David Beckham as praised by boss Carlo Ancelotti after making his AC Milan debut in a friendly victory over Hamburg last night. Becks played the opening 45 minutes of the showpiece clash in Dubai, which the Italian giants won 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Beckham was greeted by a huge ovation before the […]
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David Beckham will play in AC Milan’s exhibition match with Hamburger SV in Dubai next week and possibly against AS Roma in the Serie A on Jan. 11. Beckham is at AC Milan on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy until early March. There has been some skepticism about whether the 33-year-old midfielder will contribute to […]
Never mind South Africa in 2010, David Beckham might still be around for the 2014 World Cup! At least that is the view of the AC Milan club doctor who gave the former England captain his medical at his new club. Milan’s chief club doctor, Jean-Pierre Meerseeman, said: “Beckham could go on for another five […]
The Italian Super Cup, which traditionally raises the curtain on the Serie A season, will be staged at Beijing’s Olympic stadium in 2009, the Italian league announced. The Bird’s Nest is the fourth international venue chosen for the Super Cup after Washington (1993), Tripoli (2002) and New York (2003). The game between the winners of […]
Juventus cut the gap with Serie A leaders Inter Milan back to six points with a hard-fought 3-1 win at Atalanta on Sunday. Juve’s Alessandro Del Piero and Nicola Legrottaglie put the visitors 2-0 up before former Juve striker Christian Vieri pulled one back with a header just after the break. Determined Atalanta searched for […]
David Beckham lay the groundwork for him opting out of his contract with LA Galaxy next October during his introduction to the Italian media today. Beckham said that he has missed playing football “at the highest level”. Specifically what he said was: “But I have always said that I would always miss playing at the […]