‘The Johan Cruyff of defenders’ — Franco Baresi, the immaculate centre-half who defined a legendary era of Italian football

The AC Milan legend, who has passed away at the age of 66, was a one-club man who changed the game and brought a touch of class to the meanest defences

Italian soccer is in mourning following the death of AC Milan great Franco Baresi.

The Rossoneri's iconic defender was regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game

Franco Baresi cause of death: the eternal legend of Milan and Italian soccer has passed away  MARCA

Franco Baresi, the former AC Milan defender and World Cup winner with Italy, has died. He was 66.

Italian icon had undergone surgery on pulmonary nodule ‘The entire history of ⁠Milan is in ⁠tears,’ Serie A club says The former Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the ⁠golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 66. “The entire history of

AC Milan left devastated as legendary defender Franco Baresi dies aged 66  talkSPORT

Former AC Milan defender Franco Baresi dies at 66  Toronto Star

A World Cup winner with Italy in 1982 and a finalist at the 1994 World Cup, Baresi is regarded as one of the greatest sweepers in football history.