Real Madrid took a step closer to the last 16 of the Champions League after easing past Zurich 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Gonzalo Higuain.
Juventus stayed ahead of a resurgent AC Milan in second place in Serie A with a 1-0 home victory over Udinese in Sunday's late match.
Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko expects to play for AC Milan next season.
Champions Inter Milan failed to re-establish their seven-point lead in Italy's Serie A after being held 1-1 at home by AS Roma on Sunday night.
European heavyweights AC Milan and Real Madrid fought to a 1-1 draw in the San Siro on Tuesday which leaves them level on points at the top of Champions League Group C.
Where have all the wonder teams gone? There was a time -- perhaps there still is that time -- when the Serie A championship was totally dominated by the three superpowers: Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus. Not only has this trio won 26 of the last 33 league titles, it has also tended (at least one has) to utterly dominate the season, home and away.
AC Milan confirmed on Monday that England midfielder David Beckham would be returning to them on loan in January.
Juventus moved within a point of Serie A leaders Inter Milan as they hammered Sampdoria 5-1 on Wednesday night to leapfrog their opponents into second place in Italy.
Brazilian Alexandre Pato scored twice as AC Milan stunned Real Madrid 3-2 in a thriller at the Bernabeu to get their Champions League Group C challenge back on track.
Sampdoria lost ground on Inter Milan at the top of Serie A on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Lazio in a game where both teams finished with 10 men.
Real Madrid took a step closer to the last 16 of the Champions League after easing past Zurich 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal from Gonzalo Higuain.
Juventus stayed ahead of a resurgent AC Milan in second place in Serie A with a 1-0 home victory over Udinese in Sunday's late match.
Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko expects to play for AC Milan next season.
Champions Inter Milan failed to re-establish their seven-point lead in Italy's Serie A after being held 1-1 at home by AS Roma on Sunday night.
European heavyweights AC Milan and Real Madrid fought to a 1-1 draw in the San Siro on Tuesday which leaves them level on points at the top of Champions League Group C.
Where have all the wonder teams gone? There was a time -- perhaps there still is that time -- when the Serie A championship was totally dominated by the three superpowers: Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus. Not only has this trio won 26 of the last 33 league titles, it has also tended (at least one has) to utterly dominate the season, home and away.
AC Milan confirmed on Monday that England midfielder David Beckham would be returning to them on loan in January.
Juventus moved within a point of Serie A leaders Inter Milan as they hammered Sampdoria 5-1 on Wednesday night to leapfrog their opponents into second place in Italy.
Brazilian Alexandre Pato scored twice as AC Milan stunned Real Madrid 3-2 in a thriller at the Bernabeu to get their Champions League Group C challenge back on track.
Sampdoria lost ground on Inter Milan at the top of Serie A on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Lazio in a game where both teams finished with 10 men.
David Beckham has confirmed that he is almost certain to return to Italian club AC Milan on loan when the transfer window re-opens in January.
David Beckham looks set to rejoin AC Milan on loan after the vice-president of the Serie A giants claimed it was "very probable" that a deal would be reached to secure the services of the soccer icon.
Real Madrid's big summer spendings continued their scoring spree in a 3-0 Champions League win over Marseille but fellow European giants AC Milan suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat to Swiss minnows FC Zurich.
Samuel Eto'o has stunned European champions Barcelona by reportedly asking for an extra $4.4 million payoff following his summer switch to Inter Milan.
Sampdoria moved to the top of Italy's Serie A with a 4-1 trouncing of Siena as city rivals Genoa dropped their first points after losing 3-1 at Chievo.
Juventus moved three points clear at the top of Italy's Serie A with a 2-0 victory at Lazio on Saturday, while AC Milan's poor start to the season continued with a 0-0 draw at Livorno.
Massimo Ambrosini has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan to stay with the Italian club until 2011.
Inter Milan's title defense got back on track with a crushing 4-0 win over city rivals AC Milan, after three first-half strikes capitalized on the sending off of Rossoneri skipper Gennaro Gattuso on Saturday night at the San Siro.
Finally, the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League draw is done and we know who's playing who and when.
The new Italian Serie A season kicks off with the first round of fixtures this weekend -- Fanzone details what to expect from the forthcoming campaign:
What do the following have in common: keeper Vincenzo Fiorillo (Sampdoria), fullback Francesco Renzetti (Genoa), center-half Giuseppe Bellusci (Catania), midfielders Fabio Sciacca (Catania) and Andrea Poli (Sampdoria), and strikers Abel Hernández (Palermo), Guido Marilungo (Sampdoria) and Alberto Paloschi (Parma)?
AC Milan have completed the signing of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar from Real Madrid after the Dutch international striker successfully came through a medical at the San Siro on Friday.
AC Milan are poised to complete the signing of striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar from Real Madrid after both clubs agreed an undisclosed fee on Thursday.
Andrea Pirlo has ended speculation that he will join Chelsea by announcing that he has been taken off the transfer market by AC Milan and hopes to stay with the Serie A side for the rest of his career.
If this summer's transfer window is any indication, we can look forward to one of the most exciting European seasons in decades. With the three most expensive transfers in the history of the game recently made for amounts previously unimaginable, the stakes are higher than ever.
Spend some time in the inner sanctum of AC Milan's high-security hotel floor, and you'll see soccer royalty up close and personal. Up walks Ronaldinho, the two-time FIFA World Player of the Year, with a smile and a "Bom día." Here comes Clarence Seedorf, the four-time Champions League winner, with a handshake and tales of meeting Nelson Mandela.
It has been a weird summer of transfers. Most of Europe's top leagues kick off next month and yet, with a few exceptions (Real Madrid and, to a lesser degree, Juventus and Bayern Munich), there hasn't been too much going on. The window won't close until Aug. 31. In the meantime, here's an attempt at making sense of it all, with 11 questions facing 11 big clubs:
Former Manchester United star David Beckham has surprisingly revealed that he would consider a return to the English Premier League.
It seemed the 2008-09 season was barely seconds over before AC Milan turned just about everything on its head. Bad enough Captain Courageous, Paolo Maldini, has finally (at the age of almost 41) opted to retire, but next season, the Rossoneri will also be without two key figures of recent seasons: coach Carlo Ancelotti and Brazilian ace Kaká, who have left for Chelsea and Real Madrid, respectively.
AC Milan have swooped to sign Standard Liege defender Oguchi Onyewu on a three-year contract -- making him the first American to appear in Serie A since Alexi Lalas in 1996.
David Beckham will be braced for an adverse reaction from some LA Galaxy fans when he returns to California after his extended stay at Italian Serie A club AC Milan.
Former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf has revealed he is flattered to be linked with a move to Premier League Chelsea but insists he will still be an AC Milan player next season.
Brazil playmaker Kaka confirmed his transfer from Italian side AC Milan to Spanish club Real Madrid, in a move worth a reported $100 million.
AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has told Kaka that he must decide on his reported $92 million move to Real Madrid on Monday.
AC Milan are denying that their star playmaker Kaka is being transferred to Real Madrid in a $92 million deal.
Brazilian star Kaka has agreed to join Real Madrid from Italy's AC Milan in a $92 million deal, the Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported on Tuesday.
The summer transfer market is a few weeks away from opening and already the signs are that the global financial crisis is forcing clubs to rethink their annual spending.
Italian football manager Carlo Ancelotti has gone from Milan to London in less than a day.
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed he will be leaving the Serie A giants after their 2-0 win over Fiorentina in the final match of the Italian season.
Milan legend Paolo Maldini played his final match in front of his San Siro fans on Sunday, but Roma spoiled the celebrations by claiming a shock 3-2 defeat.
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti says he would "love" to manage Chelsea but insists he is "100 percent certain" to still be at the San Siro next season.
Manchester City duo Elano and Robinho are among five British-based players named in the Brazil squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers and the Confederations Cup.
Inter Milan claimed their fourth successive Scudetto on Saturday night without kicking a ball, after AC Milan were beaten 2-1 by Udinese.
Inter Milan were held up in their Serie A title charge after being held to a 2-2 draw at lowly Chievo on Sunday.
Serie A's status suffered another blow with the failure of any Italian clubs to make the last eight of this season's Champions League. Is Italian soccer on the slippery slope of irreversible decline and fall? The question inevitably asks itself in the wake of Serie A interest in the Champions League being ended by teams from the English Premier League for a second successive season.
AC Milan's slim Serie A title hopes remain alive, after Sunday's 2-0 victory at Catania closed the gap on city rivals Inter to seven points, with four matches and a possible 12 points still remaining.
Inter Milan opened a 10-point gap on city rivals AC Milan with a 2-0 win over Lazio in the San Siro on Saturday night.
Andriy Shevchenko's agent admits it is highly unlikely the AC Milan striker will stay at the San Siro beyond the end of the season.
Former Italian international star Filippo Inzaghi scored a hat-trick as AC Milan went second in Serie A with a 5-1 win over Torino in the San Siro on Sunday.
Brazilian superstar Kaka has again pledged his future to AC Milan and ruled out a summer move to Real Madrid.
At a family function over the weekend -- the xxth birthday of my mom's best friend (I am forbidden to supply specifics) -- I got a few questions to the effect of, "So, what are you writing about in the soccer world?"
David Beckham made his European debut for AC Milan as a late substutute on Wednesday when the Italian club returned from Bundesliga hopes Werder Bremen with a valuable UEFA Cup 1-1 first leg draw.
Italian champions Inter Milan stretched their lead in Serie A after a 2-1 win over fellow title contenders Napoli combined with a 3-1 defeat for city rivals AC Milan at Palermo in Sunday's late game.
Listed below are complete squad lists for the 16 finalists at Euro 2008.
World player of the year Kaka will miss Brazil's friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday after pulling out of the squad with a knee injury.
AC Milan may have finished the year as world and European champions but in their home city they will go into the Italian winter break very much second best.
Holders AC Milan will face English Premier League leaders Arsenal in a massive Champions League last 16 clash in the new year, while city rivals Inter will come up against Liverpool.
The final of the FIFA Club World Cup has a familiar look.
AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka has been named European player of the year, lifting France Football's Ballon d'Or award.
Italy national coach Roberto Donadoni has left Cristiano Lucarelli in his squad for next Saturday's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier in Scotland.
Holder Fabio Cannavaro is among five Italians vying for the FIFA's world player of the year accolade to be awarded in Switzerland on 17 December.
A man handed himself in to Scottish police on Thursday in connection with a pitch invasion at the Champions League match between Celtic and AC Milan at Parkhead.
Veteran Roma defender Cristian Panucci has been recalled to the Italian squad for the first time in three years for the crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against France and Ukraine.
AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi returned to the Italy squad on Monday for the Euro 2008 qualifying games in Faroe Islands and Lithuania.
European powerhouses Bayern Munich and AC Milan have been paired together in the quarterfinal draw for the Champions League which was made in Athens on Friday.
Spectators will be allowed into San Siro stadium for Sunday's Serie A match between AC Milan and Livorno after emergency works brought it into line with security regulations.
UEFA have ruled that AC Milan can play in this season's Champions League but theyr heavily criticized the club for their role in the Italian match-fixing scandal.
UEFA will decide next week whether to allow AC Milan to participate in this season's Champions League.
Four Italian clubs found guilty in the Serie A match-fixing scandal -- Juventus, Fiorentina, Lazio and AC Milan -- will begin their appeals on July 22, the president of the appeals court has said.
The chief prosecutor demanded the demotion of four of the biggest teams in Serie A -- champions Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio at the Italian match-fixing trial on Tuesday.
Portugal striker Pauleta has clarified his future before the start of the World Cup finals by extending his contract with Paris St Germain.
AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi has been named in Italy coach Marcello Lippi's 23-man squad for next month's World Cup along with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi has moved a step closer to claiming a place in Italy's World Cup squad after he was selected to take part in a pre-World Cup training camp.
Group E | World ranking: 13
Group F | World ranking: 1
AC Milan's unsettled striker Christian Vieri has agreed to sign for 2004 Champions League finalists Monaco on a one and a half year contract.
Ronaldinho completed a hat-trick of awards when he was named European Footballer of the Year in Paris on Monday ahead of Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has named a 23-man squad for the friendlies against Netherlands on November 12 and Ivory Coast on November 16.
Brazilians and Juventus players appear in force on the list of candidates for European Footballer of the Year unveiled by French magazine France Football on Monday.
World champions Brazil have named an unchanged squad for next month's World Cup qualifier at home to Chile -when they hope to book their place in Germany.
Argentine striker Hernan Crespo will seal a move from Chelsea to Italian giants AC Milan next week, according to media reports.
AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo will have an anxious race against time to be fit for the expected Champions League semifinal against PSV Eindhoven later this month.
All weekend sport in Italy, including Serie A football matches, has been cancelled as a mark of respect for the late pope John Paul II, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) announced.
Fiorentina fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Lecce and pick up a useful point in their relegation struggle.
Juventus saw their lead at the top of Serie A trimmed to five points after they lost 1-0 at home to Sampdoria and second-placed AC Milan thrashed Messina 4-1.
Goals by star forwards Andriy Shevchenko and Kaka helped title holders AC Milan to a 3-1 win over third-placed Udinese at the San Siro in the Serie A on Sunday.
Mauro Camoranesi scored twice as Juventus won 4-2 at home to Livorno to extend their lead over AC Milan at the top of Serie A to five points.
Argentine striker Hernan Crespo and Brazilian Kaka scored twice each as AC Milan booked their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 4-0 win over Ukrainians Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
New Argentina coach Jose Pekerman has dropped veteran midfielder Juan Sebastien Veron from the squad to face Uruguay in Buenos Aires on October 9 and Chile in Santiago four days later, in the next round of World Cup qualifiers.
Denmark coach Morten Olsen named AC Milan striker Jon Dahl Tomasson and Chelsea forward Jesper Gronkjaer in his Euro 2004 squad on Wednesday.
Inter Milan midfielder Cristiano Zanetti and Parma defender Marcello Castellini have pulled out of Italy's trip to face Euro 2004 hosts Portugal on Wednesday.
AC Milan go into Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal against Deportivo Coruna confident of maintaining an unbeaten run dating back to December.
Sevilla midfielder Julio Baptista was called up by Brazil for the first time on Tuesday for the friendly against Ireland in Dublin on February 18.
Massimo Ambrosini netted the winner in injury time on Wednesday as defending champions AC Milan beat league leaders AS Roma 2-1 at the San Siro in their Italian Cup quarterfinal first leg.
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