Cannavaro closes inon Maldini's Italian mark

ROME: Italian skipper Fabio Cannavaro said on Wednesday that the international appearances record of Paolo Maldini, who played 126 times for the world champions, is coming into reach. “I’ve not really thought about it, to be honest €” but records are there to be broken,” said 35-year-old defender Cannavaro who is eight games away from levelling Maldini’s mark. “The years go by but I’ve no intention of packing it in yet,” said the Real Madrid star in the national squad’s get together at Florence ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup... [read full story]