Dear football,
Today, I want to share with you that this season will be my last as a professional footballer. After so many years living my dream, I feel it’s time to start a new chapter in my life.
Being honest, even though I have been preparing myself for this moment, I found it hard to write this letter. After 20 seasons , many people have played an important role in my career.
When I first kicked a ball as a child in Pamplona with my schoolmates, I never imagined the amazing journey ahead. I’m grateful for every moment: the wins, the tough losses, the challenges, and most of all, the people I’ve met and the friendships I’ve made along the way.
To my teammates, coaches, and every staff member at all the clubs I’ve been lucky to be part of, thank you for helping me grow as a person and a player every day. Wearing the shirts of CA Osasuna, Olympique Marseille, Chelsea FC, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla FC, and representing my country at the biggest stages has been a true privilege. Every moment has meant so much to me…
I’m sure we have all now seen the footage of Metropolitan rozzers kicking a suspected terrorist in the head, repeatedly, when he was down.
We can all play a part in putting an end to this sort of police brutality. Mainly by not going around stabbing people.
I’m trying to follow the great farming debate but, as an economics illiterate, I’m baffled. If a farm has a nominal value of, say, £3m but generates an income of only c. £40k, how can it really be worth that much?
This is not, bt dubs, a loaded question. I’m interested.
❌ At 15, Thiago Silva went for a trial and was rejected by 3 Brazilian clubs including Flamengo.
⛔ At 19, he signed for Juventude and coach Ivo Wortmann changed his position by moving him back to central defence.
🇵🇹 At 20, he signed for Porto but played 0 matches and was loaned to Dynamo Moscow.
🇷🇺 At 21, Dynamo Moscow doctors diagnosed him with tuberculosis.
🙌 At 22, he overcame his illness, returned to Brazil and led Fluminense to victory in the Brazilian Cup.
🇮🇹 At 24, he signed for AC Milan
🥇 At the age of 26, he won Serie A with AC Milan and was elected BEST PLAYER in Serie A.
🇫🇷 At 28, he signed for PSG.
🏆 At 31, he won the quadruple with PSG as captain.
🇧🇷 At 34, he won the 2019 Copa America with Brazil
🏴 At 36, PSG refused to extend his contract, so he signed with Chelsea and won the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the club World Cup.
✅ Today, at 40, he is still playing for his boy-hood club Fluminense.
Happy birthday to Thiago Silva. ❤️🇧🇷