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1982 Ballon d'Or
Annual association football award event in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1982 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Paolo Rossi on 28 December 1982.[1]
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1982 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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![]() 1982 Ballon d'Or winner Paolo Rossi | ||||
Date | 28 December 1982 | |||
Presented by | France Football | |||
Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or | |||
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Rossi was the third Italian national to win the award after Omar Sívori in 1961 and Gianni Rivera in 1969. Rossi was also the second Juventus player to win the trophy, after Sívori in 1961.[2]