Platini recognised as best foreign player in Italian football history

50 years ago it was John Charles


Also other awards:

Collina-Best Ref

Riva-Best Veteran

Baggio-Best Italian Player

Lippi/Sacchi-Best Coaches

Galliani-Best Admin

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/president/news/newsid=1728562.html



Maradona one and only though, ahead Platiitch

So pretty much Platini is handing himself trophies now

Sushi Master wrote:So pretty much Platini is handing himself trophies now

Grande_Milano wrote:Galliani-Best Admin

RG IS MAD

Platini was a big part of Calcio and what Juventus achieved when he was playing. There are worse options to give the award to.

Baggio winning is also 100% right decision imo.

Maradona?

I dont see why this is so controversial, only Maradona has a right to claim this award above Platini from what i have seen.

Maradona's Clacio career ended in disgrace. No way he was going to get it.

Zealous wrote:Maradona's Clacio career ended in disgrace. No way he was going to get it.

Yh i know, i was saying on performances alone......

Should have gone to Maradona, but UEFA only awards clean guys.

But don't tell me being UEFA president doesn't help

Maybe but being a f*cking legend helps too.

Just cause the North hates the South. Maradona = Best Foreigner Eva. (In Italy)

Lol at the hate for platini use might not like him be he was pure class back in his juve days, only player to win 3 ballon dors 3 years in a row.

Maradona is a vaild argument but dnt kid urselfs into thinking platini didnt deserve that.

Anyone would think they'd awarded it to Luther Blissett

Is Maradona Italian? That could've eliminated him from the competition

Same goes for Sivori

Yeah Maradona is Italian that's why his Argentina jersey always had 4 world cup stars on it.

It was only Maradona v Platini anyway, and Maradona f*cked up his sending-off.

So Platini had to win it. People seem to froget it easily, because he's a pain in the ass these days, but Platini was a god with the ball at his feet in the day, better than Zidane.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Is Maradona Italian? That could've eliminated him from the competition

Same goes for Sivori

No Sivori is just forgotten in general



Truth is Platini and Maradona's careers overlapped in Italy with Platini reigning supreme throughout. Comparing both players numbers while in Italy there is no great chasm, Maradona edges it, but in terms of Silverware Platini blows him out the water.

That of course owes a lot to the fact Platini played in what is (for me) a top ten club team of all time, but since it often struggles to break top 30 on theese lists that are compiled from time to time () then it can't have been that much of a deciding factor...right?

Notwithstanding Platini was just a really great player and so crucially, his father was Italian

Zealous wrote:Yeah Maradona is Italian that's why his Argentina jersey always had 4 world cup stars on it.

As far as I'm concerned Argentina's jersey should have 6 stars, because I consider Uruguay to be another province

Anyways, you know that's not what I meant

LOL xD

Platini? for me Van Basten

Is this a joke?

Maradona + Napoli. Nothing even comes close. And that's not limited to Italian football.

Crimson wrote:Maradona?

^^This

People argue if Maradona is the best ever in football history, now he is not even the best in italian football

billionmillion wrote:People argue if Maradona is the best ever in football history, now he is not even the best in italian football

I think its been cleared for decades now that Pele is the player in history of football.