Fabio Cannavaro
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Ranked! The 100 best players of the 21st Century
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
RANKED! The 100 best players of the 21st Century: the greatest Ballon d'Or hoggers, serial winners and cult heroes since the turn of the millennium
Ranked! The 50 best players of the 2000s
By Ed McCambridge published
RANKED! The 50 best players of the 2000s – the sensational decade in which some of the finest footballers ever to play the game blessed us with their gifts
‘It was mad’: Fabio Cannavaro says he had never seen anything like the atmosphere at Ibrox when he played there for Parma vs Rangers
By Ryan Dabbs published
Fabio Cannavaro has played in a World Cup final and at the biggest stadiums in football - but Ibrox is a place he's full of admiration for
‘I heard the knock!’ Fabio Cannavaro admits he was close enough to hear Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final
By Ryan Dabbs published
Fabio Cannavaro didn't know what had happened during the final between France and Italy - all he knows is that he heard it loudly
Fabio Cannavaro says Alan Shearer was one of the best strikers he ever faced – and addresses the elbow on him in the Champions League
By Daniele Verri published
Fabio Cannavaro has been talking to FourFourTwo about how good Alan Shearer really was – and whether or not the striker meant to elbow him
Fabio Cannavaro: I came so close to joining Chelsea
By Rich Laverty published
Fabio Cannavaro has told FFT that Chelsea very nearly signed him – but that he admired Arsenal and Manchester United in the noughties, too
Fabio Cannavaro opens up about being the last defender to ever win the Ballon d’Or
By Richard Laverty published
2006 Ballon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro was the last centre-back to be given the award – but he says now that in many ways, he was lucky
Fabio Cannavaro reveals why AC Milan passed on him as a youngster – and later apologised to him
By Ed McCambridge published
Fabio Cannavaro enjoyed a remarkable career despite being relatively short for a top-level centre-back
Fabio Cannavaro reveals how Diego Maradona REWARDED him for bad tackle
By Tom Hancock published
The Italian World Cup winner once received an incredible gift from the great Argentinian number 10
In the mag: Season Preview special! 140 teams expertly rated across England and Scotland - PLUS Cannavaro, Crouchy, Luton and more
By Matthew Ketchell published
IN THE MAG Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on iPad and iPhone – from Thursday 20 July
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