(FILES) In this file picture dated December 17, 1998, AC Milan captain and defender Franco Baresi celebrates as he holds the trophy aloft after his team beat Nacional Medellin (Chile) 1-0 in extra time in the Toyota Cup in Tokyo. GI. Italian defender Franco Baresi, the captain of AC Milan in the 1980s and 1990s when they won three European Cups and six Italian league titles, has died at the age of 66, the club announced on July 31, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)