Italians : Why do you think Buffon is the best  Keeper in the World ?
822260
...how about what a non-italian thinks; NO, BUFFON IS NOT AND WILL NEVER BE THE BEST KEEPER IN THE WORLD...he might be the best salesman for PUMA
546472
It was Dino Zoff who captained Italy to the glory of the world cup in 1982.\n\nDino Zoff (born February 28, 1942) is an Italian former football goalkeeper and the oldest ever winner of the World Cup as a captain of the Italian national team in Spain in the 1982 World Cup. With 112 caps, Zoff is second only to Paolo Maldini in number of appearances for the Azzurri. He also worked as coach for several Italian teams, but is currently unemployed.\n\nZoff's greatest feat was in the 1982 World Cup, where he captained Italy to victory in the tournament at the age of 40, making him the oldest ever winner of the World Cup.
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YOU'RE MY NEW HERO BUT THEN AGAIN I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU'RE SMART(@dude that's no 4?)\n\nNOW TO YOUR QUESTION, BUFFON DIDN'T HAVE ANY SELF INTEREST WHEN MAKING ALL THIS MONEY, HE JUST MADE THE NECESSARY AMOUNT TO HELP PAY THE REFS OF ITALY'S GAMES AGAINST US, AUSTRALIA AND FRANCE IN ORDER TO SECURE THE WIN OF THE WOLRD CUP\n\nHE  IS JUST A TEAM PLAYER- WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
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Peter Cech of Chelsea and the Czech Republic is probably the most gifted keeper in the world, and he showed it at Euro 2004, before he became a dirty Blue!  For all of you who tout Buffon as the best, keep in mind that he has NEVER showed that well in international competitions, and has had injury problems for the last few years.  Another one to watch out is the brilliantly gifted Paul Robinson (even though I happen to think that Shay Given has been the best keeper in the Premiership since Schmeichel left!)
1104503
Buffon, he is the best, and the most expensive!!
446856
These people don't know what they are talking about. \n\nIn terms of current form: Netherlands 1-3 Italy, Italy 4-1 Germany. Italy have not lost for 10 games or so and have the most potent attacking force in the World. \n\nIn terms of ranking: Who cares? The rankings are completely fabricated and do not reflect anything. The only country that thinks they are important is the US because they are 4th. \n\nItaly will definetly be my favorites to win the whole thing. They have Francesco Totti afterall.\n\nForza Azzurri. Forza Roma!!
776784
Buffon is a great keeper. I think he will be remembered. More by some than others. Only time will tell, as with a lot of today's keepers.
978275
Zidane is more famous becuase he's older.\nMoreover he played in France, Italy and Spain.\n\nCannavaro and Buffon never left Italy because they love Italy and like to play there.
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Buffon - always smiling, top at what he does, and didn't let the scandal effect him one bit in WC play (that he had nothing to do with), he even stayed loyal to his serie B team.\n\nClass all around
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The current Italian Football scandal is another form of deterrent to all those guys, like many of you out there, who are making predictions and trying to look cool in the eyes of your mates.\nTo me the current situation reminds me very much of the turmoil Italy had prior to their winning campaign back in '82. At the time the paparazzi were going berserk and the media in general was getting down Bearzot's throt in his choice of players, even the unknown Paolo Rossi had no chance to get a place in the starting line-up.\nAll of that created the winning feeling & will to survive the experience providing the Italian squad with extra inner strength, which is synonym of the Italian fighting spirit. The rest is History with them winning the 3rd world cup.\n2006 seems to have the same unsettling atmosphere, which if carefully analysed can only be translated into a highly positive charging energy.\nSurely the favourites, such as Brazil and Czech Republic, will have a very good run for our money, but to win the world cup you need more then a great team full of outstanding players, you need co-hesion and fighting spirit that will make you want to "fight like a lion and sting like a bee".\nItaly has 23 great players, like any of the 32 final nations, but something else will differentiate them from the others and that would be: Passion for the game and anger for what is happening back home.\nDon't be surprised if Italy will come out of 2006 experience in a very happy mode.
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buffon.. he's so solid
438709
Speaking from a country where we divide oursleves between Italian and English Football - Malta - Of which I am an English Fan and I do not like watching Italian Football. that is not agains their league, they produce some of the best players. You never see a brazialian playing in England buit look at Inter who hosted Ronaldo and now Adriano. The game is different in every country and that's why you see different styles of play at the World Cup and throughout the Champion's League. I am a Liverpool fan - AC Milan deserved the win last year but the Football Gods were with us that day. I prefer the English league but when it comes down to it: To each their own. I don't think there is one better league then the other. It's just whatever you prefer really. And whatever you grew up on. But dude the beauty about the game is the rivalry so don't hate on those who insult the Italian game or any team cos it is part of the game. It makes it exciting. But any intelligent human being will tell you that everyone has their own tastes and whoever they like.
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Believe me, too many to type up!\n\nBut, I've never heard of Buffon and Trezeguet and Cameronesi before the World Cup and since then Juventus has been one of my favorite clubs!\n\nBTW: Did "Juventina" get her account suspended  yet 'cause i keep reporting her?
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Buffon of course he is the best in the world
881934
I live in Italy and I'm half Italian and I can tell you why. I've been disliking Italian attitude for the past 10 years, there's a lot of "vittimismo" here, people feel as if everyone is against Italy, everyone is envious because Italy is the best country in the world (which is not true, come live here and you'll see for yourself). I'm talking about this on an Italian blog on msn (go see for yourself if you're interested www.msn.it and then look for blog sports and find my comments under faerie poet in the news related to zidane or golden ball award) and you'll see how much I've been insulted and mistreated morally. It's that horrible Italian attitude of feeling that they are the best people on Earth and everyone else is always trying to say something bad about them. Well see what so many Italians said about the French, the Germans, the Ukrainians etc.
1121729
Luca Toni. He's good, and he's hott. Or Buffon, Italy's goalie. He is very good. (both from Italy)
881136
First of all I think this 2 facts have nothing to do with each other since Cannavaro was an extraordinary captain for Italy and played extremely good during the WC and Buffon too, but the other thing is that they were not involved in the scandal. There were gossips that Buffon was involved in illegal betting but they were never proved the same for Cannavaro, there were voices he somehow acted in a not sportive way when he moved from Inter to Juve but that was it. I' m not saying they are completely innocent coz I don't know, but I know they played amazingly well this WC and brought Italy to the win of the trophy. Is there anyone else that deserves to win those prizes? I think yes. It's Pirlo who was the director of the Italian team and all the important things were created by him and there are other non-Italians too coz I think a player should win those prizes if he plays very well during all the season even if he didn't win anything at the end or didn't play in any important final. But anyway, it seems those are the rules.