Topic: Mark van Bommel

What happens in the box, stays in the box. Unless ESPN cameras are there to pick up all the hard-hitting action. . . Mark van Bommel is not the...

20 Most Awkward Soccer Players in the World

Paolo Bruno/Getty Images . Ever seen a professional player and thought his play style was extremely awkward?. . The "beautiful game" is referred to...

Silva, Van Bommel and Roma extend Milan contracts

Brazil centre-back Thiago Silva has signed a contract extension at AC Milan that will keep him at the club for another five years.The 26-year-old joined Milan in 2009 from Fluminense in his homeland after previous unsuccessful spells in Europe with Porto ...

Van Bommel hoping for Milan extension

Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel admitted on Friday he is hoping for an extended stay in Milan.The veteran former Barcelona and Bayern Munich player joined the club in January on a six-month deal and has been a near ever-present since then ...

Palermo stun Milan to reach Italian Cup final

Palermo kept their dream of a first ever piece of silverware and a place in Europe next season alive by beating newly-crowned champions AC Milan on Tuesday to reach the Italian Cup final.Giulio Migliaccio and a Cesare Bovo penalty gave the ...

Van Bommel red-carded but Milan win again

Mark van Bommel was sent off on his AC Milan league debut but the Serie A leaders still claimed the three points in a 2-0 win at Catania on Saturday.Despite playing most of the second half with 10 men, goals from ...

Milan 'newboy' van Bommel in Serie A bow

AC Milan's new recruit Mark van Bommel will make his first Serie A outing when the league leaders take on Catania on Saturday.The Dutch international, until Tuesday the captain of Bayern Munich, joined Milan five months before his contract in ...

Rummenigge moves to calm troubled Bayern

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Wednesday moved to calm the troubled waters at the German giants in the wake of captain Mark van Bommel's shock move to AC Milan.It has been a difficult week for Bayern after van Bommel ...

Van Bommel leaves Bayern for AC Milan

Bayern Munich captain Mark van Bommel on Tuesday joined Italian side AC Milan, five months before his contract was due to expire, the German giants have announced."It was Mark's express wish to be released from his contract early for sporting ...

Van Bommel to remain Bayern captain: coach

Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel will captain defending German champions Bayern Munich against Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg on Saturday, despite being out of contract in June, says coach Louis van Gaal.The 33-year-old van Bommel's contract expires at the end of ...