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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Il Club Vivo Azzurro". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Pallone Azzurro 2015: vince Verratti" [2015 Pallone Azzurro: Verratti wins] (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Nazionale, a Buffon il 'Pallone azzurro'". la Repubblica (in Italian). 1 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ 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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