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Jose Mourinho vs. Chelsea, need we say any more?

The Portuguese manager going up against his ex-club at Stamford Bridge would ooze with intrigue even if it were a lowly youth team reserve match.

Tuesday the stakes were just a wee bit higher when Mourinho brought his Inter Milan club into West London carrying a 2-1 advantage into the second leg of their Champions Lague knockout stage match.

Before the match began, Mourinho said that win or lose he'd still remain the "Special One" -- his self-appointed nickname upon taking over Chelsea coaching duties in 2004. After guiding Inter to a 1-0 win Tuesday and into the quarterfinals of the competition, Mourinho might need to add the word "Extra" to his tag.

 

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]]>champions leaguechelseainter milanjose mourinhosoccerMichael Cardillo2010-03-16T18:45:00 00:00David Beckham to Rejoin Milan After Galaxy's Run Is Donehttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/11/02/david-beckhams-return-to-ac-milan-official/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/11/02/david-beckhams-return-to-ac-milan-official/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/11/02/david-beckhams-return-to-ac-milan-official/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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The Hollywood paparazzi are going to have a little less fodder on the sidelines at Los Angeles Lakers games come January. Italian giants AC Milan have officially confirmed the long-rumored second loan of English midfielder David Beckham from the Los Angeles Galaxy.

While the official details of the loan haven't been released, this much seems to be known. Beckham will join Milan in January and finish out the 2009-10 Serie A season, before he hopes to join England's team at next June's World Cup. This means, as he did this season, Beckham would parachute back to the Galaxy in either late June, or more likely, early July.

 

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]]>david beckhamDavidBeckhamMichael Cardillo2009-11-02T14:46:00 00:00AC Milan VP Calls Beckham Loan A "Done Deal"http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/10/15/ac-milan-vp-calls-beckham-loan-a-done-deal/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/10/15/ac-milan-vp-calls-beckham-loan-a-done-deal/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/10/15/ac-milan-vp-calls-beckham-loan-a-done-deal/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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In a very unsurprising development, AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani declared that the club is "95 percent" finished on bringing back David Beckham to the club in January on loan. Galliani went as far as to call it a "done deal."

Unlike last year when there was a lot of alarm and acrimony when Beckham announced his intentions to play somewhere else during the break in the MLS season, this time there doesn't seem to be too much problem that he'll be away from the Los Angeles Galaxy for a period of time after the 2009 season wraps in November.

 

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]]>ac milanAcMilandavid beckhamDavidBeckhammlsoguchi onyewuOguchiOnyewusoccerMichael Cardillo2009-10-15T12:47:00 00:00Onyewu Discusses Maryland and Milanhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/25/onyewu-discusses-maryland-and-milan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/25/onyewu-discusses-maryland-and-milan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/25/onyewu-discusses-maryland-and-milan/#commentsBrian Strausby Brian Straus

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U.S. Men's National Team center back Oguchi Onyewu made his AC Milan debut Wednesday night.It would have been an almost unbelievable ending--the humble yet powerful hometown hero rising into the air to tie a game scheduled so fans could worship at the altar of Chelsea and AC Milan's big foreign stars.

But it was not to be. Oguchi Onyewu's 92nd-minute header went just wide of the right post, and the English club escaped with a 2-1 win in Friday night's World Football Challenge exhibition at Baltimore's sold out M&T Bank Stadium. About an hour afterward, the U.S. national team's starting center back and new Milan signee spoke with a small group of journalists in the humid tunnels outside the locker rooms, discussing his move to Serie A, his return to play in the state where he grew up and the dramatic goal that almost was.

 

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]]>AC Milanoguchi onyewuBrian Straus2009-07-25T13:00:00 00:00Serie A Club Livorno Interested in Landon Donovanhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/22/serie-a-club-livorno-interested-in-landon-donovan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/22/serie-a-club-livorno-interested-in-landon-donovan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/22/serie-a-club-livorno-interested-in-landon-donovan/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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U.S. forward Landon Donovan has drawn interest from Italian club Livorno. Consider this a rumor that's slowly gaining steam over the last few days. Goal.com confirmed Wednesday that Landon Donovan's agent has been contacted by promoted Serie A club Livorno for a possible transfer to the Italian club. The report also confirms that the club is also interested in U.S. midfielder Ricardo Clark.

It's surprising that after his standout performance during June's Confederations Cup that a small-ish club like Livorno is the first to make official contact with Donovan and attempt to pry him away from the Los Angeles Galaxy this summer.

 

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]]>landon donovanLandonDonovanlos angeles galaxyLosAngelesGalaxysoccerMichael Cardillo2009-07-22T20:25:00 00:00Ibrahimovic Close to Barcelona Transferhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/17/zlatan-ibrahimovic-close-to-barcelona-transfer/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/17/zlatan-ibrahimovic-close-to-barcelona-transfer/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/17/zlatan-ibrahimovic-close-to-barcelona-transfer/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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Not to be outdone by their eternal rivals Real Madrid, European champion Barcelona appears on the verge of making a major splash by adding Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a transfer from Inter Milan. What makes the move all the more spectacular is that 2008-09 La Liga second-leading goal scorer Samuel Eto'o is rumored to be going back to Milan in the exchange as well as somewhere in the range of $65 million.

As of Friday afternoon reports were varied on the progress of the deal. The Associated Press said the two sides have a deal in principle, while other outlets are reporting the two sides are still talking. The deal, it would seem, hinges on the individuals themselves, which also include former Arsenal winger Aleksandr Hleb going to Italy.

 

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]]>barcelonabarcelona fcBarcelonaFcinter milanInterMilansoccerzlatan ibrahimovicZlatanIbrahimovicMichael Cardillo2009-07-17T14:23:00 00:00Becks Responds to Donovan's Criticismhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/11/beckham-repsonds-to-donovans-criticism/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/11/beckham-repsonds-to-donovans-criticism/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/11/beckham-repsonds-to-donovans-criticism/#commentsFanHouse Newswireby FanHouse Newswire

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- David Beckham says Los Angeles Galaxy teammate Landon Donovan is unprofessional for speaking out without confronting him first.

Beckham, who was making his first public appearance in Southern California since returning from his five-month loan with Italian club AC Milan, said he had not spoken to Donovan, who called him a bad captain and portrayed him as stingy in an upcoming book The Beckham Experiment, written by Grant Wahl.

 

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]]>David Beckhamlandon donovanFanHouse Newswire2009-07-11T20:39:00 00:00Onyewu Signing Good Sign for US http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/07/onyewu-signing-sood-sign-for-u-s/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/07/onyewu-signing-sood-sign-for-u-s/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/07/onyewu-signing-sood-sign-for-u-s/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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american defender oguchi onyewu signed with AC Milan tuesday. Maybe the most under-reported aspect of the U.S. national team's run to the Confederations Cup final last month was that, given the spotlight, a couple of American players probably earned themselves some nice European paydays. Nowhere was this more evident than starting central defender Oguchi Onyewu, especially after his epic performance in the U.S.'s 2-0 win over-then FIFA No. 1 Spain in the tournament semifinals.

All of the post-Confederations Cup scuttlebutt surrounding Onyewu, who was out of contract at Belgian champ Standard Liege, were moves to lower-tier Premier League clubs and some far-flung Turkish teams. So Tuesday's announcement that the 6-foot-4 Maryland native signed with Italian giants AC Milan on a three-year contract comes as a pleasant surprise for U.S. fans since it's a far cry from a pre-Confederations Cup link to Birmingham City.

 

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]]>ac milanAcMilanoguchi onyewuOguchiOnyewusoccerusmntMichael Cardillo2009-07-07T11:26:00 00:00Oguchi Onyewu Joins AC Milanhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/07/oguchi-onyewu-joins-ac-milan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/07/oguchi-onyewu-joins-ac-milan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/07/07/oguchi-onyewu-joins-ac-milan/#commentsFanHouse Newswireby FanHouse Newswire

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MILAN (AP) - United States defender Oguchi Onyewu has joined AC Milan on a three-year contract the club said Tuesday, becoming the first American to join Serie A in more than 10 years.

Milan acquired Onyewu from Standard Liege in Belgium after some outstanding performances in the United States' run to the Confederations Cup final. The U.S. lost 3-2 to Brazil in the final.

Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed.

 

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]]>ac milanoguchi onyewuFanHouse Newswire2009-07-07T09:53:00 00:00US Can't Finish Italian Jobhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/15/u-s-cant-finish-italian-job/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/15/u-s-cant-finish-italian-job/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/15/u-s-cant-finish-italian-job/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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ESPN studio host Rece Davis probably said it best. Monday at the Confederations Cup, we found the next (or first if you will) American soccer star.

The problem, Giuseppe Rossi played in the blue of Italy, not the U.S. white Monday in the Confederations Cup Group B opener for both teams. The New Jersey born attacker came on as a second half substitute and promptly scored a pair of cracking goals to give the Azzurri a 3-1 win in Pretoria, South Africa. The U.S. remains winless in seven all-time matches against Italy.

 

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]]>danielle de rossigiuseppe rossijozy altidorelandon donovanricardo clarkMichael Cardillo2009-06-15T16:25:00 00:00US vs. Italy Live Bloghttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/15/u-s-vs-italy-live-blog/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/15/u-s-vs-italy-live-blog/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/15/u-s-vs-italy-live-blog/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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By all accounts, the United States' run at the 2006 World Cup was an unmitigated disaster. If there was a lone bright spot, it came in the second group-stage match against Italy, where a scrappy U.S. side hung on for a 1-1 draw in a red-card plagued match in Kaiserslautern.

Three years later, the two sides are at it again -- this time in the opening match of Group B play in the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa. Many of the participants from that match should see action on Monday, including the Azzurri's Danielle De Rossi, who famously elbowed U.S. forward Brian McBride, opening up a huge gash on the American's forehead.

McBride won't be in Pretoria, but maybe he can follow along in our live blog, which begins at 2:30 PM ET.

 

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]]>confederations cupu.s. mens national teamMichael Cardillo2009-06-15T13:45:00 00:00Making Sense of the Kaka Dealhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/09/making-sense-of-the-kaka-deal/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/09/making-sense-of-the-kaka-deal/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/09/making-sense-of-the-kaka-deal/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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Perhaps the most amazing aspect of Kaka's mega-money move from AC Milan to Real Madrid, which became official on Monday, was that the transfer fee of around £59 million ($94 million U.S.) is a little less than half of a rumored price tag Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley put on the entire club at £100 million.

Think about that for a second. Real Madrid and it's new club president Florentino Perez paid a lump sum for one player for an amount relatively close for a big club in England, albeit a club that just got relegated. If that doesn't put the insane amount of money shelled out by Madrid in check, what does?

 

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]]>cristiano ronaldofranck riberykakakarim benzemarafael van der vaartwesley sneijderzlatan ibrahimovicMichael Cardillo2009-06-09T14:14:00 00:00Madrid Signs Kaka From AC Milanhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/08/madrid-signs-kaka-from-ac-milan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/08/madrid-signs-kaka-from-ac-milan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/08/madrid-signs-kaka-from-ac-milan/#commentsFanHouse Newswireby FanHouse Newswire

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RECIFE, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil midfielder Kaka finalized his move to Real Madrid on Monday, marking the end of a "soap opera" and the start of a new phase of his career in Spain.

"Now the soap opera is over," said Kaka, decked out in a yellow Brazilian national team jersey after a practice session ahead of Wednesday's Brazil-Paraguay qualifier in the northeastern coastal city of Recife. "The only leftover details were the medical exams, and I've done them. The negotiations are closed and I have sealed my transfer to Real Madrid."

Real Madrid announced the signing of the attacking midfielder from AC Milan earlier Monday. The Spanish club gave no financial details but reports said Madrid will pay Milan 65 million euros ($92 million) for Kaka, making it one of the richest deals in football history.

 

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]]>david beckhamKakaluis figoronaldozinedine zidaneFanHouse Newswire2009-06-08T22:20:00 00:00Has Real Madrid Signed Kaka?http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/02/have-real-madrid-signed-kaka/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/02/have-real-madrid-signed-kaka/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/02/have-real-madrid-signed-kaka/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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If there's one thing I've learned, it's to take reports out of the Spanish soccer media with a grain of salt. However, I've also learned that where there's smoke, there's usually fire.

Late Tuesday, a Spanish radio station reported that Real Madrid have made a £56 million ($91 million U.S.) offer for Brazilian star Kaka to AC Milan, which the Italians have apparently accepted though the player hasn't said anything himself. If this is true, incoming Real president Florentino Perez wasted no time ushering in a new era of Galacticos football at the Bernabeu.

 

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]]>Michael Cardillo2009-06-02T18:54:00 00:00Chelsea Sign Ancelotti as Coachhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/01/chelsea-sign-ancelotti-as-coach/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/01/chelsea-sign-ancelotti-as-coach/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/06/01/chelsea-sign-ancelotti-as-coach/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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In perhaps the worst kept secret of the season, Carlo Ancelotti signed on to coach English powerhouse Chelsea on Monday. Ancelotti replaces Dutchman Guus Hiddink, who ended his brief stint in West London after leading the Blues to the FA Cup over the weekend.

Ancelotti becomes the latest coach tasked to win Chelsea -- and specifically owner Roman Abramovich -- the holy grail of European soccer, the Champions League. The Italian is no stranger to winning the trophy with the big ears, winning it twice as a player at AC Milan and twice as a coach of the Rossoneri, as recently as 2007.

 

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]]>carlo ancelottiroman abramovichMichael Cardillo2009-06-01T11:18:00 00:00MLS Gets $10 Million for Beckham Loan http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/04/24/david-beckham-is-back-in-the-news/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/04/24/david-beckham-is-back-in-the-news/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/04/24/david-beckham-is-back-in-the-news/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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Mercifully it's been a couple weeks since a David Beckham-related post. The erstwhile Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder is in the news on a couple fronts Friday.

First off, on Thursday it was reported that AC Milan has agreed to pay $10 million to MLS for extending Beckham's loan to the end of the Serie A season. Where exactly that cash comes from, well, that's up in the air though it seems Beckham himself might end up coughing up some of the cash.

 

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]]>Michael Cardillo2009-04-24T10:37:00 00:00Inter's Adriano Goes AWOLhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/04/06/inters-adriano-goes-awol/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/04/06/inters-adriano-goes-awol/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/04/06/inters-adriano-goes-awol/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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What is about players that once they become forwards on the Brazilian national team there lives become international tabloid fodder? A weird story is brewing out of Brazil and Italy Monday regarding the whereabouts of Adriano.

Reports have ranged from the Inter Milan forward being arrested and or kidnapped. This much is certain, he did not return to Italy after Brazil's World Cup qualifiers last week. His agent said Monday that the player is home with his family due to a personal matter. Still, anytime you have to issue a release that a player is definitely not dead, it's never a good thing, right?

 

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]]>Michael Cardillo2009-04-06T13:02:00 00:00Manchester United vs. Inter Milan Live Bloghttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/11/manchester-united-vs-inter-milan-live-blog/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/11/manchester-united-vs-inter-milan-live-blog/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/11/manchester-united-vs-inter-milan-live-blog/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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Manchester United and Inter Milan face off in Wednesday's second leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 affair at Old Trafford. Choose your adjective to describe it -- huge, massive, epic, etc. Before the match, Inter defender Ivan Cordoba was quoted as saying the team will need to play the "game of its lives" to advance. So yeah, it's a big one.

Two weeks ago, the teams played to a 0-0 draw at the San Siro. Since then, Inter boss Jose Mourinho said he could coach Manchester United; maybe just to stir the pot and create some controversy. However you want to slice it, either the leader in England or Italy is going home earlier than expected.

The fun kicks off at 3:30 PM ET after the jump.

 

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]]>Michael Cardillo2009-03-11T14:45:00 00:00David Beckham, Milan, Galaxy Finally Make Dealhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/08/beckham-milan-galaxy-finally-make-a-deal/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/08/beckham-milan-galaxy-finally-make-a-deal/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/08/beckham-milan-galaxy-finally-make-a-deal/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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Hallelujah. The protracted, tedious and seemingly never-ending saga between David Beckham, AC Milan and the Los Angeles Galaxy has finally and officially reached it's conclusion, as all sides came to an agreement Sunday.

The Galaxy management are trying to spin that this was a good deal, since they get a friendly with AC Milan and cash compensation. Perhaps the Galaxy's only win in the ordeal is that they didn't end up completely red-faced and empty handed.

 

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]]>Michael Cardillo2009-03-08T11:39:00 00:00Latest Beckham Twist Includes Extended Milan Loanhttp://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/03/latest-beckham-twist-includes-extended-milan-loan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/03/latest-beckham-twist-includes-extended-milan-loan/http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/03/03/latest-beckham-twist-includes-extended-milan-loan/#commentsMichael Cardilloby Michael Cardillo

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Tick...tock....tick....tock. Mercifully there's less than a week left before this entire L'Affair Beckham becomes a moot issue. By next Monday (March 9) we'll finally know whether or not the Englishman will remain in Italy with AC Milan or return to the Los Angeles Galaxy on the eve of the new MLS season.


Tuesday the latest turn in the on-going, and frankly tedious, saga came out that Milan might figure out a way to extend Beckham's loan until the end of the Serie A season in June, though the club is refuting that claim. There is also speculation that Beckham would then return to Milan in January 2010 after a buyout in his Galaxy contract is triggered.

 

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