Author: Soccerhuz
Andrea Berta has been welcomed to Arsenal with the promise of £300m to spend in his first summer as the club’s new sporting director. That at least provides something to look forward to for a fanbase who will likely be feeling pretty glum in two weeks’ time after the Champions League Gods inevitably shine on Real Madrid once again to bring the Gunners’ season to an end, with just a third consecutive second-placed Premier League finish to show for their efforts. Mikel Arteta will hope the summer transfer window – which he vowed will be “a big one” – can…
The Los Angeles Lakers took care of business on the second night of a back-to-back Friday, hosting the New Orleans Pelicans less than 24 hours after suffering a tough loss to the Golden State Warriors. While New Orleans stayed competitive for much of the game, L.A. finished strong in the second half, winning 124-108 to improve to 47-30 on the season. This victory moved them into the No. 3 seed, albeit by a slim margin, with five games remaining in the regular season. Luka Doncic led the way with 35 points, six rebounds, and six assists, but a key storyline…
As the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for this season’s NBA playoffs, Austin Reaves has been on a tear. He has scored at least 30 points in four of their last five games, and in his last 13 games, he has averaged 26.6 points a game while shooting 52.9% from the field and 41.6% from 3-point range. While his 3-point shooting accuracy has been up and down for most of the season, he has been absolutely hot in that department in his last two contests. He made nine of his 16 3-point attempts on Thursday versus the Golden State Warriors, and…
Arsenal’s new sporting director Andrea Berta has reportedly had a ‘disagreement’ with other ‘influential figures’ at the club over one potential signing. Former Atletico Madrid chief Berta has been appointed to replace Edu at Arsenal and preparations are likely already underway for this summer’s transfer window. The Gunners need to be busy during this summer’s transfer window as they are set to finish second in the Premier League for the third consecutive season. Injuries have marred Arsenal this season, but they have been pretty toothless in attack and are crying out for upgrades in forward positions. Arsenal’s priority will be…
Only about 24 hours after losing a big game to the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers took the court again on Friday evening for a matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans came in with the second-worst record in the Western Conference and a very depleted roster, but early on, it looked like they were on their way to handing L.A. yet another inexcusable loss to an inferior squad. They led 10-3 in the opening minutes and ended the first quarter on top, 30-25, as L.A.’s focus and intensity were choppy, and it allowed Jose Alvarado to…
Only one place separates the two teams, but with the Viola holding a four-point lead over Milan, the home team can’t afford to lose. AC Milan will start Matchday 31 ninth in the table with 47 points from 30 matches. The Rossoneri have won 13, drawn eight and lost nine. Milan took a break from their Serie A woes on Wednesday when they faced city rivals Inter in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final. The match finished 1-0 with Tammy Abraham scoring for the Red and Blacks and Hakan Calhanoglu finding the net for the blue half of…
Doncic put on a game-high 35 points with team-mate Austin Reaves adding 30, while James scored 27 points with eight assists in a 124-108 win. The Lakers bounced back from defeat against the Golden State Warriors to further boost their hopes of a top-four finish in the Western Conference. It is the sixth successive win for the Lakers over the Pelicans, including three victories this season. Elsewhere, Western Conference leaders the Oklahoma City Thunder, who host the Lakers in back-to-back games on Sunday and Tuesday, saw an 11-game winning streak ended against the Houston Rockets. Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun…
AC Milan, this morning, have made the decision to look away from Fabio Paratici, and a report has looked into the reasons why this may have been the case. It seemed like a move for Paratici was completed, with Milan in the final stages of making the appointment, but this morning, things came to a halt, with the sporting director’s suspension being the massive stalling block. As Gazzetta dello Sport writes, multiple restrictions would be in place with Paratici until the end of July, with the importance varying. Article 9.2 states that the Italian would be unable to represent the…
The New Orleans Pelicans wound up being more trouble than expected, but it was a good night for the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoff standings. With a 124-108 win over a New Orleans team still missing every major contributor, the Lakers moved back into third place in the Western Conference with a 47-30 record. They leapfrogged the 47-31 Denver Nuggets, who were blown out by the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers shouldn’t have had much trouble with the 21-55 Pelicans with pretty much everyone but Rui Hachimura playing, but it took a while for them to pull away for…
Bronny James is in the middle of his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently averaging 2.3 points per contest while shooting 32.7% from the field and 25.0% from the three-point range in 23 games. The 20-year-old was the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft after one season at USC. Over the offseason, the Lakers signed Bronny to four-year contract (with three seasons guaranteed). According to Spotrac, Bronny will be paid just under $1.2 million by the Lakers this season. He will then be paid $1.96 million in 2026 and $2.3 million in 2027. The Lakers…