Today is Baggio's 50th birthday, wish him a happy 50th birthday! He almost led Italy to the final by himself in '94, but missed a penalty in the final, leaving Italy without a title, and his forlorn back made us moved. Let's take a look at some of the other "sad heroes" in world soccer.
8. Zidane
Looking at Zizou's career, he has almost no regrets. After all, he won almost all the championships, and in the World Cup, the European Cup, the Champions League three big cups he became the protagonist of the game. '98 to '00 team Grand Slam makes his honor set in one, but also let his reputation reached an unprecedented powerful.
But his career was imperfect, with a World Cup final in Germany in 2006. Zidane had come incredibly close to a second World Cup title. But because of a verbal abuse, a bump, an impulse to anger, perhaps insulted his family, he did what he should do as a man, but he was rewarded with a red card, and the championship dream shattered. So, people can only watch him bow his head, and the World Cup trophy passed by.
7. Beckham
When it comes to Xiao Bei, perhaps you can think of "handsome", "fashion" these adjectives, but his career is equally sad. 98 World Cup by Simeone's provocation and acting deception led to a red card, 04 years of European Cup against Portugal in the game of penalty kicks fly led to the team lost the game, but he has withstood the pressure and scolding. The team lost, but he has resisted the pressure and scolding.
However, in the 06 World Cup in Germany, Bei used all his strength to help the group out of the line, in the one-eighth final, once again met Portugal, Bei was replaced due to vomiting, and England did not get rid of the fate of the elimination of the team.
6. Van Basten
That day was August 17th, 1995. On that day, Basten was only 30 years old, but he had already been in a hospital bed for 2 years.
He is considered one of the greatest goalscorers in world football. He scored countless goals, he mesmerized the world, but he was a victim of the "kill tactic" in the age of fouls, and he never stood up again after being shoved by Marseille's Angloma in the '93 Champions League final. He stood there, waved to the fans and left the field in silence.
5. Riquelme
Played some of the most beautiful soccer in '05 under Riquelme. As long as the ball is at his feet, Argentina will never lose its way. His sudden and deadly passes were so dashing that it was the purest enjoyment of soccer! But he still couldn't stop Argentina from losing 1-4 to Brazil in the final.
We have witnessed his outstanding performance in the four cups, in the Confederations Cup we met Riquelme; in the European Championships we saw him lead the "Yellow Submarine" to create history; in the World Cup we saw the most beautiful Argentine soccer; in the Argentina we saw the most promising Argentina. But God is fair, it gave him magic footwork at the same time, deprived him of the honor he longed for.
4. Batistuta
It was during the 2002 World Cup when the referee blew the whistle. Svensson, who had murdered the Argentine with a fine curling effort, was thrown into the air.
And on the other side of the pitch, the Argentines bowed their heads. The quadrennial dream was shattered. For many, it was a lifelong regret. For example, Batty. On the bench, Batty covered his face with his hands and lowered his head, deliberately hiding his tears. Batty missed his last chance to get the World Cup title, a sad scene that tore the chests of countless people.
3. Morantes
Morientes before Florentino stayed in Real Madrid, is the team front line main force, a season can score more than 20 goals, even if Anelka skyrocketed transfer to come, can only condescend to serve as his replacement. At that time, Raul and Morientes can be described as Real Madrid's front field twin stars, these two stars perfect complement each other, in the western armor can also kill four sides, but with the joining of Cristiano Ronaldo and others, Morientes began to stay away from the starting lineup, and finally had no choice but to go away to Monaco.
Playing for Monaco in the 03-04 season, he scored a crucial goal in the Champions League semi-final to knock his hosts Real Madrid out of the competition! After the summer of 04 Real Madrid chose to recall Morientes, however, due to the sky-high price of Owen's joining, he was once again reduced to the bench, and finally in the winter of 2005 was sold by Real Madrid to Liverpool, he and Real Madrid more like a fruitless unrequited love.
2. Ronaldo
It was May 5th, 2002. Inter was the team that had done him a favor, the team that had waited for him, supported him, and helped him return to the pitch without reservation when he was on the verge of retirement due to a serious injury. That team was on the brink of a title on that day, for the first time in 12 years. But Ronaldo, along with his team, lost that night.
It was a weird night. The soldiers were not fighting for their opponents, who didn't seem to be excited after the goal. But on the other side of the stadium, Ronaldo and his teammates, but the pain. Pain, loss, despair ...... all complex emotions condensed together, let Ronaldo shed tears. More unfortunately, Ronaldo's 18-year career size of the title countless, but the Champions League title, always with him no connection.
1. Barak
In 2002, Ballack led Leverkusen to the finals of the Champions League and the German Cup, and was also on a roll in the league! Unfortunately, the team lost the Champions League and German Cup finals, and were overtaken by Borussia Dortmund in the final moments of the league match to finish as runners-up. In the subsequent World Cup, Ballack led the unfavored German team into the World Cup final, but he ate an unnecessary yellow card in the semifinals led to his own final, the German team also defeated Brazil in the final, Ballack so sorry for a season in the harvest of the king of the four runner-up.
