Gianluigi Buffon is according to the International Federation of Football & Statistics (IFFHS) is the best goalkeeper in the world ahead of Spain and Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas this past 25 years even though the Madrid keeper was named goalkeeper of the year for 2012.
Buffon, who was previously named the best keeper of the 21st century, has accumulated a total of 226 points compared to the 213 held by the Spaniard. The top 3 is completed by Dutchman Edwin Van der Sar, then followed by Peter Schmeichel and Oliver Kahn.
The other Spaniard to feature in the top ten spots is Andoni Zubizarreta. The classification also recognizes the efforts of Víctor Valdés (17th), Pepe Reina (32nd), Santi Cañizares (34th), Andrés Palop (62nd), Manuel Almunia (130th) and David De Gea (130th).