Author: Soccerhuz
The UEFA Champions League draw is complete, and it could directly impact several key stars in the U.S. men’s national team fold. From Milan’s Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah to PSV’s American quartet, there’s no shortage of storylines. But first, let’s dive into the Americans who are playing in arguably the best competition in professional soccer. AMERICANS IN UCL SERIE A AC Milan: Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah Juventus: Tim Weah, Weston McKennie BUNDESLIGA Dortmund: Gio Reyna, Cole Campbell LIGUE 1 Monaco: Folarin Balogun SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Celtic: Cameron Carter-Vickers EREDIVISIE PSV: Sergino Dest, Richard Ledezma, Ricardo Pepi, Malik Tillman There could be a record 12 USMNT…
Former Alabama quarterback Eli Holstein will start Pittsburgh’s season-opener Saturday vs. Kent State, Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi announced Thursday. Holstein, a Louisiana native, was a four-star recruit in the Crimson Tide’s 2023 recruiting class. He did not appear in a game at Alabama last season while taking a redshirt year before transferring. Holstein was one of two highly regarded freshman quarterbacks who transferred away from Alabama after the 2023 season. Julian Sayin, a 5-star recruit in the 2023 class, transferred to Ohio State. Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi said Monday that both Holstein and junior Nate Yarnell would play in Saturday’s opener.…
Fiorentina have officially announced the acquisition of Yacine Adli from AC Milan on a season-long loan deal. The French midfielder arrived at Viola Park on Tuesday evening to complete the transfer. The agreement includes an option for Fiorentina to make the move permanent at the end of the 2024-25 season. Should they choose to exercise this option, Adli would sign a four-year contract with the club. As part of the deal, Fiorentina will pay a modest loan fee to Milan, with the option to purchase set at €13 million plus potential bonuses. During his stint with La Viola, Adli will don the…
The 36 teams in the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League now know their eight opponents following the inaugural draw in Monaco on Thursday. Even though the teams now know all their opponents, the fixture list with match dates and kick-off times will be elaborated afterwards and announced on Saturday 31 August, to ensure no calendar clashes with teams in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League playing in the same cities. How did the draw work? To determine the eight different opponents, teams were seeded in four pots based on their individual club coefficient at the beginning…
Mercedes have announced that one of their star drivers is set to be replaced at this weekend’s Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. The team come into Monza off the back of a disappointing result in Zandvoort last time out, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finishing seventh and eighth respectively. After seeing a Mercedes driver stand on top of the podium on three of the four previous outings, hopes were high that the team would once again be in the mix at the top of the order in what was the first race after the summer break. Preparations are already well…
Guerschon Yabusele most recently played in the NBA during the 2018-19 season when he was a member of the Boston Celtics. That year, he averaged 2.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest while shooting 45.5% from the field and 32.1% from the three-point range in 41 games (one start). He has been out of the NBA for five years, but his performance at the 2024 Olympics (for France) caught the attention of basketball fans around the world. On Thursday, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they have signed the 29-year-old. Yabusele was the 16th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and…
Italian journalist Daniele Longo has claimed that Ismael Bennacer was badly advised about his chances of securing a move away from AC Milan this summer. Speaking to Radio Rossonera, the Calcioemrcato.com journalist explained that Bennacer may have acted differently this summer if he had not been given certain information by his agents. It has been clear for much of the summer that the Algerian midfielder would be very open to leaving Milan and that feeling became mutual as Milan started to pursue more midfield targets. Longo thinks that someone close to Bennacer led him to believe that if he tried to…
Lando Norris’s cheeky “simply lovely” comment over team radio after securing victory in last week’s Dutch Grand Prix won’t have endeared him to rival Max Verstappen, according to RB’s Daniel Ricciardo. Race fans have become used to hearing Verstappen use the phrase “simply lovely” after taking his own poles and victories – having recorded 40 of the former and 61 of the latter to date. But it was Norris who uttered the phrase after securing his second career win at Verstappen’s home race in Zandvoort with a dominant display, finishing over 20 seconds up the road from the Red Bull…
Stephen Curry’s tenure with the Golden State Warriors will last even longer. The Warriors star and former Kia NBA MVP winner has signed a one-year extension, the team announced Thursday. The deal, worth a reported $62.6 million, will keep him with the team through the 2026-27 season. Curry is guaranteed $178 million over the next three years of his Warriors deal and his extension is expected to be signed today, ESPN reports. Curry’s contract extension comes approximately three years after he inked a four-year, $215 million extension that marked the second $200 million-plus deal in Curry’s career that includes four NBA titles,…
Iva Jovic can leave the US Open with her head held high and two key takeaways. She learned the hard way that Grand Slam tennis can be brutal, physically and mentally. But she also learned that she belongs. “I think obviously you can say you’re close to being at that level,” she reflected. “It’s nice to know you can play with those girls that are at the top of the game. “It’s good confidence to know that you’re not far.” For the 16-year-old wildcard, that feeling of belonging not just on the court but in the locker room, surrounded by superstars, was…