Federica Schievenin is an Internet personality mainly recognized as the wife of one of the best midfielders in the world, Nicolo Barella, an Italian-born who plays for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team.
Schievenin is originally from Cagliari. She is the daughter of an entrepreneur who is engaged in the motoring field.
Growing up, she dreamt of racing motocross but later gave up her dream and managed the family shop together with her mother.
She also worked as a model. Schievenin has a sports science degree.
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She is seven years older than her husband
Federica and Barella started dating in 2015 despite their huge age difference as Federica is seven years older than Barella.
They walked down the aisle on the 1st of July, 2018 in their home town Sardinia, and celebrated their big day at Royal Villa d'Orriin.
They were engaged two years before their wedding.
Federica has been facing judgment for dating and marrying a young man, but she did not let that judgment affect her.
"What if I was judged marrying a young man?" Always, but I didn't care about people's judgment. They always have something to say, whether big or small. We need not to care", she expressed.
She is expecting her fourth child with her husband
Federica is expecting her fourth child with her husband, Barella. They have three beautiful daughters, Rebecca, Lavinia, and Matilde.
Their eldest daughter, Rebecca, was born a year before their marriage.
Federica suffered a painful miscarriage before she conceived her fourth child.
She took to Instagram to share the news, which suggested that she had a twin baby, but unfortunately, one could not survive.
Age
She was born on the 19th of March, 1990. She is currently 34 years old.
About her husband, Barella
- Early life and career
He was born in Pirru on the 7th of February, 1997. When he was young, his parents then moved to Sestu.
He was raised in Sestu alongside his little sister, Martina Barella. Barella would play football with his friends and family but never thought much beyond that.
At the age of 14-15 years old, he began to understand that maybe he was a little better than others. He made it through the ranks of Cagliari.
- His idol is Italian football legend, Gigi Riva
Barella’s idol is Italian football legend and former Cagliari player Gigi Riva.
“You can do it all in your career, but you won’t achieve what Riva did for Cagliari,” he said.
- Barella’s mom wanted him to be a basketball player
Barella’s mom wanted Barella to be a basketball player but he was into football from the age of three and a half years old.
It was his father Luca, who played in the local team AC San Sperate, who instilled in him a love for football.
Basella, in an interview, said his cousins and his uncles have a great passion for basketball, and they got him into it.
He also tried to convince his mother to change his career path, but in the end, football prevailed.
Barella played basketball when he was four, but for a short time.
However, he describes basketball to be his second biggest passion after football and supports LeBron.
- His is nicknamed Radio
Barella's nickname Radio is given by his teammates, Andrea Cossu and Marco Sau, at Cagliari because when he arrived on the first team, he spoke little, but when he started playing, he started talking on the pitch and told him he was better than he was before.
- He is proud to be Sardinian
Barella is proud to be Sardinian. He said he feels Sardinian with his attitude on and off the pitch.
He hopes that people and teammates appreciate his way of being. Barella is super close to Salvatore Sirigu, who is also a Sardinian.
- His family is his strength
Barella is a family person and credits his success to his family. He says his family gives him the strength to want even more, to make them proud.
When asked if he would like his daughters playing football, he said he would be happy to see them realize their dreams.