65A The Vieris, though, did have a real chance to make history. Christian Vieri was born in Bologna but raised in Sydney. He made 49 international appearances for Italy between 1997 and 2005, playing in two World Cups. Christian's younger brother Max was born down under, and even though he played his football in Italy, he remained an Australian.
In May 2004, Max was called up to the Australian national team. He said: "Two brothers playing for two different national teams, that's strange, huh? But I am very happy to be here. And Christian just wished me good luck. Now I hope we can play against each other one day. Australia versus Italy - that would be a beautiful thing."