الجمعة، 2 ديسمبر 2016

Goals, a golden oldie and a cosmopolitan club



© Getty Images A Frenchman in San Nicolas, a Pole in Brussels and several foreigners in Sicily star in FIFA.com’s latest stats review, along with an ageless legend in Sao Paulo and goals galore in Central Canada.
42 was the age at which Ze Roberto became comfortably the oldest player in history to win the Campeonato Brasileiro on Sunday. The only Brazilian to make the FIFA All-Star Team at Germany 2006 broke the record of Manga, who was 39 when his clean sheet helped an Internacional side featuring Elias Figueroa, Falcao, Valdomiro and Dada Maravilha defeat Corinthians in the 1976 final. The oldest outfield player to have lifted the trophy previously was Junior, who was 38 when he scored for Flamengo in both legs of the 1992 decider. Ze Roberto began his career as a left-back for Portuguesa in 1994 – the year in which Roberto Carlos, Cesar Sampaio, Flavio Conceicao, Mazinho, Zinho, Rivaldo, Edmundo and Evair inspired Palmeiras to their last top-tier title. And, after operating as a w..

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