--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-07-28T14:17:46.081Z last_updated: 2026-07-27T12:26:56+00:00 data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/stoke-city/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3Rva2VzZW50aW5lbC5jby51ay9zcG9ydC9mb290YmFsbC9mb290YmFsbC1uZXdzL3RvbWFzLXJpZ28tcmV2ZWFscy1zdG9rZS1jaXR5LTExMDc5NjE2 --- # Tomas Rigo's Stoke City goal pledge after joke with roller skating champion wife - **Source:** - **Published:** 27 Jul - **Club:** Stoke City - **Original URL:** https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tomas-rigo-reveals-stoke-city-11079616 Tomas Rigo is hoping that becoming a married man this summer will help him bump up his goal ratio for Stoke City. The Slovakian midfielder scored just one goal and provided one assist for The Potters in his first season at the Bet365 Stadium but was on the scoresheet in the weekend’s 6-0 pre-season thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday in Austria when he felt “angry” that Maxi Talovierov should have converted one of his corners. Stoke week-long training camp concluded with two 70-minute sessions against the Owls ahead of a home double header against Everton and Valencia this week. City’s goals scorers were Sam Gallagher, Lamine Cisse, two from Milan Smit, a Tomas Rigo free-kick and an own goal from Ernie Weaver who deflected a first half Talovierov header into his own goal. Speaking to the club’s media team after the game, Rigo said: “We are very happy with the win, all the players got 70 minutes and we are all getting there step by step and doing everything to be ready for the season.” As for the competitive nature of the match in which there were lots of tackles and duels, the 24-year-old added: “It was two English clubs on the field today and we could feel it. But I am happy. It is everything that’s normal. There were some emotions but we are happy with the win.” As for getting on the scoresheet, Rigo, who married his long-time partner, champion Brazilian artistic roller skater Bruna Wurts, this summer said: “I’m very pleased and it’s my first goal as a husband. I was joking with my wife about it and hopefully there will be more.” Asked about his on-field relationship with Maxi Talovierov, he said: “Yeah, when I am working on corners and free-kicks I am trying to work with the tallest guy, and that was him.” Breaking into a chuckle, he added: “I am quite angry with him because he didn’t score from the first one but I will tell him why it happened. But we are happy that we scored from a corner and every set-piece is a chance to score and this time we are happy.” Reflecting on the week-long camp, he said: “We are really happy and satisfied with the conditions here. The pitches and facilities here are very nice and it has helped us as a group. We have spent a whole week together so the best way to finish the camp was with a win.” Next up are back-to-back home games against Everton and Valencia, starting tomorrow night (Tues, July 28). “It will be tough matches against great opponents, so we are looking forward to playing against a Premier League and La Liga team and competing with them and see at which level we are on,” he said. “We are trying to get to the Premier League so it will be a great test for us to see if we are on the level or not.” The transfer window is open, the rumours are flying, and everyone is talking about who Stoke City will sign and who they might sell. Delivered daily straight into you email inbox, the bulletins will feature the latest Potters news, views, transfer gossip and opinion. Every day, the Sentinel football desk strive to deliver news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Stoke City content.Our dedicated reporter Pete Smith - who you can follow on X by clicking here - follows Stoke home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. Facebook: You can follow our daily updates on our Facebook page, often featuring content we don't put anywhere else - click here WhatsApp: You can also get all your favourite content from Stoke-on-TrentLive's City team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club.App: If you prefer reading our Stoke stories on your phone, consider downloading the Stoke-on-TrentLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Stoke City as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here.