We'll tell you, Pep: He was pretty darn good ... Is it the fact that he's one of the most decorated players in Italian soccer history, with seven Serie A titles, five Champions League crowns ...

The first Italian-born player to win the Ballon d'Or (Omar Sívori, who claimed the award in 1961, had switched his allegiance from Argentina to Italy), Gianni Rivera was crowned the world's best ...