AC MILAN

Milan is one of the most successful clubs in Italy, having won a total of 29 trophies, and the most winning team in the world for international competitions won together with Boca Juniors.[30] with a record of 14 European trophies and 4 World titles. Milan have earned the distinction of being allowed to wear a star on their shirt representing the fact that they have won more than 10 scudetti. Added to this Milan are allowed to wear the UEFA Badge of Honour on their shirt during Champions League matches as they have won more than 5 European Cups.[31]

National titles

Serie A / Italian Football Championship:

* Winners (17): 1901; 1906; 1907; 1950–51; 1954–55; 1956–57; 1958–59; 1961–62; 1967–68; 1978–79; 1987–88; 1991–92; 1992–93; 1993–94; 1995–96; 1998–99; 2003–04
* Runners-up (14): 1902; 1947–48; 1949–50; 1951–52, 1955–56, 1960–61; 1964–65; 1968–69; 1970–71; 1971–72; 1972–73; 1989–90; 1990–91; 2004–05

Serie B:

* Winners (2): 1980–81; 1982–83

Coppa Italia:

* Winners (5): 1966–67; 1971-72; 1972–73; 1976–77; 2002–03
* Runners-up (7): 1941–42; 1967–68; 1970–71; 1974–75; 1984–85; 1989–90; 1997–98

Supercoppa Italiana: (record)

* Winners (5): 1988; 1992; 1993; 1994; 2004
* Runners-up (3): 1996; 1999; 2003

European titles

UEFA Champions League (former European Cup)

* Winners (7): 1962–63; 1968–69; 1988–89; 1989–90; 1993–94; 2002–03; 2006–07
* Runners-up (4): 1957–58; 1992–93; 1994–95; 2004–05

UEFA Super Cup (record)

* Winners (5): 1989; 1990; 1994; 2003; 2007
* Runners-up (2): 1973; 1993

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

* Winners (2): 1967–68; 1972–73
* Runners-up (1): 1973–74

UEFA Cup

* Semifinalists (2): 1971-72; 2001-02

World titles

Intercontinental Cup (record)

* Winners (3): 1969; 1989; 1990
* Runners-up (4): 1963; 1993; 1994; 2003

FIFA Club World Cup

* Winners (1): 2007

Unofficial titles

Dubai Challenge Cup

* Winners (1): 2009

Latin Cup

* Winners (2): 1951, 1956
* Runners-up (1): 1953

Mitropa Cup

* Winners (1): 1981–82

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AC MILAN

The club was founded as a cricket club in 1899 by British expatriates Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin, who came from the British city of Nottingham. In honor of its origins, the club has retained the English spelling of its city's name, instead of changing it to the Italian Milano (though it was forced to do it during the fascist regime, like Genoa and Internazionale); it should be noted that the Italian pronunciation is actually MEE-lan, coming from the local dialect. Milan won their first Italian championship title in 1901, and then again in 1906 and 1907.

In 1908 the club experienced a split caused by internal disagreements over the signing of foreign players, which led to the forming of another Milan-based team, Internazionale. Following these events, Milan did not manage to win a single domestic title until 1950-51. In 1963 they ensured their first continental title, winning European Cup beating Benfica in the final. This success was repeated in 1969, and followed by an Intercontinental Cup title the same year. Following retirement of Gianni Rivera, Milan started a declining period, during which they were involved in the 1980 Totonero scandal and were relegated to Serie B as punishment, for the first time in their history. The scandal was centred on a betting syndicate paying players and officials to fix the outcome of matches. Milan quickly returned back to Serie A, but returned to Serie B only one year later as they ended in the relegation zone their 1981-82 Serie A campaign.

In 1986, entrepreneur Silvio Berlusconi acquired the club, and immediately invested a lot of money in the team, appointing rising coach Arrigo Sacchi at the helm of the rossoneri and signing a Dutch trio of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard. This was the beginning of the most successful time in the club's history, as AC Milan won seven domestic titles, five UEFA Champions League trophies, and three Intercontinental Cups.

More recently, Milan were involved in the 2006 Serie A scandal where five teams were accused of fixing matches by selecting favourable referees. Milan were initially punished with a 15 point deduction and consequently did not qualify for the UEFA Champions League. An appeal saw their penalty reduced to 8 points and allowed to retain their 2006-07 Champions League participation, where they won the competition.

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MILAN

Associazione Calcio Milan (dipanggil A.C. Milan atau Milan saja) adalah sebuah klub sepak bola Italia yang berbasis di Milan. Mereka bermain dengan seragam bergaris merah-hitam dan celana hitam, sehingga dijuluki rossoneri ("merah-hitam"). Milan adalah tim tersukses kedua dalam sejarah persepak bolaan Italia, menjuarai Seri A 17 kali dan Piala Italia lima kali.

Klub ini didirikan pada tahun 1899 dengan nama Klub Kriket dan Sepak bola Milan (Milan Cricket and Football Club) oleh Alfred Edwards, seorang ekspatriat Inggris. Sebagai penghormatan terhadap asal-usulnya, Milan tetap menggunakan ejaan bahasa Inggris nama kotanya (Milan) daripada menggunakan ejaan bahasa Italia Milano.

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Kaka: Milan Selamanya!

Kamis, 09 Apr 2009 22:48. Berita oleh teguh.

Kaka menjawab tuntas kabar dirinya telah bergabung dengan Real Madrid, musim depan. Bintang AC Milan asal Brasil itu untuk kesekian kalinya menyatakan kesetiaannya di klub milik Silvio Berlusconi itu.

Kabar bergabungnya Kaka ke Real Madrid kembali ramai pekan ini. Media Spanyol, Marca, beberapa hari lalu bahkan memasang gambar Kaka memegang kostum Madrid sebagai cover mereka. Hal itu dilakukan karena dikabarkan sang bintang telah setuju merapat ke Santiago Bernabeu.

Florentino Perez yang akan kembali maju sebagai presiden Real Madrid memang menggunakan nama Kaka sebagai bagian dalam kampanyenya. Perez bahkan kabarnya telah melakukan kesepakatan dengan Adriano Galliani saat keduanya bertemu pada tanggal 16 Maret lalu. Untuk mendapatkan Kaka, Perez diberitkan harus merogoh kocek hingga €60 juta.

Adriano Galliani akhirnya membantah telah melakukan kesepakatan dengan Perez. Wakil presiden Milan itu menyatakan belum menerima kontak apapun dari Perez untuk mencoba memboyong Kaka.

Beberapa hari diam, Kaka akhirnya tak tahan juga dengan perkembangan rumor seputar dirinya. Playmaker Milan itu membantah telah menerima tawaran Madrid dan menegaskan Milan adalah hidupnya.

“Menurut saya sudah terlalu banyak orang berbicara belakangan ini. Sekarang giliran saya,” kata Kaka pada La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“Saya tidak pernah dikontak oleh Real Madrid. Sepertinya saya telah menegaskan kalau saya ingin bertahan disini. Milan selamanya? Ya dan ini untuk kelima kalinya saya mengucapkan ini,” tegasnya.

“Ini sudah membuat saya lelah, begitu juga fans. Saya berutang pada mereka dan saya telah membuktikannya dengan bertahan. Sempat ada rasa ragu ketika Manchester City datang, namun saya akhirnya menegaskan keinginan saya. Perlu saya ulangi, saya belum menyepakati apa-apa dengan siapapun,” lanjutnya.

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