AC Milan win Serie A title after 11-year wait, club inspired by Kobe Bryant

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AC Milan clinched the Serie A title for the first time in 11 years on the final day of the league season on Sunday, defeating Sassuolo 3-0.

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Stefano Pioli's side came into the final round of fixtures knowing a point would be enough for them to finish top ahead of rivals Inter Milan

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with a double from Olivier Giroud and one goal from Franck Kessie sealing the Scudetto in style.

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It is the first time that Milan have won the league title since Massimiliano Allegri guided the club to the trophy in the 2010-11 campaign.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic was part of that winning team ,and the striker has now sealed his seventh league title in Italy with three different teams (Milan, Juventus and Inter

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Speaking after Milan's win over Atalanta last week, Pioli said he used NBA great Kobe Bryant as inspiration for his players.

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The Los Angeles Lakers legend, who was tragically killed in a helicopter crash with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, was a lifelong Milan supporter and grew up in Italy between the ages of six and 13.

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