AC Milan will be without Portuguese forward Rafael Leao for their Serie A season opener this Saturday, Afrosport reports. The 26-year-old has been ruled out after sustaining a calf injury during last weekend’s Coppa Italia first-round victory over Bari. The Rossoneri confirmed that Leao suffered a "strain to his right calf" in the 2–0 win. He opened the scoring in the 14th minute but was replaced...
Tammy Abraham scored the winner deep in added time as AC Milan came from two goals down to defeat city rivals Inter Milan 3-2 to lift the Supercoppa Italiana title in Riyadh on Monday night, Afrosport reports. Inter had gone 2-0 up via Lautaro Martinez and Mehdi Taremi towards the end of the first half and start of the second half respectively. It seemed like the...
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo will set yet another record when he plays for Portugal at the upcoming Euro 2024 tournament in Germany. The 39-year-old Al-Nassr forward is set to compete in a record sixth European Championship after being named in Roberto Martinez’s 26-man squad announced on Tuesday. Ronaldo first competed at the Euros in 2004 as a 19-year-old teenager when Portugal last hosted the...
AC Milan forward Rafael Leao says football fans who engage in racism do not know they are racists after he was recently subject to online abuse. The Portuguese player of Angolan descent posted an Instagram story two weeks ago with a message that stated the poster was becoming racist and told Leao to leave the club. Milan responded by showing their support for Leao over the...
Former AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano has criticised Rafael Leao and compared him with Manchester United forward Anthony Martial. The Portuguese-Angolan forward has been very influential for the Rossoneri since their Serie A triumph during the 2021-22 season, reaching double digit goals then and the 2022-23 season. The 24-year-old has continued by scoring three goals in five league games this season but despite his strong form,...
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