Barcelona once again announced Xavi's departure from the coaching position, and Manchester United will sack manager Ten Hag

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2024-05-25 08:54Published on the official account of Shanghai The Paper

Harvey.

Barcelona have once again announced Xavi's departure from the managerial position

On May 24, Barcelona FC officially announced that coach Xavi would no longer be the team's manager after the season.

In the announcement, the club said, "The club would like to thank Xavi for his work as a coach, who has also contributed an unparalleled career as a player and captain of Barca, and wish him all the best." ”

"Sunday's game against Sevilla will be Xavi's last game as a coach. In the coming days, the club will unveil a new structure for the first team. ”

As early as January this year, Xavi publicly stated that he would leave at the end of the season, but in April, Barcelona announced that Xavi would continue to coach the team next season.

However, a month later, the situation reversed, and a number of Western media reported that the Barcelona club was dissatisfied with Xavi's remarks about the team's competitiveness and finances, and in the end Xavi still failed to continue to coach Barcelona.

Xavi took over as Barcelona coach in November 2021 and led the team to win La Liga and La Super Cup titles in the 2022-2023 season. Xavi led the team to second place in La Liga this season, missing out on trophies in all competitions.

According to media reports, Flick will become Barcelona's new head coach. Previously, Flick coached Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich and the German national team.

Ten Hag.

British media: Manchester United are about to sack manager Erik ten Hag

On the evening of May 25, Beijing time, Manchester United's FA Cup final against Manchester City is about to be staged, but according to British media, no matter what the result of this game is, Manchester United's current coach Ten Hag is about to leave.

The Guardian reports that a source has revealed that even winning the FA Cup will not save Ten Hag, with Manchester United having decided to sack him after the final. Coaches such as Thomas Tuchel, Mauricio Pochettino, McKenna and Graham Potter are potential successors.

Ten Hag left Ajax for Manchester United in the summer of 2022, with his contract running until the end of June 2025. Ten Hag has managed 113 games in charge so far, winning 67, drawing 15 and losing 31. Last season he led United to League Cup triumph and FA Cup runners-up, finishing third in the Premier League.

However, Ten Hag's side have been in a rather sluggish run this season, finishing eighth in the Premier League, their lowest position since 1990, and exiting the group stage in the Champions League.

This is the second season in a row that Manchester United and Manchester City will meet in the FA Cup final. The two teams competed for the FA Cup last season, with Manchester City winning the trophy 2-1 thanks to two goals from Ilkay Gundogan.

Pioli gets out of class.

AC Milan have announced the resignation of coach Stefano Pioli

On May 24, AC Milan officially announced that the team's coach Stefano Pioli stepped down and no longer coached the team.

"AC Milan would like to express their sincere gratitude to Stefano Pioli and his team for their work over the past five years, not only leading the team to a memorable league title, but also re-establishing AC Milan's stable position in Europe's top competition." The club said.

Stefano Pioli also expressed his sincere gratitude for the opportunity to be a part of the history of this illustrious club of AC Milan. He would like to thank the owner, management, team, staff and especially the fans who have enthusiastically supported AC Milan over the years. ”

Milan ended in the last eight of the Europa League this season, while they finished runners-up in Serie A. Since taking charge in October 2019, he has led Milan in 239 matches, with a record of 132 wins, 55 draws and 52 defeats.

In the 2021-2022 season, he led the team to the Serie A title, which was also the only title he won in charge of Milan. According to media reports, Milan's next manager will be Fonseca, who has already decided to join Milan after communicating with the club, while rejecting Lille's request to renew his contract. Fonseca took over Lille in the summer of 2022 and has a record of 47 wins, 25 draws and 8 defeats so far.

Novak Djokovic stopped in the men's singles semifinals in Geneva.

Novak Djokovic stopped in the men's singles semifinals in Geneva

On May 24, in the men's singles semifinals of the ATP 250 Geneva station, Serbian star Novak Djokovic continued to play against Czech player Mahac.

However, the highly anticipated top seed was not able to make it through, and after three sets, Djokovic lost 4-6, 6-0, 1-6 in the second set to miss the final.

This is Djokovic's first appearance in Geneva, and after a recent lack of form, he will be hoping to warm up for the French Open with this lower-level event.

After a first-round bye, Djokovic defeated Huffman in two sets in the second round and sixth seed Gricosp in the third round, but failed to go further in the semi-finals, and Djokovic has not won his first tour title in 2024.

However, on the day of the second-round win over Huffman, Djokovic celebrated his 37th birthday and crossed the 1,100-win mark on tour, becoming only the third player in history to achieve this figure.

Djokovic was not at his best in the semi-finals of Monte Carlo and Tabilo in the third round in Rome this clay season, and he will be in full swing to win the French Open.

Malaysia Badminton Masters.

The national team has secured a place in the women's singles final of the Malaysia Championships

On May 24, the quarterfinals of the 2024 Malaysia Badminton Masters were held in Kuala Lumpur, and the Chinese team had players in the men's singles, women's singles, and men's doubles events, and the women's singles locked a final spot in advance.

On the same day, the Chinese men's singles player Lu Guangzu defeated Hong Kong's Wu Yinglun 2-1. His teammate Lee Sze Fung lost 0-2 to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long and reached the quarterfinals.

In a group of women's singles players of the Chinese team, Wang Zhiyi defeated Gao Fangjie 2-0 and successfully advanced. In the semi-finals, she will battle teammate Zhang Yiman for the final, who also defeated India's Ashmita Chaliha 2-0 on the same day. Another Chinese women's singles player, Han Yue, lost 1-2 to India's Sindhu and missed the semifinals.

In Men's Doubles, China's He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu beat Malaysia's Wan Wei Cong/Cheng Kai Wen 2-0. In the women's doubles match, the Chinese team combination Li Yijing/Luo Xumin and Keng Shuliang/Zhang Chi unfortunately stopped. China's mixed doubles pair Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui were eliminated 0-2 by Denmark's Christiansen/Bol.

Hu Yang.

China won the gold medal in the mixed relay at the World Paralympic Athletics Championships

On May 24, the 11th World Para Athletics Championships ushered in the highlight in Kobe, Japan, where the Chinese team composed of Zhou Guohua, Wang Hao, Wen Xiaoyan and Hu Yang set new team best results in the 4×100m mixed relay preliminaries and finals and won the championship.

The Chinese team continued the mixed relay lineup that participated in the Paris World Championships last year, with Zhou Guohua and leader Jia Dengpu as the first baton, Wang Hao, Wen Xiaoyan in the second and third bats, and Hu Yang as the last bat.

The Chinese team showed good form in the preliminaries, successfully advancing with a world record of 45.66 seconds, and went one step further in the evening final, winning the championship in 45.54 seconds.

Hu Yang said: "We are 0.02 seconds away from the world record, but we still have room for improvement. All-out assault on Paris (Paralympics). On the same day, Hu Yang, who competed four times a day, also won the silver medal in the men's 100m T54 class.

Xue Enhui and Zhang Liangmin won the women's discus T11 championship and runner-up. The 16-year-old Chinese teenager Lan Hanyu won the second place in the women's 800m T34 final, and Liu Panpan won the bronze medal. Zhao Yuping and Xue Enhui won the silver and bronze medals in the women's shot put F12 respectively.

Hanyu Yuzuru.

Hanyu Yuzuru kicks off the "Ice Fantasy 2024" tour

On May 24, the "Ice Fantasy 2024" tour led by two-time Olympic figure skating men's singles champion Yuzuru Hanyu began the first performance of the first stop in Makuhari, Chiba, Japan.

Hanyu Yuzuru, Stefana Ranbir, Javier Fernandez and many other world-class experts entertained thousands of spectators for the sights and ears.

According to Japanese media reports, Hanyu Yuzuru was injured during practice on the 21st, but still played in the performance. He came out on the penultimate side of the first half, causing the crowd to scream.

During the performance, Hanyu Yuzuru, dressed in white, perfectly completed jumps such as triple loops in the back loop, which won bursts of applause from the audience.

Also on the day were the Beijing Winter Olympics ice dance champion French pair Papadakis/Cizeron, and the European Championships men's singles champion French Chinese player Adam Shaw.

The opening match of the Super 3 League began.

The opening match of the 2024 Super Three League season begins

On May 24, the opening match of the 2024 Super Three League and the Ningbo Tianyi Championship officially kicked off in Charming Yongcheng.

Xu Jicheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony, in which vice chairman Xu Jicheng first affirmed the important role played by Ningbo in the development of Chinese basketball.

In the opening game, the host team Ningbo Haishu Jieying played against Nanchang Kaizirconium Trading, and finally Ningbo Haishu Jieying defeated Nanchang Kaizirconium Commerce and Trade 13-11. In the next two days, the teams will continue to compete fiercely and attack the glory of the hegemon. The final of the Ningbo Tianyi Championship will be held on the evening of the 26th in Tianyi Square, Haishu District, Ningbo City.

 This season, the regular season of the Super Three League has two competition systems: regional competition + competition, and a total of ten regional competition areas have been set up across the country: Deqing, Shenzhen, Guiyang, Wuxi, Chengdu, Jingjiang, Wuhan, Chongming, Guangzhou, and Nanchang, as well as four regional competition areas in Ningbo, Beijing, Zhangjiagang and Chongqing. From 24 May to 10 November, 19 Super 3 clubs will go through the regular season, playoffs and finals over a five-month period to determine the winners.

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