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 Italian national football teams during the previous year. [1]
Year | Best Italian footballer | Best Italian women's footballer | Best futsal player | Best beach soccer player | Ref(s) |
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2012 | Andrea Pirlo | ||||
2013 | Gianluigi Buffon | ||||
2014 | Matteo Darmian | Martina Rosucci | Gabriel Lima | Francesco Corosiniti | |
2015 | Marco Verratti | Manuela Giugliano | Alex Merlim | Simone Del Mestre | |
2016 | Gianluigi Buffon | Melania Gabbiadini | Stefano Mammarella | Gabriele Gori | |
2021 | Federico Chiesa | Cristiana Girelli |
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