Claim: Giampaolo Pazzini at one point played soccer on a team.
Evidence: Giampaolo Pazzini -LRB- -LSB- dʒamˈpaolo patˈtsini -RSB- ; born 2 August 1984 in Pescia -RRB- , nicknamed Il Pazzo -LRB- The Madman -RRB- by his fans , is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hellas Verona and formerly for the Italian national team , representing his nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.