseball has suffered from major troubles such as corruption in exemption from military service,

corruption in win-loss manipulation where dark forces used baseball players’ seniors and juniors as a link to approach players, and illegal and banned drug scandals.

If these crimes were mainly aimed at players, it is shocking that this time,

in order to win contracts for uniforms and stadium advertisements,

the contractor gave kickbacks to the general manager,

who is in charge of running the baseball team, and the manager, who is in charge of the field.

Jang Jeong-seok

The head coach and general manager are positions that receive a stable annual salary above a certain level during the contract period with the club,

are responsible for taking the lead in preventing various irregularities and immoral acts occurring within the team.

In this regard, the mistakes of former coach Kim and former general manager Jang Jeong-seok,

who were involved in receiving bribes, should be investigated.

It doesn’t seem light at all.

If this situation is to end due to the deviation of a specific person,

there is no other choice but to rearrange morality and the system.

The KIA club, which has disturbed the baseball world with scandals between its general manager and coach for two consecutive years,

bowed its head and said it would improve the process for selecting successor managers and coaches

strengthen law compliance training for players.

It is expected that each club will use this incident as a lesson to reexamine the existing sponsorship and marketing contract system

focus on blocking the intervention of third parties other than those involved.

There is no reason for professional baseball to exist if it takes away the attention and love of fans due to corruption and misconduct outside the baseball stadium.

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Victor Reyes will try to make history in the final game

I’m finally getting greedy. It’s a hard opportunity that doesn’t come around again, so I want to seize it. Victor Reyes, a foreign hitter for the Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization, will try to make history in the final game of the season.

Reyes hit his 200th hit of the season in the third inning of the game against the KIA Tigers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Monday. He became only the second player in the 43-year history of the KBO to reach 200 hits.

He also broke the record for most hits by a foreigner in a single season, breaking the previous mark of 199 set by Jose Miguel Fernandez in 2020. Reyes now holds the record for most hits by a foreigner in a single season.

Although the team went from 6-0 to 8-12 in the final game of the day, Reyes’ 200-hit season was worthy of applause.

Reyes joined Lotte this year with a contract totaling $950,000 ($700,000 guaranteed, $250,000 incentive). For Lotte, who have been unsuccessful in farming foreign hitters in recent years, Reyes was a boon.

Of course, there were concerns about his injury history (hamstring) and high strikeout rate when the signing was announced, but Reyes has proven to be one of the best foreign bats in the league. He’s finishing the season with a record that could easily put him in the conversation for best foreign player of all time.

In all 143 games this year, Reyes is batting .515 (200-for-569) with 15 home runs, 109 RBIs, and a .905 OPS. While his home run numbers may leave something to be desired, 파워볼실시간 he’s clearly established himself as a mid-to-long-range hitter. He more than makes up for it with his ability to make contact and his production. He currently leads the league with 40 doubles.

He has one game left in the regular season.

Reyes is on pace to reach 200 hits, the most in the KBO. He will enter the final game of the season looking to break the 201-hit record set by Nexen’s Seo Gun-chang (now KIA) in 2014.

Reyes has kept a team-first mentality throughout his career, but he’s going out with a bang in his final game. After reaching 200 hits, Reyes first expressed his disappointment that he was unable to lead the team to the postseason, saying, “It’s a season that leaves a lot of disappointment because we didn’t make it to the postseason.” “You can get a personal record by producing a lot of hits, but it’s only meaningful if the team wins and makes it to the postseason,” he said.

However,

He also expressed his emotions, saying, “I was very happy to get 200 hits today,” and “I was able to produce a lot of hits because I was given the opportunity to get on base consistently. “202 hits is a KBO record, and I really want to achieve it because the manager, coach, and teammates have been very supportive, so I will try to focus on every at-bat in the last game,” he said, expressing his desire to reach the record.

“All 200 hits are memorable, but the one I’m most happy about is the one I hit today. I’ve also heard that it’s the most hits by a foreigner in a single season, so I want to get at least two more hits in my last game.”

Lotte will play the final game of the regular season on October 1 against the NC Dinos at NC Park in Changwon. On that day, Reyes’ 202 hits will be completed.

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Yoon sent a message to congratulate Moo

“I sincerely congratulate Moon on his first 3-for-20, 20 home runs, and 100 RBIs, and hope he continues to grow one step at a time every year and become a third baseman representing Korea.”

LG Twins manager Yoon Kyung-yup sent a message to congratulate national team infielder Moon Bok-kyung on his debut triple, 20 home runs, and 100 RBIs.

Moon went 5-for-4 with a walk-off home run, six RBIs and three runs scored in the regular-season finale against the Samsung Lions on April 28 to finish the regular season batting .319 (156-for-519) with 22 home runs, 101 RBIs, 80 runs scored, seven doubles and an OPS of .879.

Starting at third base in the No. 4 spot,

Moon hit a leadoff triple in the first inning, a one-run homer to left in the third and a two-run double with two outs in the eighth. LG finished the regular season with a record of 76 wins, 66 losses, and two ties for a .535 winning percentage, beating Samsung 11-4.

“I sincerely congratulate Moon on his first 3-for-20, 토토사이트 20 home runs and 100 RBIs, and I hope he continues to grow step by step like this every year and become a third baseman representing Korea,” said manager Yoon Kyung-yup after the game.

“I also want to tell our players that we had a tough year in the pennant race,” he said.

“I would like to thank the fans who traveled to Daegu for the last game of the regular season today, and I would like to say on behalf of the team that I am grateful to all LG fans for encouraging our players with their passionate support throughout the year,” he added.

Moon Bo-kyung, meanwhile, said, “It feels great to get my first 100 on debut. It means a lot to me. The difference between double-digit RBIs and triple-digit RBIs is very big. It’s unbelievable. I can only say that it feels good.”

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‘Is it the first 5th place deciding game’ final game victory

최초 5위 결정전인가' 최종전 승리→단독 5위 지켰지만 PS 오리무중…30일 SSG-키움전에 운명 달렸다 [오!쎈 수원]

The fifth place in the 2024 regular season will be decided by a tiebreaker. KT secured sole possession of fifth place with a win in the season finale, but will still miss out on fall baseball.

The KT Wiz of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) pulled off a 10-6 come-from-behind victory over the Kiwoom Heroes of the Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League 2024 in the season finale at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea, on April 28.

The fifth-ranked KT finished the 2024 season with 72 wins, two draws and 70 losses. This year, the team dominated the series with a 14-2 record.

Starter Wes Benjamin was pulled early after allowing six runs (four earned) on five hits (one homer) with four walks and six strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings on 85 pitches, but Joo Kwon (⅓ innings of scoreless relief), Ko Young-pyo (five innings of one run), and Park Young-hyun (⅓ innings of scoreless relief) held strong.

Ko Young-pyo pitched out of the bullpen for the first time in 545 days since April 2, 2023, against the Suwon LG Twins and the first time in 2,965 days since August 16, 2016, against the Gwangju KIA Tigers. He limited his team to just 48 hits in five innings of relief.

At the plate,

Kim Min-hyuk went 5-for-3 with a home run, one RBI and one run scored, Kang Baek-ho went 5-for-3 with a home run, one RBI and three runs scored, and Oh Jae-il went 4-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and one run scored. Mel Rojas Jr. was 2-for-5 with a double, 메이저사이트 one RBI, and one run scored, and Bae Jae-dae was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in support.

“I’m glad we were able to reward our fans with a win in our final home game of the season,” said KT head coach Lee Kang-cheol after the game. ”Young-pyo Ko pitched really well to set the stage for the win, and in a situation where we could have fallen behind early, all of our players came through with big innings to set the tone for the game. We were able to capitalize on our scoring chances and get the extra base hits to win the game,” said Kim.

With the 12th sellout of the season,

KT recorded a total attendance of 843,942 fans, surpassing the 800,000 single-season attendance mark for the first time in its history. The previous single-season record was 693,750 last year. KT broke the previous record with a cumulative attendance of 697,745 against the Doosan Bears on March 7.

“We would like to thank our fans once again for their enthusiastic support by filling the stadium to capacity for our last home game of the season,” Lee said.

KT maintained a 0.5-game lead over sixth-place SSG Landers, who beat the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon at the same time, but unlike KT, which ended its season, SSG still has one more game left.

If SSG wins against the Incheon Kiwoom Heroes on October 30, it will set up the KBO League’s first-ever fifth-place matchup between KT and SSG on October 1 in Suwon, while the reverse will see KT board the postseason train in fifth place. The fate of both KT and SSG hangs in the balance on October 30th.

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Jung will make his first career start in his retirement game

Hanwha Eagles left-handed pitcher Jung Woo-ram (39) will make his first career start in his retirement game. Jung Woo-ram, who holds the record for the most appearances by a pitcher in Asian professional baseball with 1004 career games, will make his farewell at Daejeon Baseball Stadium even more special.

After losing a 2-6 home game against SSG Landers in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on April 28, Hanwha announced that the left-hander will start the season finale against the NC Dinos at the same venue on April 29. Jeong, who announced his retirement from active play on Dec. 15, will make his first start in his retirement game.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said before the game against Jamsil LG on Aug. 25 that Jung wanted to pitch in his retirement ceremony, so he will probably pitch against one batter, ending his 21-year professional career with the start. Seventh-ranked Hanwha has yet to finalize its ranking, but with its postseason hopes dashed and its opponent, NC, having clinched the ninth spot, there is no pressure on the pitcher.

Jung Woo-ram, who was registered as a pitching coach this year, stayed on as a reserve pitching coach and focused on coaching the juniors.

He hasn’t pitched for either the first or second Futures League teams. His most recent appearance was on October 16 last year against Lotte in Daejeon (⅓ innings of scoreless relief), his first appearance on the mound in 349 days.

Jung Woo-ram has had a long career as one of the KBO’s leading bullpen arms. After graduating from Gyeongnam Sanghoe High School, Jung was drafted by SK with the 11th overall pick in the second round in 2004, and made his professional debut on April 21 that year against the Munhwa Hanwha. He established himself as a full-fledged first-team player in 2005 and pitched 40 or more games consistently for 15 consecutive seasons until 2021. 카지노사이트 He had 16 seasons of 50 games or more, including a season-high 85 games in 2008.

He became the youngest pitcher in history to reach both 500 and 900 games, and on October 2 last year, he became the first league pitcher to reach the 1,000-game milestone. Then, on Oct. 15 against Lotte in Daejeon, he became the most appearances by a pitcher in a single league in Asia, surpassing Hitoki Iwase of Nippon Professional Baseball (1002 games) with 1003 career appearances.

In all 1004 games,

He pitched 977⅓ innings in relief, compiling a 64-47 record, 197 saves, 145 relief appearances, a 3.18 ERA, and 937 strikeouts. Jung was a key part of the SK dynasty, leading the league in holds twice, in 2008 and 2011 (25+), and was the league leader in saves in 2018 (35) after joining Hanwha as a free agent. He ranks 4th in career holds, 6th in saves, 12 consecutive seasons with 50 appearances (2008-2021, 2nd all-time), and 8 consecutive seasons with double-digit saves (2012-2021, 3rd all-time).

The following Hanwha players had their retirement ceremonies: outfielder Lee Kang-don on August 31, 1997, pitcher Lee Sang-gun on May 31, 2001, infielder Kang Seok-chun on September 20, 2003, pitcher Han Yong-duk on April 5, 2005, infielder Jang Jong-hoon on September 15, 2005, and pitcher Jung Min-chul on September 12, 2009, pitcher Song Jin-woo on September 23 of the same year, infielder Kim Min-jae on August 6, 2010, pitcher Koo Dae-sung on September 3 of the same year, outfielder Lee Young-woo on September 18 of the same year, catcher Shin Seung-hyun on September 14, 2013, and pitcher Park Chan-ho on July 18, 2014. Of these, Park Chan-ho had his retirement ceremony held at the KBO level during the Gwangju All-Star Game at the request of the players’ union, while all the other players had their retirement ceremonies at their home stadium in Daejeon.

Jung Woo-ram’s retirement ceremony was also significant because it was his farewell game at the Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon.

Hanwha’s new ballpark, which is being built right next door, will finally open next year. With Hanwha’s fall baseball plans falling through, this was the last first team game to be played at Hanwha Life Eagles Park. Jeong Woo-ram, the closer, would make his final start.

Meanwhile, Hanwha LifeGlass Park, which opened on Jan. 27, 1964, as the Hanbadang Sports Complex Baseball Stadium and is now 61 years old, has been called by its current name since 2015 through a naming sponsor. In 1982, the original OB (now Doosan) moved to Seoul and used the stadium as a temporary home for three years until 1984. Since then, Hanwha has called the stadium home for 39 years, from the time of the former Binggrae, which joined the first team as the seventh club in 1986, until this year, and has produced four permanent legends (Jang Jong-hoon, Jung Min-chul, Song Jin-woo, and Kim Tae-gyun).

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Phoenix Re-signs Okogi, Paid 600 Billion To Keep The Roaster?

Phoenix is running again. Shams Karania of The Athletic reported that Phoenix has re-signed Josh Okogie. Okogie’s deal is worth $16 million for two years and is unguaranteed for the second year. Okogie is a resource that has strength in defense over offense. He averaged 4.6 points and 2.6 rebounds last season. 메이저사이트

Okogie, who was called by Minnesota with the 20th pick in the 2018 draft, joined Phoenix from the 2022-23 season and played for two seasons. With this renewal, Okogie will continue his company with Phoenix.

Meanwhile, Phoenix is in the final stages of forming its squad. Phoenix, which challenged the championship by forming a triangular formation consisting of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Devin Booker last season, was mired in a series of injuries by its main players from the beginning of the season, and ended the season in vain after being swept by Minnesota in the first round of the playoffs.

These triangles will remain in place for the next season. With three players to be paid an annual salary of around $150 million, Phoenix is expected to spend about $428 million (W600 billion) to maintain its squad for the next season, including a luxury tax.

It is a huge expenditure, but there are many skeptical views about whether Phoenix can succeed in the championship challenge. It is unclear whether the dramatic turnaround will be achieved at a time when the three key players, who could not find much synergy last season, remain the same.

In any case, Phoenix has declared its bid for the championship again. Given the enormous amount of money Phoenix has to pay, chances are high that it will be evaluated as a failure if it is not an achievement of winning the next season.

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“I’ve been practicing hard,” says Lee Joon, hoping to get a chance with Korean Air this season

Lee Jun. Could she be Korean Air’s new wing this season?

Korean Air outside hitter Lee Joon started against OK Savings Bank in the second match of Group A of the 2024 Tongyeong Dodram Cup Professional Volleyball Qualifiers at Tongyeong Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Nov. 23. Korean Air won 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22) behind Yosubani (27 points, 67.50% attack percentage), but it was Lee who stole the show. He had 12 kills, a 52.63% attack success rate, and a 53.33% receiving efficiency in sets 1-3. 메이저 토토사이트 He’s a workhorse.

In fact, Lee hasn’t been a huge part of Korean Air’s roster. He joined the team as the seventh overall pick in the 2021 V-League Men’s Rookie Draft, but has only played in 23 games over the past three seasons. Rather than a lack of skill, it’s more due to the fact that the team has a great wing resource in Jeong Seung-seok Kwak and Jeong Jung-yong in front of him. Lee Jun, you’ve been growing rapidly lately. Recently, he’s been on the court more often before the league starts. Every time he comes out, his performance is good. His attacking instincts at the Korea-Italy 2024 Men’s Volleyball Global Super Match were impressive. It was impressive, especially his back attack.

The upward trend seems to have continued in this tournament. Korean Air head coach Tommy Tilikainen (FIN) said after the match, “Lee Jun is a very hard worker. He’s been training really hard for a couple of years, and I think that’s why he got the result he got today,” he said with a thumbs up.

According to Tomi, it didn’t happen overnight. “I’ve learned a lot over the last three seasons (of not playing much). So this off-season, I practiced harder and harder, and I think I’m starting to see the results of my training,” Lee says, his voice full of intensity.

“Of course I want the starting spot,” Lee says. “If (I get the chance), I’ll try to raise the team atmosphere more than when (Jung) Ji-seok, (Kwak) Seung-seok, and Han Yong-yi came in,” he says. “No matter where I am, when I come in, I’m going to show it. Whether it’s a warm-up spot or a starting spot, he’s going to make sure he plays,” he said.

However, in order for Lee to see consistent playing time, his defense, which is his weakness, needs to improve. His offensive ability has been proven since his college days. Lee knows this. “During the off-season, I worked a lot more on my receiving and defense than my offense,” she says. “I didn’t practice overhand receptions for floater serves, but this season, I’ve been trying to get my overhand receptions out a lot,” he said. In this match, her reception was solid.