Italy's national team, Gli Azzurri, is still preparing for the world's biggest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup, to take place in Brazil this summer. They may be considered one of the top national teams in the world, but its going to take some serious skill, determination, and strategy to see the Italy soccer jerseys to the final round of this year's big dance. There is much more than stiff competition between Italy and the international title in this year's world cup, but the players and management of Gli Azzurri have a plan to ensure their victory.

Italy 2014 World Cup Leisure Jacket

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Italy's World Cup Preparations

Preparing for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is the top priority for the football stars drafted to Italy's national team. After the disappointment at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, it has never been more important for the Italian national team to make a stand on the international stage. Gli Azzurri is making every effort to thoroughly prepare for the upcoming games, but planning for every eventuality is hard for a team playing so far away from home.

There is certainly a lot riding on Italy's 2014 World Cup performance, but the team's coach Ceasare Prandelli is taking a low-pressure approach to training his team for the big dance. There is normally a lot of stress on football players this time of year as many of the domestic club leagues are beginning to come to a head. Players dressed in the Italy training kit may be training under low stress conditions during their national training sessions, but in the Italian Serie A things have never been more tense.

The Serie A tensions may be just what these players need to get them into the best shape of their lives, which is where they want to be if they have any chance of getting to the final round. Coach Prandelli knows that this is crunch time for most of his players, and is taking that into consideration as he prepares his team for their next foray into international waters. The low-stress approach can only take a football team so far however, and as kickoff day draws ever closer it will become more important for Gli Azzurri to buckle down and prepare for the oncoming storm.

The Italian Football Team's Training Regimen

Coach Prandelli is quite confident in his team's ability to play football at an international level, but the grueling pace the Italian athletes will be expected to keep in Brazil this summer is liable to burden even an athlete in peak condition. In their latest fixture against Spain the team lost 1-0 due to what Prandelli attributes to a lack of overall fitness. The coach may start leaning a little harder on players in the coming weeks in order to ensure the team is in top form, and ready to showcase the Italy soccer jerseys in Brazil.

Of course, with Italian football veterans like Gianluigi Buffon wearing the Italy training kit at team practices, there are plenty of good influences around for the team's talented but less seasoned players. Prandelli might need all the help he can get wrangling his team of young, talented and often hotheaded players like Mario Balotelli, especially with what is expected of the team at this year's World Cup. Europe's hopes for World Cup victory ride on a handful of teams in this year's big dance and Italy is one of them, so be sure to show your team spirit when Gli Azzurri takes to the pitch on kickoff day this summer.

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