Marco Materazzi: ‘The secret to winning a World Cup is unity’


You can win the World Cup only if everyone is together as Italy were under Marcello Lippi in 2006, says the still glowing defender

Winning a World Cup is the best feeling that a footballer can experience. It is something I – and so many people – dreamed about as a child and actually to do it is an incredible emotion that stays with you for the rest of your life.

Clearly winning the World Cup is not very easy. Only 20 teams have done it so far and I can count myself lucky to be among those few people in the world who have had that feeling.

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