Footballers autobiographies are rarely interesting, especially when they involve current players. At the beginning of chapter 12, when he is finished with expressing his dissatisfaction with silvio berlusconi for the illfated signing of klaas janhuntelaar by the club, pirlo talks about a. Ive an opinion about everything and im not ashamed to express it, defend it and, where necessary, shout it from the rooftops. The double dutch door scene was the first scene that popped into my head when i started musing about what became addicted to you. Former italian midfielder who became a member of serie a club juventus in 2011 after spending a decade with ac milan. Italian legend andrea pirlos new book, i think therefore i play, has finally been translated into english and. Andrea pirlo is manifestly not simply a great player, but a great soul who communicates with you through this book as if he were in your own living room. Why andrea pirlo is the most important player of his. I think therefore i play ebook written by andrea pirlo. Andrea pirlo has defended gianluigi buffon for losing his temper after a penalty was awarded in the final seconds of juventus champions league quarterfinal second leg at real madrid on wednesday. We thought it was only fitting that we revisit the. All the latest breaking news, headlines, analysis and articles on andrea pirlo from the evening standard. Produced on may 19, 1979, in flero, italy, andrea pirlo began his professional football career with brescia before moving to internazionale. Explore some of andrea pirlo best quotations and sayings on such as we are very happy with what patrick vieira is doing.
The italian put the deeplying playmaker position on the map his field vision and distribution from the back. Andrea pirlo, right, produced a superb range of passing in italys 21 world cup win over england. Quotes from the book were the leading news on most sports pages when it was initially released in italian and then once again when it was just recently translated and released in english by back page press. It was later reported that pirlo had an affair with the realestate agent valentina baldini whom he had met at his golf club. I couldnt be more grateful and glad to be part of this celebration day. This is a short read, but could have been much better. The football world is in mourning, but at least we have the memories. Some of the best lines from pirlos new book, i think therefore i play andrea pirlo became a football hipsters pinup when he grew a beard and left a. Andrea pirlo pass master, freekick champion, philosopher.
Ben stansallafpgetty images deep in the amazon, england confronted their biggest. The top ten best quotes from andrea pirlos new book. Andrea pirlo despite his obsession with playing his playstation, andrea pirlo is one of the few players who truly had the ability to extend their career beyond the typical lifespan of his peers, while still being able to play sumptuous football along the way. The couple divorced in 2014 after years of marriage. Like andrea pirlo, the celebrated italian midfielder with whom it shares its name, the drink called pirlo comes from brescia, in northern italy but i cant think of an aperitivo hour anywhere where it would not be perfectly at home my friend damiano abeni, also. The ten funniest and best quotes from i think therefore i play. Addicted to you is a story i thoroughly enjoyed, it provided laugh out loud moments along with scenes that provoked significant emotion. Nods to times when i he could have joined chelseamadrid et al are glanced at but never fully detailed. Top 11 extracts from andrea pirlos autobiography i think therefore. Andrea pirlo is a household name in italy, and not for the want of evidence. It wouldnt be out of line to call andrea pirlo one of the best midfielders ever. I think therefore i play top 10 exquisite extracts. One of the most iconic footballers of the modern era, juventus andrea pirlo has made numerous revelations from his illustrious career in his rele.
Italian legend andrea pirlo s new book, i think therefore i play, has finally been translated into english and released on tuesday, and we have compiled the ten best quotes that will only go on to push him deeper into fans hearts everywhere. He reinvented his position, playing deeper than any playmaker before him and using a wider passing range. I think therefore i play top 10 exquisite extracts from andrea pirlos autobiography. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Pirlos book is a refreshing change from the usual autobiography. Andrea pirlo is one of the finest footballers of his generation a world cup and. Italy playmaker andrea pirlo is one of the most highlyrated midfielders in world football. Its time for nycfc to bench andrea pirlo fox sports. Andrea pirlo has been the playmaker for each of italys big three clubsinter, milan and juventus. Andrea pirlo is italys world cup maestro the new york times.
Had he made the move to spain, pirlo could have added another dimension to what was already an. Andrea pirlo latest news, breaking stories and comment. Legend andrea pirlo is saying goodbye new york post. Page 8 10 best excerpts from andrea pirlos i think. There has been a lot of muchwarranted hype surrounding the release of andrea pirlo s autobiography i think therefore i play. More success followed with juventus, where pirlo claimed. The best picks from pirlos exemplary autobiography. He joined the italian national team in 2002 and helped lead the team to victory at the 2006 world cup. This extract from andrea pirlos autobiography, i think therefore i play, looks at how the world cup winner came close to signing for juventus. Fifa18 andrea pirlo 91 end of an era sbc italy new york city football club. Andrea pirlo latest news, transfers, pictures, video. That type of door became the perfect prop to symbolize the existential and sexual struggle my hero, rill, was experiencing at this crucial point in his life. Andrea pirlo defied the sports scientists to be an alltime great, with a brain like a football supercomputer, writes mike henson.
Andrea pirlo the pass master stars in his own film to hurt. After the wheel, the playstation is the best invention of all time. Given that pirlo is a man of few words, it is interesting to hear him share his viewpoints on a. Andrea pirlos i think, therefore i play and the state. Real madrid, vector free, logos, numbers, andrea pirlo, marvel, design. I think therefore i play by andrea pirlo, 9781909430167, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Andrea pirlos incredible career is coming to an end, but he has surely left an unmatched legacy behind him. We are working hard every day, and patrick vieira is bringing in new things that we are learning, there is a lot of hard work, both tactically and technically, as well as things that have nt been done before. Andrea pirlo biography facts, childhood, family life. He played for brescia, inter and ac milan before joining juventus in 2011. A respectful presentation that i will never forget, and one of the best reads of the year 2015. Probably the two closest comparisons to pirlo in terms of modernday players are xavi and andres iniesta, both of barcelona. The former juventus, ac milan and inter midfielder is considered to be one of the revolutionaries of his position. I think therefore i play top 10 exquisite extracts from andrea.
An exclusive excerpt of one winter night is featured on cosmopolitan magazine. I think therefore i play is like pirlos memoir, told from a specific period in his life about the whys and whatnots of what he does. The other idea that you brought up in your talk that interested me was the constant usage of the utopia of a cosmopolitan. Andrea pirlo scoring for juventus with a free kick against a. There has been a lot of muchwarranted hype surrounding the release of andrea pirlos autobiography i think therefore i play.
A sociology professor explains why soccer struggles to address. Andrea pirlo will be remembered as one of the best footballers of the 21st century and undoubtedly one of the most popular too. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. I belonged to real how andrea pirlo agreed to join madrid goal. Andrea pirlo may have only played 33 minutes, but he treated nycfc fans to a show in helping the club defeat fellow expansion side orlando city in his mls debut. Pirlo was usually deployed as a deeplying playmaker in midfield for both his club and national teams and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever exponents of this position due to his vision, ball control, technique, creativity and passing. Pirlo nearly joined barcelona under pep guardiola in 2010, but milan refused to sell him despite the italians reported interest in the move. I remember watching euro 2012 and pirlo was already 32 by then. Italys andrea pirlo is old, slow, rarely sprints and is just not the player he was because he is even better italy playmaker andrea pirlo is. The book is about cricket in the caribbean, cricket in the west indies. Italian legend and new york city fc midfielder andrea pirlo told an italian newspaper that he plans to retire from soccer at. Pirlos autobiography is no less beautiful like an erotic novel for football fans.