Ten footballers that are aged 35 or older, but still have plenty to offer.
10. Rio Ferdinand
The former England captain, who won 81 senior international caps, is currently without a club after being released by Manchester United.
Ferdinand, 35, would be an excellent signing for most Premier League sides, but none of them will be willing to give him a six-figure weekly wage like he had at Old Trafford.
The powerful former Chelsea frontman is still a real handful at the age of 36.
After spells at Shanghai Shenhua and Galatasaray, he looks poised to return to elite football, with a summer move to Juventus on the cards.
In January, the 36-year-old announced that the 2013-14 season was to be his last as a professional footballer.
However, after scoring 17 Serie A goals in a brilliant campaign, he revealed in May that he was rethinking that decision.
His current contract with Udinese expires this month, but the club should pull out all the stops to get him to sign a new deal.
Klose is Germany’s all-time leading scorer and, despite being 36 years old, he was called up by Joachim Low for this summer’s World Cup in Brazil.
The big frontman has one more year left to run on his current Lazio contract.
6. Sylvain Distin
Jean-Alain Boumsong won 27 senior international caps for France, but Distin never has and never will play for Les Bleus – madness.
Distin, 36, was brilliant for Everton this season. In 33 Premier League starts, he made 53 tackles, 56 interceptions, 275 clearances and 18 blocks.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid centre-back started 37 Ligue 1 games for AS Monaco this season.
Despite having a very solid campaign, the club have yet to confirm whether they will be keeping him on for another year. They would be foolish not to.
We know 36 is not that old for a goalkeeper, but Buffon had to be on this list because he is one of the best stoppers of all time.
He has been named Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year eight times and is still world class.
Lampard, who celebrates his 36th birthday this month, left Chelsea this summer after 13 seasons at Stamford Bridge.
The classy midfielder is Chelsea’s all-time record goalscorer, having netted 211 times for the Blues.
He is rumoured to be on his way to the USA, which seems a shame considering he still has so much to offer at the top level.
Totti scored eight goals and provided 10 assists to help Roma finish second in Serie A this season.
The evergreen 37-year-old playmaker still has two years left to run on his current contract at Stadio Olimpico.
1. Andrea Pirlo
The legendary midfielder, 35, proved that he is still the man last week by starring in Italy’s 2-1 win over England.
Pirlo completed 103 of 108 passes during the game.
He recently signed a new two-year contract with Juventus, after winning his third consecutive Serie A title with the Turin giants.
