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Franco Baresi

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Soccer Player

The Resume

    (May 8, 1960- )
    Born in Travagliato, Italy
    Defender for AC Milan (1977-97)
    Member of the Italian National Soccer Team (1982-94)
    World Cup champion (1982)
    Manager for AC Milan Primavera (2002-06) and Milan Primavera Berretti (2006-08)
    #6 retired by AC Milan in his honor

Why he might be annoying:

    He is balding.
    He didn't start playing soccer until the age of 10.
    He missed a penalty kick in a shootout, which cost Italy the World Cup (1994).
    His playing career ended on a whimper, as he was forced to retire due to injuries.
    He spent his formative years on a poor AC Milan club.
    His nickname 'Baresi 2' came as a result of playing on the same team as his older brother.
    It was speculated his adopted son, came from his wife's extramarital relationship.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His actual name is Franchino.
    He played with a makeshift soccer ball out of pork rinds growing up.
    He spent his entire playing career with AC Milan.
    He was considered one of the most decorated players in Italian soccer.
    He was a member of 14 championship teams (Italian league, European Champion, Intercontinental Cups and European Cup Winners’ Cup teams combined).
    He had enough guts to play in the 1994 World Cup Final with a torn meniscus in his left knee.
    He lost both his parents in a five year span, before his 16th birthday.

Credit: Eddie Burphy


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