, five UEFA Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup!Prior to his retirement, Maldini unexpectedly said that he would never be moving into a coaching career. And he kept his word. In fact, when in June 2009 he was offered a position that would have reunited him with his former manager, Carlo Ancelotti, by joining Chelsea as a coach, he turned down the offer (it was the second time he turned down a British tempting offer, the first was when Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, tried to sign him …). He preferred to become a fashion entrepreneur. And like it or not, that’s what he is now. A courageous decision, and that’s why I like it.
However, Paolo Maldini’s entrepreneurial adventure isn’t a solitary one: he is in association with rocker Liam Gallagher. The two have known each other for years after meeting on an OASIS tour, and have grand plans to become a leading fashion house in Europe. One cannot but wish both of them all the very best, but don’t ask me not to remember with nostalgia the good old days when the greatest defender of our time...
Nice story. And one can imagine the enormous offers that he must have turned down to go ahead with what he wants to do. Life is too precious to be auctioned.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you succeed in one thing, there's no reason why you can't succeed in another, just by doing your own thing, the way you want. And by simply being true to yourself.
Maldini was a fantastic defender but don't forget Cannavaro...
ReplyDelete@Mirino:
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more
@Walt:
Absolutely!
Canna was/is great, but Maldini is one of the all-time greats.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Rob, he came painfully close to winning a World Cup in 1994!