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In Coverciano it is time for legends again. In fact, the annual ceremony of the “Italian Football Hall of Fame” takes place, the recognition that the FIGC has been awarding since 2011 to male and female footballers, coaches, referees and managers who have written the history of our football. In the Auditorium of the Federal Technical Center the prizes of the 12th edition are awarded according to the votes expressed by the jury of sports journalists coordinated by Matteo Marani, president of the Football Museum Foundation.
Among the protagonists there is also Ariedo Braidaawarded in the Italian Manager category: “There are always great emotions. We always talk about algorithms, but footballers have eyes and hearts and algorithms don’t have this. Hearing Sheva, what he said about Italy, really excites me. Feci the impossible to bring him to Milan but I’m proud to have succeeded and I want to thank him.” Braida brought a Milan shirt: “My history with Milan began here, with the purchase of Massara. And for this reason I brought his shirt.”
HALL OF FAME, XII EDITION: THE AWARDS
Italian footballer: Daniele De Rossi
Coach: Luciano Spalletti
Foreign footballer: Andriy Shevchenko
Footballer: Valentina Giacinti
Veteran: Roberto Boninsegna
Manager: Ariedo Braida
Memorial Awards: Agostino Di Bartolomei, Vincenzo D’Amico, Manlio Scopigno
‘Davide Astori’ Award: Santo Rullo for the ‘Crazy for Football’ project