After taking a two month hiatus, the Near Post is back! I’ve been knee deep in college basketball, and without the Champions League hanging around, it’s difficult to get amped. But, the Champions League Round of 16 started today, and I’m back in full force, my friends.
I had to DVR the [...]
Inter’s lead at the top of Serie A took a hit today as they were beaten 2-0 away to Juventus. With the loss, and Milan’s win v. Sampdoria, Inter are only four points clear of second place Milan, and five points clear of third place Juve. I wonder if the humbling Inter took [...]
United States and AC Milan defender, Oguchi Onyewu suffered a ruptured patella tendon playing in the United States’ final World Cup qualifier v. Costa Rica last night. Onyewu injured his left knee after attempting to backpedal and jump for a header. The injury looked harmelss enough until you saw the replay. Onyewu’s knee looked to [...]
BBC Sport is reporting that the LA Galaxy and AC Milan are close to reaching a second loan doeal for David Beckham. MLS Cup, signaling the end of the MLS season, occurs on November 19th. Since the MLS is not on the same schedule as European clubs, Beckham would be without a match until March 2010 [...]
What is going on with Milan? They sit on seven points, and are in 11th place after five matches. Uh-oh.
Milan get the winner from Seedorf in the 75′.
Remember when Ronaldinho was pulling off moves and goals that made Sportscenter’s Top 10 before ESPN cared about soccer? Well, the Brazilian still believes he has a lot to offer his club and country. If you’ve watched him over the past few years, you’ll notice he is not the same player that he was three [...]
Roman Abromovich is backing UEFA president Michel Platini’s plan to make clubs balance their books or face the consequence of being banned from European play. Platini plans to limit the amount of money that clubs are able to spend during transfer windows. Platini’s plan is being backed by Abromovich of Chelsea, AC Milan’s Silvio Berlusconi, [...]
Inter Milan have beaten cross-town rivals, AC Milan, 4-0 at the San Siro. Inter all but had the match won by the half, as they got goals from Thiago Motta, Diego Milito, and Maicon. Gennaro Gattuso, the AC Milan midfield enforcer, was also red-carded in the 40th minute for his second yellow card. [...]