Just like there are numerous magicians in football, this sport would not be the same without those relentless players, ready to make a foul whenever it’s necessary (and sometimes when there’s no need whatsoever) and earn a yellow card (many times the one of the other colour). Simply said, every team needs players who seem to love that pure fight on the pitch.Calling him crazy would be such an understatement: Felipe Melo takes his ‘babies’ to bedSeveral retired ones like Pepe, Roy Keane, Gennaro Gattuso, Nigel de Jong, Marco Materazzi, and Mark van Bommel, among others, today got company, as the Brazilian Felipe Melo decided to hang up the boots at the age of 41, after 23 years of professional career.Who can tackle two players at once? Felipe Melo of course.https://t.co/tzm4VezBMC— BabaGol (@BabaGol_) May 5, 2024 Melo represented 12 clubs in total and was most prominent in Italy, wearing the jerseys of Juventus, Fiorentina, and Inter Milan. In addition, he left a huge mark in the Turkish Galatasaray and in his homeland, where he played for Flamengo, Cruzeiro, Gremio, Palmeiras, and Fluminense, with the Tricolor being his last team.Felipe melo tackle insane. pic.twitter.com/n2bVstxIJH— Athletics. (@nassirxm) April 10, 2023 FELIPE MELO MOSTRANDO QUE É UM HOMEM DE PALAVRA DANDO TAPA NA CARA DE URUGUAIO pic.twitter.com/vhbC9w8yat— O dia do Flamengo ᶜʳᶠ (@oDiaDoFlamengo) April 27, 2017 Between 2009 and 2010, Melo made 22 appearances for Brazil, scored two goals, and was a member of Selecao’s 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. As for his most notable feature, receiving cards, Melo holds the second spot in most red cards since the beginning of the century with 22 dismissals, behind Sergio Ramos, who collected 29 reds.##NAJAVA_MECA_8657145##
