By Rohit Mundayur
New Delhi, Dec 10 (Ians) Football great Paolo Rossi, who died of lung cancer aged 64 on December 9, won the Italian Serie A twice and the European Cup once in his illustrious career, but the tournament that he is most widely associated with, for good reason, is the 1982 World Cup.
He scored six times in a performance that made him one of just three players in the history of the World Cup to win the Golden Boot and Golden Ball together. To cap it off, he went on to win the coveted Ballon d'Or later in 1982.
Just two years prior to that tournament, however, it looked like Rossi might not be available for selection at all as he was one of several people who got punished for the 1980 betting scandal that incriminated as many as 13 clubs accross the top two divisions of Italy.
Rossi was suspended for three years...
New Delhi, Dec 10 (Ians) Football great Paolo Rossi, who died of lung cancer aged 64 on December 9, won the Italian Serie A twice and the European Cup once in his illustrious career, but the tournament that he is most widely associated with, for good reason, is the 1982 World Cup.
He scored six times in a performance that made him one of just three players in the history of the World Cup to win the Golden Boot and Golden Ball together. To cap it off, he went on to win the coveted Ballon d'Or later in 1982.
Just two years prior to that tournament, however, it looked like Rossi might not be available for selection at all as he was one of several people who got punished for the 1980 betting scandal that incriminated as many as 13 clubs accross the top two divisions of Italy.
Rossi was suspended for three years...
- 12/10/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Rome, Dec 10 (Ians) Italy on Thursday mourned the death of football great Paolo Rossi, the hero of Italy's 1982 World Cup and one of the most prolific scorers in the country's football history.
Rossi, who struggled with lung cancer in recent years, died late Wednesday at the age of 64, though the news was not made public until Thursday when it was reported by Rai Sport, where Rossi had been working as a football commentator.
Gazzetta Dello Sport, Italy's most widely read sports publication, reported in a banner headline Thursday: "Football and Italy are crying over the death of the man who is the symbol of the 1982 World Cup winner." Rome's La Repubblica reported, "Another hero has left us," a reference to Rossi and iconic Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona who played his best years in Italy and who died on Nov. 25, Xinhua news reports.
Via social media, the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte...
Rossi, who struggled with lung cancer in recent years, died late Wednesday at the age of 64, though the news was not made public until Thursday when it was reported by Rai Sport, where Rossi had been working as a football commentator.
Gazzetta Dello Sport, Italy's most widely read sports publication, reported in a banner headline Thursday: "Football and Italy are crying over the death of the man who is the symbol of the 1982 World Cup winner." Rome's La Repubblica reported, "Another hero has left us," a reference to Rossi and iconic Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona who played his best years in Italy and who died on Nov. 25, Xinhua news reports.
Via social media, the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte...
- 12/10/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Rome, Dec 10 (Ians) Paolo Rossi, Italy's top-scorer in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, has passed away at the age of 64.
Italian TV channel Rai Sport, for whom Rossi had been working as a pundit, announced the news of his demise on Thursday morning.
"A very sad news: Paolo Rossi left us," Rai Sport presenter Enrico Varriale tweeted. "Unforgettable Pablito, who made us all fall in love in that summer of '82 and who has been a precious and competent workmate at Rai in recent years. Rip dear Paolo."
Rossi's wife, Cappelletti Federica, posted a photo of herself and her husband to her Instagram account along with the words "per sempre" which means "forever" in English.
She, however, did not disclose the cause of his death.
Rossi is widely regarded as one of the best forwards of all time and is most famous for his heroics at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
Italian TV channel Rai Sport, for whom Rossi had been working as a pundit, announced the news of his demise on Thursday morning.
"A very sad news: Paolo Rossi left us," Rai Sport presenter Enrico Varriale tweeted. "Unforgettable Pablito, who made us all fall in love in that summer of '82 and who has been a precious and competent workmate at Rai in recent years. Rip dear Paolo."
Rossi's wife, Cappelletti Federica, posted a photo of herself and her husband to her Instagram account along with the words "per sempre" which means "forever" in English.
She, however, did not disclose the cause of his death.
Rossi is widely regarded as one of the best forwards of all time and is most famous for his heroics at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
- 12/10/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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