[Jack Sparrow]

Kaka Ready To Renew Milan Contract


Milan superstar Kaka has put any doubts over his future to bed by declaring that he is ready to sign a new deal with the club.


The 25-year-old has continuously been linked with a move to Real Madrid for almost two years now and he raised eyebrows earlier today when he said that players would start to leave Italy if all the football violence among supporters didn’t stop. 

“For the moment Real Madrid is closed for me,” Kaka told La Gazzetta dello Sport. 

“If Milan want to keep me, then I am ready to renew my current deal. This way nobody can have any more doubts over my future.” 

Kaka also spoke about the imminent return of Ronaldo, as well as young sensation Alexandre Pato, who is eligible to play from January onwards. 

“Ronaldo will be a help for us, while Pato is raw and will certainly entertain. He could become our Lionel Messi, however I don’t want to put too much responsibility on him.”  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Finally Kaka spoke about Milan legend Marco Van Basten. The Dutchman has recently been likened to current Inter striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for their similarity in style, but Kaka is perplexed by the comparison. 

“Ibra is a champion, however I cannot understand why he has been compared to Van Basten,” said Kaka. 

“They are two completely different attackers. Van Basten would never have unloaded the bomb that Ibra did in his last Champions League [against CSKA Moscow].” 

I didn't see this match. What does he mean when he says 'unloaded that bomb'?

I Have The Quality To Play With Milan - Oliveira

Milan-owned striker Ricardo Oliveira, currently on loan at Real Zaragoza where he has made a good start to the season, claims he still has what it takes to play with the Rossoneri.


The Brazilian striker's strong start in La Liga with Real Zaragoza, where he scored 5 goals in 12 appearences, is giving him renewed confidence after his nightmare season with the Rossoneri.

"Everything can happen, I still have three years on my contract with Milan," he said, "I'm convinced I have the technical qualities to play there.

"I want to do my job well here, take advantage of all chances I get to play and feel important again after the difficult year I went through."

Oliveira revealed that a big reason for his struggles at Milan was the kidnapping of his sister which occurred in October 2006: "The kidnapping, which came at a moment where I was doing well, really conditioned my performances.

"I did not have a clear head and this prevented me from giving my best. Without that problem, I'm not sure I wouldn't have played, despite the competition from champions like [Filippo] Inzaghi, [Alberto] Gilardino, and Ronaldo," he continued.

"I've won a lot in Brazil as well as in Europe, with the Selecao and Milan, even though I can't say I won the Champions League as a protagonist. But overall I can't complain."  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Maldini: World Club Cup Is My World Cup

Milan captain Paolo Maldini is desperate to win next month’s FIFA World Club Cup and describes it as his version of the World Cup.


The World Club Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is contested between the champion clubs from all of the continental confederations. 

Milan qualified courtesy of their 2-1 European Champions League final victory over Liverpool last May, and go into the tournament as the hot favourites. 

Maldini has won virtually every domestic, European and international club trophy on offer during a glittering 23-year career, however he sadly never won anything with the Italian national team and had already retired from the Azzurri when they won the World Cup last summer.

“I have no regrets about the World Cup in Germany as I had already been out of the reckoning for four years,” said the legend. “However the pain of defeat in 1990 and 1994 still burns inside of me. 

“Now I think only about Milan and the World Club Cup. It is a unique competition and I want to win it at all costs having lost the last three editions of it that I played in. 

“It is an opportunity that must not escape – it is the greatest club event out there.”

[Jack Sparrow]

AC Milan star Kaka has come in for criticism from legendary Rossoneri midfielder Zvonimir Boban. In his column for Gazzetta dello Sport, the Croatian great questioned whether the Real Madrid target had an hidden agenda after he recently stated that the increase in Calcio related violence could ultimately force him abroad

Boban wrote: "Many small clues have been offered and suggestions have pointed towards Spain. Is it only harmless flirting or is Kaka really betraying the love the Rossonero show for him?

"His hints about being available to extend his contract, saying that it all depends on the desire of Milan appears to me to be increasingly misplaced. Then I wonder, but hasn't his contract not already been retouched?

"Being the true symbol of a club is a recognition of the human and professional values of a player. And one of these is loyalty.

"Kaka, although time is running out, you have the chance to choose. If you do not want to stay in Milan, you should find a more elegant way of expressing yourself. Perhaps with a bit of clarity."

Boban was reacting to the following comments made by Kaka shortly after Milan’s match with Atalanta was abandoned due to Nerazzurri Ultras threatening to cause a riot if play continued.

“Could I leave Italy? Yes, if these violent episodes continue,” said Kaka. “I love football because it brings me happiness, but at the moment I can’t enjoy myself.

“If there are big problems in Italian football that prevent me doing my job properly, anything could happen.

“I am worried for my family’s safety as my wife and parents frequently come to watch me, so there is a chance I could move to another country.” 

A bit harsh maybe...but if Kaka does intend to leave, then maybe Boban is right...he should just come out with it.

Milan Coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that, following this weekend’s football violence, he fears another big tragedy like the Heysel Stadium Disaster could take place.

The Heysel Stadium Disaster in 1985 was one of the most catastrophic events in European football history when 39 people, mostly Juventus fans, were killed prior to the European Cup final between the Bianconeri and Liverpool. 

“After what happened last weekend in Italy I have the feeling that the horrors of a disaster like that from Heysel could take place again,” Ancelotti told Bulgarian newspaper ‘168 Chas’. 

“Football is only a game and it should never be transformed into something that is a matter of life or death.” 

Meanwhile Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has also added his voice to the debate and reveals that he has spent €230m trying to make the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium safe.     

"It's time that football does something, but if the political institutions and justice don't do anything, then it's not enough,” said Galliani. 

“I don't agree with those who attack the clubs. We have no rapport with the Ultras, we have spent over 230 million Euros to make San Siro a safe stadium, I don't know what else we can do."

So that's where the transfer money went...(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Milan captain Paolo Maldini had words of praise for Juventus ahead of their upcoming clash, while he describes next week’s trip to Cagliari as a must-win game.


The Rossoneri have had their worst start to a Serie A season in many years and are currently sitting in 11th place in the table. 

Next weekend Milan travel to Sardinia to play struggling Cagliari, before the European champions then renew their famous duel with Juventus on December 2. 

“It’s great because there’s such a great rivalry between the two clubs and Serie A isn’t the same without Juve,” Maldini told the Milan channel. “I think it’ll be a great spectacle. 

“As for Cagliari we want to prove ourselves so badly and we are going there desperate to win as these matches are crucial.

“I think results will depend a lot on the start of the game as has happened for us a lot this season.” 

Maldini has only recently returned to first-team action following a long spell on the sidelines injured. 

The legendary defender is currently in his 23rd season at the club, having made his debut way back in January 1985.

I can't believe I won't be seeing him again after this year...(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)