Gianluigi Buffon: A Memoir To Il Migliore

To say that Gianluigi Buffon is a legend doesn’t say enough about him. At 40 years of age, he has accomplished so much in his lifetime. To football fans everywhere, Buffon is an icon of the sport. He doesn’t just symbolize a goalkeeper’s role on the pitch, but he represents the heart of a true man of the sport.

In football today we see the spawn of new competitors and new faces coming up within the system. Gianluigi Buffon has taken this essence of young competition and proven time and time again that he is the greatest of all time for a reason, leaving very few able to meet his level.

When you talk about Buffon, you think of everything that he has done. His most faithful and loyal period, in my opinion, was sticking with the Bianconeri after being relegated to Serie B. He not only showed heart for the sport, but for the team, "In the end it was a simple choice for me, if Juve had to go down to B then I had to go with them. I didn't really need to think about it. Juve helped me become a world champion and therefore I owed them a huge debt."

In his career, Buffon has maintained 283 clean sheets, been named the Serie A goal keeper of the year 12 times, holds the record for most clean sheets (21), has 77 clean sheets for Italy, has won 8 Scudetti in the Serie A, and, at 38 years old, he managed to break a 22-year record in 2016, by going 974 minutes without conceding a goal in Serie A.