According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, there is no truth in the rumor linking AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso with Manchester City. Gattuso's agent, Andrea D'Amico said,

"There is no truth in the Manchester City link .

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With the international break over and the Leagues ready to embark upon their run in to the January transfer window, the rumours continue to hot up. Atletico Madrid's 21 year old Sergio Aguero could be heading to Chelsea now that their transfer ban has been overturned, a move that will see the Spanish side receive, what is currently believed to be, around £40 million, while AC Milan's needlessly violent bulldog Gennaro Gattuso has apparently made mention of a move to England, specifically Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

The following list of elite midfield players in the world will exclude the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka since they sometimes play as forwards or as support strikers depending on the strategy deployed by their team. Kaka has previously played as a second striker during his spell with Milan while both Messi and Ronaldo have played in various attacking positions for their club (mostly on the wing though).

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All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Insane video taken Rafik Saifi of the Algerian national team as their bus is attacked by rock-throwing Egyptian fans. [Goal]

Rangers not happy with their "moronic" fans. [STV]

Even when wearing a dress that went through a broken shredder, Abbey Clancy still looks hot.

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Once upon of time there were soccer hardmen such as Roy Keane and Vinnie Jones. Then came the likes of Gennaro Gattuso, Rigobert Song and Marco Materazzi. Now we introduce you to the toughest female soccer player that we've ever seen Elizabeth Lambert of the University of New Mexico. Check out Lethal Liz throw a [. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram em Parma, no estádio Ennio Tardini, para um público de 15.009 pessoas, as seleções da Itália (4º no ranking da FIFA) e Chipre (65º no ranking da FIFA).
As 2 seleções jogaram antes desse jogo, os seguintes jogos:
22-03-1967 - Chipre 0x2 Itália (Eliminatórias Eurocopa)
01-11-1967 - Itália 5x0 Chipre (Eliminatórias Eurocopa)
12-02-1983 - Chipre 1x1 Itália (Eliminatórias Eurocopa)
22-12-1983 - Itália 3x1 Chipre (Eliminatórias Eurocopa)
22-12-1990 - Chipre 0x4 Itália (Eliminatórias Eurocopa)
21-12-1991 - Itália 2x0 Chipre (Eliminatórias Eurocopa)
06-09-2008 - Chipre 1x2 Itália (Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo)
O quarteto de arbitragem foi assim:
Árbitro: Alon Yefet-ISR
Primeiro Assistente: Shmuel SHTEIF-ISR
Segundo Assistente: Danny KRASIKOW-ISR
Quarto Árbitro: Asaf KENAN-ISR
Aos 12 minutos do primeiro tempo, o camisa 12, Konstantinos MAKRIDIS abriu o placar para a seleção do Chipre. Click to continue reading...

In the lead-up to today's Champions League match between Real Madrid and AC Milan, an Italian show called Le Iene aired a never before seen interview with Kaka from his time with the Rossoneri. Perhaps the rapid-fire format put him in the mood to not hold back, but on one question in particular it would seem that he revealed a bit more than he may have wanted:

Question: "Which Milan player is exceptionally gifted down under?

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AC Milan vs Real Madrid:

So far we have seen Barcelona vs Internazional and Juventus vs Bayern Munich. Now we will be treated to another clash between two of Europe's most celebrated clubs.

Kaka will look to haunt his former side.

AC Milan's visit to the Bernabeu comes after they picked up a win this weekend thanks to contributions from Brazilians, Ronaldinho and Pato (finally). Click to continue reading...

I am going through the Champions League games this week and I am amazed at the stars who will be missing because of injury. The Champions League is billed as the best club tournament in the world, but this years event so far has failed to live up to the hype. Whether it is familiarity because the same sides play each other every year, or a full schedule that leaves players vulnerable to injury, the Champions League group stages this year have been a major disappointment.

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Republic of Ireland v Italy
Saturday 10 October 2009, Croke Park
Kick-Off: 20:00 BST

The Republic of Ireland host group leaders Italy at Croke Park on Saturday night, knowing that a win would put them within one point of their opponents with a single qualifying match remaining.

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The UEFA Champions League is officially back and ready to feature the world's best teams and players in a competition that is sure to entertain us all the way to May of 2010.

Matchday One kicks off on Tuesday with eight matches and some entertaining encounters. Before we touch on all eight matches, here is a quick look at your live viewing options on Tuesday:

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON TV

2pm- Setanta Sports USA- Chelsea vs.

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The UEFA Champions League is officially back and ready to feature the world's best teams and players in a competition that is sure to entertain us all the way to May of 2010.

Matchday One kicks off on Tuesday with eight matches and some entertaining encounters. Before we touch on all eight matches, here is a quick look at your live viewing options on Tuesday:

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON TV

2pm- Setanta Sports USA- Chelsea vs.

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It's Labor Day here in the USA, a day to celebrate workers by giving them the day off. Because we love a timely themed post here on The Offside, it seems appropriate to ask: Who is hardest working player in football? Anyone who says Dimitar Berbatov gets a digital slap. The player that immediately comes to mind [. Click to continue reading...

Thanks to 101 Great Goals for helping us get to the bottom of the mess that unfolded at the San Siro on the weekend.

Those who saw Gennaro Gattuso angrily gesturing to his own bench after he was given his second yellow card probably didn't understand what the messy haired Tasmanian Devil was going on about.

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Comfy footwear + fiery temperament = red card Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso was sent-off in peculiar circumstances during their 0-4 derby defeat to Inter at the weekend. With the score still at 0-1, Gattuso took the interesting decision to carelessly haul down Samuel Eto'o just inside the penalty area. Click to continue reading...

Milan vs. Inter

Could the Derby della Madonnina, the first big derby of the 09-10 season in any European league, live up to the hype? Inter came into the game favorites to win the scudetto after mostly adding to the squad that has won the Serie A four years running. AC Milan did not add much in the offseason, and suffered the huge losses of Carlo Ancelotti, Paolo Maldini and Kaka.

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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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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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In the first half of Saturday's Milan derby, Rino Gattuso picked up an ankle injury that he attempted to play through. Hurt and disgruntled, Gattuso went on to unleash his aggression on the opposition, giving both Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder violent welcomes to Serie A and getting booked twice in a matter of four minutes.

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Liverpool are lining up a move to sign Roma's Italy International Alberto Aquilani in a £17m deal as the Reds seek to replace Real Madrid bound Xabi Alonso. 25 year-old Aquilani has made just 11 appearances for the Italian National side since making his debut way back in 2006. However, with the likes of Gennaro Gattuso, [. Click to continue reading...

Tied for third place in the inaugural World Football Challenge tournament, Inter and AC Milan fought for pride at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, and Jose Mourinho's Inter kept their dignity with a 2-0 win over hometown rival AC Milan. Chelsea won the tournament July 26 by shutting out second place Club America 2-0.

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The Rino Gattuso reign of terror in America continued last Friday night when the Personification of Violent Destruction barreled into his former teammate like a derailed freight train in (eventual World Football Challenge champions) Chelsea's 2-1 win over AC Milan in Baltimore.

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Some news to read as you allow your eyes to feast (again! at last!) on an angry Rino Gattuso. P.S. We hate summer. But it seems that things are starting to look up at last. (Spotted on Dirty Tackle) FIFA really IS better that Pro Evo (Studs Up) Why didn't Chelsea call JT's bluff? [...] Click to continue reading...

There are few things in this world that I enjoy more than an angry Rino Gattuso.

Also, how about the ref having the gall to push Gattuso away from the object of his rage? That was impressive. And risky.

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All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

CCTV footage from the bar fight for which Steven Gerrard is currently on trial. Good luck figuring out what the hell is going on. [@Soccerlens]

Cristiano Ronaldo thinks Oasis are better than The Beatles.

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Let me just start out by saying that I have never liked Goal.com (the English version at least. The Italian version is actually pretty good because it just posts articles from Italian newspapers, so at least you know you're reading from a source). The English version always seems to have stories without sources that look like they were just thought up at that instant and posted, and I have never liked their opinions on Italian calcio.

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Chelsea,AC Milan,Inter Milan and Club America are the teams taking part and the event kicks off on the 19th of July.It's been 5 years since the United States last tasted a summer football event quite like World Football Challenge.
The promo says....
Four international soccer powerhouses are coming to America this summer to compete in the inaugural World Football Challenge.

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To fans of Calcio it's still as vivid as ever: The vision of Fabio Cannavaro lifting the World Cup aloft remains the proudest of Italian memories in a difficult recent history. But with one year to go before the 19th World Cup Final, Cannavaro and his Azzurri have a lot of hard work to do if the national team are to avoid an embarrassing fate in their defence of the trophy.

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Zidane is in Vancouver due to play in a exhibition match marketed as "Zidane and Friends"The event has run into some problems.Zidane is not able to play for awhile because he injured his back while picking up his three-year-old daughter during Canada Day fireworks.Some people are demanding their money (all $200 of it) back because most of the "friends" they had paid to see ( like Samuel Eto'o, Alessandro Costacurta, Franco Baresi and Gennaro Gattuso haven't made an appearance.

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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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Marcello Lippi admits world champions Italy are going through a 'difficult time' following their disappointing showing at the Confederations Cup. The Azzurri upset the international football odds, crashing out of the event in South Africa after a 3-0 defeat to Brazil on Sunday, with the Italian Football Federation president, Giancarlo Abete, critical of the team's performances at the tournament.

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Andrea Dossena will get the start at Left back today and be tasked with controlling the left flank in place of Fabio Grosso.This is purely a pragmatic move by Marcello Lippi who wisely feels that at Grosso's age he cannot sustain the rigors or three games within a seven day period. In the midfield Gennaro Gattuso will also sit in favor of Ricardo Montolivo. Click to continue reading...

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Todo sucedió en el partido de Italia vs Egipto. Gennaro Gattuso ya había protagonizado una escena similar en el partido de la Final de la copa del mundo 2006. Click to continue reading...

Italian hardman shows off his Y-fronts It is a good job this didn't happen every time Jurgen Klinsmann hit the deck in this fashion or he would probably be on the Sex Offenders Register by now. During last night's defeat to Egypt, Italy midfielder Gennaro Gattuso somehow ended up with his brown shorts around his ankles [. Click to continue reading...

According to Chris Burton at Sky Sports News, AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is not leaving the club to go to Chelsea. His agent Andrea D'Amico said,

"Milan is his home ... The fact that Gattuso has a good relationship with Ancelotti doesn't mean that he wants to leave Milan.

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