Turin, July 9. (LaPresse) – On the twentieth anniversary of the fourth world title won by the national team on July 9, 2006, the FIGC celebrates its triumph in Berlin with a special entitled ‘We, the Champions of 2006’ published on the digital platform Vivo Azzurro TV and on its social media channels. A tribute to the Azzurri’s feat through the words of some of the great protagonists of that World Cup, from former coach Marcello Lippi to Gigi Buffon, from Alessandro Del Piero to Francesco Totti. And then there are the testimonies of Marco Materazzi, Fabio Grosso, Filippo Inzaghi, Gianluca Zambrotta, Gennaro Gattuso, Angelo Peruzzi and the moving memory of Nicola Riva, son of the unforgettable Italian champion and team manager Gigi Riva. “This celebration –underlines federal president Giovanni Malagò– represents a stimulus for the future, because from past victories the national team must find new impetus to be able to relive those extraordinary emotions as soon as possible. It is our duty to work every day to ensure that we return to competing for these successes. The blue shirt is pride and belonging, a symbol to be honored and the best possible driving force behind the values of Italian sport in the world”.
FIGC celebrates Italy’s triumph at the 2006 World Cup in Malago: “Stimulus for the future.”
Turin, July 9. (LaPresse) – On the twentieth anniversary of the fourth world title won by the national team on July 9, 2006, the FIGC celebrates its triumph in Berlin with a special entitled ‘We, the Champions of 2006’ published on the digital platform Vivo Azzurro TV and on its social media channels. A tribute to the Azzurri’s feat through the words of some of the great protagonists of that World Cup, from former coach Marcello Lippi to Gigi Buffon, from Alessandro Del Piero to Francesco Totti. And then there are the testimonies of Marco Materazzi, Fabio Grosso, Filippo Inzaghi, Gianluca Zambrotta, Gennaro Gattuso, Angelo Peruzzi and the moving memory of Nicola Riva, son of the unforgettable Italian champion and team manager Gigi Riva. “This celebration –underlines federal president Giovanni Malagò– represents a stimulus for the future, because from past victories the national team must find new impetus to be able to relive those extraordinary emotions as soon as possible. It is our duty to work every day to ensure that we return to competing for these successes. The blue shirt is pride and belonging, a symbol to be honored and the best possible driving force behind the values of Italian sport in the world”.
