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AC Milan Clinches Serie A 2022
Regains Scudetto after 11 years’ drought. Are glory days back for Milan?
Shobhit Chandola – Mumbai Uncensored, 25th May 2022
You must never ever write off Milan. A club with so much history and passion. On Sunday Night, Rosonerri played their last league game against Sassulo. What is worth to be noted is that the win/ lose equation was almost the same as that of Premier League Clubs Manchester City and Liverpool. Had Inter won against Sampdoria ( which they won actually. All thanks to Correa’s brace in the 2nd Half ) & the AC Milan would have lost against Sassuolo or even been restricted to draw, then Simone Inzaghi’s Inter Milan would have ended the season with better GD. Thus, clinching their Serie A title in a row.
One of the greatest scudetto in Milan’s history, for more than one reason. Against all odds, against biased decisions of the referees, against clubs with a payroll twice as big. We surely can’t think of a more deserved triumph, and winning it this way. Just overturning a 7 points deficit, winning the derby the way Rosonerri won it, and the decisive match being Bologna-Inter which Inter had shamelessly tried to win off the pitch and then postpone as long as possible looks quite like a poetic justice. This victory also marks the first big title in the portfolio of Stefano Piolo who is in-charge of the Management since 2019.
What went wrong with Milan ?
It is undoubtedly said that Milan was one of the topmost clubs who ruled football for almost 2 decades in the 90s and the early 2000s. In this span, they had a decent supply of youth players like Maldini and Baresi ( arguably the best defending duo of all time ), a great manager like Ariggo Sacchi succeeded by Carlo Ancelotti and a beautiful playing style. Their game never had a particular philosophy and was much opposition oriented. Well, players like Baggio, MVB, and Kaka in their era could adapt to the various attacking positions on the field. The team used to press higher resulting in the best attacking football to witness. But then came a time when Milan Suffered a big setback. The Calciopoli Match scandal broke the backbone of Milan. The club was relegated to the Serie B as a punishment for a few seasons.Moreover the Spain & England became more marketable with their respective leagues gaining much prominence. Thus, clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona became the preferred clubs for young prospects then Milan which was booed for becoming the household club for purchasing big but finished big names like Beckham, Ronaldo ( not CR7 but Fenemeno ), Ibrahimovic who used to be at the late stage of their careers. Further the Italian recession of 2008-09 showcased the lack of money in Italy to buy the World class players. This combined with the lack of future planning of Soccer in Milan’s Youth academy proved to be a major downfall as the club relied more on the past glory.
AC Milan Reborn
It should not come as a surprise that it took almost a decade for Milan to rebuild the squad from scratch and the only major trophy which Milan won was the Supercoppa Italiana in 2016. This just looks dwarf in the achievement of such a historical club’s stature. But then you will need to praise the winning mentality and the support this Club has been showered to ultimately come out of its shadow. What comes as a surprise is the presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the squad under whose time Milan once again earned the Serie A title as the club didn’t win the same since the latter moved to Ligue 1. Oliver Giroud proved to be the most clinical and lethal on aerial for his debut season with Milan since the prime Arsenal days and his brace against Sassuolo ultimately ended the drought of 11 years making Juventus more concerned to get on the track of decade’s dominance( 2011-2020). Check out what our Ibra has to say post-match celebration to the media in his typical Zlatan Style of motivation and Thanksgiving.
AC Milan to be Resold?
Special credit too goes to the Milan Legend Paolo Maldini who as the Technical Director since June 2019 has intensively worked on sporting strategy and development of the club. And now the Serie A prize money is going to put the club once again into good financial strata. Furthermost, as the rumors are to be believed, it looks evident that the club is soon going to get rid of the ownership from Elliott Management Corporation and has seen Redbird Capital, the American private investment firm and the Bahrain based Investcorp to be in the race to acquire the ownership.Both the parties look close to a final agreement which could see a deal for around 1.3 billion euros making Milan once again become the Financial powerhouse.
Just to add on lastly, the Italian Journalist Enzo Bucchioni has reported that Joao Felix is AC Milan’s summer Dream as Paolo Maldini and Massara have very clear ideas on how to build a squad able to compete in Europe next season. This could make a deal finalized at 70 million euros given the market value of Felix. But for the AC Milan ‘Ultras’ this could be a dream come true as they shall be able to witness the Junior Kaka ( due to Felix’s resemblance & playing style more similar to Kaka ) in the San Siro Soon. What happens next? Only time will tell. For now it is certainly a big time to celebrate for Milan fans throughout Italy and the World.
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The ‘overwhelmed’ Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi respond to the ‘wonderful’ welcome in India before the 2023 World Cup
The cricket team from Pakistan arrived in India on Wednesday under heavy security as it gets ready to compete in the next, seven-week World Cup. Pakistan is travelling to India for the first time since 2016, and as the team’s captain Babar Azam and other players arrived at the airport in Hyderabad, large groups of enthusiastic fans shouted and chanted their names while being restrained by security agents. On October 5, the ODI competition is set to begin, and Pakistan will play their first match the following day.
Political difficulties between India and Pakistan have a long history, hence the two countries’ international matches are mainly limited to regional and global competitions. However, Pakistan was given a warm welcome in India on Wednesday, and the players posted about it on their official social media account. Babar Azam, the team’s captain, Shaheen Afridi, and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan were among the players to express gratitude to the Indian government and crowd on social media.
The World Cup will consist of 48 games played over 46 days at 10 different venues, with the championship game taking place on November 19. Pakistan will play two exhibition games, one on September 29 against New Zealand and the other on October 3 against Australia, both in Hyderabad. After evaluating the security measures for a significant festival that day, the game against New Zealand will be played behind closed doors.
Babar added that the sid is not under any pressure but will miss its fans when it plays the World Cup matches in India during his pre-departure press conference in Pakistan.
“We’re all happy of the World Cup trip we took. We haven’t played in India before, but we don’t feel any pressure. We’ve done our investigation, and we’ve heard that the circumstances are comparable to those in other Asian nations. Being the captain this time around is an honour, and I sincerely hope we return with a trophy.
We shall regrettably be without the supporters. We will play in crowded stadiums since, as far as I know, all of the games are sold out. Even though they won’t be present, our followers will still show their support by posting on social media. Although I have not personally witnessed it yet, I have heard that Indian fans also display their devotion, which makes me want to play there as well.
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Mohammed Siraj reclaims the top spot in the ODI rankings following an outstanding performance in the Asia Cup final
Bishamber Yadav ,20 September,2023
During the Asia Cup final cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka, India’s Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya de Silva.
Mohammed Siraj, an Indian fast bowler, has recaptured the top spot in the ODI bowler rankings in advance of the ICC World Cup. Siraj advanced eight spots as a result of his outstanding performance in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. He rose to the top spot because to his outstanding performance spell in which he needed only 6/21 to bowl out Sri Lanka for just 50 runs. Siraj had dropped to second place in March of this year, but he has since surpassed elite bowlers like Mitchell Starc, Rashid Khan, and Trent Boult.
Siraj’s comeback to the top of the standings is a huge boost for India as the World Cup approaches. His current form and consistency have made him an invaluable asset for the club, and he has replaced Mohammed Shami, who missed the majority of the Asia Cup this month, as the first choice in the playing XI.
Along with Siraj, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan, two Afghan spinners, saw an increase in their rankings. Rashid Khan is currently rated fifth in the ODI bowling rankings, while Mujeeb Ur Rahman is currently ranked fourth. Both spinners have contributed significantly to Afghanistan’s limited-overs cricket success and will be essential to their team’s World Cup run.
Keshav Maharaj of South Africa, who finished outside the top 10, had a remarkable rise in the rankings. Maharaj climbed ten spots to number 15 in the rankings, a career-high performance, because to his performance in the most recent ODI series against Australia, where he claimed eight wickets at an average of 16.87 and an economy rate of just 4.07 per over.
Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa moved up one spot to ninth in the ODI batting rankings after an outstanding performance against Australia in the fourth ODI, in which he scored 174 runs at a 209.64 strike rate. Ben Stokes, who recently announced his retirement, made an incredible return to ODI cricket at The Oval with a stunning 182-run innings, moving him up to position 36 in the rankings.
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