Former AC Milan and Italy defender Baresi dead at 66

FILE PHOTO: Italian soccer legend Franco Baresi attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China, May 16, 2011, to announce the launch of the AC Milan Soccer Schools in Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou in southern China. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo Football - Newcastle United Legends v AC Milan Legends - Steve Harper 20 Years Charity Match - St James' Park - 13/14 - 11/9/13 AC Milan Legends' Franco Baresi makes his way to the pitch Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Craig Brough An AC Milan fan lays flowers next to a shirt of former captain Franco Baresi at Casa Milan following his death at the age of 66, in Milan, Italy, July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo An AC Milan fan takes pictures of flowers and of a shirt of former captain Franco Baresi at Casa Milan, following his death at the age of 66, in Milan, Italy, July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo AC Milan's supporters display a banner with the name of AC Milan's former player Franco Baresi at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match against AS Roma at the San siro stadium in Milan May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo 31 Jul 2026 02:13PM (Updated: 31 Jul 2026 08:46PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST ROME, July 31 : Former AC 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, his former club said on Friday.