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    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Only 64, what happened?


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    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    I remember being very excited getting him in my World Cup ‘82 Panini sticker collection. 64 is way too young. RIP.


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    Raytown Rocks
    Registered Users Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Raytown Rocks


    Just FYI its Paolo,
    Not trying to be the spelling police either , just a heads up


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    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,279 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    corner of hells wrote: »
    Gone to join Diego this morning.

    Have a look at Italy v Germany in 1982.

    Surely the QF match against Brazil was his most iconic? To this day I still can't understand how Brazil lost. He was some player, definitely gone before his time. RIP


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    Kylta
    Registered Users Posts: 15,457 ✭✭✭✭Kylta


    May he RIP


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    corner of hells
    Registered Users Posts: 8,357 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    Zaph wrote: »
    Surely the QF match against Brazil was his most iconic? To this day I still can't understand how Brazil lost. He was some player, definitely gone before his time. RIP

    Of course , but the images of himself,Altobelli and Tardelli scoring were amazing. Hope my spellings are correct.


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    corner of hells
    Registered Users Posts: 8,357 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    chef wrote: »
    Just FYI its Paolo,
    Not trying to be the spelling police either , just a heads up

    Thanks for the heads up .


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    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,505 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    was it tax evasion or Mafia links he was up to his neck in ?

    pretty standard stuff for a successful italian of course


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    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,279 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Mad_maxx wrote: »
    was it tax evasion or Mafia links he was up to his neck in ?

    pretty standard stuff for a successful italian of course

    Match fixing linked to betting, so no doubt the Mafia were involved somewhere along the line.


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    normanoffside
    Registered Users Posts: 9,929 ✭✭✭normanoffside


    Hamsterchops wrote: »
    Only 64, what happened?

    Lung Cancer


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    ShatterAlan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    Zaph wrote: »
    Surely the QF match against Brazil was his most iconic? To this day I still can't understand how Brazil lost. He was some player, definitely gone before his time. RIP


    There wasn't a Quarter Finals in the 1982 World Cup. It went straight to Semi finals knockout from a second group stage of 4 groups of 3. It was a crappy format that nobody liked.


    I guess technically you could call the 4 groups of 3 the quarter finals but they weren't really. A quarter finals is 8 teams whittled down to 4 for semis. This was 12 teams being whittled down to 4.


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    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Zaph wrote: »
    Surely the QF match against Brazil was his most iconic? To this day I still can't understand how Brazil lost. He was some player, definitely gone before his time. RIP
    The main reason Brazil lost is that Italy scored more goals.


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    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Zaph wrote: »
    Match fixing linked to betting, so no doubt the Mafia were involved somewhere along the line.

    Thats a terrible stereotyping of a hardworking family organisation


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