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There are a few instances in sporting history of father's coaching their son's at the highest level. A couple of famous ones include - Cesare and Paolo Maldini in soccer and Cal Ripken Sr. and Jr. in baseball.

"But how about having two teams with this phenomenon playing against each other - anyone heard of that happening?

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In football attacking players often get most of the praise when their team is achieving results while players in other positions are often overlooked. Defenders are typically ignored when accolades and awards are given out, yet it would be wrong to underestimate the contribution and influence of key defensive players such as Italy's Paolo Maldini or France's Lilian Thuram, just to name a couple of outstanding talents.

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The Offside's Main Page decided to compile a list of the "100 Best Players of the Decade." I thought it might be of some interest to you, especially since Arsenal is out of action for a couple of weeks. It was voted on by all of the Offside's bloggers, as well as readers. I will say that I thought the criteria was a little vague it was simply to name the 20 best players who played in the decade.

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«Apresentava-me bêbado nos treinos do Inter»
Adriano fala da vida desregrada e do apoio de Mourinho no Inter
Depois de Cassano, e de um artigo no "Jogo" de ontem referindo as "vidas" de Vieri e Ronaldo Nazário, surge agora Adriano com esta auto-crítica. Click to continue reading...

In one of my previous articles I said how Ryan Giggs run the wing like a 25 year old, rather than 35. Even though we had most of the possession in the 60 minutes prior to the great man coming on,...
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Which team will win this season's Champions League title? Choose one of the teams from the selection below or add your own choice. Don't forget to tell us why. Answers to the Champions League quiz can be found at the foot of the post.

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When you think of football's greatest one-club men, the likes of Tony Adams, Paolo Maldini and Ryan Giggs spring to mind. But how hard can it be to stay at a club at the pinnacle of European football? Was their loyalty truly tested? The same question cannot be asked of Matt Le Tissier, the Southampton legend and one of the finest players to grace the Premier League stage. 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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At yesterday's Champions League group draw, UEFA president Michel Platini honored recently retired Paolo Maldini with a special lifetime achievement award a fine gesture for a legendary player. Unfortunately, no one at UEFA could be bothered to spell check it.

The message on the award, written in Italian, reads: "In recognition of your excelent career and of your extraordinary contribution to football.

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Paolo Maldini and his family take in a little lunch at Pastis in New York's Meat Packing District. Aug 9, 2009. Why do they keep rejecting our adoption request? We promise we'll wash the dishes and keep our room tidy. Click to continue reading...

Paolo Maldini and his family take in a little lunch at Pastis in New York's Meat Packing District. Aug 9, 2009. Why do they keep rejecting our adoption requests? We promise we'll wash the dishes and keep our rooms tidy. Click to continue reading...

In 2003 Italian club football reached its peak when AC Milan and Juventus met in the Champions League Final in Manchester. Six years later, that same Final was held in Rome, but Italian sides were nowhere to be found. All of them had left the competition following the Round of 16. The 2008-09 campaign was a step back for Serie A. Click to continue reading...

Dopo qualche giorno di assenza per una breve ma intensa vacanza, Sport City - Calcio riparte e torna a parlare a voi affezionati lettori con uno dei risultati di calcio più importanti di questo periodo. Non si tratta di partite, ma di un record particolare e molto importante. Quella contro la Svizzera, a Basilea, sarà una gara speciale per il bianconero Fabio Cannavaro, capitano dell'undici di Marcello Lippi. Click to continue reading...

Enjoy, and that's an order!

The Greatest Online Football Management Game...and it's free!

(Online Football Manager)

Best Kit Ever?!

(In the Stands)

Whatever happened to... Illie Dumitrescu!

(Three Match Ban)

Liverpool Legend.

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American Lance Armstrong seems to be channeling Paolo Maldini these days by hanging tough with athletes who were born at least a decade after him. Today on the Tour de France's gruelling 20th stage ride up Mont Ventoux, Armstrong beat back several attacks to cement his third place standing for the ride into Paris tomorrow. Click to continue reading...

• Mandatory monthly Benayoun posting. Yossi re-ups with Liverpool until 2013. Israeli press reports say he is now 3rd highest paid player at Anfield. Big ups. If he can start 30 EPL games this season - he will be a bargain fantasy premier league midfielder acquisition in the 7.5m - 8.5m range.

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After much speculation and interest from over a dozen clubs, US and Standard Liege defender Oguchi Onyewu has just signed a 3-year deal to join AC Milan. He will be the first American to play in Serie A since Alexis Lalas played for Padova from 1994-1996.
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"Terry Going Nowhere!", says new Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti
By Stephen Coutts – Valued Guest Writer for The Flat Back Four
John Terry and Frank Lampard separated? Too gay for Chelsea? - Image from Premier Photos UK
CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti has made the strongest indications John Terry will not be sold to ambitious and free-spending Manchester City or anyone else. Click to continue reading...

"Terry Going Nowhere!", says new Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti
By Stephen Coutts – Valued Guest Writer for The Flat Back Four
CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti has made the strongest indications John Terry will not be sold to ambitious and free-spending Manchester City or anyone else. Click to continue reading...

First a shout out to our readers in Canada. Happy Canada Day!

In a world where loyalty is hard to come by, it's still nice to know that in some part of the world it still exists. Case in point, Manchester United and Nemanja Vidic. But before I go into that let us take a brief trip down memory lane to see how those who were tempted by cash and left for so called "greener" pastures.

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The coach has given a 360 degree interview, in which he touched upon his ambitions with Chelsea, his English skills, Milan and the transfer market. Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti admits he tried to take Paolo Maldini with him to Stamford Bridge, but the Italian declined the offer. The former Milan tactician has returned to speak about Calcio, [. Click to continue reading...

A few eyebrows will doubtless be raised by Chelsea's decision to appoint an exotic continental manager with a poor grasp of English just six months after sacking an exotic continental manager with a poor grasp of English. Accusations were certainly cast about Luiz Felipe Scolari's ability to control the dressing room given his alarming accurate impression of an overweight Andrew Sachs in Fawlty Towers.

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"AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini could be poised to join the backroom staff at Chelsea, BBC Sport understands." ...

Respect to Gianfranco over at AC MIlan Offside, but it looks as if Maldini Monday might be moving across town.

This story has been on the cards for a week now.

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After years of underachievement, it seems a new era is set to begin at AC Milan. While the club have enjoyed some success in recent years, including a seventh UEFA Champions League trophy in 2007, it has been a disappointing few years for the Rossoneri as they have failed to mount a realistic challenge for the Scudetto while city rivals Internazionale have established a strangehold on the Serie A title.

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A few eyebrows will doubtless be raised by Chelsea's decision to appoint an exotic continental manager with a poor grasp of English just six months after sacking an exotic continental manager with a poor grasp of English. Accusations were certainly cast about Luiz Felipe Scolari's ability to control the dressing room given his alarming accurate impression of an overweight Andrew Sachs in Fawlty Towers.

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It's Friday. Hurrah.

A quiet blog for you this morning but with an Arsecast special, the details of which you'll have already gathered. More on that to come shortly.

So while the vast majority of Premier League fans rejoice at the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and hope that he's welcomed to Spain in the same way that bull the other week welcomed the Matador's intestines to the top of his horn, Arsenal fans will be reassured by the latest proclamation from Cesc Fabregas that he sees his future with us.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed for Barcelona,in exchange for the Swede Inter receives Samuel Eto and 10 million euros.The deal is expected to be announced by months end. Barcelona is a publicly owned side and the deal needs ratification from its members.
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This Minute+5 I'm joined by "Dov" David Schiavone from Italian Football Fancast as we discuss the...
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Juan Jnr is a dirty boy The jovial surroundings of Roma's end-of-season party following last week's match against Torino was probably not the best time for the tiny son of Juan to establish himself as a midfield hardman. But the kid was not going to let some Scandinavian Liverpool reject three times his height take the [. Click to continue reading...

With the retirements of Luis Figo,Paolo Maldini,Pavel Nedved and the possible transfers of Kaka to Real Madrid.It struck me how next year in the Serie A will be so fresh and new,but also very scary in regards to what this means for the Serie A as a European power player. Add to this the rumors that Carlo Ancelotti will also take with him Alexandre Pato and Andrea Pirlo and what comes of this for the Serie A? Click to continue reading...

Yoann Gourcuff at the 2009 UNFP Awards, Studio SFP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Image via Zimbio

GOOD WEEK

Yoann
Totally the best week ever for Yoann Gourcuff. First, he won the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award, then he finally got his move to Bordeaux made permanent, then they go and break Lyon's seven year reign of dominance by winning the league (er, Ligue) thanks to a 1-0 win over Caen on Saturday.

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Yoann Gourcuff at the 2009 UNFP Awards, Studio SFP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Image via Zimbio

GOOD WEEK

Yoann
Totally the best week ever for Yoann Gourcuff. First, he won the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award, then he finally got his move to Bordeaux made permanent, then they go and break Lyon's seven year reign of dominance by winning the league (er, Ligue) thanks to a 1-0 win over Caen on Saturday.

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This past weekend was AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini's final game. Maldini spent his entire 20+ year career with Milan and was the consummate professional, and a mentor to many of the Milan players. In the past game Maldini has allowed to be the "4th" substitute during the game, to allow the fans to cheer Maldini for a final time. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you watch your team get relegated then get beat down by the popo (0:40)..... A word-based account of Real Betis' dramatic relegation. (guardian) And the pain that goes along with a relegation. (Real Betis Offside) Adriano marks his Brazilian return with a goal. (Futbolita) The Premier League season in review. Click to continue reading...

Well... we wouldn't have guessed the irony of this photo after Milan's 2-0 victory over Fiorentina last night. It wasn't just Paolo Maldini's last official game for the Rossoneri - but also Ancelotti's. After eight memorable years, we bid goodbye to Carlo. But if he goes to Chelski (notice the second irony : Adrian Mutu's name in the backdrop), he should expect a drastic change in his managerial duties.

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