Andrea Pirlo will help to conduct Friday's Under-21 EURO draw in his role as tournament ambassador.WATCH FRIDAY'S DRAW LIVE Pirlo is back to represent a competition he first graced more than 18 years ago. Then, an Inter player in the midst of a couple of loan spells, Pirlo scored twice in the Azzurrini's 2-1 final victory over the Czech Republic. UEFA.com celebrates a career that subsequently took in two UEFA Champions League titles, a FIFA World Cup and a whole new level of cool.If you don't remember him'Keep calm and pass the ball to Pirlo' was written on a popular T-shirt among
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Nadine Kessler becomes UEFA ambassador
Nadine Kessler is joining Camille Abily, Verónica Boquete, Laura Georges, Stephanie Houghton and Lotta Schelin as a UEFA women's football development ambassador. The 28-year-old, who retired in April, is ready to contribute as a role model and inspire forthcoming generations of European girls who play football.“I look forward to meeting girls and women who share the same passion for football, and to travelling across Europe to promote and help develop the women's gameNadine Kessler”
Spotlight on women’s final ambassador Panico
Patrizia Panico's passion for the women's game remains undimmed. Now 41, the Italy and Fiorentina striker has over 100 international goals and nearly 200 caps to her name, to go along with ten Serie A title. Now she says it is time to get more of the country hooked, and Thursday's UEFA Women's Champions League final in Reggio Emilia represents a great opportunity to do so."I think that having the final in Italy is a great chance to move women's football forward because we have the opportunity to make everyone aware of women's football, from all angles and covering all Italians, not just those who are passionate about women's football. I see it as an opportunity fo...
England’s Houghton becomes UEFA ambassador
Inspiring others is part of Stephanie Houghton's daily work.The England captain's never-say-die attitude was emphasised by the added-time free-kick she scored that gave her Manchester City side a winning start to the FA Women's Super League, 1-0 against Notts County, a week before she was named as a UEFA women's football development ambassador."I am very honoured to become a UEFA women's football development ambassador," said the defender, a bronze medal winner with England at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. "The women's game has grown so much over the past few years but there is still so much that can be done to develop it further."I hope I can make a sign...