World Soccer News
Ibrahimovic aiming high with AC Milan (AP)
AC Milan's new signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic has wasted little time in making his intentions clear for the his first season with the Italian club. The former Inter Milan and Juventus striker joined Milan from Barcelona in one of the offseason's most highly publicized transfers and is likely to make his first appearance on Saturday at Cesena.
Real Madrid hosts Osasuna in Spanish league (AP)
Real Madrid hopes to put a disappointing start to its Spanish league campaign behind it with a home match against Osasuna on Saturday. Madrid is already trailing rival Barcelona after drawing its first match of the season at Mallorca, and coach Jose Mourinho's task has not been made easier by an injury which has sidelined star playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo for three weeks.
Corinthians' Ronaldo scores after 4-month drought (AP)
Ronaldo has ended a four-month scoring drought by converting a penalty kick in Corinthians' 1-1 draw with Atletico Paranaense in the Brazilian league. The goal late Wednesday at the Arena da Baixada stadium in Curitiba was Ronaldo's first since May 8, when he also scored from the penalty spot against the same team at Pacaembu stadium.
Evra appears at French appeals hearing over ban (AP)
Defender Patrice Evra has appeared before the French federation's appeals commission in a bid to overturn his five-match ban from the national team. Evra was suspended for his role in the French players' training strike at the World Cup, where France was eliminated in the first round without winning a match.
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Bayern plays Werder in Bundesliga (AP)
Werder Bremen travels to title holder Bayern Munich without both its regular central defenders as the Bundesliga season resumes with a showdown between two Champions League sides. The absence of Per Merstesacker and Naldo could force Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf to use new signing Mikael Silvestre in a central role in Saturday's game.
Debrecen players lose appeals in match-fixing case (AP)
UEFA has dismissed appeals by two players from Hungarian champion Debrecen against their suspensions in connection with attempts to fix a Champions League match. UEFA says goalkeeper Vukasin Poleksic remains banned through June 2012 and defender Norbert Meszaros through December 2011 "for breaching principles of integrity, loyalty and sportsmanship." Poleksic and Meszaros were found