Wednesday, 5 September 2012 The kick heard around the world If there was any justice in the world we'd all remember that both Daniele Massaro and Franco Baresi missed their penalties in the 1994 World Cup Final. We'd remember that even if Baggio had scored it is possible that Brazil would have won the World Cup Final with the very next kick of the ball - Baggio wasn't stepping up to win his team a World Cup. He was stepping up to keep his side in the World Cup. If there was any justice in the world Roberto Baggio would have buried that penalty and he would, for a second year running, have been crowned World Player of the Year. He would have become one of those merry band who have won the World Player of the Year twice and we would remember him as the greatest player between the fall of Maradona and the rise of Zidane. One of the finest sites you'll come across is that Football Pantheon - Baggio is listed as 65th best player of all time. I'd argue if that penalty had gone in he'd be in the top 30 (that isn't to criticise the great work of Miguel Delaney - it is a superb piece of work but that kick changes our perception of him). For that one moment he has entered our footballing lexicon that day. To many a 'Baggio' is a penalty that balloons over the bar in the same way that