Former AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi Dies

Former AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi (Photo: Commons Wikimedia)

JAKARTA - Sad news came from former AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi. The figure who had served as Italian Prime Minister died at the age of 86, Italy's leading news agency, Ansa reported.

Berlusconi died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, where he underwent treatment for lung infection linked to chronic myelomonocytic surgery.

The man who is also known as a media tycoon did suffer from death for a long time.

Berlusconi is one of Italy's most flamboyant politicians, making a political comeback in 2017 despite his career being tainted by sex scandals, countless corruption charges and tax fraud sentences.

Born in Milan in 1936 to a middle-class family, Berlusconi started his business career in property development before establishing Mediaset, Italy's largest commercial broadcaster. He is also the owner of the AC Milan club between 1986 and 2017.

AC Milan was in a state of concern when Silvio Berlusconi arrived in 1986. At that time, the Rossoneri were on the verge of bankruptcy. Silvio Berlusconi came and bought the club's shares.

Under his leadership, the Rossoneri became the feared team, not only in Italy but also in Europe. He felt various titles during his time as Milan boss.

Three Champions League trophies are included in the list of titles that Milan won while still being led by Berlusconi. Not to mention five Scudettos, European Super Cup, Club World Cup and various other trophies.

In the Berlusconi era, big names such as Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Paolo Maldini, George Weah, Andriy Shevchenko appeared and many more.

In cases of sexual scandals of minors, corruption and others, Berlusconi had to release all elements of his ownership of AC Milan in 2017.