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Roberto Baggio missed the penalty that cost Italy the 1994 World Cup, a miss he would make amends for in the 1998 World Cup group stage
Character is a much-prized quality, so how do we instill it in our young footballers?
Creating opportunities for others to score and spectacular long range free kicks are the hallmark of his game. Pirlo’s vision and passing ability is now much admired, but as a young prodigy in Brescia it was a different story.
The results of La Masia speak for themselves, with all three finalists of the 2010 Ballon D’Or coming from Barcelona’s youth academy
So said Empoli U-15 coach Simone Bombardieri to me on my recent visit to Serie A clubs Fiorentina and Empoli.
Wales and Real Madrid forward, Gareth Bale, “hates early mornings”
Marco Veratti, in action here for Italy, is one of a host of young footballers off the Italian youth system production line.
Andrea Pirlo in action – just one player in a long list of great Italian footballers.
