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The Forgotten Baggio
The most famous Baggio in the world is Roberto Baggio. A football prodigy, one of the most popular players in the world over the last 30 years, who played for Fiorentina, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter, and almost leading Italy to World Cup glory. He was once voted as the world’s best player, picking up the most prestigious individual award, but his number of titles doesn’t go hand in hand with the aura of his individual greatness.
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Teams with Every European Club Competition Trophy
With their 2-0 win over Ajax in Stockholm to claim the 2017 Europa League trophy, Manchester United expand the prestigious club of teams with at least one title in each of Europe’s club competitions: European Cup/Champions League, the defunct Cup Winners’ Cup, and the Europa League/UEFA Cup. Ajax, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Juventus were already there.
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Bayern Munich – History Says They’ll Win the 2013 Champions League
Looking to the past to learn about the future isn’t the worst way to try and cast a prediction, and even if the sample size isn’t that big, putting Bayern Munich on a pedestal and declaring them the favorites to win the Champions League this season isn’t so far fetched, especially because of their win on an English ground.
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Europa League – Knockout Stage Draw
Always the little sister, the Europa League draw for the first knockout stage (or the round of 32) doesn’t quite have the lavishness or the controversy of the Champions League, but with names like Liverpool, Inter, Chelsea, Benfica, Ajax and Atletico Madrid, we’re in for quite a few interesting matches once the competition resumes.