The legendary playmaker was left out of Antonio Conte's provisional squad ahead of the European Championships, and he thinks he knows why
Andrea Pirlo believes playing in the MLS is the reason behind his omission from Italy's training camp ahead of Euro 2016.
The World Cup-winning playmaker won the last of his 116 caps in September's 1-0 win against Bulgaria in qualification for the upcoming tournament, and was left out of Antonio Conte's 28-man provisional party, despite the fact fellow midfielders Marco Verratti and Claudio Marchisio are injured.
And Pirlo feels that his move to New York City has damaged his chances of representing Italy at an eighth international finals - although he has no regrets about crossing the Atlantic.