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Italy’s 2006 World Cup Squad: Where Are They Now?

Italy fielded an absolutely remarkable squad when they lifted the World Cup in 2006.

Sports Illustrated · May 6

'He was with us only for a couple of months, and he was not in his best shape. Even with problems in his knees, the way he touched the ball, the wayhe played, his vision of football wasreally incredible' Milan hero names surprise team-mate as best ever

Despite playing with Andrea Pirlo, Cafu, Alessandro Nesta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho andDavid Beckham, one star made a huge impact at Milan despite only being there a short while

FourFourTwo · Mar 31

‘I kicked Alessandro Nesta by the back of the calf in training and did my fibula and tibia… I missed maybe four years of international football, but I still managed to get fit again and back to my best’ Paul Gascoigne on his injury hell

Paul Gascoigne relays his troubles in signing for Lazio to FourFourTwo

FourFourTwo · Nov 9, 2025

Best international players of the 00s

International football was a pretty good watch in the 2000s, an era in which we saw some true greats of the game

FourFourTwo · Dec 20, 2023

The best footballers of the 00s

Ranking the finest players on the planet during the first decade of the 21st century

FourFourTwo · Dec 15, 2023

The best Italy players ever

Four-time World Cup winners and twice European champions, the Azzurri have been blessed with some wonderful talents. Here, a look at their finest footballers...

FourFourTwo · Dec 14, 2023

Chelsea's Thiago Silva reveals AC Milan legends who've inspired his longevity

The Brazilian centre-back is still going strong at 39 years old is less than 18 months off the record for Premier League's oldest player

FourFourTwo · Nov 4, 2023

Milan face Inter in Champions League showdown to stir the senses

This is no normal derby: a semi-final, two legs over six days that will subsume an entire city in red-on-blue psychodrama

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

Martin Keown in agreement with Rio Ferdinand amid "embarrassed" Erling Haaland claim

Erling Haaland is in sensational form as he tears apart Premier League defences with Martin Keown claiming backlines must be "embarrassed" by some of his exploits

Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022

Sven-Goran Eriksson's Perfect XI

Sven-Goran Eriksson revealed his perfect XI to FourFourTwo back in 2011

FourFourTwo · Jul 31, 2011