Baggio

[Green Tabasco]

The news is no surprise, but I still believe that he hasn´t recieved the due that he deserves. Great Player and great Team Mate. Your thoughts on his retirement and as a player in general.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/soccer/12/29/bc.soc.italy.baggioreti.ap/index.html

[canzano55]

It was going to happen eventually so I have already accepted his absense mentally. Fantastic player; definitely one of Italy's best if not "the" best. I hope he gets the proper farewell reception that he deserves.

"raises glass"

[MikeLastort2]

Baggio is one of my all-time favorite players.

[kingkev]

One of the all time greats

and one of the alltime great mullets

[BadReligion]

My all time favorite player. I had the pleasure of seeing this guy live twice during WC94, and he will always stand out in regards to that summer for me. I lost a bit of respect for him when he went to Milan, but still, you can't deny what an icon the man is. He should've been at Japan/Korea.

[Green Tabasco]

As a tribute to the man. Does anybody have any Pics, Videos or links to his Videos?

[Sardinia]

Tribute

http://www.clarence.com/multimedia/video/gol/baggio/Baggio10.mpa

http://www.peoplesgame.com/VideoFiles/WorldCup/Baggio90.mpeg

http://www.raisport.rai.it/mcalcio/2000_2001/a/e003984.mpg

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio06.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio08.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio11.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio13.avi

http://www.clarence.com/multimedia/video/gol/videogol(6)/baggio.mpa

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio14.avi

[Sardinia]

Roberto Baggio's world
http://www.pro-paul.net/baggio/english/

http://mm4.rai.it:8080/viewsource/template.html?nuyhtgpqxsz64mbfzglm6Ea7kj0aE6t634ngjup018vnu1yebu3dxdsu8EDem4a5E6x1vhm6e8cfng

(long video)

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio22.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio23.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio24.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio26.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio27.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio31.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio33.avi

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http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/marcollino/tribute_to_baggio.ram (long video)

[Green Tabasco]

Originally posted by Sardinia
Roberto Baggio's world
http://www.pro-paul.net/baggio/english/

http://mm4.rai.it:8080/viewsource/template.html?nuyhtgpqxsz64mbfzglm6Ea7kj0aE6t634ngjup018vnu1yebu3dxdsu8EDem4a5E6x1vhm6e8cfng

(long video)

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio22.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio23.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio24.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio26.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio27.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio31.avi

http://www.numeri10.it/risorse/filmati/baggio/baggio33.avi

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http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/marcollino/tribute_to_baggio.ram (long video)

Good Call Dog. Thanxs.

[nirvaanfc]

Roberto Baggio was the player who inspired my love for the beautiful game. First seen at WC1994, when the 'divine ponytail' took Italy to the finals with 5 goals in the tourney. Unfortunately what should have been the greatest moment in his career fell apart when an injured Baggio skied a penalty. He never truyl recovered from it and sadly will by many be remembered for it.

I just wish that the career of the first great attacking player i have ever seen, will be remembered for his amazing accomplishments and I agree with him when his international career has been sinisterly crtailed by coaches such as Sacchi leaving him out in the gold.

I've recently seen him put on clinics for Brescia and see he may have lost some of his athlietc brilliance but he still oozes a class only the truyl great can muster.

[Tea Men Tom]

I list Brescia as one of my favorite teams. It would be better described as any team with Baggio.

The Divine Pony Tail is one of the legends of the game and will long be remembered as one of its most popular players ever -- with everyone except a few coaches who don't believe in the concept of offense.

[Green Tabasco]

C'mon people.

Are there no other ROBERTO BAGGIO fans out there? He was the BEST player in the world of the early nineties (And that includes Fat ass Maradona). WHERE IS THE LOVE FOR ARGUABLY ONE OF THE BEST THAT EVER LIVED?

Your thoughts.

[Boro_lad]

i feel in the long run most will remember him for that miss.....

even though he was a great player, in like 5-10 years all that will be left is that miss...

[Danks81]

I will admit to all of the most egregious sins that a soccer fan could. Yeah, I'm probably relatively ignorant about the sport. Yeah I'm probably a glory hunter (thank you ESPN2 and Real Madrid.)

But as far as this thread is concerned, this once soccer-hating Yank first discovered his love of soccer with the name "Baggio." It is with Baggio that my interest was piqued and I am forever indebted.

I wish him all the best.

[allycks]

Baggio absolutely rules. He makes even tiny Brescia dangerous and fun to watch when he's fit. Not only a great talent and a hard worker, but also a man with an abundance of class.

[sequeira16]

Baggio was my first favorite player. there was a piece in SI about him right before the 94 world cup that got me hooked. it's really too bad that he missed that pk and will be remembered more for that than for pulling a michael jordan and single-handedly willing italy to the wc final. and he really is one of those players that is just pure class, like the center back from real madrid last year (i blanked on his name for some reason. but you know who i'm talking about). maldini fits here too. just pure class. baggio is one of those players you wish could play forever and never grow old.

[Excape Goat]

I saw him as a tragic hero.... he was the best offensive italian player in his generetion. However, he left Juventus because they did not have a place for him.... and then, he left AC Milan for the same reason. And for the NT, he was left out for a long time after WC 1994 and was only a last minute selection for WC 1998!!!! He deserved better treatments than this.

[junjunforever]

Originally posted by Excape Goat
I saw him as a tragic hero.... he was the best offensive italian player in his generetion. However, he left Juventus because they did not have a place for him.... and then, he left AC Milan for the same reason. And for the NT, he was left out for a long time after WC 1994 and was only a last minute selection for WC 1998!!!! He deserved better treatments than this.


definitely

[Green Tabasco]

News on B, straight from the source:

http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/currentissue.html

[comme]

He was a great player, but I always got the feeling he needed to be the main man. He was at his best when the team relied heavily on him, at Milan, Juve and Inter he had other great players around him and struggled a little. At Fiorentina, Bologna and Brescia he was awesome.


To sequeira16, I've never seen anyone that supports both Real and Barca.