Milan: Defending champion Juventus strolled to a 3-0 win over 10-man Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday, scoring the opening goal after just 80 seconds. Mirko Vucinic, Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio all scored before Thomas Manfredini was sent off after picking up a second yellow card, leaving Atalanta with 10 men for nearly an hour. AC Milan also got off to a fast start on their way to a...
10:18 PM, Dec 16, 2012
Milan: AC Milan football club have confirmed that their midfielder Nigel De Jong will be out of action for five or six months after having his left achilles tendon snapped in their 4-2 victory over Torino. The Dutch midfielder collapsed after 22 minutes into play Sunday and immediately gesticulated towards the bench that it was a serious problem, reports Xinhua. AC Milan club vice president Adriano Galliani confirmed De Jong's...
11:34 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Milan: AC Milan football club president Silvio Berlusconi said Robinho "is changing his mind" about leaving Milan for a return to Brazil, and therefore could stay with Rossoneri. The Brazil star has been repeatedly linked with a January return to Santos, and Corinthians and Flamengo are also reportedly interested in him, reports Xinhua. "I want him to stay here with us, as he is a good man and a great...
02:31 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Milan: Juventus coach Antonio Conte will be back on the bench following a four-month suspension as the defending champions visit Palermo on Sunday in Serie A. Conte was banned for failing to report match-fixing when he coached Siena two seasons ago. It comes as a timely boost for Juventus, with Napoli and Inter Milan just behind them in the league. Those two teams meet at the San Siro on Sunday....
11:11 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Rome: Mario Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola feels that none of the Italian Serie A football clubs can afford the Manchester City striker. Raiola said Wednesday that the temperamental Balotelli will not join AC Milan, reports Xinhua. "Balotelli costs as much as the Mona Lisa," he said. "There are no teams in Italy which could afford him." The Italian international is again being paired with the Diavolo after AC Milan president...
02:49 PM, Dec 06, 2012
Milan: Zenit St. Petersburg beat AC Milan 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to qualify for the Europa League. Milan, who had already qualified for the knockout stage, dominated the game but Danny scored the only goal in the 35th minute to ensure the Russian side finished third in Group C - ahead of Anderlecht. However, the Rossoneri were denied what appeared a clear penalty early on when Bruno...
04:00 AM, Dec 05, 2012
Milan: AC Milan football club vice president Adriano Galliani said Monday the club has no plans to sell Robinho or Alexandre Pato in January. Robinho has been rumoured in connection with a return to his former club Santos, while Pato recently cast doubt over his future by insisting he wanted to play more often, reports Xinhua. "Santos may be interested in Robinho, but it is not our intention to sell,"...
12:03 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Milan: The only item left to determine in Group C of the Champions League is which side will qualify for the Europa League - Zenit St. Petersburg or Anderlecht. Malaga have already won the group with 11 points, AC Milan have advanced in second place with eight points, while Zenit and Anderlecht both have four. Zenit visit a Milan side Tuesday that appears set to rest top scorer Stephen El...
06:32 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Sao Paulo: Neymar has added his voice to calls for AC Milan winger Robinho to return to Brazilian football club Santos in the new year. Speaking after scoring twice in Santos' 3-1 victory over Palmeiras in their season-ending Brazilian championship match Saturday, Neymar did not hide his desire to see Robinho return to the club where he began his career more than a decade ago, reports Xinhua. "I am biased...
12:25 PM, Dec 02, 2012
Rome: AC Milan recovered from a goal down to win 3-1 at 10-man Catania thanks to a second-half double from Stephan El Shaarawy and a strike by Kevin-Prince Boateng who was sent off near the end of a lively Serie A clash on Friday. The win, which was Milan's third in a row including the 3-1 defeat of Anderlecht in the Champions League earlier this month, moved them up to...
08:13 AM, Dec 01, 2012
Rome: Juventus' grip on the Serie A lead doesn't appear so firm anymore, and there's more than one club within striking distance of the defending champions as the season's midpoint approaches. AC Milan had struggled all season but beat Juventus 1-0 last weekend as the Turin club appeared exhausted from its emphatic victory over Chelsea in the Champions League a few days earlier. It was Juve's second loss this season,...
05:01 PM, Nov 30, 2012
Milan: Defending Serie A champion Juventus will be looking to cap off an impressive week with a victory over a resurgent AC Milan on Sunday. Juventus took a big step toward qualifying for the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Chelsea. "I hope that the best Juve is yet to come," coach Antonio Conte said. "The satisfaction has to be an added push...
05:33 PM, Nov 23, 2012
Brussels: Philippe Mexes capped AC Milan's qualification for the next round of the Champions League with a stunning overhead volleyed goal during a 3-1 victory over Anderlecht. After Stephan El Shaarawy had given Milan a 1-0 lead in the 47th minute, the France defender put the game away with a strike which had shades of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's brilliant bicycle kick against England last week. In the 71st minute, Mexes received...
02:48 AM, Nov 22, 2012
Milan: Juventus dominated but were held to 0-0 by Lazio in Serie A on Saturday, just three days before their key Champions League match against Chelsea. Leonardo Bonucci hit the crossbar for Juventus but the defending champions - who had scored 10 goals in their previous two matches - could not find a way past Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti. Marchetti pulled off a spectacular stop, changing direction midair to keep...
08:48 AM, Nov 18, 2012
Milan: AC Milan club vice president Adriano Galliani confirmed that Massimiliano Allegri will stay as the football club's head coach despite their dismal loss to Fiorentina at home. Allegri's job was again placed in doubt following the 1-3 home loss -- their sixth in 12 Serie A games, reports Xinhua. "It is obvious that we are not happy," said Galliani Monday. "We evaluated everything last night and changing the coach...
12:56 PM, Nov 13, 2012
Milan: AC Milan supporters have seen only exasperating glimpses of Alexandre Pato's abilities and are unlikely to be carried away just yet after the injury-plagued Brazilian scored his first goal for the club in 11 months On Tuesday, Pato celebrated his first Champions League start of the season by heading Milan's equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Malaga, keeping their Group C destiny in their own hands. It was his...
08:25 PM, Nov 07, 2012
London: After one of the most unpredictable Champions League matchdays in years, some of Europe's big names have reputations to restore and ground to make up this week as the group stage approaches crunch time. While Manchester City already is in must-win territory, AC Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Chelsea find themselves in precarious positions heading into the fourth round of matches. Of that stellar quartet, Chelsea is in most...
05:38 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Milan: AC Milan moved into the top half of the Serie A table with a 5-1 rout of Chievo Verona on Saturday, boosting manager Massimiliano Allegri's chances of holding onto his job. Urby Emanuelsson opened the scoring for Milan in the 16th minute at the San Siro and while Sergio Pellissier equalized for Chievo two minutes later, the Rossoneri got two more goals from Riccardo Montolivo and Bojan Krkic before...
02:25 AM, Nov 04, 2012
