Vincenzo Montella explained that Marco Storari s experience was the reason AC Milan signed the 40-year-old goalkeeper until the end of the season.
Storari, who previously spent time at Milan from 2007 to 2010, re-joined the club from Cagliari on Tuesday, with shot-stopper Gabriel going the other way on loan until the end of June.
Veteran Storari left Juventus for Cagliari in July 2015 having won four Serie A titles playing as second choice to Gianluigi Buffon in Turin.
And he will now serve as deputy to Milan s teenage keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
I have known Storari for a long time, we wanted to send Gabriel out on loan to play and then we learned of this possibility, coach Montella said at a media conference.
Marco knows the environment a…
Real Madrid winning their 11th European title / Image via instagram.com
Europe’s elite club competition returns with some sizzling matches on Tuesday and Wednesday and SoccerNews.com have them all previewed for you.
Last-16 matches are eagerly anticipated as fans all over Europe can’t wait for the best football action to return under the spotlight. Defending champions Real Madrid sit in the centre of attention as their fierce rivals Barcelona are also in action this week.
Benfica vs Dortmund
Group stage of the competition was a walk in the park for the Bundesliga side who scored 21 goals to top the group in front of reigning champions Real Madrid. were given a favourable group and the first match away at Benfica, but little did they know that thin…
Neymar will spend 10 weeks on the sidelines due to his foot injury, keeping him out for both legs of the Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester United.
Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the length of time the world s most expensive footballer will miss, having hobbled out of the Coupe de France clash with Strasbourg last week.
The club announced on Wednesday that conservative treatment of the injury to the fifth right metatarsal will keep Neymar out until mid-April, adding to their injury woes as Marco Verratti remains out.
The news comes as a major blow to Thomas Tuchel s men, who will now be without their talisman for both legs of the crunch clash with United, which begins at Old Trafford on February 12.
His scheduled return timetable would se…
Massimiliano Allegri insists Juventus are taking the Champions League one step at a time and that Barcelona are his favourites to win the competition this season.
The Bianconeri have not lifted the trophy since the 1995-96 campaign, despite finishing as runners up under Allegri in 2014-15 and 2016-17, but the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo has seen many tip them for Champions League glory this term.
Despite losing at home to Manchester United in Europe last time out, Allegri is aiming to sustain a challenge on multiple fronts with Juve now eight points clear at the top of Serie A but he is not getting carried away yet.
There are still many games to go in Serie A and we have a lot of difficult games to play until the end of the year, against Roma, Inter, Atalan…
Jurgen Klopp has spoken of his special relationship with his Liverpool squad ahead of the Reds Champions League showdown with Real Madrid following a crazy campaign.
Liverpool travel to Kiev in the hopes of securing their first European title in 13 years, against a Madrid side in the hunt for their third successive Champions League triumph.
Klopp s side have overcome Porto, Manchester City and Roma in the knock-out stages, netting 17 goals across the three ties.
And the German, whose Borussia Dortmund side were beaten by Bayern Munich in the 2012-13 final, has no doubts Liverpool have earned their place in Saturday s final.
I m immensely proud of what the boys have achieved, Klopp told UEFA s official website.
The number of goals we scored is si…
Borussia Dortmund interim head coach Edin Terzic lauded Erling Haaland, labelling the two-goal hero outstanding after another record-breaking performance.
Haaland netted a brace as Dortmund drew 2-2 with LaLiga visitors Sevilla in an absorbing clash on Tuesday but advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals 5-4 on aggregate.
In-demand Dortmund star Haaland – who has been linked with the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus – became the quickest player to 20 Champions League goals after reaching the milestone in his 14th game in the competition.
Aged 20 years and 231 days, Haaland also became the youngest player to score in six consecutive Champions League matches, while he is the first player in the his…
According to Sky Sports, Gareth Bale is set to hold talks with Julen Lopetegui about his future at Real Madrid.
Since he moved to Santiago Bernabeu from Tottenham Hotspur for a world-record transfer fee in 2013, Bale has struggled with injuries, and even though he had scored several absolutely vital goals for the club, he had lost his place in the starting XI under Zinedine Zidane.
However, he made a huge impact coming on from the bench in the Champions League final against Liverpool by scoring two spectacular goals to secure the 13th European crown for Real, and after the final whistle he cast a doubt over his days in the white shirt continuing further.
Meanwhile, Zidane left his post and Lopetegui is now taking over, and with the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to J…
After Steven Gerrard announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, we take a look at his finest moments with the Anfield club.
May 25, 2005 The Miracle of Istanbul
The undoubted highlight of Gerrard s career saw the midfielder inspire his side to a remarkable victory over Milan in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final. Liverpool appeared set to be humbled when they trailed by three goals at half-time, but skipper Gerrard was the central figure in a stunning second-half turnaround that saw Liverpool pull level before the hour mark. After scoring Liverpool s first to set the comeback in motion, Gerrard was brought down for a penalty, allowing Xabi Alonso to equalise with a rebound after his initial spot-kick had been saved. Rafael Benitez s side went on t…
Arsenal have completed the signing of Denis Suarez on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season, the club have confirmed.
LaLiga champions Barca announced the deal and Suarez s contract extension until 2021 on Wednesday before deleting the statement from their website, but Arsenal removed any doubt surrounding the switch on deadline day.
The move sees the midfielder link up once again with Unai Emery, whom he was coached by when he spent the 2014-15 season on loan at Sevilla.
Arsenal will pay Suarez s salary throughout his time at Emirates Stadium and the switch contains an option to buy, even though Barca have extended the 25-year-old s deal by 12 months.
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Adrien Rabiot s current deal with Paris Saint-Germain is set to expire next summer, and it seems highly unlikely the midfielder will be signing a new one. He will therefore be free to talk to clubs around Europe from January 2019, and Mundo Deportivo claim he will demand a salary of €10million per year, which amounts to just over €192,000 per week.
Barring a half-season loan to Toulouse, Rabiot has spent his entire career at PSG so far, having been promoted to the first team in 2012 by Carlo Ancelotti. He had made 208 appearances in all competitions for the French champions prior to the start of this season, scoring 22 goals in the process.
At the age of 23, he is already a complete and highly versatile midfield player who will have no shortage of potential suitors …