Boardroom war at AC Milan takes a new twist

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

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.