Arrigo Sacchi

Arrigo Sacchi insists people ‘shouldn’t be surprised’ that Milan fans jeered Gianluigi Donnarumma playing for Italy. ‘Betrayal has to be repaid in kind.’ The goalkeeper came up through the Rossoneri…

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola admits he will coach an Italian club one day and compares his Barcelona side to Arrigo Sacchi’s Milan. Guardiola gave an interview to Bobo TV,…

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp reveals he watched many videos of Arrigo Sacchi and Roy Hodgson’s teams when he was a footballer. ‘When I met Roy it was even better.’ Hodgson,…

Former Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi said he hopes the Super League ‘will be shelved’ and claimed ‘football is part of the human race’. The 75-year-old helped Milan win two European…

Arrigo Sacchi reveals Pep Guardiola called him in November to solve his Manchester City issues and why Florentino Perez was unhappy with him before a Clasico  clash in 2005. The…

Arrigo Sacchi backs Cesare Prandelli and describes his mental breakdown when he coached Parma: 'I didn't want to be the richest man in the cemetery.' Prandelli stepped back as Fiorentina…

Arrigo Sacchi identifies the problems that saw Juventus eliminated from the Champions League by Porto. ‘They don’t play as a team, lack intensity and even motivation.’ The Bianconeri crashed out…

Arrigo Sacchi believes Milan have mentality issues and sees Juventus’ young players ‘confused.’ Milan were held to a home 1-1 stalemate by Udinese on Wednesday while Juventus had beaten Spezia…

Former coach Arrigo Sacchi said Milan can win the Scudetto under Stefano Pioli and said Zlatan Ibrahimovic shouldn’t ‘demand too much’ from the youngsters. Milan are unbeaten and top in…

Arrigo Sacchi claims he told Maurizio Sarri that taking the Juventus job was ‘suicide’, while Atalanta winning the Scudetto would be a ‘miracle.’ The former Milan and Italy coach spoke…

Arrigo Sacchi maintains Maurizio Sarri at Juventus was always ‘Mission Impossible’ because ‘the directors and club always believed in different values’ to beautiful football. Sarri was brought in to replace…

Milan legend Arrigo Sacchi has revealed current coach Stefano Pioli ‘surprised’ him and claimed the 54-year-old has been ‘the protagonist’ of the turnaround. Pioli replaced Marco Giampaolo with the Rossoneri…

Former coach Arrigo Sacchi says Atalanta’s attacking duo Josip Ilicic and Papu Gomez reminds him of his Milan forwards Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten. Sacchi, who led the Rossoneri…

Former Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi has claimed Inter have a favourable fixture list and shouldn’t be ruled out of the Scudetto battle in Serie A. “Resuming play can be a…

Arrigo Sacchi is ‘optimistic’ fans can return in September, claims Juventus have ‘a limit of settling for domestic success’ and ‘hopes’ Paolo Maldini stays at Milan. Serie A fixtures for…

On this day in 1988, Arrigo Sacchi won the first trophy of his legendary tenure as Milan coach. Milan and Napoli were neck-and-neck going into the final round of the…

Franco Baresi’s former Milan teammates have paid tribute to the legendary defender, on his 60th birthday. Born in Travagliato on May 8 1960, Baresi joined the Rossoneri academy at a…

Former Milan director Silvano Ramaccioni goes back over his career, including the infamous Champions League defeat to Liverpool. “The Gods were jealous, that’s the only explanation.” The 81-year-old was part…

Former coach Arrigo Sacchi claims the players at Milan “need pride” and to learn from Atalanta, was “surprised” by Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s impact at San Siro and can’t think of the…

Milan legend Marco van Basten thought he would “last forever”, revealed his poor impression of Arrigo Sacchi and how Zlatan Ibrahimovic “provoked” him. The Dutch 55-year-old is registered with 90…