Gianluigi Buffon reflects on Italy's 2006 FIFA World Cup win, calling it a milestone celebrated with 'gratitude but with a ...

Gigi Buffon reveals the most back-handed compliments he received from Marcello Lippi and Max Allegri, why being in goal was ‘a superpower’ and that 2006 World Cup moment with Zinedine Zidane. ‘I was ...

It has been 20 years since Italy won its 4th World Cup. On the anniversary, many of the Azzurri stars reflected on that ...

The last time Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo played at the Olimpiastadion in Berlin, they won the 2006 World Cup, beating France on penalties in the final. Both played a key role: Pirlo scored the ...

Gianluigi Buffon has given his perspective of Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final, but says that he and Zizou have ‘never’ discussed the incident in ...

Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has won the Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup finals. Italy's Gianluigi Buffon makes a stop during their World Cup 2006 final soccer ...

BERLIN, July 10 (UPI) -- Italy's Gianluigi Buffon, who surrendered just two goals over seven World Cup games, was selected the tournament's top goalkeeper. FIFA, soccer's governing body, announced ...

Gianluigi Buffon's journey to becoming an iconic Italian goalkeeper seemed destined from the start. With athletically gifted parents and siblings who excelled in various sports, Buffon's athletic ...

Paris Saint-Germain has confirmed veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will leave the club after just one season in the French capital when his contract expires at the end of the month. Buffon, a 2006 ...