AC Milan star Adrien Rabiot has condemned the idea of his club playing a Serie A match in Australia as "totally crazy" and "truly absurd", prompting the league's chief to scold the French international.
The decision to play a league match between Milan and Como in Perth in February, one reluctantly agreed to by European football's governing body UEFA, had already prompted plenty of criticism from fans' groups, but the critique from Milan's own player caused more consternation in Italy on Wednesday.
Rabiot, the Milan midfielder, told French newspaper Le Figaro: "I was surprised when I learned that AC Milan will be playing a Serie A match against Como... in Australia!
