Walking off the field in the face of racist abuse, as AC Milan players did last week, is not the solution to the problem according to FIFA head Sepp Blatter.
Racist chanting that led AC Milan players to walk off the pitch during a friendly match provoked howls of outrage in Italy on Friday, while club owner Silvio Berlusconi vowed his team would abandon all matches where they suffer similar abuse.
AC Milan said there are no plans to sell a stake in the soccer club to the Qatar sovereign wealth fund or other investors.
Italy striker Mario Balotelli has joined Liverpool from AC Milan on a "long-term" deal, the Premier League club said on Monday.
The Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 17,362. The Nifty ended down 68 points to 5,221.
There is more embarrassment for Silvio Berlusconi, with a United States report on human trafficking naming the Italian prime minister as a result of his alleged sexual relationship with a Moroccan-born underage prostitute.
More trouble seems to be brewing for Silvio Berlusconi, with documents emerging that the embattled Italian prime minister paid nearly 2.5 million pounds in cash to dozens of women invited to his infamous 'bunga bunga' parties.
AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani is to quit after 27 years at the Serie A club, he told the ANSA news agency on Friday.
The streets of Naples are stinking! More overpowering than the stench of piled-up garbage is the resolute of the Residents of Terzigno, a municipality in the Province of Naples, who are protesting against plans to build a large garbage tip on the edge of the town.
Substitute Alexandre Pato netted a superb winner after Robinho had opened the scoring using the top of his arm as Serie A leaders AC Milan ground out a precious 2-1 win at Chievo on Sunday.
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, known for his public blunders, has again sparked a controversy by cracking jokes about Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Addressing a convention of the youth wing of the People of Freedom Party, the billionaire businessman said, "A little after Hitler died his supporters discovered he was in fact still alive. They went to look for him to convince him to come back and he replied: 'Yes I will return but on one condition, this time I will be evil.
AC Milan snapped up Manchester City's Brazilian forward Robinho on transfer deadline day on Tuesday, the latest piece in a jigsaw which the Rossoneri hope will bring them the Serie A title.
The 47-year-old Democrat briefly spoke to Zardari, King Abdullah, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and its Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday over telephone, thanking them for their congratulatory messages.
AC Milan have made a habit of muddling through under coach Massimiliano Allegri and they did it again on Wednesday by scraping into the Champions League knockout stage with a performance which left opponents Ajax Amsterdam fuming.
Hosts of the summit and Italian President Silvio Berlusconi, in his opening remarks at the summit of the two groupings yesterday, suggested some sort of a G-14 saying the G-8 and G-5 represented about 80 per cent of the world and 'we may consider this as a stable format of the future'.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was left with bleeding nose and teeth after being hit in the face by a statue at a political rally. The 73-year-old media tycoon-turned-politician suffered cuts that needed stitches after being attacked by a man called Massimo Tartaglia, 42, after giving a fiery speech to supporters of his People of Freedom party near the Milan cathedral.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded his visit to China on Saturday after debuting at the 7th Asia-Europe meeting Summit, where he held talks with several world leaders on issues of international concern, including terrorism and global financial crisis.
A decision on the future of AC Milan playmaker Kaka will be taken on Monday, club owner Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday.
Former AC Milan defender and Italy coach Cesare Maldini has died, his long-time club said on Sunday. He was 84.
On Friday, German Chancellor was caught enjoying some down time in a pub in Brisbane, where she has come to attend the G20 summit. Over the past years, world leaders have often been snapped enjoying some time on their own at a pub, downing a drink or two. So, sit back, enjoy a glass of wine and a few of those moments.
Mad money does not equal fame. These folks manage to skirt the public eye despite their billions.
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti held a meeting with chief executive Adriano Galliani and club staff on Monday to discuss the Serie A side's poor start to the season.
AC Milan's number one target in the closed-season transfer market is Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o.
Italy last hosted the European Championship in 1980 when West Germany won the title and the Italians finished fourth.
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denied reports that $1 million had been paid as ransom.
Nineteen-year-old forward Domenico Berardi scored four quickfire goals to give Sassuolo a 4-3 win over AC Milan on Sunday after they overturned an early two-goal deficit against the seven-times European champions.
Earlier, Musharraf and Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi jointly opposed any expansion of the permanent members of the UN Security Council.
The Romans have censored themselves to make visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani feel more comfortable during his historic stop in Italy.
A round-up Wednesday's football news on and off the field.
Mario Balotelli rifled in a second-half free kick to help troubled AC Milan to a 3-1 win at bottom club Catania in Serie A on Sunday, ending a chaotic week for the seven-times European champions.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri was fired on Monday following a series of dismal results from the seven-times European champions.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
When Italy's cash-strapped soccer clubs meet on Monday to prepare for a new deal on broadcast rights, their deliberations will be coloured by the unhappy knowledge that Italian football is in a dismal state and viewers are switching off.
Carlos Tevez scored twice to give Serie A leaders Juventus a 3-2 win over Fiorentina on Wednesday but Lazio prevented them from celebrating the title by thumping bottom club Parma 4-0, which condemned their opponents to Serie B.
In a blow to Italy's attempt to internationalise the case of two Italian marines being tried in India for killing two fishermen, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Rome to resolve the issue bilaterally.
The known unknowns in Prime Minister Modi's Saudi visit assume great significance, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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