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NICKNAME – Il Diavolo (The Devil), I Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks)
FOUNDED – 1899
LOCATED IN – Milan, Lombardy
STADIUM – Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (San Siro)
CAPACITY – 80,018
PROMOTED – 1981
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – Winners (19 times)
BEST COPPA ITALIA RUN – Winners (5 times)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Winners (7 times)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – SF (Twice)
BEST CWC FINISH – Winners (Twice)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Gunnar Nordahl (210)
2022/2023 FINISH – 4th

FIVE FACTS ABOUT AC MILAN
1. The side retains the English “Milan” instead of the Italian “Milano” in honour of its two English founders.
2. One of them intentionally coined the “devil” nickname, choosing red for fire and black for fear as the team colours.
3. AC are the most successful Italian side in continental competitions; their haul of 7 European Cups is second only to Real Madrid.
4. Former captain Paolo Maldini spent all 25 years of his career at Milan, appearing in an incredible 902 matches.
5. They share the San Siro, the largest stadium in Italy, with city rivals Inter. AC are traditionally more working-class, whereas Inter are more middle-class.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT MILAN’S HISTORY
1. It served as the capital of the Western Roman Empire from 286. Constantine’s “Edict of Milan”, issued 27 years later, allowed Christianity to flourish across the continent.
2. The 17th century “Great Plague of Milan” took the lives of 60,000 residents, nearly half the population at the time.
3. Years of Austrian rule of the city came to an end when those fighting for Italian unification allied with Napoleon III.
4. Milan became an important stop of the Simplon Orient Express, which linked Paris to Istanbul by rail.
5. After Mussolini’s execution, his body was publicly displayed upside down in Milan’s Piazzale Loreto.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Official anthem
“Rossoneri”
The San Siro before the derby
A look around Milan

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