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Who is Ricardo Centurion? The nightclub fighting star Roberto Baggio labelled as his heir

The winger is blessed with fantastic talent, but he will only reach his potential if he can curb his self-destructive tendencies away from the pitch

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When Roberto Baggio speaks about football, it is wise to pay attention. The man dubbed the Divine Ponytail for his distinctive look on the field was one of the finest playmakers of the 1990s, his languid skills lighting up the No. 10 shirt for Fiorentina, Juventus and Italy, with whom he came agonisingly close to lifting the World Cup title.

Baggio was a firm adherent of the idea first introduced by the likes of Diego Maradona and Michel Platini that a No.