Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to reach 200 international appearances when featuring for Portugal against Iceland ...

The film also recalls the tense anthems, Zidane’s shoulder injury on 80 minutes, a superb Buffon save and David Trezeguet’s ...

Italy’s goalkeeping legend on getting used to retirement, the decline of Italian football and why he blames himself for Zidane’s World Cup final red card “I tear the gloves off my hands and my bare ...

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However, Alessandro Bastoni was sent off for bringing down Amar Memic as last man in the 42nd minute and Bosnia – who beat Wales in a shoot-out in the playoff semi-final last week – made their man ...

Gianluigi Buffon has confirmed that he and Italy head coach Gennaro Gattuso will remain in charge of the side until at least June despite the failure to qualify for a third World Cup in a row. Italy ...

Most goalkeeper appearances, final wins, clean sheets, goals-per-game ratios, youngest winners, oldest finalists, keepers who have scored.

Louis Buffon is very far from any Erling Haaland comparisons, but he’s having his career successfully managed in a very similar way. The Pisa and Czech Republic striker has similarly broken into ...

Italy icon Gianluigi Buffon's son scored a hat-trick on the international stage for the first time in his career this week. But Louis Buffon didn't achieve the feat representing the country of his ...

© Getty ImagesWhen asked about the best player in history, Buffon made headlines by not choosing Messi or Ronaldo, despite battling against both throughout his ...

Gianluigi Buffon admits he is ‘ashamed’ of what he said to referee Michael Oliver after a Juventus defeat, but at the same time ‘if I had to go back and do it all again, I’d say the exact same thing.’ ...

Louis could come up against the country of his birth GIANLUIGI BUFFON’S son Louis has pledged to play for the Czech Republic, rather than Italy. His legendary father, 47, played 176 times for the ...