Category Archives: Inter Milan

Internationals, three Nerazzurri called up to Italy Under-15s

Inter Milan

MILAN – Italy Under-15 head coach Antonio Rocca has selected three Nerazzurri youngsters for the Torneo delle Nazioni in Gradisca d’Isonzo from 24 April to 1 May. The men in question are defender Federico Valietti, midfielder Gaetano Maranzino and forward Andrea Pinamonti.

The Azzurrini meet Brazil (24 April, KO 18:00), Zambia (26 April, KO 17:30) and Israel (27 April, KO 17:30) in the competition. The winners of the three groups plus the best second place qualify for the final phase. The semi-finals will be played on 29 April, with the final on 1 May.

Chiapas, where time seems to stand still

Inter Milan

CHIAPAS – The Inter Campus staff returns to the plateaus of Chiapas, where the project has been active for 3 years, supporting the Zapatista educational system through football.
The indigenous populations descending from the Mayas have been living in Chiapas, Mexico for centuries. Many were wiped out by the conquistadores, and they today face complete marginalisation. After centuries of struggle for the right to self-determination, revolutionaries Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata were forced to flee from the invaders and became the symbol of indigenous pride. On 10 April 1919 a betrayal brought Zapata’s life to a violent end, but his legend has survived him: "The cinnamon-coloured horse that galloped toward the south through the mountains, alone" (Eduardo Galeano). 
For the Inter Campus visit to the country on 10 April, coaches Alberto Giacomini, Karla Cecilia Gutierrez, Silvio Guareschi, president Carlotta Moratti and project organiser Christian Valerio took part in an event at the Autonoma Zapatista Primero Enero secondary school in Ocosingo that commemorated Zapata’s death. 
It was here that an intense week of training, games and theoretical lessons were given by our coaches. One hundred and forty-six Zapatista boys and girls wearing the Nerazzurri colours and the ‘paliacate’ (the handkerchief symbolising the rebellion) and 80 instructors took part in the theoretical and practical lessons in the classroom and on the pitch.  
The main challenge for our coaches here, as well as in every place around the world in which Inter Campus operates, was that of making a consistent impression, both technically and educationally. Preparing the local instructors is not an easy task when we take into consideration the tendency to avoid specialisation in Zapatista schools, which makes it difficult for the instructors to focus their attention on those who are more predisposed towards learning and repeating the exercises. It becomes even more difficult when you throw in the Zapatista principal which states: "Everything for everyone, or nothing for anyone". It is for this reason that each of our visits has focused in turn on one of the 12 schools in the territory.
Finding the key in adapting our coaching and educational model to the different traditions and cultures of each place is something that is always important. For example, time seems to have deliberately slowed down for the Zapatistas. When working with the students you will not find any kind of obsession over form or individual performances. We can contrast this with the concrete, quality time they spend together in life. Time in Chiapas moves much differently than we are used to in our society. Time here celebrates patience and a slower tempo; virtues that are indispensable in a world based on human relations, cooperation and common decisions.     
We would like to thank Gianfranco, Borja and Patricio for their support during the course of this visit for the way they kept the kids entertained with alternative sports as they awaited their turn in training.  

2014 Gentleman Award, voting begins

Inter Milan

MILAN – The Gentleman Award is back for its 19th edition, with top hosts Serena Autieri and Massimo Caputi. We’re ready for football fans to elect the new gentlemen of football: voting begins today, Friday 18 April and runs until 30 April, i.e. a week before the 2014 award ceremony which will take place during the traditional gala evening at Milan’s Marriott hotel on Thursday 8 May.

The philosophy and prestige of this important prize grow stronger with every passing year. Loyalty, sportsmanship, fair play and style are the attributes considered and recognised during the course of the gala evening which has become a big event on the Milanese sporting calendar.

Prizes are given to one AC Milan player and one from Inter, as well as a Serie A star chosen by fans from any team. For the third straight season, a panel of journalists from the Italian association of sports writers will elect the Serie B Gentleman in honour of the late Piermario Morosini, from among all the captains of the teams involved in a long, hard season. Everyone is also delighted that the Lega Pro Gentleman has been confirmed for another year, to be awarded by the president of Lega Pro.

The Gentlemen finalists from Inter and AC Milan will be chosen based on voting at gentlemen.it, on our Facebook page and on the two clubs’ official websites. The Serie A Gentleman will be chosen by internet users at the official site premiogentleman.it/ and from the votes collected with the help of gazzetta.it, a partner in the project.

All iPhone users can download the ‘Premio Gentleman Fair Play’ app for free from the Appstore.

The following awards will also be presented: AC Milan’s and Inter’s goals of the season in collaboration with Inter Channel and Milan Channel, Gentleman Man of Sport, Gentleman Lifetime, Gentleman Showbusiness.

The Gentleman Award will this year support the project “In Campo con il Cuore”, the charity raising money for the spread of defibrillators in sport.

Below is a list of the candidates for the Serie A Gentleman award. You can vote via gazzetta.it, premiogentleman.it, the Apple app or on the award’s official Facebook page:

Perin (Genoa)

Nagatomo (Inter)

Pirlo (Juventus)

Di Natale (Udinese)

Totti (Roma)

Biabiany (Parma)

Denis (Atalanta)

Higuain (Napoli)

G. Rossi (Fiorentina)

Kak� ( AC Milan)

The event began in 1996 as an idea by Gianfranco Fasan and Federico Aloisi and is supported by Coni, FIGC, Lega Calcio Serie A, Serie B, Lega Pro, A.I.P.S., GLGS-USSI Lombardia (Lombardy association of sports writers), Associazione Italiana Calciatori (Italian footballers union), AC Milan, FC Internazionale, FICTS and the Fondazione Circolo della Stampa.

President of the organising committee – gfm@stadiosansiro.it

Press Office – Luca Uccello 339.27.57.144339.27.57.144
lucauccello@hotmail.com

Inter Legends: Milito’s story on Inter Channel

Inter Milan

APPIANO GENTILE – An hour getting to know El Principe. Mondo Inter is back, the usual Inter Channel Thursday night programme with a series of specials on players who have made history at Inter. We begin with Diego Milito, the hero of that famous night in Madrid. He tells his story, from his beginnings at Racing to winning trophies with the Nerazzurri. In between, watch footage, interviews and features to earn a better insight into what the No.22 has achieved at the club.

"Milito racconta Milito" (Milito, in his own words) is the first episode in a new Inter Channel series of programmes entitled Inter Legends. It airs at 21:00 tonight, with replays to be shown at 00:30, then on Friday 18 April at 8:30, 11:45 and 15:00, and on Sunday 20 April at 14:00 and 20:30.

Interisti around the world, party at Inter Club Saudi Arabia

Inter Milan

RIYADH – Inter Club celebrated in some style with a fantastic party to hand out the kits from the current season and celebratory plaques for the people who helped to found it. The club is the most recent one to be created and it now numbers 110 members.

The evening, perfectly run by club president Bander Al-Mutaryi and vice president Zuhair Al-Shammasi, showed just how much passion there is for the Nerazzurri colours even so far from Milan.

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