Fabio Cannavaro
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Fabio Cannavaro (13th September 1973 - ) is an Italian football player who now plays for Real Madrid of Spain. He was the captain of Italy's winning World Cup squad in 2006.
Cannavero had originally played several famous football club in Italy, such as Parma F.C., Inter Milan and Juventus. He won several champions of Italian Serie A in the past, and a UEFA Cup in 1999. In 2006 he turned to Spain to join the Spanish giant Real Madrid, as a defender of the team.
Cannavero is a famous defender who represent Itailan national football team for over 100 times, joining three times of World Cup. In 2006 he led the national team to win the champion of World Cup, and then won the World Footballer of 2006. As few defenders can be very popular, some people comment that Cannavero has excellent talent, just like German legend Franz Beckenbauer.