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RIP Giorgio Chinaglia

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Piotr Rasputin, Apr 10, 2012.

  1. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    Perhaps the greatest pure striker the soccer world has ever seen.

    Just look at these highlights.



    And he was also one of the most self-effacing athletes ever.
     
  2. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Man, the Cosmos used to average 78,000 when he and Pele starred.
     
  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Those were some incredible years.

    Odd we haven't had a thread on this until now.
     
  4. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    I believe it got deleted.
     
  5. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    If the moderators delete a thread, it is because they can delete a thread from anywhere.

    Better?
     
  6. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Um, Steak....really?
     
  7. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    That's a bastardization of a Chinaglia quote about scoring goals.
     
  8. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Chinaglia would have no problem scoring goals against Steak. He'd just have to aim for over his head.
     
  9. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

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  10. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    77,998 more threads to go to match the number of fans his games used to draw at Giants Stadium.
     
  11. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Yeah, but did he have sex on a brown blanket in a corn field?
     
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