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Buffon urged to play on beyond his 43rd birthday by former Juventus deputy Rubinho

Gianluigi Buffon has been urged to play on for “as long as he has the desire and determination”, with ex-Juventus goalkeeper Rubinho seeing no reason for the World Cup winner to retire.

The Bianconeri legend was taken back to Turin during the summer of 2019 after spending one season at French giants Paris Saint-Germain. A change of scenery had been sought by the veteran shot-stopper on the back of an iconic 17-year stint at Juve.

Buffon has continued to see game time this term, despite now being behind Wojciech Szczesny in the pecking order, and has reportedly committed to another 12-month contract.