Gianfranco Zola, champion of Chelsea and Cagliari. And then Beppe Dossena, world champion in Spain '82, Roberto Di Matteo, coach of Chelsea who won the Champions League in 2012, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, centre forward of Holland and Chelsea, Renato Zaccarelli, captain of Torino, champion of Italy in '76, David Suazo and Mauro Esposito, forwards of Cagliari, Renato Copparoni, former goalkeeper of Cagliari, Torino and Lazio, and Stefano Oppo, rower from Oristano, multiple medalist at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics. They are among the guests of the Ussi international award 2025 dedicated to Gianni Minà, scheduled from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 June in Villasimius.

There will also be Marabadminton, the new Italian champion and European champion 2023. On June 13, the course of the Order of Journalists "Women, profession and sport. Between values, discrimination and other stories" will be held. Following the inaugural ceremony, the match between champions and Special Olympics, the introduction to sport for young people, performances, screenings and debates on the work of Gianni Minà .

"We remember a great journalist, capable of memorable scoops. He supported Toro, he was often with us on retreat", the words of Renato Copparoni during the presentation press conference at the headquarters of the regional Tourism department in Cagliari. "Minà was a champion, he interviewed the greats of the world", added the former Cagliari player Robert Acquafresca. " Culture, sport and school for an increasingly stronger Sardinia . The mix curated by Ussi is useful for uniting social aspects that deserve attention", added Rossana Podda, consultant to the councilor Cuccureddu, Francesco Feliziani, director of the regional school office, and Bruno Perra, president of Coni in Sardinia.

The event was launched on May 8th at Coni in Rome with the president Giovanni Malagò, Loredana Macchietti Minà, director and wife of Gianni, the hero of the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Marco Tardelli, and the rower of the Carabinieri group, medalist at the Tokyo and Paris Games, Stefano Oppo. With video greetings from Adriano Panatta and Alessia Orro.

(Online Union)

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