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 […]
In an entertaining match at the Mestalla, Valencia came from 2-1 down to defeat Sevilla 3-2 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final. David Villa opened the scoring for the hosts on five minutes after pouncing on Adriano Correira’s mis-placed back-pass but Sevilla hit back after the break with goals from Luis […]
The Sun has an interesting article about the financial relationship between Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the father of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Italian Prime Minister and AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi. Following his death at 86 in 2004, his son Khalifa, Sheikh Mansour’s brother, took charge of the […]
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 […]
Espanyol have axed coach Jose Manuel Esnal after less than two months in charge of the Primera Liga strugglers. The 58-year-old, known as Mane, took over from Bartolome Marquez at the beginning of December last year, but has been unable to mastermind a move away from the relegation zone. The Barcelona-based club drew three and […]
Buy Carling Cup Final Tickets Manchester United beat Derby County 4-2 at Old Trafford (4-3 on aggregate) to book their place in the Carling Cup Final on March 1st. In all likelihood their opponents will be Tottenham Hotspur, who will be guaranteed a UEFA Cup place next season regardless of the cup final result. Buy Carling […]