Italian national soccer players Gianluigi Buffon, left, and captain Fabio Cannavaro joke during a training session ahead of Wednesday's World Cup, Group 8 qualifying match against Bulgaria, at Vinovo training grounds, near Turin, Italy, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Italian national soccer players Gianluigi Buffon, left, and captain Fabio Cannavaro joke during a training session ahead of Wednesday's World Cup, Group 8 qualifying match against Bulgaria, at Vinovo training grounds, near Turin, Italy, Monday, Sept. 7, 2009.

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  1. Inter Milan forward Mario Balotelli, right, reacts after scoring the winning goal as Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon gestures during the Italian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Inter Milan and Juventus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.
  2. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, left, looks on after Inter Milan forward Mario Balotelli scored the winning goal during the Italian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Inter Milan and Juventus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.
  3. MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 28: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus FC during the Tim Cup match between Inter and Juventus at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on January 28, 2010 in Milan, Italy.
  4. AS Roma's Francesco Totti (L) shoots and scores a goal from the penalty spot past Juventus' goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Turin January 23, 2010.
  5. TURIN, ITALY - JANUARY 23: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus FC clashes with John Arne Riise of AS Roma during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and AS Roma at Olimpico Stadium on January 23, 2010 in Turin, Italy.
  6. Referee Tagliavento gives Juventus' goalkeeper Gigi Buffon, center right, a red card after he fouled AS Roma's John Arne Riise, of Norway, on the ground, during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AS Roma at the Olympic stadium in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. At right is AS Roma's Francesco Totti, at left Juventus Giorgio Chiellini. AS Roma won 2-1.
  7. AS Roma's John Arne Riise, of Norway, reacts after being fouled by Juventus' goalkeeper Gigi Buffon, left, during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AS Roma at the Olympic stadium in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Buffon was given a red card for the foul.
  8. TURIN, ITALY - JANUARY 23: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus FC warms up in a cold night during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and AS Roma at Olimpico Stadium on January 23, 2010 in Turin, Italy.
  9. TURIN, ITALY - JANUARY 23: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus FC gives the thumbs up during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and AS Roma at Olimpico Stadium on January 23, 2010 in Turin, Italy.
  10. Juventus' goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon fails to save a penalty from AS Roma Francesco Totti (C) during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Turin January 23, 2010.
  11. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, second from left, is comforted by AS Roma's Francesco Totti after being given a red card by referee Tagliavento during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
  12. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, left, is given a red card by referee Tagliavento during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
  13. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffion (R) leaves the pitch as Chievo players celebrates at the end of their Serie A soccer match at Bentegodi stadium in Verona, January 17, 2010. Chievo won the match 1-0.
  14. VERONA, ITALY - JANUARY 17: Gennaro Sardo of Chievo (3rd R) celebrates after scoring past Juventus' goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon during the Serie A match between Chievo and Juventus at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi on January 17, 2010 in Verona, Italy.
  15. Bari's Riccarrdo Meggiorini, center, reacts after scoring past Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, right, during an Italian Serie A soccer match between Bari and Juventus, at the San Nicola stadium, in Bari, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
  16. Bari's Barreto, of Brazil, center, scores a goal on a penalty kick as Juventus' goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon fails to make a save during an Italian Serie A soccer match between Bari and Juventus, at the San Nicola stadium in Bari, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2009.

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  1. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, left, looks on after Inter Milan forward Mario Balotelli scored the winning goal during the Italian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Inter Milan and Juventus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.
  2. Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, left, is given a red card by referee Tagliavento during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AS Roma at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
  3. VERONA, ITALY - JANUARY 17: Gennaro Sardo of Chievo (3rd R) celebrates after scoring past Juventus' goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon during the Serie A match between Chievo and Juventus at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi on January 17, 2010 in Verona, Italy.
  4. TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 05: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus FC celebrates victory after the Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan at Olimpico Stadium on December 5, 2009 in Turin, Italy.
  5. TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 05: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus FC and Thiago Motta of FC Internazionale Milano confront each other during the Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan at Stadio Olimpico on December 5, 2009 in Turin, Italy.
  6. TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 05: Gianluigi Buffon (C) of Juventus FC is pulled away by Samuel Eto'o (L) as he argues with Dejan Stankovic (2nd R) and Thiago Motta (R) of FC Internazionale Milano during the Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan at Olimpico Stadium on December 5, 2009 in Turin, Italy.
  7. TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 05: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus FC celebrates victory after the Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan at Olimpico Stadium on December 5, 2009 in Turin, Italy.
  8. TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 05: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus FC during the Serie A match between Juventus and Inter Milan at Stadio Olimpico on December 5, 2009 in Turin, Italy.
  9. Former FIFA soccer referee Pierluigi Collina of Italy (L) and Luis Figo of Portugal react during the seventh "Match against Poverty" at Luz stadium in Lisbon January 25, 2010. With tickets at 10 euros each, the match will raise funds for victims of a magnitude-7 quake on January 12 in Haiti which killed more than 200,000 people, leaving up to three million hurt or homeless in nightmarish conditions in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country.
  10. Italian competitors in wheel chairs participate on the first day of the Table Soccer World Cup 2010 in Nantes, western France, January 7, 2010. More than 500 players from 40 countries are competing in the four-day event.
  11. Italian football coach Arrigo Sacchi (R), former head coach of his country's national squad, shakes hands with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata, after being decorated with the 'Don Jose Falcon' Merit Order during a ceremony in Asuncion on November 17, 2009. Sacchi arrived in the Paraguayan capital to offer during three days at the Scuola di Football Italiana (SFI) of Empoli's FC, his conference 'Football of the Future'.
  12. Italian football coach Arrigo Sacchi, former head coach of his country's national squad, delivers a speech after being decorated with the 'Don Jose Falcon' Merit Order by Paraguayan Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata, during a ceremony in Asuncion on November 17, 2009. Sacchi arrived in the Paraguayan capital to offer during three days at the Scuola di Football Italiana (SFI) of Empoli's FC, his conference 'Football of the Future'.
  13. Italian football coach Arrigo Sacchi (R), former head coach of his country's national squad, and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata chat during a ceremony in Asuncion on November 17, 2009. Sacchi arrived in the Paraguayan capital to offer during three days at the Scuola di Football Italiana (SFI) of Empoli's FC, his conference 'Football of the Future'.
  14. Italian football coach Arrigo Sacchi, former head coach of his country's national squad, smiles after being decorated with the 'Don Jose Falcon' Merit Order by Paraguayan Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata, during a ceremony in Asuncion on November 17, 2009. Sacchi arrived in the Paraguayan capital to offer during three days at the Scuola di Football Italiana (SFI) of Empoli's FC, his conference 'Football of the Future'.
  15. Italian football coach Arrigo Sacchi (R), former head coach of his country's national squad, shakes hands with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata, after being decorated with the 'Don Jose Falcon' Merit Order during a ceremony in Asuncion on November 17, 2009. Sacchi arrived in the Paraguayan capital to offer during three days at the Scuola di Football Italiana (SFI) of Empoli's FC, his conference 'Football of the Future'.
  16. Italian football coach Arrigo Sacchi, former head coach of his country's national squad, is decorated with the 'Don Jose Falcon' Merit Order by Paraguayan Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata (L) during a ceremony in Asuncion on November 17, 2009. Sacchi arrived in the Paraguayan capital to offer during three days at the Scuola di Football Italiana (SFI) of Empoli's FC, his conference 'Football of the Future'.

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