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AC Milan sacks coach, CEO, directors after missing Champions League

5/26/2026

Summary

Milan Dismisses Staff

AC Milan dismissed coach Massimiliano Allegri and CEO Giorgio Furlani after missing a Champions League spot by one point.
RedBird terminated sporting director Igli Tare and technical director Geoffrey Moncada after Milan lost 2-1 to Cagliari when they surrendered a 1-0 lead, prompting fan boos.
Milan finished fifth, securing a Europa League spot, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic remaining as adviser and RedBird partner Gerry Cardinale set to aid restructuring football operations.

Summary

Milan Reorganizes

On 25 May 2026 the club issued two statements, one at 00:00 UTC and another at 17:15 UTC, both containing identical language about the ownership’s mandate and the dismissals.
Each release thanked CEO Giorgio Furlani, Sporting Director Igli Tare, Head Coach Massimiliano Allegri and Technical Director Geoffrey Moncada for their hard work and dedication to AC Milan.
The ownership’s communiqué emphasized a comprehensive reorganization of football operations.
The statements reflected a coordinated public-relations effort to frame the overhaul.

Summary

Milan Fires Allegri

AC Milan dismissed Massimiliano Allegri, a Livorno native who won five Serie A and five Coppa Italia titles with Juventus, after one season in his second spell.
The club called the final stretch “completely inconsistent” and labeled the campaign an “unequivocal failure.”
Como’s 4-1 win over Cremonense dropped Milan to fifth, ending a four-year Champions League run and causing a second straight miss.

History

Historical Context

In 2006 Calciopoli forced Juventus to drop to Serie B with a 30-point penalty and stripped titles; Milan, despite a points sanction, still won the 2006-07 Champions League. Those punishments created a pattern where missing elite competition prompts owners to overhaul clubs, a dynamic echoed today as Juventus and AC Milan replace coaches and executives after failing to reach the 2025-26 Champions League.

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Milan Dismisses Staff

AC Milan dismissed coach Massimiliano Allegri and CEO Giorgio Furlani after missing a Champions League spot by one point.
RedBird terminated sporting director Igli Tare and technical director Geoffrey Moncada after Milan lost 2-1 to Cagliari when they surrendered a 1-0 lead, prompting fan boos.
Milan finished fifth, securing a Europa League spot, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic remaining as adviser and RedBird partner Gerry Cardinale set to aid restructuring football operations.

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