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.