Franco Baresi

Italian association football player

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Jul 29
Franco Baresi dies at 66: Milan and Italy legend farewelled by football world
The former AC Milan and Italy defender, who captained one of the club's greatest sides and won the 1982 World Cup, has died at the Humanitas hospital in Rozzano, Milan, after a battle with lung cancer. His final public appearance was carrying the Olympic torch at San Siro in February.