Sport Focus by NewsVibe. Map of this week's sports topics

Romania's U19 course at the EURO, interrupted in the semi-finals in Bucharest, the Dinamo-FCSB derby complicated by the unavailability of the National Arena, Ianis Hagi's future and the moves from Rapid and Universitatea Craiova, as well as Cristian Chivu's impeccable start with Inter at the Club World Cup were the football topics that animated the online sports conversation over the last seven days. Tennis and rowing also managed to make their way into the attention of online sources, with Wimbledon preparations and Cătălin Chirilă's performances at the European Championships.
Grafic NewsVibe. The map of entities that have provoked the most mentions in sports-related articles and posts in the past week
In the spotlight is the course of the Romania U19 representative at the EURO, which stopped on Tuesday in the semifinal lost in Bucharest with 1-3 against the Netherlands; in the spotlight was also the reaction of the Ion Marin coach, who congratulated his players with whom he has worked for the last 3 years for the achievement of reaching the top 4 teams in Europe at this age group.
The domestic clubs' zone was dominated by FCSB: the Superleague draw fixed the Dinamo-FCSB derby in round 4, but the match could not be played at the National Arena due to a festival, forcing the rivals to look for an alternative stadium. FCSB has also been in the spotlight with speculation about the next transfer of Ianis Hagi, free of contract after his split with Rangers and apparently also in talks with Legia Warsaw (Poland). Rapid made official the transfer of defender Lars Kramer (25), who signed on a two-year deal and joined Costel Galcă's squad, while Universitatea Craiova was written about following speculation of accelerated negotiations to bring in Serbian defender Nikola Stevanović, seen as Maldonado's replacement. Lastly, Steaua has been in the spotlight through discussions about the draft amendment to the Sports Law - initiated by 30 PSD MPs - which could pave the way for the promotion of public law clubs to the Super League.
On the international scene, Cristian Chivu made a perfect start with Inter at the World Club Championship: on June 21 his team turned the score against Urawa Reds, 2-1, with Valentin Carboni's decisive goal in extra time, and on June 26 they beat River Plate in Seattle, 2-0, mathematically qualifying for the last 16; the coach hailed "a hard-earned qualification" and underlined the team's desire to dominate the game.
In rowing, Cătălin Chirilă confirmed his top form at the European Rowing Championships in Racice (Czech Republic): gold in the 1 - 1000 m canoe on Saturday and bronze in the 1 - 500 m canoe on Sunday, performances that confirm his value on the road to the next Olympic Games.
The tennis world is keeping the spotlight on Carlos Alcaraz, winner of Sunday's Queen's tournament; the success sends him to Wimbledon as the main favorite for the trophy, and talk of his dominance on grass has intensified, including in the Romanian press. There has also been speculation about his potential romance with WTA star Emma Răducanu.
The name of Mihai Leu has dramatically come back in the news: the former world boxing champion is hospitalized in serious condition at Fundeni Hospital, information confirmed on Monday evening and followed by messages of support from the sports community.
*****Syndicated using a monitoring feed provided by NewsVibe Romania. The analysis is based on a Machine Learning model developed by the NewsVibe team, which has been trained to classify the content extracted from relevant online sources according to the topic. The presented data has been enhanced using Artificial Intelligence tools.