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ISML 2021 Nominations: The List.
Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
L Lawliet (Death Note)
Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)
Levi (Shingeki no Kyojin)
Edward Elric (Full Metal Alchemist)
Light Yagami (Death Note)
Kanna Kamui (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon)
Hirasawa Yui (K-ON!)
Platelet (Hataraku Saibō)
Takanashi Rikka (Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!)
Kaname Madoka (Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika)
Akemi Homura (Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika)
Sakura Kyouko (Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika)
Tsukino Usagi (Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon)
Chiba Mamoru (Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon)
Hino Rei (Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon)
Uchiha Itachi (Naruto)
Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto)
Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
Kamado Tanjiro (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Kamado Nezuko (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Kirigaya Kazuto (Sword Art Online)
Kiritgaya Suguha (Sword Art Online)
Ayano Keiko (Sword Art Online)
Makise Kurisu (Steins;Gate)
Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)
Sakata Gintoki (Gintama)
Roronoa Zoro (ONE PIECE)
Okabe Rintarou (Steins;Gate)
Hoto Cocoa (Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?)
Kafuu Chino (Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?)
Tedeza Rize (Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?)
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USA: 2020-21 CONCACAF Nations League Champions
DENVER, Colorado – The United States are champions of the first ever Concacaf Nations League after a thrilling 3-2 extra-time victory over rivals Mexico in the Final of the 2021 CNL Finals at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado.
Christian Pulisic scored a goal in the extra period and substitute GK Ethan Horvath saved a penalty to seal the triumph for the U.S.
It was a dream start for Mexico, as a giveaway deep in the U.S. half allowed Jesus Corona to swoop in and score for a 1-0 lead just 70 seconds gone in the game.
The U.S. would respond in the 27’ though, as a Weston McKennie header off a corner kick hit the post and it fell right to the feet of Gio Reyna, who fired in from a few yards out to make it 1-1.
Mexico sought to regain control and Hirving Lozano looked set to tally his team’s second of the night in the 43’, but he was denied on a spectacular save from U.S. GK Zack Steffen.
The teams would trade chances as play continued into the second half, with Mexico coming close on a Carlos Rodriguez shot that flashed wide in the 57’ and Josh Sargent of the U.S. narrowly missing in the 62’, followed by Mexico GK Guillermo Ochoa denying McKennie’s header on the goal-line in the 69’.
Things stood on a knife’s edge going into the final quarter-hour and they would tilt Mexico’s way in the 79’ as substitute Diego Lainez, just minutes on the field, fired in a left-footed shot to hand Mexico a 2-1 lead.
But once again there was a response from the U.S. and a soaring header from McKennie brought the U.S. back on level terms 2-2 in the 82’.
Back and forth the teams went and Horvath, who had replaced the injured Steffen, came up with a massive stop on a Lozano effort.
The full-time whistle sounded, meaning 30 minutes of extra time, and for the first time of the night the U.S. took the lead, 3-2, when Pulisic converted a penalty in the 114’ after being fouled in the Mexico area.
It was up to Mexico to respond and they would get a chance in the 120+4’ when a penalty was called for a U.S. handball in the area, but Horvath would come up with the big stop on Andres Guardado’s penalty kick to keep the U.S. ahead until the final whistle.
Paris Saint-Germain: 2020-21 D1 Feminine Champions
Paris Saint-Germain have won France’s Division 1 Féminine for the first time, ending Lyon’s run of 14 consecutive titles with a 3-0 home win over Dijon in their final game of the season.
Olivier Echouafni’s side were firm favourites to complete their title win with victory over mid-table opponents, having held on for a crucial 0-0 draw away at Lyon in the penultimate game. That left PSG, who have finished second in the league on eight occasions, a point clear of their rivals before the visit of Dijon.
Sara Däbritz helped to settle early nerves, converting a penalty with eight minutes on the clock at Stade Jean-Bouin. The lead remained 1-0 going into the second half, with Lyon attempting to pile pressure on PSG by racking up the goals at home to Fleury. Nikita Parris got on the scoresheet as they led 3-0 at half-time in their game.
PSG could begin to celebrate just after the hour when the defender Irene Paredes doubled their lead, the captain heading home from a corner. The substitute Jordyn Huitema added a third with a stoppage-time header as PSG completed an unbeaten league season.
Lyon went on to thrash Fleury 8-0 but it was not enough. They will end the season trophyless, having failed to win the French title for the first time since 2006 and falling in the Women’s Champions League to PSG in the quarter-finals.
The rebuilding project has already begun at Lyon, with Sonia Bompastor replacing Jean-Luc Vasseur as manager in April, after their Champions League exit.
Paris Saint-Germain Feminines 2020-21: Rhythm of My Life
#D1F #D1Arkema #w_wirtch #FRA #AllezParis #IciCestParis #ParisEstMagique
Chelsea: 2020-21 UEFA Champions League Winners
Chelsea are champions of Europe again after defeating Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday evening.
A sundrenched Estádio do Dragão in Portugal was the venue for an epic all-England clash that will go down in the club's folklore, joining 'that night in Munich' as a historic victory for the Blues.
After an end-to-end first half in which both sides had glorious chances, it was Kai Havertz who was the man of the moment in the 42nd minute. The German met Mason Mount's world-class searching pass and rounded Ederson to send the travelling fans into raptures.
The second half was as nervy and as tense a second half that any Blues fan could suffer - penalty shouts, last ditch interceptions and the final bow of Sergio Aguero to name but three trials Chelsea had to overcome.
But overcome they did, and in the final analysis it was maybe as relatively comfortable a final that the Pensioners could have hoped for. To a man, each Chelsea player rose to the occasion, snuffed out any danger and put in a performance deserving of lifting Ol' Big Ears nine years after legends like Didier Drogba and Petr Cech did so for the club.
It's a remarkable end to a topsy-turvy season for Chelsea Football Club. Thomas Tuchel and his men have cemented themselves into the history books, and the scenes at the final whistle will be savoured by millions of Blues fans around the globe.
From the off it was apparent that Manchester City had come to defend from the front, relentlessly pressing the Blues in the early stages and looking to impress their game plan with immediacy.
The obvious trade-off with this strategy is that Chelsea would be able to get in behind - Timo Werner doing so just a few minutes in and finding Kai Havertz, who could only find Ederson's clutches with his ball across.
Alarm bells started to ring in the 7th minute when a sublime long ball from the Citizens' goalkeeper found Raheem Sterling bearing down on goal. Reece James did well to track back, and between him and Edouard Mendy they managed to deal with the danger.
The Pensioners were next to try their luck. Nice interplay between Mason Mount and Havertz saw the latter square for Werner to find himself unmarked from six yards out, only for the former Leipzig man to fluff his lines.
Werner would be presented with two further chances in quick succession in the 13th minute. A superbly constructed Chelsea counter attack drew a comfortable Ederson save, before the German smashed the ball into the side netting.
The box office Blues were breaking with regularity - another sublime passage of play saw N'Golo Kanté of all people rise highest to head just wide. Thomas Tuchel will have been pleased with what he saw from his side in the first quarter of regulation time, but there was a sense that Chelsea had to take one of these chances sooner rather than later.
Chelsea had the lionhearted Antonio Rüdiger to thank for keeping the scorecards level in the 27th minute. Kevin De Bruyne's cute threaded ball was met by Phil Foden, who seemingly only had Mendy to beat in a one on one before Rüdiger's unbelievable recovery block.
City were looking dangerous again just two minutes later, with Riyad Mahrez just inches away from meeting a driven ball across the Chelsea bow with his toe.
A bitter blow to the Blues was to arise with ten minutes of the half to go. The ever dependable and experienced Thiago Silva had to leave the field after picking up an innocuous groin injury. On came his able deputy Andreas Christensen, who had huge boots to fill.
Disappointment was followed by jubilation. Mason Mount's sensational through ball on the turn found Chelsea's £72m man Havertz, who curved his run excellently and prodded past the onrushing Ederson. The Brazilian keeper seemed to handle the ball outside of the box, but his efforts were to no avail in any case as the former Leverkusen man stroked it home into the empty net.
It was the last notable action of a scintillating first half, with the Blues full value for the lead and just 45 minutes away from the joint greatest night in the club's illustrious history.
The job was far from done, however. Unsurprisingly, the Manchester City onslaught started in earnest, with the Citizens stepping up further after the break and looking to press the issue. Chelsea, also unsurprisingly, were more than happy to sit back and soak up the pressure in their compact shape.
After Thiago Silva's departure in the first half, there was cause for concern ten minutes into the second period when Rüdiger and De Bruyne collided hard, leaving both men down dazed. Chelsea's German centre-back is simply built different, but De Bruyne didn't beat the count. He made way for Gabriel Jesus.
A huge City penalty claim was to follow as Raheem Sterling drilled the ball towards goal, but referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz was convinced that it hit Reece James' midrift instead. A VAR check confirmed the referee's suspicions. Foden fired well over not long afterwards.
Both teams looked to the bench for further inspiration. Fernandinho came on for a quiet Bernardo Silva in the 64th minute, with Christian Pulisic introduced to the fray for Timo Werner two minute later. The former Borussia Dortmund prodigy became the first American to play in a Champions League final.
Chelsea's skipper César Azpilicueta showed his experience to prevent a certain Ilkay Gündoğan tap in at the back post in the 69th minute, scooping it over the bar from what was no more than six yards out.
It was almost game over for Manchester City a short time after. A beautiful break ended with the immense Havertz playing in the newly introduced Pulisic, who scooped it over Ederson and saw the ball flie agonisingly wide at the far post.
Desperate times for the de facto home side called for familiar measures. Sergio Aguero took to the field for his final bow as a Manchester City player in the 77th minute. It was time for the Alamo at the back for the Blues, and Tuchel responded by subbing the Croatian dynamo Mateo Kovacic on for Mason Mount.
Aguero was almost the hero when the ball landed at his feet in the box, but he elected to try and chip the ball over to teammate Foden and it was meat and drink for the Senegalese giant in the Chelsea goal.
Inexplicably, seven minutes were added on in injury time to prolong Chelsea's valiant defensive efforts. City threw the kitchen sink and all of the plumbing at the Blues' backline, pumping ball after ball into the box. Thomas Tuchel was playing cheerleader for the fans on the touchline - the German manager must be exhausted with how much energy he spent running up and down the touchline tonight.
What will make those aches sweeter is going to sleep knowing that he has come in and masterminded a quite simply extraordinary Champions League campaign for Chelsea. From 9th in the Premier League in January to European champions in May - it's a Chelsea thing.
Zitti e buoni
Loro non sanno di che parlo
Voi siete sporchi, fra', di fango
Giallo di siga fra le dita
Io con la siga camminando
Scusami, ma ci credo tanto
Che posso fare questo salto
E anche se la strada è in salita
Per questo ora mi sto allenando
Giallo di siga fra le dita
Io con la siga camminando
Scusami, ma ci credo tanto
Che posso fare questo salto
E anche se la strada è in salita
Per questo ora mi sto allenando
E buonasera, signore e signori, fuori gli attori
Vi conviene toccarvi i coglioni
Vi conviene stare zitti e buoni
Qui la gente è strana, tipo spacciatori
Troppe notti stavo chiuso fuori
Mo' li prendo a calci 'sti portoni
Sguardo in alto tipo scalatori
Quindi scusa mamma se sto sempre fuori, ma
Vi conviene toccarvi i coglioni
Vi conviene stare zitti e buoni
Qui la gente è strana, tipo spacciatori
Troppe notti stavo chiuso fuori
Mo' li prendo a calci 'sti portoni
Sguardo in alto tipo scalatori
Quindi scusa mamma se sto sempre fuori, ma
Sono fuori di testa, ma diverso da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa, ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa, ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Io ho scritto pagine e pagine, ho visto sale poi lacrime
Questi uomini in macchina e non scalare le rapide
C'è scritto sopra una lapide, in casa mia non c'è Dio
Ma se trovi il senso del tempo risalirai dal tuo oblio
E non c'è vento che fermi la naturale potenza
Dal punto giusto di vista, del vento senti l'ebrezza
Con ali in cera alla schiena ricercherò quell'altezza
Se vuoi fermarmi ritenta, prova a tagliarmi la testa perché
Questi uomini in macchina e non scalare le rapide
C'è scritto sopra una lapide, in casa mia non c'è Dio
Ma se trovi il senso del tempo risalirai dal tuo oblio
E non c'è vento che fermi la naturale potenza
Dal punto giusto di vista, del vento senti l'ebrezza
Con ali in cera alla schiena ricercherò quell'altezza
Se vuoi fermarmi ritenta, prova a tagliarmi la testa perché
Sono fuori di testa, ma diverso da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa, ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa, ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Parla, la gente purtroppo parla
Non sa di che cosa parla
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l'aria
Parla, la gente purtroppo parla
Non sa di che cosa parla
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l'aria
Parla, la gente purtroppo parla
Non sa di che cazzo parla
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l'aria
Non sa di che cosa parla
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l'aria
Parla, la gente purtroppo parla
Non sa di che cosa parla
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l'aria
Parla, la gente purtroppo parla
Non sa di che cazzo parla
Tu portami dove sto a galla
Che qui mi manca l'aria
Ma sono fuori di testa, ma diverso da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa, ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
E tu sei fuori di testa, ma diversa da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Siamo fuori di testa, ma diversi da loro
Noi siamo diversi da loro
Sam Houston State: 2020-21 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions
FRISCO — Of course an FCS national title would be anything but easy for Sam Houston State after this strange, prolonged pandemic season.
After blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter to South Dakota State on Sunday and after converting two fourth downs on the deciding drive, the Bearkats needed one more defining play.
Quarterback Eric Schmid, who kept getting up from hard hit after hard hit, found Ife Adeyi between three South Dakota State defenders. The sophomore from Mansfield Legacy went down to the ground to secure the 10-yard touchdown catch with 16 seconds remaining.
After South Dakota State couldn’t manufacture a score on a couple of lateral plays, Sam Houston (10-0) had secured its first NCAA football championship 23-21 and the celebration began at Toyota Stadium.
“It’s immortality for the rest of our lives and beyond that,” Bearkats coach K.C. Keeler said. “Sam Houston State is the national champion.”
Sam Houston became the first Texas school to claim an FCS title after coming close with losses to North Dakota State in the 2011 and ’12 title games. The Bearkats had shared an NAIA championship with Concordia (Minn.) College in 1964.
Keeler became the first coach to win FCS titles at different schools, having collected a championship ring at Delaware in 2003. He came to Sam Houston before the 2014 season, hired to win a title. Keeler made changes in the program, lobbying athletic director Bobby Williams to hire a full-time strength coach to become more physical.
This season, Sam Houston and other FCS schools saw their fall playoffs shifted to spring. Because of previously scheduled renovations, the Bearkats didn’t have a home locker room.
Beyond the challenge of No. 1 seed SDSU, Sam Houston had to endure heavy rains that slowed its offense early, and a 74-minute lightning delay with 8:25 remaining in the first half. The elements led to five fumbles alone between the two teams in the first quarter.
“To win a national championship — this isn’t basketball,” Keeler said. “You’re not playing indoors. It’s not climate-controlled. You need to go through so many different things in a football game, in a football season, and this is just one of them we’re going to go through.
“If we truly are the best team in the country, bring it on.”
Said Schmid: “We were kind of joking in the locker room, like it’s got to be this way for us to win.”
Sam Houston receiver Jequez Ezzard, a grad transfer from Howard, claimed MVP recognition with 10 catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns. His 5-yard catch on fourth down extended the 16-play, 65-yard drive. His punt return for a touchdown was negated by penalty.
South Dakota State had taken a 21-16 lead with 5:41 remaining on an 85-yard touchdown run by freshman Isaiah Davis, running through five would-be tackles. He finished with 178 yards on 14 carries, with 155 yards coming in the second half.
The Jackrabbits (8-2) played nearly the entire game without starting quarterback Mark Gronowski, the Missouri Valley player of the year. Gronowski injured his left leg on the opening drive and did not return after trying one practice throw on the sideline.
SDSU coach James Stiegelmeier said Gronowski suffered “a pretty serious injury.” He was replaced by Keaton Heide, who finished 11 of 22 for 107 yards with one interception.
Sam Houston kept the faith throughout.
On the game-winning third-down call at the SDSU 10 with four vertical receiver routes, defensive line coach Siddiq Haynes assured senior lineman Joseph Wallace that the Bearkats would score.
“I said, ‘I already know, coach.’ Nobody ever doubted on the sideline,” said Wallace, a Skyline graduate. “We all knew what was about to happen, honestly.”
Hawaii: 2021 NCAA Division I-II Men's Volleyball National Champions
COLUMBUS, Ohio – National Champions. The title that the University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team will hold until 2022 after the Rainbow Warriors swept BYU in the NCAA Championship match Saturday night at the Covelli Center. Set scores were 25-21, 25-19, 25-16.
Making their fourth national title match appearance, the Rainbow Warriors (17-1) advanced to the championship match after defeating UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals and brought home the university's first NCAA team title since 1987. The title is also the first in program history.
Senior Rado Parapunov led all players with 13 kills in earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors. Freshmen Chaz Galloway and Guilherme Voss each did not commit an error in the match with six kills on nine swings each.
Setter Jakob Thelle led the Warriors to a .381 hitting percentage on the night with 36 assists while adding two kills of his own. Thelle ran the middle of the floor to just about precise perfection with 13 kills on 20 swings out of redshirt senior Patrick Gasman (7 kills, 1 error on 11 swings) and Voss (6 kills on 9 swings). Both Thelle and Gasman were named to the all-tournament team.
As a team, UH put pressure on the Cougars at the service line all night with Thelle leading the way with four aces and Parapunov and Cowell adding three each. One of the nation's top serving teams, BYU finished with only two aces including 0 by one of the nation's top servers Gabi Garcia Fernandez.
Fernandez led the Cougars (20-4) with 12 kills.
UH used a 3-0 run early in Set 1 for an 8-5 advantage. The Cougars closed to within one after their sixth block but the Warriors surged ahead by three after their first stuff of the night. A BYU ace that trickled the net tied the score at 17. The Cougars momentarily took the lead before the Warriors reeled off five straight points with Spyros Chakas at the service line for a 23-19 lead. The Cougars served long and Hawai'i took the opening set. Although the closest set of the night, UH had its highest offensive output with 17 kills in the set on a .400 hitting percentage.
Hawai'i took a 6-4 lead in the early going of Set 2. The Warriors made it 13-8 after ace by Thelle. Three more points made it a 6-0 run and a 16-8 lead. The Cougars scored three unanswered to close to within five at 17-12 forcing a Hawai'i timeout. But the Warriors put away the set with three straight aces by Parapunov, including one that hit 72 miles per hour on the radar gun. UH closed out the set on a kill by Cowell for a 2-0 lead in the match.
More tough serving helped the Warriors jump out to a 9-4 lead in Set 3. The lead was 12-6 before the Cougars scored three straight to pull within three. The six-point lead was cut to just two points when a BYU kill made the score 14-12 Hawai'i, but a 10-2 run to close out the match gave the Warriors their first national title.
2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Men's Volleyball - Wild Reputation
#GoBows #WarriorBall21 #NCAAMVB #NationalChampionship
Weight Of The World
I feel like I'm losing hope
In my body and my soul
And the sky, it looks so ominous
And as time comes to a halt
Silence starts to overflow
My cries are inconspicuous
Tell me God, are you punishing me?
Is this the price I'm paying for my past mistakes?
This is my redemption song
I need you more than ever right now
Can you hear me now?
'Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world
I wish that someway, somehow
That I could save every one of us
But the truth is that I'm only one girl
Maybe if I keep believing
My dreams will come to life
Come to life
After all the laughter fades
Signs of life all washed away
I can still, still feel a gentle breeze
No matter how hard I pray
Signs of warning still remain
And life has become my enemy
Tell me God, are you punishing me?
Is this the price I'm paying for my past mistakes?
This is my redemption song
I need you more than ever right now
Can you hear me now?
'Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world
I wish that someway, somehow
That I could save every one of us
But the truth is that I'm only one girl
Maybe if I keep believing
My dreams will come to life
Come to life
'Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world
I wish that someway, somehow
That I could save every one of us
But the truth is that I'm only one girl
Still, we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world
I hope that someway, somehow
That I could save every one of us
But the truth is that I'm only one girl
Maybe if I keep believing
My dreams will come to life
Come to life.
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