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  • Ex-Brazil, Madrid defender Marcelo quits football

    Ex-Brazil, Madrid defender Marcelo quits football

    Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo  has announced his retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that included five Champions League triumphs.

    Marcelo, 36, played for Real from 2007-2022 and left the Spanish club with 25 trophies in 546 games, including six LaLiga titles.

    The defender scored in the 2014 Champions League final which gave Real ‘La Decima’, their long-awaited 10th European crown, kick starting a decade of dominance where the club went on to win five more.

    He was also part of the squad that won three Champions League titles in a row between the 2015-16 and 2017-18 seasons.

    “My journey as a player ends here, but I still have so much to give football,” he said in a video posted on social media platform Instagram. “Thank you for everything.”

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    Marcelo also won two Copa del Rey trophies, five Spanish Super Cups, four Club World Cups and three European Super Cups with Real, whom he also captained towards the end of his stint in Madrid.

    “One of the greatest left backs in Real Madrid and world football history and we had the privilege of watching him for a long time,” Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said in a statement.

    “He is one of our greatest legends and Real Madrid is and always will be his home.”

    Marcelo last played for Brazilian Serie A side Fluminense, where he started his youth and professional career, winning the Copa Libertadores in 2023 before leaving by mutual consent in November.

    He also made 58 appearances for Brazil, winning the Confederations Cup in 2013 plus a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and bronze in 2008.

  • Brazilian Marcelo retires aged 36

    Brazilian Marcelo retires aged 36

    Brazil defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36.

    The left-back, one of the most decorated players in history, played 58 times for Brazil.

    After coming through the ranks of Brazilian club Fluminense, Marcelo joined Real Madrid in 2007 at the age of 18.

    He won 25 pieces of major silverware in 15 years at the Bernabeu, including five Champions League titles and six La Liga titles.

    “At 18, Real Madrid knocked on my door and I arrived here. Now, I can proudly say that I am a true Madrileno,” Marcelo said in a video on his social media.

    “Sixteen seasons, 25 titles, five Champions Leagues, one of the captains and so many magical nights at the Bernabeu. What a journey!

    “My journey as a player ends here, but I still have so much to give to football. Thank you for everything.”

    Marcelo was named club captain in 2021, becoming the first non-Spaniard to be given the armband at the club in 117 years.

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    Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said: “Marcelo is one of the greatest left-backs in the history of Real Madrid and world football, and we have had the privilege of enjoying him for a long time.

    “He is one of our greatest legends and Real Madrid is and will always be his home.”

    He left Madrid at the end of the 2021-22 season to join Greek side Olympiacos, but terminated his deal just five months after joining.

    Marcelo re-joined boyhood club Fluminense in 2023 and spent two seasons back at the club, making 68 appearances.

    The full-back left by mutual consent last November, following a public falling out with manager Mano Menezes.

    BBC

  • Injuries to Nacho, Casemiro add to Real Madrid’s woes

    As Real Madrid’s injury crisis deepens, defender Nacho Fernandez will miss two months and midfielder Casemiro around three weeks, reports in Spain indicated on Monday.

    Both players were substituted after sustaining injuries during Real Madrid’s 4-2 La Liga win at Celta Vigo on Sunday.

    Real Madrid said in a statement on Monday that Nacho had suffered a dislocation in his right knee and Casemiro had sprained his ankle.

    The European champions are already missing defenders Marcelo, Raphael Varane and Dani Carvajal through injury, as well as striker Mariano Diaz.

  • Marcelo to pay €753,000 in tax fraud settlement

    Real Madrid defender Marcelo is to part with €753,624 to settle a tax fraud case after an agreement was reached with the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Madrid.

    Last October, the Real Madrid full-back was accused of evading payment to the Spanish treasury in relation to his image rights.

    However, Spanish news agency EFE reported on Tuesday that a settlement has been reached and Marcelo has gone to court in Madrid to ratify the agreement.

    Marcelo is the latest in a line of high-profile figures in Spanish football to be punished in relation to tax affairs,

    others who have had to keep a date with the tax man in Spain include five time Balloon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo who recently moved to Italian side Juventus, Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi and current Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho.

    In the case of Ronaldo, the portugal international had to reach an agreement with Spanish tax authorities to serve two years in prison and pay an 18.8m euro ($21.8m) fine in a tax evasion case.

    The 33-year-old, winner of the Best Footballer of the Year in 2017,was however spared the prison palaver  because Spanish law states that a sentence of under two years for a first offence can be served on probation.

    Prosecutors had accused Ronaldo of declaring only 11.5m euro ($13.6m) of Spanish-related income from 2011 to 2014, during which time his actual earnings were close to 43m euro ($50.8m).

    They also accuse him of “voluntarily” refusing to include 28.4m euro ($33.6m) in income linked to the sale of his image rights for the 2015 to 2020 period to a Spanish company.

     

     

     

     

  • Madrid left back Marcelo in £437,000 tax charge

    Madrid left back Marcelo in £437,000 tax charge

     

    Spanish prosecutors have accused Real Madrid left back Marcelo of defrauding local tax authorities of nearly half a million euros.

    Prosecutors say the Brazil international defrauded authorities of €490,917.70 (£437,539.59) in 2013.

    They say the irregularities are related to Marcelo’s use of companies abroad to handle earnings from image rights.

    Marcelo, who has been playing  for Real Madrid since moving from Brazilian club Fluminense in 2007, is the latest player to be targeted by tax authorities in Spain.

    Last year, Lionel Messi and his father were found guilty on three counts of defrauding tax authorities of €4.1m (£3.65m) from income made from image rights.

    Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Carvalho, Angel di Maria, Javier Mascherano, Radamel Falcao and Fabio Coentrao are among other players investigated by Spanish authorities.

    Earlier this month, Carvalho was sentenced to seven months in prison for tax fraud committed while playing for Real Madrid.

    However the former Chelsea player, who has won 89 caps for Portugal, is unlikely to spend any time behind bars.

    Under Spanish law, jail terms under two years for first time offences are viewed as suspended sentences.

    Carvalho is the latest big-name La Liga player to be found guilty of tax fraud, with the highest profile case being that of Messi and his father, Jorge.

    The pair were found guilty in July 2016 of hiding earnings from image rights in offshore accounts in Uruguay and Belize from 2007 to 2009.

    The Barcelona star was given 21 months in jail and a €250,000 (£210,000) fine, but like Carvalho will not serve time in prison.

  • Marcelo fined 6 000 euros for illegal driving

    Real Madrid fullback Marcelo has been fined €6 000 for driving without a valid licence, court authorities in the Spanish capital said.

    The Brazilian was pulled over on the afternoon of February 12 on the M-12 highway and it was discovered he had previously been stripped of all his points, rendering his licence invalid, the authorities said.

    Marcelo is the latest Real player to fall foul of Spain’s traffic laws after their France striker Karim Benzema was clocked driving at 216 kph in the early hours of February 3, more than twice the speed limit of 100 kph.

    The 25-year-old faces losing his licence as well as a possible fine, a period of community service or even a short prison sentence, according to Spanish law.

    The two incidents, as well as recent transgressions by other high-profile players including former Germany captain Michael Ballack, have drawn criticism from a Spanish association which supports victims of traffic accidents.

    The “STOP accidentes” group criticised Real captain Iker Casillas for driving with a cast on his injured hand and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique for carrying his infant son in the front seat without the proper safety equipment.