Real Madrid legend Marcelo has retired from professional football at the age of 37, the player announced on Thursday morning. Marcelo played at the club for 16 years, and was the foreign player with the third most appearances for the club,

You have to be pretty special to be known by a singular name in football, and that was the case for Brazilian left-back Marcelo. The position was of course nominal for the Real Madrid legend, who

Marcelo, aged 36, calls time on his career, going down as a Real Madrid legend, and one of the best left-backs the world has ever seen.