Alessandro Del Piero

Alessandro Del Piero born in November 9, 1974 at Conegliano, Veneto. He is an Italian World Cup-winning soccer player who plays for Serie A club Juventus. Attributable to his great aptitude and record number of appearances and goals, Del Piero is fondly referred to as "The Old Master" and "Il Padrino". Read Full Story

Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMR (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus. Due to his great ability and record number of appearances and goals, he is fondly referred to as "The Old Master" and "Il Padrino". Del Piero was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. Brazilian star Ronaldinho proclaimed that Del Piero is his idol. Del Piero was also voted in the list of best European players for the past ... Read Full Story

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero has urged his side to sign Liverpool's Xabi Alonso and Roma's Alberto Aquilani. Both the Liverpool and Roma midfielders have been heavily linked with a transfer to the Old Lady as she looks to bolster her squad in light of next season's Champions League commitments. The Bianconeri are currently involved in talks with the Merseysiders over Alonso and the player himself has revealed he wants to join Juve. Aquilani's arrival seems a little more complicated but Del Piero is pushing his side towards bringing both players to Turin. "Xabi Alonso or Aquilani? I wish both of them came," said ... Read Full Story

Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero scores his 250th goal for Juventus Photo credit: AFP/Giuseppe Cacace via Yahoo!News Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero looks back over his 250 goals in a Juventus jersey throughout 15 years. Pinturicchio is the club's all-time appearance and goals record holder, and the penalty in their 4-0 win over Reggina last weekend allowed the captain to celebrate another personal record with the club. "It's 250," wrote Del Piero on his official website, www.alessandrodelpiero.com. "I will never get used to these numbers. Every record is an exciting feeling, each time, just like every goal. "What moves me is not the record ... Read Full Story

Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero is weighing the option of taking legal action against the social networking site Facebook over a fake page with his name on with links to a Nazi propaganda group. A fake profile made out to Del Piero has appeared on Facebook with slogan "Nazis is much better than Zionists" placed at the side of the of the player. Stefano Del Piero, the player's agent and brother, immediately denied any connection between Pinturicchio and the Nazi -linked profile and stated that Del Piero has never had a profile on the Facebook. Stefano, speaking to Antenna 3 , also announced that ... Read Full Story