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sports Diamars 10 November 2020

Authorities raid offices of Benfica, Sporting Lisbon

(AP) — Portuguese au- into fraud, corruption and ties. ers. transparency in Portuguese
thorities raided the of- money laundering. Some homes and two law Sporting said in a statement soccer.
fices of soccer clubs Ben- firms also were raided by au- the investigation is related Sporting leads the Portuguese
fica, Sporting Lisbon and All three clubs confirmed the thorities. to alleged irregularities from league after seven matches.
Santa Clara on Monday searches and said they were Part of the investigation is re- 2011-14. It congratulated au- Benfica is third and Santa
as part of an investigation collaborating with authori- lated to the transfer of play- thorities' efforts to promote Clara eighth.

Chiefs humming along at 8-1 at midway point of season

(AP) — The Kansas City in a pivotal moment. We been the past two weeks, a big third time in four games,
Chiefs are exactly where need everyone. I know a lot reason for the gaudy numbers along with a field goal.
they anticipated being at of guys want to play and a lot has been the Chiefs' offen- Injured
the midway point of the of guys are going to be smart sive imbalance. They had 47 DT Taco Charlton broke
season. this week." passes against 20 runs versus his leg against the Panthers
Especially with a revenge the Jets and 45 passes and 12 and will likely miss the re-
First in the AFC West. Their game against the Raiders runs against the Panthers."We mainder of the season. But
offense humming. Their de- coming off the bye. played two good run teams in there's a good chance Wat-
fense playing well. "I'll probably take a day off, a row. Both of these teams kins will return after the bye
The only blip through eight then work out the next few are pretty solid up front," and that right tackle Mitchell
games came against the Las days, then watch The Mas- Reid said, "so we felt like the Schwartz (back) will be ready
Vegas Raiders, when they ters on the weekend," Ma- pass game, we could execute soon, too.
played their worst game of homes said with a grin. "We that even better than the run Key number
the season and had their 13- take care of business." That have a big one coming up af- game." 101— Mahomes broke Dan
game win streak snapped. means not necessarily enjoy- ter the bye week, so we'll be Stock up Marino's record for the fast-
The defeat left the Chiefs (8- ing the week off too much. ready for that one." Kelce and Hill have become est quarterback in NFL histo-
1) chasing the unbeaten Pitts- The Chiefs understand the What's working the go-to targets with Sammy ry to eclipse 100 touchdown
burgh Steelers for the sole complexities of the season Mahomes has been at his best Watkins sidelined by a ham- passes when he reached the
first-round bye in the AFC, caused by the COVID-19 the past two weeks. He was string injury. They combined milestone in 40 games — four
and their schedule down the pandemic, and that letting 31 of 42 for 416 yards with for 30 targets against the Pan- fewer than the Hall of Famer.
stretch isn't exactly easy. their guard down could lead five touchdowns and no in- thers, with Kelce catching 10 Along the way, Mahomes has
Still, the Chiefs are spending to positive tests and a lot of terceptions against the Jets, balls for 159 yards and Hill thrown for at least four TD
their bye this week feeling trouble when they return. then was 30 of 45 for 372 grabbing nine for 113 and passes in a franchise-record
quite good about themselves. That's why quarterback Pat- yards with four touchdowns two touchdowns. 11 games.
"We have so much fun in this rick Mahomes and the rest of and no picks against the Stock down Next steps
offense, this team and this the Chiefs are laying low in Panthers."We have full confi- Dave Toub has rightfully The Chiefs return from their
building," said Chiefs tight anticipation of the back half dence he'll do what he needs earned a reputation as one of bye for a prime-time match-
end Travis Kelce, who had a of the schedule. "You know to do to win. That's how he the best special teams coaches up in Las Vegas (5-3) on Nov.
big game in a 33-31 victory what? I feel like a lot of guys operates," Chiefs coach Andy in the game, but he has a few 22, the first of five straight
over the Carolina Panthers are going to be smart, be cau- Reid said, "whether that's things to iron out during the against teams with winning
on Sunday. "We have a lot of tious of the situations they're showing up and working bye. The Chiefs were caught records. Those five oppo-
character guys that love what in," Chiefs wide receiver his tail off to make sure he napping on a faked punt Sun- nents — the Raiders, Buc-
they do. You know you are Tyreek Hill said, "and when I knows the opponent to what day that allowed the Panthers caneers, Browns, Dolphins
in for a few good laughs, but say that, if they go to a restau- you see on game day." to eventually score a touch- and Saints — are a combined
at the same time, this mat- rant, wear a mask. If they go What needs help down, and Harrison Butker 27-11 at the midway point of
ters to a lot of people, so we to a park, wear a mask. We're As good as Mahomes has missed an extra point for the the season.

Salzburg players out of national teams after 6 virus cases

(AP) — Austrian soccer ples taken on Friday before named in the Austria squad
club Salzburg stopped its the team drew with Rapid Vi- last week.
players from joining their enna 1-1 on Sunday. Another Austria plays Luxembourg in
national teams on Monday round of testing was planned a friendly on Wednesday and
after six coronavirus cases for Monday. then Nations League games
were found in the squad. against Northern Ireland and
The club said "all interna- Norway.
The Austrian champions said tional callups ... have also Mali will have to cope with-
they received results on Sun- been rejected for now" and out Salzburg midfielder Mo-
day showing six positive tests the situation could change hamed Camara and forward
among players who were once players have undergone Sekou Koita. Midfielder Ma-
due to head to their national more tests. saya Okugawa was in line to
teams during the interna- Midfielder Dominik Szobo- make his debut for Japan in
tional break. Salzburg hasn't szlai was in line to miss Hun- upcoming friendlies.
named the players and said gary's playoff game against Last week, German clubs national teams. teams.
they were all in isolation and Iceland on Thursday for a Werder Bremen and Arminia British restrictions on entry The Czech team reported a
no one was showing symp- place at next year's European Bielefeld said they wouldn't for people who have been in coronavirus case before its
toms. Championship. Hungary release players for national Denmark led to the Danish friendly against Germany in
The cases cause yet more dis- also has upcoming Nations team duty, citing local health team replacing players from Leipzig on Wednesday. The
ruption for upcoming inter- League games against Serbia regulations. Their decisions English clubs for its friendly federation said the unnamed
national games as coronavi- and Turkey. affected numerous teams, against Sweden. player would stay in isola-
rus case numbers rise across The positive tests at Salzburg including the United States FIFA said last month clubs tion and the rest of the squad
Europe. Clubs in Germany could leave Austria needing and Serbia. could refuse to release play- would travel for the game.
and Italy have also delayed replacements ahead of its In Italy, Roma and Fioren- ers who faced at least five The Czech Republic also
releasing players or refused upcoming games. Salzburg tina's squads were in isolation days in quarantine on their plays Nations League games
to release them. goalkeeper Cican Stankovic after positive tests. That has return. Normally clubs can against Israel on Sunday and
Salzburg said everyone at the and defenders Andreas Ul- stopped players who tested face sanctions if they don't Slovakia on Wednesday next
club tested negative in sam- mer and Albert Vallci were all negative from joining their let players join their national week.