Archive August 27, 2025

Graeme McDowell, a three-time Ryder Cup champion, says he has no intention of returning to Europe in the future.

Before making a controversial switch to LIV Golf in 2022, the Northern Irishman, 47, was touted as a future European captain after playing for four teams and twice as vice-captain.

The 2027 biennial contest against the United States will take place at Adare Manor in Ireland, Bethpage Black in New York, on September 26 and 28.

“Earlier this year, Jon Rahm questioned if I’d be asked to serve as Bethpage Black’s vice-captain. Would I accept it? McDowell, who famously holed the winning putt at Celtic Manor in 2010, replied, “I would go and make coffees if they asked me to do so.”

“That’s how much it means to me and how much I want to support Team Europe there.”

As we approach Adare Manor in two years, it goes without saying that I would do anything to wear that European team’s shirt, put the badge on my chest, cheer the guys on, and support Europe win another Ryder Cup. I’m hoping to attend.

The former US Open champion continued, “I feel like I have something to give back.

A long-awaited agreement between the Saudi Public Investment Fund and the PGA Tour to bridge the gender gap in professional golf hasn’t come any closer to being resolved now that the framework agreement has been reached in 2023.

McDowell is optimistic about the future, despite acknowledging that it will take longer than “we all ever imagined.”

How long does it take for a healing process to occur, he said.

A new chief executive at the PGA Tour (Brian Rolapp) and Scott O’Neil, our chief executive at LIV, are two capable people who are at the forefront of the political game of golf, according to Rolapp. They are excellent partners and men.

The headline reads, “The world’s best players need to play together more frequently.” You only have a certain number of weeks to bring together the best players outside of the four majors because Rory (McIlroy) doesn’t want to play 25 times per year.

McDowell, a third-year LIV player, helped Smash finish fourth in the team championship, and the former world number four is hopeful of remaining in the breakaway ring in 2026.

He stated, “It’s TBD (to be decided), and work needs to be done to confirm my contract over the next two months.”

“I have played well enough, conducted myself well, and given myself a chance to win in Virginia,” but the consistency hasn’t been there.

“I anticipate being back with LIV.” I’m primarily motivated to try to win. I haven’t yet had the opportunity to win a trophy for LIV, so that’s the plan for the coming year.

McDowell, who previously served as a TV pundit at Royal Portrush’s Open Championship this year, made the decision to withdraw from the K Club.

The DP World Tour is something I would transition back into to see if I still had it or not if I didn’t think I was playing League of Legend in 2026, he said.

“I made the decision to not participate in the Irish Open this year because I didn’t want to go there and figure out how much money I had to make.”

Graeme McDowell, a three-time Ryder Cup champion, says he has no intention of returning to Europe in the future.

Before making a controversial switch to LIV Golf in 2022, the Northern Irishman, 47, was touted as a future European captain after playing for four teams and twice as vice-captain.

The 2027 biennial contest against the United States will take place at Adare Manor in Ireland, Bethpage Black in New York, on September 26 and 28.

“Earlier this year, Jon Rahm questioned if I’d be asked to serve as Bethpage Black’s vice-captain. Would I accept it? McDowell, who famously holed the winning putt at Celtic Manor in 2010, replied, “I would go and make coffees if they asked me to do so.”

“That’s how much it means to me and how much I want to support Team Europe there.”

As we approach Adare Manor in two years, it goes without saying that I would do anything to wear that European team’s shirt, put the badge on my chest, cheer the guys on, and support Europe win another Ryder Cup. I’m hoping to attend.

The former US Open champion continued, “I feel like I have something to give back.

A long-awaited agreement between the Saudi Public Investment Fund and the PGA Tour to bridge the gender gap in professional golf hasn’t come any closer to being resolved now that the framework agreement has been reached in 2023.

McDowell is optimistic about the future, despite acknowledging that it will take longer than “we all ever imagined.”

How long does it take for a healing process to occur, he said.

A new chief executive at the PGA Tour (Brian Rolapp) and Scott O’Neil, our chief executive at LIV, are two capable people who are at the forefront of the political game of golf, according to Rolapp. They are excellent partners and men.

The headline reads, “The world’s best players need to play together more frequently.” You only have a certain number of weeks to bring together the best players outside of the four majors because Rory (McIlroy) doesn’t want to play 25 times per year.

McDowell, a third-year LIV player, helped Smash finish fourth in the team championship, and the former world number four is hopeful of remaining in the breakaway ring in 2026.

He stated, “It’s TBD (to be decided), and work needs to be done to confirm my contract over the next two months.”

“I have played well enough, conducted myself well, and given myself a chance to win in Virginia,” but the consistency hasn’t been there.

“I anticipate being back with LIV.” I’m primarily motivated to try to win. I haven’t yet had the opportunity to win a trophy for LIV, so that’s the plan for the coming year.

McDowell, who previously served as a TV pundit at Royal Portrush’s Open Championship this year, made the decision to withdraw from the K Club.

The DP World Tour is something I would transition back into to see if I still had it or not if I didn’t think I was playing League of Legend in 2026, he said.

“I made the decision to not participate in the Irish Open this year because I didn’t want to go there and figure out how much money I had to make.”

After Celtic’s doomsday prediction has been confirmed, there should be a reexamination of the club’s most egregious and self-inflicted exits in Champions League qualifiers in the next ten or so years.

Maribor, Malmo, and AEK Athens. FC Midtjylland, FC Ferencvaros, and CFR Cluj. All suffering, all suffering, and all suffering.

Some of those clubs claimed to be the greatest European bogey, which had done the most harm to Celtic and their false notions of grandeur that they were a great European club.

The Champions League nights’ atmosphere and the immortals of 1967 still exert a lot of pressure on that front.

On Tuesday night, Kairat Almaty steadfastly replaced all of those Celtic conquerors.

Add Rodgers’ miserable defeats to Barcelona, Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, and Barcelona to the Champions League exits, and you still don’t get the cringe factor of those ties against a Kairat side that a properly functioning Celtic would expect to defeat.

In 210 minutes of football, there were no goals, three penalties missed in the penalty shootout, two golden chances squandered across the two legs, and more than $40 million wafting in Kazakhstan’s air. As far as flaws go, this one was seismic, and everyone can take their own criticism when analyzing who is to blame.

The players, manager, and board collective lost here. They are all positioned together. It exemplifies how a club gambled on its own success by putting its squad through its paces before successfully reviving its squad.

It is a shocking illustration of how, both on and off the pitch, standards have fallen. Not many months ago, Celtic and Bayern Munich, which included Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Kingsley Coman, and Thomas Muller, squared off.

Celtic had momentum to build on as they lost 3-2 on aggregate and just seconds before the Germans took extra time in their own backyard.

In general, they were facing the same direction as the board, and they also had a stack of money in the bank. There was a lot of harmony and optimism. a priceless commodity in Glasgow.

He has bounced back in two games and hit the club in the gut with his lack of resolve to improve the team. That is represented by Dermot Desmond, one of the board’s top shareholders.

The Irishman has a lot of power at the club. Would it be unrealistic for fans to occasionally hear from him? Could Chief Executive Michael Nicholson provide a brief overview of the vision?

In six months, Kairat Almaty will be humiliated, and it might help explain how they have changed from Bayern Munich’s optimism to Kairat Almaty’s humiliation.

For some time, the team’s flaws have been obvious. There was no denying the need for fresh energy. Celtic entered the Champions League play-off round in a way that was significantly worse than last year.

Rodgers is also to blame for Tuesday’s failure. At home, Celtic is love-bombed. With only a small portion of their budget, Rodgers over-praises his team when they defeat some domestic rivals. When they assign four and five to weaker teams, everyone swoons.

Nothing else matters when they do a job for the Rangers and win another league title to go along with all the other titles. Progress in Europe? That would be nice, yes.

The Ibrox club is their mainstay, though. It’s about ambition and how the board interprets it.

Celtic should transcend such conceited logic. They can be accused, in any way, of simply wanting to stay a few steps ahead of their city rival, according to the allegations made.

At Rodgers’ request, they occasionally push the boat out, with Auston Trusty, Adam Idah, and Arne Engels among them, who were brought in for about £26 million, but it generally stays that way. If you want to have domestic dominance, player trading, and money in the coffers, that is your ideal.

The argument’s flipside lies here. There were so many players who lost their balance last season. Engels and Idah are unable to join the team. If Trusty had been fit, he would not have played for the team either. These are Rodgers’ signatures.

Because Rodgers has recruited too many players, many of whom haven’t yet done it, Ange Postecoglou’s remain the team’s core.

Everyone’s mess is now with this exit, then. The board might not have signed the players for the big push, but if they were minded, they might have a counterargument regarding the value for money Rodgers’ arrivals have provided so far. The current response is “not much” if he isn’t starting them.

They would be lying if they stated that they had high expectations. A victory over Kairat, a goal, or some other form of cohesion over two legs are all possible. The manager won’t be able to accept a contract until the summer, which is why he won’t be there.

Perhaps both parties would like the outcome. Rodriguez claims that despite being in a relationship with his board, his frustration is clear.

If Rangers weren’t so intent on raising the stakes in the crisis, this situation could get worse domestically.

This season, Celtic will likely win one, two, and possibly three trophies. The regrettable consequence of doing so is that Almaty’s lessons could be lost.

The Old Firm and the other are currently engaged in a fierce fight to see who has the most enraged fans. It’s a massive fight. The Rangers must take on Brugge on Wednesday night, which they are already 3-1 up against.

One is attempting to rebuild Manchester United, the other is attempting to be promoted from the Southern Combination League’s ninth-tier division.

While Bruno Fernandes, 30, leads United at the 75, 000-capacity Old Trafford, known as the “Teatrul of Dreams,” Ricardo, his older brother, works 240 miles away in West Sussex at a venue known as the “Teatrul of Trees.”

Horsham, Roffey FC’s home, had an average attendance of 133 last season, and its name came from its proximity to trees.

Although the Fernandes brothers play at opposite ends of the pyramid of English football, they are more similar than you might expect.

They both captained their club and had incredible goals scored in central midfield while wearing the number eight.

Ricardo’s strike against Seaford Town, which was scored with a 2-0 victory in April 2024, is still frequently shared on social media, recalls Ricardo, who said, “He saw it, it spread on the internet, it was great for me.

Our approach to passing the ball and our play are similar. I’m at the Roffey Theatre of Trees, and he’s at Old Trafford’s “Theatre of Dreams,” and I’m at the “Theatre of Trees” there.

Bruno, a Portuguese international, is five years younger than Ricardo, who raised the brothers in Porto.

Ricardo admits it was “not easy” to control his determination, adding that “he always liked to do some little tricks and make some tackles.”

I had to make an effort to protect him in that way. He always vowed to play alongside older players, but he did so because he excelled.

Five years prior to Bruno signing for Manchester United, Ricardo himself made the move to the UK, making Sussex his home city and launching his Three Bridges FC career.

While Bruno’s goals are more recognisable, Fernandes, Ricardo’ strike against Seaford Town racked up millions of views online.

More than 500 supporters showed up for Roffey FC’s record attendance on Non-League Day earlier this year in March, and he signed autographs there as well.

Officials at Roffey are currently monitoring new supporters in Portugal and Africa, with the latter regularly noticing new ones.

Manager Jack Munday says, “I’ve signed him twice, and he’s scored a few goals that are comparable to Bruno.”