Graceful, intelligent and classy, gifted 26-year-old Andrea Pirlo is one of the ... key role in any Azzurri success at the 2006 World Cup finals. "Pirlo is a fantastic player - he knows how ...

Andrea Pirlo announced on Sunday that he will retire ... a pair of UEFA Champions League crowns and the 2006 World Cup. “You realize that the time has come,” Pirlo told La Gazzetta dello ...

This brought their future participation in Serie A and the Champions League into doubt as Pirlo won the 2006 World Cup with Italy, and a move to Santiago Bernabeu almost materialised. The former ...