Sure we’re always galvanized by the finesse of strikers going head-over-heels to smash a ball into the net, but we’re also prone to admiring the straight-shooter. The guy who minces no words. The guy who’ll put a dagger in the opposition when he has the chance. That’s Mario Barotelli’s goal. It’s the type of goal that speaks for itself. “You see my arms stretched out like this? They are like this because I’m a badass.” This is also the only Italy goal we’ll probably ever post.

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