World Cup was a pivotal moment for Italian football, unfolding against the backdrop of the infamous 'Calciopoli' scandal. The controversy threatened to undermine the image of the national game, yet it ...

From no-nonsense centre-halves to some of the silkiest full-backs in the game ... on two Confederations Cups and started the 2006 World Cup final defeat to Italy. Voted French Player of the ...

The question of who is the best player out of Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard has raged for more than a decade. But 2006 World Cup winner Marco Materazzi has given his answer as to ...