Replacing you might not be a great idea! – Buffon grateful for Rakitic tribute

Ivan Rakitic spoke for a generation of football fans when he described the difficulty of witnessing Gianluigi Buffon’s international heartbreak, but his offer of a place in Croatia’s midfield has been kindly rejected by the Italy great. Buffon’s 175-cap career for the Azzurri ended in tears as Italy missed out on the World Cup for […]