ROBERT J WILSON RECALLS WHEN PAOLO ROSSI REDISCOVERED HIS GOAL-DEN TOUCH AND BROKE BRAZILIAN HEARTS...

THE beauty of football is that the best team do not always win. That element of surprise, of the underdog defeating the favourite is what continues to captivate audiences around the world.
The old saying goes that ‘everyone loves an underdog’ and we tend to be drawn to David instead of Goliath – but that is not always strictly true.
Sometimes we are so memorised and entertained by the favourite that we want them to win. If they fall short or suffer that sporting...