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05 June, 2025
The World Cup Invincibles
02 August, 2024
22 February, 2024
The top 60 of the 1978 World Cup
1. Mario Kempes (Argentina)
2. Paolo Rossi (Italy)
3. Ubaldo Fillol (Argentina)
4. Ruud Krol (Netherlands)
5. Dirceu (Brazil)
6. Hans Krankl (Austria)
7. Rob Rensenbrink (Netherlands)
8. Leopoldo Luque (Argentina)
9. Arie Haan (Netherlands)
10. Teófilo Cubillas (Peru)
11. Ronnie Hellström (Sweden)
12. Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
13. Marius Trésor (France)
14. Roberto Bettega (Italy)
15. Zbigniew Boniek (Poland)
16. Michel Platini (France)
17. Antonio Cabrini (Italy)
18. Johnny Rep (Netherlands)
19. Toninho (Brazil)
20. Johan Neeskens (Netherlands)
21. Herbert Prohaska (Austria), Grzegorz Lato (Poland)
23. Claudio Gentile (Italy), Didier Six (France)
25. Óscar y Batista (Brazil)
27. Leão (Brazil)
28. Amaral (Brazil), Ramón Quiroga (Peru)
30. Bruno Pezzey (Austria), Franco Causio (Italy)
32. Nelinho (Brazil)
33. Romeo Benetti (Italy), Berti Vogts (West Germany)
35. Osvaldo Ardiles (Argentina)
36. Marco Tardelli (Italy)
37. Mauro Bellugi (Italy)
38. Daniel Bertoni (Argentina)
39. Henri Michel (France)
40. Kazimierz Deyna (Poland), René van de Kerkhof (Netherlands)
42. Alberto Tarantini (Argentina)
43. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany), Willy van de Kerkhof (Netherlands)
46. András Törőcsik (Hungary)
46. Ernie Brandts (Netherlands), Juan José Muñante (Peru)
48. César Cueto (Peru), Américo Gallego (Argentina)
50. Robert Sara (Austria), Gaetano Scirea (Italy)
52. Antoni Szymanowski (Poland), Juan Manuel Asensi (Spain)
53. Sepp Maier (West Germany), Rubén Toribio Díaz (Peru), Wim Jansen (Netherlands)
56. Jorge Olguin (Argentina), Témime Lahzami (Tunisia)
58. Heinz Flohe (West Germany), Juan Carlos Oblitas (Peru), Adam Nawałka (Poland)
10 February, 2024
Juventus ratings 1982/83
6,59 Michel Platini
6,48 Giuseppe Furino
6,38 Gaetano Scirea
6,35 Claudio Gentile
6,33 Roberto Bettega
6,32 Marco Tardelli
6,31 Sergio Brio
6,30 Antonio Cabrini
6,26 Zbigniew Boniek
6,18 Massimo Bonini
6,15 Dino Zoff
6,04 Paolo Rossi
6,00 Giuseppe Galderisi
5,88 Massimo Storgato
5,81 Domenico Marocchino
12 January, 2024
Le pagelle della Juventus 1983/84
22 March, 2023
Italy all-time Best XI
According to Guerin Sportivo, 1994.
Dino Zoff
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Claudio Gentile
Gaetano Scirea
Carlo Parola
Antonio Cabrini
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Marco Tardelli
Giuseppe Meazza -photo-
Gianni Rivera
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Bruno Conti
Paolo Rossi
Gigi Riva
19 March, 2023
The top 60 of the 1978 World Cup
Ranking based on list published by El Gráfico, Clarín y Goles (Argentina), Het Vrije Volk and Trouw (Netherlands), Corriere della Sera, Corriere dello Sport, La Stampa, Tuttosport, Secolo XIX and Guerin Sportivo (Italy), El País (Uruguay), Don Balón (Spain), Daily Telegraph, Daily Record and Daily Mail (UK), L'Équipe (France), A Bola (Portugal), Nürnberger Zeitung, Kicker, Sport-Informations-Dienst and ARD (West Germany), TRT (Turkey), Placar and Manchete (Brazil) and Soccer Express (USA).
1. Mario Kempes (Argentina)
2. Paolo Rossi (Italy)
3. Ubaldo Fillol (Argentina)
4. Ruud Krol (Netherlands)
5. Dirceu (Brazil)
6. Hans Krankl (Austria)
7. Rob Rensenbrink (Netherlands)
8. Leopoldo Luque (Argentina)
9. Arie Haan (Netherlands)
10. Teófilo Cubillas (Peru)
11. Ronnie Hellström (Sweden)
12. Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
13. Marius Trésor (France)
14. Roberto Bettega (Italy)
15. Zbigniew Boniek (Poland)
16. Michel Platini (France)
17. Antonio Cabrini (Italy)
18. Johnny Rep (Netherlands)
19. Toninho (Brazil)
20. Johan Neeskens (Netherlands)
21. Herbert Prohaska (Austria), Grzegorz Lato (Poland)
23. Claudio Gentile (Italy), Didier Six (France)
25. Óscar y Batista (Brazil)
27. Leão (Brazil)
28. Amaral (Brazil), Ramón Quiroga (Peru)
30. Bruno Pezzey (Austria), Franco Causio (Italy)
32. Nelinho (Brazil)
33. Romeo Benetti (Italy), Berti Vogts (West Germany)
35. Osvaldo Ardiles (Argentina)
36. Marco Tardelli (Italy)
37. Mauro Bellugi (Italy)
38. Daniel Bertoni (Argentina)
39. Henri Michel (France)
40. Kazimierz Deyna (Poland), René van de Kerkhof (Netherlands)
42. Alberto Tarantini (Argentina)
43. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany), Willy van de Kerkhof (Netherlands)
46. András Törőcsik (Hungary)
46. Ernie Brandts (Netherlands), Juan José Muñante (Peru)
48. César Cueto (Peru), Américo Gallego (Argentina)
50. Robert Sara (Austria), Gaetano Scirea (Italy)
52. Antoni Szymanowski (Poland), Juan Manuel Asensi (Spain)
53. Sepp Maier (West Germany), Rubén Toribio Díaz (Peru), Wim Jansen (Netherlands)
56. Jorge Olguin (Argentina), Témime Lahzami (Tunisia)
58. Heinz Flohe (West Germany), Juan Carlos Oblitas (Peru), Adam Nawałka (Poland)
13 March, 2023
Italy ratings in the 1978 World Cup
Ratings: Corriere della Sera - El Gráfico.
6,92 Marco Tardelli
6,43 Gaetano Scirea
6,29 Franco Causio
6,21 Paolo Rossi, Antonio Cabrini
6,07 Claudio Gentile
6,00 Dino Zoff, Antonello Cuccureddu
5,93 Roberto Bettega
5,80 Renato Zaccarelli
5,38 Mauro Bellugi
5,30 Giancarlo Antognoni
5,25 Romeo Benetti
5,00 Francesco Graziani
19 February, 2021
Los 60 mejores jugadores del Mundial del 1978
La lista está basada en encuestas de periódicos como El Gráfico, Clarín y Goles (Argentina), Het Vrije Volk y Trouw (Holanda), Corriere della Sera, Corriere dello Sport, La Stampa, Tuttosport, Secolo XIX y Guerin Sportivo (Italia), El País (Uruguay), Don Balón (España), Daily Telegraph, Daily Record y Daily Mail (Reino Unido), L'Équipe (Francia), A Bola (Portugal), Nürnberger Zeitung, Kicker, Sport-Informations-Dienst y ARD (Alemania Federal), TRT (Turquía), Placar y Manchete (Brasil), Soccer Express (EEUU) etc.
1. Mario Kempes (Arg)
2. Paolo Rossi (Ita)
3. Ubaldo Fillol (Arg)
4. Ruud Krol (Hol)
5. Dirceu (Bra)
6. Hans Krankl (Aut)
7. Rob Rensenbrink (Hol)
8. Leopoldo Luque (Arg)
9. Arie Haan (Hol)
10. Teófilo Cubillas (Per)
11. Ronnie Hellström (Swe)
12. Daniel Passarella (Arg)
13. Marius Trésor (Fra)
14. Roberto Bettega (Ita)
15. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol)
16. Michel Platini (Fra)
17. Antonio Cabrini (Ita)
18. Johnny Rep (Hol)
19. Toninho (Bra)
20. Johan Neeskens (Hol)
21. Herbert Prohaska (Aut), Grzegorz Lato (Pol)
23. Claudio Gentile (Ita), Didier Six (Fra)
25. Óscar y Batista (Bra)
27. Leão (Bra)
28. Amaral (Bra), Ramón Quiroga (Per)
30. Bruno Pezzey (Aut), Franco Causio (Ita)
32. Nelinho (Bra)
33. Romeo Benetti (Ita), Berti Vogts (BRD)
35. Osvaldo Ardiles (Arg)
36. Marco Tardelli (Ita)
37. Mauro Bellugi (Ita)
38. Daniel Bertoni (Arg)
39. Henri Michel (Fra)
40. Kazimierz Deyna (Pol), René van de Kerkhof (Hol)
42. Alberto Tarantini (Arg)
43. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (BRD), Willy van de Kerkhof (Hol)
46. András Törőcsik (Hun)
46. Ernie Brandts (Hol), Juan José Muñante (Per)
48. César Cueto (Per), Américo Gallego (Arg)
50. Robert Sara (Aut), Gaetano Scirea (Ita)
52. Antoni Szymanowski (Pol), Juan Manuel Asensi (Esp)
53. Sepp Maier (BRD), Rubén Toribio Díaz (Per), Wim Jansen (Hol)
56. Jorge Olguin (Arg), Témime Lahzami (Tun)
58. Heinz Flohe (BRD), Juan Carlos Oblitas (Per), Adam Nawałka (Pol)
26 October, 2020
Los 60 mejores jugadores del Mundial del 1978
La lista está basada en encuestas de periódicos como El Gráfico, Clarín y Goles (Argentina), Het Vrije Volk y Trouw (Holanda), Corriere della Sera, Corriere dello Sport, La Stampa, Tuttosport, Secolo XIX y Guerin Sportivo (Italia), El País (Uruguay), Don Balón (España), Daily Telegraph, Daily Record y Daily Mail (Reino Unido), L'Équipe (Francia), A Bola (Portugal), Nürnberger Zeitung, Kicker, Sport-Informations-Dienst y ARD (Alemania Federal), TRT (Turquía), Placar y Manchete (Brasil), Soccer Express (EEUU) etc.
1. Mario Kempes (Arg)
2. Paolo Rossi (Ita)
3. Ubaldo Fillol (Arg)
4. Ruud Krol (Hol)
5. Dirceu (Bra)
6. Hans Krankl (Aut)
7. Rob Rensenbrink (Hol)
8. Leopoldo Luque (Arg)
9. Arie Haan (Hol)
10. Teófilo Cubillas (Per)
11. Ronnie Hellström (Swe)
12. Daniel Passarella (Arg)
13. Marius Trésor (Fra)
14. Roberto Bettega (Ita)
15. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol)
16. Michel Platini (Fra)
17. Antonio Cabrini (Ita)
18. Johnny Rep (Hol)
19. Toninho (Bra)
20. Johan Neeskens (Hol)
21. Herbert Prohaska (Aut), Grzegorz Lato (Pol)
23. Claudio Gentile (Ita), Didier Six (Fra)
25. Óscar y Batista (Bra)
27. Leão (Bra)
28. Amaral (Bra), Ramón Quiroga (Per)
30. Bruno Pezzey (Aut), Franco Causio (Ita)
32. Nelinho (Bra)
33. Romeo Benetti (Ita), Berti Vogts (BRD)
35. Osvaldo Ardiles (Arg)
36. Marco Tardelli (Ita)
37. Mauro Bellugi (Ita)
38. Daniel Bertoni (Arg)
39. Henri Michel (Fra)
40. Kazimierz Deyna (Pol), René van de Kerkhof (Hol)
42. Alberto Tarantini (Arg)
43. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (BRD), Willy van de Kerkhof (Hol)
46. András Törőcsik (Hun)
46. Ernie Brandts (Hol), Juan José Muñante (Per)
48. César Cueto (Per), Américo Gallego (Arg)
50. Robert Sara (Aut), Gaetano Scirea (Ita)
52. Antoni Szymanowski (Pol), Juan Manuel Asensi (Esp)
53. Sepp Maier (BRD), Rubén Toribio Díaz (Per), Wim Jansen (Hol)
56. Jorge Olguin (Arg), Témime Lahzami (Tun)
58. Heinz Flohe (BRD), Juan Carlos Oblitas (Per), Adam Nawałka (Pol)
22 October, 2020
The 30 best players in the 1982 World Cup
Based on ratings and surveys in the international sports press.
1. Falcão (Bra)
2. Júnior I (Bra)
3. Paolo Rossi (Ita)
4. Zico (Bra)
4. Alain Giresse (Fra)
5. Zbigniew Boniek (Pol)
6. Rinat Dasaev (URS)
7. Daniel Passarella (Arg)
8. Sócrates (Bra)
9. Karlheinz Rummenigge (BRD)
10. Dino Zoff (Ita)
11. Jean Tigana (Fra)
12. Gaetano Scirea (Ita)
13. Eric Gerets (Bel)
14. Michel Platini (Fra)
15. Osvaldo Ardiles (Arg)
16. Marco Tardelli (Ita)
17. Uli Stielike (BRD)
18. Fulvio Collovati (Ita)
19. Karl-Heinz Förster (BRD)
20. Marius Trésor (Fra)
21. Bruno Conti (Ita)
22. Giancarlo Antognoni (Ita)
23. Manuel Amoros (Fra)
24. Claudio Gentile (Ita)
25. Thomas N'Kono (Cam)
26. Paul Breitner (BRD)
27. Leandro (Bra)
28. Toninho Cerezo (Bra)
29. Grzegorz Lato (Pol)
30. Pierre Littbarski (BRD)
21 October, 2020
Serie A: le pagelle della stagione 1983/84
6,95 Stefano Tacconi (Juventus)
6,94 Michel Platini (Juventus)
6,85 Liam Brady (Sampdoria)
6,76 Falcão (Roma)
6,75 Claudio Garella (Verona)
6,72 Pietro Fanna (Verona)
6,70 Zico (Udinese)
6,69 Walter Novellino (Ascoli)
6,66 Paolo Rossi (Juventus)
6,64 Antonio Cabrini (Juventus)
6,62 Daniel Passarella & Eraldo Pecci (Fiorentina)
6,61 Salvatore Bagni (Inter)
6,51 Edinho (Udinese)
6,50 Luigi Danova (Torino)
Arbitri
7,01 Pierluigi Pairetto
6,98 Luigi Agnolin
6,91 Paolo Bergamo
Fonte: Guerin Sportivo.
07 May, 2014
Memory Lane: Serie A 1983/84.
6,94 Platini (Juventus)
6,85 Brady (Sampdoria)
6,76 Falcão (Roma)
6,75 Garella (Verona)
6,72 Fanna (Verona)
6,70 Zico (Udinese)
6,69 Novellino (Ascoli)
6,66 Rossi (Juventus)
6,64 Cabrini (Juventus)
6,62 Passarella & Pecci (Fiorentina)
6,61 Bagni (Inter)
6,51 Edinho (Udinese)
6,50 Danova (Torino)
Referees
7,01 Pairetto
6,98 Agnolin
6,91 Bergamo
Ratings: Guerin Sportivo.
18 May, 2013
Memory Lane: Juventus 1983/84.
6,63 Platini
6,57 Tacconi
6,43 Cabrini
6,23 Tardelli
6,22 Vignola
6,21 Bodini
6,12 Boniek
6,04 Scirea
6,03 Bonini, Rossi
5,98 Gentile
5,85 Brio
5,83 Prandelli
5,68 Caricola
5,50 Penzo
26 March, 2013
Memory Lane: European Cup topscorers 1984-89.
7: Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg), Michel Platini (Juventus)
5: Paolo Rossi (Juventus), Ian Rush & John Wark (Liverpool)
1985/86
7: Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg)
5: Lajos Détári (Budapest Honvéd), Ismo Lius (Kuusysi Lahti), Victor Piţurcă (Steaua Bucharest), Aldo Serena (Juventus)
1986/87
7: Borislav Cvetković (Crvena Zvezda)
5: Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev), Emilio Butragueño (Real Madrid), Fernando Gomes (FC Porto), Michael Laudrup (Juventus), Vadym Yevtushenko (Dynamo Kiev)
1987/88
4: Gheorghe Hagi (Steaua Bucureşti), Jean-Marc Ferreri (Girondins de Bordeaux), Rabah Madjer (FC Porto), Ally McCoist (Rangers), Petar Novak (Sparta Prague), Michel (Real Madrid), Rui Águas (Benfica)
1988/89
10: Marco van Basten (Milan)
7: Marius Lăcătuş (Steaua Bucharest)
6: Gheorghe Hagi (Steaua Bucharest), Tanju Çolak (Galatasaray), Hugo Sánchez (Real Madrid)
Per nationality:
4: Romania
2: Sweden, Italy, Soviet Union, Spain, Portugal, France, Scotland.
15 February, 2013
Memory Lane: Serie A topscorer tables 1980s.
16: Bettega (Juventus)
15: Altobelli (Inter)
13: P. Rossi (Perugia)
12: Graziani (Torino), Pruzzo (Roma), Selvaggi (Cagliari)
11: Savoldi (Bologna)
9: Giordano (Lazio), Palanca (Catanzaro)
1980/81
18: Pruzzo (Roma)
13: Palanca (Catanzaro)
12: Altobelli (Inter)
11: Graziani (Torino), C. Pellegrini (Napoli)
9: Antognoni (Fiorentina), Chimenti (Pisa), Pulici (Torino)
8: Brady (Juventus), Selvaggi (Cagliari), Zanone (Udinese)
1981/82
15: Pruzzo (Roma)
12: Bivi (Catanzaro)
11: C. Pellegrini (Napoli)
9: Altobelli & Beccalossi (Inter), Bertoni & Graziani (Fiorentina), Garlini (Cesena), Mancini (Bologna), Piras (Cagliari), Schachner (Cesena), Virdis (Juventus)
1982/83
16: Platini (Juventus)
15: Altobelli (Inter), Penzo (Verona)
12: Pruzzo (Roma)
9: Antognoni (Fiorentina), Briaschi (Genoa), Piras (Cagliari)
8: Berggreen (Pisa), Scanziani (Sampdoria), Schachner (Cesena), Selvaggi (Torino)
1983/84
20 Platini (Juventus)
19: Zico (Udinese)
14: Iorio (Verona)
13: P. Rossi (Juventus)
12: Briaschi (Genoa), Monelli (Fiorentina)
11: P. Hernández (Torino)
10: Altobelli (Inter), D. Bertoni (Fiorentina), Virdis (Udinese)
1984/85
18: Platini (Juventus)
17: Altobelli (Inter)
14: Maradona (Napoli)
12: Briaschi (Juventus)
11: D. Bertoni (Napoli), Galderisi (Verona)
9: Briegel (Verona), Serena (Torino), Virdis (Milan)
8: Elkjær (Verona), Pruzzo (Roma), Rummenigge (Inter)
1985/86
19: Pruzzo (Roma)
13: Rummenigge (Inter)
12: Platini (Juventus)
11: Maradona (Napoli), Passarella (Fiorentina), Serena (Juventus)
10: Borgonovo (Como), R. Díaz (Avellino), Giordano (Napoli)
9: Altobelli (Inter), Cantarutti (Atalanta), Carnevale (Udinese), Elkjær (Verona)
8: Hateley (Milan)
1986/87
17: Virdis (Milan)
12: Vialli (Sampdoria)
11: Altobelli (Inter)
10: R. Díaz (Fiorentina), Serena (Juventus), Maradona (Napoli)
8: Carnevale (Napoli), Kieft (Torino), Elkjær (Verona)
7: Magrin (Atalanta), Gritti (Brescia), Manfredonia (Juventus), Graziani (Udinese)
1987/88
15: Maradona (Napoli)
13: Careca (Napoli)
11: Virdis (Milan), Giannini (Roma)
10: Vialli (Sampdoria)
9: Schachner (Avellino), Altobelli (Inter), Gullit (Milan), Polster (Torino)
8: Cucchi (Empoli), Giordano (Napoli), Slišković (Pescara)
1988/89
22 reti: Serena (Inter),
19: reti: Van Basten (Milan), Careca (Napoli),
15: reti: R. Baggio (Fiorentina),
14: reti: Borgonovo (Fiorentina), Vialli (Sampdoria),
13: reti: Carnevale (Napoli),
12: reti: R. Díaz (Inter), Rui Barros (Juventus),
11: reti: M. Agostini (Cesena), Müller (Torino)
Top three
5 times: Altobelli
4: Platini
3: Pruzzo
2: Maradona, Virdis, Careca.
Double digits per club
11 times: Napoli
10: Juventus
9: Inter
7: Roma
6: Fiorentina
4: Torino, Milan
3: Verona, Sampdoria
2: Udinese, Catanzaro
1: Perugia, Cagliari, Bologna, Genoa, Cesena, Ascoli, Atalanta.
30 January, 2013
Memory Lane: Juventus 1983/84.
6,65 Platini
6,63 Tacconi
6,46 Cabrini
6,24 Tardelli
6,29 Vignola
6,21 Bodini
6,16 Boniek
6,12 Scirea
6,06 Bonini
5,96 P. Rossi
5,98 Gentile
5,90 Brio
5,83 Cesare Prandelli
5,70 Caricola
5,50 Penzo.
12 December, 2012
Italy: National team topscorers during 50 years.
1963: Sormani & Rivera, 2
1964: Mazzola, 3
1965: Mazzola, 6
1966: Mazzola, 5
1967: Riva -photo-, 6
1968: Prati, Domenghini & Riva, 2
1969: Riva, 8
1970: Riva, 6
1971: Boninsegna, 5
1972: Riva, 4
1973: Riva, 6
1974: four players with 1 goal
1975: P. Pulici, 2
1976: Bettega, 8
1977: Bettega, 6
1978: P. Rossi, 4
1979: P. Rossi, 3
1980: Graziani, 5
1981: Graziani, 3
1982: P. Rossi, 6
1983: Cabrini & P. Rossi, 2
1984: Altobelli, P. Rossi & Cabrini, 3
1985: Altobelli, 3
1986: Altobelli, 9
1987: Vialli, 5
1988: Vialli, 5
1989: R. Baggio, 3
1990: Schillaci, 6
1991: Vialli, 3
1992: R. Baggio, 6
1993: R. Baggio, 5
1994: R. Baggio, 5
1995: Zola, 7
1996: Casiraghi, 5
1997: Del Piero, 4
1998: Vieri, 6
1999: F. Inzaghi, 3
2000: F. Inzaghi, 5
2001: F. Inzaghi, 4
2002: Del Piero & Vieri, 5
2003: F. Inzaghi, 6
2004: Vieri, 3
2005: Toni, 5
2006: Gilardino & Toni, 4
2007: Toni, 4
2008: Di Natale, 4
2009: Gilardino, 6
2010: Quagliarella, 3
2011: Cassano, 4
2012: Balotelli, 4
Topscorer 6 times: Riva
5 times: P. Rossi
4 times: R. Baggio & F. Inzaghi
3 times: Mazzola, Altobelli, Vialli, Vieri & Toni
twice: Bettega, Graziani, Cabrini, Del Piero, Gilardino.
26 October, 2012
Memory Lane: Juventus 1984/85.
6,53 Platini
6,47 Cabrini
6,41 Bonini
6,40 Boniek
6,36 Scirea
6,35 Brio
6,28 Bodini
6,24 Tardelli
6,22 Pioli
6,16 Tacconi
6,03 Favero
5,97 Briaschi
5,94 Caricola
5,88 Prandelli
5,78 Vignola
5,68 Rossi
5,50 Koetting




















