The new Chinese owners of AC Milan want to either build a new stadium or buy the city-owned San Siro Stadium in a bid to turn around the club’s fortunes. A consortium completed the purchase of ACMilan from former prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi.
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New Palermo owner fires coach and sporting director
The more things change, the more they stay the same at Italy’s Palermo. Diego Lopez became Palermo’s fourth coaching casualty this season — and first since American-born Paul Baccaglinitook over the club from Maurizio Zamparini, who made nearly 40 coaching changes during his 15 years in charge. Sporting director Nicola Salerno was also fired.
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Inter Milan has eye on Spalletti for 2017-18 season
With Antonio Conte ready to extend his current contract with English leader Chelsea, Inter Milan has turned to Roma’s Luciano Spalletti as a possible replacement for StefanoPioli. The latter’s status is shaky after Monday’s 2-1 home defeat to Sampdoria, which effectively ended its ambitions of a Champions League spot.
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Uruguayan Bentancur set for move to Juventus
Uruguay under-20 international Rodrigo Bentancur was in Turin on Monday to have a medical exam before joining Italian champion Juventus. It has had an option on the 19-year-old midfielder sincestriker Carlos Tevez moved back to Boca Juniors from Juventus in 2015.
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Italy beats Netherlands in friendly
Four days after losing to Bulgaria in World Cup qualifying and firing coach Danny Blind, the Netherlands, under interim coach Fred Grim, fell 2-1 to Italy in anAmsterdam friendly. The Dutch took a 10th minute lead with a deflected shot by Quincy Promes but Italy replied with first-half goals by Eder and LeonardoBonucci.
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American firm rescues AC Milan deal
American private equity fund Elliott will provide almost $350 million in financing to the Chinese consortium buying AC Milan, rescuing former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi‘s deal tosell the club.
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Former Italian women's star Panico to coach U-16 boys national team
Former Italian women’s national team star Patrizia Panico will make history when she will become the first woman to coach an Italian men’s national team, taking charge of the U-16s for twogames next week Panico, whose career included a stint with Sky Blue FC, is an assistant to Coach Daniele Zoratto, who will be away […]
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Juventus beats AC Milan in 97th minute after controversial penalty
Paulo Dybala‘s penalty kick in the seventh minute of stoppage time gave Juventus a 2-1 win over AC Milan that extended its lead at the top of Serie A to 11 points. The goal followed acontroversial handball decision on Mattia de Sciglio and came just minutes after teammate Jose Sosa was sent off for a […]
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Can MLS ever be a global league?
In 1964, Walter Neale wrote his famous article“The Peculiar Economics of Professional Sports.” For those of you whodo not wish to read a longish academic article, the following is what the article says in essence. In the capitalist world, a capitalist’s dream is to have his/her product or service to be amonopoly. Once you have […]
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Chinese firm committed to complete AC Milan deal
The Chinese investment Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing remained committed to buy Italy’s AC Milan from former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi‘s Fininvest, whichowned AC Milan for three decades, despite delays in the closing that it said were out of their control.