Robben helped by Milan

Hmm, interesting - from planetfootball.com:

Robben helped by Milan

Chelsea wide man Arjen Robben has the healing hands of Milan's medical team to thank for his rapid recovery from a broken foot.
The influential Dutchman had been expected to be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks after breaking a bone in his foot against Blackburn, but he is already back in training and looking to make an ahead of schedule return.
Roman Abramovich's close relationship with the Italian giants allowed Robben to be treated by the head of their medical team, Jean Pierre Meersseman, who is regarded as one of the best in his field.
Despite the fact Milan and Chelsea could yet still meet in the UEFA Champions League, Meersseman believes the club made the correct ethical decision in helping their potential rivals.
''We were happy to help,'' said Meersseman.
''Abramovich knows Galliani very well and the Russians are also on good terms with our Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
''It's unusual to help a rival, but it comes down to sportsmanship.
''Competition is important but so is sportsmanship

Yeah, goal.com also reported it a week or so ago. Makes you very proud as a Milan fan, ha? I would love to live to the day when Juve do something like this.

If it is true, then I should say that Milan has done one of the most stupid things ever.

Juve would give the player drugs instead

Originally Posted by Shevchenko-[7]

Juve would give the player drugs instead

Yeah, and then, make him sign with GEA.

It's also going to make relations with Man U interesting next week seeing that they're the only club with any chance of catching Chelsea in the Premier League, and we've just helped one of Chelsea's best players!!!

Chelsea admire our Medical technology for the players to recover.They wnat to know our skill at Milanello.Therefore some news said that they offer to exchange Crespo for our medical and Milanello techlonogy.This news haven't been confirmed though,i really don't want any other teams have our techlonogy

From what I know about Milan Lab, and this I read on the old official page but it is not anymore on the new one, the heart of all this technology is the software provided to Milan by CA (Computer Associates) - hardware was built by Unisys and AMD. CA has a contract with Milan that they will not work or provide the software to any other team in Serie A. Milan got the software for free, I think, for they provided CA with a perfect environment to "experiment" with their new idea of using computers to improve players' performance. In return Milan would get the softaware for free and will be the only Serie A team to have access to this new technology.
So, unless another team in the Premiership has already signed with CA/Unisys, I don't think there is a reason for Chelsea not to do so. I guess the main reason why not many clubs, not say no clubs at all, outside Italy have not started using the technology of Milan Lab is that it is very innovative and people still don't trust its effectiveness.
I guess we are pioneers once again.

Originally Posted by rae

If it is true, then I should say that Milan has done one of the most stupid things ever.

Ethically is correct BUT I AGREE WITH RAE

Originally Posted by Franco6

Ethically is correct BUT I AGREE WITH RAE

I think Milan did well, the relationship with Chelsea is better now. This would give Milan an advantage in the Crespo deal.

its good to be nice!

Originally Posted by niek

I think Milan did well, the relationship with Chelsea is better now. This would give Milan an advantage in the Crespo deal.

Exactly what I was thinking. Plus, it might make Ferguson's nose turn an even deeper shade of puce. I just hope we don't meet Chelsea in the CL.

Even if we do meet Chelsea, and Robben plays, and even scores the winning goal, IMO, we did the right thing. We cannot allow simple things like the colour of a jersey that a player wears to overcome our humanity.

We are all humans together, some brown, some black, some white, some wear red and black, others wear all blue. That should never be the determining factor as to wether or not we lend our fellow human being some assistance.

The good that we project into the universe will be revisited on us three fold, if not more...so lets keep humanity in the fore, and before we act, always ask:

Is what I am about to do, an expression of my highest, purest thought?

I think Milan did just that in this case.

FORZA MILAN!!!

My club continues to make me proud.

I think this is fantastic news. Where football is becoming more and more shrowded in dirty tricks and back stabbing a sign of humanity and friendship between two clubs is a welcome change. Shame there wasn't more of it.

It is quite nice though as Stefan said, we just helped chelsea best player get back on track as our next opponents are trying so desperately to catch them. Adds more spice to that game.

Very well said Warro...