Author: Soccerhuz
The stunning strike made Rice the winner with 7029 votes, while Stina Blackstenius came second with her all-important goal in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final. In the first leg of our UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, Rice had already opened the scoring with an excellent free-kick in the 58th minute. But it was his second effort, curled into the top right corner 12 minutes later, that really stunned Emirates Stadium.
Jeanie Buss moved to trade for Luke Doncic, then decided to sell the Los Angeles Lakers a few months later On Wednesday, the Buss family entered an agreement to sell the majority ownership of the Lakers to Mark Walter, the CEO and chairman of TWG Global. Walter—who is also the primary owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers—has agreed to purchase the majority stake in the Lakers at a valuation of approximately $10 billion. Buss has been the team’s governor — and face of Lakers ownership as they make trades and signings — ever since her legendary father, Dr.…
In a historic $10 billion deal, the Buss family has agreed to sell a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to billionaire Mark Walter, the current owner of the L.A. Dodgers. The transaction, which surpasses the previous record $6.1 billion sale of the Boston Celtics, makes this the most valuable sports franchise sale in history. Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners and a longtime stakeholder in the Lakers, will now assume majority ownership. However, Jeanie Buss will remain as the team’s governor and continue to represent the Lakers in league affairs. The sale follows the Lakers’ recent acquisition of…
The situation by now has been well outlined: the sale of Tijjani Reijnders to Manchester City for a fee worth €70-75m means that a rebuild is needed in the department. It has shades of when Sandro Tonali left for Newcastle United, leaving a big hole to fill. Luka Modric is believed to be the first name that will arrive but he alone, at the age of 39, is not enough. Granit Xhaka is being spoken about a lot, but the feeling is a younger profile must also arrive, with Javi Guerra gaining traction too. According to Sportitalia (via MilanPress), there…
Heading into 2025-26 there are some doubts about the right-back role. Emerson Royal does not seem to be a part of the plans, while Alex Jimenez and Alexis Saelemaekers showed themselves to be more natural wing-backs in the second half of last season. Thus, there have been reports linking Milan with a new starter-level player for the right side of Massimiliano Allegri’s defence. Guela Doue of Strasbourg has been the hottest name, with Fiorentina’s Dodo also mentioned. Now, Matteo Moretto has thrown a new name into the mix: Vanderson, of Monaco. Speaking on Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel, he gave the…
It was reported by Sky, Gianluca Di Marzio and MilanNews on Monday night that Milan had put in their first official bid to sign Guerra. It was believed to be €16m as a fixed fee, and €4m in potential bonuses, and then several sources emerged stating it had been turned down. MilanPress relay news from various placed, starting with a confirmation that Valencia rejected Milan’s first offer of €20m including bonuses and are asking for €25m in fixed terms plus bonuses on top of that According to Orazio Accomando of SportMediaset and DAZN, the Rossoneri are still optimistic that they…
Calciomercato.com begin an update on Kean by stating the following: ‘In Florence, an alarm is not ringing, but a small bell is. That bell has Moise Kean ‘s name engraved on it, and so it’s normal that someone in the Viola house has perked up their antennas’ In the last few hours, an inquiry has been launched from Milan for the 25-year-old striker. It is a request for information from Milan that Massimiliano Allegri wanted to carry out, who has always been a great admirer of the former Juventus and PSG striker. Allegri launched him during his time with the…
Arsenal have been in talks over a contract extension for star midfielder Thomas Partey for weeks, but as the clock ticks down towards June 30, manager Mikel Arteta faces the very real prospect of losing him for nothing. The Ghanaian’s resurgence, after a 2023/2024 campaign blighted by injury, has been nothing short of exceptional. Partey was a mainstay under Arteta throughout last season, impressing in a variety of roles at right-back and in midfield, going on to finish the year with 52 appearances under his belt across all competitions. His stellar form over the last 10 months prompted Arsenal to…
Pobega was sent on loan to Bologna last season, with an option to buy. The 25-year-old made 30 appearances this past season, including 20 minutes in the Coppa Italia final, and bagged seven goal contributions in the process. However, there has been some mystery about his future According to the latest from Calciomercato.com, Pobega’s future could yet be in his beloved red and black shirt. Massimiliano Allegri likes the midfielder, who has expressed a favourable opinion regarding him coming back and staying. A definitive decision will be made in the next few days but the chances of Pobega remaining at…
Gyokeres’ transfer conundrum is the talk of the summer transfer window. The Swedish forward is desperate to leave the Portuguese club but, as per A Bola, the Liga Portugal winners are yet to receive any formal bids for the 27-year-old. To quell the rumors, Gyokeres took to Instagram to inform the fans about his situation, promising he would provide an update when the time is right. The forward and the club reportedly had an agreement to sell Gyokeres but after the departure of former sporting director Hugo Viana, Sporting decided to hike the price. Arsenal, Manchester United, Juventus and Atletico…