A. Pirlo closes the chapter on his footballer career (VIDEO)

Andrea Pirlo played his last game with the "New York City" club and took a step he announced a month ago. The former Italian national team midfielder ended his dazzling career, wrote lrytas.lt.

"Not only my adventure in New York has ended, but also my football journey," - the 38-year-old exceptional talent player declared on the social network "Twitter."

His former club Turin's "Juventus" described A.Pirlo in two words: "a true genius."

The former star of "AC Milan," Turin's "Juventus," and the Italian national team won six "Serie A" titles, two Champions League trophies during his career, and was the most important player of the 2006 national team when they won the World Cup trophies.

A.Pirlo played 116 matches for the Italian national team. The player, who came from the youth system of the "Brescia" club, spent three seasons at Milano's "Inter" before joining the "AC Milan" club, where he played 400 matches.

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