And breathe. Another dramatic night of Champions League reached a peak when Real Madrid were awarded an injury-time penalty after Juventus had gone 3-0 up at the Bernabeu. Cristiano Ronaldo converted the spot-kick with typical precision to ensure Real Madrid's progression to the semi-finals. Gigi Buffon was sent off for harassing referee Michael Oliver following the controversial decision and...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo says he does not understand why Juventus players including Gianluigi Buffon protested so vehemently against the award of a penalty that ultimately saw Real Madrid progress to the Champions League semi-finals. Ronaldo struck the decisive goal from the spot to secure a 4-3 aggregate victory for holders Madrid, who survived a stirring Juve comeback in dramatic fashion at the Sa...Full Story »

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon questioned the character of referee Michael Oliver for awarding the late penalty that knocked his club out of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday night. The Italian side had erased a three-goal deficit from the first leg against Real Madrid and the game was headed to extra time until Medhi Benatia brought down Lucas Vazquez, who just had goalke...Full Story »

Gianluigi Buffon will still be playing for Italy when we’re all long gone. Italy’s latest squad for the upcoming friendlies against England and Argentina makes for interesting reading. Four months after announcing his international retirement Buffon is back. Buffon has been named as one of Italy’s three goalkeepers along with AC Milan’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and Genoa...Full Story »

The funeral of Davide Astori has taken place in Florence Thousands of fans lined the streets while Astori’s team mates arrived at the Santa Croce church ahead of the 10am service. Astori was found dead in his hotel room ahead of Fiorentina’s Serie A clash with Udinese. He leaves behind long-term partner Francesca Fioretti and two-year-old daughter Vittoria. Fans fell silent upon t...Full Story »

IRENE GONZALEZ sent Instagram into meltdown with a number of saucy snaps from her trip to the Maldives. The doctor, who is in a relationship with Mateo Musacchio, showed off her assets as she showered in a skimpy outfit. The model posed for a photograph after she returned home from the Maldives Gonzales provides her 58,000 Instagram followers with an exclusive insight into her world. She bom...Full Story »

Wojciech Szczesny has kept 10 clean sheets in 15 Juventus outings this term, but he will have to make way for a fit Gianluigi Buffon. Gianluigi Buffon will not have to worry about battling Wojciech Szczesny for his Juventus starting berth after he returns to training this week, says Massimiliano Allegri. Veteran goalkeeper Buffon has started just two Serie A matches since October due to a ca...Full Story »

Dusan Tadic has urged Southampton to be bold as they seek to end their winless run against Crystal Palace. Saints have not won in eight games but recovered from their 5-2 Boxing Day thrashing by Tottenham to claim an encouraging 0-0 draw at Manchester United on Saturday. Midfielder Tadic believes that has given them something to build on as they prepare to host Palace in their next Premier Lea...Full Story »

Gianluigi Buffon will miss Saturday's crunch clash with Inter due to a calf injury, Serie A champions Juventus have confirmed. Head coach Massimiliano Allegri told reporters on Friday that Buffon was unlikely to recover from the complaint that kept him out of Tuesday's Champions League win at Olympiacos and Juve released a squad list on their official website later in the day with the 39-year...Full Story »

Gianluigi Buffon hinted that he would remain available to play for Italy, stating he could never reject a call from his country. The veteran Juventus goalkeeper said after Italy's World Cup play-off final defeat to Sweden that his time with the international team was over after a 175-cap career. Buffon was left in tears on the San Siro pitch after a 1-0 aggregate defeat meant the Azzurri wou...Full Story »