The Pallone Azzurro ("Azure Football") is an individual award assigned by the FIGC to the best Italian player according to the votes of the fans registered to Vivo Azzurro,[1] the official fan club of the Italy national football team.[2]
The fans vote one recipient from a shortlist of candidates selected from the "Man of the Match" awards given to players after the matches of the various Italy national football teams during the previous year.[1]
Winners edit
| Year | Best Italian footballer | Best Italian women's footballer | Best futsal player | Best beach soccer player | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Andrea Pirlo | Not awarded | [1] | ||
| 2013 | Gianluigi Buffon | [3] | |||
| 2014 | Matteo Darmian | Martina Rosucci | Gabriel Lima | Francesco Corosiniti | [4] |
| 2015 | Marco Verratti | Manuela Giugliano | Alex Merlim | Simone Del Mestre | [5] |
| 2016 | Gianluigi Buffon | Melania Gabbiadini | Stefano Mammarella | Gabriele Gori | [6] |
| 2021 | Federico Chiesa | Cristiana Girelli | Not awarded | [7] | |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Pirlo è il Pallone Azzurro 2012" (in Italian). VivoAzzurro.it. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Il Club Vivo Azzurro". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "I tifosi della Nazionale premiano Buffon con il 'Pallone Azzurro' 2013" [Italian National Team fans award Buffon with the 2013 "Pallone Azzurro"] (in Italian). FIGC. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "A Darmian il "Pallone Azzurro 2014", tra le donne la vincitrice è Rosucci" (in Italian). FIGC. 2 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Pallone Azzurro 2015: vince Verratti" [2015 Pallone Azzurro: Verratti wins] (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Nazionale, a Buffon il 'Pallone azzurro'". la Repubblica (in Italian). 1 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ FIGC (30 December 2021). "Pallone Azzurro 2021: Federico Chiesa and Cristiana Girelli are your winners!". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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