Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi and AC Milan: Passion, politics and trophies

Berlusconi, whose death at the age of 86 was confirmed on Monday, reigned supreme at Milan from 1986 until 2017, during which time the club won 29 trophies, including five Champions League and eight Italian league titles.

AC Milan pay tribute to Silvio Berlusconi as ex-owner passes away at 86

Berlusconi reigned supreme at Milan from 1986 until 2017, during which time the club won 29 trophies, including five Champions League and eight Italian league titles

Silvio Berlusconi obituary: Former Italian PM brought burlesque to politics

With an unassailable self-confidence and a sharp entrepreneurial spirit, Berlusconi created a business empire that at its peak stretched from construction to television, publishing, retailing and top flight football

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi passes away aged 86

The boastful billionaire media mogul was Italy's longest-serving PM despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption. A onetime cruise ship crooner, Berlusconi used his television networks and wealth to launch his long political career, inspiring both loyalty and loathing

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi still in hospital, but better than before, say sources

Berlusconi's physicians revealed that he had been suffering from leukaemia 'for some time' and had lately developed a lung infection

Ex-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi infamous for 'bunga bunga' parties with young starlets in ICU

Widely known as the 'Cavaliere', 86-year-old Italian senator Silvio Berlusconi remained a dominant player in his nation's politics for two decades

Donald Trump first ex-US president to be indicted. When former world leaders were jailed or charged

While Donald Trump becomes the first US president to be criminally indicted, other democracies in the world have shown little reluctance in the past to drag their leaders into court. Former world leaders like Pakistan's Imran Khan and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu have been charged or arrested

‘Orgies, striptease, raunchy dances’: The ‘bunga bunga’ parties and the bribe case involving Italy's Silvio Berlusconi

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has been acquitted in a bribery case where he was accused of paying witnesses to lie about his infamous ‘bunga bunga’ parties. But, what happened at these soirees that brought the downfall of the powerful politician in 2011?

Win and get ‘busload’ of prostitutes, promises Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi to his Monza soccer team

Former Italian Prime Minister who is also the owner of Monza football club Silvio Berlusconi joked that he wanted to give his players ‘extra encouragement’ before the second half of the Serie A season starting on 4 January

Italy holds govt talks as Meloni coalition spars over Ukraine

The consultation process has been overshadowed by the leak of a recording of ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi -- whose Forza Italia party is part of Meloni's coalition -- talking about his warm ties with Moscow and appearing to blame the war in Ukraine on its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy