Galliani turns down Monza presidency as club is sold to US fund

MONZA, Italy (AP) — Monza CEO and Vice President Adriano Galliani is leaving his boyhood club after American fund Beckett Layne Ventures completed the purchase of the Italian second-division club on Thursday. The closing of the sale — which was agreed in July — also sees the Berlusconi family leave soccer again. Monza said in a statement that BLV has “officially taken control of the club” with an 80% stake. Fininvest, the Berlusconi’s family...