In Padua, on 27 August 1995, the Stadio Euganeo fell silent for a few moments. The Captain had scored. The story of the last goal scored by Milan’s number 6

The former Milan defender and captain was 66 years old. His career got off to a poor start, during one of the most disastrous periods in Milan’s history. He played two seasons in Serie B, experiencing a rollercoaster of highs and lows, yet he never once questioned his commitment to the Rossoneri. And for one simple reason: is there any other shirt like it? Then came the great victories

Ever since football began, alongside incidents of mob violence, the game has always been regarded as an art form in the regions around Buenos Aires and Rosario. Yet at this World Cup, the Selección has tried to present itself almost exclusively as a rough and aggressive side

At the World Cup, there were hydration breaks with accompanying adverts, and extended stoppages of seven to eight minutes – true – but the match went ahead. No theatrics or posturing. Lessons for Serie A: you can stay on the pitch without wasting time

Sixty years ago in England, one of the darkest chapters in the history of the national team: the defeat against the Korean side that the UK’s institutions and the football authorities did not want to acknowledge

The referee who was arrested years ago during a debauchery involving weapons and drugs is the right man for the final act

The third-place play-off is the match nobody wants to play. France and England, powers that for centuries have vied for control of oceans and territories across the globe, find themselves chasing a medal that, in football, is worth next to nothing

The protégés of Joachim Löw, World Cup winner in Brazil and architect of the national team’s revolution. The darkest summer for the new prophets, who aren’t even new anymore

Anyone who thinks that with so many star players on the pitch, the manager is almost superfluous should watch the semi-final from the other night again. The England manager’s misjudgement and the cloying rhetoric about Argentina