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CELEBRITIES > STAR STYLE > Massimo Oddo on being a snappy dresser Date posted: 28th July 2009

Massimo Oddo on being a snappy dresser

Tennis, tattoos, joking with friends and a spot of vanity - the AC Milan midfielder reveals all to Swide.com.

What do you dislike about the football world?
POLITICS IN FOOTBALL

Do you follow a special diet regime? What food do you refuse?
NO, I EAT EVERYTHING

Who’s been your worst enemy on the pitch throughout your career?
I’VE NEVER HAD ONE

What do you do on the bus or plane when travelling to games?
I LAUGH AND JOKE WITH MY TEAM MATES

What’s the worst joke your team mates have played on you?
I’M USUALLY THE ONE WHO PLAYS JOKES ON THEM

What attributes should the perfect coach have?
HE MUST KNOW HOW TO MANAGE AND TEACH A GROUP

Are there any rituals you follow before entering the pitch?
I’M NOT SUPERSTITIOUS

What’s your advice for all the kids who want to become a footballer?
FOLLOW YOUR DREAM BUT ALWAYS KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND

When did your love for football begin?
WHEN I WAS LITTLE

Do you prefer to play in the summer or winter?
IN WINTER WHEN IT’S NOT RAINING

What other sport would/could you have done on a professional level?
I LIKE TENNIS A LOT

Who do you think is the best example of a professional sportsman today (be it in terms of success or otherwise)?
PAOLO MALDINI AND ROGER FEDERER

Do you use body lotion?
NO

What type of aftershave do you use?
BULGARI, PETIT MOMENT

Stick or spray deodorant?
DEFINITELY STICK

Do you consider yourself a vain person?
QUITE VAIN

What role does sex have in the life of a sportsman?
THE SAME AS IN EVERYONE ELSE’S

How often do you go to the hairdresser’s?
VERY RARELY

What’s the funniest gift you’ve ever given to someone?
I HAD TWO FRIENDS PICKED UP AT THE AIRPORT IN AN APE CROSS WITH TWO CHAIRS TIED IN THE BACK.

Blonde, brunette or redhead?
BLONDE

Do you have any tattoos?
THREE GREAT TATTOOS

Do you prefer a woman in an elegant dress or a bathing suit?
BATHING SUIT

Favourite actress?
JESSICA ALBA

Boxers or briefs under your shorts?
BRIEFS
What handsome famous man would you like to be?
SEAN CONNERY

Which cocktail do you order when lying under the parasol?
I ORDER WATERMELON

Your first car and your most recent?
A GOLF, NOW AN AUDI Q7

Favourite dish?
LINGUINE WITH LOBSTER

A night on the town or an evening in with the family?
ON THE TOWN WITH MY WIFE

If you could choose to live anywhere, where would it be?
I DON’T KNOW EXACTLY, SOMEWHERE WARM. SIX MONTHS IN ITALY AND SIX MONTHS ABROAD, POSSIBLY BALI OR COSTA RICA…

What was the last gift you gave your partner?
A PAIR OF EARRINGS WHEN MY SON FRANCESCO WAS BORN

Do you like dressing smart? Why?
LIKE DRESSING SMART. KNOWING HOW TO WEAR CLOTHES MEANS TURNING A NORMAL ITEM INTO SOMETHING ELEGANT

Beer or wine?
WINE

Favourite film?
BRAVE HEART

Favourite book?

ANGELS AND DEMONS

Favourite newspaper or magazine?
FOCUS

Ice-cream flavour?
CHOCOLATE AND STRACCIATELLA

Where was your last holiday?
SARDINIA

Your greatest wish? (That you can tell us)
TO HAVE A BABY GIRL

How often do you change your mobile phone?
WHEN IT BREAKS

Do you use Facebook?
YES

Apple or Windows?
APPLE

The last song you put on your Mp3 player?
“YOU ARE NOT ALONE” BY M. JACKSON

Playstation, Nintendo Wii or XBox?
WII WITH MY SON DAVIDE

What TV series did you like when you were a kid?
CHiPS

Which subject did you hate the most at school?
MUSIC

What is your greatest dream in life?
I HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED IT WITH MY FAMILY

What’s your average day like?
HOME, TRAINING AT MILANELLO, EVENING WITH MY FAMILY OR SOMETIMES WITH FRIENDS

With special thanks to Massimo Oddo

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Source: acmilan.com

Photo Credits: Stefano Guindani photography

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