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RIP Gigi Riva
« on: January 22, 2024, 11:24:43 pm »
RIP Gigi Riva. I'm old enough and fortunate enough to remember seeing him play. Not only was he a  great player but he was also  a very humble man. He was a credit to Italian football as well as being an exceptional player. The exact opposite of the imbeciles at Udinese Milan on Saturday evening.
Enjoy this song by the brilliant Mina. It's dedicated to  the Italian 1970 world Cup squad and Riva of course is mentioned.

https://youtu.be/J8reJgxRUvA?si=FzVFUu_-_2gPFF-0

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Re: RIP Gigi Riva
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2024, 11:16:36 am »
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Sad news, that. Lovely video there, scouse neapolitan.


RIP Gigi Riva.






'Luigi Riva, all-time leading scorer for Italy men’s national team, dies at 79':-

www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-italy-cagliari-sardinia-serie-a-b2482921.html

www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-gigi-riva-italy-dies-31942372

www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/22/gigi-riva-italy-cagliari-dies-aged-79-after-heart-attack



Wikipedia page (for all you whippersnappers):  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Riva  - and a few articles on the man...

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/08/02/gigi-riva-and-the-unstoppable-thunder-of-serie-a

www.gentlemanultra.com/2016/06/14/gigi-riva-the-silence-before-the-thunder

www.italyonthisday.com/2016/11/luigi-riva-azzurri-great.html

www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240122-gigi-riva-the-thunderclap-who-stayed-true-to-his-sardinian-family

www.sportsjoe.ie/football/on-the-day-he-turns-70-why-gigi-riva-remains-the-ultimate-italian-striker-991

https://football-italia.net/riva-and-zoff-remember-pele-ahead-of-us-all



'Gigi Riva, Rombo di Tuono [Best Goals]':-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/-QpeVNcXUGk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/-QpeVNcXUGk</a>

^ or click here to watch - www.youtube.com/v/-QpeVNcXUGk



'Luigi Riva Skills and Goals' (top video; though most may want to turn down the audio):-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/8LPq_i2Ri80" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/8LPq_i2Ri80</a>

^ or click here to watch - www.youtube.com/v/8LPq_i2Ri80



'Gigi Riva - Eroi Azzurri':-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/xvmQpzUfkNw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/xvmQpzUfkNw</a>

^ or click here to watch - www.youtube.com/v/xvmQpzUfkNw



'Gigi Riva: The Roar of Thunder | Throwback | Serie A TIM':-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/n55mstz5JH0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/n55mstz5JH0</a>

^ or click here to watch - www.youtube.com/v/n55mstz5JH0



'I Gol di Gigi Riva':-

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/uqV8SldHuIs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/uqV8SldHuIs</a>

^ or click here to watch - www.youtube.com/v/uqV8SldHuIs
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Re: RIP Gigi Riva
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2024, 01:23:02 pm »
Don't know why (kids eh!) but he was my favourite player in the world for a short while, Cagliari and Italy kits always help when you are subbuteo mad. So stylish those italians but Riva had an edge to him, would probably have made a good gladiator as well.
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Re: RIP Gigi Riva
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2024, 10:28:19 pm »
My mate Ray was the same, absolutely loved Riga and Cagliari, while we shouted Hunt, Evans or St John, as we scored in the street, he would shout Luigi Riva holding every vowel in the worst Scouse Italian mashed up accent. Insisted his all white Leeds subbuteo team bought from Walvale was really the Cagliari kit and would get pissed off if we called it Real Madrid or worse Leeds United. Happy days and sad to hear he's passed. who'd have thought 54 years later I'd be writing this.  Luuiggii Riivaaar RIP!
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Re: RIP Gigi Riva
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2024, 10:56:44 pm »
RIP

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Re: RIP Gigi Riva
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2024, 11:16:01 pm »
And then there was this one in the 4 3 Classic against West Germany......"Riva,Riva, ha segnato! 3 a 2 per l'Italia ( Riva's scored! 3 2 for Italy) "  The commentary's just like your mate Ray there 92A!!

https://youtu.be/HBV8_GI0lgg?si=OUu6txYXlJiD3Qid

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Re: RIP Gigi Riva
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2024, 02:19:09 pm »
And then there was this one in the 4 3 Classic against West Germany......"Riva,Riva, ha segnato! 3 a 2 per l'Italia ( Riva's scored! 3 2 for Italy) "  The commentary's just like your mate Ray there 92A!!

https://youtu.be/HBV8_GI0lgg?si=OUu6txYXlJiD3Qid

Wonderful stuff and great memories of an outstanding player. RIP Gigi Riva