A.C. Milan

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Milan

Full name	Associazione Calcio Milan S.p.A.[1]
Nickname(s)	i Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks) il Diavolo (The Devil) Casciavit (Lombard for: Screwdrivers)
Founded	16 December 1899[2]
Ground	San Siro, Milan (Capacity: 80,074)
Owner	Silvio Berlusconi[3]
President	Vacant [1]
Head coach	Massimiliano Allegri[4]
League	Serie A
2009–10	Serie A, 3rd
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmiːlan]), is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. It was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others.^[5][6] The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, the top-flight of Italian football, having played only two seasons in Serie B in the early 1980s.^[5]
Milan has won 18 officially recognized UEFA and FIFA international titles,^[7] and remains tied with Boca Juniors as having won the most in the world. Milan has won four world titles,^[7] more than any other club in the world, having won the Intercontinental Cup three times and the FIFA Club World Cup once.^[7] Milan has won the European Cup/Champions League on seven occasions;^[7] only Real Madrid has exceeded this total.^[8] The club has also won the UEFA Super Cup a record five times and the Cup Winners' Cup twice.^[7]
Domestically, Milan has won 17 league titles, making the club the third most successful in Serie A behind local rivals Internazionale (18 titles) and record-holder Juventus (27 titles).^[9] The club has also won the Coppa Italia five times, in addition to five Supercoppa Italiana triumphs.^[7] The Europa League remains the only major competition for which the team are eligible to compete that they have never won. Milan was a founding member of the G-14 group and the European Club Association that was formed following the first organization's dissolution.^[10]
Milan's home games are played at San Siro, also known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The stadium, which is shared with Inter, is the largest in Italian football, with a total capacity of 80,074.^[11] The owner of the club is Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi while the vice-president is Adriano Galliani. Milan is one of the wealthiest clubs in Italian and world football.^[12]

AC Milan vs. Ajax Champions League betting preview

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 12:00 AM ET

By: Simon Pilkington | www.sbrforum.com

It’s all change at Ajax since Martin Jol left the club on Monday. Group G has already been decided but pride is at stake for the Dutch side’s stand-in manager, Frank de Boer.

 

It’s been a crazy week for Ajax FC with Martin Jol leaving the club by mutual consent. Rumours now abound that he is to join Newcastle United in the Premiership but in fairness he wasn’t having the best run of form of late.
This game in particular doesn’t hold much relevance; Milan have already qualified and Ajax cannot qualify at all, however if Auxerre were to get a result in Madrid, then Ajax would miss out on a Europa League place too which would be a disaster for the Dutch side.
Also, with Jol leaving the club, Ajax have a new stand-in manager who will be looking to make a point and show he has the credentials to take the role on permanently – Frank de Boer. He is a man who has Ajax in his blood, having come through the infamous Ajax academy and after a successful stint as Bert van Marwijk’s assistant manager at the recent World Cup, will be ready to take the step up.
AC Milan have had a great start to the season so far both in Serie A and the Champions League; sitting on top of the former with 33 points and clear of Lazio in 2^nd place by 3 points, losing only two games along the way and having qualified in 2^nd place in the Champions League Group G.
They boast a real mix of experience and youth and have one of the most exciting strike forces out there; Pato, Robinho, Ronaldinho, Inzaghi and Ibrahimovuc could strike fear into most defences around the world.
I can imagine a number of changes being made in the Milan team for this game against Ajax as they have a big game against Roma on Saturday evening in Serie A but I would expect Ajax to play a strong side to see if they can salvage anything from the match and keep their chances of Europa League qualification alive.
Football Betting Odds
The bookies make Milan clear favourites as you would expect and the best price you can get on them, and a price that I still think represents value, is the 20/21 at Victor Chandler.
For anyone who believes that Frank de Boer will inspire his new side to a decent victory, then you can pick up quite favourable odds of 3/1 at Paddy Power, while the draw, a result that seems much more likely than an Ajax win is priced up at Bodog at 5/2.
I think that Robinho may get a run out in this match and Paddy Power has priced him up to score at anytime at a decent 15/8.
If Milan clicks into gear this could be a decent victory for the Italians and a bet I really like is for Milan to beat the -1 handicap, priced at a very respectable 13/5 with Paddy Power.
Milan at home are able of running any team over so another bet I am a big fan of and am slightly surprised of the value in the betting is for Milan to be winning at both half time and full time, priced up at 2/1 with Bodog.
Predictions –
Milan to be winning at half time and full time at 2/1 with Bodog
Milan to beat the -1 handicap at 13/5 with Paddy Power
Robinho to score at anytime at 15/8 with Paddy Power

Pato Siap Tampil Lawan Parma

Pato Siap Tampil Lawan Parma

MILAN - Penyerang AC Milan Alexandre Pato diperkirakan akan tampil melawan Parma pada lanjutan Serie-A, Minggu (3/10/2010). La Gazzetta dello Sport memberitakan, penyerang Brasil itu telah pulih dari cedera otot. Pato mendapatkan cedera itu ketika tampil melawan AJ Auxerre di Liga Champions pada 16 September lalu.
Diperkirakan, akibat cedera itu membuat Pato harus absen sebulan. Namun, La Gazzetta mengklaim Pato pulih lebih cepat. Sebab, penyerang asal Brasil itu telah mulai berlatih dengan tim pada hari ini sehingga tak menutup kemungkinan ia akan tampil saat melawan Parma.
Peluang Pato untuk tampil pada laga nanti terbuka lebar karena pelatih Massimiliano Allegri bakal mengistirahatkan Zlatan Ibrahimovic yang mengalami kelelahan.
Milan kini berada di peringkat kelima dengan mengoleksi delapan angka. Mereka hanya terpaut dua angka dari rival sekotanya, Inter Milan, yang memuncaki klasemen sementara.

Ibra-Seedorf 'Pulang' untuk Tiga Angka

Amsterdam - Menghadapi Ajax Amsterdam akan menjadi laga emosional buat Zlatan Ibrahimovic dan Clarence Seedorf mengingat keduanya merupakan jebolan klub tersebut. Namun demi prestise dan kejayaan di Eropa, keduanya menjanjikan tiga poin buat AC Milan.
Ibra tercatat membela Ajax dalam selang 2001 hingga 2004, di klub raksasa Liga Belanda itulah namanya kemudian melambung sebelum akhirnya diboyong Juventus ke Italia. Pun begitu dengan Seedorf, yang memperkuat de Godenzonen untuk periode 1992 sampai 1995.
Ajax punya arti besar dalam kehidupan dua pesepakbola Rossoneri itu karena di klub itulah mereka memulai karir sebagai pesepakbola profesional sebelum akhirnya punya nama besar di Eropa dan dunia. Maka saat Milan harus melawat ke Amsterdam Arena di matchday II Liga Champions tengah pekan ini, ada banyak kenangan yang muncul di benak Ibra dan Seedorf. Memori yang mereka berdua pastikan tak akan mengganggu profesionalisme karena keduanya menargetkan pulang dengan poin maksimal.
"Saya menjadi bintang selama hari-hari saya di Ajax. Saya masih punya beberapa teman di Amsterdam, tapi kali ini saya datang bukan untuk senang-senang tapi untuk tiga angka," seru Ibra pada Voetbal International dan dikutip Yahoosport. Pernyataan serupa terlontar dari Seedorf.
Gelandang 34 tahun itu bahkan sempat ditawari bermain kembali di Ajax oleh pelatih Martin Jol di musim panas kemarin. "Buat saya, ini sungguh spesial di jenjang karir saya yang seperti ini bisa kembali ke Ajax lagi. Saya harap perasaan kami sama. Mereka telah belajar dari kesalahan yang dibuat atas (Real) Madrid.
Saya sungguh penasaran bagaimana mereka akan bermain menghadapi kami. Saya harap itu akan menjadi pertandingan yang seru," ungkap Seedorf. Milan berhasil memetik tiga poin di laga pertamanya saat menundukkan Auxerre. Sementara Ajax justru harus tumbang saat melawat ke Santiago Bernabeu menghadapi Real Madrid.
Meski punya materi pemain yang timpang, laga Ajax vs Milan, yang akan dilangsungkan Rabu (29/9/2010) dinihari WIB, diyakini akan berjalan sengit mengingat keduanya berstatus mantan kampiun Eropa. Total empat gelar dikumpulkan Ajax, sementara Rossoneri sudah mengoleksi tujuh titel.