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In April 2007, Zanetti was presented with theNational Giuseppe Prisco Award. Since the retirement of Ayala, Zanetti has been given the captain 's armband. At a World Cup qualification match against Bolivia on 17 November 2007, he became the most capped player ever for Argentina.

Zanetti remained a regular under new coach Diego Maradona, although Liverpool defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano took over as captain at Maradona 's request. . Despite his heroics in the Champions league, Maradona failed to call up Zanetti and his Inter team-mate Esteban Cambiasso for the Argentina squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, this move was heavily criticized by football pundits from not only South-America but also Europe . Instead Ariel Garc?, 30 years old, after been called just two times in the last five years, received a shocking selection, but ultimately did not play a single minute in any world cup match.

On 20 August 2010 Argentina National Team new coach Sergio Batista recalled Javier Zanetti to the Argentina National Team for a friendly against Spain played on Tuesday 7 September 2010 at the River Plate Monumental Stadium where along fellow legend Gabriel Batistuta were awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their outstanding careers with more than 48 000 people standing and clapping He was called again for the friendly against Japan in Saitama of October 2010 but widthdrew last minute due to injury

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In 1997, Javier and Paula Zanetti were married, after seven years of dating. They live near Lake Como, where they own a restaurant called «El Gaucho». Today, Paula Zanetti, daughter of a university teacher, works as a photographer. On 11 June 2005, she gave birth to a baby girl, Sol Zanetti. Javier Zanetti said, «I'm very happy about this baby girl who has come into my life. It was a beautiful experience with my wife. My daughter will have all the happiness she deserves. »Zanetti also has a son Ignacio.

Zanetti, a devout Catholic, is a close friend of Dutch footballer Wesley Sneijder, whom he inspired to convert to Catholicism.

Zanetti's elder brother Sergio is a former football defender.

In 2007, Zanetti collaborated with Italian singer Mina in a Spanish cover of the song «Parole parole», found in the albumTodav?a.

Javier Zanetti is not related to Cristiano Zanetti, an Italian who played alongside him for five seasons and is currently playing for Fiorentina.

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Zanetti is FIFA ambassador for the SOS Children 's Villages project in Argentina, and has declared his support for the Mexican Zapatista rebels.

Zanetti has also proven that he has a highly developed social conscience. In response to Argentina's economic crisis of 2001, which threw millions of people into poverty, Zanetti, with his wife Paula, created theFundaci?n PUPI(PUPI foundation) in Argentina for the social integration of poor children. The aim of the organization is to help children who were left impoverished by the country's economic crisis by giving them educational opportunities, as well as taking care of their nutritional requirements.

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"When I look back to my childhood, many concrete scenes come to my mind, good ones and bad ones. I had a difficult childhood, and even though I don't live in my country at present, I'm well aware of what's going on there and the devastating effect it's having on our poorest children. I've always believed that our public actions need to take account of our social responsibility, "

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He explained.

Zanetti, along with his compatriot and current teammate at Inter Esteban Cambiasso, founded this charity association to help coach young children with social isolation problems and motor coordination difficulties. Zanetti said that «this spirit lies at the base of all of Inter's initiatives for youngsters:»

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«There must always be values ??at the heart of sport, and this is what we have to teach children. "

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