TURIN, Italy (AP) — Igor Tudor is open to coaching Juventus in the Club World Cup after all, his agent said Monday, a day after the Croatian indicated he might not be.
Amid speculation that Tudor’s contract won’t be extended for next season, the coach said immediately after guiding Juventus to a fourth-place finish in Serie A on Sunday — and a Champions League spot — that “if a coach manages in the Club World Cup and then isn’t there anymore next season, it’s not a good thing and makes no sense to do that.”
For next season, Juventus appears interested in rehiring Antonio Conte, who just led Napoli to the Italian title.
Anthony Seric, Tudor’s agent, said the coach clarified the situation during a discussion with Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli.
“After the interviews in the heat of the moment, he and Cristiano talked and Igor will respect the agreement to coach Juve at the Club World Cup,” Seric told Sky Italia. “And he won’t put any pressure on the club to make its choice for the future, because he clearly hopes to still be Juve’s coach next season.”
Tudor replaced the fired Thiago Motta in March and was given a contract through the end of the season, including the Club World Cup.
Juventus and Inter Milan will represent Italy at the expanded 32-team Club World Cup, which will be contested from June 14 to July 13 in the United States.
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Juventus' Manuel Locatelli celebrates a goal with fans during the Serie A Enilive soccer match between Venezia and Juventus at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, Italy, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola said Monday that she would challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in this year's midterm elections, vowing to shake up the establishment to make life more affordable for Alaskans.
“Life is difficult here, and we know that we have to take care of each other,” Peltola said in a video announcement.
Peltola, who is Yup’ik, was the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. She won special and regular elections in 2022, defeating a field that included Republican former Gov. Sarah Palin. In 2024, she lost to Republican Nick Begich, who had also run in 2022.
Peltola's time in Congress was marked by tragedy. Her mother died in 2023, and her husband died in a plane crash later that year.
Peltola focused on local concerns in her announcement, saying Alaska's future depends on fixing the “rigged system in D.C. that’s shutting down Alaska, while politicians feather their own nests.”
She said the salmon and migratory birds that once filled the freezers of Alaska Native subsistence hunters are now harder to find, forcing families who live far from the state's limited road system to rely on grocery stores for pricey staples, driven up by high transportation costs.
“It’s not just that politicians in D.C. don’t care that we’re paying $17 for a gallon of milk in rural Alaska," she said. "They don’t even believe us. They’re more focused on their stock portfolios than our bank accounts.”
Although Democrats are hopeful about picking up seats in this year's midterms, Alaska could prove to be difficult political terrain. Sullivan, a former state attorney general and natural resources commissioner, defeated the state's last Democratic senator in 2014.
The Republican National Committee said Peltola became “a rubber stamp for the far-left the second she got to Washington.”
"Alaskans saw through her empty promises then showed her the door, and she’ll lose to Dan Sullivan who fights for Alaskans every day,” RNC spokesperson Nick Poche said in a statement.
While serving in Washington, Sullivan has been involved in military and resource development issues, and he was endorsed by then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
“Senator Sullivan has spent years delivering real results for Alaska: historic investments in our state’s health care, major funding for our Coast Guard, helping protect those who can’t protect themselves and policies that are finally unleashing Alaska’s energy potential," his campaign spokesperson, Nate Adams, said in an email to The Associated Press.
“His opponent," Adams said, “served a term and a half in Congress where she didn’t pass a single bill. Alaskans deserve a senator with a proven record of getting things done, and the contrast couldn’t be clearer in this race.”
Peltola has long touted her ability to work across party lines, such as supporting the large Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. She angered some Democrats in 2024 when she refused to endorse then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race won by Trump.
Peltola said Alaska’s Republican congressional delegation used to ignore partisanship and do what was right for the state, such as backing public media and disaster relief, and even invoked Republican former Sen. Ted Stevens.
“It’s about time Alaskans teach the rest of the country what Alaska First and, really, America First looks like,” Peltola said.
Alaska has open primaries and ranked choice voting in general elections. The top four vote-getters in the August primary regardless of party affiliation will advance to the November general election.
Thiessen reported from Anchorage, Alaska.
This photo combination shows Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, Oct. 10, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Feb. 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Bill Roth, Mariam Zuhaib/Anchorage Daily News via AP/AP, file)
