Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 306 (Interview with French Author Mr. Mario Morisi discussing his book ‘Roberto Baggio, Vingt ans de folie italienne et mondiale’ -Part 3 (Fall 1994 to retirement in 2004))

 This is the 306^th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

 

For this episode, I interview French Author Mr. Mario Morisi, as we discuss his book ‘Roberto Baggio, Vingt ans de folie italienne et mondiale’ (2026).

This is the third part; the first part covered the origins until the 1990 World Cup. The second part covered Fall of 1990 to the 1994 World Cup. This third part covers the period from the Fall of 1994 to retirement with Brescia in 2004.

 

This is the first biography of Roberto Baggio in French.

Mr. Morisi has authored many books in French and Italian.

 

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Mr. Morisi’s contact info:

Twitter (X): @MarioMorisi2

Bluesky: @absentes.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamorisi2026/

Link: https://www.mariomorisi.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=194:breaking-baggio

Link to Mr. Morisi’s book:

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Mario-Morisi-ebook/dp/B0GX2NRR1J

 

 

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Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 294 (Interview with English Author and Podcaster Mr. Rob Fletcher, discussing his book ‘The Final: In Pursuit of Greatness’ (2026))

 This is the 294^th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

 

For this episode, I interview English Author and Podcaster Mr. Rob Fletcher, discussing his book ‘The Final: In Pursuit of Greatness’ (2026).

 

This book discusses the 1994 Champions League Final between AC Milan and Barcelona.

 

Mr. Fletcher is the editor of Boro Mag, a podcast and publication about Middlesbrough FC. He has written for many outlets such as The Football Pink, KIT Magazine, Futbolista among others.

 

His other books include: ‘1992: The Birth of Modern Footbal’ (2023) and ‘Chaos, Controversy and THAT Kung-Fu Kick: 94/95 The Premier League's Most Dramatic Season’ (2024).

 

 

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You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.

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Mr. Fletcher’s contact info:

Twitter (X): @rob_fletcher_

Twitter (X): @90s_writer

Twitter (X): @boro_mag

Bluesky: @robfletcher.bsky.social

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/boromag

Link to Mr. Fletcher’s books:

https://www.amazon.com/Final-Pursuit-Greatness-Rob-Fletcher/dp/1836802900

https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Rob-Fletcher/author/B0BXQNC2ZS?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

 

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Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Part 259-Matches of Norway National Team matches during the 1994 World Cup

  

Norway National Team matches during the 1994 World Cup

 

June 19, 1994, FIFA World Cup, Washington DC, USA, Norway 1-Mexico 0 (Kjetil Rekdal 85)

June 23, 1994, FIFA World Cup, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, Italy 1-Norway 0 (Dino Baggio 69)

June 28, 1994, FIFA World Cup, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, Norway 0-Republic of Ireland 0 (-)

 

 

Norway’s 1994 World Cup Finals squad:

 

Goalkeepers:

1- Erik Thorstvedt (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

12- Frode Grodaas (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

13- Ole By Rise (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

 

Defenders:

2- Gunnar Halle (Oldham Athletic Football Club / England)

3- Erland Johnsen (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 

4- Rune Bratseth (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany)

5- Stig Inge Bjørnebye (Liverpool Football Club / England)

14- Roger Nilsen (Sheffield United Football Club / England)

17- Dan Eggen (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening / Denmark)

18- Alf Inge Håland (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

20- Henning Berg (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

 

Midfielders:

6- Jostein Flo (Sheffield United Football Club / England)

7- Erik Mykland (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) 

8- Øyvind Leonhardsen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

10- Kjetil Rekdal (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring /Belgium)

11- Jahn Ivar ‘Mini’ Jakobsen (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring / Belgium)

15- Karl-Petter Løken (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

19- Roar Strand (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

22- Lars Bohinen (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

 

Strikers:

9- Jan Aage Fjørtoft (Swindon Town Football Club / England)

16- Goran Sørloth (Bursaspor Kulübü / Turkey)

21- Sigurd Rushfeldt (Tromso Idrettslag- Troms)

 

Coach: Egil Olsen

Team Captain: Rune Bratseth

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

 

Photo From: Panini World Cup 1994

(Norway 1994 World Cup squad)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1994

(Norway 1994 World Cup preview)

 

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994

(Norway 1994 World Cup preview)

 

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994

(Norway 1994 World Cup preview)

 

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 46, No. 17, Issue 1156, May 9, 1994

(Norway 1994 World Cup preview)

 

 

 

Date: June 19, 1994

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group E

Result: Norway 1-Mexico 0

Venue: Washington DC, RFK Memorial Stadium, USA

Attendance: 52,359

Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)

Linesmen: Sandor Marton (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Kick-off time: 16:00

Goalscorers:

(Norway): Kjetil Rekdal 85

(Mexico): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (85^th minute, Norway): In the middle (towards the right), Fjørtoft was impeded by Suarez, Rekdal picked up the loose ball and scored.

Lineups:

Norway:

1- Erik Thorstvedt (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)        

20- Henning Berg (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

4- Rune Bratseth (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany)

5- Stig Inge Bjørnebye (Liverpool Football Club / England)

18- Alf Inge Håland (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

22- Lars Bohinen (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

6- Jostein Flo (Sheffield United Football Club / England)

7- Erik Mykland (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) (10- Kjetil Rekdal (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring /Belgium) 79)

8- Øyvind Leonhardsen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

11- Jahn Ivar ‘Mini’ Jakobsen (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring / Belgium) (2- Gunnar Halle (Oldham Athletic Football Club / England) 46)

9- Jan Aage Fjørtoft (Swindon Town Football Club / England)

 

Coach: Egil Olsen

Booked: Alf Inge Haaland 17, Øyvind Leonhardsen 27

 

Team Captain: Rune Bratseth

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White (Three Red horizontal stripes) Socks

Note:

1-This was Norway’s first ever win in a World Cup.

2-Norway had a goal disallowed for offside in the 29^th minute.

 

Mexico:

1-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

5-Ramon Ramírez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

21-Raul Gutiérrez (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (6-Marcelino Bernal (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos) 71)

14-Joaquín Del Olmo (Club Deportivo Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz)

16-Luis Antonio Valdéz (Club Deportiva Esmeralda León- León, Guanajuato) (17-Benjamin Galindo (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)46)

9-Hugo Sánchez (Rayo Vallecano de Madrid / Spain)

10 Luis García (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

 

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Booked: Claudio Suárez 62

 

Team Captain: Ignacio Ambriz

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (1002), June 29-July 5, 1994

(June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (1003), July 6- 12, 1994

(June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

Photo From: Landslaget, Det Norske Fotballandslagets Historie, authors Egil Olsen, Arne Scheie,Per Jorsett, Otto Ulseth, 1997

(Norway squad, June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

Photo From: Fotbal Sport

(Norway squad, June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2516, June 28, 1994

(June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 78, July 1995

(Norway squad, June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 46, No. 24, Issue 1163, July 4, 1994

(June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1994 World Cup

(Norway squad, June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, September 1994

(June 19, 1994, World Cup, Norway 1-Mexico 0)

 

 

 

Date: June 23, 1994

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group E

Result: Italy 1-Norway 0

Venue: East Rutherford, New Jersey- Meadowlands Arena, Giants Stadium, USA  

Attendance: 74,624

Referee: Helmut Krug (Germany)

Linesmen: Tapio Yli-Karro (Finland), Roy Pearson (England)

Kick-off time: 16:00

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Dino Baggio 69

(Norway): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (69^th minute, Italy): Signori’s free kick from the left side was headed in by Dino Baggio.

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Gianluca Pagliuca (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)   

3- Antonio Bennarivo (Associazione Calcio Parma)

6- Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

4- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)     

5- Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)     

11- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)     

14- Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

13- Dino Baggio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

10- Roberto Baggio (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (12- Luca Marchegiani (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 22)

20- Giuseppe Signori (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

18- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (19- Daniele Massaro (Associazione Calcio Milan) 69)

 

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

Booked: Pierluigi Casiraghi 35

Sent Off: Gianluca Pagliuca 21

 

Team Captain: Franco Baresi 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

 

Norway:

1- Erik Thorstvedt (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

20- Henning Berg (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

4- Rune Bratseth (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany)

5- Stig Inge Bjørnebye (Liverpool Football Club / England)

18- Alf Inge Håland (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

22- Lars Bohinen (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

7- Erik Mykland (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) (10- Kjetil Rekdal (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring /Belgium) 81)

6- Jostein Flo (Sheffield United Football Club / England)

8- Øyvind Leonhardsen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

9- Jan Aage Fjørtoft (Swindon Town Football Club / England)

21- Sigurd Rushfeldt (Tromso Idrettslag- Troms) (11- Jahn Ivar ‘Mini’ Jakobsen (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring / Belgium) 46)

 

Coach: Egil Olsen

Booked: Stig Inge Bjørnebye 33, Alf Inge Håland 68

 

Team Captain: Rune Bratseth

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White (Three Red horizontal stripes) Socks

Note:

1-After Sigurd Rushfeldt was replaced by Jakobsen in the 46^th minute, Jakobsen went to the left and Flo switched to the right.

2-Norway had a goal disallowed in the 82^nd minute.

3- This was Sigurd Rushfeldt’s only second cap. He had earned his first cap just days before the Finals on June 5, 1994, against Sweden.

 

Photo From: A-Laget, Norges 25 storste fotballspillere gjennom tidene, Authors Svein Saeter, Johan L. Oiestad

(Norway squad, June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2516, June 28, 1994

(June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (1002), June 29-July 5, 1994

(June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (1002), June 29-July 5, 1994

(June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 26 (1002), June 29-July 5, 1994

(June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (1003), July 6- 12, 1994

(June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 27 (1003), July 6- 12, 1994

(June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Norway squad, June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 46, No. 25, Issue 1164, July 11, 1994

(June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1994 World Cup

(June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1994

(Italy squad, June 23, 1994, World Cup, Italy 1-Norway 0)

 

Date: June 28, 1994

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group E

Result: Norway 0-Republic of Ireland 0

Venue: East Rutherford, New Jersey- Meadowlands Arena, Giants Stadium, USA  

Attendance: 76,322

Referee: Jose Joaquin Torres Cadena (Colombia)

Linesmen: Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil), Hae-Yong Park (South Korea)

Kick-off time: 12:30

Goalscorers:

(Norway): None

(Republic of Ireland): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Norway:

1- Erik Thorstvedt (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

2- Gunnar Halle (Oldham Athletic Football Club / England) (11- Jahn Ivar ‘Mini’ Jakobsen (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring / Belgium) 34)

3- Erland Johnsen (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 

4- Rune Bratseth (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany)

20- Henning Berg (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

7- Erik Mykland (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) 

5- Stig Inge Bjørnebye (Liverpool Football Club / England)

8- Øyvind Leonhardsen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) (22- Lars Bohinen (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 68)

10- Kjetil Rekdal (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring /Belgium)

9- Jostein Flo (Sheffield United Football Club / England)

16- Goran Sørloth (Bursaspor Kulübü / Turkey)

 

Coach: Egil Olsen

Booked: Goran Sørloth 37, Erland Johnsen 45

 

Team Captain: Rune Bratseth

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red (Black sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, Black (Three White horizontal stripes) Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Rune Bratseth (60/4) (1986-1994).

2-Final cap for Goran Sørloth (55/15) (1985-1994).

 

Republic of Ireland:

1- Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

14- Philip Andrew Babb (Coventry City Football Club / England) 

12- Gary Kelly (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) 

5- Paul McGrath (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

11- Stephen Staunton (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)  

8- Raymond James Houghton (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)   

6- Roy Maurice Keane (Manchester United Football Club / England) 

7- Andrew David Townsend (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) (18- Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England) 74)

21- Jason Wynn Mc Ateer (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England) 

10- John Joseph Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

9- John William Aldridge (Tranmere Rovers Football Club / England) (20- David Thomas Kelly (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England) 67)

 

Coach: Jackie Charlton (England)

Booked: Roy Maurice Keane 3, Raymond James Houghton 30, Gary Kelly 84

 

Team Captain: Andrew David Townsend

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White (three green vertical stripes) Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Jackie Charlton was not present on the bench due to a ban.

 

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No 28 (1004), July 13- 19, 1994

(June 28, 1994, World Cup, Norway 0-Republic of Ireland 0)

 

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Norway squad, June 28, 1994, World Cup, Norway 0-Republic of Ireland 0)

 

Photo From: Soccer America, Vol. 47, No. 1, Issue 1165, July 18, 1994

(June 28, 1994, World Cup, Norway 0-Republic of Ireland 0)

 

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1994 World Cup

(Republic of Ireland squad, June 28, 1994, World Cup, Norway 0-Republic of Ireland 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, September 1994

(June 28, 1994, World Cup, Norway 0-Republic of Ireland 0)

 

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2515, June 21, 1994

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2516, June 28, 1994

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2517, July 5, 1994

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1994 

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1994 

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)

 

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 66, July 1994

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)

 

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 78, July 1995

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)

 

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1994 World Cup

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)

Photo From: FIFA Technical Report, 1994 World Cup

(Norway in the 1994 World Cup)