During his long career, the 38-year-old played 28 times for the Italian national team from 1995 to 2004, participated in three FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European championships.

在他漫长的职业生涯，38岁的效力于意大利国家队28次1995 ~ 2004年，在3国际足联世界杯和两次欧洲参加欧洲锦标赛。

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"We have been reiterating since May 2004,when we won the bid, as South Africa we are confident the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be safe and secure."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

This is not the first such incident in Nigeria with Okocha and Chukwu both failing to cast their votes in the Fifa 2004 World Footballer of the Year.

BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Okocha suffers award setback

Ronaldinho was the 2004 Fifa World Player of the Year and was instrumental in Barcelona's La Liga triumph last season.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Ronaldinho & Rooney scoop awards

This is not the first time that Kenya has fallen foul of Fifa having been banned from football in 2006 and 2004.

BBC: Mohammed Hatimy