Name: Danilo Pochini

Nationality: Italian/Dutch

Currently living: Amsterdam

Involvement in sports: writing for SoccerAnchor.com

Favourite football club: Inter

Favourite football player: Lionel Messi (current), Zinedine Zidane (all-time)

Favourite football coach: Jose Mourinho

Most memorable football game: Italy-Holland (Euro 2000), Germany-Italy (2006 World Cup), Italy-France (2006 World Cup), Inter-Barcelona (2010 CL), Barcelona-Inter (2010 CL), Bayern Munich-Inter (2010 CL)

First ever football game you watched: Italy vs. Brazil (1994 World Cup)

If you were a footballer, who would it be and why: Gianluigi Buffon, because I often played in goal in high school and he was one of my idols. Despite the fact he plays for Juventus, he also seems like a cool guy.

Message under your shirt after scoring the World Cup winning goal for your country: “I’m the best!”