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“There weren’t many kids at school that used to follow soccer the way I did. I’d wear the jerseys to school and people didn’t even know what it was. I would wear my AC Milan jersey and they would be like ‘What’s OPEL?’” Life-long AC Milan fan Franco was born in 1982, in the dying days of the United States’ first national soccer league, NASL. Soccer...

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As they peered through the smoke from lit flares, fans of the Italian soccer team AC Milan dancing beneath the towering Italian gothic cathedral in the city’s Piazza Duomo may have noticed a tanned 56-year-old Italian American who didn’t quite look like he belonged. Gerry Cardinale’s dark blue polo stood out amid the red and black striped jerseys t...

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With more than 43 million fans in the United States and recognition as the most popular Italian soccer club according to YouGov international market research, AC Milan is deeply rooted in North America. The Club's partnership with the NY Yankees, the collaboration with YES Network, the recent launch of the Fourth kit with PUMA partner and Los Angel...

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AC Milan is delighted to announce that the Men's First Team will be travelling to the United States of America this summer on a pre-season tour, which will see the Rossoneri taking part in the 2024 Soccer Champions Tour. The 2024 exhibition series will see five of the world's most iconic clubs - AC Milan, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City and...

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"Sono molto orgoglioso delle mie origini italiane," David Manica said in Italian before switching to English for the rest of the presentation. It was 2019 and Manica, the most important and successful architect in the world when it comes to designing stadiums, was in Milan to present his proposal for Milan's new stadium. After that, Manica began wo...

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Italy’s recent widespread influence in Los Angeles—and the city’s influence on the world—has now reached the pitch. European soccer icons AC Milan have announced a fourth kit collaboration with L.A.-based brand PLEASURES, with the two designed iterations slated to be used in two separate games—against Napoli and Monza on Feb. 11 and 18. The designs...

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AC Milan, in partnership with Black&Red Pumas LLC, is proud to announce AC Milan Academy Virginia, the first Rossoneri Academy project in the United States that will officially open in spring 2024 in Fairfax, Virginia and the Washington Metropolitan Area (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia). The training program will directly involve boys and...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to announce that finance industry leader Gerry Cardinale will receive the Leonardo da Vinci Award in Finance at the NIAF 48th Anniversary Gala on October 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C. at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The award will be presented by Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman of ESPN, and Sports Content...

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The internationalisation process of the AC Milan brand continues, with a particular focus on the US market. This summer, the Rossoneri participated in a significant event in the United States (the “Soccer Champions Tour 2023”), the key details of which were revealed on LinkedIn in a post authored by Halajie Barjiee. She has been responsible for the...

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From vivid flashes of promise in the Ruhr to hype and stagnation in West London — Christian Pulisic’s vacillating European tour will aim for revival in Lombardy, northern Italy. Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, now AC Milan. The 24-year-old’s CV remains superficially impressive, albeit with growing question marks over whether he can recapture the magic...

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