AC Milan are an Italian club who were actually founded by Englishmen back in 1899, the full name of the club is Associazione Calcio Milan, however most fans simply refer to them as AC Milan, or sometimes just Milan., either way they are a world famous club, and their retro shirts delve nicely in to the history books to give you a great range of classic AC Milan shirts for your collections.
One of the most popular football shirts from the retro collection is the 1900 retro shirt, this classic shirt was the first to be worn by the likes of Herbert Kilpin, one of the founders of the club, Kilpin played for 8 seasons with the club, and won 3 major titles, his career sadly came to an end (along with many other players and founders of the club) when non-English players were banned from playing in the league. To date this shirt remains a classic, and you will find this shirt available in any reputable retro shirt shop or website.
The second shirt to capture the attention of many fans in the 1963 AC Milan retro shirt, this shirt is the European Cup Final shirt which was worn buy the likes of Altafini who played his part in aiding AC Milan to win the 1963 European Cup Final with his 2 goals, this led to AC Milan winning the competition 2-1. The opposing team that year was Benfica.
There are of course many other shirts available but the 2 mentioned are the "most popular" for the fans, retro shirts help young supporters, and new supporters gain a better understanding of their club and the passion in which the "old" club had and to this day Milan continue to be a world class team, to whom the world knows and respects. It is safe to say AC Milan will always be one of the top teams.
Both of the retro shirts mentioned are still available to this day, and you can continue to own some of the clubs history, this being said it is advisable that you take some time to look in to the club, many people look for shirts from their year they were born and other memorable dates, researching a clubs history can usually turn up a great retro shirt allowing you to not only own a piece of AC Milan past, but also find the right shirt for you.
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