FOOTBALL – The Deloitte Money League has been released and unsurprisingly, the Euro Club Index ranking, which rates clubs based on performance, is highly correlated with this annual ranking of wealth. Four of the top-five clubs on the Deloitte list are also in the Euro Club Index top-10. Manchester United are the big exception at third in the Money League but ranked only 13th by the Euro Club Index. Another Premier League club, Liverpool, are the ninth richest in the world but are currently only just hanging onto a place in the Euro Club Index top-25. All nine Premier League clubs in Deloitte’s top-20 richest are ranked lower by the Euro Club Index.
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REVIEW: Milan’s Serie A slump
FOOTBALL – Atalanta defeated Milan 1-0 in San Siro on Sunday. Both teams have now won two of their last 12 Serie A matches.
INFOGRAPHIC: Fernando Torres returns to Atlético
FOOTBALL – Fernando Torres has rejoined Atlético Madrid seven and a half years after leaving for Liverpool, the beginning of an odyssey which saw him win the 2011/12 Champions League, 2012/13 Europa League and 2011/12 FA Cup with Chelsea as well as two European Championships (2008 and 2012) and the World Cup (2010) with Spain. Check out our infographic on El Niño here. Continue reading
ANALYSE THIS: Euro Club Index – PSG/Arsenal switch only top-10 change
FOOTBALL – Paris Saint-Germain have swapped places with Arsenal in the Euro Club Index over the last week, moving into ninth position with Arsenal dropping to 10th. AC Milan are back in the top-25 for the first time since February, replacing Athletic Bilbao.
REVIEW: Domenico Berardi follows in the footsteps of Andri Shevchenko
FOOTBALL – Domenico Berardi scored a hat-trick in Sassuolo’s 4-3 away win at Fiorentina after he had also netted a hat-trick in Sassuolo’s 4-3 win at Sampdoria earlier this season. Berardi became the first player in 14 years to score a hat-trick in multiple away matches in a single Serie A season since Andri Shevchenko in 1999/2000 for AC Milan (3-0 win at Perugia and a 4-4 draw at Lazio).
REVIEW: Roma reach record points total for a season
FOOTBALLL – AS Roma beat AC Milan 2-0 and now have 85 points. This is already more than they have ever won in an entire Serie A season. They also extended their winning streak, while ending Milan’s. Continue reading
REVIEW: No Italian teams in CL quarterfinals
FOOTBALL – For the fourth time since the introduction of the quarterfinals, the last eight features no Italian side. This was also the case in 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2008/09. Atlético Madrid, who knocked off the last remaining Italian side, AC Milan, equalled their best ever showing in the Champions League by reaching the quarterfinals. They also advanced to this stage in 1996/97.
PREVIEW: Seedorf’s debut at AC Milan
PREVIEW – Clarence Seedorf will make his debut as Milan coach. We have compiled a preview earlier this week on the match against Verona. Check it out here.
> Milan are unbeaten in all 23 Serie A home matches against Verona: W14-D9.
> The last edition was on 23 Dec 2001: result 2-1.
> George Weah scored one of the best goals in Serie A history when Milan won 4-1 v Verona on 8 Sep 1996. After picking up the ball in his own penalty area he dribbled across the whole pitch to score.
> New Milan coach Clarence Seedorf will become the first Dutch coach in Serie A history.
> Seedorf played 300 Serie A matches for Milan (2002-2012), winning Serie A (2004, 2011), Champions League (2003, 2007), Coppa Italia (2003), Super Coppa (2004, 2011), European Super Cup (2003, 2007), FIFA Club WC (2007).
> Milan have not won against promoted clubs this season: Verona 2-1, Livorno 2-2, Sassuolo 4-3, all in away matches. Only Atalanta have a worse record against promoted teams this season (L3).
> Mario Balotelli has scored nine of his 39 Serie A goals against promoted clubs.
> Balotelli needs 11 shots to score a goal this season, almost twice as many as he needed last season (6.5).
> Balotelli has scored two of his last 10 Serie A goals in home matches.
> Kaká has scored 14 Serie A goals against promoted clubs.
> Robinho can make his 100th appearance in the Serie A.
> Milan concede a goal in every 6.6 attempts, the worst defensive record in Serie A this season.
> Verona are the most efficient team this season: 5.8 shots to score a goal
> Luca Toni might miss the match due to flu. He and Roma’s Gervinho have won most penalties after being fouled this season – 3.
> Toni has scored seven Serie A goals in 14 matches against Milan. He only has scored more against Parma (9) and Lazio (8).
> Luca Toni had his Serie A debut against AC Milan, playing for Vicenza in Oct 2000 (2-0 defeat).
RECORD: Berardi first to score four against Milan
FOOTBALL – The 19-year-old Sassuolo striker Domenico Berardi became the first player in the 85-year history of Serie A to score four times in a top flight match against AC Milan. Berardi accounted for his team’s entire production in a 4-3 win. It also marked the first time in nearly 12 years (3-2 defeat against Udinese in January 2002) that Milan lost a Serie A match after taking a 2-0 lead.
REVIEW: Balotelli is Serie A top scorer in 2013
FOOTBALL – Mario Balotelli finished the 2013 calendar year as the top scorer in Serie A, scoring 18 times in the league since 1 January. His main challenger, Internazionale’s Rodrigo Palacio, scored Inter’s winning goal (1-0) in Sunday’s Derby della Madonnina, but the Argentine managed no more than his 17th goal in 2013.
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