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Football Star Launches Clothing Stores
Just-Style, August 22, 2005

Ex-Argentina football player Gabriel Omar Batistuta is launching a chain of stores selling his men’s wear range next year, media reports say. Batistuta will launch the range, which will include casual, sports and formal clothing, in January next year. The clothing will be made in Florence, Italy, which will also be the location for the first store. Batistuta, who also played for Italian club Fiorentina, plans further store openings for Milan, Rome, Paris, Madrid, London, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Sao Paulo.

What they said about Maradona
FIFA, July 1, 2004

Gabriel Batistuta (record Argentine international goalscorer):
"Most ten-year-olds know nothing, but with Diego it was different. He grew up playing with older boys and they treated him the same. Diego had no choice in the matter. It was his destiny. They made him into a God. I still feel embarrassed whenever I read that I scored twice as many goals (54) as he did for Argentina."

Fight after the Japan game at WC98
La Nacion, June 18, 1998

At a press conference Daniel Passarella tried to counter the rumors and said, "After the game against Japan, Batistuta snapped at Ortega, saying, "You have to get rid of the ball faster...and play with me more."

Alleged fight between Batistuta & Ortega at WC98
La Nacion, June 19, 1998

At a press conference called by the whole team, they tried to diffuse the tension and rumors--one of which was: "An alleged fight between Batistuta and Ortega, with the participation of Juan Veron in defense of Ortega, which had been reported by the news agency Infosic."

The People Want to Know!
El Grafico July 1998

  • Why was Batistuta always isolated in his room without company at the training camp in Ezeiza?

  • Why were players such as Berti and Crespo taken to the WC when, as was seen in France, they were not in condition to play?

  • Why did Settimio Aloisio say (and many believe him) that if it were not for the reporters and fans, Batistuta would not have played in the WC?

  • Why did Passarella ignore the postive doping test [of Veron]?

  • Why did he say that the team was united when, in fact, there were players who couldn't stand each other?

  • Why weren't Passarella and Grondona [Pres. of AFA] truthful about their mutual distrust?

  • Why doesn't anyone like Simeone?

  • Why do Ortega, Crespo and Piojo Lopez hate Batistuta?

  • Why doesn't Passarella respond to these questions?

  • Why doesn't anyone respond?

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