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Earlier in the week, Real Madrid icon Marcelo Vieira announced his retirement of professional football on 36-year-old Wilderness, he decided to hang his boots.
Marcelo will forever stay with iconic figure at Real Madrid, and many also consider him the best left the club ever. Florentino Perez keeps him in very high regard, and for the Madrid Derby confrontation against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, an official statement has been announced that a tribute will be held.
“Marcelo receives a tribute in this Saturday in the Santiago Bernabeu. Our stadium will have the opportunity to say goodbye and recognize the Brazilian, who announced his retirement as a professional football player on Thursday.
“Marcelo is one of the great legends of our club and world football. During his sixteen seasons in Real Madrid, he won 25 titles in 546 games: 5 European Cups, 4 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 6 La Liga, 2 Copa del Rey and 5 Spanish Super Cups. “
Marcelo is undoubtedly a legendary figure in Real Madrid, and he was a large part of the Golden Generation of the Club in the years 2010. He left the club as one of the most successful players in terms of won trophies, so it's just Good that he has the chance to get the cheese of the Bernabeu again.
There is no doubt that Real Madrid would really like Prime Marcelo in the club. Left-back is a problem position for Carlo Ancelotti, and his worries have multiplied now that it has been confirmed that Alphonso Davies will not participate in the summer, because he has signed a new deal with Bayern Munich.
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