Paris (dpa)
The French government has apologized to Liverpool fans, following the chaos outside the Stade de France last Saturday led to many not being able to watch the Champions League final as planned.
So far, the French authorities have largely blamed Liverpool fans for some of the problems, noting that fake tickets were circulated among them, while the European Football Association (UEFA) stated at the same time that the match, which ended with Real Madrid winning with a goal, was delayed. For more than 30 minutes due to the late arrival of fans.
But Olivia Gregoire, a spokeswoman for the French government, said Wednesday following a cabinet meeting: “I apologize. Can we do things better? yes”.
Gregoire stressed that French President Emmanuel Macron wanted the investigations into the chaos to be transparent.
Gregoire added that two investigations are underway with the aim of not repeating this incident during the Paris Olympics in 2024, and UEFA has commissioned a report.
French broadcaster BFM revealed that Macron is angry with Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin for initially blaming Liverpool fans.
Police in the French capital, Paris, which recorded more than 100 arrests and injured 230 people during the final match, were criticized by Liverpool fans for accusing them of using harsh methods.
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The 33-year-old emphasized his leadership role within the team. “I always have this ‘big brother feeling’ that I’m trying to help the team.” The fact that the 98-times international can break the 100 mark in the coming days as the third ÖFB player affects him according to his own statements little. “It’s been speculated that I’m hot for 100 caps, but that’s not the case. I don’t care if I make 100 international matches or 90.”
His drive is the urge to be successful with the national team. “I still have the attraction to do it. Now it’s a new era with a new coach, the philosophy sounds good. “Then let’s hurry.”
No “Red Bull National Team”
Arnautovic dismissed the theory that he had problems with Rangnick’s pressing ideas. “I do what the coach asks of me. I’m not someone who says: ‘Stop, stop, I’ll do what I want.’” At the same time, the striker emphasized: “Arnautovic will always be Arnautovic.”
He respects the system created by Rangnick. Players with a Red Bull background are “a great asset to the team. But that doesn’t mean that you have to call the national team the Red Bull national team.” Arnautovic also pointed out: “It’s not just all regarding pressing, it’s also regarding how we act with the ball. We are a team that prefers to have the ball rather than chasing it.”
Additional motivation through change of coach
Due to the change of team boss, Arnautovic found additional motivation in the ÖFB selection. “Whenever a new coach comes, everyone is focused. Everyone gives more than they actually have to give. The coach also addressed that, that you don’t exaggerate, that you have to know when to go forward and press.” Expectations before the first games under Rangnick are high. “We’re looking forward to it and will see what the result is.”
Arnautovic was less happy when his friend Aleksandar Dragovic was not nominated. “It hurts me that he’s not there, but life goes on. He will be missed very much.” Arnautovic’s team career, on the other hand, might go on for a long time because there is no end in sight. “I hate to talk regarding age – what is age? If I feel at 34 that I can’t take it anymore, I say stop, but I don’t think that will be the case.” He feels good enough to play all four upcoming Nations League games. “But I’m not the coach.”
Not an ideal time for four games
Nevertheless, according to Arnautovic, the international matches do not come at the best time. The appointments were “brutal,” said the attacker. “It doesn’t matter whether you’ve played 30 or 50 games, following every season you’re mentally tired. Then you join the team and have to play four games. But everyone is in top form and motivated.”
The goalscorer can look back on a successful club season, following all he scored 14 Serie A goals for Bologna. “And please don’t forget the eight pole shots,” he said to the journalists present. “I’m happy, but when I see the statistics of how much bad luck there was, it might have been even more.” Thanks to his performances at Bologna, Arnautovic is said to have attracted interest from AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli, said on transfer speculation but he only said: “No comment.”
IRFC 2022 in Leoben: Seiler & Speer will heat up the benefit biker festival as headliners
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Now it’s almost “official”: Seiler & Speer are the ones at the IRFC 2022 in Leoben will heat up the visitors of the big charity biker festival on Saturday, July 23rd, as the main act – as the cherry on the cake, so to speak, of the already packed program with live music. By the way this is Guest performance at “Iron Road for Children” on the main square of Leoben, the only performance that Seiler & Speer are doing in Austria this year with free admission.
The two musicians are already looking forward to performing at IRFC 2022, also because they like to serve a good cause – and want to help children who are in dire need due to serious health problems.
Here, too, Seiler and Speer meet the intentions of the organizers perfectly: “We immediately agreed to appear at the Iron Road for Children. There was no question regarding it and we didn’t hesitate for a second,” says Christopher Seiler in an interview with the little one Newspaper. “Something great” is being created with the IRFC: “We are happy to be a part of it and make our presence available,” says Seiler.
Also new songs with the luggage
The concert in Leoben will be something very special. Because: Seiler & Speer are currently busy recording new songs. The appearance in Leoben is the best opportunity to send new material live on stage into the race to check how it ignites with the fans.
New songs will be thrown in as a “treat” in the form of jams that begin loosely and develop bit by bit: “Similar to the process we use in the studio,” says Seiler. Of course there will be primarily Seiler & Speer to hear, as the fans probably expect: “We’re coming with a seven-piece band. And we’ll be loud. But we’re known that powerful anyway. It’s been a while since that we played unplugged,” says Seiler.
The offer of apartments in Greater Santiago rises to a historical record: 66 thousand units for sale
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
There have never been so many apartments for sale in Greater Santiago. The contraction in demand, due to local and international uncertainty and the rising cost of financing, and the growing supply in recent years led to a historic figure at the end of the first quarter, according to the latest report from the real estate management platform TocToc .com. “Supply reaches a new historical peak in apartments, with more than 66 thousand units for sale,” says the report.
Specifically, as of March the industry had for sale 66,646 apartments in Greater Santiagoand 3.2% more than at the end of 2021 and 14.6% over the same quarter of 2021, when the figure reached 58 thousand units. The offer this year doubles the figure of eight years ago: in December 2014 there were 32,963 apartments on offer, according to TocToc. Of the 66 thousand apartments for sale, 19.2% have immediate delivery, 71.8% are green and 9% are white.
In houses, the offer totals 7,308 available units, 20.9% more than last year. With this, the total supply of new homes totaled almost 74 thousand units, 14.9% more than a year ago, pushed by the departments.
The market for the purchase and sale of homes contracted in the first quarter and according to TocToc there was a crisis of expectations for the purchase of houses. The foregoing since while the supply of loans by financial entities moderated its contraction, becoming less restrictive than in the last quarter of 2021, the demand for mortgage loans continued to decline, deepening its low dynamism.
Likewise, the quotes on the Toctoc site in the last quarter have been directed to the search for rent over sales: 61% of the queries were for rent and 26% for the purchase of a new home. In the first quarter of 2021, the relationship was inverse: 61% of the contributions were directed to the purchase of new homes. At the same time, TocToc.com highlights, the survey of consumer expectations shows that the intention to purchase a home has fallen to its lowest level in the last decade.
Thus, considering the total sale of homes, the first quarter of 2022 closed with a contraction of 24.3% compared to the last quarter of 2021 and a drop of 45.3% compared to the period January-March 2021, measured in units. In value, the drop is 42.6% in twelve months.
That, in addition, had an impact on prices, which in March fell 2.1% in houses, compared to February, and fell 1.1% in apartments. In one year, the latter have advanced only 4.18%.
With all those considerations, TocToc.com projects three scenarios for 2022: one optimistic, one pessimistic and one neutral. In the first, the drop in units will be 17% compared to 2021, while in the pessimistic one, the decline is close to 40%. In the neutral projection, the study estimates that the real estate market in Greater Santiago would sell an estimated 98 million in UF, falling 27.8% compared to 2021. The above would translate into the sale of 24,158 units.
Regarding the apartment market, according to the report, from January to March of this year, 3,706 units were sold, with the amount of sales for March slightly higher than for January and February. The figure is 42.5% lower than that of the first quarter of the previous year. In value, the industry fell the same percentage, to 13.9 million UF.
Considering the communes where the apartments sold are located, the ranking is once more led by Ñuñoa, followed by Santiago and La Florida. They are followed by Las Condes, Vitacura, La Cisterna, Lo Barnechea, Providencia, Macul and Central Station.
TocToc details that the building permits for apartments -those that are not yet for sale- add up to 334 and total 73,196 units, more than the current available offer. “52.28% of the apartments are concentrated in Ñuñoa, La Florida, Santiago and Cerrillos,” says TocToc.com regarding the future supply of apartments. Ñuñoa includes almost 13,000 new apartments according to building permits.
Regarding the housing market, the report found that At the end of the first quarter of this year, 1,060 units have been sold, with a growing trend in the three months -471 units were sold in March versus 264 in January-, but well below what was accumulated in the same period of 2021, where the total was 2,263.
The communes that lead home sales are Hill, Lampa and Lo Barnechea. They are followed by Las Condes, Padre Hurtado, Puente Alto, Buin, San Bernardo, La Florida and Maipú.
In value, so far in 2022 a total of 6 million UF have been sold in houses, this is 43.2% less than in the same period last year. Building permits in the housing market add up to 10,166 future units, with Colina with 2,965 of the total, followed by Padre Hurtado, Lampa and Puente Alto. “In the housing market, Colina regains first place in the ranking, leading both in the number of permits and in housing units,” the report highlights. Lampa leads in project density, with 10 large initiatives with an average of 178 houses each.