Reflecting
on the Silvio years after the recent 30 year anniversary of Berlusconi buying
the club, it’s important to look at all of those 30 years. Through triumphs and
tragedies and trophies, how will he be remembered? As Silvio the man? Silvio
the businessman? Silvio the politician? Or Silvio the owner and President of
Milan? Or maybe a combination of all of those? As fans I suppose we can pick
and choose, especially those of us outside of Italy. But the anniversary was worth
catching up on all things Milan and having that discussion.
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| 30 years of orange skin, hair dye, criminal activities and trophies |
Following a lunchtime match at Chievo, I needed someone who
was willing to stay awake so early in the morning here in North America, and
that person was my good friend Vinny of Red Card Weekly
fame. Like the best of celebrities, Vinny is only very
occasionally on Twitter, but you can follow him @RedCardWeekly. For
our early morning chat, we discussed:
• News of the Week: Where’s Sheva?, We have a Curva?, Niang’s bad
luck, shut up Inter, Berlusconi vs. Mihajlovic, new FIFA president, Video
replay technology, Galliani accountability tally (The El Shaarawy Catastrophe), and
Water Bottlegate 2016
• Season Update: summary of the recent matches
• 30 Years of Berlusconi: then and now, what could have been?
• Coming Up: a look at the games ahead
Thanks
again to Vinny for sacrificing sleep and sharing his views on Milan with us. Follow
him @RedCardWeekly
to see if there is going to be a Red Card Weekly reunion!
Our next match is
Milan vs. Lazio
Sunday, March 20 • 20:45 CET (3:45pm EDT)*
Time difference due to U.S. Daylight Savings Time