Tributes flow in as "THE goalkeeper" Buffon retires | The Express Tribune
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ROME: Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced his retirement on Wednesday at the age of 45, sparking tributes from the world of football. "That's all folks! You gave me everything. I gave you everything. We did it together," Buffon posted on social media. Buffon won 10 Serie A titles with Juventus but ended his stellar career back where it all started at Parma. "We would like to thank you once again: It is one of those moments we will remember in the history of football," Juventus said in a statement. "You were not only the best, you did more than that, you became THE goalkeeper." It was at Parma that he won his only European club trophy -- the 1999 UEFA Cup (now the Europa League) -- but he retires without a Champions League winners medal having lost three times in the final with Juventus. Parma paid a handsome tribute to him saying he is "a man, a champion, a captain for the club and