Weston McKennie and Tim Weah should ready themselves for a different kind of sparring as boxing legend Mike Tyson has linked up with Juventus.
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Former heavyweight champion in TurinPresented with a Bianconeri jerseySerie A title hopefuls preparing for next gameWHAT HAPPENED?
The USMNT stars, along with the rest of their team-mates in Turin, have been warned that training is “gonna get a whole lot tougher” with the former world heavyweight champion around. Tyson has been presented with a Bianconeri shirt during a visit to Italy.
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Tyson is in Turin filming the new action movie ‘Bunny Man’ and has welcomed the opportunity to rub shoulders with superstar performers from a different sport. He could certainly teach Massimiliano Allegri’s squad a thing or two about fighting spirit.
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McKennie and Weah appear to have been let off the hook when it comes to stepping into a ring with Tyson, which will come as a huge relief to all concerned. They will be hoping that a man once dubbed “the baddest on the planet” does not lace up a pair of boots either before joining them on the training field.
WHAT NEXT FOR JUVE?
Juve will be looking to harness some of Tyson’s energy ahead of their return to Serie A action on Monday at home to Udinese, with a costly defeat suffered at the hands of arch-rivals Inter last time out leaving them four points adrift of the Nerazzurri in a thrilling title race.