Welcome to News – A tribute to Paolo Rossi
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- Paolo Rossi handed away on 9 December
- Gianni Infantino, Marco Tardelli and Dino Zoff hail Pablito
- FIFA pays tribute to Rossi with movies, quotes, trivia and stats
Gianni hails Pablito
“Ciao Pablito, image of pleasure, of revenge, of generosity, of sympathy, of success and, personally, image of satisfaction for all Italians. A human hero and a world legend.”
Read FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s full feedback under….
Inzaghi, Tardelli, Vieri, Zambrotta and Zoff lead homages
“When I was a boy and I played football in the street, Paolo Rossi was to Italy what Pele and Maradona were to Brazil and Argentina.”
Read the total comment from Clarence Seedorf and tributes from different footballing icons within the hyperlink under…
After Rossi’s exploits in Barcelona, it took 30 years for an additional participant to rating a hat-trick towards Brazil. Lionel Messi was subsequent in a 2012 pleasant.
The interview
“What really stays with me is seeing all the Italian flags in the stadium after the ref had blown the final whistle. Of course I remember the goals, all those great moments. But when I lifted my head and saw all those flags all over the stadium… I’m not a nationalist, but at moments like that you really feel like you belong to something. You belong to a group, to a nation. Seeing the stadium simply covered with Italian flags was an extraordinary moment, one I will remember forever.”
Read Rossi’s full interview with FIFA within the hyperlink under…
Enzo’s artwork lesson
Paolo Rossi hadn’t scored for Italy in three years and nearly 15 hours of motion. Enzo Bearzot was below deafening strain to drop him going into the showdown with overwhelming favourites Brazil.
He refused. “He was the best striker in the world and I knew he was guy who could win us the World Cup,” stated ‘The Old Man’.
So, Bearzot got here up with an ingenious plan to loosen up Rossi. He spent the day earlier than the sport researching cubist and surrealist painters. That evening, he walked to Rossi’s room, knocked on the door, and so they spent 40 minutes discussing artwork.
The subsequent day Rossi painted Barcelona blue towards arguably essentially the most inventive aspect in soccer historical past.
“It may sound silly, but I always think back to how important that chat was for everything that happened,” Rossi stated years later. “I didn’t know at the time he was pretending [to be interested]. It relaxed me, I slept well, I woke up feeling up good.”
Did ?
- Rossi was the primary participant to prime the scoring charts in Serie B and Serie A in back-to-back seasons. He did it thanks to 21 objectives in 36 video games for Vicenza in 1976/77, and 24 in 30 the next season.
- Due to the primary spherical, through which the Azzurri had scraped by means of regardless of not successful a sport, and them being drawn in the identical group as defending champions Argentina and overwhelming favourites Brazil within the second group stage, an English bookmaker listed Italy twelfth favourites out of the 12 remaining groups to win Spain 1982.
- Years after he ended the World Cup dream of Falcao, Socrates, Zico and Co, Pablito was on vacation in Brazil when a taxi driver recognised him within the rear-view mirror and angrily ordered him to get out. After a couple of minutes of the Italian apologising, the Brazilian lastly relented and continued the journey.
- Rossi’s autobiography is titled I Made Brazil Cry.
Italy’s prime World Cup scorers
| Player | Goals | Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Vieri | 9 | 9 |
| Paolo Rossi | 9 | 14 |
| Roberto Baggio | 9 | 16 |
| Toto Schillaci | 6 | 7 |
| Silvio Piola | 5 | 4 |
| Alessandro Altobelli | 5 | 7 |
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Paolo Rossi and Marco Tardelli fiddle with a digital camera
11 Dec 2020
Paolo Rossi and Marco Tardelli fiddle with a digital camera.
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Italy’s Paolo Rossi celebrates
05 May 2017
1982 World Cup Final. Madrid, Spain. eleventh July, 1982. Italy 3 v West Germany 1. Italy’s Paolo Rossi celebrates after scoring the opening aim within the World Cup Final.
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Italy’s Paolo Rossi lifts aloft the FIFA World Cup Trophy
17 Jul 2017
Italy’s Paolo Rossi lifts aloft the FIFA World Cup Trophy.
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Paolo Rossi of Italy celebrates after scoring one in every of his two objectives within the FIFA World Cup Semi-Final between Italy and Poland on the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona, eighth July 1982. Italy received 2-0.
10 Dec 2020
Paolo Rossi of Italy celebrates after scoring one in every of his two objectives within the FIFA World Cup Semi-Final between Italy and Poland on the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona, eighth July 1982. Italy received 2-0. (Photo by Chris Smith/Popperfoto through Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Paolo Rossi, Claudio Gentile, Franz Beckenbauer, Petar Radenkovic and Uwe Seeler earlier than an exhibition sport
11 Dec 2020
Paolo Rossi, Claudio Gentile, Franz Beckenbauer, Petar Radenkovic and Uwe Seeler earlier than an exhibition sport.
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Paolo Rossi and Gaetano Scirea have fun at Spain 1982
10 Dec 2020
Paolo Rossi and Gaetano Scirea have fun at Spain 1982.
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Paolo Rossi is adopted by Argentina’s Daniel Passarella
16 Mar 2010
1982 World Cup Finals, Second Phase, Barcelona, Spain, twenty ninth June, 1982, Italy 2 v Argentina 1, Italy’s Paolo Rossi is adopted by Argentina’s Daniel Passarella (Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images)
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Italy’s Paolo Rossi is pursued by Brazil’s Rivelino
19 Apr 2018
Italy’s Paolo Rossi is pursued by Brazil’s Rivelino.
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1982 World Cup Final, Italy’s Paolo Rossi
20 Jun 2009
1982 World Cup Final, Madrid, Spain, eleventh July, 1982, Italy 3 v West Germany 1, Italy’s Paolo Rossi (Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images)
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Italy’s supervisor Enzo Bearzot talks along with his striker Paolo Rossi
21 Dec 2010
1982 World Cup Final, Madrid, Spain, eleventh July, 1982, Italy 3 v West Germany 1, Italy’s supervisor Enzo Bearzot talks along with his striker Paolo Rossi at half time (Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images)
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Portrait of Paolo Rossi the Italian Centre Forward throughout a Summer tour of Mexico
20 Jun 2009
Jun 1985: Portrait of Paolo Rossi the Italian Centre Forward throughout a Summer tour of Mexico. Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
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Italian ahead Paolo Rossi (C) scores his third aim previous Brazilian goalkeeper Waldir Peres within the WC Spain 1982
21 Jun 2009
Italian ahead Paolo Rossi (C) scores his third aim previous Brazilian goalkeeper Waldir Peres throughout their World Cup second spherical soccer match 05 July 1982 in Barcelona. Italy beat Brazil 3-2 to advance to the semifinals. AFP PHOTO/DPA
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Italy’s Paolo Rossi, proper, takes on Argentina’s Osvaldo Ardiles, throughout their 1982 World Cup Final match in Barcelona, Spain, June 29 1982
02 Nov 2010
Italy’s Paolo Rossi, proper, takes on Argentina’s Osvaldo Ardiles, throughout their 1982 World Cup Final match in Barcelona, Spain, June 29 1982 (Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images)
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Italy’s Paolo Rossi scores previous Brazil goalkeeper Waldir Peres at Spain 1982
18 Jul 2017
Italy’s Paolo Rossi scores previous Brazil goalkeeper Waldir Peres at Spain 1982. Brazil required solely a draw to attain the semi-finals, however Rossi’s hat-trick secured Italy a 3-2 victory that despatched them by means of.
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Paolo Rossi is adopted by Brazil’s Junior
05 Jul 2020
Italy’s Paolo Rossi is adopted by Brazil’s Junior 1982 World Cup Finals, Second Phase, Barcelona, Spain, fifth July, 1982, Italy 3 v Brazil 2, (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography through Getty Images)
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Only three gamers have received the adidas Golden Ball, the adidas Golden Boot and a winner’s medal at a World Cup: Garrincha (Chile 1962), Mario Kempes (Argentina 1978) and Rossi (Italy 1982).
