Juventus is happy birthday to his goalkeeper and captain Gigi Buffon who is now 40 years old and has made the fortunes of the bianconeri and the Italian National team. This is the right message of love and gratitude dedicated by Juventus on its website to its number one:
“It is not obvious to celebrate a day like this without telling you something that has not yet been said to you. On the other hand, what binds you to Juve is a life-long story, and just today that you blow out 40 candles, it is almost natural to look back in time. You were a boy, and you wore long hair, when you first arrived in Turin, in 2001. You were Gianluigi Buffon, a great talent of Italian football, and you became Super Gigi. Because your interventions, your celebrations, your class, have become like you, a symbol, and with you, they go beyond the boundaries of your role and perhaps of football itself. Your parades have become an icon and each of us has his in his heart. It could be the penalty on Figo in the 2003 Champions League semifinal against Real, or the one in the blue jersey, in Berlin in 2006, during the World Final, on Zidane's header, or maybe one of the many on the Serie B fields, that you wanted to play with with, like that sensational, double intervention against Bologna at the Olympic Stadium in Turin. When you arrived at Juve you were already a champion, but here you became a Legend, a legacy of all football and sport, an example, on and off the pitch, of willpower, attachment to the shirt, enthusiasm and what it means. be a Captain and a professional. These are not words of circumstance. After all, they are the same as your teammates, those who every day have the privilege of working and growing by your side. And it is to them that all of us, together with all the Juventus fans, all football and sports fans, join together to wish you a happy birthday ”.
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