“Belonging to a close-knit team is sometimes better than sex: it lasts longer and if something goes wrong, it can’t be only your fault”, said Andrea Pirlo.
Wise words from the Italian world champion with Italy, the first to take penalties in the 2006 World Cup final, when they defeated Zinedine Zidane’s France.
Pirlo not only had elegance on the pitch and with a ball at his feet, he took elegance to another level, in his clothing and his way of thinking, with phrases like this one.