Paolo Rossi R.I.P.

in #football4 years ago

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Italian soccer great Paolo Rossi, pictured during a match against Brazil in the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Italy won the match 3-2, with Rossi scoring a hat-trick.

(CNN)Italian soccer great Paolo Rossi has died at the age of 64, according to Italy's national public broadcaster RAI.

Rossi is best known for leading the Italian National Team to a World Cup victory in 1982 against West Germany after scoring six total goals in the tournament, including a hat trick against Brazil in the second stage.

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