According to the Barcelona website Miami will be graced with a wonderful soccer game that will involve Barcelona of Spain versus A.C. Milan! Game is said to be scheduled for August 3, 2011.
Two of the best teams in the world in our backyard!
A.C. Milan's current roster includes
Italians Massimo Ambrosini,Gennaro Iván Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Alessandro Nesta, Filippo Inzaghi, German Kevin-Prince Boateng, Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, American Oguchi Onyewu Brazilians Alexandre Pato, Robinho, Ronaldinho, Dutch star Clarence Seedorf and Colombian Mario Yepes just to name a few.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has expressed interest in finishing out his career in Major League Soccer, becoming the latest European superstar to contemplate a move across the Atlantic.

The AC Milan striker and Swedish international told Voetbal International "This is my last contract with a club in Europe.

Rafa Benitez is a very good manager. He's won the Champions League, UEFA Cup, La Liga, FA Cup, and probably a number of other less significant titles. If my memory serves me right the Spaniard also had the upper hand in his battles with the Dark Lord of Anti-Football when the Portuguese was at Chelsea.

Friday, December 24, 2010 - Haydon's Soccer Pitch by John Haydon
John Haydon of Haydons Soccer Pitch has reported the following story:
A huge soccer game is coming to the D.C. region.
Spanish giant Barcelona is scheduled to play legendary English club Manchester United at 91,000 capacity FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

Real Madrid is already a dominate team in La Liga but despite having already crushed through a number of teams, except Barcelona of course, they have done this without the services of Kaka.

Although Jose Mourinho has stated that he is looking forward to seeing Kaka take the pitch with the team he has been building, Jorge Valdano looks like he has other plans for the 28-year old.

AC Milan and Brazilian striker Ronaldinho could be on his way to either Liverpool or LA Galaxy next season on a free as his current AC Milan contract runs out in the Summer.

Galaxy will be favourites for his signature as Ronaldinho's £6.5m a year which he currently earns would be a major stumbling block for Liverpool.

The new year is still more than a week away, but we will learn quiet about the new year for American soccer after a pair of announcements later today.

The U.S. Men's national team will unveil its roster for next month's training camp in Carson, California, a roster of close to 30 players made up mainly of MLS players and Scandinavian-based players.

I've suggested this before (with a nice diagram), but if we have no fit centre-forward worthy of the name we need to make the most of what we do have, namely attacking midfielder types.

Jonathan Wilson's review of the tactical year.

Barcelona also show the effectiveness of two of the other tactical trends in club football: the false nine and the inverted winger.

The draw is 17 December, but with all the group games complete, we do know the potential opponents for the La Liga teams left in the competition.

Group Winners
Barcelona
These are Barca's possible opponents: Inter, Lyon, Roma, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal.

Seven years after Manchester United nearly signed him, Ronaldinho could be on...

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson insists there is no truth in the rumours linking...

Bologna vs AC Milan- Serie A- Sunday, December 12, 2010. 11.30 GMT kick off. HT score :- Bologna 0-2 AC Milan ( Kevin Prince Boateng, Robinho) Milan lead 2-0 at the interval thanks to first half strikes from Kevin Prince Boateng and Robinho. Bologna vs AC Milan 0-1 ( Kevin Prince Boateng goal 9′) Bologna [.

Bologna vs AC Milan- Serie A- Sunday, December 12, 2010. 11.30 GMT kick off. HT score :- Bologna 0-2 AC Milan ( Kevin Prince Boateng, Robinho) Milan lead 2-0 at the interval thanks to first half strikes from Kevin Prince Boateng and Robinho. Bologna vs AC Milan 0-1 ( Kevin Prince Boateng goal 9′) Bologna [.

The signing of Kevin Prince Boateng in the summer did little to raise hopes about Milan's upcoming campaign. At this stage the arrivals of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho had not yet materialised and the Milan roster was looking decidedly average. In fact, before the arrivals of the aforementioned two, the Milan squad was quite possibly [.

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Derbies in Spain and Holland, top of the table clashes around Europe and the Club World Cup final feature on this week's predictions. Listen to our predictions on the weekly languagecaster.

AC Milan 0-1 AS Roma ( Marco Borriello) Former Milan striker Marco Borriello scored against the Rossoneri as AS Roma came away with a 1-0 win from the San Siro on December 18, 2010. Borriello scored the winner midway through the second half. AC Milan vs AS Roma video ( 0-1) Related posts:Inter Milan 1-1 [.

AC Milan 0-1 AS Roma ( Marco Borriello) Former Milan striker Marco Borriello scored against the Rossoneri as AS Roma came away with a 1-0 win from the San Siro on December 18, 2010. Borriello scored the winner midway through the second half. AC Milan vs AS Roma video ( 0-1) Related posts:Inter Milan 1-1 [.

Two award ceremonies, two players, two very different reactions...

Mario Balotelli after being presented with the Golden Boy trophy, organised by the Turin newspaper Tuttosport and voted for by European journalists to honour the most talented footballer under the age of 21.

Hinchas de Bari con banderas durante un partido contra el Milan en el estadio San Nicola en Bari 21 de febrero 2010. AC Milan ganó por 2-0. REUTERS / Alessandro Bianchi.
Abby Wambach (R) de los EE.UU. lucha por el balón con Caroline Seger de Suecia durante el partido de sus mujeres de fútbol Copa Algarve en Ferreiras 01 de marzo 2010.

It was not that many years ago that Ronaldinho was the best footballer on the planet. He was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004, 2005. Today he is a shadow of himself, seemingly more interested in disco's than training.

So it is a bit sad to hear that AC Milan are offering Ronaldinho to anyone who will listen for £7m.

Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Japan star Keisuke Honda, and are reportedly in talks over a January move.
According to Japanese daily Sports Nippon, the Reds have commenced negotiations over the €12 million-rated playmaker with his current club CSKA Moscow.
Honda has built up quite a reputation thanks to his swashbuckling displays for Japan at the World Cup; some of which led Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to label the 24-year-old a 'genius'
"This Japansese team is based on a solid and collective defence in which everybody knows exactly what to do," Wenger told Eurosport.

Milan: Pirlo, rientro da ex Di Andrea Caria Dovrebbe essere certo ormai il rientro di Andrea Pirlo in campionato, proprio contro la sua ex squadra che l'ha lanciato nel calcio che conta, il Brescia.Il centrocampo dovrebbe essere composto da Ambrosini, Gattuso e lo stesso Pirlo che verrebbe decentrato sulla sinistra lasciando il capitano al centro, chiara mossa di Allegri per non rompere gli

Keisuke Honda's agent has stamped on rumours that Liverpool have tabled a £10million offer for the Japan midfielder.
Honda, who joined CSKA Moscow from Dutch club VVV Venlo, has impressed in the Russian top flight since his arrival in January on a four-year deal.
The 24-year-old has attracted interest from top outfits across Europe, with Liverpool the reported front-runners to secure his signature, prompting CSKA to reveal on Wednesday they are willing to let him go for the right price when the transfer window opens.

Lazio's 3-1 win over Inter Milan tonight has lifted them joint top of Serie A with AC Milan.

As for Inter, it's their fifth defeat already this season in Serie A, as Rafa Benitez gets closer to the exit door in Milan.

January is fast approaching and for European clubs this means the final chance for teams to reinforce their squads in preparation of the business end of the season. Today, the European season is a long one and acquiring a player or two in midway can be of great benefit to a club pushing for honours. [.

ROME, Italy — Inter Milan slumped to a dispiriting 3-1 defeat at Lazio on Friday leaving coach Rafael Benitez under renewed pressure just as the former Liverpool boss thought he had turned the corner with the Serie A and European champions. Inter, who face a trip to the Middle East for the World Club Cup [.

The Champions League group stage concludes this week with the final round of matches and there are still four places up for grabs. Two in Group H where Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal and Braga all still have a chance to qualify for the knockout stages.

Group A
The only unanswered question is whether group stage debutants Spurs can secure top spot ahead of holders Inter Milan.

Originally from Goal.com I just like the photos, which I've only just found...

Former Brazil, Barcelona and Milan star Rivaldo will make a return to Brazilian football in the 2011 Paulista for tiny club Mogi Mirim, of whom the player is also president.

The 38 year-old has not played competitive football since leaving Uzbekistani outfit Bunyodkor in August, and it has been seven years since he has played for a Brazilian club.

Several top footballers trapped at Eastlands after Rob's sick joke Evil genius Robinho has revealed a practical joke by him has left some of the world's best footballers stranded at Manchester City while he lords it up at AC Milan. The Brazilian speed merchant reckons the club was only able to convince top players to [.

We will be knowing our Champions League second round opponent on the 17th of December. With the comppletion of the group stages we have the potential list of opponents. Courtesy of finishing on the top, FC Barcelona will be playing the second leg of the tie at home and will only have to deal with a team which finished second in their respective groups.

This is arguably the most important subject broached in the soccer blogosphere. Arguably, or definitely? Definitely.

Reading up on Ajax's manager-less win against Milan on Wednesday, the game recap touched on how dapper Frank de Boer looked in his interim role for the Amsterdam giants, a subject of obvious priority.

What a week: What a breath of fresh air the win over Milan was, sure it may not have been against the strongest Milan XI or a XI that was really pumped up for the game as qualification to the next stage of the Champions League had been secured in the previous game-week, but that didn't matter, what mattered was how the Ajax XI reacted to their new coach.

Rejoice, rejoice, history has been made. The Bidone d'Oro, the Golden Trashbin awarded to Serie A's most useless player, has been 'won' by Roma's Adriano for the third time, making him both the first three-time recipient (hurrah) and first to do so with two different teams (double hurrah).

Michael Lewis speaks with AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf on what it takes to make an impact at the highest levels of European soccer as a 34-year-old, what he sees in the American game, and his thoughts on fellow Milan player Oguchi Onyewu. By Michael Lewis - NEW YORK, NY (Dec 13, 2010) US Soccer Players -- As a teammate of Oguchi Onyewu on AC Milan, Clarence Seedorf sees the potential in the United States.

Barcelona agree a five-year deal worth £125m with the Qatar Foundation in Dec 2010, becoming the most expensive deal of its kind in football.

Excellent individual performances this week especially put on by Cagliari's Brazilian striker Ânderson Miguel da Silva aka Nenê, who score a brilliant hat-trick. Manager Roberto Donadoni has to be fully satisfied with his squad's 3-0 performance as they continue their winning ways under the new manager with back-to-back wins at the the stadio San Paolo.

The signing of Kevin Prince Boateng in the summer did little to raise hopes about Milan's upcoming campaign. At this stage the arrivals of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho had not yet materialised and the Milan roster was looking decidedly average. In fact, before the arrivals of the aforementioned two, the Milan squad was quite possibly the weakest ever since Silvio Berlusconi took over in 1985.

This weekend is a big one; in all three leagues (Serie A, English Premier League, and La Liga) we have some big matches. What we also have this weekend is the FIFA World Club Cup Final between TP Mazembe and Inter Milan, and it is the first time that an African side has reached the final of this tournament.

This weekend is a big one; in all three leagues (Serie A, English Premier League, and La Liga) we have some big matches. What we also have this weekend is the FIFA World Club Cup Final between TP Mazembe and Inter Milan, and it is the first time that an African side has reached the final of this tournament.

The Teams Group Winners Pot: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Schalke, Shakhtar Donetsk, Tottenham Group Runners-up Pot: AC Milan, Arsenal>, FC Copenhagen, Inter Milan, Lyon, Marseille, Roma, Valencia Potential Opponents for Arsenal: Barcelona, Real Madrid, ...