Turin - Dalam 2-3 musim terakhir boleh dibilang penampilan Gianluigi Buffon menurun. Namun dengan apa yang ditunjukkannya musim ini, Buffon seakan sudah menjawab segala kritik yang menyerangnya. Siapa yang tak tahu kemampuan seorang Buffon? Dengan gelar kiper termahal dunia saat dibeli dari Parma tahun 2001, Buffon adalah salah satu kiper terbaik di jagad sepakbola dan itu pun diakui hingga sekarang. Berbagai gelar telah diberikannya untuk Juve dan puncak kariernya tentu saat membawa Italia jadi juara dunia tahun 2006. Namun kasus Calciopoli yang membuat Juve terdegradasi ke Seri B menjadi awal kemunduran karier Buffon. Setelahnya Buffon sulit membawa Juve bersaing di jalur juara dan terlebih rentetan cedera membuatnya kerap tak mampu tampil maksimal. Musim lalu saja ia cuma tampil sebanyak 17 kali karena cedera lutut. "Sebagian dari Anda mengatakan saya sudah habis. Anda tahu saya, saya tidak biasa berpura-pura. Dalam 6-7 bulan terakhir yang saya dengar begitu menyakitkan. Ada ju...
Neymar Senior, the father of Brazilian starlet Neymar, has rubbished reports that FC Barcelona have paid Santos £8.4 million to guarantee the signature of his son by 2014. Reports out of Spain also suggested that if Santos did not sell Neymar to Barca that they would be forced to pay £16.6 million to the European champions. “Neymar has a contract with Santos until 2014,” Neymar Senior told ONA FM . “We believe it is in his best interests to stay, grow and mature as a footballer at Santos. “We have just renewed his contract until 2014 – that is what has been decided. “The only agreement that exists is between him and Santos.” Neymar has also been strongly linked to Barcelona’s rivals Real Madrid. In fact, on 2 November 2011, ESPNsoccernet reported that Neymar had agreed in principle to join Real Madrid, with Santos receiving a transfer fee of £53 million. An anonymous source said: “Neymar will be a Real Madrid...
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