Author: Soccerhuz
Despite losing 10 league games already this season, AC Milan remain embroiled in a nine-team battle for the European spots. With Inter and Napoli fighting for the Scudetto and now almost certain of qualifying for the next Champions League (where Italy will have four teams), Sky writes that there are still four spots available for the 2025-26 European competitions. The fight, to date, involves seven clubs, from third place Atalanta (on 65 points) to ninth place Milan (on 54 points). An added point of interest is that the Rossoneri could win the Coppa Italia and get a Europa League spot.…
The 28-year-old has excelled since being put up front by Mikel Arteta, providing six goals and four assists in 13 games, his best displays yet coming in the last-eight win over Real Madrid, when he scored in the first leg and set up both goals in the second. News of his return to training this week comes as a major boost. Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka took most of the plaudits at the Bernabeu but Merino was just as good, his contribution rewarding the faith of his manager and calling to mind conversations with some of those who worked with…
AC Milan are approaching the deadline to extend the deals of Theo Hernandez and Mike Maignan, and clarity is needed quickly. In recent weeks, things have taken a turn for the better, and there is a feeling of vague optimism around Milan. A possible Coppa Italia win would mean European football next season, which is a must. How did we get here, though? Well, change finally occurred, with the Rossoneri finally testing a 3-4-3 system, which has seemingly been inevitable for months now (if not longer). Results have improved, barring the loss to Atalanta, and key players are performing better…
After blowing a 10-point fourth quarter lead, the L.A. Lakers are in a difficult spot as the franchise is currently losing their first round series 3-1 and one game away from elimination. The loss happened despite the fact that the Lakers stars LeBron James and Luka Dončić were able to put up a performance that resembled the franchise’s early 2000s days with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. James, who willingly seemed to take a step back on offense to save energy for the defensive end, scored 27 points on 55 percent shooting from the floor. Dončić, who recovered from a…
It’s already been almost three months since superstar Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Luka, who seemed to have spent his entire career in Dallas and even purchased a $15 million home just weeks before the trade, doesn’t appear to have any plans of returning to live in Dallas. In a lighthearted interview on the Sundae Conversation show, Luka was asked about the possibility of moving back to Texas after his career ends, but he made it clear that won’t be happening. “No,” Luka boldly stated multiple times in response. Doncic seems happy in Los Angeles and…
Luka Doncic takes the Brabus Rocket 1000 for a spin from his home country, Slovenia, to Germany and brags about always loving to drive and being fond of cars since he was a kid. The LA Lakers’ star is definitely a car guy. He’s got an impressive garage in Los Angeles, which includes modern cars, tuned cars, customized cars, and classic cars. Luka Doncic says he likes the looks and especially the cabin of the Brabus Rocket 1000, with all the black and contrasting red details. The cabin of the four-door is dipped in black Nappa leather, Alcantara, and carbon…
The 2024-2025 season will be one never forgotten by Mavericks fans — and trading this franchise star is the reason why. Late February 1, general manager Nico Harrison shipped Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package including Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick. Here at mavsmoneyball.com, we often don’t do season-in-review pieces for players traded in the middle of a season, as you’ll notice we don’t have one posted for Maxi Kleber or Markieff Morris. But with a trade this historic, we felt it was justified to submit one final retrospective piece on his…
MINNEAPOLIS — Staring at the possibility of a daunting 3-1 series deficit, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick made a bold rotation adjustment at halftime. Instead of starting center Jaxson Hayes at the beginning of the third quarter, Redick replaced him with Dorian Finney-Smith to deploy the team’s best lineup — the “Lasers lineup,” as Redick calls it — at the beginning of the half. The decision was made quickly — Finney-Smith later said he was given two minutes’ notice that he was starting the third Redick had cautioned against overreacting earlier in the series. But the Lakers, enjoying a…
Lakers coach JJ Redick has done much right this season at the helm, his first as a coach at any level. But a decision he made in the team’s 116-114 Game 4 loss to the Timberwolves has come under fire, as it might very well be the clearest reason why the team flopped in the fourth quarter against the young, hungry Minnesotans. Redick said a decision was made at halftime by the Lakers to go full bore in the second half, which meant that the team would not sit stars LeBron James or Luka Doncic at all in the second…
Beaten. Broken. Battered. These are just some of the words that have surfaced as the Minnesota Timberwolves continue to strategically dismantle what everyone thought was a championship worthy Los Angeles Lakers. While the duo’s first two games inched the balance squarely in the middle, the next two were enough for some panic to settle in Redick’s locker room—especially after their latest clash—which even left NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson gasping for air. But before we get to that… Let’s tell you a bit about Sunday’s clash: It’s important to note that the Lakers were leading for most of the…