MILAN – Filippo Inzaghi will be awarded the best Italian coach at the Youth Sector Level at the Maestrelli Premio this evening.
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STEPHAN EL SHAARAWY SET TO COLLECT GIAVAZZI PRIZE
MILAN – The “Giorgio Giavazzi-Stella del Dossena” prize will be awarded this evening at the 38th edition of the Angelo Dossena Trophy.The prize has been awarded since 2008 and this year’s winner is Milan’s Stephan El Shaarawy. The winners last year were: Riccardo Montolivo, Devis Mangia and Maurizio Ganz.
ON THIS DAY 18 YEARS AGO: 3 FAREWELLS
MILAN – On the 12th of May 1996, exactly 18 years ago, Milan played its last match of the 1995-96 Scudetto winning season. On that afternoon of the 12th of May 1996, in which Milan beat Cremonese 7-1, Paolo Futre played his only official match with the rossoneri jersey.However, it was also the day in which the San Siro said farewell to Mauro Tassotti (in tears), Fabio Capello (in tears) and Roberto Donadoni.All 3 returned at some stage: Tassotti the following season in his last season as a player while Capello and Donadoni came back in the 1997-98 campaign.
JAPAN: HONDA IN THE WORLD CUP SQUAD
MILAN – The Japan national team has named its 23 man squad for the World Cup Finals in Brazil 2014. Click here.Milan’s very own Keisuke Honda has been called up by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Honda will head out to Japan’s training camp next Wednesday on the 21st of May.
ITALY UNDER 19: 3 ROSSONERI CALLED-UP
MILAN – Three rossoneri youngsters (Bryan Cristante, Davide Calabria and Marco Pinato) have been called up for preparations for the Elite Round of the Under-19 European Championships with the Italian national team scheduled from the 14th of May to the 21st at Salsomaggiore.The first match for the Italian youngsters is on the 24th of May against the Czech Republic of Stefan Simic, another Milan Primavera player.