Author: Soccerhuz
One of the names that continues to be linked with the vacant AC Milan sporting director job is Tony D’Amico, and his track record shows why. La Gazzetta dello Sport talk about the ‘D’Amico model’, one that is working well for Atalanta. Observing and evaluating everything from the outside are Milan, in search of a director for next season, and he ticks a lot of boxes. He is an Italian, who knows the ins and outs of Italian football and who fits into the pre-existing internal dynamics of a club. The Rossoneri have not yet decided who they wanted, by…
Ronaldinho has singled out a star forward from one of his old sides as the player he most enjoys watching. Ronaldinho enjoyed a stunning playing career, playing for the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and AC Milan. He’ll be most remembered for his iconic international career with Brazil, having inspired his national team to World Cup glory in 2002. They don’t make players like Ronaldinho, who was renowned for his dribbling abilities with moves like the elastico and flip flap and his use of tricks. Ronaldinho called time on his stellar career in 2015 but still keeps an eye on…
What Milan will take the field against Udinese on Friday evening at 20:45? What has Mister Conceição prepared these past days at Milanello? Will the Portuguese coach, after a month without midweek commitments, finally field a team with two true strikers as he would have liked to do from the moment he sat on the Rossoneri bench? The former Porto man has changed many lineups and offensive solutions, but so far none has convinced enough to be considered untouchable. At the beginning of the season, there was talk of the short blanket: cover one side and you uncover the other.…
Luka Dončić always knew it was going to be an emotional return to Dallas when wearing his No 77 Los Angeles Lakers jersey in the place he called home the first five and a half seasons of his NBA career. Then the Mavericks showed a more than two-minute video tribute before he had even been introduced before his first game back Wednesday night, two months after being traded. Dončić watched while sitting on the bench alone, with tears in his eyes and wondering if he would even be able to get through the game. “After that video, I was like,…
Luka Doncic heard the story and barely could believe it. Tim Marovt also was once a prodigy, identified early as one of the best athletes in Slovenia. Marovt had a goal to become a world-class skier along with the skills and passion to become one of the best to come out of his country. Doncic had lived that life too, moving from basketball prodigy to European teen sensation to NBA megastar. It wasn’t so straightforward for Marovt. Doncic had locked in as the skinny kid shared what he’d gone through. Marovt traveled to Hawaii for a family vacation in 2014,…
After defeating the Mavericks 112-97 on Wednesday, the Lakers officially clinched a playoff berth. This is the first time the Lakers have avoided the play-in and moved straight into the playoffs since 2020. The Lakers had to take part in the play-in game in 2021, 2023 and 2024. Each season, they advanced without a loss, but then had to turn around and play a top seed immediately to start their playoff run. While they still might technically face a higher seed in the opening round, securing a playoff berth is the first step to reaching the ultimate goal. JJ Redick…
DALLAS — Luka Doncic returns to Dallas for the first time since February’s blockbuster trade as the Los Angeles Lakers face the Mavericks today – Wednesday, April 9 – at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN with tipoff at 7:30 p.m. Eastern (6:30 p.m. Central). Fans who’ve cut the cord on cable can stream the game on Fubo or DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial. The Lakers (48-31, third in the West) have split their last 10 games, including a 136-120 road loss to the Thunder Tuesday night. With…
Luka Doncic knows there will be a lot of emotions when he steps on the court in Dallas for the first time wearing his No. 77 jersey for the Los Angeles Lakers. For him and those Mavericks fans who cheered him while he wore that number in Mavericks blue the first five-and-a-half seasons of his career. Two months after that seismic trade out of nowhere that sent the five-time All-Star to the Lakers, the 26-year-old Doncic is back in Dallas for a game Wednesday night. “Honestly, I don’t know about closure. It’s obviously a lot,” Doncic said. “I know the…
Roberto Mancini clarifies his role after visiting Sampdoria’s training ground, jokes about his next job and leaves the door open for Italy. ‘It was my best experience.’ The coach is currently a free agent after his contract with the Saudi Arabia national team was cut short by mutual consent. There were reports he would become the new technical director of Sampdoria, joining former teammates Alberico Evani as coach, with Attilio Lombardo as assistant manager. However, his son Andrea Mancini has instead taken the role, with Roberto Mancini visiting the Bogliasco training ground today. “I do not have any role with…
As La Gazzetta dello Sport write, Gimenez cost around €30m and in just over two months (11 appearances) he has scored three goals, for a not inconsiderable price of €10m per goal. Having signed a deal until 2029 though, Gimenez has all the time to justify Milan’s investment. A few days away from his 24th birthday, on April 18, Gimenez cannot be branded as a flop, even if it is true that at Milan he went from the status of top four saviour to third in the centre-forward hierarchies. Gimenez started strong, with two consecutive goals in the league against…