Aged 86, Silvio Berlusconi died on Monday. The former AC Milan boss had become one of Italy’s most powerful men, despite numerous legal worries.
Silvio Berlusconi, hospitalized three months ago due to heart problems, died of chronic leukemia, the entourage of the man nicknamed Il Cavaliere confirmed on Monday. It was under his presidency that AC Milan, which he bought in 1986, won five Euro Cups and the Italian Championship seven times. Berlusconi then got into politics by creating Forza Italia, taking advantage of its TV channels to promote itself. PResident of the Council from 1994 to 1995, from 2001 to 2006 and from 2008 to 2011, Silvio Berlusconi also had many legal worries, but his popularity was still great in Italy. In September 2018, Silvio Berlusconi returned to football by buying AC Monza, a club he brought back to Serie A.
Con #Berlusconi se ne va l’uomo che ha cambiato il calcio. E che ha portato il Milan in cima al mondo https://t.co/JbAU8hDoR8
— La Gazzetta dello Sport (@Gazzetta_it) June 12, 2023
