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**Franco Baresi, Italian football's greatest defender, is gone at 66.** - **AC Milan** lose their all-time captain and the man who defined the libero role for a generation - **Italy** mourn a World Cup winner (1982) and one of the Azzurri's most iconic figures - **AC Milan** retired the No. 6 jersey in Baresi's honour — a tribute that now feels more significant than ever - **Serie A** football pauses to remember a man who won six league titles and three European Cups with the Rossoneri - **FIFA World Cup 1994** — Baresi's heroic return from knee surgery to reach the final remains one of sport's great comeback stories *Watch for tributes pouring in from San Siro and across world football throughout the day.* The lineup's set. Drop in.