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Italian goalkeeper Buffon awarded Golden Foot in Monaco

MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Reuters) — Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon won the 2016 international Golden Foot award in Monaco on Tuesday (October 11), beating nominees which included Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo, England captain Wayne Rooney and Argentine forward Lionel Messi. The 38-year-old Juventus player, who was goalkeeper for Italy during this year’s Euro 2016 tournament, said he was very honoured to have won the award. “For me, I’m very proud to have won. I hope that […]