What you might not know about new Paris signing Buffon

What you might not know about new Paris signing Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon once joked that he could play until he is 65; he has confirmed that, aged 40, he is ready for the next chapter after joining Paris Saint-Germain.

What you might not know

• Sport is in Buffon’s blood: mother Maria Stella held the Italian discus record for 17 years; father Adriano was a national junior shot put champion; meanwhile sisters Guendalina and Veronica played volleyball, Guendalina winning the European Cup with Matera. Former Milan and Italy keeper Lorenzo Buffon was a cousin of Gianluigi’s grandfather.

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