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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.
English Premer League side Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of former AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti as the club's new manager.
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.
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.
English Premer League side Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of former AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti as the club's new manager.
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.
Inter Milan have extended their lead at the top of the Serie A table following a 2-0 win at Catania on Wednesday, despite playing for an hour with just 10 men.
From four leaf clovers to a severed rabbit's foot, when it comes to lucky mascots reason and taste often go out of the window.
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.
Serie A champions Inter Milan will open the defense of their title with a trip to Sampdoria on August 31 but the match of the opening weekend will take place in Florence where last season's third-placed Juventus will face Fiorentina, who were fourth.
Listed below are complete squad lists for the 16 finalists at Euro 2008.
A year ago in this space, we dropped the hammer on Liverpool, which had inexplicably defied the odds and advanced to its second Champions League final in three years. But seeing as the Reds lost out to AC Milan, managed only another fourth-place finish in the English Premier League and finished the season without a single trophy, it was a tough call to leave them on the Rankings. Not even another Rafa Benítez miracle could save them.
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.
Urawa Red Diamonds repeated their 3-1 aggregate victory over Sepahan in the recent AFC Champions League final, by defeating the Iranian side by the same score to reach the last four of the World Club Cup.
AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka has been named European player of the year, lifting France Football's Ballon d'Or award.
AC Milan battled to a 2-1 win at Cagliari for their fourth win in 12 Serie A games this season, rallying after falling behind to an early home goal.
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.
They may be used to success in Argentina, but in Buenos Aires last week they celebrated Boca Juniors' Copa Libertadores victory as if it was 1978 or 1986 again.
Guess what, folks, it's a bonus Rankings during our usual off-week -- so pop that champagne. We're celebrating titles around the world as well as the virtual end to the club calendar for the summer as the international tournaments rage on. This will be it for us in Rankings-ville until August. So enjoy.
CNN's Patrick Snell answers your questions about football.
AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi returned to the Italy squad on Monday for the Euro 2008 qualifying games in Faroe Islands and Lithuania.
AC Milan's hopes of securing a Champions League place next season were dented when they were held to a 1-1 draw at second-placed Roma on Saturday.
AC Milan are anxiously waiting on a further examination of their captain Paolo Maldini who faces a lengthy layoff after injuring his left knee.
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.
Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira avoided any major surprises as the defending champions named their 23-man World Cup squad on Monday.
The biggest scandal to hit Italian football in 20 years has mushroomed after prosecutors revealed they were investigating top clubs, referees and officials for suspected match-fixing.
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.
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Julio Ricardo Cruz and Sinisa Mihajlovic scored second-half goals within six minutes as Inter Milan rallied to a 2-1 victory at Ascoli to claim second spot in Serie A from city rivals AC Milan.
Referees in three Champions League matches this week will be wired and able to speak to their assistants and fourth officials as UEFA extend the experiment.
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.
Schalke 04 twice came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw with AC Milan as the Italians failed to capitalise on the third fastest goal in Champions League history.
Juventus maintained their 100 per cent Serie A start with a 2-1 win over Ascoli as AC Milan suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Sampdoria.
Brazilian Adriano hit an opening day hat-trick to help Inter Milan beat Treviso 3-0 and AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at promoted Ascoli in Serie A on Sunday.
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.
Turkish police, assisted by British and Italian colleagues, are on high alert as fans flock to Istanbul for Wednesday night's Champions' League final between Liverpool and AC Milan.
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.
PSV Eindhoven sneaked through to the Champions League semi-finals with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over French champions Lyon.
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.
Striker Simone Tiribocchi earned Chievo Verona their first league win for 40 days when his 31st minute goal gave them a 1-0 Serie A victory over Livorno.
AC Milan striker Hernan Crespo has been recalled by Argentina for their friendly international against Germany next month.
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.
Andriy Shevchenko's first half header gave AC Milan a 1-0 win over Barcelona in front of a 68,000 and moved them a big step closer to the knockout stages of the premier club competition.
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.
Deportivo Coruna have not given up hope of overturning a 4-1 deficit against European champions AC Milan in Wednesday's second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.
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.
AC Milan clung on to top spot in the latest CNN/World Sport Soccer Top 10, despite being crushed 4-0 by Lazio in the second leg of the Italian Cup semifinals.
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.
Serie A leaders AS Roma conceded a late goal to Udinese in a 1-1 draw on Sunday as AC Milan, who thrashed bottom club Ancona 5-0, moved to within one point.
European champions AC Milan retained first place on the latest CNN/World Soccer Top 10 club rankings -- with Italian rivals Juventus second.
European champions AC Milan reclaimed first place from Real Madrid on the latest CNN/World Soccer Top 10 club rankings.
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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