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By Chris Wright

In which Milan's wily old centre-half Alessandro Nesta shows the world just how you dispossess Lionel Messi with a nigh-on perfect, clean-as-a-whistle sliding tackle...

A nigh-on perfect, clean-as-a-whistle sliding tackle that wee Leo is obviously not overly accustomed to.

Are all of AC Milan's WAGs as unattainably beautiful as these two? Spotted in the stands at AC Milan's game against Udinese was Filippo Inzaghi's prettier half (at left) as well as Alberto Aquilani's wife and daughter, Aurora (right). Image Credit: Getty Images Europe.

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::: FistedAway welcomes a guest post from Elliott,
editor of the rather lovely Futfanatico :::

Any time a major signing doesn't score a bucket of goals, excuses twirl about like the trade winds of the Pacific. "The league is different," some say. "The player has a niggling injury," others cry.

::: FistedAway welcomes a guest post from Elliott,
editor of the rather lovely Futfanatico :::

Any time a major signing doesn't score a bucket of goals, excuses twirl about like the trade winds of the Pacific. "The league is different," some say. "The player has a niggling injury," others cry.

Liverpool misfit Alberto Aquilani has quickly settled into life at AC Milan and scored his first goal for the club in the 3-1 loss to Napoli at the weekend.
The midfielder has once again been sent out on loan by Liverpool and is hopeful that come the end of the season he will be able to make his move permanent.

The Time Is Napoli! Italy's two premier sides went head to head in the peninsula's showcase match of Week 2. Both the Partenepoi and Rossoneri earned respectable draws against hotly fancied opposition in Manchester City and Barcelona respectively midweek, were coming into the Sao Paolo clash with injury concerns.

By Chris Wright

In which the AC Milan first-string run out to warm up before their 1-0 win over Cesena on Sunday with huge beards tacked to their faces. Why? All will become clear...

That's right, they're shamelessly shilling for Nivea!

Thanks to Pies fan Milutin Vujicic for the nudge.

By Chris Wright

In which the AC Milan first-string run out to warm up before their 1-0 win over Cesena on Sunday with huge beards tacked to their faces. Why? All will become clear...

That's right, they're shamelessly shilling for Nivea!

Thanks to Pies fan Milutin Vujicic for the nudge.

This video is something you don't see every day. And it's probably something you'll never see another team do. It features the footballers from AC Milan taking to the pitch at the San Siro for a pre-match warm-up session wearing fake massive beards!

The players and staff run around the pitch with the beards in tow, some of them slugging the beards over their shoulders as they get in the way.

This video is something you don't see every day. And it's probably something you'll never see another team do. It features the footballers from AC Milan taking to the pitch at the San Siro for a pre-match warm-up session wearing fake massive beards!

The players and staff run around the pitch with the beards in tow, some of them slugging the beards over their shoulders as they get in the way.

All blogs and football clip sites were broadcasting what it might be the furthest header goal we ever watched from Norwegian league, which was scored from around 55 meters.
Un but de la tête... du milieu de terrain ! by evidenceprod
This amazing goal brings to everyone memory Palermo famous goal in 2009 with Boca Juniors from around 40 meters, I think Palermo header was a more powerful and a difficult one.

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It's Champions League group stage time from now until the beginning of December Europe's elite clubs will be going up against each other trying to reach the knockout stages and of course the money that playing in the later stages brings.

De Silvestri of Lazio vs Pato of Milan (Stadio Olimpico in Roma, 1 Feb 2009). (Photo by New Press/Getty Images)"

We've been persusing this weekend's list of televised matches and we're coming across a lot to recommend. So as we continue whittling down the list for Saturday and Sunday, here are two matches today that you might tune in for.

Friday, September 9
2:30pm AC Milan vs Lazio (FSC)

Saturday, September 10
9:30am Borussia Dortmund vs Hertha Berlin (GolTV)
10:00am Arsenal vs Swansea City (FSC)
10:00am Stoke City vs Liverpool (Fox Soccer Plus)
10:00am Sunderland vs Chelsea (ESPN2)
12:00pm Villarreal vs Sevilla (GolTV)
12:00pm Real Sociedad vs Barcelona (ESPN Deportes)
12:30pm Bolton vs Manchester United (FSC)
2:00pm Real Madrid vs Getafe (GolTV)
2:30pm Cesena vs Napoli (FSC)
2:30pm Wolverhampton vs Tottenham tape delay (Fox Soccer Plus)
4:00pm Valencia vs Atletico Madrid (ESPN Deportes)
4:30pm Everton vs Aston Villa tape delay (Fox Soccer Plus)
5:00pm Manchester City vs Wigan tape delay (FSC)

Sunday, September 11
6:30am Juventus vs Parma (Fox Soccer Plus)
7:30am Roda JC vs FC Twente (ESPN Deportes)
8:30am Norwich City vs West Brom (Fox Soccer Plus)
9:00am Roma vs Cagliari (FSC)
9:30am Cologne vs Nuremburg (ESPN Deportes)
11:00am Fulham vs Blackburn (FSC)
11:30am Wolfsburg vs Schalke (GolTV)
12:00pm Rayo Vallecano vs Zaragoza (ESPN Deportes)
2:30pm Palermo vs Inter Milan (FSC)
3:00pm PSG vs Brest (Fox Soccer Plus)
4:00pm Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao (GolTV)

The demo for the highly anticipated FIFA 12 soccer video game has been released. It will allow gamers to play as Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester City, Marseille, Dortmund or AC Milan at Man City's Etihad Stadium. The XBox version can now be downloaded at XBox Live. The PS3 demo will be available in on September 14th at [.

There aren't many bigger clubs than Barcelona and AC Milan, so it's quite a pleasant surprise to have them meeting on Matchday 1. Unless there are some serious surprises over the next couple months, they should finish 1-2 in their group it's hard to imagine either of slipping behind Zenit St. Petersburg or Cyprusians APOEL FC (see our run through today's fixtures for a full account of what APOEL is an acronym for) so their two matches should be crucial, determining who finishes atop the group and gets the better seed going into the knockout stage (which doesn't start until five months from now, in Februrary).

David Villa gives Barcelona a 2-1 lead with a wonderful 35 yard free-kick against Champions League rivals Ac Milan.

AC Milan secured a gutsy 2-2 draw against Barcelona thanks to goals in the first and final seconds of an absorbing match at the Nou Camp.

Pato gave the visitors a dream start when he notched the quickest matchday one goal in Champions League history, only for Pedro Rodríguez and David Villa to reply either side of half-time.

By Chris Wright

Just going to leave these here highlights of the game that nearly ruptured Tiziano Crudeli's ventricles; a game that saw Pato score the fifth fastest Champions League goal on record, Lionel Messi notch a barn-storming assist for Pedro's equaliser and a stunning 25-yard free-kick from David Villa among other things.

AVB was quick during pre season to have his say on Fernando Torres and what he believed at the time was a media obsession with the Spaniard. It seems that after just five games into the season the obsession with Torres has started again and yesterday Fernando Torres was linked with a move to AC Milan as part of a swap deal.

Serie A Weekly welcomes guest writer Anthony Lopopolo to our pages with a view to the Saturday showcase match between Internazionale and AS Roma at the San Siro in Milan. Left reeling from an embarrassing week of losses in both Serie A and the Champions League, Inter will try to gather their first points of the season against Roma at San Siro.

After last night's draw with Udinese, Milan remain winless after three rounds played which makes it official: this is the club's worst start to a season since 1997. Back then, the Rossoneri failed to beat Piacenza in their opening game, only managing a draw. Then against Lazio they were denied by a late Giuseppe Signori [.

Liverpool is considering a move for attacking midfielder Marek Hamsik, according to reports.
The Slovakian international has been earning rave reviews for Napoli and is currently being watched by Liverpool scouts.
Reports suggest the Reds are considering a move for Hamsik this January after watching the 24-year old help Napoli earn a draw against Manchester City last week.

Carlo Ancelotti has been pinpointed as a potential replacement for underfire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. According to The Sweeper, the North London club are closely monitoring Ancelotti's situation and are weighing up a possible deal which will bring the Italian to the Emirates Stadium as early as January 2012.

While Del Piero tries to stare you down for giving him evils about being on the Juventus bench, let us take you through some Serie A highlights from the weekend!

1. AS Roma defeated Parma 1-0 with the sole goal coming from Osvaldo.

After a summer of transfer rumors about where will Carlos Tevez be playing this season, nobody was willing to pay City's price for their former captain, and it appeared that Tevez was happy to be returning to Manchester.

But in Munich tonight, the Carlos Tevez's relationship with Manchester City hit a low point as Tevez refused to go into the game as a second half substitute.

Juan Mata has made a nice impression since joining Chelsea this past summer, but if he is to influence the Blues' next match, he'll do so at the expense of his former employer.

Mata and Chelsea take on his former club, Valencia, at Estadio Mestalla in one of Wednesday's high-profile UEFA Champions League group matches.

Zlats is clearly bemused as to why Ignazio Abate is seeking hair advice from him. As are we. Image: OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images.

Can it be true? Has Zlatan Ibrahimovic abandoned his aggressive, temperamental ways and embraced a more gentle, mentoring role at AC Milan?

Image: OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images.

One year after his £28 milion transfer from Inter Milan to Manchester City, Mario Balotelli doesn't looks in the center of Roberto Mancini's project for the season 2011-2012.

The Italian manager left "Super Mario" in the bench in the first three appearences of Mancehester City in Premier League and during the summer the forward complained about the city of Manchester, saying that he would prefer to go back to Italy.

One year after his £28 milion transfer from Inter Milan to Manchester City, Mario Balotelli doesn't looks in the center of Roberto Mancini's project for the season 2011-2012.

The Italian manager left "Super Mario" in the bench in the first three appearences of Mancehester City in Premier League and during the summer the forward complained about the city of Manchester, saying that he would prefer to go back to Italy.

Manchester City blatantly exposed a defensively week Tottenham midfield on Sunday, raising questions over the choice of Niko Kranjcar partnering want-away Luka Modric in the middle of the field.

After City took the lead through the impressive Bosnian front-man Edin Dzeko, it soon became clear that the absence of a strong, hard working defensive midfielder was costing Spurs dearly.

Gazzetta dello Sport Inter, major signing of the day: Zarate Milan surprise swoop: Good deal Nocerino Roma, hit after hit: Pjanic-Gago show Juve brake, no Alves and Amauri doesn't go Caracciolo to Genoa Parma: Floccari Palermo shock, Pioli sacked, Mangia's turn Tuttosport Juve's Conte Happy?

Dawson had chosen competely the wrong moment to unleash his sex face on CorlukaIs this the end of it all? Is this the conclusion of an epic three year journey from two-points-eight-games to the dizzying heights of the Champions League and back again? Are those halcyon nights in Milan and Madrid and afternoons at the Emirates and Anfield to be consigned as a thing of the past?

It was a frenetic day at the ATA Executive Hotel in Milan on Wednesday as clubs from Italy's top-flight desperately tried to put the finishing touches to their squads for the season ahead. After a flurry of last minute activity, sporting directors across the peninsula can now head for some late summer sunshine before preparing for January when the window will re-open for business.

By David Chalmers, writing from Clackmannanshire, Scotland

With the hype surrounding ‘Deadline Day' dying down, I thought I'd draw up a list of the smartest transfer deals ever made. Though subjective, this is based mostly on players that cost very little money who turned into major stars for their club.

Crouch's joke answer to how many goals he'd score that season was scarily accurateSometime around 9.20pm on May 5th 2010, Younes Kaboul's fierce cross-cum-shot was palmed out and the rebound was nodded in by Peter Crouch. Spurs went 1-0 up against Man City in a winner-takes-all showdown for 4th place and Champions League football.

Chelsea's young striker, Romelu Lukaku have to hold down his dream in playing in the Champions League for the Blues at least for the group stage as the new signing was omitted by his club from the 22 players list for the competition.

Lukaku's omission comes what of a surprise considering his steep price tag, but apparently isn't avoidable as the UEFA rules simply didn't give an advantage for the Belgium international and it seems that Andre Villas-Boas opted to drop the 18-years-old.