Italy National Football Team

(federation logo)

Facts Nickname: Azzurri Founded: 1898 Confederation: UEFA Manager: 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

Contents 1 Team History 2 Crest, Colors, Kit 3 Euro 2008 Squad 4 Managers 5 Records 6 Yearly Results 7 Video Gallery 8 Picture Gallery 9 See Also 9.1 Italy References 9.2 Notable Italy Blogs 9.3 Recent Italy National Football Team ArmchairGM Stories

Featured Italian Player

See more Italian players

Serie A Member Clubs for 2009-10
Atalanta B.C. A.S. Bari Bologna F.C. 1909 Cagliari Calcio Calcio Catania A.C. Chievo Verona ACF Fiorentina Genoa C.F.C. Inter Milan Juventus F.C.	S.S. Lazio A.S. Livorno Calcio A.C. Milan S.S.C. Napoli U.S. Citta di Palermo Parma F.C. A.S. Roma U.C. Sampdoria A.C. Siena Udinese Calcio

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Euro 2008 Squad

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

[edit] Managers

[edit] Records

[edit] Yearly Results

[edit] Video Gallery

Add Videos

[edit] Picture Gallery

Add Pictures

[edit] See Also

[edit] Italy References

[edit] Notable Italy Blogs

[edit] Recent Italy National Football Team ArmchairGM Stories