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Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon fined for blasphemy

Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon reacts during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification football match between Italy and Sweden, on November 13, 2017 at the San Siro stadium in Milan. [AFP PHOTO]

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was on Thursday fined 5,000 euros (sh 657,000) by the Italian Football Federation for blasphemy.

The 43-year-old Italian World Cup winner, who escaped a ban for the offence, was overheard using a "blasphemous expression" towards teammate Manolo Portanova during Juve's 4-0 league win over Parma on December 19.

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