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Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65

Posted by SMAZ on Sun Apr 1 20:21:50 2012

Former Cosmos, Lazio star Giorgio Chinaglia dies

ROME (AP)—Former Italy, Lazio and New York Cosmos star Giorgio Chinaglia has died of complications from a heart attack, his son said. The Italian football great was 65.

Chinaglia died Sunday at his home in Naples, Florida, his son, Anthony, said through family friend Charlie Stillitano, who was Chinaglia’s co-host on a Sirius XM radio show.

Chinaglia was the all-time leading scorer in the North American Soccer League after previously starring with Lazio.

Lazio also announced the death. Chinaglia lived in the U.S. since facing accusations in Rome of involvement in an organized crime group that allegedly tried to buy Lazio in 2006.

Chinaglia helped Lazio win its first Italian title in 1974 and later became the club’s president.

In 1976, he joined the Cosmos and played alongside Pele and Franz Beckenbauer. He played for Italy at the 1974 World Cup.

With the Cosmos, he played in a lineup that featured the finesse of Pele and the calculating play of Beckenbauer.

“I am a finisher. That means when I finish with the ball, it is in the back of the net,” he said in 1978.

In 2000, Chinaglia was inducted into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame and chosen as the greatest player in Lazio’s history during the club’s centenary celebrations.

“Both myself and the entire city of Rome express profound condolences,” Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno said in a statement. “For Lazio fans, Chinaglia was more than a symbol. He was a banner player that carried along an entire generation of fans and the emblem of the first title in 1974. And that’s how we remember him.

“We know that for years he was no longer a resident in Italy, but we’re available for the family for any type of initiative they want to organize to remember him.”

Chinaglia was born in Tuscany, but his family soon moved to Wales, where he began his career with Swansea.

Chinaglia returned to Italy with the small Tuscan club Massese in 1966 and eventually joined Lazio in 1969, going on to score 98 goals in 209 matches for the Roman team. Italian fans nicknamed him Long John for his Welsh past.

In New York, Chinaglia became the leading scorer in the history of the North American Soccer League, with 262 goals in his eight seasons for the Cosmos.

He was Lazio president from 1983 to 1985.

More recently, Chinaglia had been hosting “The Football Show” since 2006.

“Giorgio was one of soccer’s legendary figures and we’re honored and grateful to have had him as a part of the SiriusXM family,” the satellite radio company said in a statement. “All those who love the sport and listened to him share his stories and incredible knowledge of the game are better for the experience. He will be missed.”

Fabio Capello, who recently resigned as England coach and was a teammate of Chinaglia’s with Italy’s national team, said that “Giorgione remained close to me even after we stopped playing. He was a real friend to me.”

Capello recalled how Chinaglia contributed to his famous goal against England at Wembley in 1973.

“It began with his run down the right. I put the ball in but thinking about it now really doesn’t interest me,” Capello said, according to the ANSA news agency. “My memory now is of the calls he made to me recently to interview me. He always handled himself well with me. I’ve lost a person dear to me.”
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Re: Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65

Posted by Easy on Sun Apr 1 21:34:23 2012, in response to Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65, posted by SMAZ on Sun Apr 1 20:21:50 2012.

Is that the Italian guy that is sometimes used in the studio for the world cup?

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Re: Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65

Posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 01:00:38 2012, in response to Re: Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65, posted by Easy on Sun Apr 1 21:34:23 2012.

Yeah.

Th one who always seemed on the verge of wanting to beat the shit out of Eric Wynalda in the studio.

That would have been a good fight.

In the Cosmos days, he was a god in the Italian-American community though I was more of a Beckenbauer fan than a Chinaglia one.
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Re: Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65

Posted by Easy on Mon Apr 2 01:11:56 2012, in response to Re: Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 01:00:38 2012.

Yeah that's the guy that I meant. I never knew who he was other than that he played for the Cosmos.

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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure

Posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012, in response to Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65, posted by SMAZ on Sun Apr 1 20:21:50 2012.



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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 2 18:24:20 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012.

RAI News tonight should be all about Chinagia.

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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 2 19:47:00 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012.

I was wrong. RAI was all about Masiello tonight.

(and soaring unemployment in Italy)

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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure

Posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 21:43:53 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Apr 2 19:47:00 2012.

Yeah Chinaglia would have been on the news yesterday.

He burned every bridge possible in Italy anyway except with Lazio fans.

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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Shutting the F%#K UP

Posted by SMAZ on Tue Apr 3 18:55:42 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012.



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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Women Playing With Men in Sports

Posted by SMAZ on Wed Apr 4 15:31:14 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012.



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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Steroids and Drugs in Sports

Posted by SMAZ on Thu Apr 5 17:02:42 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012.



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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Bobby Knight, Bill Belichick and Super Bowl XLII

Posted by SMAZ on Fri Apr 6 20:23:37 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012.



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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Cockfights, Dogfights and Bullfights

Posted by SMAZ on Sat Apr 7 13:57:24 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012.



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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 14:47:45 2012, in response to Former Cosmos and Lazio Great Giorgio Chinaglia Dead at 65, posted by SMAZ on Sun Apr 1 20:21:50 2012.

Funny nobody heard of him but everyone's heard of Georgie Best.

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 14:48:50 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 14:47:45 2012.

Never heard of either one.

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Train Dude on Sat Apr 7 14:54:53 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 14:47:45 2012.

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by SMAZ on Sat Apr 7 15:17:28 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 14:47:45 2012.

Funny nobody heard of him but everyone's heard of Georgie Best.


In how many World Cups did that drunk ever play in?

Best was finished by the time he was 28 and did nothing in NASL even though he was the same age as Chinaglia who continued to do great thing until 35.

A boozed-up Chinaglia could run circles around a sober Best.

Only the self-congratulatory, insular, delusional and provincial residents of the British Isles would post what you did

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 15:22:18 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by SMAZ on Sat Apr 7 15:17:28 2012.

In how many World Cups did that drunk ever play in?

You're a fake soccer fan. Consider yourself busted. The World Cup is a false measure of soccer greatness.

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 15:25:40 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by SMAZ on Sat Apr 7 15:17:28 2012.

I once put on a soccer game but then changed the channel to Paint Drying.

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by SMAZ on Sat Apr 7 15:31:11 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 15:22:18 2012.

The World Cup is a false measure of soccer greatness.


The World Cup plus longevity at the highest levels are the crowning achievements of soccer greatness.

Best was talent wasted where a bottle of scotch was all that mattered.

Giorgione was an over-achiever where winning was all that mattered.
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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 15:32:28 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by SMAZ on Sat Apr 7 15:31:11 2012.

Thou are laid bare, poseur. If thou wilt yet try, try convincingly . . .

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 15:35:42 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 15:25:40 2012.

If you could change the focus of the TV cameras, you could go right to Grass Growing without switching channels . . .

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Fred G on Sat Apr 7 15:42:13 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 15:25:40 2012.

I once put on a soccer game but then changed the channel to Paint Drying.

Hey I watched that show too!



your pal,
Fred

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by JohnL on Sat Apr 7 15:51:12 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 15:25:40 2012.

Ah yes, the Yankees Network.

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 16:45:01 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by JohnL on Sat Apr 7 15:51:12 2012.

If you are comparing the boring game of soccer where men run around a field for an hour just to get a 1-0 score with the great game of baseball you really gotta be kiddin!!

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by JohnL on Sat Apr 7 16:46:17 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 16:45:01 2012.

You mean where men stand around a field more multiple hours, on and off…?

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Olog-hai on Sat Apr 7 17:06:49 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by JohnL on Sat Apr 7 16:46:17 2012.

You mean where men stand around a field more multiple hours, on and off…?

I know what game you're referring to.
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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 17:15:31 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by JohnL on Sat Apr 7 16:46:17 2012.

Yep, that's the game I mean

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Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65

Posted by SMAZ on Sat Apr 7 17:20:56 2012, in response to Re: Soccer Nobody Dead at 65, posted by Jeff Rosen on Sat Apr 7 17:15:31 2012.

Hate to break it you, but the sound of that shot never crossed the US border.

This from a baseball fan.
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Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: FINAL TRIBUTE

Posted by SMAZ on Sun Apr 8 11:14:06 2012, in response to Re: Chinagia Tribute Week: Giorgione on Tailgating and Breast-Exposure, posted by SMAZ on Mon Apr 2 13:49:01 2012.






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