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Report – Inter Milan Not Planning To Keep Argentina U21 Star Despite Zalewski Sale
Inter Milan are still not planning to keep defender Tomas Palacios this summer despite the sale of Nicolas Zalewski. Inter Milan only signed Tomas Palacios last summer. However, in his first season at the club the Argentine simply never convinced. Palacios spent the second half of last season on loan with Monza. Meanwhile, it has long looked to be a matter of when rather than if Inter would offload the 23-year-old this summer transfer window. Inter Not Planning To Keep Palacios Despite Zalewski Sale In the meantime, however, Inter have agreed a deal to sell Nicola Zalewski to Atalanta. The Polish international wingback departs despite having only joined on a permanent basis this summer. That means that Carlos Augusto is likely to have more responsibilities in the team as a backup centre-back to Alessandro Bastoni. Therefore, there could very well be a certain logic to keeping Palacios. This would give Bastoni more backup, and would free up Augusto for the wingback position with Zalewski gone. Nevertheless, reports FCInterNews, Inter's plans have not changed with regards to Palacios.
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After heart surgery, flag football champ Sophie Guitron is chasing L.A. Olympics bid
At age 10, Sophie Guitron began to suspect that something was wrong. For two weeks, her high fever and rashes did not respond to any treatment. 'I went to the hospital and they couldn't find what was wrong with me. I had very high fevers, rashes all over my body and nothing controlled the symptoms,' Guitron recalled. She was initially diagnosed with arthritis, but after a series of tests, doctors detected something much more serious: a rare congenital heart disease that required open-heart surgery. 'The final diagnosis was systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Instead of my joints becoming inflamed, my organs were inflamed, and that's how they discovered the heart disease I was born with,' explained the Mira Costa High graduate. Guitron was born with an anomaly in the aortic portion of the left coronary artery, an extremely rare condition. Read more: L.A. names coveted five provisional sports it wants to add for 2028 Olympics Her father, José, recalls that despite the pain, his daughter never lost her composure. 'She has always had a very high pain tolerance,' he said. In August 2018, Sophie Guitron underwent successful surgery at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto. Although her recovery was long and emotionally difficult, especially because she couldn't immediately return to soccer, her sport since the age of 6, that moment marked the beginning of a new chapter. During school breaks, while watching her classmates play flag football, something awakened in her. She learned the rules, decided to give it a try and fell in love with this new sport. She joined a recreational team and won a championship in a local league, as well as the respect of her teammates, being the only girl on the team. The title was especially meaningful: Guitron scored the winning touchdown and was named most valuable player of the tournament. With her passion for this new sport growing, she joined a co-ed club where she continued to develop. In high school, she realized that Mira Costa did not have a women's team. So she wrote directly to the Chargers for help. The NFL franchise responded by sponsoring the creation of the first women's flag football team in the school's history. The effort paid off. During her senior year, Guitron and Mira Costa won the Bay League championship and achieved the school's first playoff victory. Playing various positions, but excelling mainly as a wide receiver, Guitron was recognized as the league's most valuable player and received Division 2 All-CIF honors. Her development was partly thanks to the Conquer Chargers club in Irvine. Her parents supported her by driving her to practice, a trip that took more than an hour each way to and from Orange County. Guitron's Conquer Chargers coach, Justin Schulman, highlighted not only her skill but also her mindset: 'She knew what she wanted, she sought us out on social media, and she earned her spot. She's a very talented runner, but above all, she's determined.' In 2024, she represented the United States in the Junior International Flag Football Cup, winning the gold medal against teams from Canada, Japan, Panama and Mexico. Her growth did not go unnoticed. The NFL recently chose her to be part of the 'Chase Something' campaign, alongside quarterback Jayden Daniels and Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles. The campaign urges young athletes to pursue their dreams. She had previously been awarded the NFL Latino Youth Honors 2024 in New Orleans, an event that celebrates Latino seniors with athletic and academic achievements. With a 4.2 GPA and nominated by the Rams, she received $25,000 for her college education. 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Spin Powers Up Micromobility in Fort Myers
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