Buffon Wins Serie a Best Player Award
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22 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 SPORTS Buffon wins Serie A Espanyol top Best Player award Getafe 1-0 Gianluigi Buffon (L) celebrates with his trophy London Leonardo Bonucci, Alex Sandro, uventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Miralem Pjanic, Gonzalo Higuain and Buffon has added to his huge Paulo Dybala. silverwareJ collection after winning the The other four announced in Serie A Best Player award at the Gran the highly decorated team included Gala del Calcio. Kalidou Koulibaly, Radja Nainggolan, The legendary Italian picked up the Marek Hamsik and Dries Mertens. award for his performances during Furthermore, the Old Lady also the 2016-17 season at a star-studded secured the Best Club prize for the ceremony in Milan on Monday, sixth straight season just a day after organised by the Italian Football their comfortable 3-0 victory over Federation. Crotone in Serie A. Espanyol’s Sergio Garcia (C) competes during a match between Espanyol and Getafe (Picture courtesy: xinhua) And it was another brilliant night Juventus currently sit third in the for Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus Italian top flight, four points behind London crossbar. Four minutes later Mario too long as he turned back on to side as they dominated the Serie A league leaders Napoli after their spanyol claimed their first win for Hermoso’s looping header from his left foot and a combination of awards ceremony at the Megawatt opening 14 matches. And the two three games as Gerard Moreno’s Pablo Piatti’s free-kick came back goalkeeper Pau Lopez and defender Court. Seven players from Juventus’ sides meet in a mouth-watering clash close-rangeE finish gave them a 1-0 off the frame of the goal, but it was David Lopez diverted his shot to Serie A winning side from last season on Friday night at Stadio San Paolo, win over Getafe in LaLiga. Getafe who created - and squandered safety. made the 2016-17 Team of the with Juventus desperately looking to The home side started brightly - the best chance of the first half. The visitors were made to pay Year, including Buffon, Dani Alves, close the gap. (dailymail.co.uk) and almost opened the scoring Angel won possession on the for that missed opportunity when after six minutes when left-back halfway line and drove into the box Moreno scored the only goal of the Aaron Martin was allowed to surge before setting up Jorge Molina for game 10 minutes into the second forward and unleash a stinging what looked certain to be a simple half, the striker getting the faintest of Two Grand Slam wins apiece propelled tennis drive which goalkeeper Vicente finish. touches to Piatti’s far-post free-kick. superstars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer Guaita acrobatically tipped over the However, Molina delayed for (espn.in) back to the top of the year-end rankings while Simona Halep’s consistency across the season secured her No. 1 spot GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS No January exit for Sanchez and Ozil Australian Open London Roger Federer SUI anager Arsene Wenger says Serena Williams USA Mforward Alexis Sanchez and Roland Garros midfielder Mesut Ozil will be at Arsenal Rafael Nadal after the January transfer window Rafael Nadal ESP “unless something unbelievable Jelena Ostapenko LAT happens”. Wimbledon The contracts of both players expire Simona Halep Roger Federer SUI at the end of the season. Garbine Muguruza ESP Asked if his gut feeling is they will stay, Wenger replied: “Yes, of course.” U.S. Open The Frenchman also said it is in Rafael Nadal ESP midfielder Jack Wilshere’s “best Sloane Stephens USA interest” to remain with the Premier League club. Fed Cup Final (women) Wenger added: “I will absolutely United States bt Belarus, 3-2 fight for him to stay here because he’s a top-quality player.” Davis Cup Final (men) England international Wilshere, France bt Belgium, 3-2 25, has struggled with injuries since making his Arsenal debut in 2008 and Men YEAR-END RANKINGS 2017 Women spent the 2016-17 campaign on loan at Rafael Nadal Spain Simona Halep Romania Bournemouth. Roger Federer Switzerland Garbine Muguruza Spain He has yet to make a Premier League Grigor Dimitrov Bulgaria Caroline Wozniacki Denmark start this season. Alexander Zverev Germany Karolina Pliskova Czech Rep. Both Sanchez, 28, and 29-year-old Dominic Thiem Austria Venus Williams United States Ozil are key figures for Wenger. Chile forward Sanchez, who arrived Marin Cilic Croatia Elina Svitolina Ukraine in 2014 from Barcelona, has scored David Goffin Belgium Jelena Ostapenko Latvia 56 goals in 113 appearances, while Jack Sock United States Caroline Garcia France Germany international Ozil has Stan Wawrinka Switzerland Johanna Konta Great Britain produced 45 assists since his debut in Pablo Carreno Busta Spain Coco Vandeweghe United States September 2013, more than any other Mesut Ozil (L)and Alexis Sanchez (file pic) Sources: ATP, WTA Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS Premier League player. (BBC).