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	Roberto Baggio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roberto Baggio (born February 18, 1967) is an Italian former footballer, among the most thechnically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s.
		Baggio was the cornerstone of the Italian team during the 1994 FIFA World Cup, leading them to the final after a disappointing start.
		Baggio finished tied for second in the tournament in goals scored and was named one of the top three players.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roberto_Baggio (1278 words)

	AskMen.com - Roberto Baggio pics
		Roberto Baggio was born February 18, 1967, in the small town of Caldogno, north of Vicenza, Italy.
		Baggio immediately showed off his skill on the field by scoring and assisting on many goals, and his efforts paid off when, in 1982, a scout discovered him and encouraged him to play for Vicenza (which was then Serie C1 league) for $500.
		Baggio had a good run with Vicenza, and took the team from Serie C1 to Serie B. In 1985, Baggio was sold to Fiorentina, a Serie A team.
	www.askmen.com /men/sports/43c_roberto_baggio.html (853 words)

	Roberto Baggio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roberto was the cornerstone of the Italian team during the 1994 World Cup, leading them to the final.
		Unfortunately, Baggio was not fully fit against for the final against Brazil, and missed Italy's last penalty (Brazil still had a kick left) as the South Americans won the World Cup title after a 0-0 tie.
		Baggio is known as Divine Ponytail, for the hairstyle he kept for most of his career.
	roberto-baggio.iqnaut.net (541 words)

	ROBERTO BAGGIO HISTORY
		Roberto Baggio was born on February 18, 1967 to his mother Matilde and his father Fiorindo, in the small Italian town of Caldogno which is located north of the city of Vicenza.
		Roberto led his team into European Cup action for the first time, and made a total of twelve appearances in the UEFA Cup, and one goal.
		In the semi-final Roberto suffered a serious thigh injury and even though the doctors told him not to play, Roberto knew that he could not let the Italian people down, so he risked more serious injury to his thigh and he took the field on the day of the final.
	www.angelfire.com /in/baggio/story.html (1445 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Italian legend Baggio retires
		Baggio, capped 55 times by Italy, had previously said that he intended to retire after the World Cup and on a Monday night television show his agent Vittorio Petrone said the player was now ready to quit the game.
		Baggio was stretchered off with an injured left knee after coming on as a substitute during Brescia's Italian Cup semifinal match at Parma on Thursday.
		Baggio played in the last three World Cups, making his mark on the 1990 tournament in Italy with a fine individual strike against Czechoslovakia before leading the Azzurri to third place.
	www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0205/20020205baggio.html (351 words)

	Mourning Soccer's Greatest Loss: Roberto Baggio to Retire - Our Paesani - Italiansrus.com
		JANUARY 5, 2004 - Recently, soccer star Roberto Baggio announced that he plans to retire at the end of the 2003-04 Serie A season in May, a decision that should have all of Italy crying.
		Baggio himself pleaded his case by working, relentlessly, to come back from yet another injury and perform miracles for his team Brescia to change Trap's mind.
		Baggio, who is married to the first woman he ever kissed and seems to adore his two children, merits more than this.
	www.italiansrus.com /articles/ourpaesani/baggio.htm (1276 words)

	CNN.com - Pressure mounts for Baggio recall - April 23, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Baggio played for the first time for three months on Sunday, coming on as a 70th minute substitute and scoring twice as Brescia beat his old club Fiorentina 3-0.
		Baggio made his debut for Italy in 1988 and has scored 27 goals in 55 internationals.
		Baggio starred in the Italy team that went to the World Cup semifinals in 1990 before losing a penalty shootout to Argentina.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/worldcup/04/23/italy.baggio/index.html (388 words)

	AwesomeVicky's Soccer Homepage
		Baggio was soon recognized to be a young talent by the coaches of the professional soccer club.
		At that time, Baggio was chosen to be in the Italian National Team for the FIFA World Cup in 1990 and 1994.
		After that, Baggio was still abandoned at Seria A. So he decided to move to Brescia, a smaller football club so that he would have more chances to play soccer with the team.
	www.usfca.edu /esl/computer_class/vicky/baggio.htm (357 words)

	FAO Ambassadors Programme
		Roberto “The Talent” Baggio, who plays the position of forward, is considered to be one of the world’s most gifted athletes.
		In his new capacity as FAO Ambassador Roberto Baggio wishes to serve as a role model for younger generations, inciting them to lead a life of solidarity.
		As such, Roberto is creating a webpage dedicated to FAO and its global campaign against hunger on his official internet address.
	www.fao.org /wfd/ambas/amb/baggio_en.htm (130 words)

	Roberto Baggio vs Lippi - Soccer Fans Network Forums
		Baggio remembers his whole career not only with the bad injuries he had suffered, but also with the gained big satisfactions.
		Roberto Baggio’s autobiography, ‘A goalmouth in the sky’, is released in Italy next week and the Divine Ponytail pulls no punches when discussing Marcello Lippi, Arrigo Sacchi, Renzo Ulivieri and Roberto Bettega.
		Baggio is currently out of action for two months with a knee injury, but it was hardly the first fitness problem to strike the 34-year-old.
	forums.soccerfansnetwork.com /showthread.php?t=7352 (903 words)

	AskMen.com - Roberto Baggio
		Roberto Baggio, throughout the 1990s, was considered Italy's best soccer player.
		He was FIFA Player of the Year in 1993, and was part of two Italian league championship teams, but he is most famous for the penalty kick he made over the crossbar that cost Italy the World Cup in 1994.
		Roberto Baggio are two words that either inspire you or ire you.
	www.askmen.com /men/sports/43_roberto_baggio.html (446 words)

	Planet World Cup - Legends - Roberto Baggio
		Roberto Baggio, born in Caldogno, north Vicenza in February 1967, has been one of the best players in the world through out the 1990s.
		Baggio scored two goals as Italy went on to get bronze, after losing on penalties in the semifinals to Argentina.
		Baggio's best World Cup was in 1994 in the United States.
	www.planetworldcup.com /LEGENDS/baggio.html (615 words)

	AC Milan Forums - Roberto Baggio... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Baggio is maybe one of the most crystalline talents that Italy produced in its football history, and one of the most unfortunate ones, targeted by too many injuries to his knees.
		From the second round onwards the music changed: Baggio led the comeback against Nigeria, Spain and Bulgaria before ending in tears for the mistake during the penalty shoot-out in the final against Brazil.
		Baggio hasn’t kicked a ball since he retired from the game and he’ll celebrate his 40th birthday on February 18.
	www.milanmania.com /forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=20420 (2317 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Other European \| Baggio 'in Italy farewell'
		Italian legend Roberto Baggio may be recalled to the national team for an honorary farewell match.
		Baggio, 37, has reaffirmed his decision to retire at the end of the season after 16 years in Serie A. Baggio has left a mark on an era
		Baggio achieved one of his last career goals on Sunday when he scored his 200th goal in Serie A. He has scored 27 goals in 55 games for Italy, his last match for the Azzurri coming in a Euro 2000 qualifier against Belarus in 1999.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/europe/3520796.stm (218 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet World Cup Legends - Roberto Baggio (Italy)
		Baggio had hit the headlines before Italia '90 when Fiorentina fans rioted after his record sale to Juventus.
		Four years later Baggio was a player in his prime.
		In the final, Baggio, carrying a knee injury which should have prevented him from playing, could not weave his magic and in a tournament where he had shone it was his missed spot-kick in a shoot-out which lost the trophy he had fought so hard to win.
	www.soccernet.com /worldcup/editorial/legends_baggio.html (485 words)

	Roberto Baggio Spin Video
		Roberto Baggio scores a goal from a corner kick.
		Remamber that world cup when Baggio curled the ball right over the net, he's a loser and Italians soccer players are the worst in the world all the do is fall down and cry the worst nation in the world for ruining soccer
		Baggio was a real great player in his time.
	www.metacafe.com /watch/173130/roberto_baggio_spin (449 words)

	FootyMania.com => Player Profile: Roberto Baggio
		The first time there were penalty kicks in the World Cup finals, and Roberto Baggio had to make the penalty kick to keep his team alive in sudden death penalties.
		Baggio went to AC Milan, where he played the role of a substitute, and though he had very good goals, he did not get the recognition he deserved from his manager, Capello.
		In a similar motive that led Baggio to join Bologna, he joined Brescia who was just promoted to the Serie A. There he kept Brescia in the league for three seasons, scoring 33 goals in 70 appearances.
	www.footymania.com /player.phtml?playerID=146 (567 words)

	Baggio Roberto - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Baggio Roberto - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Baggio, Roberto (1967- ), Italian football player, a brilliant and elusive striker.
		Baggio, known as “the divine ponytail”, began his career in...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Baggio_Roberto.html (54 words)

	YouTube - Roberto Baggio
		Baggio is a true legend and an icon for football.
		Baggio was truly a blessing for us, imagine the best player of all times coming to our humble football stadium.
		Baggio should have been in the starting 11 for Italy when they played France in the quarterfinals in '98.
	youtube.com /?v=otwjbMQSNuw (238 words)

	ESPNdeportes.com: Mundial: Roberto Baggio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Baggio saltó a la fama antes del Mundial de Italia '90 cuando los aficionados de la Fiorentina salieron a las calles para protestar su pase a la Juventus.
		En la final, Baggio, que tenía una lesión en la rodilla que lo debió haber dejado en el banco, no pudo hacer su magia y falló un tiro en la definición por penales que le dio el trofeo a Brasil.
		Baggio logró enterrar sus fantasmas desde el punto de penal al anotar ante Francia en los cuartos de final; sin embargo, Italia se quedó en el camino.
	espndeportes.espn.go.com /mundial2002/especial/leyendas-baggio.html (535 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Photo Galleries \| Roberto Baggio's career in pictures
		Roberto Baggio's transfer to Juventus for a then-world record £8m leads outraged Fiorentina fans to riot on the eve of the 1990 World Cup
		Baggio is in inspirational form at USA '94, guiding the Azzurri to the final with a brilliant brace against Bulgaria
		Baggio exorcises his spot-kick demons with a penalty against Chile but Italy bow out against France in the quarter-finals
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/photo_galleries/3355023.stm (265 words)

	Roberto Baggio's World Cup Dream Over - Soccer Fans Network Forums
		Roberto Baggio's hopes of playing in a fourth World Cup are in tatters after he suffered a fresh knee injury during Brescia's 2-0 defeat at Parma in the Coppa Italia semi-final first-leg on Wednesday evening.
		Baggio, who had been introduced as a substitute at half-time, collapsed in agony after 57 minutes of the cup-tie as he was running near the Parma penalty area.
		But lets face it, having Baggio on the pitch adds a whole new dimension and a massive weight in favour of Italy in the balance of the game.
	forums.soccerfansnetwork.com /showthread.php?t=8751 (1146 words)

	CNN.com - Baggio stakes claim for recall - April 22, 2002
		But he defied the specialists by returning to action after 11 weeks and on Sunday came on as a 70th minute substitute and scored twice in a 3-0 win over his old club Fiorentina.
		Baggio made his Italy debut in the 1989-89 season and starred in the team that went to the World Cup semifinals in 1990 before losing a penalty shootout to Argentina.
		At the finals in the United States four years later, Baggio was one of the outstanding players, scoring five goals as Italy reached the final against the Brazil.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/worldcup/04/22/italy.baggio (273 words)

	EF Soccer History - World Cup 1994 USA
		Spain were beaten by Italy thanks to Roberto Baggio's decisive goalscoring.
		Hristo Stoichkov of Bulgaria was leading a relatively green squad whereas Roberto Baggio was backed by number of street smart veterans.
		Ironically, Baggio, the man who dragged Italy to the final missed the final penalty costing his nation a World Cup title.
	www.expertfootball.com /history/world_cup_1994.php (1174 words)

	Gianni Rivera or Roberto Baggio??? - SoccerPulse Community
		Roberto Baggio has to be one of my favorite players of all-time.
		Unfortunately, for Baggio he will always be remember as the guy who missed that last and crucial PK.
		Baggio won the ballon d' or in 1993, he led Juventus to the Uefa Cup Trophy, won a couple of Scudettos, 1 Italian Cup, and one Super Italian Cup.
	www.soccerpulse.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=8 (921 words)

	Roberto Baggio History
		Baggio moved to Inter where he was expected to form a dream attack with Ronaldo
		Baggio's dream of playing in a fourth successive World Cup finals ended in
		Baggio embarks on what he claims will be his final season in football and once again
	soccer-europe.com /Biographies/Baggio.html (440 words)

	Roberto Baggio
		Roberto Baggio (born February 18, 1967, in Caldogno, Italy) is an Italian football player, considered to be among the best forwards in the world throughout the 1990s.
		In 1993, he got his lone European club hardware, helping Juventus to the UEFA Cup.
		He won his first Scudetto with Juventus in 1995, who promptly sold him to A.C. Milan, where he won his second Scudetto a year later.
	www.123football.com /players/b/roberto-baggio/index.htm (458 words)

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