Beach volleyball stars bid for coveted Olympic berths Laura Ludwig and co are in Hamburg competing for the world title and a place at Tokyo 2020. Find out how the 24 teams lining up in Japan will be decided, and hear from Swan Valeria Mendoza as she aims to put Nicaragua on the path to a beach volleyball spot at an Olympic Games. https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/video/detail/beach-volleyball-stars-olympic-ludwig-nicaragua-tokyo/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2019-07-04&utm_campaign=crm_emails_owned_weeklyupdate&sfmc_e=0031n00001sOA0OAAW

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Is PAY-TV is killing niche sports? By Alistair Taylor With both the ICC Cricket World Cup and FIFA Women’s World Cup approaching their climaxes, the stark difference in audience engagement raises the question, is pay-TV killing off niche sports? Deciding the medium through which to distribute live sports has never been more crucial. Sport is the latest content genre to feel the disruption of not only streaming insurgents, but a demographic cliff for its addressable audience, due to its connection with pay-TV operators, who are experiencing a decline in subscribers. Continue on https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pay-tv-killing-off-niche-sports-alistair-taylor

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UEFA wants to change the rules in the Champions League. What would be the beneficial change for League One UEFA is going to modify the rules to help teams in the advanced stages of the Champions League. European Union President Aleksander Ceferin admitted there was discussion and gave some examples. "We want to protect teams such as Ajax this season, Monaco or Leicester last years, who have reached the quarters or even higher. Ajax was in aces, but now sells quite a lot of players and it is not known whether they will repeat performance in the year. I'm not saying we should help many clubs, but there are some that deserve. The idea is that those teams that have been successful but who can not qualify directly will have the chance to compete again, " said the UEFA president. The case of Ajax, which can not be present directly in the UEFA Champions League , is based on the calculation of the coefficients. According to the system, the top 10 European champions give the team that won the qualified title directly. Holland is ranked 14th in the hierarchy of coefficients, and for this reason Ajax will enter the preliminary tournament of the race. If he succeeds in overcoming this phase, he enters the playoff. Of the 32 teams that arrive in groups, 26 are automatically present thanks to the championship or the UEFA Champions League or the Europa League. The other wine from the preliminary tours. The UEFA Champions League could reach 48 participating teams There are also proposals to change the format of the competition , such as 4 groups of 8 teams and an increase in the number of participating clubs at 40 or even 48, which would be good news for smaller championships like Romania. Instead, a Super League of Champions is not the subject of negotiations. "As long as I am the president, there will be no such issue , " said Ceferin. There is also the plan of a super-match - a duel between the triumphant EURO and the Copa America winner. Discover more on https://www.digisport.ro/amphtml/fotbal/champions-league/uefa-vrea-sa-schimbe-regulile-in-liga-campionilor-care-ar-fi-modificarea-benefica-pentru-liga-1-686101

Roben made a decision! AUTHOR: STEFAN MATIC SOURCE: SPORTSKE.NET The Dutchman broke up. Roben made a decision! Photo: EPA-EFE / LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS The legend of the Dutch, but also world football, Arjen Roben is withdrawing from the football courts! The former Munich player Bayern on several occasions gave hints that he might continue with football, a transfer to the ranks of the new prime minister, Sheffield United, was mentioned, but the "glass" Dutchman still decided to retire. " I've been thinking about this over the last couple of weeks, as everyone knew, I wanted a little time to announce my decision about my future after my last match as a Bayern Munich player and I decided to finish my career as a professional player football . this was without doubt the most difficult decisions in my career. the decision where the hearts and minds clashed , "said Arjen Robben for the Dutch media. Riberi Roben cheerleaders One of the best players of "Oranya" in his career was wearing jerseys of Groningen, PSV, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. He played over 600 club-level matches where he scored 209 goals and 158 assists. For the national team, he played 96 matches with 37 goals scored. Discover more on https://www.sportske.net/vest/medjunarodni-fudbal/roben-doneo-odluku-381058.html