ALL POSTS TAGGED "Gianluigi Buffon"

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/ 8 days ago

Legend Buffon joins Italy FA exodus after 2026 World Cup failure as Pep Guardiola reportedly emerges as option

Legend Gianluigi Buffon joined the exodus in Italy FA after missing out the qualification to the 2026 World Cup, while Pep Guardiola has been reportedly linked to be the next head coach of the Azzurri.
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/ 204 days ago

Not Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo: Buffon shocks with his pick for the greatest of all time

Italian legend Gianluigi Buffon surprised the soccer world by leaving Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo out of his pick for the greatest player he ever faced.
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/ 507 days ago

'He should have won five Ballons d'Ors': Neymar selected as legend's GOAT instead of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo

Gianluigi Buffon, one of soccer's most iconic goalkeepers, has sparked significant debate with his declaration that Neymar is the best player he has ever played with.

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/ 982 days ago

Italian soccer's legendary goalkeeper to call it quits at 45

After a remarkable 28-year career, Gianluigi Buffon announced his retirement from Parma and the beautiful game. In the past, the 45-year-old said he plans to stay playing until the 2026 World Cup. Also, Buffon added that he aims to finish out his contract with Parma. That deal expires in June 2024. However, the experienced goalie […]

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/ 5542 days ago

Buffon Called Up By Prandelli For Germany Friendly

Cesare Prandelli has a big test coming up, when the Italian national team faces Germany in Dortmund on February 8th. His list of 23 called up players features some new faces, along with a few returning veterans. Yet the squad which has been called up is missing some important players who are injured. The star […]

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/ 5565 days ago

Juventus To Face Last-Placed Bari

This upcoming weekend gives Juventus a great chance to bounce back from their bad run of defeats. Having only taken one point in nine the past three matches in the Serie A, Juventus need to pick themselves up if they want a chance at getting in a Champions League place by the end of the […]

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/ 5699 days ago

Why You Should Watch the Euro 2012 Qualifier on Friday

As the new Serie A season pauses this weekend for national teams to begin their qualifying for Euro 2012, Italian soccer fans may feel lost not being able to watch their favorite club. To be honest, the Italy-Estonia qualifier looks less than tantalizing only two months after the exciting World Cup match-ups and high-level play. […]

Italy

/ 5726 days ago

Azzurri: Cesare Prandelli Picks Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli

Italy boss Cesare Prandelli announced his 23 man squad for the friendly against the Ivory Coast which will take place on Tuesday in England. Many of the names chosen by Marcello Lippi were dropped. Prandelli made some expected changes following the World Cup disappointment with Fabio Quagliarella the only striker remaining from the team selected […]

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/ 5776 days ago

The Positives of the Buffon Injury

By now you have undoubtedly heard about the injury to Gigi Buffon and his questionable status for the remainder of the World Cup. Reading between the lines of the statements coming out of the Italian camp it looks like possibly the best keeper in the world could actually miss the entire World Cup. And in […]

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/ 5782 days ago

Who Are the Starting 11 for the Azzurri?

An ESPN interview with some of the Italian national team players shows that not even the squad seems to know who will be on the pitch on Sunday when they kick off versus Paraguay. Marcello Lippi has been tight-lipped about who will start and what formation the Azzurri will play, even noting that the formation […]

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/ 5835 days ago

Manchester City Looking To Bid On Buffon, And Why They Shouldn't

Juventus keeper, and Italian World Cup hero, Gianluigi Buffon is reportedly looking for a way out of Serie A and Manchester looks to be his destination. The only question is whether he'll end up in blue or red. Juventus is reportedly asking for around £30 million and both clubs seemed poised to make serious offers. […]

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/ 5944 days ago

Time For Capello To Restore Paul Robinson As Englands No.1

For me, there is only one English goalkeeper that can be England's number one for South Africa next summer and that man is Paul Robinson. After being so badly treated at Tottenham under Juande Ramos and unfairly blamed for giving away a soft goal for England against Croatia, Robinson has finally got back to his […]

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/ 6234 days ago

Essien Returns As Chelsea's Fulcrum

Why is Michael Essien so underrated is a mystery to me. I must admit that I was nonplussed about him as a player, knowing next to nothing about him when he signed for Chelsea from Lyon in August 2005 for £24 million. That was in the dark days before I had Setanta and could immerse […]

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/ 6289 days ago

Ibra Wins Big At Italian Football Awards

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Inter Milan's Swedish hitman had a big night on Monday 2 days after the Nerazzurri's surprising 3-1 loss to Atalanta. Ibra won the award as the 2007-08 Serie A Footballer of the Year at The Oscars Del Calcio ceremony. Inter's goal scoring assassin beat out Juventus' icon Alessandro Del Piero for the award. […]

Leagues: Serie A

/ 6364 days ago

Match Day 11 – Serie A On TV Update

I know, I know, it couldn't come soon enough especially with all those Champions League, UEFA Cup matches midweek. Check it out folks, Serie A On TV