Paolo Maldini, the eternal captain of AC Milan and one of the greatest defenders football has ever seen, came out with a statement no one expected from a guy with 5 European Cups in his trophy cabinet.
“I am the biggest loser in history. Let me explain the reasoning. I won a great deal, five European Cups, but I lost several important finals”, Maldini said.
And then he began to list them: three lost Champions League finals, one European Championship final, one 1994 World Cup final with Italy, one World Cup semifinal, three Intercontinental finals and one European Super Cup.
A long list for someone who won virtually everything else over 25 seasons wearing red and black, even in blue with the Italy national team crest on his chest.
“I was fortunate to win a lot and I saw these lost finals as something that is part of the game; I accepted everything, honestly”, he added. That is how a true captain speaks