The International Break is a Welcome One for Top Squads

The 1-1 Inter-Roma draw this weekend highlighted the risk for top flight Serie A clubs participating in international tournaments; Inter has played three matches this month already and eight in the past 22 days.

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Fairly good week for goals, as only one game finished 0-0 (Catania-Napoli, but ask Takayuki Morimoto about that). The top scorer table is still wide open, as Di Natale started strong but now has cooled off so he remains at 9, while Hamsik is second with 7 and that's impressive for a midfielder.

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David Beckham signed for AC Milan on loan last season and proved such a hit that the England midfielder will again pull on the AC Milan shirt for the second half of this season to give himself the best possible chance to reach the 2010 World Cup and Milan coach Leonardo is looking forward to adding Beckham to his squad.

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by TRAVIS CLARK

There was end-to-end action pretty much everywhere you looked on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. A couple of high profile matches delivered the goods, with late equalizers in Madrid and Manchester scuttling a Chelsea comeback against Atletico and a CSKA upset of United.

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by TRAVIS CLARK

There was end-to-end action pretty much everywhere you looked on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. A couple of high profile matches delivered the goods, with late equalizers in Madrid and Manchester scuttling a Chelsea comeback against Atletico and a CSKA upset of United.

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Kaka returns to San Siro for the first time as the enemy.

Real Madrid vs AC Milan

Clarence Seedorf believes his side are starting to find their rhythm. Before last month's match against Real Madrid, AC Milan had only won one match in five. Since their 3-2 triumph in Madrid they have taken seven of nine possible points bringing them to fourth in Serie A.

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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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"My mom always said life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." -Forrest Gump.If you like your football with a pinch of the unpredictable and a hint of the haphazard then... Click to continue reading...

After the first 45 minutes Chievo 1-0 AC Milan looks like a repeat of the Roma vs Livorno match...
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Goalkeeper: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)

Despite being on the losing side Akinfeev kept his team close with Manchester United testing him eight times and only finding the net once. The Russian international is a top-class keeper and denied the likes of Berbatov Valencia a number of times.

Centre-Back: Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla FC)

Squillaci has plenty of Champions League experience and is will be an important part of Sevilla's side if they want to make a run.

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Lucky number 9 but for whom? AC Milan arrive off their biggest win this campaign after beating Real...
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AC Milan vs Bari Match CLOSED Courtesy of Yahoo UK Sports Today's Live Commentary in text...
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It was Champions League Wednesday scoreline Real Madrid 2-3 AC Milan Two-goal hero Pato insisted...
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Alexandre Pato's two goals in AC Milan's stunning Champions League victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday night may just have turned... Click to continue reading...

While Wednesday's UEFA Champions League matches didn't have the same kind of upsets, save for one that was fairly huge. AC Milan, who had been off to a slow, struggling start to the 2009 campaign, came back from a 1-0 deficit to win 3-2 on the road against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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AC Milan came from behind to beat Real Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu last night in their UEFA Champions League Group C meeting. Alexandre Pato's goal sealed the comeback win for Milan with two minutes left. Raul had put Real ahead in the 20th following an error from Milan goalie Dida. However, Milan drew level on a [. Click to continue reading...

I think it is fair to say that AC Milan's start to the season has been less than impressive to say the least. However, victory over Roma at the weekend propelled them into the top half of the table and then last night the Rossonerri did the unthinkable and beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the Champions League.

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Chelsea came out of a disappointing weekend in the Premier League at Villa Park with an emphatic 4-0 over Athletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge. The attack from the Londoners in their Group D encounter was relentless, as Ivory Coast International, Salomon Kalou scored in both the halves. Lampard scored one of the other goals, whereas Luis [. Click to continue reading...

Lights! Camera! Action! The second half had it all. Saves, goals, a melee, and a win for beleaguered AC Milan.

Clarence Seedorf showed an exquisite touch chipping the ball to Alexandre Pato who volleyed home the match winner past Iker Casillas. Seedorf was peripatetic, playing with a vigour that put some of the younger players to shame.

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As reported in my last Serie A review, there were two big games this weekend with Milan taking on Roma at the San Siro and Juventus taking on Fiorentina at the Olimpico. Milan needed victory if Leonardo was to remain as manager for at least another week, while Juventus needed a win to restart their title bid after failing to win in their previous three games.

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This is going to be a good goals of the week post. There are many nice goals, and in particular the goals from Stankovic and Dessena are awesome to watch. Goals after the jump.

Dejan Stankovic vs. Genoa Stankovic notices that Amelia makes an error on the clearance and moves to the right, hitting the ball on the volley from way out and it sailed over Amelia and into the net.

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Who are the very best young players in the world? For the purposes of this article, "young players" are those no older than 22.

First there are the obvious: Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Alexandre Pato, Francesc Fabregas, Karim Benzema, etc. Their class has been established before this mysterious "young" label vanished, and subsequently they command enormous transfer fees, if their clubs are even willing to part with them.

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Dunga has called up 22 players for Brazil's final World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia in La Paz on October 11th and Venezuela in Campo Grande three days later.
Brazil are leaders with 33 points and have already qualified for the finals in South Africa next year. With this in mind, Dunga was expected to bring in some fresh faces for the remaining two games.

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Arrestado por retraso en pagos de pension a sus hijos? si. Uso rostro de un famoso sin permiso para sus propios beneficios? si. Investigado por supuesto vinculo en una red de apuestas ilegales? si. Romario tiene todos los minimos requeridos para entrar en politicas y por eso se a afiliado con el partido politico PSB de Brasil para una posible participacion en las elecciones de 2010. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea fans have been left surprised and confused by Peter Kenyon's sudden exit from his position as chief executive at Stamford Bridge. Rumors are slowly coming out about the reasons behind Kenyon's exit, and it appears as if the power struggle between Kenyon and sporting director Frank Arnesen eventually got the better of the former Manchester United executive.

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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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Catania general manager, Pietro Lo Monaco, claims that Sir Alex Ferguson is interested in their 21-year-old striker, Takayuki Morimoto. Catania are a small club in Italy, finishing sixth from bottom in Serie A last season, which leads Lo Monaco to believe they have no chance of holding on to the young star.

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What a difference a week makes.

Seven days ago it was the red and black side of Milan who were flush with optimism, stunned at a reversal in fortunes that had seen their hopes shattered in pre-season and then steadily rebuilt in Siena.

They had witnessed the first tentative steps of the apparent rebirth of Ronaldinho, they had seen Alexandre Pato set himself up for what many to believe will be "his" season with two clinical goals, and they had seemingly allayed any fears that the ageing and aching limbs of Andrea Pirlo, Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta, Gianluca Zambrotta and Marek Jankulovski were a bridge that not even the confident and bullish Leonardo and the downright brash Silvio Berlusconi could cross.

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With the departure of Kaka from AC Milan to join the bright lights of Madrid the responsibility for getting Milan back on track has been left on the shoulders of young Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato.

Many Milan fans will be hoping to see Ronaldinho step up this season and play for the Milan jersey after what could only be described as an average season for the former World player of the year and the hopes are not high by many Milan fans that he will turn it around this season.

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As AC Milan took to the field against Siena, many including myself were waiting for the wheels to...
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Serie A is back which means Goals of the Week is back! You can't always expect the first day of the season to have the greatest goals, as the teams are just starting to get all their summer rust off and haven't hit their peak yet. But there were still some nice goals for us to watch this past weekend.

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A number of Siena players were seriously incensed with Alexandre Pato's antics after being the two goal hero of the game that they lost 2 -1.Not sure what he actually did but it apparently had something to do with his sticking his tongue out...?

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It's the weekend again, so it's time to turn the focus to the action on the pitch, but there's still a fair share of gossip to report on from the transfer pages.

The current holder of 'The Rumor That Won't Go Away' title is the Joleon Lescott to Manchester City saga, but another situation that persists involves Chelsea and AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato.

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According to Rob Beasley at News of the World, Chelsea are planning to bid £45million for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato and then loan him back to the club for a year. An insider at Chelsea said,

"Ancelotti's so keen to capture Pato that he will pay a club record fee and still allow the kid to stay at Milan for another season.

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At just 19, Brazilian teenager Alexandre Pato's potential is frightening as he is already one of the worlds most lethal marksman. Will Chelsea convince AC Milan to sell though?

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