message to his "friend", who revealed on Monday
that he is moving to the United States
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has paid
tribute to former team-mate Andrea Pirlo after the
midfielder agreed a switch to MLS side New York
City FC.
Pirlo's move to New York - where he will play
alongside David Villa and Frank Lampard - was
confirmed on Monday.
Buffon and Pirlo won four consecutive Scudetti
alongside one another at Juve - not to mention a
World Cup together with Italy - but the veteran
shot-stopper admitted that he felt as if he were
losing a friend rather than a team-mate.
"Others have used different words to tell you
goodbye and wish you many other victories. I
would like to use one word gathering the whole life
we lived together - friend," the 37-year-old posted
on sportlobster.
"Good luck, my friend. Good luck for your present
and your future. Thank you for our past lives
together. Thank you for the carefree hours spent
together.
"Thank you for the tears of joy and sadness we
cried, always supporting each other.
"Thank you for having taught me that sometimes
in this sport people can make things, that most
think impossible, become real.
"A friend is the most precious thing people can
have, and the best thing people can be. I am sure
about this first sentence and I live and hope for the
second one."
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