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Buffon says PSG ‘not ready’ to win Champions League

Milan, Italy | AFP | Gianluigi Buffon believes Paris Saint-Germain are not ready to win the Champions League as he prepares to make his European debut with the club against Napoli and play his first game in Italy since leaving Juventus. The 40-year-old World Cup winner was suspended for PSG’s …

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40-year-old Buffon happy to be part of new Italy generation

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon insisted Thursday that he still has a role to play in Italy’s future despite already having passed his 40th birthday. The Juventus star quit international football after Italy stunningly failed to qualify for the World Cup finals. However, he has …

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Buffon quits as Italy suffer World Cup ‘apocalypse’

Milan, Italy | AFP |  A tearful Gianluigi Buffon quit international football as four-time champions Italy sensationally missed out on their first World Cup finals in 60 years after a playoff defeat to Sweden on Monday. Coach Gian Piero Ventura also said he would consider his future after the Azzuri …

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LIVE: Ronaldo strikes 2nd as Real Madrid go 3-1 up in final

⚽ ? ?  LIVE: Isco gets Madrid nod in Champions League final  82′: Real Madrid 3 Juventus 1 Ronaldo opened the scoring early in Saturday’s Champions League final against Juventus at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, but the Italians responded with a brilliant goal by Mario Mandzukic soon after. The second half has started, it …

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Win it for me, Pirlo tells Juve

Rome, Italy | AFP |  Juventus and Italy legend Andrea Pirlo has told his former team-mates to win Saturday’s Champions League final for him. “Here we are: Juve-Real in the Champions League final. I say ‘we’ because even if this time I will not be on the pitch, I will …

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