Al Sharqi (Milan Club Arabia): "Unspeakable passion for Milan in the Arab world"

The editors of MilanNews.it contacted Sultan Al Sharouqi, one of the members of the Milan Club Arabia, also very active on social media. Tell us how did the idea of ​​the Milan club Arabia come about? "Milan has been going through a difficult period in recent years and we did not want Milan to become just a beautiful memory of the past, which is why we have taken important steps to preserve the value and image of Milan fans in the Arab world. I would like to stress that Milan fans are present in all Arab countries and we are trying to promote them through social networking programs, so that we can confirm that Milan still has a large number of fans in the Arab world, which is why we are also pushing to have an official page on Twitter (in Arabic). We will try to convey to everyone that Milan still maintains its international popularity, even in the Arab world ”.

What is public participation in Arabia like? How does the day of the game work? "In all Arab countries there are special meetings for people who support Milan through so many groups, and in fact there is continuous communication between us to support Milan, many accounts on social networks, and I want to emphasize that Milan fans in the Arab world talk about games before, during and after, to analyze the races in detail, there is a passion that I cannot describe in the Arab world ".

What are the initiatives you do to expand the Milan club movement? "The initiatives I am doing personally and there are also many people who are doing the same, let's try to communicate directly with Milan fans around the world and with media personalities and close to the club, to confirm the presence of the fans of the world Arabic, personally I conduct numerous interviews with many Italian journalists close to Milan, we affirm our desire that Milan still have a fundamental name in the Arab world, and we are also sure that Milan is the Italian club with more fans in the Arab world even more than Juventus and Inter. "

Have you ever been to San Siro? "Everyone goes to San Siro, our love for Milan brings us easily to the San Siro, and I like to emphasize even at a difficult time for the team we went to Italy to support Milan".

How do you see the current situation of Milan? "The current situation of Milan at the administrative level is moving well thanks to Elliott, and the management team led by Scaroni, Gazidis, Leonardo and Maldini and all the rest, we fully believe in this project. We knew that this season would not be easy, if we do not qualify in the Champions League it will not be the end of the world, we know a lot of things that are happening with Milan, and we know perfectly well that the project is strong, and we are going to come back stronger than before, but we have to be patient and wait for FFP to finish, and work to create the new stadium and hire a great coach for next season as Antonio Conte. Then we will make great progress. I repeat: if Milan does not go to the Champions League it will not be the end of the world, we believe in this project that will bring the club to the top, there are no problems ".

Does Milan in Arabia still have its charm or is the decline of the last few years causing fans to lose? "The Milan fans are still proud because they support one of the biggest clubs in the history of football, but at the same time the fans are sad because they miss the good nights, where we were at the top in Europe and in the world. Milan is still Milan, everyone here in the Arab world supports him and stands beside him. We must have confidence and enthusiasm for the coming years because we believe we will return to the top again ".