Ancelotti slams Maldini sacking: Lack of respect for AC Milan tradition

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has slammed former club AC Milan over their sacking of Paolo Maldini.

The club icon and technical director was dumped on Monday.

Ancelotti said: "In Madrid I learned that the history of a club must always be respected, here Di Stefano, Amancio, Gento , Puskas are still exclusive values towards which reverence is nurtured.

"To preserve history at the highest levels, the memory of the past must be protected, what happened with Maldini demonstrates a lack of historical culture, of respect for the AC Milan tradition.

"If it is true that history does not win, it is also true that history teaches how to win."