Milan: Livorno players and fans gathered at the team's stadium on Sunday to pay their respects, a day after midfielder Piermario Morosini collapsed and died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Serie B match at Pescara. Morosini, who was on loan from Serie A side Udinese, collapsed in the 31st minute of the match on Saturday and tried unsuccessfully to get up several times before receiving urgent medical attention...
05:10 AM, Apr 16, 2012
Milan: The Italian football federation called off all league games this weekend after the death of Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini. The league announced the decision on its website on Saturday, shortly before AC Milan was due to kick off against Genoa at 6pm local time. The 25-year-old Morosini died about an hour earlier after suffering cardiac arrest during his team's Serie B match at Pescara. Edoardo De Blasio, a cardiologist...
04:53 AM, Apr 16, 2012
Milan: Former Italy Under-21 midfielder Piermario Morosini died on Saturday after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the pitch during his team Livorno's Serie B match at Pescara. He was 25. Edoardo De Blasio, a cardiologist at Pescara's Santo Spirito hospital, confirmed Morosini's death, saying, "Unfortunately he was already dead when he arrived at hospital. He didn't regain consciousness." Morosini, who was on loan from Serie A side Udinese, fell...
09:36 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Milan: AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has insisted that he does not feel his job is at risk after the Rossoneri were beaten 2-1 by Fiorentina at San Siro on Saturday. A recent report suggested that club president Silvio Berlusconi is ready to give the manager the sack if he fails to guide the team to their second consecutive Serie A title. Despite the fact that the Rossoneri have dropped...
08:07 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Rome: After exiting the Champions League with their pride still intact, AC Milan need to stay positive to hold off a still-unbeaten Juventus team and defend their Italian league title. While Milan lost 3-1 in the second leg at Barcelona on Tuesday, the team came away from the Camp Nou mildly content. Milan were upset only about one of two penalties the Catalan side was awarded. "We're exiting the Champions...
12:36 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Milan: AC Milan want Serie A to implement UEFA's system of using extra linesmen behind the goals "as soon as possible", after being on the wrong end of two goalline controversies in the space of a few weeks. The club's chief executive Adriano Galliano has written an open letter to the Italian FA asking for the system to be used at least until soccer's ruling body FIFA decides whether or...
02:19 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Turin: Juventus underlined their title credentials with an ultimately facile 3-0 victory over Napoli in Turin on Sunday night, closing the gap to leaders AC Milan to two points. After a dour first half, the Bianconeri opened the scoring midway through the second period when Leonardo Bonucci deflected a shot from Mirko Vucinic past a helpless Morgan De Sanctis. Arturo Vidal then scored a sublime second before substitute Fabio Quagliarella...
08:31 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Milan: Andrea Stramaccioni held his first news conference as Inter Milan's coach on Tuesday, describing the job as a dream and an honour. The 36-year-old is Inter's third coach of a rocky season. Claudio Ranieri was fired on Monday after six months in charge. He had taken over from Gian Piero Gasperini, who lasted only five games at the start of the season. Stramaccioni was promoted from his position as...
07:51 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Milan: Juventus have dedicated all of their goals in Saturday's 5-0 Serie A victory over Fiorentina to Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba. The 23-year-old collapsed to the ground against Tottenham in the sides' FA Cup quarter-final tie earlier in the evening, and has since been admitted to intensive care at the heart attack unit of the London Chest Hospital. Midfielder Andrea Pirlo was quick to pay the Old Lady's respects towards...
03:31 PM, Mar 18, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder has distanced himself from rumours regarding a potential summer switch to AC Milan. Italian sources claimed on Thursday that the Netherlands international would consider a transfer to Inter's cross-town rivals at the end of the season as the Nerazzurri look to start a new project in the summer. "A move to Milan? That's nonsense," Sneijder told reporters. "Those reports lack foundation." Sneijder has been...
03:20 PM, Mar 17, 2012
Rome: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is raging with anger following AC Milan's 3-0 loss to Arsenal in the Champions League " and club vice-president Adriano Galliani says that's a good thing. Having won the opening leg 4-0, Milan still advanced despite their poor performance in London on Tuesday but Ibrahimovic ranted with disgust to Swedish media after the match. "If you play for a big club like Milan, this can't happen," Ibrahimovic...
01:24 PM, Mar 09, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri was coy about his chances of remaining at the club after the 2-2 draw against Catania at San Siro on Sunday. The Nerazzurri found themselves down 2-0 at half-time, but goals from Diego Forlan and Diego Milito in the last 20 minutes allowed them to scrape through for a point. Sunday's draw extends Inter's winless streak to nine matches in all competitions, amidst speculation...
08:37 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti will meet with coach Claudio Ranieri in a bid to sort out the Serie A side's miserable season, as he evaluates the 60-year-old's position at San Siro. The Roman is under pressure after a run of five successive defeats in all competitions but the Nerazzurri supremo insists he will not make any rash decisions on the coach's future. Inter have lost seven of their...
05:08 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Milan: AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes has been suspended for three games after video evidence showed he struck Juventus striker Marco Borriello in a Serie A match. The Italian League said its disciplinary tribunal, basing its decision on video evidence, had found the Frenchman guilty of violent conduct, for punching an opponent in an off-the-ball incident during Saturday's 1-1 Serie A draw with Juventus. The referee did not see the...
11:54 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan's crisis deepened on Sunday after crashing to their seventh loss in eight matches, going down 1-0 to Napoli in Serie A from Ezequiel Lavezzi's second-half goal. Lavezzi, who scored twice in Napoli's 3-1 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League in midweek, pounced in the 59th minute to help his team rise to fifth place in the standings. Napoli defender Salvatore Aronica was...
08:39 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Milan: Alessandro Matri's late goal prevented Juventus from slipping to their first defeat of the season as they snatched a 1-1 draw at Serie A leaders AC Milan in a thrilling top-of-the-table clash on Saturday. Leonardo Bonucci's error, which led to Antonio Nocerino's goal, looked to have gifted Milan a 1-0 win but Matri pounced seven minutes from time to steal a share of the points. Both teams had goals...
08:44 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Milan: Struggling Bologna beat 10-man Fiorentina 2-0 on Tuesday to boost their chances of Serie A survival. Bologna were clinical in the first half, with Alessandro Diamanti and Gaston Ramirez scoring to establish a solid half-time lead. Fiorentina had several opportunities but a combination of wasteful finishing and strong goalkeeping by Bologna's Jean-Francois Gillet kept them from scoring. Any hopes they had of getting back in the game all but...
05:24 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has admitted his love for previous clubs Chelsea and Inter Milan, but intimated his affection for the duo should not be overestimated and seemingly ruled out going back to either of his previous sides. Fans of the Blues and the Nerazzurri were heard chanting their one-time trainer's name during their respective matches over the weekend, apparently longing for a return of their successful former...
06:04 PM, Feb 19, 2012
Milan: It is a buoyant AC Milan side which heads to Cesena on Sunday as they turns their attention back to Serie A following a dominant Champions League victory against Arsenal. Milan are all but through to the quarter-finals after humiliating the Premier League side 4-0 in the first leg. They also remain top of Serie A after Juventus drew 0-0 at Parma on Wednesday. "We can win both the...
02:31 PM, Feb 17, 2012
