Anthony Lopopolo

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Liverpool have struck a deal worth as much as €150 million to sign 22-year-old playmaker Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, transfer insider Fabrizio Romano reports. Wirtz would become the third-most expensive signing of all time if all bonuses are activated. Paris Saint-Germain's €222-million acquisition of Neymar in 2018 and their €180-million move for Kylian Mbappe are the only two transfers in world football that cost more than Liverpool's total package for Wirtz.

2 weeks ago | thescore.com | Anthony Lopopolo

U.S. men's national team star Christian Pulisic liked an Instagram post in which his father Mark told American soccer great Landon Donovan to "look in the mirror" and "grow a pair" after the former player questioned his son's decision to skip the upcoming Gold Cup. In an apparent attempt to paint Donovan as a hypocrite, Mark Pulisic asked AI chatbot ChatGPT to explain why the former midfielder took sabbatical ahead of the 2014 World Cup. The response was that he needed rest.

2 weeks ago | thescore.com | Anthony Lopopolo

Portugal edged Spain in a penalty shootout in Munich on Sunday to win the UEFA Nations League for the second time. Goalkeeper Diogo Costa made the only save of the shootout and Ruben Neves buried the decisive spot-kick to give the Selecao a 5-3 victory on penalties following a 2-2 draw.

2 weeks ago | thescore.com | Anthony Lopopolo

Coco Gauff had answers for Aryna Sabalenka's powerful groundstrokes and played an airtight defensive game to beat the World No. 1 on Saturday for her first French Open title and second career Grand Slam. Gauff remained composed as Sabalenka barked at her coach and struggled to hold serve in a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 win in the first French Open final in 12 years between the top two women's seeds.

3 weeks ago | thescore.com | Anthony Lopopolo

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will face generational rival Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final after defeating 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in a grueling three-setter on Friday. Sinner fought off three set points late in the third and took the eventual tiebreaker to score a 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (2)win in three hours and 16 minutes, sending him to his first career French Open final while denying his 38-year-old opponent another shot at a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam singles title.