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The football world is mourning tonight as AC Milan and the Italian Football Federation confirm the passing of Franco Baresi at the age of sixty-six. A titan of the game, Baresi captained Milan through their dynasty years and anchored one of the greatest defenses the sport has ever seen. An irreplaceable figure, and a genuine legend gone far too soon.
Shifting to the NFL, Deebo Samuel is heading back to San Francisco after agreeing to a one-year, seven million dollar deal with the Forty-Niners. The reunion brings the versatile receiver back to the organization that drafted him, and gives Kyle Shanahan a weapon he knows how to deploy. After a season apart, both sides apparently decided there was unfinished business worth chasing.
And on the global governance front, FIFA is finding itself increasingly isolated as the Asian Football Confederation joins UEFA and CONCACAF in opposing the organization's push to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors. Three of the sport's most powerful confederations now standing together against the proposal is a significant show of force, and FIFA's leadership will need to reckon with that coalition sooner rather than later.
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