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Meanwhile, Billy Costacurta has just renewed his contract for another year. IF next season is his last one, he will have retired at the age of 40. Just call him Billy Highlander.

Hence Maldini can't be said to be the greatest defender ever - merely the greatest of his generation.

Spare me your "foolish" and "stupid", beefette, and re-read my previous posts : you might learn a thing or two...about a thing or two. First flaw in your attempt to argue me : you go from claiming Maldini is the best defender ever to saying he's only the best left-back ever. So which is it...

Best defender ever? Please, let's put things into perspective here. He is the best of his generation : on that there is no doubt. But Baresi or Scirea have marked their eras just as much as Maldini has. And what of Facchetti or Bobby Moore? But one small step higher than all of them them...

Probably no one, though I remain of the opinion that Baresi deserved it even more. Unfortunately in today's football the numbers don't have the same meaning as they used to. When Baresi's legendary Nr 6 was withdrawn, it really meant something. Number 6 was the appointed shirt number for the...

Honestly I think having an already famous father is generally an advantage in football and in most collective sports, as opposed to individual sports. Indeed, while your experienced father will teach you some very useful things on how to best progress in your career, the pressure you must endure...

To me, the spiritual Capitano of Milan has always been the one and only Franco Baresi. Indeed, there was a man who lost both his parents while he was still a child (which earned him the nickname of "campione triste"), was rejected by Inter at 17 in favour of his older brother Giuseppe...