According to ESPN, AC Milan have targeted Jose Mourinho to replace Massimiliano Allegri as the manager of the club.
Milan are rebuilding their squad, putting an emphasis on young talent and are looking for a top-notch manager that has the ability to work with such a project.
Mark Hughes is back in the Premier League after agreeing to become the new manager at Queens
Park Rangers.
Hughes signed a deal through the 2013-14 season and replaces the ousted Neil Warnock, who was
let go with the club lingering just a point above the relegation zone.
Fan's of Arsenal and Chelsea will be hoping for a Michael Cainesque Italian Job if they
are to enter the heady heights of a Champions League quarter-final.
Arsenal, who topped their group, were drawn against 7-time European Champions AC Milan, in a
repeat fixture to that of the 2008 CL round of 16, where, after a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium
in the first leg, Arsenal travelled to the San Siro to silence the home crowd with a little help
from a 30-yard effort from Cesc Fabregas.
They are two of the games great executioners. Their preferred methods of delivering the coup de
grace could hardly be more different, but they share the same efficient outcome. Back in 1998 it
was Fabio Capello's Milan who were on the receiving end of a cold-blooded calcio killing. If you
want a masterclass in the respective abilities of Alessandro Del Piero and Filippo Inzaghi you
need.
This season was something of a new era for Sardinian side Cagliari, who lost coach Massimiliano
Allegri to Milan after a successful two year spell in charge. Under the guidance of the man who won
the Coach of the Year award in each of his two seasons at the Stadio Sant'Elia, they had
comfortably retained their Serie A status and done so playing a high quality brand of attacking
football.
AC Milan extend their lead at the top of the table to 5 points as rivals fall. Qasa Alom reports.
Strong headlines abounded in a game that had little else on display. Juventus's shock defeat to
Parma gave Milan the chance to capitalize; both managers faced former clubs, with Roberto Donadoni
against the club of his playing years and Allegri against the club where he won il Albo Panchina.
There was some question of Rodney Strasser's goal being scored from an offside position today. You
decide yourself, goal video is embedded below. After not having an opportunity to watch events live
I tweeted the offside question. No doubt difficult this to catch by officials but of little
concern now for the neutral as all 3 points go down in the record books to Milan who by the way.
The Serie A will be resuming tomorrow, when a fresh slate of midweek games will be played. There
are many interesting fixtures, but the one which I'm really looking forward to is Cagliari - AC
Milan. AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri will be returning to his former club at the Stadio
Sant'Elia, and he'll be bringing a slightly different side than usual with him.
1. Marseille are the French champions but are currently 5th in Ligue 1 after winning just 7 of
their 17 games this season. Still, that only puts them 4 points behind league leaders and our
former CL opponents, Lille.
2. Their highest scorer this season is Loic Remy, with 6 league goals. He joined Marseille at the
start of the season from Nice.
Excellent individual performances this week especially put on by Cagliari's Brazilian striker
Ânderson Miguel da Silva aka Nenê, who score a brilliant hat-trick. Manager Roberto Donadoni has
to be fully satisfied with his squad's 3-0 performance as they continue their winning ways under
the new manager with back-to-back wins at the the stadio San Paolo.
In this preview of the upcoming Serie A matches, I'll be looking at the interesting matches, and
the two teams which recently got new coaches, Genoa and Cagliari. Regarding Italy's game against
Romania, I was unable to watch it, and therefore I didn't write a match report. The match finished
1-1, with Marica scoring against the Azzurri, and then scoring an own goal off of Quagliarella's
flick from a corner.
The first soccer operations move the Union made was the one that sold me on the team. When, in
2009, the Union announced the hiring of United States U-23 coach Peter Nowak as manager, it
signaled--at least to me--that the team was putting careful thought into how the team would be
constructed. Nowak, even before becoming the face of the Union--and due respect to, at different
times, Danny Califf, Sebastien Le Toux, and the Sons of Ben, he is--has been considered something
of a legend in Major League Soccer.
Everyone was curious to know what the big announcement was coming from the front office of Major
League Soccer this week. Some were expecting the announcement of the 2011 regular season schedule,
or possibly the long awaited new playoff format. Well you would be wrong on both accounts.
By Michael Lewis - HARRISON, NJ (Jul 16, 2010) US Soccer Players -- The names line up like a who's
who of soccer greats in the past 20 years or so. They are the Chosen Ones. Roberto Donadoni Branco
Lothar Mattaheus Youri Djorkaeff An Italian, Brazilian, German and French. Except for Donadoni, all
were World Cup champions.
14.07.2010 - CalÃgula - Perseverantes, los dueños de los Red Bulls de New York continúan
persiguiendo un tÃtulo de Liga (MLS) que los sitúe en la tapa de los diarios. Nada ha cambiado
desde entonces: vienen vÃrgenes desde comienzos de la liga profesional en Estados Unidos, cuando
eran los Metro Stars de Nueva York.
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.
Where to begin with Italy's maddest club? It must be something to do with living under a volcano,
yet even Palermo seem serene compared to the events that regularly unfold in the shadow of
Vesuvius. Last season they went from the ridiculous under Roberto Donadoni to quite sublime after
appointing Walter Mazzarri.
Cesare Prandelli will take over the Italian national side after this summer's FIFA World
Cup.
The Fiorentina coach is one of the most respected in Serie A and has had a successful five year
spell with The Viola who he guided to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League last
season.
The 2010 World Cup kicks off in just three weeks time, so by this point the majority of
football fans everywhere are only using products made by official tournament sponsors and eating
impala for breakfast. Our intrepid Wikipedia monkey Dotmund has once again put
his vuvuzela aside for just long enough to take a look at another of this summer's groups.
Sir Alex Ferguson has defended the touchline antics of Jose Mourinho.
The Real Madrid manager hit the headlines once more after appearing to poke Barcelona assistant
Tito Vilanova in the eye following a recent Spanish Supercopa clash. Many feel such incidents could
cost Mourinho any chance of succeeding Ferguson as Manchester United boss when the Scot eventually
calls time on his stellar career.
In 2005-2006, Napoli was looking to escape dire finances and Serie C1. In 2010-2011, Napoli
can credibly claim that it is competing for a Champions League berth. The Partenopei led
by their president Aurelio De Laurentiis have been slowly built up and well managed to the point
where last season they qualified for their their second Europa League in three seasons.
Season Preview: Cagliari Opening/Recap Despite a very poor run at the end of the season, which saw
the side pick up a mere two points out of their last 6 games, Cagliari managed a 14th place finish.
Considering the departure of star striker Alessandro Matri in January to Juventus, their position
in the table becomes more understandable.
Il Cagliari crea, l'Inter vince Di Matteo Opisso Dall'anticipo serale del sabato, valido per la
ventiseiesima giornata, il Cagliari di Roberto Donadoni esce a testa alta da San Siro, ma con zero
punti. Finisce 1-0 con un gol, autore Kharja, fortemente contestato dai rossoblù. Un solo dubbio
alla vigilia nel Cagliari: Lazzari o Nainggolan per completare il centrocampo con Conti e Biondini,
la
In case you missed it, the Sons of Ben are hosting a charity event to Help Kick Hunger. They've
raised a lot of money and collected a lot of food in the past to help out some people in need, so
if you can, get involved. Here's the info. Philadelphia Union players will be at the Dec.
With the 2012 European Championship in full swing and the New England Revolution charging
headlong into the balmy doldrums of MLS's midsummer stretch, I thought it might be topical and
interesting to take a quick look at the current and former Revolution stars who have participated
in the Euros over the years.
This weekend saw lots of action in the Serie A: a furious downpour which forced the
suspension of a game; a feisty, highly-anticipated derby; and some very decisive wins. The result?
The Serie A standings have been, to borrow from the late, great Elvis Presley, "all shook
up"!
On Saturday, Roma travelled South to Sicily to take on Catania.
Rumours have surfaced suggesting that Italian manager Roberto Donadoni is set to replace Roy
Hodgson as manager of Liverpool.
Despite receiving public backing from Liverpool's new owners, defeat to Everton in the Merseyside
derby last weekend has resulted in rumours that Hodgson could well be sacked if results do not
improve quickly.
West Ham officials finally took the decision to sack one of the most likeable blokes in
football, Gianfranco Zola. Although it wasn't so long ago that the Italian genius
was terrorizing Premiership defenses with his skill and vision for Chelsea,
during his 20 months at Upton Park those extraordinary playing qualities translated into
very ordinary managerial success.
