On Monday, the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Trail Blazers 119-114. That improved their record to 43-19 this season. Tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for first place in the Western Conference. Today, the Timberwolves got hit with unfortunate news. Big man Karl-Anthony Towns reportedly has a torn meniscus in his left knee. Shams Charania of The Athletic first to report …
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Liverpool eyeing Newcastle technical director target Richard Hughes
With the business end of the current campaign almost upon us, thoughts will soon be turning to the summer transfer window, though as far as Newcastle and Liverpool are concerned, there’s other important business to attend to. Both Premier League heavyweights have lost their sporting directors, with Jorg Schmadtke having left the Reds after the January transfer window and Newcastle …
Read More »Early boost for Toon as Chelsea confirm triple blow – 10 at risk of missing Monday’s game
Newcastle United may be without Kieran Trippier, Joelinton, Nick Pope and Callum Wilson for Monday’s trip to Chelsea, but the Blues have even bigger problems ahead of next week’s game. Speaking to the press today, Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that Ben Chilwell (knee) and Levi Colwill (toe) look set to miss out after suffering injuries, while Conor Gallagher is an …
Read More »Brazil’s Serie A lifts foreign players quota to nine
March 7 – Teams will be allowed to field a maximum of nine foreign players in Brazil’s topflight following a unanimous vote by the Serie A clubs. It is the second time in a row that the clubs voted for more foreigners in the league. In 2023, the limit was raised from five to seven with the clubs behind the …
Read More »Juventus hope to finalise Felipe Anderson agreement this month
Felipe Anderson remains Juventus’ primary transfer target for the upcoming transfer window. The player is in the final stages of his contract with Lazio, who have presented him with an offer that he deems insufficient. Juventus is actively enticing Anderson to leave Lazio and join them in Turin, with an offer exceeding 3 million euros per season. While Lazio’s proposal …
Read More »Two Brighton fans attacked before Roma Europa League game
Two Brighton fans were attacked Wednesday night in Italy ahead of the club’s Europa League matchup with Roma on Thursday. The Premier League side previously qualified for European competition for the first time in their history. Not only did they manage to grab a place in the Europa League, but they topped their group earlier this past fall. This was …
Read More »West Ham looking at 45-year-old as the man to replace David Moyes
According to an article by Give Me Sport, West Ham are big fans of Feyenoord boss Arne Slot. Based on 245 games managed, Slot’s career win rate is 60.4% (Footy Stats). In contrast, look at Moyes’s record, which stands at 41.82% win percentage from 660 games played. Despite West Ham’s consecutive victories, David Moyes is still under a lot of …
Read More »Darren Waller is contemplating retirement this offseason
Last offseason, the Giants sent a third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for Darren Waller. New York wanted to make upgrades to their offensive talent. General Manager Joe Schoen felt Waller did that at TE for the Giants. Through training camp and the preseason, Waller looked like a key piece in New York’s offensive strategy. However, the …
Read More »Chelsea are likely to have to accept a £33m loss on Marc Cucurella
For some reason, Chelsea just can’t seem to get things right in the transfer market. If it’s not a fire sale of first-team squad members to balance the books for Financial Fair Play purposes, it’s buying players that are consistently injured or turn out to be duds. The latter description would likely apply to their £63m capture from Brighton and …
Read More »AC Milan and Roma to make end-of-season road trip Down Under
March 6 – AC Milan will travel to Australia for the first time in over 30 years to play a friendly fixture versus AS Roma down under. Hosted by the 65,000-seater Optus Stadium in Perth, the match will take place shortly after the end of the current season on May 31, sandwiched between the last Serie A fixture on May …
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