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soccer-love · 1 year

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could you write a ship story between Sarah zadrazil and Laura Feiersinger? Like them being together?

Thanks! :)

You two are...?

Sarah Zadrazil x Laura Feiersinger

Sarah pov.

Can you remember the best day of your live?

Well I had many days in my live that I consider as really really good.

The day I first played for the national team, the first time I played for Bayern Munich, some of the days I spend with my family.

But I think the best day was when I got together with my girlfriend Laura.

It was a Monday in June, after a game against Frankfurt I decided to stay with her, we were siting on the balcony in her apartment, drinking beer and talking.

I loved these moments, just being with her and knowing that I could talk to her about everything and she wouldn't judge me.

I can't really remember who was the first one that leant in, but we both did and when our lips touched and I felt her hand on my cheek, I knew that this wasn't because of the alcohol.

It was because both of us felt the same way.

The next day, she took me out for dinner, as a date and we talked about our feelings and admitted that we both liked each other.

It's been over a year since that day.

I meet her family, she meet mine. We had our first vacation as a couple, in south Italy.

We celebrated both of our birthdays, Christmas and new year together.

The only thing we didn't do, was telling our team mates.

Since she plays for Eintracht Frankfurt and I for Bayern Munich its complicated enough to spend time with each other.

And we also didn't want to make things awkward between us and our team mates from Austria.

So we kept it a secret, during the whole qualification round for the euros and the group stage and the quarter finals and the semi finals until today.

Well it's still a secret, the only thing is that today are the finals.

We, the Austrian team against the English.

Its the first time for the Austrian women's national team to be in the finals of the Euros.

And incase we win, it's also the first time for this team, and it would be my first big title.

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"You're ready?" Laura asks as she sits down on the bench next to me as I pull my warm up shirt over my head.

"I think so." I say, sitting down next to her. "Are you?"

"Yeah, it just feels so unreal right now, like I’m dreaming all of this and I keep thinking that I’m going to wake up and this never happened.” she explains, I place my hand on her thigh.

“Well I don't think this is a dream, but incase I’m wrong you’re definitely going to wake up in my arms.” I say and she laughs.

“Is it bad that I kind of wish that this is a dream?”

“No because, first you would wake up next to me, which is one of my favorite things and then you could go though this whole tournament again.”

She grins at me and I can't help but fall in love with her smile even more, Jesus this women has my whole hart.

We soon get called out for the warm up.

After that we head back inside and put on our jerseys and as we walk into the tunnel I feel myself getting really really nervous.

The feeling as we walked out and I see the many fans, with the Austrian flags in there hands, some of them with jerseys of us, it kind of feels like a dream.

Standing next to my team mates, singing the national anthem together with so many fans, I find the confidence I need for this game, the confidence I need to win.

When the ref blew her whistle and the game finally started, I knew from the first second that this wasn't going to be easy. For both teams.

It was still 0-0 at the halftime and I could feel myself and every other player, Austrian and English, getting more and more frustrated.

We had three attempts on their goal, one went over the bar and the other two we’re prevented by the English goal keeper.

They had four, but Manu was good enough to keep all of them.

At the 62ned minute, Ella Toone scores the first goal with an assist from Keira Walsh.

But it only takes us around 15 minutes to equalize, Laura got a perfect pass from Sarah Puntigam.

The whole stadium is practically exploding, running straight towards me, Laura jumps into my arms and I can't help but smile so wide that my cheeks hurt.

“Fuck, I’m so proud of you.” I whisper into her ear, before Barbara and Carina hug us from both sides, screaming at Laura in happiness for this wonderful goal.

There we’re no more goals, so we got extra time but that didn't really lead to anything either.

In the 99ned minute, we got a corner.

Nicole was going to do it.

She send in the cross, it was to far for me and I almost thought the goalkeeper got the ball in her hands but it bounced off of her hands and landed directly on my foot, and without hesitation I kick it.

Straight pass the, now really pissed off looking goalkeeper into the goal.

The same second the referee blew her whistle.

For the fact that someone just scored, the stadium got really quiet.

Everyone, players, fans, trainers were looking at the referee, waiting to know if the goal still counted.

She nodded, probably listing to the person that had the video tape.

The second she hold her hands up, pointing at towards our goal, the stadium explodes.

I fall onto the floor, completely out of breath, but so happy that I can feel tears burning in my eyes.

In less then a second, my team is with me, jumping on top of me, screaming and cheering because we just won.

We won.

We won the euro.

We are the European champions now.

Fuck this feels so unreal.

“YOU DID IT.” I can hear Laura screaming, but I don't see her, mainly because I’m still buried under my team mates.

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I loved our game celebration partys but this one was epic.

Singing from the top of our lungs, dancing on top of tables, speeding Champaign everywhere and holding this trophy.

We just couldn't stop, we were already celebrating on the pitch, then in the locker room, after that on our way back to our hotel in the bus, then with some of our family members and close friends in the hotel.

I was with the last one that went to bad around 4am, well at least I tried.

Laura and I decided, that we would spend the night together in her room so after I got chanced into my sleeping cloths I walk back to hers.

“You did it.” she says as I enter her room, lifting me up and spinning me around.

“You did it.” I answer and pull away a little.

And then I do something, I wanted do to since she scored her goal.

I grab her by the collar of her shirt and kiss her.

“I love you.” she whispers as we break apart, slowly pulling me with her on her bed.

I let her rest her head on my shoulder, one arm over me, while I draw circles on her back.

“I never thought that I would come this far.” she whispers, looking up at me, her blue eyes meeting mine.

“Me nighter, but I’m glad that we did this together.” I say, softly kissing her temple.

We fall asleep like this, cuddled close together.

Its around 12pm when I wake up and I hear Laura in the shower so I decided to leave a note saying that I’m already going to get Lunch, well technically breakfast but whatever.

“Good morning.” Verena greets me as I sit down next to her on the table.

Most of our team mates are already here too, everyone looking happy but tired at the same time.

I get myself some toast with butter and a typical English breakfast with scrambled eggs and some bacon.

I’m halfway through my meal when I see Laura entering the room, she shoots me a smile before walking over to the breakfast bar to get herself something to eat too.

“Huh.” Jasmin next to me makes and I look up giving her a strange look.

But she just stares at Laura, who's walking towards us.

At first I don't know what's wrong but as I notice it I almost choke on my toast.

Laura is waring the black team sweater we all have, but the only wrong thing are the numbers on her chest.

Normally there would be a white 10, her jersey number.

But instead there is a white 9, my number.

Because it's my sweatshirt.

“You’re good bro?” Laura asks, not understanding what's up.

Jasmin looks from Laura to me and back at Laura.

“You two hooked up last night.” she says, like it's the only possible way why she has my sweatshirt.

The whole team turns her head from me and Jasmine next to me, to Laura and back, like in a tennis match.

“No.” I say and don't even lie, yeah we spend the night together in one room, but we only kissed, cuddled and admired how happy we are for each other.

“Well at least not last night.” Laura adds and now I’m the one looking dumbfounded, while she just sits down, acting like she didn't just told the whole team about us.

“What the fuck?” Manu says and honestly I think I would react the same way.

“You two are....” Jasmin struggles to find a word for it so Carina helps her out “fucking?”

What?

“Like friends with benefits.” Maria adds and now Laura looses her coolness too.

“What's wrong with you all? I’m wearing her shirt and the first thing you all think is that were fucking.” she says, looking up from her smoothing bowl she was eating until now.

“But you just...” Barbara says but Laura cuts her off.

“We are together, like we are in love with each other, together.” she says, grabbing her spoon again. “Before you ask, one year.”

And with that she focuses back on her breakfast/lunch, our team mates are starring at her like she just told them that she's going to move to the North Pole.

I ask myself if she just got crazy for announcing them that we’re together while I wish that someone would take a picture of their faces.

A minute passes by and the whole room is silent.

“Are you guys okay?” Annabel came in just a couple of seconds ago, now looking at the others worried.

“Did you know that they are together.” Nicole asks, pointing at me and Laura.

“No but by the way there are looking at each other it was kind of obvious.” she says, sitting down on the last free chair next to Laura.

“Oh and congrats, you two make a great couple.” she adds.

I shoot her a smile and Laura gives her a side hug.

“Thanks.”

“Come on guys, say something or I start thinking you guys are homophobic.” Laura says.

Within a second, everyone starts talking and Laura gives me a smile.

“Sorry, but I had to let them now that you are mine.” she whispers across the table.

“Yeah I’m considering running away right now and I'm not sure if I want to take you with me.”

She laughs, before grabbing my hand, rubbing her thumb over the back of my hand.

“I know you so good that I know that you could never live two days without talking to me.”

I just smile back, completely in love, because I know that she's right, but I don't have a problem with it. I would talk to her every second of every day, if I could, or at least be with her every second.

“Hey.” Carina shouts, making everyone shut up.

“Incase you two get married, feel free to tell us before your one year anniversary.”

#sarah zadrazil #laura feiersinger #sarah zadrazil x laura feiersinger #woso #woso imagine #Austrian womens national team #barbara dunst #manuela zinsberger #euro 2022 #womens euro 2022 #öfb frauen #fc bayern frauen #eintracht Frankfurt frauen

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frauenfootball · 1 year

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UEFA is set to introduce the Women's Nations League in 2023, as well as revamp the qualification process for both the Olympics and the Euros to base those on the Nations League standings

Athletic article | OneFootball article

The Nations League will begin autumn 2023

The format is similar to the Men's Nations League: teams are split into 3 leagues (A, B, and C), with each league split into groups of 3 or 4 teams. The 4 group winners in League A will advance to a finals phase, with semi-finals, a third-place match, and a final.

On the Olympics qualification: - the 2 finalists will join the host (France for 2024) as Europe's 3 representatives - if France (the host nation) is one of the finalists, the 3rd-placed team will also qualify

The Euros qualification is a bit complex and I don't want to phrase things wrongly and end up completely misleading people, so just read the articles. 😅 The UEFA.com one has the most details. (I found the Athletic and OneFootball articles to be confusing for lack of details.)

#uefa #uefa women's nations league

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pernillemagda · 1 year

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“Kvindefodboldpodcasten” with Lars Søndergaard

I have translated some of the podcast here, mostly the part with Lars Søndergaard and who should play as a 9 in the future

04:33 - The hosts had made a top four with their best four Danish players in this international break, the players are Maja Bay Østergaard, Janni Thomsen, Josefine Hasbo and Sofie Svava and Lars says that he doesn't disagree, but also doesn't want to say who he thought did the best.

13:00 – They think that Maja was the best of the three goalkeepers in the squad this tournament, it was her debut, she was confident and had a good game against Norway.

Interview with Lars Søndergaard begins.

33:30 – Fun fact, they only had one training before the game against France as the first got canceled because the flight to France was delayed by 3,5 hours

35:25 – Lars says that the referee in the last game wasn’t so competent and then he adjusts it to a “less good referee” and then Amalie, the host, says that it was clear to see his blood pressure rose even though he was a “simple Northjutlander”, but he says he thinks that he was calm, compared to the rest of the team who sat on the bench 😂

38:00 - They have changed formation from 3-4-3 to 4-3-3

39:25 – Talks about Luna Gevitz and how she has been to two euros without having played a game (I have just checked her stats, she only had 20 caps for the A-team, where four of them are world-cup-qualification and 16 are friendlies)

42:30 – Talks about how Josefine Hasbo is doing really well and that the level in college football is high. She is dedicated to what she does and thrives well at Harvard with school and football.

48:00 – They mention Pernille for the first time and how to get goals from the attackers like Signe Bruun, Amalie Vangsgaard and Stine Larsen when Pernille isn’t playing.

He says that Bruun’s problem is, that she doesn’t get so much playing time, but is a really good box player and player with the head.

50:30 – Host asks, “Is Harder an alternative as a 9, if none of the other attackers in doesn’t get in form in their clubs before the world cup”, Lars’ answer “Yeah, luckily, we have Harder, she can play everywhere. I think Harder in a 4-3-3 is best at an 8 or 10, a little behind, and can send some good and decisive passes and help control the game from there. Then we have to wait and see where she should play. She showed against Spain, that if she had more support, especially in the first half and periods in the second, she was outstanding she is against tough teams and she is always finding space, so she could be an alternative in the 9 position even though we look more at some other at that position right now.

52:00 – He thinks it is the best time to end his trainer career after the world cup after 5,5 years. He has been through a lot with the team and thinks it is a good place to stop after a tournament, he would like to stop on the top, which he hopes he does. He doesn’t know what he should do afterward if it is something with football, or if he should just go on a “ski vacation” 😂 or do something totally different.

56:20 – What does it take to be a good coach for Denmark, “you have to be competent and have professionalism, also because the players are extremely focused on the details. It’s not a job where you just find a random training exercise. Women’s football is in big changes, and it takes a lot and takes collaboration and a whole team as coaches behind, not just the head coach.

59:25 – I really hope I can answer that the biggest achievement will be the last.

In the clip on Instagram he also says this, bit it isn’t in the podcast:

“In DBU we dream about getting far in this tournament. And that will put some demands on how we play, but our minimum goal is to get out of the group, we will be very disappointed if we don’t. I really hope that I can say that my biggest achievement will be my last.”

Then they also had a national team barometer to "take the temperature" and describe the teams form right now with emojis

Amalie uses this one to show that the teams level ir rising even though it had been low in the fall: 📈 Verner uses this one, also to show that it haven't been the best in the fall, but that we're now getting better: 🤒

#podcast #lars søndergaard #21.02.2023 #pernille harder #wwc 2023 #Spotify #kvindefodboldpodcasten Lars Søndergaard

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alexbkrieger13 · 21 days

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https://www.youtube.com/live/cVsL95XDU0g?si=6VwN9z61Qx9nh1NN

It's on YT too, but not sure if it will work

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pernillecfcw · 24 days

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Wasn’t the lionesses best performance tonight but getting a draw isnt a bad way to start ❤️ on Tuesday though we’ve gotta pick up them first three points and have a much better performance .

#lionesses #england vs sweden #euro qualifiers #womens euro qualifers #football #womens football #footy #womens euros #woso #woso community #engwnt #wembley stadium #england women #euro champions

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ferrari-desmosedici-wwe-fc · 21 days

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Digguuuuuuu

Lucia Di Guglielmo just scored a goal for Italy against Finland

1-0

#Itawnt #italy wnt #Italy women national team #Azzurre #Nazionale femminile #Italia femminile #Calcio femminile #Woso #women's football #womens soccer #Women's euro 2025 qualification #Women's European 2025 qualifiers

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magdasabs · 9 months

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Look at this stat:

Sweden has never missed the women’s olympics football tournament

1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020(1)

And, they would have qualified for 2024 if europe had still used the world cup as the qualification, since they will finish top 3 euro teams 🤯🤩

the depressing thing is they have a very big chance of missing it this time 🥲

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andiessoccerblog · 10 months

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Group E Breakdown

Expected to move on: USA, Netherlands

Expected to exit in group stage: Portugal, Vietnam

United States

See this Post! https://www.tumblr.com/andiessoccerblog/721584664034361344/uswnt-roster-drop-june-30-2023?source=share

Netherlands

FIFA Ranking: 8

Reputation:

The Netherlands won the 2018 Euros and reached the final of the 2019 World Cup, but in 2022 they dropped from 4th place to 8th place in the FIFA world rankings. This is a result of a team who has a solid base, but suffers if its stars are not available. Some of their strongest players aren’t playing at their best any more, and their extremely capable goalie from 2019, Sari Van Veenendaal, has retired, leaving huge shoes to fill. Additionally, the coach that led them to the 2019 World Cup final has since taken a job at England, leaving the team in the hands of less-experienced and very recent addition, Andries Jonker. Their most important game in the group will be the repeat of the 2019 final, Netherlands v. USA, where the Dutch walked away with silver.

Player Pool:

Netherlands’ stars from the 2019 World Cup are in the team’s midfield: Lieke Martens and Danielle Van de Donk. I would normally include Vivianne Miedema, but she was ruled out of the tournament with an ACL injury. The team will need to rely on veterans Sherida Spitse (captain), Shanice van de Sanden, and Jill Roord to pull them past the group stage.

2019 WWC Performance:

The Netherlands skyrocketed into the final this year, winning their group and finding results in every game in the elimination round, except for the USA. Their game against Sweden went to extra time, but they showed the grit and talent to make it to the final. They had an impressive number of goalscorers, with the top being Vivianne Miedema, and the goalie Sari Van Veenendaal won the tournament’s Golden Glove award, and is my Netherlands MVP.

Portugal

FIFA Ranking: 21

Reputation:

It will surprise most people that Portugal is also a World Cup debutante–they are the highest FIFA-ranked debutante team– their inclusion this year is due to one of the extra European confederation spots in the expanded field. Despite never having qualified, Portugal has been a staple in the women’s game for years as they host the Algarve Cup, a yearly international invitational tournament that is considered a “Mini World Cup” that has run since 1994– making it the second longest running women's soccer tournament, other than the World Cup itself. Portugal will likely beat fellow debutante Vietnam in their group, but will likely not find results in games against the USA and the Netherlands, the gold- and silver-medalists of the 2019 World Cup.

Player Pool:

Portugal has several veteran players with over 100 caps, but there isn’t a front-runner that has scored massive amounts of goals for the country. FIFA pinpoints Dolores Silva as the player to watch, a dynamic midfield veteran that scored a couple goals in their path to qualify for 2023.

2019 WWC performance:

Did not qualify

Vietnam

FIFA Ranking: 33

Reputation:

After narrowly missing out on both the 2015 and 2019 World Cup, Vietnam finally qualified for 2023, and followed up their qualification by winning the 2023 Southeast Asia Playoffs, in which fellow debutante the Philippines didn’t make it out of their group. To help the growth of women's soccer in their country, there is a semi-professional league that almost all of the players are in. An interesting twist in their qualification is that some of their games were against Asian teams that were still suffering substantial player unavailability due to covid–but Vietnam’s luck ran out when the country got placed in this group with the USA and the Netherlands.

Player Pool:

Since almost all of the team plays domestically, there isn’t a lot known about the team. Captain Huỳnh Như and midfielder Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung are the leading scorers.

2019 WWC performance:

Did not qualify

#woso #uswnt #womens soccer #women's world cup #nwsl #world cup #wwc 2023 #vietnam #portugal #nedwnt #netherlands

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chelseafcwmemes · 1 year

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Emma’s take on the dynamic between international break and club football is very interesting. I love that she speaks for the entirety of women’s football and not just our team like with her criticizing why players had to go straight from the euros to champions league qualifications with little to no rest.

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whatsonmedia · 5 months

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Sports Spectacle: A Weekend Odyssey of Thrills and Skills

Get ready for an action-packed weekend as the sports world comes alive with thrilling matchups across cricket, football, basketball, and more. From the high-stakes clash between India and Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup final to pivotal Women's Super League football fixtures and intense Euro Qualifying battles, the excitement knows no bounds. Join us on this sports extravaganza journey, where every kick, basket, and boundary promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. Cricket ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 : In the most anticipated match of the week, India will play Australia in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 14:30 PM at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both India and Australia have been in top form throughout the tournament, and this match promises to be a nail-biter:- - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: India will play Australia in the final match on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 14:30 PM at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. - India v Australia - 2023/24 Men's T20I Series: The first T20I of the series will be played on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at 19:00 BDT at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Football : Women’s Super League :In the Women's Super League, Chelsea Women will face Liverpool Women on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 13:30 GMT at Stamford Bridge, while Manchester City Women will take on Manchester United Women on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 16:30 GMT at the Etihad Stadium. These matches are crucial for the league standings, and both teams will be looking to secure a win and stay in the race for the title. - Women's Super League: Chelsea Women will play Liverpool Women on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 13:30 GMT at Stamford Bridge. - Women's Super League: Manchester City Women will play Manchester United Women on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 16:30 GMT at the Etihad Stadium. Euro Qualifying : The Euro Qualifying matches are also heating up. France will take on Gibraltar on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the Allianz Riviera, while the Netherlands will face Ireland on the same day and time at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. On Sunday, November 19, 2023, Portugal will play Iceland at 19:45 GMT at the José Alvalade stadium, and Spain will battle Georgia at 19:45 GMT at the José Zorrilla stadium. These matches are essential for the teams' qualification hopes, and they will surely be exciting and nail-biting:- - France vs Gibraltar: France will play Gibraltar on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the Allianz Riviera. - Netherlands vs Ireland: The Netherlands will play Ireland on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. - Portugal vs Iceland: Portugal will play Iceland on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the José Alvalade stadium. - Spain vs Georgia: Spain will play Georgia on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the José Zorrilla stadium. International Friendlies : In the international friendly matches, Germany will play Turkey on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, and Austria will take on Germany on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the Ernst Happel Stadion. These matches will provide an opportunity for the teams to experiment with tactics and strategies and prepare for upcoming tournaments:- - Germany vs Turkey: Germany will play Turkey on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. - Austria vs Germany: Austria will play Germany on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at 19:45 GMT at the Ernst Happel Stadion. Basketball : In the NBA, the Brooklyn Nets will take on the Miami Heat on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 6:30 AM at the Barclays Center, and the Philadelphia 76ers will face the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, November 19, 2023, at 6:00 AM at the Barclays Center. - BKN vs MIA: The Brooklyn Nets will play the Miami Heat on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 6:30 AM at the Barclays Center. - PHI vs BKN: The Philadelphia 76ers will play the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, November 19, 2023, at 6:00 AM at the Barclays Center. Read the full article

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