Carlo Ancelotti will become manager of Chelsea on July 1st after signing a three-year contract with the English club. The 49-year-old ended an eight-year spell at AC Milan yesterday, a 2-0 victory at ACF Fiorentina clinching third spot in Serie A and a berth in next season’s UEFA Champions League. Ancelotti replaces temporary coach Guus […]
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AC Milan clinched the last automatic Champions League spot with a 2-0 win at Fiorentina in Carlo Ancelotti’s final game in charge. Kaka broke the deadlock 10 minutes into the second half and substitute Alexandre Pato sealed the victory in the 75th minute to condemn Fiorentina to the qualifying stages of the Champions League. Ancelotti announced his […]
Real Betis were relegated from the Primera Division on Sunday night as the race to remain in the top flight went to the wire. Betis started the day two places outside the bottom three but a 1-1 draw against Real Valladolid proved not enough as both Osasuna and Sporting Gijon won to pull clear. Osasuna’s […]
Brazilian Leonardo will be Milan’s coach following Carlo Ancelotti’s departure, chief executive Adriano Galliani has said. “It will be Leonardo. Tomorrow he will be presented at 12,” he told Rai television. The former Milan player has been working as sporting director at the club. Ancelotti has said he would leave the club by mutual agreement but […]
Chelsea recovered from conceding the quickest goal in the 128-year history of the FA Cup final to overcome Everton 2-1, strikes from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard earning a fifth success for the London club. The final has not seen a major upset since 1995, when Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 to claim their last […]
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti insists the outcome of Sunday’s clash with Fiorentina will have no bearing on whether it is his last match in charge. The long-time Rossoneri boss is under contract with the San Siro outfit for a further season but is a reported target of Chelsea. Milan, who need a win to […]
All-conquering Barcelona may be the talk of Europe, but the spotlight in this weekend’s final round of Primera Division fixtures moves away from the Catalan giants and onto battles elsewhere. Barca this week become the first Spanish team to win the treble of league, cup and European Cup after defeating holders Manchester United in the […]
The U.S. is the place to be this summer as Real Madrid has announced that they will be playing D.C. United on August 9th at FedEx Field in suburban Maryland. The teams met in Seattle two years ago, playing to a 1-1 draw. United is second in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference with three wins […]
Florentino Perez moved a step closer to returning to the Real Madrid presidency after prospective candidate Eduardo Garcia confirmed he was pulling out of the election race. Garcia’s announcement on Thursday means that Perez is now currently the only man in the running for the post, as the other two hopefuls Juan Onieva and Eugenio […]