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Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio claims world record for most games
Fluminense goalkeeper Fabio on Tuesday claimed the record for most competitive appearances in men's football when the Brazilian played for a 1,391st time. The 44-year-old on Saturday equalled the landmark held by former England stopper Peter Shilton and Fabio has now gone one better following a 2-0 win over Colombia's America de Cali at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. Fluminense and Brazilian media say Fabio now stands alone in football history, although neither FIFA nor regional body CONMEBOL has declared it a record. "Sometimes we don't realize the importance of such a significant achievement as breaking this record, which has stood for many years," Fabio, who has spent his entire career in Brazil, said following his clean sheet in the Copa Sudamericana last 16 second leg. The home fans chanted, "Fabio is the best goalkeeper in Brazil," and he received a commemorative plaque to mark the achievement. "No one plays so many matches without a level of professionalism like his," said Fluminense coach Renato Gaucho. "He'll undoubtedly continue to play for a long time. "It will be difficult for another player to surpass his record." Fabio won the Copa Libertadores with Fluminense in 2023 and was part of the side that reached the semi-finals of the Club World Cup in the United States this summer. He made 976 appearances for Cruzeiro between 2005 and 2022, after playing 30 times for Uniao Bandeirante and another 150 games for Vasco da Gama. His record outing against America de Cali was his 235th match for Fluminense. Fabio began his career in 1997, the year that Shilton retired. The Englishman considers his total number of appearances to be 1,387, but Guinness World Records puts the number at 1,390. ma-pst/abs/fox
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Fluminense keeper breaks Shilton appearance record
Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel has broken the record held by former England international Peter Shilton for most competitive appearances in world football, says his club Fluminense. The 44-year-old made his 1,391st appearance in the last 16 of the Copa Sudamericana - the South American equivalent of the Europa League - beating America de Cali 2-0 at the Maracana. Fabio made his professional debut in 1997 and has spent his entire career in Brazil, representing Uniao Bandeirante, Atletico Paranaense, Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro and Fluminense. Most of his appearances came at Cruzeiro (976) between 2005 and 2022 while he made 150 for Vasco da Gama and 30 for Uniao Bandeirante. His record-breaking outing on Tuesday was his 235th match for Fluminense. According to the Guinness Book of Records, Shilton held the record with 1,390 appearances but he claims he has played 1,387 (three fewer). But Fabio, who has never played for his country despite winning the Under-19 World Cup in 1997, is only being recognised by his club as the outright record holder now that he has passed the 1,390 tally. There were questions about the actual number Fabio was chasing. Shilton, now 75, is recorded as having played 1,249 games in his club career and a record 125 England appearances, taking him to 1,374 appearances. According to England Football Online, Shilton played 13 times for England Under-23s, which would take us to the 1,387 tally Shilton believes he has. Whether the 13 should count as a senior appearance is up for debate but Fluminense have now claimed the record for their goalkeeper. The club and fans paid tribute to Fabio before and after the match in Brazil while he wore a shirt with a special patch to celebrate the milestone. "I have to thank everyone who is part of my life - my father, my mother, my sisters, my friends, my wife. I try to be a good human being," he said. "The important thing is to help my team-mates. I am grateful, but without God nothing would be possible." Fabio joined Fluminense in 2022 and won the Copa Libertadores the following year when they beat Boca Juniors in the final. He also started all six games at the Club World Cup as Fluminense reached the semi-finals but lost to eventual winners Chelsea. He made history at the tournament in the United States with a record-breaking 507th clean sheet - overtaking former Italy international Gianluigi Buffon. In May, Fluminense handed Fabio a contract extension to keep him at the club until December 2026, by which time he will be 46. The ultimate record - analysis Mani Djazmi - BBC Sport reporter Simone Inzaghi stood aghast while Kalidou Koulibaly's celebrations died mid-roar. On the floor, a 44-year-old man was defying the thump of a heavy landing to bounce back up. He was Fabio, the lithe goalkeeper of Fluminense. He had just pulled off one of the saves of the Club World Cup - swiping Koulibaly's powerful, angled header past the post with his left hand in Flu's quarter-final win against Al-Hilal. Fluminense are only Fabio's fifth club in his 28-year career - 16 of his team-mates were born after his professional debut. His only international experiences came last century, when he won the 1997 Under-17s World Cup, with Ronaldinho a team-mate, and reached the semi-finals of the under-20 version two years later. His back-up then was Julio Cesar, who went on to win the Champions League with Inter Milan and whom Fabio could never dislodge from the national team. But Julio Cesar, a year older than Fabio, retired in 2018. Meanwhile Fabio, according to the CIES Football Observatory, played 5,850 minutes of football in 12 months from July 2024. That's an average of 65 matches, more than any keeper has ever played in a calendar year. But how fitting to have marked this ultimate record at the iconic Maracana Stadium. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Follow your club with BBC Sport
