Milanello Corner

  South Korea made a winning start to their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign after coming from behind to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1. The Taeguk Warriors showed resilience and determination as they recovered from an early second-half setback to secure all three points in a tightly contested encounter. South Korea Begin Their World Cup 2026 Journey With Victory   The opening day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought a positive result for Hong Myung-bo's squad, who are hoping to make a deep run in the tournament. Playing at Estadio Guadalajara in Zapopan, both South Korea and the Czech Republic entered the match with clear tactical plans as they attempted to neutralize each other's strengths. South Korea looked to take the initiative and attack, while the Czech Republic appeared content to absorb pressure and strike on the counterattack. The contrasting styles resulted in a balanced and tense first half, with both sides struggling to create clear-cut opportunities. As a result, the t...

  One of the hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup , Mexico, began their campaign in the best possible fashion by securing a 2-0 victory over South Africa. Javier Aguirre's side collected all three points in a fiery contest that saw three players sent off, with one red card shown to the hosts and two to Bafana Bafana.

  AC Milan are eyeing their second league win this season and their first at home as they face Bologna at San Siro this Sunday. Unfortunately, Massimiliano Allegri's side will still be playing without their star forward, Rafael Leao, for this weekend's tie. 

  AC Milan will reportedly be quite busy on deadline day as they are set to finalize some ins and outs for the summer transfer window this season. The latest report suggests that they are set to sign Adrien Rabiot, while also ready to offload the likes of Yunus Musah and Samuel Chukwueze at the very least. 

  AC Milan will still be without their star striker, Rafael Leao, for their weekend Serie A clash against Lecce on Friday, as Massimiliano Allegri doesn't want to risk the Portuguese international. Aside from Leao, Milan will also miss their summer signing, Ardon Jashari, who picked up an injury during the Rossoneri's latest training session. 

  AC Milan suffered a shocking 2-1 home defeat against newly promoted side Cremonese, in a rather odd game where the opponent simply got all the fortune in front of goal. The Rossoneri were guilty of small lapses in the back, while up front, they can't seem to get anything right, especially their finishing in the final third.  Defense Breakdown  The 2-1 loss against Cremonese can be considered as one of those games where the opponent didn't do much but somehow got a maximum result. They barely created anything significant going forward as Davide Nicola's side only made four shots in total, and two of them somehow resulted in goals.  It's difficult to fully judge the defense as overall they did minimize their opponent's attack quite well, but in the moment of goals, there were some errors that got punished heavily. On the first goal from Baschirotto, there was a lapse of concentration, particularly from Stahinja Pavlovic, who was late in spotting the Cremonese big de...

    AC Milan are ready to kick start their new Serie A season this weekend as they host newly promoted side, Cremonese at San Siro. Massimiliano Allegri is reportedly ready to start Luka Modric ahead of Samuele Ricci for this Saturday clash, with Rafael Leao out due to injury.