Cannavaro was delighted to be voted the 2006 winner and he becomes just the third defender to be named European Footballer of the Year after German duo Franz Beckenbauer and Matthias Sammer.

After his last experience in Udine, Fabio Cannavaro returns to coaching and takes the helm at Dinamo Zagreb.The 2006 World Cup champion is ready for a new experience in Croatia, where he will try ...

will be assisted by his younger brother Paolo Cannavaro. “Udinese is pleased to welcome the world champion and 2006 Ballon d’Or winner who will lead the team until the end of the football ...

receiving the prize in 2006 shortly after he led his country to World Cup glory. Throughout his career with the likes of Inter Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid, Cannavaro was consistently brilliant ...

"It couldn’t be any worse," joked Fabio Cannavaro as the GNK Dinamo boss prepares to face AC Milan in only his second European game with his new club.