[Fillipo Simone]

Congratulations to Clarenece...

He really deserves to be praised cause he played a real good season in all.. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

[kurtsimonw]

Yay! Congrats Clarence! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Rossoneri7]

Indeed! Apart from Paolo (& now that Billy's retired) I think Seedorf's the most experienced member of our team!  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

That's exactly what I was getting at (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)

Sorry if I've said a lot of the same things as you R7, but it just goes to show we're of a like mind here  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) It makes a change for me to be of a like mind with someone, as most of the time I think differently to most people here (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Not that any of us are wrong necessarily (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

So ur a genius too (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

From what I remember against Parma (can you count them as a big club anymore?  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) )

Well, I think more of a good Italian footballing school (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)

This post has been edited by Rossoneri7: May 26 2007, 06:38 PM

[han2503]

Btw, a bit late but Congratulations to Clarence on his new baby boy (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Jack Sparrow]

So ur a genius too (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Me! Me! I want to be a genius too mommyyyyy!!!

Clarence is brilliant. Turtle power!!!

[Rossoneri7]

Me! Me! I want to be a genius too mommyyyyy!!!

Clarence is brilliant. Turtle power!!!

(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Turtle power ?! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) .. Ur not making fun of our turtle now, r u (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[misha]

AC Milan midfielder takes scouting trip of America

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (AP) -Less than a month after winning the European Champions League title with AC Milan, Clarence Seedorf is back at work.

But instead of prowling the midfield for his Serie A club, the 31-year-old Dutchman is gathering information about soccer's world game.

Having already toured the Middle East and Djibouti in the horn of Africa, Seedorf is getting a firsthand account of Major League Soccer in the United States, educating himself about the landscape for his sports and entertainment management company: ON International.

"I'm here to meet the people, talk a little about the reality of football in the States, and the club, myself. Get to know a little more about the situation,'' Seedorf said Thursday while watching a New York Red Bulls training session at their Montclair State University training center. "Watching games from Europe is one thing, but being here and really understanding is another way of understanding.''

Seedorf set up ON International within the past year under the directorship of Geoffrey Schuhkraft, an Australian with a lifetime of experience managing entertainers and athletes such as swimmer Grant Hackett and cricketer Matthew Hayden. So far it has only one client: Seedorf.

Unlike David Beckham, Cuauhtemoc Blanco or Juan Pablo Angel, Seedorf doesn't see himself playing in MLS. He's committed to AC Milan for four more years, by which time he'll be 35.

But getting involved in the United States in some other capacity is a possibility.

"When I see the World Cup I see there is a lot of potential out there,'' Seedorf said. "I think it's only a matter of time before the U.S. can compete at the highest level. But something for sure needs to change.

"It's been about 10 years that we've heard this and it must improve. I think they want it,'' he said. "But I'm not here to judge. I'm here to listen and get a better picture.''

Seedorf already has set up a charitable foundation, Champions for Children, and is promoting that on his travels as well.

With former Ajax teammate Dave van den Bergh now making his living with the Red Bulls, Seedorf was able to find a welcome host club in New York.

His whirlwind trip to the U.S. will include meetings with MLS officials, then out to Los Angeles, back to Milan, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and finally to his native Suriname, the former Dutch colony in South America.

"A lot of people talk about starting a foundation, but never do it,'' Schuhkraft said. "(Seedorf) genuinely wants to make a change. The fact that he wants to come here and understand American football, and check the support it has is admirable.''

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/socc...0507/index.html

[Tennie]

Go Turtle Power!

Seedorf has been called up by Van Basten for a Netherlands - Switzerland friendly next week.

[Portman]

Go Turtle Power!

Seedorf has been called up by Van Basten for a Netherlands - Switzerland friendly next week.

Yup. Old guns are back: Turle and Horse. Seedorf and Nistelrooy.

[Tennie]

Turtle Power!

Seedorf interview with UEFA.com link

Seedorf's English is...very fluent and very eloquent.

[arivanjj]

nice interview!

well deserved Seedorf...(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif)

[Rossoneri7]

Great ... Thanx Tennie.

[misha]

Milan star Clarence Seedorf is unhappy that he is being forced to change position due to the arrival of Alexandre Pato.

Seedorf’s favourite position is in the trequartista role, however now that Pato is eligible to play, the Dutch master has had to go into a deeper midfield role.

This didn’t seem to have much of an impact on Seedorf yesterday as the 31-year-old was probably the man-of-the-match in the 5-2 thrashing on Napoli at San Siro.

"I knew that things would go well," Seedorf, who along with Pato and Ronaldo (2), scored in the game, told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"However I cannot deny that going back to being a midfielder for me is a sacrifice."

Carlo Ancelotti was full of praise for Seedorf after the game, and he admitted himself that the ex-Ajax star was indeed making a sacrifice for the team.

“I would always like to see Seedorf play with this spirit and he was probably Man of the Match for me," Carletto stated.

“Seedorf feels he is a Trequartista and played a crucial role in winning the Champions League last year. He is not the only one who must make a sacrifice for the team, but everyone has to work together for the squad.”

[Tennie]

Funny that he says that (but his preference for playing in the trequartista role is well known and he always complains when he isn't in that position). Yesterday's was probably the best game he's played for us this season. He was very very good.

[misha]

Funny that he says that (but his preference for playing in the trequartista role is well known and he always complains when he isn't in that position). Yesterday's was probably the best game he's played for us this season. He was very very good.

Yes, though last season he started to play well after moving to the trequartista role in the second part of the season.

Seedorf can play good in any midfield position, but the problem with him is his motivation...