Dino Zoff is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is the oldest ever winner of the World Cup, which he lifted as captain of the Italy national team in the 1982 tournament, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days. He also won the award for best goalkeeper of the tournament and was elected to the team of the tournament for his performances, keeping two clean-sheets, an honour he also received after winning the 1968 European Championship on home soil. Zoff is the only Italian player to have won both the World Cup and the European Championship. He also achieved great club success with Juventus, winning six Serie A titles, two Coppa Italia titles, and a UEFA Cup, also reaching two European Champions' Cup finals in the 1972–73 and 1982–83 seasons, as well as finishing second in the 1973 Intercontinental Cup final.
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back or as a centre-back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years, he was nicknamed "Il Capitano". Maldini held the record for most appearances in Serie A, with 647 appearances, until 2020, when he was surpassed by Gianluigi Buffon. He also holds the joint-record for the most European Cup/UEFA Champions League final appearances (8) alongside Paco Gento. He most recently worked as a technical director for Milan and is co-owner of USL Championship club Miami FC.
Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is one of the few players to make over 1,100 professional career appearances and he holds the record for the most appearances in Serie A.
Andrea Pirlo is an Italian football manager and former professional player. Considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time, Pirlo was known for his vision, technique, creativity, passing, and free kick ability.
Morgan De Sanctis is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the sporting director of Palermo.
Antonio Di Natale is an Italian football coach and former professional player who played as a striker.
Federico Marchetti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maltese Premier League club Ħamrun Spartans.
Sergey Nikolayevich Zuev is a Russian futsal player. He plays as a goalkeeper for the Moscow club Dina Moscow, and formerly played in the Russian national futsal team. Following the results of eight seasons he was voted the best goalkeeper of the Russian championship, and after 2008 he was voted world’s best goalkeeper. Master of Sports.
Mostafa Nazari is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. Nazari was selected as the best futsal goalkeeper in the world in 2010.
Ricardo Filipe da Silva Braga, best known as Ricardinho, is a Portuguese professional futsal player who plays for Latvian club Riga Futsal Club. He is regarded by many as one of the best futsal players of all time, winning numerous titles and accolades for both club and country, such as the UEFA Futsal Champions League, UEFA European Futsal Championship, FIFA Futsal World Cup, the Best Player of the World awards, and many more. He operates mainly as a flank/winger, and commonly wears his iconic number "10".
Melania Gabbiadini is an Italian former football forward. After beginning her career with Bergamo in 2000, she later joined AGSM Verona in 2004 and went on to captain the team, until her retirement in 2017. She won five Scudetti with the club.
Dmitri Sergeyevich Prudnikov is a Russian futsal player who is currently playing for MFK Ukhta and the Russian national futsal team.
Alireza Samimi is an Iranian professional futsal player. He is a Goalkeeper, and currently a member of Mes Sungun and the Iran national futsal team.
Hossein Tayyebi Bidgoli is an Iranian professional futsal player who plays for Palma and the Iran national futsal team. His first match with Iran was in 2009 at the age of 20. He was ranked Top Goalscorer at the 2014 (15) and 2018 AFC Futsal Championship (14), and 5th Best Player in the World at the UMBRO Futsal Awards in 2017 and 2018.
Sepehr Mohammadi is an Iranian professional futsal player. He is a goalkeeper, and currently a member of Giti Pasand and the Iran national futsal team.
Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Acqua e Sapone Calcio a 5 is a futsal club based in Città Sant'Angelo, Abruzzo, Italy.
The 2014–15 season of the Serie A is the 30th season of top-tier futsal in Italy, which began September 27, 2014 and will finish on April 18, 2015. At the end of the regular season the top eight teams will play in the championship playoffs. The quarter and semi-finals will be a best of three series and the final will be a best of five-game series. The bottom two clubs will play in a two-leg playoff to see who is relegated to Serie A2.
The 2015–16 season of the Serie A is the 33rd season of top-tier futsal in Italy, 27th known as Serie A, which began September 19, 2015 and will finish on April 16, 2016. At the end of the regular season the top eight teams will play in the championship playoffs. The quarter and semi-finals will be a best of three series and the final will be a best of five-game series. The champions will then be Italy's representative in the 2016-2017 UEFA Futsal Cup. With 13 teams participating this season the last place team will automatically be relegated to Serie A2 and the twelfth and eleventh placed teams will have a two-legged playoff to determine the second team to be relegated.
Pesaro Calcio a 5, also known for sponsorship reasons as Italservice Pesaro, is a futsal club based in Pesaro, Italy. Founded in 2011, they play in the Serie A and won their first championship in 2019.
