Gianni Rivera, former golden ball winner, brought up some good points.
Firstly, that it wouldn't look good if a player in serie b/Italy won it, which is y Cannavaro will win.
Secondly, that had Buffon let in any goals, Cannavaro's performances wouldn't have looked so spotless. Which is true. One need only look at the semi-finals and finals, where Buffon was the difference. Gigi's save on Zidane was a game breaker, and even Zidane could do nothing but scream in disbelief.
Thats not to mention over a yr, Buffon has been more consistent on average.
Cannavaro is a good choice, but Buffon is 1 of a kind. He is the closest a goalie will come to winning it in a long time.
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