Gianluigi Buffon crowned world's best goalie

Wed, 20 Jan 2010

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) names the Italian national team goalie Gianluigi Buffon as the world's best goalkeeper.

The IFFHS crowned Buffon as the best shot-stopper between 1987 and 2009 on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old Buffon accumulated 87 points to edge out Real Madrid goalkeeper and Spanish national team captain Iker Casillas with 73 points and former Manchester United custodian Peter Schmeichel with 69.

German keeper Oliver Kahn placed fourth, and fifth went to Manchester United's Dutch keeper Edwin van der Sar with 60 points.

The world's ten best goalkeepers include:

1. Gianluigi Buffon
2. Iker Casillas
3. Peter Schmeichel
4. Oliver Kahn
5. Edwin van der Sar
6. Jose Luis Chilavert
7. Walter Zenga
8. Petr Cech
9. Michel Preudhomme
10. Claudio Andre Taffarel

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=116617§ionid=3510212.