MILAN are back! The Rossoneri netted 4 times in a stellar performance in their Serie A opener with lecce, and it could have easily been more! On the day Ibrahimovic was presented as a Milan player, Ronaldinho rolled back the years with a sensational performance,  the brazilian brought out all the tricks and seemed faster and sharper as he aided milan’s demolition of lecce, while Pirlo gave... 

TEN AC Milan players are due to take place in matches and training with their national team. There will be no Serie A this weekend due to international break. Ten players from AC Milan have been called-up for nine different teams. Italy boss Cesare Prandelli has included Andrea Pirlo in the squad after the player couldn’t take place in the former Fiorentina coach’s debut earlier this... 

SILVANO MARTINA believes a swap between Felipe Melo and Andrea Pirlo would be ‘idea’. Speaking to il Corriere dello Sport, Italian football expert Martina, expressed his idea to have a swap deal between Juventus and AC Milan which sees Melo moving to Milano and Pirlo to Turin. “Melo to Milan and Pirlo to Juve would be the ideal exchange. An intelligent operation,” said... 

AT Milan, Andrea Pirlo is a very divisive figure,  and it’s hard to imagine why really… One camp recognises his importance, admires his passing and ball retention skills, whereas the other looks at him as a figure of “the old Milan”, someone who slows the game down, and needs to go. I’m very much in the former camp though. Don’t get me wrong, he has declined... 

THE TRIO will return in time for the tournament. AC Milan got a major boost today as it was revealed that Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Ambrosini and Filippo Inzaghi would all be available for AC Milan trip to Bari fro the TIM Trophy against Inter and Juventus. The three Milan veterans missed on the Emirates Cup last weekend and on the match against Panathinaikos F.C, (a match Milan eventually won after... 

ANDREA PIRLO thinks Chelsea is the best team around at the moment. Chelsea may have lost the Community Shield against Manchester United today, but according to AC Milan playmaker Pirlo, they are capable of winning the treble this season. “Chelsea have the strongest team in Europe this year, stronger than Real Madrid and Barcelona,” the 31-year-old said. “In fact, they can win the... 

MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI would like to check new things in midfield. New Milan coach Allegri is looking for ideas and solutions in midfield and he thinks about switching between Clarence Seedorf and Andrea Pirlo. Pirlo was unavailable for Varese and Emirates Cup trips. Seedorf played in the lying-deep playmaker position and did a good job, as he already did when the Italian was injured in 2008/2009... 

WORLD CHAMPIONS leave the World Cup. Marcello Lippi’s Italy were clear favourites to go through Group F – a group that includes Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand. However, three horrible matches, the Azzurri found themselves rock bottom. The first match was against Paraguay. Only Gianluca Zambrotta played that match which ended in 1-1 draw. Gennaro Gattuso was not used, while Andrea... 

ANDREA PIRLO has been linked with Barcelona. After rumors about Martin Caceres, Alyaksandr Hleb and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in recent days, the names AC Milan and FC Barcelona have been mentioned in the same breath once again. It now appears that L’equip blaugrana are interested in Milan playmaker Pirlo, as a replacement to Yaya Toure, who is leaving the Spain Champions this summer in favour... 

ITALY professor is optimistic over Andrea Pirlo’s return despite he suffers from calf strain. There were in the peninsula fears that the Milan midfielder will be ruled out of the World Cup following a calf injury, but the 31-year-old is trying different types of treatments and it’s working well. Italy national team doctor, Enrico Castellacci believes Pirlo will be fit for the... 

AC MILAN made first footsteps on the pitches in South Africa this week. The World Cup started on Friday, 11 of June, and the mania is on-going. Among the noises of the incredibly annoying Vuvuzela, there are also some nice games taking place in the 2010 World Cup. Many games, seven AC Milan players, only two have played. Barca want to replace Ibrahimovic with Pato Paloschi: Co-ownership renewal... 

BREATHS OF RELIEF are being taken around Italy, as Pirlo will miss “only” 15-20 days of the WC. The midfield maestro picked up a calf strain injury yesterday and there was a big concern that the Milan man will be ruled out of the World Cup. However, as revealed by Enrico Castellacci, a chief medic on behalf of Italy national team, Pirlo will be able to play again in 15-20 days,... 

ANDREA PIRLO suffers an injury; could be out of the World Cup. What a day for internationals: it started with Rio Ferdinand’s injury (England) that has ruled him out of the World Cup, continued with Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), which turned out as nothing bad, and ended with Andrea Pirlo’s injury (Italy), which could make him skip the World’s best tournament. The Milan man left... 

SOUTH AFRICA awaits seven Rossoneros. In nine days from today, the 2010 South Africa World Cup will start, and seven players will be delighted to represent AC Milan, as each player would like to write the history with his country. Italy Coach Marcello Lippi has excluded Marco Borriello from his final list, leaving three AC Milan players in the 23-men to fly to the World Cup with the rest... 

SEVEN Rossoneros are in the Provisional WC squads, while ONE has a place guaranteed in South Africa this summer. Despite all the talks and assessments, Brazil Coach Carlos Dunga has excluded AC Milan duo, Ronaldinho (30) and Alexandre Pato (20) from his World Cup squad. Pato has shown his disappointment. “The World Cup? Yes, I had believed in it until the end… It’s a shame, but... 

ANDREA PIRLO concedes defeat in Scudetto race, but keeps positive, as he wants to end his playing days with the Rossoneri. The 30-year-old’s season is not even close to his form few years ago, but he aims good years with Milan in the future and wants to play out his career with the Rossoneri. Chelsea tried to buy Pirlo in the last summer, but the midfielder showed his loyalty to the club... 

ANDREA PIRLO has taken the reins in the penalty spot again. This happens after one year that Ronaldinho has been taken the penalty shootouts. Few slip-ups made by the Brazilian midfielder were enough for Leonardo to replace him. Veteran penalty-taker Pirlo is back to strike the ball from 11 meters, as reported on Wednesday in TuttoSport. In the past, Pirlo and Kaka were sharing the honor of beating... 

INJURIES woe is not as worth as expected, as Milan Coach Leonardo revealed on Saturday that Alexandre Pato, Gianluca Zambrotta and Clarence Seedorf have small problems. The squad of Leonardo sees six players out, three of them are important for ordinary function of the team – Seedorf (attacking midfielder), Zambrotta (left back), Pato (right winger). But, Milan played well also without them. Milan...