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Former AC Milan Player Marco Van Basten Says He Is Saddened By Club's Decline

Former AC Milan player Marco van Basten said that he is "unhappy about the decline in his old club's crowds and the attractiveness of Serie A," according to Ben Gladwell of ESPN.com. Although AC Milan will take on Napoli at a "sold-out San Siro on Saturday night," a full house is "now a rarity" at Van Basten's old club. With average crowds less than half of the stadium's capacity of 80,000, Van Basten said, "You know what makes me the saddest of all? To see San Siro half empty. ... Things are not going any better in Italy's other stadiums either, with almost all of them the same as they were in the 90s." The former Netherlands player said that "the mistake was in thinking of the money too much," with "everything being done for the armchair spectator but nothing for the fans." Change is "on the horizon" for AC Milan, whose sale to a Chinese consortium is "due to be completed in early March." Van Basten: "I cannot even bear thinking about Inter and Milan being run by Chinese owners. Such glorious clubs must remain in Italian hands. It's not just about history, but also passion. That is priceless" (ESPN.com, 1/19).

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