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AC Milan to form its first ever women’s team

AC Milan said on Tuesday it was forming a women's team to compete in next season's league with a buyout of ACF Brescia.

Published: 12 June 2018 16:18 CEST
AC Milan to form its first ever women's team
An AC Milan fan. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

“AC Milan is announcing that from the 2018/2019 season it will participate for the first time in the club's history in the female Serie A championship … with the purchase of ACF Brescia,” a club statement said.

Brescia finished this season by missing out in the cup final to Fiorentina and were edged out by Juventus in the women's league. To date the club has lifted two league titles and three cups.

Tuesday's statement said the purchase “shows that AC Milan is taking an extra step in the framework of the Italian Federation's project to develop women's football”.

Last year, Juve bought the licence for nearby Cuneo Calcio Feminile as the Turin club also moved into the women's game. Juventus Women, bolstered by investments from Juve's links to the Agnelli family, promptly lifted the league crown. 

READ ALSO: How the Juventus women's team is shaking up Italian football


Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP
 

RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

Published: 4 March 2024 13:41 CET
VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

READ ALSO: Football star Vinicius highlights racist behaviour from Spanish fans

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