The Pallone Azzurro ("Azure Football") is an individual award assigned by the FIGC to the best Italian player according to the votes of the fans registered to Vivo Azzurro, the official fan club of the Italy national football team.
The fans vote one recipient from a shortlist of candidates selected from the "Man of the Match" awards given to players after the matches of the various Italy national football teams during the previous year.
Winners YearBest Italian footballerBest Italian women's footballerBest futsal playerBest beach soccer playerRef(s)2012Andrea PirloNot awarded2013Gianluigi Buffon2014Matteo DarmianMartina RosucciGabriel LimaFrancesco Corosiniti2015Marco VerrattiManuela GiuglianoAlex MerlimSimone Del Mestre2016Gianluigi BuffonMelania Gabbiadini Stefano MammarellaGabriele Gori2021Federico ChiesaCristiana GirelliNot awarded
References
External links Italian Football Federation official website