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AC Milan History

From an Englishman's club in 1899 to the Scudetto of 2022. Very hard. Tap a square to start; tap it again to switch between across and down.

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  1. Brazilian who won the Ballon d'Or in 2007, the year of the seventh European Cup. (4)
  2. Englishman from Nottingham who co-founded the club in 1899 and was its first captain. (6)
  3. Portuguese winger named Serie A's best player of the 2021–22 season. (4)
  4. Returned at 38 and won the 2022 Scudetto, aged 40. (11)
  5. Scored a hat-trick against Ajax in the 1969 European Cup final. (5)
  6. Scored both goals in the 2007 final in Athens. (7)
  7. Scored both goals in the 1963 final and 14 in that campaign, a record for decades. (8)
  8. Coach whose side went the whole 1991–92 Serie A season unbeaten. (7)
  9. Swedish centre-forward who remains the club's all-time top scorer. (7)
  10. Coach who had never played professionally, yet won two European Cups in a row. (6)
  11. Captain whose number 6 shirt was retired. (6)
  12. Coach of the 2022 Scudetto side. (5)
  13. Won the Ballon d'Or in 1995, his first season at the club. (4)
  14. Coach of the first European Cup win, at Wembley in 1963. (5)
  15. "Golden Boy" who became the first Italian-born winner of the Ballon d'Or. (6)
  16. Played 902 official games for the club, and his number 3 is kept only for his family. (7)
  17. Scored twice in the 4–0 final against Barcelona in Athens. (7)
  18. Scored the winning penalty at Old Trafford in 2003 and won the Ballon d'Or a year later. (10)
  19. Scored twice in the 1989 final and won the Ballon d'Or three times while at the club. (9)