Alex del piero at usa 2018 olympics
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Alessandro Del Piero
Italian footballer (born 1974)
"Del Piero" redirects here. For the Italian Brazilian footballer, see Yago Del Piero.
In this article, the surname is Del Piero, not Piero.
Alessandro Del PieroUfficiale OMRI[3][4] (Italian pronunciation:[alesˈsandrodelˈpjɛːro]; born 9 November 1974) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions.[5][6][7][8] Since 2015, he has worked as a pundit for Sky Sport Italia.[9] A technically gifted[10] and creative supporting forward[11][12] who was also a free-kick specialist,[13][14] Del Piero won the Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year award in 1998 and 2008 and received multiple nominations for the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year.
A prolific goal-scorer, he is currently the s
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Juventus 101: What you need to know about the 2018 MLS All-Star opponents
2016 MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco got his start and played six seasons with Juventus. | Action Images / Reuters
There’s one Juventus alum beyond all others to have made a significant mark on MLS: Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco. The 2015 league MVP joined Juve’s ungdom academy at age nine and appeared in 132 games across all competitions for the senior grupp, helping them to a pair of Serie A titles before moving to Toronto in 2015.
Andrea Pirlo is perhaps the the most recognizable former Juventus player to have later moved to MLS, while Marco Di Vaio and Antonio Nocerino are two other notable former Juve players to have played in MLS in recent years.
There's also a potential sibling connection between Juve and the MLS All-Stars – the 2018 All-Star Game could see Columbus Crew SC's Federico Higuain face off against younger brother Gonzalo.
International stars
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