Mexico leads the medal table after the first day of the Central American Championships

South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-In will join Atlético de Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain, the Spanish club confirmed on Saturday.

The agreement includes a contract until June 2031. Although the official figure was not revealed, sources estimate a transfer between 35 and 40 million euros (between 39.8 and 45.5 million dollars).

European career
Born in Incheon, Lee came to Spain at the age of 10 to train at Valencia’s academy. With the club he played 62 games. He then moved to Mallorca and in 2023 he signed with PSG. In total, he has scored 16 goals in 124 appearances.

With the South Korean team he played all three games in the group stage of the World Cup, although his team did not advance.

Role at Atlético
The Colchonero team, which finished fourth in La Liga and reached the final of the Copa del Rey last season, seeks to reinforce its creativity after the departure of Antoine Griezmann to the MLS. Lee will occupy that space in the midfield.

The Atlético board trusts that his experience in Spanish football and his ability to unbalance will bring a new dimension to the attack.

The Mexican cyclist Isaac del Toro wrote a historic chapter for the national sport by sneaking onto the podium of the Tour de France and winning the white jersey, a distinction that rewards the best rider under 26 years of age.

A meteoric rise

The rider from Baja California placed among the top three in the general classification of the most important cycling competition in the world. In addition, he won the recognition that consecrates the most outstanding young man of the French round.

Del Toro, 22, showed consistency in the mountain and time trial stages. His performance placed him as one of the revelations of the Tour, beating rivals with more experience in the peloton.

The white jersey had previously been worn by the Slovenian Tadej Pogačar and the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, both overall winners of the race. Now, the Mexican joins that list of precocious talents.

The UAE Team Emirates team, to which Del Toro belongs, celebrated the achievement. The board highlighted their discipline and ability to adapt. “It is an honor to see it grow,” said a spokesperson for the group.

With this result, Isaac del Toro becomes the second Mexican to reach the podium of the Tour de France, after Raúl Alcalá in the eighties. The difference: Alcalá never won the white jersey.

Mexican cycling is experiencing a sweet moment. Del Toro opens a window of hope for future generations. His next challenge will be to maintain the level in the autumn classics and look for a place on the podium of the Vuelta a España.

A duel to the millimeter at the Hungaroring

Lando Norris took his first pole of the 2026 season, at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He beat Lewis Hamilton by just 0.012 seconds in a qualifying that left several penalties.

Hamilton appeared on track for his 105th pole, his first with Ferrari since joining the team. But Norris appeared at the last moment to snatch first place. “It’s been a while,” Norris said of his wait. “I felt confident all weekend.”

Norris confessed that he could have gone faster, but he made mistakes when pushing the car to the limit. “I took it into uncharted territory… I lost a little time in a couple of places.”

Charles Leclerc qualified third for Ferrari, 0.238 seconds behind, but will start second due to penalties. Mercedes, dominant this year, had a difficult day. Kimi Antonelli was fourth and George Russell seventh.

Penalties that rearrange the grid

Hamilton received a three-position penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri. He fell to fifth place. Piastri complained: “Lewis doesn’t look in his mirrors.” Hamilton responded that he did not have the usual radio warning. “They literally told me when he was in the back. I had no idea… I thought everyone had finished their lap.”

Antonelli was also penalized three places for ignoring a yellow flag when passing Max Verstappen, who had spun. The stewards considered that his speed reduction was “insufficient and not sustained.” The Italian fell to seventh.

Norris will start from pole, followed by Leclerc. The Argentine Fabio Colapinto will start 13th with Alpine, and the Mexican Sergio Pérez will be last with Cadillac.

Norris’s last pole in a full grand prix was in Las Vegas 2025, but the next day he lost the lead to Verstappen and ended with a double disqualification from McLaren. His last victory in a full grand prix was in Sao Paulo, although he won the sprint in Miami this year.