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Could Ronaldinho be a member of Milan? Whats your opinion? Are Milan will looking for a player in the next transver season?

Personally I don't think that Ronaldinho could be a solution for Milan. In the midfield we have fantastic players like Kaka, Gattuso, Pirlo , Seedorf, Ambrosini.... I think that Milan should resolve the problem of the defenders and i think we need a goalgetter. January Pato will begin to play and I hope he can give something to Milan also when he is a very young player.

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ITALY: GREAT FINISH

MILAN - Italy completed their qualifying campaign to Euro 2008 with a nice 3-1 win over the Faroe Islands. On the pitch also the Rossoneri players Oddo (90 minutes), Ambrosini (58 minutes), Bonera (from the 53rd minute) and Gilardino (from the 74th minute).

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MILAN-JUVENTUS: SALES UPDATE

MILAN - At midnight of the 21st of November, the quote of 23,625 tickets was reached for the Milan-Juventus game scheduled for Saturday 1st of December at 8.30pm at San Siro, for a total of 778,891.00 Euros. This data is added to the 43,140 subscribers for a total of 66,765 tickets and a total of 1,475,660.00 Euros.

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WORLD CUP 2010: BRAZIL-URUGUAY 2-1

SAO PAOLO (Brazil) - Brazil defeated Uruguay 2-1 in a match valid for the Qualification to the World Cup of 2010. After the initial goal of Uruguay wih Sebastien Abreu, in the 8th minute, the Selecao overturned the result with a brace by Luis Fabiano in the 44th and 65th minute. The Rossoneri's player, Kaka, was on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes.

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CAGLIARI: TODAY'S PROGRAM

CAGLIARI - Cagliari, the next opponent of Milan in the league for the 13th matchday of Serie A on Sunday afternoon at 3pm, has in program this afternoon a friendly game against the local team of Gialeto.

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MILAN-CELTIC: SALES UPDATE

MILAN - So far 1,139 tickets have been purchased by the Rossoneri fans for the Champions League game between Milan and Celtic of Tuesday 4th of December, for a partial revenue of 69,088.00 Euros. Let's remind that the subscribers of the Champions League group are 24,814 (375,486.00 Euros).

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EURO RIVALS: CELTIC, NAKAMURA IN DOUBT

MILANO - Celtic, euro rivals of Milan in Group D of the group phase in the Champions League 2007/08, fear that thy will not be able to field the Japanese Shunsuke Nakamura, in the match against Shakhtar, in program on Wednesday 28th of November. Nakamura is not recovering from th injury he suffered during the preliminary round against Spartak Moscow in Augus and continued to play with a protection

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MILANELLO: AFTERNOON TRAINING

MILANELLO - Milan will be back to train this afternoon at 3pm at the Rossoneri's Sports Centre of Milanello, ahead of Sunday afternoon's away game at the Sant'Elia stadium of Cagliari.

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JAPAN: URAWA REDS CLOSE TO THE TITLE

MILAN - The red diamonds coached by Helger Osieck, who will participate in the Club World Cup in the same section as Milan, are about to play the decisive encounter for the Japanese league title. On Saturday at 14.00 (6.00 Italian time) the Urawa Red Diamonds will face Kashima Antlers at home, at Saitama, in the penultimate game of the season. The first three league positions, two rounds before the end of the tournament, are as follows: Urawa 70 points, Kashima Antlers 66; Gamba Osaka 65.

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CAGLIARI: THE WORDS OF DIEGO LOPEZ

CAGLIARI - Here are the declarations made by Cagliari midfielder Diego Lopez ahead of Sunday's match against the Rossoneri: "I'm feeling good, I may be called up for Sunday's game against Milan. Staying out hurts, especially if the team are struggling. You want to be on the pitch helping your team mates." The Cagliari captain also spoke about Ronaldo: "He's a great player, but we can't afford to look at the names of players we face. We need points."

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IMMEDIATELY AT WORK

"I'm happy to have given my contribution and to have reached qualification to the European Championship. Now I've returned, I have to get to work for Sunday."

- THE DECLARATIONS OF BONERA -

MILANELLO - Here are the declarations made by Daniele Bonera to Milan Channel's microphones before today's training:

Daniele, you've returned to Milanello after having played with the National team, what are your feelings?
"I consider all competitions to be important. On a personal level, I'm happy I managed to give my contribution and that we've reached Euro 2008 with the National team. Now that I've returned to Milanello I have to get to work immediately because we have little time to prepare Sunday's game against Cagliari, which won't be an easy one.

You'll meet a Cagliari side who have just changed coach.
"Yes, but Sonetti knows the Cagliari environment very well, the mechanisms are already known. I think he's a very good coach who will be able to field a very competitive team. We'll have to give our best to win, because we need to get points to improve our league position, and we know that to win we have to play well and approach the game with the right mentality."

Now you have two away games.
"Yes, Sunday we go to Cagliari, and a few days later to Lisbon, two away games in quick succession. Then we have two tough home games, first against Juve, then against Celtic, before the Club World Cup. But we have to take it step by step and prepare Sunday's game at Cagliari as best we can."

What are your feelings ahead of the trip to Tokyo?
"They're certainly positive feelings, this team never disappointed expectations in important competitions like the Club World Cup, but also in Tokyo we will certainly find strong teams."

Do you think you will have a prominent role at Euro 2008?
"Personally I hope so, but I think it all depends on the league and only if I play consistently with the Milan shirt will I have more guarantees with the National team."

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A STEP AT A TIME

This morning, on his arrival to Via Rosellini for the Lega Calcio meeting, Adriano Galliani talked about the transfer market, Kaká, and Ronaldo.

- THE DECLARATIONS OF ADRIANO GALLIANI -

MILAN - Here are the declarations made by Delegate Administrator of Milan Adriano Galliani, on his arrival to the Lega Calcio offices before the General Assembly of Serie A and B:

Zambrotta wants to return to Milan, what do you think about that?
"In January we will not do anything on the market except incorporating Pato. But July is still far away, we'll see what happens. I consider Zambrotta a good player, but I don't know whether Barcelona will sell him. We looked for him back when he was at Bari, then Juventus stepped in with a better offer. He's a player who, if the events of the summer of 2006 hadn't taken place, might have come to Milan. Now two years have passed, let's see what happens at the end of these two years he's been under contract with Barcelona."

But would Zambrotta we useful in Milan's squad?
"I'm not sure, Milan already have a good team. I repeat, Zambrotta is a very good player, but now is not the time to discuss the market, we are only in November and we'll think about the July transfer market later. Milan currently have ten international players in the squad, six italians and four of other national teams."

Kaká's contract?
"Kaká has a contract until 2011, that's four years away and I don't think it's worth bothering whether it expires in 2011 or 2012."

Will Ronaldo start the game on Sunday?
"These decisions are up to the coach, it's he who decides who plays. I think Milan always play with a 4-3-3, so also with Ronaldo's return nothing changes. Whether we have three out-and-out strikers, or two strikers or a playmaker, who by the way is Milan's top scorer, they remain three important players. Ronaldo was already clear to play in Bergamo, then unfortunately the game did not go ahead."

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SONETTI'S COMMENTS

MILAN - At the end of today's friendly against Gialeto, which Cagliari won 8-1, coach Nedo Sonetti said: "I needed clearer indications on the team, considering the game against Milan is drawing nearer. I want to see an aggressive team, who are able to fight. I'm disappointed about Shala's injury, it ruins my plans. Foggia? He has to leave a mark of quality on the whole team."

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MILAN-JUVE: THE OBSERVATORY 'STOPS' THE BIANCONERI FANS

MILAN - The fans of Genoa, Inter, Napoli, Lazio and Juventus (who face Milan on 1 December) will not be allowed to follow their fans away from home until 3 December. This is the decision made by the national Observatory on sporting manifestations. The Observatory decided to limit away travels by 'organized fan committees' of 9 groups of fans, 5 of Serie A and 4 of Serie C.

Hi all,
I'd like to know what do you think about "hooligans" issue in Italy, especially the "non-italians" opinion.
As timothy's last news said, Juventus supporters cannot follow their team in San Siro. I know this is necessary after what happened last week, but, is this football?
I mean, football is a sport and it's a show for everything around the match, including fans..