Buffon supports Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany: “When I was a child I didn’t know how to pronounce their name. I can do better now, but I still think it’s not quite right.” When Juventus met the Bundesliga outfit in the UEFA Champions League in 2015/16, Buffon gave a pair of his gloves to their fans but received nothing in return. Gladbach later sent him a scarf bearing the legend ‘A German team’ – in jest since, like Buffon, most foreigners find Mönchengladbach a bit of a mouthful.
