Former Swan Giorgio Chinaglia has died. RIP http://www.vancouversun.com/NASL legend Giorgio Chinaglia dies Florida/6393918/story.html
RIP. he was a regular on tv over here providing expert commentary and post match analysis. Billed as the Italian star from Lazio ..... Compared to the yanks alongside him, he was so much more in tune with the game .... And he's the only "Italian" to speak with a very thick, authentic Swansea accent - had it all - the cadence, the figures of speech, as if he had never left the Hafod.
I just came across this article on Giorgio,which gives some real insight into the life of the young lad who initially plied his trade at The Vetch Field. dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2124148/gioorgio Remarkable story,don't you think? RIP Giorgio.
Wow, what a larger than life character this guy was. Here's an interesting read on what he thought about the modern day swans:- http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=young_mark&id=7250886