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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Republic of Ireland will hope to prove greater than the sum of their parts in their World Cup play-off against France When Giovanni Trapattoni outlined his mission statement at his official unveiling as the Republic of Ireland's manager in May 2008, he drew what he hoped would be an inspirational comparison. "Nobody would have thought a couple of years back that Greece would have won the European...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has a fever and could miss friendlies against the Netherlands and Sweden over the next week.
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CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Sir Alex is reportedly considering replacing one world class keeper with another. Portsmouth Vs Manchester United Tickets Still Available! Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! Manchester United and Bayern Munich are both mulling moves for Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, according to reports in Italy. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side have...
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Soccer news (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Juventus gave Serie A leaders Inter Milan the chance to move seven points clear after suffering a 3-2 home defeat by Napoli on Saturday. Inter Milan travel to struggling Livorno on Sunday on the back of a pulsating 5-3 victory against Palermo on Thursday night, and will be seeking to capitalize on their rivals' latest lapse. The Bianconeri squandered a two-goal lead as Napoli went one better than the...
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Soccer news (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Nominees list of FIFA World Player of the Year 2009: Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Diego (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Steven Gerrard (England), Thierry Henry (France), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Luis...
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FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been named on 23-man shortlist for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year award. Real Madrid ace Ronaldo won the award last season for his stunning form with Manchester United , but the hot favourite to lift the award is Barcelona star Messi. The FIFA Football Committee has selected the shortlist, which includes six Spaniards, four Englishmen and three Brazilians,...
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FCB News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
You can tell we are moving towards the end of the year by the number of awards ceremonies. Last week we had the list of candidates for France Football's Ballon d'Or and now it is the turn for the other most prestigious individual award: the Fifa World Player. Fifa have released a list of 23 candidates for 2009 which includes six Barça players, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Henry and Ibrahimovic...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
• Ronaldo joined by team-mates Kaka, Benzema and Casillas • Premier League nominees include Terry, Gerrard, Giggs Cristiano Ronaldo leads a list of 30 nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or that does not include a single player from current world champions Italy. Real Madrid's Ronaldo, 24, won the prestigious award last year and will be one of the favourite for this year's title after his...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Juventus 'keeper Gianluigi Buffon wants to put off knee surgery and play through the pain. Is that such a good idea?
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon plans to undergo surgery in December to relieve pain in his left knee.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has revealed that he needs to have needs knee surgery in the coming months to cure a reoccurring problem.
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Sunday Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
In the end it didn't matter what happened here between Ireland and Italy last night. Actually, in the beginning it didn't matter what happened here, thanks to Cyprus's 4-1 win over Bulgaria earlier in the evening, which meant that Giovanni Trapattoni's team were guaranteed second place in Group Eight regardless of the result. As it was, they played the match anyway – well, it would have been...
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Realmadrid.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Iker Casillas was voted as the Best Goalkeeper in the World of 2008 by the IFFHS, defeating Juventus' Gianluigi Buffon and Manchester United's Edwin van der Sar, who came in second and third, respectively. The Real Madrid goalkeeper received the award in Valdebebas this morning.
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Many thought that Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was past his best, but he's proving just the opposite.
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