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Paolo Rossi dead: Italy 1982 World Cup hero dies aged 64
Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Italy's 1982 World Cup-winning hero Paolo Rossi has passed away at the age of 64.Rossi was a key member of the Italy side for the tournament, which was the country's third World Cup win and first since 1938.The forward, widely regarded as one of the best footballers Italy has ever seen, won the Golden Ball at the 1982 World Cup and won the Ballon d'Or in the same year.He scored a total of nine goals in World Cup finals tournaments, the joint-most of any player in Italy history.Rossi won two Serie A titles in his career, which he spent entirely in Italy.Having started out at Juventus, he struggled to break into the first-team setup before moving on to Vicenza, where
