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☆ Germany cruise past United States 3-1 in friendly
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Soccer Football - German Football Association present Julian Nagelsmann as the new coach of the national team - German Football Federation Headquarters, Frankfurt, Germany - September 22, 2023 Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann during the press conference REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Germany's new head coach Julian Nagelsmann enjoyed his debut as the four-time world champions recovered from a goal down to beat the United States 3-1 away in a friendly on Saturday. U.S. captain Christian Pulisic thrilled the home crowd when he opened the scoring but the Americans could not hold onto their lead and midfielder Guendogan levelled before halftime while Fuellkrug and Musiala struck after the break. "We had a great start to the game, I think the energy levels were high," said U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie. Three minutes later attacking midfielder Musiala fired another shot into the net after a neat flick from Fuellkrug. The U.S. next play Ghana in a friendly in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday when Germany face Mexico in Philadelphia.

Persons: Julian Nagelsmann, Kai Pfaffenbach, Ilkay, Niclas Fuellkrug, Jamal Musiala, Christian Pulisic, Guendogan, Musiala, Weston McKennie, Matt Turner, Leroy Sane, Turner, McKennie, Gio Reyna, Gregg Berhalter, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, German Football Association, German Football Federation Headquarters, United, Fuellkrug, U.S, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, United States, freefall, Japan, East Hartford , Connecticut, U.S, Ghana, Nashville , Tennessee, Mexico, Philadelphia, New York

Niclas Füllkrug and Jamal Musiala scored three minutes apart early in the second half, and Germany rallied to beat the United States 3-1 in a rainy exhibition Saturday. Political Cartoons View All 1211 Images“He played a good game, showed his quality,” Berhalter said. Gündoğan tied the score with his 18th international goal and first since the World Cup. Musiala got his second international goal, racing ahead of Tim Ream after Füllkrug beat Turner to a deflection and then centered the ball. “In the second half,” Nagelsmann said, “we had the ball possession in the opponent's half.

Persons: — Gio Reyna, Gregg Berhalter, Julian Nagelsmann, Niclas Füllkrug, Jamal Musiala, “, ” Berhalter, ” Reyna, Berhalter, Reyna, Weston McKennie, ” Pulisic, Pulisic, Jonathan Tah, Antonio Rüdiger, Marc, André, Gündoğan, Leroy Sané, Matt Turner, Sané, Luca de la, Füllkrug, Turner, Robin Gosens, Chris Richards, Musiala, Tim Ream, Chris Führich, Hansi Flick, ” Nagelsmann Organizations: HARTFORD, United, “, CONCACAF Nations League, Canada, Dortmund, Bundesliga, Mexico, Luca de la Torre Locations: Conn, Germany, United States, Qatar, U.S, Gündoğan, Mexico, Philadelphia, Ghana, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ US ready to prove they can beat top teams, says McKennie
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. men's national team are ready to show they can beat the world's top teams, midfielder Weston McKennie said on Wednesday, as they prepare to face Germany in a home friendly. "We always compared ourselves in terms of, you know, we wanted to compete with top-level countries," McKennie told reporters. "We expect ourselves to win these games now instead of just competing with them." "It's a great opportunity to kind of see where we're at," said McKennie. They are hungry for a chance at redemption after exiting at the group stage for the second World Cup in a row.

Persons: Weston McKennie, McKennie, Amy Tennery, Ed Osmond Organizations: men's, Juventus, Ghana, Thomson Locations: Germany, East Hartford , Connecticut, U.S, Qatar, Nashville , Tennessee, Mexico, Philadelphia, New York

BERLIN (AP) — Germany hired Julian Nagelsmann to lead the men’s national soccer team on Friday, entrusting the former Bayern Munich coach with doing a better job than the last Bayern Munich coach who tried. Political Cartoons View All 1173 ImagesNagelsmann previously took over from Flick when he became Bayern coach in 2021 with Flick leaving to coach the national team. Germany national team sporting director Rudi Völler took over as interim coach and oversaw a morale-boosting 2-1 win over France in its next game. Völler, who was Germany coach from 2000-04, had made clear he only ever wanted to take over again on a temporary basis. Before coaching Bayern, Nagelsmann enjoyed success in charge of Leipzig and Hoffenheim, where he became the youngest coach in the Bundesliga in 2016.

Persons: —, Julian Nagelsmann, Nagelsmann, Otto Nerz, Hansi Flick, Flick, wasn’t, Joachim “ Jogi, Löw, Rudi Völler, Lothar Matthäus, Stefan Effenberg, Michael Ballack, Louis van Gaal, ___ Organizations: BERLIN, Bayern Munich, ”, Bayern, Bayern —, Germany, France, Hoffenheim, Bundesliga Locations: — Germany, German, Germany, Japan, Bavarian, United States, East Hartford , Connecticut, Mexico, Philadelphia, Austria, Vienna, Leipzig

☆ Glastonbury, Conn.: A Friendly Community With Grand Historic Homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Lisa Prevost | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Since then, the couple have come to appreciate not just the open space, but all the coffee shops. Ms. Gallagher, a gymnastics coach, writer and adjunct professor of English at Manchester Community College and Eastern Connecticut State University, regularly takes her laptop downtown, to Daybreak Coffee Roasters, in hopes of landing a window seat — “that’s my most coveted spot.”Stephen Tudisco, 51, moved to Glastonbury from Hartford two years ago, very intentionally: He wanted to shorten his commute to work at Connecticut Natural Gas, in East Hartford. When he found a move-in-ready, two-bedroom condominium listed for around $200,000, he too bid over the asking price, buying the unit for $222,000. “I like that the town is well maintained, very clean,” Mr. Tudisco said. “I’m close to a lot of outdoor stuff, but also just two miles from downtown.”

Persons: Gallagher, ” Stephen Tudisco, “, Mr, Tudisco, “ I’m, ” Organizations: Manchester Community College, Eastern Connecticut State University, Connecticut Natural Gas Locations: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, East Hartford, downtown

☆ Connecticut lawmaker dies in wrong-way crash after attending his own swearing-in ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

CROMWELL, Conn. — A Connecticut state representative was killed overnight in a wrong-way highway crash after having attended the governor’s inaugural ball and his own swearing-in ceremony for a third term, House Democratic leaders said Thursday. Quentin Williams, a Democrat from Middletown known as “Q,” died in the crash on Route 9 in Cromwell. State police said both drivers were killed and one of the vehicles became fully engulfed in flames. Connecticut State Representative Quentin “Q” Willams. CT House DemocratsSpeaker of the House Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, and Majority Leader Jason Rojas, D-East Hartford, issued a statement saying Williams’ family had announced the lawmaker’s death.

The Office of the Inspector General, under the leadership of Robert J. Devlin Jr., is one of multiple agencies investigating the officer's use of force. On Saturday, as it released that dramatic and potentially disturbing video, the watchdog stopped just short of calling Iurato a hero. The suspected gunman fired more than 80 rounds during the siege, the Office of the Inspector General said. The Office of the Inspector General said Sunday that it appears the officer's use of force was justified. The Bristol Police Union did not immediately respond to a request for its response to the bodycam footage.

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