Sport today is framed by loss, power and return. Football is mourning Franco Baresi, the AC Milan captain and Italy World Cup winner whose death at 66 closes the chapter on one of the game’s great defenders; Milan’s tribute to his integrity and leadership captures the scale of hi...
Sport today is framed by loss, power and return. Football is mourning Franco Baresi, the AC Milan captain and Italy World Cup winner whose death at 66 closes the chapter on one of the game’s great defenders; Milan’s tribute to his integrity and leadership captures the scale of his legacy. At the same time, FIFA is facing a fierce backlash over plans to bring private investment into World Cup and tournament commercial operations. Even as Gianni Infantino’s administration insists “nobody is selling football,” the resignation of senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro and threats of resistance from UEFA-led federations show how deep the unease has become. On the field, there was movement too: Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been cleared to return after the resolution of his doping case, while in the NFL the San Francisco 49ers have brought Deebo Samuel back on a one-year deal worth up to $7 million.
Top Sport stories
- Franco Baresi, AC Milan captain and Italy World Cup winner, dies at 66 (31 sources)
- Infantino senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigns over FIFA World Cup private investment plan (21 sources)
- FIFA insists it will continue talks on private investment after UEFA-led opposition (15 sources)
- Mudryk cleared to return to play after doping ban resolution (15 sources)
- Chelsea fined £10m and given suspended transfer ban for breaching FA agent rules (14 sources)
- Malaysian pilot arrested in Indonesia for alleged ecstasy and meth smuggling (12 sources)
- UK funeral director Robert Bush jailed for 20 years over wrong ashes and hoarded bodies (10 sources)
- Deebo Samuel agrees to one-year deal to return to San Francisco 49ers (7 sources)
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