Tag: Riva

Serie A Heroes: “Roar of Thunder” Gigi Riva, the Pride of Cagliari

Cagliari, Hall of the Heroes, Italian Football, Italy, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market
Gigi Riva was really a player like we won’t ever see again, if only because he still holds the record for the most goals scored for Italy. But he is also the man who took Cagliari, a quasi-unknown team that was fumbling in Serie B and led them to winning the Scudetto – the first club from the South of Italy to beat the traditional powerhouses from the industrial North!
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The History of The UEFA Euro: 1968, A Year of Firsts and Lasts

England, Euro 2020, Euro Cup History, Europa! Europa!, European Championships 2020, Italy, The Azzurri, USSR, Yugoslavia
This week we look at UEFA Euro 1968, a year of firsts, a year of chance and a very different competition to the tournament we know today. Italy were the host nation and went on to win their only European championship to date in a pretty unconventional manner - making their way past the USSR by means of a coin toss and beating Yugoslavia in a Final that was played twice.
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