https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Zlatan Ibrahimovic warned on Friday he was not back at AC Milan just to act as a mascot and immediately got off the mark for his new club by scoring in a friendly against a local lower league side. https://www.thelocal.it/20200104/not-just-a-mascot-ibrahimovic-off-the-mark-in-ac-milan-friendly Sat, 04 Jan 2020 10:31:35 +0100 not-just-a-mascot-ibrahimovic-off-the-mark-in-ac-milan-friendly "Ibrahimovic for Milan? I hope he comes to Monza," former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told journalists on the sidelines of a regional initiative of his Forza Italia political party in Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20191215/berlusconi-wants-ibrahimovic-for-his-third-division-monza-team Sun, 15 Dec 2019 10:43:31 +0100 berlusconi-wants-ibrahimovic-for-his-third-division-monza-team Federico Santander scored the winner as struggling Bologna stunned Inter Milan 1-0 to pile the pressure on coach Luciano Spalletti as Roma rescued a point with a 1-1 draw to AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190204/santander-stuns-inter-roma-rescue-a-point-against-ac-milan Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:50:00 +0100 santander-stuns-inter-roma-rescue-a-point-against-ac-milan AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso told Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini to focus on politics and not football after criticising his game plan in a Sunday's 1-1 draw against Lazio. https://www.thelocal.it/20181126/milan-coach-hits-back-as-italys-deputy-pm-slams-his-game-plan Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:30:00 +0100 milan-coach-hits-back-as-italys-deputy-pm-slams-his-game-plan Amnesty International on Saturday urged football clubs AC Milan and Juventus to shun the Italian Super Cup -- a game Saudi Arabia is set to host in January -- over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://www.thelocal.it/20181027/amnesty-calls-on-ac-milan-and-juventus-to-pull-saudi-gala Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:50:57 +0200 amnesty-calls-on-ac-milan-and-juventus-to-pull-saudi-gala AC Milan's senior executives were at the world's top sports court on Thursday July 19th fighting to overturn a European ban for breaking UEFA's financial fair play rules. https://www.thelocal.it/20180719/ac-milan-go-to-court-to-fight-uefa-ban Thu, 19 Jul 2018 17:45:19 +0200 ac-milan-go-to-court-to-fight-uefa-ban US hedge fund Elliott announced it has taken over Italian giants AC Milan after the club's Chinese owners failed to repay debt, saying the deal opened "a new chapter" for the football institution. https://www.thelocal.it/20180711/us-hedge-fund-elliott-takes-over-ac-milan Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:15:21 +0200 us-hedge-fund-elliott-takes-over-ac-milan AC Milan said on Tuesday it was forming a women's team to compete in next season's league with a buyout of ACF Brescia. https://www.thelocal.it/20180612/ac-milan-to-form-its-first-ever-womens-team Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:18:54 +0200 ac-milan-to-form-its-first-ever-womens-team Italian prosecutors have denied media reports that they have opened an investigation into whether the deal to sell AC Milan to Chinese investors last year was inflated for money laundering purposes. https://www.thelocal.it/20180113/italy-prosecutors-deny-ac-milan-money-laundering-investigation Sat, 13 Jan 2018 18:39:34 +0100 italy-prosecutors-deny-ac-milan-money-laundering-investigation Teenager Patrick Cutrone scored an extra-time winner and goalkeeper Antonio Donnarumma emerged from the shadow of his star brother Gianluigi as Milan dumped city rivals Inter out of the Italian Cup on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171228/teenager-cutrone-scores-extra-time-winner-to-give-milan-dramatic-derby-triumph Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:34:13 +0100 teenager-cutrone-scores-extra-time-winner-to-give-milan-dramatic-derby-triumph Struggling AC Milan face city rivals Inter in the Italian Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday with coach Gennaro Gattuso likening the high-voltage clash to "a World Cup final". https://www.thelocal.it/20171227/struggling-milan-in-world-cup-final-against-inter Wed, 27 Dec 2017 10:42:12 +0100 struggling-milan-in-world-cup-final-against-inter AC Milan face penalties from UEFA after European football's governing body said on Friday it had failed to strike a deal with the Italian club over its spending. https://www.thelocal.it/20171216/ac-milan-faces-uefa-financial-fair-play-penalties Sat, 16 Dec 2017 13:12:28 +0100 ac-milan-faces-uefa-financial-fair-play-penalties Fallen Italian giants AC Milan named combative former player Gennaro Gattuso as their new boss on Monday after sacking Vincenzo Montella, the Chinese-owned club said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171127/ac-milan-sack-coach-vincenzo-montella Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:30:24 +0100 ac-milan-sack-coach-vincenzo-montella Former AC Milan and Real Madrid striker Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison in Italy after he was convicted of gang rape, according to local media reports on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171124/robinho-sentenced-gang-rape-italy Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:24:55 +0100 robinho-sentenced-gang-rape-italy Italy international defender Leonardo Bonucci took out a page in a local newspaper on Saturday to thank Juventus fans for their support after agreeing a shock move to rivals AC Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20170715/bonucci-bids-juve-farewell-after-milan-move Sat, 15 Jul 2017 16:18:19 +0200 bonucci-bids-juve-farewell-after-milan-move New AC Milan chief executive Marco Fassone has promised fans a "quick return" to the Champions League and the glory days of old as the fallen Serie A giants began life under Chinese ownership on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170414/ac-milans-new-owners-target-champions-league-return Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:52:14 +0200 ac-milans-new-owners-target-champions-league-return Ivan Perisic struck a dramatic late leveller to grab a share of the spoils for Inter Milan in an enthralling 2-2 derby draw with AC Milan that saw Suso hit a brace for the hosts. https://www.thelocal.it/20161121/inter-snatch-last-gasp-draw-in-milan-derby Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:18:47 +0100 inter-snatch-last-gasp-draw-in-milan-derby AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has played down claims of an impending crisis following a shareholders meeting at which the struggling Serie A giants came under attack amid reports of nearly €90 million euros in losses for 2015. https://www.thelocal.it/20160429/milan-play-down-crisis-as-shareholders-rage Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:07:52 +0200 milan-play-down-crisis-as-shareholders-rage A Chinese consortium, with big ambitions for AC Milan, should complete a takeover of the seven-time European champions within six to eight weeks, a broker acting for both parties said in reports on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160416/chinese-set-to-buy-ac-milan-broker Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:39:51 +0200 chinese-set-to-buy-ac-milan-broker AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi received an offer from China to take a majority stake in the seven-time European champions with an agreement not far away, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160415/chinese-make-bid-for-berlusconis-ac-milan Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:30:15 +0200 chinese-make-bid-for-berlusconis-ac-milan