FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | yesterday
In-form AC Milan climbed up to third in Serie A with a 2-1 success over struggling Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. The visitors were in front on 21 minutes when Thiago Silva headed in from Andrea Pirlo 's free kick and Alexandre Pato doubled the lead on 35 minutes when meeting Ronaldinho 's cross. Lazio reduced the arrears in the 64th minute when Thiago put through his own net on 64 minutes, but Milan...
Soccer news (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Brazilian bring AC Milan ascend to the third position of Serie after centre back Thiago Silva scored for both sides on Sunday as the Rossoneri climbed to third in Serie A with a 2-1 win at troubled Lazio. Thiago Silva nodded in an Andrea Pirlo free kick from the left to put Milan ahead in the 22nd minute with his maiden Serie A goal. His compatriot Pato also used his head to good effect to put...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Email barry.glendenning@guardian.co.uk with your musings. You can also follow Atlético Madrid v Chelsea and Manchester United v CSKA Moscow , while our full scoreboard is here AC Milan: 1 Dida, 7 Pato, 10 Clarence Seedorf, 13 Alessandro Nesta, 15 Gianluca Zambrotta, 21 Andrea Pirlo, 22 Marco Borriello, 23 Massimo Ambrosini, 33 Thiago Silva, 44 Massimo Oddo, 80 Ronaldinho. Subs: Roma, Kaladze,...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
AC Milan needed a late brace from defender Alessandro Nesta to snatch a 2-1 victory away at Chievo Verona. Giampiero Pinzi had given the home side the lead after only seven minutes and the hosts held their advantage until the 80th minute when Nesta bravely headed home after Marco Borriello had seen his effort come back off the bar. Nesta then added a second in stoppage time as he met an Andrea Pirlo...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
• Manuel Pellegrini calls for improvement after Milan defeat • 'I don't consider it something normal. We have to work harder' The Real Madrid coach, Manuel Pellegrini, has admitted concerns over the way his side have failed in both of their biggest tests so far this season after losing first to Sevilla and then Milan. Madrid have won eight of their 10 competitive games this season, but in...
History will be kind to me because I intend to write it (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Work from my six months at the Daily Mirror Carl Froch: I will knock Andre Dirrell out - even though I have not studied him Rio Ferdinand meets NBA star LeBron James - video When sportstars look twits when they use Twitter Top five gnarly surfing feats - with awesome video Top 10 most bizarre items put up for auction on eBay Summer of shame – this year’s top 10 sporting scandals The snake...
Off The Post (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
1. ITV should have broadcast the Real Madrid-AC Milan match. A mouthwatering contest that for once delivered. 2. Andrea Pirlo knows how to hit a football. 3. Fergie will be delighted to see Antonio Valencia developing a goalscoring streak. 4. Salomon Kalou grabbed two goals but also showed why he is not good enough for Chelsea. A [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
In the end, it felt like a classic but mostly it had not been. Two wonderful strikes and a final 15 minutes played in increasingly wide spaces led to a dramatic 88th-minute winner from Pato that elevated the game to a status fitting of its billing as the "derby of Europe". By the time the whistle went mistakes from goalkeepers Iker Casillas and, especially, Dida were forgotten. Andrea Pirlo's...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
The Real Madrid and Manchester United veterans are the last representatives of a lost age This is the story of two illustrious footballers who have dribbled the ball to a point in their lives where there is nothing left to prove, but have run straight past it anyway, not for the money but for the love and to wage war on time. If it is fidelity to an obsession we seek to cure the sense that modern...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has shrugged off a failed attempt to sign AC Milan playmaker Andrea Pirlo in the summer. read more
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
AC Milan 's disappointing start to the Serie A season continued as they endured a frustrating 0-0 draw at Livorno. The Rossoneri seemed to lack confidence following a 4-0 loss to Inter Milan in their last league match and didn't have a shot on goal until Alexandre Pato 's effort in the 37th minute. The closest Milan came to a goal was in the second half when substitute Andrea Pirlo curled a free-kick...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Italy moved closer towards automatic qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals thanks to a 2-0 home win over Bulgaria. Fabio Grosso gave the host the lead in the 11th minute when played a one-two with Andrea Pirlo before firing a left-footed volley from 12 yards past Dimitar Ivankov. Italy continued to surge forward and their efforts were rewarded five minutes before the break when Vincenzo Iaquinta...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
As anticipation grew, the media focused on whether or not Jose Mourinho could overcome a Milan side... Added by: Special_K Viewed: 0 time(s) Tags/Keywords: samuel etoo diego milito inter milan alexandre pato silvio berlusconi adriano galliani andrea pirlo ronaldinho Added On: 2009-09-07
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Andrea Pirlo says he's a mixture of AC Milan legends Franco Baresi and Gianni Rivera. “Baresi, Rivera and Paolo Maldini are true bandiere, but I talk on the pitch,” claimed Pirlo. read more
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo has insisted that he is happy at the San Siro, despite being linked with a reunion with former boss Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea this summer.
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