Recently, the 44-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio, who currently plays for Fruminense, broke the appearance record held by England's legend Peter Hilton. South American football experts called on Ancelotti to call him into the national team and give him a chance to make his debut.
44-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio broke the record of 1390 appearances held by England legend Peter Hilton on Tuesday, becoming the player with the most appearances in the world football world, completing his 1391st appearance in the South American Cup match against Cali America.
Guinness World Records show that Peter Hilton has maintained this record with 1,390 appearances. However, Hilton, 75, claims on his official X page that he actually made three fewer appearances, but even so, it's still a previous world record.
To ensure correctness, Fruminense Club paid tribute to Fabio after he completed his 1391st appearance. South American football expert Vickery said in an interview with talkSPORT: "Peter Hilton once maintained a record of 1,390 games in professional games, and now this record no longer belongs to him."
"Fabio, 44, surpassed this record last night. I think this is a huge news and should be widely publicized worldwide. What a great achievement!"
"He has already 4 4 years old, but there is no sign that he will stop. His contract will last until the end of next year and he will continue to play. The goalkeeper met a coach who asked to start an offense from the backcourt in his 40s, so he had to relearn how to control the ball with his feet and attack from the backcourt at this age. "
Fabio has played in Brazil domestically since his debut in 1997, but has never played for the Brazilian national team. But his career is impressive, and Ronaldinho, who was with him, had retired for seven years as early as when he was in the U17 World Cup.
However, Fabio was in excellent form, starting all six games in Fruminense's Club World Cup and maintaining three clean sheets. Tuesday's game was his 235th game for the team, breaking Heaton's record for 28 years.
Vickery is one of the more and more voices calling on Ancelotti to give Fabio a national team to play: "He performed very well in the Club World Cup. In previous games, they defeated Inter Milan, which was a critical moment. The game almost turned into a showdown between Lautaro and Fabio." After the game, his old teammate Melo said: "Don't care about his age, put him in the Brazilian national team, he is excellent enough."
At present, Ancelotti has many goalkeepers to choose from, including Liverpool's Allison, Manchester City's Ederson and Leeds United's Pelley. "Brazil has become a cradle for developing excellent goalkeepers, which surprised us, because we were not like this when we were kids," Vikri said in an interview with talkSPORT.