Published this time on "The Daily Fund"
Italy, February 8, 2011 - Fabrizio Miccoli's goal against Lecce is a beautiful goal ( http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=otYN6sWaLnQ ). On punishment, as many other spectacular goals that gave us during these years the captain of Palermo. But it is not a goal like everyone else. Not only is the equalizer of a challenge then the Sicilians win. Fabrizio Miccoli was something more: the goal against his team, the goal against the team representing his country that he is extremely attached. In fact, not leaped, or rather he started crying when he left the pitch flooded by the boos of his countrymen who have not forgiven the feat.
might seem a bit 'exaggerated reaction Miccoli, but not for those who know him: young talent born in Nardo (Lecce) from young Milan where he was bought by all youth. Out of love for his land, he decided to try it with Lecce, but the difference because they are too low (only one meter and sixty-eight, nonsense football!). From that day began to wander Miccoli, Juventus where he was coming to the harassment of Luciano Moggi, who denounced the player later in the Calciopoli scandal.
Miccoli then had to emigrate to Benfica, where he immediately realized his talent and became the idol of the Portuguese fans. In 2007, the president Zamparini him to Palermo, where he became a captain (with his band Jamaican colors) and where he made almost 50 goals delighting his fans. But
Miccoli is especially off the court: tattoo of Che Guevara on the body and a great admirer of Maradona, has offered 25 000 euro to have the earring of the Golden Ball at an auction just for the honor of meeting him and give it back (Earring requirement was given the numerous time before Italy € that Argentina has evaded our country ...). So
a gesture like that, no-joy against his team, as one would expect him to Miccoli. But it was not the only one in recent years to do so after a goal: in fact, many do not even cheering against their former teams to which they are loyal. It almost seems like a fad, and "cynical" of football, those "realists" may tell us that an act is an anachronism. How can this in football, where players are not more flags, where you change teams every year, to think more in this romance? Well, we are romantics, and gestures like those of Miccoli think that they can still save a football now in the abyss of the business and merchandising!
Yes because we still believe that the flags are as important as the feelings, and again in 2011 bother us to see Ibrahimovic passing from one side to the other in Milan without batting an eye (along with Leonardo) and we stop to think that we do not like to precisely those who have "er vice de change 'jacket' (as they say the protagonists of the series Crime Novel for both remain in the pop world).
Miccoli We thank for the beautiful gesture. And then it would be necessary to point out some 'of these certificates of love: we like to think of Del Piero, Buffon and Nedved for Juventus who have remained despite the B and after - Moggi (the face of fleeing Cannavaro before returning to Madrid), we like to think that remains in his Florence Antognoni refusing offers of very strong teams (for wanting to do a amarcord), we like to remember the usual Di Canio and Lucarelli or even Totti who has "sacrificed" his career wanting to stay at Roma. We
anachronistic and a little 'with this pathetic story of loyalty, but that's where we would like to see this kick again. Surely we are crazy: How the Roma fans not cheering when the field was Lionello Manfredonia (former Lazio player, who sold the games), such as those taking to the streets of Manchester for the sale of Baggio (and the menavano 'coach who does not Antognoni was playing). We love this football we like with all the Atletico Bilbao in the Basque team, we like the popular el'azionariato St.Pauli. We do not like Americans at the helm of Rome, Pazzini and we do not like Inter. And we like it, then, Fabrizio Miccoli and his conduct as a true romantic ...
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