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FL – Paolo Rossi
Amongst his footballing accomplishments are 2x Italian Serie A titles, a champions league title and a Coppa Italia title with Juventus. He was European player of the year in 1982.
His brightest moment was in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where he scored 100% of the goals that took Italy to the World Cup final to win their third title. His hattrick to eliminated mighty Brazil and sent Italy to the semifinals and his brace against Poland in the semifinal continued their journey to the final. In the final against Germany, he scored the opening goal of the match to give Italy an advantage throughout the match. He finished the tournament as the ‘Golden Boot’ and ‘Golden Ball’ winner.