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Scrapped proposals, statement wars and the ongoing Infantino furore

In today’s Football Daily: Gianni Infantino and that hot water cooler chat

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Franco Baresi obituary

Italian footballer who captained AC Milan for 15 of his 20 seasons, a period of unprecedented success for the club

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31

Franco Baresi, the immaculate defender who defined a legendary era of Italian football

The AC Milan legend, who has passed away at the age of 66, was a one-club man who changed the game and brought a touch of class to the meanest defences

The Independent UK · Jul 31

The inspiration at heart of Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola’s new rivalry

After almost a decade of Jurgen Klopp and Guardiola’s clashes on the touchline, Liverpool and Manchester City’s rivalry takes a new form at Anfield

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

Great football dynasties

A look at some of the most glittering eras in the club game

FourFourTwo · Nov 13, 2024

Shape: football tactics explained

What actually is shape? Here's your handy tactical explainer

FourFourTwo · Mar 23, 2024

Attacking and defensive transitions: football tactics explained

Here's your tactical explainer on why transitions sound simple – but why they're so critical for many of the best managers in the world

FourFourTwo · Feb 9, 2024

The best football managers of the 90s

Ranking the decade's greatest gaffers

FourFourTwo · Jan 26, 2024

The best defenders of the 80s

Counting down the finest centre-backs, full-backs, wing-backs and sweepers of the 80s

FourFourTwo · Nov 27, 2023

Captain America Redux: why Milan need Pulisic on and off the pitch

The marriage between the Rossoneri and the American comes as Serie A look to make inroads into a lucrative market across the Atlantic

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2023