Usually calm and composed, Zoff stormed away from reporters after the Belarus draw that saw them sneak through.

BBC: Dino Zoff

Zoff had his tail feathers ruffled by his team's surprising inability to see off their group opponents with greater comfort in the qualifying stages.

BBC: Dino Zoff

They also thought that Mr Zoff should not have been red-carded.

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The most capped English player of all time is Peter Shilton who finally retired his gloves at 47 while Dino Zoff captained Italy to a 1982 World Cup win four months after he turned 40.

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