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Bruce Springsteen, strawberry and chocolate ice-cream, Julia Roberts and tortellini ‘pasticciati’ – Swide.com interviews the A.C. Milan flag-bearer

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Do you use any body lotions?
NO

What type of perfume do you use?
DOLCE&GABBANA

Stick or spray deodorant?
SPRAY

Do you consider yourself a vain person?
ABOUT AVERAGE

How often do you go to the hairdresser’s?
EVERY OTHER MONTH



Blonde, brunette or red-head?
BLONDE

Do you have any tattoos? If so, how many, what of and where?
I HAVE THREE TATTOOS ON MY ARMS

Better a woman in a smart dress or a bathing suit?
SMART DRESS

Favourite actress?
CHARLIZE THERON

Do you wax? If so, do you go to the beautician’s or do it yourself?
NO, NEVER

Boxers or briefs under your shorts?
BOXERS



What handsome famous man would you like to be?
BRAD PITT

What beautiful woman would you like to be?
JULIA ROBERTS

What don’t you like about the football world?
FANATICISM

If you hadn’t become a footballer what would you have done?
I WOULD HAVE BECOME A BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

Do you follow a special diet regime? What food do you have to say no to?
I’M A BIT CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT I EAT, BUT I DON’T FOLLOW ANY SPECIAL REGIME



What do you do on the bus or plane on away trips?
I WATCH FILMS ON MY PC AND READ BOOKS

Are there any rituals you follow before entering the pitch?
NO, I’M NOT SUPERSTITIOUS

What’s your advice for all the kids who want to become a footballer?
KEEP HAVING FUN WHILE BEING AWARE OF YOUR LIMITS

What are you going to do when you stop playing: become a coach, a TV commentator, a club official or something totally different?
I HAVEN’T DECIDED YET

When did your love for football begin?
I WAS ABOUT FIVE

What’s your dream for your career?
I THINK I’VE ALREADY ACHIEVED A LOT OF THEM

Do you prefer to play in summer or in winter?
SUMMER

If you were a supporter, what kind would you be? (Stadium-goer, armchair fan, hardcore fan, calm, angry...)
A PASSIONATE AND MAYBE SLIGHTLY IRRITABLE FAN

What other sport would/could you have done on a professional level?
BEACH VOLLEYBALL

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



Do you have any pets?
A BOLOGNESE DOG, GRACE

Which cocktail do you order when lying under the parasol?
MOJITO

Your first car and your most recent?
AN OPEL CALIBRA, NOW AN AUDI Q7

Motorbikes?
NO

Favourite dish?
TORTELLINI ‘PASTICCIATI’ – OVEN-BAKED WITH BECHAMEL, RAGU AND CHEESE

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

If you could choose to live anywhere, where would it be?
PESARO

What was the last gift you gave your partner?
I GAVE MY WIFE A RING WITH THE DATE OF OUR SON’S BIRTH

Do you like dressing smart?
NOT PARTICULARLY

Beer or wine?
WINE

Favourite film?
THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Favourite book?
ANGELS AND DEMONS

Favourite newspaper or magazine?
GQ

Ice-cream flavour?
STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE!

Where was your last holiday?
PESARO AND FORTE DEI MARMI

Your greatest wish? (That you can tell us)
TO PLAY BEACH VOLLEYBALL WITH MY SON FEDERICO

How often do you change your mobile phone?
I DON’T LIKE CHANGING MY MOBILE PHONE

Do you use Facebook?
NO

Apple or Windows?
WINDOWS

The last song you put on your Mp3 player?
“TOUGHER THAN THE REST”, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Playstation, Nintendo Wii or XBox?
NONE OF THESE

What TV series did you like when you were a kid?
THE JEFFERSONS

Which subject did you hate the most at school?
PHYSICS

What is your greatest dream in life?
ALREADY SAID THAT (BEACH VOLLEYBALL WITH HIS SON)

Thanks to Francesca Scarpa
With special thanks to Massimo Ambrosini

Photo Editing: Giuliano Federico

Source: www.acmilan.com

Photo Credits: Stefano Guindani Photography

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