Juventus star forward Alessandro del Piero shouts his joy after scoring his career's 200th goal during an Italian second division soccer match between Juventus and Frosinone in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 28 2006. Juventus had its penalty in the Italian match-fixing scandal reduced by eight points on Friday.The Turin club jumped from 20th place in the second-division standings to 12th. Juventus had been stripped of its 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles, demoted to Serie B, and docked 17 points by a sports tribunal in July. The 17-point penalty has become a nine-point penalty. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)MASSIMO PINCA/Associated Press

Alessandro Del Piero Celebrates 40th Birthday with 40-Word Message

Mark Patterson

Nov 9, 2014

Juventus and Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero turns 40 on Sunday—and to celebrate it, he posted a touching 40-word message of thanks on his website.

The playmaker, who won the World Cup, numerous Serie A titles and more during a stellar playing career (which still continues in the Indian Super League today), wrote:

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A number? A frontier? A Lifetime has passed by, another awaits: I am ready. To be, to grow, to become. Son to father, footballer to man. The best I can be. Thanks everybody for never allowing me to feel lonely.
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A legend turns 40! Happy birthday Alessandro Del Piero, who won just about everything in 20yrs for Juventus and Italy pic.twitter.com/uYAq1plXYg
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) November 9, 2014"

[Official website (Italian, translated on GianlucaDiMarzio.com]