As the old cliché goes, history repeats itself. And this could not be truer come every February for Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Whether at Barcelona or in the blue or red half of Milan, the ‘big' Swede's scoring record often leaves something to be desired at this time of the year. Goals, to be precise.

Milan transfer guru Adriano Galliani definitely knows how to work a bargain. Since 1986, when he started his long and prosperous career at the Via Turati, the man known as Uncle Fester has been the man behind the scenes. The one who has engineered deals that have seen so many of the world's best players [.

There were two things we learnt about Zlatan Ibrahimovic this week. One was that in his youth, he was "easily in the top five of the most unruly pupils" his school's headmistress had ever seen. The second was that he used to lock himself up in his apartment after a bad game when 50,000 fans whistled at him.

We are now half way through the Serie A season and the main performance of the week 19 weekend was Roma's 5-1 win over Cesena on Saturday evening. The Luis Enrique project now seems to be taking shape. Later that night Juventus won away at Atalanta and with that win were crowned winter champions. Inter Milan now have won eight games in a row in all competitions after beating Lazio 2-1 in.

It has been an odd week for Milan. From the low that last Sunday's derby loss sank us to, the club's fortunes rose steadily from one day to the next ending in triumphant fashion with a convincing 3-0 win over Novara. The loss to the ‘Tinkerman's' Nerazzurri posed serious questions over Max Allegri's men, from [.

It's clear that Michel Telo's Brazilian hit song 'Ai Seu Te Pego' is still popular within the Italian football scene, or at least to Milan's 'Carioca' Club of Robinho, Thiago Silva and Pato.

During Milan's 3-0 defeat of Novaro last night, Robinho did the famous dance move after netting the second goal.

Pato's passion no longer on the pitch.

Atop the tallest spire of Milan's cathedral sits a statue of the virgin Mary, her gaze fixed upon a Po valley split between the supporters of two giants in Italian football: A.C. Milan and Inter Milan. When these teams meet twice a year at the San Siro, the winning players symbolically join la Madonnina at the city's highest point.

It may have been called the Dubai Challenge and Massimo Ambrosini may have receive a rather extravagant trophy relative to the significance of the whole affair, but, there is no denying that the match played between Milan and Paris Saint-Germain was played more in the spirit of a friendly. Carlo Ancelotti, who took to the [.

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While you've were toiling over turkey and trimmings, AC Milan took advantage of the Serie A break by taking their players to sunny Doha. Their winter training camp includes a match vs. Paris St Germain in the Dubai Football Challenge on the 4th January; a fixture sure to be a tough one as PSG's newly appointed manager is none other than Carlo Ancelotti, who managed Milan from 2001 to 2009.

Here's a shot of AC Milan raising a toast to one another in Dubai during a boat dinner party last night- although not everyone seems interested. This is where you need to bring in some David Luiz craziness because he turns everything into a party and even the classiest and broodiest Italian stallions on the table will want to be part of that super cool group!

As they say in Italy... Felice Anno Nuovo! As you may know, AC Milan are now in Dubai for their training camp to escape the harsh winters in Europe and do fun things like run on the beach. Unfortunately, they didn't have time to eat grapes or get properly wasted over the New Year, although Robinho looks suspiciously capable of doing so!

2011 Year of the Neymar is a post from: Just Football

He struts with the cocksure swagger of a born star and not only that, he can play a bit too. 2011 can be seen as the year Neymar truly broke through on the world stage. Just Football's man in Brazil Paulo Freitas looks back at the year of the mohawked one:

Neymar has been hyped since he was a youth player, but he finally established himself as Brazil's new big star in the 2011 season, shining in most competitions.

Milan's determination to sign Carlos Tevez has been unrelenting. I understand that Tevez is a great player, of this there is no doubt. But, given his off-field troubles which have kept him off the field at City, it's a little bizarre how Adriano Galliani and Co. are pulling out all the stops to get their [.

It's about that time again when clubs begin digging into their pockets to bolster their squads for the Last half of the season. The most famous transfer deal making headlines everyday without a doubt has to be of want away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.

It seems like with every passing day, a new twist emerges rendering the progress made futile.

Last sixteen of the UEFA Champions League? Say word.

I reckon that's a Luis Suarez (a couple middle fingers) to all our detractors. Tell me you don't agree. But, now that we've booked our place in the knockout stages of the competition, we need to look ahead to our possible opposition in the opening round.

With reports emerging about an agreement between Milan and Manchester City outcast Carlos Tevez, there are many who believe the Argentina striker will be a big addition to the star studded Rossoneri squad. However, the Citizens have yet to negotiate with Milan and there is no guarantee the transfer will go through during the January window.

It's official! Want away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will join Italian giants AC Milan on January 2nd on a loan deal that will see him earn 3 million Euros for the 5 months to the season's end in May 2012 .

Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani revealed this yesterday stating that club had agreed to personal terms with Tevez.

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3PM Extra: Amazing Robinho miss, amazing Italian mist and amazing free-kick mystical power

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection: 1) Remember the guys that brought you this ode to Sky Sports News? And this hilarious 'Clive Tyldesley Lives In My Nipple' sketch?

After the Fiorentina game a couple of weeks ago I suggested that Milan could be top of the table by Christmas because of their fairly easy run of matches before the New Year. As things stand, at least until tomorrow morning, Milan are top of the heap having beaten both Chievo and Genoa since. Last [.

AC Minan would have finished that chance AC Milan have been criticised this season because, despite winning games, they have been missing relatively easy chances. Never has this been more apparent than last night, when Milan beat Genoa away from home. The headlines, however, concerned Brazilian star Robinho, who managed to miss an open goal [.

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AC Milan moved top of Serie A by beating Genoa 2-0 last night thanks to goals from Zlatan and Nocerino, but that's by the by really what we're really interested in here is Robinho's little one-yard whoopsie early in the second half.

Something tells me Aquilani wasn't best pleased to see his efforts spunked over the bar from about 5cm out by a Brazilian berk with Toblerone-shaped feet.

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is confident that he will get a new contract extension with the club as his current deal is set to expire in the summer of 2012. According To Allegri, the club is set to offer him a two year extension that will see him stay with the Rossonerri for two more years.

Kicking off our Wednesday column is the Brazilian trio of Thiago Silva, Robinho and Pato who are seen here passionately dancing to "Ai se eu te pego" ("Oh, if I catch you", a cheeky tune by by Michel Teló) on a train. This video has been going viral, so you absolutely must see it for Pato's cringe-worthy dance moves, which he has been known for since his days at Internacional.

Milan's Groove Train AC Milan's Brazilian contingent helped to pass the time for themselves at least on a recent train journey by treating their team-mates to a rendition of Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Ah When I Get My Hands On You) by Brazilian pop star Michel Telo. Pato, Robinho and Thiago Silva [...]

Milan's Groove Train AC Milan's Brazilian contingent helped to pass the time for themselves at least on a recent train journey by treating their team-mates to a rendition of Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Ah When I Get My Hands On You) by Brazilian pop star Michel Telo. Pato, Robinho and Thiago Silva [...]

Xavi and Messi celebrate win against AC Milan (Photo: AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Barcelona secured top spot in Champions League Group H with a thrilling 2-3 victory over AC Milan in the San Siro.

A myriad of talking points dominated pre-game coverage, but only one threatened to mar the match itself: Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

FC Barcelona secured the top spot of Group H in Champions League with a high tempo thrilling 3-2 victory against AC Milan. An own goal from Van Bommel, a penalty from Messi and another beautiful goal from xavi completed Barca's socreline, whereas Ibrahimovic and Boateng scored for AC Milan.

AC Milan striker Robinho has left football scouts and coaches around the world drooling after he innocuously showcased his son's rather impressive football skills! Have a look for yourselves and play the part of a hopeful scout looking for 'the next big thing'. Ok, so he might not necessarily be 'big', but he is certainly [.

The international week is finally over, thankfully, and now we can again focus on what really matters; the Serie A. And more importantly Milan's bid to retain the Scudetto. The Rossoneri are without doubt the form team in Italy right now after five wins in a row and eighteen goals scored in the process.

Serie A champions AC Milan have cooled down talk of Chelsea star Didier Drogba joining the club. Drogba who is out of contract with Chelsea next summer, has been consistently linked with a move away from the bridge.

Now, however, Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani has cooled down talks of the Ivorian star joining the 7 time European champions.

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They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. In the case of Robinho's four-year-old son, it is also the most effective way to bring the Kickette office to a dead stop and simultaneously fill it with the sound of popping ovaries.

3PM Extra: The Tokyo Sexwale song, Messi taking one smack in the kisser and Robinho's adorable son

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AC Milan have a tradition of employing a 'Mini Selecao' within their team, which means their players feel at 'home' more due to the large number of Rossoneri Brazilian players stationed there. Obviously, it's churrascaria at Robinho's porch every Sunday... there's no working your way around that, Thiago Silva and family!

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One to melt even the frostiest of cockles now, with a little clip of Robson Junior (it's hard to tell height-wise, but he's the diddy fella on the right the one with the Fellaini 'fro) showing up Dad at Milan training with a couple of nimble step-overs before laying a smacker on his old man.

Just days after Neymar put pen to paper and signed a new improved contract that will see him stay with Brazilian club Santos until 2014, club President Luis Alvaro Ribiero has spoken out on Spanish club Real Madrid's aim to sign the teen sensation.

Ribiero who did not have any kind words for the European power house slammed the club's behaviour labeling it lamentable and arrogant.

Milan continued their winning form with a 4-0 thumping of Catania at the San Siro on Sunday night. It was their fifth win in a row and an impressive one at that. The Sicilians have been no pushovers this season, they have beaten the likes of Napoli, Inter while they got a point from Juventus. [...]

What a fine weekend it was across Europe as a number of top notch clubs produced fantastic results in the respective leagues. The biggest result was definitely, Real Madrid's 7-1 home win over Osasuna.

In neighbouring Italy, champions AC Milan beat Catania 4-0 to move into 3rd place as the eagerly awaited clash between Juventus and Napoli failed to get underway as bad weather hampered the fixture.

Milan got back to winning ways after their disappointing draw with BATE Borisov last week in the Champions League. Playing host to Catania, Milan marched to a four nil victory to claim all three points and to move up two places to second in the table. Zlatan Ibrahimovic go on the scoresheet via the penalty [.

Just when things were going so well for him, both at club level and for Italy, he has been struck down with an illness that for someone his age is rare. Antonio Cassano is set to undergo the knife today for surgery to his heart that will fix the cause of the minor stroke he [...]