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Morning Espresso: Taylor Swift and Barcelona?, Xabi Alonso, Carlo Ancelotti, Alphonso Davies, & more
Welcome in for another edition of the Morning Espresso from the SDH Network, brought to you by Oglethorpe University, Atlanta's premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse.
Yes Taylor Swift's logo could be on the Barcelona shirt soon. For El Clasico matches against Real Madrid in La Liga play, Barcelona replaces the Spotify sponsor logo with an artist. Last time out, Coldplay was on the front of the shirt for the 4-0 win in Madrid. Reports out of Spain are that Taylor Swift will be on the front of the shirt for the huge match in May in Barcelona, edging out Ed Sheeran and Travis Scott for the honor. Maybe Barcelona will be able to buy a few more players and get them registered if that shirt goes on sale...
Alphonso Davies' agent has issued a statement criticizing Canadian manager Jesse Marsch and the federation's handling of his player. The agent said that Davies was not supposed to be in the starting lineup against the USMNT after not feeling 100% following the Mexico game and the agent said "I feel he was pressured to start the game by the coach." No statement yet from Marsch, but this is a bad look all the way around.
Arsenal overturned a 2-0 deficit to Real Madrid in the UEFA Women's Champions League to win 3-2 on aggregate and advance to the semifinals to face Lyon, who handled Bayern yesterday in the second leg with just a little bit of stress.
Today, Barcelona is expected to reach the semifinals again as they host Wolfsburg with a 4-1 lead from the first leg. Chelsea go back to Stamford Bridge to host Manchester City and they trail 2-0 after the first leg. Sonia Bompastor has not lost at home since taking over Chelsea, but can they flip the first leg margin as well?
Reports out of Brazil have Thiago Almada rejoining Botafogo for the Club World Cup before his transfer is made permanent at Lyon, where he is currently on loan. With John Textor, anything is possible but this seems like a wild summer for Thiago who might just want a break.
Maybe it's because the Club World Cup winner could take home around $125 million, the most lucrative tournament in club football when taking into account the number of games to achieve that prize.
The rhombus between Xabi Alonso - Bayer Leverkusen - Real Madrid - Carlo Ancelotti - Brazil's national team could see a little clarity today as Alonso is expected to speak to the media on his future at Leverkusen, while Dorival Junior is expected to speak with the Brazilian federation tomorrow to explain what happened in their loss to Argentina. Stay tuned...
More Espresso coming tomorrow on the SDH Network, presented by Oglethorpe University.
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