Real Madrid’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti and Luka Modric Real Madrid bid farewell to two of its most decorated figures, coach Carlo Ancelotti and midfielder Luka Modric during their final La Liga match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday. The emotional ceremony followed Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad, with Ancelotti, 65, departing to coach…
Few footballing journeys mirror the grit and grace of Luka Modric’s. When he made the move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid in 2012, the spotlight brought more scrutiny than celebration. Early struggles with form and limited minutes led many to question whether the Croatian was suited for a club of such magnitude. The verdict…
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is set to leave the club. (Getty Images) Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric said Thursday he would leave the Spanish giants after the Club World Cup this summer.“Everything in life has a start and an end… on Saturday I will play my last match at the Santiago Bernabeu,” said…
When his name was finally called, after he’d wiped the tears away once more, Luka Dončić walked through the tunnel of players. But Markieff Morris, the 14-year NBA veteran, knew exactly what his teammate of the last couple of seasons needed. A hug. Morris, pivotal in the culture of the Dallas Mavericks during last year’s…
The morning after the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić, fans gathered outside American Airlines Center to protest the move. They brought signs declaring their Mavericks fandom dead and laid flowers near the statue of franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki. A few fans even held a mock funeral, carrying a coffin to the south plaza as Wiz…
In 2020, two researchers at Harvard Business School produced a case study they believed could help corporate leaders develop their own culture. The subject was Steve Kerr and the guiding values of the Golden State Warriors. The study highlighted a telling anecdote, from the months after Kerr was hired to coach the Warriors in 2014….
Retired Real Madrid legend Toni Kroos recently caught up with Los Angeles Lakers star Luka DončiÄ after a game at Crypto.com Arena. The German midfield maestro, who hung up his boots in 2024 after a decorated career, posted a picture with DončiÄ on Instagram, sparking a wave of reactions from fans and fellow athletes. Kroos…
Just over two weeks ago, a stunning trade launched an NBA executive relatively unknown outside basketball circles into the wider public consciousness. Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison’s decision to send 25-year-old Luka Dončić to the league’s glitziest franchise on Feb. 2 was largely unprecedented in sports history, and reaction was swift and deafening: crowds…
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. The Los Angeles Lakers walked away from the most stunning trade of the century with an unexpected bonus. The Lakers now employ 25-year-old Luka Dončić, and they didn’t even have to part with both of their tradeable first-round picks to land him. Late Saturday,…
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. “I don’t get that. I don’t understand that. … One minute he’s gonna take on the whole world, and then, 12 hours later, he’s sucking down pills. Why?” “Why? ‘Cause people are f—–g incomprehensible. (That’s) why.” Marty Bach, “Michael Clayton,” 2007 There is rarely a…