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Paulo Rossi. Italy’s World Cup hero of the 82 tournament. Aged 64. “A long illness”.
Scored a hat trick v Proper Mannies’ Brazil in the semi-final, and then scored the first goal v West Germany in the final. It was good to see three go past Harald Schumacher after his brutal assault on Battiston, in an otherwise terrific semi-final.
Ciao min. :(
Aye, a great performance in those finals.
RIP
Another iconic player who has now passed away. What a year for him in 1982...some haul of prestigious awards.
RIP, what a turn up for the book the game v the odds on tournament favourites was. Especially after the Azzurris' traditional duff start to the tournament.
The best player of 86, then the best player of 82 gone straight away. Mario Kempes is looking over his shoulder now
Brazil was in the group of death with Italy and Argentina.
Argentina was a fancied team as well.
Brilliant games and a team that just suddenly came alive.
They ripped Germany a new ar**hole in the final.
One of my favourite world cups
Rip Rossi
And should've faced Miller and McLeish in the 1984 European Cup Winners Cup Final Aberdeen v Juventus in Basel had it not been for a Dickensian haar the rolled off the North Sea engulfing Pittodrie on a very important April night...That night would've been an amazing atmosphere with Basel covered in sea of black/white and red...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55290883
Just how low can humanity go
That’s shocking. If the perpetrator(s) are caught I am pretty sure street justice will be carried out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Basingstokered
I just despair about some people at times.