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Milan ultras stage choreographed ‘Go Home' protest against club's RedBird owners
Milan ultras stage choreographed ‘Go Home' protest against club's RedBird owners

New York Times

time24-05-2025

  • Business
  • New York Times

Milan ultras stage choreographed ‘Go Home' protest against club's RedBird owners

Milan fans staged a remarkable protest against the club's ownership ahead of their Serie A match against Monza on Saturday. Protests were held ahead of the game outside the club's Casa Milan headquarters, where around 5,000 ultras gathered before marching to the club's San Siro stadium. There were nostalgic chants for the club's iconic former captain Paolo Maldini, who made a record 902 appearances for Milan and who was sacked from his directorial role by the current ownership, and for the late Italian prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, the club's most successful owner. Advertisement From 2018 to 2023, Maldini worked as Milan technical director but was sacked at the end of the 2022-23 campaign, months after the club's takeover by RedBird Capital. Milan ultras lined-up ahead of Saturday's match to spell out the message 'Go Home' in the Curva Sud, with chants demanding RedBird Capital's Gerry Cardinale sell his stake in the club and leave. The club's ultras then staged a walk-out in the 15th minute of the game, a move intended to show their strength of feeling and significance to the club's matchday atmosphere. 'There is anger and frustration among the fans, feelings we share,' Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani told DAZN before the game. 'Today a season ends. The next one will start right away tomorrow.' When asked why this season had been so disappointing for the club, Furlani responded: 'There can't be just one reason if we're so far below expectation. Tomorrow we start over. There are several things we need to sort out because next season can't be like this one.' Furlani refused to be drawn on questions linking the club with appointing Igli Tare as sporting director and said 'no sacrifices are necessary' from the playing staff. Earlier this month, The Athletic reported Manchester City contacted Milan to express an interest in signing Dutch international midfielder Tijjani Reijnders. Milan had won the Serie A title prior to RedBird's takeover in 2022, their first Scudetto in 11 seasons, but their only honour in the three subsequent seasons since was this year's Supercoppa Italiana title. Sergio Conceicao's side lost the Coppa Italia final to Bologna earlier this month, while they entered Saturday's match against Monza 10th in the Serie A standings —outside of the European qualification places. (Top image: Image)

🔴 Sea of fans at Casa Milan, the protest has already begun 📸
🔴 Sea of fans at Casa Milan, the protest has already begun 📸

Yahoo

time24-05-2025

  • Sport
  • Yahoo

🔴 Sea of fans at Casa Milan, the protest has already begun 📸

🔴 Sea of fans at Casa Milan, the protest has already begun 📸 This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here. It will be a very long day of protests awaiting Milan in the last match of a dreadful season, despite having won the Italian Super Cup. Advertisement In addition to the protest already announced during Milan-Monza at San Siro, many fans have reached Casa Milan to loudly express their dissent. A sea of fans ready for a protest that has been ongoing for months, from a fanbase disappointed and hurt by a disastrous season. Credit Photo:

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