Italy National Football Team

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Facts

Nickname:
Azzurri
Founded:
1898
Confederation:
UEFA
Manager:
Template:Flagicon Roberto Donadoni
Captain:
Fabio Cannavaro

Player Honors

Most Caps:
Paolo Maldini (126)
Most Goals:
Luigi Riva (35)
FIFA World Player(s) of the Year:
Roberto Baggio (1993)
Fabio Cannavaro (2006)
Ballon d'Or:
Omar Sivori (1961)
Gianni Rivera (1969)
Paolo Rossi (1982)
Roberto Baggio (1993)
Fabio Cannavaro (2006)

Team Honors

World Cup Champions (4):
1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
World Cup Appearances (16):
1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962,
1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986,
1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
European Championship Titles (1):
1968
European Championship Appearances (7):
1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004

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Team History[]

Italy are the most decorated European nation in the sport of il calcio, as it is called in Italian. They have won the World Cup 4 times, second only to Brazil in this category.

The Italians can also boast of one of the strongest domestic leagues in the world. Serie A is regularly debated as "best league in the world" with Spain's La Liga and England's Premier League. As a testament to the league's strength, every player on Italy's World Cup winning side in 2006 was on the roster of a Serie A club.

Crest, Colors, Kit[]

The traditional Italian kit features a blue shirt with white shorts. The national team's nickname, Azzurri refers to the blue color that the team sports.

Euro 2008 Squad[]

No.	Player	Age	Position	Club
1	Gianluigi Buffon	30	GK	Template:Flagicon Juventus
2	Christian Panucci	35	DF	Template:Flagicon Roma
3	Fabio Grosso	31	DF	Template:Flagicon Lyon
4	Giorgio Chiellini	23	DF	Template:Flagicon Juventus
5	Alessandro Gamberini	26	DF	Template:Flagicon Fiorentina
6	Andrea Barzagli	27	DF	Template:Flagicon Palermo
7	Alessandro Del Piero	33	FW	Template:Flagicon Juventus
8	Gennaro Gattuso	30	MF	Template:Flagicon AC Milan
9	Luca Toni	31	FW	Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich
10	Daniele De Rossi	24	MF	Template:Flagicon Roma
11	Antonio Di Natale	30	FW	Template:Flagicon Udinese
12	Marco Borriello	26	FW	Template:Flagicon AC Milan
13	Massimo Ambrosini	31	MF	Template:Flagicon AC Milan
14	Marco Amelia	26	GK	Template:Flagicon Livorno
15	Fabio Quagliarella	25	FW	Template:Flagicon Sampdoria
16	Mauro Camoranesi	31	MF	Template:Flagicon Juventus
17	Morgan De Sanctis	31	GK	Template:Flagicon Sevilla
18	Antonio Cassano	26	FW	Template:Flagicon Sampdoria
19	Gianluca Zambrotta	31	DF	Template:Flagicon AC Milan
20	Simone Perrotta	30	MF	Template:Flagicon Roma
21	Andrea Pirlo	29	MF	Template:Flagicon AC Milan
22	Alberto Aquilani	23	MF	Template:Flagicon Roma
23	Marco Materazzi	34	DF	Template:Flagicon Inter

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