Juventus 21 real madrid juventus leftback patrice evra. We have not received any offers for pirlo, not from chelsea or any other club, said ac milan club administrator adriano galliani. Milan play well, but juventus show ruthlessness upfront mar 2014. I belonged to real how andrea pirlo agreed to join madrid. Real madrid galatasaray champions league matchday 4. He brings veteran leadership and true style to yankee stadium in pursuit of an mls cup. Gianluigi buffon has attempted to draw up various fiveaside teams, with the likes of cristiano ronaldo, lionel messi and andrea pirlo making the grade. It is never easy against real and i am very proud of my team mates and staff. Andrea pirlo biography facts, childhood, family life. Relive his best moments and the whole ranking of real madrid leading scorers.
Ahead of tuesdays champions league clash between juventus and real madrid, goal republishes an extract from andrea pirlos autobiography, i think therefore i play, which explains how close the midfielder was to joining the spaniards in 2006. Former italy star andrea pirlo on thursday defended gianluigi buffon for his champions league outburst as he named the veteran goalkeeper among his lineup for his testimonial on may 21. He played as a midfielder for both his club and national sides and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever exponents of this position due to his vision, ball control, creativity and passing ability, as well as for being a freekick specialist. The greatest header and comeback in world cup history. The coolest footballers of all time, including andrea pirlo, xabi alonso, dimitar berbatov and eric cantona. Hes an italian master of his craft with a stocked trophy cabinet from his time with the azzurri, ac milan and juventus. Real madrid and barcelona are two of the worlds biggest football teams. There has been a lot of muchwarranted hype surrounding the release of andrea pirlos autobiography i think therefore i play. Andrea pirlo was back in the big apple for heinekens champions league trophy tour, which gives fans around the world the opportunity to see the famous cup in person. Buffon vehemently disputed referee michael olivers decision to award madrid a stoppagetime penalty that curtailed the bianconeris fightback from a threegoal firstleg deficit. Thats real madrids first goal in the san siro for more than 50 years, fact fans. Once xavi put up four assists against real madrid at the bernabeu. Writing on the players tribune, italy legend fabio cannavaro tells the story of how he went from being a ball boy to lifting the world cup and the ballon dor. On 21 october 2009, pirlo scored a notable 30metre goal in milans 32 win over real madrid in the uefa champions league.
Bbc sport will bring you all of the reaction but we are. With masterful play worthy of the nicknames the professor and the maestro, andrea pirlo is living legend in the nycfc midfield. Andrea pirlo is more than just a player, he is a cool man. Pirlo along with mihajlovic are the players to have scored most direct freekicks in serie a. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Barca start well, lose control in the second half, then martino belatedly makes changes to secure the game oct 20.
In 2006, pirlo had just won the world cup with italy. Its the summer of 2006, weve just won the world cup, and im thoroughly drunk on life. I think therefore i play ebook written by andrea pirlo. The couple divorced in 2014 after years of marriage. Great display from juventus then to book a final place against barcelona. Cristiano ronaldo has become real madrid top scorer in a record time.
Andrea pirlos account is refreshingly honest, real, full of heart, and draws you deep into the psyche of the ups and downs of one of the greatest legends of sports history. Detailed football statistics in all competitions, their achievements and rivalry. Totti, pirlo, best, zidane and the 40 coolest footballers ever. Manchester city will face tottenham hotspur in the champions league lasteight as they look to advance to the final in madrid. Milan were eventually eliminated in the round of 16. How andrea pirlo plays the best regista analysis 12. It was later reported that pirlo had an affair with the realestate agent valentina baldini whom he had met at his golf club. Everything is possible in football former bianconeri star andrea pirlo tells juventus players make impossible champions league dream a. Andrea pirlo was one of the finest midfielders of his generation and his 20 autobiography i think therefore i play is a must read for anyone who has been enraptured by his ability. Galliani also brushed aside rumours in the spanish press that they are eyeing real madrid midfielder fernando gago as the ideal replacement for pirlo. Discover the inspirational story of football superstar cristiano ronaldo. The inquest at real madrid will be long and painful for some. Pirlos book is a refreshing change from the usual autobiography. Champions league holders real madrid crashed out of the competition with a 11 draw at the bernabeu that saw italian giants juventus advance to the final 32 on.
Goal real madrid 11 juve morata probably harsh to lay the blame entirely at ramoss door but it came indirectly from the freekick that was given away so cheaply and foolishly. The italian legend, 35, spent his entire career in serie a until a 2015 swi. Italy legend andrea pirlo surprises amateur players with. I had a fiveyear contract sitting waiting, and a salary that was out of this world. Andrea pirlo real madrid 2006 autobiography this extract from andrea pirlos autobiography, i think therefore i play, looks at how the world cup winner came. Milan v real madrid as it happened champions league. And thats what ancelotti would like his players to focus on. Ahead of tuesdays champions league clash between juventus and real madrid, goal republishes an extract from andrea pirlo s autobiography, i think therefore i play, which explains how close the. I was a madrid player in my head, my heart and my soul. Andrea pirlo is the man who has won the world cup, two champions leagues, and four serie a titles with milan and juventus. Cristiano ronaldo scored his first ever goal at anfield to give real madrid the perfect start against liverpool. Andrea pirlos i think, therefore i play and the state. Andrea pirlo claims he would have reacted to juventus heartbreaking champions league exit at real madrid in the same manner as gianluigi buffon. Milan finished the season with a 3rd place in serie a, and a quarterfinal finish in the coppa italia under new manager leonardo.
Andrea pirlo is an italian former professional footballer. This book serves as an inspiration to anyone wanting to have a real insiders perspective into the world of football. If id been on the pitch, it would have burned to go out like that, said pirlo, when. Real madrid need a 10 win to book their berlin final. Two legendary goal keepers iker casillas for real madrid and gianluigi buffon for juventus are leading their respective sides.
Around the time his goal sent the tricky trees into a 1996 uefa cup quarterfinal. Quotes from the book were the leading news on most sports pages when it was initially released in italian and then once again when it was just recently translated and released in english by back page press. Andrea pirlo has insisted that everything is possible in football as former club juventus attempt to produce one of the great champions league comebacks the italian giants trail real madrid 3. Mille grazie see more ideas about andrea pirlo, soccer and soccer players. What are the lesser known facts about andrea pirlo. Pirlo rates man citys chances in champions league men.
On a scale of 110 for dida catastrophes, with his blooper against real in the bernabeu rating a 10 and. Cristiano ronaldo pdf ronaldo, cristiano ronaldo, biography. Juventus dispatch real madrid to book place in final. See more ideas about futbol, tv watch and the unit. Andrea pirlo given sensational send off as footballs most famous faces including francesco totti, ronaldo, cafu and frank lampard put on 14 goal.
Pirlo calls on hotheaded buffon for testimonial football. Much had been made in spain of the fact real madrid needed only one goal to overturn a 21 deficit from the. Raul established himself as one of the greatest spanish centreforward of alltime at real madrid, scoring 323 goals in 741 appearances and lifting three champions league titles. Cristiano ronaldo sent real madrid on their way in just the third minute of the first leg last week, before the portuguese scored a stunning bicycle kick to make it 20 in the 64th minute. Inspirational carlos tevez gives juve first leg lead read a full match report of juventus 2 real.
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