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Last month, MLS club LAFC completed the signing of Giorgio Chiellini on a free transfer from Juventus. He's the league's second major Italian signing this summer after Lorenzo Insigne joined Toronto FC on a free transfer. Now with reports that Toronto could be on the verge of also signing Federico Bernardeschi, what better time to look at the past...

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Andrea Pirlo has retired from football after a successful playing career in both Europe and the United States. The 38-year-old made the announcement on his official Twitter account (h/t BBC Sport) after completing his stint with Major League Soccer side New York City FC. Following a 4-3 aggregate defeat to Columbus Crew in the conference semi-final...

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The former AC Milan and Juventus playmaker made the announcement to Gazzetta dello Sport, saying that his physical limitations are now catching up with him and it is now time to give younger players a chance: “You realise that the time has come. Every day you have physical problems, you cannot train as you want because you always have some problem....

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With preseason and soccer training camps beginning, Andrea Pirlo and his New York City teammates are ready for an entertaining season of Major League Soccer. Andrea Pirlo plays soccer like few can in the world today. The Italian World Cup winner, who plays for New York City FC, opens up their exciting 2017 campaign in a few weeks at Yankee Stadium...

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Things are finally going well for NYCFC (if you don't count the stagnant stadium search): the second year club is first in the Eastern Conference and have three of the top-10 best-selling jerseys in MLS.   NYCFC midfielder Andrea Pirlo has the No. 1 selling jersey on MLSSoccer.com, according to the midseason data, overtaking Seattle's Clint...

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With the Azzurri set to lock horns with Joe Schmidt's Ireland on Sunday evening in a crucial Pool D encounter at London's Olympic stadium, we take a look at some of Italy's greatest sporting names. And no, Mario Balotelli is not one of them...   1. Valentino Rossi The 36-year-old multiple MotoGP World Champion is responsible for a marked sur...

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by Kurtis Larson   Andrea Pirlo's first match in Major League Soccer could come against Toronto FC.The New York Daily News reported Sunday night that New York City FC has inked the Italian midfielder.   Despite having a year left on his contract with Serie A powerhouse Juventus, the 36-year-old World Cup-winner has reportedly agreed t...

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by Dylan Butler   It was 30 minutes of brilliance, according to NYCFC forward David Villa. That was the Spaniard's assessment of Andrea Pirlo's Major League Soccer debut in a 5-3 win over Orlando City at Yankee Stadium Sunday. "He just got here on Tuesday and look at what he did in a half-an-hour," Villa said through a translator....

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