Andrea Pirlo, a professional Italian footballer, announced he is retiring from football after playing his last game for New York City.
Pirlo began his career at Brescia and also played for Inter, AC Milan and Juventus before joining the Major League Soccer side two years ago.
Former club Juventus described him as a “true genius”.
This is what he wrote on his twitter handle when he officially announced his retirement:
— Andrea Pirlo (@Pirlo_official) November 6, 2017
People wished him good luck for his future endeavors and called him the best Italian footballer. Here some of the tweets of his well-wishers:
Puyol: "I'm like the student who is not as clever, but revises for his exams and does OK in the end."#MondayMotivation #UCL pic.twitter.com/46IoCVKJZo
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 6, 2017
Xavi: "I have always considered Andrea to be the best Italian footballer."
Two-time #UCL winner Pirlo has retired. Best memory? pic.twitter.com/tr6s7pO8XW
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 6, 2017
10 🔴⚫ seasons
2 🏆 #UCL
2 🏆 #UEFASuperCup
1 🏆 FIFA Club World Cup
2 🇮🇹 Scudetto
1 🇮🇹 Super Cup
1 🇮🇹 Cup
All the best @Pirlo_official! pic.twitter.com/QH8Pg2hCyS— AC Milan (@acmilan) November 6, 2017
Pogba: "When you look at Pirlo you just want to be like him. Every day you learn something from him."#UCL pic.twitter.com/NWUcmX298K
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 6, 2017
Carlo Ancelotti: "Andrea Pirlo is fabulous; there aren't any other adjectives to describe him."#UCL pic.twitter.com/vwagnqkZJq
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 6, 2017
Andrea Pirlo announces his retirement from football.
The nicknames say it all…
Architect
Metronome
Professor
Maestro
Mozart pic.twitter.com/EPlNZn1X9t— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) November 6, 2017
A true genius of the Beautiful Game played his final match yesterday.
It’s been an honor to share the journey with you. Grazie, Maestro. pic.twitter.com/lcjIsey9BK
— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) November 6, 2017
Andrea Pirlo's career:
Debut: 21 May 1995
Games: 872
Serie A titles: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆#UCL 🏆🏆
World Cup 🏆All-time favourite midfielder? pic.twitter.com/nhHRPxRuTV
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 6, 2017
