Baggio the most well known Italian footballer in the world; Del Piero rises, Cassano "unreliable"

December 3, 2002
ANSA (translated by Alice)

FLORENCE - Roberto Baggio is still the most welll known Italian player in the world, Del Piero's popularity rises. Advertisers like Ferrara, Buffon and Totti, while the young Cassano is still considered "unreliable". These are some of the results of a poll made by the Abacus agency about "Popularity and image of television celebrities", focusing on athletes, especially on footballers. The poll results have been presented at "Expogoal", a football exhibition which is taking place in Florence.
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