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Italian World Cup winner Franco Baresi dies at 66

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, July 31, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Italian World Cup winner Franco Baresi dies at 66 — First Coast News Sports JAX, Fleming Island Sports news
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In August 2025, Baresi underwent surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule and subsequently began a course of immunotherapy.

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