MILAN - Following the latest declarations from Brazil by Ricardo Kaka ("It did me a lot of good the last week in Brazil when compared to the previous ones in Italy") and Adriano Galliani's clarification in Lega Calcio ("I speak regularly to Kaka, the rapport with him is very good"), Leonardo analyzed the situation: "Ricardo felt a lot of pressure about returning to play with the national team and the last days have been particular for him. The rapport with him is very clear, his needs and the ones of the club are always the same. There is no problem, if he recovers and plays, we are very happy for him and for ourselves."
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MILAN - Leonardo de Araujo responded to the questions about his future: "I'm a director and I feel a lot like a director. I'm happy about what I do at Milan and I hope that Carlo stays at Milan for a long time, a club with whom he has built an extraordinary history. I want to say that I will not be Milan's coach next season. My life at Milan is imposed on the managerial side. On what will happen in the coming years and in the future, I don't make any programs and I don't know what will happen."
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MILAN - Here are the decisions of the Sports Judge following the 29th matchday. Suspended for one round: Bovo and Cassani (Palermo), Domizzi and Sanchez Sanchez (Udinese), Barillà and Valdez (Reggina), Blasi (Napoli), Cigarini, Guarente amd Manfredini (Atalanta), Gamberini (Fiorentina), Ledesma (Lazio), Martinez (Catania), Osvaldo (Bologna), Pisano (Torino), Rossi (Genoa)
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MILAN - Gianluca Zambrotta, former Bari player and on the verge of equalling Marco Tardelli with 81 appearances for the national team insisted: "I hope that the Bari fans tomorrow will not whistle us. It's true that Cassano is not there, but it will be a tough clash against Trapattoni's Ireland. We need everybody's support. In the past the people whistled me when they found us that I was leaving. 81 games like Tardelli? What an honour, I hope to celebrate them. It will have a certain affect facing him and the Trap; both coached me."
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MILAN - Gianluca Zambrotta continued: "I hope that tomorrow at Bari there is no contesation, the choices of the national team coach must be respected. I therefore hope that there are no jeers, neither for Lippi nor for the national team. We need the great public of Bari. The Trap? One who knows us, but even we know him. Obviously it will make us a certain affect facing him, but it will be a difficult game. Two points gap are not enough to allow you to make any calculations. We must play to win and try to go +5 as it would be an important advantage."
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MILAN - Today, from the training camp of the national team in preparation for Italy-Eiro of tomorrow evening in Bari, Gianluca Zambrotta responded to teh questions on various themes: "I hope that Ancelotti remains, just like Ronaldinho, who gave a lot to Milan, especially at the start of the season. Cannavaro? I think that he will remain in Madrid. He has more possibilities to remain there rather than Ancelotti going there. I hope that even with the Azzurri we will have a farewell game for Maldini, who made the history of the national team and the Italian football. He's practically a unique player."
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Ronaldinho's brother and agent Roberto De Assis insists the Brazilian is happy at AC Milan.
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Ronaldinho is happy at AC Milan and is not interested in a move to Manchester City, according to his brother and agent Roberto De Assis.
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Ronaldinho is happy at AC Milan and is not interested in a move to Manchester City, according to his brother and agent Roberto De Assis.The Brazilian international was linked with a move to City alongside team-mate Kaka in January but in the end no concrete offer was made.
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MILANELLO - After the two days allowed by Carlo Ancelotti to rest, the Rossoneri will resume training today in the afternoon at Milanello starting from 4pm. Tomorrow a double training session will be held, at 11am and at 3pm. Thursday, Friday and SAturday the team will have one training session in the afternoon.
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MILAN - This is how his team-mates used to call him: Carletto. His coach, instead, the Paron Rocco, used to call him Volkswagen. It's Karl Heinz Schellinger, born at Duren, in Germany, on March 31 1939. Today it's his birthday: happy birthday! Schnellinger, from 1965 to 1974, has played 329 official games for Milan, scoring 3 goals. With Milan, the German defender won seven trophies: 1 Champions League, 1 Scudetto, 2 Cup winners Cup, 3 Coppa Italia.
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Brazil coach Dunga has confirmed Kaka will be available for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Peru after recovering from a foot injury.The AC Milan man missed Sunday's 1-1 draw with Ecuador and stayed in Brazil to have intensive treatment.
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MILANELLO - After the two days of rest allowed by Carlo Ancelotti, the Rossoneri will resume their preparation tomorrow afternoon at Milanello, starting from 4pm. On Wednesday a double session will be held, at 11am and at 3pm. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the team will have one training session in the afternoon.
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MILAN - Azzurri on the pitch this morning at Coverciano to prepare the next match in Bari against Ireland on Wednesday. After the warming up, Marcello Lippi will have a training session with the ball. Three players trained on their own: Chiellini, Iaquinta and Pepe who only did some running.
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A.C. Milan announces that the footballer Christian Abbiati undertook surgery today at Anversa by Professor Martens' team. The cruciate ligament of his right knee was rebuilt: the operation was a success. The recovery times are avaluated around 5/6 months.
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MILAN - These are the stats of the clash between Ecuador and Brazil which saw on the pitch one Milan player, Ronaldinho:
ECUADOR: Cevallos; Hurtado, Guerron (75' Noboa), Mendez; Caicedo (92' Palacios), Benitez, Castillo, Ayovi, Valencia; Espinoza, Raesco. Coach Vizuete
BRAZIL: Julio Cesar; Maicon (24' Daniel Alves), Lucio, Luisao, Marcelo; Elano (61' Josuè), Gilberto Silva, Melo, Ronaldinho (71' Julio Baptista); Robinho, Luis Fabiano. Coach Dunga
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MILAN - De Canio's team will resume training on Tuesday at 10.30am at Calimera, following two days of rest ahead of the next match against Milan, scheduled for Sunday April 5 at 9pm.
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Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro has brushed aside rumours linking him with AC Milan.
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Andriy Shevchenko has warmed the AC Milan bench this season but the Ukraine captain is determined to have a say against England on Wednesday.The 32-year-old has made just two Serie A starts since his return to AC Milan from Chelsea in the summer.
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MILAN - The late night game played in South America and valid for the World Cup 2010 Qualifiers, Ecuador-Brazil, ended 1-1. In the 72nd minute the Verdeoro took the lead with Julio Baptista and in the 89th minute Ecuador equalized with Cristian Noboa. Ronaldinho played for 71 minutes.
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