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Four Italy international footballers: Gianluigi Buffon is the most capped player in the history of Italy with 176 caps; [1] Luigi Riva is the top scorer in the history of Italy with 35 goals; [2] Together with Christian Vieri and Paolo Rossi, Roberto Baggio has scored the most goals at the FIFA World Cup (9); [3] Together with Giovanni Ferrari ...
Castrol became the official oil lubricant of FIFA in 2008. It published a ranking in UEFA Euro 2008. It was an official sponsor the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and an index measuring World Cup player performance was updated after each round of matches. [1] Castrol made a ranking in Euro 2012 [2] and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. [3]
2 Teams in Final Round (2 points per win) 1928–29. 4, Bologna; 6 Teams in Final Round (2 points per win) 1926–27. 14, Torino; 8 Teams in Final Round (2 points per win) 1927–28 - 1945–46. 22, Torino; 16 Teams (2 points per win) 1934–35 to 1942–43 - 1967–68 to 1987–88. 51, Juventus 1976–77
Only player to win both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship Dino Zoff (1968 and 1982) [14] Only players to win both the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Gold Medal Sergio Bertoni, Alfredo Foni, Ugo Locatelli, Pietro Rava (1936 and 1938) [42] Longest career Gianluigi Buffon, 29 October 1997–23 March 2018, 20 years, 145 days [43]
Ivano Bordon (Italian pronunciation: [iˈvaːno borˈdon,-ˈdɔn]; born 13 April 1951) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.During his career he was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Italy, and had a successful career playing for several Italian clubs.
In honour of Italy winning the FIFA World Cup for a fourth time, all members of the World Cup-winning squad were awarded the Italian Order of Merit of Cavaliere Ufficiale. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup
Italy defeated France by a score of 6–2, with Italy's first goal scored by Pietro Lana. [3] [4] [5] The Italian team played with a (2–3–5) system and consisted of: De Simoni; Varisco, Calì; Trerè, Fossati, Capello; Debernardi, Rizzi, Cevenini I, Lana, Boiocchi. The first captain of the team was Francesco Calì. [6]
Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 9 December 2020, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The top three goals from the vote were then voted on by a panel of ten "FIFA experts", who chose the winner. [20] Son Heung-min won the award with 24 rank points. [4] Son ...