Albanian oil magnate Rezart Taci would buy AC Milan if owner Silvio Berlusconi decided to sell.
Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka scored as Chelsea beat Liverpool 2–0 on Sunday to take over top spot in the English Premier League after Manchester United failed to beat Sunderland.
Argentina coach Diego Maradona called up Rodrigo Brana as cover for captain Javier Mascherano who has muscle fatigue.
Gennaro Gattuso has returned to the Italy squad but Sampdoria play-maker Antonio Cassano was again omitted on Sunday.
England coach Fabio Capello has warned his players against playing with arrogance in the build up to next year's World Cup finals.
A stunning Pedro strike gave Barcelona a 1-0 home win over Almeria to maintain 100 percent start to the season.
Italian soccer fans who want to follow their favorite team on the road will now have to carry an official supporter card to gain entry into other stadiums.
Manchester United came back to beat Germany’s Wolfsburg 2–1 in Wednesday’s Champions League action.
Fiorentina took advantage of a poor first half by Liverpool to record a 2–0 victory in Tuesday’s Champions League action.
Wigan recorded a well-deserved 3–1 win over the previously unbeaten Premier League leader Chelsea on Saturday.