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FIVE STAR CHELSEA THRASH MILAN

Kaka might want to reconsider his loyalty to AC Milan after the Italians were thrashed 5-0 by his summer suitors Chelsea in Moscow.
Four goals from a razor-sharp Nicolas Anelka were more than enough to settle the third-place play-off in the Railways Cup pre-season tournament after Frank Lampard opened the scoring.
Milan's Brazilian star did not feature as his team put in a miserable display, typified by some comically inept goalkeeping by Zeljko Kalac.

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Ronaldo's agent has denied reports the former Brazil forward has been approached by Japanese side Kashima Antlers.
The 31-year-old's representative Fabiano Farah claims the player, who was released by AC Milan at the end of last season, is focusing fully on getting 100 per cent fit after a cruciate ligament injury.
Farah told Globoesporte.com: "There is nothing to tell about Kashima Antlers. Nobody asked me about Ronaldo.
"Nobody from the board called me or even intermediaries. His priority now is to recover."
Ronaldo is still recovering from a left-knee operation he underwent in February in southern Spain with specialist physiotherapist Bruno Mazziotti.
"He has been doing three sessions a day for the last three weeks," Farah added.
"Besides, in the last couple of days he is playing tennis. The other day he played a two-and-a-half-hour match and didn't feel anything. That proves he is all right.
"Ronaldo has to make a final exam in Paris in mid-August to know exactly the date of his return to the pitch."

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Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti believes Frank Lampard has decided to stay at Chelsea for family reasons.
Italian champions Inter had been hoping to sign the midfielder, who has just one year remaining on his Stamford Bridge contract.
Moratti feels the England international would be keen on a move to the Giuseppe Meazza, but family matters have persuaded him to stick with Chelsea.
"Was I disappointed by his attitude? Not at all, I found him to be very serious and focused," Moratti, who has brought in Sulley Muntari from Portsmouth, told Sky Sport Italia.
"He wanted to leave Chelsea, I am certain of that, although it created a lot of anxiety for him and in fact he remained because of family matters.
"He stayed for his father, who he is extremely close to, and for his whole environment. Therefore he was unable to create that split that they expected and we were hoping for.
"(Inter coach Jose) Mourinho did hope for this move, but we knew it was going to be difficult.
"So instead we thought of a player who in terms of age and wages is a good deal: I am happy that Sulley Ali Muntari has arrived."

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AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed
striker Andriy Shevchenko will not be returning to the Serie A club this summer.

The Italian giants had reportedly hoped to bring the Ukrainian striker back to Milan as a replacement for striker Marco Borriello, who sustained a knee injury during training at the weekend and faces at least two months on the sidelines after undergoing surgery.
But Ancelotti said on Thursday: "Borriello has a problem which will be resolved quickly, so we will wait for him.
"Shevchenko will play at Chelsea this season."
Milan are on their way to Moscow where they will take on Primera Liga side Sevilla before meeting the winner of the clash between Lokomotiv Moscow and Chelsea on Sunday.
Ancelotti revealed that 18-year-old striker Alberto Paloschi would deputise for Borriello in Milan's starting line-up for both games.
"Besides Kaka, Paloschi remains our only striker available, so he will play the next two games that are important tests against strong teams," he added.
Milan signed Ronaldinho earlier this month from Barcelona but the midfielder is with the Brazil team preparing for the Olympic Games.

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Sebastien Frey has ended speculation over his future at Fiorentina by penning a new deal until 2013.
The goalkeeper had been linked with a move away from the Tuscan club, with AC Milan the favourites to secure the Frenchman's signature.
The Viola hierarchy now expect another of the club's star performers, Adrian Mutu to follow suit and sign an extension on Monday.

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Inter's injury crisis continues to grow with news that Patrick Vieira is struggling with a thigh strain.
The midfielder suffered a similar problem ahead of Euro 2008, having missed most of the season with various aliments, but the France international is optimistic he will be fit for the start of the Serie A campaign at the end of August.
The 32-year-old said: "It has been an unfortunate period for me but things had been going well and I will beat this set-back.
"I will do all I can to be ready for the new season."
Coach Jose Mourinho already has major in defence where Walter Samuel, Ivan Cordoba, Cristian Chivu and Marco Materazzi are all currently sidelined but on a positive note the Portuguese has plenty of cover in midfield

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Juventus have been drawn against Tampere United or FC Artmedia in the third qualifying round of the Champions League while Fiorentina will face Slavia Prague.
The Bianconeri will play their first leg at home on either August 12 or 13, with the return on August 26 or 27.
With Artmedia holding a 3-1 advantage from their first leg, Juve coach Claudio Ranieri is expecting to meet the Slovakian champions.
He said: "That's the way it's looking and it's not a bad draw considering the other teams we could have met.
"Anyway, we are Juventus and we definitely want to get through the round."
The Viola are also at home in their first leg and both Serie A sides will be looking to progress to the Champions League group stage which begins in September.
In the UEFA Cup, Napoli will play Vllaznia Shkoder of Albania.

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FC Internazionale Milano captain Javier Zanetti will finish his careerwith the Nerazzurri after extending his contract until June 2011.

'My family'
The34-year-old Argentinian international, whose previous deal was set toexpire in 2009, joined Inter in 1995 from CA Banfield in his homelandand inherited the captain's armband from Nerazzurri legend GiuseppeBergomi four years later. "Inter are my family," said the versatiledefender who will turn 35 on 10 August. "I cannot think about my futurewithout Inter. I want to thank [Inter president Massimo] Moratti andthe club for always showing faith in me. Inter have given a lot to meand I am proud of being part of this team." Zanetti has scored 12 goalsin 425 league appearances for Inter, winning three Serie A titles, twoCoppa Italias, two Italian Supercups and the UEFA Cup in 1998 – when hescored in the 3-0 final success against domestic rivals S.S. Lazio.Inter will enter the UEFA Champions League in the group stage whichgets underway on 16/17 September.

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Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri insists he has not entertained the idea of selling any of his strikers this summer.
Juve forward David Trezeguet has been strongly linked with a move toPrimera Liga giants Barcelona in recent weeks, while Italyinternational Vincenzo Iaquinta has been a target of Roma and AC Milan.'There are few teams to have four strikers of this calibre,'admitted Ranieri. 'So it has never crossed my mind to sell Trezeguet orIaquinta.'They must remain calm because all of them will remain at the club.'Iaquinta scored nine league goals in his first campaign withJuve while Frenchman Trezeguet notched 20 to finish as the second topscorer in Serie A behind team-mate Alessandro del Piero.Juve also have Brazilian Amauri at their disposal.

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Udinese have insisted Gokhan Inler is not for sale despite reports linking him with a move to Arsenal this summer.
TheSerie A club's general director Pietro Leonardi was responding tocomments made by Inler's representative Dino Lamberti, who reportedlyclaimed he was planning to meet Arsenal to discuss a possible move forthe Switzerland international.
'Enough talk about Inler,' saidLeonardi. 'His agent and I have already said it but I will say it onceand for all: Inler is not for sale.'
Inler has been a revelationsince moving to Italy from FC Zurich last summer and his performancesat Euro 2008 have led to him being linked with several top Europeanclubs.
The 24-year-old has been tipped for a £10million move tothe Emirates Stadium as Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger searches formidfield reinforcements.
Inler is under contract with the Friuli outfit until June 2012.

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Milan have made inquiries to Lazio about the possible sale of Guglielmo Stendardo, according to the defender's agent.
The 27-year-old stopper has fallen out with Lazio boss Delio Rossiand is seeking a move away from Rome's Stadio Olimpico before the startof the new Serie A season.
And Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is thought to be keen on bolstering his defensive options to provide cover for the injury-prone Alessandro Nesta.
Stendardospent the second half of last season on loan at Juventus where he madejust five appearances, but the former Napoli and Sampdoria player'sagent claims he has nevertheless done enough to attract Milan'sattention.
"There has been nothing concrete yet, but I havebeen told that there has been contact between the clubs," agent GateanoFedele told Tuttomercatoweb.
"Lazio President Claudio Lotitois in charge of the situation but we have given our go-ahead for thetransfer because they are a great club."
Stendardo joinedLazio in 2005, but failed to make the grade in the capital, making just39 appearances before demanding a transfer in January this year.

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midfielder Yossi Benayoun has vowed to stay at Anfield despite attracting interest from Roma.Roma sounded out a move for the Israeli international as they lookto bring in a new attacking midfielder, with the player's agentrefusing to rule out a move to the Eternal City.
Benayoun's future at Liverpool has been questioned as Reds boss RafaBenitez is looking to ship out several players to raise funds for hisown transfer plans.
However, the former West Ham man is determined to fight for his future at Anfield, saying he is happy with life on Merseyside.
"It is not true that I am about to leave Anfield," Benayoun told the Daily Star. "I see my future at Anfield.
"I want to stay and that is what will happen."

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Sweden international Christian Wilhelmssonhas signed for Saudi League defending champions Al Hilal, the teamannounced on Tuesday.The 28-year-old midfielder, who was in the Swedishsquad for Euro 2008,will move to Al Hilal after an unsuccessful spell with Nantes inFrance, during which he had loan spells with Roma in Italy, Bolton in England and Deportiva La Coruna in Spain.
Wilhelmsson, who moved to Nantes from Belgian side Anderlecht in2006, has signed a two-year contract with Al Hilal worth 3.6 millioneuros, according to reports.

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Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho believes his Juventus counterpartClaudio Ranieri is too old to ever develop a winning mentality.ThePortuguese coach's comments were given in response to claims made byRanieri on Sunday, who took a sly dig at the man who replaced him at Chelsea by claiming he needed to win to be assured of himself.
Mourinho, speaking to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, said Ranieri was right.
"I'm in Italy to work, not to get involved in a war of words," he said.
"I want to do well with Inter, the best thing for us would be to forget about what other people are doing.
"Ranieri? He's right in what he says: I am very demanding ofmyself and I need to win to be secure about things. That's why I've wonso many trophies in my career.
"He, on the other hand, has the mentality of someone whodoesn't need to win and at nearly 70 years old he has won a Supercoppaand another small cup.
"He's too old to change his mindset."
Despite Mourinho's comments, it was 56-year-old Ranieri who cameout on top when the two coaches met in the TIM Cup recently, with Juverunning out 1-0 winners over Inter.

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AC Milan playmaker Ronaldinhohas described his final months at Barcelona as the "worst period of mylife" after his switch to Serie A.The 28-year-old made the move toItaly in mid-July, after injury woes and a lack of form saw Ronaldinholose his starting spot at Barca and confined him to only 11appearances.
While he now admits to being happy to have left the Catalangiants, Ronaldinho revealed he had regularly been "depressed" duringhis final few months in Spain.
"It has been the worst period of my life," he told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I was unlucky, I couldn't be in the side, I couldn't play. Theonly thing I could do was watch TV. And watching the games sat inarmchair made me even more depressed.
"I never expected to be out for so long, I didn't know what to do to make things better."
The former FIFA World Player of the Year was rarely been out ofthe spotlight last season, as the media heavily criticised his weight,his fitness, his form and his private life.
The Brazil international, who is currently in Beijing for theOlympic Games, admitted he could not understand how quickly peopleseemed to turn against him.
"What I don't understand is how up until a given day I was an example to others and then, all of a sudden, I'd become like (Diego) Maradona when he was at the centre of controversy.
"When I'm holiday I do what I want. During the season I behave like a serious professional, I never have any slip-ups.
"I do the maximum to be a good athlete, but when the season's over I enjoy life."
He added that his family, and in particular his brother andagent Roberto de Assis, had also been affected by the negativeattention he had received.
He said: "My family have protected me and given me strength.And they've suffered too because the abuse has not only been aimed atme but also at my brother Roberto, who is also my agent.
"They've accused him of creating instability, of staying closeto me only for the money, and other things whose sole aim is to hurtme."
Now, Ronaldinho has promised to put the problems of the pastfew months behind him and focus solely on helping the five-time WorldCup winners to claim their first Olympic gold medal in the footballtournament.
"Now I'm with Brazil and here to play the Olympics," he said.
"I'm here to lend a hand to my friends, to try and do something historic for the Brazilians, who have never won Olympic gold.
"And to do that I need to be happy."