Farewell Paolo: An icon of Milan's golden era retires

Maldini retires.

I would have never imagined those two words together.

The Peter Pan of football seemed so indestructible. Milan knew him and he knew Milan for a quarter of a century when team mate Ronaldinho was but 4 years old and Alexandre Pato had not yet seen one living day.

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