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Franco Baresi, iconic Milan and Italy legend, dies aged 66

July 31, 2026 admin 0 Comments 1982 World Cup, 1994 World Cup, AC Milan, AC Milan captain, AC Milan legend, Azzurri, Champions League, European Cup, football legend, Football news, Franco Baresi, Franco Baresi AC Milan, Franco Baresi age 66, Franco Baresi death, Franco Baresi dies, Franco Baresi illness, Franco Baresi Italy, Franco Baresi Milan, Franco Baresi passes away, Franco Baresi rest in peace, Il Capitano, Italian football, Italian soccer, Italian soccer news, Italy national team, Legend, Number 6, RIP Franco Baresi, Rossonero, San Siro, Serie A, Serie A news, Soccer, Soccer news, Sports news, World Cup winner

Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, with AC Milan saying their former captain’s “example and integrity will be forever etched into the club’s DNA”. Baresi spent his entire 20-year playing career with the club from 1977 until he retired in 1997, winning six Serie A titles and three European Cups/Champions Leagues. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders to play the game, Baresi captained Milan for 15 seasons, making 719 appearances and scoring 33 goal.

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Double World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff forced to retire

February 25, 2025 admin 0 Comments Bordeaux, Bordeaux Beagles, double World Cup winner, International rugby, Kitshoff career, Rassie Erasmus, Rugby, rugby farewell, rugby headlines, rugby legend, Rugby news, rugby union, rugby updates, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, South Africa Rugby, South Africa Rugby News, South African Rugby, South African Rugby News, Sports news, Springbok, Springboks, Steven Kitshoff, Steven Kitshoff injury, Steven Kitshoff retirement, Stormers, The Springboks, The Stormers, Ulster, Ulster Rugby, Western Provence, World Cup champion, World Cup winner

South Africa’s double World Cup-winning prop Steven Kitshoff has been forced to retire from rugby after suffering a serious neck injury. The 33-year-old sustained the injury in September 2024 while playing in a Currie Cup match for Western Province, and subsequently revealed he was “two millimetres from death”.

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German football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78

January 8, 2024 admin 0 Comments 1974 World Cup, 1990 World Cup, Bayern, Bayern Munich, Der Kaiser, Franz Beckenbauer, Franz Beckenbauer dies, Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78, Franz Beckenbauer RIP, German, German soccer, German soccer news, Germany, Germany soccer, Germany soccer news, Hamburg, Hamburger, Hamburger SV, Italia 90, New York Cosmos, Soccer, Soccer news, West Germany, World Cup, World Cup 1974, World Cup 1990, World Cup winner

German legend Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of football’s greatest players, has died aged 78. He won the World Cup as captain of West Germany in 1974 and lifted the trophy again as manager in 1990. Beckenbauer, who was primarily a defender, played 582 times for Bayern Munich and won the German top flight as both a player and a manager.

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