http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/20368-ssc-napoli.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/20368-ssc-napoli.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096220-milan-secures-champs-league-spot-with-dramatic-win.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season. Fiorentina crushed Pescara 5-1 but remained in fourth spot and will play in the Europa League next season. Mario Balotelli leveled for Milan after it was contentiously awarded penalty... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:20:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096220-milan-secures-champs-league-spot-with-dramatic-win.html 2013-05-19T22:20:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096748-mazzarri-quits-napoli-coach-season.html ROME (AP) — Walter Mazzarri has quit as Napoli coach following the final match of a Serie A season that ended with the team finishing runner-up. Mazzarri had been in charge of Napoli for four seasons and steered the team to the Champions League for the second time in three years. He says "at this point I think it is only right to either change scenery or ... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:02:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096748-mazzarri-quits-napoli-coach-season.html 2013-05-19T22:02:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2091330-balotelli-el-shaarawy-headline-italy-squad.html ROME (AP) — Mario Balotelli and AC Milan strike partner Stephan El Shaarawy headline Italy's squad for upcoming matches against San Marino and the Czech Republic, while Antonio Cassano remained left out. The Azzurri will host San Marino in a friendly in Bologna on May 31 then visit the Czechs in Prague on June 7 for a World Cup qualifier. In Group B of Eu... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:19:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2091330-balotelli-el-shaarawy-headline-italy-squad.html 2013-05-16T19:19:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2089964-ac-milan-fiorentina-fight-champions-league.html ROME (AP) — In the last weekend of Serie A, AC Milan needs to protect a two-point lead over Fiorentina in the race for third place and the final Champions League berth. Milan and Fiorentina both visit relegated squads — Siena and Pescara, respectively. Nearly everything else in the Italian league has been decided, although several big coaching changes cou... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2089964-ac-milan-fiorentina-fight-champions-league.html 2013-05-16T13:00:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080032-palermo-siena-relegated-to-serie-italy.html MILAN (AP) — Palermo was relegated from Serie A after losing 1-0 to Fiorentina from former player Luca Toni's goal on Sunday. The result left the Sicilian side five points behind 17th-place Genoa, which drew 0-0 at home to Inter Milan. With one round remaining, Torino also secured safety with a 1-1 draw at Chievo Verona. It is six points above Palermo. ... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:05:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080032-palermo-siena-relegated-to-serie-italy.html 2013-05-12T23:05:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2073622-ac-milan-aiming-to-secure-champions-league-spot.html ROME (AP) — With Juventus already having won Serie A and Napoli assured of finishing second, AC Milan's battle with Fiorentina for third is the last key item to be determined in the Italian league. Milan will be hoping to secure a place in the Champions League playoff with a win against Roma on Sunday, although the Giallorossi are still attempting to clin... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:48:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2073622-ac-milan-aiming-to-secure-champions-league-spot.html 2013-05-09T10:48:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2071954-milan-beats-pescara-4-0-with-balotelli-double.html MILAN (AP) — Mario Balotelli scored twice to help AC Milan beat already-relegated Pescara 4-0 in Serie A on Wednesday and leave it on the verge of qualifying for next year's Champions League. Milan remained four points clear of Fiorentina, which beat relegation-threatened Siena 1-0, in the fight for third spot and a place in the Champions League qualifyin... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:58:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2071954-milan-beats-pescara-4-0-with-balotelli-double.html 2013-05-08T23:58:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2068390-bayern-klose-top-weekly-ap-football-poll.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global football poll for the sixth straight week. And keeping up the poll's distinctly German flavor over the past month, Miroslav Klose — Germany's second-highest scorer — is the player of the week aft... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:01:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2068390-bayern-klose-top-weekly-ap-football-poll.html 2013-05-07T15:01:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064078-juventus-beats-palermo-1-0-to-clinch-29th-title.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus clinched its second successive Serie A title on Sunday with a controversial 1-0 win over Palermo to secure the team's 29th league crown with three rounds remaining. Arturo Vidal gave Juventus the lead shortly before the hour mark, firing home a debatable penalty after Massimo Donati was adjudged to have pushed over Mirko Vucinic. The... Sun, 05 May 2013 20:53:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064078-juventus-beats-palermo-1-0-to-clinch-29th-title.html 2013-05-05T20:53:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064420-juventus-confirms-return-to-top-with-2nd-title.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus confirmed its return to the top of Italian football with its second successive scudetto on Sunday. While Juventus impressed last campaign under new manager Antonio Conte — storming unbeaten to its first title since the 2006 match-fixing scandal and relegation to Serie B — this season it has continued to go from strength to strength. ... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:43:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064420-juventus-confirms-return-to-top-with-2nd-title.html 2013-05-05T16:43:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2048828-napoli-beats-pescara-3-0-to-title-race-alive.html MILAN (AP) — Napoli beat Pescara 3-0 in the Serie A on Saturday to postpone Juventus' title celebrations for at least another week. Second-half goals from Gokhan Inler, Goran Pandev and Blerim Dzemaili left Napoli provisionally eight points behind league leader Juventus, with four rounds remaining. The result means Juventus cannot secure a 29th title agai... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:36:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2048828-napoli-beats-pescara-3-0-to-title-race-alive.html 2013-04-27T21:36:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2043662-balotelli-returns-to-boost-milans-european-hopes.html MILAN (AP) — Mario Balotelli will return from suspension to boost AC Milan's Champions League hopes when it hosts Catania in Serie A on Sunday. Balotelli's ban for picking up his fourth booking of the season was extended to three matches after he insulted a match official. It was later reduced to two on appeal. Without him, Milan has scored only one goal ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:42:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2043662-balotelli-returns-to-boost-milans-european-hopes.html 2013-04-25T11:42:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2034534-juventus-beats-ac-milan-1-0-with-vidal-penalty.html ROME (AP) — Juventus edged AC Milan 1-0 with a second-half penalty in a marquee Serie A matchup Sunday that left the Rossoneri's hold on a Champions League berth dangerously loose. Arturo Vidal converted from the spot in the 57th minute after Milan's reserve goalkeeper Marco Amelia tripped Kwadwo Asamoah. Amelia replaced Christian Abbiati in the 15th afte... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:54:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2034534-juventus-beats-ac-milan-1-0-with-vidal-penalty.html 2013-04-21T20:54:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2033742-di-natale-leads-udinese-to-1-0-win-lazio.html ROME (AP) — Antonio Di Natale scored an acrobatic goal as Udinese beat Lazio 1-0 on Saturday to create a three-way tie for fifth place in Serie A in the hunt for precious Europa League spots. In the 19th minute at Stadio Friuli, Di Natale redirected a cross from Gabriel Silva with a bicycle kick for his 18th Italian league goal of the season — moving him ... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:50:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2033742-di-natale-leads-udinese-to-1-0-win-lazio.html 2013-04-20T20:50:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2031208-balotellis-ban-reduced-to-3-to-2-games.html ROME (AP) — Mario Balotelli's ban for insulting a match official has been reduced from three matches to two on appeal but the AC Milan striker will still miss Sunday's key match at Juventus. Balotelli already served the first match of the ban by sitting out last weekend's 1-1 draw with Napoli. He can return against Catania next week. One match of the ban ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:11:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2031208-balotellis-ban-reduced-to-3-to-2-games.html 2013-04-19T15:11:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2027728-juve-hopes-to-serie-supremacy-ac-milan.html ROME (AP) — AC Milan desperately needs a win to revive its hopes of direct qualification for the Champions League. Juventus hasn't beaten Milan in Serie A since 2011 and wants to demonstrate its supremacy as it marches toward a second consecutive Italian title. With their last two meetings decided by questionable decisions from the referee, Sunday's match... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:32:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2027728-juve-hopes-to-serie-supremacy-ac-milan.html 2013-04-18T15:32:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2018458-10-man-milan-draws-1-1-napoli-serie.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan and Napoli played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at San Siro in a battle for an automatic Champions League spot on Sunday. It was a mixed night for Mathieu Flamini, who fired Milan into the lead in the 30th minute but was sent off 18 minutes from time. Milan's lead lasted just three minutes before Goran Pandev took advantage of poor de... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2018458-10-man-milan-draws-1-1-napoli-serie.html 2013-04-14T22:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2012750-napoli-faces-ac-milan-champions-league-spot.html ROME (AP) — A Champions League spot will be on the line when second-place Napoli visits Mario Balotelli-less AC Milan on Sunday in Serie A. With seven rounds remaining in the Italian league, Napoli holds a four-point lead over Milan, with the top two finishers qualifying directly for the top European competition and the third-place finisher going into the... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2012750-napoli-faces-ac-milan-champions-league-spot.html 2013-04-11T10:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2008072-ac-milan-to-appeal-balotellis-3-match-ban.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan will appeal against Mario Balotelli's three-match suspension for insulting a match official during the Serie A game against Fiorentina. Balotelli was already automatically suspended for one match after picking up his fourth booking of the season in the 2-2 draw Sunday. However, another two matches were added to his ban on Tuesday for... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:07:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2008072-ac-milan-to-appeal-balotellis-3-match-ban.html 2013-04-09T16:07:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2003482-ac-milan-draws-2-2-10-man-fiorentina-serie.html ROME (AP) — AC Milan squandered a two-goal lead over 10-man Fiorentina and settled for a 2-2 draw Sunday that ended its four-match winning streak in Serie A. In an entertaining match between the third- and fourth-placed clubs, midfielder Riccardo Montolivo put Milan ahead against his former squad when Fiorentina midfielder David Pizarro gave up the ball i... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:13:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2003482-ac-milan-draws-2-2-10-man-fiorentina-serie.html 2013-04-07T21:13:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2002728-juventus-beats-10-man-pescara-2-1-serie.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus beat 10-man Pescara 2-1 to provisionally extend its Serie A lead to 12 points on Saturday and boost its confidence ahead of Wednesday's return leg against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. Mirko Vucinic scored both Juventus goals before Emmanuel Cascione's stunning strike. Pescara goalkeeper Ivan Pelizzoli pulled o... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:05:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2002728-juventus-beats-10-man-pescara-2-1-serie.html 2013-04-06T21:05:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1997518-bayern-loss-juve-faces-last-place-pescara.html ROME (AP) — Gianluigi Buffon and Juventus have the perfect opportunity to bounce back from their stinging defeat to Bayern Munich when the Serie A leader hosts last-place Pescara on Saturday. In the Champions League on Tuesday, Buffon looked unprepared as David Alaba scored just 25 seconds into their Champions League quarterfinal from far beyond the area.... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:26:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1997518-bayern-loss-juve-faces-last-place-pescara.html 2013-04-04T10:26:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1992784-bayern-close-to-full-marks-ap-footy-poll.html PARIS (AP) — It takes something extra special to dethrone Lionel Messi. So that's exactly what Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro did, scoring four goals in a 9-2 demolition of Hamburg to knock the Barcelona superstar into second place in the latest Associated Press global football rankings. The fact that the Peruvian striker hadn't... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1992784-bayern-close-to-full-marks-ap-footy-poll.html 2013-04-02T14:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1988340-juventus-beats-bitter-rival-inter-milan-2-1.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus beat bitter rival Inter Milan 2-1 in an entertaining match at San Siro and remained nine points clear at the top of Serie A after Napoli won 5-3 in a thrilling game at Torino on Saturday. It took Juventus less than three minutes to take the lead with a stunning strike from Fabio Quagliarella. Rodrigo Palacio leveled in the 55th but J... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:10:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1988340-juventus-beats-bitter-rival-inter-milan-2-1.html 2013-03-30T23:10:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1984240-juventus-to-win-bitter-rival-inter.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus travels to bitter rival Inter Milan on Saturday, hoping Andrea Stramaccioni's team doesn't spoil its Serie A title chances as it did its unbeaten record in November. Inter won 3-1 to end Juventus' 49-match unbeaten run, just as it seemed Antonio Conte's side was closing in on Milan's record of 58 matches without defeat. That match re... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:13:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1984240-juventus-to-win-bitter-rival-inter.html 2013-03-28T13:13:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1960834-napoli-beats-atalanta-3-2-ac-milan-wins-2-0.html MILAN (AP) — Napoli kept its slim Serie A title hopes alive with a 3-2 win over Atalanta on Sunday, while AC Milan maintained its challenge for second by beating struggling Palermo 2-0, with both goals coming from Mario Balotelli. Goran Pandev scored the winner for Napoli nine minutes from time after it had twice been pegged back by Atalanta. Edison Cavan... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1960834-napoli-beats-atalanta-3-2-ac-milan-wins-2-0.html 2013-03-17T22:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1961216-cerci-debut-italy-call-up-brazil-malta.html MILAN (AP) — Torino winger Alessio Cerci has been given a debut Italy call-up for the friendly against Brazil and World Cup qualifier against Malta, while Mattia De Sciglio and Luca Antonelli were also included in the 27-man squad on Sunday. Cerci has represented Italy at all youth levels but the 25-year-old has never been part of the senior squad. Genoa ... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:27:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1961216-cerci-debut-italy-call-up-brazil-malta.html 2013-03-17T19:27:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1954240-swiss-recall-senderos-emeghara-wcup-qualifier.html BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Philippe Senderos and Innocent Emeghara were recalled to the Switzerland squad on Thursday for a 2014 World Cup qualifying match at Cyprus. Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said Senderos justified his selection by playing each match in central defense for Fulham over the past month. Emeghara benefited from his transfer to Siena, ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:02:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1954240-swiss-recall-senderos-emeghara-wcup-qualifier.html 2013-03-14T12:02:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1954126-milan-turns-attention-to-serie-palermo.html MILAN (AP) — After a disappointing midweek exit from the Champions League, AC Milan needs to focus on the Serie A match against Palermo on Sunday if it is to be back among Europe's elite next season. Milan held a 2-0 lead from the first leg, but lost 4-0 at Barcelona on Tuesday to be dumped out of the competition by the Catalan club for the second success... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:50:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1954126-milan-turns-attention-to-serie-palermo.html 2013-03-14T11:50:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1944540-juventus-wins-1-0-extends-lead-to-9-points.html ROME (AP) — Juventus extended its lead atop Serie A to a commanding nine points Sunday with a stoppage-time 1-0 win over visiting Catania, while second-place Napoli lost 2-0 at Chievo Verona. Emanuele Giaccherini scored the winner for Juventus in the first minute of added time, finding the target from the edge of the box following a cross from Paul Pogba,... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:46:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1944540-juventus-wins-1-0-extends-lead-to-9-points.html 2013-03-10T21:46:02Z