he was brilliant today as was the whole defense
Gigi probably has another World Cup in him. I reckon he’ll stay on until 2018 and then hand over the gloves to Simone Scuffet. Hopefully he’ll then run for the Italian presidency.
I think you’re a beautiful person for saying this.
I heart Gigi 
Great to see him grace another champions league final
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Great to see him grace another champions league final[/QUOTE]
The nicest guy in football.
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A national treasure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siF-plhH-0U
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Best video on youtube.
I love him
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Gigi is a winner. His level has never dropped unlike that clown in the picture above.
[SIZE=5]Former Italy captain Paolo Maldini[/URL] is hoping [URL=‘http://www.eurosport.com/football/teams/juventus/teamcenter.shtml’]Juventus[/URL] win the Champions League on Saturday so that goalkeeper [URL=‘http://www.eurosport.com/football/gianluigi-buffon_prs316/person.shtml’]Gianluigi Buffon can finally get his hands on the trophy.[/SIZE]
Maldini was part of the Milan side which beat Juventus on penalties in the 2003 final with Buffon part of the losing Bianconeri side.
With former teammate Andrea Pirlo now playing for Juventus as well, Maldini has plenty of reason to support his long-term Serie A rivals.
“Of course I’ll be supporting Juve, I have friends playing for them,” Maldini told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I have had everything in my life, and while teasing can be fun I will not be rooting against my own.
"Besides, Buffon deserves it since he has been the best goalkeeper of the last three decades and is an icon of world football.
He is always smiling and always calm. Often he is criticised on the basis only of his age, since the same mistake 10 years ago would be forgiven… I know that from experience!"
Maldini won an astonishing five European Cups in total, playing in eight finals in total, and he feels playing in a European Cup final is a unique experience.
"Yes, the emotion is stronger the first time around. You take everything in as you never known if it will happen to you again. I then went on to play in eight finals, but you have to take it all in your stride.
“If the group is not ready the tension can be a bad thing. It is important to have a coach who can speak with assurance and calmness, and then there are also the leaders in the side. In Berlin Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez will be crucial.”
Said he’ll retire after the 2018 World Cup.
Gigi broke Zoff’s record of consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in Serie A, he is now just 4 minutes away from break Sebastiano Rossi’s all time record.
The Greatest of All Time.
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Perhaps the best since Daseyev, I can’t go back any further
Can we amend the thread title to The Greatest Keeper of all time.
Today is his 30th appearance at a major tournament. Some achievement considering he missed Euro 2000 with injury and only played once at the 2010 WC
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Legend celebrating with the Irish management there.
What a man
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International Alright Sort of the Year 2016 in my book
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Missed this, can someone throw up a video if poss
It’s up on the match thread.
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