Buffon retires from football

<p>Legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has confirmed his retirement from professional football with an emotional video released on Twitter on Wednesday.</p>, <p>Buffon brings an end to his incredible 28-year career that has seen him play for the likes of Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.</p>, <p>Buffon ends his astonishing football journey at his boyhood club, Parma.</p>, <p>The 45-year-old took to his Twitter account to confirm the anticipated news that he was hanging up his gloves.</p>, <p>Buffon captioned a video displaying some of his best moments with the caption: “That’s all, folks! You gave me everything. I gave you everything. We did it together.”</p>, <p>Buffon will go down as one of, if not the greatest, goalkeepers in the history of the game.</p>, <p>He ended his international career with 77 clean sheets in 176 caps and played a total of 1,151 professional games at club and international levels, winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup with Italy.</p>