Andrea Pirlo

Pirlo was a member of the Italian Squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. This World Cup tournament was not Pirlo's first but the midfielder rose to the occasion, starting every game and helping his team with a very consistent overall performance.Pirlo played brilliantly throughout the semifinal against Germany, and he ultimately fashioned a key play at the very end of extra time to give Italy a dramatic victory. At the 119th minute, Pirlo received a ball deflected just outside the German penalty area and kept possession for just enough time to provide a defence splitting assist to Fabio Grosso, who scored the opening goal. Moments later, Alessandro Del Piero scored again, Italy won 2-0, and Pirlo was named Man of the Match once again.Pirlo's sparkling form was again in evidence against France in the 2006 World Cup Final on July 9. His passing proved vital for the Azzurri, and his corner kick produced Marco Materazzi's equalizing header ten minutes after France had opened the score. The match went to a penalty shoot-out, and Pirlo set a positive tone for his teammates by confidently scoring the first penalty kick. His performance during the match resulted in his being named the FIFA Man of the Match for a third time, more than any other player over the course of the tournament.

* July 9, Italy 1:1 (PSO 5:3) France (Final)

* July 4, Germany 0:2 a.e.t Italy (Semi- Final)

* June 12, Italy 2:0 (1:0) Ghana (First Round)

Pirlo's fine form in Germany earned him the Bronze Ball, as he was voted the third best player of the tournament behind Zinedine Zidane and Fabio Cannavaro.

thanks again sweetangel

She's spamming and it's annoying.

They're easily accessible on Wikipedia and there's no need to reprint the entire articles over several posts. Why are there all these icons included with his entry?

Copying stuff off Wiki is all she's contributed to the forums so far, as well.

i think she just discovered Wikipedia...

Let's relax about this shall we. She's only 15 and isn't exactly hurting anyone with these posts, never mind they're on topic too. If you don't want to read the posts, then I don't see why you can't just ignore them.

However, SweetAngel, I would like to make one request and that is if you do copy and paste the articles, please say where you got it from.

Thought this was an interesting article. Don't suppose anyone knows where I can find the vid mentioned?

http://www.uefa.com/magazine/news/ki...id=536893.html

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

Thought this was an interesting article. Don't suppose anyone knows where I can find the vid mentioned?

Originally Posted by drucurl

lol, I assume you're on about the crossbar challenge? My initial thought was too

pirlo not in gr8 form recently. seedorf is excellent..

Originally Posted by frizd

pirlo not in gr8 form recently. seedorf is excellent..

I don't think we've been watching the same matches

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

Thought this was an interesting article. Don't suppose anyone knows where I can find the vid mentioned?

http://www.uefa.com/magazine/news/ki...id=536893.html

for that video, i would keep an eye on the counter here at the bottom :
http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html

Originally Posted by ACMILAN1983

Thought this was an interesting article. Don't suppose anyone knows where I can find the vid mentioned?

http://www.uefa.com/magazine/news/ki...id=536893.html

Wow that is amazing....

Honestly, can any other players hit the crossbar just like what Pirlo did?

Originally Posted by SweetAngel

* July 9, Italy 1:1 (PSO 5:3) France (Final)

* July 4, Germany 0:2 a.e.t Italy (Semi- Final)

* June 12, Italy 2:0 (1:0) Ghana (First Round)

Pirlo's fine form in Germany earned him the Bronze Ball, as he was voted the third best player of the tournament behind Zinedine Zidane and Fabio Cannavaro.

Pirlo, thats y we love him.