Paolo Maldini
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![Kylian Mbappe during a training session of the France national football team at the Leipzig Stadium on June 20, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany. France is preparing for the group match at the European Football Championship in Germany against the Netherlands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L6ebSUhmf4KQcprs7Xu4nn-320-80.jpg)
Footballers who wore masks, a list Kylian Mbappe joined at Euro 2024
By Tom Hancock last updated
Mbappe broke his nose in France's Euro 2024-opening win over Austria, meaning he became football's latest masked man
![The best Italian players ever: Andrea Pirlo celebrates after scoring for Italy against Croatia at Euro 2012.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TWXJUbE8ZJpsyoVPesfGKE-320-80.jpg)
Ranked! The best Italian players ever
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
RANKED! This list of the best Italian players ever includes some of the finest talents the world has ever seen
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Ranked! The 100 best European football players of all time
By Ryan Dabbs published
RANKED! The 100 best football players who have ever lived: from Cristiano to Camacho, Beckenbauer to Beckham and everyone in between
![Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LKTTFbS67uqL8Va9zWSNBg-320-80.jpg)
Diogo Dalot hails the influence of Paolo Maldini on his Manchester United career
By Joe Mewis published
The Manchester United defender has been discussing his 2020 loan move to AC Milan
![Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Club celebrates with :Sadio Mane of Al Nassr Club after scoring his teams first goal during the Saudi Pro League match between Al- Nassr and Al-Ahli at King Saud University Stadium on September 22, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/agU95253cesXVofUGfwH9U-320-80.jpg)
Saudi Arabia to land ANOTHER star name - as key target launches scathing attack: report
By Ryan Dabbs published
Saudi Arabia have changed the footballing landscape this past year, and the nation doesn't look like slowing down anytime soon
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Ranked! The 100 best players of the 21st Century
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
RANKED! The 100 best players of the 21st Century: the greatest Ballon d'Or hoggers, serial winners and cult heroes since the turn of the millennium
![Chelsea centre-back Thiago Silva gestures after the Blues' win at Burnley in October 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VFwcY4EcZTEReP46q2vyka-320-80.jpg)
Chelsea's Thiago Silva reveals AC Milan legends who've inspired his longevity
By Ben Mountain published
The Brazilian centre-back is still going strong at 39 years old is less than 18 months off the record for Premier League's oldest player
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Ranked! The 50 best players of the 2000s
By Ed McCambridge published
RANKED! The 50 best players of the 2000s – the sensational decade in which some of the finest footballers ever to play the game blessed us with their gifts
![UEFA Champions League Final. Munich, Germany. 26th May 1993. Marseille 1 v AC Milan 0. The AC Milan team line-up together for a group photograph. Back Row L-R: Sebastiano Rossi, Paolo Maldini, Frank Rijkaard, Mauro Tassotti, Demetrio Albertini,](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Hxkg8iWAEoiXzus78qiii-320-80.png)
‘Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini conceded just 23 goals together as a centre-back pairing’: debunking one of the biggest myths in football history
By Matthew Ketchell published
MYTH SOLVED If this stat was true, the pair would’ve conceded an average just 3.8 goals per season
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Building a brand and pumping up TV rights: How Silvio Berlusconi's reign as AC Milan owner shaped modern football
By Matt Barker last updated
LONGREAD In 1986, Silvio Berlusconi bought a struggling AC Milan and turned them into football's first modern superclub, paving the way for the Premier League
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