New York Red Bull fans mock Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo over age

On a banner hanged by the fans of New York Red Bulls, two cartoon characters depicting Lampard and Pirlo with walking sticks had the inscription ‘City Retirement Home’

The age factor in football will never leave us, will it?

Benard Dong Bortey took over Ghana Twitter on Thursday after completing a transfer move to Swedish second tier side, Ange FI. And the noise making was not about the player’s move but the ’24 years’ revealed as the player’s age amidst the move.

New York Red Bulls fans mocked New York City duo Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo in a game between the rival clubs.

On a banner hanged by the fans of New York Red Bulls, two cartoon characters depicting Lampard and Pirlo with walking sticks had the inscription ‘City Retirement Home’.

Andrea Pirlo joined the Major League Soccer side from Juventus with Frank Lampard returning from his loan with English Premier League side Manchester City.