The Italy international went 974 minutes between conceding goals for Juventus and marked the occasion by declaring his love for the goal that he protects on a weekly basis
Players have celebrated breaking individual records in a number of different ways over the years, but Gianluigi Buffon's is perhaps one of the most touching.
The Juventus goalkeeper broke Sebastiano Rossi's Serie A record of going 929 minutes unbeaten after surviving the first four minutes of Sunday's derby with Torino without conceding.
Buffon was eventually beaten by an Andrea Belotti penalty, but not before stretching his record to a remarkable 974 minutes, and has celebrated by sending the goal he defends an open letter via Twitter.
He wrote: "I was 12 when I turned my back on you, denying my past to guarantee you a safe future.
"I went with my heart.
"I went with my instinct.
"But the day I stopped looking you in the face is also the day that I started to love you.
"To protect you.
"To be your first and last line of defence.
"I promised myself that I would do everything not to see your face again. Or that I would do it as little as possible. It was painful every time I did, turning around and realising I had disappointed you.
"Again.
"And again.
"We have always been opposites yet we are complementary, like the sun and the moon. Forced to live side by side without being able to touch. Team-mates for life, a life in which we are denied all contact.
"More than 25 years ago I made my vow: I swore to protect you. Look after you. A shield against all your enemies. I've always thought about your welfare, putting it first even ahead of my own.
"I was 12 when I turned my back on my goal. And I will keep doing it as long as my legs, my head and my heart will allow."
It's unlikely the goal will ever respond, but we're sure it appreciates the work Buffon does in front of it.
- Goal