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An Italian former football (soccer) player. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title,

An Italian former football (soccer) player. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball. Rossi was the only player to have won all three honours at a single tournament until Lionel Messi in the 2005 U-20 FIFA World Cup in Netherlands and Sergio Aguero in the 2007 U-20 FIFA World Cup staged in Canada.

An Italian football midfielder, currently playing for Sampdoria.A product of European giants AC Mila

An Italian football midfielder, currently playing for Sampdoria.A product of European giants AC Milan's youth system, Sammarco never played a game for the side, serving consecutive loans: from 2002-04 in Serie C, and from 2004-07 with first division side A.C. ChievoVerona (the first two in joint ownership).

Savoldelli is a good climber, but he is especially well known for his fast downhilling. Because of t

Savoldelli is a good climber, but he is especially well known for his fast downhilling. Because of that, he is often nicknamed Il Falco ("the falcon"). His downhill skills were particularly vital to his 2005 Giro win, when his descent down the last mountain of the penultimate stage managed to close a gap between him and his rival Gilberto Simoni, preserving his lead in the overall classification, and eventually giving him the Giro win.

An Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for A.S. Roma, after having played the fir

An Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for A.S. Roma, after having played the first half of the 2006/2007 season with Frosinone Calcio.

Is an Italian volleyball player.

Is an Italian volleyball player.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed in the 1990s. Tommasini also competed in K-4 1000 m eve

Is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed in the 1990s. Tommasini also competed in K-4 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

An Italian born footballer. He started his career at Italian team Piacenza before transferring to To

An Italian born footballer. He started his career at Italian team Piacenza before transferring to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 1998, managed at the time by Christian Gross. Although scoring on his debut in a friendly against Peterborough United, his time at Spurs was shortlived. He was transferred for a nominal fee to Pistoese in Italy for £400,000. He later played for Atalanta.

A former professional footballer, who played as a left back.Vanoli played, amongst other clubs, for

A former professional footballer, who played as a left back.Vanoli played, amongst other clubs, for Parma (winning the UEFA Cup in 1998-99 and scoring in the final) and Fiorentina, having also two abroad spells: Glasgow Rangers in 2003-04 (only lasting that season, leaving after some inconsistent performances) and lowly Akratitos FC in Greece (2005-06).

Is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, and currently plays for Woking.Vernazza started his ca

Is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, and currently plays for Woking.Vernazza started his career at Arsenal but struggled to break into the first team. He made his first-team debut in a League Cup match against Birmingham City on 14 October 1997 but only made a handful of appearances for Arsenal over the next three years.

Is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Ama

Is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships.

Is a former Australian international football (soccer) player of Italian ancestry

Is a former Australian international football (soccer) player of Italian ancestry

An Italian football (soccer) midfielder.He currently plays for Torino F.C. of Serie A.Zanetti starte

An Italian football (soccer) midfielder.He currently plays for Torino F.C. of Serie A.Zanetti started his career at native club Vicenza. He was sold to Empoli in a co-ownership deal in 2003.In his first season with Empoli, he just made 13 appearances in Serie A. However, Empoli was relegated to Serie B at the end of the season and Zanetti followed the club.

Is a professional New Zealand basketball player. Ordained as a Mormon bishop, he chooses not to play

Is a professional New Zealand basketball player. Ordained as a Mormon bishop, he chooses not to play basketball on sundays.

Is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for New Edubiase United. Papa was first spotted playing

Is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for New Edubiase United. Papa was first spotted playing for his local youth side Roundwood F.C. and signed for Brentford F.C upon leaving school. He went on to spend time at both Wealdstone and then English P

Is a footballer who currently plays as a striker for Marítimo.Diawara started his career in his nat

Is a footballer who currently plays as a striker for Marítimo.Diawara started his career in his native Senegal for Premier League side Jeanne d´Arc before moving to Europe to sign for Marítimo. Having rose to prominence in the clubs' B team. Diawara found

Is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for the Senegal national football team, and for Port

Is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for the Senegal national football team, and for Portsmouth. He transferred to Portsmouth from Fulham on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2007. His preferred position is centre midfield but can also play righ

Is a French-Senegalese football player. He played for AS Saint-Etienne and Racing Lens, both in Fran

Is a French-Senegalese football player. He played for AS Saint-Etienne and Racing Lens, both in France. Sarr currently plays for Paris FC in the Championnat National, and the Senegal national football team. He was also a participant in the successful 2002

Is a professional Senegalese football player. He is a central defender or defensive midfielder for F

Is a professional Senegalese football player. He is a central defender or defensive midfielder for FC Metalist Kharkiv. Combining great strength and fitness with excellent passing and heading ability he earned respect and love from FC Metalist Kharkiv fan

Is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Spanish club Racing de Santander, as a midfielder

Is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Spanish club Racing de Santander, as a midfielder.

Is a retired male boxer from Sweden. Turkson competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olym

Is a retired male boxer from Sweden. Turkson competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's heavyweight division (– 91 kg) by Cuba's defending champion and later gold

Is a Senegalese international footballer who is currently a free agent. He can play as a central def

Is a Senegalese international footballer who is currently a free agent. He can play as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder but is preferred in the latter role due his lack of ability in the air, respectively.

Is a Senegalese footballer. He currently plays for FF Jaro.

Is a Senegalese footballer. He currently plays for FF Jaro.

Is a Senegalese football (soccer) international striker, who currently plays for ACF Fiorentina.He b

Is a Senegalese football (soccer) international striker, who currently plays for ACF Fiorentina.He began his career at Verona on 3 June 2002, before heading to Serie B outfit Cesena in 2005. After a successful spell where he was the highest-scoring non-It

Is a retired Samoan professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Fed

Is a retired Samoan professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as Sivi Afi. Taogaga, born in Samoa, raised in New Zealand, where he began amateur wrestling at an early age. After deciding to turn pro he went to