Stefano Pioli hailed the united front that Milan displayed in the 3-0 win over Venezia as he marked 400 games as a Serie A head coach.
The former Lazio, Inter and Fiorentina boss saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic give Milan a second-minute lead, before Theo Hernandez s second-half double wrapped up the points.
Pioli became just the eighth head coach in Serie A, in the three-points-for-a-win era, to reach take charge of 400 matches, and said he was only made aware of the landmark by Milan s communications boss.
Victory at Venezia nudged Milan ahead of Inter at the top of the table, ahead of the Nerazzurri s clash with Lazio later on Sunday, as Pioli s men continue to show last season s title challenge was no flash in the pan.
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Lucas Vazquez hopes Lionel Messi is fit enough to play for Argentina against Spain in Madrid on Tuesday.
The Barcelona star was ruled out of his country s 2-0 friendly win over Italy in Manchester on Friday due to a hamstring problem.
It remains to be seen if he will recover in time to tackle Julen Lopetegui s side at the Wanda Metropolitano.
And while some players would welcome the absence of such a deadly rival, Real Madrid s Vazquez wants Spain to be able to test themselves as thoroughly as possible.
Argentina have great players… It looks like Messi is going to be doubtful right up until the last minute, he said.
We always want to play against the best players; so if Messi plays, then even better.
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Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has slammed FIFA s lack of flexibility after the governing body imposed a transfer ban on the club.
This month Real and Atletico Madrid were banned from registering players for the next two complete transfer windows for breaches of regulations relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18 .
Both clubs are appealing the sanction and Calderon president from 2006 to 2009 told Omnisport: I think FIFA should be more flexible with the interpretation of the rule.
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Freddy Adu wished Cavan Sullivan luck after the 14-year-old broke a long-standing MLS record.
Sullivan came on from the bench to make his debut for the Philadelphia Union in a 5-1 win over the New England Revolution on Wednesday.
At the age of 14 years and 293 days, midfielder Sullivan is the youngest player in MLS history, breaking the record set by Adu in 2004.
Indeed, it is not only an MLS record that Sullivan has now taken. He is also the youngest player to make his regular-season debut among the top North American professional sports leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS and CFL).
Big congrats to Cavan Sullivan for his record-breaking debut today, Adu wrote on X.
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