NY, Lazio legend Chinaglia passes away (Fox, APR 1, 2012)
New York Cosmos legend Giorgio Chinaglia has passed away due to complications from a heart attack in Florida.
Chinaglia, the NASL’s all-time leading scorer with 243 goals, was 65.
Chinaglia was a star with Lazio in 1976 when he decamped for New York. Considered the greatest player in Lazio’s history, his move to the States was controversial and he was arguably the first player to join the NASL while still in the prime of his career.
...and how thirty years ago we used to complain that all he did was score, but if you watch guys play now you just wish any of them could put the ball in the back of the net. The selfishness that made him a great striker ultimately destroyed the Cosmos, but in later life, as a radio talk show host, he was generous with and deferential to fans.
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