Pallone Azzurro

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. "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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