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AC Milan confirmed for Thomas Cook Trophy match 20/06/2008



Manchester City are delighted to announce that AC Milan will be our opponents for this year’s Thomas Cook Trophy match on August 9th.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side, which features the likes of Kaka, Gennaro Gattuso and Filippo Inzaghi, will visit the City of Manchester Stadium for the Blues’ final pre-season friendly, which will kick off at 5.15pm. Ticket details will be announced in due course.

City were the first English side to play Milan in the San Siro and leave unbeaten when they held the Italian giants 2-2 in a UEFA Cup tie in the 1978/79 season, following it up with a famous 3-0 win in the second leg at Maine Road.

Links between the two clubs go even further back, with Malcolm Allison changing the City away kit to the red and black striped design in homage to the Rossoneri.

City's other confirmed pre-season fixtures so far are both away, to Hamburg on July 26th, and to Stockport County on August 2nd. Keep checking mcfc.co.uk for further announcements over the coming days.

Talk of the devil.

Might get to see Ronaldinho play then....

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Joeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

depends if he's signed for us before then or not..............

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'Fabio, the round thing there is the ball'

Aguero

As we are now richer than these Italian teams, will we wave wads of cash at them from the stands?

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And put on that wig I bought you. No, no, no, no. The reddish-brown one.

It'd be rude not to.

with it being a 5:15 KO it sounds like this could be on Setanta.

reckon it'll be free for season card holders? =D

That's right, and we might face them in the UEFA Cup.

will be a very good test to see where we are at. We pushed valencia last year, and they had a shit season maybe we could put the curse on milan too

Ooo, this is exciting, penciling this date in

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When i get sad, i stop being sad and be awesome instead.....true story.

now were talking decent opposition. I mean i was fed up of playing the shit last season like the salford reds and the chelsea pensioners....

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bought my ticket for this today. is everyone going?

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Allegedly

Yes, although I may not get in depending on whether my accesscard plays ball or not:
http://www.mancityforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1067

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I'm the mother-flipping Rhymenoceros

meet up anyone? Drinks in the glorious sunshine* then watch us destroy* Milan?

*can't promise these unfortunately.

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Go on then. I'll come for a pint.

Mitchell? Mary D's? Waldorf?

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I raped myself once. My mind was telling me no but my body, my body was telling me yes.

So Dinho will play for them # 80

If it's Mary D's i might be tempted to join.

So it's gonna be one of the other two then?

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These are the riches of the poor

Could do. I'm holding you personally responsible if it's not glorious weather though.

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I'm the mother-flipping Rhymenoceros

I'll meet up, now that i'm going