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Most Capped Players for the Italy National Football Team
A big moment in Italian football history will come up as Italy face the Czech Republic in the World Cup qualifiers, with Gianluigi Buffon appearing for the 136th time for the Azzurri, tying with Fabio Cannavarro on top of the list for the most capped players in Italy’s history.
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Great European Clubs Most Capped Players
While loyalty is a disappearing world in today’s football world, there’s also a lot more matches to be played, mostly through the Champions League, helping more recent players for clubs with the buying power reach new heights and set new records when it comes to appearances, like Ryan Giggs for Manchester United, Alessandro Del Piero for Juventus and Javier Zanetti for Inter.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Alessandro Del Piero to Liverpool
While Sydney FC in Australia claim to have Alessandro Del Piero signed on a $2 million contract for the upcoming season, Liverpool’s frantic race to get some sort of support to their striking force has led them to the name of the 37 year old Italian legend, although it might be a bit too late.
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Gennaro Gattuso to Sion; Alessandro Del Piero too?
Everyone expected Gennaro Gattuso to make his return to Glasgow and play his twilight years for Rangers, but instead he chose FC Sion of Switzerland, who might be making a move for Alessandro Del Piero as well if one is to believe recent rumors.
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Alessandro Del Piero, Playing for Juventus One Last Time
The Italian Cup final is never a momentous occasion on the European football calendar. Alessandro Del Piero had his real goodbye against Atalanta a week earlier; A proper sending off – as a champion, in front of the Juventus fans, scoring a goal. The Coppa Italia Final was nothing if not stretching a good thing a bit too long.
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Alessandro Del Piero’s Final Juventus Moments?
The last 58 minutes of Alessandro Del Piero’s career at Juventus weren’t in the famous Bianconeri colors, but in pink. The club’s original colors which seems so out of place on Del Piero, one of the few ‘living legends’ in today’s football. A 37 year old player who spent pretty much his entire career, through the ups and down, with the same club.
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The Consistency of Zanetti and Inconsistency of Del Piero’s Hair Styles
Javier Zanetti has been with Intter for 17 years. He has still yet to change his hair style from the mid 1990’s. Alessandro Del Piero has been with Juventus since 1993. He has yet to show up to each new season with the same hair style from the previous year.
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Winners & Losers From the Best Night of European Football This Year
Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat trick out of nothing, calming the stormy waters around Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho. Robert Lewandowski brings a title with a little flick, while Arjen Robben misses big once again. Alessandro Del Piero saves Antonio Conte once again. Alex Ferguson find time to complain about referees. Montpellier keep on shocking France. Ajax pushing through a crazy title race in Holland.
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Alessandro Del Piero With a Championship Like Goal (Juventus vs Lazio)
Alessandro Del Piero scored a free kick goal on his 700th appearance for Juventus, a winning goal in their dramatic 2-1 victory over Lazio, giving them a one point lead of Milan in the Serie A title race in what will probably be his last season with the Bianconeri.
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Antonio Conte Remembering to Use Alessandro Del Piero Too Late
Was Antonio Conte happy, or was he thinking to himslef – why didn’t I use him earlier? It’s late March, with nine matches left in the Serie A title race, and Alessandro Del Piero just scored his first league goal this season. Kind of late for the greatest scorer in Juventus history, despite being 37. Maybe too late to catch up with AC Milan, four points ahead.