Andrea Pirlo says he was had expected his call up to the Italy team for the upcoming Euro 2016 qualifiers and hopes that it is not his last.

Pirlo had been expected to end his international career after Euro 2016, he remains part of Antonio Conte's side and has been included for the upcoming matches against Malta and Bulgaria. Despite a poor start to life in America, the 36-year-old midfielder says he had anticipated the call up from his former Juventus coach. "Earlier this week he had phoned me to warn me that I would be called