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On 24 March 1986, Galliani became the managing director of Italian football club AC Milan;[4] subsequently, he was also appointed deputy vice president.[citation needed]
In 1991, as Milan was playing Marseille in Stade Vélodrome at the 1990–91 European Cup, the lights went out in the 87th minute. The lights came back on after 15 minutes, but Galliani refused to bring the team back on the pitch, citing concerns about the match being disrupted by TV crews storming the field. Milan was subsequently eliminated from the competition and barred from UEFA competitions for one year, and Galliani himself was suspended from all official functions until July 1993.[5][6]
In 2002, Galliani became president of the Lega Nazionale Professionisti, and maintained this position during his tenure as Milan president.[7]
From 21 December 2004 to 15 June 2006, he assumed the duties of deputy vice president of Milan following the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, who was unable to hold the post due to a law governing conflict of interest; at the time, Berlusconi was president of the Council of Ministers of Italy. He held the office again from 8 May 2008 to 13 April 2017.[8]
On 13 April 2017, with the sale of the rossoneri by Fininvest to Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux,[9] Galliani officially ended his career in Milan in which, as CEO, he won 29 trophies in 31 years.[10]
Monza
In 2018, Galliani became CEO of Monza, a football club from his native town owned by Silvio Berlusconi.[11] In January 2019, he made headlines for completing a total of 30 transfers in just one month.[12]
