Italian football mourns the death of World Cup winner Paolo Rossi

Italy World Cup-winner Paolo Rossi has died aged 64 

Paolo Rossi of Italy shields the ball from Junior of Brazil during the World Cup Round Two, Group Three match between Brazil and Italy held at the Sarria Stadium, Barcelona, Spain on July 5, 1982. Rossi scored a hat-trick as Italy won the match 3-2. (Photo by Getty Images)

Paolo Rossi, Italy’s goalscoring hero from their victorious 1982 World Cup campaign, has died at the age of 64.

The celebrated striker’s death comes with the soccer world still in mourning for Argentina icon Diego Maradona, who passed away late last month.