Tag: Baggio

World Cup One-Hit Wonders: When Letchkov Made Germany Cry

Bulgaria, Germany, Meanwhile In Moscow, Serie A, The Grass Is Greener, World Cup, World Cup 2022
"Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.” British footballer Gary Lineker, the author of this famous quote, was not always right. Because during World Cup 1994, the incumbent World Champions were eliminated by a header by Bulgarian midfielder Yordan Letchkov.
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Napoli vs Fiorentina Throwback: Baggio’s Goal in Maradona-Style

Fiorentina, Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Throwback Thursday
Oh, those good old days when one could see Roberto Baggio and Diego Maradona facing each other in the Serie A. When the two used to meet, the game could never be an ordinary one: It was September 17, 1989, indeed, when a young Baggio took the luxury of scoring a sensational goal which clearly resembled Maradona’s Gol del Siglo at the World Cup 1986.
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Nicoló Zaniolo surrered an ACL injury during the match between Italy and the Netherlands

Stay Strong, Zaniolo, and Think of Roberto Baggio!

Italian Football, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021
Life must not always be easy at 21 for an up-and-coming football star like Nicoló Zaniolo, especially when luck doesn’t seem to be on your side and keeps making you prone to injury. The Roma winger suffered a complete tear to the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee during Monday’s Nations League match between the Azzurri and the Netherlands.
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Throwback Thursday: Brazil-Italy, The First World Cup Penalty Final

Brazil, Italian Football, Italy, The Azzurri, Throwback Thursday, World Cup, World Cup 1994
Brazil-Italy is the Superclasico of the World Cup, the most traditional game in the major football competition. The Azzurri and the Selecao have crossed their paths many times in the history of the world tournament, always with much at stake. On July 17, 1994, Brazil prevailed over Italy in the first World Cup Final decided on penalties to conquer the long-yearned-for "Tetra."
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Losing Grip! The Top 5 Brawls in Italian Football

Italian Football, Serie A, The Grass Is Greener
Sometimes people just lose it. All actors in the football circus – players, coaches, presidents – are human after all. Now and then, it happens that they just lose their grip. Words escalate, hands touch, and the fight is on. So put your boxing gloves on, and follow us in a journey across the Top 5 “losing grip” moments in the recent history of Italian football.
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Meteore Mondiali: Quando Letchkov fece piangere la Germania

Bulgaria, Germany, Meanwhile In Moscow, The Grass Is Greener, World Cup
"Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.” British footballer Gary Lineker, the author of this famous quote, was not always right. Because during World Cup 1994, the incumbent World Champions were eliminated by a header by Yordan Letchkov, a Bulgarian striker who looked like a bookkeeper.
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