Boardroom war at AC Milan takes a new twist

Italian football is the continuation of politics by other means rather than war.

Boardroom war at AC Milan takes a new twist
Tue, 03 Dec, 2013 - 00:00
David Shonfield
David Shonfield

Nowhere more so than at Milan.

Silvio Berlusconi made his fortune on the back of a business career in construction, advertising and the media, then saved an ailing club from bankruptcy and turned it into the most powerful force in football with the aid of managers such as Arrigo Sacchi, Fabio Capello and finally Carlo Ancelotti.

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CourtsSports ColumnistsPlace: MilanPlace: VaticanPerson: Silvio BerlusconiPerson: Arrigo SacchiPerson: Fabio CapelloPerson: Carlo AncelottiPerson: BerlusconiPerson: Adriano GallianiPerson: GallianiPerson: Barbara BerlusconiPerson: MilanPerson: Paolo MaldiniPerson: Massimo AmbrosiniPerson: Clarence SeedorfPerson: Massimo AllegriPerson: Thiago SilvaPerson: Zlatan IbrahimovicPerson: MaldiniPerson: Demetrio AlbertiniPerson: AlbertiniPerson: LeonardoPerson: KakaPerson: Alexandre PatoPerson: BarbaraPerson: Lady BEvent: Champions LeagueOrganisation: AC MilanOrganisation: Forza ItaliaOrganisation: MilanOrganisation: FininvestOrganisation: AnsaOrganisation: LiverpoolOrganisation: PSGOrganisation: Italian Football Federation
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