Alessandro Costacurta reflects on San Siro's beauty as it turns 100

It is precisely 100 years ago today that the iconic San Siro stadium was inaugurated, and with a new arena planned in the same area, it’s important to remember how much it has already changed.The ar...

19 September 1926 to 19 September 2026. One hundred years of San Siro, one hundred years of history that have impacted both the city of Milano and world football. Inaugurated by a 6-3 derby win for In...

The cathedral of Italian soccer marks a century of iconic moments and European finals as Milan and Inter prepare to replace the historic venue ahead of Euro 2032

After 100 magical years, San Siro is running out of time as longtime Serie A rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan are building a state-of-the-art new stadium. Enjoy the magical place while you can.

Milan’s grand old home turns 100 this weekend, and while it will soon be torn down one of the greatest players to grace it reflects on the noise and power of a unique stadium Alessandro Costacurta lasted 15 minutes of his first game at San Siro. He was, admittedly, not playing, but tagging along to watch his older brother’s favourite team. “I grew up in the province of Varese, north of Milan,” he says. “So as a kid I was a Varese fan. It was my brother who supported Milan. The first time I went to San Siro, I was 12, my brother was 14. I think it was Milan-Bologna. But San Siro wasn’t covered back then, and suddenly this downpour started, so much rain. We were with our dad and after a quarter of an hour he just said: ‘No, that’s it, we’ve got to go.’ So that was the first time I saw San Siro.” Continue reading...