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AC Milan’s Adriano Galliani to fly to Manchester to hold talks with City over Carlos Tevez – report

January 11th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri are unwilling to wait any longer for the Premier League club's answer and have dispatched their top official to negotiate with them in person

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Inter’s Claudio Ranieri on weekend derby: Pressure is on AC Milan

January 11th, 2012 No comments
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The 60-year-old trainer tried to take some of the pressure off his side ahead of this weekend's clash and admitted that Mauro Zarate frustrates him

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Xavi, you have company – Paolo Maldini, Thierry Henry, Raul & the greatest players never to win the Ballon d’Or

January 11th, 2012 No comments
Xavi, Lionel Messi, Real Madrid, Barcelona
After the world's best midfielder had to settle for bronze for a third year in a row, Carlo Garganese takes a detailed look at other superstars who unfaily had to make do without

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Marek Hamsik’s agent claims Napoli midfielder was AC Milan’s ‘Mr. X’

January 11th, 2012 No comments
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The Slovakian was heavily linked with a move to San Siro last summer and his representative has claimed that the Rossoneri had intended to make the player their marquee signing

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AC Milan still waiting for Manchester City response over latest Carlos Tevez offer

January 11th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri have yet to receive an answer from the Premier League side, and Adriano Galliani will not be forced by rivals Inter into making a rushed improved bid

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Cartoon of the Day: Milanese tug-of-war for Tevez turns ugly

January 11th, 2012 No comments
Goal.com cartoonist Omar Momani has depicted the ongoing struggle between the bitter rivals to sign Manchester City's controversial Argentine forward

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AC Milan’s Clarence Seedorf & Ignazio Abate resume training ahead of Inter clash

January 11th, 2012 No comments
Clarence Seedorf - AC Milan
The full-back and veteran midfielder have both recovered from their respective injuries, and could feature for the Rossoneri at the weekend in the derby encounter

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AC Milan turn down Paris Saint-Germain’s €28m bid for Alexandre Pato – report

January 11th, 2012 No comments
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The French capital club have reportedly not given up on signing the Brazilian and have had their first offer for the striker rejected by the Serie A holders

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Inter’s Esteban Cambiasso: Derby against AC Milan will be ‘a thriller of a match’

January 11th, 2012 No comments
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The Argentine midfielder is eagerly anticipating the upcoming showdown against the Rossoneri, and expects an exciting encounter with both teams currently in good form

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Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini unsure over future of AC Milan & Inter target Carlos Tevez

January 10th, 2012 No comments
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The Italian is hopeful the player will be able to reach an agreement with another club in the January transfer window, but admits he is still not sure which team he will join

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AC Milan turn down Paris Saint-Germain’s €22m bid for Alexandre Pato – report

January 10th, 2012 No comments
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The French capital club have reportedly not given up on signing the Brazilian and have had their first offer for the striker rejected by the Serie A holders

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Manchester City’s Mario Balotelli lonely in England and would only leave the Premier League to return home to Italy

January 10th, 2012 No comments
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The enigmatic young forward is happy with his performances on the field but confesses that he is a little homesick and has become increasingly bewildered by press intrusion

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Agent: Lukas Podolski is comfortable at Koln but no comment on AC Milan link

January 10th, 2012 No comments
Lukas Podolski, 1. FC Köln
The in-demand forward is pleased to be with his hometown club, but his agent would not eliminate the possibility of a move to Italy

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AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic voted for Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola as Fifa Coach of the Year

January 10th, 2012 No comments
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The Sweden skipper didn't let any previous conflicts with the Catalan club's coach affect his voting as he picked the Blaugrana boss as his first choice in the Fifa awards

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Inter offer €25m plus bonuses for Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez – report

January 10th, 2012 No comments
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The Nerazzurri are looking to hijack their city rivals' attempts to sign the Argentine, and have tabled a bid that's closer to the Citizens' valuation of the player

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Two Milan derbies in one week – how Inter & AC Milan are fighting for Carlos Tevez in the transfer market and who is likelier to sign him

January 10th, 2012 No comments
Carlos Tevez, Manchester City vs. Bayern
The Argentine remains in limbo at the Etihad Stadium, but with three weeks left of the transfer window the two Italian giants are locked in a bitter battle for his signature

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Juventus’ Antonio Conte: After AC Milan, Inter have the best squad to challenge for Scudetto

January 10th, 2012 No comments
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The Bianconeri coach has intimated that the fight for the Scudetto is not a two-horse race and feels Ranieri's men are serious challengers along with Udinese, Lazio and Roma

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Agent of AC Milan’s Stephan El Shaarawy unaware of Koln interest

January 10th, 2012 No comments
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The representative of the Italian youngster claims he does not know anything about the interest from the Bundesliga side, who reportedly want to sign attacker on loan

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Inter president Massimo Moratti: Bid for Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez is not a joke

January 9th, 2012 No comments
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The Argentine forward is expected to sign for AC Milan but the Nerazzurri owner insists that he is intent on prising the player away from the club's city rivals

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AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri again denies any problem with Alexandre Pato

January 9th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri boss was recently rumoured to have had a falling-out with the Brazil striker but he insists that there is no bad blood between the pair

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AC Milan’s Stephan El Shaarawy set for Koln switch – report

January 9th, 2012 No comments
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The Italian youngster could look to the Bundesliga for first-team opportunities, with Carlos Tevez's imminent arrival likely to send him further back in the pecking order

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AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic: If Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez arrives we’ll score plenty of goals between us

January 9th, 2012 No comments
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The attacker has stressed that he doesn't mind who scores as long as the Rossoneri win, and added that the Argentine will find the net regularly at San Siro as well if he joins

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AC Milan’s Massimiliano Allegri delighted with ‘important’ win over Atalanta

January 9th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri coach underlined the importance of resuming the league on the right footing after the winter break, and was full of praise for Dutch midfielder Urby Emanuelson

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AC Milan & Inter hit form at perfect time to set up mouthwatering derby

January 9th, 2012 No comments
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The two giants have awoken from early slumbers, and all of a sudden this coming weekend's clash at San Siro has become one of the most eagerly-awaited in recent years

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Serie A Team of the Week: Round 17 – Inter’s Milito & Fiorentina’s Jovetic shine en route to convincing victories

January 9th, 2012 No comments
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Goal.com picks the best performers from Italy's top flight as the two strikers had an eye for goal over the weekend against Parma and Novara respectively

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Atalanta 0-2 AC Milan: Ibrahimovic goal and assist lead Massimiliano Allegri’s side to crucial away win

January 8th, 2012 No comments
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The Swede again proved the Rossoneri's key performer as the Italian champions emerged from the winter break to record a hard-earned win in Bergamo

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TEAM NEWS: Alessandro Nesta named on the bench for AC Milan’s clash with Atalanta

January 8th, 2012 No comments
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The veteran centre-half is fit again after a hip problem but Philippe Mexes will again start alongside Thiago Silva at the heart of the Rossoneri defence

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AC Milan’s Massimiliano Allegri desperate for Alexandre Pato to remain at San Siro

January 8th, 2012 No comments
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The Rossoneri boss was recently rumoured to have had a bust-up with his young Brazilian charge but he insists that there is no bad blood between the pair amid transfer speculation

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Inter’s Claudio Ranieri confident that Wesley Sneijder and Diego Forlan will be fit for AC Milan showdown but Maicon now a doubt

January 8th, 2012 No comments
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The Nerazzurri boss is expecting that the star duo will make their respective returns from injury against the Rossoneri but the Brazilian is now struggling with an adductor strain

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Introducing Brescia’s Nicola Leali – the man Juventus want to replace Gianluigi Buffon

January 8th, 2012 No comments
Nicola Leali - Brescia
Picked out as the most natural successor to the Italy skipper, the youngster seems to have his future set out for him, with the Bianconeri looking to pounce

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