Man City case could join list of soccer's biggest scandals Manchester City is not the first high-profile soccer club to be caught up in a scandal. Sports 08 Feb, 2023
Italy's World Cup hero Rossi dies aged 64 ROME: Paolo Rossi, Italy's goalscoring hero from their victorious 1982 World Cup campaign and scorer of a hat-trick against Brazil in one of the most famous matches in the competition's history, has died at the age of 64. The celebrated striker's... 10 Dec, 2020
Troubled times for Turin teams ROME: There are two major footballing hotbeds in Italy, located fairly close to each other in the north west of the country but while one city is flying, the other is in crisis. In Milan Inter are top of the league and bidding for a fifth straight... 12 Jan, 2010
History: Hrubesch crowns German revival The success of the 1976 European Championship fed the clamour for more places at the final tournament, and UEFA responded by doubling the number of participants as the competition returned to Italy for a second time.With eight teams now involved... 26 May, 2008
WORLD CUP: Legend Zbigniew “Zibi” Boniek, born in Bydgoszcz, is one of the greatest Eastern European players ever. He started his career in his birthtown club Zawisza before moving to one of the great Polish clubs, Widzew Lodz. Boniek was included in Poland’s 1978... 05 Oct, 2006
WORLD CUP 2006: Top scorers at the World Cup 1930 - Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) 81934 - Oldrich Nejedly (Czechoslovakia) 5 1938 - Leonidas (Brazil) 8 1950 - Ademir (Brazil) 8 1954 - Sandor Koscis (Hungary) 11 1958 - Just Fontaine (France) 13 1962 - Garrincha (Brazil) 4 Valentin Ivanov (Soviet... 07 Jul, 2006
WORLD CUP 2006: Highest scorers 15 goals: Ronaldo (Brazil) 1998-2006 14 goals: Gerd Mueller (Germany) 1970/1974 13 goals: Just Fontaine (France) 1958 12 goals: Pele (Brazil) 1958-1970 11 goals: Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) 1954Juergen Klinsmann (Germany) 1990-1998 10 goals: Helmut Rahn... 07 Jul, 2006
WORLD CUP 2006: And the Golden Ball goes to ... Berlin, July 6:Rival captains Zinedine Zidane and Fabio Cannavaro have been shortlisted for the Golden Ball award ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final between France and Italy.The 34-year-old Zidane, who helped France to the 1998 World Cup title, is... 07 Jun, 2006
WORLD CUP : History—1982 Italy survived the opening round on goal difference and then went on to win the trophy for a third time after Brazil bowed out to them in an astonishing match in the second phase. Zico, Socrates, Falcao and Eder could not stop attacking and Brazil paid... 03 Jun, 2006
WORLD CUP : PLAYER TO WATCH Alberto Gilardino (Italy)July 5, 1982 is an important date in Italian football for two reasons. While Paolo Rossi was scoring his historic World Cup hat-trick in the 3-2 win over Brazil in Barce-lona, 700 kilometres away in Biella, a baby was being... 24 May, 2006
WORLD CUP : Legend Paolo Rossi (Italy) Paolo Rossi’s career lay in tatters in 1980, after he was suspended for three years following an alleged “fixing” scandal. Rossi continually protested his innocence and the ban was commuted to two years. Born in September... 24 May, 2006
WORLD CUP : Team profile – Italy (group e) With three FIFA World Cups to their name, Italy are rightly held up as one of the great football nations. Their first triumph was way back in 1934 at the second ever global showcase, held on Italian soil. Four years later in France, they became the... 24 May, 2006
