On July 9, 2006, Fabio Cannavaro (Naples, 1973) became the ‘Berlin wall’. ‘Il capitano’ rose to the sky Olympiastadion the fourth World Cup of Italy after defeat, on penalties, Zidane’s France.
“I am probably more excited now than in 2006.”. At the moment you don’t realize it, but, years later, you understand that history was made. That event allowed us to go from being normal players to legends. You are recorded in the history of this sport and of an entire country. “When you win a World Cup, everyone will always recognize you for what you did, wherever you go,” recognizes FIFA.com.
Winning the World Cup allowed us to go from being normal players to legends
A World which, in his case, was accompanied by the winning the Ballon d’Or. A milestone that, since ‘France Football’ created the award in 1956only two other defenses have achieved: Franz Beckenbauer (1972 and 1976) and Matthias Sammer (1996).
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The ex of real Madrid He captained, already with 36 ‘primaveras’, the Italy that fell in the Group Stage in South Africa’2010. Now, 16 years later, he returns to the place where he ‘bathed’ in gold turned into the Uzbekistan coach. “I’m older. As a coach you don’t go out on the field. You convey an idea, but then the players play,” confess to ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’.
I’m older. As a coach you don’t go out on the field. You convey an idea, but then the footballers play
The former coach of Guangzhou Evergrande, Al Nassr, Udinese and Dinamo Zagrebamong others, arrived with his homework done. Was Timur Kapadze, now Cannavaro’s assistant, the one who classified the ‘white wolves’ for play the first World Cup of its history after Srecko Katanec resigned in January 2025 due to health problems.
It was thought of Joachim Löw and Paulo Bentobut it will be Cannavaro, who already served as interim coach of China, who will lead them. “They are hungry,” he says when looking for a link between Uzbekistan and the 2006 world champion Italy. “They absorb everything I propose to them like sponges. Nobody complains,” he emphasizes.
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Framed in the Group K next to Portugal, DR Congo and Colombiathe ‘wolves’ prefer to go with ‘sheepskin’. “If you think about Portugal’s midfield you turn off the video after two seconds and if you look at Colombia… after 10”Cannavaro jokes in ‘La Gazzetta’.
If you think about Portugal’s midfield you turn off the video after two seconds and if you look at Colombia… after 10
However, the Ballon d’Or 2006 faces the tournament with optimism: “I need warriors. That is the most important thing for me. We are going to the World Cup for the first time and we have nothing to lose. “We will go out on the field without any fear and we will see what the result is in the end.”
“This is the World Cup. We must enjoy it, but at the same time we must give everything in every minute”recognizes ‘World Soccer’. Champion’s word. Word of Cannavaro.
