Revealed: Why Christian Pulisic wore the name Harlow on the back of his shirt… as he scored for AC Milan in Serie A win

Christian Pulisic got on the scoresheet as AC Milan beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A but there was something unusual about his celebration.

After scoring Pulisic showed off the name ‘Harlow’ on the back of his shirt, with his Milan team-mates also sporting different names to usual.

Bologna took the lead in the 49th minute as Riccardo Orsolini found the net.

Milan managed to pull level through Santiago Gimenez before Pulisic put them in the ascendancy.

Gimenez then struck again in stoppage time to ensure that Milan took all three points. 

Milan are currently in eighth place in Serie A and are three points adrift of the European spots. 

Pulisic was amongst the scorers for AC Milan in a 3-1 victory during the Serie A clash

Milan players wore their mother’s maiden name on the back of their shirts for the game

This is the second year in succession that Milan players have taken part in this initiative

The game was Milan’s closest fixture to Mother’s Day, which takes place on Sunday in Italy

Pulisic was wearing the name Harlow on the back of his shirt as it is his mother’s maiden name.

The game was Milan’s closest fixture to Mother’s Day, which takes place on Sunday in Italy.

In April 2022 a court ruling said that an Italian law automatically giving a child their father’s last name was discriminatory.

Both parents now have the right to choose their child’s surname.

Other AC Milan players also wore their mother’s surname on the back of their shirts, including Kyle Walker, whose shirt bore the name ‘Ailmore’.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, meanwhile, took to the field with ‘Cheek’ on the back of his shirt. 

This is the second year in succession in which Milan have followed this new tradition.

Prior to the game the big screens at San Siro displayed images of mothers sent in by players, fans and legends of the club.