Gianluigi Buffon

John Foot

If this isn’t a number one bestseller, I don’t know what is. He wore number one. He was the number one. He truly is one of one

A superb and revealing autobiography, from one of the greatest goalkeepers in history, with stories from victories and defeats, as well as the dressing room secrets of numerous top coaches, from Ancelotti to Conte’

author of Calcio: A History of Italian Football

Few could debut at 17 against that Milan and keep a clean pair of shorts, let alone a clean sheet, but Gigi did

You'd be hard-pressed to find a figure who loomed as large -- both metaphorically and in real life -- between the sticks

When it comes to naming the greatest goalkeeper, Buffon is the only choice . . . Buffon has done and seen it all

An engaging, vivid and typically honest account of life on and off the pitch from arguably the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport

Very few footballers have had a more storied or remarkable career than Gianluigi Buffon. It was crying out for a memoir.

During his twenty-eight-year long career Buffon broke many records from the most time in Serie A without conceding a goal (974 minutes) to the most capped player for Italy (176). The numbers, however, only tell half the story of a player famously nicknamed “Superman” for his athletic prowess.<br/>
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In <i>Saved </i>Buffon reveals that even superheroes struggle with their inner demons. From dealing with depression between games to opening up about gambling, Buffon tells the story of the man behind the myth. Buffon’s memoir is both a meditation on the art of goalkeeping and a love letter to the golden age of Italian football.

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If this isn’t a number one bestseller, I don’t know what is. He wore number one. He was the number one. He truly is one of one

A superb and revealing autobiography, from one of the greatest goalkeepers in history, with stories from victories and defeats, as well as the dressing room secrets of numerous top coaches, from Ancelotti to Conte’

Few could debut at 17 against that Milan and keep a clean pair of shorts, let alone a clean sheet, but Gigi did

If this isn’t a number one bestseller, I don’t know what is. He wore number one. He was the number one. He truly is one of one

A superb and revealing autobiography, from one of the greatest goalkeepers in history, with stories from victories and defeats, as well as the dressing room secrets of numerous top coaches, from Ancelotti to Conte’

Few could debut at 17 against that Milan and keep a clean pair of shorts, let alone a clean sheet, but Gigi did

If this isn’t a number one bestseller, I don’t know what is. He wore number one. He was the number one. He truly is one of one

A superb and revealing autobiography, from one of the greatest goalkeepers in history, with stories from victories and defeats, as well as the dressing room secrets of numerous top coaches, from Ancelotti to Conte’

Few could debut at 17 against that Milan and keep a clean pair of shorts, let alone a clean sheet, but Gigi did

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