How to handle the heat of World Cup knockout matches

from The Mind Room · host John Nassoori and Paddy Steinfort

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themindroom.substack.comFour billion tigers. That’s the metaphorical audience some of Italy greatest players described facing in the final of the last World Cup on American soil.In 1994, it was too much for the likes of Roberto Baggio, Franco Baresi and Roberto Donadoni. Baggio’s skied shootout penalty, which ended Italy’s hopes of winning the tournament, was arguably as much …

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