The players who in 2006 won the World Cup is back in action as it prepares to give their part to win a new challenge, this time the coronavirus.
The captain of that legendary team, Fabio Cannavaro, has announced the opening of a fundraiser to be used by the Red Cross to fight the coronavirus.
“Together with my other 2006 World Champion companions, we are back on the field to win a new challenge. A fundraiser to be allocated to the @CroceRossaItaliana to help our country in an emergency at Coronavirus. You are also part of our team : United we will win again! “.
epa01891378 (FILES) Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro raises the FIFA World Cup trophy after Italy won the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup against France at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, late Sunday 09 July 2006. Italy?s national team captain Fabio Cannavaro failed a drug test in September but could escape sanction as an anti-allergy treatment could have caused him to test positive. Italian media reported late 08 October 2009 that Juventus, which Cannavaro joined in the summer, alerted the National Olympic committee (CONI) that the veteran defender, 36, had been treated with a cortisone injection after being stung by a hornet. EPA/Daniel Dal Zennaro
epa02142770 A file picture dated 09 July 2006 shows the FIFA World Cup trophy in the hands of the cheering Italian players after the FIFA World Cup 2006 final Italy vs France in Berlin, Germany. The 6-kg trophy will soon be carried in a luxury bag by French manufacturer Louis Vitton instead of a sealed aluminium suitcase. More than 100 working hours will be needed for the new special suitcase. EPA/Bernd Weissbrod
epa01187259 SOCCER EURO 2008 TEAM ITALY Italian team captain Fabio Cannavaro celebrate after the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, Sunday 09 July 2006. Italy is one of the 16 teams participating in the Euro 2008 co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland. EPA/Yuri Kochetkov *** Local Caption *** 00000400768075
epa01094123 (FILE) A file photograph showing Marco Materazzi from Italy kissing the World Cup during the ceremony after the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, Sunday 09 July 2006. Italy’s World Cup winning defender Marco Materazzi revealed 18 August 2007, that he had told French icon Zinedine Zidane during last year’s final that he preferred his ‘whore of a sister’ to his shirt. It was this comment that led to Zidane headbutting Materazzi in the chest and being dramatically sent off. That incident preceded France losing the final in a penalty shoot-out. EPA/BERND WEISSBROD +++ Mobile Services OUT +++ Please refer to FIFA’s Terms and Conditions. *** Local Caption *** 00000400768049
epa05942122 (FILE) Italian players Alessandro Del Piero (L) with Francesco Totti (R) celebrate their 2-0 lead during the semi final of the FIFA World Cup 2006 between Germany and Italy in Dortmund, Germany, 04 July 2006 (reissued 03 May 2017). Italian Serie A side AS Roma confirmed on 03 May 2017 that Roma legend Francesco Totti will retire at the end of the season. The 40-year-old scored 250 goals in 616 appearances for the Giallorossi since 1993 and won the FIFA World Cup in 2006. EPA/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO
Italian midfielder Francesco Totti, who is also captain of AS Roma, is flanked by his teammates as he shows the trophy to some one million supporters gathered in Circo Massimo, in downtown Rome, for celebrations late Monday 10 July 2006. Italy won the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday. It was the fourth Italian victory at the soccer World Cup after 1934 in Italy, 1938 in France and 1982 in Spain. EPA/GIULIA MUIR
epa05942064 (FILE) Italy’s Francesco Totti celebrates with the trophy after the FIFA World Cup 2006 final between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, 09 July 2006 (reissued 03 May 2017). Italian Serie A side AS Roma confirmed on 03 May 2017 that Roma legend Francesco Totti will retire at the end of the season. The 40-year-old scored 250 goals in 616 appearances for the Giallorossi since 1993 and won the FIFA World Cup in 2006. EPA/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO
epa05708933 (FILE) A file picture dated 09 July 2006 shows the FIFA World Cup trophy in the hands of the cheering Italian players after the FIFA World Cup 2006 final Italy vs France in Berlin, Germany. The ruling council of FIFA on 10 January 2017 voted unanimously to expand the World Cup 2026 to 48 teams. EPA/Bernd Weissbrod GERMANY OUT
epa05942057 (FILE) Italy’s Francesco Totti celebrates with the trophy after the FIFA World Cup 2006 final between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, 09 July 2006 (reissued 03 May 2017). Italian Serie A side AS Roma confirmed on 03 May 2017 that Roma legend Francesco Totti will retire at the end of the season. The 40-year-old scored 250 goals in 616 appearances for the Giallorossi since 1993 and won the FIFA World Cup in 2006. EPA/ROLAND WEIHRAUCH GERMANY OUT
