Author: Soccerhuz
According to this morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), Conceiçao is not thinking about the final on Wednesday in Rome. Well, in truth he is thinking about it, but he believes that getting there with high morale after beating Bologna is the best way to do things. That is why tonight the Portuguese coach – who will be without the suspended Rafael Leao and Youssouf Fofana – will field a strong team. Would it have been better to preserve the starters? Not for the coach, who wants concentration to remain high and to further test the three-man…
It has been a strange season for Thiaw with Milan, one where he has had regular starts during certain periods, and then more recently has vanished from the rotations despite the switch to a three-man defence. This had led to speculation about a potential move before 2025-26. As SportBild write, Christian Falk and Tobias Altschäffl discussed Thiaw in the new episode of the BILD podcast ‘Bayern Insider’. Altschäffl commented: “He actually feels comfortable in Milan, but the Bundesliga, Bayern, yes, if they’re serious. And I think Bayer Leverkusen had their eye on him too.” Thiaw moved from Schalke to Milan…
A recent report from La Gazzetta dello Sport stated that Milan are confident about building around Leao in the future, but that will not stop speculation about an exit, especially with no Champions League football. According to what our colleagues at CaughtOffside are reporting, Milan could ‘realistically let him go for more like €75m’ compared to his €175m release clause, which no club will touch. A move to the Premier League could be on the cards, more specifically London The report claims that Chelsea ‘have initiated informal contacts’ over a potential move for Leao, while Arsenal are also considering an…
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — NBA great LeBron James as a team owner? Don’t rule it out, his longtime agent and confidant said. “I mean, he’s came out and said it,” Klutch Sports founder and CEO Rich Paul said on Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid podcast (video above; listen in below) at the Milken Institute Global Conference. But at the same time, what does that actually mean? Right? You’re talking about an industry now in which owning a team cost billions,” Paul added. “Is it a good investment? Is it not a good investment? We don’t know. I know it was for…
Ultimately, football is a result-based business and the fact of the matter is that Arsenal are yet to win a single piece of silverware since 2020 — as their project seems to have plateaued for the time being. Considering the Gunners could not beat PSG who were forced to name arguably their best player in Ousmane Dembele on the bench due to his ill-timed hamstring injury makes the visitors’ defeat even more questionable. The likes of Bukayo Saka and William Saliba will be utterly devastated as they have shown in the Premier League as well as the Champions League that…
There was a time when Dalton Knecht looked like a Rookie of the Year candidate and a lock for big minutes with the Los Angeles Lakers. The sharpshooter had posted four 20-point games in a span of seven outings, averaging 18.9 points per showing across Los Angeles’ final nine contests in November. If Knecht is hoping to have an opportunity to rekindle that flame in 2025-26, then he’ll need to develop the one skill that derailed his momentum: Defensive positioning. Asking Knecht to become a lockdown defender over the course of one offseason would be unrealistic. It’d certainly be a…
Andrea Berta is interested in signing AC Milan forward Rafael Leao this summer as the Arsenal sporting director’s striker preference has also been revealed. Berta joined the Gunners in March and is reportedly set to be handed a £300m wedge to spend on new players in what looks set to be a big first transfer window with his hand on the tiller. Athletic Club’s Nico Williams is a big favourite of Mikel Arteta’s to compete with Gabriel Martinelli on the left, but reports in Italy claim they could instead make a move for Leao, who’s got 12 goals and 13…
But we have a better idea of what he’ll do in retirement after his most recent comments on his “Mind the Game” podcast with Steve Nash. My daughter is heavily into volleyball,” James said. “So I’ll be in a lot of gyms this summer as she’s with her travel league team out in California… to spend a lot of time with her and take some vacation time with the family, get back some of the time that you lose in the eight-, nine-month season and see what this next journey looks like. There it is, James basically saying in those…
Armed with All-NBA superstars Luka Doncic and LeBron James, plus rising potential future All-Star guard Austin Reaves, the Los Angeles Lakers seemed poised to make a potential playoff run this spring. Instead, the 50-win Lakers were upset in the first round by the No. 6-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves Three-time All-Star shooting guard Anthony Edwards, three-time All-Star power forward Julius Randle, and All-Defensive Team swingman Jaden McDaniels (a former Lakers draft pick) proved particularly unstoppable. In a decisive Game 5, four-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert got in on the fun, notching a dominant 27-point, 24-rebound double-double. But was the…
Top 10 highest-paid sportsmen in the world: In today’s global sports arena, performance isn’t the only game-changer – earnings are just as headline-worthy. The spotlight now shines not only on goals scored or titles won, but also on contracts signed, sponsorships secured, and business empires built. In 2024, the earnings of elite athletes have reached record-breaking levels, and the numbers tell a story of influence, ambition, and smart branding. Leading the way is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has transformed his career with a high-profile move to Saudi Arabia, claiming the title of the highest-paid athlete on the planet. With a staggering…