RIP Giorgio Chinaglia

[Piotr Rasputin]

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.

 

[dooley_womack1]

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

 

[YankeeFan]

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

Those were some incredible years.

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

 

[Steak Snabler]

I believe it got deleted.

 

[Steak Snabler]

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

Better?

 

[dooley_womack1]

Um, Steak....really?

 

[Steak Snabler]

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

 

[YankeeFan]

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

 

[Steak Snabler]

 

[BYH]

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

 

[Baron Scicluna]

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.

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