ITALY - The Italian National Football Team

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

Farewell, Leo! ??

We will always that great night in Wembley ?

 

[Meritocracy]

We will always that great night in Wembley ?

I'm not anti-English. Ffs, I support an English team.

But imagine them banging on about winning a tournament. Ffs, they still talk about 1966.

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

I'm not anti-English. Ffs, I support an English team.

But imagine them banging on about winning a tournament. Ffs, they still talk about 1966.

To be fair to them, I think at this stage any reference to 66 is in despair and self-mockery that they've been such a train-wreck since."30 years of hurt" has almost doubled now and they've had two shots on home turf.

 

[Meritocracy]

Many a legend from 2006 - Buffon, Cannavaro, Pirlo, Del Piero, Totti...

But Fabio Grosso was the real hero. Won the penalty against Australia. Scored against Germany in the semi-final. And won Italy the World Cup from the spot.

 

[cactus jack]

Former Milan and Italy defender Baresi dies aged 66

Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 66.

www.rte.ie

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

Former Milan and Italy defender Baresi dies aged 66

Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 66.

www.rte.ie

Rest In Peace.

 

[Nollaig O Muracu]

Former Milan and Italy defender Baresi dies aged 66

Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 66.

www.rte.ie

Damn.

Lost a true great here. 66 is young enough by today's standards too.

RIP.

 

[Jim Comic]

Damn.

Lost a true great here. 66 is young enough by today's standards too.

RIP.

best centre-half I ever saw, fantastic player

Baresi -- the 'Johan Cruyff of defenders'

Franco Baresi, the iconic sweeper and captain who embodied AC Milan's dominance in the 1980s and 1990s and was widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in football history, has died aged 66.

www.rfi.fr

 

[dukeroyale]

wasn’t it that he was a life long inter fan and always wanted to play för them but was told he was too small?

then gave up on inter and spent his career showing them how wrong they were!

himself amd maldini had some ridiculous stat about fewest goals conceded as a pairing.

baresi was a fucking ledge!

 

[omar]

One of the greats. May he RIP.