From Argentine compatriots Lionel Messi and the late Diego Maradona to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gianluigi Buffon, Francis received the greatest stars of football at the Vatican, signing dozens of ...

Buffon pays tribute to late Pope Francis HARRISON, NEW JERSEY – MARCH 24: Gianluigi Buffon of Italy arrives before the International Friendly match between Ecuador and Italy at Red Bull Arena on ...

Italy and Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon is one of several leading figures from the world of Italian football who have paid their respects to the late Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on ...

Italy and Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon is one of several leading figures from the world of Italian football who have paid their respects to the late Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on ...

He often recounted playing as a young boy on the streets of Buenos Aires, using a ball made of rags. While admitting he "had two left feet", he often played as goalkeeper, which he said was a good ...

"Francis was a special Pope, able to illuminate in his time like only the greatest can," former Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon said in a post on Instagram. "He showed us the way with great courage ...

MORE than 20,000 pilgrims have arrived to pay tribute to Pope Francis as he lies in state for three days before his funeral. Crowds are queuing in St Peter's Square to catch a glimpse of the ...

L’Histoire Naturelle was in some ways ahead of its time, with Buffon tentatively exploring what we would now call evolutionary thought. “Not only the ass and the horse, but also man ...

Similarly, the Italian squad featured legendary figures such as Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo, Francesco Totti, Mario Balotelli, Andrea Bonucci, and Giorgio Chiellini. For these athletes ...

From Argentine compatriots Lionel Messi and the late Diego Maradona to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gianluigi Buffon, Francis received the greatest stars of football at the Vatican, signing dozens of ...

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“Francis was a special pope, able to illuminate in his time like only the greatest can,” Gianluigi Buffon, the former captain of Italy’s national soccer team who met the pope on multiple ...