AC Milan Thread

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Milan a rata dupa multi ani Champions League. Dupa ce au umilit Juve in trofeul Berlusconi, "diavolul" se gandeste acum la finala Cupei UEFA.

Carlo Ancelotti spune ca i-ar placea o finala cu Napoli in a doua competitie a Europei. Antrenorul Milanului a declarat pentru presa din Italia ca Milan este gata pentru campionat.

"Mi-ar placea sa intalnesc Napoli in finala UEFA", a spus Ancelotti inaintea Trofeului Birra Moretti. "Intotdeauna mi-a placut sa joc la Napoli. Nu pot uita echipa lui Maradona. Ma bucur sa vad ca Napoli a revenit in Europa", a mai spus Ancelotti.

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AC Milan's hunt continues

AC Milan's search for a defender has brought Czech national team player Radoslav Kovac into the picture.

With injuries to Milan's back line, the club of Via Turati needs a defender to fight for this year's Serie A title. Recent names brought to the table have been Lazio's Guglielmo Stendardo and Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.

With both transfers looking dim, AC Milan are in talks with 29-year-old Spartak Moscow defender Radoslav Kovac.

Milan would benefit from Kovac as he is able to play as a central defender and midfielder.

Kovac's agent, Pavel Zika commented that they have spoken with AC Milan, but are still in the initial dealing faze. He added that the two clubs have a good relationship, and they could find an agreement soon around the sum of €5 million.

For Kovac, his contract is said to go from €1.2 to €1.6 million per season.

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Ronaldinho nu poate sta departe de Barcelona. Chiar daca s-a transferat la AC Milan, brazilianul isi va cumpara o noua casa acolo unde a locuit aproape 5 ani.


Ronaldinho a ajuns la AC Milan dupa 5 sezoane petrecute la Barcelona. Brazilianul a ramas foarte atasat de oras si l-a rugat pe fratele sau, care este agent imobiliar, sa-i cumpere o noua casa in Barcelona, unde intentioneaza sa-si petreaca timpul liber.
Fotbalistul, in varsta de 28 de ani, se afla in prezent la Beijing, unde joaca pentru nationala Braziliei.

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Injured Kaka to miss start of Italian season

Brazilian football star Kaka of AC Milan will miss the start of the Italian football season on August 31, the club's website said Friday.

In May this year, the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year underwent surgery in Brazil to correct a problem with his left knee.

A club statement said: "Professor Martens confirmed that the player's knee is inflammated, and advised him to continue for 15 days with the therapeutic protocol he is following."

The Brazilian playmaker, who arrived in the Serie A club in 2003, agreed in February this year to extend his contract until 2013. AC Milan play Bologna in the first match of the season.

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Shevchenko to rejoin AC Milan

Chelsea striker Andrey Shevchenko will rejoin AC Milan subject to a medical, the Premier League club confirmed on Saturday.

Shevchenko has endured a miserable time at Stamford Bridge since his club record €37 million move from AC Milan in 2006 and had been repeatedly linked with a return to the San Siro.

Chelsea have been keen to cut their losses for several months and the Ukraine striker, who has scored just 9 league goals for the club, is expected to complete an emotional return to Serie A next week.

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Official: Milan Sign Senderos

The Rossoneri have been desperately searching for a centre back in recent weeks following the injury to key man Alessandro Nesta.

With Dario Simic and Digao both being offloaded, things started to become desperate for the Rossoneri when primary target Branislav Ivanovic, who had seemed certain to join from Chelsea, saw his transfer fall through at the last moment.

It was reported last week that Milan had turned their attentions to another Premiership based player, in the form of Arsenal centre back Philippe Senderos, and the deal has now been officially completed.

The Swiss centre back arrives on a one year loan deal, and Milan have the option to make the move permanent for a set fee next summer.

Senderos had been well down the pecking order at Arsenal following an error-prone season last term, and Arsene Wenger signalled his intention to let him leave after signing Manchester United’s Mickael Silvestre last week.

The 23-year-old Senderos made 74 Premiership appearances, scoring four goals, since signing for Arsenal from Servette in December 2002.

He has won 31 caps for Switzerland, playing at World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008.

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Ronaldo Will Join Manchester City - Galliani

The chief has been waving his fists all summer as he wheels and deals, wines and dines and continues to bring players in and out of San Siro.

Galliani admits that some players are on their way and he is looking to kick Massimo Oddo and Ronaldo out of the door.

“Ronaldo to Manchester City? It’s all true. A very good friend of mine who is a Brazilian football expert confirmed it to me,” Galliani told Sky Sport Italia.

“Oddo? I can confirm that there has been interest from Lyon but he may stay.

“Paloschi? There is something going on but we have to meet with his agent.”

Ronaldo is currently recovering from a serious knee injury which threatened to bring his career at an end. He has been involved in all sorts of controversies including the Transvestite saga and he now seems to cause another hullabaloo by moving to City.

The Brazilian never managed to make an impact with the Rossoneri after being hampered by constant injury and fitness problems.

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Abia astept titlul.

Official: Milan Sign Senderos

The Rossoneri have been desperately searching for a centre back in recent weeks following the injury to key man Alessandro Nesta.

With Dario Simic and Digao both being offloaded, things started to become desperate for the Rossoneri when primary target Branislav Ivanovic, who had seemed certain to join from Chelsea, saw his transfer fall through at the last moment.

It was reported last week that Milan had turned their attentions to another Premiership based player, in the form of Arsenal centre back Philippe Senderos, and the deal has now been officially completed.

The Swiss centre back arrives on a one year loan deal, and Milan have the option to make the move permanent for a set fee next summer.

Senderos had been well down the pecking order at Arsenal following an error-prone season last term, and Arsene Wenger signalled his intention to let him leave after signing Manchester United’s Mickael Silvestre last week.

The 23-year-old Senderos made 74 Premiership appearances, scoring four goals, since signing for Arsenal from Servette in December 2002.

He has won 31 caps for Switzerland, playing at World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008.

Bun pre-transfer.

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mai sunt cateva zile si incepe serie a vs Bologna primu` meci.

azi a facut vizita medicala senderos

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mai sunt cateva zile si incepe serie a vs Bologna primu` meci.

Pe ce le vedem?

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http://sport.ro va transmite cate 5 meciuri pe etapa din italia

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You Can't Say No To Milan - Senderos



Senderos is now looking forward to his new Italian adventure as he tries to make an impact with the Rossoneri.

“I am delighted to join Milan, it’s a team that a player can never say no to,” Senderos told Il Corriere Dello Sport.

“I am fine physically and now we will have to see how training goes and then we will analyse and see what happens next.

“The Scudetto? When you come to a club like Milan you have to aim for everything.”

23-year-old Senderos made 74 Premiership appearances, scoring four goals, since signing for Arsenal from Servette in December 2002.

The defender no longer seemed a part of Arsene Wenger’s plans at the Emirates this term, especially after the Gunners signed Mikael Silvestre from Manchester United last week.

Oddo Signs For Lyon
According to reports in France and Italy, Massimo Oddo has signed for French champions Lyon, and Milan will officially announce the transfer in the next few hours.

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Official: Oddo Signs For Bayern

Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Milan full back Massimo Oddo on a one-year loan deal, with the option of making the move permanent next summer.

Oddo arrives on a one-year loan deal, and Bayern will have the option next summer to make the move permanent for a set fee. In essence he replaces left back Marcel Jansen, who yesterday left the club to join Hamburg.

"Massimo Oddo is a player who covers the whole right-hand side,” said the Bavarian’s manager Jurgen Klinsmann.

“For us he's a huge quality boost because of his experience, and his tactical and technical skills. He's a great enhancement to the squad."

General manager Uli Hoeneß explained the reason why Oddo will only initially arrive on loan.

"This way there's no risk," he said.

"Next summer we'll see."

Another high profile figure who is delighted by Oddo’s capture is the legendary Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who said: "We're happy to have Massimo Oddo, who is an experienced and successful defender.

“Another World Cup and Champions League winner in Bayern's ranks will help us to succeed."

Oddo will team up with 2006 World Cup winner Luca Toni, who had an outstanding first season at the Alianz Arena last term.

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Ronaldinho Finds Support In Rivaldo

Former Milan star Rivaldo believes Ronaldinho will do well with the Rossoneri. The former Brazilian international also insists he wasn’t a flop when he played at San Siro.

“Ronaldinho? He will make it at Milan,” Rivaldo told La Gazzetta Dello Sport.

“I wasn’t a flop there. I played a lot considering the condition I was in.

“I was a part of one of the best clubs in the world; I won things and enjoyed my time there.

“Ronaldinho will do better than me there because he arrives much younger than I was when I moved there. He is only 28 and he is a great champion.

“He will do extraordinary things at Milan. He won’t have any trouble adapting to Serie A and he will get back to his best at San Siro.”

'Dinho arrived at Milan in a mega money deal from Barcelona, but the move was far from easy. Indeed, the transfer saga rumbled on painfully all summer.

Critics have scoffed at the player’s arrival following his poor form over the past two years in La Liga, but he has looked outstanding during pre-season

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We Have The Greatest Attack - Inzaghi

The former Juventus man is confident of his side’s chances of success in the Scudetto race this term and he is hoping to fire his team towards their 19th title.

Inzaghi knows it will not be easy but he has warned the rest of Serie A to pay close attention to Milan’s strike force.

“We will fight for the UEFA Cup as well as the Scudetto because we want them both,” Inzaghi told La Gazzetta Dello Sport.

“I think we are favourites for the Scudetto alongside Inter, Juve and Roma but we have the best attack, no-one has a striking department like ours.

“We will not snub the UEFA Cup as that is a trophy we have never won before, it’s an important competition and we want to win it.”

Inzaghi also had a few words on Andriy Shevchenko, who returned to the club from Chelsea this week.

“It was great seeing Sheva in the changing rooms again,” said Inzaghi.

“I remember all the great moments that we both had, we achieved great things in the past and we will continue to do so now.”

Inzaghi will be hoping his side get off to the perfect start when they clash with Bologna this weekend.

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Serie A Preview: Milan-Bologna

What: Italian Serie A-Matchday 1
Who: AC Milan (2007/08-5th Serie A, 64 pts.) vs. Bologna (2007/08-2nd Serie B, 84 pts.)
When: Sunday 31 August 16:00
Where: Stadio San Siro, Milan

Time For A Fresh Start

Milan begin this new season with high hopes, despite not taking part in the Champions League for the first time since 2001. The Rossoneri have added many fresh faces, with all of them expected to make a significant contribution to the club.

It was not much of a shock to see Milan miss out on the Champions League this time around. They struggled at home for most of last season, and the dependency on away points was simply too much to overcome.

For the better part of this decade, Milan have been the most consistent club in the Champions League, having advanced to the quarterfinal stage five of the last six years. Also during that time, they went to the semifinals four times, and advanced to the final thrice, winning two of those.

Now, they are faced with the prospect of not being able to fight with the big dogs of Europe, as they will compete in the Europe’s secondary club competition, the UEFA Cup. While this would be a nice trophy to win, many sides in the top three domestic leagues in Europe (Italy, England and Spain) have put out under-strength teams in order to focus on their domestic table position.

Milan claim that they will do their best in the UEFA Cup, but they have clearly stated that first and foremost, they will try to win the Serie A. City-rivals Inter Milan’s dominance of the league over the past two seasons (although, Roma did push them to the final day last season due to some poor periods of play by Inter) has not sat well with the Milan hierarchy, and they will now look to reclaim the Scudetto for the first time since 2004.

FORM GUIDE

Milan

09/08 (Friendly): Manchester City 1-0 Milan

17/08 (Friendly): Milan 4-1 Juventus

21/08 (Friendly): Napoli 0-1 Milan

21/08 (Friendly): Milan 0-0 Juventus (4-5 after penalties)

24/08 (Friendly): Sporting Gijon 2-0 Milan



Bologna

13/08 (Friendly): Rimini 1-3 Bologna

18/08 (Friendly): AEK Athens 1-1 Bologna

23/08 (Coppa Italia): Bologna 2-0 Vicenza

24/08 (Friendly): Equipe Romagna 0-4 Bologna

28/08 (Friendly): Castel San Pietro 0-2 Bologna


Possible Formation (4-3-2-1): Abbiati; Zambrotta, Kaladze, Maldini, Jankulovski; Gattuso, Pirlo, Flamini; Seedorf, Ronaldinho; Pato

Possible Formation (4-4-2): Antonioli; Zenoni, Castellini, Britos, Lanna; Coelho, Volpi, Mudingayi, Valiani; Di Vaio, Marazzina

PREDICTION

With fresh faces in defense, the lack of experience together could be Bologna’s undoing, at least at the start of the season. Milan will come out guns-a-blazin’ after having added players like Ronaldinho, Andriy Shevchenko and Marco Borriello to the mix. The home crowd will have a large influence on this match, and if they are amped up from the start for Ronaldinho’s debut, then watch out Bologna!

Milan 2-0 Bologna

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Here are the call-ups and the matches of the Rossoneri for the World Cup qualifying matches:

RINO GATTUSO, ANDREA PIRLO AND GIANLUCA ZAMBROTTA
Saturday 6 September: Cyprus-Italy, 21.15, in Larnaca - Wednesday 10 September: Italy-Georgia, 20.50, in Udine.

RONALDINHO
Saturday 6 September: Chile-Brazil, in Santiago de Chile - Wednesday 10 September: Brazil-Bolivia, in Rio de Janeiro.

KALADZE
Saturday 6 September: Georgia-Irlanda, in Mainz (Germany) - Wednesday 10 September: Italy-Georgia, 20.50, in Udine.

ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO
Saturday 6 September: Ukraina-Belarus, in Lviv - Wednesday 10 September: Kazakhstan-Ukraine, in Almaty.

MAREK JANKULOVSKI
Wednesday 10 September: Northern Ireland-Czech Republic, in Belfast.

MATHIEU FLAMINI
Saturday 6 September: Austria-France, in Vienna - Wednesday 10 September: France-Serbia, at Paris-Saint Denis.

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Scudeto

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UEFA CUP 2008-2009: THE MLAN "A" LIST

The list of 25 players:

GOALKEEPERS: Dida, Abbiati, Kalac;

DEFENDERS: Maldini, Kaladze, Zambrotta, Jankulovski, Favalli, Senderos, Bonera, Darmian, Pasini, Antonini;

MIDFIELDERS: Emerson, Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Flamini;

ATTACKERS: Pato, Inzaghi, Seedorf, Borriello, Kaka, Shevchenko, Ronaldinho

Milan Leave Nesta Out Of UEFA Cup

Milan have confirmed their squad for the 2008/09 UEFA Cup competition and Alessandro Nesta will not be taking part.

The former Italian international has been suffering from a back problem which wasn’t thought to be serious, but he was not included to play for the Rossoneri in Europe.

This has led to rife speculation that Nesta will be out of action for the whole season and that he may even consider retirement.

Milan have always stated the back problem was nothing to dangerous but leaving Nesta out seems to suggest that something is not right.

The rest of the team makes the list and old war horses like Paolo Maldini and Giuseppe Favalli have been included by Carlo Ancelotti.

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UEFA CUP 2008-2009: THE MLAN "A" LIST

The list of 25 players:

GOALKEEPERS: Dida, Abbiati, Kalac;

DEFENDERS: Maldini, Kaladze, Zambrotta, Jankulovski, Favalli, Senderos, Bonera, Darmian, Pasini, Antonini;

MIDFIELDERS: Emerson, Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Flamini;

ATTACKERS: Pato, Inzaghi, Seedorf, Borriello, Kaka, Shevchenko, Ronaldinho

Milan Leave Nesta Out Of UEFA Cup

Milan have confirmed their squad for the 2008/09 UEFA Cup competition and Alessandro Nesta will not be taking part.

The former Italian international has been suffering from a back problem which wasn’t thought to be serious, but he was not included to play for the Rossoneri in Europe.

This has led to rife speculation that Nesta will be out of action for the whole season and that he may even consider retirement.

Milan have always stated the back problem was nothing to dangerous but leaving Nesta out seems to suggest that something is not right.

The rest of the team makes the list and old war horses like Paolo Maldini and Giuseppe Favalli have been included by Carlo Ancelotti.

E nasoala atunci.