Author: Soccerhuz
Questions have been continuously asked about AC Milan’s recent mercatos. However, there are some stats to suggest that the Rossoneri are one of the better clubs when it comes to transfers. This summer, the management were given the task of renovating the squad across many areas. Stefano Pioli had to be properly replaced, Olivier Giroud had to be replaced, and several other positions needed work. At the end of the window, Milan had Paulo Fonseca in the driving seat, Alvaro Morata and Tammy Abraham came in to help sort the striker situation and Milan made attempts to solve the defensive issues. Today,…
AC Milan have not had the best of starts to the new season and have found themselves clinging onto few positives, but one source of hope is Youssouf Fofana and the role he can play. As this morning’s La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recalls, the soap opera of the summer transfer window for Milan had Fofana as its title. The Rossoneri experienced a happy ending, eventually signing him from Monaco, but it took a lot of negotiating. The Frenchman has already been given an absolute leading role because the midfield needs extra physicality and his characteristics were deemed perfect. Last season Milan let in…
Maurizio Sarri refused to comment on the idea that he could become an option to take over at AC Milan in the event that Paulo Fonseca’s bad start continues. The start of Fonseca’s tenure at Milan has been quite forgettable as the Rossoneri are still looking for their first win and already have the worst defence in the entire championship together with Atalanta and Lecce, with six goals conceded. Nonetheless, Fonseca – as confirmed by Giorgio Furlani in recent days – remains firmly in his place and has the club’s full confidence. This has not stopped the rumours about a…
Like most fans, U.S. men’s national players had heard the rumors of the incoming coach. On Saturday night, during a team meal in Kansas City, U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker told the players the federation was finalizing a deal with Mauricio Pochettino. It wasn’t until the pregame meal in Cincinnati yesterday (Tuesday), however, that they were told it was done. A couple hours later, U.S. Soccer told the public. It was officially time to move forward under arguably the highest-profile coach in USMNT history. For the players, who have spent the last week or so dancing around questions about Pochettino,…
Ismael Bennacer’s injury does seem pretty worrying for Milan, as the Algeria international was spotted in a wheelchair at the airport. Ismael is expected to remain out of action for three months after sustaining a severe muscle injury while on international duty with Algeria. The 26-year-old is heading back to the capital of Lombardy, and SportTeam AR has published a picture of the midfielder in a wheelchair at an airport in Algeria. Near him, a collaborator holds crutches for the Milan midfielder. Milan will play six games before the international break in October, but they are not expected to sign a…
The ticket struggles continue for AC Milan. Or rather, the ticket struggles continue in the Champions League as a result of high prices. Indeed, according to a report, there are over 20k tickets left for the game against Liverpool. A few days ago, we highlighted the hefty prices for the Milan-Liverpool as the tickets certainly didn’t fly off the shelf. In the Secondo Rosso section, for example, a ticket for the big game costs €139 and this is significantly higher than the Venezia game, for which a ticket costs €59 in the same section. As followed up by MilanNews today, there are over 20k…
In college football’s Week 3, the optimum word to describe the feelings of many Wisconsin fans is foreboding. It is the dread that comes with a feeling something bad is going to happen on Saturday. The ‘something bad’ is the Alabama Crimson Tide in Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin has a long-established reputation as one of the Big Ten’s top football programs. That rep has been somewhat stained in recent seasons. Only once since 2019 has Wisconsin won more than seven games. Between 1994 and 2000, the Badgers won three Rose Bowls. The only major bowl they have won since was…
No. 4 Alabama visits Wisconsin for the first time in nearly a century on Saturday sporting a 2-0 record, but the Crimson Tide are still chasing a performance closer to flawless. Alabama put up 21 points in the last six minutes of the fourth quarter to fight off South Florida last week, recording a 42-16 win in a game it led 14-13 in the third quarter. The Crimson Tide lost three fumbles in the second half, one from fumbles in the second half, one from quarterback Jalen Milroe. Milroe enters his third game under DeBoer showing positives to build on…
As the 2024-25 season nears, it’s time to get to know our new Celtics additions. Today, we’re diving into some trivia on 23-year-old rookie forward Anton Watson, whom the Celtics selected with the 54th overall pick of the 2024 draft. Here are his five facts: Watson was born Oct. 6, 2000, just 10 days after fellow Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman. The 6-foot-8 forward comes from a family of elite athletes. His father, Deon Sr., is the University of Idaho’s all-time leading rebounder and shot-blocker. His brother, Deon Jr. was a receiver for the Idaho football team. And his sister, Haile, played…
The Los Angeles Lakers have been relatively dormant throughout the 2024-25 offseason. Outside of re-signing LeBron James and Max Christie (along with drafting Bronny James and Dalton Knecht), the franchise hasn’t made any significant changes from last year’s 47-win team that lost to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. The roster is full with 15 regular contracts, and payroll is within about $45,000 of the second apron ($188.9 million). The Lakers have been clear that they don’t intend to go over the second apron—and the only real way they can go over is by signing additional…