Accordance to his Club Fluminense, Brazilian Fábio Has Crowned Himself as the Football Player with the Most Professional Matches Ever. The 44-Year-old goalkeeper is Said to Have Tasks over the World Record from English Former goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
Fábio Kept A Clean Sheet on Tuesday in The Copa Sudamericana Match Against América de Cali: 2-0. It was Reportedly the 1,391st Professional Match for the Veteran. The Now 75-Year-old Shilton Official Played 1,390 matches in His Career.
Brazilian Media Are Celebrating the Record, But The Milestone Has Not Yet Been Official Recognized by Guinness World Records, Fifa or the South American Football Association Conmebol.
Fábio Made His Professional Debut in 1997, The Year Shilton Retired. The goalkeeper Played Matches for Uniao Bandeirante, Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro and Fluminense. He played must ofes for cruzeiro (976).
Accordance to Official Figures, Shilton Played 1,390 Matches between 1966 and 1997. Shilton Has Always Said that he has played ‘only’ 1,387 matches. Guinness World Records Counts Sixteen Matches That Shilton Does Not Recognize, While the Former goalkeeper Counts Thirteen Matches for Young England and the Record Book Does Not.
Matches were not kept as well in the last century as they are today, which Sometimes Leads to Different Statistics Being Used. Or All Active Field Players, Cristiano Ronaldo Has Played the Most Matches. The Forty-Year-Old Attacker Has Played 1,283 Times So far.