Fair Play Menarini International Award, a wave of emotions marks the 29th edition

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Prize-giving ceremony of the 29th Fair Play Menarini International Award

FIESOLE, 4 July 2025 – A night suspended between history and legend, dedicated to the most authentic values of ethics and fair play. In the timeless setting of the Roman Theatre of Fiesole, where culture met sport, the final ceremony of the 29th edition of the Fair Play Menarini International Award took place, bringing together some of the greatest sportsmen and women in world, in acknowledgment of their examples of loyalty, respect, and integrity, both on and off the field

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Fair Play Menarini International Award: following on from the gala dinner, it’s time for the grand finale at the Roman Theatre in Fiesole

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Gala dinner of the 29th Fair Play Menarini International Award, from left to right: Valeria Speroni Cardi (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Gianmarco Tamberi (2025 Fair Play Menarini International Award winner); Sasha Vujacic (2025 Fair Play Menarini International Award winner); Ian Thorpe (Fair Play Menarini Ambassador); Alice Bellandi (2025 Fair Play Menarini International Award winner); Filippo Paganelli (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation)

FLORENCE, 3 July 2025 – There is one day every summer when sport showcases its very best side and values and that is the day of the Fair Play Menarini International Award. Following on from the opening gala dinner, which brought athletes and Ambassadors together in one of Florence’s most iconic locations, Piazzale Michelangelo, the 29th edition reaches its most exciting moment with the official Award ceremony

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, the 29th edition officially begins

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Valeria Speroni Cardi (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation) and Giancarlo Antognoni (Fair Play Menarini Ambassador)

FLORENCE, 2 July 2025 – Medals and records alone are not enough to make history and actions, choices, and the way one conducts oneself, can speak louder than any achievement. With this spirit, the 29th edition of the Fair Play Menarini International Award officially kicks off today, one of the most awaited moments of the Italian summer, dedicated to those sportsmen and women who have turned their careers into powerful lessons in ethics, loyalty, and respect

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, Luis Figo joins the great sports stars acknowledged in 2025

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Luis Figo, photo by Alain de Martignac via Getty Images

FLORENCE, 1 July 2025 – Surprises never end when it comes to the Fair Play Menarini International Award: Luis Figo, European football legend and true icon of sporting integrity, will be among the awardees of the 29th edition of the event, taking place on July 2nd and 3rd in Florence and Fiesole. With his charisma, and a career marked by international successes and unwavering respect for the rules, the Portuguese sports star fully embodies the founding values of the Award

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Fair Play Menarini International Award: Alessandro Costacurta among this year’s winners, and Ambassadors Ian Thorpe and Giancarlo Antognoni also attending

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Alessandro Costacurta, photo by Alessandro Sabattini via Getty Images

FLORENCE, 30 June 2025 – Just hours away from the Award ceremony, the Fair Play Menarini once again reveals an exciting surprise on the eve of its 29th edition. To heighten the anticipation for the official events, scheduled on July 2nd and 3rd in Florence and Fiesole, the Fair Play Menarini Foundation is proud to unveil the name of yet another outstanding figure among the 2025 awardees

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Fair Play Menarini: time for the Special Fiamme Gialle “Study and Sport” Award

Gianni Taccetti, Valeria Speroni Cardi, Letizia Perini, Eugenio Giani, Margherita Voliani, Leonardo Mazzoni, Cristina Scaletti, Filippo Paganelli, Aldo De Donno

Press conference to present the 29th Fair Play Menarini International Award, from left to right: Gianni Taccetti (delegate of CONI Florence); Valeria Speroni Cardi (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Letizia Perini (Town Councillor for sports for City of Florence); Eugenio Giani (President of the Regione Toscana); Margherita Voliani (Special Fiamme Gialle “Study and Sport” Award winner); Leonardo Mazzoni (Special Fiamme Gialle “Study and Sport” Award finalist); Cristina Scaletti (Mayor of Fiesole); Filippo Paganelli (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Aldo De Donno (Commander of the athletics group of the Fiamme Gialle Sports Division)

FLORENCE, 26 June 2025 – Sport teaches us how to learn from our mistakes, just like studying: both forge perseverance, self discipline, and willpower. This similarity was at the centre of today’s press conference to present the 29th edition of the Fair Play Menarini International Award in Florence, at the Sala Pegaso of Palazzo Guadagni Strozzi Sacrati, headquarters of the Tuscany Region

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, the 2025 edition begins with the announcement of this year’s awardees at CONI

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Press conference to present the 29th Fair Play Menarini International Award, from left to right: Cristina Scaletti (Mayor of Fiesole); Filippo Paganelli (Board Member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Valeria Speroni Cardi (Board Member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Giovanni Malagò (President of CONI); Rachele Sangiuliano (host of the award ceremony); Michele Cagiano (deputy director of SkyTG24 and host of the award ceremony)

ROME, 11 June 2025 – The sense of anticipation is increasing, the names are unveiled, and the stories begin to take shape: today, at the official presentation at the Hall of Honour of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the Fair Play Menarini Foundation announced the names of the national and international sports legends who will be the awardees of the 29th edition of the Award, due to take place on July 2nd and 3rd in Florence and Fiesole

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, the debut of three young role models of sporting ethics at the Italian National Olympic Committee headquarters - CONI on June 11

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“Young Athletes” Fair Play Menarini Award winners

FLORENCE, 4 June 2025 – When a young athlete intentionally misses a penalty kick they consider unfairly awarded, or they own up to a mistake that might have gone unnoticed, knowing that this will cost them the victory, or they interrupt a match to calm the tensions amongst the crowds, then they are writing a very special chapter in sporting history, and not only. The Fair Play Menarini International Award acknowledges not just some of the greatest champions in sport, but also young athletes like these for their commendable and courageous actions

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Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories: tales of sport and life triumph at the talk show

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2024 Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories

FLORENCE, 30 November 2024 – Thoughts, anecdotes and unexpected backstories providing an insight into sport. It was an emotion-packed evening for the talk show Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories. Fair play, Olympic spirit, and respect served as the unifying theme of the event, in which top athletes captivated the audience with stories of the challenges and successes of their journey. In this year’s edition, the talk show, held in the stunning setting of the Salone dei Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio, proved to be an unprecedented opportunity to share and celebrate the values of fair play

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Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories: the sporting stars are ready to light up Palazzo Vecchio

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Michele Cagiano, Federico Buffa, Samuel Eto’o, Omar Schillaci

FLORENCE, 29 November 2024 – The wait is almost over. Tomorrow, Saturday 30 November, marks the day of the long-awaited talk show Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories. The thoughts and anecdotes of the legends of sports, models of fair play and loyalty, will be shared at the event held at the symbolic location of Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, which will open its doors to the iconic Salone dei Cinquecento, at 5 pm, in the presence of the city’s mayor, Sara Funaro

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Fair Play Menarini: the names of the participants at The Champions Tell their Stories talk show are revealed

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2024 Fair Play Menarini – The Champions Tell their Stories hosts

FLORENCE, 20 November 2024 – The journey of the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award continues. Following the spectacular award ceremony on 4 July, the event honouring the pinnacle of loyalty and fair play in sports concludes the year with the talk show The Champions Tell their Stories, to be held on 30 November at 5:00 pm in the Salone dei Cinquecento of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, a magical night at Fiesole for the grand finale

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Prize-giving ceremony of the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award

FLORENCE, 4 July 2024 – A finale to remember: the sporting legends delighted the packed terraces of the Roman Theatre in Fiesole, bringing the curtain down on the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award. This evening, the event dedicated to the values of ethics, loyalty, and respect, celebrated the winners of the 2024 edition at the awards ceremony, shining examples of fair play and sportsmanship in competition and in life

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, after the Gala Dinner all eyes are on the Awards Ceremony

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Gala dinner of the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award, from left to right: Eugenio Giani (President of the Regione Toscana); Luca Lotti (Fair Play Menarini Foundation consultant); Giuseppe Dossena (2024 Fair Play Menarini International Award winner); Giancarlo Antognoni (Fair Play Menarini Ambassador); Cristina Scaletti (Mayor of Fiesole); Ennio Troiano (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Valeria Speroni Cardi (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Gian Paolo Montali (2024 Fair Play Menarini International Award winner); Antonello Biscini (Chairman of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Vincenzo Parrinello (Chairman of the Jury of Fair Play Menarini International Award)

FLORENCE, 4 July 2024 – The big day of the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award has finally arrived. The event dedicated to the very best values in sport kicked off yesterday in Florence in the romantic setting of Piazzale Michelangelo and will continue this evening with the grand finale at the Roman Theatre in Fiesole. The 2024 winners and the Fair Play Menarini Ambassadors, flagbearers for fair play on the field and in life, lit up the first appointment for the Award with their presence, on Florence’s most elegant stage

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, the celebrations for the 28th edition begin

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Fair Play Menarini Foundation Board members (from left to right: Antonello Biscini, Valeria Speroni Cardi and Ennio Troiano)

FLORENCE, 3 July 2024 – The 28th edition of the Fair Play Menarini International Award is about to kick off. Preparations are under way in the cities of Florence and Fiesole to host the numerous champions who will light up the 2024 edition, focused on the true values of sport. An event that this year promises to be packed with even more sports stories and legends, all linked by the common theme of ethics, loyalty, and respect

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Fair Play Menarini International Award presentation of the Special Fiamme Gialle “Study and Sport” Award

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Press conference to present the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award, from left to right: Valeria Speroni Cardi (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Aldo De Donno (Commander of the athletics group of the Fiamme Gialle Sports Division); Cosimo Guccione (Town Councillor for sports for City of Florence); Alessandro Cosentino (Special Fiamme Gialle “Study and Sport” Award finalist); Guido Pellegrini (Special Fiamme Gialle “Study and Sport” Award finalist); Agnese Mori (Special Fiamme Gialle “Study and Sport” Award winner); Eugenio Giani (President of the Regione Toscana); Antonello Biscini (Chairman of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Cristina Scaletti (Mayor of Fiesole); Simone Cardullo (President of CONI Toscana)

FLORENCE, 17 June 2024 – The appointments with the Fair Play Menarini International Award continue

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, announcing the winners of the 28th edition at the CONI headquarters

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Press conference to present the 28th Fair Play Menarini International Award, from left to right: Antonello Biscini (Chairman of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Silvia Salis (Vice President of CONI); Vincenzo Parrinello (Chairman of the Jury of Fair Play Menarini International Award); Matilde Leone (member of ASD Golfobasket Under 14 girls’ team and winners of Fair Play Menarini Award “Young Athletes” category); Luca Lotti (Fair Play Menarini Foundation consultant); Gioele Gallicchio (winner of Fair Play Menarini Award “Young Athletes” category); Nicolò Vacchelli (winner of Fair Play Menarini Award “Young Athletes” category); Ennio Troiano (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Valeria Speroni Cardi (Board member of Fair Play Menarini Foundation); Omar Schillaci (deputy director of Sky TG24 and host of the award ceremony)

ROME, 5 June 2024 – The wait is finally over – new sporting stars light up the world of the Fair Play Menarini International Award

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Fair Play Menarini International Award, here are the dates of the 2024 edition

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Fair Play Menarini Foundation Board members (from left to right: Ennio Troiano, Valeria Speroni Cardi and Antonello Biscini)

FLORENCE, May 14th 2024 – Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming Fair Play Menarini International Award, the event that, every year, celebrates athletes who have become global standard bearers of ethics, loyalty and respect

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Fair Play Menarini International Awards, excitement is building for the Awards Ceremony after “The Champions Tell their Stories”

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Antonello Biscini, Valeria Speroni Cardi, Cosimo Guccione, Giancarlo Antognoni, Arrigo Sacchi, Ivan Zazzaroni, Tommie Smith, Ennio Troiano, Edwin Moses

FLORENCE, July 4th, 2023 – The XXVII edition of the Fair Play Menarini International Awards is well under way.  The 2023 edition of the three-day event, centred around the values of fair play, opened last night with the talk show “The Champions Tell their Stories” on the Arengario of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. 

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Fair Play Menarini International Awards, the 2023 edition starts with the talk show “The Champions Tell their Stories” in Piazza della Signoria, Florence

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FLORENCE, July 2nd, 2023 – The countdown has begun to the XXVII edition of the Fair Play Menarini International Awards. Tomorrow, Monday, July 3rd, the 2023 edition of the event, dedicated to the sporting values of ethics, fair play and respect, will officially begin in the city of Florence, with the eagerly-awaited talk show “The … Read more

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