Juventus captain pays emotional tribute to departing Pirlo

Date: 7th July 2015 at 5:37pm
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Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon has paid an emotional tribute to his former teammate Andrea Pirlo who has recently completed his move to MLS side New York City FC.

The two Italian veterans have made a total of 263 appearances between them for the Italian national side, and the 37-year-old goalkeeper has since declared his formidable friendship with his fellow World Cup winner.

“Lot’s of words have been used to try to describe your achievements and victories but I want to use one that best describes our life spent together; friend,” said Buffon in a post on his personal Facebook page.

“Good luck my friend, for your present as well as your future.

“Thank you for the cheerful years we have spent together. Thank you for the tears of joy and pleasure that we have cried onto each others’ shoulders. Thank you for showing me that in football, sometimes anything can be made possible.

“A friend is the best thing that anyone can have and also the best thing that anyone else can be.

“You certainly have been one for me and I hope that I have also been one for you.”

 

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