Gennaro Gattuso has reacted furiously to losing his place as a regular starter with AC Milan by demanding a meeting with vice-president Adriano Galliani. The Italy international, who is under contract with the Rossoneri until June 2011, has seen his minutes on the pitch decrease this term after coach Leonardo changed the side's formation. The Brazilian coach has made captain Massimo Ambrosini and...
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,...
AC Milan ended a four match run without a win with a 2-1 victory over AS Roma at the San Siro. Jérémy Menez fired the visitors in front after three minutes when he pounced on a defensive mix up between Thiago Silva and Alessandro Nesta , raced into the area and slotted the ball past Dida. But Milan responded and turned the match around with Ronaldinho scoring from the penalty spot on...
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...
AC Milan 's new captain Massimo Ambrosini has put pen to paper on a new contract holding him at the San Siro until the summer of 2011. The 32-year-old inherited the club captaincy when Paolo Maldini retired at the end of last season and has now committed his long-term future to the Milan giants. He told Milan Channel : "The agreement for the contract extension we had already found some time ago,...
Galaxy forward Alecko Eskandarian fights off the challenge from AC Milan's Massimo Ambrosini last Sunday. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Kudos to MLS Commissioner Don Garber for fining Galaxy midfielder David Beckham for his actions at last Sunday's match versus A.C. Milan at the Home Depot Center. While the amount is trivial ($1,000), the action restores some credibility to the league and...
Italian NT coach Marcello Lippi has named the squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Montenegro. Italy will face Bulgaria in Sofia on October 11 and Montenegro in Lecce on October 15. This is the squad (names are listed in alphabetical order for each position): Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Amelia (Palermo), De Sanctis (Galatasaray). Defenders: Bonera (AC Milan), F.Cannavaro...
AC Milan announced on Tuesday that they have signed United States defender Oguchi Onyewu from Belgian side Standard Liège on a three-year deal. Onyewu arrives on a Bosman transfer as his contract at Liège had expired. The 6ft 4in stopper holds a Belgian passport and will therefore not count as one of the two non-EU players Italian sides are allowed to sign each season. The 27-year-old...
• American impressed during Confederations Cup • Milan targeting a new striker AC Milan have signed the United States centre back Oguchi Onyewu however it remains to be seen whether the signing can quell supporter unrest over their transfer policy. The 27-year-old, who impressed in the US side's run to the Confederations Cup final last month, has joined on a free transfer from Standard Liege...
Italy international midfielder Massimo Ambrosini has been elected the next AC Milan captain by newly appointed coach Leonardo. The role was left vacant following the retirement of Paolo Maldini and Leonardo has decided to pass the honour to Ambrosini. And the 32-year-old Ambrosini has expressed his delight at being appointed the club's next captain. "I am really excited and proud," he said...
The firesale continues at AC. And Silvio Berlusconi has effectively taken over the coaching reins. There is no sign of Leonardo or Adriano Galliani. Andrea Pirlo is on the transfer block. Massimo Ambrosini might be gone if his year extension...
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