Date:10/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051055772100.htm

Sport

Berlusconi resigns as Milan chairman

AFP

Milan: Silvio Berlusconi resigned as president of AC Milan on Thursday so he could become Italy’s Prime Minister. A law designed to address conflicts of interest of politicians requires Berlusconi, who was sworn in Thursday, to resign his post at the team. — AP