King of Italy During this period, the holders of the title were crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy. A Kingdom of Italy was restored from 1805 to 1814 with Napoleon as its only king, centered in Northern Italy. It was not until the Italian unification in the 1860s that a Kingdom of Italy covering the entire peninsula was restored. From 1861 the House of Savoy held the title of "King of Italy" until the last king, Umberto II, was exiled in 1946 when Italy became a republic. After the deposition of the last Western Emperor in 476, Heruli leader Odoacer was appointed
El País King of European Soccer of the award with four wins each. Messi also holds the record for most consecutive wins (four in a row, 2009–12). El País King of European Soccer El País King of European Soccer (alternative: "El País European Player of the Year") was an annual soccer award given by Uruguayan newspaper El País to the best soccer player in Europe. It had been decided by several European sports experts, critics and journalists based on votes. Any player from a European team was eligible, regardless their country of origin. It was first awarded in 1991 with French Jean-Pierre Papin having been the