Posted:
9 years ago
14 Jun 2014
AFP
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon confirmed
on Saturday he had been ruled out of his
team's opening FIFA World Cup clash with
England in Manaus.
Buffon limped out of a training session on
Friday suffering with a knock and, after
receiving treatment, immediately had to
undergo sessions of physiotherapy late into
the night.
On his personal Twitter page, Buffon urged
fans to make light of his absence and support
his replacement Salvatore Sirigu in Saturday's
Group D battle: "Life is great... and a missed
match or another missed World Cup is not
going to change my opinion on that !!"