Stuttgart, July 27 (IANS) Midfielder Chema Andres has joined VfB Stuttgart from Real Madrid. The 20-year-old midfielder, who has signed a contract through to June 2030, has been given the number 30 shirt by the Bundesliga outlet.
He took his first steps as a footballer as a five-year-old with Betera before spending three seasons in UD Levante’s youth system. After joining Real Madrid’s academy in 2018 – when he was just 13 years old – he rose through Los Blancos’ youth ranks and soon made the step up to senior level, spending the 2024/25 campaign with the second team in the Spanish third division.The holding midfielder registered three assists in 35 appearances for Real Madrid Castilla, as well as two direct goal involvements in 13 UEFA Youth League outings. He made three appearances for Madrid’s first team – two in La Liga and another in the Copa del Rey – and was part of Xabi Alonso’s squad at the FIFA Club World Cup this summer.”My first impressions are very positive – I’m happy to be here and looking forward to my first training session with my new team-mates. The Bundesliga is a great league – I’ve always dreamt of moving to a special club in one of the top leagues and taking my next steps there. I want to do my bit to ensure VfB continue their success and help us win a lot of games together,” said Andres.Chema is a current Spanish youth international and has represented his country at U18 and U19 level. He has won 14 youth caps in total so far, scoring once, and was part of the Spain side that won the European Under-19 Championship in 2024.Fabian Wohlgemuth, VfB’s board member for sport, said, “In Chema Andrés, we’ve signed a player who is a very good fit for the profile we’re looking for in the defensive midfield position. Chema is already performing at a high level, he’s well educated in a footballing and tactical sense, and as a young player he still has huge potential to improve. We’re delighted that Chema has chosen VfB and warmly welcome him to Stuttgart.”–IANSaaa/bc
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Stavelot (Belgium), July 27 (IANS) Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton will start the Belgian Grand Prix from the pit lane after putting in a new power unit to his car following a horrible Qualifying on Saturday.Hamilton, who won the race last year in Mercedes, failed to get through the first phase qualifying and was scheduled to start 16th on Sunday after his best lap was deleted for exceeding track limits.”An updated grid for the Belgian GP @LewisHamilton will start from the pit lane with a new power unit,” the Ferrari posted on X.The Briton had already faced a tough outing in Saturday’s sprint race, starting 18th after a spin at the penultimate corner during qualifying and managing only a 15th-place finish.Hamilton, a five-time winner at Spa, is just one victory shy of matching Michael Schumacher’s record at the iconic Belgian circuit. He claimed last year’s win after former teammate George Russell was disqualified from first place due to his car being underweight.”We made some changes, the car didn’t feel terrible,” Hamilton told Sky Sports after the qualifying.”And then from my side, another mistake… I’ve got to apologise to my team because it’s just unacceptable to be out in both Q1s (first qualifying for the sprint and main race).”It’s a very, very poor performance for myself.”Hamilton added that starting from the pitlane, allowing mechanics to work on the car before the race, would probably not improve matters.”I don’t think there’s really much we can do,” he said. “So I just try and start from where I am and see where I can get from there. I don’t agree, no, but I’m out,” he added.Lando Norris will start the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after going fastest of all in Qualifying, the McLaren driver beating team mate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with an impressive lap around Spa-Francorchamps.After setting the pace in Q1, Norris was bettered by Piastri in the Q2 segment – but the Briton was quick to lay a marker in Q3, grabbing provisional pole during the first runs with an effort of 1m 40.562s.That time proved unbeatable as the final laps played out, with Piastri ending up in second place just 0.085s away from the other papaya car. Leclerc, meanwhile, improved to put himself into P3 ahead of the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in fourth.–IANSab/
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