Here in Italy it is said that he never wanted to go to a team too far away, not to be far from his family.

This guy would've definitely been able to compete with the likes of Kane, but instead choose to stay close to his family and his country. Mad respect

Around 2010 I was in Italy as an Erasmus student ,at that time I was at top of my form running 15 km every day . The 5x5 football pitch was like 2 min from my apartment so many Italian guys were calling me to play for their team. Almost every day I was playing a 5x5 football match at least. I wasn't very good to score many goals but had great passing ability and was running a lot and most of the times I was the faster on the pitch. One summer afternoon I was on that pitch preparing to play and a guy brings one of his friends. Before the game starts in the warm-up everyone was watching that new guy .At that time I didn't speak almost any Italian and the Italians were talking to me in broken English mixed with Italian. I said to one guy wow he is really good ,and he told me that (the new guy) was voted last year the best player in Serie B.Then before the game starts he introduced himself to me .Ciao sono Davide !!! That guy was with long beard and a bun. The game starts, and he was on the opposing team he starts quietly but after like 5 mins he scored like 2 goals .Thats it I saw that as a challenge and I would have him man-to man for the rest of the game I decided. So I had him on manto man ,I was in his back in the centre of the field with my hands touching his back he gets the ball on his feet ,with one touch he passes the ball above his head and mine he runs towards the gk ,the gk exits and I am running behind him ,he lobs the gk in the penalty area and running to score an easy goal before the ball gets out of the field ,I am running full speed behind him . Just before the ball gets out and i am about to intervene a corner with one touch he lobs me to the inside of the field ,somehow I don;t fall even with that speed and follow again the ball ,the ball still in the air with no gk , he could score an easy goal,but as I follow him back he lobs me again and shoots he hits the crossbar and then goal from a difficult angle .I was in awe !!!!I have never seen anything like this on a 5x5 football field .I was like what just happened ??? No one has done such a move when I was defending him. and all these happen in like 5 sec 4 lobs 3 on me and one on the gk . The game ended I don't remember the score, probably we lost .After a month or so I went back to my country still thinking about that incident after a while I started searching best Italian players in Serie B/C ,beard etc and found the legend of Davide Moscardelli. To this day I am 90% sure he was that player on that field that afternoon. He was really special, can't be anyone else!!!

Many people, myself included, will always go on about the talents of Ronaldo Nazario, Messi, Neymar etc. and think that there's no one in the world more talented than them. But I've always been of the opinion that there are many people in the world with talent that matches these greats but for whatever reason they never get picked up

Moscardelli was one of the first viral memes that spread out in the early 2010s on the italian internet. First time i saw him play was when he was playing in Serie B in Rimini. He was a great player for Serie C and B and he had enough talent to get in Serie A in his thirties and that's a great accomplishment for a "province superstar". What made him viral on social media in 2011-12-13 was his beard and haircut paired with his capacity of scoring a couple of attractive goals in serie A.

A retired football coach was once my neighbor and he used to tell about this player called Pasi Nevanperä who was "the most talented guy Finnish football has ever seen, but unfortunately also the laziest". The guy was absolutely natural with the ball, but he only wanted to score goals and lots of them and didn't care how low a tier it happened on. He had no ambition to put in the work and effort to become the best he could be. That meant that ever since his youth years, he just took a step down in the league pyramid whenever he wasn't scoring enough goals anymore. He holds the record in goals scored on Finnish third tier during one season to this day, together with Joel Pohjanpalo. If I'm not mistaken, he still plays somewhere despite being close to if not over 50 years of age already. And you have to respect that. He loves the beautiful game for what it is, not for money or fame.

In Spain we have "Pablo Infante". Some insights: after numerous media interviews in Spain, it emerged that Infante spent years refusing offers from club in higher divisions due to his work as director of a bank branch, located 50 kilometers from Mirandés' facilities. He was a graduate in Business Administration from the University of Burgos, and played the vast majority of his career in teams in the Province of Burgos. He single-handedly led third division teams to Spain's cup semi-finals.

In my early twenties I played a 7 a side match with a 40 year old Iranian (I think) guy who had played in the 5th tier of portugeuse football. He was insane. It blows my mind to think how good players in the top leagues must be. They make it look so easy. And even players you think are terrible would probably be insane if you played against them.

This guys beard is inspiring on its own , I had no idea how nice he actually was thanks for the video !

You should try looking into Jose Luis "Garrafa" Sánchez. He was an argentinian lower league fiend, even when playing against the National team on a friendly, the likes of Gallardo, Simeone and Zanetti couldn't stop him, amazing story! recommended

He looks like Dado Prso, his hairstyle was almost the same and that reminds me. Prso backstory is a great one. Man didnt make it in his hometown of Zadar/Croatia, and then he makes it in France with part time job and part time playing football. Amazing player.

I’ve been begging you for months in the comments to make a video about him, thanks for making me happy :)

Literally searched for him about a year, which i have seen his compilation years ago. Thank you for making a video about him

Rispetto per Moscardelli, grande uomo, prima di essere un grande giocatore. Chi capisce qualcosa di calcio ed ha giocato a certi livelli, o avrebbe potuto giocare a certi livelli, solo che a volte ci sono scelte di vita che vanno al di là del denaro. Poi c'è chi è stato fermato dalla burocrazia sportiva: in Italia a livello giovanile ti facevano firmare il " cartellino a vita" questa pratica ha rovinato la carriera di molti giovani talenti ( compreso il sottoscritto, senza falsa modestia) . Diventava un ricatto, dove alla fine la squadra doveva avere un'ottima offerta economica, altrimenti dovevi riscattare il cartellino economicamente; altrimenti per 2 anni non potevi essere tesserato per altre squadre ( se ricordo bene, erano gli anni 80/90) . Sarebbe interessante fare una ricerca su questo " cartellino a vita" perché realmente ha rovinato tanti giovani talenti italiani. Buona vita a tutti.

Goosebumps! What a beautiful story/video and ending statement! Thank you! :)

Wow! Ur videos are great and ty for finally making a video about a forgotten Italian footballer, Davide! I still remember watching him in early 2000s and how he scored amazingly. He deserved better!!!

wow mate...you gave me the goosebumps. I actually followed his career as he was a dear friend of a cousin...he has always been a rough diamond of a player.

I remember this guy from FIFA and people saying he is very talented. Lee Trundle is also a similar player from England.

Finally! After all these years, ive been trying to find this guy but i've forgotten his name! Thank you for making this video!!

There is a similar story in Argentina. This guy was called Tomás Carlovich, "El Trinche". He was born in Rosario, like Messi, and it is said to be one of the most talented players ever here, which is a lot to say from a place where Distefano, Maradona and Messi were born. If you want to dig more, there is a lot of info and I'll be glad to translate it from Spanish if needed.

Great video bro

Great work! i discover him on a compilation video and still amazed by his story. Thank you for making a video of him 🤗

Moscardelli’s ball touch was amazing. Watching the video, I can tell, he was born with a super natural talent, that even the greatest coaches can’t help players achieve. What an incredible player.

As someone who pursued the football player career as a mid teen there are talented players that nobody will ever see because of injuries. Saw many end their careers after terrible injuries. The great players we see are the skilled ones with luck or good genetics to endure.

I appreciate the time you took to put this story together. Enjoyed every minute.

Talent isn't just dribbling. It's also discipline, mental strength, intelligence in career...etc.

Dude your content is so friggin good. Thank you for all the work everyone does on this channel.

Love your dedication bro, it's for the first time I hear about this guy.

his facial hair alone can beat everyone at the Balon d'Or award.

This is a great story. I’m glad he got to live his dream and play in series a. I bet there’s not many people who’ve experienced a better feeling then he felt that day… and to add to it he put one in the net.

That was another beautiful dose of football mystery.

Outstanding video amigo! Wow what a story!

Beautiful 😢 ....why didn't roma sign him even for a single season his passion alone would have been enough

Thank you for making this video, you fullfilled to pay respect to one of the most talented italian players to play this game in Italy. The ones who saw him play can actually tell you he was really special ❤

I have enjoyed every single second of the video. Fantastic! Many thanks!

I liked it before watching the video. Thanks for the video. I remember when he played for Piacenza, he was just awesome at the Garilli. Maybe he is the best player I have ever seen playing football in person..

This man is phenomenal.i heard of him years ago n been a fan since

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed that video. Kudos!!

You should make video about Dario Hubner then. Serie a top scorer of 2001/2002 with Piacenza at age of 34 (joint top scorer alongside David Trezeguet). He did it while also smoke 2 pack of cigarettes a day and drinked beer in half time of a match(according to Ancelloti during pre season)

That ending gave me a tear. You Master! The way you wrapped that up.

I'm from Rimini and i was so mad when he went to Cesena holy shit! but i still love him... GOAT! ciao Davide!!

man I really love your videos and they really inspire me but hate to wait for two weeks

This is a great video!!. Keep it up. It's really great that you make videos of players of the past because lots of young football fans don't really care about knowing about players of the past and only focus on today's players. Keep up this good work!!

Great vid as always. You should do one on Paddy McCourt, an extremely talented Irish player who, for some reason, never made it at the top.

I'd found this lower league legend in the past but could not for the life of me remember his name to see him again. Thank you for this video I won't forget him now ;) Great research and great content as always my friend. Keep up the wonderful work, as always!

Your storytelling is amazing!

Great video, Robin Friday was an English player who had it all but never rose above the 3rd division playing for Reading and Cardiff City in a career that spanned only 4 years, he is often referred to as "The Greatest player You never saw",, I was reading that a Hollywood movie about him is definitely on the cards, I feel certain that there are similar stories out there from times gone by but it would be very difficult to fins stories like these now as football has become in many respects more of a business than ever which is to the detriment of game in my humble opinion.

Love guys like him, would love to see a video on more lower league legends

a) he wasnt able to convince during his youth b) he wasnt willing to get out of his comfort zone to succeed c) he wasnt stategic in his career approach.

Wonderful! Thank you.

I'm new to the channel, but this one is simply a masterpiece

Unfortunately sometimes when you don’t have connections, talent alone isn’t enough 💔

Great Video about a great GOAT

I love this video, Moscardelli is a legend!

wishing more appreciation videos like this, great job!

What a great video!!! Please do Fernando Redondo next

Reminds me of Dado Prso croatian striker by looks and by footballing style. Prso also got the opportunity to have a big career very late in life.

Loving your stories!

A we say in italy,bravo e grazie man. Huge respect for the job u did with video

I was in Italy when he played through his career I remember him very well. he was never treated like a great player. He was treated like a division 2 player or a low class player. the Italians don't consider him to be anything they don't even appreciate him. He also didn't help himself he should have gone to another country to play like the English league or even that Russia league deal was good. he saw himself as Italian but the Italians never saw him as Italian else they would have called him in the national team. or in the Italian under 2023. And him refusing to play for Belgium was his biggest mistake he did to himself. Belgium is a great national team. He should love his original country Belgium maybe that is were his star 🌟 is.

Ganda video!🎉🎉🎉 de certeza kele vai ver este video e vai soltar uma tear. K homenagem❤

John Atyeo. Played in the third tier, but was wanted by AC Milan, Juventus, Liverpool among others. The fee offered translated to £30m circa 2005, so probably £60m+ in todays market. Played for England and even scored the goal that qualified them for a World Cup, but they stopped picking him because he wouldn't quit his teaching job.

Watching from Greece.hi everybody. Great video.

You should make a video about Salvador Cabanas, Paraguayan. Really sad story. Was on a high playing in south american/mexican teams, was almost signing for Man Utd. Got shot in an accident and was never the same

The guy is outstanding,been watching his physic and his touch of the ball,as a football player you can instantly observe that he had something special,I think he lost himself by his wrong choices.such a lost talent.

Great video!!

beautiful story ... tnx for sharing 😊

i am a Pisa fan and here we love him, for us he's a legend

Reminds me of this uber talented fat guy who knocked around in the football league in England in the early 2000's called Lee Trundle. Obviously there is levels to everything, but he wasn't called the league one Ronaldinho for nothing! Just a really fun player to watch. He's still playing non league today at 46 I believe. You can still find clips of him here on KZfaq

hell of a video. well done , Moscardelli what a killer.

Moscadelli, too good for the Balon D'or... Thanks for sharing

I've been following Serie A for 40 years. I've lived in the UK, France, Italy and Dubai. I have very detailed football knowledge and can say he's one of the most talented players I've ever seen. Phenomenal natural ability.

I thought it was totti and you photoshopped a beird on him😅. Great video. Great Guy❤

Wonderful story ... thank you so much

Love your videos

man can you do a video on guti? would be an interesting topic about him, i spent my childhood an grew up starting him on any football game when i was a kid

Man looks enlightened with the beard

That description near the end for why he is too good for the Ballon d'Or is just beautiful

Bloody.... thanks for the story man!

Moscardelli 🐐👑

There was this guy on my block when I was little. There were very good players in my area, including myself, we even beat the champions of Pepsi cup and a couple school teams, most of us with potential for profesional players. And there was this guy, that rarely came out to play with us, he was just incredibly above everyone else. Believe me or not this guy was doing things that I have never seen any professional soccer player do, nor even Ronaldinho. It was just out of this world. Not only that, but he also had massive charisma and social skills. The professional team tecos of Guadalajara tried to sign him for 10 years, he refused and became a doctor. Honestly, the world lost a wonder because of the corruption on Mexican football. So, I know for a fact there are monsters out there that we will never know about.

And now he achieved his dream playing for Red Lock and winning the GOA7 League

I. . For one, respect this guy, Davide moscardeli. He is truly the goat of underdog.

I thought these things only happen in underdeveloped places like Africa!!! My respect for this man

Roma should've signed him early in his career he would've give Roma everything like Totti.

Nice ending...I love it! 😉 Fairy tales are not just for children, but for adults too, for they offer us a glimpse into the mysteries of life that we have long forgotten

Excellent video

Damn thats rough man

‼️He was definitively the best ! He did never train , was drinking occasionally and nevertheless one games out of nowhere . The teams scared him ! He was a phenomenon!!❤

That’s a reality for a lot of us. There’s other paths in life but if you have time still give it everything you got💯

this man is the man. rispetto.

Day 3: Can you please do a video about an African player called Abutrika he is one of the best African players not to play in Europe and some consider him better than Salah

I Saw his highlights about 8/9 years ago and all I asked was for Porto to sign him xD but alas, it never happened

Never thought you would cover this story

I grew up with someone, who had a Croatian backstory. He was a complete footballer, 192 cm, 84 kg, as technical as Zlatan. He was voted the best national youth player of the year, three times in a row. But, he didnt fit in, in the football culture, we have. He was rejected for the youth national team, cause he had problems with taking "orders". Instead he hoped his dual national citizenship would give him a place in the Croatian national team. So he rejected the national team, in the country he was born in, and hoped he got a call. And he did, at 20, Red Star Belgrade contacted him. They gave him a chance, he was gone for three months. The war torn team, had its eyes renewing the team with Europes biggest unsigned talents. And i dont know what happened there, ive heard rumours, and he was broken in spirit when he came back and i cant forget the words he uttered;" Im not a good footballer ". He never played for another team, and retired at 21. We have talent, but, we have to many trainers, who are more interested in breaking a character to fit in their vision. There was also another player, who actually did play in the youth national team, a defender, but both his knees exploded before he even was 18.

From reading the caption i thought he was talking about me!!!😢😢😢

Heartbreaking....what a heart, what a good human being....

I think your writing is amazing.

The guy had too good heart for those money clubs

No doubt in his talent but playing in the 3rd division undoubtedly made his life easier and his skills look better.