lifting the World Cup in 2006. Buffon bade an emotional farewell to the Turin side in 2018 but spent just one season at Paris Saint-Germain before returning. He then ended his career where it all ...

With a 29-year career, over 1,000 official matches, and a trophy cabinet that includes 10 Serie A titles with Juventus and a ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover European football with a focus on the Italian game. It was the decision that melted a million hearts, but one most knew was closer ...

Gary Lineker claimed Schmeichel was the best of the best in a game of ‘start, bench and sell’ that also included Buffon and ...

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Second spot in the voting went to Buffon, who was Italy's keeper at the World Cup and opted to stay at Juventus after the club's demotion to Serie B. Arsenal captain Henry took third place after ...

This only makes us think of one thing: the 2026 World Cup, where the idol could break ... and France 1998), Gianluigi Buffon (France 1998, Korea-Japan 2002, Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 ...

Italy was the pre-eminent force in world club football in the 1980s and 1990s, when AC Milan and Juventus both won multiple European Cups, emulating the successes of the 'Grande' Inter side that ...