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Alen

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Apr 2, 2007
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Btw, even if from a Juve fan perspective (which is actually the only perspective that should matter to us) Zlatan leaving Inter would be amazing, it's gonna be a huge blow for the league in general if players like Kaka, Pato, Buffon, Zlatan or Maicon go to Spain or England.
It would be acceptable if the Italian teams can replace Kaka with Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan with Messi, Pato with Ribery or Fabregas and Maicon with Vidic, but i fear that even with the money gained from the potential sales of Zlatan, Kaka and Buffon, the Italian teams still could not attract the best of the best.
 

Dostoevsky

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May 27, 2007
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The big Milan-Juventus game in Week 35 will be the Sunday evening fixture, it has been revealed.

Inter's two Scudetto rivals will meet at San Siro on the evening of Sunday May 10 at 7.30pm.

The Saturday afternoon games will be Sampdoria-Reggina at 5pm and Lazio-Udinese at 7.30pm.

It has also been confirmed that in Week 36 Roma-Catania and Udinese-Milan will be contested on Saturday May 16 while Inter will take on Siena in the Sunday evening encounter.

Kick-off times:

Saturday May 9
Sampdoria-Reggina (5pm)
Lazio-Udinese (7.30pm)

Sunday May 10
Milan-Juventus (7.30pm)

Saturday May 16
Roma-Catania (5pm)
Udinese-Milan (7.30pm)

Sunday May 17
Inter-Siena (7.30pm)

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Dostoevsky

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May 27, 2007
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Milan 'blame' Osvaldo for deficit

Milan have found the culprit for the fact their deficit has doubled this year to £60m. “It’s all Daniel Osvaldo’s fault!”

The club’s failure to qualify for the Champions League – pushed out by Fiorentina – proved to be a massive financial blow.

“Osvaldo’s goal cost us £33m,” sighed Vice-President Adriano Galliani when referring to the ex-Viola striker’s decider against Torino last season.

“If I had known that at the time, I would’ve saved money and just bought the player directly.”

Osvaldo did not live up to that part of his career, leaving Tuscany on loan for Bologna in January.

The damage was done to Milan, though, as the Champions League brings clubs a great deal of income as well as prestige.

In 2007 the budget was approved with a deficit of £28m, but that has now gone to £60m thanks to the fact the income has been reduced from £40.5m to just £6.7m.

“To have a balanced budget, Milan absolutely need to play in the Champions League every season and go as far as possible,” added Galliani.

The Rossoneri also failed to make much of an impact in the UEFA Cup, going out to Werder Bremen in the third round.

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Esteban

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Mar 6, 2005
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Btw Ibra leaving Inter would be a dream come true for me personally. I couldn't care less if Serie A loses its biggest star at this point. It's been 3 incredibly tough years for a Swede and Juve fan but now I'm fairly certain he's leaving... there is this interview that'll air Monday on eurosport.se that will be very interesting.
 
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