In the Albiceleste, too, his goalscoring prowess emerged almost instantly. Batistuta was handed his debut ahead of the 1991 Copa America and at 22 proved to be the star of the tournament with six ...

Whereas Batistuta a man who has single handily scored 168 goals for his club. In terms of tricks and creativity Henry gets the win, however in terms of pure striker Batistuta is without a doubt ...

Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina football great, asked doctor to cut off his legs. FOOTBALL legend Gabriel Batistuta has revealed the desperate lengths he went to, to rid himself of excruciating pain.

Batistuta said he visited a doctor he knew, who turned down his request. "He looked at me and said I was crazy," said the 45-year-old former striker. "I insisted. I couldn't take it anymore." ...

Argentine legend Gabriel Batistuta has opened up about his retirement from football - revealing he asked a specialist to amputate his legs. The ex-Fiorentina striker, now 45, hung up his boots in ...

Roma have this week announced the loan signing of Bayern Munchen's Luca Toni. The Italian had fallen out of favour with new coach Louis Van Gaal and been told to find himself a new club ...