Gigli Praises Juve's Italian Soul

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Gigli Praises Juve's Italian Soul

Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli expressed his pride that no less than four of his players were called up by Roberto Donadoni for Italy's Euro 2008 squad.

At the last World Cup they were five, at Euro 2008 they will be four: we're talking about the number of Juventus players who have been called up to the Italian national team, which, as usual, is a pretty substantial amount. It's not the same as in the 1980s, when almost every Azzurro was also a Bianconero, but Juve are still (along with Roma) the primary contributors to the four-time World Champions.

This was obviously a proud moment for Juve president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, who expressed his satisfaction to the club's official TV channel: "A tradition repeats itself: Juventus have always given many players to the Italian national team and we know very well how many Juventini have contributed to World Cup victories.

"The fact that four of our players will be part of Italy's Euro 2008 squad is a reason of great satisfaction and it confirms our philosophy: we want to be competitive on an international level but maintain a consistent number of Italian players in the squad."