Author: Soccerhuz
Arsenal have been handed a major lift as Real Madrid have seemingly dropped their interest in Bukayo Saka by agreeing a lucrative new long-term deal with Vinicius Junior instead. Vinicius is now seen as one of the best players in the world, having developed massively with Real Madrid since joining the club as a teenager in July 2018. The winger led Madrid to victory in the Champions League, LaLiga and Supercopa de Espana (Spanish Super Cup) last season by notching an incredible 25 goals and 12 assists in 40 appearances. Vinicius was devastated to miss out on last year’s Ballon…
The Minnesota Timberwolves struggled to make much happen on the offensive end of their 94-85 Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. A 15-point first quarter set the tone for Minnesota’s evening and led to a deep hole Anthony Edwards and Co. couldn’t get themselves out of. After the game, Edwards admitted the Lakers’ defensive strategy for guarding him was “kind of confusing.” He finished with 25 points on 10-of-22 shooting and one sweet dunk. This was the first time I’ve seen this one,” Edwards said of L.A.’s unconventional strategy. “Every time I caught the ball…
The Anthony Davis trade was a pivotal one in the recent history of the Los Angeles Lakers. And no, the conversation here is not about the deal that landed Luka Doncic in Hollywood. This one looks back to the original move to free Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans. After LeBron James joined the Lakers via free agency during the 2018 offseason, the franchise needed to pair him with a running mate capable of supporting his NBA title dreams in Los Angeles. It took some serious effort, and surrendering what was thought to be a substantial haul at the time,…
The Minnesota Timberwolves lost 94-85 to the Los Angeles Lakers, tying their series 1-1. Anthony Edwards scored 25 points, and the team’s depth struggled with poor shooting. Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 31 points, and LeBron James added 21 points. Game 3 is on Friday in Minneapolis. The Lakers’ strong performance was marked by crucial plays in the final minutes, including James’ steal from Edwards. The Timberwolves’ inability to score beyond Edwards and one other player hindered their chances of winning. Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (28) looks to pass around Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during…
The Brazilian winger has endured another largely frustrating season, but seems to have found form at the perfect time for the Gunners He’s a talent of the century, he’s an incredible striker. He’s really unbelievable,” Jurgen Klopp famously said after watching an 18-year-old Gabriel Martinelli score a brace for Arsenal against his Liverpool team in a 2019-20 Carabao Cup round of 16 tie. “So young, looks so mature already, is a proper threat. I didn’t want to put any backpack [pressure] on his back with this thing, but I just really like good football players and obviously he’s a very…
The chaos around the scheduling of this weekend’s match against Roma is another selection headache for Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi against AC Milan. This is highlighted in today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi will have to balance a number of fixtures in the next week. There is this evening’s Coppa Italia semifinal second leg against AC Milan. Then, next weekend, Inter will host Roma in Serie A. That match could be a decisive one in Inter’s title race against Napoli. And then the following match will be an absolutely…
Inter host AC Milan in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final clash, and the game has huge meaning to both teams beyond it being a derby. Milan and Inter drew the first leg 1-1 at San Siro, meaning it is all to play for this evening. Both goals came in the second half three weeks ago: Tammy Abraham got the opener with a lovely turn and finish, then Hakan Calhanoglu equalised with a long-range effort. With the tie so finely poised, there is some added tension going into the fifth and final derby of the season. The Nerazzurri…
The Dallas Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont has finally come to the scene regarding the contentious Luka Doncic trade. Till now, it was all about GM Nico Harrison justifying his controversial call of letting the Slovenian off the hook, a move that met severe reaction from the fans. The continuous uproar picked further fuel as the Mavericks’ season ended just 77 days after the trade. Despite the fact that a considerable time has passed since the trade took place, the dust hasn’t settled on the subject, and it has only grown intense over time. Luka Doncic, who was a talisman of…
The Golden State Warriors are preparing for Game 2 of their first round series against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night as they have Tuesday off. Of course, Golden State took Game 1 on the road to grab a 1-0 series lead behind incredible performances out of their star duo of Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler. While Curry and the Warriors were off on Tuesday night, a different Western Conference superstar channeled his inner Curry with an incredible play. That player is Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Doncic, who had a massive first half in the Lakers’ Game 2…
The more we learn about the Luka Dončić trade, the more unfathomable the entire deal becomes. It’s completely shattered the organization from top to bottom. Details continue to release as more reporting comes to light and Nico Harrison continues to do interviews about it despite how long ago the trade went down. On Tuesday, we got a bit more detail from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith that will almost certainly make this even more painful for Mavericks fans. On First Take,Smith said he’d been told that it was actually Harrison who went to Mavericks’ ownership to convince them that trading Dončić…