"I am here to announce that I will no longer play volleyball, I will withdraw. I lived a dream for many years, but I think it's time to say stop to this wonderful life and start a new one. I want to experience other emotions ”. During "Verissimo" the Italian volleyball player, world champion in 2002, explains the difficulty in making this choice: "It was hard to make this decision, but I am 40 years old and I come out as a winner because two months ago I won my seventh European Cup . I will miss the sensations before the games and the adrenaline after the victories but I will look for them in something else. I'm still a little dazed but I think it's the right decision.
Francesca Piccinini has officially announced her retirement from volleyball