Antonio Nocerino and Zlatan Ibrahimović were on target as AC Milan went top of Serie A by beating Siena 2-0 at San Siro. Nocerino drove the Rossoneri in front with a low shot through a crowded penalty area nine minutes into the second half. Ibrahimović confirmed victory with a powerfully-struck penalty, awarded after goalkeeper Željko […]
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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 […]
It what should be the end of the Calciopoli scandal, former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi was sentenced to five years and four months in jail today for his role in the match-fixing case which led to Juventus being relegated and stripped of their 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles. Moggi was found guilty of […]
AC Milan have announced that forward Antonio Cassano will undergo a “small heart operation” to resolve the problem that caused him to suffer an ischemic stroke on Saturday. Cassano was hospitalised immediately after his team returned from their 3-2 win at AS Roma, with the 29-year-old struggling to talk or stand still. The Italian international […]
Tottenham Hotspur have announced that manager Harry Redknapp successfully underwent a heart procedure to unblock coronary arteries today, while AC Milan announced that Antonio Cassano has experienced ischemic cerebral damage and will undergo heart surgery in the next couple of days. A statement on the Spurs web site said: The Club can report that earlier today Harry […]
Holders Barcelona and AC Milan are the first two teams through to the UEFA Champions League round of 16, while Arsenal and Chelsea failed to pick up the wins they needed in order to assure progression to the knockout stages. Milan were held to a 1-1 draw in Minsk by BATE Borisov, with Ibrahimovic getting […]
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri says his team will be playing for Antonio Cassano against BATE in the Champions League on Tuesday. Cassano has spent the last two days in hospital after being taken ill following the 3-2 win over Roma. Reports from Italian news agency Ansa claimed he had suffered a stroke. “We’ll be […]
Roma general manager Franco Baldini has asked the club’s fans to give boss Luis Enrique time after the former Barcelona man has endured a difficult start to his Giallorossi reign. Since Enrique arrived in the summer he has completely overhauled the first team, bringing in the likes of Erik Lamela, Pablo Osvaldo, Bojan Krkic, Miralem […]
Chelsea cemented their position at the top of Group E after matching their record Champions League win, while there were also home victories for AC Milan and Barcelona as the group stage reached the halfway point on Wednesday night. Fernando Torres struck twice for Chelsea as they maintained their one-point lead over Bayer Leverkusen. Both […]