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NBC Sports
01-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Surprise stars of the Club World Cup: Montiel, Conceicao among those raising profiles in the USA
The Club World Cup features many huge names atop its statistical leaderboard, and that doesn't come as surprise to anyone. Harry Kane, Achraf Hakimi, Erling Haaland, Angel Di Maria, and Moises Caicedo have been among the best performers so far in the United States, and there's sure to be more even as relative surprise packages Fluminense, Al-Hilal, and Palmeiras compete in the quarterfinal and beyond. MORE — Club World Cup schedule, bracket And at least one of that trio will reach the semifinal stage, as Al-Hilal tangle with Fluminense on Friday. Here are a number of players who have shone when shown in the shop window that is the Club World Cup. Francisco 'Chico' Conceicao, Juventus The 22-year-old was a hit on loan from Porto, and Juve reportedly wants to keep him and may have a purchase option in place. He's not a new name in that he has 11 caps for Portugal, but Conceicao has elevated his name this tournament. Conceicao scored twice against Al-Ain in a 5-0 win before a terrific display against Wydad, winning 8-of-9 duels while drawing four fouls and creating one chance. He was unused against Man City but started against Real Madrid in their quarterfinal. Elias Montiel, Pachuca Still 20 until October, Montiel has been linked with Ajax amongst others and seems likely to send some very decent money to his Liga MX side. His fantastic goal against Real Madrid isn't the reason to monitor Montiel, who is an excellent passer and ball progressor in addition to his status as a willing and effective tackler. Yet to debut for Mexico's senior national team, Montiel still counts 67 senior club appearances under his belt. The next step seems to be calling for him. Lucas Ribeiro, Mamelodi Sundowns The 26-year-old left Brazil as a teenager and may be heading back there according to reports. Ribeiro played in France and Belgium before moving to South Africa, where he's been a superstar for the Sundowns. He had an assist in the win over Ulsan HD and scored against Dortmund, playing well against Fluminense despite his side bowing out via a nil-nil draw. A right-sided attacker, might Europe have noticed him as well? Goncalo Plata, Flamengo The 24-year-old winger has piled up 43 caps for Ecuador, scoring eight times, but his two assists against Chelsea caught the eyes of many. Plata had been with Sporting Lisbon, Real Valladolid, and Al Sadd before going to Flamengo. He wasn't terrific against Bayern, but the Chelsea performance may re-raise eyebrows of former suitors. Daniel Svensson, Borussia Dortmund BVB got another one. The 23-year-old Swedish left back was well-known at Nordsjaelland, and made 16 appearances on loan to Dortmund last season. That was enough for the Black Yellow, who purchased him and have deployed him for all 270 of their group stage minutes. He scored against Ulsan Hyundai and racked up the creation of four big created chances in the group stage, tied with Ruben Neves and trailing only Michael Olise.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EY US unveils Alfonso Montiel of SilverStone Health as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Southwest Award finalist
Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are shaping the future DALLAS, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced the finalists for the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Southwest Award. Now in its 40th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program celebrates the bold leaders who disrupt markets through the world's most ground-breaking companies, revolutionizing industries and making a profound impact on communities. The program honors bold entrepreneurs whose innovations shape the future and pave the way for a thriving economy and a hopeful tomorrow. An independent panel of judges selected Alfonso Montiel, a two-time Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Southwest Award finalist, among the CEOs and founders representing 42 companies for their entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and lasting impact in building long-term value. After a year volunteering at the bedside of the chronically ill, Alfonso Montiel founded SilverStone Health in 2020—not just to build a company, but to fix a broken corner of healthcare. What began as a mission to serve the often-forgotten has become the nation's only fully integrated, physician-led care-at-home provider, serving thousands daily. From Home Health and Hospice to Palliative Care and Specialty Medicine, SilverStone delivers care with dignity, precision, and heart. Powered by LORENZA—its proprietary platform combining data, design, and clinical insight—patient transitions have surged from 2% to 18%, with a target of 30%. The result: seamless continuity, improved outcomes, and recurring revenue in a $473B post-acute market growing 6% annually. "This isn't just a company—it's a calling," said Montiel. "We set out to bend the arc of healthcare toward doing the right thing for every home-bound patient, every single time. Today, we're proving it—and we're just getting started." Entrepreneur Of The Year honors business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy business model to strengthen it for the future. Regional award winners will be announced on June 21st during a special celebration in Dallas and will become lifetime members of an esteemed community of Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world. The winners will then be considered by the National judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation's most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. SponsorsFounded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, LLC, Marsh USA and SAP. In the Southwest, sponsors also include Platinum sponsors BGSF and Haynes and Boone and Silver sponsors Big Picture, EOS Worldwide, Pierpont Communications and The Slate. About Entrepreneur Of The YearFounded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded to nearly 60 countries globally. The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of independent judges select the regional award winners every June. Those winners compete for national recognition at the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where National finalists and award winners are announced. The overall National winner represents the US at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ competition. Visit About EYEY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories. All in to shape the future with confidence. 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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Riff Raff' director Dito Montiel: From punk rocker to model and directing Bill Murray
With Anora receiving the highest praise at the Oscars, there's no better time to support independent films and filmmakers. That includes Dito Montiel, director of the film Riff Raff, starring Jennifer Coolidge, Gabrielle Union, Ed Harris, Bill Murray, Pete Davidson, Lewis Pullman, Emanuela Postacchini and Miles J. Harvey. Riff Raff, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last year, introduces us to Vince (Harris), who's looking to leave his criminal past behind him after falling in love with Sandy (Union) and having their son DJ (Harvey). But that changes with Vince's estranged son, Rocco (Pullman), his girlfriend Marina (Postacchini) and Vincent's ex-wife Ruth (Coolidge) show up unexpectedly. They tell Vince mobsters Loonie (Davidson) and Lefty (Murray) are after Rocco. "I read it and I kind of saw my sister a little bit in Ruth," Montiel told Yahoo about what appealed to him about the project. "So she's somewhere between Coolidge and Fran Lebowitz, if that's a possibility." "And so I kind of got excited about that thought. And families in distress, it's kind of, unfortunately, a good thing for me. So it just felt like something familiar, but interesting." While Riff Raff leans on the dynamic between this cast of characters, there wasn't an extensive rehearsal process, and Montiel's filmmaking style is more fluid. "I don't do storyboards and things like that, because in the smaller indie world that's kind of like a dream that doesn't come true often," Montiel said. "I tend to find the location and then go with friends and the DP, if possible, and we all act out the scenes to get a feeling for it, and then rework the script." "Then you hope that some really special actors might be interested and then you just sort of trust, at least I like to trust, if I'm going to give Jennifer Coolidge a line that I think is genius at two in the morning, I have a feeling it's going to be, probably not exactly what I imagine, but probably better." Montiel also stressed that when high-profile actors sign on to a movie like Riff Raff, "nobody's there for the payday," highlighting that he had Murray wanting to talk about every line in the movie, and caring about it so much. But to get to the point of movie premieres and collaboration with some of the most beloved actors in the world, Montiel has had a particularly impressive journey, making him an incredibly fascinating filmmaker. Montiel grew up in New York, in the Astoria, Queens neighbourhood specifically, and thrived in the 1980s punk music scene, part of the band Major Conflict and later forming Gutterboy, signing a record US$1 million deal with Geffen Records. He was also a Golden Gloves boxer and a model for designers like Calvin Klein and Versace. But eventually Montiel found himself without a job, sleeping on a music studio couch. Things changed when he wrote his memoir, "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints," and the book was published in 2003. Robert Downey Jr. recommended to Montiel that he adapt his book into a screenplay, after being given a copy of the novel by a producer on Downey Jr.'s album "The Futurist." "That was a crazy process. They're all crazy, but that was particularly nuts," Montiel said about turning "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" into the film of the same name, starring Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Dianne Wiest and Channing Tatum. Much of the film's development began at the Sundance Labs program, mentored by Carlos Cuaron (Y tu mamá también) and also working with Frank Pierson (who wrote Dog Day Afternoon). The film went on to premiere at Sundance and won a special jury prize for ensemble cast. "I really didn't imagine [ever] doing any of this," Montiel said. "My father was a typewriter mechanic from Nicaragua, this was not a plan for me." "I liked to write because it was an escape, since [I was] a kid, to just feel better if I was not feeling good. ... I wrote this ridiculous script that was based on one of the chapters in the book that was just all over the place. ... I remember [Cuaron and Pierson] saying, you know nobody cares about the autobiography of Dito Montiel, so you can throw that in the garbage and let's try and make a movie out of this. It was a good lesson, at least for me, to just, okay, we've got to tell a story here, but emotionally, it had to feel right." For much of Montiel's work, family dynamics and exploration of familial relationships are core to the stories. "Family, meaning blood, but also chosen family, it's been a big theme in my real life," Montiel said. "Who's there for me? Who do I need to be there for?" "Whether I consciously am doing it or not, that seems to be the doors that I walk through, or break through." And that includes a particularly notable movie Boulevard, starring the late Robin Williams, the beloved star's last film. "Movies are like a weird circus life, you get remarkably attached to people in a three or four month period ... and you talk about things that would take years to talk about with most people you know, unless you're stuck on a boat somewhere or something," Montiel said. "And then you sort of disappear into the real world and you run into each other again in a few years somewhere, ... and it's a drag that I don't get to do that with him, because I loved making that movie, and I loved what he did with it." But whether it's a dark comedy like Riff Raff, more dramatic or personal films, Montiel continues to bring his unique perspective to film work, making him a particularly exciting filmmaker . Riff Raff is currently in U.S. theatres, coming to Canada later this year
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Riff Raff' director cast Jennifer Coolidge after watching her on 'The White Lotus': 'That's freaking Elizabeth Taylor'
Director Dito Montiel knows the cast of his movie Riff Raff is completely stacked. 'I hit the jackpot,' he told Yahoo Entertainment ahead of his film's premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. It's in theaters now. The movie follows a former criminal who must confront his past when his old connections show up at his house for a long-overdue reckoning. It stars Jennifer Coolidge, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris, Bill Murray and newcomer Miles J. Harvey. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. 'I directed all of them, so they're all great,' Montiel said with a laugh. 'I'd like to take credit for it, but these people know who they are. I'm an innocent bystander.' When casting the role of Ruth, the frequently intoxicated and scorned matriarch of Riff Raff, Montiel knew he needed to pick someone 'kind of like Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' 'I was the last person on earth who didn't know who Jennifer Coolidge is. I'm watching [The White Lotus] and I go, that lady — that's freaking Elizabeth Taylor!' he said. 'I was the last person to know her, but I'm so glad I did get to know her.' Montiel was a longtime fan of Murray, who plays a nefarious henchman named Lefty. He ran into the actor years ago when working as a foot messenger in Manhattan. 'I was in an elevator while I was making a delivery. He still doesn't know!' Montiel said. 'I just remember thinking, man, that guy is taller than I thought. Just to be in a room with him is very exciting.' Though Murray and Coolidge are the biggest scene-stealers in a sea of buzzy actors, the film's star is Harvey. He plays DJ, a young man on the cusp of leaving for college when he finds himself in the middle of long-standing family tension. 'He's so freaking good. And he's kind of mean!' Montiel said of Harvey. 'He doesn't mean to be! … We met on Zoom, and he blew me away. Usually, you meet a young actor and they're trying to be nice, but I said, 'Man, you are great.' And he was just like, 'Yeah.'' Montiel said Harvey's muted reaction to his praise made him question whether he wanted the role, but he was 'too darn good' to pass on. Ultimately, he joined the project, and their bond grew. 'He was maybe the most fun person to be around amongst a lot of fun people,' Montiel said. 'All of them — Pete, Bill, Ed, Gabrielle — it's a lot of fun people to be around.' Together, the cast forms a 'dysfunctional family,' just like the characters they play. 'And who doesn't come from one!' Montiel said. 'I love all the people in this film for their flaws. I come from a wacky family, so maybe that was part of it.' is in theaters.
