Formed as the Milan Football and Cricket Club in 1899 by an Englishman named Alfred Edwards, the clubs first scudetto came in 1901. Milan would go on to win two more Serie A titles before a barren period of over 40 years rocked the club. Swedish trio Gre-No-Li (Gunner Gren, Gunner Nordahl and Nils liedholm) were the saviours, helping the Rossoneri win four titles in the 1950s.
Coach Nereo Rocco and star player Gianni Rivera fought Inter for dominance in Italy and Europe during the following decade. In 1979 Milan were relegated for financial irregularities and seven years later Silvio Berlosconi saved the club from bankruptcy. Coach Arrigo Sacchis entertaining play and Dutch stars Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten and Frank Rijkaard brought Milan countless more honours in one of the clubs most successfull eras. Fabio Capello characterised the early 90s with four titles, four Italian Super Cups, a Champions Cup, and a European Super Cup. Alberto Zaccheroni won the clubs sixteenth Scudetto at the first time of asking, while Carlo Ancelotti has won the Champions League, the Coppa Italia and the Scudetto in quick succession.
