The mythical goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who at 43 dreams of returning to the Parma to Serie A, does not rule out playing one day in the MLS The MX League before retiring, he said in an interview with Hristo Stoichkov, from TUDN.
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“These are experiences that I would like to have. After we return to Parma to Serie A, we see what will happen ”, said the Juventus historical player after Stoichkov asked him about the possibility of playing in the United States and Mexico, host countries of the 2026 World Cup.
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“If you ask me what I will do tomorrow, the truth is I don’t know if I will be a manager or a coach. Knowing myself, I think what I want is to improve ”, he added.
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“IF I HAD WON THE CHAMPIONS I WOULD ALREADY BE RETIRED”
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In addition to having won a world Cup With Italy (2006), Buffon has achieved everything at club level except for the Champions League despite having played three Finals with the Juventus. Regarding that, the goalkeeper said that not having won it keeps him motivated.
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“The fact that I didn’t win the Champions League is what keeps my competitive spirit alive. I stay in shape and respect my profession for it. Maybe if he had won the Champions League he would already be retired because he would not have any important goal to achieve, “he said.
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“JUVE LOST ITS DNA WITH CRISTIANO RONALDO”
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Buffon believes that Juventus was able to lift the Champions League in the 2018-19 season, the first with CR7 In the team, however, he considered that afterwards the team lost its identity that to this day it has not been able to recover.
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“Juve with Cristiano Ronaldo had the chance to win the Champions League the first year that Ronaldo arrived, it was just the year that I was in Paris, and I couldn’t explain what happened to them. When I came back these last two years we lived a lot with Cristiano, we worked very well together, but I think Juve lost their DNA as a team. We reached the finals because we had a team full of experience, but above all a unity and competition within the group that was very strong, “he said.
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DONNARUMMA WILL BE THE BEST GOALKEEPER IN THE WORLD
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“In my opinion today we have a group of five or six extraordinary goalkeepers. Oblak, Courtois, Neuer, Ter Stegen, Donnarumma with them come to mind, Navas. I don’t have one that is a step above the rest. Whoever could climb that step could be Donnarumma, he has the potential to be able to stand out from the rest within a year ”, he indicated.
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Gigi Buffon, champion of the ‘rock, paper or scissors’ of Parma
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