Yes Mark, Totti said more or less what you said... he was worry that if Baggio wuold go to the WC all the attention will go on him and all the fans will start booing the team in case Roby was in the bench, so he cleared up that in case he wuold be called he could not expect to be sure of playing always...
Trap probably didn't call up Baggio cause he tought he could upset the others players especially Totti... cause he had not others reason... he didn't have problems with Roby before (in Juve they did very well), he had all the fans and media praying to take him and even a brainless like him could understand that Roby in that WC could really make the difference more than anybody else... so I don't see any other reason... This may be possible cause Totti is like "Trap son"... as you see he is always saying that he is the azzurri leader, he is the best player of the world and you know that (4 example) in Japan he was the only one allowed to have his family and girl-friend in the hotel weare the team was staying? Non even Maldini who was the capitain could take tham in

So imagine 4 the EURO that is the big chance 4 Totti to win the Golden Ball and bla bla bla... he will never be happy to see Roby joining the team cause he know that in that case Roby will be the one who will have all the spotlight...
About the Olimpics I agree with Nina... if the other NT will not take stars too it will be no sense 4 Roby to go... it looks also to me as a media and sponsors idea cause Roby said he never tought about it... anycase yesterday also FIGC president Carraro said he wish to see Baggio in Athens cause he want the gold medal and he want the Olimpic games to be followed by all the country... Let's see what will happen...
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In case you are interested there is a petion to convince Roby not to stop playing: you have to write a letter to this address:
[email protected] and write in the title "Baggio for ever". All the letters will be given in Roby hands, hoping that fans words will make him change his idea of retiring.
4 the "Baggio to EUROS" the petition address is this:
http://eurobaggio.interfree.it/
And 4 the Olimpics this:
http://www.robybaggiofanclub.com/RobyOlimpico.htm (to sign you have to click "firma subito" at the end of the page)
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Here you are some pictures of the wonderful match vs Siena:
http://www.robertobaggio.com/upgrades_pages/PageNews196.htm
http://www.biancoazzurri.it/dettaglio.asp?news=1&idnews=1998&idcat=3
http://www.fotodavideelias.it/immagini/immaginibscalcio/060104bssiena/INDEX.HTM
And here a page weare you can find the 4 goals (2 made by Roby and 2 assisted from him) togeder to many others general goals:
http://209.151.89.69/
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And now the bad news :down:
Roby accused a muscolar prolem during the trainings and his presence in the match vs Lazio is doubtful....
http://www.gazzetta.it/primi_piani/calcio/2004/pp_1.0.268329382.shtml
I really hope that it is nothing serious cause the only chance we have that he will not stop playing at the end of the season is that he will not have anymore injures cause injures and pain are surely what he is bored of...
I wish a nice weekend to both of you ;-)