The news was announced on Thursday morning by the Italian TV
channel RAI Sport, where Rossi worked as a pundit.
The former Juventus and Milan player is widely regarded as
one of the best forwards of all time and is most famous for his heroics at the
1982 World Cup in Spain.
In the final, he scored the opening goal as Italy defeated
West Germany 3-1. Earlier in the tournament, in what is still considered one of
the best World Cup performances, he scored a hat-trick to beat Brazil 3-2 and
sent one of the favorites out early.
Rossi won the tournament’s Golden Boot and Golden Ball and,
in the same year, the Ballon d’Or.
He also scored three goals at the 1978 World Cup in
Argentina. With a total of nine goals, he remains Italy’s joint-highest scorer
at the World Cup with Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri.
Rossi spent his entire club career in Italy, winning two
Serie A titles and helping Juve to the 1984-85 European Cup, a year after
winning the Cup Winners’ Cup.
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