Author: Soccerhuz
An intense gold medal game on Saturday night came down to the final minutes, but a star-studded Team USA defeated Victor Wembanyama and France at Bercy Arena to claim its fifth consecutive Olympic gold. The 98-87 win at Paris’ Bercy Arena completed a perfect Summer Olympics for LeBron James and company, which had been expected to win the gold medal but needed a huge comeback against Serbia just to reach the final. A late barrage of 3-pointers from Steph Curry ended up providing the difference against the host nation, with the win prompting another memorable comment from unofficial “team leader”…
João Félix must be pretty desperate to leave Atlético Madrid as according to The Telegraph, he’s willing to take “a significant cut to his salary to fit into the club’s wage structure”. He did the same last year, too in order to go on loan to Barcelona for the season — where he had a pretty decent time of things. His six months at Stamford Bridge in the second half of the 2022-23 season, also on loan, were not quite as successful, but it’s not like anyone else on that team was doing any better. Fun fact: I got to…
Spain and AC Milan forward Alvaro Morata has announced that he has split from his wife of seven years, Alice Campello. The AC Milan striker has separated from his wife, after seven years of marriage in which they had four children together. Campello was present when Morata captained Spain to Euro 2024 glory against England, but the pair have now decided to split. Morata wrote on Instagram: “After some time of reflection, Alice and I have made the decision to part ways. A WONDERFUL and RESPECTFUL reciprocal relationship where we have loved and helped each other a lot. “They have been…
The United States women’s basketball team rallied and survived a ferocious France on Sunday to claim another Olympic gold — its eighth in a row, and its 61st consecutive victory at the Olympic Games. The gold medal served as the perfect sendoff for 42-year-old guard Diana Taurasi, who captured her sixth gold in as many Olympics and will soon hand off the torch to a new generation. As of now, it seems that the next US standard-bearers at the 2028 Summer Olympic Games on home soil will be current WNBA rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, who will each have…
AC Milan has officially announced the signing of Brazilian defender Emerson Royal on a permanent transfer from Tottenham Hotspur, with the former Barcelona man penning a deal until 2028. The move was made official by a statement on the club website and it confirmed that he will be under contract with the Rossoneri until June 30, 2028 and there is an option for another year after that. The 25-year-old right-back was pursued by Milan for much of the summer transfer window but the two clubs struggled to agree on the transfer fee. The breakthrough came last week and Milan have quickly carried…
Osimhen, 25, is expected to leave the Serie A club this summer and he has now formally asked to leave, according to Napoli’s sporting director Giovanni Manna. Manna told reports (as per Football.London): “He asked to leave. We are calm because we have players in the squad who can replace him in the best way. “However, we do not want to harm the integrity of the group and want to preserve it. We will see what will happen in the next few days.” Manna’s comments come after Osimhen was left out of Napoli’s squad to face Modena in the Coppa…
Juventus and AC Milan could soon be discussing a swap deal that would see Federico Chiesa and Alexis Saelemaekers go in opposite directions. As reported by Tuttosport, Juventus think they may have found a solution to their Chiesa problem which suits all parties. The Italian winger appears to be completely out of the new Thiago Motta project at Juventus and is frantically searching for a new club. Milan are one of the clubs that has been linked with Chiesa, and there could be a way to sign him without spending big on the transfer fee. Saelemaekers spent last season working under…
Il Mattino and Sport Mediaset claim that Aston Villa are ready to pay Romelu Lukaku’s release clause, but the Belgian striker is waiting to join Antonio Conte at Napoli. Lukaku is eager to reunite with Conte and Napoli and is unwilling to listen to offers from any other club, Il Mattino and Sport Mediaset report. Both Italian media claim that Aston Villa are ready to pay a €43m clause to sign the Belgian forward, but Lukaku only wants to play for the Partenopei, so tension between him and Chelsea is rising. Lukaku is training separately at Chelsea, waiting for a transfer, but…
Juventus have opened talks with AC Milan to sign French defender Pierre Kalulu and the Bianconeri have already submitted a €17m bid. As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Kalulu himself has actually given the green light to what would be an initial loan deal with an option to make it permanent next summer. Juventus would be paying €3m for the loan during the 2024/25 season and would then be able to buy Kalulu outright for €14m next summer if the move is a good fit. Kalulu had a very truncated 2023/24 season as he struggled with injuries and failed to build…
Three years after Aaron Rodgers told reporters he’d been “immunized” against the COVID-19 virus, the quarterback says in a soon-to-be-published unauthorized biography that he should have been truthful about his status. Rodgers, who previously said the controversy had a dramatic impact on his public image, told author Ian O’Connor that the primary reason he claimed he was “immunized” was the statement represented “the crux of my appeal.” “If there’s one thing I wish could have gone different, it’s that, because that’s the only thing [critics] could hit me with,” Rodgers said in the book. In November 2021, the Green Bay Packers’ four-time…