by David on December 7, 2011
On another night of drama in the Champions League Lyon, Basel and Napoli all moved onto the round of 16, while last season’s beaten finalist Manchester United was sent to the Europa League.
The most unlikely team to progress to the knock stages was Lyon, who needed Ajax to lose at home to Real Madrid while they beat Dinamo Zagreb and overturned a seven-goal deficit. When Dinamo went one-up it seemed that Lyon’s record of progressing from the group stage every year since 2002/03 was coming to an end. But after a goal right before half-time Lyon went all out in the second half, scoring six goals to win 7-1. With Real Madrid beating Ajax 3-0, Lyon somehow had qualified for the knockout stages. Read more... (242 words, 1 image, estimated 58 secs reading time)
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It’s official! Want away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will join Italian giants AC Milan on January 2nd on a loan deal that will see him earn 3 million Euros for the 5 months to the season’s end in May 2012 .
Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani revealed this yesterday stating that club had agreed to personal terms with Tevez. Speaking to the club’s official television channel, Milan Channel, Galliani further went on to explain in detail the complexities of the deal which would see the club buying Tevez at the end of the season for 15 million Euros on a three year contract. Read more... (375 words, 1 image, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)
It will be hard to see Inter Milan pick themselves up from there latest setback after going down 1-0 to Udinese yesterday in a result that leaves them in 15th place on the Serie A table with 2/3 of the season left to play.
Currently 13 points off the pace set by leaders and city rivals Milan, Inter need to start wining if they are too force their way into the top half of the table. However, by the look of it, the Nerazzurri won’t have an easy ride. Read more... (387 words, 1 image, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is confident that he will get a new contract extension with the club as his current deal is set to expire in the summer of 2012. According To Allegri, the club is set to offer him a two year extension that will see him stay with the Rossonerri for two more years.
Allegri who led Milan to their first Serie A title in 7 years last season, will be looking to retain the title and possibly lead his charges to European glory and help the win their 8th Champions title season. Read more... (416 words, 1 image, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)
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Serie A leaders Juventus came from 2 goals down to draw with Napoli at the San Paolo stadium in a enthralling Serie A fixture last night. Goals from Hamsik and Pandev in the first half put the host in the driving seat and in position to secure all points on offer before a resurgent Bianconeri responded with goals from Matri, Marcelo Estigarribia and Simone Pepe saved Juventus from suffering their first loss of the season.
The draw leaves Juventus still leading the table with 26 points 2 ahead of second place Milan. The match also saw Juventus great Alessandro Del Piero make his 700th appearance for the club. Read more... (371 words, 1 image, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)
Some shocking news for you today. Former Inter Milan and AC Milan Brazilian winger Mancini has been sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison after he was found guilty of rape.
Not many will remember Mancini as a Milan player because he only made 7 appearances for the club before returning to his boyhood club Atletico Mineiro, however, his stint with capital club Roma is where his skill was brought to the fore.
His fancy footwork and neat flicks is what many fans will remember him for. His amazing goals against Lazio in his debut season and against Lyon in the 2006/2007 Champions League season are sen by some as some of the most beautiful goals ever scored. Read more... (347 words, 1 image, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)
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Former Barcelona and AC Milan star Ronaldinho who now plays for Brazilian club Flamengo has not been paid for the last 4 months and according to his brother who also doubles up as his agent, Gaucho is starting to lose patience with the club.
It is known the exact amount Dinho is paid every week, but it is believed to be in the region of £95,000. This brings the entire figure to a whooping £1,520,000! Of course this has led to rumours that the 31 year old could be on his way out of the club. Read more... (386 words, 1 image, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)
As attention shifts to matchday 5 of the Champions League today, many will be waiting with bated breath for what could very well be the Match of the season. Italian giants AC Milan host defending Champions Barcelona at the San Siro tomorrow.
The first leg of this fixture ended in a 2-2 draw at the Nou Camp and Milan know that they can’t take any chances with the champs this time round. Looking back, i now see how Milan were very lucky to get away with a point at the Nou Camp. If you consider the fact that they were without a host of their regular players and Barca were a full strength squad the Rossonerri were indeed very lucky. Read more... (393 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)
Serie A champions AC Milan have cooled down talk of Chelsea star Didier Drogba joining the club. Drogba who is out of contract with Chelsea next summer, has been consistently linked with a move away from the bridge.
Now, however, Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani has cooled down talks of the Ivorian star joining the 7 time European champions. Speaking to Italian daily Gazzatta Dello Sport, Galliani said that talks of Drogba and Anelka joining Milan were not realistic.
“Certainly they are great players, in good physical condition,” Ancelotti said. Read more... (338 words, 1 image, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has joined the bandwagon of people who are calling for the number of clubs playing in top flight Spanish, Italian and English leagues to be cut down to 16.
According to Rosell, La Liga is too big and needs to be cut down to 16 teams. Rosell who also doubles up as the European Club Association Vice President, said that UEFA is in danger of witnessing a mass walk out of some of its biggest club’s if the association refused to consider the demands made by the ECA. Read more... (341 words, 1 image, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)
On another night of drama in the Champions League Lyon, Basel and Napoli all moved onto the round of 16, while last season’s beaten finalist Manchester United was sent to the Europa League.
