(FILES) Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo lifts their trophy ontop of the statue of Greek goddess Cybele on May 29, 2022 at the Cibeles square in Madrid, a day after beating Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final in Paris. Marcelo, one of the best left-backs of recent times, announced his retirement from football on after almost twenty years of a highly successful career. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)