Milan Sports & Outdoors

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Being a big fan of AC Milan, it is a must to visit Giuseppe Meazza stadium in San Siro. Moreover to watch Milan's game directly in the stadium is an experience that I will never forget.

There's also a museum in the stadium complex which open daily for guided tours (except on match day). There's also a merchandise/gift shop in the stadium complex.

Visit acmilan.com website for more information on tours and ticket bookings.

Equipment: Prior to the game, you can bring your own fans kit (jersey, flags, etc) or you can buy also unofficial merchandise at the stalls along the way to or nearby the stadium.

While visiting Milan there's a big chance that one of Milans two Serie A teams will be playing at home. Inter Milan and AC Milan are among Europes most supported football teams with several top class players on each teams.
Visit their web sites for additional information. National Serie A matches are usually played on Saturdays or Sundays while Champions League matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Tickets are sold on the web.
The crowd is always superb and is worth going to the match in itself.
Prices range from €10-€50 depending on your seats.

Equipment: Buy at least the club scarf which is sold outside the stadium before the match.

I had the honour of seeing Milan crush Lecce 5-2 in January, 2005. The atmosphere was awesome with 70,000 chanting Italians, and Hernan Crespo hitting a hat-trick. I got to see heaps of goals (and heaps of flares, too), and i only paid 10 Euro for my ticket.

Name
Inter Milan
Nickname
Stadium
San Siro
League Play In

Honours
Home Kit
Blue and black striped shirts, black shorts, blue socks
Away Kit

Equipment: To watch the match the only equipment you really need is a good strong voice to sing your club`s songs and encourage the team and your eyes to actually watch the game, some people do take a pair of binoculars if they sit far from the pitch.
Apart from the above the club s encourage you to buy their merchandise to enhance your matchday experience, you can buy virtually anything from hats and scarfs to the full blown replica kit, which generally is updated annually.

If you like books about sports there is just the shop for you in Milan! A store full of books and videos, only about sports!
Books written of the football-stars, book with all the statistic from Serie A, Premier League, La Liga from the beginning until today, or the video with all the goal from Robert Baggio.
Most of the books however are in italian, and those who are in english cost more.

Equipment: A lot of money, once started, you can't stop buying...

It had been a life long amibition of mine to attend a match at the San Siro, and it certainly was not a let down.

We purchased tickets online through the official AC Milan website at the cost of 28 euros for their Serie A match against Parma.

The game was oricginally to be played on the Sunday afternoon but we received and email notification from the AC Milan website informing us that it had been re-scheduled to the Saturday night with an 20.30 kick off. For television purposes i assume, money talks.

We arrived at the stadium and picked up our tickets from the ticket office no problem, although there were literally hundreds of touts flogging match tickets from the moment we arrived at the nearest metro station to when we arrived at the vincinity of the stadium.

We took our seats a full 45 minutes prior to kick off and already the stadium was over half full and the atmosphere was building. By the time kick off came round there were approx. 70,000 fans there. The atmosphere was crackling and the home end where all the 'ultras' gather was bouncing, with flares being let off, and huge banners waved.

The game was also pretty special with AC Milan running out 3-1 victors, young Brazilian legend in the maikng Kaka' being the star of te show. But what got me was the constant chanting from the home fans throughout the game and just the setting of the San Siro which is pretty breathtaking when full near to capacity.

Milan 1 Inter 0

This is definitely the perfect score for Milan tifosi. ;-) During the Serie A Milan derby matches (played twice per season), you really wouldn't want to be stuck in Milan - if you aren't a fan of il calcio (football/soccer). The city center will get extremely crowded - esp. after the matches.... when all these crazy fans make their way from the San Siro to the city center to celebrate!

Sadly, the celebration is usually one-sided. AC Milan have been winning these derby matches consistently for a couple of years now.

Poor, poor Inter tifosi.....

Unless you've just arrived from USA, you'll be forgiven for not knowing who this great man is. ;-) Every country on this Earth (including Africa!) knows who Maldini is - except USA!

Yes, this is none other than Mr Paolo Maldini himself - 4 times World Champion and Captain of AC Milan. He has been consistently voted by the media and fans worldwide as the Best Left Back Defender in the world and was the runner-up in the mid-1990s as World Player of the Year. It's a pity such accolades are usually reserved for the high-profile strikers instead of defenders. Maldini deserves nothing but the best.

In his younger days, way before Mr David Beckham became a style icon, Maldini was approached by Giorgio Armani to model his line of clothings. Knowing the humble Maldini, he declined. If only Mr Beckham has Maldini's humility. (Please - fans of Beckham, don't bombard me with nasty emails!).

Maldini currently marshalls the team in a central defender's role.