“Milan is as expensive as a beautiful woman” – Corriere.it

Silvio Berlusconi, 86, died on Monday 12 June at 9.30 in hospital. He changed politics and Italy. And he also revolutionized football, winning everything with Milan. He is present, histrionic and also emotionally generous towards his football players with whom he has maintained relationships even after the end of the football experience. Some of his statements, ironic and not only, have remained in history. We’ve been sharing them for years.

Silvio Berlusconi changed politics and Italy

1986 “Milan? It’s an affair of the heart, expensive, but beautiful women are expensive too.” 1988 “Maradona? Great player but he couldn’t be inserted in Milan. Difficult character. «Maradona was Naples, he was the symbol and the flag of the greatest Naples in history. I wanted to Milan but flags can’t be bought and they can’t be moved. And then he had a difficult character ».
1995 “We hope to have created a team capable of producing entertainment because we have precise duties towards our fans and towards the rest of the world, where we are the best-known Italian reality after the mafia and pizza”.
1998 «Dear Holiness (John Paul II, ed), let me say that you look a lot like my Milan. In fact, like us, she is often abroad, that is, on business trips, taking a winning idea around the world. Which is the idea of ​​God».
2000 «I am proud of the successes, trophies and Champions League. I taught Milan how to play football.”

2001 «The distracted tailor can ruin a good fabric». Aimed at Zaccheroni, just like with a pair of scissors, the coach from Romagna was later sacked that season.
2004 «I’ll write a letter to the Milan coach telling him to always field two forwards, because whoever coaches Milan has a duty to put on a show. It’s not a request, it’s an obligation.” The good Ancelotti – the letter was addressed to him – replied laconically: “There is freedom of judgment”
2006 «His farewell was not wanted by us, nor was it caused by the will of the player. He had to submit to his wife’s wishes. And we know that wives are often kapos to whom you can’t say no». Addressed to Shevchenko.
2008 «I’m worried about Ronaldo, we need to send him to Lourdes. I had forced him to grow his hair to make him more beautiful. In reality he exaggerated: now he is really ugly. He will mean that I will send him to my hairdresser.’
2012 «Beating Juventus with a dubious penalty is even more beautiful».
2013 «Merry? No el understood a casso».
2014«Milan are the most successful team in the world, and I am the president who has won the most trophies. Santiago Bernabeu won half of it and they even named a stadium after him».
2015 «We have among our youngsters an extraordinary boy called Locatelli and who I hope will be a great director in the future»
2018 «With Monza we have a particular program in mind. It will be a young team made up entirely of Italian players, all boys. They must have their hair in order, there is already a hairdresser in Monza who has said he will do the hair for free. No beard and no tattoos, just as they won’t have to proudly wear various earrings. They will be an example of fairness on the pitch. They will apologize to their opponents in case of a foul and treat the referee like a gentleman. If the autograph is requested, they won’t make sketches, but they will write their name and surname well and they will always go around dressed with sobriety and manners. I want something different from current football.”
2023 «Which player would I bring to Milan today? Haaland or Mbappé. They are the present and the future of football.”