Vision. Control. Genius. Andrea Pirlo played football as if the noise around him did not exist. While others ran, shouted and collided, he appeared to have time. That illusion became his greatest gift. Born in Flero, near Brescia, on 19…
Elegance. Leadership. Legend. Paolo Maldini was born into football history and then created an even larger history of his own. Born in Milan on 26 June 1968, he was the son of Cesare Maldini, captain of AC Milan's first European…
Discipline. Leadership. Legend. Franco Baresi was never the biggest defender on the field, but for two decades he seemed to see the game a second before everyone else. Born in Travagliato, near Brescia, on 8 May 1960, he entered AC…