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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
AC Milan want to replace Kyle Walker with Guela Doué
According to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport, AC Milan are interested in trying to bring RC Strasbourg Alsace right-back Guela Doué (22) to the San Siro for next season. The Italian giants are in the market for a new fullback with Kyle Walker (35) and Emerson Royal (26) expected to leave the club, while there are questions over Álex Jiménez's (20) ability to defend. Doué only arrived at Strasbourg last summer when he left his formative club Stade Rennais in a €6.5 million transfer move. At Le Racing, Doué's profile as a talented defender has blossomed, and he was a core part of a squad that looked to challenge for Champions League football, but narrowly missed out following a late-season collapse. Advertisement Doué's steady progress this season has perhaps been in the shadow of his more famous younger brother, Désiré. Like Guela, Désiré left Rennes in the summer when he moved to Paris Saint-Germain. In his first season at the capital club, Doué ended the hunt for Champions League success, scoring twice as PSG won 5-0 against Inter Milan in the final. GFFN | Nick Hartland
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Eagles' Fullback Comments Take New Light in Waiver Claim
Eagles' Fullback Comments Take New Light in Waiver Claim originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie turned heads during league meetings this offseason when he declared that the organization hoped to bring back the fullback position in 2025. Advertisement Their latest pickup may not be a true fullback, but he certainly sheds new light on the comment about change in general. The Eagles claimed running back/return specialist Keilan Robinson off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Robinson was a fifth-round pick in the 2024 draft and recorded just five offensive snaps during his rookie campaign. So what's the big deal? The Alabama and Texas product recorded over 900 kick-return yards in college while adding over 1,100 yards from scrimmage on the offensive side of the ball. At 5-9 and 183 pounds, Robinson is hardly a fullback; he's the farthest thing from that. Advertisement He is set up to compete for a spot on the practice squad. ... but his experience as a returner could also help the team. The organization signed Avery Williams in the offseason, which could be seen as adding competition to the role. Hypothetically, though, let's say Robinson can earn a spot on the game-day roster. Can he add a wrinkle as an extra back? This waiver claim of Robinson isn't specific to the fullback position ... but it does show Philadelphia's continuous pursuit to run the football is never-ending. And it's not just because of Saquon Barkley's excellence, either. The organization has truly committed to bringing players who can operate a run-first offense. ... with more news about what can be done with a fullback maybe on the horizon. Advertisement Related: Eagles Legends to Coach Against Each Other at Lincoln Financial Field Related: Eagles' Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean Already Ranked Among NFL's Best CB Duos This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Why Sea Eagles don't need to rush Turbo back
Teammates are confident Lehi Hopoate can thrive at fullback again on Thursday night if Tom Trbojevic is ruled out of Manly's trip to Newcastle to take on the desperate Knights. Trbojevic missed the terrific win over Brisbane after he aggravated a corked thigh in the loss to Parramatta last month. Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold said his superstar fullback would play if Manly's game was on Sunday, but the short turnaround could mean he is rested to ensure he's fully fit when he returns. Trbojevic didn't train with the team at Monday's session in Brookvale but was spotted in the gym, with the club's medical staff expected to give him up to the captain's run on Wednesday to determine whether he's fit enough to play. In better news, Jake Trbojevic trained freely on Monday after missing the past two matches while in concussion protocols, with the Sea Eagles backing Hopoate to star again at the back if he's asked to play there. The young gun has done a tremendous job when he's moved from left wing to fullback but he saved his best for Saturday night with 224m, five tackle busts, two try assists and a line break with his first carry when he charged through Payne Haas in the opening set. 'He really set the tone in his first carry of the game when he poked his nose through,' five-eighth Luke Brooks said. 'Wherever he plays, he always does the job for the team and he's playing outstanding footy. 'For such a young bloke to be able to do that every week means he's a special player. 'He's a great fullback, so whenever Tom's out, he just slots in there really well. I think he's getting better and better every week.' Meanwhile, Dragons back-rower Jaydn Su'A will miss Friday's trip to take on the Dolphins after the club confirmed he suffered a low-grade syndesmosis injury to his left ankle during the win over Newcastle. Su'A battled on bravely for 20 minutes and scored a try before he eventually came off, with the injury likely to rule him out of contention for an Origin recall.
News.com.au
02-06-2025
- General
- News.com.au
‘He's a special player': Sea Eagles won't rush Tom Trbojevic decision as Lehi Hopoate again shows he's a future superstar
Teammates are confident Lehi Hopoate can thrive at fullback again on Thursday night if Tom Trbojevic is ruled out of Manly's trip to Newcastle to take on the desperate Knights. Trbojevic missed the terrific win over Brisbane after he aggravated a corked thigh in the loss to Parramatta last month. Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold said his superstar fullback would play if Manly's game was on Sunday, but the short turnaround could mean he is rested to ensure he's fully fit when he returns. Trbojevic didn't train with the team at Monday's session in Brookvale but was spotted in the gym, with the club's medical staff expected to give him up to the captain's run on Wednesday to determine whether he's fit enough to play. In better news, Jake Trbojevic trained freely on Monday after missing the past two matches while in concussion protocols, with the Sea Eagles backing Hopoate to star again at the back if he's asked to play there. The young gun has done a tremendous job when he's moved from left wing to fullback but he saved his best for Saturday night with 224m, five tackle busts, two try assists and a line break with his first carry when he charged through Payne Haas in the opening set. 'He really set the tone in his first carry of the game when he poked his nose through,' five-eighth Luke Brooks said. 'Wherever he plays, he always does the job for the team and he's playing outstanding footy. 'For such a young bloke to be able to do that every week means he's a special player. 'He's a great fullback, so whenever Tom's out, he just slots in there really well. I think he's getting better and better every week.' Round 13 Injury Update: Jaydn Su'A #BreatheFire — St George Illawarra Dragons (@NRL_Dragons) June 2, 2025 Meanwhile, Dragons back-rower Jaydn Su'A will miss Friday's trip to take on the Dolphins after the club confirmed he suffered a low-grade syndesmosis injury to his left ankle during the win over Newcastle. Su'A battled on bravely for 20 minutes and scored a try before he eventually came off, with the injury likely to rule him out of contention for an Origin recall.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Munoz - 'The go-to definition of a Premier League full-back'
There were only 21 days between Daniel Munoz's arrival at Crystal Palace and manager Roy Hodgson's departure. Yet even before the Colombian international had set foot inside the club's training ground, Hodgson knew the defender would change fan expectations when it came to the full-back ahead of Munoz's arrival Hodgson said: "It's a very different type of player, a very different type of full-back to the ones that we have. Here's a younger man who will help the club going forward, and who has a different style of play."Now with almost 18 months of English top flight experience, during which the 29-year-old has missed only one of the 52 Crystal Palace Premier League fixtures, and after watching Munoz in the flesh during Sunday's victory over Tottenham Hotspur, I struggle to name anyone else who plays the wing-back role was a constant attacking threat, assisting Eberechi Eze's opening goal, and a crossbar away from getting onto the score sheet himself. Going the other way, Munoz found himself more than a match for Mathys Tel, Wilson Odobert or Mikey Moore, who all tried in vain to get the better of most obvious asset is his fitness. After watching him go up and down all afternoon it's no surprise to discover only Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes has covered more than the 367 km he has this season. What sets him apart from everyone else in the Premier League is the volume of high intensity movement he carries out during matches. Opta's statisticians define this as both "high-speed running" (moving at 20-25km/h) and "sprinting" (25+km/h) and Munoz leads the forward, Fulham's Antonee Robinson and Wolves' Rayan Ait Nouri are the only full-backs who can match the 10 goal involvements Munoz has provided. He also excels in the more traditional duties expected of those in his position, sitting behind Spurs' Destiny Udogie and Manchester United's Noussair Mazraoui when it comes to the average number of tackles made by Premier League defenders per 90 is always the case, so called 'bigger clubs', will be more than aware of Munoz's progress, so understandably Crystal Palace acted to protect their asset last month, by extending his current contract through to a season which has seen Kyle Walker move on, and the powers of Andy Robertson appear to fade, Munoz seems primed to take over as the go-to definition of a current Premier League full-back.
