The Old Lady bids Gianluigi Buffon farewell

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanluˈiːdʒi bufˈfɔn]; born 28 January 1978) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Juventus. He is widely regarded by players, pundits and managers as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time and, by some, as the greatest ever. Buffon was the runner-up for the Ballon d'Or in 2006, and was elected to be part of the FIFPro World XI, an honour which he also achieved two more times. 

He is the first goalkeeper ever to win the Golden Foot Award, which pertains to both personality and playing ability. He was also the first goalkeeper ever to win the Serie A Footballer of the Year award, and has also been named the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year a record 12 times. He has also been named the IFFHS World's 

Best Goalkeeper a record five times, alongside Iker Casillas, and was also named the best goalkeeper of the 21st century, of the past 25 years, and of the decade, by the same organisation. Buffon has won 23 trophies in his career, including nine Serie A titles, one Serie B title, five Coppa Italia titles, six Supercoppa Italiana titles, one UEFA Cup title and one FIFA World Cup title. He holds the record for the most clean sheets in Serie A, and with the Italy national team; he also holds the record for the longest streak without conceding a goal in Serie A history: over 12 league matches, he went unbeaten for 974 consecutive minutes during the 2015–16 season, as well as having achieved the most consecutive clean sheets (10) in Serie A in that same season. He is also one of only twenty-five players to have made at least 1,000 professional career appearances. (Wikipedia).

He played his last match for the Old lady and bade the home fans farewell, it was a mutual feeling. He had won if not all trophies, a little less away from his trophy cabinet. This phenomenal player has done far exceedingly beyond what most goalkeepers dream of. He's a giant of the goalkeeping profession in his own rights. We would wait for a lifetime to find a goalie like Buffon. His infamous dismissal against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu will forever linger in our hearts. I'm sad to see him retire with such passion in his eyes and also happy to have watched and partook in his immense success as a fan on the sideline.

Viva Buffon

Viva The Old lady