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Italy Announces Name World Cup 23 Players

MILAN (AFP / Reuters) - Italy coach Marcello Lippi announced 23 names World Cup players, Tuesday, to appear in the World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa which will take place June 11 to July 11, 2010.

Here are the names of the players:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Naples), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari)

Defender Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan)

Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)

Forwards: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli)

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