Milan: Juventus missed the chance to go back to the top of the Serie A table as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Parma on Wednesday. Antonio Conte's side had the better opportunities and could have taken the lead as early as the fourth minute when Giorgio Chiellini saw his header deflected off the post. Juventus also had two decent second-half penalty shouts turned down. The Bianconeri increased...
05:38 AM, Feb 16, 2012
Milan: Napoli got back to winning ways in Serie A with a comfortable 2-0 win against Chievo Verona while struggling Siena stunned Roma with a 1-0 victory. Miguel Britos headed Napoli in front in the 15th minute and topscorer Edinson Cavani doubled their lead with a penalty eight minutes from half-time to give the team only their second league win in 2012. With the first leg of a Champions League...
10:23 AM, Feb 14, 2012
Rome: Inter Milan's woes deepened on Sunday as they slipped to a 1-0 loss at home to bottom-placed Novara in Serie A, despite having a man advantage for the final 10 minutes. On-loan Genoa striker Andrea Caracciolo scored the only goal of the game in the 56th minute to inflict more misery on Inter, who lost 4-0 at Roma last weekend. Novara midfielder Ivan Radovanovic was dismissed for a second...
11:38 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Milan: Fabio Capello plans to relax rather than return to coaching in Italy after blaming a "misunderstanding" for his exit from the England job. The Italian quit on Wednesday after being overruled by his employees at the English Football Association, who decided to strip John Terry of the captaincy due to his pending trial for alleged racial abuse of a player. "I haven't run away. I left because there was...
02:32 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Milan: Lazio pulled off a stunning second-half comeback against lowly Cesena in Serie A, recovering from two goals down to win 3-2 despite playing for nearly an hour with 10 men on Thursday. Adrian Mutu gave Cesena the lead, then debutant Vincenzo Iaquinta fired home a spot-kick following an incident which also saw Lazio defender Abdoulay Konko sent off. However, Lazio surged back in the second half with three goals...
07:38 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Milan: AC Milan travel to Udinese on Saturday looking to get their season back on track, while Serie A leaders Juventus visit Bologna a day later - if the weather permits. Milan have not won in their last three games and lost the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final 2-1 at home to Juventus on Wednesday. "We're not going through a good and lucky period at the moment," Milan...
02:01 PM, Feb 10, 2012
London: Real Madrid and Barcelona are soccer's biggest moneymakers for the third straight year and look set to top their rivals for the foreseeable future. The annual review of soccer finance by Deloitte shows Madrid topping the list for the seventh straight year with revenue of $636.5 million for the year ending June 30, an increase of 9 percent from the previous 12 months. English champions Manchester United were again...
02:39 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Milan: Catania held Roma to a 1-1 draw in Serie A on Wednesday after the remaining 25 minutes of a game that was called off last month was played. Juventus are top of the Serie A standings, one point above AC Milan, with a game in hand. In Catania, Roma had new problems after last month's game was suspended halfway through the second period with the score at 1-1 due...
09:02 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Milan: AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was banned for three Serie A matches on Monday for hitting an opponent, ruling him out of a key clash with Italian league leaders Juventus. In the 64th minute of Milan's 0-0 draw with Napoli on Sunday, Ibrahimovic was expelled for slapping his right hand on the side of defender Salvatore Aronica's face. Ibrahimovic will miss a difficult game at third-placed Udinese next weekend,...
11:25 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Rome: Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi has extended his contract with Roma for five more years, putting an end to lengthy negotiations with the American-owned club. Roma general director Franco Baldini made the announcement following a 4-0 win over Inter Milan on Sunday. The 28-year-old De Rossi has spent his entire career with Roma and his father coaches the club's youth squad. However, fans were beginning to worry he might...
04:42 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Parma: Hernan Crespo has announced his departure from Parma, with the striker being tipped to complete a move to India within the next two weeks. In an emotional press conference on Thursday, the 36-year-old explained his decision to terminate his contract at the Ennio Tardini, but reiterated his love for the Serie A club, where he enjoyed great success in his career. "It's hard for me because I leave Parma...
03:22 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Milan: AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani is delighted with the league's decision to bring forward Sunday's Serie A match with Napoli because of the adverse weather affecting northern Italy. Galliani had earlier called for the game to be postponed in an open letter to league president Maurizio Beretta, but says now "it's the right choice." The league announced the game will be played at 3pm local time (1400 GMT) instead...
01:02 PM, Feb 03, 2012
London: European football's January transfer window closed on Tuesday with clubs reining in the lavish spending of recent years in an apparent response to UEFA's strict new financial controls. While 225 million Pounds were spent last January by English clubs alone, barely 50 million Pounds was outlayed by them this month. "It looks like economically the whole of Europe is becoming a bit more cautious," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said....
11:59 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain continued their spending spree by signing Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta from Inter Milan on Tuesday. PSG said that the 29-year-old Motta will be presented at PSG's Parc des Princes stadium on Wednesday. No financial details were given, but reports in France and Italy estimated the transfer at 10 million Euros - taking PSG's outlay for the season comfortably over 100 million Euros. The player's represenative, Alessandro Canovi,...
11:15 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City have added experience to their midfield for the Premier League title run-in by signing Chile international David Pizarro on loan from Roma for the rest of the season. The 32-year-old Pizarro played under City manager Roberto Mancini when both were at Inter Milan, before joining Roma in 2006. He won the Serie A title, the Italian Super Cup and Coppa Italia with Inter. City manager Roberto Mancini...
09:16 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Parma: The Serie A match between hosts Parma and leaders Juventus was postponed less than an hour before kick-off because of snowfall. Snow had been falling on and off all day Tuesday in the northern Italian city and a security official, after talking with directors from both clubs, decided to call off the match. Unbeaten Juventus could have gone four points clear at the top of the Serie A standings...
06:24 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Milan: Juventus' charge towards the Serie A title gathered pace with a 2-1 win over third-placed Udinese in falling snow on Saturday. Alessandro Matri scored either side of Antonio Floro Flores' equalizer to help unbeaten leaders Juventus move four points clear of second-placed AC Milan, who face Cagliari on Sunday. Udinese are two points further back and could be caught by Inter Milan, who visit Lecce. "I was worried a...
09:36 AM, Jan 29, 2012
