ROME, OCT 8 - Former Italian striker Roberto Baggio, named the best player in the world by FIFA in 1993, will be among the stars on the pitch at the Maracana on Thursday to participate in the "Match ...

36 years on, Italy and Brazil from 1982 remains one of the most talked about games in World Cup history. It pitted an underwhelming underdog against the tournament favourite and one of the greatest ...

Paolo Rossi's hat-trick against Brazil in 1982 provides the latest stop in our countdown towards Qatar 2022. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 14 days away. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is ...

The 1982 World Cup in Spain is remembered more for the classic semi-final between France and Germany, but also Italy’s 3-1 ...

Italy won their third World Cup title, and first since 1938, when they emerged victorious in Spain. Iconic striker Paulo Rossi was his nation’s talisman at the tournament and he hit a hat-trick in a ...

Brazil was the favorite, a vision in yellow and cobalt blue, a team of brilliant and unpredictable forwards. There were doubts about its defending, but this was a tribute to the old Brazil, to the ...

The Maracanã was the stage for a Brazil versus Italy match, one of the greatest classics of world football, "different" this ...