The Andrea Pirlo exhibition at Euro 2012 began with a drop of the shoulder and an exquisite pass to set up Antonio Di Natale for Italy's opening goal of the tournament. The Pirlo show opened against ...

Most of the players we grew up watching are now heading towards retirement. During the course of last one year, the likes of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Philipp Lahm, Xabi Alonso, and Francesco ...

Take a look at the average pass numbers for Europe's top leagues this season, and you'll find four of the top five players have something in common. Mikel Arteta, Xavi, Michael Carrick and Andrea ...

Midfield general broke English hearts at the last European Championships but is nowhere near the Italy squad this time ITALY are doing alright without him. Here is the Italian pass master Andrea Pirlo ...

With every passing day, we inch closer to a magical night when two European titans will clash with all their might in order to claim European football’s biggest prize, the UEFA Champions League. This ...

Frank Lampard pulled another disappearing act, but New York City FC’s other two superstars teamed up for the biggest goal and result of its season. Playing without the injured English midfielder — ...

THE peculiar thing about the world's two greatest playmakers of the last decade, Andrea Pirlo and Xavi Hernández, is that they have been unloved for so much of their careers. Pirlo made his Serie A ...

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It was not as if England had been taken by surprise. Ever since the World Cup draw was made six months ago, Roy Hodgson has been answering questions about Andrea Pirlo and contemplating how best to ...

At 34 and 37, respectively, David Villa and Andrea Pirlo may be entering the twilight of their careers, but time and again, they continue to deliver the goods. Through their second full season ...

After the match, Pirlo told Sky Sports: "I am satisfied with the result, but we could have done much better in terms of the game. "We made many superficial mistakes … it was important to get a result, ...

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