The first Italian-born player to win the Ballon d'Or (Omar Sívori, who claimed the award in 1961, had switched his allegiance from Argentina to Italy), Gianni Rivera was crowned the world's best ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Former European Footballer of the Year Omar Sivori, who played for both Argentina and Italy, has died from cancer of the pancreas aged 69. Sivori, who formed a memorable ...