I think Olympiakos were not interested...coz they had this prodigy called dst who could play at RB.

I hate the day, when Maldini retires     
It will be the saddest day of Milan 
I can't imagine a Milan without Maldini!!
 

A friend of mine just told me that Paolo told the Gazzeta that he's probably going to play another year, because he feels a lot better than last year    

Maldini enjoying the moment
Friday, 23 February 2007

As the wall of noise encircling Celtic Park reached a crescendo, there was no sign of tension on the face of the AC Milan captain; nor, for that matter, the 'focus' that sportsmen speak of so often these days. Instead Paolo Maldini responded with an appreciative nod as if acknowledging that here was a moment to savour.

Authority undiminished
Four months shy of his 39th birthday, Maldini knows he may not have many such moments left as age slowly unravels his athletic abilities. Yet anyone observing his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday could see the on-field authority of this Italian football legend is undiminished. From the seventh minute, when he beat the towering Celtic FC striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink to a high ball before swiftly adjusting to intercept an attempted pass to Kenny Miller, to the 90th when he completed the Milan defence's last clearance of the night, Maldini was assuredness itself.

'Still a key player'
As goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac said in praise of Maldini and his defensive colleagues: "Our defence was exceptional tonight, the way they dealt with the high balls and the danger of Vennegoor of Hesselink and the players running off him." True, Milan's slick and plentiful possession in midfield meant Celtic's forwards asked few serious questions of a visiting back line that had attracted criticism for leaking three goals against AC Siena just three days earlier. Yet Maldini, with over two decades of experience to draw upon, still offered enough evidence to support the assertion of Mauro Tassotti, Milan's assistant coach, that he remains "a key player for the team".

Tassotti praise
The marauding left-back of his prime may be a distant memory – and some Italian observers will point to one or two fault lines in his recent performances – but Tassotti, a European champion alongside Maldini in 1989 and 1994, explained that his old colleague still had an important role in the Rossoneri squad. Speaking to uefa.com after the goalless draw in Glasgow that leaves Milan favourites to progress to the quarter-finals, Tassotti said: "Of course we can't ask him to play all the time – he can't manage a game every three days but if we give him time to prepare properly for a game he can still give a lot to the team."

Respect
"He is a great player as everyone can see and also a special person," added Tassotti. "To be playing at this level at his age means you have something special inside." Goalkeeper Kalac underlined Maldini's importance in the Milan dressing room. "He has been around for so long and with a player of his stature, his presence rubs off on the other players," said the Australian. "He does not talk too much but when he says something, you listen. That speaks volumes for the respect he has from the other players."

Staying power
The second-oldest outfield player left in the UEFA Champions League (behind team-mate Alessandro Costacurta), Maldini ascribes his staying power to several factors. "My incredible passion for the game, constant training, sacrifices and a bit of good luck too," he told uefa.com. A carefully controlled Mediterranean diet and a personal training programme developed with the help of the Milan Lab also help. "For the last few seasons I've followed a personal training programme in agreement with our coach Carlo Ancelotti, which I decide depending on my condition and how I feel," he explained.

Future
What of the future then? Maldini has made more Serie A appearances this season than he did throughout the whole of 2005/06 and according to Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani, he could still be playing in his 40th year next season - Galliani having stressed that the decision whether or not he continues lies exclusively with the player. Looking further ahead, it seems unlikely right now that Maldini would follow his father Cesare into football management, although a position working with his beloved Milan could beckon. He would be in good company there, given the presence of old colleagues Franco Baresi, Stefano Eranio, Alberigo Evani, Filippo Galli, Sebastiano Rossi and Giovanni Stroppa in the club's coaching ranks.

Eye on Athens
First, though, there is the present and the goal of collecting a fifth European Champion Clubs' Cup winner's medal. "I think we have a good chance of going all the way to the final in Athens," he declared this week. Milan have scored only eight goals in seven matches in the competition but their defensive record augurs well, the Celtic tie bringing a fourth clean sheet. "Looking at our performance at Celtic, we are very confident for the return. We did not suffer, we played quite well and we will soon have players back from injury," added the veteran, whose efforts on his 100th appearance in the revamped competition have certainly helped put the last eight within the Rossoneri's reach.


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Those pics...Paolo looks like God. Who's his fashion advisor??

Changing your style would not help you, Willy!! Paolo is also unbelievably handsome, in case you haven't noticed. I've heard commentators talking about him like if they were looking at Gisele!!

Coach Carlo likes it like that.

Milan suffer Maldini blow
Monday 12 March, 2007

Milan have suffered a severe blow, as captain Paolo Maldini will be sidelined for at least six weeks after damaginig his meniscus.

The Rossonero, who celebrated his 600th Serie A appearance in Sunday’s derby defeat to Inter, might need to undergo surgery after the problem in his left knee deteriorated recently.

The former Italy international, in his 23rd season at Milan, has been suffering with knee problems for some time, fuelling speculation that he might end his extraordinary career at the end of the current term.

Maldini, 38, is expected to undergo additional scans on Monday, although it seems likely that the defender will need to be operated on and is set for a six-week stop.

Reports suggest that the player could be treated by Doctor Marc Martens, an orthopaedics specialist who already operated on him last season.

The legendary stopper, who has not yet decided what he will do after hanging up his boots, has won seven Scudetti with the Rossoneri and 126 caps for the Nazionale over 14 years, an all-time Italy record.


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Carmen Electra

Maldini 'fit for Bayern clash'
Saturday 17 March, 2007

Specialists have told Paolo Maldini he could be ready for the first leg of the quarter-final with Bayern Munich.

The Milan captain suffered a new left knee setback during the Milan derby and there were fears he could require surgery for the persistent problem.

However, the club website announced he had visited specialist Professor Marc Martens in Belgium and that an operation would not be necessary.

The medic recommended continuing with physiotherapy to solve the issue and, although “the situation will be monitored daily,” it’s believed Maldini can be back within six weeks.

The defender can therefore be ready for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich on April 3.

Alessandro Nesta is expected to return this weekend after several months out with a shoulder injury, while Serginho is also close to a comeback following a groin strain.


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Yeah .. But he is 38

He shouldn't play this match.  Too risky.  If nesta is not fit, then we have no choice.  Poor paolo   He should be playing golf and banging his hot wife, not getting injuries.

Maldini's final ambition



Friday, 13 April 2007

by John Atkin
from Munich

Depending on who you believe, the secret to longevity might be a good wife, a lack of stress, red meat or even gin. Yet as AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini weighs up the prospect of a ninth UEFA Champions League semi-final, the 38-year-old is keen to put a different slant on things.

German confidence
A 2-0 victory against FC Bayern München saw the Rossoneri claim a last-four date with Manchester United FC, though the prospect had appeared decidedly bleak a week earlier. A late equaliser by Daniel Van Buyten at the San Siro had earned Bayern a 2-2 draw to put the Bundesliga side in the box seat for the second leg. It inspired one German television channel to bill the decider as "Die Nacht Der Bayern" (The night of Bayern), but this confidence was to prove unfounded. After weathering an early storm, Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi scored and a stellar defensive display orchestrated by Maldini saw them through.

'Great mentality'
"I approached the match in my usual positive way," Maldini said. "We knew we needed a win, but this team is blessed by players with a great mentality; they prove that every time. Now it is Manchester United - I think they were probably hoping to meet Bayern." The ashen look on the face of the attendant Sir Alex Ferguson at the end of the match at the Fußball Arena München suggested that assumption might well have some grounding. The United manager has good reason to fear the Italian side, who ended his team's campaign in the last 16 two seasons ago thanks to 1-0 wins, home and away.

'Not scared'
Sir Alex had borne a very different appearance 24 hours earlier as his charges routed Milan's Serie A rivals AS Roma 7-1. Not since Juventus lost 7-0 to Austrian champions Wiener SC in 1958 had an Italian side conceded so many goals in one match in the competition. Maldini is confident his team-mates will provide a sterner test. "Manchester United have grown in strength over the past few years, and Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are extremely impressive," he conceded. "It will be a difficult match, played at a great tempo. But we are not scared and we will go there in high spirits. What makes us strong is our great mentality, our determination. We are always ready when it counts."

Maldini name
Milan have been crowned European champions six times, and only once has there not been a Maldini in their ranks. Paolo's father Cesare was part of the victorious 1963 European Champion Clubs' Cup team while the current incarnation has collected four winners' medals - in 1989, 1990, 1994 and 2003 – during an unparalleled 23-year spell at the San Siro. Such is his legend that when he does hang up his boots the No3 shirt will be retired unless one of his sons plays for the club. Ominously for rivals hoping to see the back of the Maldini clan, Paolo's eldest child Christian, 13, is already on the Rossoneri's books. It is surely no accident that the Maldini name is an anagram of "di Milan" (of Milan).

'I love the atmosphere'
Maldini is not looking to bow out just yet, however, and has postponed much-needed surgery on a troublesome knee injury until the summer as he goes in pursuit of more silverware. But having won so much, what drives his ambitions for more? "I keep playing because I love the atmosphere," said the former Italy captain. "To play just one more semi-final on an English ground, with the atmosphere we will face there and the possibility of reaching another final gives me the strength to keep going."

'Very proud'
Any "possibility" of a final has become a virtual probability for Maldini over the years, and until last season's defeat by FC Barcelona, he had never lost a last-four fixture. "This is yet another [European Cup] semi-final for me, my ninth. It went well seven times and I hope I will be able to make it to eight. This time we have qualified as the only non-English team, and in the last 20 years we have always been there; it makes me feel very proud. We have been somewhere near the top of the pile for years, ever since 1988."

'In our grasp'
Maldini had made his Milan debut three years previously, against Udinese Calcio in January 1985, with the dawn of his career on the horizon. Two decades on he is eager for one last showpiece final – something that looked highly unlikely when the Rossoneri began their campaign seven months ago in the aftermath of the match-fixing scandal. "Last summer this target looked almost impossible, and now it is in our grasp," said Maldini. If the past 20 years have taught us anything it is that when Milan get a tentative hold on something, they tend to make it count.

Maldini's final ambition
UEFA Magazine

Paolo is a fighter. There is nothing that he can't do. He is invincible. He even  isn't a human.   
It just a matter of time

Yeah he is up there with Chuck Norris

^^^

Who?? Bruce Lee

Wow ... anano1214, are u in the pic ??

where was it taken ?

maldini.iobloggo.com

Oh ..I thought it was a pic of u

Never mind.

Tonight 38 years old Paolo Maldini will play his 983rd official football game in all competitions, his 1st one was in serie A on the 20th January 1985: 16 days before the birth of C.Ronaldo and 9 months before the birth of W.Rooney !!!

, even from an Inter one like myself.

Just found the following on a BBC message board:

Tonight 38 years old Paolo Maldini will play his 983rd official football game in all competitions, his 1st one was in serie A on the 20th January 1985: 16 days before the birth of C.Ronaldo and 9 months before the birth of W.Rooney !!!
I think this little fact is amazing: doesn't matter who you will support tonight and doesn't matter how do you think he will cope with players so much younger than him.... I believe is a legend and just want to pay my tribute to one of the greatest defenders ever, always respected from every supporter, even from an Inter one like myself.

Maldini being praised by a Merda fan.

 

You're an Inter fan????

    Never. Never ever.

I'm just quoting the kind words a Merda fan posted about Paolo.