Gianluigi Buffon was a professional soccer player.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup , the quadrennial international football world championship tournament . The team captain of an association football team , sometimes known as the skipper , is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team : it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad , or a player that can heavily influence a game . The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelé 's choice of the `` greatest living footballers '' . Gianluigi Buffon . He was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world 's greatest living players in 2004 . The Italian national football team ( Nazionale di calcio italiana ) represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation ( FIGC ) , the governing body for football in Italy .