Franco Foda’s team only needs a good halftime to take the victory Austria’s national soccer team celebrated a well-deserved win against Northern Ireland on Sunday. In front of 600 spectators in Belfast’s Windsor Park, the ÖFB team won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Michael Gregoritsch (42nd) and thus took first place in their National League group. The Norwegians, who are equal on points, have the better goal difference, but lost the direct duel. The Austrians took the initiative right from the start, but for the time being remained without…
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World Health Organization: Tenth of the world population may already have had corona
Geneva. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in ten people in the world could already be infected with the novel coronavirus. “Our current best estimates indicate that around ten percent of the world’s population may already have been infected with this virus,” WHO expert Mike Ryan said in Geneva on Monday. This would correspond to an unreported number of more than 700 million undetected infections in addition to the 35 million cases detected to date. The proportion of those already infected varies by country, between urban and rural…
Read MoreFourth title of the season: Bayern Munich wins the Supercup
After the triple of League, Cup and Champions League, Bayern Munich has also won the European Supercup. Coach Hansi Flick’s team won 2-1 (1-1, 1-1) after extra time against the European League winner FC Sevilla in Budapest on Thursday evening. Joker Javi Martinez scored the decisive goal in the 104th minute. Already next Wednesday, title number five in the German Supercup will be on the cards against runner-up Borussia Dortmund in Munich. Coach Hansi Flick’s eleven also continued his remarkable streak: since December 7, 2019, they have not lost a…
Read MoreDominic Thiem wins US Open
Dominic Thiem has written Austrian sports history in a final that is unsurpassed in drama. September 13, 2020 (local time) will forever remain a holiday for the 27-year-old Lower Austrian. Thiem shot the final against the German Alexander Zverev in New York after a 0-2 set and a 3-5 set gap in set five after 4:01 hours to win 2:6,4:6,6:4,6:3,7:6(6).25 years after Thomas Muster at the French Open, the 27-year-old from Lower Austria became the second Austrian to win a single Grand Slam title on Sunday (local time). For his…
Read MoreWhere we have to wear mask again starting Monday
On Friday the government presented a new package of measures in the fight against the Corona pandemic – which will now apply from Monday onwards. Vienna. The new measures will come into force on Monday throughout Austria. In addition to the compulsory use of masks, the original relaxation regulation will also be greatly reduced. Masks in storesAs was the case until May, the obligation to wear masks now applies again in all stores, i.e. in the entire retail sector, for customers and employees. MNS for waitersAs in all EU countries…
Read MoreUPDATE: 502 new infections in just one day
Wednesday, 09. September 2020 – More than half of the new cases were again reported in Vienna. After the record increase on Tuesday, more than 500 new infections were again reported in Austria on Wednesday. Within 24 hours there were exactly 502 new cases, more than half of them in Vienna alone. This means that 4,072 people are currently infected throughout Austria. So far, there have been 30,583 positive test results in Austria. As of today (09 September 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 747 people throughout Austria have died as a result…
Read MoreGOVERNMENT PLANS TO TIGHTEN UP ITS CORONA MEASURES STARTING 4.9.2020
Vienna. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz already announced in his speech on Friday that there would be new measures in the fight against the second wave of the coronavirus. Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober is now also planning his own “declaration” on Tuesday. By Wednesday — there should be an agreement on the tightening. Fixed: There will be no major events until at least the end of the year. This will of course also affect the ball season. In addition, all further relaxation steps – from September 1 there should have been…
Read MoreDavid Alaba: the most successful footballer in Austria
Bayern Munich clinched its sixth European title after beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League final in Lisbon on Sunday. Despite all the attacking talent on display, one goal was enough to separate the two sides with former PSG man Kingsley Coman heading in the winning goal in the 59th minute. Coman, a French international, guided his header into the bottom corner to add yet another trophy to his cabinet. Comfort for Neymar David Alaba, one of the leading Bayern Munich player showed human greatness after the final whistle, his first way…
Read MoreCHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MEGA SHOWDOWN: PSG – Bayern München
Bayern München against Paris St Germain , Austria’s David Alaba against Neymar and Mbappé, 928.55 million euros market value against 801.45 million – Tonight, the mega final for the Champions League title will take place in Lisbon. But not only that! Both teams have the chance to secure the big triple.Paris is counting on its super strikers: Neymar and Mbappé. Together they have a market value of an incredible 308 million euros. Mbappé said of his Brazilian striker partner, “I’m sure if we win the Champions League, he can become…
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