Ronaldo's best friend unemployed at 36

Early morning of November 3, the Fluminense club's homepage officially announced the departure of defender Marcelo after more than a year of association. The team said this was a mutual decision, affirming that the relationship between Marcelona and Fluminense was not affected.

"Fluminense would like to sincerely thank Marcelo. We will continue, and always support him on the upcoming journey," wrote Fluminense media.

Marcelo refused to enter the field as instructed by the coach.

On November 2, in the match between Fluminense and Gremio in the Brazilian National Championship, Coach Menezes asked Marcelo to warm up and prepare to enter the field in the last few minutes. However, the former Real Madrid star did not agree with Coach Menezes' decision. He argued with the 62-year-old coach on the sidelines and refused to enter the field.

Mr. Menezes was forced to change his plan and put forward John Kennedy in the match. Under pressure from Gremio, Fluminense conceded a goal in the last minute of injury time, dropping 2 points at home at Maracana.

After the match, Coach Menezes expressed his dissatisfaction with Marcelo's attitude: "I wanted to replace Marcelo, but he didn't want to. I had to change my plan for him. Marcelo came on to preserve the score, not to solve any problems. When I wanted him to come on, there were only 2 or 3 minutes left in the match."

As for Marcelo, he had no comment on the controversy on November 2. Less than 48 hours after the draw between Fluminense and Gremio, Marcelo and the Brazilian team went their separate ways.

Marcelo is a former defender for Real Madrid. He and his close friend Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the wing of European football for many years. However, after Ronaldo's departure, Marcelo lost his starting position to Ferland Mendy, and then left Real Madrid in the summer of 2022.

Marcelo is Ronaldo's best friend.

He played for Olympiacos for about 6 months, before joining Fluminense in March 2023. Here, Marcelo and the club won the Rio de Janeiro state championship and the Copa Libertadores title.

However, Fluminense did not play well in the 2024-2025 season, currently ranking 12th in the rankings after 32 rounds. The team's loss of form is considered part of the reason for Marcelo's departure.

At 36, the former Brazilian international is almost certainly not returning to Europe. His next destination is likely to be the US Major League Soccer (MLS) or the Saudi Arabian Premier League (SPL).

Thanh Loc

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