#1 Roberto Baggio
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Italy’s Roberto Baggio was one of the most supremely talented footballers to ever grace the beautiful game. Unfortunately, he’s mostly remembered for missing the decisive penalty in the 1994 World Cup final and that catastrophe has come to define what had otherwise been a magnificent career.
Baggio won the Serie A with AC Milan and Juventus as well as the Ballon d’Or in 1993 and was named Italy’s ‘Player of the Century’ in 2000. He scored 291 goals in the course of more than 600 professional matches and remains Italy’s fourth highest goal-scorer of all time, level with Alessandro Del Piero and above the likes of Filippo Inzaghi and Francesco Totti.
Baggio’s touch and vision were second to none and he’s still revered by most fans in Italy for his feats with the Azzurri. His exemplary career deserves to be remembered by more than a simple mistake during an incredible high-pressure situation.
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