Gianluigi Buffon has had a distinguished career with Juventus and the Italian national team. However, he is not the number one goalkeeper according to the French football magazine, France Football.
Currently, there are many goalkeepers with status as pillar players in teams competing on the European football scene. Call it Alisson Becker (Liverpool) and Ederson Moraes (Manchester City), being the best in the Premier League.
Then Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) and Marc Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona) have the status of world-class goalkeepers in La Liga. Meanwhile, in the Bundesliga there is Manuel Nuer who strengthens Bayern Munich.
Apart from these names, of course, there are still many of the best goalkeepers. It is difficult to know who is the best among the many choices with almost the same abilities.
However, recently the organizers of the Ballon d'Or, France Football, unveiled the best goalkeepers of all time. In that list, only a few goalkeepers are still active.
Who are the goalkeepers? Here are 10 of France Football's best goalkeepers of all time.
Top 10 Goalkeepers By France Football Magazine
1. Lev Yashin
France Football named Lev Yashin as the best goalkeeper of all time. The goalkeeper nicknamed Spider was the only goalkeeper who managed to win the prestigious individual title, the Ballon d'Or.
Yashin received this elite award in 1963 or three years after leading the Soviet Union to win the European Cup.
2. Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks has been named FIFA's best goalkeeper for six consecutive seasons, from 1966 to 1971.
One of Banks' best performances was in a stunning save from the threat of legendary Brazilian striker Pele at the 1970 World Cup.
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3. Dino Zoff
Dino Zoff is the oldest player to ever win the World Cup, namely in the 1982 edition. Zoff, who was then lined up as captain, was 40 years, 4 months and 13 days old.
Zoff recorded a total of 112 appearances with the Italian national team. Meanwhile, Zoff's score at club level with Juventus is that he has won six Scudetto titles.
4. Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon is arguably the best goalkeeper of the 21st century. Buffon has won titles at national team level and won many trophies at club level with Juventus.
Apart from his team record, the former Parma goalkeeper also has a pretty good individual score. Last year, Buffon broke Paolo Maldini's record by playing 650 games in the Italian League since his debut with Parma in November 1995. He became the first player to reach that record.
Then Buffon was also able to carve the longest un-conceded record in Serie A, which is 974 minutes.
Buffon has just led Juve to win the 2020/2021 Coppa Italia. However, he decided to leave Juventus at the end of this season.
5. Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer is a player who has reintroduced the sweeper goalkeeping role. So, Neuer not only stayed behind in goal, but also did not hesitate to leave the area to sweep the incoming ball.
His good performance has earned Neuer the title of the IFFHS 'best goalkeeper in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
6. Peter Schmeichel
Peter Schmeichel has won in three different leagues, namely Denmark, Portugal and England. There aren't many players as impressive as Schmeichel.
One of Schemeichel's best moments was when he was asked to be captain when Manchester United won the treble in 1999.
7. Sepp Maier
Sepp Maier spent his professional career with Bayern Munich. A total of 536 appearances were recorded by Maier with Die Rotten.
The title that Maier has won is three consecutive European Cup trophies with Bayern Munich. At the country level, Maier has won the World Cup.
8. Iker Casillas
Iker Casillas is the number one goalkeeper that Spain has ever had. In particular, Casillas appeared extraordinary in the 2008-2012 range.
This was proven when he strengthened for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. Especially when wearing El Real, Casillas managed to present five La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies.
9. Edwin van der Sar
The Dutch goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, was named Europe's best goalkeeper in 1995 and 2009. The latest award shows that age has not hindered his career.
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10. Peter Shilton
Throughout his career Peter Shilton played 1,390 matches which were recorded from 1966 to 1997. The individual record is the most competitive appearance record.
Conclusion
These were the 10 best goal keepeers choose by france football magazine.
Source: Give Me Sports