Roy Hodgson fears Italian Andrea Pirlo `the most` ahead of Brazil World Cup

Johannesburg: The manager of the England national football team has admitted his fears over the potential damage Italian playmaker Andrea Pirlo when his team clashes with England at the Brazil World Cup.

England and Italy have been drawn in the same group at the World Cup finals along with Uruguay and Costa Rica and will meet on June 14 at Manaus.

According to Sport24, Roy Hodgson has said that he fears Pirlo the most as he has played in Italy for a decade and has had an incredible career.

Hodgson also said that he coached Pirlo for six months (1998-1999 at Inter Milan).