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Opinion: Berlusconi forever changed world soccer

Opinion: Berlusconi forever changed world soccer

The former Italian prime minister brought AC Milan to new heights starting in the late 1980s

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Silvio Berlusconi bankrolled AC Milan to great success. AC Milan photo

Those of us lucky to be alive in the 1980s and ‘90s got to witness lots of great teams. One of them was the AC Milan side coached by Arrigo Sacchi who would go on to dominate Europe.

The team featured the likes of Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto Donadoni, Marco…

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