A Touch of Class! Goalkeeping Legends Show Their Mutual Respect Over Twitter

Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas are both nearing the end of their playing careers, but nonetheless have been two of the defining goalkeepers of their

Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas are both nearing the end of their playing careers, but nonetheless have been two of the defining goalkeepers of their generation and arguably of all time.

With Buffon and Casillas having played for the majority of their careers at Juventus and Real Madrid respectively, the two have met many times for club and country and you would think they would’ve been rivals, but how far from the truth that is.

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The two have previously expressed their respect for each other and any interaction between the two legends oozes class.

The pair recently had another display of class and respect as Casillas showed his admiration for Buffon, after the Italian won the ‘Man of the Year’ award at the Gazzetta Sports Awards on Tuesday.

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The former Real Madrid keeper posted a video message praising Buffon, with the two exchanging posts on Twitter.

In response to Casillas' praise at the Gazzetta Sports Awards, Buffon thanked his friend, writing:

.@IkerCasillas you're a friend as usual. What you said yesterday during the #GazzettaSportsAwards really touched me. Thank you so much!

— Gianluigi Buffon (@gianluigibuffon) December 13, 2017

And Casillas replied in kind:

It´s always a pleasure for me my friend. You are a legend!! 😃🙌 Think carefully about your retirement 😉 you still rock it! https://t.co/CE7GLx0Hlc

— Iker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) December 13, 2017

With Buffon’s retirement coming at the end of the current season and Iker Casillas being 36-years-old, we should treasure the time we have with these great players still in the game.