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tennis following his retirement from football and even qualified for a professional tournament.The ex-AC Milan defender, 54, opted to hang up his boots at the end of the 2008/09 season, ending a glittering 24-year career with the Rossoneri. Maldini won seven Serie A titles and five European Cups during his time in the capital of Lombardy and was subsequently inducted into their hall of fame.As with every other retiree, the question facing Maldini at the end of his playing days was, what next? Management? Punditry? But the 126-capped Azzurri centre-back already knew the answer.

England and Italy played out a 0-0 draw in their Nations League clash on Saturday night, failing to gain revenge for the Euro 2020 final last summer.The Three Lions, therefore, remain bottom of their group despite carving out several clear-cut opportunities against Roberto Mancini’s side. Though it wasn’t just England creating the chances.The best opening of the game fell to AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali in the first half.

Chelsea were desperate to sign Alexandre Pato.The AC Milan forward, who was the latest exquisite piece of craftsmanship from Brazil's inexhaustible conveyor belt of talent, had the world at his feet after taking Serie A by storm as teenager. His explosive pace and eye for goal had turned him into the envy of European football, and that year he was duly crowned winner of the prestigious Golden Boy award.Carlo Ancelotti, who had just joined Chelsea from Milan, wanted to bring Pato with him, but the Italian club were understandably keen to cling on to their prodigious youngster and rebuffed his advances.Back then, if you'd have told Blues fans that Pato would have been theirs in seven years they'd have bitten your hand off, but by the time the Brazilian eventually got his move to Stamford Bridge, everything had changed.Four prolific seasons at the San Siro saw Pato likened to genuine Seleção royalty in Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka, and before long there was talk of him following in their footsteps by winning the Ballon d'Or.

Chelsea striker has revealed. Pato was predicted to be the next big thing after bursting onto the scene in his native Brazil. His break came at Internacional, which was only possible because of the extreme lengths his dad went to get him to his trial.In an interview with The Player's Tribune, Pato detailed how they were forced to settle for an X-rated stay the night before.

Inter Milan goalkeeper Ionut Radu has been compared to Peter Enckelman after recreating the former Aston Villa goalkeeper’s infamous howler.Radu is the talk of Serie A after his barely believable blunder cost defending champions Inter dear in a must-win league match against Bologna on Wednesday night. Inter needed to win their rearranged game in hand to go top of the league, but found themselves tied at 1-1 late on after Ivan Perisic’s early screamer was cancelled out by Marko Arnautovic’s glancing header.Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries and Joaquin Correa all missed chances, while Lukasz Skorupski made a few saves to keep Bologna in it before disaster struck for Inter in the 81st minute in the most innocuous fashion.

AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori left out of Gareth Southgate's latest England squad on Thursday, not least because Manchester United calamity Harry Maguire managed to keep his place.Tomori has been making waves in Italy ever since leaving Chelsea in 2021 and has been a near ever-present for Milan - who are currently top of Serie A - this season, but the 24-year-old is finding it difficult to get on Southgate's radar and has only made managed to play once for his country since making his debut over two-and-a-half years ago.Following the squad announcement, disgruntled fans raced onto social media with many insisting that domestic bias played a part in Tomori's omission, particularly since Crystal Palace centre back Marc Guehi - who was playing in the Championship last season - made the cut."Tomori absence is typical Prem bias as well. [He] belongs in over Maguire and Mings," argued YouTuber, and Manchester United supporter, Mark Goldbridge.Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano replied: "Tomori’s playing at top, top level here in Italy with AC Milan… it feels unreal to see Fikayo out of the list.""I think the worst part is he left Chelsea for consistent playing time, got his move to a well known club.

AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli has provided an update on Franck Kessie's future amid links to Manchester United.

Nat Phillips insists he has not abandoned his Liverpool dreams despite his loan move to Bournemouth.The Reds central defender, 24, joined the Championship promotion-chasers last week - and makes his debut tonight in the FA Cup fourth round tie against non-league Boreham Wood. Most assume the switch, even if only for the remainder of the campaign, signals the beginning of the end of his Anfield days - with chances so few and far between in Jurgen Klopp's ’s starting line-up since August..

With the January transfer window now closed, the focus for all Premier League clubs is now solely on the rest of the season.

A former Barcelona player has claimed Lionel Messi is already thinking about returning.

emerging from the MLS, rather than simply retiring there - as the likes of Alphonso Davies, Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie have proven.Its reputation as a 'retirement division' is rapidly diminishing, but it'll be tough to completely shake given how many of football's most talented individuals have hung up their boots following stateside stints in recent years.Here, Daily Star Sport has taken a look back at 10 of the very best.After pretty much winning everything available to him with Arsenal and Barcelona, Thierry Henry signed for the New York Red Bulls in 2010.Although very much into his twilight years at that point, the Frenchman had no trouble for scoring for fun, just as he'd done in the Premier League for so many years.For four seasons in a row, Henry's MLS goal tally reached double figures before he eventually called it a day in 2014.Is the MLS a glorified retirement home for elite footballers? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...The pitiful season he spent with Manchester United aside, English fans shouldn't forget how fabulous a player Bastian Schweinsteiger was at his best.The man dubbed 'the brain' of Germany's midfield by Joachim Low, Schweinsteiger was an integral part of his nation's famous World Cup triumph in 2014, and won a whopping eight Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.He joined Chicago Fire in 2017 after being effectively booted out of Old Trafford by Jose Mourinho, and spent two years in America before hanging up his boots in 2019.Orlando City supporters must have had to scratch their eyes when 2007 Ballon d'Or winner Kaka joined their ranks in 2015.The the former AC Milan midfielder was - for a time - the most in-demand footballer on the planet, and his move to Real

Marcus Rashford is also said to be considering leaving the club because of the increased competition for places in the starting XI this season.Daily Star Sport has taken a look at the latest Manchester United transfer news below.Manchester United are "moving decisively" for AC Milan midfielder Frank Kessie, it has been reported.Kessie could be available for a knockdown fee in next month's January transfer window as the player's contract is set to expire at the end of the season.

Chelsea is a "done deal" according to his national side’s manager, while the prospective transfer would enable the Hungarian to link up with his idol Thiago Silva.The Fenerbache centre-back has been linked with several of Europe’s elite clubs - but none as much as the Blues, with Marco Rossi saying the move to Stamford Bridge had been wrapped up.

AC Milan star Alexis Saelemaekers rendered supporters speechless with an incredible piece of wizardry during their 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.The Belgian winger showed off the tremendous piece of trickery when the referee blew the half-time whistle and fans have been left shocked at the skill move.Saelemaekers seems to flick the ball into the air with his right foot before performing an in-air elastico chop with his left all while turning 180 degrees.And despite wowing fans on social media, AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli may not have been impressed with the 22-year-old.Saelemaekers' super skill ended up hitting the Italian as he tried to make his way down the tunnel to deliver the half-time team talk.But even if the

Zlatan Ibrahimovic once ran out of patience after constant teasing from AC Milan hardman Gennaro Gattuso - and he made sure that his colleague would think twice in future. The 40-year-old forward is currently in his second spell at Milan after leaving LA Galaxy back in 2019, scoring a sensational 28 goals across his last 43 Serie A outings.Having lined-up for rivals Inter between 2006 and 2009, he won the league title with Milan under Massimiliano Allegri, in a team that included both Gattuso and Thiago Silva Silva, who joined Chelsea from PSG last year, recently spoke about an altercation between his former colleagues following a row at training.

Oliver Giroud's move to Celtic collapsed in the final moments – after Montpellier's chairman slagged Kilmarnock to the World Cup winner.

AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud had urged former boss Frank Lampard to take the reins at Newcastle describing it as a "good challenge".Having been taken over by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund on Thursday, the new owners are keen to challenge at the top end of the table.The consortium, fronted by Amanda Staveley, have a wealth 10 times greater than Premier League champions Manchester City and are ready to pump money into the club. Current Magpies boss Steve Bruce is not expected to take charge of the team on Sunday and is reportedly finalising his pay-off package to end his two-year stay on Tyneside.Lampard is one of the favourites to replace Bruce in the dugout.

Manchester United and AC Milan defender Jaap Stam has named an ultimate five-a-side-team consisting of former teammates - and it would take some beating.Stam played alongside some of the biggest stars in world football during his 15-year career, having plied his trade in the English, Italian and Dutch top flights as well as the Champions League.The Netherlands centre-back won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup and the Champions League in his time at United, while also capturing the Eredivisie title at PSV Eindhoven and the Coppa Italia with Lazio.His solid work at the back undoubtedly played a part, but he also had some extremely talented teammates to thank for those triumphs.And during an interview with OTB Sports, Stam put together

Liverpool dominated the first 25 minutes and deservedly went ahead when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross was inadvertently directed into his own net by Fikayo Tomori.And the Reds had the chance to make it 2-0 not long after when Andy Robertson’s shot struck an outstretched arm in the box.However, Mohamed Salah saw his powerful penalty saved by Mike Maignan and the miss looked costly when the Italians stormed back into the game with two quickfire goals.Ante Rebic equalised with a well-taken low finish before Brahim Diaz tapped in after Liverpool were cut open on the counter-attack two minutes later.Klopp’s side found themselves 2-1 down at half-time, but roared back impressively, with Salah applying the deft finishing touch to Divock Origi’s

Liverpool fans think that AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is 'ducking out' of their Champions League clash on Wednesday evening with the Swedish striker unavailable after sustaining an injury.

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