"the club's first European Cup triumphs. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who purchased the club in 1986, is Milan's longest-serving president (23 years, due to a two-year vacancy between 2004 and 2006). The first official match in which Milan participated was in the Third Federal Football Championship, the predecessor of Serie A, losing 3–0 to Torinese. Milan's largest ever victory was 13–0 against Audax Modena, in a league match at the 1914–15 season. Its heaviest defeat was recorded in the league at the 1922–23 season, beaten 0–8 by Bologna. During the 1991–92 season, the club achieved the feature of being"
"media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments, was the most controversial head of government in the EU. He is the controlling shareholder of Mediaset and owned the Italian football club A.C. Milan from 1986 to 2017. Forbes magazine ranked him 12th in the List of The World's Most Powerful People due to his domination of Italian politics in 2009. Often, a single leader became associated with this revolutionary transformation and came to be treated as a benevolent ""guide"" for the nation without whom the transformation to a better future could not occur. This"
"of AC Milan football club for six seasons from 2004 to 2010. Matteo Motterlini Matteo Motterlini (born January 6, 1967) is an Italian philosopher of science, behavioral and neuroeconomist. He teaches at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan, Italy. Currently Adviser for Social and Behavioral Sciences for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Italy (appointed 5th May 2016) Motterlini holds graduate degrees in Logic & Scientific Method and Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science. He held teaching and research positions at Carnegie Mellon University (Dept. of Social and Decision Sciences, 1999-2000) and University of"
"Molise"", but his publishing company, after undergoing financial problems, was sold in 2012. In 2010, when he was a senator for Silvio Berlusconi's party, part of his properties were confiscated by the Guardia di Finanza due to Ciarrapico's illegal acquisition of state contributions for a total of 20 million euros in 2002-2007. Giuseppe Ciarrapico Giuseppe Ciarrapico (born 28 January 1934) is an Italian entrepreneur, publisher and former politician. He has been president of football club AS Roma from 1991 and 1993, and a senator of Italy for Silvio Berlusconi's The People of Freedom party in 2008-2012. Ciarrapico has been convicted"
"Franco Carraro Franco Carraro (born 6 December 1939 in Padua, Italy) is an Italian sport manager and a former member of Italian Socialist Party in the 1980s and 1990s. Carraro was born in Padua. He was the president of Italian Federation of Ski-Nautic between 1962 and 1965 and was AC Milan's president between 1967 and 1971. In the 1970s he worked in Italian Football Federation (FIGC); he was president of Italian League of Serie A and B (1973–1976) and president of Italian Football Federation (1976–1978). On 19 May 1978 he resigned to become CONI's president, a position which he held"
"FIFA football video game series; he was included in the Ultimate Team Legends in ""FIFA 16"". Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Ivan ""Rino"" Gattuso, (; born 9 January 1978) is a retired Italian footballer and current manager of Milan. As a player, he mainly played in the centre as a defensive midfielder, although he was also capable of playing on the wing. Although he initially played for smaller Italian clubs Perugia and Salernitana, as well as Scottish club Rangers, he is mostly remembered for his time with Milan in Serie A, where he won the Champions League, in 2002–03 and 2006–07, the"
"Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi (; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments. Berlusconi is the controlling shareholder of Mediaset and owned the Italian football club A.C. Milan from 1986 to 2017. He is nicknamed ""Il Cavaliere"" (The Knight) for his Order of Merit for Labour, although he voluntarily resigned from this order in March 2014. In 2018, ""Forbes"" magazine ranked him as the 190th richest man in the world with a net worth of US$8.0 billion. In 2009, ""Forbes"" ranked him 12th in the List"
"Italian Football Federation (FIGC), together with Lazio, due to a betting scandal. In 1980–81, Milan handily won the Serie B championship, ensuring a swift return to Serie A, where it would suffer its worst season ever, in 1981–82, being relegated once again. After several different financial troubles had caused poor times and a lack of success on the pitch, Milan was bought on 20 February 1986 by Silvio Berlusconi, a Milanese entrepreneur. Berlusconi brought in a rising coach, Arrigo Sacchi, and three Dutch players, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit, in an attempt to return the team to"
"Arrigo Sacchi Arrigo Sacchi (; born 1 April 1946) is an Italian former football coach. He was twice manager of Milan (1987–1991, 1996–1997), with great success. He won the Serie A title in his 1987–88 debut season and then dominated European football by winning back to back European Cups in 1989 and 1990. From 1991 to 1996, he was head coach of the Italy national team and led them to the 1994 FIFA World Cup final, only to lose to Brazil in a penalty shoot-out. Sacchi is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all-time and his Milan side"
"second place behind Juventus. From 1987 until 1992, Ancelotti played for Milan, and was a key part of the successful squad that won the Serie A title in 1988, consecutive European Cups in 1989 and 1990, two European Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and a Supercoppa Italiana under manager Arrigo Sacchi. During this time, Milan played with one of their finest teams ever assembled in that decade under the financial backing of club president Silvio Berlusconi, with Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Mauro Tassotti and Alessandro Costacurta as defenders; Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Roberto Donadoni as midfielders; and Marco van"
"On 9 June 2016 Pescara won the Serie B play-off to return to Serie A after a 3-year absence. On 13 April 2017, historical Milan president Silvio Berlusconi sold the ownership of the club to Chinese born, Luxembourg based Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux, with Li Yonghong as representing acting chairman. The former prime minister left the club after 31 years and 29 trophies. The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the"
"of Fininvest, which is among the largest private companies in Italy; it operates in media and finance. With Ennio Doris he founded Mediolanum, one of the country's biggest banking and insurance groups. He has interests in cinema and home video distribution (Medusa Film and Penta Film). He also owned the football club A.C. Milan from 1986 to 2017. Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi (; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments. Berlusconi is the controlling shareholder of Mediaset and owned the Italian football club A.C. Milan"
"was renamed as Renzo Barbera. Renzo Barbera Renzo Barbera (Palermo, 19 April 1920 – Palermo, 20 May 2002) was an Italian businessman and the chairman of Italian football club U.S. Città di Palermo from 1970 to 1980. He was nicknamed """"Presidentissimo"""" and """"The Last Leopard"""". During his presidency the """"rosanero"""" team reached two Coppa Italia finals in 1974 (against Bologna) and in 1979 (against Juventus). After the experience as chairman of Palermo, he was elected president of the Sicilian Organising Committee of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He died on 20 May 2002 of heart disease. On 18 September 2002,"
"eyes,"" he complained. Infantino is married to Lebanese Leena Al Ashqar; the couple have four children (Alessia, Sabrina, Shanïa Serena and Dhalia Nora). He is a fan of the Italian Serie A club Inter Milan. Gianni Infantino Giovanni Vincenzo ""Gianni"" Infantino (; born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss–Italian football administrator and the current president of FIFA. He was elected President of FIFA during the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress on 26 February 2016. Gianni Infantino was born on 23 March 1970 in Brig, Switzerland. He is a son of Italian immigrant parents from Calabria and Lombardy. He studied law at"
"Alfred Edwards (football) Alfred Ormond Edwards (12 October 1850 – 4 April 1923) was an English businessman and football pioneer. In 1899, he was one of the founding fathers and first chairman of Italian football club A.C. Milan under the original name of Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club. Alfred Ormond Edwards was born on 12 October 1850, in Skyborry, Shropshire, England, which is near Knighton, Powys on the border of England and Wales. He was the 7th child of Charles Edwards and Theadosia Edwards (née Piper). He married Eliza Fanny Oriel on 7 August 1879, in Hammersmith. Having moved to"
"Giuseppe Ciarrapico Giuseppe Ciarrapico (born 28 January 1934) is an Italian entrepreneur, publisher and former politician. He has been president of football club AS Roma from 1991 and 1993, and a senator of Italy for Silvio Berlusconi's The People of Freedom party in 2008-2012. Ciarrapico has been convicted and imprisoned several times due to his involvement in financial scandals. Ciarrapico was born in Rome, but grew up in Ciociaria. A supporter of Fascism in his youth, he was the printer for the manifestoes of the Italian neo-Fascist party, MSI, in his printing plant at Cassino. His publishing house also released"
"in his honour. On 22 September 2008, a square in the town of Cesano Maderno, Metropolitan City of Milan, was renamed in honour of Giacinto Facchetti. Facchetti is featured in the football video game ""FIFA 14""'s Classic XI – a multi-national all-star team, along with compatriots Bruno Conti, Gianni Rivera, and Franco Baresi. In 2015, he was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Source: Source: Giacinto Facchetti Giacinto Facchetti (; 18 July 1942 – 4 September 2006) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender. From January 2004 until his death, he was chairman of Internazionale,"
"Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Ivan ""Rino"" Gattuso, (; born 9 January 1978) is a retired Italian footballer and current manager of Milan. As a player, he mainly played in the centre as a defensive midfielder, although he was also capable of playing on the wing. Although he initially played for smaller Italian clubs Perugia and Salernitana, as well as Scottish club Rangers, he is mostly remembered for his time with Milan in Serie A, where he won the Champions League, in 2002–03 and 2006–07, the Coppa Italia in 2002–03, and also the Serie A title in 2003–04 and 2010–11. In addition"
"Claudio Lotito Claudio Lotito (born 9 May 1957 in Rome) is an Italian entrepreneur. He is the owner and president of the Serie A football club S.S. Lazio since 2004. Lotito earned his High School Diploma in Classics at Ugo Foscolo Classical Lyceum in Albano Laziale and a Bachelor of Arts in Pedagogy ""cum laude"" from University of Rome I ""La Sapienza"". Lotito was banned from football for two and a half years in 2006 for his part in the 2006 Italian football scandal. Lotito got banned again for 10 months due to third parties ownership of Mauro Zárate and"
"Source: ""*European competitions include the UEFA European Cup & UEFA Cup Winners' Cup"" Source: Cesare Maldini Cesare Maldini (; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player, who played as a defender. Father to Paolo Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Triestina, before transferring to Milan in 1954, with whom he won four Serie A league titles and one European Cup during his twelve seasons with the club. He retired in 1967, after a season with Torino. Internationally, he played for the Italian national team, earning 14 caps and participating in"
"Albertini is a practising Roman Catholic. ""*European competitions include the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cup"" Demetrio Albertini Demetrio Albertini (born 23 August 1971) is the sporting director of Parma and a former professional Italian football midfielder and vice-president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). He is widely considered as one of the legends of the A.C. Milan side of the 90s and a fundamental player for the Italian national team of the same period. He spent most of his career with Milan of the Italian Serie A, winning many trophies, including five Serie A titles and"
"remained in Cagliari, and founded the first school of football in Sardinia in 1976, which bears his name. He later became an executive with his former club; he also briefly served as Cagliari's president during the 1986–87 season, but stepped down from this position in December 1986, after only a few months, and was replaced by Lucio Cordeddu. He later served as a director and subsequently as a team managing staff member for the Italian national football team from 1988 until 2013, and was also a member of the technical staff for the Italian national team that won the 2006"
"of a song the band's ska Roman Banda Bassotti in the song Carraro mayor, whose text is used as criticism against the former president of FIGC for the way it handles the city of Rome and for the possession of several houses also donate to his ""horse"" (it: ""buoi""): Franco Carraro Franco Carraro (born 6 December 1939 in Padua, Italy) is an Italian sport manager and a former member of Italian Socialist Party in the 1980s and 1990s. Carraro was born in Padua. He was the president of Italian Federation of Ski-Nautic between 1962 and 1965 and was AC Milan's"
"and earn promotion to Serie A, scoring 15 goals, and finishing the season as the top scorer in Serie B. His son Luca Antonelli is a professional footballer, currently playing for Milan as a left back. Throughout his career, Roberto earned the nickname ""Dustin"", due to his resemblance to the actor Dustin Hoffman. A.C. Milan Roberto Antonelli Roberto Antonelli (born 29 May 1953) is a former Italian football manager and player who played as a striker or as an attacking midfielder. A highly talented yet humble player, throughout his career, Antonelli played for Italian clubs Monza, Vicenza, A.C. Milan, Genoa,"
"A.C. Milan to Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux for a total of €830 million after a 31-year reign. Berlusconi rapidly rose to the forefront of Italian politics in January 1994. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time and appointed as Prime Minister following the 1994 parliamentary elections, when Forza Italia gained a relative majority a mere three months after having been launched. However, his cabinet collapsed after nine months, due to internal disagreements among the coalition parties. In the April 1996 snap parliamentary elections, Berlusconi was defeated by the centre-left candidate Romano Prodi. In the May"
"Valentini. He led the Federation under the turbulent days following Italy’s World Cup qualifier elimination against Sweden and the resignation of President Carlo Tavecchio and has been confirmed in his role by Giovanni Malagò following the Federation’s commissionership by CONI. In the summer 2018, following AC Milan's change of ownership, with the American investment fund Elliott taking over Chinese investor Li Yonghong, Uva was once again linked to the club. Uva emerged as a candidate for the CEO role in competition with Ivan Gazidis and Umberto Gandini. As reported by Sky, despite being honoured by this offer, Uva turned down"
"his successors would be Vinai Venkatesham as Managing Director, and Raul Sanllehi as head of football. Ivan Gazidis Ivan Efthimios Gazidis (born 13 September 1964) is the Chief Executive of Italian Serie A club AC Milan. On 18 September 2018, he announced that he was leaving Arsenal to join AC Milan. He is due to take up the role on 1 December 2018. Gazidis was born in Johannesburg, and moved to Manchester in the United Kingdom at the age of 4 and attended independent Manchester Grammar School, where he excelled as a football player, and was also a gifted drummer"
"barred from the UEFA Congress of March 2015. On 1 November 2015, an audio tape of Tavecchio became public, in which he disparages Jews and gays. Tavecchio has been tried and convicted five times since 1970. Tavecchio is married, with one daughter. Carlo Tavecchio Carlo Tavecchio (born 13 July 1943) is an Italian politician, sports executive, and administrator. For four legislatures, he held the office of Mayor of Ponte Lambro. For 15 years, he was president of an amateur company. From 1987 to 1992, he was Director of the Regional Committee of Lombardy. From 1992 to 1996, he was Vice"
"a time the president of the Italian Football Association. He was a senator of the Italian Republic, from 1976 to 1979. In 2015, he was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Agnelli was chairman of FIAT-controlled Juventus Football Club between 1956–61 and was honorary chairman from 1970–2004. Agnelli was chairman of Fiat France 1965–80, chief executive officer of Fiat SpA 1970–76 and vice-president 1976–93. He was chairman of Fiat Auto 1980–90 and a member of International Advisory Board 1993–2004. Though he was a senior executive in the family company, Fiat, he was sidelined from taking a leadership"
"24 May 2005 in Turin) and Giacomo Dai Agnelli (born 16 December 2011 in Turin). Andrea Agnelli Andrea Agnelli (; born 6 December 1975 in Turin) is an Italian businessman and chairman of Italian football club Juventus F.C. Since 2012 he is Executive Member of the European Club Association (ECA) and appointed to join the UEFA Executive Committee since 2015. He is a member of the famous industrialist Agnelli family. He is also a board member of FIAT and Exor. Agnelli is the son of late Juventus F.C. chairman and senator of the Italian Republic Umberto Agnelli, CEO of Fiat"
"number of wiretapping showing that Milan and Inter had been involved too in the Serie A scandal during 2004 and 2005. Such wiretappings were involving Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani, Inter owner Massimo Moratti, then-Inter chairman Giacinto Facchetti and former referee designators Paolo Bergamo and Pierluigi Pairetto, as well as many others Italian clubs not previously mentioned in the scandal. On 15 June 2011, FIGC announced that former Juventus directors Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo would be banned for life from any football-related roles in Italy. However, the sentence stated that no Article 6 (about match-fixing or attempted match-fixing) violations were"
"his entire career, for sarcastically applauding the referee. Over the years Facchetti held various managerial positions at Internazionale, including technical director, board member, worldwide ambassador and vice-chairman. Facchetti was elected chairman of Inter on 19 January 2004, following the resignation of previous president Massimo Moratti. After a long illness, he died of pancreatic cancer in Milan on 4 September 2006. He is survived by his wife, Giovanna, and four children. In March 2004, Pelé named Facchetti one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebrations. Following Facchetti's death in 2006, he was named one"
"Andrea Agnelli Andrea Agnelli (; born 6 December 1975 in Turin) is an Italian businessman and chairman of Italian football club Juventus F.C. Since 2012 he is Executive Member of the European Club Association (ECA) and appointed to join the UEFA Executive Committee since 2015. He is a member of the famous industrialist Agnelli family. He is also a board member of FIAT and Exor. Agnelli is the son of late Juventus F.C. chairman and senator of the Italian Republic Umberto Agnelli, CEO of Fiat from 1970–1976, and Donna Allegra Caracciolo di Castagneto, first cousin of Marella Agnelli, born Donna"