Inter Milan took a toothless Fiorentina side apart on Saturday night to claim three valuable points that see them move up to 11th in Serie A. Missing the likes of Javier Zanetti, Dejan Stankovic, Diego Forlan and Wesley Sneijder through injury and suspension, Claudio Ranieri had to shuffle his pack. Maicon, Yuto Nagatomo and Lucio came into the backline while Philippe Coutinho replaced Ricky.

By Chris Wright

The ten FIFA nominees for the Puskas Award 2011 ("Goal of the Year' in Layman's terms) have been announced, and the shortlist looks something* like this...

(*It looks exactly like this)

1. Benjamin de Ceulaer, LOKEREN vs Club Brugge

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Italy have had a solid qualifying campaign for Euro 2012, which has seen the side go unbeaten and concede a mere two goals. The side has also looked impressive in some recent friendlies, beating World Champions Spain 2-1 back in August. Although it could be argued that the Spain squad fielded that day was somewhat experimental, it is still quite an achievement for a national side that only a year previously was in crisis and bereft of confidence.

Gazzetta dello Sport Ranieri in Gazzetta
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Pre-Match Heading into Sunday night's affair, both Palermo and Inter had been making headlines for negative reasons. Palermo has just relieved Stefano Pioli of his coaching duties before the Serie A season even began, and Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini was under heavy criticism for his use of a 3-4-3 system that did not fit the players that he had at his disposal.

Luis Figo and a team of superstars ( Ronaldo, Cafu, Serginho, Elber, Ronald de Boer, Patrick Vieira, Gheorghe Hagi, Dejan Stankovic and Pauleta) took on the Austrian side to celebrate the club's 100th anniversary.The All Stars team won 7 - 4.

This Darron Gibson goal vs Schalke gave Manchester United a 2-0 lead in the second leg of their Champions League tie over German side Schalke 04. The Gibson goal against Schalke came minutes after the midfielder had produced a stunning pass to set up Luis Valencia for Manchester United's first game. The Gibson goal vs [.

If Inter Milan fail to win at Cesena on Saturday and AC Milan defeat Bologna at home on Sunday, the Rossoneri will be champions because of their better head to head record if they finish level at the end of the season.
Defending champions Inter's hopes of taking the title race into another weekend have been hit by a suspension to goalkeeper Julio Cesar and injuries to Dejan Stankovic and Ivan Cordoba but midfielder Thiago Motta may return.

Still in with a shout (albeit a small one) for the league title, and with a new owner taking the reigns, there is nothing wrong with Cesc Fabregas questioning his club's intentions. His respect for Arsene Wenger is unwavering considering how he has helped develop the Spaniard's game, but his comments were a reflection on club chairmen and owners, rather than Wenger himself.

Ieri sera allo stadio Olimpico di Roma l'Inter si è portata a casa un piccolo meritato successo, grazie ai piedi caldi di Dejan Stankovic. 1-0 per Leonardo nella semifinale d'andata di Coppa Italia, risultato che vale se non altro a risollevare il morale cupo di queste settimane. Montella invece deve fare i conti con un'altra [.

Schalke vs Inter 2011 Champions League Quarterfinal Second Leg- 13/4/11- 13th April 2011 Final score:- Schalke vs Inter 2-1 ( Raul Gonzalez, Benedikt Hoewedes/ Thiago Motta) ( Schalke win 7-3 on aggregate) Schalke knock Inter Milan out of the Champions League as they win 2-1 at home. Raul scores his 71st Champions League goal of [.

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The USA U20 team were upset by hosts Guatemala 2-1 last night in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying and will not be going to the big tournament.
-This isn't a disaster, but its pretty damning of the system. There are no excuses for this kind of loss.
-And we are not saying that we called the USA loss, but on Monday we did have this to say about the matchup: Of the four top seeds the USA has the toughest game as they take on the host team Guatemala.

Dejan Stankovic scored the goal of the season with a volley from the centre-circle before there were thirty seconds on the clock. A perfect start but from there things didn't exactly go the way of Leonardo's Nerazzurri!
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Dejan Stankovic scored the goal of the season with a volley from the centre-circle before there were thirty seconds on the clock. A perfect start but from there things didn't exactly go the way of Leonardo's Nerazzurri!
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Real Salt Lake has gone where no MLS team has gone before - The CONCACAF Champions League Final! But what does it mean if they don't win it all? We will all be watching and cheering Apr 20 in Mexico, and Apr 27 in Utah.
dN
The Whitecaps host New England tonight.

O sérvio do Inter de Milão marcou um golo portentoso na derrota caseira dos ainda campeões europeus frente aos alemães do Schalke 04 quando estavam jogados apenas 25 segundos. Apesar do péssimo resultado, o golo do médio de 32 anos ficará retido na memória de todos aqueles que gostam de "futebol bonito".

You can't be late to an Inter Milan match these days without missing something incredible. This past weekend it was an early scrambled goal from Pato and AC Milan and yesterday... well, yesterday there was this: h/t Off the Post

Schalke's 5-2 destruction of Inter last night was both shocking and riveting. It also, rather unfortunately, overshadowed one of the greatest goals ever scored in the competition. Some might label it indescribable, but dissecting Dejan Stankovic's volley only adds to its greatness.

For starters, the ball from Cambiasso to Milito is inch perfect and had Manuel Neuer not left his goal to clear the ball, Inter would have had a breakaway and probable goal.

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Schalke & Real Madrid fans are already partying in the streets as they head to the UEFA Champions League Semifinals, after just one leg.
On the other hand, Inter & Tottenham fans have all stuck their heads in the sand together. In denial.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Quarterfinals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Tue Apr 5
Real Madrid 4-0 Tottenham - RM goals by Emmanuel Adebayor(2), Angel Di Maria & Cristiano Ronaldo.

Inter Milan vs Schalke 2011 San Siro, Milan- Champions League QF First Leg- 5/4/11- 5 April 2011 Final score:- Inter Milan vs Schalke 2-5 ( Stankovic, Milito/ Matip, Edu*2, Raul Gonzalez, Ranocchia own goal) Dejan Stankovic's brilliant opening goal for Inter goes in vain as Schalke stage a great triumph under new coach Ralf Rangnick [.

This stunning Dejan Stankovic goal vs Schalke gave Inter the lead in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal against Schalke 04. Unfortunately, the Stankovic goal, the first in the Inter vs Schalke fixture, came in a losing cause as Schalke crushed Inter Milan 5-2. The Stankovic goal v Schalke was easily one of [.

Liverpool will reportedly attempt to land Inter Milan left back Davide Santon by offering Alberto Aquilani in return for the talented young Italian international. Anfield director of football has identified the young San Siro full back as an ideal answer to what has become a problem position and believe that by offering a swap deal they may well persuade Nerazzurri boss Leonardo to sell.

Gazzetta dello Sport Roma, what a folly The Coach [Ranieri] resigns A super Genoa comes back from 3-0 down to win 4-3 Montella close to Roma job Napoli soar, the party continues Juve suffer awful knock out, Buffon sent off and Lecce explode Stankovic: 'The beautiful arrives now' Robinho's opener should have been disallowed for handball Milan pepper Chievo Pato subbed on and.

When you look at the Serie A stat columns you're not surprised to see guys like Edinson Cavani, Antonio Di Natale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic potting goals for fun. You're not surprised to see that Lucio leads the league in interceptions, Gennaro Gattuso has the most tackles won, Amauri has thanked his teammates the most after flailing at a ball, and Francesco Totti has the most frowns.

Internazionale were made to battle for a place in the semi finals of the Coppa Italia; they faced Napoli in the cauldron that is the San Paulo. Both teams fielded their strongest available line ups, with Inter deciding to pair new signing Ranocchia with Cordoba at the heart of their defence. But despite fielding such a strong team, Napoli were the better team.

Udinese vs Inter Milan Serie A- January 23, 2011 Final score:- Udinese 3-1 Inter Milan ( Cristian Zapata, Antonio Di Natale, Mauricio Domizzi/ Dejan Stankovic) Udinese hand Leonardo his first defeat as Inter Milan manager as they beat the Nerazzurri 3-1 at home. The 3-1 was a comeback win for Udinese as they trailed after [.

MILAN, Italy Inter Milan routed visiting Bologna 4-1 in the Serie A on Saturday and continued its winning run since Leonardo took over as coach. Leonardo replaced Rafa Benitez on Christmas Eve and Inter has since won all four of its games to move to eight points behind league leader AC Milan, which was [.