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Arriving at Chelsea in 2020, Thiago Silva may be living his last months with the Blues. Perhaps even in Europe where he has been playing without interruption since January 2009. At the end of his contract, the 39-year-old Brazilian explains in an interview with ESPN in Brazil that he does not yet intend to hang up his crampons, even if age brings him irremediably closer to retirement from sport. “At 39, I am closer to the end of my career. I’m going to continue playing football, but we haven’t decided where yet. I still have a few days to think and think about what I’m going to do.”confides the former Parisian.
He also expresses regret. He feels that he is not properly recognized in his own country. “Today, for Brazil, I am considered a crybaby”, a direct reference to his tears during the penalty shootout in the round of 16 of the 2014 World Cup, in Brazil, against Chile. His emotion had overwhelmed him, preventing him from trying his luck. “I don’t think I’m more known in Europe than in Brazil, but I think I’m a little more respected here than there, that’s for sure. I battled tuberculosis and almost died. It made me very strong. And crying is not for weak people. I am a courageous person, and I have always been very courageous in my life.”
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