“I’ve played against many great players,” Buffon said, before singling out these icons. “I can’t remember them all, but Messi ...

The best goalkeeper in the world by the time Juventus broke the transfer record for a goalkeeper to sign him in the summer of 2001, Buffon saw off flash-in-the-pan contenders to his throne like ...

Each year, the Ballon d'Or, football's most prestigious individual award, is handed to the player who has been the world's ...