AS Monaco 100 years (1924-2024), the official book

“Throughout its existence, AS Monaco has constantly restructured itself and adapted to the requirements of professionalism to consolidate its competitiveness over the long term. » These few words from Prince Albert II of Monaco, in the preface to this impressive and fascinating work, perfectly summarize the evolution of an emblematic club of the French championship which is celebrating, in this year 2024, its hundred years!

This is not nothing and it deserved a (beautiful) book retracing the history of the ASM which has to its list no less than eight First Division championship titles, ten French Cups and two European Cup finals. including the incredible Champions League run in 2003-2004. Trophies and epics which are told here by Norbert Siri, the historian of AS Monaco and former president of the Monaco Supporters Club (CSM).

With the famous diagonal swimsuit designed by Princess Grace…

A work that the latter has organized around seven major themes: “A club, a history”, “The identity of the club”, “The emblematic personalities”, “The great seasons”, “The great coaches”, “Training and the world champions trained at AS Monaco” including a certain Kylian Mbappé and the “Hall of Fame of players” from Raoul Conti to Wissam Ben Yedder via Michel Hidalgo, Jean Petit, the ex-Messins Patrick Battiston and Luc Sonor, George Weah, Enzo Scifo, Sonny Anderson, Fabien Barthez and Radamel Falcao. Notably.

Richly illustrated by numerous (and beautiful) archive photos, enriched by unpublished testimonies from Jean-Louis Campora, Gérard Banide, Jean-Luc Ettori, Claude Puel and Valère Germain, “this work is a legacy that AS Monaco wanted to convey to all those who are attached to the club the legendary Red & White diagonal.” It's successful.

In bookstores: AS Monaco 100 years (1924-2024), the official book by Norbert Siri (prefaces by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and Dimtry Rybolovlev), Editions Amphora, 208 pages, 39.95 euros