http://www.mail.com/int/locations/20270-milan.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/int/locations/20270-milan.html http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/soccer/2091330-balotelli-el-shaarawy-headline-italy-squad.html 2013-05-16T19:19:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090866-report-moroccan-italy-convicted-attack-plot.html MILAN (AP) — Italian media are reporting that a 22-year-old Moroccan man has been convicted and sentenced to five years and four months in jail for plotting a terror attack against a Milan synagogue. The man was arrested in March 2012 after police noted that the suspect had used a Google maps application to case security at the synagogue. Police have also... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:54:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090866-report-moroccan-italy-convicted-attack-plot.html 2013-05-16T16:54:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/soccer/2089964-ac-milan-fiorentina-fight-champions-league.html 2013-05-16T13:00:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2084100-sepp-blatter-attacks-tiny-roma-fine-fan-racism.html LONDON (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticized Italian football authorities for the "unacceptable" decision to only fine Roma 50,000 euros ($64,865) after their fans racially abused AC Milan players. Play was stopped for almost two minutes during the second half of Sunday's match when visiting Roma supporters would not stop abusing Milan players... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2084100-sepp-blatter-attacks-tiny-roma-fine-fan-racism.html 2013-05-14T18:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2081418-manchester-city-fires-manager-roberto-mancini.html LONDON (AP) — Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, exactly one year after he delivered the club's first English league title in 44 years. The Italian coach, who had four years remaining on his contract, was ditched just as players from rival Manchester United were being cheered through the streets as they paraded the Premier League tro... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:32:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2081418-manchester-city-fires-manager-roberto-mancini.html 2013-05-13T23:32:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081266-milan-prosecutors-demand-6-years-berlusconi.html MILAN (AP) — Milan prosecutors on Monday demanded a prison sentence of six years and a lifetime ban from public office for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his sex-for-hire trial. The request came days after an appeals court upheld a four-year sentence and five-year ban on public office in a tax fraud case against Berlusconi. The two cases, coming to a... Mon, 13 May 2013 18:12:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081266-milan-prosecutors-demand-6-years-berlusconi.html 2013-05-13T18:12:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2081500-blatter-appalled-racist-incident-milan-roma.html MILAN (AP) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter was "appalled" when he learned that AC Milan's match against Roma was suspended because of racist chanting. Sunday's game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng. The league fined Roma €50,000 (... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:58:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2081500-blatter-appalled-racist-incident-milan-roma.html 2013-05-13T15:58:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/soccer/2080032-palermo-siena-relegated-to-serie-italy.html 2013-05-12T23:05:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080580-serie-match-halted-to-fans-racism.html MILAN (AP) — The Serie A match between AC Milan and Roma was briefly suspended Sunday because of racist chanting directed at Italy striker Mario Balotelli by the visiting Roma fans. Play was halted for approximately a minute and a half in the second half at the San Siro to allow Roma captain Francesco Totti to gesticulate to his team's fans to cease and d... Sun, 12 May 2013 20:26:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080580-serie-match-halted-to-fans-racism.html 2013-05-12T20:26:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078724-immigrant-italy-kills-1-pickaxe-rampage.html ROME (AP) — An immigrant illegally living in Italy went on a rampage with a pickaxe in Milan at dawn Saturday, killing a passer-by and wounding four others in an apparently random attack, police said. The attack, which police say was carried out by a Ghanaian immigrant with a criminal record, immediately revived a long-raging political debate over whethe... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:27:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078724-immigrant-italy-kills-1-pickaxe-rampage.html 2013-05-11T15:27:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2073512-patriarch-fashion-brand-missoni-dies-italy.html MILAN (AP) — Ottavio Missoni, the patriarch of the iconic fashion brand of zigzag-patterned knitwear that helped launch Italian ready-to-wear and turn Milan into a fashion mecca, died Thursday just months after his eldest son disappeared without a trace. He was 92. Missoni "passed away serenely" in his home in the town of Sumirago, north of Milan, where M... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:03:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2073512-patriarch-fashion-brand-missoni-dies-italy.html 2013-05-09T19:03:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/soccer/2073622-ac-milan-aiming-to-secure-champions-league-spot.html 2013-05-09T10:48:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2071874-italy-court-upholds-berlusconi-tax-fraud-verdict.html MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence were upheld on the first appeal Wednesday in a case that could see him barred from public office for five years. In Italy, defendants are legally considered innocent until all appeals are exhausted, and Berlusconi's lawyers are expected to appeal the case to... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:25:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2071874-italy-court-upholds-berlusconi-tax-fraud-verdict.html 2013-05-08T21:25:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2065774-italys-ex-premier-giulio-andreotti-dies-94.html ROME (AP) — Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad. One of Italy's most important postwar figures, he helped draft the country's constitution after World War II, served seven times as premier and spent 60 years in Parliament. But the Christian Democrat who was friends with popes and cardinals was also a controversial... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:39:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2065774-italys-ex-premier-giulio-andreotti-dies-94.html 2013-05-06T19:39:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2065698-spain-italy-team-up-to-demand-crisis-relief.html MADRID (AP) — The premiers of Spain and Italy teamed up Monday to push the eurozone to focus more on spurring economic growth instead of just reducing debt — a move they hope will reduce high youth unemployment and speed up a banking reform effort aimed at stabilizing Europe's financial system. After meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Ital... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:31:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2065698-spain-italy-team-up-to-demand-crisis-relief.html 2013-05-06T19:31:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2065736-ac-milan-fiorentina-champions-league-fight.html MILAN (AP) — Although the title has already been secured by Juventus, there is still much to play for at both ends of the Serie A table, with AC Milan and Fiorentina fighting for the final Champions League spot. Milan is in pole position to finish third and earn a place in the Champions League qualifiers, as it is four points ahead of Fiorentina with thre... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:48:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2065736-ac-milan-fiorentina-champions-league-fight.html 2013-05-06T11:48:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2065778-court-berlusconi-trials-stay-milan.html ROME (AP) — Italy's highest court has denied a defense motion to move Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial and tax fraud appeal away from Milan. The ruling Monday allows resumption of both trials, which are nearing verdicts. The defense had sought to have both cases moved to the nearby city of Brescia, arguing that Milan courts are biased against the fo... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:34:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2065778-court-berlusconi-trials-stay-milan.html 2013-05-06T11:34:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2065530-wiggins-appearance-fee-armstrong.html ISCHIA, Italy (AP) — Bradley Wiggins didn't need to be recruited to the Giro d'Italia with a $1 million financial commitment like Lance Armstrong did. Last year's Tour de France champion came to race the Italian classic purely out of his own personal desire. Giro director and RCS Sport general director Michele Acquarone told The Associated Press in an int... Mon, 06 May 2013 07:30:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2065530-wiggins-appearance-fee-armstrong.html 2013-05-06T07:30:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/soccer/2064078-juventus-beats-palermo-1-0-to-clinch-29th-title.html 2013-05-05T20:53:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/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/int/sports/soccer/2064420-juventus-confirms-return-to-top-with-2nd-title.html 2013-05-05T16:43:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2064120-fiorentina-striker-ljajic-handed-2-match-ban.html MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina's hopes of Champions League action next season have been dealt a blow with a two-match ban for striker Adem Ljajic. Ljajic was punished by the Italian league for insulting the referee after Fiorentina's 1-0 loss to Roma on Saturday. Fiorentina is provisionally a point behind AC Milan in the race for third spot and a place in the Ch... Sun, 05 May 2013 13:03:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2064120-fiorentina-striker-ljajic-handed-2-match-ban.html 2013-05-05T13:03:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2063176-fiorentina-loses-1-0-to-roma-serie.html MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina's Champions League hopes diminished as a late goal meant it lost 1-0 at home to Roma in the Serie A on Saturday, in a match where it hit the woodwork twice. Former Fiorentina striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, who scored a hat trick in last weekend's 4-0 win against Siena, headed in a corner in stoppage time. The result left Fiorentina ... Sat, 04 May 2013 21:43:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2063176-fiorentina-loses-1-0-to-roma-serie.html 2013-05-04T21:43:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060710-platini-all-german-final-proof-dominance.html LILLE, France (AP) — UEFA president Michel Platini is distinctly underwhelmed by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund reaching the Champions League final and does not see it as a sign of a power shift toward Germany in European football. Bayern dismantled Barcelona 7-0 for the biggest aggregate winning margin in a Champions League semifinal, and Dortmund t... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:33:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060710-platini-all-german-final-proof-dominance.html 2013-05-03T13:33:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060584-milan-midfielder-montolivo-final-4-games.html MILAN (AP) — Midfielder Riccardo Montolivo could miss AC Milan's final four Serie A matches after tearing a muscle in his right leg, an injury that could affect the Rossoneri's attempt to hold off Fiorentina for third place and the final Champions League spot. Montolivo was injured in training on Thursday. Milan says Montolivo will be evaluated in the com... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:37:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2060584-milan-midfielder-montolivo-final-4-games.html 2013-05-03T10:37:57Z