Kevin DraperKevin Draper|published: Thu 16th July, 19:53 2015

On the 65th anniversary of his goal that gave Uruguay a 2-1 victory over Brazil in the 1950 World Cup Finals, Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia has died. “Only three people have ever silenced 200,000 people at the Maracana with a single gesture: Frank Sinatra, Pope John Paul II, and I,” he once said. [ AP]

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