Author: Soccerhuz
Former Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope believes the championship-winning 2020 Lakers core would have won at least two more titles if they had kept the team together, which would’ve settled the GOAT debate between LeBron James and Michael Jordan. The Los Angeles Lakers have only one player remaining from their 2020 NBA championship-winning team: 40-year-old LeBron James, who remains the main star in LA alongside the city’s new superstar, Luka Doncic. Now, five years later, we can only imagine what might have happened if that Lakers core had stayed together longer. Current Orlando Magic guard, and a key piece of the…
Even though they won the NBA championship under very unusual circumstances, the 2020 Los Angeles Lakers seem to hold a special place in the hearts of the franchise’s fans. The team started to establish itself as the best basketball team in the world early that season and cruised to the best record in the Western Conference. It then convincingly won it all inside the Walt Disney World Bubble and held a 3-1 lead in each playoff series it was involved in. However, that squad got dismantled shortly afterward, leading to a period of purgatory that lasted until the franchise landed…
There is, understandably, a lot of angst going around the US men’s national team fanbase. Recent performances have not been up to standard, and disappointing results are creating a distinctly doom-y feeling just over a year out from the start of a home World Cup What might be lost in all of this is what was, by and large, a very solid season for Americans abroad. Here’s how the major figures affected their international standing this past season (Major figures meaning: players who have been involved with the senior team within the last year or so The USMNT’s best player…
Among the many question marks for the Rossoneri in the season that just ended, there was also the management of Francesco Camarda. Last summer, the 2008-born player was rightly announced as one of the talents to be developed and grown, also with the help of Milan Futuro. With everything now settled, the very young striker seemed to get stuck somewhat in a limbo: halfway between the first team and the Under-23s. With the seniors, he made 14 appearances but played very few minutes, scoring zero goals; with the second team, he scored 5 goals in 18 matches, missing the playouts…
This is despite being under contract with current club Bayer Leverkusen until 2028, the move to whom came at the end of his seven-year spell with the Gunners Xhaka signed for Basel as an 11-year-old, together with his brother Taulant, who bar one 2012/13 loan switch has played the entirety of his career with Basel On Saturday it was Taulant’s final appearance for the newly-crowned Swiss champions before retirement at the age of 34. There was a huge commemoration in his honour attended by family members That includes Arsenal’s former midfielder, 32, who took a microphone at St. Jakob-Park and…
The Los Angeles Lakers made an early exit from the NBA playoffs after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but their new player Luka Doncic isn’t in the mood to sit idle and gain weight. Doncic is already looking slimmer in his latest appearances, and it has now been revealed that he will be playing for his home team Slovenia in the EuroBasket tournament during the offseason. Matej Erjavec, president of the Slovenian Basketball Federation, has confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to send Luka Doncic to play for Slovenia during the offseason, but on the condition that he…
AC Milan legend, Kaka, has named six favourites players to compete for the 2025 Ballon d’Or. The 43-year-old picked Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembele, Raphinha and Virgil van Dijk for the Ballon d’Or. He, however, noted that this year’s Champions League final would play a vital role in the Ballon d’Or. The ex-Real Madrid attacking midfielder told SPORTbible: “For [this year’s Ballon d’Or] race, I’d say Mohamed Salah. Virgil Van Dijk, should get recognition as well. “I’d say Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. “Dembele has a really good season as well, and if he can be…
No Champions League football and the need to strengthen Ruben Amorim’s hand means Manchester United will try and move on quite a few players in the summer, and the list includes big-name stars like Alejandro Garnacho The Argentine seemed to have won over the head coach following their initial falling out before the Manchester derby with Amorim even backing him to stay when Napoli tried to sign him in January. But the 20-year-old attitude issues kept cropping up, like during the Ipswich Town game, and while the Portuguese tactician played down that particular incident, the attacker’s post-Europa League final comments…
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has an important decision to make regarding his future. The 40-year-old will be running out of his regular contract with the Lakers in the summer. Although, he does have a player option to continue playing for the 17 time NBA Champions. According to ESPN Journalist Shams Charania, LeBron James has made his mind on his contract situation. James is likely to opt into his $52.6 million player option, extending his California chapter. James, who joined the Lakers in 2017, has made a legacy of himself with the franchise. However, the current season was no…
The opening of the first of two summer transfer windows is not too far away now and Liverpool are believed to be closing in on a stunning triple deal. Reports claim the Reds have submitted a first offer for Florian Wirtz, have agreed personal terms with Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez and are expected to wrap up the signing of Jeremie Frimpong. Meanwhile, Premier League runners-up Arsenal are focusing their attentions towards attacking reinforcements. A new striker link has entered the equation with Julian Alvarez now an alternative to Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko. Matheus Cunha will undergo a medical after…