DID YOU KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUNDS THE TRANSFER OF ROBERTO BAGGIO FROM FIORENTINA TO JUVENTUS FC?

Baggio posing with Ballon d'or

 After his spectacular showing at the Italia 90 FIFA World Cup, Roberto Baggio Il Divin Codino (The Divine Ponytail), was sold to Juventus F.C. from Fiorentina for a then record fee of £8 million amid outcry from Fiorentina fans which led to full scale riots on the streets of Florence and 50 people were injured. Baggio replied to his fans saying: "I was compelled to accept the transfer". In the match he played for Juventus against Fiorentina in 1990, he refused to take a penalty; and when substituted, he picked up a Florence Scarf kissed it and threw it into the field for the fans. He claimed: " Deep in my heart i am always purple" the colour of Florence.