Buffon extends career in return to Parma, his first club
Football | June 17, 2021 16:53 ISTBuffon first tasted international glory with Parma by helping the team win the UEFA Cup in 1999.
Buffon first tasted international glory with Parma by helping the team win the UEFA Cup in 1999.
The 43-year-old Buffon announced Tuesday that when his contract expires in June it will definitively be the end of his time with the Bianconeri.
The Turin derby game against Torino moved the 42-year-old Buffon one ahead of AC Milan great Paolo Maldini, who set the record in 2009.
Juventus announced Monday that both Buffon and club captain Giorgio Chiellini extended their contracts for one more year.
Juventus posted pictures and videos of Buffon signing autographs for fans outside the club's training facility before he went inside for the tests.
Adrien Rabiot was unveiled as a Juventus player on Tuesday at a press conference.
Buffon, who has since left Juventus, will serve the ban next season if he signs for a club which plays in the Champions League or Europa League.
The 40-year-old Buffon says the Serie A match against Hellas Verona on Saturday will be his last for Juventus, he has received offers to play elsewhere which have changed his mind about retiring.
He announced his retirement from the national team in November when Italy lost a World Cup playoff to Sweden but recently returned for friendlies.
There is a very real chance that when the tournament kicks off on June 14, it will be without the four-time champions.
Italy lost 0-3 to Spain in a World Cup qualifying game which effectively ended Italy's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup directly as group winners.
The winner is set to be announced during the draw for the group stage of the Champions League, to be held in Monaco on Aug 24.
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