Milan have confirmed Daniel Maldini has joined Spezia on a season-long loan, leaving San Siro for the first time.
The 20-year-old is a third-generation footballer with the club, having followed in the footsteps of his father, modern legend Paolo Maldini, and grandfather, club icon Cesare Maldini, in playing for Milan.
Cesare started his Serie A career at Triestina and ended his playing days at Torino, but Paolo stayed with Milan throughout.
This now represents Daniel s first move away from the club, having made 15 Serie A appearances for the Rossoneri across three seasons. However, those outings have only amounted 194 minutes.
At Spezia, the 20-year-old will get the opportunity to establish himself in the top flight.
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CSKA Moscow have announced the return of Ahmed Musa on loan for the remainder of the season after the forward failed to make an impact at Leicester City.
Leicester paid a reported club-record £16million to sign Musa in July 2016 as they bolstered their squad for a Champions League campaign in the wake of their stunning Premier League title success.
But the Nigeria international only scored two top-flight goals in his first campaign, while his only strike this term came in a 4-1 win over Sheffield United in the EFL Cup second round in August.
Musa has subsequently been allowed to depart the King Power Stadium until the end of the season.
Ahmed will be included in the Red-Blues squad list for the national league and the Europa League knockout stage, said …
Newcastle Jets cemented their place in the top two of the A-League with a 2-0 victory over Melbourne Victory played out in front of new Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk.
The Jets are clinging onto the coattails of runaway leaders Sydney FC, and closed the gap back to nine points with Saturday s success at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Nigel Boogaard headed home a free-kick in the first half, before Australia youth international Riley McGree scrambled home a 70th-minute goal to make sure of the points after good wing play from Andrew Nabbout.
Nabbout has impressed since returning to the A-League with the Jets in 2016 and has been mentioned as a chance for the Socceroos World Cup squad. Another fine performance in front of the new national coach will do his chances no ha…
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow on a five-year deal and Croatian defender Vedran Corluka from Manchester City, the club confirmed on Monday.
The club told the Stock Exchange they had signed the 26-year-old Russian for 14 million pounds (25.2 million dollars) and confirmed on their website the arrival of 22-year-old Corluka.
We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of Vedran Corluka to the Club, Spurs said in a statement.
Corluka, who has been capped 24 times by Croatia, won successive titles with Dynamo in 2006 and 2007.
He left for the Premier League and Manchester City in August 2007, where he featured at right-back, centre-back and in midfi…
Rio Ferdinand resumed training with his England team-mates here on Monday, handing Fabio Capello a major boost ahead of Wednesday s World Cup qualifying clash with Croatia in Zagreb.
Manchester United defender Ferdinand had been struggling with a neck problem and missed the 2-0 victory over Andorra here on Saturday.
But after Monday s session, he was passed fit to travel to the Croatian capital and will expect to return to the centre of defence alongside captain John Terry, with Everton s Joleon Lescott making way.
Head coach Capello, who is under pressure after England s lacklustre display against the group minnows, is expected to promote Joe Cole to the starting line-up after the Chelsea midfielder came off the bench to score both goals against Andorra.
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Diego Simeone praised Joao Felix s fearlessness after the attacker converted a crucial penalty to help Atletico Madrid reach the Champions League knockout stage.
Atletico needed three points to put a last-16 place beyond doubt and did the business with a 2-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday.
There was an early setback when Kieran Trippier failed to convert a spot-kick in the second minute, his saved attempt piling pressure on a team that had not scored in three games.
But after winning that penalty, Joao Felix took it upon himself to end Atletico s goal drought 15 minutes later.
The 20-year-old Portugal international made no mistake from 12 yards after Rifat Zhemaletdinov s handball gifted the hosts another opportunity to open the scoring.
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Roma owner Jim Pallotta has insisted that stars such as Daniele De Rossi, Kostas Manolas, Aleksandar Kolarov and Edin Dzeko did not conspire to get former coach Eusebio Di Francesco sacked.
The 49-year-old lost his job after crashing out of the Champions League at the hands of Porto and reports on Thursday suggested that a group of senior players had pushed for backroom changes amid much infighting.
However, Pallotta has moved to deny these rumours and even claimed that De Rossi had lobbied for Di Francesco to be left in charge for the remainder of the season prior to his dismissal in March.
Some aspects of that article made Daniele De Rossi look bad, which is not fair because Daniele has been a warrior for Roma for 18 years. He deserves respect and I have alwa…
Atletico keen on Cavani
French daily newspaper that Atletico Madrid are hot on the trail of Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani.
Los Colchoneros seem ready to shake up their attacking options in the summer, with Mario Mandzukic and Arda Turan being linked with moves away from Vicente Calderon.
As a result, Diego Simeone appears to have made PSG s Edinson Cavani his number one target and he reportedly informed the striker of his interest through his international teammate Diego Godin.
The Uruguayan may have a contract until June 2018 at Parc des Princes, but he is reportedly hoping to leave the Saints at the end of the current campaign.
Cavani is believed to be unhappy at being played out of position and is ready to consider his options in…
Atletico Madrid host Getafe in La Liga on Saturday, and coach Diego Simeone wants the Vicente Calderon crowd to spur his players on as they did in midweek against Bayer Leverkusen.
Simeone s side defeated Leverkusen on penalties in their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie, after Mario Suarez s goal cancelled out a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Germany.
Atletico s defence of their Liga title has faltered in recent weeks, with three successive draws seeing them fall to fourth nine points behind leaders Barcelona.
The dressing room was proud of themselves, Simeone who is reportedly close to agreeing a new contract said after the win over Leverkusen.
This will give them a huge strength. For Saturday, we need the Calderon just like today, with th…
Gary Neville has warned Manchester United over the ramifications of an exit for Cristiano Ronaldo, expressing his fears the club could finish in the bottom half of the table.
United s start to life under Erik ten Hag has been woeful, losing back-to-back matches against Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford to sit at the foot of the Premier League.
Pressure is already mounting on Ten Hag, who faces a stern test on Monday against Jurgen Klopp s Liverpool, and the final weeks of the transfer window could be decisive.
United have been linked with a host of players, but the biggest story continues to be the future of Ronaldo, who is widely reported to be pushing for an exit due to his desire to play Champions League football.
Reports on Tuesday suggest Uni…