It was a good night for European footballing royalty as Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich all were victorious in domestic cup ties. Real Madrid and Barcelona are on a collision course for the Copa del Rey final, while AC Milan and Inter Milan could meet in the Coppa Italia final. […]
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AC Milan are facing an injury crisis ahead of their Champions League match with Tottenham Hotspur next month. Centre-back Alessandro Nesta is doubtful for the first leg after dislocating his left shoulder while Rossoneri coach Massimiliano Allegri also faces an injury headache in midfield. Nesta had to be taken off after only 23 minutes Sunday […]
Palermo beat Parma 5-4 in a penalty shootout Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the Coppa Italia. In the two-leg semifinals, Palermo will face either Sampdoria or AC Milan which play Wednesday. Before the shootout, Palermo’s talented Argentina striker Javier Pastore had numerous chances, most notably on consecutive occasions in the 83rd and 84th […]
Arsenal scored three times in the second half for a 3-0 victory over Ipswich Town to win their Carling Cup semi-final match up. It took Arsenal over an hour to break down Ipswich but three goals in 16 minutes sent the Gunners to Wembley. Nicklas Bendtner opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 61st minute, […]
Not surprisingly Inter Milan dominated at the Italian footballers’ association’s 2010 Oscar del Calcio awards last night. Diego Milito finally got some recognition for his incredible performance last season as was named Serie A Player of the Year, Best Foreign Player and Best Bomber. Former Inter coach Jose Mourinho was named Best Coach, while the […]
Our Inter Milan Fan Site had the highlights of Inter President Massimo Moratti’s speech at a seminar today for sports journalists entitled “Il calcio e chi lo racconta” (“Football and those who report it”). In his remarks Moratti once again touched on Calciopoli and the impact it had on Inter. “The fact that Inter started […]
Barcelona and AC Milan successfully protected their advantages this weekend while Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to two points. Spain It is a case of as you were at the top of the Liga after Barcelona and Real Madrid both won. Josep Guardiola’s titleholders set the bar on […]
AC Milan have finally signed Ajax winger Urby Emanuelson for around 1.7 million euros. With Gianluca Zambrotta injured and Luca Antonini inconsistent at left back, Milan needed some help on the left side of the park and the Dutch international will give them that. d in Massimiliano Allegri’s 4-3-3 formation. Emanuelson was expected to head […]
Roma are up to second place in Serie A after a convincing 3-0 victory against Cagliari. A Francesco Totti penalty midway through the first half and a goal from Simone Perrotta halfway through the second put gave Roma the victory in a game that they dominated. Jeremy Menez goal in stoppage time sealed the win […]