Kilpin and Edwards then began putting together a board of directors, which included Pierro Pirelli, grandson of the founder of the Pirelli tire company. Pirelli later became president of the club as well as a major financial supporter of the team. The club acquired a playing field, known as Trotters field, and registered with the Italian Football Federation. Although the club spent some time trying to attract members for its cricket team, the club failed to attract much interest for the sport.
The idea was ultimately abandoned and Milan and the club decided to concentrate its energies on its soccer team, changing its name to Milan Football Club. Kilpin was credited with devising the team's uniform, choosing the colors red and black--red to emphasize the club's ferocity, black to portray its opponents' fear--and borrowed from the striped jersey already favored by many British rugby teams.
Milan played, and won, its first-ever game against Mediolanum in March The team already featured an international mix of players that was to highlight much of its success in later decades.
By the end of , the team had won its first Italian national championship, known as the Scudetto "shield" because the winning team received the right to add a shield to their uniforms. That victory established Milan as a major force in the young Italian professional soccer league. The team scored success again, winning two new Scudettos in and in , under Herbert Kilpin. Kilpin retired from play that year, and was later killed during World War I. In the meantime, Pierro Pirelli had taken over as the club president, a position he held until the end of the s.
Pirelli's deep pockets were instrumental in financing the club, and its playing field. Yet the beginning of the Pirelli era was marked by controversy, as Italian players came to dominate the club. In , a group of Milan players broke away and formed a rival team, Internazionale Football Club Milano, with the expressed purpose of accepting foreign players.
The two teams met on the playing field that same year, with Milan winning the match. This became the start of a fierce and lasting rivalry between the two teams into the next century.
Pirelli's backing enabled the team to move into their own stadium in The stadium, called the San Siro after its neighborhood location, originally seated 10,, already impressive in those days. The San Siro was later expanded several times. Again, we do not host pictures or videos ourselves. Our authors merely link to the rightful owner. Lastly, Sportmob have carefully considered and reviewed all of its content. Despite that, it is possible that some information might be out-dated or incomplete.
Sign In. The Bests. Transfer News. Fun Corner. Who We Are. Next Article. Surely many of you already know much about AC Milan history and how many European titles the club has, but there is a lot more to know about the Rossoneri, that will have you admire the Italian club even more. Michael Reiziger Biography. While there are debates on AC Milan history about the exact date of their foundation, the club has since retained the English spelling of the city of Milan, in which they based, due to their English origins.
Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Inter nowadays, being formed shortly after. Of course while they did get relegated to Serie B , Milan quickly returned to Serie A after achieving a promotion the very same season.
This reduction would see the Serie A side kicked out of a Champions League spot, but they managed to overturn the decision as their appeal saw the penalty reduced to eight points. After the Calciopoli, Inter dominated the Serie A for a period, as AC Milan sunk even deeper, losing their grasp on the major titles available every season. Rui Patricio Biography. The most overrated UFC fighters of all time.
Top facts about Diego Simeone, El Cholo. The AC Milan logo history is quite straightforward, as The Rossoneri have proudly presented their club with almost a similar logo throughout the years, with only a period between and being the only time their logo got a complete makeover. Best Brazilian Managers of All Time. Top facts about Jaume Jardi. While there is little information available about AC Milan Stadiums from Porta Monforte and before when their Famed San Siro was built, there is quite a history behind their current home ground, San Siro, officially recognized as Estadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Top facts about Robbie Fowler, God. Milan line up European Cup final v. The club's dominance continued into the 90s with Fabio Capello installed as the new coach, with the outcome of a more defensive approach at the field.
This period saw "Gli Invicibili", as the club's new nickname were, add five additional Scudettos to its tally, as well as another Champions League trophy with a memorable rout over Barcelona in the final.
AC Milan were less successful in the new century due to Inter's dominance, but the club still managed to win two more Scudettos, two Champions Leagues and their fifth Coppa Italia title. The statistics is very close between the teams and in Inter had the lead with 77 won games against 75 won Milan games.
A Genoa fan was stabbed to death outside the Genoa stadium by Milan ultras. Milan has through the years had different ultra groups whereas the c group called Fossa dei Leoni being most known. Berlusconi and his right-hand man Adriano Galliani wasted no time in revolutionising the squad and improving the club facilities but the Rossoneri were not fighting for the Serie A title in the first full season of his presidency.
The idealistic and prophetical Arrigo Sacchi was seen as a nobody in calcio but that all changed after four memorable seasons in charge. Daniele Massaro scored twice but the star of the show was the mercurial Montenegrin Dejan Savicevic, who scored the third goal with an audacious lob. He had an incredible squad to work with throughout the decade. They squandered a half-time lead when they lost to Liverpool on penalties in the Champions League Final but they got their revenge on the English side in Brazilian midfielder Kaka had arrived after the triumph but he was instrumental to their victory four years later.
A lot of stars from the s were retiring but key players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva also had to be sold. Vice-president Adriano Galliani signed a plethora of players on free transfers but they did not make the desired impact on results. In April , Silvio Berlusconi sold the club to Chinese businessman Yonghong Li, but he did not last very long either.
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