AC Milan have announced that their director Paolo Maldini and his son Daniel have both tested positive for the Coronavirus.

“AC Milan confirms that Paolo Maldini, the club’s Technical Director, became aware of contact with a person who subsequently tested positive for Coronavirus and began to display symptoms of the virus himself,” read a statement from AC Milan as cited by Football Italia.

“He was administered with a swab test yesterday, the result of which was positive. His son Daniel, a forward in AC Milan’s youth team who had previously been training with the First Team, also tested positive.

“Paolo and Daniel are both well and have already completed two weeks at home without contact with others. They will now remain in quarantine until clinically recovered, as per the medical protocols outlined by the health authorities.”

Daniel is 18 years old and last month became the third generation of the Maldini family to wear the Milan jersey in Serie A.

Paolo is 51 years old and was a club legend as a defender, returning to become their technical director in 2018.

They are the first figures from Milan to test positive for Coronavirus.

This news comes just hours after Juventus confirmed Paulo Dybala is the third player to test positive, after Daniel Rugani and Blaise Matuidi.

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Former Real Madrid club president Lorenzo Sanz has died aged 76, after testing positive for the Covid-19 virus earlier this week.

According to reports from Diario AS, Sanz, who has struggled with health problems in recent years, and he was admitted to an IC unit after suffering respiratory issues on March 17.

Football Espana reports that the sad news was confirmed by Sanz’s son, Lorenzo Jnr via an emotional message on Twitter.

“My father has just passed away.

“He did not deserve this ending.

“He is one of the best, bravest and hard working people I have ever seen.”

Sanz became club president in November 1995, and remained at the helm at the Santiago Bernabeu until July 2000, before being replaced by Florentino Perez.

During his time in charge, Los Blancos he was personally involved in key arrivals at the club, including Davor Suker and Predrag Mijatovic.

Real Madrid also picked up their first European Cup in 1998, under Sanz, ending a 32-year wait for the famous trophy to return the club.

Sanz remained a popular figure amongst the Real Madrid fan base after his tenure as president, and remained heavily involved in La Liga football, after his purchase of Malaga in 2006.