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Lukaku's Injury: How Napoli Is Pursuing Rasmus Hojlund In The Transfer Market.

Napoli 's anticipated way for the 2025-26 season took a exceptional turn in Admirable 2025, as their star striker Romelu Lukaku endured a serious thigh harm amid a pre-season inviting. With the Belgian sidelined for months, the Partenopei, fresh off their Serie A triumph, were shoved into urgent action in the transfer market. The club's chase driven them to Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund -a youthful, profoundly pined for Danish forward-whose entry might shape a unused chapter for Napoli's assaulting advancement. Lukaku’s Injury and Napoli’s Dilemma Romelu Lukaku sustained a serious injury to his left thigh (rectus femoris muscle) during a pre-season win against Olympiacos on August 14, 2025. Initial medical examinations painted a grim picture: high-grade muscle damage. Although speculation suggested surgery might be necessary, Lukaku chose a conservative rehab approach after consultations with Napoli’s medical team and Belgian specialists. The recovery timeframe w...

Canada's confident performance led to a historic away victory over the USA.

On Saturday, two North American rivals met, and Canada defeated the United States 2-1.


One team was still riding high off their fourth-place result at Copa América 2024, while the other was a blend of young talent attempting to discover their identity under an interim coach.

With such a significant contrast in confidence, the visiting Canucks defeated the Stars and Stripes on their home turf for only the second time in history.

Canada dominated the first half, with 11 shots to one, and the first of two blunders resulted in the opening goal.

A turnover gave the ball to Jonathan David, who sent it wide to Jacob Shaffelburg. The 'Maritime Messi' blasted with his left foot into the far right corner, beyond goalkeeper Patrick Schulte.

23 - Canada defeats the United States Men's National Team on American territory for the second time, and the first since 1957. The victory stops the USMNT's 23-game home unbeaten streak against Canada, the longest against any opponent in team history. Snapped. 


Captain Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun, who looked like shadows of themselves, led a USA team with an average age of 24 years and 164 days to some mobility. Unfortunately for the Americans, a second blunder made it 2-0.

David scored from a close angle in the box, capitalizing on Cyle Larin's missed shot. The opportunity arose again from a USA turnover.  

Interim coach Mikey Varas then looked to his bench for firepower. The ruling was successful, and it was Maxime Crepeau's turn to retrieve the ball from his net.

Luca de la Torre came off the bench and scored within two minutes of a late scramble, implying a comeback was underway. The midfielder scored his first national team goal after 23 games.

25 - Luca de la Torre becomes the 25th player in USMNT history to score his first goal against Canada, more than any other opponent. Breakthroughs.


The final 30 minutes of play proved nerve-racking for both teams. The Americans drove forward in front of their home crowd, but missed opportunities, while Canada used intelligent challenges and substitutions to run out the clock.

A second substitution nearly tied the game, but Crepeau prevented a surging Ricardo Pepi a potential equalizer at the death, allowing Jesse Marsch's Canada to hold on.

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