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Yahoo
4 hours ago
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Report – Inter Milan Hopes Of Signing Como Rising Star Dealt Major Blow, New Real Madrid Boss Wants Him At Bernabeu
Report – Inter Milan Hopes Of Signing Como Rising Star Dealt Major Blow, New Real Madrid Boss Wants Him At Bernabeu Real Madrid will likely hijack Inter Milan's long-term pursuit of rising Como star Nico Paz. According to Tuttosport via FCInterNews, incoming Los Blancos manager Xabi Alonso is the Argentine's admirer. Advertisement Therefore, Los Blancos will soon open talks with the Italian outfit over the 20-year-old's return to La Liga. Nico Paz swapped the Santiago Bernabeu for life on the lake last summer. However, the Spaniards have included a buyback clause in the agreement and will now trigger it to sign him back. Meanwhile, Inter can do nothing to stop Paz from returning to his former club. Incoming Real Madrid Boss Xabi Alonso Wants Como Starlet Nico Paz Amid Inter Milan Interest COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 20: Nico Paz of Como 1907 celebrates after scoring their team's fourth goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Udinese Calcio at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on January 20, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by) Xabi Alonso will replace Carlo Ancelotti at the helm ahead of the summer's FIFA Club World Cup. Furthermore, he wants to have Paz in the squad for the tournament. Advertisement Though Los Merengues have a buyback clause, it only comes into effect on July 1. On the other hand, the tournament kicks off in mid-June, meaning they would need to act sooner. Therefore, Como may end up earning more than just €9 million from Paz's inevitable departure.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sports quiz of the week: French Open, Champions League and McTominay
Paris Saint-Germain face Inter in the Champions League final on Saturday night. When was the last time a French team met an Italian team in the final? The 2010s The 1990s The 1970s It has never happened before Isaac del Toro is leading the Giro d'Italia. If he wins the race, he will become the first cyclist from which country to win a Grand Tour? Mexico Colombia Argentina Ecuador Robbie Keane, who is now managing Ferencvaros in Hungary, picked up an unusual injury this week. What happened? He dropped an iron on his big toe and had to go to hospital, missing their last game of the season Ferencvaros won the title and he banged his head off the trophy while lifting it up for fans He fell off his son's mini scooter and broke his ankle He injured his back while sneezing at a press conference Stina Blackstenius scored the winner as Arsenal beat Barcelona in the Women's Champions League final in Lisbon. For which country has she won more than 100 caps? Germany Sweden USA Norway Which of these football teams is the odd one out? Sunderland Charlton AFC Wimbledon Leyton Orient Coco Gauff won her first-round match at the French Open – after what hiccup? Her match was delayed by an hour after she got stuck in traffic in Paris She forgot to pack her rackets for the match She conceded two point penalties in her first game as her laces kept coming undone She played the last few games with one contact lens after the other one fell out Emma Raducanu's coach Mark Petchey came to her defence after she lost to Iga Swiatek at the French Open. He said that tennis has changed a lot since Raducanu won the US Open, adding that … '… the balls are four times heavier than in 2021' '… the courts are now much bigger' '… players are hitting twice as hard' '… matches are three times longer' Scott McTominay had an audience with the Pope this week after winning the Serie A title and being voted the best player in the league this season. Which other Scottish player has starred alongside him in the Napoli midfield? Lewis Ferguson Liam Henderson Billy Gilmour Josh Doig Pepe Reina, the 42-year-old former Liverpool and Barcelona goalkeeper, played the final game of his career last weekend for Como against Juventus in Serie A. What happened? He scored a 90th-minute winner to help Como avoid relegation He pulled a hamstring in the first minute and had to be subbed off He was sent off He was substituted in the 26th minute as he wears the No 26 shirt for Como The British canoeist Kurts Adams Rozentals has been banned from competing and may miss out on the next Olympic Games. According to Rozentals, why has he been excluded by the sport's authorities? He shared his political opinion on social media He started an OnlyFans account He has been writing a 'tell all' column in Canoeing Monthly He posed topless for Men's Health magazine In cricket, which two neighbouring counties are top of Division One and Division Two in the County Championship? Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Surrey and Middlesex Yorkshire and Durham Essex and Kent Chelsea's win against Real Betis means they are the only club to have won the European Cup/Champions League, Uefa Cup/Europa League, Cup Winners' Cup and Conference League. Which team have been beaten finalists in all four competitions? Atlético Madrid Sampdoria Borussia Dortmund Fiorentina Chelsea are the first English team to beat a Spanish team in a men's European final since … 2008 2001 1994 1985 Moses Itauma – who has won his first 12 professional fights – has given up his ambition of becoming the youngest heavyweight world champion in boxing history. Who holds that record, having won a world title at the age of 20? Muhammad Ali Joe Frazier Anthony Joshua Mike Tyson Lamine Yamal has signed a new contract with a €1bn buyout clause. Why did the 17-year-old decide to delay the photoshoot for the new deal? He is writing a song with Eminem that he wants to perform at the photoshoot He is waiting to get his braces out next week He is waiting for a day when his grandmother can make it He is a Pisces and said the 'stars and fish were not aligned in the night sky' Solutions 1:B - In 1993, when Marseille beat Milan. They remain the only French club to have won the competition., 2:A - When it comes to wins in the three Grand Tours, Italian riders lead the way with 85. France (51), Spain (48), Belgium (33) and Great Britain (11) make up the top five. , 3:B - He needed three stitches on his forehead. Keane is on something of a hot streak, having also won the Israeli league last year with Maccabi Tel Aviv., 4:B - Blackstenius was due a good result in a final – she has lost two Olympic finals with Sweden., 5:D - The other three won playoff finals this season., 6:B - A ball boy fetched them from the dressing rooms. 'It probably relaxed me going into the match because it was such a funny thing,' she said. 'I'm just happy to get through. I'll remember my rackets next time.' , 7:A - 'It's tough on Emma as I still feel everyone is living in 2021,' said Petchey. 'The games have changed massively. The balls are four times heavier than back in 2021 and Emma isn't the biggest hitter. If you can't put the ball through the court on a windy, heavy clay court day against someone like Iga, you're going to get into all sorts of trouble.' , 8:C - Gilmour and McTominay joined Napoli on the same day., 9:C - Reina was given a standing ovation as he left the pitch., 10:B - Rozentals says he started posting 'spicy content' to fund his 'ultimate dream of going to the Olympics'. He has made more than £100,000 this year on the site – a lot more than the £16,000 funding available from Paddle UK – but his dream may be drifting down the drain. , 11:A - The East Midlands is leading the way. , 12:D - Fiorentina lost the European Cup final in 1957, the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1962, the Uefa Cup final in 1990 and the Conference League final in 2023 and 2024. , 13:B - Spanish teams were on a run of 27 straight wins against teams from other countries – dating back to Liverpool beating Alavés 5-4 in the Uefa Cup final in 2001. , 14:D - Tyson was 20 years and four months old when he became world champion in 1986; Itauma passed that age on Saturday., 15:C - The 17-year-old says his grandmother, Fatima, keeps his feet on the ground. When he offered to buy her a house she refused, saying she preferred to stay in Rocafonda, the working-class neighbourhood in Mataró, a coastal town north of Barcelona. True to his origins, Lamine Yamal celebrates his goals with his hands forming the numbers 304, the Rocafonda postal code. By the way, he is a big fan of Eminem. Scores
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Business
- Telegraph
This under-visited Italian lake has all the charm of Como at half the price
With over two million visitors descending on the shores of Lake Como every year, you'd be hard pushed to believe that less than a 30 minutes drive from its shores lies one of the region's best-kept secrets. Also known as Lago Ceresio in Italian, Lake Lugano is predominantly located in Switzerland. However, its northeastern branch stretches onto Italian soil into two valleys – the Valsolda and the Val d'Intelvi – both of which fall under the province of Como. Cut off from mass tourism This Italian slice of the lake was a popular tourist destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when a railway line connected Porlezza, the lake's main town, to Menaggio on Lake Como. Visitors arriving by rail to Lugano would enjoy a leisurely steamboat ride to Porlezza, and from there travel on to Lake Como by train. The railway ceased to operate following the Second World War, effectively cutting off tourist transport links between the two lakes. These days, you can cycle along the former railway line, passing the Lago di Piano, a nature reserve that serves as an important breeding ground for water birds. The panorama is strikingly similar to that of nearby Lake Como – craggy slopes carpeted in greenery plunge into the waters on the lake's southern flank, while on the northern shore, a sprinkling of hamlets dot the hillside, connected by a web of mulattiere – ancient trading routes that linked the lakeshore to the surrounding villages. These days, the paths serve as hiking trails, and walking them is the best way to get a feel for the area. Uncrowded lakeside attractions This is Lake Como as it once was, long before the rich and famous began snapping up its grand lakeside villas. Lake Lugano's properties may not be as imposing as those on Lake Como, but they are more resonant of the people who once occupied the area. Most famous is Villa Fogazzaro Roi, an exquisite palazzo that was the former summer residence of 19th-century Italian novelist Antonio Fogazzaro. It has a tranquil lakefront setting in the small village of Oria, less than a five-minute drive from the Swiss border. Its bijou terraces are perfumed by sweet osmanthus blossom in July and September to release a sweet smell that has become the fragrance of the house. Visits to the Villa are by private tour only, with guides bringing the area to life by reading quotes from Piccolo Mondo Antico, Fogazzaro's most famous work, set on the lake. The interiors are beautifully preserved, every nook left as requested by Marquis Roi, Fogazzaro's great grandson who inherited the villa – the library with its neatly lined tomes; the tableware in the dining room; the writer's desk, engraved with annotations, including a poignant note following the death of his son Mariano. The real beauty is that you'll likely have the whole place to yourself. Villa Fogazzaro Roi has about 13,000 visitors a year; Villa del Balbianello on nearby Lake Como, meanwhile, sees the same number of tourists in just over 10 days – so many, in fact, that the villa has been forced to limit visitor numbers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Osteria La Lanterna (@ Nearby at Osteria La Lanterna, owner and chef Pamela prepares authentic dishes following her grandmother's recipes. Her father, a local butcher, taught her the art of preparing Bruna Alpina, a breed of alpine cattle known for its flavoursome meat. On the menu, you'll find the likes of gnocchi with Valsolda goat's cheese ricotta, and Pamela's take on a pizza fritta (fried pizza), deep-fried nettle flour fritters stuffed with burrata cheese. Cut-price costs The average cost at a five-star hotel on Lake Como is now upwards of €1,000 in low season. By comparison, on Lake Lugano, prices are much more digestible. At ARIA Retreat, rates for a suite – affording delightful lake views that easily rival those on Lake Como – cost half the price. It's a sleek spot immersed in secluded subtropical grounds on the southern slope of Mount Bronzone, complete with an adults-only spa, with a glass-fronted panoramic sauna and an indoor/outdoor swimming pool. Guests also have access to all the facilities of sister property Parco San Marco, which spreads out on the hillside below. Facilities for families are excellent, with three kids' clubs, a private beach, two playgrounds, an indoor swimming pool, and two outdoor pools. A hub of local creativity Above the lakeside addresses, on a verdant plateau where meadows stretch out to the east, sits the small hamlet of Castello Valsolda, its white houses fanning out in a semicircle on a striking cliffside location. It's a web of alleyways, cobbled stairways and narrow porches where life seems to have stood still. For a hamlet of this size – only 64 people call it their home – it has a surprisingly rich artistic and cultural heritage. Its church, San Martino, has been dubbed 'the little Sistine Chapel', with its vault adorned with intricate frescoes by Baroque painter Paolo Pagani, born here in 1655. Painters continue to leave their mark on the region. In the small village of Claino con Osteno, artists were recently called to adorn the facades of buildings with scenes inspired by local life (a gaggle of geese and a cat leaning out of a window to a seamstress hard at work) – a project designed to attract more tourists to the village. From Claino con Osteno, a road snakes inland through the mountainous Val d'Intelvi to reach the Balcone d'Italia, a panoramic viewpoint that offers superlative views over the lake and Campione d'Italia, an Italian exclave which also falls within the province of Como, yet is surrounded by the Swiss canton of Ticino. Home to some 2,000 residents, Campione d'Italia is mostly renowned for its casino, although it's also home to one of the area's most delightful churches, Santa Maria dei Ghirli. Essentials ARIA Retreat & Spa (0039 0344 629 899) has doubles from €650 (£550) per night, including breakfast. British Airways flies from London Heathrow to Milan Malpensa from £92 return.
Hypebeast
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Como 1907 and Rhude Team up With Adidas on a Limited Edition Jersey Kit
Summary Italian football club Como 1907 has teamed up with Los Angeles luxury streetwear brandRHUDEandadidasfor a limited-edition fourth kit that beautifully blends the serene beauty of Lake Como with the vibrant energy of L.A. This collaboration celebrates Como's successful return to Serie A after 21 years and serves as a cultural statement. Designed by RHUDE founder and Como 1907 Chief Brand OfficerRhuigi Villaseñor, the jersey is predominantly jet black with sharp golden detailing, reflecting RHUDE's signature elevated aesthetic. Key features include the co-branded front which showcases RHUDE's monogram beneath the Como crest and adidas logo. The number '24' beneath 'COMO' on the back commemorates the club's 2024 return to Serie A and a bold 'LAGO DI COMO – LOS ANGELES' inscription at the base, along with 'Rhude x Como 1907 MMXXV' at the collar, subtly links the two distinct worlds. Debuted in the final match of the 2024/25 season, the jersey is crafted from technical fabric and is more than just a football kit; it's a reflection of identity, ambition, and style, marrying Hollywood glamour with Como's elegance. It is available now atComo Footballlpriced at €275 EUR.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
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Como boss Cesc Fabregas rejects Bayer Leverkusen move
Serie A side Como faced the threat of losing Cesc Fabregas but the Spaniard has now rejected the chance to join Bayer Leverkusen. La Gazzetta dello Sport have reported that Como have informed the German side that they see Fabregas as an unsellable entity and he will stay at the club this summer. Advertisement There was previously a meeting involving Fabregas and the Bayer Leverkusen management, with the Spaniard having considered the move at one point. But he has now decided to stay at Como and honour his current contract. The ex-Arsenal player has now understood that Como are ambitious and want to operate at the highest level. So much so that he is already looking at potential targets for the summer, with Barcelona's Eric Garcia a target. Bryan Cristante is also a target and Deportivo's Yeremay Hernandez is also liked by the club. Como want to back Fabregas as much as they can in the summer. Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN
