is the little girl with him in the 2nd picture his sister ? The volleyball player ?
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Just read a comment that Buffon said in regards to Canna saying that he respected his decision to leave, but he decided to stay because Juve had raised his recognition level and he felt he could not leave them in such a delicate spot. I couple this with a report that even though Milan was after him and he was flatered, he was staying with the Bianconeri. I just want to say Bravo and Grazie to Gigi. With him in goal we have a chance to get back to Serie A.
visit gigi's official site (www.gianluigibuffon.it) and you can find many pics including some of him as a kid
Buffon crazy to play anywhere
Strange days for Gianluigi Buffon. On Wednesday night the best goalkeeper around will stride out in the Stade de France and come eye to eye with the team he defied at the World Cup final two months ago. Come Saturday, he will begin domestic duties in Rimini. The coastal town boasts a minor club, which narrowly avoided relegation to Italy's third division last season, and 3,396 season-ticket holders. Their stadium, the Romeo Neri, features a scratchy athletics track and a couple of small, rickety uncovered stands plonked behind the goals. It could be worse. Juventus's road trip around Serie B this season also includes such luminaries as Crotone, Albinoleffe and Frosinone.
Buffon is the only member of the Italy squad still with Juventus. Is he crazy? While the mass exodus sparked by scandal-induced relegation went on around him this summer, he decided he was happy to spend his prime years in Serie B. No matter that he was voted the top keeper at the World Cup. 'Everyone had to make their own decisions,' he said. 'It seemed right to stay with the club as a sign of respect for the way the club has treated me.'
That Fabio Cannavaro, Lilian Thuram, Gianluca Zambrotta, Emerson, Patrick Vieira and Zlatan Ibrahimovic felt no such sentiments does not make Buffon's loyalty much easier to comprehend. Of the major stayers Mauro Camoranesi has flirted shamelessly with anyone and everyone who might fling him a life-belt, while Alessandro Del Piero and Pavel Nedved are veterans winding down their careers. Buffon is 28 years old, at the peak of his powers, and has willingly volunteered to restrict himself to just a handful of big matches this season with the Azzurri
None is bigger than this rerun of the World Cup final. For so many of the protagonists, life has changed considerably since Berlin. Fabio Grosso, the leggy full-back whose 15 minutes of fame arrived in front of an audience of millions worldwide, is now one of Inter's star signings. Coach Marcello Lippi is enjoying a sabbatical. Zinedine Zidane lives a quieter life, able to take his kids to school and go to the Madonna concert in Paris. Fabien Barthez has been spending a lot of time in Toulouse looking after his sick mother and is without a club.
For some of the protagonists not so much has changed. Raymond Domenech is still getting up everybody's nose. He is persona non grata at Arsenal for overplaying Henry in friendlies and at Chelsea for threatening Claude Makelele with a Fifa-endorsed club ban because he wants to retire from les Blues.
What a contrast: Makelele would prefer not to play for France because of the high level of his club commitments. Buffon adores playing for Italy because of the low level of his club commitments. 'The national team is always a top priority, although this year it becomes even more important,' he explained. 'It will be a way for me to keep showing myself on the international stage.'
Italy are adjusting to life under Roberto Donadoni. The atmosphere is more tranquil than when Lippi called the shots - perhaps too tranquil, according to some critics. The new coach has omitted nine of the group who conquered all in Germany, although two of the absent defenders were enforced changes. Alessandro Nesta is not fit, and Marco Materazzi is banned for his role in the infamous Zidane butt. The selection of Antonio Cassano means there is no guarantee this Italy-France encounter will pass without incident.
The Juventus team in front of Buffon at the Stadio Romeo Neri will bear little resemblance to the side that topped Serie A last May until the Calciopoli investigation scratched their title out of the record books. Last week Juve withdrew their appeal through the civil courts and will make one call for clemency via the court of arbitration. But they are pretty much resigned to their fate.
Making up their 17-point penalty in Serie B is not going to be made any easier by the club's infamy. 'Everyone wants to play the game of their life against Juve,' reckons new coach Didier Deschamps.
For Buffon, that means hours in front of the video. 'I'm going to have to start studying again,' he says. 'I know by heart the power of Adriano's left foot, Luca Toni's movements and Pippo Inzaghi's dummies, but I'm in the dark when it comes to many of the current Serie B strikers. I'll try to learn fast, though.'
He might be crazy. But it is an admirable kind of crazy.
Amy Lawrence
Sunday September 3, 2006
Strange days for Gianluigi Buffon. On Wednesday night the best goalkeeper around will stride out in the Stade de France and come eye to eye with the team he defied at the World Cup final two months ago. Come Saturday, he will begin domestic duties in Rimini. The coastal town boasts a minor club, which narrowly avoided relegation to Italy's third division last season, and 3,396 season-ticket holders. Their stadium, the Romeo Neri, features a scratchy athletics track and a couple of small, rickety uncovered stands plonked behind the goals. It could be worse. Juventus's road trip around Serie B this season also includes such luminaries as Crotone, Albinoleffe and Frosinone.
Buffon is the only member of the Italy squad still with Juventus. Is he crazy? While the mass exodus sparked by scandal-induced relegation went on around him this summer, he decided he was happy to spend his prime years in Serie B. No matter that he was voted the top keeper at the World Cup. 'Everyone had to make their own decisions,' he said. 'It seemed right to stay with the club as a sign of respect for the way the club has treated me.'
That Fabio Cannavaro, Lilian Thuram, Gianluca Zambrotta, Emerson, Patrick Vieira and Zlatan Ibrahimovic felt no such sentiments does not make Buffon's loyalty much easier to comprehend. Of the major stayers Mauro Camoranesi has flirted shamelessly with anyone and everyone who might fling him a life-belt, while Alessandro Del Piero and Pavel Nedved are veterans winding down their careers. Buffon is 28 years old, at the peak of his powers, and has willingly volunteered to restrict himself to just a handful of big matches this season with the Azzurri
None is bigger than this rerun of the World Cup final. For so many of the protagonists, life has changed considerably since Berlin. Fabio Grosso, the leggy full-back whose 15 minutes of fame arrived in front of an audience of millions worldwide, is now one of Inter's star signings. Coach Marcello Lippi is enjoying a sabbatical. Zinedine Zidane lives a quieter life, able to take his kids to school and go to the Madonna concert in Paris. Fabien Barthez has been spending a lot of time in Toulouse looking after his sick mother and is without a club.
For some of the protagonists not so much has changed. Raymond Domenech is still getting up everybody's nose. He is persona non grata at Arsenal for overplaying Henry in friendlies and at Chelsea for threatening Claude Makelele with a Fifa-endorsed club ban because he wants to retire from les Blues.
What a contrast: Makelele would prefer not to play for France because of the high level of his club commitments. Buffon adores playing for Italy because of the low level of his club commitments. 'The national team is always a top priority, although this year it becomes even more important,' he explained. 'It will be a way for me to keep showing myself on the international stage.'
Italy are adjusting to life under Roberto Donadoni. The atmosphere is more tranquil than when Lippi called the shots - perhaps too tranquil, according to some critics. The new coach has omitted nine of the group who conquered all in Germany, although two of the absent defenders were enforced changes. Alessandro Nesta is not fit, and Marco Materazzi is banned for his role in the infamous Zidane butt. The selection of Antonio Cassano means there is no guarantee this Italy-France encounter will pass without incident.
The Juventus team in front of Buffon at the Stadio Romeo Neri will bear little resemblance to the side that topped Serie A last May until the Calciopoli investigation scratched their title out of the record books. Last week Juve withdrew their appeal through the civil courts and will make one call for clemency via the court of arbitration. But they are pretty much resigned to their fate.
Making up their 17-point penalty in Serie B is not going to be made any easier by the club's infamy. 'Everyone wants to play the game of their life against Juve,' reckons new coach Didier Deschamps.
For Buffon, that means hours in front of the video. 'I'm going to have to start studying again,' he says. 'I know by heart the power of Adriano's left foot, Luca Toni's movements and Pippo Inzaghi's dummies, but I'm in the dark when it comes to many of the current Serie B strikers. I'll try to learn fast, though.'
He might be crazy. But it is an admirable kind of crazy.
Amy Lawrence
Sunday September 3, 2006
always a good sign
Juve Bella said:
yep
oh dont worry he's always like that i bet he was a little upset coz he was on the bench ,but when he gets in the match you'll see his big smile
hey guys check this out buffon looks so adorable in this picture
oh dont worry he's always like that i bet he was a little upset coz he was on the bench ,but when he gets in the match you'll see his big smile
hey guys check this out buffon looks so adorable in this picture
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Alena Seredova tifosa di serie B?
La Juventus ha esordito a Rimini nel suo primo campionato di Serie B, i suoi tifosi, con orgoglio, l'hanno seguita ed incitata, anche se poi non è finita come speravano. Tra il pubblico, però, mancava una tifosa d'eccezione: Alena Seredova, accanita fan dei bianconeri per fede e fidanzata di Gigi Buffon per "diletto". Lei ci tiene a precisare: "Il mio amore per la Juve è precedente alla mia storia con Gigi".
Alena sembra aver dimenticato la delusione e ora è anche capace di sorridere per le disgrazie della sua Juve e del suo bel Gigi, come testimonia l'ultima campagna pubblicitaria per cui ha prestato la sua immagine. Nello spot della 3, infatti, si fa canzonare amabilmente da Baudo e Amendola per la sua fede bianconera, ma anche in questo caso la bella ceca ci piazza lo scatto di reni: "Neanche i nostri avversari sono felici di questa situazione. Senza la Juve il campionato non è più lo stesso".
Dicevamo della sua assenza a Rimini, proprio lei che non si è persa una sola gara del Mondiale, che a seguito Gigi nelle trasferte europee, che considerava il Delle Alpi la sua seconda casa. Forse la B è un abito troppo stretto per la Seredova? Alena smentisce categorica: "Non sono potuta andare a Rimini per questioni di lavoro, ma seguirò la squadra anche quest'anno. Questa esperienza fortificherà tutti i tifosi juventini, me compresa".
Ma non siamo certi che lei ne abbia bisogno. Già ce la immaginiamo, ad esempio, all'Ezio Scida di Crotone con l'elmetto in testa.... Le servirà per respingere i fan!
Alena Seredova tifosa di serie B?
La Juventus ha esordito a Rimini nel suo primo campionato di Serie B, i suoi tifosi, con orgoglio, l'hanno seguita ed incitata, anche se poi non è finita come speravano. Tra il pubblico, però, mancava una tifosa d'eccezione: Alena Seredova, accanita fan dei bianconeri per fede e fidanzata di Gigi Buffon per "diletto". Lei ci tiene a precisare: "Il mio amore per la Juve è precedente alla mia storia con Gigi".
Alena sembra aver dimenticato la delusione e ora è anche capace di sorridere per le disgrazie della sua Juve e del suo bel Gigi, come testimonia l'ultima campagna pubblicitaria per cui ha prestato la sua immagine. Nello spot della 3, infatti, si fa canzonare amabilmente da Baudo e Amendola per la sua fede bianconera, ma anche in questo caso la bella ceca ci piazza lo scatto di reni: "Neanche i nostri avversari sono felici di questa situazione. Senza la Juve il campionato non è più lo stesso".
Dicevamo della sua assenza a Rimini, proprio lei che non si è persa una sola gara del Mondiale, che a seguito Gigi nelle trasferte europee, che considerava il Delle Alpi la sua seconda casa. Forse la B è un abito troppo stretto per la Seredova? Alena smentisce categorica: "Non sono potuta andare a Rimini per questioni di lavoro, ma seguirò la squadra anche quest'anno. Questa esperienza fortificherà tutti i tifosi juventini, me compresa".
Ma non siamo certi che lei ne abbia bisogno. Già ce la immaginiamo, ad esempio, all'Ezio Scida di Crotone con l'elmetto in testa.... Le servirà per respingere i fan!