Bundesliga, Hertha BSC: Kevin-Prince Boateng is returning to his home club 14 years after leaving Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. The 34-year-old signed a contract until 2022, as Hertha announced on Wednesday. Boateng comes on a free transfer from the Italian second division club AC Monza, with whom the former Ghanaian international missed promotion to Serie A. Boateng has been employed by 13 clubs in recent years, including Bundesliga clubs Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt. Under the then Frankfurt manager Fredi Bobic, who has been responsible for Hertha’s sporting affairs since the beginning of the month, Boateng won the DFB Cup in 2018. Boateng also have similarities with his current trainer Pal Dardai. You played in the first team from 2005 to 2007.
Soccer, Copa America: Brazil also won their third game in the Copa America, beating Colombia 2-1. It looked bad for the hosts on Wednesday at the Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro: Already in the 9th minute, Luis Díaz hit a spectacular overhead kick after a cross from Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and gave Colombia a 1-0 lead . Only in the 77th minute did ex-Hoffenheim’s Roberto Firmino equalize for the hosts after a cross from Renan Lodi with a header. Casemiro then scored after a corner from Neymar in stoppage time and made the win for the Seleção perfect. With nine points, Brazil are now the undisputed leaders in Group B, followed by Colombia with four points.
Previously, Ecuador had not gotten past a 2-2 draw against Peru in Goiânia. The Tricolor went into the half-time break with two goals ahead, but then collapsed and conceded two goals from the Peruvians within eight minutes. Peru are now with four points in third place in the table in Group B and will meet Venezuela in the last group game. Ecuador, on the other hand, is threatened with elimination in the group stage: The team is fourth with two points and will face Brazil in the last game of the preliminary round.
Handball, TSV Hannover-Burgdorf: Former handball national coach Christian Prokop will be the new coach of TSV Hannover-Burgdorf. The 42-year-old receives a contract with the Bundesliga club until 2023, as the Lower Saxony announced on Wednesday. Prokop succeeds Carlos Ortega, who returns to his home club FC Barcelona.
“Christian has trained top-level teams in the past and stands for handball with a distinct fighting spirit, high level of attractiveness and great passion, which we want to offer our fans,” said Sports Director Sven-Sören Christophersen. Prokop had looked after the German national handball team between 2017 and 2020. Prokop’s contract with the German Handball Federation will be terminated on June 30th. He was released from the DHB in February of last year. His employment was originally limited to June 30, 2022.