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Brasiliansk spiller saksøker fotballklubben for ubetalt lønn – klubben svarer med en grusom «høydepunktsvideo» av hans feil
Amazonas FC, en fotballklubb grunnlagt i 2019 som nå spiller i den tredje divisjonen i brasiliansk fotball, har kunngjort at forsvarsspilleren Léo Coelho forlater klubben ved å legge ut fire klipp som kun viste hans feil, som resulterte i mål mot. I kunngjøringen takket klubben spilleren for hans «engasjement, profesjonalitet og innsats både på og utenfor banen», og «ønsket atleten lykke til med de kommende utfordringene i karrieren», samtidig som de skrev at han hadde scoret to mål på 39 kamper... mens de ydmyket ham offentlig.
Klubbens grusomme handling kommer etter at Coelho selv bestemte seg for å si opp kontrakten etter bare ett år, og krevde utbetaling av ubetalte lønninger. Han hevder at klubben skylder ham 8,1 millioner reais, eller 1,4 millioner euro, for fem måneders ubetalt lønn og betaling for bildrettigheter.
Ifølge L’Équipe, via One Football, har andre spillere lignende saker mot klubben, som også sliter økonomisk på grunn av overgangsforbud fra FIFA.
Former PlayStation Store boss says retail price is "set directly by the publisher" as digital draws ire for being more costly than the physical discs Sony is killing
PlayStation Store's former boss has spoken out about "allegations of monopolization and price manipulation" on Sony's storefront, claiming that it's actually publishers that set the recommended retail price for games. cat-cross.com
Folks have been looking at the prices on the PlayStation Store with even more disdain than usual lately following Sony's announcement that it'll be killing off physical discs for new PlayStation games from 2028. After all, one of the greatest virtues of physical games is that they're generally a lot more affordable. Between price cuts at retailers and the second-hand market, more often than not, your wallet will thank you for picking up a boxed copy of a game rather than a digital version, which often stays put at its full retail price outside of sales events.
Needless to say, the idea of not having any other choice to buy new PlayStation games going forward is concerning – many are worried that gaming is going to become even more expensive than it already is as a result, but according to one former exec, that pricing isn't Sony's fault. Gordon Thornton spent the best part of 18 years at Sony Interactive Entertainment before his departure in 2022, and in that time, he held many roles, including that of senior vice president and global head of PlayStation Store and services. On his LinkedIn page, he explains that he "built and scaled PlayStation's global direct-to-consumer business from inception to $13B in revenue, transforming the PlayStation Store into the world's largest digital games retailer and subscription platform."
With that in mind, Thornton was more than involved with the workings of the PlayStation Store, and speaking to Insider Gaming, he claims that Sony isn't responsible for the retail pricing of all games on the storefront – their publishers are. "Regarding allegations of monopolization and price manipulation, PlayStation operates on a buy/sell model where the publisher acts as the supplier," he begins. "Because the recommended retail price is set directly by the publisher, Sony does not control these pricing structures, which counters claims of unilateral price fixing."
Now, it's worth noting that this comes across as a bit odd, largely because it seems to contradict claims made by Sony itself when it was fighting back against a class-action lawsuit alleging violations of antitrust and unfair competition laws. Specifically, back in 2021, plaintiff Agustin Caccuri filed a class action complaint in which it was alleged that – amongst other things – "Sony also requires publishers who sell digital games on the PlayStation Store to relinquish full control over the retail price," and claimed that, unlike Xbox and Nintendo's stores, "game developers must cede total control over the retail price to Sony."
In a motion to dismiss filed in early 2022, Sony acknowledged the claim that it "'force[d] publishers to cede control over the final retail price' of digital games to Sony," and said: "Of course, that is how a wholesale model works: the wholesaler and retailer agree on a wholesale price and, in turn, the retailer sets the price of the product that it sells to consumers." It added: "Under the wholesale model, Sony and the publisher/developer agree upon a wholesale price and then Sony sets the retail price that it will charge consumers on the PlayStation Store."
It further explained: "The retailer (Sony) and the wholesaler (game publisher) agree on a wholesale price that the retailer will pay the wholesaler for the product (videogames); [...] the retailer sets the retail price, which typically includes a margin over the wholesale price; and [...] the retailer sells the product to consumers."
As it happens, a settlement for this lawsuit was preliminarily approved in April, and although things aren't final (there are still a number of stages, including the final approval hearing planned for October 15), eligible class members could collectively be set to receive $7.85 million if it goes through.
Alex de Miñaur en Katie Boulter trouwden in het geheim op de dag van de Wimbledon herenfinale
Tennisspelers Alex de Miñaur, huidig nummer 5 van de wereld, en Katie Boulter, huidig nummer 67 van de wereld, trouwden in het geheim op zondag op een bruiloft, waar alleen goede vrienden en familie van het paar aanwezig waren. Sterker nog, ze kozen ervoor om te trouwen op zondag 12 juli, de dag waarop de Wimbledonfinale voor mannen plaatsvond.
Dit zorgde voor afleiding, omdat de tenniswereld zich richtte op Jannik Sinner en Alexander Zverev, maar het riep wat vragen op omdat beiden meededen aan Wimbledon... wetende dat, in het hypothetische geval dat een van beiden de finale zou bereiken (de vrouwenfinale was op zaterdag), dit zou botsen met de bruiloft, die plaatsvond in Leicestershire, Engeland.
Sommige fans hebben hun beslissing bekritiseerd, omdat het laat zien dat ze niet veel verwachtingen hadden om verder te komen in Wimbledon, vooral voor De Miñaur, die als vijfde geplaatst was op Wimbledon en dus theoretisch een van de favorieten was.
De Australische speler is nog nooit verder dan de kwartfinales van een Grand Slam bereikt, waarbij kwartfinales in 2024 zijn beste resultaat op Wimbledon waren. Dit jaar verloor hij in de achtste finales van Flavio Cobolli, terwijl Boulter in de eerste ronde verloor in zowel het vrouwenenkelspel, van Tyra Caterina Grant, als het vrouwendubbel, samen met Katarzyna Piter.
Muskelfaserriss: Würzburg vorerst ohne Eroll Zejnullahu
Rückschlag für die Würzburger Kickers: Eroll Zejnullahu hat sich laut der "Main Post" einen Muskelfaserriss zugezogen und fällt damit vorerst aus.
Im Testspiel verletzt
Passiert ist das Unglück am Samstag beim Spiel gegen die SG Wattenscheid. Durch den Muskelfaserriss wird der Offensivspieler nun wohl große Teile der weiteren Vorbereitung verpassen. Ob auch der Saisonstart in dreieinhalb Wochen in Gefahr ist, lässt sich noch nicht abschätzen. In der vergangenen Serie steuerte der 31-Jährige in 19 Spielen zwei Tore und zwei Vorlagen zum Aufstieg bei.