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Today, November 2 (that is the Day of the Dead) in my church (Sant'Ambrogio, that is the patron saint of the city) and at the main graveyard, the mayor of Milan, the redhead Mrs Letizia Moratti, paid homage, among others, to the founder of AC Milan, and now he's in the Famedio among the most important people of the city. Kilpin was from Nottingham, the city of Robin Hood (today we have Robinho playing, nicknamed Robinhood :). In Nottingham they have similar trams to our modern ones.
A few months ago there was a football museum in Milan main square, and also a competition to win some little prizes. The people were in a queue (Oasis beautiful song "Part of the queue" :), great to play by guitar, also in the film North Country with Charlize Theron). We were there to phototograph the Champions League trophy and answer to a question: a man was saying the years, and the people had to answer which European team won the trophy. I knew all of them and even told the answers to the people, but when it was my turn, I was excited on the stage, it's ironic and of course I answered a wrong one ahahaha I had to say Nottingham Forest, now a not so big team but in the past they won it 2 times, in 1979 and 1980.



Brief biography, this is very interesting:
Kilpin was born in Nottingham in 1870. He grew up with nine older brothers and sisters at 129 Mansfield Road. After leaving school he worked as a lace warehouse assistant in the city. He was a keen footballer and, aged only 13, he had taken part at the foundation of a small amateur club named after Italian national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, whose players wore the typical red shirts.
But he didn't play for Nottingham Forest and the other team from there, Notts County (the oldest professional football club in the world, 1862). Kilpin's footballing career went on with the now defunct Notts Olympic and then for St. Andrews, a church team based near the Forest Recreation Ground on Gregory Boulevard.

the Hotel du Nord et des Anglais (Hotel of North and of the English) in Milan, where AC Milan was founded, near AC Milan headquarters today, now called Principe di Savoia Hotel where also Oasis stayed

from England to Italy
He became the first-ever Englishman to play football abroad. By 1898, Kilpin had already left Turin and settled in Milan with fellow Englishman Samuel Richard Davies, where he met some English people in a bar (our Football English Pub ahahaha) living here (as today still 7,000 English live in Milan), as Edwards. And the following year, the duo, with some Italians, was among the charter members of A.C. Milan, which was originally named Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club. In honor of its origins, the club has retained the English spelling of its city's name, instead of changing it to the Italian Milano.
Kilpin died in 1916, aged only 46, probably due to his drinking and smoking habits (I think I already heard this about some England player :)

Today, November 2 (that is the Day of the Dead) in my church (Sant'Ambrogio, that is the patron saint of the city) and at the main graveyard, the mayor of Milan, the redhead Mrs Letizia Moratti, paid homage, among others, to the founder of AC Milan, and now he's in the Famedio among the most important people of the city. Kilpin was from Nottingham, the city of Robin Hood (today we have Robinho playing, nicknamed Robinhood :). In Nottingham they have similar trams to our modern ones.
A few months ago there was a football museum in Milan main square, and also a competition to win some little prizes. The people were in a queue (Oasis beautiful song "Part of the queue" :), great to play by guitar, also in the film North Country with Charlize Theron). We were there to phototograph the Champions League trophy and answer to a question: a man was saying the years, and the people had to answer which European team won the trophy. I knew all of them and even told the answers to the people, but when it was my turn, I was excited on the stage, it's ironic and of course I answered a wrong one ahahaha I had to say Nottingham Forest, now a not so big team but in the past they won it 2 times, in 1979 and 1980.



Brief biography, this is very interesting:
Kilpin was born in Nottingham in 1870. He grew up with nine older brothers and sisters at 129 Mansfield Road. After leaving school he worked as a lace warehouse assistant in the city. He was a keen footballer and, aged only 13, he had taken part at the foundation of a small amateur club named after Italian national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, whose players wore the typical red shirts.
But he didn't play for Nottingham Forest and the other team from there, Notts County (the oldest professional football club in the world, 1862). Kilpin's footballing career went on with the now defunct Notts Olympic and then for St. Andrews, a church team based near the Forest Recreation Ground on Gregory Boulevard.

the Hotel du Nord et des Anglais (Hotel of North and of the English) in Milan, where AC Milan was founded, near AC Milan headquarters today, now called Principe di Savoia Hotel where also Oasis stayed

from England to Italy
He became the first-ever Englishman to play football abroad. By 1898, Kilpin had already left Turin and settled in Milan with fellow Englishman Samuel Richard Davies, where he met some English people in a bar (our Football English Pub ahahaha) living here (as today still 7,000 English live in Milan), as Edwards. And the following year, the duo, with some Italians, was among the charter members of A.C. Milan, which was originally named Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club. In honor of its origins, the club has retained the English spelling of its city's name, instead of changing it to the Italian Milano.
Kilpin died in 1916, aged only 46, probably due to his drinking and smoking habits (I think I already heard this about some England player :)

LONDON - 30 days, one month to the decision for the World Cup 2018. Let's make another competition: send another photo of you with an England scarf or whatever about England and win a travel to Milan, England :). You're becoming famous :). I'm giving all to support England, also because the English are always so kind with me. I put a countdown on the right.
You can find a scarf here or I can lend you mine.
Photos here: marco@miamilan.com

NICOSIA - An Italian government official has called for a judicial investigation into allegations that the 2012 European Championship was corruptly awarded to Poland and Ukraine.
Italy was considered the favorite entering the 2012 vote but Poland and Ukraine won the organization of Euro 2012.
Former Cypriot Football Association official Spyros Marangos alleges that UEFA officials sold the tournament rights for Euro 11 million ($15 million) in 2007 and UEFA (president: the french Platini, who elected - oh strange! - france to host Euro 2016) has threatened Marangos unless he provides proof. Marangos alleged to have evidence of corruption surrounding the appointment and went public with his claims in German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, saying that justice must be done with Euro 2012 given to Italy.
Among the 12 voters, 4 voted Italy and 4 were paid to vote against, one with €3,15mil and €2mil each the other three, and the money was inside a TEDDY BEAR ! What a sweet asshole.
Italy cabinet undersecretary and sports delegate said that judicial authorities should intervene and that "if crimes emerge they should be prosecuted." He added that Italy would be ready to host Euro 2012 if needed. Ukraine can barely host this international event, Poland is still building the roads... In some years also the hotels, stations, airports and regular stadiums, definitely maybe.