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 2015 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2014 -- 15 UEFA Champions League , the 60th season of Europe 's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs ' Cup to the UEFA Champions League . 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 . Gianluigi Buffon . After reaching the 2015 Champions League final , he was named to the 2014 -- 15 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season , and placed fourth in the 2015 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award . The UEFA Club Footballer of the Year was a football award presented by UEFA to the most outstanding performers of the European club football season .