http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Cannavaro
Fabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI (born 13 September 1973) is a former Italian footballer and now a coach. He is considered to be one of the greatest defenders of all time.
He won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2006, making him the only defender to win the award in a decade.
Fabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI (born 13 September 1973) is a former Italian footballer and now a coach. He is considered to be one of the greatest defenders of all time.
He won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2006, making him the only defender to win the award in a decade.
2006 World Cup
Cannavaro captained Italy throughout their successful 2006 World Cup campaign with aplomb. Cannavaro did not receive a single yellow or red card during the 690 minutes he played in the tournament.
Along with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Cannavaro played each minute of every match in the tournament for Italy. Even with usual defensive partner Alessandro Nesta out due to injury, the Italian defence conceded only two goals throughout the entire tournament: an own-goal against the United States and a Zinedine Zidanepenalty in the final against France.
He was runner-up in the race for the Golden Ball, finishing behind French counterpart Zinedine Zidane; it was a close contest with Zidane polling 2012 points to Cannavaro's 1977.
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