Buffon: Northern Ireland Deserves Italy's Respect in Euro Qualifier

First article: 25 mar. 2026, 21:22 | Last update: 25 mar. 2026, 21:22 | | 1 article

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Ahead of their Euro qualifier match, Italian football legend Gianluigi Buffon stressed the importance of respecting Northern Ireland as opponents. Buffon highlighted Northern Ireland's fighting spirit and tactical capabilities, indicating that Italy would not underestimate them. His comments aim to set a tone of respect and preparedness for the Italian squad.

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Northern Ireland deserve Italy's respect - Buffon

World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon says Italy have been fully concentrated on overcoming Northern Ireland as the sides prepare to face each other in Bergamo on Thursday.

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Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon Ufficiale OMRI este un fost fotbalist italian care a jucat pe post de portar la echipe ca Juventus, Parma și PSG. Pe plan internațional, are 176 de prezențe la națională pentru Italia.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi), and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At the 2021 census, its population was 1,903,175, making up around 3% of the UK's population and 27% of the population on the island of Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly, established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. The government of Northern Ireland cooperates with the government of Ireland in several areas under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. The Republic of Ireland also has a consultative role on non-devolved governmental matters through the British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference.

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