AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed a three-match ban after being sent off during last night’s 2-1 win at Fiorentina, the Lega Serie A announced today. The Sweden forward was shown a red card in the 87th minute at the Stadio Artemio Franchi for saying something to the assistant referee. Ibrahimovic’s eighth yellow card of the season resulted in an automatic one-match ban, with a further game added for…
Harry Redknapp said that Tottenham Hotspur were “dreaming an impossible dream” after he watched his team reach the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Milan. There was no little irony in the fact that Tottenham wriggled through after a nervy 0?0 draw against the seven-times winners, given the manner in which their attacking football has lit up Europe on their debut campaign in the competition. However, despite failing to…
Ronaldinho appears to have rejected a move to Blackburn Rovers and remains on course to rejoin Brazilian club Gremio. The former Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona forward is due to bring an end to his three-year spell with Serie A side AC Milan following the arrival of Antonio Cassano from Sampdoria. Ronaldinho has been widely expected to return to Gremio, the club where he began his professional career in 1998. English…
So it turns out there can be downsides to having three superstar Brazilian forwards. For when you throw in an undroppable Swede, you suddenly have the kind of selection dilemma that can keep you awake at night. And that’s exactly the situation Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri finds himself in as his side get set to entertain Real Madrid in the Champions League. Until recently his quandry was made somewhat easier…