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‘If we came second, we got nothing’: Berlusconi’s football legacy

The ex-Italian PM, who has died aged 86, revolutionised AC Milan’s fortunes and leveraged that success into politics.

Al Jazeera

OPINION - Silvio Berlusconi crashed the clown car into politics

Silvio Berlusconi, billionaire entrepreneur, four times prime minister of Italy and sometime cruise ship crooner, who has died at 86, pioneered a style of performance politics that provided a template for Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.

Evening Standard

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86

To admirers, the three-time premier was a capable and charismatic statesman who sought to elevate Italy. To critics, he was a populist who threatened to undermine democracy by wielding political power as a tool to enrich himself.

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A ‘fighter’, a ‘true friend’: Global tributes pour in for Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who dominated Italy's political landscape for decades, died on Monday aged 86, drawing tributes from leaders across the world. Italy has declared Wednesday a national day of mourning for Berlusconi, when a state funeral will be held for him in Milan’s…

France 24

Who was Silvio Berlusconi and what was his net worth?

The politician and media tycoon has been the subject of a fair share of controversy over the decades

Evening Standard

Berlusconi’s death poses challenge for his party and for Meloni

Italian PM needs a stable Forza Italia but without its longtime leader there are questions over its survival

The Guardian - UK

Silvio Berlusconi obituary

Media tycoon and Italy’s longest-serving postwar prime minister whose period in power ended in sex scandals, a debt crisis and convictions for tax fraud

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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's tarnished 3-time premier, dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin

The Independent UK

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86, according to his TV network - OLD

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption and bribery, has died at age 86

The Independent UK

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister, has died at the age of 86

The media mogul turned prime minister left a mark on popular culture, while his coarseness and constant legal woes trashed political norms and tainted Italy's image in the world.

WEKU

Italy's scandal-hit Berlusconi dies at 86

ROME: Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated Italian public life for decades as a billionaire media mogul, businessman and prime minister, has died aged 86.

Bangkok Post

Silvio Berlusconi - the scandal-scarred ex-Italian Prime Minister and boastful billionaire - dies aged 86

Berlusconi was hospitalised in Milan on April 5 with a lung infection - he also suffered over the years from heart ailments, prostate cancer and was hospitalized for COVID-19 in 2020

Irish Mirror

Italy’s Berlusconi, ‘the knight’ known for scandals, dies at 86

The tycoon, ex-Italian prime minister, and master of political and personal controversies was rarely out of headlines.

Al Jazeera

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86 - OLD

Italian media are reporting that Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption and bribery, has died at age 86

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Bunga bunga and bling aside, Berlusconi’s legacy is a loss of faith in Italy’s political elite

One of European politics’ most controversial figures, his career was marked by tawdry sex and corruption scandals

The Guardian - UK

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-ridden former Italian prime minister, dies aged 86

Health of flamboyant media tycoon who led three Italian governments had deteriorated in recent years

Daily Mirror

Ex-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi in hospital just three weeks after chronic leukaemia

Silvio Berlusconi, the former populist leader of the Forza Italia party and a billionaire media mogul, was only discharged from the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, Italy around 20 days ago after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia

Reuters

Berlusconi says his 'nightmare is over' after 6-week hospital stay

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi smiled from a car as he left Milan's San Raffaele hospital on Friday, returning home after six weeks of treatment for a lung infection linked to chronic leukaemia.

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Italy's Berlusconi sends video message to Forza party from hospital

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi sent a video message to his Forza Italia party on Saturday in his first appearance since being hospitalised a month ago, saying he is ready to return to work.

The Independent UK

Hospitalized Berlusconi makes first public statements

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has made his first public statements since being hospitalized a month ago, delivering a video address from a Milan hospital to his Forza Italia political party

Reuters

Berlusconi to continue leukaemia treatment in hospital -doctors

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will remain in hospital for treatment of leukaemia, his doctors said on Wednesday, after media speculation that he could be allowed to return home soon.

Reuters

Italy's Berlusconi health improving after three weeks in hospital

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's health has improved, his doctors said on Wednesday, three weeks after he was admitted to hospital for a lung infection caused by chronic leukaemia.

The Independent UK

Italy pushes crackdown on migrants reaching its shores

Italy’s right-wing government is pressing ahead with plans to crack down on migrants after hundreds arrived in the last few days

The Guardian - UK

Silvio Berlusconi leaves intensive care after treatment for lung infection

Former Italian PM, who had been having breathing problems, is showing improvement, says doctor

Reuters

Analysis-Italy's Meloni chose coalition unity to end spat over company chiefs

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni chose unity over getting her way when she realised that imposing her own candidates to lead state-controlled companies on her coalition partners would threaten government stability, politicians said.

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