Tag: AC MILAN
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Boban leaves FIFA post to join AC Milan
Zvonimir Boban is to leave his position with Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to rejoin former club AC Milan as chief football officer, the global governing body said on Friday. The 50-year-old Croatian Boban has acted as FIFA’s deputy secretary general for football since 2016, working on tasks such as the reformed Club World…
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Serie A: Higuain apologises for sending off in Juve defeat
AC Milan forward Gonzalo Higuain has apologised for getting dismissed against Juventus during a 2-0 defeat on Sunday in which he also missed a first-half penalty. Enraged after being penalised following a collision with Juventus defender Medhi Benatia, the former Real Madrid forward was booked for dissent, then given another yellow immediately afterwards for continued…
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Khashoggi’s death: Amnesty International ‘begs’ AC Milan, Juventus FCs to shun Italian Super Cup in Saudi
Sequel to the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Amnesty International on Saturday urged football clubs AC Milan and Juventus to shun the Italian Super Cup scheduled to be hosted in Saudi Arabia in January. “Even before the horrific killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia had a truly appalling human rights record,” said Allan…
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Chelsea flop completes Milan loan move with €35m purchase option
Tiemoue Bakayoko has completed his loan move from Chelsea to AC Milan , with that deal including a €35 million (£31m/$40m) purchase option. Goal first revealed prior to the Premier League transfer window closing that the France international had opened talks with the Rossoneri. Confirmation was then given that the 23-year-old was heading to Italy…
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Bonucci, Higuain in Juve-Milan swap deal
Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci is set to rejoin Serie A champions Juventus from AC Milan in a reported swap involving striker Gonzalo Higuain. Bonucci, 31, will have spent just one season at the San Siro having joined from Juve for £35.1m last summer. On Thursday, Juve tweeted a short video of former skipper Bonucci with…
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Arbitration Court overturns UEFA ban on AC Milan
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday overturned a decision by European soccer body UEFA to ban AC Milan from next season’s Europa League competition. CAS added that the Italian club’s finances had improved after a recent ownership change. UEFA said last month that AC Milan did not meet a break-even requirement under…
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Europa: Arsenal defeat AC Milan in a much-needed win match
Arsenal put their recent problems to one side as a polished performance at fallen giants AC Milan gave them the upper hand in their Europa League last-16 tie. The Gunners arrived at the San Siro at arguably the lowest point of manager Arsene Wenger’s 22-year reign, yet responded to a run of four straight defeats…
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Arsenal defender, Hector Bellerin to miss Europa league clash due to knee problem
Hector Bellerin will miss Arsenal’s Europa League clash at AC Milan. Arsenal right back Bellerin has not travelled to Italy because of a knee problem which could rule him out of the next few games, including Sunday’s clash with Watford. Bellerin, 22, was only a substitute at Brighton on Sunday and that was because of…
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AC Milan reach Cup final on penalty kicks after goalless 210 minutes
AC Milan will face title-holders Juventus in the Coppa Italia final after beating Lazio 5-4 in a tense penalty kicks shootout on Wednesday. The shootout followed three and a half hours of goalless football between the two sides. Earlier, Juventus scored from a disputed penalty kick to beat Atalanta 1-0 and reach the final for…
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AC Milan lost $300 million the past three seasons
Italian soccer team AC Milan has reportedly lost a total of $300 million the past three seasons. According to Calciomercato.com, “The reason for AC Milan’s quiet January transfer window has been revealed and it does not make happy reading for the accountants. The Rossoneri’s financial records from 2015 to 2017 show a loss of €250M…