Berlusconi Family Sells Monza Football Club to US Sports Adviser
Fans of AC Monza during a match at U-Power Stadium in Monza, Italy.
Photographer: Marco Luzzani/Getty ImagesThe heirs of the late tycoon-turned-politician Silvio Berlusconi sold the last football club within the empire started by their father.
The family holding firm Fininvest reached an agreement with the US sports adviser Beckett Layne Ventures for the sale of AC Monza, according to a statement. Fininvest also controls MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Italy’s main commercial broadcaster, and holds a stake in financial services provider Banca Mediolanum SpA.