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Match13 Nov 2028
AC Milan up to position 2
23 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.
Match11 Nov 2028
AC Milan make it 3 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now AC Milan have 3 straight wins of it.
Squad13 Nov 2028
A season average of 7.52 with 10 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Match11 Nov 2028
A 3-1 win over Genoa, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad13 Nov 2028
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Mike Maignan knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Loan watch13 Nov 2028
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at AC Milan, and 0 appearances in 12 say he has earned the hearing.
Squad13 Nov 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market13 Nov 2028
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AC Milan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Loan watch13 Nov 2028
12 appearances at Südtirol and the goals keep coming. AC Milan are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
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Uneasy
Squad16 Oct 2028
A one-man rearguard from Mike Maignan
There were 12 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad16 Oct 2028
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Match14 Oct 2028
No end in sight to AC Milan's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at AC Milan has to find a result from somewhere.
Match14 Oct 2028
It finished 4-4, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad16 Oct 2028
7 goals and a season average of 7.30. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
Loan watch16 Oct 2028
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at AC Milan, and 0 appearances in 8 say he has earned the hearing.
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Loan watch14 Aug 2028
“I did not go to Südtirol to sit and watch. I want to come back to AC Milan and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.
Market14 Aug 2028
Lazio are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. AC Milan will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Market14 Aug 2028
David Neres linked with a move away
The name of David Neres keeps appearing in other people's back pages. AC Milan say nothing, which says plenty.
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Boardroom29 May 2028
They will talk about this season in this town for a long time. The trophy comes home with the squad, and the route is already agreed.
Boardroom29 May 2028
Continental nights are coming to AC Milan
Qualification is secured, and next season the big floodlit nights are continental ones. For the players it is a stage; for the accounts it is a lifeline; for the supporters it is passports.
Match24 May 2028
AC Milan through in the cup
A 3-2 win over Napoli, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Squad29 May 2028
12 goals and a season average of 7.66. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
Squad29 May 2028
No place for Adrien Rabiot on the big day
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at AC Milan pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
Squad29 May 2028
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad29 May 2028
Koni De Winter knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Milan, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market29 May 2028
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AC Milan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The terraces29 May 2028
The press cannot get enough of Gonçalo Ramos
Praise is not points and never has been. It is, however, the fastest way for a valuation to move, and everybody in the game reads the same pages.
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Steady
Squad1 May 2028
13 goals and a season average of 7.83. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.
Squad1 May 2028
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market1 May 2028
David Neres wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at AC Milan hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad1 May 2028
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Loan watch1 May 2028
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at AC Milan, and 12 appearances in 40 say he has earned the hearing.
Squad1 May 2028
Adrien Rabiot knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Milan, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Match29 Apr 2028
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Market1 May 2028
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AC Milan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Loan watch1 May 2028
22 appearances away from home and 5 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
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Squad3 Apr 2028
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad3 Apr 2028
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad3 Apr 2028
A season average of 7.45 with 10 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Match1 Apr 2028
A bad afternoon for AC Milan against Como
0-2 to Como, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad3 Apr 2028
No place for Adrien Rabiot on the big day
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at AC Milan pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
Boardroom3 Apr 2028
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Loan watch3 Apr 2028
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at AC Milan, and 12 appearances in 36 say he has earned the hearing.
Market3 Apr 2028
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AC Milan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Loan watch3 Apr 2028
22 appearances away from home and 5 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
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Uneasy
Match20 Nov 2027
Still nobody has beaten AC Milan
The unbeaten run reaches 9. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Squad22 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Samuele Ricci
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match20 Nov 2027
A 3-3 draw with Como leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad22 Nov 2027
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Market22 Nov 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AC Milan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Loan watch22 Nov 2027
13 appearances away from home and 5 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
Squad22 Nov 2027
Matteo Gabbia asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad22 Nov 2027
Somebody is after Kevin Zeroli’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Kevin Zeroli suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. AC Milan have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Loan watch22 Nov 2027
12 starts and an average of 6.57. He went there to play and he is playing, which is the only thing a loan was ever for.
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Steady
Squad25 Oct 2027
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 9 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad25 Oct 2027
15 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market25 Oct 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AC Milan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad25 Oct 2027
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match23 Oct 2027
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Juventus will be the happier side with the point.
Loan watch25 Oct 2027
9 appearances away from home and 5 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Rafael Leão wants a proper job in this side
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Rafael Leão has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. AC Milan know, and have known for weeks.
Loan watch25 Oct 2027
10 starts and an average of 6.66. He went there to play and he is playing, which is the only thing a loan was ever for.
Loan watch25 Oct 2027
8 starts and an average of 6.59. He went there to play and he is playing, which is the only thing a loan was ever for.
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Steady
Squad27 Sep 2027
A one-man rearguard from Mike Maignan
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match25 Sep 2027
Napoli left with the points after a 1-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad27 Sep 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market27 Sep 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AC Milan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad27 Sep 2027
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Milan, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market27 Sep 2027
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Filippo Terracciano may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Loan watch27 Sep 2027
8 starts and an average of 6.58. He went there to play and he is playing, which is the only thing a loan was ever for.
Squad27 Sep 2027
The selectors could not leave Gonçalo Ramos out
7.02 across ninety minutes and a place in the division's team of the week. He was the best player on that pitch and everybody there knew it.
Boardroom27 Sep 2027
The AC Milan production line keeps running
7 graduates out of an academy now rated 11 out of 20. Clubs this size survive on exactly that, and the town knows every name.
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Market23 Aug 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Milan can pretend not to have heard.
Match21 Aug 2027
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 7 matches without defeat is a foundation AC Milan did not have in the autumn.
Market23 Aug 2027
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market23 Aug 2027
The shirt still fits. Silvio Caruso is back at AC Milan, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market23 Aug 2027
The shirt still fits. Federico Parisi is back at AC Milan, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Match21 Aug 2027
Three points for AC Milan, 3-2 the final word against Sassuolo in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad23 Aug 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad23 Aug 2027
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
Squad23 Aug 2027
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
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Market19 Jul 2027
The interest is real enough to have reached print. AC Milan have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad19 Jul 2027
30 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market19 Jul 2027
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. AC Milan will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Market19 Jul 2027
The David Neres talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AC Milan know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Market19 Jul 2027
AC Milan have made Zeki Çelik available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Lorenzo Torriani asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.