Ac milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as AC Milan and as simply Milan in Italy, is an
Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1899 and has since spent most of its history in the top flight of Italian football.
Milan has won 18 officially recognized international titles, tied with Boca Juniors as having the most in the world. The club have won what is today known as the UEFA Champions League on seven occasions; only Real Madrid have won it more times (9).As far as Italian competitions are concerned, Milan is the second most successful club with 17 league titles; only Juventus have won more (27 AC Milan have won four world titles, more than any other club in the world. They have won 3 times the Intercontinental Cup, and 1 time the FIFA Club World Cup.
Other important titles which Milan have won includes the European Super Cup five times, and the Cup Winners' Cup twice; however, they have never reached the UEFA Cup final (only two semi-finals). In Italy, they have won the Coppa Italia five times, as well as five Italian Super Cups. AC Milan is also one of the G-14’s founding members, a group that represented eighteen of the largest and most prestigious European football clubs before its disbandment

Wenger glad Kaka snubbed Manchester City

Arsene Wenger admits he is glad Kaka snubbed a move to Manchester City Football Club. The Blues were willing to pay £91million for the AC Milan ace, but the forward rejected the move despite the potential to earn a staggering £500,000-per-week. “The good thing in the decision of Kaka is that he has put the sport in front of finances and that is good for the fans and the game,” Arsenal boss Wenger told Setanta Sports. “But you will only have one case out of 20 like that. I know Kaka’s contract at AC Milan quite well and he is not in special need.”

AC Milan veteran has Portsmouth option

Portsmouth Football Club are willing to offer Emerson a short-term deal. Tony Adams is desperate to add another midfielder to his squad during the January transfer window, after losing Lassana Diarra to Real Madrid for £20million.And reports suggest it is a former Bernabeu star who has jumped to the head of his wanted list, as he looks to take 32-year-old Emerson to Fratton Park this week. The Brazilian is currently plying his trade in Italy with AC Milan, but he is out of contract in the summer and he could even leave before this time if Pompey succeed with a loan offer

video David Beckham (AC Milan) vs Fiorentina Season 2008/2009 17.01.2009

David Beckham scores his first goal for AC Milan

If David Beckham does eventually make the move from Los Angeles to Milan -- whether it's this spring or next fall -- the turning point might have come in Bologna on Sunday.Making his third consecutive start for AC Milan and playing the full 90 minutes, Beckham had his best outing yet for the seven-time European champion and also scored his first goal.

It wasn't a tame goal, either. No tap-in this, or lucky rebound. It was a cracker.Brazilian teenager Pato began the move with a surging run down the center of the field, scattering Bologna players in his path, before passing the ball to Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf on his right.Seedorf, who had scored the tying goal in what would eventually turn out to be a 4-1 rout for AC Milan, might have taken a shot but instead slipped the ball to an unmarked Beckham on his right.
The Galaxy midfielder raced into the penalty area and unleashed a rising right-foot shot that tore past Bologna goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli and just inside the right post.It was one of Beckham's best goals in a long time and he reacted to it with a delighted grin before being mobbed by AC Milan teammates.The goal, Milan's fourth of the match, enabled the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star to join a select group of players who have scored in each of Europe's top three leagues -- England's Premier League, Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A."It was a truly special goal, just as it is special for me to be playing here" in Italy, Beckham said, adding that he would save his game jersey as a souvenir.The England international, who hopes to earn a record-tying 108th cap when England plays European champion Spain in a friendly in Seville on Feb. 11, was not able to upstage Brazilian sensation Kaka, however.Just days after seeing a potential $150-million move to Manchester City come apart at the seams, Kaka was in top form. He scored twice, first on a penalty kick and then on a rocket-like left foot shot.All in all, it was a classic performance by Milan, which moved the ball around with ease. Beckham has slotted well into a midfield that on Sunday included Seedorf, Andrea Pirlo and Massimo Ambrosini.He has played all but a handful of minutes in the Serie A team's last three games and has grown in stature and comfort with each one. Against Bologna, his running was sharper and he was more involved in the play than in the previous two outings.The improvement in his game has naturally led to increased speculation about Beckham staying with Milan, and the midfielder has not exactly discouraged such thoughts."I can't say what will happen," he said after Sunday's game. "Even if my contract says that I'll be here until March. We'll have to see.

"Told of Beckham's comment, AC Milan Coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was coaching his 400th game for the team, tried to defuse a potential squabble between the Galaxy and Milan."Our hands are tied because he has a clear contract," Ancelotti said. "We can't do anything to change things [but] he can definitely do something. He must sort out his own contract with the American team. . . . We are capitalizing on his presence at the moment."Last week, Silvio Berlusconi, who doubles as Italian prime minister and AC Milan president, said the club would honor its agreement with the Galaxy."Who wouldn't like to have such a player in your team?" Berlusconi said. "He is showing the class, professionalism and commitment that makes him such a wonderful person and player."Having said this though, he has a contract with the Galaxy and he and my club should respect that."In the face of persistent questioning by the Italian media over Beckham's future, Ancelotti also was forced into making a statement."If Beckham is fine with us, we are happy," he said. "The fact that he plays is because he is a tactically intelligent player, disciplined and unselfish. He will decide what to do in his future."For the time being, it remains confirmed that on March 9 he will return to America."Meanwhile, the belief persists that there are moves going on behind the scenes that could see Beckham either stay in Milan or return to the Galaxy for the 2009 MLS season and then rejoin the Italian club on a full-time basis.