Having a debate with an Italian guy about who is the bigger club and I think it’s close.

Both have won their domestic league 19 times and Milan have 1 more Champions League.

Milan probably have more well known legends like Van Basten, Kaka, Maldini, Gullit and Pirlo. But in recent years Liverpool have had Gerrard, Suarez, Alonso, VVD and Salah.

The current popularity of the Premier League helps Liverpool but Milan also has a huge fanbase.

  • InThePast8080@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Milan is more than football (fashion design, business, fast cars, facism/mussoini etc)… While Liverpool is purely football (if you look away from 4 guys who made a band in the 50s/60s). That makes Liverpool FC a bigger name in Liverpool than AC Milan would be in Milan. Liverpool is famous because of its football club, while Milan is not.

    To some degree you can say that Liverpool are one of those town/cities that is famous because of its football… Milan would have had a name anyways. Visiting Anfield is one of Liverpools (the city’s) main-attraction, while san siro is not a main attraction of Milano…That’s the difference. Football is everything in Liverpool, while in Milano it’s just one of several thing… So howcome Milan be a bigger club, when they’re not even the most important thing in the city.