Italian football legend Andrea Pirlo is approaching the end of his career - the 38-year-old veteran has confirmed that he will officially retire from football in December. Since the summer of 2015, A. Pirlo has been playing in the United States. The Italian has a contract with the "New York City" team until December of this year. He announced that after the contract expires, there will be no new career plans - the midfielder will hang up his football boots and return to live in Italy. "You understand that it's time to retire," - A. Pirlo made his decision clear. - Every day you have physical problems and can't train normally, because you always feel pain somewhere". "I think at my age, I've had enough of football. It's not like something you can do freely until you're 50. I'll do something else in my life. 38 is a lot and you have to make room on the field for younger players. I'm not angry about it. It's just that there comes a time when you have to retire," - added A. Pirlo. During his illustrious career, A. Pirlo is best remembered from his time playing for AC Milan. The "elegant midfielder" played 401 matches and scored 41 goals in 10 years. Later, his career unexpectedly took a turn towards Turin's Juventus, where he played until moving to the USA. In Turin, A. Pirlo still showed his mastery and appeared on the field 164 times. During his career, A. Pirlo also wore the jerseys of Brescia, Inter Milan, and Reggina. The Italian became a Serie A champion six times and won the UEFA Champions League twice with Milan. A. Pirlo retired from the Italian national team in 2015. Until then, he played 116 matches and became a world champion in 2006.
Happy retirement, Andrea Pirlo.
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755 club games
116 senior caps
86 goals
17 trophies
One of the coolest to ever do it. pic.twitter.com/xmesLx309s
