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In July 2005 Vieri joined Milan A.C. Vieri and Inter came to a mutual agreement to terminate his contract with the club. He was then signed by cross-town rivals Milan, but left the Rossoneri – where he was not a regular starter – after just six months, joining French side Monaco in order to play regularly and gain a place in Italy’s squad for the 2006 World Cup. However, he suffered a serious knee injury while playing for Monaco in 2006, which required extensive surgery and ruled out the possibility of playing in his third consecutive FIFA World Cup.
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This shirt was worn by Andrea Pirlo during the first half of the Serie A’s game between A.C.Milan and Catania which took place in Milan, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium on December 20th 2006. Milan defeated Catania 3-0 and the shirt was swapped with a Catania’s player who we got it from. In the 2006-2007 season Pirlo led Milan in minutes played for with 2,782 across 52 appearances, as he went on to win his second UEFA Champions League title with Milan, also helping his team to a fourth-place finish in Serie A, and another Coppa Italia semi-final. In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Manchester United, Pirlo set up Seedorf’s goal, as Milan progressed on to the final. In the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final in Athens, Pirlo assisted Inzaghi’s first goal from a free kick, helping Milan to defeat Liverpool 2–1, avenging their 2005 final defeat in Istanbul
MILAN A.C.
2006-2007
Champions League Final
Milan vs Liverpool
Winner Player’s Medal
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The 2007 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, Europe’s primary club football competition. The showpiece event was contested between Liverpool of England and A.C. Milan of Italy at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, on 23 May 2007. Liverpool, who had won the competition five times, were appearing in their seventh final. Milan, who had won the competition six times, were appearing in their eleventh final. Both teams had to pass through five rounds before they reached the final. They both entered in the third qualifying round and won their respective groups before they reached the knockout stage, where matches were contested over two legs, with a match at each team’s home ground. Milan’s victories varied from close affairs to comfortable victories. They defeated Celtic by a single goal over two legs, while they beat Manchester United 5–3 on aggregate in the semi-final. Liverpool’s matches were mainly all close affairs; they beat defending champions Barcelona on the away goals rule in the first knockout round and beat Chelsea in a penalty shootout in the semi-finals, although they did record a 4–0 aggregate win over PSV in the quarter-finals. Before the match there were ticketing problems because many fans gained entry to the stadium without valid tickets. After the match, a UEFA spokesman accused Liverpool of having the worst fans in Europe, a claim later denied by UEFA president Michel Platini. Watched by a crowd of 63,000, Milan took the lead when Andrea Pirlo’s free-kick deflected off Filippo Inzaghi in the first half. Milan extended their lead in the second half when Inzaghi scored a second goal. Liverpool scored a late goal through Dirk Kuyt, but were unable to equalise before the end of the match. Milan won the match 2–1 to win their seventh Champions League.
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Since the second half of this season the team’s shirts started having the “IL CLUB PIU’ TITOLATO AL MONDO” (The Most Awarded Team in the World) embroidered on chest.
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On 18 January 2007, it was reported that Ronaldo agreed terms with A.C. Milan for a transfer of €8.05 million. Ronaldo was forced to pay for the remaining period on his contract which tied him to Real Madrid, only because the latter did not agree to release him, while Milan were not ready to pay such a sum. On 25 January, Ronaldo flew from Madrid to Milan to watch the team play in a cup tie against Roma. Statements on the club’s website said that Ronaldo was in Milan for a medical, and that a meeting had been arranged for Monday with Real Madrid officials to discuss and finalize his transfer to the Milanese club. On 26 January, Ronaldo successfully completed his medical tests at the Milanello training complex under the supervision of club doctors, and the transfer completed on 30 January and got the squad number 99. He made his debut as a substitute on 11 February 2007, during the 2–1 victory over Livorno. The next game at Siena, on 17 February, Ronaldo scored twice and assisted on a third goal in his first start for Milan, as they won 4–3. In his first season, Ronaldo scored seven goals in 14 appearances. After his move to Milan, Ronaldo joined the list of the few players to have played for both Inter Milan and A.C. Milan in the Derby della Madonnina, and is one of two players to have scored for both sides in the derby game (for Inter in the 1998–99 season and for Milan in the 2006–07 season), the other player being Zlatan Ibrahimović. Ronaldo is also one of the few players to have started for Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, which also boasts a heated rivalry. Ronaldo, however, has never transferred directly between rival clubs. Ronaldo only played 300-plus minutes in his single season at Milan due to recurring injury problems and weight issues. Ronaldo’s only goals in the 2007–08 season, besides his goal against Lecce in pre-season, came in a 5–2 victory against Napoli at the San Siro, where he scored an emotional brace. It was also the first time Milan’s much hyped attacking trio of Kaká, Alexandre Pato and Ronaldo, known as Ka-Pa-Ro, played together. On 13 February 2008, Ronaldo suffered a severe season-ending knee injury while jumping for a cross in Milan 1–1 draw with Livorno, and was stretchered off and taken to a hospital. The club confirmed after the match that Ronaldo had ruptured the kneecap ligament in his left knee. It marked the third such occurrence of this injury, which he suffered twice to his right knee in 1999 and 2000. He was released by Milan at the end of the season, as his contract expired and was not renewed.
MILAN A.C.
2007
Uefa Super Cup
Milan vs Sevilla
Winner Player’s Medal
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The 2007 UEFA Super Cup was the 32nd UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions. The match was held at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 31 August 2007 and contested by Milan, who won the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, and Sevilla, winners of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. Sevilla were looking to become only the second team to defend the trophy in its history, the first being their opponents Milan, who had previously won the trophy four times. This was Milan’s seventh appearance in the Super Cup, putting them one ahead of the previous season’s runners-up, Barcelona. Milan won the match 3-1, with goals from Filippo Inzaghi, Marek Jankulovski and the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, Kaká. All three of Milan’s goals came in the second half after Renato had put Sevilla 1–0 up after only 14 minutes. This was Milan’s fifth Super Cup title, a new record.
MILAN A.C.
Fifa Club World Cup
2007
Milan vs Boca Juniors
Winner Player’s Trophy
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The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup (officially the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organized by FIFA for the winners of each confederation’s top continental club tournament. Seven teams from the six confederations entered the tournament with Italian side A.C. Milan defeating Boca Juniors from Argentina 4-2 in the final to become the most successful team in the world in terms of international trophies won (18) and the first European team to win the Club World Cup. The qualified teams were decided during 2007 through the six major continental competitions. The winner of each regional club championship participated in the 2007 Club World Cup. In March 2007, the FIFA executive committee introduced a qualifying playoff between the 2007 OFC Champions League champion and the host nation’s 2007 J. League champion, as opposed to previous years, in which the Oceania champions were given direct entry into the tournament. In order to avoid the participation of two teams from the same country, the best-placed non-Japanese team in the AFC Champions League would take the “host” berth if a Japanese team won that competition, which indeed happened as Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2007 AFC Champions League. Also, the fifth-place match was eliminated for this edition.
MILAN A.C.
2007-2008
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Milan
Team’s Welcome Award
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This trophy was gifted to A.C. Milan team by the Shakhtar Donetsk F.K. team to celebrate the Champions League game between the two teams which took place in Donetsk, “Sachtar Stadium”, on November 6th 2007. Milan defeated Shakhtar 3-0. The day before the Champions League’s games it is typical for team’s representations to have gala dinners where they usually gift each other of typical products and gifts coming from their countries. This is the sculpture’s award that Shakhtar gifted to A.C.Milan prior the Champions League in November 2007 and it is a very special sculpture made by the world famous sculptor and architect Frank Meisler. Frank Meisler was an Israeli architect and sculptor. Meisler was born in the Free City of Danzig and grew up in England, before moving to Israel in 1956. Frank Meisler was born into a Jewish family in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), he was evacuated by the Kindertransport in August 1939, travelling with other Jewish children via Berlin to the Netherlands and then to Liverpool Street station in London. His parents were later murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was raised by an aunt, who lived in London. He attended school in Harrow, and then did national service in the Royal Air Force. He studied architecture at the University of Manchester, and was involved in the construction of the Heathrow Airport. He moved to Israel in the late 50’s, where he later opened a workshop and gallery in the Old City of Jaffa. he also errected public sculptures include a memorial to Ben Gurion in Israel, Eternal Kiev in Kiev, and a series of Kindertransport memorials: Kindertransport – The Arrival erected at Liverpool Street station in London in 2006, Trains to Life – Trains to Death erected at Friedrichstraße station in Berlin in 2008, The Departure erected at Gdańsk Główny station in 2009, and Crossing to Life erected at the Hook of Holland in 2011. Each includes bronze statues of a group of children, with luggage. He also designed the interior of the Holocaust Memorial Synagogue in Moscow, and sculptures for Russia’s National War Memorial. A memorial of the death march of Jewish prisoners (and subsequent murders at Palmnicken) was erected in Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg) in 2011. He published an autobiography. On the Vistula Facing East, in 1996. This precious and unique award was especially commissioned by the team to Meisler. It is a gold and silver rotating sculpture representing the globe mounted on a black marble base. Where Donetsk is located on the sculpture there is a precious stone with “Donetsk” written on. Several other Russian inscriptions are engraved at the bottom of the globe. “Frank Meisler” logo on the base makes this piece a very one-of-a-kind sculpture. The top is openable and there is a look alike steel’s base inside, since the steel business is very important in the city of Donetsk, and there is a rotating half ball with a soccer ball on one side and the Shakhtar Donetsk’s logo on the other side.
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This shirt was worn by Andrij Shevchenko in the first half of the game A.C.Milan vs Catania which took place in Milan,”Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on December 7th 2008. Milan defeated Catania 1-0 and the shirt was swapped by Shevchenko with a Catania’s player who we got the shirt from. Shevchenko was not used very often in the starting lineup at Chelsea, and with the appointment of Luiz Felipe Scolari, he was deemed surplus to requirements. Due to this, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani offered to take Shevchenko back to the San Siro and Shevchenko was loaned back to his old club for the 2008–09 season. Shevchenko’s second spell was considered unsuccessful, as he failed to score any league goals and only scored 2 goals in 26 appearances, starting only nine of those games. At the end of the season, Milan confirmed that Shevchenko would be returning to Chelsea for the final year of his four-year contract. At the end of that season, it was also announced that Milan’s manager, Carlo Ancelotti, would also be leaving to join Chelsea. Shevchenko was not even on the bench for Chelsea’s penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United at Wembley at the weekend in the season-opening Community Shield. After making a late appearance for Chelsea in their second game of the 2009–10 season, Ancelotti announced that Shevchenko would be likely to leave Chelsea before the summer transfer window closed. Despite this, Ancelotti said it had nothing to do with his decision to leave Shevchenko out of Chelsea’s 2009–10 Champions League squad, but just to continue playing first-team football.
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In July 2008, Ronaldinho turned down a £25.5 million offer from Manchester City of the Premier League to join Italian Serie A giants Milan on a three-year contract thought to be worth around £5.1 million (€6.5 million) a year, for €22.05 million plus €1.05 million bonus each season (€24.15 million in 2010). With the number 10 already occupied by teammate Clarence Seedorf, he selected 80 as his jersey number. Ronaldinho scored his first goal for Milan in a 1–0 derby victory over rival Internazionale on 28 September 2008. His first brace was in a 3–0 win over Sampdoria on 19 October 2008. He scored a 93rd-minute match-winner against Braga in the UEFA Cup group stage on 6 November. Ronaldinho finished the 2008–09 season at Milan with 10 goals from 32 appearances in all competitions.
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This captain arm band was issued for Paolo Maldini for the Serie A game between Milan and Roma which took place in Milan, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on May 24th 2009. Roma defeated Milan 3-2. This game was also the Maldini farewell game at San Siro Stadium. This captain arm band was made by Paolo Maldini himself for his last game. One curious thing about this arm band is that all writing were initially made in black and blue which are Internazionale F.C. colors. So when Maldini realized it he slightly changed some details adding some red color on printing. This arm band so it is issued but not worn during the game. After the game it was given him a standing ovation by the fans. There was a small controversy, however, when the Milan Ultras fans known as Brigate Rossonere protested against Maldini as he said goodbye. His last appearance for Milan, and his last game as an active player, was a 2–0 win against Fiorentina on 31 May 2009 in the last match of the Serie A season. This win meant Milan finished in third place and qualified for the following season’s Champions League. Maldini was once again given a standing ovation by the fans. As they had previously done with Franco Baresi’s number 6 shirt, Milan retired Maldini’s number 3 shirt, but stated that it will be bequeathed to one of his sons if one of them were to make the club’s senior team.
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On 16 February 2008, in the match against Parma at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, Maldini came on for defender Marek Jankulovski to make his 1,000th professional career appearance, of which 861 were with Milan, 12 with the Italy under-21 side, 1 with the Italian Olympic team and 126 with the Italy senior team. In European football, only the English goalkeeper Peter Shilton had collected more appearances at the time: 1,390 between 1966 and 1997. Maldini played his last game in the Champions League on 4 March 2008, a 2–0 loss at the San Siro in the last 16 against Arsenal which eliminated Milan from the 2007–08 Champions League. In 2008, Maldini was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit, as well as the Premio Internazionale Giacinto Facchetti, which is awarded to a player who was demonstrated both skill and fair play throughout his career. On 28 August 2009 in Monte Carlo, Paolo Maldini was Awarded a prize for his career by UEFA during the draw for the group stage of the 2009–10 Champions League. On 17 November 2009, Spanish sports newspaper Marca awarded Maldini the “Marca Leyenda” prize for his career and achievements.
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In November 2009, after the end of 2009 MLS season, it was confirmed that Beckham would return to Milan for a second loan period beginning in January 2010. On 6 January 2010, Beckham made a winning return in a Milan shirt, playing 75 minutes of a 5–2 victory over Genoa. On 16 February 2010, Beckham played against Manchester United for the first time since he left the club in 2003On 16 February 2010, Beckham played against Manchester United for the first time since he left the club in 2003.
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This shirt was issued for Ronaldinho for the Champions League game between Zurich F.C. and A.C.Milan which took place in Zurich, “Letzigrund Stadion”, on December 8th 2009. A.C.Milan draw 1-11. The shirt had no sponsor on chest due the Swiss government rules that don’t allow betting sponsors (Milan’s sponsor was BWIN) to be advertised on sport’s events. Ronaldinho’s second season did not begin on a high note, but he soon rediscovered his form and was arguably Milan’s best player of the season. Newly appointed coach Leonardo changed his role from a central attacking midfielder to the left side of midfield, with Alexandre Pato on the right, in an offensive 4–3–3 formation. On 10 January 2010, Ronaldinho scored two goals against Juventus in an away match, sealing a 3–0 victory for Milan. In the following match, against Siena on 17 January, Ronaldinho scored his first hat-trick for Milan when he converted a penalty kick, scored with a header from a corner and finished with a strike into the top right corner from 20 yards out. The Estado De São Paulo newspaper declared, “Ronaldinho revives his golden years.” On 16 February, Ronaldinho played against Manchester United in the Champions League. He scored early in the game at the San Siro to give Milan the lead. Milan ended up losing the game 3–2, with a goal from Paul Scholes and two goals from Wayne Rooney. Ronaldinho finished the season as the assists leader of Serie A. On a less positive note, however, he missed three penalties in the domestic season to add to one botched kick the previous season. Ronaldinho ended the Serie A campaign scoring two goals against Juventus; Luca Antonini opened the scoring and Milan went on to win 3–0 in Leonardo’s last game in charge.
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Beckham chose the number 32 shirt, previously worn by Christian Vieri, as both the number 7 and 23 shirts, numbers he wore at Manchester United and Real Madrid and Los Angeles Galaxy, were already used by Alexandre Pato and club vice captain Massimo Ambrosini, respectively. In the game against Chievo Beckham suffered a torn left Achilles tendon, causing him to miss the World Cup as well as the MLS season due to the injury, which took him out of action for the next five months. Doctor Sakari Orava performed surgery on Beckham’s tendon in Turku, Finland, on 15 March 2010. After the operation, Orava affirmed that, “it went quite fine. The prognosis is he needs a rehabilitation for the next few months, and the plaster cast is the next six to eight weeks. I would say that [it will be] maybe four months before he’s running, but six months before he’s jumping and kicking.”
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It was the first season under new head coach Massimiliano Allegri, who replaced Leonardo, and with new shirt sponsors Fly Emirates, after four seasons with Bwin. Milan secured its 18th Serie A title – their first since 2003–04 – with a goalless draw away against Roma on 7 May. The club also competed in the Champions League, being knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur in the round of 16, and they took part in the Coppa Italia as well, reaching the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by Palermo
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On 28 August 2010, Milan announced via their official website that they had signed Ibrahimović for the 2010–11 season. He was loaned out to Milan for the season, with the club having the option to purchase him outright for €24 million at the end of the season. He signed a four-year deal immediately after successfully passing the medical examinations. Upon signing, Ibrahimović said, “This move gives me more adrenaline. I have moved here to win the Champions League with Milan. I want to win the double.”Ibrahimović made his Milan debut in a 2–0 loss to Cesena on 11 September, in which he missed a penalty late in the match, and scored his first goals for the club when Milan defeated Auxerre in their first Champions League match of the season on 15 September. On 14 November, Ibrahimović scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory against his former club Inter in the Derby della Madonnina. Zlatan was compared to Milan legend Marco van Basten by both the media and van Basten himself. He won his first Scudetto with Milan after a draw against Roma. All agreements between Milan and Barcelona were confirmed on 18 June 2011.
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This shirt was prepared for Riccardo Montolivo for the Serie A game between A.C.Milan and Crotone which took place in Milan, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on December 4th 2016. Milan defeated Crotone 2-1. Montolivo didn’t play the game and he wasn’t even a substitute for the match but the shirt was prepared for him as you can see above from official team Twitter’s account. The game against Crotone was the first game that Milan played after the Brazilian team Chapecoense’s tragedy when its flight on its way to Medellin (Colombia) crashed on the floor on November 26th 2016. The aircraft was transporting the team and their entourage from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to Medellín, where the team was scheduled to play at the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals. One of the four crew members, three of the players, and two other passengers survived with injuries. The official report from Colombia’s civil aviation agency, Aerocivil, found the causes of the crash to be fuel exhaustion, due to an inappropriate flight plan by the airline, pilot error regarding poor decision making as the situation worsened, including a failure to declare an emergency after fuel levels became critically low, thus failing to inform air traffic control at Medellin that a priority landing was required. So during the game against Crotone, A.C.Milan wore a special shirt with “FORĆA CHAPE” printed under the player’s numbers and an extra Chapecoense’s badge on sleeve. All the shirts used by A.C.Milan’s players went then to the Chapecoense’s team.
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In May 2012, Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri announced Montolivo would join the club on a free transfer when his contract with Fiorentina expired on 30 June. Montolivo then signed a four-year contract with the club. “Next season, Montolivo will arrive and he is a very talented player with great technique,” said Allegri to Milan Channel. He chose to wear the number 18 jersey which he had worn before and which was last worn by Alberto Aquilani in Milan. In the Milan derby though he was highly praised for his performance, the referee disallowed a stunning 30-yard volley by Montolivo due to a challenge committed by Urby Emanuelson. On 30 October, Montolivo scored his first goal for Milan, coming in the 69th minute after Milan were down 2–0 to Palermo. Milan eventually drew the match 2–2, salvaging a point. On 25 November, in a 1–0 win against Juventus, Montolivo played his first match as Milan’s captain as Daniele Bonera and Massimo Ambrosini were suspended while Christian Abbiati was out injured. He ended the first season at the club by becoming one of the two (the other being Stephan El Shaarawy) most-used players of the season. On 11 June 2013, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani stated Montolivo would be the next captain for Milan after previously announcing that current club captain Massimo Ambrosini would not be extending his contract with the Rossoneri. After earning the captaincy, Montolivo opened his account by scoring against Catania. He then scored in a 4–3 defeat to Sassulo. On 13 April 2014, he scored an astonishing long-range strike in the 23rd minute against Catania, which extended Milan’s winning streak to four matches. After breaking his leg in a pre-2014 World Cup friendly match against the Republic of Ireland on 31 May, Montolivo was ruled out for six months. On 30 November, he made his return in a 2–0 home win over Udinese, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute. Following the Chinese takeover of the club, in the summer of 2017, Montolivo was stripped of his captaincy against his wishes in favor of Leonardo Bonucci, who had just been signed at the time. Complying with the club management board’s decision, Montolivo still made 26 appearances in all competitions during the 2017–18 season, including the one in the Coppa Italia final on 9 May 2018, which subsequently became his last as a professional. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, head coach Gennaro Gattuso excluded Montolivo from the senior squad for “technical reasons”. However, following a long-term injury to Lucas Biglia, Montolivo returned to the squad in November. Nonetheless, despite making 22 appearances on the team’s substitutions bench, he was never fielded in what would become his final season as a player. He left the club upon the expiration of his contract on 30 June 2019. On 13 November 2019, Montolivo announced his retirement from football.
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On 15 June 2017 it was initially announced that Donnarumma would not be renewing his contract with Milan,however on 11 July, after much speculation, he renewed with Milan until 2021. Donnarumma played his first European game in a 1–0 win against CS U Craiova in the first leg of Milan’s Europa League qualification match on 27 July 2017, in which he managed to keep a clean sheet. On 30 December 2017, Donnarumma played his 100th game for Milan in a 1–1 draw against Fiorentina, becoming the youngest player to make 100 appearances with Milan’s jeresy.
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This shirt was given by Donnarumma to a Milan’s fan after the game against Crotone, whom we got the shirt from. The curious thing was that the fan who got the shirt by the the player was heavily protesting against him because of the player’s agent who was pushing the player to leave A.C. Milan , but Donnarumma took his shirt off and friendly put it in the fan’s hands. Few days before the game against Crotone Gianluigi Donnarumma has hit back at supporters after they produced a scathing banner that told the 18-year-old: “Ora Vattene. La Pazienza è finita.” – ‘It’s time to leave.’ Donnarumma was reduced to tears in the Milan dressing room after supporters unveiled the brutal message in Milan’s comfortable 3-0 Coppa Italia victory over Verona only few days before.
In the above and below pictures it’s very visible and recognizable the white stain on the back of the shirt that you can see on our shirt’s pictures above
MILAN A.C.
2019-2020
Milan vs Sassuolo
120th Anniversary
Match Worn Shirt
Calabria Davide
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This shirt was worn by Davide Calabria during the Serie A game between A.C.Milan and Sassuolo which took place in Milan, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on December 15th 2019. Milan draw 0-0. Calabria was a substitute player and he didn’t get in to the pitch. This game represented also the Milan 120th anniversary’s game since the club was founded on December 13th 1899 by Englishmen Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin. To celebrate this event the team’s supplier Puma Puma and AC Milan this morning launched the limited-edition 120th anniversary kit that was used by the team only in the game against Sassuolo. The Milan 120 Years jersey is based on the same template and features a very similar design as the regular 19-20 home shirt, but all logos have been recolored in gold. A subtle, monochrome version of the club badge is used for the Milan 2019-20 120th anniversary football shirt, with ‘120’ written below it. The famous words of Herbert Kilpin (“We will be a team of devils. Our colours will be red like fire and black like the fear we will invoke in our opponents.”) are printed inside the stripes on the bottom left of the Puma AC Milan 120 Years shirt.
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Calabria has been with A.C. Milan since 2006, playing for the club’s youth teams of different age groups up until Primavera (U-19). He received his first ever call-up to the senior team ahead of the away game against S.S. Lazio played on 25 January 2015; he, however, remained an unused substitute. He made his Serie A debut on 30 May 2015 against Atalanta, replacing Mattia De Sciglio at the 84th minute in a 1–3 away win. On 15 July 2015 Calabria was officially promoted to the first team. He made his first start in a 3–2 win over Palermo on 22 September, playing 49 minutes, and was highly praised for his performance. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Milan acquired Atalanta’s Andrea Conti for nearly €25 million, viewing the player as the most likely starter on the right side of the team’s defensive line; Calabria had been persuaded yet refused to join one of the lower-ranking Serie A teams on loan to increase his playing time. In September 2017, Conti injured his anterior cruciate ligament for the first time, and in March 2018 suffered a recurrence of the injury, effectively ending his season. The club ruled out the possibility of any further emergency signings, thus trusting Calabria as a long-term replacement for Conti in the right full-back position. He completed the season with 30 appearances in all competitions and scored his debut goal in senior professional football on 25 February 2018 in the Serie A 2–0 away win against Roma.
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This shirt was worn by Gianluigi Donnarumma during the Serie A game between Lazio and Milan which took place in Roma, “Stadio Olimpico”, on July 4th 2020. Milan defeated Lazio 3-0 and at the end of the game Donnarumma gifted the Lazio goalkeeper’s coach with his shirt who later auctioned it for charity. During the 2019–20 season, Donnarumma maintained his place in the starting line-up. On 21 July 2020, he played his 200th game for the club in a 2–1 away win over Sassuolo in Serie A, during which he wore the captain’s armband for the first time in his career, after Alessio Romagnoli was subbed off due to injury.
MILAN A.C.
2019-2020
Tim Cup
Juventus vs Milan
Warm Up Shirt
Krunić Rade
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This shirt was worn by Rede Krunić during the warm up of the Tim Cup Semi Final game between Juventus and Milan which took place in Torino, “Allianz Stadium”, on June 12th 2020. Milan draw 0-0. This is a limited edition training shirt that was only used by the team for the pre match warm up training session bearing the words “Black Lives Matter”, the organized movement in the United States advocating for non-violent civil disobedience in protest against incidents of police brutality against African-American people.
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This shirt was worn by Rafael Leão during the Serie A game between Milan and Parma which took place in Milan, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on December 13th 2020. Milan draw 2-2 and at the end of the game Leão swapped his shirt with a Parma player whom we got it from. Leão joined A.C.Milan on August 1st 2019. Leão signed a five-year contract at A.C. Milan. He made his Serie A debut 24 days later, as a 75th-minute substitute for Samu Castillejo in a 1–0 away defeat Udinese Calcio, and scored his first goal as a late consolation in a 3–1 home loss to ACF Fiorentina on 29 September. On 20 December 2020, Leão scored the fastest goal in Serie A history, scoring away against Sassuolo in the opening six seconds of the match; the match eventually ended 2–1 for Milan.
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This shirt was worn by Zlatan Ibrahimovic during a Serie A game of the season 2021/2022. On 12 September 2021, Ibrahimović made his first appearance for Milan since returning from injury and scored in a 2–0 win over Lazio, and in doing so, at the age of 39 years and 344 days he became the oldest non-Italian player to score a goal in the 123-year history of Serie A, breaking the record previously held by former Parma centre-back Bruno Alves. On 23 October, Ibrahimović scored Milan’s fourth in a 4–2 win over Bologna, becoming the fourth player to score a Serie A goal after his 40th birthday after Alessandro Costacurta, Silvio Piola and Pietro Vierchowod. On 20 November, he scored two goals in a 4–3 loss to Fiorentina, and in doing so, became the oldest player to score a brace in a Serie A game as well as the first 40-year-old player to net a brace in Europe’s top five leagues in the 21st century. On 11 December, Ibrahimović scored an acrobatic equaliser in stoppage-time in a 1–1 draw with Udinese, reaching the milestone of 300 career league goals across Europe’s top five leagues, thus becoming just the third person in the 21st century to achieve it after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
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The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the existence of A.C. Milan and the club’s 88th season (110th overall) in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Milan participated in this season’s editions of the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League. It marked Milan’s return to Europe’s premier knockout competition for the first time since the 2013–14 season. Milan secured their 19th Italian championship title on the last round of the season, with a club-record tally of 86 points. It was their first league title since the 2010–11 season.
MILAN A.C.
2021-2022
Milan vs Bologna
Match Issued Shirt
Maldini Daniel
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This shirt was issued for Daniel Maldini for the Serie A game between Milan and Bologna which took place in Milano, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on April 4th 2022. Milan draw 0-0. Daniel Maldini didn’t play the game and he wasn’t even a substitute but his shirt was issued. This is a very special shirt used by the team in this game only and it represents the club 4th kit, part of a bigger collection between Puma and Italian fashion brand NEMEN. NEMEN are an Italian brand who make utility and technical wear and who have collaborated with Puma before. The Puma AC Milan 21-22 fourth jersey introduced a totally new unique look, combining the classic red and black stripes with white gradient graphics around the collar and on the lower part of the shirt. “As a life-long AC Milan fan, being presented with the opportunity to design this special collaborative Fourth kit, and a premium capsule alongside was a dream opportunity,” said Leonardo Fasolo, Founder and Creative Director of NEMEN. “We gave the classic AC Milan Rossoneri stripes a discharged NEMEN twist. For the premium kit, we wanted to give something special back to the fans. For the highly technical jacket and pants we have featured our newly developed spy-camo pattern, hand dip-dyed, in the best textiles and craftsmanship Italy has to offer. We hope they enjoy it.” In terms of template, the Puma AC Milan 2021-2022 fourth jersey is based on the Puma ultraWEAVE model, albeit in a variant that features distinct sleeve panels, which makes the stripes appear more traditionally. All logos on the Puma AC Milan 2021-2022 fourth football shirt are white, including a monochrome AC Milan badge. Rather than the standard Puma logo, a special “Puma x NEMEN” variant is used, placed on the right chest of the Puma AC Milan 21-22 fourth shirt.
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Daniel Maldini was born in Milan, the second son of Paolo Maldini, then captain of AC Milan, and Venezuelan model Adriana Fossa. His grandfather Cesare also captained Milan in the 1960s, making him the third generation to make appearances for the club. His elder brother Christian played for Milan’s youth teams and went on to play professionally at a lower level. Although in his very early days Maldini played as a defender like both his father Paolo and grandfather Cesare, he soon started to be employed in offensive roles. Today he mainly plays as a free roaming attacking midfielder, a position that suits his playmaking ability, dribbling skills, ball control, and vision. Maldini joined Milan’s youth system in 2010, and over the following years he came through the various age-group teams, from the under-10 Pulcini to the under-19 Primavera. In the 2016–17 season, he was part of the squad that won the Under-16 National Championship (Campionato Nazionale Under-16), defeating Lazio 5–2 in the final. On 2 February 2020, Maldini made his senior debut with Milan in a 1–1 Serie A home draw against Hellas Verona, coming on as an added-time substitute for Samu Castillejo. On 15 September 2021, Maldini came off the bench against Liverpool in a 3–2 defeat on his UEFA Champions League debut. On 25 September, Maldini started his first match for Milan in Serie A and scored the first goal in a 2–1 away win against Spezia. On 22 May 2022 he won his first trophy, the Serie A championship, like his father, Paolo Maldini and grandfather, Cesare Maldini before him.
MILAN A.C.
2022-2023
Milan vs Udinese
Match Issued Shirt
Lazetić Marko
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This shirt was issued for Marko Lazetić for the Serie A game between Milan and Udinese which took place in Milan, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on September 17th 2022. Milan defeated Udinese 4-2. While Lazetic didn’t play however his shirt was issued for the game. On 29 November 2020, at the age of 16 years and 10 months, Lazetić made his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade as an 76th-minute substitute for Richmond Boakye against Rad. On 27 January 2022, five days after his 18th birthday, Lazetić joined Serie A club AC Milan for a fee believed to be in the region of €4 million, signing a deal until June 2026. He was assigned shirt number 22 and enlisted as a first team player. He debuted for the first team on 19 April, in a match against cross-city rivals Inter, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute. On 22 May 2022, as Milan won the scudetto on the last matchday of the Serie A season, Lazetić was awarded a winner’s medal despite making no league appearances.
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This shirt was worn by Mike Maignan during the Serie A game between Milan and Cremonese which took place in Milan, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on May 3rd 2023. Milan draw 1-1 and at the end of the game Maignan swapped his shirt with a Cremonese’s player whom we got it from. The shirt is kept unwashed and it is very recognizable from game’s footages. On 27 May 2021, Maignan agreed to sign for Serie A club AC Milan on a five-year contract, effective from 1 July. He arrived for a reported fee of €15 million, as a replacement for PSG-bound Gianluigi Donnarumma. He made his debut on 23 August, a 1–0 win at Sampdoria. On 19 September in a league match against Juventus, Maignan was the victim of verbal racial abuse by a Juventus supporter; he responded by calling himself “black and proud”. The supporter was later identified and reported to police, and expelled from the Juventus Club Castagnaro fan club. On 13 October 2021, Maignan underwent surgery to his left wrist injury and he was expected to be out of action for ten weeks, but returned to the field after six weeks. He made crucial saves against Inter, to help his team win a narrow 2–1 derby on 5 February. Eight days later, he assisted Rafael Leão’s goal in a 1–0 win against Sampdoria, being the first assist made by an AC Milan goalkeeper in Serie A since Dida in 2006. Maignan was awarded the trophy for Best Goalkeeper in Serie A ahead of the last match of the season on 22 May 2022. Milan won the game 3–0 away to Sassuolo for their first league title since 2011; it was his record 17th clean sheet of the season. On 18 April 2023, he saved a penalty from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia during a 1–1 away draw against Napoli in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg, which helped his team to qualify to the semi-final, by winning 2–1 on aggregate, for the first time since the 2006–07 season.
