lecce and cagliari drew. sassuolo lead fiorentina1 0. brazilian football legend mario zagallo, who won four world cups as a player and coach, has died at the age of 92. fifa president gianni infantino says the story of the world cup couldn t be told without zagallo. zagallo had been the last surviving member of the side that lifted the trophy in 1958, which was his country s first title. he won it again four years later, before then going on to manage what is widely regarded as the greatest international team of all time, the pele inspired side that won the world cup in 1970. i certainly think you could make a case for the argument that zagallo is every bit as important as purley
monza beat frosinone. lecce and cagliari drew. sassuolo lead fiorentina1 0. brazilian football legend mario zagallo, who won four world cups as a player and coach, has died at the age of 92. fifa president gianni infantino says the story of the world cup couldn t be told without zagallo. zagallo had been the last surviving member of the side that lifted the trophy in 1958, which was his country s first title. he won it again four years later, before then going on to manage what is widely regarded as the greatest international team of all time, the pele inspired side that won the world cup in 1970 he was also on the coaching staff when they were world champions in 94. i certainly think you could make a case for the argument that zagallo is every bit as important as pele in those years that brazil established itself as the country of football. but what zagallo symbolised
it was a full programme of fixtures in the scottish premiership, with leaders celtic maintaining their three point lead at the top with a 2 0 win at home to st mirren. second placed rangers kept up the pressure in second with a one goal win at stjohnstone. there were also wins for hearts, livingston and ross county. juventus have beaten fiorentina1 0 with a late winner in the first leg of their coppa italia semifinal. the hosts fiorentina had the better of the chances, but failed to capitalise and an own goal from lorenzo venuti in the 91st minute handed juve the win, with the second leg to be played in turin on the 21st of april. the organisers of the paralympic winter games have decided not to ban athletes from russia and belarus from competing at the games which begin in beijing on friday. but they will have to participate as neutrals. the culture secretary, nadine dorries, has called on the international paralympic committee to urgently reconsider its decision. 0ur sports editor