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In this edition of Have You Seen This Goal? our good friend Kaka makes an appearance. Kaka has come under some criticism by Real Madrid supporters for his lack of goals since his big money transfer from AC Milan, however I believe his lack of form can be entirely attributed to his lack of health the majority of his tenure at Madrid.Kaka is now healthy and this goal is a certain sign that the Kaka

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Here is who I believe the best club teams and best players currently are in Europe at the moment.The Best Teams and Players in the World (As of April 2011)Club Teams:1. Barcelona (Spain)2. Real Madrid (Spain)3. Manchester United (England)4. AC Milan (Italy)5. Chelsea (England)6. Schalke 04 (Germany)7. Arsenal (England)8. Lille (France)9. Inter Milan (Italy)10. Dortmund (Germany)Players:1. Lionel

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Oh how long it has been.I realize that I have not updated Il Mondo di Calcio in a good while, as I have been busy with school and writing for Premiership Talk and WWE.com.None the less, when an amazing goal has been scored it needs to be given the proper credit. This is the 14th installment of Have You Seen This Goal and it occurred during a friendly match between AC Milan and Barcelona. The goal

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With his transfer to Juventus officially completed, and a return to England very unlikely, Alberto Aquilani has finally shut the door on what can only be described as a disappointing Premier League career.Aquilani joined Liverpool last season on a €20 million transfer from Roma following the departure of Xabi Alonso. Injuries plagued Aquilani as they have done his entire career, and he didn’t

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Here are the rankings for the top ten clubs and players as of this moment.Do you agree? Disagree? Let us know with a comment below.The Best Teams and Players in the World (As of August 2010)Club Teams:1. Barcelona (Spain)2. Inter Milan (Italy)3. Chelsea (England)4. Real Madrid (Spain)5. Manchester United (England)6. Bayern Munich (Germany)7. Manchester City (England)8. Toulouse (France)9. Lyon (

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Mario Balotelli has always had talent. As an AC Milan fan I have been witness to the flashes of brilliance that Balotelli provided Inter Milan during his playing time in Serie A. With his latest £24 million move to Manchester City, I believe that the young Italian can finally play up to his full potential now that he is away from the confines of his home.Two things plagued Balotelli during his

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All of the clubs in Italy’s Serie A have completed their 25th domestic game. Let’s take a quick look at how the Serie A season has progressed, and where it is likely headed.At the Top: Inter Milan (55 points)Three time defending champions Inter Milan jumped out to an early lead this season in Serie A, and many expected Inter to run away with the title again. However, three straight draws in

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Following a shock 3-2 defeat against Milan at home in the Champions League, and an even more shocking defeat to Alcorcon 4-0 in the Copa del Rey, many Real Madrid fans are calling for injured star Cristiano Ronaldo to return to action to “save” the team before it is too late. The ahem always modest Ronaldo has quickly calmed the Madrid faithful by saying “We are not going through a great moment

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While a Liverpool versus Arsenal match is always an interesting affair, the prospect of seeing two stars make their Premier League season debuts in the match makes the game all the more interesting.Arsenal’s Samir Nasri and Liverpool’s big money signing Alberto Aquilani are both set to make their season debuts in Wednesday night’s Carling Cup match between Liverpool and Arsenal. Nasri is

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Usually when you hear about a soccer player partying at a nightclub, you don't get to see a video of them acting in a drunken state. However, this video which has been going all around the soccer community, is of Lionel Messi wasted out of his mind following the Champions League Final in Rome. Messi was stumbling all around, and his teammates had to try and keep him from falling over.Since we all

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This past weekend was AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini's final game. Maldini spent his entire 20+ year career with Milan and was the consummate professional, and a mentor to many of the Milan players. In the past game Maldini has allowed to be the "4th" substitute during the game, to allow the fans to cheer Maldini for a final time. Even if you are not an AC Milan fan, it is impossible not to

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To the question, "Is Racism a Problem in Serie A?"79% said Yes20% said NoTherefore the readers of Il Mondo di Calcio believe that racism is in fact a problem in Serie A.This poll was conducted as a response to the situation involving Juventus and Inter Milan when Inter's Mario Balotelli was racially abused by Juventus fans.Thank you for voting on the poll, and keep voting!

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Despite the months of denying that he was interested in leaving Italy for the rainy shores of England, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has left the Italian giants to become the new coach of Chelsea. While Avram Grant and Guus Hiddink have had good years as manager of Chelsea in the past, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic believes that Ancelotti is the right man to bring Chelsea to European

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Hey everyone, the other website that I write for, Premiership Talk, has been nominated for the best English Premier League Blog award by EPL Talk.I would really appreciate it if everyone could follow the link below, and vote for Premiership Talk.http://www.epltalk.com/best-epl-blog/-ThanksMike

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In this edition of Have You Seen This Goal, another Manchester United player makes his presence known.Carlos Tevez has made it perfectly clear that he is not happy with the way Man United has been treating him, and is very mad that the team has not offered to extend his contract that ends at the end of this season...Putting all the controversy off the field behind him, Tevez scored a fantastic

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A new superstar is well on his way to joining the Serie A.Brazilian and current Werder Bremen star Diego has reportedly signed an agreement that will bring him to Juventus for the next 5 years. Diego's agent said that since Juventus is a company traded on the stock exchange, they cannot announce the transfer until May 31st.For those of you unfamiliar with Diego, he won the Bundesliga Player of

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Since the takeover of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi based lads in September, it seems like every superstar in the world has been linked to the team. However, while every superstar has been linked to the team, seemingly every superstar has made it clear that they are not going to play for Man City, no matter the salary that is offered them.Of course many people will remember how Kaka turned

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Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has made his opinion of referee Tom Ovrebo well known since his teams 1-1 draw with Barcelona that saw the Spaniards advance to the Champions League final.Frustrated with repeated no calls by Ovrebo, Hiddink has now taken up the call to introduce video technology to soccer. Hiddink said, "In other sports like rugby and American football, they have the ability to use

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Barcelona is reporting that Thierry Henry's knee injury could keep him out far longer than originally expected.Barcelona has determined that Henry will not play in the Copa del Rey final, nor will he play in the final 4 La Liga matches for Barcelona. These statements could certainly mean that Henry will miss Barcelona's match against Manchester United in the Champions League final on May 27th. I

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Ronaldo wasn't exactly robbed the way Pele was over the summer, but 3 young FC Porto fans robbed Ronaldo's CR7 store in Portugal.Ronaldo's sister who is featured in the video below was actually working at the store at the time, and she claims that the young men said insulting things about her brother and ran off with various hats, belts, and shirts.The men were later arrested and all the products

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I have been saying since the tournament began, that my dream final for the Champions League would be Manchester United vs. Barcelona.Although it took them over 180 minutes to do it, Barcelona finally scored a goal and advanced to the final to make my dream matchup a reality. Chelsea played a great game, and probably could have won if a few of the referee's calls went their way(more on that later)

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Who else could it be for this week except for Cristiano Ronaldo?The World Player of the Year, and Ballon d'Or winner has been criticized for not playing defense, not always trying, and complaining for calls after every play, but you know what......when he scores goals like this nothing else matters...When Cristiano Ronaldo scores goals that no one else in the world can score, no other factors

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This story has been making the rounds on pretty much every website, but it's too good to not post here.If you haven't heard, or haven't seen the video yet, essentially Brazilian side Corinthians were celebrating their Paulista Championship victory over Santos when all of a sudden the captain of the team William was set on fire. The story starts with the captain of the team and a few others being

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It has been a great week in the world of soccer, with Barcelona destroying Madrid, AC Milan continuing their good form, and many title races still up in the air.Here are two stories that you may have missed this week:25 year old Dan Magness set a new world record for longest time controlling a football. Magness juggled the ball for exactly 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 19 hours and

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Following in the footsteps of the Premier League, Serie A has decided to break away from Lega Calcio and their Serie B comrades. Many people are wondering why would Serie A do this? The answer has to do with TV revenue. Serie A has to share TV revenue with Serie B and Lega Calcio. While this benefits the smaller teams, larger teams such as Inter, Milan, and Roma all seemingly felt that they could

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Here in America, ESPN is truly the "worldwide leader in sports." Millions of people wake up with Sportscenter in the morning, and go to bed with it on in the evening. Anyone in America that follows sports seemingly gets their information from ESPN.The only problem? ESPN has literally no respect for soccer.Let me start by saying that I understand the soccer isn't the most popular sport in America.

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Breaking news out of Manchester is Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand has been taken to the hospital with a rib injury.Sir Alex Ferguson said, "He's got a crack on the ribs."I'm not sure if this means Ferdinand's rib is broken, but Ferguson does not think that Ferdinand will be fit for Man United's next game against Arsenal.The injury supposedly happened when Ferdinand collided with Eduardo.

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To the question, "Who Will Win the Champions League?"40% said Manchester United24% said Chelsea22% said Barcelona5%   said Liverpool3%   said Arsenal2%   said FC Porto1%   said Villarreal0%  said Bayern MunichObviously this voting started at the beginning of the Quarterfinals.These results mean that the readers of Il Mondo di Calcio believe Manchester United will repeat as champions. 

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Real Madrid defender, and captain of the Italian national team, Fabio Cannavaro is seemingly on his way back to the Serie A.Recent statements from Cannavaro's agent suggest that the 35 year old will be playing for Juventus next season.Cannavaro's agent said an offer from Juventus would be, "the most fascinating."Cannavaro previously won 2 championships with Juventus, however they were revoked due

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Sorry for the lack of updates lately, it's been a hard couple weeks here at school.As many of you know, Chelsea and Barcelona tied 0-0 in Spain today. Barcelona had possession of the ball 70 percent of the game, and other than a Didier Drogba chance in the 1st half, Chelsea made no attempt to attack for the entire game.When I watched this game, I could tell it was going to end 0-0. Every time

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I was recently the co-host on the Premiership Talk podcast for episode 16.Brian, the founder of Premiershiptalk.com and I talked about the last week of Premier League action, the FA Cup, the Champions League, UEFA Cup, and other top stories...Go to http://www.premiershiptalk.com/podcasts and download or stream episode 16 to hear us.

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After witnessing one of the most exciting Premier League games I have seen in a long time, Andrei Arshavin has possibly arrived. Arshavin scored 4 times today in Arsenal's 4-4 draw with Liverpool, and easily looked like the most dangerous player on the Arsenal side. The Russian playmaker has looked ok thus far, scoring 2 goals adding 3 assists in 7 Premier League matches, but you had to wonder

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Here is a leaked photo of the new home Chelsea jersey for the 2009-2010 season:Personally I think that this is one of the worst jersey's I've ever seen. It looks like there is a bra in the jersey, and the thing in the middle is supposed to look like a zipper but its not. They also took out the collar that Chelsea has had in their jerseys for a while, and made the stupid mesh half the shirt. The

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Just when Juventus fans thought that AC Milan overtaking them in the standings was bad, news out of Serie A is that due to racist comments made by Juventus fans during the 1-1 draw with Inter Milan, Juventus will have to play their next home game without any of their fans in attendance. I'm not sure, but either that game will be the Italian Cup match against Lazio on Wednesday, or it could be

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Roma's Francesco Totti scored 2 goals against Lecce today in Roma's 3-2 victory.Those 2 goals put him into the top 10 in scoring all time in Serie A. Totti's second goal gave him 175 in his career in Serie A and he needs only 4 more goals to move into 9th place. Everyone else in the top 10 no longer plays, so Totti most likely will finish well above 10th place when his career is over. The all

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As many of you know, the recent PFA or the "Players Football Association Player of the Year" nominees have been released. Essentially, this is an award that the players of the Premier League vote on, to honor who they feel is the best player of the year.Now this year, many people are criticizing the nominees, because there are 5 Manchester United players among the shortlist of 6 players. Those 5

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What would you think of a coach who refuses to start an extremely fast and skilled 22 year old striker with loads of potential? You might call him crazy. Perhaps incompetent if he does not realize the talent he has on his bench. While Rafa Benitez is neither of those things (perhaps crazy) that is the situation he has on his hands when dealing with Ryan Babel. Ryan Babel came to Liverpool two

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The semifinal of the UEFA Cup has now been determined, and we are guaranteed to have a German and Ukrainian team in the final.In the semi's Dynamo Kyiv will play Shakhtar Donetsk while Werder Bremen will take on Hamburg. With teams such as AC Milan, Valencia, Tottenham, Fiorentina and Aston Villa in the tournament when it began, this final 4 cannot be the one that anyone expected. Who is the team

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Don't worry Inter fans it hasn't happened, yet.However, Inter club director Marco Tronchetti Provera said that a 100 million euro offer for Zlatan Ibrahimovic would most certainly be accepted. Serie A fans know that such an offer was recently rejected by AC Milan when Manchester City tried to lure Kaka away. Provera seems to think that Inter Milan could win and be competitive without Ibrahimovic,

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Nicolas Anelka rejoined Chelsea this week after a 3 week absence. The question to me is, does it even matter? Do Chelsea even need him? Not only does it even matter, but has Anelka ever been worth his transfer fee or salary when all things are considered?I'll answer the first question right now. Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League proved to me that Chelsea does not need

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Here is an article I submitted to the website Premiership Talk. Hopefully it will be published soon so I guess in reading this your getting a sneak preview.  I will be writing for the site in the future so be sure to check it out. The newest hero in Manchester, Federico Macheda, has made an immediate impact on his club, while at the same time exposing a flaw in the way Serie A does business. The

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In the 11th installment of Have You Seen This Goal, we have a second appearance from Fernando Torres, this time playing for Liverpool.This goal was scored today in the Liverpool vs. Blackburn game in which Liverpool won 4-0.In this goal, Torres takes a pass from Jamie Carragher off his chest, and essentially no looks a volley into the back of the net. Torres is number 6 in my Power Rankings, and

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Let's imagine this situation for a second. Your a 17 year old kid from Italy, playing for the most famous soccer team in the world. You get inserted into a game with your team down, and wind up scoring a remarkable goal to give your team the victory. Only in a dream right?As many of you know, that's exactly what happened last week when Federico Macheda scored for Manchester United against Aston

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To the question, "Who is the best goalkeeper in the world?"32% said Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)28% said Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)23% said Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United)11%  said  "Other"4%   said Petr Cech (Chelsea)Therefore the readers of Il Mondo di Calcio believe that Real Madrid and Spanish international Iker Casillas is the best goalkeeper in the world.Thanks for voting and keep

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The first leg of the Quarterfinals of the Champions League tournament has completed. Manchester United Draw with Porto 2-2I was very surprised that Porto played as well as they did, and Man United were actually lucky when they got a gift of a goal from Wayne Rooney. It is notoriously difficult to go into Porto and win, so all Man United fans should be worried. I gotta think that United will pull

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Wolfsburg sits atop the Bundesliga standings this season, and a 5-1 thrashing against Bayern Munich shows just how good they can be. This goal by Grafite was the 5th goal scored that game, and has been featured on ESPN sportscenter...This goal could be a candidate for goal of the year...

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As I'm writing this Jozy Altidore has scored a goal for the United States against Trinidad and Tobago. A few months ago I wrote how I think the United States 3 best young players, Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore, and Freddy Adu, should all be getting more playing time. Since that time Michael Bradley has become a fixture in the middle of the United States lineup, and his 2 goal performance against

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The inaugural season of the Women's Professional Soccer League kicked off this past weekend with the Los Angeles Sol defeating the Washington Freedom 2-0.I must say that from seeing this game and re watching the highlights, the level of competition in this league looks to be very good. All of the women showed great skill and I really think that if the league is marketed right, it can succeed. 

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A few weeks ago my friends and I were playing FIFA 09. Having played many games at that point, we wanted to play with some different teams. Eventually someone decided to play as the Turkish National Team, Erik Lanza discovered a player that I had never heard of. His name is Servet Cetin and apparently he is a scary monster of a man. In FIFA 09 Cetin is an unstoppable defender. He is 6'4 and

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A 4 team tournament featuring AC Milan, Inter, Chelsea, and Club America will take place this summer in the United States. Inter plays against Club America on July 19th at Stanford Stadium in Californian than plays Chelsea two days later at the Rose Bowl. Milan plays Inter on July 26th at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts, which is surprisingly only the 3rd time that Milan and Inter will have

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This is not a sponsored ad. If you guys have ever wanted to bet on soccer matches, but didn't want to use your own money Cent Sports is the website to go to. This website pretty much gives you 10 cents to start off to bet on sports and will actually pay you if your good enough to turn that 10 cents into more. The best part is that if you lose all your money, they just give you 10 more cents. 

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The quarterfinal games for the 2009 Champions League has been announced. After looking at the matchups, it looks like Manchester United is 100% in the finals. United do not have to face Barcelona, Liverpool, Chelsea, or Bayern Munich until the finals. Liverpool and Chelsea will also have to play each other again. Last year Liverpool had Chelsea beat until an own goal from Riise put Chelsea into

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Arsenal picked up valuable points in the Premier League, defeating Blackburn 4-0.15 million euro man Andrei Arshavin also scored his first goal in an Arsenal uniform as Arsenal finally ended the scoring slump that had plagued them for the past few weeks.With the combination of Liverpool beating Manchester United today, and Arsenal winning, the Premier League title race is certainly heating up!

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Diving in soccer is a topic up for debate...Some people say that it takes away from the game, while others see diving as a strategic tool for winning. I don't think anyone could defend this dive....In a game in Brazil last week, Argentine international Sergio Escudero pretended to get hit...by the ref....Escudero completely missed the flag of the side judge but still fell down as if he got hit.

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The round of 16 in the Champions League tournament has ended. Lets see if my Champions League Preview was correct. Chelsea vs. JuventusChelsea vs Juventus was a very entertaining series, one that saw the resurgence of Didier Drogba. In the first leg Chelsea won 1-0 behind a goal from Drogba, and another goal from Drogba in the second game sealed Chelsea's advancement into the next round. More

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(give the video a second or two to load)A brief lack of focus and some bad luck resulted in Edwin van der Sar's run of games without conceding a goal to come to an end.Van der Sar had not conceded a goal since November 8th, and even backup goalkeeper Ben Foster kept up the clean sheets when he was in. Manchester United  played Newcastle today, and in the 9th minute a low shot by Jonas Guitierrez

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Andrei Arshavin has admitted that playing in the Premier League for Arsenal is harder than it looks on TV while sitting on your couch in Russia.Sorry Arsh but I could have told you that one.Arshavin also admitted to being out of shape and said, "(against Fulham) Even before the end of the first half I felt as if I had spat my lungs out. It was a hard match for me. In the sceond half my legs

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Teams have hit the mid point in their seasons, and the Champions League and UEFA Cup tournaments are helping to show who the best players and best teams in the world are.Here are this month's Club and Player Power Rankings.For the club teams, I will take into account the clubs place in the league standings, the level of competition in the league, and success in international and domestic

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Manchester United defeated Tottenham in a penalty shootout 4-1 to win the Carling Cup. The match was a scoreless draw going into the shootout which saw a couple of saves from backup goalkeeper Ben Foster. Manchester did not play Wayne Rooney or Dimitar Berbatov but the defense led by Rio Ferdinand was enough to a least keep the game close. Tottenham did not use Robbie Keane in the game, and they

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AC Milan have been eliminated from the UEFA Cup following a 2-2 draw at home. Did Milan lose in a penalty shootout? Nope, Milan lost due to the dumbest rule in sports, the away goal aggregate. For some reason in 2 leg matches away goals are used as the tiebreaker for draws. I don't understand why away goals are valued this way. Both teams have an equal opportunity to play 1 game at home and 1

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Juventus's Pavel Nedved has announced that he will retire at the end of the season.The 36 year old was the former Ballon d'Or winner in 2003 but says that he realizes its time to make way for the younger players.He said, "I'm still enjoying playing but considering my physical and mental condition I understand that the time has come to make way for younger players, they deserve to play."Nedved has

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Sorry if I seem to only be writing about AC Milan lately but there are a lot of interesting things happening in Milan and Serie A recently.I just read a story in which David Beckham was quoted as seemingly giving up on the Serie A season and claiming that Inter had basically already won the title.His quote in the Gazzetto Dello Sporto is "I'm sorry to say it, however at this point in time, our

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That is one cool trophy.In the inaugural voting for the Samba d'Or, an award given to the best Brazilian player playing in Europe, Kaka has come out on top.Kaka beat out Robinho and Luis Fabiano for the award. The award is given out by the Sambafoot Association, with votes for the winner also coming from current players and fan vote. The award was presented to Kaka at the Milan training center

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To the question, "Will Kaka Wind Up at Real Madrid ?"70% said No30% said YesTherefore the readers of Il Mondo di Calcio believe that Kaka will not make a move to Madrid this offseason.Kaka was one of many players that were rumored to join Madrid this offseason, with Cristiano Ronaldo being the only likely candidate to make that switch. I feel if Kaka turned down 150 million to go to Manchester

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A handball goal by Adriano in the 29th minute propelled Inter to a 2-1 victory in the Milan derby. Stankovic added another goal in the 42nd minute which made Pato's goal for Milan in the 70th minute not enough. Milan were playing without Kaka and certainly missed his creative and scoring touch. Further bad news came out of this game for Milan as David Beckham injured his hamstring in the game,

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David Beckham's time at Milan is now coming to an end.It has been announced that the LA Galaxy have not received an offer from AC Milan regarding David Beckham which means Beckham will return to LA next season. MLS president Don Garber had named Friday as the deadline for which Beckham's move to Italy could be completed. If the move was not completed by today, the MLS would not approve the move. 

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The United States continued their dominance over Mexico today, winning in Columbus 2-0. This game was the first of 10 World Cup qualifying games for the United States and Mexico, who are the clear favorites to advance to the Cup. Michael Bradley scored both goals for the United States, the first off a corner kick and the second off a shot outside the box in extra time. Bradley the coaches son

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This week many of the best international teams will be in action.Today, Brazil defeated Italy 2-0 thanks to goals from Elano and Robinho.This victory ended Italian coach Marcello Lippi's streak of 31 straight games without defeat.Brazil was playing this game without Kaka who is sidelined with a foot injury, but got a much needed spark from Ronaldinho and Robinho. Robinho's goal is certainly a

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Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been fired today after several games of poor form by the Blues. Assistant coach Ray Wilkins will take charge until another coach can be found. Most rumors point to the possible return of Avram Grant to coach the team.Chelsea's statement was, "The board would like to record our gratitude for his time as manager. Unfortunately the results and performances of

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Kaka's goal on Saturday salvaged a 1-1 draw for Milan, however an injury that occurred 12 minutes from time will leave Milan without the Brazilian for 2 weeks.First reports were that Kaka had a broken foot, but the injury is not that serious. This injury means that Kaka will be unavailable to play in Brazils game against Italy on Tuesday and he will be unable to play in Milan's game against Inter

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This is my 200th post on the site, and I would like to say thank you to anyone who has gone on the site and read anything. It has been a lot of fun posting the latest news and my own thoughts and I hope to continue doing it for another 200 posts. For the rest of 2009 I hope to get an interview with a professional player and host some contests with prizes for readers so be on the lookout for that.

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Carlos Tevez has been back and forth about his desire to remain at Manchester United. Tevez's current deal runs out at the end of the season, and many people speculated that he would not remain at Manchester, and possibly go to Inter Milan.Now reports are coming out that Manchester United is ready to offer Tevez a new deal worth about 30 million pounds for the next 3 years. Tevez was previously

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Liverpool cannot catch a break. Fernando Torres just returned from injury to help Liverpool win, but now the news is that Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will be out of action for 3 weeks with a hamstring injury.Gerrard tore the hamstring in Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Everton on Wednesday.This news means that Gerrard will not be available for England's friendly against Spain on February 11th (I see

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In case some of you didn't know, England is experiencing one of the worst snow storms in recent memory. Due to this, many planes in England are grounded meaning players such as Andrei Arshavin are stuck in England. The FA ruled that since many people were stuck in England, teams could have an extra day to work out a deal with players. According to numerous sources, the deal to bring Andrei

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Chelsea have confirmed on their website that they have signed Portuguese international Quaresma on loan from Inter Milan until the end of the season. Quaresma had not been getting much playing time since his move from FC Porto to Inter, and I would certainly bet with his old Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari in charge at Chelsea, that Quaresma should see plenty of action.Quaresma scored once in

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Today is the final day for transfers, and could prove to be a very busy day with the likes of Arshavin, Quaresma, and Brian McBride all possibly changing teams today.However, one move that is confirmed is Robbie Keane's return to Tottenham from Liverpool.Keane left Tottenham 6 months ago after 6 long years with the club in which he scored over 100 goals. Keane was a Liverpool supporter his whole

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Jozy Alitodore's stay in La Liga hasn't lasted long. The American has just been loaned from Villarreal to second division team Xerez until the end of the season. Xerez is currently in 1st place, and hopefully Jozy will get some playing time.Jozy has only seen the field 6 times in La Liga scoring just once. Upon hearing of the transfer Jozy said, "It is a good option for me because I will have

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England's Wembley stadium has been chosen by UEFA to host the 2011 Champions League final. FA chairman Lord Triesman said, "This is fantastic news for London and the UK and is acknowledgement of Wembley's ranking alongside the very best football stadiums in the world."Lansdowne Road in Dublin was also picked to host the 2011 UEFA Cup final (which is getting renamed to the Europa League tournament

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I have sometimes been criticized for liking Serie A too much. Some people have said to me that Serie A is an inferior league to the Premier League and La Liga. While I will not argue that Serie A has some work to do in order to match the Premier League, I feel that right now Serie A is a better league than La Liga.I will try and come to the defense of Serie A.First, I feel you must look at the

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Shout out to Nike and Adidas for putting out quality soccer videos.However to promote their new shoes and merchandise, they have each taken a different approach to the type of videos made.Nike seems to take the more serious approach, with in depth interviews with players and probably the best soccer commercial ever made.Adidas however seems to be taking a more comical approach lately, as

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If one goal doesn't convince him to stay, maybe another goal will.David Beckham provided a trademark free kick goal today for Milan helping them to a 1-1 draw with 4th place Genoa.In the 33rd minute, after Alexandre Pato was fouled outside the box, Beckham stepped up and shot an unsaveable free kick from the left side of the field, a free kick normally in a crossing position. Beckham couldn't

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Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has just set the record for most time without conceding a goal. Van der Sar has now gone 1,032 minutes without giving up a goal, which broke Petr Cech's previous record of 1,025 minutes from 2004-2005.Van der Sar said, "The most important thing is the win, but of course it is great for the team to get the record. I just needed to keep the

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Shout out to Robinho.The Brazilian international has had a tough week. First, Robinho left Manchester City in the middle of training and returned to Brazil for "family reasons" which infuriated his coach and team. Now Robinho has been arrested over allegations of sexual assault at an English nightclub.West Yorkshire Police have confirmed that Robinho was arrested and questioned for an incident of

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While Adriano's goal for Inter may have won the game against Sampdoria, his actions have just cost the team.In the 40th minute of the game, Adriano punched Sampdoria player Daniele Gastaldello in the stomach while fighting for position during a corner kick. This punch wasn't noticed by the referee at the time, but the play has since been reviewed by Serie A.Adriano has been suspended for 3 games

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Milan can finally put the memory of their loss to Bologna behind them as Kaka and David Beckham powered Milan to a 4-1 victory.Milan now remain in 3rd place in Serie A after Inter won 1-0 over Sampdoria.Kaka scored twice effectively putting the Manchester City transfer saga behind him while Clarence Seedorf also found the back of the net. Beckham scored his first goal in Serie A in the 59th

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Much has been said about the troubled relationship between Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. This relationship could professionally be coming to a close, as recent reports indicate that the two are looking to sell the team. Hicks and Gillett refinanced the team in July and have hired Merrill Lynch to try and find possible buyers.One group that seems to be interested is the Al-Kharafi

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With the departure of Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon, many people have been campaigning to take over the vacant spot.News from the Madrid "campaign trail" is that current candidate Florentino Perez vows to bring Arsene Wenger, Cesc Fabregas, and Kaka to Madrid if he is named president.Perez would name Wenger both coach and general manager, a position usually not given to coaches at

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The triumphant return of Andriy Shevchenko to AC Milan might end sooner than many expected only a few months ago.Reports out of Milan indicate that the Ukrainian squad Dynamo Kiev are looking to bring Shevchenko back.  Shevchenko started his career with Dynamo Kiev in the 1990's where he won the domestic league title in each of his five seasons with the club. Dynamo Kiev president Ihor Surkis has

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Here is the 9th installment of the Goal of Week.This week the Goal of the Week was scored by Julio Baptista of Roma in their 1-0 over Torino. Baptista received a cross and played it perfectly off his chest, before hitting  a perfect bicycle kick.This goal was scored in the 91st minute, and this win was sorely needed for Roma.

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Fans of AC Milan (such as myself) are overjoyed by the news that Kaka has rejected the possible transfer to Manchester City.The 107 million euro bid would have more than doubled the previous highest transfer. Man City chairman said, "The club felt that it was unlikely that the two parties could reach common ground for an agreement. The discussions reached only a preliminary stage and the player

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The Italian Players Association have announced the annual Serie A award winners.The awards are obviously voted on by current Serie A players. Serie A Player of the Year- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter)Best Foreign Player- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter)Italian Player of the Year- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)Coach of the Year- Cesare Prandelli (Fiorentina)Best Defender- Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)Best

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German international Lukas Podolski has agreed to a deal with Bundesliga team Cologne.This deal takes effect at the end of the current season and will end a long unhappy streak for Podolski at Bayern.Podolski was frequently overlooked by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who preferred to start Luca Toni and Miroslav Klose and even Landon Donovan was starting over Podolski.The 23 year old Podolski started

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While many people think England are the frontrunners for hosting the 2018 World Cup, Spain and Portugal are attempting to change that.Spain and Portugal have officially agreed to submit a joint bid to host the 2018 World Cup. The football federation president for Portugal, Gilberto Madail said that "This is an important day, the day we decide to go ahead and present a bid to FIFA."FIFA has set a

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To the question, "Will David Beckham Make a Positive Impact on AC Milan?"54% said Yes27% said I Hate David Beckham18% said NoTherefore the readers of Il Mondo Di Calcio believe that David Beckham will make a positive impact on Milan during his stay with the team.Beckham at this point has played in a few games for Milan and so far he has looked pretty good. Beckham seems to be in good shape, and

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On Thursday morning at about 10:20 am, Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in a car crash.Ronaldo was unhurt, but as you can see from the picture above, his new Ferrari was wrecked.Ronaldo collided with a wall in a tunnel near Manchester Airport and was being followed to training by teammate Edwin van der Sar. Police actually breathalysed Ronaldo at the scene which came out

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Following a 2 goal performance in Liverpool's 5-1 win over Newcastle, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been arrested by Merseyside police.Gerrard was one of six men who were arrested by police after a brawl in the Lounge Inn in Southport, Merseyside.A 34 year old man was taken to the hospital with non serious facial injuries. Liverpool is not commenting on the incident.The details of this

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David Beckham was officially presented by AC Milan today as Beckham begins a 3 month loan with the club.Beckham is looking to train with the team to keep his fitness level up during the MLS off season, and to be in shape for the English national team.On his move to Milan Beckham said, "This adventure gives me a great deal of motivation. Milan is truly an incredible club, better than the rest.

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Just had a really great shopping experience I thought you guys should know about...I was doing my holiday shopping for some of my friends who love soccer, and I figured I would get some of them jersey's of their favorite players.I went on SoccerPro.com to look at the jersey's and wound up getting an Italy jersey. The jersey was an official Puma Italy home jersey and was a real quality item that

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AC Milan could use David Beckham now more than ever.Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso suffered knee ligament damage this weekend against Catania and the injury will likely end his season. Milan posted a statement on their website saying, "AC Milan would like to communicate that Gennaro Gattuso has undergone a scan following the injury he sustained against Catania. The results of the tests have

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The revolving door of coaches at Real Madrid continues now that Madrid have announced the firing of coach Bernd Schuster.This news comes days after Madrid's 4-3 defeat to Sevilla. After the game Schuster seemed to give up on the team saying that it would be impossible for Madrid to defeat Barcelona this Saturday.Madrid are currently in 5th place in La Liga and trail leaders Barcelona by 9

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