Gennaro Gattuso is approaching his new job as the coach of an Italy squad in crisis with the same determination and combativeness that he used to display on the field as a gritty midfielder.

An octopus between the posts, Gianluigi Buffon started his burgeoning career with Parma in 1995 - and, remarkably, only stopped playing two years ago, in 2023.

Italy won back-to-back World Cups in 1934 and 1938 before failing to bring the cup home for 40 years. They ended that drought ...

When asked to name one player he feels deserved to win the Ballon d’Or but never has, Kaka said: "It’s hard to say deserved, but I would say Neymar. In certain periods of his career, he was ...

Italian football legend Gianluigi Buffon has named a player he believes should have achieved more in his career due to his extraordinary talent. Buffon retired from professional football in 2023 after ...

Gianluigi Buffon named the one player he faced who 'should've had five Ballon d'Ors' but never won one tom jenkins Wed, 23 Apr 2025 · 2-min read ...

Some of the other most famous examples of soccer players who extended their careers well beyond the norm include Paolo Maldini, who retired at 41 after over two decades at AC Milan, and Gianluigi ...

Gianluigi Buffon One of the best goalkeepers in the history of football, Gianluigi Buffon became the world's most expensive goalkeeper in 2001 when he made a £39 million move to Juventus from Parma.

In 2001, two seasons after helping Parma achieve an unlikely treble—winning the Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana, and UEFA Cup—Juventus made Gianluigi Buffon the most expensive goalkeeper in ...

4. Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi Buffon. / Offside Sports-Imagn Images In 2001, two seasons after helping Parma achieve an unlikely treble—winning the Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana, and UEFA ...

Former Juventus goalkeeper and Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon has sent his congratulations to a Maltese carnival team for their work building a float that saw the famed footballer featured ...