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All round legend Gianluigi Buffon hugs adoring fans as Italy team depart France
Published 16:08 3 Jul 2016 BST
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As if we needed another reason to love the man.
Italy’s exit on penalties from Euro 2016 last night means that the tournament had to bid farewell to possibly it’s most likeable player, Gianluigi Buffon. Buffon was already a legend before the tournament, of course, but a series of typically brilliant performances only enhanced his reputation. The Juventus stopper has already signalled his intention to play at the World Cup in 2018 so (fingers crossed) we haven’t seen the last of him yet, but that didn’t prevent him from an emotional meeting with adoring Italian fans outside their hotel as they prepared to depart France on Sunday morning. https://twitter.com/UEFAcomPaoloM/status/749595451972878336 If we were there, we’d have hugged him too. What a man.Explore more on these topics:
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