AC Milan
Official AC Milan website - http://www.acmilan.com/
Tickets - 85,700 seats means getting a ticket for all but the biggest AC Milan games is rarely a problem. See Milan's excellent online ticket info page for a list of places to buy in and around the city, or simply buy online at http://www.acmilan.com/InfoPage.aspx?id=41946 . And remember, on the day of the match you'll need some form of ID matching the name on the ticket in order to gain entry to the stadium. Stadium - One of the great stadiums of the world, the San Siro is an awesome sight to behold. To get there take red metro line 1 to the Lotto station, from where you can either jump on one of the shuttle buses that run to the ground, or simply follow the fans making the ten minute walk. There's not much in the way of bars around the ground, but on matchdays small stalls do open up. Ultra Culture - Traditionally the team of the working-class, AC Milan's end of the San Siro is the Curva Sud, dominated by the Brigate Rossonere ultras, but also housing a number of other ultra groups with varying political leanings.
MILAN
Overview - For anyone with more than a passing interest in football, clothes and travel, a trip to Milan is something of a rite of passage. For here you'll find two of the biggest football clubs in Europe sharing one of THE iconic soccer stadiums of the world, a stones throw from the flagship stores of every major fashion designer on the planet. Add some great food and buzzing nightlife and you can't be far off the perfect European football travel destination. Airports & Transfers - Linate Airport - 5 miles east of the city-centre, linked by bus no. 73 every ten minutes, which takes 15 minutes and costs 1 Euro. Taxis cost 15 Euros. Malpensa Airport - 30 miles north-west of the city, linked by trains every 30 minutes, taking 40 mins at a cost of 9 Euros, or buses every half an hour, which take 50 minutes and cost 5.50 Euros. Taxi's approx. 70 Euros. Orio al Serio Airport (Bergamo) - 35 miles north-east of Milan, linked by a regular Terravision bus service taking fifty minutes. Tickets cost 7 Euros. Taxi's approx. 75 Euros. Nightlife - Avoid the cluster of overpriced bars in the Brera district close to the city-centre, and head south instead to Navigli, where you'll find a less pretentious, younger crowd filling the many bars lining the canal. Shopping - Designer paradise. From the main Piazza del Duomo, head north, past the original Prada shop in the amazing Galleria Vittoria Emanuele II arcade, and onto Via Manzoni. Here you'll find a six-storey Armani department store. The flagship stores of just about every designer you've ever heard of lie in the surrounding streets and on a Saturday afternoon the crowds are huge. Stone Island and CP Company can be found on Corso Venezia.
Further reading -
"Time Out" Milan ("Time Out" Guides)
Calcio: A History of Italian Football
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