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Veterans Buffon and Barzagli renew contracts with Juventus

By GNA
Sports News Veterans Buffon and Barzagli renew contracts with Juventus
MAY 11, 2016 LISTEN

Rome, May 11, (GNA/dpa) - Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli have renewed their contract with Juventus until 2018, the Italian champions said Wednesday.

The goalkeeper captain Buffon, 38, and the 35-year-old defender Barzagli have helped Juve win their last five successive league titles.

Both were in the Italian national squad that won the 2006 World Cup, Barzagli then being a reserve, and are set to man the Azzurri's defence at Euro 2016 in France.

Barzagli has been at Juve since 2011 after transferring in mid-season from German club Wolfsburg, where he won the Bundesliga in 2009. He had earlier stints in the Serie A at Chievo and Palermo.

Buffon has won seven titles with Juve since his arrival from Parma in 2001.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri also renewed his contract until 2018 last week.

GNA

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