A PUB named after the only Scottish footballer ever to lift the World Cup has opened its doors in Glasgow.

Rose Reilly was a star of the Italian women’s national team that lifted the coveted trophy in 1984, scoring in a 3-1 win over West Germany in the final.

Rose, who was also once crowned as the female world footballer of the year, become a sporting icon in Europe after leaving her home-town of Stewarton as a 17-year-old to pursue a career in professional football abroad.

Now fans can raise a glass to the former striker at the Rose Reilly pub on Albert Road in Govanhill, which opened its doors to customers on Tuesday.

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It is situated on the site of the former Hampden Bar – and bosses hope it will become a firm favourite with the Tartan Army's foot soldiers.

Rose, now 67, famously played boys' clubs as a youngster in Ayrshire on the condition she cut her hair short and called herself Ross.

Despite earning ten caps for Scotland, she was banned by the SFA for moving abroad and changed allegiance to the Azzurri in 1983. She won 22 caps for them, scoring 13 goals.

She was able to play for Italy as women’s football had yet to come under the official umbrella of the sport's governing bodies FIFA and UEFA at the time.

She starred in Italy's domestic scene for 17 years, winning eight league titles and four cups. Rose also won two Golden Boots — one for scoring 43 goals for Catania in 1978, and the other in 1981 after hitting the back of the net 45 times for Lecce.

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The Scot settled in the southern city of Bari, where she met and married Argentinian doctor Norberto Peralta, now 72, who was treating her for an injury.

Rose retired from the top-level game aged 40 and the couple moved back to Ayrshire to care for her sick mum. She was awarded an MBE in the Queen's 2020 New Year Honours List and was also inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2007.