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Congrats to Milan’s own Ivan Strinic and Croatia as they make the final of the World Cup!
| #WorldwideMilan#WorldCupFinal for the first time ever! Well done, Ivan Strinic and #CRO
— AC Milan (@acmilan) July 11, 2018
Prima volta nella storia! La Croazia e Ivan Strinic centrano la qualificazione alla finale di Coppa del Mondo! #Rusia2018 https://t.co/x5ZNnyLr8M
With Italy out, a lot of Milan fans will be happy to see one of our own players in the final, even if he hasn’t actually played for the club yet.
Let’s hope the injury that forced him off the pitch late in the match isn’t serious.
On to the links.
AC Milan and Italian Football Links
Elliott Management has officially taken ownership of AC Milan. [AC Milan Offside]
AS Roma sign American-born Gennaro Nigro to a Primavera contract. [Chiesa di Totti]
Are Fiorentina really in for Rodrigo de Paul from Udinese? [Viola Nation]
World Football Links
An American writer who used to dislike football has learned to love it. [Washington Post]
New York City FC might have found a stadium site at long last. [New York Times]
Xolos Femenil’s head coach Andrea Rodebaugh talks about the past, present, and future of women’s football in Mexico. [FMF State of Mind]
Five players that could be the future of Mexico’s national team. [FMF State of Mind]
England went out of the World Cup after losing to Croatia. [BBC.com]