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Italy goalkeeper and all time appearance leader – Gianluigi Buffon was born into a family of Italian athletes. His mother was a discus thrower, his father was a weight lifter, his uncle was a basketball player in Italian national basketball team & Buffon’s two sisters played volleyball for the Italian national volleyball team.
Rome midfielder, Daniele De Rossi, has a tattoo on his leg of a mocked-up triangular "hazard" sign of a tackle being performed, reflecting his tough-tackling reputation.
Although Italy flag colors are Red, Green and white - Italy national team main jersey color is blue dating back to the association of the color blue with the royal dynasty that unified Italy in 1861.

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