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Piero Volpi

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• ... that Italian physician Piero Volpi indirectly helped Brazil win the 2002 FIFA World Cup by treating the tournament's top goalscorer, Ronaldo, so that he would be fit to play in the tournament?

• Source: https://sempreinter.com/2024/11/18/inter-doctor-piero-volpi-hakan-calhanoglu-doesnt-have-serious-problem/ https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/esporte/fk2411199921.htm https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/esporte/fk0112199912.htm https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/20_aprile_09/piero-volpi-medico-calcio-io-infettato-un-paziente-sport-deve-attendere-3ffffc7e-7a2f-11ea-880f-c93e42aa5d4e.shtml

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  • Comment: I would write this hook for the July 19th World Cup final, but that day has already been set in stone. The sentence that this hook was based on was cited four times in the article, so I have provided all four of the citations for you (usually I only choose one).

Created by Mtvdanilo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Beta Beta Beta - talk 21:16, 29 June 2026 (UTC).

• Apparently it isn't set in stone actually since I read that DYKs should generally consist of 9 hooks instead of 7, so I think there's room for two more. Beta Beta Beta - talk 21:37, 29 June 2026 (UTC)
  • ... that an Italian footballer helped Brazil win the 2002 FIFA World Cup? Bremps... 05:27, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

I much prefer this hook. In solidarity, Iseult ^Δx talk to me 23:48, 14 July 2026 (UTC)