And, while injury and personal misfortune have blighted his career at both club and international level, he would walk into any best team of the decade back four. Ray Wilkins once said that he thought Costacurta would have looked more at home on a film set than a football pitch and it's easy to see why. His jagged scurries into the box have been one of the defining features of European football in the 21st Century. Shevchenko's biggest strengths were his ultra sophisticated interpretation of the play and his chillingly clinical eye for goal.
Please look at the photos. And when he's in full flow, he is virtually unstoppable. AC Milan have rewarded coach Stefano Pioli for the club's return to form after the coronavirus lockdown with a two-year contract extension, the Serie A side confirmed on Tuesday.... more » 22.07.2020 00:04 It is almost impossible to think of Seedorf as a coltish 16-year-old making his debut for Ajax back in the early nineties. Playing the role of good cop to Franco Baresi's ball-busting Magnum Force, 'Billy', as he is known to everyone except his mum, tended to breeze through games with the air of someone who wasn't all that keen on messing up his hair. Half elbows and half knees, he has spent the whole of his career poised on the shoulder of the last defender, waiting for his moment to pounce. 'Il Pendolino ' didn't arrive in Italy until he was 27-years-old. But, while city rivals Inter have dominated domestically, Milan have continued to shine on the European stage. Ancelotti’s men had tied the game up, earning a point that felt more like a win.The two sides meet again this Saturday evening as Max Allegri’s table-toppers head to Milan to take on an enthusiastic young Milan side who are fresh off the back of a 3-1 victory over Chievo.

Sampdoria, briefly, then Real Madrid, Inter and finally, Milan followed, as he left his own personal footprint all over the European game. 7:45pm, Wednesday 8th November 2000. The Rossoneri have only lifted one scudetto since the year 2000, they were embroiled up to their necks in the Calciopoli scandal, they somehow lost a Champions League final to a vastly inferior Liverpool side despite going in at half-time with a three goal lead and they have just sold their best attacking player to Real Madrid, even though he made it perfectly clear that he didn't want to go.
One of six children, Marcos Evangelista de Moraes grew up in the broken alleys of a Sao Paolo shanty town and soon realised that football was going to be his only way out. No-one loves scoring goals as much as Inzaghi. Two Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup isn't a bad return for a team supposedly going downhill. The Milan man lost his marker, Alessio Tacchinardi, and powered his header down to get the better of Edwin Van Der Sar, who could only watch on as the ball bounced off the post and into the net, putting the home side 1-0 up.While the inquest went on in the Juventus defence, Milan immediately doubled their lead, thanks to a more recognised scored in Shevchenk. Over and over again. And yet, for both club and country, he has become utterly indispensable, dictating the direction, tempo and shape of the play. Official Adidas 1999-2000 AC Milan ACM Opel Home Autographed Jersey Size Large. As have the number of offside decisions given against him. When all you have is Dida and Kalac for competition, it's pretty inevitable that you will come out on top. Some might say that the first ten years of the 21st Century have not been particularly memorable for Milan. The ball fell to Antonio Conte on the edge of the box and, after he side stepped past a lunging Paolo Maldini, he let fly with a thunderous drive which brushed the fingertips of the diving Abbiati and found the corner of the Milan goal, sparking wild celebrations.