Summer Mercato

This is OT but you must read it to see how unreliable Goal.com are.(look at the bolded words)

At 00:00 this article appeared on goal.com :

Originally Posted by goal.com

Milan Handed Another Champions League Lifeline

Milan have been handed another Champions League lifeline, as Romanian side Steaua Bucharest are on the verge of being excluded from the competition...


The Romanian side risk being thrown out of the Champions League for allegedly fixing a game in their own domestic league.

Steaua have already been penalised by the Bulgarian authorities and their president George Becali has been accused of match fixing. He is alledged to have paid another Romanian side $2.6 million in order to help his side to win the league.

If this is the case then, just like Porto, they would be instantly kicked out under UEFA’s zero tolerance policy regarding such matters.

Their place would then be offered to Dinamo Bucarest. However, there are reports that Dinamo do not want to play in the Champions League. In this case, Milan would be given the place as UEFA’s highest ranked team not already participating in the competition.

UEFA would have no choice but to award the place to the Rossoneri if Rapid snub their chance, a fact that will delight Milan fans worldwide, after it looked like the Italian giants had thrown away their Champions League prospects for next season.

The Rossoneri failed to qualify for the competition after finishing fifth in Serie A, following a less than vintage campiagn by their high standards.

The club now has the chance to jump straightback into the driving seat as they look to use UEFA's rule book to wriggle their way back into the European big time.

Salvatore Landolina

So i write to goal.com telling them that Bulgarian authorities have nothing to do with Romanian league and that it was Rapid Bucarest who are next in line after Steaua because they finished 3rd while Dinamo finished 4th.
After few hours the old article disappears and i new article pops up.
Here is the new article :

Originally Posted by goal.com

Milan Handed Another Champions League Lifeline

Milan have been handed another Champions League lifeline, as Romanian side Steaua Bucharest are on the verge of being excluded from the competition...


The Romanian side risk being thrown out of the Champions League for allegedly fixing a game in their own domestic league.

Steaua have already been penalised by the Romanian authorities and their president George Becali has been accused of match fixing. He is alledged to have paid another Romanian side $2.6 million in order to help his side to win the league.

If this is the case then, just like Porto, they would be instantly kicked out under UEFA’s zero tolerance policy regarding such matters.

Their place would then be offered to Rapid Bucarest. However, there are reports that Rapid do not want to play in the Champions League, and neither are Dinamo, who finished fourth. In this case, Milan would be given the place as UEFA’s highest ranked team not already participating in the competition.

UEFA would have no choice but to award the place to the Rossoneri if Rapid snub their chance, a fact that will delight Milan fans worldwide, after it looked like the Italian giants had thrown away their Champions League prospects for next season.

The Rossoneri failed to qualify for the competition after finishing fifth in Serie A, following a less than vintage campiagn by their high standards.

The club now has the chance to jump straightback into the driving seat as they look to use UEFA's rule book to wriggle their way back into the European big time.

Salvatore Landolina

Lol, they didn't even check before they wrote the first article.
I speak Romanian and i checked all Romanian sports newspapers and i saw the same thing everywhere. Rapid want to play CL and they're only waiting to see the result of Steaua's appeal. How did Goal.com come up with the stuff that they don't want CL, i'll never know.

These are cruel jokes on Milan fans. I knew that goal.com aren't reliable but after this i think i'll stop reading their site.

Originally Posted by ginoformaggino

about the power forward,
I never heard here about a couple of russian strikers.


I saw Lithuania Russia on Eurosport tonight


I jumped from the sofa watching the 2nd russian goal,
a superb voleé with the left foot,
just after a difficult control in rotation with the chest.

The name of the scorer is Roman Pavlyuchenko

Spartak Mosca
Height: 1.88 m.
Weight: 78.00 kg.
Date of birth: 15/12/1981


.... and why not Pavel Pogrebnyak, Zenith,
top scorer in Uefa Cup , this season?


Height 188 cm
Weight 91 kg
Date of birth: 08.11.1983

On contract till 31.12.2009


Pavlyuchenko is the substitute of Pogrebnyak in the national team.


I would give a look.

Pogrebnyak is definately not for sale, same I think applies to Pavlyuchenko

According to "The London Paper" we are on way of signing Drogba + Sheva. I just really dont understand why Chelsea would sell Drogba...but if we get them both it would be just great!

I cannot believe people compare Gila and R10. And I just cannot see why people here are still defending Gila, b/c I am sure this past season, you guys were the same people that kept asking for Gila's head. Who cares if he scores like 25 goals next year for Viola, as we all have to understand that GILA will never score over 15 goals for us b/c the coach has no faith in him and the players rather shoot than pass to him.

As for R10, I think he is still the most talented player in the world and if he comes to Milan, we will be pretty unstoppable.

Gomez, Benezma, Abebayor and Drogba are great, I just hope Milan can get one of them with a fair price and not opt for cheap oftion like Sauso.

Zapata, Cannini, Maggio, Abate, Vargas, Dessena, Dossena, Cirganri. I thought Milan will at least sign 2-3 of them?

Adebayor ???? I hate this guy.....Why on earth should milan follow him....He lacks pace, poor finishing (needs minimum 3 clear chances to score 1 goal).....No dribbling skills at all....

WHY GALLIANI..........WHY?????


Pls no adebayor plssssssss

I would rather have sheva back ...than ade

I would be happy wuth the below signings :

Vargas
Alves
Mexes
Sheva
Akinfeev -------> Is he available in the market (Never heard any news off late)

Originally Posted by k7r

I would be happy wuth the below signings :

Vargas
Alves
Mexes
Sheva
Akinfeev -------> Is he available in the market (Never heard any news off late)

Good day everybody....Forza Milan & Forza Azzuri

Daniel Alves is very close to join Barcelona!It says Barcelona made an offer of 32m.euro wich Sevilla accepted it.Barcelona has also sign from Sevilla Keita.
From (greek site): http://sports.pathfinder.gr/football...na/622512.html

Bye, Bye Daniel Alves, best RB on earth!
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Galiani: We rule the transfer market!

For real, I really don't think a RB is worth 32M. Beside, I think D. Alves might not be suited for Series A

Originally Posted by rosoneri_11

Daniel Alves is very close to join Barcelona!It says Barcelona made an offer of 32m.euro wich Sevilla accepted it.Barcelona has also sign from Sevilla Keita.
From (greek site): http://sports.pathfinder.gr/football...na/622512.html

Bye, Bye Daniel Alves, best RB on earth!
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Galiani: We rule the transfer market!

hahaha! We rulte the transfer market of free players!

Alves is a brilliant player and a better player then MAicon even, it will be shown once he starts to play in really strong squad like Barca is. He was my dream RB with Gattuso in pair, but...there he goes. At his best Zambrotta was even better then Alves, but Zambro is now 31 and Alves is a young player that could have great future with Milan.

Galliani: "L'attaccante? I nomi sono questi..."


MILANO - "Le trattative per un attaccante ci sono, lo sapete". Ma il Milan ancora non ha condotto in porto il suo ultimo colpo della campagna acquisti. Lo ha detto Adriano Galliani. "Un attaccante è quello che ci manca per completare il quadro- le parole dell'ad rossonero- Cerchiamo un big. I nomi sono quelli: Drogba, Eto'o, Adebayor, Gomez e Berbatov, più o meno questi, non è che ci siano in giro mille attaccanti...". Poi una battuta sul rinnovo di Maldini. "Mi auguro che Paolo accetti l'offerta della società, sono stato il suo sponsor perchè continuasse. C'è questa offerta, speriamo che possa accettarla. Non so i tempi, è lui che deve decidere". L'ultimo pensiero di Galliani è stato però per la polemica lanciata da Dunga riguardo a Kakà, operato e indisponibile per le partite di qualificazione mondiale del Brasile. "Nella situazione di Kakà non c'entriamo nulla: l'operazione è stata decisa dal medico della Selecao, il dottor Runco, l'intervento al giocatore lo ha consigliato lui, e con lo staff del Brasile sta facendo la rieducazione. Noi non abbiamo mai pensato di impedire a Kakà di giocare con la nazionale A, gli abbiamo negato la possibilità di fare le Olimpiadi. E questo è tutto. Con la sua assenza per la Seleçao, il Milan non c'entra nulla".

From calciomercato...

For me he is worth or and much more because he is the best on the world for his place.He deserve it.They sold Zambrotta and they bought Daniel Alves, THATS A TRANSFER.I feel so sick about Milan, they buy only top class players.

What? If there's any truth to this report Pirlo is unsettled because of Flamini's lucrative deal and other Milan-players financial improvements:

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=725492

If true, then offer Pirlo a new deal! He's our most valuable player alongside Kaká.

i think our mercato is going good we have Galliani word that one of them ( Drogba Adebajor Gomez Berba or Eto'o) will come to milan and i think R10 will end up in milan too, with one good defender Zapata/Mexes/Alex and a LB not top class maybe Pasqual and Boruc or Frey we well be great

Boruc/Frey
Zapata/Mexes
Zambrotta
Flamini
Ronaldinho
Boriello
Drogba/Eto'o/Gomez

I think is good mercato

Originally Posted by Arildonardo

Imagine what he can do when he's not underperforming...

God-like.

But he is still under-performing.