“If only I can stop!” That legendary advertising slogan of an Austrian confectionery manufacturer does not only apply to Roger Federer in top sport. Many athletes over 40 are still in the thick of it instead of just being there.
A KURIER overview without claim to completeness …
Gianluigi Buffon, 42
Even after 25 years in the football business, the Italian still hasn’t had enough. In 1995, the star keeper made his Serie A debut in a Parma dress at the age of 17. After more than 850 games, Buffon still holds out his hands at Juventus Turin when a need arises. The 2006 world champion will celebrate his 43rd birthday at the end of January, and he is far from having an end to his career.
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