++ [ originally posted by swag
] ++
Definitely. He may play for Milan, but he's an asset for Lega Calcio in general.
But I gotta say, "He could have died" has to be one of the worst stupidities any journalist could ever utter. It falls into the sensationalist trap of, "Blah blah blah didn't happen.
But it could have!"
Sorry, but "could have", "would have", "almost", "nearly", etc. used in any story isn't news but pure fabrication. Like Inter's Scudetto campaigns of the last 10 years.
I just walked over to the mailbox to drop off a letter. A car coming around the corner rather quickly didn't exactly hit, maim, and/or kill me, but it
could have.