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De Ligt, 18, was a fixture in the Ajax team that finished second behind Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, playing 31 out of 34 games for the Amsterdam giants. That consistency has not gone unnoticed, as he has earned a call up to the Netherlands senior team and reported interest from clubs of the calibre of Juventus, Barcelona, Tottenham and Manchester United. And he recognised that despite his tender age the time was right for him to sit down and think about his next steps in professional football....

The Ghana international’s contract expires at the end of the season after spending six years with the club where he won five Serie A titles, three Coppa Italia and three Super Cup titles. Inter Milan and Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray are believed to be on the heels of the midfielder should he fail to secure a new deal at the ‎Allianz Stadium. On Wednesday night, the former Udinese player put up an eye-catching performance against Tottenham Hotspur to help Massimiliano Allegri’s men progress into the quarterfinal of the Champions League....

Manchester United started the match differently compared to the way they did at Old Trafford and looked to take the game to Juventus. Allegri’s side had all the possession and saw more of the ball with United relying on counters to trouble the opposition. There were no genuine chances in the first half an hour of the game to trouble either goalkeeper. Cuadrado hit a low driving shot from a half-chance drawing a good save from David de Gea which was immediately followed by a Sami Khedira’s shot which hit the side of the post....

Predominantly deployed as a right-winger, Kulusevski can also fill in as an attacking midfielder or a left-winger owing to his versatility and the Bianconeri have moved quickly to secure the future of one of Europe’s budding attackers. The Swedish international was subject to interest from Manchester United and Inter Milan but the reigning Italian champions have stolen a march in recent days and agreed a deal in principle with parent club Atalanta....

Simone Verdi’s penalty gave Bologna a surprise halftime lead and Juventus turned the match around with Douglas Costa shredding the defense amid an own goal from Sebastian De Maio and strikes from Sami Khedira and Paulo Dybala. Juventus moved seven points clear of second-placed Napoli and, with two rounds remaining, can secure the title on Sunday if Maurizio Sarri’s side loses at home to Torino. “The title is not yet wrapped up, but we’ve taken a huge step towards it,” Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said....

Allegri completed a fourth domestic double in as many seasons in Turin, with Sunday’s goalless draw against Roma sealing a seventh straight Scudetto overall for the Bianconeri. The 50-year-old has been touted as a frontrunner for the vacancy created by Arsene Wenger’s departure from Arsenal but told a post-match news conference at the weekend that he would only leave the Allianz Stadium if the Juve board sacked him. Given remarks made by Marotta to Gazzetta dello Sport, this turn of events seems somewhat unlikely....

Andrea Pirlo’s side have slipped to fourth in the league standings, a whopping 12 points behind runaway league leaders Inter Milan. Juventus are now in a race to finish in the top four, with both Atalanta and Napoli competing for the Champions League spots. On that note, let’s have a look at the latest Juventus news as on 4th April, 2021 Pirlo disappointed after Juventus’ draw with Torino Andrea Pirlo was understandably far from pleased after Juventus’ 2-2 draw against Torino....

The home of the Italian champions will be the Allianz Stadium until 2023 under the terms of the six-year agreement struck between Juve, Allianz and Lagardere Sports, which is the holder of the venue’s naming rights. Allianz sponsors high-profile grounds in other countries, including Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena and Nice’s Allianz Riviera. “It’s with great pleasure that we welcome Allianz into our family of partners for a deal as special as this one – the naming of our home,” said Giorgio Ricci, who serves as Juve’s head of global partnerships and corporate revenues as well as co-chief revenue officer....

The 24-year-old, capped 31 times, signed a five-year contract after undergoing a medical on Wednesday. “Juventus are adding a player (De Sciglio) with versatility, skill and an international pedigree,” said the Turin-based club on their website (www.juventus.com). This is De Sciglio’s first move in his career since his debut with the Milan club in 2011, where he made 110 league appearances. Juventus’ defence has been cut in this transfer window with the departure of right back Dani Alves to Paris Saint-Germain and centre back Leonardo Bonucci to AC Milan....

In the latest edition of SK Wrestling’s Off the SKript with Dr. Chris Featherstone, JTG went into detail about Cryme Tyme’s World Tag Team title match with Jeri-Show - the team of Chris Jericho and the Big Show - at SummerSlam 2009 and how, initially, he and the late Shad Gaspard were scheduled to become the new World Tag Team champions at the event: Many fans would have been eager to see Cryme Tyme begin a feud with a tag team as well respected and accomplished as D-Generation X, as it would have given both JTG and Shad Gaspard the chance to shine, both creatively and athletically....

The appellate ruling determined the district court erred in determining the dangers posed by George Tanios, as he has no past felony convictions. “The record reflects that Tanios has no past felony convictions, no ties to any extremist organizations, and no post-January 6 criminal behavior that would otherwise show him to pose a danger to the community within the meaning of the Bail Reform Act,” the ruling said. Tanios was one of two men charged with the assault of Sicknick....

Assange, 48, has been held in England’s Belmarsh prison since September after being removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. His legal team is looking to fight a request from the United States for him to stand trial over multiple accusations of violating the U.S. Espionage Act. He is also accused of a count of computer hacking. The charges which Assange faces carry a total of 175 years’ imprisonment....

Less than 24 hours after the Patriots win over the Ravens, the wide receiver is selling t-shirts to commemorate his touchdown pass. In the third quarter, the Patriots pulled a trick out of their hats and Edelman threw to Danny Amendola for the touchdown. Edelman wants that moment to stay with fans forever, if they have $29.99. MORE: Must-see playoff images | Patriots controversial substitution | Tom Brady leads Pats to a win...

Green came on as a 59th-minute substitute in the U.S. national team’s 2-2 tie against Mexico and while his 31-minute debut had some turnovers, slips and even a welcome-to-the-rivalry shoulder knock that left him on the ground in pain for a short while, Green also flashed his speed and quality. He appeared to draw a penalty-worthy foul at one point and showed some good speed that clearly worried the Mexican defense, which sent multiple defenders at him seemingly every time he touched the ball....

The traditional names given to the full moons come from a number of places and historical periods, including Native American, colonial American and European sources. The full moon that falls in June is commonly referred to as the “Strawberry Moon”—a name that originates with Native Americans. This is because June is traditionally a time when wild strawberries are ready for harvest in North America. “June’s full moon was named to what translates in the English language as ‘Strawberry Moon’ by several indigenous peoples, including members of the Algonquin, Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples, to mark the ripening of wild strawberries,” Catherine Boeckmann, senior digital editor for the website of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, told Newsweek....

Data from real-time media monitoring platform NewsWhip Spike, compiled by Newsweek, compared public and media interest for Juneteenth between 2021 and 2022. Focussing on the days leading up to the holiday, for 2022, there had been a 91 percent fall in social interactions and a 30 percent fall in articles produced. The data determines public interest by the amount of social media interactions on articles and media interest as the number of articles published....

Junior’s visage is now grim, his eyes unwavering. His stance, so perfectly upright, seems balletic, and the black bat is coiled, 34 inches of menace, over his shoulder. His swing is remarkably fast–80 mph by Griffey’s own estimate–and when it connects with the baseball, the sound echoes like a rifle shot through the near-empty stadium. The ball soars into the upper deck. ““I just swing hard and whatever happens, happens,’’ Junior says....

Today, when these two teams play yet another riveting contest at Anfield, the two men who will matter the most, Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp will resume their rivalry on the touchline. Two differing personalities with differing ideologies are fighting for one similar goal - to get their team to the top where it belongs. The two managers in focus are like chalk and cheese - one being a bespectacled football romantic whereas the other being a definition of the word pragmatic....

Novak Djokovic, who was seeded third at the 2010 French Open, took a two-sets-to-love lead over Jurgen Melzer in that quarterfinal match. However, the Austrian came back to win 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 after a 4 hour 15 minute marathon. The result was especially significant since it remains the only time in his career that Novak Djokovic has lost a match after winning the first two sets. It was also the only time that Melzer scored a win over Novak Djokovic, out of four singles meetings....