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Happy birthday to Fulvio Collovati, World Champion in 1982!
Our former Friulian defender turns 63 today, having played 50 games and scored three goals for the Azzurri...
08 May 2020
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Ricorrenze Azzurre
Happy birthday to World Cup winners Franco Baresi and Andrea Barzagli!
The legendary AC Milan defender turns 60 today. While the ex-Bianconeri centre-back turns 39...
07 May 2020
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Nicolato: “We’ll be counting on our youngsters when play resumes!”
An exclusive interview with our Under-21 Coach touched on working from home, his music tastes and his thoughts on the future of Azzurri youth football...
06 May 2020
Ricorrenze Azzurre
Happy birthday to Giuseppe Dossena as he turns 62 today!
38 Azzurri appearances and one goal for our midfield maestro who was part of the Spain ‘82 World Cup winning squad...
02 May 2020
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Happy birthday to Leonardo Bonucci, who turns 33 today!
Best wishes to the defender from Viterbo, who’s been a stalwart of the Azzurri rearguard for years, making 95 appearances and scoring seven goals...
01 May 2020
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Happy birthday to Simone Barone as he turns 42 today!
An integral part of our World Cup delight at Germany 2006. 16 appearances and an Azzurri goal across his career...
30 April 2020
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Milena Bertolini: “I study, keep fit and train in the garden”
The Women’s National Team Coach talks about her days and takes stock of the Azzurre’s progress...
29 April 2020
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Happy birthday to Walter Zenga, who turns 60 today!
An iconic goalkeeper during the ‘80s, he defended the Azzurri’s goal during the 1990 World Cup in Italy and made 58 appearances for the national team...
27 April 2020
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Happy birthday to Tarcisio Burgnich, who turns 81 today!
Nicknamed ‘The Rock’, he made 66 Azzurri appearances and scored in the ‘Match of the Century’ in 1970...
24 April 2020
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Happy birthday to Alessandro Costacurta, who turns 54 today
Alessandro Costacurta was born on 24 April 1966 in Jerago con Orago, a small town in the province of Varese...
24 April 2020
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Happy birthday to Stefano Fiore and Gianluca Mancini!
The former winger was among the key players of the 2000 Euros, while the young centre back is already proving himself at the highest level...
16 April 2020
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Happy birthday to Nicola Berti as he turns 53 today!
Versatile and gifted with super physical strength and stamina, he made 39 appearances in Azzurri colours...
13 April 2020
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Happy birthday to Pietro Vierchowod, who turns 61 today!
45 appearances for the Azzurri and two goals for the defender from Calcinate, who was part of the squad at the ’82 World Cup in Spain...
06 April 2020
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Happy birthday to Giancarlo Antognoni and Arrigo Sacchi!
The ’82 World Cup winner turns 66, while the former Azzurri and AC Milan coach turns 74...
31 March 2020
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After the glories with the U21 team, Cannavaro made his national team debut in the lead up to France ‘98
The second most capped Azzurri player and Captain in 2006 was among the new faces introduced in Cesare Maldini’s coaching cycle...
23 March 2020
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After the disappointment of the 1986 World Cup, it was time for change: Maldini was among those new faces chosen by Vicini
Already a star with AC Milan, he immediately became one for the Azzurri. This great captain came so close to two triumphs and is the third most capped Italian player of all time...
23 March 2020
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The first 20 minutes of the ‘Maestro’, Andrea Pirlo, for the national team
World Champion at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, European U21 Champion and Olympic bronze medallist, Pirlo is the fifth most capped player in Azzurri history...
23 March 2020
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Dino Zoff, World Cup winning Captain, made his debut on the journey towards winning the 1968 Euros
He’s the sixth most capped player of all time for the Azzurri and he made his debut in a decisive match that was a prelude for Italian glory before going on to be a model example for decades...
23 March 2020
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A future captain in the making: Giorgio Chiellini’s National Team debut
The current Azzurri captain, Giorgio Chiellini, is the seventh, and most recent, player in Italian history to have crossed the threshold of 100 appearances for the National Team...
23 March 2020
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Gianluca Zambrotta’s debut in Coach Dino Zoff’s incredible Azzurri defence!
The eighth most capped Azzurri player, World Cup winner and Euros runner-up, he gave great athleticism and versatility to the squad in his 98 appearances...
23 March 2020
