tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post5832672770414751107..comments2024-03-17T23:33:54.394-07:00Comments on Soccer Nostalgia: New Addition: Events and Consequences, Part onesp1873http://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-53346368242149943352013-06-27T02:58:35.651-07:002013-06-27T02:58:35.651-07:00Yes. And we won the world cup '82 because of a...Yes. And we won the world cup '82 because of a 'rested' Rossi!<br />Giordano in those days was still a very promising and prolific player, probably at his apogee. Their involvment in the match-fixing scandal was a shame, as subsequent investigations aquittited both players. bah.Simone Odinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456415405405055172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-80299486531378750082013-06-26T08:29:53.311-07:002013-06-26T08:29:53.311-07:00Right, Rossi might have made a difference, giordan...Right, Rossi might have made a difference, giordano not so sure, he like Roberto pruzzo never received the number of caps they deserved under bearzot<br />In retrospect the 1980 Europeo was an uninspiring tournament with many empty stadiums , the EC really took off with the 1984 editionsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-78088597353061185612013-06-26T06:08:21.289-07:002013-06-26T06:08:21.289-07:00a couple more suggestions:
1) Paolo Rossi and Brun...a couple more suggestions:<br />1) Paolo Rossi and Bruno Giordano, then starters for Italy's national team, banned for betting in the infamous scandal that shook Italy in 1980.<br />2) What-if: Trevor Francis playing the European championships in Italy (same fateful 1980)Simone Odinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456415405405055172noreply@blogger.com