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Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi passes away

December 12, 2020
Paolo Rossi
  • Paolo Rossi of Italy, who scored 6 goals in the 1982 World Cup, passed away.
  • He is the only male player in history to get the World Cup, the Golden Boot, the Golden Ball and Ballon d’Or in the same year.

PM Modi and Italian PM to hold Bilateral Summit

November 6, 2020
PM Modi and Italian PM
  • The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, will organize a virtual bilateral summit with his Italian counterpart, Giuseppe Conte on November 6, 2020. During the virtual summit, both the leaders would ink 15 pacts in the field of trade, energy, shipbuilding and culture.
  • The summit will explore the possibilities of Italian investments in India. The primary focus will be on investments in defense. Both countries will also discuss hosting the G20 summit.

Napoli defeats Juventus on penalties to get sixth Italian Cup

June 20, 2020
Napoli defeats Juventus on penalties to get sixth Italian Cup
  • Napoli defeated Juventus 4-2 on penalties to win the Italian Cup for the sixth time after the score was 0-0 after 90 minutes in an empty Stadio Olimpco in Rome.
  • Napoli is sixth in the league table as they plan a return to the Champions League.

Italy prepares ‘iFeel-You’ bracelet for social distancing

May 14, 2020
‘iFeel-You’ bracelet
  • The Genoa-based Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has come up with ‘iFeel-You’ bracelet for social distancing.
  • The bracelet has been prepared as the measures for safeguarding against the coronavirus lockdown is being deliberately lifted.

Veteran former Italy international, Daniele De Rossi announces retirement

January 7, 2020

AS Roma legend and World Cup winner – Veteran former Italy international, Daniele De Rossi announced his retirement from football , just six months after joining Argentine giants Boca Juniors. De Rossi played only seven matches for the Buenos Aires outfit, scoring once, but stated that he needed to return home for family reasons.