Like father, nothing like son: The Maldini contrast
Alongside Lionel Messi’s 91 goals in one calendar year, Just Fontaine’s 13 goals in a single World Cup, or Chelsea’s 15 conceded goals in a Premier League season, records that will be extremely tough to break are those related to the number of appearances for one club, set by the so-called “one-club men”.Among those faithful legionnaires, the name of Paolo Maldini stands out, as the legendary defender spent his entire career at AC Milan, becoming the most capped player in the Rossoneri’s history with 902 appearances, and the second-highest appearance maker for a single club in football, behind just Ryan Giggs, who wore the Manchester United shirt on 963 occasions.Forget €20m: Maldini reveals real reason Pep rejected ItalyAnd while the 58-year-old Italian is one of the symbols of loyalty, his son Daniel is taking a very different career path. Perhaps not entirely by his choice – after all, there can be only one Paolo Maldini – but the contrast between the two is impossible to ignore.The..