Serbian stars reflect on special Fiba World Cup feat

Serbia after losing to Germany in the Fiba World Cup gold medal game. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net A silver medal on the back of a 6-2 record is something that 30 other teams that participated in the Fiba  World Cup would have gladly traded their return tickets for. For Serbia, however, it was an achievement that came…

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Fiba, Manila organizers reflect on World Cup’s successes

Germany wins the Fiba World Cup after beating Serbia in the final. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines— None of the teams that medaled in the 2019 FIBA World Cup made the medal round at this year’s World Cup. And only two quarterfinalists from 2019 made the quarterfinals this year. It represents almost unprecedented turnover, and FIBA…

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Mission to Burnley: Vincent Kompany and Alan Pace reflect on documentary of Championship-winning season

“I really believe we have players in the squad right now who one day will be the next Jack Grealish and win trophies,” says Burnley head coach Vincent Kompany boldly. The Belgian is speaking at the launch of Mission to Burnley, a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the club’s return to the Premier League as Championship winners,…

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Arsenal’s Hale End crew reflect on journey from academy to key members of Gunners’ first team

In 2019, Sky Sports’ Patrick Davison sat down with Arsenal academy manager Per Mertesacker – plus four youngsters beginning to make their mark in the first team – to discuss a changing of the guard at the Emirates. Alongside Mertesacker were Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Reiss Nelson and Joe Willock, all four of whom…

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