Madrid: Barcelona utility player Adriano Correia has agreed a four-year contract extension until 2017, the La Liga champions said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Brazilian, who was signed from Sevilla in 2010, has a buy-out clause of 90 million euros.
"He's become known as one of the most versatile players on Barcelona's roster," Barca said.
"He's performed well in the centre back position, as well as the right and left full back positions, and as an attacking midfielder."...
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11:33 PM, May 22, 2013
Milan: Although the title has already been secured by Juventus, there is still much to play for at both ends of the Serie A table, with AC Milan and Fiorentina fighting for the final Champions League spot. Milan is in pole position to finish third and earn a place in the Champions League qualifiers, as it is four points ahead of Fiorentina with three rounds remaining. Milan visits already-relegated Pescara...
12:10 PM, May 07, 2013
Milan: AC Milan's maverick forward Mario Balotelli was caught smoking in the toilet on the train during the team's journey to Florence and will be fined, chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Sunday. Balotelli was ticked off by the train guard who told Galliani: "You need to pull his ears. He was smoking in the bathroom. Smoking is banned on Italian trains. "I want to say that we're going to...
05:56 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Barcelona's full-back Adriano will miss the club's Champions League quarter-final match against Paris Saint-Germain due to an hamstring injury. ...
04:44 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Despite the Real medio's willingness to take a pay cut, the transfer was not "practicable" because of the vast discrepancies between the Spanish and Italian tax systems, Adriano Galliani said. ...
11:13 AM, Jan 22, 2013
Barcelona defender Adriano will miss the Copa del Rey game on Thursday against Cordoba because of a leg injury. ...
07:57 PM, Jan 10, 2013
The victory moved Barcelona 13 points ahead of Real Madrid, who were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Espanyol. ...
05:04 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Copenhagen: Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League after winning 5-2 at FC Nordsjaelland following a hat trick by Luiz Adriano and two goals by Willian on Tuesday. The Ukrainian club lead the group with 10 points, one more than Juventus and three in front of Chelsea. Shakhtar can't be overtaken by Chelsea because they have scored more head-to-head away goals. Nordsjaelland took the lead in...
04:57 AM, Nov 21, 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
Madrid: Spanish football giants Barcelona confirmed they will be without defender Adriano Correia for the next three weeks due to an injury he picked up during his side's 3-1 win at home to Celta Vigo. Adriano opened the scoring for Barca after 21 minutes of the game, but was forced to limp off after just 37 minutes, reports Xinhua. The club immediately carried out tests and confirmed that he has...
12:32 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Kaka has kept his place in the Brazil squad after his impressive return last month but Shakhtar Donetsk players were again overlooked by coach Mano Menezes. Menezes, naming his squad for next month's friendly against Colombia in the United States, also declined to give Ronaldinho another chance despite some good recent performances for Atletico Mineiro in the Brazilian championship. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said the match,...
11:55 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Madrid: FC Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova was pleased with the display of stop-gap defender Adriano during the 2-2 draw against Real Madrid in the Clasico. Lionel Messi and Crisitano Ronaldo took the headlines with two goals each in the game Sunday, but the big surprise of the night was the appearance of Adriano, who normally plays on the wing or at full back, in the heart of the Barca defence...
12:29 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid took advantage of quick goals plus an early sending off to beat 10-man Barcelona 2-1 on Wednesday to win the Spanish Super Cup on away goals after the two-legged tie ended 4-4. Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo put Madrid in control with goals inside 23 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu to take advantage of Barcelona's poor start. Adriano was red carded for tripping up Ronaldo as he...
04:17 AM, Aug 30, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: The immediate future of Brazilian star Kaka will reportedly be decided at a meeting between Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliano on Wednesday. Real Madrid is looking to cash in on the 2007 FIFA world player of the year, who has expressed his desire to return to his former club, Xinhua reported. The Spanish outfit is understood to have set a 25-million-euro...
05:42 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Sao Paulo: Corinthians are keeping former Brazil star Adriano at the team's hotel and are ordering him to go on a strict diet to try to get the striker back in shape. The team said on Wednesday that Adriano will have to stay inside the hotel at the team's headquarters at least through the weekend, eating only what doctors give him and practicing three times a day. Corinthians physical trainer...
02:16 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Rumours persist that midfield star Andrea Pirlo is set to join Chelsea. ...
11:59 AM, Jun 27, 2009
Adriano recently agreed to mutually rescind his contract with Inter. ...
01:45 PM, Apr 29, 2009
The Brazilian's Italian adventure ends following all the recent troubles. ...
04:13 PM, Apr 27, 2009
Adriano stunned football world by declaring that he wants to quit football. ...
08:39 PM, Apr 10, 2009
Some reports claim Beckham may remain with AC Milan until the summer. ...
05:34 PM, Mar 03, 2009
