Match: Italy v Brazil
Stage: USA 94 Final
Tied at 0-0 after extra time, Italy and Brazil take the greatest honour of world football to penalties for the first time in its history. Brazil go first, and the two teams trade blows. Last of the five designated penalty kickers is Italy's golden son, Roberto Baggio.
Baggio places the ball, steps back, runs up and skies the ball into the air. The whole world watches in horror - Brazil in ecstacy, and Italy in disbelief. The divine ponytail was finally fallible. And how cruel a way to find out.
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4 comments:
This is an example of how football can dig a hole in your heart and dump a few buckets of tears into it. Now I know what people mean when they say they will forever remember what they were doing the moment they heard Kennedy was shot because I had such a moment when Baggio's ball went into orbit. Baggio would have become one of the greatest players of all time had it not been for this. Still mourning and forever will.
he came so close, didn't he? just didn't have the discipline to focus and put it away. taffarel was flying even before he hit the ball... he could have just rolled it down the middle and he would have scored. what a shame.
maybe just as he was about to kick he had an itch on his big toe. happens you know?
kakakakaaaaa! mate, you said it like a retired pro with lots of silver medals!!!
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