Paolo Rossi

Former Italy goalkeeper Dino Zoff said the news about Paolo Rossi’s death came ‘out of the blue’ and revealed ‘it’s difficult to understand’. Zoff revealed ‘they told us about something,…

Former Italy centre-back Fulvio Collovati said he ‘owes’ his World Cup winners medal to Paolo Rossi. ‘This is a terrible year, I never expected this news’. Rossi, one of the…

FIGC chief Gabriele Gravina has invited Fabio Cannavaro, Paolo Rossi, Roberto Baggio and Gianni Rivera to take up positions within the Italy set-up. Gravina had already put Gianluca Vialli forward…

World Cup hero Paolo Rossi has returned to Vicenza, as an ambassador and independent director. The Lanerossi were declared bankrupt in January, with control of the name and history of…

Federico Chiesa is the “future” of the Italy side, but Paolo Rossi warns he is far from the finished product. “He needs to be re-evaluated.” The Fiorentina winger turns 21…

On this day in 1982, Italy beat West Germany 3-1 to win the World Cup for the third time. The Azzurri had started the 1982 tournament in Spain poorly, scraping…

On this day in 1982, Italy kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 0-0 draw against Poland in Vigo. The Azzurri went into the tournament having reached the semi-finals…

World Cup winner Paolo Rossi believes Carlo Ancelotti should be the next Italy CT - “he’s good and capable, not least in his relations with the players”. The Azzurri are…

Italy legend Paolo Rossi has commended Bologna attacker Simone Verdi for his ‘brave’ decision to reject Napoli. Rossi opted to stick with Bologna, despite being offered the chance to compete…

Gonzalo Higuain will match Antonio Conte and Paolo Rossi if he scores for Juventus against Bologna on Sunday. The Argentinian striker has scored 43 goals in 77 games since joining…

Genoa President Enrico Preziosi says Giuseppe Rossi is “a great champion” who “deserves a new opportunity”. The striker will join the Grifone in the coming days, having recovered from the…

On this day 35 years ago, Italy beat West Germany 3-1 to win the World Cup for the third time. The Azzurri had started the 1982 tournament in Spain poorly,…

Paolo Rossi calls Inter’s Mauro Icardi “deadly”, Gonzalo Higuain of Juventus “perfect” and is surprised by Edin Dzeko and Andrea Belotti. The former striker is a national hero after his…

Claudio Ranieri, Silvio Berlusconi, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paulo Roberto Falcao, Nils Liedholm, Paolo Rossi and Cesare Maldini are added to the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Another 10 figures were inducted…

Paolo Rossi believes Napoli are Juventus’ only rivals for the Scudetto this season as Sassuolo and Chievo deserve success for their ability to utilise resources. Juve lead Napoli by a…

Juventus legend Paolo Rossi claims his former club are “lacking brilliance” after their run of unconvincing performances. Juve failed to break down Sevilla in the Champions League opener, before losing…

Paolo Rossi believes Roma captain Francesco Totti “has been the strongest in Italy for the last 20 years”. Er Pupone will celebrate his 40th birthday next week, and the 1982…

Italy legend Paolo Rossi believes Nikola Kalinic’s selflessness makes him a better striker than Milan’s Carlos Bacca. Kalinic and Bacca enjoyed prolific debut campaigns with Fiorentina and Milan respectively last…

Legendary striker Paolo Rossi “can’t understand” Juventus dropping Gonzalo Higuain. The Argentinian joined from Napoli for a Serie A-record €90m this summer, but Mario Mandzukic played ahead of him in…

Italy legend Paolo Rossi believes Juventus “can win the Champions League and Gonzalo Higuain’s decision wasn’t about money.” The Bianconeri surprised everyone by agreeing to activate his €90m release clause…