AC Milan and Off-White™ renew their partnership

AC Milan and Off-White™ renew their collaboration with the launch of the third annual edition of the limited edition "I SUPPORT SPORT FOR CHANGE" t-shirt, created to support an initiative by the Milan Foundation focused on empowering at-risk youth in the Harlem, New York City neighborhood through football. The collaborative project, launched in 2022, has expanded from the peripheral Gratosoglio neighborhood in Milan to the slums of Dandora and Korogocho in Nairobi in 2024, and now reaches New York through the Success Academy Charter Schools thanks to its football-focused program. Since 2006, the program has provided children, regardless of their background or economic conditions, with the opportunity to play football and integrate it into their school routines. The program currently involves 450 boys and girls aged 6 to 15, an ethnically and socially diverse group of students from charter schools in the participating neighborhoods, with 85% of them coming from low-income families.

The program is not only aimed at fostering individual development, but also promotes the inclusive growth of football in the United States. The support of AC Milan and Off-White™ for the program highlights a shared belief in the power of sport to generate positive change globally. To celebrate the collaboration, which was celebrated on March 21 with a dedicated activation event, including a mini tournament at a Success Academy school in Harlem North Central, AC Milan and Off-White™ will present the third annual edition of the "I SUPPORT SPORT FOR CHANGE" t-shirt. The new design maintains the distinctive elements of previous versions, including the red "I SUPPORT SPORT FOR CHANGE" text prominently on the chest, with an Off-White™ hybrid logo featuring New York positioned under the central collar.

Part of the proceeds from the t-shirt sales will go to the Milan Foundation to fund their Sport for Change program, which for over 20 years has used the positive values and power of sport to fight educational inequalities and poverty, inspiring young people to grow and develop their talents. At the same time, the Milan Foundation promotes integration and social inclusion both in suburban areas and urban neighborhoods through projects in over 20 countries worldwide – including previous Sport for Change projects, such as the 2023 collaboration between Off-White™ and the Milan Foundation to transform a small sports center at the Parrocchia Maria Madre della Chiesa in the peripheral Gratosoglio neighborhood of Milan into a multifunctional youth sports space. In 2024, the partnership in the slums of Dandora and Korogocho in Nairobi, in cooperation with Alice for Children, an 18-year-old NGO dedicated to supporting at-risk children and women in Kenya, was also realized.