Chinaglia is best known for being a member of the New York Cosmos alongside Pele and Franz Beckenbauer. The thing people forget, despite the latter two being among the greatest players to ever play at their respective positions, Chinaglia was as popular a figure and key to promoting the now-defunct NASL.
The other thing to remember is he was best known for his playing days at Lazio and his bad boy image in Italy including his alleged ties to the mob. A reputation that eventually kept him off the national team and at his prime left for New York where he became the league's most prolific scorer.
Italy in 1978 reached the semi-finals at the World Cup, one could only wonder if Chinaglia could have put them in the finals.
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