 Juventus have been proclaimed World's Club Team of the Year twice (1993 and 1996) and was ranked in 3rd place—the highest ranking of any Italian club—in the All-Time Club World Ranking (1991–2009 period) by the IFFHS.Alessandro Del Piero holds Juventus' official appearance record of 705 appearances.He took over from Gaetano Scirea on 6 April 2008 against Palermo.