Author: Soccerhuz
From the moment Klay Thompson decided to leave the Warriors for the Mavericks, the most anticipated game of the season became the first Dallas trip to San Francisco. Now, we know the date for that game. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, the Mavericks will be heading to Chase Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12, for a nationally televised game on TNT. The game will also be the first of the NBA Emirates Cup, the in-season tournament that debuted last season, with the Mavs and Dubs both set to play in West Group C. It’ll add some extra juice to what…
Transfer journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has said that he would not be surprised if Milan signed a player like Adrien Rabiot in the late stages of the summer transfer window. Writing for Il Giornale (via Milan News), Di Marzio discussed the final two weeks of the transfer market for Milan and the name of Juventus midfielder Rabiot came up, as it has done throughout much of the weekend. The main area of the pitch that Milan are still looking to do business is in the midfield. AS Monaco’s Youssouf Fofana is the primary target and as Di Marzio writes, they would…
Barcelona were dealt a huge blow as priority target Nico Williams appears set to continue at Athletic Club for one more season, after being handed the No. 10 shirt by the Basque outfit. The Blaugrana had been holding out hopes to sign the 22-year-old despite recent speculations suggesting that he is unlikely to arrive this summer. Yet reports over the weekend that Joan Laporta himself was ready to take charge of negotiations and that Nico wanted to join Barcelona. But, the 22-year-old dropped a hint about staying put at Athletic Club when he said he wishes to make history with the…
The NBA schedule for the 2024-25 season is expected to be fully released a little later this month, but for now, there have been a couple of leaks. The Christmas Day schedule has been revealed, and it includes a couple of games that could be very entertaining, such as a matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics. The Los Angeles Lakers will head north to take on the Golden State Warriors this Christmas. On opening night, which will be on Tuesday, Oct. 22, they will host the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that reached the Western Conference Finals just a couple…
Manchester City star Rodri could miss their Premier League opener with the midfielder yet to report for training. The Euro 2024 winner has been a linchpin of Pep Guardiola’s midfield but was given an extended break following his success with Spain and isn’t expected back to training until Wednesday. It leaves him with minimal time to get up to speed and could see him sit out the clash with Chelsea. Rodri came off in the final of the Euros and City have been keen to manage his workload ahead of what will be another demanding season. Previously the absence of…
AC Milan could need to think on their feet towards the end of the summer transfer window as Juventus are attempting to sign French defender Pierre Kalulu. As reported by Calcimercato.com, selling Kalulu to Juventus would change the general plan for the final two weeks of the transfer window from a Milan perspective. It was reported earlier on Monday that the Bianconeri are trying to loan Kalulu for one season and have an option to sign him permanently next summer, and Milan’s response is not yet clear. They are not closed off to the idea of losing Kalulu, but they would much…
Jacques Villeneuve believes Max Verstappen will struggle to recreate the dynamic he has with Red Bull at any other team. Verstappen has been speculated with a move away from Red Bull for most of this year, with the reigning World Champion linked with a Mercedes switch and, more recently, the Aston Martin squad. Mercedes’ boss Toto Wolff has made no secret of his desire to sign Max Verstappen as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton as the seven-time F1 World Champion leaves for Ferrari at the conclusion of this season. While Verstappen himself has moved to cool this speculation in recent…
Gerry Cardinale is back in Milan and will be helping direct the club through the final weeks of the transfer market and into the new Serie A season. As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the RedBird Capital Group Managing Partner is going to be a regular at Milanello and San Siro in the coming weeks and the main purpose of his visit is to be present for the Silvio Berlusconi Trophy match against Monza on Tuesday night. This event is a tribute to former Milan owner Berlusconi and it would be an oversight for Cardinale not to attend, but…
Michael Jordan has already delivered his verdict on whether Steph Curry belongs in the NBA Hall of Fame. Curry has enjoyed a decorated career at the very top level of professional basketball and recently helped Team USA to yet another Olympic gold medal. A four-time NBA champion, Curry is seen as one of the best ever point guards to play the game but Jordan is not so sure and believes there is one player he would rank above him in the point guard rankings. Asked back in 2020 whether Curry deserves a place in the NBA’s Hall of Fame, Jordan issued…
Gianluca Di Marzio has claimed that new AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca is ‘crazy’ about Tammy Abraham and is desperate to have the Englishman in his squad. Di Marzio was interviewed by Il Giornale (via Milan News) about the rest of Milan’s transfer market and it is clear that Fonseca really wants to see another striker come through the door. Having now announced the signing of Emerson Royal, Milan are going to be focusing on signing a midfielder with Youssouf Fofana as the primary option. Beyond that, a new striker is now viewed as more of a benefit rather than an absolute…