UEFA trusts that its new rules “fulfil all relevant European laws and regulations”

 

UEFA said on Thursday that the judgment issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) “does not mean support or validation” of the Superliga and that it trusts that the new rules it imposed “fulfil with all relevant European laws and regulations”:

“UEFA takes note of the judgment handed down Thursday by the ECJ in the case of the European Super League. This failure does not mean support or validation for so-called ‘Superliga’, rather it underlines a pre-existing deficit within the UEFA’s prior authorisation framework, a technical aspect that was already recognized and addressed in June 2022”, UEFA said in a statement.

The continental body made it clear that it “trusts the strength of its new rules and, specifically, that they comply with all relevant European laws and regulations”. “UEFA remains determined in its commitment to defending the pyramid of European football, ensuring that it continues to serve the wider interests of society. We will continue to shape the European sport model collectively with national federations, leagues, clubs, fans, players, coaches, EU institutions, governments and partners alike”, he added.

Scientists discover the link between ocean weather and global climate

 

An international team of scientists led by Hussein Aluie, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester, United Kingdom, and a scientist at the University’s Lase Energy Laboratory, has found the first direct test liking seemingly random weather system in the ocean to the global climate, according to the journal ‘Science Advances’.

According to Benjamin Storer, lead author of the study and associate researcher of the Aluie Turbulence and Complex Flux Group, there are weather patterns similar to terrestrial ones in the ocean, but at different time scales and length.

A weather pattern on land can last a few days and be about 500 kilometres wide, while ocean patterns, such as swirls, last between three and four weeks, but are one fifth of their size.

“Scientist have long speculated on the possibility that these ubiquitous and seemingly random ocean movements will communicate with the climate scales, but it has always been vague because it was not clear how to unravel this complex system to measure its interactions”, says Aluie. “We’ve developed a framework that can do exactly that. What we found was not what people expected because it requires the mediation of the atmosphere”.

The group’s goal was to understand how energy passed through the different ocean channels across the planet. They used a mathematical method developed by Aluie in 2019, which was later implemented in an advanced code by Storer and Aluie, which allowed them to study the transfer of energy through different patterns ranging from the circumference of the globe to 10 kilometers. There techniques were then applied to ocean data sets from an advanced climate model and satellite observations.

LA Knight will receive the key to your hometown

 

LA Knight has enjoyed one of the best years of his career in 2023. SmackDown’s fighter has changed his position in the company, becoming one of the most acclaimed talents. Thanks to his work, he will receive recognition from his hometown of Hagerstown, Maryland.

The city’s official website has released the following statement: “The city of Hagerstown will deliver on of its own, and currently one of the most popular Superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment, the key to the city on Saturday, December 23 at noon at University Plaza”.

LA Knight experienced a continuous rise from the middle of the year. That trend allowed him to reach Roam Reigns, whom he faced las November in Cown Jewel. Knight fell defeated and missed the chance to become the undisputed new Universal champion. In the latest episode of Friday Night SmackDown, he was attacked by AJ Styles at the show’s star event, which seems an indication of who his next rival will be.

Dimitry Bivol fights Lyndon Arthur with the sight set on Artur Beterbiev

 

Dimitry Bivol insists he is as motivated for Saturday’s title fight against Lyndon Arthur as he was before his previous two fights: brilliant victories over Canelo Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez.

Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) defends his AMB title for the eleventh time against Arthur as part of the marathon billboard at the Kingdom Arena in Riyah, Saudi Arabia.

Arthur (23-1, 16 Kos), 32, of Manchester, will be on his first world title opportunity and has only lost once. That said, it doesn’t bring the same level of threat as Alvarez, the current super-middleweight undisputed champion, and former super-middleweight world champion Ramirez. Bivol beat Canelo and Ramirez by unanimous decision in May and December 2022, respectively.

However, Bivol does not trust Arthur and says he is still focused on not interrupting his progression towards a clash with his Russian compatriot Arthur Beterviev (19-0, 19 KO), who owns the belt of the CMB, the FIB and the OMB. Beterbiev will defend his titles against Callum Smith in Canada on January 13.

Bivol is a clean, classic boxer who dismantles and outstrips his opponents with his jab, while Beterbiev relies on his power to eliminate all the professional opponents he has known. Bivol vs Beterbiew to decide an undisputed semi-heavyweight champion is one of the best fights that can be held in boxing today, and Bivol believes it can be achieved by 2024.