 Welcome back earlier today Redbird Capital Partners announced that it has acquired Italian soccer club AC Milan and that Yankees Global Enterprises has also entered into a strategic partnership with this historic franchise with a minority stake in the club. The Yes Network in a new agreement will air on course of AC Milan matches beginning September the 6th. Here are Joe Tollison and Ian Joy with more. Thanks very much and yes indeed a historic partnership between the New York Yankees the winningest team in baseball and a legend of Italian football AC Milan. What a great partnership I mean obviously such a great football club historically just so successful I love the black and red jerseys as well and actually Joe Tollison back in the day it was a club I followed so closely used to love the legendary players Rudd Hullett George Wehr never forget that goal he scored from the halfway line running all the way through and putting the ball in the back of the net I mean it's just an outstanding club a great partnership I'm actually really enjoying what's happening between now obviously American owners who want to invest in European football clubs because they recognize there is great value there but also they recognize that they can help these European clubs take their brand to the next level and AC Milan being one of the biggest clubs in most historical clubs in Europe right now they certainly want to try and improve that fan base in America which is already very very handy and if you're wondering hey give me a reason to watch AC Milan on yes how about Serginio Dest the U.S. international he's on loan now with an option to buy at the end of the loan he goes from Barcelona to AC Milan listen anybody who gets the opportunity to put on that black and red jersey is a lucky lucky person and I was always my dream back in the day I always wanted to play in Europe somewhere in the end I went to Germany but it was always my dream to go to Italy but now I think my dream might just be to maybe ask the Yankees for some tickets to go watch a game maybe me new Joe can go watch a game at some point one of the legendary cathedrals of Italian and European football and one of the legendary clubs AC Milan now a great partnership with the New York Yankees