Football: World Cup-winning captain Cannavaro urges Italy to summon spirit of 2006 to beat coronavirus

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SHANGHAI (AFP) - Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro wrote a heartfelt open letter on Tuesday (March 31) to his homeland, saying seeing the country ravaged by coronavirus 'is filling me with anxiety and pain'.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SHANGHAI - Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro wrote a heartfelt open letter on Tuesday to his homeland, saying seeing the country ravaged by coronavirus"is filling me with anxiety and pain".

It came as Italy marked a minute's silence and flew flags at half mast to mourn the 11,591 people who have died in the country - the most worldwide - from the coronavirus pandemic. Cannavaro, who steered Guangzhou to the Chinese Super League title last season, said that Italians, himself included, had been guilty of underestimating the health emergency.

 

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