Well, doesn't this feel like deja vu? It wasn't too long ago that Stephan el Shaarawy of AC Milan was making his first appearance as the Goal of the Week winning goal scorer with a sublime effort. Today, El Shaarawy scored perhaps the finest goal of his career, in a Champions League contest none the less, against Zenit.
In the 16th installment of Have You Seen This Goal, the AC Milan youngster Stephan El Shaarawy makes an appearance. With his team trailing 1-0 early into the second half against Udinese, El Shaarawy delivered a wonder strike from distance to level the score. Sadly, this goal has been the only highlight of note from what has been a truly disappointing and embarrassing AC Milan season.
Wow. Times does fly. It was just before the start of Euro 2008 that I started Il Mondo di Calcio,
as a way to get in touch with other soccer fans around the world, and talk about the beautiful
game... Now 4 years later I feel obligated to once again give you a preview of what is to come this
summer in international football.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.Â
Messi was stumbling all around, and his teammates had to try and keep him from falling over.
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.
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.
