ROBERTO BAGGIO'S WORLD

31ST OCTOBER 2001
	As reported in Giornale di Brescia, the result of yesterday's magnetic resonance showed that the distortion to Roby's left knee is more serious this time, there might also be a damage to the ligament, but a final confirmation will not be made until another test scheduled for next Tuesday. Here are respectively two KataWeb pictures, one La Repubblica picture, one La Gazzetta dello Sport picture and three Giornale di Brescia pictures.

30TH OCTOBER 2001
	Later today will have a confirmation on Roby's condition. Here is a Real format video from RAI with Baggio's goal against Venezia and the scene of him being stretchered off the field. \| Stream \| Download \| The first picture below is from Agenzia Reporter, the next three are from RAI Sport, and the last one is from Giornale di Brescia.

29TH OCTOBER 2001
	The first picture here is from Corriere della Sera, the other three are from Giornale di Brescia.

29TH OCTOBER 2001
	As reported in Datasport, Roby's injury is probably a distortion to his knee again, and once again a confirmation will be given later. Here are the MPEG and AVI format videos of Roby's goal in the match against Venezia, sources are respectively RAI and TELE+. \| MPEG \| AVI \| The first two pictures below are from Sportal, the third is from La Gazzetta dello Sport, and the rest are from RAI Sport.

29TH OCTOBER 2001
	Final result: Brescia 3-2 Venezia. Toni scored the other two goals for Brescia.

28TH OCTOBER 2001
	56th minute: Brescia 1-1 Venezia. Baggio is injuried and replaced by Tare.

28TH OCTOBER 2001
	50th minute: Brescia 1-0 Venezia. Baggio converted a penalty kick.

28TH OCTOBER 2001
	Half time result: Brescia 0-0 Venezia.

27TH OCTOBER 2001
	Baggio has returned to train with his teammates, which further increases his chance of playing on Sunday. The first picture here is from Giornale di Brescia. The second one is from Matteo Cumerlato, and the rest are from Edik Sembiring, thanks to Matteo and Edik!

26TH OCTOBER 2001
	As reported in Giornale di Brescia, Baggio already can kick a ball, and he has a good chance of playing in the match against Venezia this weekend, but a final decision will not be made until the day of the match. Two new wallpapers designed by Cuongdes. Click here. The first pictures here are from Giornale di Brescia. All the rest are from Phoebe, webmaster of Del Piero the Best, thanks to Pheobe!

24TH OCTOBER 2001
	Good news for Roby that his injury is a first degree distortion, and will only need to rest for at most three matches, that means he will surely be able to play in the match against Udinese on 25 November. While reported in La Gazzetta dello Sport, surprisingly Baggio is already running, and Brescia team doctor Alicicco said that if he doesn't feel any pain he may even be available to play against Venezia this weekend. Here are respectively two Agenzia Reporter pictures, three Giornale di Brescia pictures and two La Gazzetta dello Sport pictures.

22ND OCTOBER 2001
	Click here to download an MPEG format video of Roby's goal from Marcus Walkin, webmaster of Baggio 2000. The first five pictures in the first row are from Sportal, the sixth one is an Allsport picture. The first picture in the second row is from RAI Sport, and the rest are from Giornale di Brescia.

22ND OCTOBER 2001
	RAI Sport and KataWeb both gave Roby 8 for his performance in the match against Piacenza. Here are the MPEG and AVI format videos of Roby's goal, sources are respectively RAI Sport and TELE+. \| MPEG \| AVI \| The first five pictures here are from RAI, the sixth one is from La Repubblica, and the last one is from Corriere della Sera.

22ND OCTOBER 2001
	According to Sportal, Brescia doctor Alicicco said Baggio probably has a distortion on his left knee, a confirmation on Roby's situation will be made after an assessment on Tuesday, he may need to stop for at least three weeks. Here are two La Gazzetta dello Sport pictures.

22ND OCTOBER 2001
	Final result: Piacenza 0-1 Brescia.

22ND OCTOBER 2001
	55th minute: Baggio is injuried and needed to be carried out on a stretcher.

21ST OCTOBER 2001
	Half time result: Piacenza 0-1 Brescia. Baggio scored in the 19th minute.

19TH OCTOBER 2001
	Click here for the English version of the "Baggio in Nazionale" campaign by Sport.it.

19TH OCTOBER 2001
	Here are respectively two La Gazzetta dello Sport pictures and two Giornale di Brescia.

16TH OCTOBER 2001
	Sport.it is now having a campaign called "Baggio in Nazionale", which is to support Baggio to take part in World Cup 2002. In the front page of the site, you can find an image with the words "Baggio in Nazionale" on it, below the image are two fields: "Name" (Nome) and "Surname" (Cognome). After you fill in your name, click on the button will bring you to a page where you will be asked to fill in your personal information, including your nationality, birth date, gender, residential address and e-mail address. All the fields have to be filled in, otherwise you will be shown with an error page. After you have successfully sent the information, there will be a confirmation message that thanks you for signing (Grazie per firmato). At the end of the campaign Sport.it will send the list of names to national team coach Trapattoni, to urge him to bring Roby to Korea and Japan.

16TH OCTOBER 2001
	Here are six KataWeb pictures and two Giornale di Brescia pictures.

15TH OCTOBER 2001
	Here are two AVI format videos of Roby's goal and assist yesterday, source is TELE+. \| Baggio's goal \| Baggio assisted Sussi \| Also, click here for an MPEG format video of Roby's penalty goal, from Marcus Walkin's Baggio 2000. The first picture below is from La Repubblica, the other three are from Giornale di Brescia.

15TH OCTOBER 2001
	RAI Sport gave Roby 7.5 for his performance in the match against Chievo. Here are the MPEG format videos of Roby's goal and assist, source is RAI. \| Baggio's goal \| Baggio assisted Sussi \| The first picture below is from Giornale di Brescia, the other three are from RAI Sport.

15TH OCTOBER 2001
	Final result: Brescia 2-2 Chievo. Baggio firstly converted a penalty kick to equalize in the 62nd minute, but then Chievo scored and took the lead again. Finally in the 83rd minute, Baggio assisted Sussi to make the score 2-2.

14TH OCTOBER 2001
	Half time result: Brescia 0-1 Chievo.

9TH OCTOBER 2001
	As reported in Datasport, Cesare Maldini, Italian national team coach during World Cup '98, said that Baggio did not create any problem to the Azzurri. He said "if time goes back four years, I would still bring Roberto Baggio to the World Cup in France. He did not create any problem to anybody, and it is not true that the duplication of him and Del Piero caused our exit from the tournament. I first called up Baggio in 1997, in Naples. From my memory I saw the enthusiasm of the supporters immediately." The first two pictures below are from La Gazzetta dello Sport. The other three are drawings by Andrea Torelli, webmaster of www.ACMilan.net and www.RuiCosta.net, thanks to Andrea!

7TH OCTOBER 2001
	Last night Italy beat Hungary 1-0 and received the tickets to the Korea and Japan World Cup in year 2002. As reported in Giornale di Brescia, fans at Parma's stadium were continuously chanting "Baggio, Baggio, Baggio", until Del Piero scored the only goal of the match from a freekick. Also reported in Giornale di Brescia, Roby's Brescia teammates all support the idea of Baggio playing in the World Cup. Firstly, Spanish player Guardiola said "it is good to share this objective with him, this will help us getting together in every moment. It is a mistake only to consider Baggio as one of the greatest soccer players in Italy, because he is one of the greatest in the world. It's a pleasure to be able to play with him. Moreover he is exceptional and so Italy need him. However it's up to Trapattoni to decide." Pirlo said "he (Roby) has always been my idol. Until three years ago I would ask him for the jersey when I met him, then I had the fortune to be with him in Inter and then in Brescia. He is a great player, and in Japan he is one of the players that has a large number of supporters. Frankly I cannot find a reason not to choose him." Then about Totti's comments, Pirlo said "that was not envy, it was only that Italy already has a great dressing room atmosphere. But I can assure that Roberto does not crack any dressing room atmosphere. Also about playing the same role as me, he has been expressing many times that I would be his heir, but we have demonstrated that we can play together." Brescia young defender Bonera, who also has the chance to be called up to the World Cup squad, said "he (Roby) is demonstrating that he is physically well. With respect to the reason of his reputation, he cannot be neglected." And about Cannavaro's comments, he said "it's strange because Fabio is a nice person, as an example he was kind to me during my national debut. Also he knows that Roberto is able to make a difference." Calori, who was nearly called by Cesare Maldini, said "it was the year when Udinese came third and it seemed that Maldini would call me sooner or later. But he didn't, I still do not understand why. I would be happy if Roberto can make it. As a team we will play the best for him. He is loved by all the fans in the world, that they deserve to see him once again in the big stage. Physically he is still good and I do not see any reason for not giving him another chance."

6TH OCTOBER 2001
	As reported in Giornale di Brescia, yesterday Baggio had a press conference. Firstly about his retirement at the end of this season, Roby said "this is the idea, at least today. This may change, it depends on what will happen in the next few months. It is a decision after a long time of consideration." After Sunday's hat-trick, Roby is now in the seventh place of the all-time Serie A scorers, he said "I would like to dedicate this to Zucchero, he wrote a song that dedicates to me and my family in his latest disc." About Mazzone ran towards Atalanta fans when Baggio equalized the score in the final minutes, and then got sent off, after being insulted by the fans throughout the match, Roby said "there have been enough speaking about this. Now it's over." Then on the violence and insults of supporters, Roby said "there are laws that fight against violence and for me they seem to be working. Now something will have to be done in order to limit insults." Return to coach Mazzone, Roby said "he made a mistake, but it was because of the attitude of some supporters. I had faced this when I went back to Florence with the jersey of Juve. Everyone has his character. The coach reacted in that way, I will not because I can reply on the field. Mazzone obviously could not reply them on the field. Honestly I only saw Mazzone returning to the bench. Then I was told of what happened in the dressing room and I watched it on television. That made me laugh, made me laugh to death." Then Roby was asked what would happen if he could play with Mazzone ten years earlier, he replied "surely I would be much better, because I am working very well with him, and this is not only my feeling, but also all my teammates. The relationship between us is great, from training to preparation of the games. When we were going through some difficult moments last season, he told us to go into the field with calm and be prepared. He is a person I admire very much." About Guardiola, Roby said "he is a great player and for me the best person I've ever seen. He is calm and working hard because he was training alone for several months. I am sure he will get from Brescia what I have been getting." About Hubner, Roby said "Hubner has always been scoring many goals. Last year I scored only a few, because I did not play that often." About Chiesa, Roby said "I give my best regards to him. Unfortunately that is an example of the change of life of a soccer player who has had a great objective and expectation in an important season." Then it's about Brescia that up to this point Baggio and Tare are the only scorers of the team in Serie A, Roby said "because we are the players that are closest to the goal. Surely we also need the midfielders and defenders to score goals. We know that our objective is salvation. Last year we only had three points after seven matches, but now we have six after five matches, and this makes me calmer. I know that the team can do good, but I also know that if we lose the mentality of the past championship we could pay a high price. We must concentrate on the salvation alone." Then he was once again asked if he would leave if Mazzone didn't return before the start of the season, Roby said "if Mazzone had gone, yes. The truth is that I hoped and knew that he would return, but if he did not then I would have gone too." Finally Roby was asked if he felt that the Brescia now is stronger than the one last year, he answered "on the paper it is, but we must demonstrate." Here is a Real format video with some parts of the press conference, source is RAI. \| Stream \| Download \| As reported in Sportal, Bologna captain Signori believed that Trapattoni should take Baggio to the World Cup, he said "if I were the coach I would bring Baggio to the World Cup. In the current national team, there are experienced players, but also many young players. This team is still not ready to take the World Cup title." As reported by Agence France-Presse, both Totti and Cannavaro thought that it might be problematic if Baggio is back to the national team. But on the other hand there were good words from veteran Maldini and Albertini, also from defender Iuliano and goalkeeper Toldo. The pictures here are repectively one Brescia Calcio Official Site picture, one La Gazzetta dello Sport picture, one Giornale di Brescia picture and three RAI Sport pictures.

3RD OCTOBER 2001
	Brescia's third goal against Atalanta has been officially given to Baggio, so Roby now has 5 goals and is one of the leading scorers in Serie A. Up to this point Roby has 175 goals in Serie A in total, not only is the top Serie A scorer among players still playing, but he is also up to the 7th place of the all-time Serie A top scorers. Here are the MPEG and AVI formats videos of Roby's third goal in the match on Sunday, sources are RAI Sport and TELE+, respectively. \| MPEG \| AVI \| As reported by Agence France-Presse, during an interview with RAI, Italian national team coach Trapattoni stated that Roby has a good chance to be in the World Cup squad to be playing in Korea and Japan next year, he said "we have been monitoring Baggio since the start of the year and we will continue to do so, then we will decide. That he is playing well is not in doubt. He deserves our compliments. As for the World Cup we will decide when the time comes but not in advance. I can only say that Baggio is in the group of 30-35 players in my mind. We will see." The first two pictures here are from Brescia Calcio Official Site. The other seven are from Phoebe, webmaster of Del Piero the Best, thanks to Phoebe!

1ST OCTOBER 2001
	La Gazzetta dello Sport and Giornale di Brescia gave Roby 9 and 8, respectively, for his performance in the match against Atalanta yesterday. Here are two AVI format videos of Roby's two goals, source is TELE+. \| First Goal \| Second Goal \| The first picture below is from Associated Press, the rest are from Giornale di Brescia.

1ST OCTOBER 2001
	Baggio's performance in the match against Atalanta was given 7.5 and 9 from RAI Sport and Il Nuovo, respectively. Here are the MPEG format videos of Roby's two goals, source is RAI. \| First Goal \| Second Goal \| The first picture in the first row below is from La Gazzetta dello Sport, the other six are from Sportal. The pictures in the other two rows are all from RAI Sport.

1ST OCTOBER 2001
	Final result: Brescia 3-3 Atalanta. Baggio firstly scored in the 75th minute to make the score 2-3, then he took a freekick that led to an own goal by an Atalanta player, which gave Brescia a point back.