Soccer, FC Barcelona: FC Barcelona have to do without their striker Sergio Agüero for three months. As the Spanish football club announced on Monday evening, the 33-year-old Argentine has to undergo a therapy and diagnostic process.
Agüero was brought to a clinic for a cardiological examination last Saturday. The attacker felt uncomfortable during the Catalans’ game against Alaves and was replaced before half-time. A heart specialist should now decide on the necessary treatment measures for an effective course of therapy. Due to an earlier injury, the Argentine had already missed several competitive games this season.
Agüero joined FC Barcelona on a free transfer from English soccer champions Manchester City in May. In the Spanish La Liga he played from 2006 to 2011 for the current champions Atlético Madrid, with whom he also won the Europa League in 2010.
Basketball, NBA: Spectacular dunk, 28 points and praise from all corners: With the best performance of his career, NBA newcomer Franz Wagner led the Orlando Magic to an away win at the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 20-year-old Berliner excelled at 115: 97 on Monday evening (local time), especially in the last quarter, when he scored ten points and set an exclamation point with the dunk against two opponents. “I’ve never dunk like this in my life,” he told the German press agency. “I just tried to jump as high as I could.” After four defeats in a row, the success was only the second win of the season for Orlando Magic.
Dennis Schröder, on the other hand, goes into the duel with the brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner on Wednesday (local time) without any success. Germany’s best basketball professional also lost to the Chicago Bulls with the Boston Celtics and is now five defeats in seven games. Schröder got 13 points and five assists in front of his home crowd.
Fifa, fans: The world football association Fifa has again punished the Hungarian national team for the misconduct of their supporters. Because of fan riots in the World Cup qualifier against England at London’s Wembley Stadium on October 12, the Hungarians will have to forego spectator support in their last game in Group I on November 15 in Poland, as Fifa announced on Monday. In addition, the Hungarian association has to pay 75,000 Swiss francs (around 71,000 euros).
At the 1-1 draw in London, dozens of emergency services clashed with guest fans in the stands. Shortly after the game started, officials came into the stands to arrest a spectator over a racist incident. Because of the racist failures of their fans in the first leg against England (0: 4) on September 2 in Budapest, FIFA had already punished the Hungarian association with an exclusion of spectators and a fine of 200,000 Swiss francs (a good 183,000 euros). Hungary had to play its World Cup qualifier against Albania (0: 1) on October 9 in front of empty ranks.
The Albanian and Polish associations were also sanctioned on Monday, according to Fifa. Albania will have to play their last qualifying home game against Andorra on November 15 in camera. The association was fined 150,000 francs (around 142,000 euros). The reason: In Tirana, after Poland’s 1-0 winner on October 12, plastic bottles flew towards the cheering players. The game was interrupted for around 20 minutes. Polish fans were also uncomfortable at the time. As a result, Poland will have to do without supporters in their last away game in Andorra on November 12th and pay 50,000 Swiss francs (around 47,000 euros).