Different kind of sparring for USMNT stars Weston McKennie & Tim Weah! Boxing legend Mike Tyson links up with Juventus as ‘training gonna get a whole lot tougher’ warning is sounded

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.

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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.