Loose-lipped AC Milan exec Adriano Galliani has boasted that the club are on the verge of officially announcing a completed deal to bring L.A. Galaxy star David Beckham back for another January-to-June loan spell. He would then return (presumably for good) to MLS after appearing for England at World Cup 2010. Click to continue reading...

A week or so ago the news broke that David Beckham would probably be returning to the San Siro in the new year for a loan stint.

AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has now revealed it is certain the former Real Madrid and Manchester United man will rejoin Leonardo's men in January.

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You may be wondering why the name at the top is neither Daryl nor Rob. I'll introduce myself, I'm Matilda, I also write for Bolton Offside. Both Rob and Daryl will still be writing here, I'm just a little addendum.

Milan chief executive, Adriano Galliani, has come out with the wonderfully self contradictory statement:

"It's practically certain at 100 per cent, the only thing missing is the signatures, but the agreement is complete.

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As expected, David Beckham is done with the MLS for now (or is it forever?). The British beau is set to come back to AC Milan in January and although this is supposed to be another loan from LA Galaxy I find it hard to believe that he will go back to the States. AC Milan's vice-president, Adriano Galliani, said this is the only player coming in the next window.

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AC Milan Chief Executive Adriano Galliani has confirmed that David Beckham will return to AC Milan in January. Click to continue reading...

The majestic awesomeness of the Champions League theme song is something we have all long been aware of, but AC Milan have gone beyond mere appreciation and actually had the genius stroke to harness its untold powers to help them in their domestic campaign.

Having realized that their form in their Champions League has often been better than their form in Serie A in recent years, the club's vice president Adriano Galliani decided to have the team listen to the song before Sunday's game against Bologna.

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Ha segnato un bel gol contro il Giappone, dimostrando di essere sulla via della migliore condizione. E, a pochi giorni dalla ripresa della Serie A di Calcio, l'olandese del Milan, Klaas Huntelaar chiede (o meglio pretende) un posto in squadra. Dal ritiro della sua nazionale, l'attaccante, ex Real (8 gol in venti partite disputate con le merengues), non si nasconde e il messaggio che manda al club e al mister rossonero è chiaro: "Ora mi aspetto un posto da titolare". Click to continue reading...

Everybody knows that the fierce rivals from Milano have been sharing the same stadium in the past few decades, which is one of the reason for the low revenues of both clubs. In the last few days Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani and Inter president Massimo Moratti have gone public about their plans for the San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.

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As anticipation grew, the media focused on whether or not Jose Mourinho could overcome a Milan side...
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For AC Milan in Saturday's fabled Derby della Madonnina, Gennaro Gattuso's nightmare came true. If not for Inter's new-look, new-effect attack, poor Captain Rino would be carrying all responsibility for the unbalanced result (AC Milan 0:4 Inter).

Inter earned three (and perhaps all four) of their strikes, yet more could not have gone wrong in one half of play for the feisty AC Milan defensive midfielder as he returns from long-term injury to snatch back his position from the interloping Galaxy star, a certain D Beckham.

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Not a lot of love going on for Leonardo, Adriano Galliani, and Silvio Berlusconi after Milan's collapse to Inter.

Berlusconi's call "Milan, believe in yourselves" is answered with derision.

Believe what? The tales of Santa Claus?

But when will we begin to wake up and not give 'even one euro' to this team as long there is Galliani and Berlusconi?

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Her ne kadar yönetici olarak özellikle son yıllarda dibe vurmuş bir performans gösterip pek çok kişinin - ben dahil- hayır(!) duasını almış olsa da Adriano Galliani'nin Milan sevgisi asla tartışılamaz. Aynı Türkiye'de olduğu gibi İtalya'da da gollerden sonra başkanlar ya da yöneticiler sıkça gösterilir. Click to continue reading...

I just got back from vacation so I won't have time to put up a mega Serie A preview like I would've wanted, but by now we have an idea at where the 20 Serie A clubs stand for the coming season. So Serie A finally kicks off tomorrow with Bologna-Fiorentina and Siena-Milan, and the rest of the games come our way on Sunday.

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Holy Lord that is frightening.

[Photo: REUTERS/Paolo Bona]

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Real Madrid have sold striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to AC Milan, ending the player's unhappy eight-month spell with Madrid.

Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said.

"We have a deal with Real Madrid," Galliani told Italy's Sky Sport 24 TV channel. "All that's missing is the player's medical exams and the economic agreement with the player.

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Bad news for Mr. Ancelotti!

Andrea Pirlo has ended speculation that he will join Chelsea by announcing that he has been taken off the transfer market by AC Milan and hopes to stay with the Serie A side for the rest of his career.

Andrea Pirlo hopes to help AC Milan overcome the loss of Paolo Maldini and Kaka this season.

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Silvio Berlusconi maybe clueless about his club but surely if this deal goes through then he is not just clueless, he is stupid too. Guaranteed Pirlo is an Ancelotti favourite but why would Milan sell their most pace setting playmaker for just £8 m euros and striker Claudio Pizzarro who only seems to thrive in the Bundesliga?

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AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani says Chelsea's offer for Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo is too low for them to consider. (BBC)
The most expensive tweet ever from Darren Bent(Guardian)
Great article from Barney Ronay on football's addiction to Peter Crouch (Guardian)
Manchester City have entered the race to sign Leeds United's highly rated midfielder Fabian Delph (BBC)
Andrei Arshavin discusses his hardest opponents (Daily Mail)
Tranmere Rovers put up for sale on ebay (Daily mail)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not ruling out the possibility of former Gunners captain Patrick Vieira returning to the London club. Click to continue reading...

Tra le squadre di calcio della Serie A non è stata una di quelle protagoniste di un mercato esaltante. Parliamo del Milan che è sempre alla ricerca di una punta e tutto è abbastanza legato a doppio filo alla ipotetica cessione di Andrea Pirlo che fornirebbe i liquidi necessari per poterli poi investire sul fronte attaccanti. Click to continue reading...

Have you ever found yourself criticizing your favorite club's president? Or just wanted to get the chance to meet them and talk to them about your favorite club? Well now is your chance. The Robert F. Kennedy Foundation of Europe (with headquarters in Rome) is auctioning off the chance to watch a match sitting right next to your club president (Fiorentina, Milan, Juventus, Inter, Sampdoria, and Napoli are the clubs included).

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1. Chelsea have signed Russian international Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow for a reported £18m fee. (Various) What now for Cashley?
2. Steve Bruce wants to make an "impact signing" this week in the 6ft 7in shape of Portsmouth's Peter Crouch. Sunderland's new manager is understood to be prepared to pay up to £14m for the England striker and has made his pursuit the club's top priority. Click to continue reading...

The reason why Adebayor has decided to recommit himself to Arsenal probably has less to do with a new found fervour to set the record straight and more to do with clubs losing interest in a high priced striker with an inconsistent work ethic and output.

Last season, his renewed commitment was the equivalent of crying wolf.

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Cominciano a trapelare le prime indiscrezioni circa l'esito dell'incontro avvenuto ieri tra Adriano Galliani e Florentino Perez per il passaggio di Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (25) al Milan. Accantonata quasi subito l'ipotesi del prestito con diritto di riscatto, i rossoneri avrebbero offerto 14 milioni di euro, la stesa cifra che sarebbero disposti a proporre al Siviglia per Luis Fabiano. Click to continue reading...

It's sad when you type in 'AC Milan' into photo slug boxes and Kaka's Real Madrid Welcome Party is the first result to come up. Can't Uncle Fester Galliani and gang organize a golf tournament or charity match to keep the fans occupied? Have Milan even been doing anything at all?

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UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, AC Milan have confirmed their interest in Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor although they still prefer Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko. AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said,

"Adebayor is the alternative to Dzeko, but I've called Arsenal to inform them of our interest .

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1. Manchester City have made a "stratospheric" offer to Samuel Eto'o according to Barcelona president Joan Laporta. (Various)
2. German champions VfL Wolfsburg are refusing to sell Edin Dzeko to AC Milan, the Bosnian striker said on Sunday.
"Wolfsburg won't let me go. Everyone knows that Milan are the team of my dreams but I can not do anything," the 23-year-old told Italy's Sky television. Click to continue reading...

Morning Insiders - Sundays news round up looks like this:

Sky Sports - AC confirm Ade interest
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has confirmed the Serie A giants are interested in signing Emmanuel Adebayor. Read More...

Daily Star - Weng's £40M Rib Bid
ARSENAL have entered the race to land French ace Franck Ribery – for a club record £40million.

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It's still a few months before the start of the European soccer leagues and teams are stating to make moves in the transfer market. Here are some of the latest transfer stories.

AC Milan looking at Adebayor - � "AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has revealed he has talked to Arsenal about the possibility of signing� Emmanuel Adebayor.

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1. European champions Barcelona have made a big-money offer for Palmeiras striker Keirrison. According to Brazilian media, Barcelona have bid 15 million euros ($20.90 million) for the 20-year-old. (Reuters)
2. Panathinaikos made a double swoop for Olympique Marseille striker Djibril Cisse and Benfica midfielder Kostas Katsouranis on Friday. Click to continue reading...

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has revealed he has talked to Arsenal about the possibility of signing Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Rossoneri's first choice remains Wolfsburg forward Edin Dzeko but with the Bundesliga club remaining firm that he is not for sale, Milan are starting to look at alternatives.

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AC Milan club administrator Adriano Galliani told the Italian media how their number one target this summer is Edin Džeko although Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor is a target as well.

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We are only looking for a forward, and our aim is Dzeko. If we fail to get Dzeko then (Sevilla striker) Luis Fabiano could be an alternative - as could Adebayor.

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Those of you who are using an RSS feed to read my posts should go ahead and point your newsreaders to 7amkickoff.com because on July 1, I'm switching to my own domain. You can go over there now and look at it if you want, some CSS bits are still being manipulated and then I have to export and import all my content (no small feat in a two year old WordPress account) and then I can start whoring myself out to advertisers!

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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, an English club made an enormous bid for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato. AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said,

"Pato will get a contract extension ... I am absolutely delighted by Pato's comments .

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According to ESPN Soccernet, AC Milan will target either Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor or Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano if they fail to sign Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko. AC Milan club administrator Adriano Galliani said,

"We are only looking for a forward, and our aim is Dzeko .

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Monster fails to lure young striker AC Milan have revealed they have turned down a "monster offer" for Brazilian starlet Alexandre Pato. Vice president Adriano Galliani said: "The only offer that arrived was a monster offer from England, but there were and are no doubts regarding his future." But Galliani stopped short of naming where the bid [. Click to continue reading...