Lew's Fun Factoids of the Week
2 - This evening will mark the 2nd European soccer match to be held at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Lewnau SB will be onsite for the match!
2 - MLS seller dwellers, Inter Miami, has now won 2 games from 2 matches since Leo Messi has donned the Herron’s all pink kit.
3 - FC Barcelona beat rivals Real Madrid 3-0 in a preseason El Clasico from Jerry’s World yesterday afternoon.
3 - Barca is now 3-0 against Los Blancos in the United States. In addition to yesterday’s victory, FCB won 3-2 in Miami in 2017 and 1-0 in Las Vegas in 2022.
3 - Messi has scored 3 goals since joining David Beckham’s Inter Miami.
3 - The United States Women’s National Team is seeking to become the first team to win 3 consecutive World Cups.
7 - Watching Vinicius Jr during this US preseason tour has been a bit different, and that’s because the left winger is no longer wearing #20. Instead, the Brazilian national has switched shirt numbers to the iconic #7 for Real Madrid. Other notable #7’s for Los Merengues are Cristiano Ronaldo, Raul, and Luis Enrique, amongst others.
11 - Much like Vini Jr, Rodrygo Goes is now sporting a new kit number, #11. Former notable #11’s for Los Blancos include Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Luis Enrique, and of course, one of my all-time favorite players, Ronaldo “O Fenomeno”!
700,000 - £700,000 weekly wages plus a phone call or two from fellow Liverpool legend Stevie G is all it took for Saudi side Al Ettifaq to lure Jordan Henderson away from Merseyside.
50,000,000 - It’s being reported that Frenchman Ousmane Dembele will be heading to the City of Lights soon, all thanks to PSG set to pay Barcelona Dembele’s €50 million release clause.