Tag: AC MILAN
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Serie A: Ibrahimovic scores first goal since his return to Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first goal for AC Milan since rejoining the club as they eased past Cagliari. Rafael Leao had given the Rossoneri the lead just after half-time before Ibrahimovic, starting for the first time since his return, doubled their advantage with a left-footed strike. The former LA Galaxy and Sweden striker had another…
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to AC Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to AC Milan for a final challenge seeking to prove that he remains the superstar he claims to be. The 38-year-old Swedish striker signed a six-month contract with the struggling Italian giants on Friday vowing to help rescue their season. “I’m coming back to a club I hugely respect and to…
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Serie A: AC Milan suffer heaviest defeat since 1998
AC Milan suffered their heaviest defeat for more than 21 years as they were thrashed 5-0 by Atalanta in Serie A. Stefano Pioli’s side are 10th in the table and could go into Christmas in the bottom half if Sassuolo or Bologna win later on Sunday. Alejandro Gomez scored a stunning opener, nutmegging Andrea Conti…
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AC Milan, Inter Milan struggle to overcome opposition to plans to replace San Siro
Milan’s football clubs and the city municipality are in talks to try to resolve a dispute over plans for a new stadium to replace the nearly century-old San Siro arena. Serie A’s clubs AC Milan and Internazionale FC in July filed a request to build a new jointly-owned 60,000-seat stadium in the San Siro area.…
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Serie A: Roma deepen AC Milan crisis with crucial victory
AS Roma moved into fifth place in Serie A with a 2-1 win over AC Milan at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday to continue the visitors’ crisis. Edin Dzeko headed the hosts in front in the first half before Theo Hernandez drew Milan level after the break. Nicolo Zaniolo struck the winner after 59 minutes…
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Serie A: AC Milan appoints new manager
AC Milan have appointed Stefano Pioli as their new manager, following Marco Giampaolo’s sacking on Tuesday after just three and a half months in charge. Italian Pioli, 53, is the Rossoneri’s ninth full-time manager since they last won the Serie A title in 2011. The hashtag #PioliOut was the top trend on Twitter in Italy…
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AC Milan sack coach after poor start to season
AC Milan have sacked manager Marco Giampaolo after only three and a half months in charge because of a poor start to the season. Milan are 13th in Serie A, three points above the relegation zone, after three wins in their first seven games. Giampaolo, 52, succeeded Gennaro Gattuso in June after the former Italy…
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Piatek penalty kick gives Milan win over 10-man Verona
AC Milan’s Krzysztof Piatek returned to the starting line-up and converted the winner with a penalty kick in a hard-fought 1-0 victory at 10-man Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday. The Polish striker was dropped by coach Marco Giampaolo for the win over Brescia before the international break, but he led the line at…
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AC Milan banned from Europe for a year
AC Milan have struck a deal with Uefa to serve a one-year ban from European football over breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. The club, which finished fifth in Italy’s Serie A, will miss next season’s Europa League. Uefa will end its proceedings against the Italians for overspending, said the Court of Arbitration for Sport…
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Serie A: San Siro Stadium to be demolished
The San Siro, home of Italian giants AC and Inter Milan and one of European football’s most iconic stadiums, is set to be demolished. The 80,018-seater stadium will be replaced by a new ground that is being built next door. Both AC and Inter Milan will continue to play in the San Siro while the…