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FC Barcelona confirm Hansi Flick as new coach

STORY: FC Barcelona confirm Hansi Flick as new coach SHOOTING TIME: May 29, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the presentation of Hansi Flick as new coach of FC Barcelona at the club's offices with the club president Joan Laporta STORYLINE: Former Bayern Munich and Germany national team coach Hansi Flick was named as FC Barcelona's new head coach on Wednesday, replacing Xavi Hernandez. The 59-year-old has signed a two-year contract until June 2026, which is also the end of the current mandate of Barca president Joan Laporta. Flick's announcement had been expected after he was pictured in Barcelona having dinner with Laporta on Tuesday, after the president and sporting director Deco had flown to London to talk with him last week. Flick joins Barcelona after an unsuccessful spell with Germany's national team, who failed to survive the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but before that, he had won two league title

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(5)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's professional baseball players association head Atsushi Furuta is surrounded by reporters Sept. 8 at Koshien Stadium after the owners of the 12 professional ball clubs approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system.

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(4)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Orix BlueWave fans carry banners opposing the merger of the BluWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes at Yahoo BB Stadium in Kobe on Sept. 8. The owners of Japan's 12 professional baseball clubs approved the merger and decided to keep the two-league system the same day.

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(2)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes players association president Koichi Isobe answers reporters' questions Sept. 8 at Osaka Dome after the owners of Japan's 12 professional ballclubs approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system at an extraordinary meeting.

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(3)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

TOKYO, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes owner Wa Tashiro, Yomiuri Giants owner Takuo Takihana, Japanese pro baseball commissioner Yasuchika Negoro, Orix BluWave owner Yoshihiko Miyauchi (from left to right) attend a press conference in a Tokyo hotel Sept. 8 after the owners of Japan's 12 professional ballclubs approved the Orix-Kintestu merger and decided to keep the two-league system.

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(1)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

TOKYO, Japan - The owners of the 12 professional ball clubs hold an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 8. They approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system.

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Furuta speaks at FCCJ, ass'n to continue the fight

TOKYO, Japan - Professional baseball players' association president Atsuya Furuta responds to questions Sept. 2 at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. He said the association will continue its fight against the merger of the Kintetsu Buffloes and Orix BlueWave and switching to one league from the current two-league format.

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Chunichi manager Hoshino to quit

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons manager Senichi Hoshino meets the press Sept. 25 in Nagoya. Hoshino, who steered the Central League club to two league titles, said he will quit at the end of the season.

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(4)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Orix BlueWave fans carry banners opposing the merger of the BluWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes at Yahoo BB Stadium in Kobe on Sept. 8. The owners of Japan's 12 professional baseball clubs approved the merger and decided to keep the two-league system the same day. (Kyodo)

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(2)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes players association president Koichi Isobe answers reporters' questions Sept. 8 at Osaka Dome after the owners of Japan's 12 professional ballclubs approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system at an extraordinary meeting. (Kyodo)

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(5)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's professional baseball players association head Atsushi Furuta is surrounded by reporters Sept. 8 at Koshien Stadium after the owners of the 12 professional ball clubs approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system. (Kyodo)

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(3)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

TOKYO, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes owner Wa Tashiro, Yomiuri Giants owner Takuo Takihana, Japanese pro baseball commissioner Yasuchika Negoro, Orix BluWave owner Yoshihiko Miyauchi (from left to right) attend a press conference in a Tokyo hotel Sept. 8 after the owners of Japan's 12 professional ballclubs approved the Orix-Kintestu merger and decided to keep the two-league system. (Kyodo)

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Chunichi manager Hoshino to quit

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons manager Senichi Hoshino meets the press Sept. 25 in Nagoya. Hoshino, who steered the Central League club to two league titles, said he will quit at the end of the season.

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(1)Owners keep 2 leagues, OK Orix-Kintetsu merger

TOKYO, Japan - The owners of the 12 professional ball clubs hold an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 8. They approved the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes and decided to keep the two-league system. (Kyodo)