Last week, Milan showed its unique way of retaliation to racial comments being made over its players by walking out of the field and match had to be abandoned later. There were mixed reviews from all over the world over Milan’s action to tackle racism; some said it was just a friendlier hence Milan did not give due devotion to it; while Milan president was familiar with his team’s stand on the incident. Moreover, Milan president Berlusconi also re-iterated that his team would do the same if there are similar circumstances in the future. The important feedback came from FIFA president Sepp Blatter' who said FIFA is devoted to follow a zero tolerance policy to tackle racism; hence there in no need to run away of the field coz this will not serve any objective in the process of eradicating this devil from the game. Last week, Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince took his teammates back to their dressing rooms and later to their buses when racial chant kept from the crowd despite requesting … [Read more...]
Berlusconi Denies Selling of AC Milan
AC Milan may not be a hot favorite to win Italian league Serie A this year coz of its shoddy performance that placed it at 13th spot in the leaderboard after fourteen matches it played, yet it doesn’t mean that Berlusconi lost his interest in it. Former Italian prime minister and owner of AC Milan has condemned the news of him selling the club. Actually, there are some newsflashes in the media that say he is getting more and more disinterested in the club. Moreover, a Chinese soccer club Guangzhou Evergrande is revealed as interested in AC Milan. However, now, Berlusconi denies all the media speculations and explains Chinese delegations’ visit as a sponsorship visit only. He said, “There have been no negotiations with anyone. The Chinese could come in as sponsors. Moreover, it doesn't make sense to sell a club at this time. First we have to return to the top, then maybe we can consider it.” His statement tells he is more interested in strenthing his club rather selling it at the … [Read more...]