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Coppa Italia Preview: AC Milan – Juventus

February 7th, 2012 No comments
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After the two Scudetto rivals both came off 0-0 draws in league play this past weekend they are looking for a good result in their first-leg encounter at San Siro

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AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic accepts responsibility for red card

February 6th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri have already stated that they will contest the suspension but the Sweden international believes that he needs to start learning from his mistakes

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AC Milan to appeal Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s three-match ban

February 6th, 2012 No comments
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The Swedish ace has been ruled out of the club's next three Serie A matches, including the clash against Juventus, after it was ruled that his gesture represented violent conduct

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AC Milan’s Adriano Galliani hints Carlos Tevez deal with Manchester City unlikely to be resurrected

February 6th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri did their utmost to bring the Argentine to San Siro in January and it now appears that they are unlikely to try again at the end of the season

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic to miss Juventus clash after receiving three-game ban

February 6th, 2012 No comments
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The Swedish ace has been ruled out of the club's next three Serie A matches, including the clash against Juve, after it was ruled that his gesture represented violent conduct

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Federico Santander: I’m similar to Zlatan Ibrahimovic – we have the same nose!

February 6th, 2012 No comments
Federico Santander - Guarani
Excited as a move to Argentina looks inevitable, the Paraguayan talent explained that his role model on the pitch - and in the mirror - was the former Barcelona sharpshooter

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Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar: I do not regret spells with Real Madrid & AC Milan

February 6th, 2012 No comments
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The Netherlands international has looked back at his time in La Liga and Serie A with a positive outlook of the experience and is enjoying playing in Germany

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Scudetto now a two-horse race between Juventus & AC Milan, but Inter destroyers Roma could soon be challengers with a stronger defence

February 6th, 2012 No comments
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While the top two continue to give each other a break, the country's most attacking outfit could be just a couple of signings away from becoming a real force

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AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s gesture was not violent

February 6th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri chief thinks that the Swedish star's action was not overly aggressive and believes that he will be back in action by the time the club visit Juventus

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AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri says Zlatan Ibrahimovic ‘deserved’ to see red against Napoli

February 5th, 2012 No comments
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The Italian coach thinks that the Sweden international's sending off was correct and says that his side put in a good performance against the San Paolo club despite the scoreline

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Serie A Round 22 Results: Fiorentina edge out Udinese in Tuscan thriller, Palermo press on against Atalanta

February 5th, 2012 No comments
An action-packed Sunday afternoon was in store following the FIGC's decision to reschedule the weekends' football, although it was the 'lesser' fixtures which stole the imagination

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AC Milan 0-0 Napoli: Ibrahimovic collects damaging red card as Rossoneri are held to frustrating stalemate

February 5th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri's talismanic Swedish striker was dismissed for sneakily slapping Salvatore Aronica during the second half of an otherwise disappointingly uneventful encounter

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TEAM NEWS: Philippe Mexes starts for AC Milan against Napoli

February 5th, 2012 No comments
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The France centre-half, who joined the club from Roma last summer, starts in place of the injured Alessandro Nesta alongside Thiago Silva at the heart of the Rossoneri defence

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent hints at Real Madrid interest

February 5th, 2012 No comments
Ibrahimovic festeggiato durante Milan-Cagliari (Serie A)
The Sweden international did not settle well during his one season at Barcelona but the striker's representative has suggested that he might be open to a return to La Liga

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Introducing AC Milan new boy Lucas Roggia: Alexandre Pato without the frills

February 5th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri spent the entire duration of the transfer window pursuing Carlos Tevez but they ended up signing Maxi Lopez and a Brazilian who is even unknown in his own country

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AC Milan’s Antonio Cassano will not return this season, claims neurosurgeon

February 5th, 2012 No comments
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The 29-year-old Italy international has been out of action since November after undergoing heart surgery and talk that he might make a comeback in April seems wide of the mark

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Walter Mazzarri hoping Napoli bounce back with ‘perfect performance’ against AC Milan

February 4th, 2012 No comments
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The boss of the Partenopei admits he is frustrated with his side's poor return in front of goal, but is hopeful they can generate a positive response to their defeat to Genoa

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AC Milan’s Alessandro Nesta to miss Napoli clash due to muscular injury

February 4th, 2012 No comments
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The champions have been dealt a blow ahead of their key Serie A fixture against Walter Mazzarri's men, after the experienced stopper was forced off the training field on Saturday

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AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri: We are not having a disappointing season

February 4th, 2012 No comments
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The Italian is not worried about his team's recent performances and believes Walter Mazzarri's men will be difficult opponents at San Siro this weekend

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Sunday’s Bet of the Day extra: AC Milan to be ahead by half-time against Napoli

February 4th, 2012 No comments
Ibrahimovic festeggiato durante Milan-Cagliari (Serie A)
After a loss last time out, the Rossoneri will be keen to get back to winning ways against Walter Mazzari's men. Adam Bate is backing the home side to be ahead at the break

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Juventus’ Antonio Conte: No matter the bookmakers’ odds, AC Milan are still favourites for the Scudetto

February 4th, 2012 No comments
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The Turin giants are frontrunners in the race for Serie A for the first time since Calciopoli but the league leaders' coach wants to downplay the surrounding media hype

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Goal of the Week: Roma’s Miralem Pjanic pips Zlatan Ibrahimovic in our closest poll yet

February 4th, 2012 No comments
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The Swede looked odds on to seal our latest Goal Show competition until the Bosnia beat the former Barcelona man to post

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Serie A Preview: AC Milan – Napoli

February 4th, 2012 No comments
Ibrahimovic e Nocerino, Milan-Cagliari (Serie A)
Massimiliano Allegri's men will be looking to bounce back from their midweek defeat to Lazio when they welcome the southern Italian outfit to San Siro on Sunday

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Hugo Campagnaro says criticism towards Napoli is unfair

February 4th, 2012 No comments
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The Argentine defender has dismissed the notion that Napoli are in crisis, while stating that the team is unbeatable when they play at their best

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Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini: Scudetto is now a two-horse race

February 3rd, 2012 No comments
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The versatile Italy international is refusing to underestimate the threat posed by Udinese and Inter but he feels that his side and AC Milan are the clear frontrunners

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Roma-Inter switched to Sunday

February 3rd, 2012 No comments
Juventus, Italy, Snow
Lega Calcio had previously moved the game to an earlier kick-off on Saturday to combat the adverse weather conditions but it is now set to go ahead the following day

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Roma-Inter succumbs to the snow

February 3rd, 2012 No comments
Juventus, Italy, Snow
Lega Calcio had already decided to switch the game at the Stadio Olimpico to an afternoon kick-off in the hope that it would go ahead but it has now been called off

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PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti: Borriello needs more game time at Juventus

February 3rd, 2012 No comments
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The Bianconeri signed the former Italy international on loan from Roma at the start of last month’s transfer window but he has seen just nine minutes of Serie A football to date

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No undersoil heating, chaotic organisation, ancient terraces & the stadium problems that must be addressed after the midweek mayhem in Serie A

February 3rd, 2012 No comments
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The 21st round of the Italian league season was decimated by the weather, throwing up all sorts of question marks about provision and decision-making across the peninsula

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Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez still intent on going to Italy or Spain

February 3rd, 2012 No comments
Carlos Tevez - Manchester City
The unsettled Argentine insists that he would only consider a move to Serie A or La Liga, despite his transfer to AC Milan failing to materialise in the January window

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