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Facts and figures from the Azzurre’s 2020

Check out the facts and stats produced by Milena Bertolini’s Italy side as we approach the end of the current year

29 December 2020

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Best birthday wishes to Cristian Zaccardo, a world champion in 2006!

The former defender, who was part of Marcello Lippi’s World Cup-winning squad, turns 39 today...

21 December 2020

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Happy Birthday to Gianluca Pagliuca!

A runner-up at the 1994 World Cup, and a legend at Sampdoria, Inter and Bologna...

18 December 2020

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Happy Birthday to Francesco 'Ciccio' Graziani!

A World Cup winner who scored 23 goals in 64 Italy appearances turns 68 today...

16 December 2020

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Happy Birthday to Darmian and Toldo!

The Inter full-back is 31, while the iconic ‘keeper turns 49...

02 December 2020

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Happy Birthday to Salvatore ‘Totó’ Schillaci, who is 56 today!

Totò starred in our home tournament in 1990 and was the top scorer with six goals...

01 December 2020

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Happy Birthday to two World Cup winners: Altobelli and Grosso!

‘Spillo’, who won the World Cup in 1982 as a part of Bearzot’s Italy team, turns 65 today, while Fabio Grosso, one of the heroes of Germany 2006, is also celebrating his birthday today...

28 November 2020

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Happy birthday to Gabriele Oriali who turns 68 today!

Current team manager of the Azzurri, he was part of the Spain 1982 World Cup win...

25 November 2020

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Happy Birthday, Marco Verratti!

The National Team and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder turns 28 today! He’s made 38 appearances and scored three goals in the Azzurri shirt...

05 November 2020

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Diego Armando Maradona turns 60

The Argentine superstar, born on 30 October 1960 in Lanús, is a member of the Italian Football Hall of Fame...

30 October 2020

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Happy Birthday to Stephan El Shaarawy, who turns 28 today!

After recently bagging a brace for the National Team, the Shanghai Shenhua striker has now scored six goals in 26 appearances...

27 October 2020

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Happy Birthday Antonio Di Natale!

The prolific Neapolitan forward blows out 43 candles this year. He wore the Azzurri shirt on 42 occasions, scoring 11 goals.

13 October 2020

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Happy 63rd birthday to Antonio Cabrini!

A full-back with pace and technique, a World Cup winner in 1982 and an iconic player for a great Juventus side, he was also the Head Coach of the Women's National Team...

08 October 2020

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Happy Birthday to Paolo Rossi!

The mercurial “Pablito” is 46 today, winner of the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Ballon d’Or, member of Italian football’s Hall of Fame

23 September 2020

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Many happy returns, Simone Perrotta!

Born on 17 September 1977 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England, Simone Perrotta would go on to become a versatile and dynamic midfielder and a World Champion in Germany in 2006...

17 September 2020