“Biglietto e passaporto,” asked a security official firmly. Entry had been granted to the tune of an automated turnstile. With every passing step, escalating from ground level to my...
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Protagonists of the Derby della Madonnina, Part IV: Mauro Icardi
71 goals in 141 games for Inter: at the end of the day, that’s all one needs to know about Mauro Icardi. Arriving in Milan in the summer of...
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Protagonists of the Derby della Madonnina, Part III: Alessio Romagnoli
Similarly to Inter’s Roberto Gagliardini, whom we discussed yesterday, AC Milan’s Alessio Romagnoli was bought for 20 plus million euros (in the summer of 2015), joining the Rossoneri to the...
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Protagonists of the Derby della Madonnina, Part II: Roberto Gagliardini
A newcomer at Inter, having arrived only this January, Roberto Gagliardini has already been handed the keys to the Nerazzurri‘s midfield. The epitome of the modern box-to-box midfielder, who can...
Read MoreProtagonists of the Derby della Madonnina, Part I: Suso
When Jesús Joaquín Fernández Sáez de la Torre, better known as Suso, joined AC Milan from Liverpool in 2015, many Milanisti simply uttered – who? One year later, regenerated by...
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Silvio Berlusconi: AC Milan’s great conductor
It could be said that the San Siro has an association with Silvio Berlusconi in much the same way that La Scala has an association with Verdi. Many of...
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TGU Interview: Mark Hateley – AC Milan’s towering derby day hero
I will never forget the first time I saw Stadio San Siro. Reaching the top of those famous winding steps, the pitch and its imposing four walls of noise, colour...
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Luther Blissett’s Italian adventure: AC Milan, anarchists and Rice Krispies
“Platini scored the most goals last year with 18? Milan, I will score more.” Unfortunately, Luther Blissett never quite lived up to this self-assured prophecy. Having swapped Watford for...
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Tanti Auguri Manuel: Rui Costa at 45
On the day of his 45th birthday, this sketch celebrates the silky brilliance of Manuel Rui Costa. During his spells at Fiorentina and AC Milan, the Portuguese number 10 enchanted...
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Andriy Shevchenko: A story of rationality and forgiveness
28 May 2003, Old Trafford, Manchester. At the ‘Theatre of Dreams’, the final of the Champions League is on-scene, the title contended between Milan and Juventus—an all-Italian European final...
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