Timeline
Key dates from the founding of Milan in 1899 to the 2007 Champions League — the framework on which everything else rests.
Collections
Collections
Collections help you get into a subject without a long search. Each one brings together three sections of the magazine that are best read in order, from the general to the specific. Choose a collection that matches your interest — the history of Italian football, supporters and their media, or tactics and statistics — and work through the cards from top to bottom.
Reading in order is more useful than reading a lot. Three sections in a row give you more than ten picked at random.
How this section works: a collection groups the magazine's sections around a question readers commonly have. We do not include third-party rankings, "best player" lists or news — only our own material, based on verifiable information.
A first introduction
If you are just starting to explore the history of Italian football.
Supporters and their media
If you are interested in how supporters told the story of football themselves.
Roles in football culture
Supporter, fanzine writer, journalist, photographer — who creates football's memory, and how.
What a fanzine is
The supporters' amateur magazine as a genre, and where to look for old fan publications.
Archived address: articles section (in Russian)
Kinds of events
Derbies, European nights, anniversaries and exhibitions — the occasions that bring supporters together.
Tactics and statistics
If you enjoy working through figures and formations.
How to analyse statistics
Six steps that help you read historical tables without confusing facts with opinions.
Five steps on the home page
A short guide to reading an old football article.
The Ballon d'Or
What the award is, who created it and why 1969 matters for Milan.
Archived address: club legend article (in Russian)
Related sections
- Articles
Magazine topics: Milan's clubs, San Siro, colours and nicknames, fanzines, catenaccio, the language of calcio. Plus the article catalogue.
- History
A timeline of Italian football from the founding of Milan in 1899 to the 2007 Champions League.
- Analysis
How to work through historical football statistics and how tactical systems differ.
Sources
- Rossoneri magazine material
Historical information is based on encyclopaedic sources and official competition histories. Competition rules, stadium names and museum visiting arrangements change, so check them on the organisers' official websites.