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The Dictator's Son and Serie A: The Curious Tale of Saadi Gaddafi
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 16, 2022 08:03pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Nicky Bandini (formerly Paolo Bandini) |
| News Date | Tuesday, May 10, 2016 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The eBay listing was for €10,000. On offer: the match-worn shirt of one of the most memorable characters to play professional football in Italy. This player had been an unused substitute for the game in question. At best, he might have worn the top under his tracksuit as he sat on the bench.
What superstar could command such a sum? Diego Maradona, perhaps? Zinedine Zidane, Francesco Totti or maybe Ronaldo? Or a more distant legend of calcio, such as Serie A’s all-time leading scorer, Silvio Piola?
It was none of the above. The man to whom this shirt belonged was an attacker but never scored once during his four-year stint on the peninsula. He only played in two official matches—on both occasions as a late substitute. Under normal circumstances, such a player would have struggled even to find employment at this level for so long.
But there was nothing normal about the footballing career of Saadi Gaddafi. Not every player can have a dictator for a father. |
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