David Beckham scored his first goal in AC Milan colours as he helped his side to a comprehensive 4-1 victory over 10-man Bologna . Beckham scored the final goal in the rout after Clarence Seedorf and two Kaka strikes – the first from the penalty spot – had cancelled out Marco Di Vaio’s early spot-kick. […]
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Lazio advanced to the Italian Cup semifinals, rallying for a 3-1 victory over Torino on Thursday night. Cesare Natali scored for Torino in the 28th minute, but Lazio came back on goals by Goran Pandev (48th minute), Stefano Mauri (55th) and Tommaso Rocchi (90th). it 3-1 in injury time, shooting low from the edge of the […]
Inter Milan will meet UC Sampdoria in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia after defeating AS Roma 2-1 in their quarter-final at San Siro on Wednesday. Adriano opened the scoring for Inter on ten minutes as the Serie A leaders looked to bounce back from their defeat at Atalanta BC on Sunday. These two sides […]
Kaka came on as a second-half substitute to help AC Milan beat Hanover 3-2 in a friendly on Wednesday. The Brazil playmaker, who turned down a move to Manchester City for a world-record fee on Monday, looked in good form against the Bundesliga side. Milan’s new Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, unable to play in competitive games […]
Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimović was named Player of the Year and Foreign Player of the Year at the Italian Players Association’s 2008 Oscar del Calcio while Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero was honoured as the best Italian player in Serie A. Ibrahimović became the first Swede to be named Player of the Year since […]
Atalanta cut defending Serie A champions Inter Milan down to size on Sunday, condemning Jose Mourinho’s men to their second league defeat of the season with an emphatic 3-1 win in Bergamo. Sergio Floccari put the home side ahead in the 18th minute before Cristiano Doni added another with a further 10 minutes on the […]
The team sheet for AC Milan against Fiorentina today will make interesting reading. First of all, will AC Milan play Kaka and risk an injury that could stop his proposed transfer to the Premier League’s Manchester City? I expect that Kaka will watch this game from the stands, which would be the clearest sign yet […]
AC Milan have confirmed they are considering a bid worth almost £110m for Kaka from Manchester City. The club’s own television station made the announcement on Thursday evening following meetings with City representatives on Tuesday. “This is a delicate moment. There is an offer from Manchester City for Kaka and Milan are considering it,” Milan TV […]
It was a surprise to many to see David Beckham’s name in the starting line-up for AC Milan against Roma on Sunday as part of a three-man midfield wiht Clarence Seedorf and Andrea Pirlo. David Beckham played nearly the full 90 minutes on his AC Milan debut but could not inspire them to victory as […]