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From Stuttgart to Salt Lake City: The 11 Milan players called up for international duty

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The 2024-25 season has come to an end but various AC Milan players will jet off to play for their national team, such are the demands of modern football.

It would be fair to presume that quite a few of the squad would rather forget about football for a while after what was a very difficult campaign. However, there is a June international break before vacations can take place.


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As a reminder, it was also reported yesterday that the new coach Massimiliano Allegri will bring forward the ‘raduno’, which is the start of preseason preparations. It is now expected that the team will reconvene at the training complex on Friday 4 July.

With games in the UEFA Nations League, World Cup 2026 qualifiers and of course some friendlies to come, there are several Rossoneri players heading around Europe and even the world.

Matteo Gabbia (Italy)

➤ Norway v Italy: Friday 6 June at 20:45 CEST, Oslo – World Cup Qualifiers 2026
➤ Italy v Moldova: Monday 9 June at 20:45 CEST, Reggio Emilia – World Cup Qualifiers 2026

Theo Hernández and Mike Maignan (France)

➤ Spain v France: Thursday 5 June 21.00 CEST, Stuttgart- Semi-final UEFA Nations League
➤ 3rd place or 1st place final: Sunday 8 June 15.00 CEST, Stuttgart – 21.00 CEST, Munich – UEFA Nations League

Maignan Theo France Croatia

João Félix and Rafael Leão (Portogallo)

➤ Germany v Portugal: Wednesday 4 June at 21:00 CEST, Munich – Semi-final UEFA Nations League
➤ 3rd place or 1st place final: Sunday 8 June at 15:00 CEST, Stuttgart – at 21:00 CEST, Munich – UEFA Nations League

Luka Jović and Strahinja Pavlović (Serbia)

➤ Albania v Serbia: Saturday 7 June at 20:45 CEST, Tirana – World Cup Qualifiers 2026
➤ Serbia v Andorra: Tuesday 10 June at 20:45 CEST, Leskovac – World Cup Qualifiers 2026

Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria)

➤ Russia v Nigeria: Friday 6 June at 21:00 CEST, London – Friendly

Santiago Gimenez (Mexico)

➤ Mexico v Switzerland: Saturday 7 June at 22:00 (CEST), Salt Lake City (USA) – Friendly
➤ Mexico v Turkey: Wednesday 11 June at 02:30 (CEST), Los Angeles (USA) – Friendly

Mexico will be involved in the CONCACAF Gold Cup from Sunday 15 June, playing Dominican Republic, Suriname and Costa Rica in the Group Stage.

Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands)

➤ Finland v Netherlands: Saturday 7 June at 20:45 CEST, Helsinki – World Cup Qualifiers 2026
➤ Netherlands v Malta: Tuesday 10 June at 20:45 CEST, Groningen – World Cup Qualifiers 2026

Kyle Walker (England)

➤ Andorra v England: Saturday 7 June at 18:00 CEST, Barcelona – World Cup Qualifiers 2026
➤ England v Senegal: Tuesday 10 June at 20:45 CEST, Nottingham – Friendly

Tags AC Milan Joao Felix Kyle Walker Luka Jovic Matteo Gabbia Mike Maignan Rafael Leao Samuel Chukwueze Santiago Gimenez Strahinja Pavlovic Theo Hernandez Tijjani Reijnders
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