Fabio and rafael biography
Fabio and rafael biography
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Lifted from Fluminense to the opulence of Old Trafford without having played a senior match, there was a romance and a pleasing symmetry to Fabio and Rafael da Silva’s start to life in English football.
Identical Brazilian twins playing parallel to one another on either side of the Manchester United defence. So evocative was this samba mirror image that one English newspaper described the curly-topped duo as “Brazil’s answer to the Neville brothers.”
Tongue in cheek headlines aside, the two were unable to match the achievements of their Mancunian counterparts – in terms of decisive contribution to silverware, at least.
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Not that there’s any shame in that. The pair are still remembered fondly in Manchester; a testament to a rough-and-smooth approach to the game which generated cult appeal.
Together they acted as serrated edges on either side of the United defence, capable of both cutting and ensnaring, bristling with proactive and preventative energy.
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