Author: Black Dog
AC Milan, Inter ultras arrested for alleged organised crime offences Milan (Italy) (AFP) – Hardcore supporters of AC Milan and Inter Milan were arrested on Monday for alleged organised crime offences as part of a probe into illegal profits made around matches and the infiltration of mafia gangs into so-called “ultras” groups. Italy’s finance police said leading figures among the “ultras” groups were arrested for “criminal conspiracy aggravated by mafia methods, extortion, assault and other serious crimes”. “The suspects are almost all members of the Milan teams’ ultras groups while the crimes relate to revenues made around football,” finance police…
MN: Milan handed double injury boost ahead of Bayer Leverkusen game – the details Some good news has come from today’s training session at Milanello as both Davide Calabria and Noah Okafor returned to full training. After the league victory over Lecce, Milan immediately returned to the training to prepare for the Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen. It will not be an easy game against the Bundesliga champions, but Paulo Fonseca’s side have won three in a row in the league. In view of the game at the BayArena. MilanNews report that Davide Calabria and Noah Okafor will be…
Former Everton forward Arnaut Danjuma has recently revealed that he is open to the idea of joining Liverpool in the future. Currently on loan at Girona from Villarreal, the Dutch striker has expressed his interest in playing for both Merseyside clubs at some point in his career. Danjuma’s admission comes as a surprise, considering his past stint at Everton, but his ambition to feature for Liverpool indicates his desire to compete at the highest level in the Premier League. Whether or not this potential move materializes, it certainly adds an interesting twist to his career trajectory, especially given the rivalry…
Despite Michael Jordan’s $7 Billion Success, Caitlin Clark’s Contribution Deemed Bigger for Key Reason The Caitlin Clark effect has come to an end, but not before setting another record. For her final game of the season in the playoffs, the viewership averaged 2.5 million and peaked at 3.4 million viewers. She also won the AP WNBA Rookie of the Year award unanimously. Off the court, she secured endorsement deals with Nike and Wilson. The latter deal made her the only player other than Michael Jordan to receive signature treatment. MJ is known for setting the blueprint for the athletes and…
A new leader in town – Alvaro Morata is AC Milan’s driving force Álvaro Morata is already emerging as a driving force for the AC Milan team, as highlighted by QS in their piece on the striker today. Morata arrived at Milan, perhaps at the peak of his awareness, as a European Champion. Fonseca’s decision to opt for two strikers in a four-man offensive line is also influenced by the energy and momentum Morata brings. His impact goes beyond mere stats, which is even more significant considering the pressure he faces: being underappreciated in Spain and carrying a heavy legacy…
AC Milan have signed French pair Léo-Paul Bouyer and Maiga-Hamadoun Cissé. Bouyer is a young goalkeeper who has proven himself at Paris FC. As for Cisse, he played last season with Racing as a midfielder. According to Foot Mercato, the two players have signed a contract until June 2027 with Milan. They will play this season with the U17 team in the hope of quickly joining the U20 Primavera.
AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca is expected to make some changes to the side that will face Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night, according to a report. La Gazzetta dello Sport write that Leverkusen might be just a two-hour plane ride from Milan but it will feel like it is on a different planet compared to Friday’s game against Lecce, in terms of their style of play and the quality they have. Fonseca already paid homage to Xabi Alonso after the win over Lecce the and in the next few hours he will be thinking about what team to send…
‘What do you think? We have a match against Milan’ – Xabi Alonso spiky in press conference Before Bayer Leverkusen’s home Champions League match against AC Milan, Xabi Alonso was not in the mood to make jokes about his team’s possible celebrations. Leverkusen might be just a two-hour plane ride from Milan but it will feel like it is on a different planet compared to Friday’s game against Lecce, in terms of their style of play and the quality they have as the Bundesliga champions. A report thing morning claimed that Paulo Fonseca is already thinking about making a couple…
MN: Okafor and Calabria to be available for Milan’s Champions League clash against Bayer Leverkusen After securing the league victory against Lecce, AC Milan immediately returned to Milanello to prepare for the upcoming Champions League clash against Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen. It won’t be an easy away game, but Paulo Fonseca’s team will approach it with enthusiasm and confidence following their three consecutive Serie A wins (Venezia, Inter, Lecce). In addition to this, there are two significant pieces of news that are sure to bring a smile to the Portuguese coach ahead of the match at the BayArena. In fact,…
The latest Arsenal news as the Gunners scored two late goals to take all three points from a rollercoaster match at the Emirates Stadium. The Premier League have explained why VAR overturned the decision to rule out Kai Havertz’s late goal for offside as Arsenal made sure of the three points against Leicester City. In what was a rollercoaster of a match for both teams, Arsenal took a two-goal lead into the half time break thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard. They may have been forgiven for thinking it was going to be a comfortable afternoon against…