Between 2003 and 2012, Italian radio show Catersport held an annual poll to decide the worst Serie A player of the year. It was a big deal, and some big names were (un)lucky enough to collect the award.
They do things a bit differently in Italy. Here in the UK, you can’t imagine the BBC running an annual poll to decide the shittest Premier League player of the year. Gary Lineker gets enough abuse for the Match of the Day running order as it is.
But in the land of pasta and very small cars, state broadcaster RAI was happy to broadcast a controversial survey each December to identify the worst player in Serie A.
It was known as the Bidone d’Oro – literally, the ‘Golden Bin’ – a play on the Ballon d’Or award for the European footballer of the year, and its winners over 10 seasons included some very big names.
It was a big event too: the results of the poll were covered by international media like Reuters and ESPN. Some players even responded to the dubious prize to defend their reputation.
Here are the legendary ‘Bidoni’ in full…
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