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Diego Milito and Emilio Butragueño are among the 30th
Florence, ItalyJune 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The list of winners for the 30th Fair Play Menarini International Award, scheduled for July 2 in Florence, continues to include great legends from the world of sports. Among the champions receiving the highest sports values award at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence are two true international football icons: Diego Milito and Emilio Butragueño.
Throughout an extraordinary career spanning Argentina, Spain, and Italy, “El Príncipe” Diego Milito won the hearts of football fans with his talent, sportsmanship, and a journey marked by remarkable success. Milito is best remembered for his pivotal role in Inter Milan’s epic “Treble” in 2010, culminating in an unforgettable two-goal performance in the UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
Emilio Butragueño, an iconic figure in Spanish football history, will also be honored. Nicknamed “El Buitre,” Butragueño was a symbol of Real Madrid in the 1980s and a key figure in one of the most successful eras in the Madrid club’s history.
With the addition of Milito and Butragueño, the roster of winners for the 30th Fair Play Menarini International Award is enriched by individuals who achieved victories on the field and became ambassadors of the true values of sports, perfectly embodying the spirit of an award that has championed fair play as a global heritage for three decades.
Luca Lastrucci, Valeria Speroni Cardi, and Filippo Paganelli, members of the Fair Play Menarini Foundation Board, stated: “We welcome two international football stars who have left a profound mark on the sport not only through their successes but also through the way they achieved them.” “Milito and Butragueño share the same values, uniting all the protagonists of the 30th Fair Play Menarini Award and proving themselves as extraordinary examples of sportsmanship and fairness.”
Below are the winners of the 2026 edition:
– Achille Polonara, Basketball
– Antonella Palmisano
– Armand Duplantis, Pole Vault
– Bebe Vio, Paralympic Athletics
– Chiara Mazzel, Paralympic Skiing
– Daniele Garozzo, Fencing
– Davide Ghiotto – Michele Malfatti – Andrea Giovannini, Skating
– Diego Milito, Football
– Emilio Butragueño, Football
– Fabio Caressa, Journalism
– Gianfranco Zola, Football
– Gregorio Paltrinieri, Swimming
– Simone Anzani, Volleyball