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Overview
- Fiorentina said Commisso died after a long period of care, and the club did not disclose a cause of death.
- Commisso owned ACF Fiorentina since 2019 and acquired the New York Cosmos in 2017.
- He founded Mediacom in 1995 and served as its chief executive, with the company lauding him as one of the most successful Italian immigrant entrepreneurs in the United States.
- During COVID-19 he backed the Força e Coração campaign with large donations to Florence hospitals, and the club’s training center inaugurated in 2023 bears his name.
- Real Madrid, Juventus and AC Milan issued condolences, Forbes estimated his wealth at $7.4 billion in 2021, and he is survived by his wife Catherine and children Giuseppe and Marisa.